Star. — London, England, 1816-10-10 00:00:00

!;" V IP I ' . tS h'Nl. EVENING srAk. LONDON. • THURSDAY; OCTOBER 10, IRI 6. 3.1.0014 DAY AT WE OF R t,, ce .l shut—Cons. nt THIS TWELV o. II I f. —Cons. for sec O'CLOCK s 6 E 2- 0 r r Cen yob t. shutt—S per Cent. Navy 99 ii y Bonds 9s. tos. pre..—Eschequer Bills, is. Ss. Pre. • gank Sweit, per Cent. drype Cent. and Long Assulues, commence paying the Di to.tnerrow to the dots. and on Saturday to the Public. The above Stocks A t -, °pea to-morrow for private transfer. We can state, from official authority, that the Sur• plus o f the Consoliaated Fund, for the quirter ending ibit day (that is the sum which is applicable to the ioblic service, after all the charges on it are defrayed) 'amounts to the enortnous such of Otta MILLION NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. 111 ra. 'CI be di. We have received the Paris Papers of Saturday an d Sunday. M. BELLART, the President of the Electoral College of the Seine, made a very sensible l eech on opening that College. Our Readers will ri b a pocroile on seeing the KING of FRANCE sated • second NutA, but they ought to recollect, that ',tarry sits a lways easily, if not gracefully, on the ps of a Frenchmin ! A Protestant Church, which was building artslimes, os been burnt :—in all probability was set on fire fry the Catholics ! la these Papers there is a copy of a letter said to l a ce been written by Lord EXMOUTH to " His Holi ou the POPE ;" but we may certainly be allowed to doubt its authenticity. Is it to be credited, that a botestant British Peer would permit himself to call the Pon " Most Holy Father r'-" I-Maw," ac cording to that anti4uated book to which real Chris tians still attach authority, 66 below to .lassovitu" may. 46 Hz suir is Holy."—‘6 HOLY arid REVIIRIIND it his iati eo of tide or appellation ; therefore to give tUth titles to men is blasphemous. 1 11 GI !ie Germs Papers arrived 'last night. From them k appears that every thing is at last settled for the opening of the Diet at Frankfort. Tbe first preli minary conference of the Ministers was appointed for the first of this month, and probahly took place on that day. The solemn opening of the Diet is ex pected to take place wn the sth of November, when many important questions will be discussed. The following letter, the latest date that has yet ar• tired from Buenos Ayres, was received this morning 0 BUENOS AYRES, AUGUST li. Arrived his MAjesty's ship Altratoti, Comino ere Rowtats, and the HYACINTH, from Portsmouth, hst from Rio Janeiro. We have heard nothing fur ther of the Portuguese expedition since anchoring at Si. Catherine's." The following is an Extract of a Letter from the bifida Vice-Consul at CamarinAs, dated 19th Sep tember, to the British Consul at C,orunnA ts Pad " The schooner Fanny, of Gibraltar, from thence to Bilboa, has just entered here ; and the Master states, that between Monte Louro and Cape Finn'. sierre, seven leagues at sea, he fell in with a three lusted Polacre, which clotted him for *bent half an hour; she sheered a red fLig with a white crescent, and fired eleven guns, but finding she could not tome up abandoned the chase. " The palace appeared to be Greek built, had a white stripe on the side, lb,. rest all black, .and ralunted 18 or YO guns, supposed to be an Algerine. " P. S. No doubt the same polacre that was off Lisbon on the tith ultimo." is K u" einl Pia° vb/ writ Jena L that 100,41 The Grand Duke CosisTANTINE, brother to the Emperor ALANDEII, it is reportett will not arrive in England for three weeks. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the east India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz. Captains G. %VELMA% General Harris ; R. S. DALRYMPLE, Vansittert ; C. MORTLOCK, Lowther Castle: W. HAY, Ingljf, for Bombay and China. Letters were last week received from Senegal : they Mention, that the expedition under Major PEDDIE "old not leave that settlement before the Ist of No vember. Major PEDDLE is stated to have received hieeelly communications and promises of protection horn* great number of the African Chiefs,,who had been made acquainted with the time that the exiiedt tie° would leave Senegal. Captain BEVERIDGE, of the Cheerful, who sailed from kith to NO-York, some time ago, with pas- I nger% wtites