Star. — London, England, 1827-09-13 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, StIoTRICUR 12. A Duel of a novel description was fought hem i n.' terday, between a young man (or rather lad) of the, name of Sherwood, clerk to a solicitor; and another timed Den, apprentice to the Xing's Apothecaries,' Messrs. Banat and Blake. One of them is unfortunately wounded, and it, therefore, ceases to be a laughing mat ter, which the people here are well disposed to make it. One of the pasties bad, it items, applied some offensive term to the other, which he could not btook ; and intent, therefote, on avenging his insulted honour, he chal lenged him to single combat. The challenged hero having the choice of weapons, elected to fight with swords, but, being bnable to procure any, they got foils, which they sharpened for the purpose, and so proceeded to the grounds Immediately on their arrival, they stripped and set-to, but were as instantly pounced upon by three or four police men, who having intelligence of the affair, were on the spot before them. Their in terposition, however, did not entirely prevent bloodshed, for Mr. Den had received a wound, which glanced Along the rib, a circumstance that alone prevented it from being fatal. The two principals, seconds, and four friends, who had accorrp 'flied them to see the sport, were all forthwith conveyed by the officers back to the town, and there, after having solaced their valour with a breakfast, at a public-house, they were taken before a Magistrate, by whom the principals and seconds were bound over in heavy recognizances to appear at the Assises, and the rest to be of good beha viour and keep the peace. It is said that several more challenges were sent to others a the party, but not accepted. None of the eight heroes are in a situation of life to warrant their appeal to this mode of settling their disputes; and when the battle was first spoken of in the town, it was said that the heroes were all of a Oil lower class than has proved to be the case. Some of them had considerable difficulty, it is said, in getting bail, and most of the party were in custody the whole of the day. They are all mere lads. • MOURNFUL CATASTROPHE. In oar paper of yesterday, we briefly mentioned the Melancholy accident which had befallen GiORGE MAX-. Wm, Esq. of Currachan, who was unfortunately drowned while bathing in the river Nitt.—Tbe follow. log more ample detail of this calamity, is extracted from the Donofrio aid Galloway Costlier : DUMFRIES, Sae. Is. " It is with feelings of the deepest grief sad regret—feelings in which tie public warmly sympathise--that we record one of the most melancholy accidents that has occurred here for a great num. her of years. ()n Tuesday last. the 4th current, Deorge Walter Maxwell, Esq. of Currachan, proceeded to bathe In the river Nith, and entered the water from a riga of the ellnlanehamat a hilt below Castle.elykra garden. Tbationnetildl letelle effeelall o'clock, and as his friend, Mr. Kenn* Timbers, was die. porting in the tide on the opposite it nrserally believed' that the two young endows pest Be this as k nay, more than one off age *tressed the hafts reading stern which followed. Mr. firreregAls gotioullier els thosgh he was himself preperabag to bad* ash{ pat.Jaalt i watching the maims of Mr. Maxwell, and sumarking to Bair,' See how be labours." But as the tide by this timer beton to turn, he had to contend against the ebbing Waitalli et de Solway —waters which, when pent in a damsel of net Mae than eighty yards broad, recede and ascend with a very tomileall degree of rapidity. When at the middle of the river, or perhaps lilted it, Mr. Max Well exclaimed, "Am I half way over?" Mr hem distinctly overheard the question and as be feared he groping, and wished to encourage bins , he immediately 'lts, yea, you are more than that; carry an. and there is inn" A little while after. he inquired of Mr. Thorholo, .. Indic to make through;' and when one of his pained% mg teen straining hard to overtake him, neared and eon* Isis. MI MS his body, be faintly articulated " Geed cher min heel hit the last words be uttered, (or the avian% Irani halbia Or lOW other cause, got upon his shoulders and the hack part of MO head, sod by impeding his motions, and forting hint to swallow a speediest water, occasioned a catastrophe which thousands deplore as well as his relations. Once or twice he appeared to re-ass:mad, if we any join from the apparent gurgling of the stream, but the dog by lineal aad swimming about rendered it exceedingly difficult to tell what took place; and though something &Gehl be 'Boned for pro. visas (absentee', the strength of