Star. — London, England, 1828-11-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR: The American Minister transacted business yesterday. sob the Earl of MIUDIMN, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. A B and of the Lords of the Admiralty was held yesterday at the Admiralty. The Duke of WELLINGTON has gone into Northamp tonabire, on a shooting excursion. BRIGHTON, Nov. 20. The brig! tress of the weather since Sunday has daily induced the Princess AUGUSTA, attended by Miss WYK- Mho, not only to take carriage airings, but to join the promenaders of Nobility and Fashion on the rides and walks. The Dowager Duchess of NZWCASTLI and Lady Da, uto dined with the Princess yesterday. Yesterday the Earl of Ha , mammon, Lord Asur.xv, and Mrs. sod the Misses DAVISON, left their names at the Palace. Mr. and Mrs. Cmousnar Dame, the Rev. S. Smiti.t., Mrs. SKILL, and Lord A. did the same to-day. The Duke of Davis:mums is expected to be at the Albion this evening. Lord TIMPLZTOWN and the lion. Miss Urrom arrived last eight. The lion. General Urrom is expected to return in a few days. The .Marquis and Marchioness of Wm.t.ince have left us. The Earl of CUATHAN was un the Steyne to-day ; his Lordship, though somewhat lame, appears in better health than when with us last year. As M. RAWLIS3ON, a Gentleman much esteemed and' far advanced in years, his age being about eighty, was taking his usual airing yesterday, in his low easy Barb ' chair, drawn by his servant, about one o'clock in the , afternoon, on the Marine Parade, he was suddenly over taken by a groom on hors back, the animal so re,tive arsd ' violent thatall the efforts of the rider to controul him u ete ineffectual. On coming up with the chair, the horse made a plunge directly at it, and clearing its hinder part, the hoofs of his fore legs are supposed to have de scended on Mr. R. an imt int after the chair was over turned, and the unfortunate Gentleman, the groom, and the horse, were all strugglug on the earth together. Mr. It. was taken up, dangerously hurt, with fractured ribs, and the blood issuing from his head, and borne to the County Hospital, situated near to the spot where the catastrophe occurred, where he died in about four hours. The groom is much iojured; he is at the Hos pital, but not without hopes of recovery. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Dowager 'Marchioness of Salisbury, in Arlington-street, from Hero ; Capt. Cunningham, in Pall Mall, from Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbraham, in Park•street, from Paris; Mrs. Bathurst, in York ; Mrs. and Miss• Glynn, and Capt. Forrester, in Gloucester place, from It-ly; Mrs. and Miss Sheldon, in Seymour-street, from Harruw•gate; Mr. and Mrs. Beckett, in Wimpole.street. from Lyme Regis, in Dtasershire ; H. Heneage, Esq. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from his seat in Linulnshire; Mr. and • Mrs. Synamons, at ditto, from Bath. CHANGES. Lord Granville Somerset, from Heythorpe, for Oson ; Mrs. rittherbett, from Lord Stafford's seat, Cosset' Hall, Norfolk, for her house in Tainey•street ; the Duke of Northumberland, for hi* eat, Alnwick Castle; the Dowager Marchioness of Exeter, fi r her seat at Itorhampton, from Worthing; Viscountess Hampden, from her house in Grern-street, Grosvenor-square, for Bath ; Mrs. and Miss Chatfield, from Grosvenor-square, for Bath ; Capt. Lumley, for Rochester; Major Hammond, fur Dublin; Mrs. and Miss Hapin, from Baker-street, for Bath; Major Finch, for Brigh ton; Mrs and Miss Kingston, from Cumberland-place, for Bath; Captain Radnor, for Dieppe; Mrs. and Miss King, for Brighton; George Byng, Esq M.P. and Mrs. Byng, from their house in St. James's square, for their seat, Wrotham Park ; Lord and Lady Pere, from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork Streets, from their seat in Essex; Mr. and Mrs. Janies.Gibbons, and Mrs. Bering, from Batts' Hotel, Dover -street, for Dublin; Mr. and Mrs. il•Gillivray, from ditto, for Dover; Captain and Mrs. Inner, from ditto; Thomas Page, Esq. from