home, f 24th August, that a great 1141 1 of these emigrant% had applied for a passve back again, and that the British Consul was in terms w ith the American Government to get them sent borne. v alid it loss, :10 11 ' - I 00' On Tuesday night died, at his house in Grafton. t• ithe 94th year of his 'age, THOMAS SCOTT, zsg. of Sheppertosi, Middlesex, a Gentleman whose basellied integrity, .hoailurable conduct, and inde tePtlent spirit, commanded the respect of all who Min, and procured him the friendship and '"eft of several of the most exalted and virtuous . eharacters of the age. Friday week a notice Was placarded 14 a few , rsibutes on several houses in Leeds, offering work to IS or fts men, to be employed for about a week. at fls• a day, in making a new street from Bowman-lane tilit town, and to.bring with them the necessary imitative I and we mention it as a circumstance imicative ill the state of the times, and favourable to the disposition of the unemployed workmen, that at aPPointed hour on the morning following, up wank aft'fpf) men, many of than furnished with the implements, presented themselves as can. lidaws • Or this very humble labosel THE. diamr. Yesterday morning the Ilqnke of Gloom:ma re viewed- the 3d Regiment of FOot Guards in Wilt:hot Great Park. The . troops . , marched from the Foot Barracks, soon after ten o'clOck, up the Long Walk to the Park ; great crowds of spectators followed them. At the review were a number of Ladies and Gentlemen of distinction. His Royal Highness expressed himself pleased at the manner they went through their different manCeuvrei. The Officers of the regiment gave a grand dinner at their mess room to his Royal Highness ana a select party. An order from the French War Department for- bids, under the threat of severe punishment, all splendid innovations in the dress of the army, which, it says, at once involve individuals in ruinous expense, and destroy that uniformity of appearance which gives character and a point of union to the troops of the same rank. NAVAL 11WWLL1GENCII. EAST-INDIA SHIPPING. The private ship MATILDA is arrived froM Java. The extra ship Flamm arrived at Batavia the 20th April, and sailed for England the 10th of June. The Company's ships SURREY And EUROPZ arrived at Batavia the 26th June, from Madras. The extra ship Union was at Indramayo, the 27th June. FALMOU Ili, OCTOBER 7. Arrived the Four Friends and the Assiduous, from London. Sailed the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Ernest packets, far Lisbon ; Nucton packet for New York and Halifax ; and the Wahingham packet, for Jamaica, all with" Mails • also sailed the Lilius, ARTHUR , for Teneriffe ; and the Success, REACH, fur Grenada.—Wind E.S.E. fresh breezes, dirty weather. - PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 8. Arrived the Matilda, SOMERVILLE * from Batavia. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER Arrived the Perseverance. STEVENS, from the Dlwns for the South Seas; the ()And, LAMB, from ditto, for Bombay I and the William, YOUNG, from ditto for Malta. Sailed the Harriet transport, for Cork ; Prince of Orange ditto, for Halifax ; the Ewe, DALE, and Sir William Bentley, WILLIAIIS, for New South Wales and the Dry Harbour Planter, for Jamaica.—Wind E. DEAL, OCTOBER 8. Came down from the River the Lnwjee Family, for Bombay ; Columbus, for Jamaica; Illinois, for New York ; and the Ann, tor Naples.--Wind E. HARWICH, OCTOBER 9. Arrived the Auckland packet, with a Mail from Cuxhaven. Sailed the MArgAreit, THOMAS, for Lis. boa, last from Archangel.—Wind S.E GRAVESEND, OCTOBER 9. Arrived the Ann, Mason, from lience; Pilot, Gryer, from Rotterdam ; Elizabeth and Mary, Maquoy, from Sierra Leone. Hero, Price, front Jamaica ; Mackerel's, Cook ; Tenison, Reed; and Nelly, Reed, front Hetersburgh; Jane, Mho. t. from Naples Adrianus, Pronk, from Rotterdam-. Lune, Young, from Bremen; Cicero, Plunkett, from Quebec; daiade, Midd, and Vriendschap, Van& rno:t. from Amsterdam. Jane, Fenwick, from Hamburgh; Economy, Lindsey, front Memel ; and Nancy, Stracey, from Oporto. Sailed the Roth, Sims, for Genoa; Dolphin, Brown, for Amsterdam; Elise, Dectgen, for Stettin; and Britannia, Jones, for Dublin. ARRIVALS. At Maryport, the James, Wingfield. from Richebnctoo. At Newcastle, the 'Tynes