Star.
London, England, 1823-10-02 00:00:00

PURSERS.

Michael Arthur, to the Alacrity ; Duncan Dewar (act.), to the
Bann; Jas. G. Galler (act.), to the Barracouta ; William Paine, to
the Gloucester; Thomas Fat ley, to the Leven ; Jas. Boyle, to the
Menai ; Wm. Bailey, to the Sybille ; John O'Brien, to the Tamar;
Eben. Fielder (act.), to the Tees : John Beal, to the Victor ; Wm.
Henry Brown, to the %Froze!.
His Majesty's frigate Svait.i.c has been fitted with a new lever-fid,
the invention of Mr. Rom', the barrister The object of this in-
genious contrivance is to lower the topmasts of ships at a moment's
notice, in cases of hurricane or accident, without previously slack-
ing, or in any way altering the state of the rigging. It was com-
pleted on Friday, and was tried off Deptford on Saturday afternoon,
in the presence of Captain Prosaot., who commands tho &MLLE ;
Mr. &rota, the Master-builder of the Dock-yard; Mr. Bolus, the
inventor: and several others interested in the event. The topmast
was lowered, without starting a rope of the rigging, in one minute
after the first word of command was given, and was hoisted again
without difficulty ; the new lever-fid answering its intended pur-
pose with the greatest perfection. The Tama', now in dock at
Deptford, has also been ordered to be fitted with lever-tids on Mr.
Itorcies plan, and there is no doubt but they will be generally
adopted in the Navy.
Fa LMOUTII. Sort% 30.—Wind W.N.W. Arrived the Princess
Elizabeth packet, from Jamaica ; Oporto packet, SMITH, from Lon-
don for Pernambuco. Also arrived the Osborn packet, from the
Medic,

from Gibraltar the 12th ijst. Put back, the

Dart, Duns, for the South Seas, in consequence of the Master
being ill.
PLYMOUTH, Sen. 7.o.—Wind W.— Arrived the Levant, from
London for St. Kitt's ; Cornwallis, from ditto for the Cape of Good
I lope ; Trafalgar, from ditto for St. Mary's; and the Prom's, front
Pernambuco in sixty-six days.
Posersnourn, Ocrosza I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Charles,
of Totness, with sails split; and Swift steam-ship; from Plymouth,
with damage to some part of her machinery. It blew a very heavy
gale for some hours this morning, from W. to N. W.
DEAL, °cross's I.—Wind W.N.W.—A little before daylight
this morning it came to blow excessively hard from S.F. when se-
Veral brigs and a foreign galliot lost anchors, and proceeded for
Ramsgate. His Majesty's ship RAMILLIES drove and brought up
again, with three anchors a-bead. The gale broke about one r. as.
and the wind has now backed to the %Vest, with thick weather, and
still blowing strong in squalls.—Pive r. M. The Sceptre, Nosrca,
for Gibraltar, has put back this afternoon, and remains. Several
outward-bound brigs and one ship, are bearing up for the Downs.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, OM OBER 1.
Skits Farm= Irma tins—The Briton, from Buenns Ayres;
Anna, from Sehien ; Alinerva, from Gottenburgh ; Jane, from
Archangel; Vrow }Mina, from Antwerp ;'Cimunterce, and Mar-
garetha, from Calais; Daphne, from Rotterila:n ; Herman, from
Palau; Conference, from Christiina; and Thetis, from Stettin.
Czzazizis OUTWA lIDS—The Gambier, for Rotten ; Belle Alliance,
for Antwerp; Henry, for Demerara ; Active, for Havannah; Emma,
for.THeate ; Eden, for Elsineur ; Sarah, for Dantzic ; Marys, for
Lisbon ; and Tobago, for Petersburgh.

Saturday a KING'S yacht, containing the body of the
late Eirl of HoiarowN, arrived in Leith !toads, and was saluted by
12 tuna from the guard-ship, that vessel at the same time displaying
her colours—

bait-meet high,

A Inourniui signal o'er the main,
Sara ooly. When. th', illustrious die,
Or are in slot ions battle alain!"

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT NEWMARK ET—Tuerswo 'KNIT•
DERBY.

G 1 to I agit Swim 16 to 1 apt Cressida
8f to 1 apt Reformer 17 to 1 apt Cyclons
14 to I agct Pantina 50 to 1 agit Myctun
Ilmtcmrres ST. LICIER.-10 to 1 apt Altisidora.
NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER. MEETING.
vtitroir..3my, wromot 1.
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Fifty Guineas, free for any horse, &c. 4-yr-olds carrying ;St. 41b.
5-yr-old,, ust. 51h. 6-yr-olds, sst. n lb. and ❑ged, 93t. B.C.
Mr. Wyndhani's h. h. Centaur, 5 yrs old - - i
Mr. lLunabottom's 1)...e. Bay Burton, 4 yrs old - 2

Three to one on Centaur.

The Newmarket S. f:eger Stakes of e 4.: each, for 3-yr-od-coltsi

)Iq. 71b. and fillies, Bst. 41b. D. 1.
Lord Verolanc4 I). c. Vaurien - - I
Lord Exeter's Zealot - -
Duke of Grafton's Talisman - - 3
Doke of Portland's c. by Teas dale - - 4
Scven paid.-8 to 1 asst Vaucien—:: to 1 apt Zealot-5 to 2on
Talisman.

