Star.
London, England, 1808-08-26 00:00:00

BRIGHTON.

A Lady who arrived here on Thursday evening
last, occasionally calling herself Mrs, SPENCER,
though that was not the only name she assumed, has
rendered herself rather conspicuous in the town, by
not only giving orders for jewellery, &c. to a very
large amount, at the Libraries, &c. but at the same
time purloining various valuable articles, that she
had obtained permission to inspect. From repeated
incongruities in her conduct, however, it was at
length suspected that she was insane, :rid which
proves to be the fact. Her mother, Mrs.
arrived here on Saturday night in quest of her,
and the poor lunatic is now under her protection. Mrs.
B. we understand, ascribes the derangement of her
daughter to a serious disappointment in a love affair.
She was on the eve of being united to an attorney of
eminence, when business compelled him to pay a visit
to the West Indies, where he fell a victim to the yel-
low fever within seven days after his arrival. News
of the melancholy catastrophe soon reached England,
when his betrothed wife "heard the mournful tid-
ings of his death, and never smiled again I"

Yesterday being the 25th of August, the Brigade
of Guards, according to annual custom, changed
quarters :—those of the first Regiment went from
Portman barracks into Knightbridge barracks ; the
2d, or Coldstream, went from quarters on the Publi-
cans in Westminster into Portman barracks ; and the
Sd Regiment out of Portman barracks into general
quarters.

The Royal Westminster Volunteers marched, yes-
terday afternoon, to Kennington Common, and had a
grand field day, under the command of Colonel Ko-
la/410M.

General Sir D. BAIRD is still in Cork, waiting for
transports to convey 11:s troops.

Wednesday se'nnight four troops of the llth Dra-
goons marched into Clonmel from the Cerragh.
Ti.e Armagh Militia have marched from Naas to
where they are to do duty.
Monday se'nnight a Court Martial assembled at
Cork for the trial of three Captains of the Ist batta-
lion 26th or Cameronian regiment, at present stationed
at i'ermoy.

The importation of Portugal and Spanish wines has
of lite been very considerable ; upwards of 90 vessels
have arrived from Oporto since the expulsion of the
French from thence. About 150,000 gallons of wine
were ent r-d at the Custom-house during the last
week, and there are now upwards of forty vessels on
our coasts, proceeding to the River.

The following are among the last fashionable arri-
vals at Bath :

Viscount Hawarden, Hon. Captain Herbert, Sir A. Home, Sir
3. Cox Hippisley, General, Alm and Miss Morse, Colonel and
Mrs. Taylor, Colonel Meyriek, and Captain Jeffrey.
Among the last arrivals at the Fraserburgh Baths,
in Aberdeenshire, are

Mrs. Colonel Forbes, Aberdeen ; Miss M'Leod, ditto ; Miss
Davidson, ditto ; Mr. Urquhart of Craipton ; Mr. Milne of
Crinsonrnopt ; Colonel Curnine ; Mr. Russell of Ilathen ; Mr.
Fordyce, Forgue ; Rev. Mr. Cruickshank, Turriff ; Mr. N.
Hill, Edinburgh ; Mr. Ballantine, ditto ; Miss Allardyce, Boyas-
miU ; Mrs. Russell, Pitullie ; Mr. Fraser, Aberdeen; Miss
Frazer, ditto ; Mr. Gammack, ditto ; Mr. Milne, M'Duff ;
Mr. Dickson, Glasgow ; Mr. Robinson ditto ; Mrs. Robinson,
ditto; Miss Robinson, ditto ; Mr. Mitchell, Rosehearty ; Mr.
Shand, Copland ; Mr. Anderson, Sheffield.
The Lakes of Windermere and Keswick have
proved more than usually attractive this season of
fashionable visitants, particularly the former, on ac-
count of the splendid regatta annually given upon''
that extensive and picturesque sheet of water, by J. C.
CURWEN, Esq.
Not the triumphal entrance of Alexander into
Babylon, ever received more enthusiastic plaudits
than that every evening given to the grand and in-
spiring Spectacle of a Nation is Arm:, now perform-
inz at ASTLEY'S Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge.
—Those who expect to behold a made up matter of
sing song and dance, will, by witnessing the repre-
sentation of this piece, find an agreeable surprize by a
display of glorious events as they actually 1-Ave taken
place.

The French are fond of dancing. In Italy they
were quite at home in light reel:. In Germany they
remained till they became masters of the sombrous
waltz ; but we trust they will not remain long enough
in Spain to learn the fandango.
The cit.& which the Spaniards made In Denmark
round their colours, when they swore to be faithful
to their country, is the most glorious Roma Robin re-
corded in history.

Tuesday List a very young Grampus was drifted by
the surf among the Oyster beds near the mouth of the
Nore ; aft& being cut a little by the sharpness of the
shells, it was caught by some fishermen, who hap-
pened to be witnesses of what passed.

DUBLIN, AUGUST 20.

Lord WM. RUSSELL arrived yesterday in town from
England

Monday arrived at Cork, Brigadier-Gereral SLADE,
who is goinv, out with the Expedition under General
Sir DAVID tAIIID.

Tuesday morning, Lieutenant-General Sir Dwt•tn
BAIRD left Cork for Fermoy, to inspect the troops
quartered there.

