Star. — London, England, 1821-12-12 00:00:00

THE GREEN ISLES OF OCEAN:* Au= Alfgc Cambrian Twee TIIE WORDS BY MRS. 11EMANS Where are they, those Green Fairy Islands, reposing In sunlight and beauty on Ocean's calm breast? What spirit, the things which are bidden disclosing, Shall point the bright way to their dwellings of test? ah ! lovely they rose on the dreams of put ages, The mighty have sought them, undaunted in faith; But the land hath been sad for her warriors and sages, • For the guide to those realms of the bloused-- death ! Where are they, the high-minded children of glory, Who steer'd for those distant green spots on the wave? I to the winds of the ocean they left their wild story, In the fields of their country they found not a grave ! Perchance they repose where the Summer breeze gathers, From the Sowers of each vale, Immortality's breath; But their steps shall be neer on the hills of their fathers, Foe the guide to those realms of the blessed—is death! • The " Green Islands of the Ocean," or 0 Green Spots of the Floods," called in the Triads, " Gsversidertes Dieu" (respecting 4Thich some remarkable superstitions have been preserved in Wales), were supposed to be the abode of the Fair Family, or souls of the virtuous Druids, who could not enter the Christian Heaven, but were permitted to enjoy this Paradise of their own. G , a distinguished British Chieftain of the fifth century, went on a voyage, with kis family, to discover these Islands; but they were never heard of afterwards. This event, the voyage of 31sasont Sitars, with his twelve Bards, and the expedition of Hamm, were called the Three Losses, by disappearance of the bland of Britain.— Vide IT. 0. .Thigke's Cambrian liiegreeity. AlseoCemebr• Briton, Vol. I. p. 124. Among the many interesting anecdotes recorded of the memorable field of Waterloo, the following is a fact highly deserving of publiCityl—Three bro thers, Scotsmen, each remarkable, no less for his tall handsome figure, than his soldier-like deportment, and belonging to different regiments, had not seen one another for many years, having been fighting the battles of their country in different quarters of the globe. They fought at Waterloo, and, like the Al ban Curiatli of old, were all three wounded ; but each unconscious of the other's fate or presence on that glorious day, till their first mutual recognition of each other, .in the same apartment, in the military hospital. where, by a. singular chance of fortune, they had been conveyed. These brave fellows all happily recovered ; and, what is very remarkable, they are three of seven brothers who have all served in the British Army. Henry Neil, blacksmith at Longformacus, and farrier to the Eagle Troop of Berwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry, on returning from Kelso on Friday the tld ult. where he had been drawing some money, pe rished in the moor near Cattleshiel, at the place called the Full-ford. It appears that, under some false impression of the mind, he had thrown off part of his clothes, as his coat was found at a few yards distance from him. His hat was also off his head, and his braces unbuttoned lying below him. He was found on his back, with his arms folded over his breast. There were no marks of violence about him, and he had all his money on him, amounting to about £3O. On parting with an acquaintance on the north side of Greenlaw, about half-past four o'clock r.sa. he expressed his dislike to crossing the moor, and said ha l would almost travel any distance rather than go that road. It is understood that, many years ago, his fa ther had got a fright (from which he never recovered) at the very place where he lost his life. It is a cu rious circumstance in the history of this family, that one of their ancestors came to Berwickshire, as farrier and blacksmith, in the victorious Scottish army, after the battle of Bannockburn, in the year 1314, and 'settled at Longformacus, where his descendants have remained ever since in the same profession. Friday senniglp, two cows and a bull, supposed to be the only existing remains in Scotland of the an cient Caledonian breed, were removed from a field near Ardiossstn, where they have been kept for nearly thirty years, to Mr.CORISETT . S, of Doughall, a dis tante of twenty-two miles. Being in their wild and untamed state, they became quite unmanageable on the road. The bull rushed at one man on horse. back, and tossed both over a hedge, threw down another man and horse, and attacked