the torrent, and petbaps a sight deemed trrpidatioo, we fear it may he said that he fell a Amine to the misdirected fondness of a favourite render. Mr. Kam loth Thorbutn, witnessed what had befallen his friend ; and dreadfully agitated as his feelings were, be immediately called CIA " A boat I-4 boat !" Mr. Swan was almost equally overcome, btu he speedily undressed, leaped into the tide, and made for the Tempter side of the river. A boat belonging to a sloop, which was lying at hand, was pushed off at the same time; and if the water bad been clear, what with the exertions of Mr. S. and the sailors, tie body might have been recovered shortly after it disappeared; but the tide was unusually thick and muddy; sod though the moot penevering efforts continued to be made, and though the cries of Mr. Mother's brought many to the spot—and among others the limes. Pringle, who being expert swimmers repeatedly dined at different places—all ended in deep, heart-fee, and bitter disappraltat lent. The alarm spread wider and wider, and was soon comma *Wed to this town; Mr. Blair, Mr. M'Gowan, Mr. Looksp, hr. Watson, and others, exerted themselves to the utmost la the nase of humanity; additional boats with nets were procured; and hag Wore the labour of searching ended, several hundreds of oar teenamin, including the whole medical faculty, were standing on the embankment, most of whom witnessed, with tears is their eyes, %hand and painful spectacle which followed. The tide bad now Like about a foot and a half, and Mr. Swan having at last got a ildaest of the body, it was raised, after considerable exertion, and *nand to the gardener's lodge, at Castle-dykes, where a warm I lkod warm blankets bad been previously prepared. The whole ", l arFactitioners were in lastant attendance, and foe the space of *arty taro boors they persevered In the use of every means which medical shill or humanity could suggest. But it was all in vain; k WY had lain at l east 50 minute s in t h e water; the vital s p ar k he „ led , and could not be festered. ' And thus perished Mr. wan ilnwell, in the prime or rather morning of his days cod amidst the fairest prospects of future usefulness; and it WW 1 ":,_ 1 link to t h e p o i g n anc y of the regret, which all maw ai d 'mu bate expressed, that he should have bees dPIIII.II as the of soot, i n a epassna Mills Wader than it imllliolliillaas lidtio the view of 'a awl net masy 1 "114„....ke1c lats • His age was his fortune independan, h ilelidi ta . -;,-, his principles and dispositions borsouralte and - de A r ft ; and we may state in addition diktat was frabb Ltinstative of the once noble family of Pl . nod MIIIMIIb j 2,1 h is person, he was tall and remake* • dill. a hedged tank as well as sudden, that' • .. with faltering accents and streaming eye's . lit" 99 , lovely in death as he bad been In life. Upset ow 1 Cliw ° aided grief of his more immediate relations and ' we dare bat and will not venture to intrude. The nwlit. nth liebv ~ if not properly timed, aggravates . fattier than alleviates raa .. : sod as th ere are thought , that tie too deep for tears, we al" lt hts k rela n. titres to th e h ea li ng band of time, and time heavenly tsaalatwhich religion is ao well fitted to inaplre.—Mt. Mu wars Notre!, which tank plate yesterday, waalsore like a pubic Ns a private ceremony. His remains were interred in the family 'place at Tr dewed i ,. °queer eburch-yard, an d t h e hearse was fol ios,. .'"''Carnallres most of whi c h b e l o n ge d to private gentle eaTiftirseeneterest sympathy. r at h er t h an an idl e p r i nc ipl e of T' drew a great number of our 1 r w e townsmen 'to the streets • In a 99 •stne .....__e a not recollect of a sile occurrence of a strictly' ; nd loca l do nature that spre a d so d eep a g l oo m over the town unalries, since it was our fortune to become connected with it." This is the anniversary of Gen. Wo Liz being killed it Q u ebec , 1759 ; and death of CHAS. JAS. Fox. 1806. ELortmeNT —Dfterled from roe, DANIA. Barrow, days since, a woman, who, for the last five years, has eon ' " 14 met and has generally been reputed to be my wife. The ber dauppearatice is beyond the "cope e(-My divining. always kind to me while we lived together, sod I was oc rialto h er , She is a middling-sized woman, has black a aystatkable Winning leer In her eye. No apprehenbivc Gentled between us until she late cstastroph-.