Fenton's Hotel, for his eat in Surrey ; Captain Cox, from ditto, for Bristol; George Lane Fut, 14q, and family, from Cook's Hotel. Albemarle• treet, for Dorsetshire. DRURYTEATRE. Tile admirers of the moral drama were amused last night at Duty, by a chaste performance of Mootte's affecting Tragedy of the Gamester; a play which has a powerful effect in checking the infatuation proclaimed by the fashionable vice of gaming. The part of Beverly was sustained by YOUNG, in his best style of acting. It is really a chefiefeeuvre, but the principal novelty of the night was Miss PHILLIPS as Mrs. Beverly. To those who have directed their attention to the acting of chat young Lady, it is almost superfluous to say, she pos sesses strong natural endowments. She is not the mere child of practice ; not merely drilled into the profession ; she is competent to feel and express feeling. As the amiable, correct, and honourable wile, she appeared to very great advantage; so much so, that we think she has talent to succeed in any character she may attempt. The tragedy is one i f those domestic pictures in which the destructive habit of play is seen in frightful colours, and our synaptthies are strongly excited. There is, how ever, another featta• e equ illy in ow inept, namely, that t.f the basest perfidy. &likely is one of the most finished cowardly villains found in the drama. His endeavour to destroy the remaining peace of Beverly by the se duction t f his wife is most atrocious. In the last scene of the third act, Mks PHILLIPS gave proof of the greatest excellence. In the following scorn of the scoundrel who had ruined her husband sbe was must energetic: " Would that these eyes had Haavnia own lightning, that with a look thus I might bla.t thee! Am I they fallen so low ? Has poverty so humLkd me that I should listen to a hellish offer, and sell my soul for bread? Oh ! villain ! viUain ! But now I kuow thee, and thank thee for the knowledge." The audience gave her three rounds of applause. The dignity of virtue in the triumph over vice was never more forcibly depicted. This Lady did justice tarthe part, and in the last scene was greeted with reiterated plauditq. The part d f Stukelli—unquestionably the meanest, vilest, and most atrocious of stage ruffians—was per. formed by Mr. COOPER, with excellent discrimination. lie would, are sure, have been frequently appl ruded, but a species of moral feeling prevented the audience from paying any mark of le pect to the representative of a character so cruel and so cowardly. Charlotte, by Mrs. Warr, and Lucy, by Miss Wes- TON, were played with propriety The curtain fell amidst loud applause. After the tragedy and the new dance, the audience were kept in a state cf merriment by the extravaganza if Giovanni in London. During the heavy g .le on Friday morning, a fishing yawl, belonging to Michael Gaffney, of Al alahide,vihilst on its way to that place from Lambay , was upset, and lour persons on board were drowned. They had been engaged on Thursday night in taking herrings near Lambay, and they were returning with several other boats. When within half a mile of Malahide, the storm raged with such violence, that they found it necessary, as a measure of precaufon, to take down the sails; whilst this was effecting, the mast gave way, and fell across the vessel, bearing with it part of the sails, which because so heavy by taking in a quantity of water, as to cause the upsetting of the boat. The names of the um.fottinate cuff. rers are, Michael Gaffney, William Dune, John Quin, and Thomas Horan. In a few hours after st ards,tlse boat and three hats were found near the si.ote.