several horses and carts and people on the road, in the most furious manner, but luckily his want of horns prevented him from doing any material injury. It was at length found necessary to fasten the bull and one of the cows on separate carts, which was accomplished with considerable difficulty, and in this state they were carried to their place of destination, where one of the cows died in about an hour from fatigue, and the bull was not expected to survive. These animals' are of the common size, but of a very handsome make ; they have no horns, and, with the exception of the ear, which is brown, their bodies are white. Thursday, a fine boy, named Simpsox, while attend ing the engine rope of a coal-pit at Merriestone coal work, lost his hold, fell to the bottom, and was killed. CARTLANDCRAIG BRIDGIL—This magnificent no. 1 dertaking may now be said to be almost accom- 1 plished, and three noble arches open a broad and ' spacious way over that stupendous chasm, which na ture seemed to present as an insurmountable barrier to the progress of the traveller. While this structure does honour to the talents of the engineer (Mr. Tu.- roan), the admirable manner in which it has been constructed, and the efficacy with which machinery has been made to facilitate the whole operations con nected with its masonry, do great credit to the inge nuity of the contractor, Mr. Moro. Its altitude is said to be superior to that of any other bridge in Great Britain, and the view from its centre, in. point of beauty and sublimity of scenery, cannot be ex celled. These, however, are only minor ccinsi derations when contrasted with its utility, serving as it does, as a useful medium of communication on the Clydesdale and Stirling roads, which, diverging from the west end of the bridge, will open by one route a new communication between Carlisle and Glasgow, and by another between the west of England and north of Scotland. These great roads, with the nn nterous bridges, canals, and other national improve ments of a similar description, now in progress in the . country, owe their origin, at least their more imam; diate commencement, to the late pressure of the times, which induced public-spirited individuals to snake strenuous exertions, and considerable sacrifices, in order to find bread and employment for the in. dustrious labourer and artizan. OLD . -13AILET SESS7ONS. Yesterday, Richard Ago and Mary Beck were in dicted, the first for stealing a silk pelisse, the p.m pug' of W. Orde, Esq.. KT. the latter for receiving it, knowing it to have bi&•stolen. This was another. indictment for the purpose of convicting Mary Beck, who had been acquitted on Monday on another charge, arising out. of the very extensive robbery of Mr. Orde's house, the particulars of which home been already stated. The pawnbroker's boy not being able to swear that Mary Beck was one of the two women that pawned the pelisse, the Jury acquitted her, and found Jago Guilty—Death. The prisoners were next indicted, the first for steal mg, and the other for receiving, a cloak, the pro of - Mr. Orde; when Mary Beck was a g ain acqurtea and Jago found - Guilty—Death. They viere again indicted for having stolen a Court plume of feathers, the property of Mr. Orde; but, no evidence being offered, the prisoners were con- Sequently both acquitted. Charles Lamb wits indicted for stealing a watch from the person of William Murshall. The prosecutor was -in a field near Hampstead, and laid down to rest himself, in the hay season. He fell asleep ; and when he awoke he missed his watch. The prisoner was a fellow-mower with the prosecutor.— None of the witnesses.could .prove anything against the prisoner, as it appeared that the watch had been taken by a fellow-labourer named Richards, not in custody. The prisoner was consequently acquitted. W. Crigkton was indicted for robbing Charlotte Williams, of a shawl, on the highway. The ptisoner is a respectable-looking man, and the prosecutrix a girl of the town of the very lowest order. She lives in Lucas-square, Whitechapel. On the Bth of November, about seven in the evening, she was in the Star, in Well-street, with the prisoner, whom she had not known before. They sat in the same box till one in the morning. The prisoner was quite stupid drunk, and she only a little intoxicated. She asked him to go home with her, and he was going, but she found him so much in liquor that she endeavoured to' leave him about five yards from the public-house; she was sober enough to know that she had a shawl on. Prisoner came after her, and insisted on going with' .her. He caught hold of her shawl, and it being un pinned it came off. The watchman came up, and , wok bold of the prisoner. She did not charge him. Common SEHJ&ANL-" Uentlemen of the Jury, there is no pretence for calling this a highway-rob bery.