Star. — London, England, 1826-10-06 00:00:00

MIGRATION OF SWALLOWS. It is a fact, which has not been satisfactorily accounted Tor by ornithologists, that the number of swallows which visit this island are not near S 3 numerous as they for merly were; and this is the case, not only in this neigh bourhood, but throughout the country. The little that is satisfactorily known concerning the parts to which they emigrate, and the many statements respecting their annual migration, not only serves to shew that some thing remains to be discovered respecting these interest ing visitors, but perhaps prevents us from ascertaining the causes of the decrease in their numbers. In the month of September, 1815, great numbers of these birds congregated near Rotherham, previous to their depar ture for a more genial climate. Their appearance was very extraordinary, and attracted much attention. The following account of this vast assemblage of the feathered race, is written by the Rev. Thomas [Healey, vicar of • Rotherham. • d ' Early in the month of September, 1815, that beau. tiful and social tribe of the feathered race began to as semble In the neighbourhood of Rotherham, at the Willow-ground, near the Glass-house, preparatory to their migrating to a warmer climate; and their numbers were daily augmented, until they became a vast flock, which no man could easily number—thousands upon thousands, tens of thoticande, and myriads—so great, indeed, that the spectator would almost have concluded that the whole of the swallow race were there collected in one huge limy - . It was their manner, while there, to rise from the willows in the morning, a little before six o'clock, when their thick columns literally darkened the sky. Their divisions were formed into four, five, and sometimes into six grand wings,each -of these filing off and taking a different route—one east, another west, another south ) and so on; as if not only to be equally dispersed throughout the country, to provide food for their numerous troops ; but also to collect with them whatever of their fellows, or straggling parties, might be still left behind. Just before the respective columns arose, a few birds might be observed first in motion at different points, darting through their massy ranks— these appeared like officers giving the word of command. In the evening, about five o'clock, they began to return' to their station, and continued coming in, from all quar ters, until nearly dark. It was here that you might see them go through their various aerial evolutions, in many a sportive ring and airy gambol—strengthening their pinions in these playful feats for their long etherial, journey r while contentment and cheerfulness reigned in every breast, and was expressed in their evening song by a thousand pleasing twitters from their little throats, as. they cut the air and frolicked in the last beams of the setting sun, or lightly skimmed the surface of the glassy pool. The notes of those that had already gained the willows sounded like the murmur of a dis tant waterfall, or the dying roar of the retreating billow on the sea beach. dd The verdant enamel of summer had already given place to the warm and mellow tints of autumn, and the leaves were now fast falling from their branches, while the naked tops of many of the trees appeared—the golden sheaves were safely lodged in the barns, and the reapers had, for this year, shouted their harvest home— frosty and misty mornings now succeeded, the certain presages of the approach of veinier. These omens were understood by the swallows as the route for their march ; nem diagly, on the morning of the 7th of October,.their mighty army broke up their encampment, debauched from their retreat, and,- rising, covered the Heavens with their legions; thence, directed by an unerring guide, took their trackless way. On the morning of their going, wht n they ascended from their temporary abode, they did not, as they had been wont to do, divide, into different columns, and take each a different route,' but went off in one vast body, bearing to the south. It is said that they would have gone sooner, but 'for a contrary u ind which had sometime prevailed ; that on' the day before they took their departure, the wind got round, and the favourable breeze was immediately em- , braced by them. On the day of their flight they left behind them about a hundred of their companions; whether they were slumberers in the camp, and so bad missed the going of their troops,.or whether they were left as g i be rear guard, it is not easy to ascertain; they remained, however, till