—Lublin Lrening Yacht. THE ARMY. Monday the reserve companies of the 42d Highlanders marched from Edinburgh Castle, on route to Paisley and Dumbarton ; and next day a detachment of the same turps marched fbr We have rarely had in our garrison a more orderly or finer body of men than the Depot of the Royal Highlanders. —CaWools* Men The following is an extract from a letter. dated Gibraltar, Nov. 5: The 42d Regiment have I.)st fifty•two men (including five ser geants), and have 105 in the kospita's. Five out of eleven (civil) Doctors are dead ; however, we have got a supplroent us by the King of Spain from Cadia and Malaga ; we have also got three from England, but we stand in want of a great many more: nearly all our medical men have had the fever, and of course are but of link use to us for the present, from debility." NAVAL IN rELLIGENCL MAILS ARRIVIED THIS DATothlbilll I—Waterford I—Holland 1. The Susannah, THORNTON, of Dartmouth, was run down off Rye on the 19th instant—crew saved. The Lady Williamson, Blum, from Liverpool to Seville, was abandoned on the 9th instant, its lat. 40. lung. 10. being dignasted, and in a sinking state. The Philip Hondas, Scatter:A., from Mauritius, was totally wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope, during a severe gale from Si& previous to the 99th August. DIAL, Nov. 9l.—Wind W.S. W..—Arrived the General Hewitt, —, from North America; General Palmer, from Madras; Albinia,VouLca, from Demerara .; Perseus, JACIEsOII, from Quebec. Poterswourta ' N.,v. !I.—Wind W.N. W.—Arrived from Lon. don the Sir C. Forbes, Lents, for Jamaica ; Hannah, SPb/lCia, for Quebec. PLYNOLTN, Nov. 20 —hind W. by N.—Arrived the Break water, NEWMAN, from New London. Arrived from London the Richard, BALM, for Rio Janeiro ; Carshalton Park, PARK for Madeira; Etheldred, Baster, for Jamaica; and Eliza, Sorsa, for Grenada. Moment, Nov. Z.—Arrived the Columbine, Beowu, from the ('ape of Good Hope. Livertroot., Nov. 20.—Arrived the Condor, Mesow, from Sa lado ; Lady Whitworth.--, from Maranham ; Susan. —, from Sr. Domingo; Marathon, C from Demerara ; London, BROWN, from New York ; Indian , (*nom', Joseph, Foam, Uni corn, Alrorwm, Janet, Isar, and Andrew Augent, Camote, from Quebec; Kingston, Hamner, and Lydia, Fours'', from Miramiehi ; Eagle, Tests, from Trieste; Berbiee, from Marseilles; Muta, A MTH um, and ()star:Muff, from. St. Petersburgh; Carl Eltvtnth, WALL, from Gottenburgh. FROM THE ELTMoUTH JOURNAL, NOT. ID. The Netley (tender to the Semiramis), Lieut. Cape!, arrived late on Tuesday evening from the Cuve of Cork, to be surveyed as to her fitness for further service. In liamoaze—llritannia, Warspite, Trinculo, Dispatch, Cygnet, Asp, Tiger and Netley. At the Island—Nightingale. In the Sound— 1 lerald. Captain W. B. Bower, has taken Command of the Dispatch. Several Portuguese Officers of the loyal party. arrived here on Tuesday morning from Falmouth, to which port they came pas sengers front Lisbon in the Marlborough packet. The packet was surrounded by guard boats whilst she remained In the Tagus, and the passengers were obliged to smuggle themselves on board after first getting on board a merchant vessel. There was nothing new at Lisbon ; Don Niguel was going on as usual, and trade was at a stand. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals at Madras— May 31, the Sunbury, Manning, from Bombay; the Belle Alliance, Francis, front the Mauritius; and the Camden, Terry, frum di•to. June 1, the David Clark. Vile, from ditto; 3, the Lady Holland, Snell, front ditto; 4, his Ma. jetty's ship Success, Stoddart, front a cruise; IS, the Macauley, Atkins, from Pondicherry ; 16, the Hope, ennison front Visi• gapatam ; 20, th e Sh aw Byrangon, Bates, from Bombay and Porte de Galee ; 21. his Majesty's ship Undaunted. Clifford. from Plymouth; the Norfolk, Goldie, front Padang ; and the Donee, La Foucarde, front Bourdeaux ; 22, the M`Queen, Walker, from London; 25, the General Palmer, Trosant, from London; 27, L'Achille, Seegnae, from Butirdeaus ; 28, the blalvina, M' Dermot, from Bengal and Coast.; and the Fame, Mullen, from London and the Cape. July 4, the Lord Lowther, Steward, front London; 12, the John Adam, Sterling, front the Persian Gulf; 14, the Victory, Farquharson, trom London ; 15, the Asia, Stead, from New South Wales and Sincapore; and the Emulous Welibank, from the Mauritius; 16, the Prince Reg e nt, Rich a rd s , ditto; 18, the Thames. Brigg, from