“—ln this the Jury agreed. Mr. ANDREWS, fur the prisoner, said, the whole was the getting up of the watchman; and the Parish should know what sort of guardians of their lives and property they had. One of the Beadles said, he should take care to re. present hts conduct to the Board. The watchman (a young fellow) had the impudence to apply to the Common Berk-ant for his expenses, even after he had heard him say that he should not be allowed them. The COMMON SERJRANT indignantly refused them; and told him, that his conduct had been most infa mous.—The prisoner was acquitted. William Grant was indicted for stealing a watch, and some silver spoons, by breaking into the house of R. Renner, in Brook -street, Ratcliffe. The prisoner was discovered coming out of Mr. Renner 's house by a neighbour, who bad been in formed that there were thieves in it. When asked whether he belonged to the house, he said he did, but being followed, he gave the person a push on the shoulder, and ran off. He was soon stopped, and the watch and nine table-spoons were found on him. He acknowledged, at the watch-house, that the pro perty belonged to the house from whence he had come. Renner was at sea at the time, and none of the witnesses knew where he and his wife were now gone to. The prisoner was consequently acquitted. The following were convicted of felonies, viz.—William Masai, Robert Clark, Michael Daley, and John Hitching., for stealing a hoz from a waggon. Mason, Clark, and Daley, were sentenced to be transported for seven years; and Hitching. to be imprisoned one year in the House of Correction, and whip- Fed; klisabeth Kinsey, foe stealing a watch ; Richard Hall and Humus Collyer, foe Stealing a copper-pot; John Roberts for stealing a saw a n d a j acket; Robert Nightingale, for steaijug; Joseph Stratton, for stealing a handkerchief—lie was sentenced to be transported for life ; Charles Moor, for mean six yards of cotton ; and Robert Perry, for stealing 40Th.. of lead—they were sentenced to be transported for seven years; Susan Mays, far steeling a watch; John Mallard, for stealing ifb. of gum arable; and Jebn Long, fur stealing paper. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Yesterday, tlijah Pinkney was indicted for en ticing William Goodwin and John Brown to commit a robbery. William. Good win said that he was in the habit of meeting the prisoner at the Rose and Crown, in Bunhill-row ; and on the Bth of September last, he (the prisoner) told him and a friend of his named John Brown, that be knew a good job that could be done at a warehouse in Grub-Xtreet, where the Stroud waggon set up ; that be would gammon a man and a boy who had the care of it, by taking them out to play domino, and in the i meantune they could easily get theserews (keys), and load a cart with broad cloth, of which there was a considerable quantity in the warehouse. The prisoner repeated this proposal about a dozen times, and said the thing must be done, as money be wanted, and money he would have. Wit ness gave information to a police-officer, and after wards before a Magistrate. On his cross-examination, the witness admitted that he sometimes got his living by thieving; that he I was tried in 1810, and hit, and was in consequence imprisoned six month. in Newgate, and five years and a half in the hulks, and was then pardoned one year before the expiration of his time. Two other witnesses, present at the couversatioa, admitted that they were thieves. ----- Holt deposed, that he had the care of the bond waggon-warehouse, in Grub-street ; that in the month of September last, there was a consider ble quantity of broad cloth in it; that the prisoner was well acquainted with the premises, which were only secured by a lock. Mr. WALYOUD addressed the Jury for the prisoner. The Learned Gentleman contended, that no man could be safe if a, conviction should take place on the evidence of persons who unblushingly admitted in a Court of Justice that they lived by thieving. Five witnesses gave the prisoner a character; they had all bought cloth from him, and knew nothing bad of him. The CHAIRMAN 'charged the Jury, that the wit- tresses were such as tliekivrallowed to give evidence