Star. — London, England, 1822-01-02 00:00:00

• GRECIAN WAR SONG: yu3rt--" Scots vhwAde ape Ifigatesibil." Grim" whose bosom still contains Andent Freedom's bright remains, Classic mountain, streams, and plaint, Long renown'd in history Mindful of her former fame, • Mindful of each noble name; Viewing now her chains with shame, Greece determines to be free! Retribution's day is come, " That shall strike Oppression . dumb, Clanging trump and sounding drum Call to Death or Victory! Sparta wakes her warrior life, Lacedenton starts to life, Athens to the glorious strife Fires the Sons of Liberty ! Rowse the spirits of the brave! Sot, the sacred banners wave! Long, too long the Crescent's slave Fortune doom'd fair Greece to be! " Now's the day, and noiv's the hour" To pull down proud Islam's power; Vengeance hurls the flaming shower On the hordes of Shivery ! Persia, once fair Grecia's foe, But her brave assistant now— Persia strikes a sudden blow That astounds the enemy! Visions now of brighter days Rush on the enraptured gaze— Grecian glory's brilliant rays Light the march of Liberty! Dromoret THE WEATHER. • EDINBURGtr, Dec.29.—The London mail, die here on Wednesday evening, at nine o'cleck, did not arrive till next morning about five. One of the horses dropt down on this side of York, and'anotheriel lame when. three miles out of Haddingtoa ; so that the coach Was brought into Edinburgh by only three horses. Thurs day night also the coach came in with only three horse., from a similar cause. Since the mail corn menced running at the late accelerated rate, many of theke valuable animals have been knocked up. /tea nitcor , —The continued very heavy rains have! so sknUeu the Rivers 'Kennet and Thames, particu• larly tile latter, as to 'lay the adjacent low grounds compietely i rder water. Indeed, so great an inun dation bas t been known for the last fifteen years,' though the seater has been fregtiestly very; high. road from this place todic adjAcent village of,Caver sham was rendered inipassable, and the intercourse carried on by means of boats, manned by stout bargemen, carrying passengers backwards and for wards at three-pence a-head. One of the small bridges on this road is blown up. We have also been entertained with the sight of a boat sailing about in the King's Meadow. GLOCCESTER.—The incessant rains which have now prevailed for so long a period, have, during the past week, occasioned the highest flood which has eCCUI red in this neighbourhood since the inundation January,of ISO9. A succession of land flaods has m e ked the progress r.f the last few months; in addi tian to which, at the commencement of the last week, the immense accumulation of water rushing. down the Severn, caused that river to overflow its banks, and cover the country to a fearful extent. In this city and vicinity, the visitation has been acconipa rned by great incoavenience and distress to those families whose abodes were in the flood's way, the streets and lanes in the western parts of the city being coalpletely under the water, and the inhabitants driven to take refuge in their upper apartments. In many parts the suffering occupants had no means of egress and regress but by boats, and the same mode of conveyance was necessary to supply them with food and fuel. Almost all the roads in this vicinity have been under water, and some' to so considerable a depth, as to render travelling exceedingly dangerous, and indeed, in some instances, ..to stop it altogether. Wien at the greatest height, the water, both on the Bristol and Tewkesbury roads within a short distance of this city, was between five and six feet deep. The town of . Tewkesbury has literally been surrotmded with One immense body of water during the last week; for several days travelling was wholly impeded, both on:the Worcester and Gloucester roads; and it was not, indeed, without some risk that the town was ap proached on one side, except by means of boats. Sustowsisuay.--The long-contiaued rains, and melting of the snow which had fallen inWales, occa sioned many houses in the suburbs to be deeply inun dated by the Severn, on Monday ; and the water having deluged the road a considerable depth, the London coaches into this town were led forward by men on lan seback with lanterns. The Hero, which travels from Shrewsbury, arrived in Manchester in safety on Sunday, but the coachman was drowned ! In crossing the river, near Nantwich, be took the pre caution of riding a saddle horse, and thus preceded they coach ; but the leaders were startled, and the unfortunate man was thrown, and swept away by The torrent. SUSSEL—The rods 'in many places throughout the county are impassable, in consequence of the fluods, and families proceeding to spend the Christmas holidays with their friends in the conntry, after hav ing proceeded to a certain distance, have been obliged to retrace their steps.