Star. — London, England, 1811-08-29 00:00:00

-w -.-.. ;~-- , r•!- - •• , • BORDER BALLAD. • . The following spirited imitation of the ancient Border Ballads is from the pen of Mr. GRAY, Mas . li r of the High School, Edinburgh.• We recognise in it the true mettle of the -Warlike gathering bongs of the ancient E►►glish and Scotish Bordtrs: Lock the door Lariston, lion of Ltddesdale ; Luck the door Lariston, Lowther iannes on; The Arnistrutigs are fl, mg, I lie Widows are crying, The Castletons hunting and Onvers gene. Lock tha door Lariston, high on the weather gleans, See how the Saxon plum., bob os the sky; -- Yeoman and catbitier, Biltran and lathes dier, Piero: is the torage and Lir is the cry. jlewcastle brandishes high his proud scymeter, Ridley is riding his fleet-footed gray; Hid ry aid Howard there, Waudale and Windermere — Lock the door Lariston, bold them at bay. Why dolt thou smile, noble Elliot of Lariston. Why, dois the joy-candle beam in thine eye ? -Thou hold border ranger Beware of thy danger I Thy foes are relentless, determined and nigh. Little know'st thou of the hear s I have hidden here, Little ktiow'.t thou of our folk's trouper's might; Linhrpe and Sorby true, Suodhope and Mitbourne too, Gentle in manner, but lions in fight. I have Mangerron, Ogilvie, Rayburn, and Netherbie, Old him of Whitram and all his array; Come all Northumberland, Teesdale, and Cumberland, Here, at the Brealmn cower, end shall the fray. Scowled the broad sun o'er the links of green Liddesdale, Red as the beacon light tipt lie the wold; Many a hold martial eye Ttlirror'd the morning si.y, Never more ofd on his orbit of gold. Shrill was the bugle's nine, dreadful the warrior's shout, Lances and halbert% in splinters were borne ;. Hebnet and hauberk then Bra•'d the claymore in vain ; Buckler and armlet in shivers were shorn. Si. how they wave the proud Ales of the Windermere ! Howard, ah! woe to thy 11..pcs of the day ! Hear the wide welkin rend; While tile Scots' shouts ascend, Elliot of Lariston, E l iot for a) ! Thursday se'imight, Sir SIDNEY SMITH dinedwith the LORD PROVOST Magistrates, Council, the Clergy, and a number of Gentiemen t in Mac EWan's New_Rooms, 'Edinburgh. Ft iday Sir SIDNEY and his Lady, the Misses Rosman, and other strangers, accompanied by severalGentlemait belonging to Edinburgh, visited George Heriot's Hospital. 'The grandeur of the building, the excellent management of the institution, exemplified in the clean and healthy appearance of the boys, attracted in a particular manner the attention of the gallant Admiral and the other visitants.— ' After witnessing the embarkation of the 42d regiment at Leith, Sir SIDNEY returned to town, and in the afternoon dined with the Right Honourable the Loan Parvosr, at his seat View Forth, in company with a select party. We understand that several celebrated Musical ; Professors are composing for the Fla geolet, invented by BAINBRIDGE, of Holborn Hill. This beautiful In strument, we are happy to learn, is becoming very popular in the musical world. The peculi,:r advan tages it possesses of being a single or double Instru ment ad libitum, is certainly a great improvement, and there being no keys required for the second, renders the accompaniment remarkably easy. The Harvest in some parts of the Country has not been quite so productive as in the last year'; but who ever experiences disappointment in their Crops, maybe' amply supplied from the golden ,granary of Fortune, where Independence may be reaped in a single day, by a Ticket or Share in the present Lottery, which em braces an increased variety of Capital Prizes, and Tickets and Shares considerably zheaper than for many years past. There ate only 18,500 Tickets, and it is probable they will be all Sold before the 22d of Octo ber, when all the Lottery will be drawn. A LIFE of the late RICHARD CUMBERLAND, Esq. by Mr. MUDFORD, is in preparation. Tile " Memoirs," published by the author himself, will be used as an authentic record for every thing respecting facts: but there will still remain an important portion to supply. The reasonings deducible from those facts : the esti mate of Mr. Cumberland's literary character : a de toiled inquiry into the merits of his several produc tions; the continuation of his life, literary and Per sonal, since the publication of the " Memoirs :" the introduction of collateral matter, which it had been folly to suppose the author would endeavour to per petuate: together with that general mass of critical and miscellaneous literature, which 'the contempla tion of the period in which he lived must naturally elicit ; are among those topics that remain to be dis cussed, and which it is intended to.comprise in the projected publication. There will be novelty enough to excite notice; and it is hoped there will be merit enough to preserve it.