London ; the Providence, Ford, from ditto; and his Majesty's ship Pandora, Jervoise, front Penang. Sailings front Madras—May 26, the Govei nor Harcourt, Fuller, for Bengal; 27, the Isabella, Blake, for the Mauritius • 31, the Lady Munro, Gehan, for Masulipatam. Jun e 1, th e itiphrates, Uuckbam, for Bengal; the Madras, Beach, for ditto; the Belle Alliance. Francis, fur ditto; 2, the Camden, Terry, for ditto; 1, the Pallet, Falconer, tor Penang; the Sunbury. Manning, fur Ben gal; 32, Claudine, Flinn ' for diqu ; 17. the Hope. Dennison, f u r Sumatra; 19, the Lady Holland, Snell, for Bengal; 25, the Mel. lord, Jelheoe. for ditto; the Helton, Sinallshaw, for ditto ; 28, his Majesty's ship the Undaunted, Clifford, for ditto. July 1, , the Meg blerrilies, Calleeut, for the Mauritius; 4, the Shaw Byram- gore, Beyts, fur ditto; 9, the William, Young, for ditto; 11, the Margaret, Taylor, for Pondicherry ; the Malvina. Drumm, for northern parts, and the John Adam, Sterling, fur Bengal. 'lhe Madras, Beach, was to sail for London on the Eth of Sep tember, full of passengeraiontong whom was Mr. Hill, the late Se cretary to Government. Tbe William Fairlee, Blair, was to sail for Penang and China on the 2d August. The Victory, Farquhatson, to sail for Bengal the 21st July, and was to touch at Madras homeward bound, so as to sail for London the 13th October. The Lady Gehan, sailed for Penang and China the 20th July—John Tatham, Esq. passenger. The Lord Lowther was to sail for China the 9th August, and the Macqueen the 15th August. Arrivals at Hobart Town—The Portland, from Leith, on the .10th of May ; the Primrose, from Rio Janeiro; and the George Home, Steel, from the Mauritius, on the Slat of May; his Majes ty's ship Fly, front New South Wales, on the 7th of June; the Sarah, King. from London, on the 13th of June; the Isabella, Fisk, from New South Wales, tati the 27th of Aptil ; the Recovery, from Launcesten, on the 29th of April ; the Queen Charlotte, on the 9th of April, and the Calister, Hawkins, on the 11th, front New South Wales; the Nearchus, from Sincapore, (for Valparaiso), the Guide, Ashmore, front Bengal, and the Traniner, front Launceston, on the 15th of June • the Watistead, Langdon. from New South Wales, un the 19th of June; and the Queen Charlotte, front ditto, on the 26th of June. Sailing. from Hobart Town—His Majesty's ship Rainbow, on a cruise, oa the 29th of April; the Elizab e th, H e nri e t t a, tcr aun ceston, on the 30th; the Eliza. Forge, and the Isabella, for New South Wales, on the 4th of May; the Mary, Simpson, on the 28th; and the Queen Charlotte. on the 31st, fur New South Wales; the Nearchus, —. for Valparaiso, on the Ist June; the Dragon, Briggs, for the Mauritius; and the George Home, Steel, fur New South Wales, on the 6th; the Bencoolen, for New South Wales, on the 12th; the Portland, on the 22d; and the Guide, for ditto, on the 25th; the Perseverance, which sailed some time back front Sydney, returned with the loss of all her horses. The George Home, Steel, made a passage of 27 days from the Mauritius to Hobart Town, and 58 hours from thence to Sydney. Arrivals at Launceston—The Caroline, from New South Wales, on the 21st of May; the Hawes, Hibbs, from ditto, on the 9th of June; the Industry, from ditto, on the 16th; the Waterloo, the . Flamingo, and the Resolution, rom ditto, on the 234 of June. Sailed from Launceston—The Tranmer, Wales, for Van Die men's Land, on the 7th of June. . The command of the Alligator frigate, vacant by the &alit of the Ham W. PlfT Casauto, hat, been given to Captain CHAT. P. Yowls ' • Lout. Nawitu., the acting Captain, is promoted to the rank of Commander. THE LATE ACCIDENT AT COVENT GANDEN.YEVEr. day evening the sufferers in the Middlesex Hospital were still going on sell, although neither Mr. COOKS nor Mr. SKINNER was, in the opinion of Mr. WAITE, the house surgeon, out of danger, and BARRY continues to amend. Mr. FAwcerr and other Gentlemen con nectei with C•orent-Garden, inquired alter the health of the invalids ye,terday morning. The body or a female, about 35 years of age, and respectably dressed, was yesterday picked up in the Thames, and conveyed to the vault under the new Church, near Wa.erloo Bridge. • There was nothing About the person of the deceased that afforded any clew to her name, or that of her family. ST. PETERSEURGH, Nov. s.