—The Vale of Arundel is one continued sheet of water, and the aspect of the coun try is of the most dreary description. Amongst the valiety .of unseasonable productions of the garden on Saturday last, in Covent-Garden market, was fine young green mint. Yesterday mi)rning, Webb's Hammersmith stage, in coming to St. Paul's Church-yard, was upset op posite Salisbury-square, Fleet -street, in consequence qf one of the iron bolts connected with the springs breaking. There were six inside and three outside pas seagers ; one of the latter, a female, was so much hurt as Co cause considerable apprehensions for her life.— Sbe was sent back to her Itiends at Hammersmith In a tackney coach. - Monday evening three great coats and a hat were stolen out of the passage of Mr. Bromley's house, 36, Great James -street, Bedford-row, the street door havieg been lett open for about five minute. POLICE. . Bow-starn.--Yesterday, Atha arida, a soldier 61 the foot Guaids, was brought before Sir RICHARD Btatto, charged:with committing an outrageous as- , sault upon the landlady of the Marquis orGrabby public-house, in Viers-street, Strand. The defend ant and two other soldiers, it appeared, sientsinto the Marquis of Granby on Sunday evening, and after drinkin; several pots of ale, they refused to pay. for all that they had drank, allegingthat thelandlord had overcharged them. Bruin afterwards struck tho land `lady a tremendous blow on the eye, which brought her to the ground. Bruin said he did not know be had struck her. Sir RICHARD BIRNIR.—And do you think such an action worthy or a man and a soldier ? Strike .a woman—for shame! How can you disgrace yourself and your cloth by such conduct ? The de fendant was ordered to find bail. A Serjeant of the regiment said, if the Magistrate would permit Bruin to go at large, the Colonel would, of course, be an swerable for his appearance. Sir RICHARD MIMIC said, that he had nothing to do with the Colonel or the regiment, unless the regiment thought proper to provide the ordinary bail in these cases. The soldier had been accused upon oath of a violent and most unsoldier-like assault upon a woman, and he must re main in custody till he should find two respectable housekeepers as sureties for his future appearance.— Bruin was committed. _ _ Captain Armitage, of the Coldstream Guards, com plained to the Magistrate, that an impudent fellow, who was said to be as like him as his own shadow, was travelling about in various parts of the country, representing himself 'to be Captain Armitage, and shooting over the manor of one Gentleman, and par taking of the hospitality of another, under this bor rowed name. Ile heard of him everywhere that he wrist, and " his doable" was a sort of standing joke against him. He wished to know if there was no mode of punishing such a fellow ? The Magistrate said, it ,was certainly rather provoking, but he could give no assistance. Captain Armitage asked, if it would be mood plan to publish a sort of warning advertise ment in the newspapers? The Magistrate thought it would be the best thing the Captain could do. Mixstos-Housz.—John Henderson, the young man who stands charged with havingforged a six teenth share of a Lottery Ticket, with the intent of obtaining the share of a prize of 1.:2,000, was again brought up for re-examination. The Solicitor for the Stanip=office attended on behalf of the Commis sioners. Favourable testimony was adduced as to the prisoner's general character, and the AitilesseS declared their opinion that he must have been made the cat's paw of others. After some discussion, it was assented to by Mr. Bish and by the LORD MAYOR, that the prisoner should be remanded, in order that the Commissioners might have an opportunity of con sidering whether they would prosecute. GUILDHALL—THE BRIDGE-STREET ASSOCIATION. —Yesterday, towards the conclusion of the business of the day, an additional information was exhibited by Mr. Secretary Murray's clerk against another of the nameless tenants of the Temple of Reason (Carlile's shop), and a warrant was signed for his ap prehension. The man, however, it was understood, had withdrawn from his station, and conveyed him self out of the reach of danger for the present. James Simmons and John Wilson, two smart )oring men, were brought up for that mischievous and sil liest of frolics—pulling bells in the dead of the night. Simmons had rung at Mr. Harris's, corner of St. Paul's Church -3-3rd, and the other prisoner at Taylor and Hessey's, in Fleet-street. The prisoners pleaded inebriety, and that it was their first offence. Alder man Bructisaia, when young men were caught in these fieaks, in order that they might remember it, 'his custom was to recommend them, if they did not wish to give bail for the misdemeanour, to volunteer some subscription to the Ward School where the of fence was committed. He could not direct this, but he now recommended that course. The young Gen tlemen, after some consideration, each deposited one pound, and were enlarged. . MA Ity-LA-BONNEOlrrice.