Sprott. from Petersburgis; and the Tra veller. Law, from Copenhagen. At Bridlington. the Peace, Stedman ; and John, Ward, from Archangel. At Cuxhaven, the Aurora, Wilson, from London. At Java, the Albania. We therall, from I ondun. the River St. Lawrence, the James and Margaret, Mess; and the Union, Shand, from London. At l3oordeanx, the Hoop, Gartitts, front Petersbutgh. At Madeira, the Ardent, Brgg, from Grenada ;—Aid, Milbrum; and Lam bert, --, (tom New York ; Hope, Williams, from Washing , ton; and Anita Catharina, from Petersburg& At Rio laneiko, the Molgrave Castle, from London, in diet res. ; Indefatigable, Hanson, from Liverpool; Mary, f ro m Cork; and Rose. Lowther, Irons Guernsey. CUSTOM-HOUSE, OCTOBER 9. SHIPS ENT ea ID OUTWARD —Watson, Watson, for Antwerp; Ganges, Falconer, for the Isle of France and Fort William; Vrow Marna, Baas; and Hoop, Gruen, for Rotterdam; Antoinette, Rochester, for Buenos Ayres ; Arundel. Hutchinson, for Grenada, Crown, Rose, for Jamaica; Abeille, Backer, for Dunkirk; . Har. nitride, Sign, for Hamburgh; Mariner, Jones, for Emden and Leer • Marianne, Patterson, for the Cape of Good Hope; Star, Goraridge, for Genoa and Leghorn ; Albion, Wuotten, for Oretid ; Lady Frances Sayweti, for Lisbon • Sir Stephen Lush ington, Clovers, far Frances, Madras Bengal, and Bombay; Lavinia, Wyllie, for Hamburgh ; blep:une, King, fur Jamaica; and James and Susan, Willmar, for Cadm. NAVAL PROMOTION /.—Captain D. Lawrence, late of the Weser troop ship, is promoted to the rank of POW Captain ; and Messrs. Archibald Machan and J James Ouslow, Midshipmen, of the Boyne, to the rank of Lieutenant. Viscount Exmoor!' arrived in town yesterday morn ing, and had a long conference with Viscount MEL vitax, and !he Lords of the Admiralty. The difficulty of obtaining correctly the number and names of the unfortunate sufferers in the late melancholy accident at the Southwark Bridge, has prevented their names being mentioned until now. Every inquiry has since been made, and the subjoined list has been made out. It is supposed there are two more; but neither their names, nor arvr satisfactory account of their having been in the boat at the time, has at yet transpired. Directions have been given to see those.who have been found decently buried, and the parish indemnified for the expense. To the re mainder, when found, similar attention will be paid,, and pecuniary relief granted to their distressed families: . 1. James Dawson 7. Matthew O'Brien, found 9. John Baker, found 8. John 4 Arrnstrong, ditto 3 : Richard Heath 9. John Richards, ditto 4. David logleSeld, found 10. John Connor & James Cranford, ditto 11. George hi'Dynnont. 6. Hugh Cummins, ditto The late melancholy accident at the New Bridge on the Thsmes, has occasioned, on the part of the Humane Society, the re-publication of the following list of their Receiving houses in and round London : 1. Hyde Park, aimed 1794. 2. King's Arms Tavern, Blackwell. S. Horns and Chequer; Limebouse•bole. 4. The City of Quebec , Jautee'setalri, Wapping Wall. The Angel, Itotisatfthe. C The Queen's Head, Billingsgate. . 7. The Old Swan, London Brit*. I. The Sines Arms, Queenhithe. 9. Tile Guy Earl of W erwick, Bleclariars.. • _lO. The Fox, efungerford Market. 11. The White Hart, dkilbank-street. • 19. The White Har t, Chelsea, Is. The Swan, Fulham. 14. The Fox and Hounds, grantor& 14. The crown and Anchor, Wtadsor•bridge. 16. The Half Moon logligton. 17. The ghee Coat Boy s IL,Tse Albany Arms, Camberwell. Theie are also numerous housed along the River, where the dings we depoiited. • • Louciargßi. EGECT 104 . • ~ " elOLlCesilut, oL*BER 9, ism, " Oar great contest was happily bruujght to a close at four o'clock yesterday afternoon; too late for post. It thui ended on the seventh day of finning; and the humbeis were; „ tai Cobol Wise -- Mr: coops' ....... ...... 7so Majority for Colouti Wass—t is The successful Candidate. Colonel WEBB, was chaired this morning. It was assuredly one of the most severe struggles ever fought. and has ended happily !" Mr. Curl., brother of the Earl of Snow:mow, was on Frilay elected Member of Parliament for the County, of Lincoln. in the room of the Slate Mr. CHA'LIS. - Yesterday the Right .Honourahle the Lotto MAYOII transacted businep, for a coniiderable time, at the Office of the Secretary of State. Lists of the Aldermen who voted for and Wins' the election of the present LORD MAYOR for.the year 'ensuing: FOR RLDTRUAN C. SMITH. I. Sir William Curtis, }fart. S. Sir Jelin Earner. rot vqa LORD MAYOR. 