and if they believed their story, they must find the prisoner Guilty. It was in vain to expect to have un impeachable witnesses to such fact), for it was not to honest men such a proposal would be made. The only defence the prisoner had made was by producing witnesses to character; but the Jury must judge whe ther he had not forfeited any benefit he might have received from such evidence by keeping company with notorious thieies. The Jury, with very little hesitation, found the prisoner—Guilty. The CBAIRMAN said, the prisoner's °fence was one of a most heinous nature, and demanded exemplary punishment. The judgment of the Court was, that he should be imprisoned twelve months in the House i of Correction. Sarah Bishop, this woman, who was on Monday declared guilty of inducing the thrughter of a re spectable baker to commit divers robberies on her own father, was brought up for judgment, when she was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in the House of Correction. A practice has lately prevailed among various gangs of ruffians, of driving a 'hull through the streets, and, in the terror which is caused, they at tack respectable persons on the road, for the purpose of depriving them of whatever property they may happen to have about them. Yesterday one of these fellows was tried, for an attempt to rob a Gentleman while driving in his gig with . his Lady, from town to his country house. On his entrance into 13alston, he perceived a crowd coming towards him, tormenting a bull. Having witnessed several robberies a short time since on the same spot, he drew his chaise up on one side of the road, and while watching several well-known characters, the pri,oner . jumped into the chaise, made a violent snatch at his watch, an,l nearly succeeded in disengaging it from his fob. He at first supposed that the man had merely taken refuge in his chaise, to escape from the crowd, but when he found *hat his intenticons were, he aimed a blow at the prisoner with his whip, which he to screen him self from, fell backwards. While the prosecutot wa, thus engaged, another man attacked his wife on the opposite side. Finding that he was unequal to the contest, and that a number of thieves were collecting round him, he suddenly put his horse forward, and prevented the fulfilment of their design. A patrol, who had observed this banditti, detected the prisonet as being particularly active in committing various robberies. On the prosecutor's seeing the prisoner in custody, he recognised him as being the man who had assaulted him. For chat offence, he was tried, found Guilty, and sentenced to six months solitary 1 confinement: Ingrates os TaAne„—We feel great pleasure in stating, that the staple manufactures of Leicester and the adjoining counties of Nottingham and Derby, were seldom known to be more brisk than at the pre sent moment, particularly in the cotton hose branch. The unusual activity in the latter is attributed to the tattering prospect presented by the recent successes of the South Americans, and their near approach to independence. Several large orders for cotton hose, as well as lace, have already been executed, and for warded to that interesting portion of the world, while others are getting ready with all possible alacrity. The preference given to British manufactures by the South Americans, and the attention evinced to Eng lish interest by our gallant countryman, Lord COCH RANE, present. a prospect for commercial enter prise, that must be highly gratifying to every friend of his country. Maxatox-Iloosu—Yesterday .Taates Smith was charged with having obtained money by a false petition, representing that hi, working tools were pledged, bis wife was far advanced in preg nancy with her ninth child, his eldest son lying dead, and another dreadfully scalded. lie obtained a great sum, and was acontinuing kis collections, when suspicion arose, and on apply ing to Mr. Foresight, of 29, Princes-street, he was taken into custody. Mr. Foresight took the trouble to inquire into the cir cumstances, and found the prisoner's wife had evidently for a long time left off child-bearing; there was no appearance of the extreme poverty alleged; in short, the whole story was false.— No person from whom he had obtained money attending to prosecute, the Lotto Mateo& commited the fellow to Bridewell, as a rogue and vagabond, for two months. Gottonaut..