—Yesterday, Mr. Skeer, a gentleman of fortunevwhose estates are in Hunt ingdonshire, arrived in Londim, for the pill-pose of laying an information at this Office, of a' system of pil lage which had been carried on for a length of time on his premises. It appeared from his statement, that for a length of time he and his servants had re peatedly missed valuable :property from the house. It at length appeared that a female servant was hold ing a correspondence with a woman in London, to whorls she had sent a quantity of meat, amounting in weight to about 200 lbs. geese, turkies, butter, and various other eatables. Plate of a valuable descrip tion, with other property, had also been sent to her, during the Christmas week, which was proved by letters produced to the Magistrate. Having some clue to a package of poultry, which had been thus dishonestly forwarded from Huntingdonshire by the servant, Mr. Skeer caused it to be seized, and in quiry made at the house of the person to whom it was directed. Buckeridge and Staples accordingly proceeded thither, and found some china, glass, and other property, and also various duplicate, answer ing the description of property stolen, to a consider. able amount. The whole was brought to the Office, together with the woman, and Mr. Skeer attended.' and identified the property. The prisoner denied 41 knowledge of the robbery, but confessed receiving the things as presents from Mr. Skeer's servant.— Other persons being suspected of being concerned in the affair, the officers were immediately dispatched to apprehend them. MA ittsoNoucti-sTazaT.—Yesterday a young Gen tleman, fashionably attired, was examined before J. E. CONANT, Esq. The prisoner was an Officer in the Army, and had been with some friends at a coffee house in Oxford-street. They left rather late, highly elevated, but they had not proceeded far before they met ifith another party of Gentlemen, similarly iiri table ; neither party would make room for the other, and, without waiting the ceremonies required in duelling, they commenced a battle in the tree Eng lish style, but the watchman on the beat thought it a deviation from his duty to permit such sport, and, having unluckily interfered, he soon received 4 spe cimen of the art of self-defence. Several dozen of his brethren met with the same fate as they came up, and they could only capture the prisoner,whom they now stated to have struck the first blow, all the rest on both sides having escapad. Several of each party now attended, and the question turned upon which ci them Arm. the first sisrmipt. . isroved tigtinst The. Magistrate &tight no chargi *as salisfaitorily 'the prisoner, and that k would . be hard to •hbla hits to bail when therest were at liberty. If any of the. 'friends of the contending parties promised - there would be no further mischief apprehended, and that the matter would rest here, he felt dispoied to dis charge him. Some Gentlemen prreii undertook to settle the matter amicably, std the prisoner was dis chailed on paying the watchmen so mnch . fur-e2ch broken head. George Cochrane, a very curious-looking little man, about four feet high, and dressed as gay and as tight as a rope.clancer, was charged with making a . riot in George -street, and St. Giles's iratch-house.. The watch-house-keeper said the prisoner carne three times to the watch-house on Monday night, and each time had assistance to secure some robbers; but they could not be found. At length he became extremely troublesome, and, being refused admittance, broke in the iron-grating in the door,aud conducted himself in a most ciOlent manner, saying he was "Lord Coch rane, and had already conquered half the world," till they were coMpelled to confine him. The prisoner, in defence, said he had been absolutely robbed of his watch and money in the street, and could get no watchman to take the robbers, and they escaped. Magistrate—Then, it appears, Lord Cochrane can be robbed in St. Giles's. Prisoner—lt is wall known St. Giles's is foil of thieves, and no wonder,when the watchmen or constables will not take them, but confine those who are robbed. Magistrate—You are really Lord Cochrane, then, and still the rogues confined you? Prisoner—l am not Lord Cochrane, but Sir George, orGeorge Cochrane, Esq. lam worth £5OO evsry day I rise, Sir, and had been twenty years an Officer in the British Army--(Alough). Magistrate—Sir George, we are strangers • but they tell me you were drunk and disorderly ; that is an okence of itself, and for which you must pay a One of five shillings—a meru trifle out of your £500! Prisoner—l was robbed of my money, and I have none to pay now, Sir. A Lau y, seemingly an acquaintance of the prisoner, paid the fine, and he was discharged. • John Jones, who stood remanded for stealing a set of valuable harness belonging to Mr. Bray, Coleman street, City, was fully committed for trial. The 'Westminster Sessions will commence tomor row—the Old