Star. — London, England, 1823-07-11 00:00:00

INTELLIGENCE BY THE TERMAGANT. In consequence of the distressing accounts brought to Portsmouth by the TERmitnA r, which touched at the Isle of Ascension, 'orders have been received for Assistant• Surgeon POWER w embark in the SLANEY, Captain MITCHEL, for that Island. The SLANEY will then proceed to the East Indies: stw is expected to sail in a day or two. When the TERMAGANT arrived off the Isle of As cension, she was hailed by Lieutenant JoNes, acting Commander of the BANN, who stated the distressing situation of that ship, as also of those who formed the garrison on shore; but they had withdrawn so far that not a vestige of the garrison could be seen, they having retired to the highest hills the rock afforded. The remainder of the crew of the BANN (having lost 23 men by fever) were anxiously looking for the OVEN GLENDOWER, Commodore MENDS, whom they expected every day. The TERMAGANT left the BANN three sheep, and other refreshments she could'Spare. By the TERMAGANT welearn that a particular sur vey of the coast of Africa had been made by the LEVEN, Captain OWEN, in the vicinity of Delgoa Bay. The inhabitants of the Bay wete in the grktest state of ignorance ; they hive so form of worship, or ado ration of any kind whatever ; they cannot compre hend figures beyond ten, except by doubling that number; they are excessively simple and well-be haved, and of good stature ; in colour nearly black. It is rather singular, that although Missionaries were settled 1,500 miles in the interior, not one had been heard of at Delgoa Bay. Plenty of whales were observed in the Bay. An Expedition to the interior had been detached from the LEVEN, by Captain OWEN, consisting of Acting-Lieutenant BROWNE, of the LEVEN, and Mr. Foiess, botanist, and attendants. They were to prodeed up the Zambezi River, starting from Quala mane, to Senna, which is distant 200 miles from the mouth of the River, and then to proceed to the south ward as far as Lattakoo, where Mr. CAMPBELE left a Missionary. Circumstances were then to direct their further route. The settlers at Algoa Bay were much better off than they had been since their arrival, but very far from reaping those advantages they were led to expect. The ANDROMACHE, at the Cape, had lost twenty three men by dysentery, and many of the crew were .on shore, in the hospital. The ALLIGATOR had ar , rived at the Cape, and sailed for India. LIBERAL REDUCTION OE RENT IN SCOTLAND.— The first measure which young LOVAT adopted on his coming of age was to reduce the rents on his ex tensives estates 20 per cent. In a circular to his tenantry he has appointed days for meeting them in different districts, and to accept of the payment of all his rents, crop 1822, with this handsome deduction. Mrs. M'Dowm. GRANT, on the 23d ult. returned 20 percent. of the money and victual rents payable by the tenants of the Arndilly estate, for, last crop. BELL Rrtiolow.—Monday night, from ten to eleven o'clock, the ringers of Clerkenwell amused the parishioners by playing a variety of popular airs on the Church bells. Among them were " The Blue Bells of Scotland," " There's nae Luck about the House," " The Plough-Boy," and " 'My lodging is on the cold grßund"—an intelligible display of the peal to those unscieneed in the triple-grandsires and double-bob-majors of Gothic travel lers, consisting of 5004 changes in tke difficult key of E. harmo niously struck atnl no:Ay brought round in one hour. SNUFF-TAKING.—It is asserted that it would be difficult to find a case where a confirmed snuff taker was known to die by apoplexy ; and that the apo phlegmatizant system, .or sternutories, which cause an evacuation of serous or mucous humour. by the nostrils, are the best and most efficacious preventives of apoplexy. The extension of the knowledge of this discovery may be highly valued by the medical pro fession, if it cannot be denied that all snuff-takers are exempt from apoplexy. LORD CHESTERFIELD.—The encomiums of that celebrated character on'the Teeth, are well known, and yet it is surprising to see how much they are neglected. A fine set of Teeth not only indicate health, and look pleasant, but have a ' grateful sensation to the possessor, and nothing more is necessary .to the attainment of this bbject, but to use HODSON'S BOTANIC Too= Nomura, or Tummies; a discovery which is considered to form an era in articles of this kind. These Dentrifices not merely cleanse and beautify the Teeth, but preserve them from decay to the latest period of life ; they make the Teeth white, fasten such as are loose, remove the tartar and scurvy from the gums, sweeten the breath, and are a remedy and antidote for all disorders of the mouth; they possess the same properties, but the Tincture acts more speedily, and it is an infallible remedy for the Tooth Ach. They are sold by most Medicine Venders and Perfumers; and by the Proprietor's Agent, 44, Gerrard street, Soho-square. CURIOUS PHENOMENON AT SCARBOROUGH.