—Saturday and the two succeeding night., there was a sharp frost, and the channel between thisillace and Cronstadt was rendered imPassable, by- ice; it is now dispersed by, the wind, and the weather mild, u ith three degrees.of thaw, so that the steam packet has renewed her daily trips. No post has arrived from Cionstadt, but 1 hear several ships sailed yesterday. OXFORD, Now. 21. • Tuesday aft-moon Mr. Jahn B Inge, a Consmoner of Qu e College, alto had been at the Univt rsity Term only, was f and dead in a boat on the river In' opposite Kennington, by two persons of that village. It , p i ear, that he had t.ktn out his gun for the purpo,e of shooting on the hanks of the river, add that by an accident, the precise nature of which can only be car jectur ed,the whole contents had been discharged through his both. This unfortunate G. ntleman was the only s n of the Rev. Mr. Bowie, of the Close, Salisbury ; he sir: s but nineteen -years of age, of most promising talents, and of an amiable disposition. It is impossible to describe the feelings of his parent, on learning this mi st mel in chid, intelligence. An inquest has been held on his body, and a verdict returned of "At cid . nt al Death." As we before observed, it cannot be ascertained how the accident took place; it is supposed that be might be moving the gun, tl , e moil& of which was towards him, and that one of the oars touched the trigger, which caused the unfortunate discharge. THE REPORTED CONCORDAT. At the meeting of the Catholic Association in Dublin on Tuesday last, Mr. O'Connell, in moving the thsrrt• of that body to Mr. &leas Alacdonnell, alluded to the teported negociation with the Po, e for a concordat in the bllowing terms: 41 A concordat with the Cn n vt i f Rome has been spoken of. A concordat has been tried in the Nether- lands, and has not worked well. I have now, continued the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, a f ct of great importance to ronounce It is this—l have letters from !tome of bo late a date as the £6.h of October last. and I stare, upon the most unquestionable authority, that up to that date there wete three several and distinct ap plications made by the British Government to the Pope fur a concordat, and the answer, repeated each time, and couched in terms of the utmost civility, was, that until the Catholics of Iceland were emancipated he could enter into no negotiation for a concordat—(Beer, hear, and loud cheers). Ido not mean to say that the Btitish Minister communicated officially with the Court of Rome. Ili the present state of the law he could not do in, but there are vati. us ways in which his wishes may be conveyed to the Pope, jiist as clearly and effectually as under the se a l of office. The K•ng of Hanover has a resident representative at Rome. Until the Catholics are emancipated then, an arrangement with the See cf Rome is out of the ques'ion. When tha event takes place, I would not refuse to discuss in Par liament any plan which should have fur its basis the perfect integrity of the Catholic religion." SOUTH CONSOLIDA MD MINING COMPANY. Yesterday an Adjourned Meeting of the P.opriet• r , in the above speculation took placer th Q , ieen's Arms Tavern, in CheapsiJe, for the purpose ..t taking into consideration the pr••pricty of winding u,) the aff Ars of the A•snciation; Sir Was. Itawi.tvs, in the Chair. The Report of the Direct' rs stated, Oat they were compelled to suspend all operations upon the works, in consequence of the S' areholders not having paid their calls upon their shale.; that all the thsecsors had paid the inAalanents, but that these remained unpaid upon 720 shares; that these remained 3001. in the Bankers hands, which, with the last call of 11. per