1. The , Lord Mayor e. Sir Richard C. Glyn ; _ Ban. S. Sir Charles Price, Bart. 4. Sir lame. ShawSart. S. Sir William J.eighton n. .1. J. Smith, Eiq 7. Sir William Domeslle, Ban. N. Samuel Goodbehere, Esq. 9. George Bodges, Esq. 10. W. Heygate, Esq. The following remainin . eight, were hot present: Alderman Sir W. LeVres Alderman T. Smith - H. C.,COMIVe Sir C. S. Hunter I. 2 it 3. Pening •••• ••••• S. Birch I - J. Ashley Sir M. Blosam. New MAY oks.—Carlisle, Geo. Biamire, Esq. of Sun/choose Southampton—George Atheiley, Esq.; Berwick—Alderman Pedro° ; Andover—John Henry Todd, Esq.; Romsey—Santuel Sharp, Esq.; Devises--S. Neate, Esq.. The l_t_ight Hon. W. Arbuthnot has been re v.lected Lord Pro vostOriAllbUrgh. James Black, Esq. has been elected Provost of Glaggow. Lawrence Robertson, Esq. has peen elected Sheriff and Coto. neg of Perth. Major David Wilson has been elected Provost of Dunfermline. John Monteith, Esq. bas been elected Provost of poitoek.nasir.. The re-election of individuate to continue the office of chief magistrate of corporate towns is, it appears, not confined w the city of London. A few days sitwr, the annual election of a proper person to fill the office of mayor of the town of Queenborough took. place, when it was unanim susly agreed to re-elect Mr GREAT, who was going out of that situation. This gentleman, it will be recollected, not long since, actually inflicted on a fellow who had left his family, and was a notori ously bad character, the punishment of flogging, be cause the man whose business it was to do so refused, on the ground of his being an acquaintance. The elevion of two Bailiffs took place in the Bo rough of Scarborough on Monday last, when Mr. Clone, the Banker, and Mr. THIRLWALL, were S. Sir . Charles Flower, Dart. 4. George Scholey, Esq. S. Christopher Smith, Esq. 6. John Atkins, Esq. 7. Christopher Maguey, Esq. S. John Albion Cot, Esq. elected. A number of sailors, out of employ, were wicked enough to pull down the palisades of the Town-hall. At Covent Garden Theatre, last night, after the Opera of Guy Manuring, the new Melo Drame of the Brokm Sword was repeated with increased suc cess. The House was crowded. _ _ Monday evening the Tragedy of Cato was acted at the Margate Theatre. 'Vhe House was fiiled with rank and fashion, the performance bring patro nized by Lady Euz %merit DORMER. The part of Cato was admirably sustained by Mr. Marc:m.lElw. Miss SIDWILY, in Mania, gave life to every word and sentiment, by her grace and action. Itactenom is engaged for a limited number of nights at the Bath Theatre : he has appeared with much slat in the cliaricters of Hawthorne, in Love in a Pillage, and Steady, in the Quaker. Mr. T. WALSH, of musical celebrity, has been dangerously ill of a nervous fever, from which he is now resovering. The New River Company have undertaken to construct the necessary woi Its for supplying the city of Paris with water. It has b?en found, on calcula tion, that an immense length of iron pipe would be required for the works, and this is to be manufactured in Staffordshire for ready money only ) not less than a sum of £150.000 being necessary for the purpose. The Bank of England., at the recommendation of Government, has agreed to advance the money on proper securities ; and the interference of the Bi itish Government has been the more read.ly accorded, be. cause the convenience of the inhabitants of Paris was combined with the employment of some thousands of workmen in Staffordshire during the winter. The French Government give the New River Company security for their advances by means of the shales of I the water works at Paris, which promise to prove ex -1 ceedingly lucrative. Monday evening a man of respectable appearance, while walking along Milbank, slipped into a ditch; full of mud and water, and was suffocated :—Cora ner's verdict—Accidental Death. The body has 001 yet been owned. Yesterday an Inquisition was taken at the Castle. Cow-cross. Smithfield, upon the body of William ;Painter, of Sharp's-alley. Cow.cross, who went to bed on Saturday night