the next morning, when the greater part of them mounted on their fleet pinions, to follow, as it should seem, the celestial route of their de-- parted legions. After these a few stragglers only re mained; these might be the sick, or too young to at tempt so great an expedition ; whether this was the fact or not they did not remain after the next day. If they did not follow their army, yet the dreary appearance of their depopulated camp, and their affection for their kindred, might influence them to attempt it, or to explore a warmer and a safer retreat." ON THE DEPARTURE OP THE SWALLOW. Ah ± bird of passage, wand'rer go! Thee dread's' the cold and chilling snow; Mused to aught like winter's storm, It suits not with thy tender form ; To distant climes thou wiliest thy way, Instinct commands—thou must obey. Thy little troop, with anxious bean. Await the signal to depart, The youthful tribe to pilot o'er 'Where dashing waves sublimely r e ar; Or, dolt thou in some cavern deep • The winter spend in death-like sleep, Till spring's soft breese thy slumbers break, And vegetation is awake? Mysterious bird! 1 km to bear .• At morn thy lively notes so dear; And then at eve thy-plaintive scream As skimming o'er the limpid stream, And dipping in thy dappled breast To fabricate thy curious nest, More perfect far in ev'ry part Than man could form with nicest art. Then fare-thee-well! perhaps I ne'er Again thy cheering notes may hear; For hearts now warm will throb no more Long ere thou reac► again this shore; Foe life is like a sunny beans That glittery on a rapid stream, A cloud o'enbades—lost is the trace Of sun-beam on the darken'd space The river still flows swiftly on, Thus time will glide when we are gone s isteembraees soon will fade away That ere we sported in life's ray, Bat while its beams an shod on me, My ••motet Mead, 111 welcome thee ! The number of deaths at Groningen had diminished 18 in the course of the week between the 21st and 28th of September, having been only 162 during that period. IP DUMFRIES, OCTONER So Saturday we had one of the most remark tble tides tha! has been witne,sed here for a century past. In the course of .s very brief space, the waters of the Solway flowed and ebbed three different times ; overleaped their former boundary the Caul, and were obset ved agitating and mingling with the fresh in the river as far up as Albany-Place—a circumstance almost unpre cedented. On Friday night, and Saturday morning, the wind blew strong from the south west, and by halt past eight in the morning, the gale had increased to a' perfect hurricane, which very fortunately was of brief continuance. Still it was very violent while it lasted, and the wind, anticipating the influence of the moon, breathed with such force on the surface of the Solway, that the tide leaped rather than flowed, and flooded the Nith from bank to bank an hour or more befote the regular time. The highest tides occur in the middle of the day ; and a volume of water to the depth of 22 feet and a half, rushing with the speed of a race horse at the early hour of half-past nine in the morning, excited so much wonderment among the lieges, that there was something like a general turn out to witness so novel and intere.ting a sight. A number of vessels took ad vantage of the tide, and it was beautiful to see them borne along without a single rag of canvas, at the rate of six or seven knots an hour. One vessel, which could cot be stopped until she grounded within a few feet of l the Caul, now lies at the bottom of Mink-street—a po sition we never saw a sloop occupy before. Tee Caul , itself was level with the other parts of the river, and a common boat might have sailed over the top of it un der the arches of the old bridge, without feeling that there was any breastwork or impediment in the way. MATRIMONY.—Monday, a loving couple, verging on the grand climacteric, presented themselves at the altar of Hymen, at the perish church at Prestbury, and pro duced a licence, justificatory of their appearance, and authorizing the solemnization of the marriage ceremony without the dull delay of bans, of first, second, and third time of asking. The j olly bridegroom, of the cleaver and marrow-bone fraternity, made his engage ment, and plighted his troth in an audible voice; but the diffident fair one, with all the reserve and wrinkled blushability of silty, in faultering accents, to vowed hen vows." Instead of repeating after the Clergyman, oo 1, !Elizabeth, take thee, William," she said, 66 Yes, Sr, I, !Elizabeth, take thee, William." " Yes, Sir, I do, Sir," were her