share upon the 720 shares, would viable the Directors to pay off the claims upon the A , sociation ; shat the Directors would be then enabled to sell the Mines for the ben fit of the Shareholders. Upon the expediency of adopting this recommen dation, a very lung discussion took place, during which s everal of the Proprietors expressed their indignation at the price given for the mine to Mr. Skip', which amounted to 6.0001. although the as•ignment trucl whic'i the Directois held the mine. was made by the Lady of the Manor, a►sd no considers ion mentioned in the deed. Mr. GERRARD, the S. cretary, said. that Mr. Swan had purchase] the mine from M,. Robert s ; that the Directors had purchased the property upon the recum. mendaion of a deputation which sent to Cornwall to value the ptoperty ; that although the sum was too high, the Directors wet e not li,ble to blame. It was finally agreed that three Shareholders sh—ulti be appointed to confer with the Directors, and adopt the most effectual means to compel the defaulters to pay their instalments, and wind up the affairs if the Company. BATH, Ni'v. ft—Friday Madame CATALAN!, in her way to Clifton, stopped at the hou,e of the Bev,,, W. BowEN, of Bswdrip ; and in the course of the evening sl.e sang" Rule B itanoia," in her magnificent and un rivalled style, to a large concourse of persons assembled on the lawn, who evinced their gratification by loud and repeated acclamation. Thursday a fire was observed in a workshop near Buckingham Palace. No other damage was done than in the apartment where it commenced. By the plentiful supply of water and the arrival of several engines, to gether with the ready exertions of the workmen, they in a shots time extinguished the fire. Fortunately, no damage was done to the Palace itself, as the workshop was completely detached from the edifice. A fire broke out, about four o'clock yesterday after noon. in the Hackney Coach Licensing Office, Essex street. It is suppled to have commenced in the kit. chen flue. and to have burned upwards to the attic, where it communicated with a beam inserted in the flue, along which it extended, until it'reached a book -case, behind which it burst into flames. The exertions of one of the Thames Police, assisted by Edmonds. of the Westminster Fire Office, who rushed into the dan ger, and tore away the book-ca%e, which, with the va luable stock of books it contained, saved them from destruct on. They further tore up the boards of the flowing, beneath which the joists were rapidly burning, and effectually subdued the fire. . FIRE AT CRUNE.—Tuesday morning, about four o'clock. flames were discovered issuing from a brew house belonging to Mr. Pakner; and so rapid was their progress that it was wilt the greatest difficulty the family could be rescued from the impending danger ; scarcely, indeed, had they escaped when the roof fell in. The fire now extended, and was not suppressed until four houses were destroyed, and even then it could only be effected by pulling down such as would in all pro bability have been ignited in a few minutes. From the very prompt assistance rendered by the neighbours, no lives wit. lost. The accident is supposed to have arisen from the negigence of a servant, who was bre A ing.— The sufferers have lost nearly all their furniture, cloches, &c. in consequence of the houses being thatched, which aided the progress of the flames. !his circumstance will, a e trust, induce the inhabitants of other towns to guard against the occurrence of such an accident by substituting tile for thatch. A new engine belonging to the parish of Sydling. in addition to the Crone engin*, was used with powerful effect on this occasion. The Sun Fire-office % ssill sustain a heavy loss by the fire.