—Yesterday C Rails and J. Nair were charged with being disorderly, by Gronett, one of the city night patrol. He stated, that between twelve and one, he was going up Fleet street, when he observed five or six women and men inter rupting ever, one that passed, and he ordered them to go on.— , Oat person, not in custody, pulled out what appeared to be a stlf. - said he was an officer; and knowing this to be untrue, he ;was about to take him to the watch-house, when Rails inter heed, and said he should not go; and, persisting in this con duct, be took him into custody. Nub followed, and abused him all the way, saying he was drunk. On the Alderman in quiring for any witnesses of the transaction, W. Burnett, the first offender, presented himself. lie said, be had just come down to th e gateway of the Boit-in-Tun Inn, where he is a book-keeper, when the officer and another man, both drunk, desired him to go home. He pulled out his key, which the ofii cer, it seems, mistook for a constable's staff, and said he was at home ; upon which the officer collared him, and was going to take him off, when the watchman came up, and recognizing him, wished to take charge of him. The latter pulled one way, and the officer the other, and he was tbrowa down several times. Rails then said, " leave him to the watchman;' and that the officer was drunk, when he was immediately seized on. -Nash, the prisoner, said be was landierd of a public-house in Dorset-street; Rails bad gone out to'get some barn, and having been taken to the watch-house, had sent for him ; he went, and followed to the Compeer, to see if be could do his friend any good, and when there, was, to his great surprise, booked as a prisoner, for having said the officer was drunk. Rails confirmed the two preceding statements as far as concerned himself. R. Bennington, night constable of St. Denstan's, said, he dis charged Mr. Burnett, when brought before him, is;:cause the officer was drunk ; T. Cuss, the watchman, also said Gronett was drunk. L. Balch, principal turnkey at the Compeer, and the keeper of Whitefriar's watch-house, said, they did not per ceive that the officer was intoxicated. Mr. Brown, the Mar shal, also said, that fern his personal knowledge, and from in quiry, Greaten was remarkable for lab strict abstinence from liquor; and, being a foreigner, might be supposed by 4trangers to be drunk, from not speaking English very clearly. Alderman J. J. Unit then called in the aid of Alderman Tnoar, and, addressing Gronett at great length, in reprobation of his conduct, said, he always was anxious to protect officers in the discharge of their duty, but when they overstepped that, it became his duty to do justice to the Public. From the ac cuser the officer bad become the accused; and he should be ashamed to sit in that Justice Room again if he did uot make an example of him by suspending blot from his office. Nash and Rails were of course discharged, and Gronett begged their pardon. 11•270:1-GAZDVI.-Yesterday J. DoriS, a porter at th! lirp and Crown Inn, in Holborn, was fined SiOs. for an overcharge of is. on a parcel he had to deliver. The Magistrate condemned the practice of permitting posters to make out their own tickets, U contrary to law. Masisoaoumf-seam.—Yesterday William Rivers and Ms Merge*, the former a youth, were charged with uttering £lO fisrged notes, purporting to be of.the Bank of Englatul. At the request of the Bank Solidtbr, the priatiners 'were cemanded tin Friday. MONTROSE, bECOIBE#R 7. EXECUTION OF MRS. SHUTTL,EWORTH, FOR THE Hu t , DER OF HER ItUsBAND. This unhappy woman, after receiving a re s pi te of one month; underwent the awful sentence of thelssr this day, on a gibbet erected in, front of the j a il. Condemned upon circumstantial evidence, w hi c h al. affe cts di ff erent minds .in i dfferent manners, t h e Government were petitioned twice in her fa vour. The first obtained a reprieve—the last had no secc Since coming to this place firm Perth, she h as h eel , attended by Plrthe Clergy of the town; and th e R er Dr. PATERSON, whose attendance has been lin Tee ting, was with her the greater part of last night, She appeared highly sensible of the instructio n she re. •ceived, and latterly, in particular, evinced a m et h, gentle, and forgiving spirit. The devotions in t he interior of the jail were conducted by the Ret Mr. Mos.ursow, and between two and three o'clock th e ; unhappy woman was attended by Dr. Paveasos. Dr. PATERSON, after the usual singing, offered" a fervent and impressive prayer, in which she seem e d earnestly to join. At this time the scene was awful and appalling