—Any information which it may be in the power of the friends of Cumberland to com municate, will be thankfully received, if addressed to Mr. Mulford, to the care of the Publishers, N. 20 Paternoso:r-row. A printed account, authenticated by several respee table .ledicalGentlemen of Litchfield, Burton, D er by, Ac. has just been put in circulation, containing the par ticulars of the remarkable case of a young woman, about '2O years ot age, of the name of Sarah Houghton, from whom it appears that nearly 200 pins and needles have at different times, and from various parts of her body, been extracted. From. the respectable signa. tures which accompany the account, there can be no doubt of the fact. She affirms that she has no recol . 'talon of ever having swallowed either needles or pins. POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.—The follow. lag is an official return of the P. , pelation of the United States, in 1310 :—Virginia, frd5,079, of which 900,000 are negro slaves ; New York, 959,220, only 15,0(X) slaves ; Pennsylvania, 810,163 ; Massachu setts (province and nmine), 700,745 ; Ncrth lina, 563,6`6 . ; South Carolina, 414,935; Kentucky, 406,511 ; Maryland, 380,546; Connecticut, '261,914 ; Zenassee, East a:td West, 261,727; Georgia, 252,433; New Jersey, 245,562; -Ohio, 280,760; Vermont, 217,913 ; New Hampshire, 214,414 ; Rhodes Island, 76,913; Delaware, 72,674.—Territorial Govern ments : —Orleans, 76,556; Mississippi, 40,352; In diana, '24,5'20; Columbia, x 4,025; Louisiana, 20,845; il/issoie, 12,282 ; Michisan, 4,762—T0ta1, 7,238,421. . , • COMMON CO6NCIL, "MEW ttl. 1 usage, and that it would probably be very disigreea• I: ! ble to many brave officers to be publicly exhibited in useioLves:r Denton& that manner. There were many brave of cefs that On the report of a Committee being read, which would rather face a cannon than be publicly exhibited recommended a grant of five pounds to each of the in that way, and forced to make speeches. Freemen or Liverymen of London, lately discharged Mr. DIXON could not believe that our brave officers from the different prisons in the City, under the In- were so very bashful as to be afraid to face the ter .olvent Act, . . :ors of that Court. • Mr. HEARN thought that some distinction ought Mr. VANDERCOMBE said, that there was another to have been made between those persons that were consideration which had been overlooked in this mos 1 single men, and those who had large families. He tion. It was not only that it might be often very dia., thought that this report should, therefore, be recon- agreeable f or an officer to be obliged to make speechei I sidered by the Committee. there ; but that it might very well happen at some I Mr. Quer, and some other Members, also thought future time, that some Lord-Mayors might find them that a distinction ought to be made in favour of those selves in as awkward a predicament, in being obliged who had large families. to make speeches to those offiLiers (a laugh). The ex.. Mr. Warrumstet, who. was one of the Committee, hibition might, therefore, be equally disagreeable on said, that it was absolutely impossible that the cir- both sides. Besides, it appeared to him, that it would cumstance should have escaped the attention of the be more proper that the gift should be voted publicly,- , Committee. It underwent a considerable investiga. but given privately. tion, and the difficulty in making distinctions was, After a conversation, of coniderable length, Mr.' that some men who had families found it much easier Dixon's motion was finally negatived almost unani to sset employment, than other men who had no em- , mousiy. phyment. The object of the grant was merely tol rirchese necessaries and tools ; And it was di ffi cult, ! Miss Raymond, of Hackney, was yesterday so if not ` impossible, for the Committee to know which of dreadfully bruised-between a post and the wheel Of,ii 1 the prisoners discharged Lad the greatest probability d ra y, in the na r row P ar t o f L om b ar d- s tr ee t, t h a t her', ,of finding employment. This was a consideration lif e was d es p a i re d o f. Sh e was conveye d h ome i n - a lOf at least as much importance as the number of their litter, formed of a seaman's cot. families ; and, therefore, as the Committee had con- Tuesday. se'nnight, as a boat belonging to the sidered it with attention, he thought the Court would . s Egeria sloop of war was going off from Leith to that ' do well to confirm their report. adds. : vessel, with stores, she filled with water, and went' Mr. HEARN then moved, that three pounds ad ' down ; hut, being near a foreign galliot, the creel , ' tional should be given to every Freeman so dischar- happily got all on board of her. The boat was got • ged, who had three or more children. This motion,: up cn Wednesday. It blew very hard on Tueday, I however, after some conversation, was withdrawn. and most of the vessels in the Roads drove with two DOROUGII or ...SOUTHWARK. anchors down. Mr. Faveta. called the attention of the Court to al A fine child, about 14 months old, belonging to motion which stood on their paper, respecting the ju- 1 Mr. Mitchley, cf Birmingham, was ran over last risdiction which the City was entitled to exercise in • Friday by a cart, and died immediately on henry. the Borough of Southwark. The Lord Mayor went ; 0 taken home to its distressed parents. 'into the Borough four times a year, in all his para. ' phernalia, and attended by all the City officers ; but i Tuesday evening, as Mr.Wilbank, of Gaodman's little more was done, except thanking the Juries for i fields, was returning from Barnet, his lilirse took their attendance. He thought that proper Magistrates M fri Wilbaght near Holloway, and set off at full speeedd, when should be appointed, to see that justice was done in I r. nk was dismounted, and receiv coi ns the Boroughof Southwark. He concluded by moving, derable injury. that the state of the proceedings of the Court of Al- Monday, about three o'clock, a Gentleman's house dermen, with respect to the jurisdiction which the in Arlington -street, Camden Town, while the family Charter give them in the Borough of Southwark, were from home, was entered, by means of false should be communicated to that Court. keys, and robbed of twelve table-spoons and other Alderman WOOD observed, that at present non e of articles of plate, rings, jewellery, lace, &c. to a con the City Magistrates exercised jurisdiction in South- siderable amount. wark but those who had passed the chair. A melancholy accident happened on Tuesday last, Mr. Theme said, that for near 20 years past, the on the lake of Winandermere, by the upsetting of a City had not exercised those powers which it was their boat, from a sudden gust of wind, when the brother of duty to do. He did not wish to do any thing that J. Bolton, Esq. of Store-hall, in attempting to follow Iwould be disagreeable to the feelings of the Alder. the boatman, who swam ashore, was unfortunately man who was the Chief Magistrate tl: re (Sir Watkin drowned; two men were saved by clinging to the mast Lewes) but he certainly canceived it their duty to have till such time as a boat arrived, and relieved them I efficient Magistrates there. 1 from their perilous situation. After some observations from Mr. Quin, and some 1 Monday, as a poor woman was sitting on the ban other Members, the motion was agreed to. die of a barrow of fruit at the end nt Bunhill-row, in ORPHANS OF MC CLERGY. .. Chiswell-street, a cart, in passing, upset the barrow, Mr. Alderman Wool), after many observations in • favour of this charity, moved that the 1 sum of 4100 and threw her down, when the wheel passing, over I her arm and leg, crushed the former in a most dread- Mr. h Doearono seconded the motion. la be granted in aid of it. ful manner, and shockingly bruised the latter. . Mr. QUIN said, that however disagreeable it was to The female servant of Mr. Humphries, of Portland , appear to oppose any thing recommended as a cha- i r o a d, w hile cleaning the first floor windows of her iity, he should propose, in the present instance, that! mastei 's house on