— Sher borne Jourfsel. I SPORTING INTELLIGENCI. --row-- II U NTI NG. - Rart-Fitxwilliam's Hounds meet on Monday, at N'onks Woad Wednesday, at Abbott. Ripton ; ant Thursday, at Eery* KI I ord Scar' erough's Fox Hodods on Monday, at Clayworth Wednesday. at 'lrwlthill Spital ; Friday. at Lound Hall; and &tura day, at Sandbag!' Park. Lord Yarborough's Hounds on Monday, at Bradley g Wednes. day, at Wootton House; Friday, at Ellington Cow P st re; and ilatue da. , Hendaie Lodge. ' Mr. Boy,:ott's Hounds on Monday, at Chlllinga n ; and Thurs. day, at linneton. The Warwickshire Fox Hounds on Monday. at Red Hill. Mr Cedrington's Hounds on Monday, at Chown Clump. &r Richard Sutton's Hounds on Monday. at Hanwortb Weals Tuesday, at Fisher ton ; Wednesday, at Wickenby ; Thursday, at Swinethorpe; and Saturday, at Brattkby. The Cheshire Hounds on Monday at Barr.bridge; Wednewiay. at Shaving; 'Thursday, at Cholmoodeley ; and Saturday, at Wrest. bury Village. The Worcestershire Fox Hounds on Tuesday. at Bredon Hill; and Friday. at Grafton Wood. Mr. Dantey's Hounds on Tuesday, at Westhide Village. BRIGHTON HARRIERS. Barativon, Nov. 20.—A numerous geld of Sponneen attended the throwing off of the Subscription Harriers on the Race Course yesterday, including the Duke of St. Alban's, Lord Lake, and others of rank and fashion. The Duchess of St. Albates enjoyed• the sight in her carriage. Other carriages. together with hackney Sits, were also numerous on the ground, and pee.estrians, studding the hills la all directions, multiplied the vatieties of the animated picture. The first bare, hemmed in by the horsemen, skimmed round the extended circle, doubling repeatedly, but unable to effect an escape, was eventually killed. The next hare, penetrating more deeply into the country, the carriages and the foot throng moved homewaPd, while the musical notes of the pack in full cry evinced to them the quality of the diversion enjoyed in that direction. EXPLOSIONS FROM GAS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sia—The repeated accidents that have arisen, and are condoning to arise, from explosions of gas, and the deplorable one which has just happened at Covent-garden Theatre, will probably induce you cosies insertion to this letter. Considerable and just anxiety is at last excited in the public mind ; and if that be properly directed by the public Press, it may produce public good. It was very natural, when so brilliant a light as gas came to be generally introduced in the streets, that Proprietors of public and private establishments should be anxious to avail themselves of hit advantages and beauty. Unfortunately, the necessary precautions have not generally been taken to use the gas in a safe manner, and hence the alarms and loss of life which have occurred. The public will now recollect the explosions in Pall Mall, Coburg Theatre, Peter -street, &c. &c. and unless greater precautions shall be taken. and other modes adopted, than are generally practised, occasional explosions may he expected to increase. Eight years ago. I ventured to state, that there was great danger in introducing, in the usual manner, gas, by means ..f pipes, to public or private houses Out as I was known to have proposed another mode of using gas, I was re presented as an interested person, and not listened to. I now, again, state, that gas can never be safely brought by pipes into close rooms, and that neither gas.hulders nor gas.meters can ever be safely placed in the interior of any building, not provided on put... pose with proper ventilators, and these frequently examined. Slit years age, a number of public-spirited individuals formed thee selves into a Company, to give the public the benefit of portable ' gas ; the attempt, however, was violently resisted, partly from ignorance, and partly, I fear, from interested motives. Sir Wm. Congreve, the Government Inspector of Gas Works, in a report to Parliament, rep►esented the pioject as wild, impractic.ble, and dangerous—(see Repertory for October, 1823, p. 276). In a Periodical Journal, a series of Letters and Editorial Articles ape peered, the most absurd and unfounded that could be conceived. All the Gas Companies, with a capital of upwards of two millions. opposed the Portable Gas Company getting an Act of Parliament or Charter, but in spite thereof a Charter