continual responses. Being informed that she was merely to repeat the words as delivered by the Mi nister, she said, oo Yes, if you please, Sir." No impres sion could be made upon the bride ; at length the more tractable brideg room said, 66 Betty, do not be soft, cos. sant thee say, I, Elizabeth, take thee, William ; come try, my wench." But Betty was flustered, and William disconcerted. She could only say, di Yes, Sir." No further progress could be made, and they left the church. Subsequently they returned, end the requisite formali ties were gone through, and Betty took William for better or worse. A ra , her singular scene took place during the morn ing service, at St. Mary's, Castlegate, York, on Sunday last.. At the usual pa( tof the service, the bans of mar riage between. John Dennis and Mary Wells were pub lished for the third and last time, and although on* waning moon has scarcely passed since a former Mrs. Dennis was laid under the ,gtern turf, yet when the Minister pr( seeded to the altar to read the Communion Service, the gallant widower led his blushing bride to the sacred railing, and there, in the very spirit of the Ritual, "In the sight of GOD and in the face of that congregation, they twain were made one 'flesh." In a neighbouring county, says the Ohio Press, a sal• dower who had acted the part of a brute and a tyrant W his wife went, shortly after the demise of his spouse, to pay his respects to a buxom widow, who, like her suitor, had not the reputation for suavity of manners and meek- ness of temper. The - following dialogue ensued : lie—Well, Madam, I am come to see you. filie—Well, you may just clearout again, for I'll have nothing to do with you. You needn't think to jet me. You abused and wigs your first wife ; and I know what kind of a fellow you are. He—Yes, I did ; and If I had you, rd make you tee the trig— I'd give you a d--d good thrashing every time you deserved It. li Strange as it may appear, they were united in the " blissful bands of matrimony," three days afterwards! " Was ever woman in thin humour woo'd ? Was ever woman in this humour won?" ON • LAZY 1/110 CAD NIS PICTURE TRIM., 4111 D MHO USED TO SEAT NIB HUSBAND. 44 Come hither, Sir Joust, my picture is here, What say you, my love, don it strike you?" 46 I can't say it does just at present, my dev, But I think it soon will, it's so like you." As a party of boys were amusing themselves at a lake within a quarter of a mile of Lanesborough, on Ow estate of Luca WHIT; Esq. they discovered, near a small island in the centre of the lake, a canoe formed out of an oak tree, 22 feet long, two feet six inches wide, and almost 18 inches deep. It is nearly in a complete state of preservation. The island is believed C.) hare been formed by art, and it is supposed that this canoe was made and used by the persons who constructed the island as a place of refuge, at some very remote period. Tradition is quite silent with respect to any such vessel having been ever known in use there ; and it seems very probable that the canoe lay in the lake for many centu- ries. It was buried deep in the mud. Combinations of wickedness would overwhelm the world, by the advantage which licentious principles afford, did not them who have long practised perfidy, grow faithless to each other.—Johnson. There is at present in Naples a very singular pheno menon, in the person of a young man, 28 years of age ; a native of 'Brischel, in Barbary, whose hair has grown 40 the extraordinary length of four feet. . Gaming is as much a proof of ignorance as it is of mice; and sharpers would not frequent the hazard table were men of fortune men of sense. The Exeter Alfred says—Our champion wrestler, Abraham Cann, by Friday night's post, sent a chal lenge to Polkinghorne, of which the following is a copy : " Exeter, 29th September; MI6. " Sia—Beint returned from London, in accordance with the sentiments expressed in my letter to Mr. Lakentan, the particulars of which I have no doubt you have heard of, I beg to inform you, I am ready to meet you in the course of the next fourteen days, and wrestle for one hundred sovereigns, the best of three fair back falls, at either Plymouth, Devenport, Launceston, or Okehamptun.— Should this meet your views, I shall feel much obliged by your early attention, addressed for me, Moreton Inn, St. Thomas, Exe ter.