Tuesday, unfortunately missed her the donation should he smaller than the sum propo-; hold, and was precipitated on the spikes of the iron lied. When he considered that in this metropolis ! railing beneath. She was so dreadfully lacerated, iiilone there were two or three hundred charitable in. that little hopes are entertained of her recovery. • stitutions, all very commendable and entitled to be Saturday se'nnight, as a waggon.' with a load of 'snpported. he could net agree to granting so large a i wheat, conducted by a lad about 13 years of age. was sum to this particular charity. If all the other cha- . passing through Twyford, a child, about 5 years old, ratable institutions werrto seed petitions at the same ; named Gilbert, going by the side of the waggon; fell time, the Court would then be called on to grant forty ' under the fore wheel, and was killed on the spot:The or fifty thousand pounds in charity. The sum of lad who drove the waggon had taken much pains to £5OO was much more than it was customary for them prevent the accident, by lifting the child away from to grant to any charity. It was much more than had the wheel two or three times, but it had returned been granted to the Humane Society, the Lying-in. when he was not aware of it, and thus met its tate. , Hospital, Mr. Lancaster's general System of Educe- ; The of Hangley, in Norfolk, extending over Itien, and many other charities which appeared to . 2142 acres, 22 dwelling houses, and '2B rucssuages, have equal claims. He concluded with proposing as , with the spacious mansion.honse, of ices, &c. and a lan amendment, " that at - 230 should be granted to : park and land containing about 396 acres, was sold I the said charity." . on Thursday, fur the sum of £27,800. • Mr. Alderman WOOD spewed cases, where the i SINGULAR Occutterece.—John Develin, of Ballin sum of £5OO had been granted. It was granted t6': toy, and another passenger, left their boat on the beach ; the " Deaf and Dumb Society ;" and for the educa. 1 near South End, Kintyre, to look for a third hand to tion of children on their estates in the north of Ire.. • • navig ate he r home ; he had a chest on board, contain land. He did not know how the funds of the City ! big Bank Notes, amounting to £5O. ' Oti their return, could be better spent than in charities of this descrip- ! they found the ebb had left the boat dry, leaning to tion. If so large a sum as £5OO had been proposed, seaward, and the chest gone. Concluding it had been it was because a large sum was now wanting for a f stolen, they made search for it, but in vain. Giving it convenient building for the establishment. It was up for lost, he came home, and a few days after, heard not likely that any farther claims would be made, it was found in the island of Rathlin. He went there, and therefore he thought that the sum of £5OO ought and was agreeably surprised to get it restored to him to be granted. by the finder, withliis notes and every other article in "Mr. Dixox spoke on the same side. it, as safe as when he locked them up. The island of Mr. WAITDSIA SI approved highly of the spirit with . Rathlin lies between Scotland and Ireland, about 3 ' which his worthy friend (Mr. Quin) had ventured to league's from the latter, and probably ten from the for incur the unpopularity of opposing a grant which ap- l mer, from whence the chest had floated. peared to him excessive. Although public charities There us e at present, living at I f ochlyack, in the might be carried too far, yet every body must allow parish of Carmichael, near Tinto, a young man, who that charitable institutions for the education and sup. has now reached his eighteenth year, in full health, port of orphan children (whether of the Established and complete organization ; but whose height is only Church or not) were deserving of encouragement and fee . five inch - ) There is nothing singular in his _ . 