beyond description. The ctimi na l wet neatly dressed in black, with a wh ite apron, a n d a l ; together appeared in a clean and handsome ma ne ". She now came forward with a firm pace ; and, aile t the 'executioner had adjusted the rope, th e addre sse d the audience in a strong and audible voice —protested her innocence of the crime for which she was to suf. fer, and cautioned the spectators against the vice of drunkenness, and the sin of Sabbath-breaking. li e last words were—" I die innocent—l loved my hug. band—l love my life—A:us CHRIST have mercyo s my soul !.' About ten minutes belore three the drop fell, and she closed her eyes on . sublunary obj ects ithout any visible struggle. A fter hanging as fifty minutes, the body was taken down avid put ina a box, for the purpose of being sent to Edinburgh, pursuant to her sentence. NEW SOUTH WALES. A Sydney Gazette, dated June 2, - 1821, has heft received, from the miscellaneous contents of whi c h some idea may he formed of the improving stated civilization and commerce in that Colony ; this single Paper contains between forty and fifty advert 4.,ments, many of which announce the sale of most of fiat various articles of common convenience and lunry which are used by the people of this country. One Of them offers to let genteel furnished apartmeasce the drawing-room floor. Such is the state of a nev and extended English society in the remotest quota of the globe, and a spot which, about thirty year ago, was a mere wilderness. A private letter say-. 4 4 The Surrey touched, on her return hither, at Pit cairn's Island,where the descendants of the celebra Christian (of the Bounty) live in undisturbed security, and apparently are blessed with every possible h a ,. piness. Captain Ilaiae assures us that contentole.:, joy, and perfect innocence, pervade this little col.ny as evil has not yet sullied their hemisphere. In fa month of December peaches begin to ripen in this Colony, and they have hitherto been Old f lean by the latter end of March, at furthest. We hoe now entered upon June, and green peaches are exhibited in our streets for sale. This certainly worthy of remark, as it is a circumstance wholly on. precedented, and consequently may be rankedawoog the extraordinaries." Mrs. Howdl, who was sentenced to death at die late Reading Assizes, for causing the barns is le occupation, at ArbOtfield, to be set on fire, and whoa sentence has been commuted to transportationfelk was la,t week removed from die County Jatl, twee purpose of being sent to Botany Bay. CONVERSION OF A Jew.—Sunday bight a very* memos. congregation assembled at the Episropi Jewi Chapel, Cambridge-heath, to ssitnes, tile ceo mony of an Israelite relinqui-hing his own faith, ni Incoming a Christian. The Gentleman 'Ni c titate. peared about 45 or 50 years of age, his head qua bald. The Rev. Mr. HAWTRY read the Servkeist most impressive manner ; and when the won usually put to godfathers and godmothers were pr to the person baptized, he answered with a firer" audible voice. On kneeling at the fount, and the nister sprinkling him with the holy water, and mail him with the Cross of Cuarar, be seemed sensibly* fected, particularly when the Priest said—" hereafter be shall not be ashamed to confess theiM of CHRIST crucified, and manfully to fight under* banner against sin, the world, and the devil; nil continue Cnnua's faithful soldier and servant se his life's end." After the ceremony was finished dt Rev. Mr. HAWTRY delivered an excellent sermon BIRTIL Sunday, in Grosvenor-place, the Countess of Uxbridp, li son and heir. HARRIED. Saturday sennight, at Killochter, Samuel Enderby, Evi• Cl tun in the sth, or Princess Charlotte of Wales' Dragoon ad' to Mary, the second daughter of Colonel Whyte, of IWO House, in the County of Cavan. DIED. At Glasgow, on the 26th at: William Ferguson, M.D. In Dublin, on the sth instant, iu the 39th year of lira, John Bowden, Esq. Architect to the Board of First Frogs COUR - SEOi Amsterdam l2 15 C.F. Ditto at sight 12 10 Rotterdain l2 14 2U. Antwerp, ex-mo 12 7 Hambiirgh... 37 6 24U. Alma 57 7 23U. Paris,3day's sight 25 60 U. Ditto 0 5 90 2U. Madrid, effective 36 Cadiz effect...—. 56 SeIIANGN. Seville 351 Gibraltar ...... 3ok Leghorn 47 Genoa 451 Venice Ital. Liv 27 66 Malta Naples Palermo ..... rlo Lisbon Sti Rio Janeiro. Dublin .......;•••• Si C0rk........... D ANDSILVEIL 3 11 Barcelona 3.7:1 Bilboa, effective PRICES OF GOLI Foreign Gold in Bars . 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