- -svimanar,r,,. Treiweer el ins lying al I ha been de • lady might the tide wai it relent* r 11r. Thor& Nam& Pri dement ph meet. Th e r *Red to g hlr. Wats ° , Wm of Mu 0 1 brim I limorrs, ✓ s ki nd ✓ Wee lbw ear' of tl " 4 "led hadttod wa of ow putt wady two I Mold Ail body 1 .22.4 111 64 Wallet l'ktk rium h a y, ha *Sir ti lt Asir ert l egend* Moho 4 , dd ftWoomegt P down wai kdp4 rit Pr Ind y i n lw Ward pi IV ' IQ rid ice "41, , to ; vit hat, his t eomoiatiot yellt foloi 44 grit bog r i bto low e d by Mew T h tori ge b y, innate o 4 r, 0 :11 This i • tt Q n ,b, EL M few d al ° " 1,1 will rifts I d 1 1111 Oho war erd ead; Li, IS • 6111 ellitb • 411.6611 Y men yesterday Canterbury. • delsellisho bedew to doe Oltio 110= Foot arrived um' yaw* hum Leeds, cm route to A dosohmeot heisoarlog to the ildtit lishisset of Infantile math this rienlimi from WeeesiMostriler Messy aseracks. A ditatimost hotamilog to Amelia Regimen of /set. 'marched this swain from Wommimohor, for Pertammush m es rests to C4 De seento belonging to the Pith mod 40tAlteliments of In. faotry, ellbarked this reerekti es timid a stem vessel in the River, on route to Chatham. 01 bh , having mietii" °I Janes Shorter's evidence - wee tolietfeßowing effect s He was a constable of, the wave 4 Fertsoken, and be was on duty on the 26th ofJune. He bad watched the, defendant for three hours in the neighbourhood of :l s t Minories, and at last saw him and another person s ing at each side of a young man. The defendant h 4 a watch in his hand, and wae‘reeommesiding it, as duffers generally dojo the stranger. The witness told the stranger what it appeared he knew very well, that be was between two duffers. The defendant called bin In d—d robber, and told him that he had hanged many oes man. The witness then showed his staff, and desired him to go on, but the defendant refused, and uttered a nerent of abuse. The witness then-seized him by the boiler, but he resisted, and kicked else witness, and they reeled to in the kennel. The witness, however, dung to fe t is h : Lagged him into a shop, and called foe, assistance. Before, however, the defendant was pro, perly secured; they had another tumble and roll hil the kennel together. 4 number of Jews, from the *ghbouthold of Petticoat-lane, assisted in insulting and abusing him. cross.examined by Mr. CHAIM= Puma's—Upon T6r oath, did•you not receive .ss. front bis wife ? 1 .. Never, upon my oath." Mr. PHILLIPS—Upon your oath, did you not receive ss. from himself? Witness (after a little hesitation)—Why. yes, I did re ceive 51. from him in prison, and this was the way ; He told me when he was in prison that I had a good deal of trouble with him, and that if I' would go and get him bail, he would give me 51. so I took the ss. —(A laugh). Yes, and I would have taken 101. if be had offered it— (Loud laughter). Mr. PHILLIPS—Pray did you tell the Lord Mayor that you took the 51. Witness—l did : 1 told the told the Lord Mayor that , he gave me the ss. He gave it to me for going for bail.l A shoran stated, that the officer dragged the de fendant into his master's shop, and demanded assistance, and that defendant tripped up the officer's heels. The RICORDSR said, that the officer certainly was not justified in collaring the defendant. There had been no proof that the defendant had been gating with a fraudulent intention. The defendant was immediately acquitted. Mr. Putuart--.1 understand that the officer still holds a sovereign belonging to the defendant. The Recommits—lf he is wise he will give it up. It is a question which we cannot try here ; but if he is prudent, he will immediately give it up. A coal-merchant named Ana was indicted for har ing assaulted a coal-meter in the execution of his duty. Convicted, and fined Is. and dischaiged. As soon as the last-mentioned case terminated. Alder men TH01! and LUCAS, upon looking towards the Jurymen, said, ei Why, we have been trying all this while wit h no more than 11 Jurymen." All eyes were then directed to the Jury-box, and certainly a twelfth Juryman was wanting. There was a general laugh in the Court when the discovery was Inglis known to the public. The Rattanoins asked Mr. Clarke, the Clerk of the I Arraigns, how it happened that the Jury was not full? 1 Mr. Clarke replied, that 12 Gentlemen had answered to their names, and be concluded that they bad all been sworn. The Swearing Officer stated, that be took it for granted, when he administered the oath, that all the 12 had stood op to be sworn, as every one of them an swered to his name. A juryman said, that one of the Gentlemen sacs• mated was Mr. Bennet. That Gentleman bad answered lo his name, but he sat at the other side of the Court, %nd probably did not thick be was required, and there fore retired. Mr. Bounann said, that the 11 had done the business in a very satisfactory manner, and did not require a 12th.