well in health, and was found dead next morning. The. Jury, after a short consul tation, returned a verdict of—Died in consequence of the rupture of a blood vessel. Wsterday an Inquest was taken at the Magpie, Clieyne.walk, Chelsea, upon the body of John Price, aged 79. The deceased was in the employ of a Mt. John Jordan, butcher. On Monday the deceased went to the grain hole, to get some grains to feed the pigs ; and it appeared theft he was suffocated by the foul air confined in the grain hole, as it was al ways kept shut up close, except when they wanted grains. A surgeon was sent for, who used every method in his power to restore him, but ineffectually. Verdict—Died by inffocation. GRAVID PRDESTRIAN MATCH OF 1500 MILES US 32 DATE. Ai LOWER TOOTING, SORRY. - 24th Dap— Balmer. last night, at ten o'clock, finished 48 miles, and this morning he started at half past three, and. bad completed 14 miles at ten minutes after eight, when he retired to breakfast, making at that hour 1198 miles of his perfornsaace, Balmer now drawing near to the conclusion of bil match, Ms feat Bail) excites considerable interest in the neighbourhood Yesterday there were several sporting Gentlemen et the ground. and many bets were offered. but scarce any 'tempted, there being at - present every appearance of his completing it. Some of his film* offer an) odds, in his favour. OLD DAIL4K ,SESSIONS. • r •1•• • "e r " r . Yelterd ;f.n, Grots was conviettil of stealing a pair of shoes, .the property . of . Martin Farningham, 'Vhe .prisoner went into the shop of the prosecutor, in Bethnil green., under the pretence of buying,apir of sines, and wai,observed to secrete the property in qsestion under her arm. • The COMMON SeliJSANT.Ordered the prisoner to he fined Is. and discharged, it appearing that the the't was committed under extreme distress for the support of five sm 41 children. Jolt Bolt was .c•mvictea of stealing three book. ; from the shop of William Corral', in S'. Johnattreet.s The facts of the case were distinctly proved ; boc the prisoner said fn his defence, that he had been in his M ijesty's service for fifteen years. and When dis charged had not been able to get any pension, a l. though he had repeatedly applied. Since that time he had been unable to get any work of any kind, not withstanding all his endeavours; he had been obliged to self all the little property he bad, and before the unfortunate robbery, which he confessed he com mitted, he had been sleeping for three weeks in the open fields. He was indebted for the clothes he had on his•back to a Gentleman who had heard of his distressing case.— The prisoner was fined Is. and charged.—The Itac.)itovrt passed sentence on the following prisoners. viz. Harriet Govia and David Myer.' to be transpor e I for 14 yew'. *lleums Gamble, Thomas Cook, William Barlow, Egzsbeth Butler, Mary Connor. Ann Rymer, i t e m ' Davis, James Ftikins, John Woolsey, Thomas Kent, Nathaniri Div a, Sarah Beeson, Sarah loner, William Henry,ames Dwyer, 1.-habeds Goodman, Henry Bates, John Connor, Robert Jas. Powell, Williaos Richer, Jeremiah Murphy, Lawrence Hepworth, Jas. Law-, Hugh Farrell, Thomas Ebbs, Elizabeth Collier, Thomas Ballett, Chris - boa Abrabani, George Taylor, John Bird, Abraham Hart, John Smith, Mary Edwards, William Hatton Robert Haiti., Joseph Josephs, James Barlar,Tbonsas Green, Hatton, Ann Caley, Wm. Tuffnell, and Thomas Scolard, for seven years. Two were ordered to be imprisonelie the Hews. of Correc tion for Middlesex for two years, 7 for one year, and 4 , 2 for lesser periods-22 to be privately and two publicl yl whipped-- eight to be Imprisoned in Newgate for various terms—ls were fined Is. each and discharged—and I I judgments were respitel . linoteritr DEBTORS' Cove T.--yesterday the Court net tra the L-essions House, Westmins:er, pursuant co adjturnment. The day was principally occupied in hearing caves of no pr.blic in.- portant.e. A considerable number of debtors were remanded for gross injustice, wilful concealment of property; undue prtle:ence ut creditors, and for grossly waving their property in prison.