Bailey on Wednesday next. At a late hour last night, 25 male convicts were sent off from Newgate, in the jail caravan, pursuant to their sentence. They gave three hearty cheers on their departure. Tunbridge Chapel, in the New-road, was sacrilegi ously entered on Saturday night, or early -on Sunday morning, by some villains, \ by means of picklock keys, and robbed of a Kidderminster carpet, a rug, some black cloth, and the inside works of the clock. Between seven and eight o'clock oa Monday even ing, Mr. Ramsden, of Brook -street, Holborn, was hustled at the end of Leather-lane, by three or four ruffians, who succeeded in robbing him of his gold watch, gold chain, and three gold seals, and a key. Friday afternoon, about five o'clock, as the Hon. Mr. SHIRLEY was proceeding along New -street, St. Martin's-lane, near Bedfordbury, he was attacked by a man rather tall, dressed in black, with a long nose, who made a desperate snatch at his watch, which broke the chain ; the villain got off, and ran down Bedfordbury with the gold chain, two gold seals, and a gold key. Saturday night, the inhabitants of Duck-lane and Pie -street, Westminster, were thrown into great alarm in con..equence of cries of " Murder!" issuing fram ' a house in Pie-street. On repairing to the spot, a young man, named Richard Jones, was found at the foot of the stairs in a state of insensibility, and bleed ing profusely. A woman, named Mary Murray, with whom he cohabited, was in an upper room, armed with a poker, and threatening destruction to any per son who should dare to approach her. The man was taken to the Westminster Infirmary, where prompt as sistance was rendered, his head was found to be cut dreadfully, aiad he was considered to be in a dan gerous state. After the surgeon had dressed the wound, he recovered a little, and said, " It was Mary Murray who struck him with the poker." She was taken into custody, and on Monday was brought up to Queen-square, and examined before Mr. Bairns- FORD, the Magistrate, when it appeared that Jones bad deserted her. On Saturday he went for some ar ticles belonging to him, left at her apartment, when a quarrel took place, and she struck him with a poker. She said he received the wound by a basin she flung at him, but he knocked her down first. She was com mitted for want of bail. The man still lies in immi nent danger. Thursday, George Olen was sent to Edinburgh Biidewell, for GO days, for imposing on a carrier, by bringing him a parcel full of saw-dust, and charging him 2s. Gd. This is the second time he has com mitted the offence. Friday, a Laird in Perth, aged seventy-four, ad vanced, for the third time, to the Hymeneal Altar, with a blooming bride of. 22, who was born on the very day he took to his arms a former spouse The following curious extract is from the will of WILLIAM BLACKETT, Esq, late Governor of Ply mouth, proved in the year 1782: " I desire that my body may be kept as long as it may not be offensive, and that one or more of my toes or fingers may be cut off, to secure a certainty of my being dead : I also make this far. they request to my dear wife, that as she has been troubled with orie old fool, she will not think of marrying a second." On the 10th ult. a young man, tutor in a Gentle man's family, near Gainsborough, eloped with the eldest daughter of his employer—after being absent one night, they proceeded in the steam-packet for Hull—the father suspecting the route, reached that place before the parties had arrived, and succeeded in bringing home the disappointed fair one. CONJUGAL FELICITY!— (From an American-Paper.) About one hundred petitions for divorces have been presented to the Legislature of Tennessee during its present Session: what number has been presented to the Legislature of Kentucky, we have not counted ; but from the following Report, in which they are disposed of, by the quantity, as Jurymen are s‘sorn, we should suppose that State to contain at least as many discontented couples as her sister Mr. Payne, from the Committee of Religion, reported that the pe titions of John G. Meux, Alexander Van Hattan, Polly Nixon, John Hornback, and Peggy Wooldridge, for divorces, be rejected: and that the petition of Samuel Campbell, representing that his wife was de livered of a mulatto child, soon after his marriage, is reasonable, in all which the House coacurred." IIAFIZ. DREADFUL OCCURRENCE, 411641MOIMINIIMOr • An accident of the most dreadful nature took on Monday evening, at the Rev. Mr. Mtn It2,tharlest-itreet, Berkeley-square. About h ex in the evening the family were alarmed report of a pistol in the upper part of the and on proceeding to the nursery, Miss M; ton, a beautiful young lady, only 17 yeas, the lister of Mrs . , Murry, was found lyii ground weltering in her blood, having ' (unintentionally) by her nephew, a youth _ eine and ten years of age, who had incautitiui rained possesrion . of his father's pistol. The - Oen of the family may