1 - support. He thought, however, that such large sums of 4500 should sot be voted to one charitable insti tution, 'when there were so many more that had'equal claims. After a very long conversation, Mr. Quin's amend. merit was finally agreed toy; and it was ordered, " that the sum of £250 should be given in aid of the said charity." SWORDS AND BOXES. Mr. DIXON stated, that it appeared to him that the Freedom If the City, and also the Swords and Boxes, voted to distinguished merit, would La considered a higher reward, and would have a more marked effect, if, instead of being given in a corner of the Chamber lain's room, they were publicly presented to the Offi cers to whom they were voted in that Court. After many observations to this effect, he concluded by making a motion, that in future they should be 'so presented. two feet five inches. _ is._ _ _ig agt,. .e i► appearance, except his head, which is touch larger,. in proportion, than the rest of his body. 'l'iu young men, in a frolic, last week, plundered a garden near Skipton, of a quantity of pease ; and one of them, on the principle, we sup pose, that lovers should keep no secrets from each other, informed his sweetheart of whaf thef had done. The next day a reward of one guinea was ♦ffered for information - of the offender ; the girl became the in former, got the guinea, and lost her swain ! DULL EXTRAOKDINA RY. —TWO of the fraternity of Sweep:, armed with pistols, met in Tothill-fields yes terday morning, to•settle an affair of ho , :our in a polite way, accompanied by two :C11117201 Of the:r own per suasion as month. On their arrival on the ground, all the necessary ceremonies having been observed, and the due distince marked out, tl.e matter v. ould probably have concluded without Pac.hied, but for the occurrence .of an unforeseen acti,ient. One - The RECORDER stated, that as•for the Freedom of the C:ry, it could only he presented in the Chamber of the-City, where the Record lay, and could not be -ed. 11 .• Chamber of the City the proper of the party having borthwed his weapon from a friend, who is an old iron dealer, forgot r) ascertain whether it was proof or not;and having bade : it with -!onfoun.' temoveo, .n .amber vi _ officer was the Chamberlain. The untaining question about the Swords and Boxes was opposed by many members, on the ground of them being no necessity to depart from the present 1 DI 1-. D. Moni sposniit, icier three days illness, Fiede ink. son ef the Re•. Nathaniel Pltkrr Forth. Monday, Mn. Baeoa, mil.; of 11/Ir. John Badgtr, spighsc.:. St. Arsan.t.....trett. HrGH WATER AT - LONDON MUDGE TO-IYURI'.J W Morning . AGetitocku an unusual charge; with a view to c__ id his 'anta gonist by the loudness of the report, it unfortnnatell - burst at the first discharge, And dreadfully sari ttei ed his imix.) , ai . Prated it'd publhhed by !Ant KILNT. at tin..: arm. He was conveyed to tke Hospital,', re h.: it has Oraiwer -lane and ae thy Orise,l *Wit *al. since been found necessary to atrivut,ite the arm. . . ' ._ • . i , e• I \ sPOATUN irrELLIGBAPcss • 'WHAM RAMS. SECOND DAY.—WEDNINDAY, AUGUST 29. The Magna Charta Stakes of 50 guineas each, (or 9 year olds The New Mile. Sir C. Bunbury's Rivet - - • • Mr. Ladbrokes Hamlet , - Loed-Egrernones colt, by Goltanna Duke of York's Rubicon - Captain Sfy se'. B I.a:or il r yfir 4 to i eguinst the winner, and 2 to 1 agAlo'•t Hamlet. .A Sweep takes of 25 guineas each. .Duke of Clarence'. Atatinta - - Lord Egr.mtont's Sister to Brighton Las Mr. Forth's Philadelphia Even betting oil the winner. The Ladies' Plate of CY", fur all a„ es. Mr. Cepe's Shoestrinirt Mr. Ladbrnke's Edward Sir C. Bunbury's Rieal A famous race. Any odds against the winner. The Course WAS fashionably attended: Rove Stand was occupied by the neighbourng Get.t• y, nnne of the Royal Family being present ,-4c..1.t the Duke of York. - . rr. Steton,a young man, who has been berere ex amined at Union Hall, as stated in a formtr p , per, was again brought up and underwent anot cr es..mi nation. The prisoner i. in custody on a charge of having passed, 1:s a £3 Bank of Englaruf pott, and obtained change for it front a poor -woman, named I Hill, residing is the Borough, one of the papers de. nominated fark-noifr. The note was paid by Mrs. Hill to a baker in her neighbourhood, who passed k to his corn-dealer, and he to another person, w ith all of whom, so nice was the imitation, the trand remain . ed undetected ; it was, however, at last chscovered, and traced back to the prisoner, who, on being ques tioned by the Magistrate as to the manner in whicit he became possessed of the note ? said he travelled the countr AS a vender of magazines, and other pe riodical publications, and being at Greenwich some time since, he met with