—(A laugh.) The mistake arose from two 'eases. The Court was held in a very small room (the Exchequer Chamber), where jury, attornin, witnesses, and defendants, were all huddled together, so that it was very difficult to ascertain who *ere, or who were not, the jury. The keeper of Whiteeross•street prison, who attended in a case of assault, beppened to take, upon entering the Court, a vacant seat close to the jury. and be was con sidered by the jurymen as one of themselves. When he rose as a prosecutor, the eleven found that they bad been all in the wrong. A person named Maltby was convicted of having assaulted Mr. Spencer, the keeper of the Whitecrose street prison. The keeper bad pardoned the defendant as an individual, but the Court sentenced Maltby to imprisonment in the House of Correction for one snostb. PISRIR •. NOLKARD. This was an appeal from a decision of the Lord' Mayor, imposing a conviction in the penalty of 101. on the defendant, for charging more interest as a pawnbroker, than he was entitled to by law. John Hugh Fisher was examined by Mr. Boax.Awn, and be stated that on the 22d of May, 1826, he pawned Wthe defendant's shop, its Son -street, Bishopsgate, a sil►er wine cooler and silver spoons. for 21. 15s. On making the pledge, he did not ask for any specific suwil of money, but the pawnbroker said he would advance , , 21. 15s. He did not ask for two duplicates, but be was surprised at receiving more than one, and on inquiring the cause, the defendent said be had a reason for it, but be did not wish the public to know it. On redeeming the goods on the 9th May last, the defendant charged a greater sum than he would have been en titled to, had he only given one duplicate, and therefore the information was lodged against him. Cross-examined by Mr. Apo - mans—Witness was an attorney, and lived in Finch-lane. He gave his name when he pawned the goods i‘ John Fisher, No. 9, Corn hill." It was very common for persons to give fictitious addresses. He pledged the property for *ant of cash. He had never sworn that his name was John Fisher... Mary L-e lived in his house; she was the informant against the defendant, and he was the witness. Should the conviction be confirmed, she was to have the amount of the penalty. He did not know that if the appellant succeeded he would have to pay the costs; but he Might. The goods when pawued were all wrap ped in one parcel. He did not ask for two duplicates, l as it would have been more convenient for him, when he might need them, to take them out all together. Mr. Au ILPHUII addressed the Court far the appellant. IHe did not wi.h. to east any reflections on Mr. Fisher because he had pledged goods for the trifling suns of great the statement of the appellant, that it was at Ashei's per. titular request two duplicates Were given ; and he trusted the Cooft would not affirm the conviction. The RacOaDita said that the Court bad listened with attention to the etidente and the statements of dui Counsel, and they were of opin:on that the contiction had been rightly, made..--Conviction affirmed. The Loath_ MAToR said, that he hoped this convictiod would be a warning to pawnbrokers, and pat an end to the imposition which they practised by giving two du; plicetes for one pledge. BALLOON ASCENT. We have received the following *meet of the voyage of Mr. &town Having formed a Merin.. nation of ascending from the town of Pontefract on Wednesday, at seven o'clock, I cordineneedietterating die gas front the decolnposition of waits, which west IS suseaslaily well. hie morning was cloudy.- My 'soma was to have taken plate at twelve o'clock, bet is ffFtof a number of (leadsmen hieing made s for the AMU to o ceassasoce et tint. requested sot to ascend until half:past this time the roads and adjoining I wr i At lidealware lined with peoples At half-past orte. 1 eilenlieneed attaching the car, when the balloao was I.lllkrise, so that the ho restrained it. The sight was most striking, the balloon being not more than ounthird inflated, which nearly represented the form of - a parachute. The gas being very pure, buoyed the balloon upwards; forming neatly a flat surface on the lower side, the aperture being upwards of nine yards from my head. To the spectators this sight would appear dangerous, the valve cord being so distant front me. It was my intention to have taken a Gentleinan with me, but on trial I found there was not soffineint power. I then took in about eighty pounds of ballast, and left the earth, at five minutes to two, amidst the shouts and cheers of thousands. In two minutes I lied a most delightful view of the town of Pontefract, race. course, atc. In four minutes and a half I lost sight t.f the earth, and was in this