be more easily concet described. Mr. Bradley, a surgeon residini neighbourhood, was sent for, and arrive three minutes, but life was instantaneousl; The ball had passed in at the left breast, divided two of the principal arteties. The reeled against the bed, and exclaimed " Oh, the name of the infant aggressor, and imr fell dead upon the floor. Yesterday a Coroner's Inquest was taken body by ANTHONY GE:.L, Esq. at the Runt, man, Charles-street, Bet keley-square. The Nursery-maid . was examined by the and front her evidence it appeared that the t was upon a visit to her sister (who, it will be bered, was the once fascinating and amial Gayton, or Drury-lane Theatre, the Cf dancer), and on the evening in question vi in the nursery, with the maid and an infati Master James Murry entered, and pointing said to the deceased, in the most playful to scions manner, " See, aunt, Pie has lent mi tol-I'll shoot you," and immediately pi trigger. The decex_ed rose, uttered a scn exclaimed, " Oh, James ! James !," then melt, upon the side of the bed, from which she ground. The poor gill was drowned in tea; the whole time of giving her evidence; al she spoke of the deceased, described her as amiable, kind-heartettyoung lady she lthd eve and that she was beloved by the infant fami sister, eight in number, the one implicates unfortunate affair being the el.le-t. .Mr. Bradley, the surgeon, of John-street, square, deposed to the situation in whicl covered the deceased, end stated, that altl was instantly present, life had Lied before The Jury then proceeded to view the La the sight of such a beautiful young creature, timely cut off, drew tears fitan every one 1 n their return to the. house where the Inquest The CORONER made some feeling remark dreadful state of mind in which the relatives unfortunate young lady must be placed, am it would operate as a caution to every one fire-arms in ,their houses, to be rigidly partii preventing their being placed in improper In The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidence by the unintentional discharge of a pistol." It appears, on inquiry, that the children amusing themselves with . an Infantine Proces! and representation of the Corcinatbn, and Year's Day, a little entertainment was to h given, for the purpose of gratifying the invent formers. On Monday, the eldest boy, .Master Murry, requested his father to lend him his he was to represent the Champion ; to inct child, the pistol t. as b: ought, it had not bei for upwards of a year and a half, and was ver Mr. Murry examined it (as he thought caref not finding any priming in the pan, and flint, it being a double barrel one, incaution fered his child to take it, who immediately pi to the nursery, to slim his aunt, of whom most affectionately fond, his prize. Evt must sympathize with the afflicted relati , are thus plunged in misery and grief, for chi cure loss of one whose accomplishments ant life endeared he: to all who knew her. Yesterday morning, while some men were em repairing the front of the Argyle Rooms, in street, one of them named Sleete, a young m. was plastering the under part of a portico, • sudden gust of wind, blown from off the sc. and, pitching head foremost on the pavement, was dreadfully fractured. He was immedli tied to the Middlesex Hospital without the hope of recovery. AN EPITAPH ON MR. PECK. Here lies a Peek, which some men say, Was first of all a Peck of clay— This wrought by skill divine, while fresh, Became a curious Peek of flesh ; Thro' various forms its blActs ran, Then adding breath, made Peck a man : Full sixty years Peck felt life's bubbles, Till death reliev'd a Peck of troubles ; Then fell poor Peck, as all things must, And here he lies a Peck of dust: DIED. Dec. 16, at Castletnilk, Lady Stuart, widow of Sir Bart. of Castlemilk. Nov. 13, at Lisbon, Dr. Wynne, Fellow of the Royal kge of Physicians of Edinburgh, and formerly Surgeon • Chester Infirmary. Sept. 13, at Hall-head Estate, Jamaica, of typhus fever, 19, Andrew Graham Sievwright, third son of Mr. Sievw Arniston-place, Edinburgh. Dec. 28, at Montauban, in France, where he had gone recovery of his health, slr. Robert Walkinshaw; jun. - Glasgow. July 2s, at Trichinopoly, Madras Establishment, . lera morbus, Lieut. William Innes Orrok, of his Majesty Scots, son of the deceased John Orrok, Esq. of Orrok. Dec. 28, Susannah, the wife of Dr. Headly, of Devizes, Des. 22, at Glasgow, Mr. James Greenlecs, long known bookseller in that city, and who was afterward! induced l cumnances to make a temporary appearance on the SI several first-rate characters. He was alwaya regarded Friends as a person of great ability, and considerable genius. May 30, at Candab, lieutenant David Seton Maitland, the 19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry, aged 28. S rd Payee, Came. Mew unday evening, at her father% hewn, Sarah, the wife Rev. Itieha a MAILS TIM Dar.—aiß. We. 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