— On Tuesday week the town of Scarborough was visited with a kind of hurricane. It was first seen to com mence at a small village near Falsgrave, about a mile from Scarbro'; its appearance was like a cloud—it passed off the turnpike-road in a direction towards• the sea ; passed through a plantation and tore up two of the trees ; then passed on to the sea shore, and shattered a machine (called a camera obscura, which was just fitted for exhibition) to pieces. It then ap proached the bathing miscliines, and carried about a' dozen of them into the sea, leaving them destitute of their wheels; then passed into the harbour, and cast away two or three ofihe ships which happened to be in its direction, taking one against the pier, and • crushing two or three cobles nearly to pieces ; it then burst against the cad of the pier, but fortunately no lives were lust. IRISH TITHES AND IRISH GENFRIN—At a meet ing of the C‘ltholic Association, in Dublin, on Satur-, day Mr. EN FAS NI'DON NEL wished to correct an idea that had gone abroad, that all the miseries of the peasantry were to be attributed to the exaction of tithes, than which nothing could be more unjust,' while the landlords are let off free from imputation. lie (Mr. M.D.) having the honour to be one of the Ilte Mansion-house Committee, was present at a meet irg a few days before, when a Lady, not more distin guished for her respectability than her humanity ) her intelligence, and general, information—Mrs. Travers, of Garrygloyne Castle, County Cork—applied to them for some aid towards promoting the industrious ha: bits cf her neighbouring peasantry, and she stated that of sixteen proprietors nearand about her, not one of them was a resident—that she had collected from the small farmers near her the sum of ,C 22, and the great proprietors, though drawing many- thousands from that part of the country, when written to, never subscribed one penny. BRAIVLING I.V CHURCH. HERTFORD ASSIZES, JULY IN • . THE KING V. RICHARDSON AND ANOTHER. This was an indictment against John Richardson and Richard Blake, for a conspiracy ; and in pursuance thereof, the indictment charged that they did, on the 20th of April, 1822, with a strong hand, unlawfully, violently, forcibly, and irreverently, break and enter the Parish Church of Knebworth, in this county, and,l being there, unlawfully and irreverently made a great noise and disturbance therein, mid there a -- sumed to celebrate, and did in mockery celebrate vine Service, to the• scandal of religion and against the peace. A second count omitted the charge of conspiracy, and alleged that the defendants forcibly, violently, and irreverently, broke and entered the same Church; concluding as the first count. Ano ther count charged a conspiracy to expel a person named Hart from the office of Parish Clerk. Other counts varied the offence. The case proved in evidence was this :—A person named Hart, appointed by the Rev. Mr. Price, Rec tor of Knebworth, had for twenty-two years filled the office of Clerk of that Parish. Several of the parishioners were desirous of removing him from his situation, and substituting a person named Wiltshire in his stead. The defendant Richardson was bailiff to a Lady named Lytton, a considerable landed pro prietor in the Parish, and the defendant Blake had been one of the churchwardens, and occupier of about seventy acres of land in the same Parish. On Satur day, the 20th of April, 1822, the_person named Wilt shire abovementioned (who had seen better days, and had received a good education) was working as a la bourer in Mrs. Lytton7s employment, in a field near the church-yard, when the defendants-desired him to go along with them. He accompanied them to the back part of the parish church, when Richardson, with a pocket-knife, removed a pane of glass from the casement of one of the wiudows i put his hand in and opened the window, and then- desired Wilt shire to enter between the stauneheons. The latter complained that he had a pain in his side, and ob served that there was not room for him to enter; upon which Richardson took a spade, which Wilt shire had in his hand, and bent one of the iron bars on one