Major CAMPBELL, now under sentence of death in
Armagh gaol, on Tuesday last received a respite
from the LORI) LIEUTENANT until Wednesday next.
The country house of Mr. ANDREWS, of Castle.
street (near Rathlarnham Bridge) was attacked be-
tween three and four o'clock on Monday morning
last, by several depredators, who having gained for-
cible admission, and beat and abused some part of the
family, proceeded to rifle the house, and would, in
all likelihood, have taken much more than they did,
but for the alarm in the neighbourhood, and the as-
sistance that was so quickly given. What they car-
ried away was chiefly wearing apparel.

A melahcholy accident happened a few days since
at Folkstone :--A gentleman's servant having charge
of his master's child while riding a poney through
the streets, observed a vicious horse in a gig making
furiously towards him, and being solely occupied in
saving the life of the child, unfortunately became the
victim of his fidelity ; the shaft of the chaise having
struck him a fatal blow, of which he has since ex-
pired. The family are with great justice deeply af-
fected for his loss.

On Wednesday night a gentleman who resides in
the Edgeware-road, was returning from Egham races
in a gig, which got entangled with a stage coach at
Kensington-gore, when the horse plunged furiously,
'and shattered the vehicle to pieces. It then, with the
remains of the gig, ran away, and came so violently
against the wall of the Park, that it was killed on the
spot. The gentleman was carried home in a hackney
coach, with little hopes of recovery..
Yesterday a horse ran away with a gig with a lady
and gentleman in it, near the Bricklayer's Arms, in
the Kent-road, which it shattered in pieces ; fortu-
nately the parties escaped unhurt ; but while the
gentleman was cutting the harness to ease the horse,
it kicked severely a bye-stander on the thigh.
Wednesday Mr. GLEGG, master of tlieiWelch Harp,
public house, near the Temple, dropped down, with-
out any previous illness, and instantly expired.
Yesterday evening a poor aged man, feeling him-
self suddenly taken ill, sat down at a door in the
passage leading from Wine-office-court to Shoe-lane,
Fleet-street, when he gave a few deep groans and
expired.

Wednesday evening, as a tine boy was climbing in
a careless manner, the parapet of Westminster-
bridge, on the Surrey-side, he fell into the River;
being immediately observed by some persons, he was
taken out in less than a quarter of an hour. But,
though every means were employed to restore him,
they unfortunately proved ineffectual.
A young child has been found drowned in the
Thames above Bridge, with a stone fastened to his
neck. A reward of 50 guineas has been ofiered by
the Officers of the parish of Lambeth, for the appre-
hension of the perpetrators of this foul crime.

The body of a man was seen floating up the ver
on Tuesday by some watermen. The body, much
disfigured, was brought on shore and deposited in
shell, in the watch-house in Strand-lane.

Sunday week two little girls, Mary and Hanny
Brown, sisters, were unfortunately drowned in th 2.
river Caldew, Scotland ; when the younger of the
girls had nearly got across the bridge, which is very
insecure, the bridge slipped a little, and she was pre.
cipitated into the stream, which was very deep. The
sister, about twelve years of age, seeing the distress
of the other, immediately leaped' in to endeavour to
save her; but after having sruggled for, some time,
they were both drowned ! Several of their youthful
companions were present at this distressing event, but
could render them no assistance.

On Tuesday night, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, as Mr. Traeman and another young man
we'e returning ftvm Peckham Fair to Bermondsey-
street, they were stopped in a field near the Kent-
road by three men armed with b:uigeons, who robbed
them of their watches and about two pounds iti cash;
and escaped.

. .
I CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yestmity, Mr. CELL, the
Coroner for the City and Liberties of Westminster,
held an inquest at the Nag's Head, Orange-conrt, 1
Leicester Fields, oh the body of John White, Coach-
man to the Prince of WALES. The first witness (a
helper in the Prince's stables) deposed, that in draw-
ing
out the Caravan to wash it, he perceived a man's
head, and on lookinbr, into the inside of the vehicle re-;
, • l
cognised the d.xeased. This was about nine o'clock
yesterday morning. He was in a sitting posture, with
his back resting on the side of the caravan, and his
head reclining on his arm. It appeared that he must
have been in the cc):11 cellar, previous to his ascend'.
ing the caravan, as he was covered, and, indeed, dis-
figured by coal-dust.—The condition of the caravan I
left sufficient traces of violent sickness, and on his head
was found a considerable contusion, supposed to be
occasioned by his convulsive struggles, when that part
came in contact with an iron chain. He was seen at i
half past two on Wednesday, by a groom of the
Prince of Wales, in perfect health and spirits, 2t Carl.;
ton House, but from that time it does not appear any 1
person saw him alive. The deceased has been for !
many years a favourite of his Royal Highness, and '
' though not recently in his actual employment as coach- -
man, still received his salary, and was permitted to -
occupy apartments with his wife and children. What
is ve7-y remarkable, he had taken the King's Arms
Inn, Kensington, and was yesterday to have taken
possession of the house, under a forfeiture of 1001.—
Indeed, his unfortunate widow, was yesterday waiting
for hours at Carlton House, totally ignorant of the
dreadful event, with a view of toing with him to take
possession of the house ; and it was not till three
o'clock that she was informed of the melancholy cause
which occasioned the delay. He has left a wi,zo.v
with seven children. The Jury brought in a verdict,
" pied by the visitation of Gov.".