was last year granted. And now, after five years experience, not one accident has ever or cut red front portable gas, although often in the bands of the most ignorant cn•tumers. Ott the contrary, as the Company assert in their Prospectus, it has been proved to be by far the safest of all lights. The introduction, however, of that mode of lighting has been very mush retarded by the attempts of the great Gas Com• panics, first to crash, and since to impede, the success of the Portable Gas Company; and also by the Joint Stuck mismanagement of the Provincial Portable Gas Company, which caused the abandonment of their establishments at Manchester and Edinburgh. To Mr. Windsor the public are indebted for the introduction of gas by means of pipes along the streets, like water; but is was quite unnecessary that the pipes should be deeply laid, and em. bedded in the earth like water-pipes, which causes great expense, frequent disturbance of the pavement, and is the parent of many of the explosions which occur, and which will be more frequent as the pipes progressively decay. Seven years ago, upon observing labourers iu Edinburgh blasting rocks, to get the pipes laid deep, I suggested another mode of la, ing the pipes, and which I have upon every opportunity re-iterated elsewhete but with no success. There are few engineers or managers who will adopt the suggestions or inventions of another. My plan was, to form a small square trough of loose bricks or stones alongside of the curb, just sufficient to con. tain the gas pipe, and to cover this, nut quite closely, with Sat stones ; by which means the whole length of the pipes would be easily accevible, any leak easily di.coverable, and from which no gas could escape by fissures into cellars ur common sewers. in this way the carriage pavement would remain undisturbed, and the foot pavement be but very partially removed, when inspection of the pipes was required, or lateral pipes had to be laid to the horses or street lamps. The Public are now alive to the subject, and it remains for the conservators of the public safety to take the requisite measures. I am, Sir, your most obedient bumble servant, DAVID GORDON. No. 8, Claremont square. list Nov. 1828. Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Metcalf, of Penton-street, Pentonville, was accosted near the Angel, at Islington, by a female, of short stature, who represented her self as a servant out of place, and de,irous of a situation. Mrs. Metcalf was so pleaed with her, that sbe engaged her, and took her home to Penton street. In a few days, however, the female absconded from Mrs. M.'s house, taking with her about 200 sovereigns, and about 1004 in Bank of England notes. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Duke of York public house, Clapham-road, on the body of Mr.Chee. Harland. Ott Wednesday morning the deceased, wt o is a master builder, went to the Clapham-road to inspect some buildings which he was erecting, and ascended a I tdder to go on the roof of one of the ['owes, when the ladder slipped and lie fell to the ground. S veral of his ribs were broken, and his head was severely Hared. He di: d the same alernoon. Verdict—Accidental death. Thursday evening an Inquisition was held at the Mercer: Arme, Titchfield-street, Paddington, touching the death of Caroline Smith, a healthy and promi,ing child, three years old, the daughter of a re.pectabk mechanic. It appeared by the evidence given before Mr. STIRLING, the Coroner, that on Sunday eight the deceased drank some boiling water at the spoil of a tea-kettle, which was standing upon the hob cf a grate belonging to a house in But wood place, of which her parents at pre ent have the care; and akhongh the utmost exertion was made by a medical man in the neighbourhood to give her relief, she lingered a short time in rumble pain, and died. The mother was in the room with her when the accident occurred, but, it seems, had Rot Iht power of preVenting it. and the Jury returned a ntdict, .s Accidemal Death." as iie4 ► of l.r ~!s Iv a, '4