side, so as to admit the body of a man, and Wiltshire was prevailed upon to enter the church in that way. As soon'as he entered he unbarred the church door on the inside, and admitted the defendants, who immediately proceeded to the communion table and tried tb open a disk, in which were locked up the Rector's surplice and other cle rical habiliments; but finding it fastened no violence was offered. They then went to their own pew and took two prayer-books, one of which they gave Wilt shire, and placed him at the clerk's desk, while Richardson went into the Rector's reading desk and proceeded to read one of the psalms for the following evening's Church service, and made Wiltshire read the responses ; the other defendant, Blake, remain ing in his pew to' represent the congregation. As soon as the psalm was ended, Wiltshire was compli mented upon the manner in which he had acquitted himself, but was told by the defendants that he must read out more boldly; and he was desired to meet them at Church on the following afternoon, to officiate as clerk. The defendants then withdrew from the Church ; Wiltshire closed the door after them, but did not fasten it so as to prevent it being opened by gentle violence on the following afternoon, when Wiltshire was desired to attend early, so as to take possession of the clerk's read ing. desk before the congregation entered. Wilt shire quitted the Church as he had entered it, the window was placed as it was found, the bar straight ened by means of the- spade, the glass restored to the casement, and the grass under the window made smooth to avoid suspicion. Neat afternoon, however, Wiltshire did not keep his appointment, in conse quence of indisposition, and the Church Service was performed without any disturbance. On the follow ing Monday, Wiltshire was reproached byßichardson for not keeping his appointment ; he pleaded his ill ness, but this was admitted as no excuse ; and he was dismissed from his employment as a labourer of Mrs. Lytton on the following Saturday. Upon cross ex amination, Wiltshire, who was the principal witness, stated that he had understood that lie was appointed by the inhabitants to die office of clerk, in the room of Hart, and under that impression had gone to the Church with the defendants on the day in question, fot the purpose, as he understood, of having his voice tried, and seeing how he should be able to officiate. There was nothing irreverent or scoffing in the man ner in which the defendants conducted themselves. The Psalm was read with propriety and decency, no noise was made in the Church, and the utmost de , corum was observed. 'Hart, the real parish clerk, deposed, that'on the af ternoon of Sunday, the 21st of April, the congteka; I l tion attending Divine Service were unusually numer ous. This was the outline ofthe.c ase for the prosecution. Mr. BOLLAND, on behalf of the defendants, con tended, that the most serious charges alleged in the iadictment were completely negatived by the evi • - dence for the prosecution. Mr. Baron GRAHAM observed, that if the motive of the defendants was perfectly innocent, they might with more propriety have rehearsed the pseudo pariah clerk in their own houses,' without resojting to the very unusual, and, he must say, indecent expedient of breaking open the Parish Church, and gaining ad mittance by clandestine means. It for the Jury, however, to determine the case upon the evidence.- The Jury deliberated a considerable time, and ac quitted the defendants on all the counts which charged a conspiracy ; but found them Guilty on the second, which alleged the unlawful and irreverently breaking open the Parish Church. Dust. Pairvanran.—A meeting was to have taken place yesterday morning, in Battersea Fields, in con sequence of a dispute at Vauxhall on the preceding night. The parties were a Mr. W---, and a. Mr. S.—, both bolding situations of trust. Some con stables were in attendance, but they Were baffled by the parties not appearing on the ground, fioni . sorne information having been given. An exchange of' blows passed on the - return of the parties on thelsight of dispute, but a Gentleman interfered and prevented the continuance of what he conceived to be an un- equal combat, one of the Gentlemen being much larger mid stronger than the other. A BELLE, WITH AN EXTRA-CLAPPER ." 