dark and gloomy state for seven minutes. At one time I had the curiosity to ettend my band beyond the edge of the car, to see whether I could discern it at that distanee. which I could but very faintly. The pelt of clouds which 1 passed through was, according to my calculation, three traders of 11 mile. lat last perceived a shade of light above the balloon, and in a moment was soaring in an lama sphere too brilliant for the eye to bear. The balloon, get, Ste. being very damp, and the nth shining in its greatest splendour, caused a powerful evaporation to commence, which gave me considerable buoyancy. It is laapossible to describe the grandeur which presented itself to my view at this trYise , the clouds forming a level surface, only varied by shades. The reform of this apa pearance was my being so much above them. At the time I rose through the surface, they appeared is mountains of snow, only with much more splendour ; so that I could only bear the sight of them at intertala. The heavens above me appeared of a dark blue; withal* the least vapour. The sun appeared as a bright= . the eye having no power to look on it, only *hen by the bottom of the balloon, which it was *ben *barn the hoop which supports the car. The reason of my being above the car and hoop was, the bottom of the balloon being btroyecrup out of reach, to obtain the valve string I was compelled to lease the car, and rise above the hoop, supporting myself by the net with one hind. In doing this I bad to lean baekwatds, bearing on cords of the net, in which situation my cap fell flints •y head pressing through the Cords. Having obtained the valve.string, I spin descended to the car. It bells half-past two, and the balloon nearly expanded. I de. termined to reach the highest altitude in my power, which was at three o'clock, bring one mile and a half above the clouds, and three miles above the level of the sea. Atthis time I began to descend. At SE() minutes past three I,again reached the clouds, and was seven minutes in passing through them, at whi2h time the town of Barnsley presented itself tgmy view. My descent was extremely rapid; 1 was obliged to cast overall my ballast; and in three minutes male my safe descent in ate:Able field at Burton Smithies; near Barnsley, 14 *Se from Pontefract. I was soon attended by many ilimireds, amongst whom was Mt. J. S. Metbley, of ilaiton, which Gentleman conveyed the balloon to his 'rouse, where I received necessary refreshment and attendance.'.Sheafeld Iris. The South-westerc part of Hampshire appears to have been a scene of unusual mirth and gaiety last eke*. At Romsey there was a grand music meeting ; at Ford ingbtidge great feting* and rejoicing on the coming of age of Mr. Eyre Coote ; and at Christchurch similar rejoicings on the birth of a grandson and heir atke estates of Sir George 'risen Tapps, in that neighbour. hood. HISTORICAL ANICDOTIL-..-On the dollars, Orem &c. coined at the town of Dordrecht, in Holland, is the figure of a milkmaid sitting under bee co,w, shiCh ' figure is also exhibited in tell ew on the water gate of the place. The occasion was aPfollows t— la the noble struggle of the United , Ptorinces for their liberties, the ,Spaniards detached a -body of forces from the main army, with the view 40 surprising Dordrecht, Certain milkmaids, belonging to a rich farmer in the vicinity of the town, perceived, as , they were going to milk, some soldiers concealed under the hedges. They had the presence of mind to pursue their occupation without any symptoms of alarm. On their return home they informed their masters of what they had seen, who gave information to the Burgomaster, and the sluices were let loose, by which great numbers of the Spaniards were drowned, and the expedition defeated. The States ordered the farmer a handsome revenue for the loss he sustained by the overflowing of his lands, rewarded the women, and perpetuated the memory of the event in the manner described. Recur:. To cuss eIfOLIZA MO/2MM on Dvenfuttat —Take Sd. worth of isinglass, and simmer it down in about half a mutchkin of water on a slow fire, tilt It is completely dissohed ; when this is done, add a little milk and sugar, to make it palatable; giVe the petiens half a capful immediately, and a spoonful every beer afterwards. The above has been tried in many eases, and never was found to fail: Chaussenot, a chemist of Dijon, bas succeeded is procuring a gas from rosin, which h said to give an hs tense light, without emitting any of that infections sad insalubrious smell caused by the escape of the carbines gee, besides being less liable to explosion. THE A RIIT. ' LONDOS .. SESSAGNS. . . qt. 4/11‘004Withstansiitig he tiiis An iittirney in th e City; --4.