—l remain, yours, respectfully, "ABRAHAM CANN. " Witness to the signature of A. Cann, Tnowas Gowen." A poor woman, eighty-five years of age, of the name of Bremer, living in the Southgate -street, in Bury, was scalded in a shocking manner by the falling of a tea kettle of boiling water. The woman had been dl for a long time, and ber nurse baying left the room in which she was, she fell down by the grate, and a kettle which was on the bre fell over her. This, though not the cause of her death, was the means of greatly accele rating it POLICE INTELLIOESCE. -.40.-- MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday, a man named Thomas, with three other men; in the service of Messrs. Litster and Cu. stationers. Upper Thames street, were, together with a man named Broons, charged with having robbed that firm of property to a very considerable amount. The evidence which was long and complicated, went to prove that several of the prisoners were in the service of the prosecutors, had been in the habit, for several months, of taking out paper in reams at an early hour in the morning, and carrying It to various public-bouses, where a man named Broom was in the habit of re tching it. The Loan Macon; committed Broom and Thomas. A woman was charged with lately performing an old trick with great effect on the public. She lay down on the pavement as if in utter exhaustion, with four starving children beside her, whilst another poor looking woman, who appeared deeply affected at the condition of the unhappy mother, besought the aid of the passen gers, or pretended to have given something, and invited others to follow ber example.—She was remanded for the present to Bride well, whilst enquiries were making to ascertain whether the chil dren were really her own. r GUILDHALL. Yesterday, Septinstis Charles Field, an apprentice to Mr. Brad ford. surgeon and apothecary, Fleet -street, was charged with rob bing his muter of 2d. The charge of stealing was Very indifferently made out, and the Magistrate, Sir Praia LAURIE, refused to take cognizance of it. The principal ground of complaint against Field was, that he had endeavoured to inveigle away his master's cus tomers, by pretending to cure them himself. This charge was brought home ip two Instances. It was ultimately arranged that the indentures of Field should be cancelled.—Mr. Bradford said, In that case, he would willingly givi up the premium he had re ceived with him. The prisoner was then discharged. BOW-STREET; Zdword Clasper, a porter at St. Luke's Hospital, was yesterday brought before Mr. Mararum., by Ledbetter, the officer, being one of the parties against whom warrants were issued. for the coa -1 spiraey against Mr. Grindell, senior, and Mrs. Grindell, his ne phew's wife. Mrs. °ridden stated, that the prisoner assisted Captain Deane, and Stinten, jun. in putting the strait waiscoat on Mr. Grindell, sen. • ring her out of the room, when abs endeavoured to pre. vent On the Tuesday morning before the assault and fake im. prisonment took place, she gave the prisoner See shillings and dis charged blm. But in the evening be returned, and stated that be had been sent back by Captain Deane and Mr. Stinton, who bad desired him to give their compliments to her, and say that it was their opinion that Mr. Grindell, sen. should have some one beside herself to take care of him. She, however, knowing that anything of the sort was perfectly unnecessary, would not suffer him to re. main in the house, and be went away. This was all the part he took in the transaction; and she must do him the justice to state, that what he did was under the direction of " that rascal" Hunter, and with more decency than was observed by the other defendants. The prisoner, in his defence, pleaded that he bad acted under the orders of Charles Gamlen. He was ordered to find bail—himself in £.lO, and two sureties of se‘2o each. Charles Edward Grind(!l was then brought up. He entreated the Magistrate, as a favour, that he might b.: srnt in the House of Cor rection, where he could get an apartment in the •Governor's boom. Mr. blimatucc informed him, that it was his intention to send him there. He was accordingly committed (not being able to pro cure bail) to the House of Correction, Coldbath.fields. HATTON GARDEN. JasephGreelis was charged by Thomas Steel, a tailor, of Gray's Inn-lane, with entering his shop on Thursday forenoon, and stealing therefrom three remnants of woollen cloth, the vilue 201. When searched, 11 s. were in .his pocket, and someduplicates. Committed. Thomas Josses was remanded, charged by George lialladay, baker of Growell-street, with being found concealed in bit house on Wed nesday night, with iutent to steal. . John Saunders was fully committed, charged by James Hail, keeper cf the King's Head, Hampstead, with stealing three sheets, two handkerchiefs, and