— The Court observed, that they had learned that a csnispiracy bad been entered into by ynany of the debtors in the jails of the Me tropolis, far the purpose of delrauti.ng their creditors; but such a conspiracy would be of no avail, as the utmost 'vigilance would be exercised is the ex;.mination of every debtor before his dis- charge was granted. t he psrticulars of that cot,spiracy were well known to the Court (though unfit to meet the public eye), and therefore the buurt would eureise, with the utmost rigour, that power vested in it by the late Act of Parliament. MANSION F101)4.--- LATE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. —Yesterday a man aimed C!iubb (one of the per sons happily saved, a lew days since, at Southwark Bridge) and another individual, appeared bekre the LORD MAvott, under the followin4 circumstances Chubb stated, that notwithstanding the lamentable catastrophe which had occurred, in consevence of too many rrsons being suffered to land trom the walks in a beat. that practice was still carried on to an alarming degree ; the watermen, in order to save trouble, taking more persons on board than do boat could well hold. In this statement he was con. firtned by his companion. The LORD MAYOR Said, he had no remedy for the evil in question but to write to the Contractors upon the subject, which he had no doubt would have the desired effect: The communication was immediately written and forwar ded by his Lordship. HATTON GARDEN.BUYINO SOLDIERS' CLOTHES. ....Yesterday Goodwin Solomon, a Jeiv, whd keeps two shops in Field lane, for the sale of second-hand clothes, one of which is in the City, and the other in the county of Middlesex, appeared to answer to 11 summons, on the inhumation of Thomas Turner, a Serjeaat in the gSsl Regiment of Light Dragoons, charging , him with baying a soldier's dress jacket, and a pair of regimental overalls, from Serjeant Wil liam Joyce, who deserted from that regiment, or from some other person, which j icket and trowsers are die property of his Majesty. L'eutenant Hick man, of the DJ, attended. Mr. Co Tett attended as Solicitor for the prosecution, and Mr. HUMPHRIES for the defendant. The Magistrates, after minutely investigating the case. consultel for a short time. and gave it •as their opinion that the charge was proved, and convicted the defendant in the penalty of five pounds and costs. StieDWELL.-Yesterday IP Boyd was charged with murder. R. Howells stated he was a mariner on board the Roebuck, Captain Matthews. 0/1 the sth of May the ves,el was lying off Cape Town, Africa ; when Crew, the Chief Mate. ordered witness to go twinw and fetch eight cutlasses, saying be intended to take the ship to America. Wrtness hesitated ; wh n Crew sent the prisoner, who was a passenger, down with him. On bringing them up, Boyd desired Inn to be . quiet, or they would be munfered. The M to then gave one to Boyd, one to witness, one to Short, who was murdered, and one each to Biuce and 1-1; . tints, (now in custody), and kept one himself. Fie :then swore them, on a Bible, to take die ship to America, and assumed the cot= ind. Soon after Wilson, die Second Mate, came on deck, and was made prisoner. Bruce then went down, add intor. med the Captain that a tornado was rising•; and on coming on deck lie was told by Crew he was no longer Commander, and was ordered to go below .8 a prisoner, and witness placed as &ray over him.— In the course of the night Boyd asked witness if he would assist in recapturing the ship t which he con mined to do, and in the course of a desperate redo. tante Crew w.:t killed by the Captain. Shutt by Boyd, and Plastirigs despejately wounded 6y Wil. lON when the command of the ship was recovered,— It appeared, on the whole, that Boydkilled Short in self defence. He was, diadem, honourably dis charged. The other witnesses have been ezarnin• d at Sierra Leone, and are now on their way home in frigate, to be tried at the Admiralty Sessions. QUEEN-SQUARlL—Yesterday a farmer, at Acton, was fined AS. 14s. for selling several trusses of straw to a stable keeper, in Casein street, Westminster, the inside of whiCh was infefi w to the out. There is in the posiesZii of s gentleman, .in the neighbourhood of Southville, Clapham. a very ex traordinary bird, of the crow kini, lately brought from Ptirtugal. It stands three feet from the ground, and I's so ferocious that it will attack the fiercest dug. tad it lately destroyed the ryes of several bull-does .hat assailed him. .