-- • -.1111111.•—, • for klris better fee hi& td hive raisid Monet Mat AA y Tito &irises of DAL Is as present esseposederdse ad Qapsa's Yesterday them Sessions commenced, berift, 4 64 11.0nb than perhaps by other means; but be would Assert that r bearmol veres atatir st tka:"Rarral Inwrschs; the 3 d WA My , fettion , the fteeininkn, add mderain TIM!, Sir his statement was false from beginning to end: He had Ilaser. Barracks; Grd. Lod 3d R4ll * PAYER LAviti, and Ludtts. ' Owen a false name and address; and harm actsidyr.; " ..4 , 6 11 " 1 Barracks; Ili 4141217 rd ailai Re g iments ' at Richtnat ' d 13„„ Marks lleivd• gilt was indicted Pit hiving swanked 'edged that he went to the pawnbrokers' with A isalikoest Issiesseag to die Sark ßagikatist or Infantry , ar- Shorter , City street.kesper, in the elteatiiata of duty. in his in wilt, it would be no great stretch to believe the *ail. asynyttfaday treat Lod% ea sago to CarsTrbury. . . James Shorter's evidemotwas to , thefoilowing effect t statement of the evoellant, that it was at ilishee's air. , 1 t i 1 1 - ( 1 I - . i , , ~ i .. J. 1 ~ , , . , - i i 1 , NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Tallyho, from Virginia to Liverpool. was on shore on Goose Hill Flats, Lath ult. : got off and "put back. The Racehorse, EVANS. from Sligo to Liverpool, was en shore near Bally Vallee Bth inst. but expected to be got off, after dis charging part of her cargo. The Fortune, arrived in the Clyde from Bombay. sailed Bth May, with the Allertoo, for Liverpool, and Minstrel. for London. The Berwick, Gluon:, for London, sailed in the middle of April; the Mount Stuart, AMMON!, was to la for the Clyde 14th May; the Mangles nd Spring, for London, 15th May; and &arab, the end of May. FALMOUTH, Sert..ll.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Gipson Bias, from St. Domingo ; Chant's, Asters., from London for Tenerife. PlArarouta, Sere. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the New Bldde ' ford. Bass, from Prince Edward's Island. Poetsuouts, Sart. Wind & W.—Passed, the Thomas Naylor, TIUMXIOII, from Rio Janette. DCA L, Sam 11.-.-Wind S. W.—Arrived the Ethelred, &mos, from Jamaica ; Pereey, from St. Vincent's ; Louise, DAM. frum Grenada; Sinewy'. Matvistx„ from Dominica; Find lay, CANON from Alontserrat ; Rubicon, IP [stow, from Jamaica ; Perseus, Jeccsox, from Quebec ; St. Mary, Baatoe, from Jamaica ; Fortitude, Setae, from Antigua; Brighton, Pxnun, from Sin gapore; Nimrod, Attest, from New York; Jeuis, &assort, from Demerara ; Magnet, Tartoe, from Teneriffe• Charles Brooke, Bess, from St. Vincent ' s —A number of hoenevard.bound vessels passed without signal. The Levant, from ladle, has arrived. NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES. 'rho Navy of the United States, when all the vessels authorised to be built are afloat, will consist of It ships of the line, 60 frigates, 16 sloops of war, and seven other vessels, exclusive of those on the Lakes. To man these will require more than twenty thousand seamen. Colonel FANTRAMit, horn the Ordnance Office, is now engaged in surveying Hobbs Point, near his Majesty's Deck yard,yetnbroke, and the ground leading to it, for a mail road, pre paratory to his reporting as to its eligibility for a packet statio* foe his Majesty's Post-office steam-packets, to ply from to Dunmore, instead of landing the mail, and shipping it, as heretofore, at Milford. He also has in view the surveying and marking out ground for for tification. fox the better protection of Milford Harbour, and the Royal Navy Arsenal, with its most valuable contents. It is also in eeotemplatioo, since the Loan Hum Assasres visit, to annex the Old Fort to the Yard, so as to bring it withinside, to form its western boundary, which will be a great addition and improvement, and tie carrying it into effect be attended with but little ezpetiveon the ground already belongs to Government.