0 my sweet, my pretty DILL " I-should have lik'd her very well. - 11 But for her cursed. dapper !" Maim There is at present residing in Brighton, a Lady of great beauty and personal accomplishments, pos sessed of a quality which puts out of all distance the fable of NIATH Ews's celebrated Mr. DoUble lungs. This extraordinary and singular faculty arises from a peculiar formation of the tongue, which is se ' pa.rate,l to the root, in a longitudinal direction, and actually forms a double tongue. Notlhe slightest in convenience is felt from this exuberant gift of nature. With this desirable and admirable addition to the or gan of domestic comfort, this Lady is enabled to afford entertainment to her friends beyond the power of any ventrili/quist, or indeed of conception. From the per sonal charms she possesses, as well as a highly en , dowel mind, she has had many suitors, none of whom have retired from paying homage owing to the ef fects of the extra-clapper hung in this enchanting belle. She possesses two voices, one exceedingly clear, sweet, and harmonious, allowing her to sing with ' great effect ; the other so exquisitely thrilling, that it Must have been bestowed on herfor no other purpose than to list the still small voice of love. With this voice she imitates exactly the notes of many birds, piping like a bullfinch, singing as a canary : what is most remarkable, her mother was deaf and dumb! BRIDAL TRAGEDY. MONTREAL., JUNE 10.:—Wehave been kept stirring here during the last week by a succession of Chare wires. Ido not know if you ever had an opportunity of seeing one in Canada. It is an old French custom. When any unequal marriage takes place, as a wi dower with a spinster, an old man with a young gill, one in high life, or vice versa, the Canadians assemble in large crowds with masks and musical instruments, and hold a regular carnival before the house of the new-married couple, until the bridegroom gives them a supper, and a present for some charitable institu tion. Three such marriages lately took place here. Of these, the first at once complied with the demands of the Charevariers ; the second held out, but offered no resistance; while the third (Mr. Holt), refusing to comply, attempted to disperse them on Monday last, when a regular battle took place—several shots were exchanged, and I am sorry to say, that between 20 and SO people were severely wound; three have since died, and many others are scarcely expected to recover. On the following evening, the mob, more numerous than ever, after eluding the vigilance of the magistrates and the military, attacked the house, and soon forced an entrance. Such a scene I never witnessed—not an article was• left which the furious multitude could destroy—chairs, tables, mirrors, marble mantle-pieces, all were broken to atoms ; the doors and windows were pulled off the hinges and cut up, together with the stairs, and the very parti tions were torn down ; in fact, nothing now remains but the bare walls : and they were only restrained from closing their exploit by a bonfire, by the fear of burning the houses adjoining. A verdict of murder has been returned by the inquest against Mr. Holt and his friend Mr. Renshaw, who have withdrawn for the present; so the matter rests. REMOVAL OF A BRICK HOUSE. NEW YORK, JUNE 4. The interesting and novel performance of removing a brick house, was witnessed in this city yesterday for the first time, and it is said to be the first attempt ever made to remove a building entirely of brick. In the improvements going oft by wideningAadenz lane, it was necessary that the house N 0.85, sh . o . uld be pulled down or removed a distance of 214 - feet from its former front. The house is three stories high, 25 feet wide, and 45 in . depth—has a slated roof, and is a valuable building. The project of re moving it was conceived and undertaken by- Mr. Striaorr Bkowx, who has before removed about 20 buildings, some of them built partly with brick, and in some instances without disturbing the families or removing the furniture. This house was estimated to weigh about 350 tons, and was removed; with all the chimnies, windows, doors, &c. standing. Being previously placed upon ways, the removal was com menced yesterday morning, and was performed by three bed-screws in the front, each of which was worked by two or three men.