some sailors he knew, who made him groggy, and in his way to town, he was met by a man, a stranger to him, who bought sums , of his books, and tendered him the note in si I 'esti( 41, which he took, and gm, him four one-pound notes and wine silver in change. The prisoner was recent ' mitted, to give time to consult the Bank Solicitor as to the mode of prosecution to be adopted, whether it should be simply for a misdemeanor, or, as it appeared considerable pains had been taken so to deface the bill as to make it bear a still nearer resemblance to a £5 bill, it should not be for forgery. John Butt: Was yesterday committed from Gull ! hall, charged with having stolen a large qulntity of imeat from the harrow of a person named Hadds, in Aldersmate-street. Tuesday se'nnight in the evening, between the hours of five and six, John Nicholten and John Little, confined in Cariisie gaol on a charge of horse-stealing, made thcir escape by letting themselves down with 1 rope over the pr:son wall, to which they ascended by means of wreaking through the roof of the privy, with which it is nearly upon a level; one end of the rope they had fastened to the spars of the privy. Though instantly pursued, they got clear of, by Making through the fields on the west of the gaol. Sunday evening, as a seafaring man, lately dis charred from a sloop of war at Plymouth, was going along Dock-street, last Smithfield, he was accosted by a female, whom lie accompanied to a house in that neighbourhood. Soon after which two men intro. duccd themselves into the same room, and robbed the poor fellow of his pocket hook, containing Bank notes to the amount of near £3O, and his invalid ticket, with which they made their escape. The wi. man had left the room previous to the robbery, under pretence of fetching some liquor, but did not return. The value of Dr. FREEMAN'S GUTTA•bALLTAEIf has been so long proved, that nothing of the present day can bear a competition with it, in all the diffe rent stages of a certain disease, which it effectually tares and eradicates from the habit, without exciting the painful feelings and exposure that attends saliva tion—without debilitating the constitution in any de gree, or even requiring confinement from business or restriction of diet. The radical virtues of these Ines timable Drops have proved their claim to publ c ap probation for more than 30 years. In all the debility bf both sexes they prove a never-failing restorative— waether the debility is produced by too free use of nracury, by illicit pleasures, or the effects of a warns climate. To travellers and those going abroad, they I cannot be recommended too strongly, as they will re ceive a safe, speedy, and complete cure, in all olp stubborn gleets, and every weakness that affects the blzilder and organs of urine. By .its efficacy many women have become mothers, who for many years had been deprived of that happiness.—Sold wholesale and retail, set Mr. Butler's, No. 4, Cheapside, corner of Paternoster-row ; and retail, by Belarn and Shaip, Portsmouth.; Nall .sn4 Johnson, Gosport ; Allnutt, Weston, Mallory, and Jones, Portsea; 'Crewman, Exeter Cootworilly, Glentille, Gilbert, and Hex land, Plymouth; Newbury, Dublin; Baxter and Mac donald, Glasgow; , Smith, Manderston, Scott, and Cargill, Ediabusgh ; Crutwell, Bath.; Ross and Peck, Null ; Gregson, and Billinge, Liverpool ; Stains and Lynch. Manchester ;'Bowen, Norwich ; Knott and Lloyd, Birmingham ; Gregory, Brighton; and most Medicine Venders, in bottles, at 23. 9d. 44. 6d. and and 926. each. MARRIED. Tuesday, at St. Georges Church, rise Hon. John Miley Ben nett, youngest son of he 16.itti of Tankerville. , o Mils Conyers, . daughter of John Conyers, Esq. of Copped Hall..Enco. the 1:-.1** tarried couple se: of immediately tor the Plicantutry,Buebyr-cli. - 'Feesday, at Mary-la-bonna Cittrnth , Henry Lambert, Eq. • Captain of the Royal Navy, to Caroline, second dai.jiter of Ni cholas Hall, Esq. of Trnleigh, in the county of Sup-ex. Friday, at Mary-la-Bonne Church, Capraio Apr, M. P. of New Norfolk-strut, Grosvenor-square, to Margaret, yowls* daughter of Edward Oeorgt Lind, Ltq. of Stratford-place. August 26, Ater:soder Gouge, Esq. to Miss Charlive W. 'S Mont i second daughter of the P.er. W. Wilkinson, Cha?lain of tile liaby.rda•her's tinsrital,*lioron 1 1 4 2 2 2 11