a towel, from his house on Thursday morn ing, where be slept the preceding night. MARLBOROUG H-STREE T. The young man who calls himself Charles and says he is the son of the renowned Princess Olive of Ciiinliet lami Poniatowski, attended again yesterday at this office to have his case considered by the Parish Officers of Bt. Giles's, before the Magistrates. One of the parish officers said, that he had taken the information of the young man, and, in consequence, bad waited upon the Princes. Olive in the rules of the King's Bench prison, and that that Lady, in the most solemn manner, declared, " 30 help her 0013 ) the appli cant was no son of hers." The young man again repeated, that he Was the son of the Princess Olive, as she called herself, and he would give his oath of it; for the Princess had told him so, and privately acknowledged him as her son, although she now thought fit to deny him; and his father was Mr. Anthony Askew. Mr. and Mrs. Bell, formerly living in Lincoln's Inn Newaqtrare, bad brought him up from his infancy, and for some time he went by the name of Bell, until they told Lim who his mother and father were, and he then applied to his mother, who acknowledged it ; and besides, the Doctor, who had delivered the Princess Olive of him, bad duce identified him, and was ready to prove that he was the same. The Magistrates then ordered that the young man should supply all necessary information to the pari,h officers, and tell who this Doctor was that had brought him into the world. A person here came forward with a bundle of papers in his hand to speak, be said, on behalf of her Royal Ihghtiess the Princess; but the Magistrates declined hearing hint. Yesterday, Henry Paget OSAattgAnessy was charged by Mr. Hayley, surgeon, of St. James's.street, his nest door neighbour, with creating a disturbance round the door of his shop. Bin Halley stated, that about fourteen days since the defendant came to his shop, abused him, and obstructed his business. Witness had attended the defendant and his family for some time, but on presenting his bill, defendant very modestly said that he owed him nothing. He ultimately accepted a bill, and yesterday he raised such a disturbance, that witness sent him to the watch•house. Ali•ter Henry Paget O'Sbaughnessy, in an oration as long as his cogonnett, ,aid, that he had accepted the bill as an accommodation to the complainant, and was incensed at being arrested on it on Wednesday. He denied raising a mob. He was bound over to keep the peace. Elizabeth lane was charged by a Mrs. Beiaaeo with an assault.— She stated that the defendant was her laundress, and had some time since pawned some linen which she h a d entrusted her with. A few days since she missed some more, and went to defendant's house to inquire for them, when the latter abused and struck her. Mrs. Lane recriminated with considerable ability, and was dis charged on paying the expenses. MARY.LA-BONNK No less than half a dozen recently married young women at tended yesterday to complain of their husbands beating them. The most outrageous case was that of B. Byr*, an Irish labourer, whose wife appeared with a pair of black eyes. Mrs. Byrne stated that the prisoner was continually in the habit of beating her, which caused her to be covered with brains. The prlsonir, in reply to it, said that shr deserved what he had given her. Mr. Gisurttus felt some indignation at the levity with which he treated the matter, and ordered him to find good ball, in default of which he was locked up. Maria Isigau was charged with a robbery; but ultimately, with the consent of the Magistrate and the prosecutor, she was discharged. The poor girl (Leegatt's) history is a melancholy, though, unhappily, not a singular one. She is the daughter of an °Meer in the Belgian service, who fell on the night of the 16th of June, 1816, at the battle of Ligny. Her mother died a taw weeks after in Brussels; and Maria, and another orphan sister, were humanely brought over by a Gentleman's family, who placed them in budness as milliners.— Maria was a pretty girl, and as such attracted the attention of a young fellow, who made love to her, won her affections, and then cast her on the world. She has endeavoured, since her degradation, to support herself by sewing; and it was only from the strong im pulse of hunger, that she committed the theft laid to her charge.