—What was deemed the most difficult part of the undertaking; was, that the house must be raised about two feet from its for mer foundation—this was however done by two other screws placed underneath, which raised the building gracedly, in the exact ratio required. In the course of the day, the building' was moved about 16 feet, without the least detriment or jar—the other five feet will be finished this morning about nine o'clock, when those who have not seen the performance may have another opportunity. Great numbers were pre sent yesterday and much gratified by the sight. There was so little dangei manifest, that during the time the house was moving, the owner entertained about 150. persons within it •with a handsome colla tion!! Me conceive the successful undertaking to be important, particularly to a city requiring so many improvements as this, and think Mr. BROWN deserves much praise for his ingenuity. We have ascertained that the expense of removing the building, is about one fifth of its value, and there is no doubt that this' plan will in future, in many instances, be adopted, and a great portion of the expense of pulling down and rebuilding saved!!! . BALLOON. 1411111 AM, July 9, tine tit the euening.—About eight o'clock the inhabitants of this town, were put in a general state of move ment, in consequence of a balloon making its appearance in a ma jestic style, which passed near the town. The *ricer of this article was an eyewitness to its descent, which took place at Chisworth farm, in the parisficif Iforsham, at fivemindtes past eight, being but two hours and five minutes in travelling front Hampton, in Ox forilshire, a distanceof more than 80 nines. A ticket was attached to the car with the underwritten statement upon it. Someof the goOd people of lionibain were amusing themselves by playing at cricket at , the time the balloon was first observed, but ouch was the novelty of the sight, that bats, balls, stumps, and even the latidlordi booth, were deserted to see what had descended; and 100 persons, consisting of men, women, and children, assembled within the space of ten minutes. The following statement was attached to the car: "This baleen was launched trim Damp-. tots,-Oxfordsliire; July 9, at sit b!clseli in the . evening. •Be so kind as to inform Mt. Leforestitr, of the above pLiee, where,* and at what time, it descended. • Be kind to the travellei-, and keep her well." • • Srali7l* - INTELLIGENCL SINGULAR hl ATC IT. 'The following singular matches for thirty soverdsci or: l an extra bet of forty to twenty, that the performer would cot. plete the whole, was undert.iken yesterday morning by 11.8 4 knsop, Esq. a gentleman of fortune. It was to go p a h twenty-two miles in four hours, to trot a horse saddled f fium : miles within an hour, and to drive a horse in harness forts ti miles within an hour. The two horses to be the bona _M, piny of the rider, who rode under twelve stone. 'h e fi , march was fern Wren Common to the northward of l ap !' stone, Essex, over five miles of a circle. The first Bye e i t,.. ‘ v:eredone in 42 min. 8 see.; the second in 46 min.lo sec.; t yi ti 50 min. 10 sec.; fourth 53 min. 90 see., and the last tvro in 51 min. 42 ye —Total 3 hours 48 min. 50 sec.—Mr. B it . kensop next became an equestrian, at the expiration of the k t , , on part of the same ground, crossing over to Felton, a di, tartt of five miles and back. He did Co- five miles in 21 min. 16 ,4 the horse having broke twice into a gailv and turned tov1; 1 the next five miles was performed in Q t min. 12 sr:. ac s break having been made. The horse did the remainin g h tt miles in 16 min. t 9 sec. winning by five. The d:i , iag std took place over even miles on the Ingatestone road, and the easiest task. The seven miles was done in C 8 min. lOs t , and the remaining seven miles in 28 min. 40 sec. easy, with three minutes to spare. A short time ago, Mr. Isaac Nicholson, of r e , wick, caught in one day, in Loweswater Lake, astonishing weight. and number of fish, by angli ng ,. as follows ;-90 eels, averaging two pounds ea c h, 60 pounds ; three trout, weighing together sib pounds ; one .pike, 16 pounds; .10 pike, averagi ll 3 pounds each, 4slbs. Total 150 lbs. Weight. The.take of herrings at MarypOrt,Cumberland,4 l week before last, has had no parallel for the last eigh years. Wednesday se'nnight one boat captured fewer than 15,000 fir,e fish, and another boat took t o many, that the fisl:ertneti were obliged to throw; large quantity of them into the sea. The complete carcase of a horse, in a standil posture, was lately found in Eaglesfied peat-nio; where it must have been some centuries. The maim! was unshod, and, by the teeth, about four years obi A turkey cock found the nest of a common beau the stack-yard, with ten eggs in it. lie took posse s . sion, and sat upon the eggs for three weeks, .illther were hatched; and he is now bringing up the chicle 3 with the greatest attention. There is at present in the Chapelry of Grisdale,ii the Parish of Greystcke, Cumberl.md, a remarkaVi fine