—Brialel Mowry. The inhabitants of Hastings and its vicinity have had tbeir curio sity excited lately by souse researches relative to a Dutch ship, which is supposed to have been stranded on that coast Dearly a can. ntry ago. The following le inter from a Gentleman on the spot— .' From the hest information I can collect (rem the oldest men at Brain and its neighbembeol, I find that in the year 174$ a large Dutch Alp, called the AIIIIIIWMAIII, laden with various kinds of geode rad marebandlee, bound fur Batavia and other Dutch settle ments. erhippod her redder on a rock off Boachy-head, and let go bar amber at the eases thee a strong southerly tried sue in br esurattleye, dreaming all the dangers of a les-abaro i many In& raids of the eater harm giddy, and soar of thin save ladle& does of diseenarat, berindes • mutiny. In this rue they reit drub of *mu, aid aside Wingisid, win eranseedssi a rdbir w libeifflakaient out veldt rho biesederslir of pirdhrthe si io Area into port, bet he wu eiebble ewer Na tesobbie inteodoew Mao effect. Th• place of the dhester Was three riles and a ball to the westward of Hasaings, on a eworopy shore, which the water leaves at ebb tides ; rust bore are eras who say—but in all Christian charity it is to be hoped Is was not so—that this Captain Wingfield agreed, for a sus of money, to tow bar to Deur ; but when be bed get the escrey i bt left her to hearse a wreilt for tie Weeds of she Hastings wroth-lemters.-- . a Sunda afternoon. la Olt simmer eases; and M• od* Miftbsid alas did not set with truehery, le three et kne dales she west down leap in the sued ; and a report Was Sint *sited and believed, that the crew were infected with the pb.e,invonseqnetsce of which, bet little of the cargo was tatbipleL I. this state the ship has remained, with the exception et ibee:masts, rigging, and timbers having been fres time to time mot ale* down to the swine of the sand, until last March, when shalt forty Mooring men, residents of Bexhill, agreed together to clear away-the sand and mud, and take out the remainder of the cargo. After a great deal of labour, they found a box containing various sorts et drinking glasses, which wets eagerly purchased at from ten to sistat shillings per pair, by Gentlemen la the ',nigh boorhood ; they also found a large chest, and a calk filled with knifes and beads, which are now run together by the corrosion of the We ore- There were NOM human bones resod between decks, which did not appear the least decayed ; they found many ether things, such as tobacco pipe., bottles, and tar, en none of which time had made any ravagca. It is to be regretted that the autho rities interfered on behalf of the revenue, and prevented the fur ther prosecution of this investigation. It was the intention of the labourers to take everything out of the ship, and then break her up, as the timbers and planks are very sound ; but the Govern ment Meets claimed a duty, and seized what was of any value: cooseinently the enterprise was given up, as those WS* undertook the task were but poor men, and all they found would not have overpaid them." The Norfolk Board of Health having reason to believe that malignant disease eadus in Havanak sad aka parts of the Island of Cuba, have ordered that aU vessels are to anchor at the Quarantine Giostnd, d there to be v i s i te d . . Sunday, the Talliacotion operation was performed for the first time in the Glasgow Infirmary, aod with every prospect of a suswessful remit, the patient was a young woman who bore the operation well, as females do in most cases when they expect their looks to be improved. Dr. DC Grouts hl.Lacu :Am was the operator. Horirrous MONUMENT. The monument on the Mount Hill, in Fifeshire. to the memory of the late Lord Hopetoun. is now completed, and the scaffolding removed. It is a roaad pillar, 94 feet in height, and about 18 in diameter, surmounted by a square capital of 15 feet— thus making the total height 107 feet. As it stands on a very considerable elevation, the pillar is visible from the greatest part of Fife, and forms a dis tinguished ornament to the county. The view which may be had from its summit is very extensive. Besides the beautiful valley of Stratheden, the ?skits of Tay and Forth are seen, and form interesting features in the landscape; and on a clear day Edinburgh Castle may be distinctly seen peering through the smoke with which Auld Reekie is encircled. The monument has been erected by subscription; and great prai.e is due to the farmers in the neighbourhood, who drove the whole of the materials free of expence.—tiii Herold. The Twopenny Post office in the Royal Arcade, at the back of the Opera-house, was entered on Sunday Morning by a picklock, and cash and notes stolen to the amount of 311,101. worth of bill and receipt stamps, silver spoons, shop goods, bed and table linen, and va rious other articles, above 804 valued _ _ _ Great, and we are happy to say successful, effurts , have been made, by same Gentlemen of this city, to obtain a commutation of the sentence of d. ath paised in Elisabeth Dix (one of the seven criminals ordeied or esecuti ,, n to.morrow, Wednesday, at llchester), for a burglary in the rumor of her master, Mr. Jameson, at Laikhall, near this city. We have just learnt that a teprieve arrived this morning for the unfortunate woman. .—Bath tiaxatte, Sept. 114 :' •s.