— She appeared far gone in consumption. QUEEN-SQUARE. Mr. Peters, of the Union Ca/ft-home, Queen-street, Chelsea, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Mr. Peters said, he had been collecting his rents, and drank too freely. The watchmen wanted es, to take him borne, which be thought was an imposition t when he was.taken to the watch-house be bad 5041. about him ; he had been in the employ of Government for 29 years, and had the honour of being respected by his Majesty. The Night Constable said the defendant was must refractory. lb find ball, TOWN HALL &roll Ttany was summoned for assaulting Hannah Lakey. The husband of the dehadaatia a kutayer of Roads, and had given r frequent occasion to his batter half to suspect his Odelny ; and on his not returning home on Monday evening, she repaired to the Bricklayer's Atm], in the Kent-road, and finding her husband and the complainant mingling tender sighs and soft cooing, over a glass of brandy and water, she thrice tweaked the complainant's nese for occupying her place, for which she was held to bail. UNION HALL Womiaaret. Dow—Yesterday a middle aged person, named Philip Vincent, dressed in a - fashionable manner. residing in Lam beth-walk, summoned a strolling player, named Wsod, to skew cause wby he (Wood) refused restitution of the wonderful dog Bruin. Mr. Vincent stated, that be had reared the dog &dm.* puppy, and about two years ago it had disappeared. All trace of it was lost, till it was found in the possession of the defendant. _ _ Mr. Harmer, who attended for the defendant, stated, th a t t h e statute, under hich the summons was granted, expressly mentioned that there must be a charge of theft, but in the present case no sack charge was made. The dog was bought by, and had been in the possession of, the defendant for a length of these, as was proved by the play bills (a quantity of those of Warwick, and other Theatres, was handed to the Magistrate). _ _ The Magistrate (J. 8. CALnwst.t, Esq.) said, that as there wal no charge of felony, it did not come under his jurisdiction.—Cali dismissed. A respectable looking 1112 M, named Janes ti cards, was brought up to this office before the sitting Magistrate, J. S. Catownt, Esq. under the authority of an assault warrant, which charged him wick having threatened the life of Mr. Henry Jail, by presenting a pistol at his head. The complainant stated, that a few days ago, while at home, the defendant came to his house, and wanted to intrude himself, on the ground that lie had an equal right to be there as the occupier. Mr. Jall resisted the attempt to encroach upon his premises, and was in the act orturning out the intruder, when, as the complainant related, Mr. Edwards pulled a pistol out of his pocket, and swore that he would shoot him through the head if he offered any violence. 'lle complainant added, that fearful the threat would have been carried into execution, and that he should be assassinated, called for a con stable; but before one had arrived, Mr. Edwards went away, and he (complainant) accordingly obtained a warrant against him tor ata assault, with intent to shoot him. The Magistrate—Did you see the pistol? Complainant—Yes, Si;, plain enough, for the muzzle of it was close to my head, and I expected nothing else but my brains would have been blown out. The defendant here said, with a smile, that the only weapon (u it had been called by Mr. Jall) that he had in his possession, was loaded with snuff. The itlagistrate asked the defendant whether he had used the threats and intimidations ascribed to him? Edwards in reply, said, that a dispute arose between him and the complainant on the subject of a house, in the course of which (he defendant) put his band into his waistcoat, and drew out his snuff box for the purpose of taking a pinch. The moment the complainant saw the box, he was terribly alarmed, and exclaimed, " He'll shoot me, run for a constable." Now he ( Edwards) could assure the Magistrate most solemnly, that he n:v..r presented a pistol or any other weapon at the complainant ; nothing, in fact. took plate, but the mere act of taking our his box. Here the de fendant produced the snuff box which excited so much terror in the mind of Mr. Jall ; ft was in shape like a pocket pistol. A witness on the p trt of the defendant corroborated the account of the transaction, and he was accordingly di , charged. In the course of the day, a Gentleman attended before the Ma gistrate, and stated, that having seen an accuunt of an examination that took place at ibis office, in the New , papers, respecting a man named Thomas Wilson, who imposed on a great number of indivi duals by representing that he had just arrived from India in the Britannia, and was the bearer of intelligence from their relatives, he (Me applicant) perceiving