Star.
London, England, 1827-12-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Fatatotrhs, t.•—.Wlitd N.W.—Arrived the &Ilona, THOM,
WV, front Bahia.
POIIIIIMOUTH, Dap. 3.—Wind N.N.&—Arrived the Brightman,
Pa Rasa, and klusklsson, &axe, from London fur Jamaica. Sailed
his Majesty's ship Galatea, for Lisbon, Gibraltar, ate. the William
Lushington, Suaraua, fot St. Kitti; and 514ry, Comm, for the

Dist, Dm S.—Wind N.—The homewsed•bound have sailed.
Arrived the Crescent, Pin, and the Commercial packet, J
from Denis.
HuLL, Dec. S.—The Rapid, Joy, here, left Cronstadt on the
15th ultimo, with all the English vessels except the Scipio, &WWII
Lay, which was likely to winter, as it froze so very sharply. An
English schooner was entangled with the ice, but it was expected
she would effect her passage. The Spartan, PUAILION, was got off
on the 15th ultimo, and' bad proceeded for this port. The Chafe,
T11011110)1, for this port, and the Park, SIMOCTT, for London from
St. Petersburgh, passed the Sound on the 28th ultimo.
Rama, Dec. I.—The Solitaire, from Bourdeaux to Marseilles,
has been captured and carriial into Algiers.
CAIILMLTOWN, Nov. 29.—The Flora, GILADACC, from Liverpool
to Aberbrothwict, has-plit in here in a sinking state, and must
discharge.
Asaanza, Dec. I.—A brig of 500 tons, from Miramichi, said
to be the Clio, of Altos, was driven on shore on the 28th ultimo,
about twelve miles north of Wick, and, it was feared, would be
wrecked..

We stop the press to, announce the wreck of the brig
Aurora, Captain HowuN, which occurred during the
storm of last night, off Brownstown headoear Tramore
Bay, and, melancholy to relate, every hand on board
perished, with the exception of the Captain. She left
this port on Saturday, bound for London, with provi-
bions.—Driblie Register.
The Amity (for Antsserp) has arrived from Batavia,
off Cowes. She sailed the Ist of August—St. Helena,
the 2cl of October. The communications by this con-
veyance ate somewhat important, inasmuch as they
state that the obnoxious decree relative to leases
granted to Europeans by the natives has been re-
pealed by the Commissioner General. This decree was
passed in 1823, and greatly incensed the Princes of the
country, and probably, did much to produce the troubles
that have' succeeded that period. The Commissioner
General has now placed that question upon the footing
it was in 1818: and the natives are again allowed to
grant leases to Europeans. The war, it appears, was
sa state quo, at the departure of the last advice,. There
had been no fighting, but sickness had done much to
reduce the ranks of the Dutch troops. There were not
more than one half of the last reinforcement of troops,
of 1,300 men, fit for duty. Colonel Nahuys and his
troops were anitiously looked for.
By a letter from a Mesgistrate, dated Courtown, in
Ireland, the 20th ult. it is stated, that a body had been
washed on shore, on Sunday, the 18th, about eight
miles sauth of Arkiow, on whose person a silver watch
and bills 'to the amount of 811. 10s. were found. - The
body was dressed in a blue jacket and viaisicoat, brown
trowsers, and blue stockings, supposed to be that of W.
Griffiths, of Fisgard, master of the schooner Elilabeth,
of Milford, lately wrecked on that coast, and the crew
drowned in endeavouring to reach the shore. Two
other bodies have been previously washed on shore,
supposed to belatt of the creiv of the said vessel; and
it sill be a satiafaction to their friends to bear, that they
have all been decently buried by the Churchwardens of
the parishes of Kittennel and Prospeit. Nothing was
found to identify their persons, nor any money in the
pockets of the two latter.