lamb, which has eight legs, tour ears, and nu tails. One of the taijs is a little shorter than the °the; the ears are like those of lambs, and the four extra ler have no joints and do not quite reach the ground. Tuesday se'nnight, as some workmen mere to ployed at the New Quay, Water-street, Manchester, hewing the rock in the river, for the purpose ofreo. Bering it of sufficient depth to admit Nles-r,. Bret, targh and Co.'s fiats up to the quay, they found frog' alive in the solid stone, four feet from the surface of the rock, which was two feet under water, ad about four feet from the bank. It did not, as ism{ with reptiles found in such situations, die on tied exposed to the air, but is still living. A MAD Dno.—Wednesday afternoon. a largemad dog, of the Newfoundland breed, rushed into an ant. tion room in Bread-street,.Cheapside, just after th e company had separated, knocked down one of the clerks, and then ran intothe private counting-hose, which was full of rich cut glass, a great part of whirl he entirely demilished. He then retreated,- sae, the street, through Watling-street to the Old 'Chute, and entered the ',remises of a Mr. Milner, a packer, whose workmen he put to the rout, but was at last secured in a back room and destroyed. We are happy to say, that no person in either of the premise was hitter]: - Yesterday, 'Henry Johnson, a watchman of Poplar, appeal at, Lamb . letis-street Office, charged with an assault. It appesi that Mr. Buckhall and Air. Pistor, of Whiteshapel road, Mk Veadboroughs, having spent the day at the Abbey Arms, Eat Atm, and being rather firth, the landlord offered the m bisclsit to get home in. No horse, however, could be obtained, and de 'boat proffered the use of a huge bull, be himself had sowed', driven. He was forthwith harnessed and started, but, cep* a heifer in a field, despite of every exertion, he made over able track of ground, to the imminent risk of the necks of thrive% until he was stopped by some brickmakers. The road must length regained, and they proceeded at the rate of eight sib an hour, hollowed by an immense crowd, till they reached* turnpike in the East_ India Road, where the prisoner was elk tioned, and who, by his account, interfered simply to prevent* mischief that might ensue from the :nob ; but, as the compld* r ents alleged, stopped and assaulted them on the King's highs% without due cause. The watchman admitting be was &mks the time was ordered to find bail. BIRTHS. At Lochnaw Castle, on the 24th ult. Lady Agnew, of Sall At Brook Cliff Cottage, Devon, the Lady of the Rev. no Hddsworth, of a daughter. The 28th alt. at Conseil Park, the Lady of Sir ANON' eliffe, Batt. of a daughter. June 29, at Lochgilphead, the Lady of Capt. Niel INN lan, of Kilnochanoch, of a son. June 29, in Fort-street, North Leith, the wife of Lielleni Charles Smith, R.N. of a son. Jane 50, at Gieuraltoeh House, West Torbert, the Lady' Lieut. James Wright, 24th Foot, of twin sons. July 6, at Brighton, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Aar Williams, of a daughter. At Chichester. the Lady of the Rev. Ifr. Watkins, in 6 ° Close, of a daughter. ..AEFII4II. Tuesday, Itobt. Price, Esq. 14. P. foe nere:fordshire.to VW' Anne-Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Pri Prebendary of Durham, and Canon Residentiary of Saffeno July 1, at St. Peter's Chapel, the Rev. Muss. Henry YAW , . lI.A. Vicar of 13iahop Aliddleham, county of Durham, al° Rector of St. Cuthbert's, York, to Maria, daughter of theme Major-General the lion. Mark Napiei. At Kingston-on-Thames, Capt. Booth, of the 15th, or .1 ( 01* Hussars, to Elizabeth . Mary, only daughter of the late WO Webb, of Hain Common. June 30; at - Lochgalr House, Lieutenant Niel Campbell: o the 9th Itegiment of Bengal Native Infantry, to Isabella Aix , daughter of the Ws Charles Campbell, Sag. of Itektittf • LUMP. January 20, at Trichinopoly, flindostan, Mungo Park,lo l eldest son of .the late Mungo Park. March D, on hoard the Hon. Company's** Lindner f t * China, Mr. William Grant, second son -of the Rev. Geill e Grant, late Minister of Mortlach. Lately, at Dunse, Janet Adamson, widow of Ms 410 114 carter, -agtd 105. • . ' 44-% z---- _ 1 ati liz.g.vrtilliMM . , • ' A OM. ilea. . )I„ • tit. Wl' 61tilita 1 0 France 0 0 W aterford' • 0 1 liansburgA, • 0 1 Guernsey and Jersey 0 1 Flanders ' 1 0 Lisbon 0 0 Malta 0 • 0 Holland 1 0 Gnttenhurgb 0' 1 A msrlea j- 0 0 '•azil 0 .4? • MG H- WATEIt sl7c ___L-- _ _MI Wei Mcrritnig . • - - SO lurstsese •hrrr *., !hems on - 9 fuyiptes ttrjai LOI . k7DO! i 4ed h~ --~~-. -- Ic . O 4 4 .i