that the impostor was canintitted for one month to gaol, now came forward to apprise the Magic rate that he had been defrauded of a sum of money by him under the suppo-ition that be had actually seen his friends in India. lie (applicant), how ever, discovered that the fellow had invented the circumstances that he related, for the purpose of defrauding persons of their money, and he win therefore most anxious to prosecute hint. The Magistrate informed the applicant, that he would have an op portunity of doing so when the term.of his impristinntent was expired. The applicant expressed his determination of prosecuting Wilson the moment of bis libtration. TIIAMSS POLICE. ' The parties who have been under ezaniinstion for some weeks past, charged with robbing several granaries on the river, Rene again brought up. Mr. Symonds, the Chief Clerk, desired that Cha►les Canasta*, James Frisiia, and 2hemos Roberts, should be placed at the bar. John Douglas, the informer, whose evidence is already before the public, had bis depositions read over, as were those of Mr. Septimue Ryland, of Ilorselydown, and others, and all parties were bound over to appear at the nest Assizes, which are to be holden for the county of Surrey, against the prisoners, for feloniously stealing 11 sacks of oats, the property of Nir.tSeptimus Ryland. Mr. Joseph Leftwich was theft placed at the bar, along with Callanan and Roberts, upon another charge preferred by Mr. Ryland against them ; and the deposition of Mr. Ryland and Douglas bring confirmed by many collateral proofs, they were then bound over to appear at the next Assizes for the county of Surrey, and give evi dence against the prisoners, Callanan and Roberts, fur teloniously stealing 12 quarters of wheat, the property of Mr. Septimus Ryland, on the 2d of August last ; and against Joseph Leftwich for receiv ing the same, knowing it to be stolen. The parties were also committed on several other charges; sad an application to admit Leftwich to bail, was refused. SUDDEN Dicara.—Wednesday, a very awful in. . tance of sudden death occurred in Stewart's Rents, Great Wild. street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. Mr. MILL; landlord of the above. named place, while at dinner, received a visit from a person on busi ness. Mr. Mitts, after finishing his dinner, went out with the visitor , but had not proceeded only a few paces from his house before h; experienced a violent pain in his side, and fell down on his face in a state of insensibility. Ile was conveyed borne, but expired before medical aid could arrive. Two persons have been sworn in as Special Consta bles, and employed at a salary of 30s. a week each, by the coachmasters, to keep good order among the stage. coachmen and cads on the New Road, Paddington. A collector of curiosities at Copenhagen ha, formed a singular assemblage of keys of every description, from that of St. Peter (as he imagines) down to the most di minutive Venetian padlock. Brough Hill Fair commenced on Saturday last, and has been, for every descripti , n of cattle, the worst fair which has been known there for many years. Highland heifers, two and three year olds, of which there was an immense number, were sold at from two to three guineas a head, and few buyers could be had even at those prices. Excellent wheys, from two to three year olJs, were as low as 51. a piece, and a great number were driven away unsold. Scotch sheep were from 7s. to Pifs. a head. Lambs were from Si. to 4s. Horses were, like other cattle, offered at very low prices, and Tet a very inconsiderable number could be disposed of. he few first-rate ones there were, as usual, sold high, but the mass of them were middling good horses, that brought from 51. op to 25L and from la to 151. bought the most of them. Every thing sold ill, and there were few 'buyers. DIED. The 14th ult. at Moits.aide,nearCannobie, Dumfriesshire, the Rev. J. Armstrong, Curate of Thirsk, after a few days illneu. At Glasgow, on the 25th oh. Mr. John Wallace, surgeon, R.N. The 24th March lief, Captain B. C. fineyd, Deputy Assistant Commissary• General, who was drowned at the Idand of Ait)aU, in the mouth of Arracan River. Al AILS-' AIR. DIM 'HIS DAY. 01 France ♦Llt. DOS. I 1 0 Waterford 1 i 1 • 0 Gucrusey and Jersey 0 1 H Fi a a n nd b :t r s ilh 0 1 Lisbon 0 0 Brazil 0 U Donagbadee 00 1 Sweden 0 0 Leeward bleeds 0 o An 0 1 Holland 0 1 Buenos Ayres 0 1 HIGH-WATER at LONDON•BRIDGE TOMORROW. Morning 21 minutes after 7 Afternoon 5g minutes afttr 7 : Printed add J. F. KZALY, M Me STAR 0,114:111 Ni. 1, /14.4,14-Bace, Tenoidet•liar. /