Cuntous Facz.—Take a watch glass, 'wet the convex
side, and plasmic, with that side downwards, on a hon.
zontal glass—a looking glass, for example. Then incline
the horizontal glass sufficiently to induce the watch
glass (which slightly ac(heres to the surface, in conse-
quence of its having been wetted) to slide. Instead,
however, of simply sliding down, it descends the de-
clivity with a rotatory movement, of greater or less rapi-
dity. What is the cause of this?--:Literary Gazette.
Friday night the house of Mr. Neyle, Mawbey Place,
Lambeth, was broken into and robbed of a variety of
property. The thieves got in by boring through the
back door with a cenyebit ; but being disappointed in
obtaining so much " swag" as they expected, they coin-
:flitted as much degestation on the premises as they
could, by completely demolishing some outhouses,
which were recently fitted up at considerable expense
by Mr. Neyle.
The house of Mr. Gnaws; of Enfield, was entered
by a gang of housebreakers en Friday night last, who,
after regaling themselves in the kitchen with beef and
ale, carried off all the portable property they could lay
their hands upon. They passed by the chamber door
%here Mr. and Mrs. GRANGZ were sleeping, and where
the plate was deposited. Several daring robberies have
recently been committed in the Milt neighbourhood.

MALTSTERT ASSOCIATION:
Yesterday a meeting .1:4, Mihskers was held at the
sull Inn, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of taking
int&consideration the necessity of forming' society for
the protection of their interests. Moot thirty deputies
attended from different partr of the kingdom; Cain
BROWN, Esq. of Norwich, in the Chair:
The CHAIRMAN stated, that the meeting was called
in consequence of a former meeting which was held od
the sth of November, at which it was resolved, that
loch a society be immediately formed, th. objects of
which should be to support the Government in the
full and fair collection of the duties imposed by the Act
of Parliament, and to obtain the amelioration of several
oppressive clauses, aow only suspended tilt the meeting
of Parliament; that the resolutions had been communi-
cated to the leading maltsters throughout the United
Kingdom; that letters had been receNed in reply. ap-
proving of the object, and remitting money to carry the
same into effect: and that they would come to London
et the meeting of Parliament, to support any measured
the society might deem proper to adopt at that period.
The Chairman observed, that they had met as honest
maltsters, and to protect themselves, and to prevent,
frauds,—that, as honest men, they could not com-
pete with dishonest maltsters,—that as they paid
annually 3,000,0001. it was not just they should be
subject to the operation of the obnoxious doused
contained in the recent Act of Parliament,—that
' would undertake to prove before a Cominittee of
the House of Commons, the oppressive tendency of
the Act. He had no doubt but that the Legisla►
cure would erase it from the Statute book. If the Go•
vernment will listen to the suggestions of the deputies,
they will point out low a duty may be laid upon barley,
without any loss to the revenue, and give satisfaction to
the maltsters. Lord Goderich and Mr. Huskisson said
that it was contemplated to lay an equal duty upon all
malt, and why should a distinction be made in brown
malt? The maltsters were the only manufacturers who
were restricted from manufacturing their goods as they
pleased. . .
Mr.HastaPATH (of Bristol) then moved the following
(among other) resolutions, which were seconded by Mr.
BINTLI, and passed unanimously :
That a Society, to be called the 't Maltsters' Association," be now
formed of such maltsters as shall contribute their subscrlptiosa, and
conform to the rules and regulations about to be established.
That &lithe Deputies present do form the managing Committee
(of whom tee to be a quorum) until the end of len, with power
to add to the's' numbers from the deputies hereafter to be chosen
by triter parts of the United Kingdom.
A desul ory discussion arose as to the propriety of
allowing the deputies from all parts of the United King-
dom to form the Committee, and it was deemed more
advisable that the Committee should consist of the de-.
puties present; and authority should be delegated to.
,the ptovincial deputies, and that they would communi-
cate by letter to save expense._

A Gentleman inquired if the laws for Ireland and ,
Scotland were different ?—Mr. FORD replied that the
laws were assimilated by the last Act.
Ano•h:r GENTI.RMAN observed, that Mr. Carr, the
solicitor to the Excise, stated to the deputation, that
Irish and Scotch maltsters went away perfectly satis-
fied ; and that he (Mr. Carr) was astonished that .the
Eighth maltster was not equally pleased-.(Laughter)..
Mr. FORD moved, that Mr. Crisp Brawn be elected
Chairman of the Society for the ensuing year, which *as
carried, and Mr. Ford was elected Secretary.
The Meeting then resolved into a Committee of the
Society, to consider the bye-laws'necessary.

The Old Bailey. Sessions commence on Tbursday
neat, but the Calendar, we understand, is not heavy.
The dome at the top of the new Palace is nosy, con-
sidered so inelegant and unsightly, that orders have been given foe
its immediate removal.—Literary chronicle. .
The College Museum of St. Andrew's has far-
ther enriched by a handsome silver cup taken -from a
Pagoda in the Burman em; ir.: during the late war;
upon which are described :he twelve signs of the Zodiac,
on twelve different compartments. This valts.ble relic
was presented to the University by C lonel BRODIE of
the East India Company's service, son of the late Rev:
Mr. BROOM, minister of Carnbee, in the Presbytery of
S. Andrew's.
In the College of Foreign Affairs at Moscow are
preserved a variety of letters and treaties between Eli-
sabeth of England and the Czar Ivan Vasilo-vitch,
relative to the commercial relations of the two countries,
as well as on other subjects; and among the more in. .
teresting is one in which Elizabeth, in reply to a request
to that effect, promises the Russian Monarch an asylum
in her kingdom, with every due honour, in the event of
a revolution in his empire; and another, in which he
begs of her to send him a doctor, the result of which
wag that Dr. Robert Jacobs was appointed to that office.
Tee LITTER C.—Curious coincidences respelling Me
Sere, a s connected truth the lamented Princess Charlotte.
—Her mother's name was Caroline, her own name was
Charlotte; that of her consort Coburg ; she was mar-
Tied at Cailton House; her town residence was at Ca-
anelf,rd House, the late owner of which, Lord Camel-
fotd, was untimely killed in a duel ; her country resi-
dence, Claremont, not long ago the property of Lord
Clive, who ended his days by suicide ; she died in
Childbrd, the name of her accoucheur being Croft.--r
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Mirror.
An Inquest was held at the Coach and Horses, Hoz.
eon New Town, on the body of James Hamlin, ten
years of age, why took a loaded pistol into his father's
garden with intent to shoot sparrows. when it accident.
ally went off, "Ind injured him so severely, that he died
tin about an hour. Verdict—Accidental Death.'
Yesterday morning, about 12 o'clock, a young man,
employed at the building of the New Post Office,"while
at work at the top of the building, unTOrtunately slip-
ped, and was precipitated head foremost to the ground.
The head was literally daahed to pieces. He was a fine
looking young man, and bad only been married three
weeks. At the moment that the body Of the abov*i
young man was carried to Bartholomew IZospital,
Charles Richards, another young man, expired there'.
It appears Richards was in the employ of Mr. Waite,
Gray's Inn Lane, and while carrying a bundle of lea-
ther across the shop, he fell through a trap door, and
was so dreadfully injured that it caused death. •
About six o'clock yesterday eyening, a fire broke
oat in the premises of Mr. RIDRE, livery stable keeper.
on Gulick-hill, Watling-street , and with such poen.
gious fury did the flames burst forth, that the whole
neighbourhood was iastantly thrown into the greatest
alarm and terror. Fortunately the horses and carriages
that were in the building were removed without sustain;
nag-much injury. The hay and straw on the ptimisei,
which burnt rapidly, rendered it almost impossible for
any one to advance to save the property. Engines were
promptly town the spots and a good supply of water
having been obtained, the flames 'were subdued, but
not until they had destroyed the greater part of Mr.
Rider's stables. The preei4"es adjoining were not in;
• jured by the fire, but the prii3erty in themwas sr
damaged by the water. The accident is said, WEI -
been occasioned by some person going kin 4tl
with a lighted candle. ..
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