FIFE R A CRS—fp/aimed).— F1410%Y, Srrr. C 6.
Sweepkrak:,s, 203 i each, p. p. Two milts.
Sir David Mon,:riclUs Strathearn, 3 yr* old, 7st. 71b. -
Mr. Maule's IlarZ3n Hawes, 4 yrs (id, Bst. 71b. -
Won easy

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Match, sogc p. p. Mr. 111-tilo'c Harlequin againct Mr. Carnegie's
Opposition, lOst. 715. Won by I iarlequin racy.

Plate for SO!. T•::n mile heats.
Sir Alex. Ramsay's P.mmurr, 3 yrs 7.t. rat).
Str DiVia \luncrieffe'r. Shufaer, 4 yt. t. 1.1, Bt.
Mr. Caw:Bk', G vrs Sr..
Won easy.

PEDZSTII I AN [5)l.

- 1 1
- il 2
- 7. dr.

THE SecoND FOOT-HA:2E SlV•it• rao:.l W£ST Tho'.l.•
WICII.—This match was run most skilfully, and for a greet sti.k ;
it was a renewal of the stake at W.dsall Races, for '2OO sover, igns
a-side, and was decided on Sunbury Common. Betting was fa. to
4, Ben Burns' man against Sam Bedoe. 'lee race excited;mbre
than ordinary interest. Defoe had forfeited twice to this yclrpt
runner, and his fame int-ned aside all the fine runners in the king.
dom. Getting no match, his friends gave ten yards in ClO to Be-
doe, who had before beat him at Walsall, in a race which afforded
much sporting interest. The match upon this occasion was 11.0
yards, Bedoe receiving 10. The rice was won by Bediie by half a
yard. The strugAle was grand, and the people were satiAed that
the seat of nonsense was banished front thence.
ANOTLIEN. Skellit engaged to do seven miles in one
hoar, in a walk, for a rump and dozen. This was an aftc-ridiimer
• twitch on Ashfiird Common. The pedestrian having been :Wowed
two hours, started strong at his work ; but Nature found nut he was
not competent, and he turned up the thing half a mile from home.

FAILURE Or M`MULLEN IN WALKING EtcHTFEN MILES IN TIIIIE6
succasitvu llocas.—At twenty minutes before three o'clock on
Monday afternoon, Barnard M• Mullen started from Nether Bridge,
to walk 18 mile; in three successive hour;, on the Burton road. lle
wore a plaid waistcoat, white trousers, worsted stockings, and light
shoes, and walked without the aid of a stick. The wind was •c-
-tremely high, and very detrimental to hi: undertaking, nevertheless
he persevered in the attempt until he accomplished 16 miles, at
which time he had remaining fur the last two only 15 minutes, and
in consequence of exhaustion, he relinquished the task. •file sp: s-
tators were chiefly of tile lower class, and of course the cotttrihu'im ns
were very trifling. We understand they did not exceed 4s. Being
' thus disappointed, he abandoned the inzention of w.slkiug on Thurs-
day, and left Kendal on 'f uesday fur Amblesitle, where hr w.ss to
walk yesterday.—Kendul armicle.

DREADFUL COACH ACCIDENT.—Tuesday, about 12
o'clock, a di eadful accident happened near the park
wall of the Duke of Northumberland, at Sig n
One of the western coaches, fully loaded, was on its pas-
sage up to town, xviien the offleade: suddenly became
restive. A loaded coal-waggon was passing in the oppo,
site direction, and before the coachman could curb the
horse, he got entangled %N kb those in the waggon, and
the coach instantly upset. The accient was altogether
so sudden, that no skill or esei ;inn of the Coachman or
waggoner mild have prevented it. The consequences
were, however, most distressing. The coachman, guard,
and outside passengers, «ere ail thrown to a consider-
able distance. A woman, with an infant in her arms,
fell against the waggon. The child was killed on the
spot, one arm of the mother broken, and the other dis-
located at the shoulder. Another woman, in attempt-
ing to rise, found that her leg was broken. The sound
leg of a sailor (with a wooden one) was dreadfully frac-
tured, and the unfortunate tar was also shockingly
bruised about the head and shoulders. Most of the
outside passengers were mote or less injured. Of four
inside passengers, three us•cre dreadfully cut by e:e
glasses of the coach, which were up at die time it Was
overturned. Those with fractured limbs were conveyed
to St. George's Hospital, and the others received every
assistance that Medical skill and attentio❑ could afford.

The Salisbury coach, on its retain front Fontbill,
upset on Monday evening within about three hunched
yards from the Abbey, at a suddensdeclivity in the road
through the demesne. There. were about ten outside,
and two inside passenger,. On descending the hill where
the ;oad turns off to Hindon, the reins broke; the horses
became unmanageable, and the coach was dashed on
one side against a tree, with such violence, as to throw
the outside passengers off; but, in consequence of fall-
ing against the tree, the coach did not completely over-
turn, otherwise some of the unfortunate people must
have been inevitably crushed to death. The coachman,
who is said to be a steady man, had his thigh broken,
and is otherwise so much injured as to make his survival
a matter of doubt. One Gentleman has a leg broken.
Four others were severely butt, by cuts, sprains, and
contusions; among the rest an elderly Gentleman, one
of the inside passengers, was much cut in the head; his
wife, who was with him, escaped unhuit. No blame
whatever can be attached to the coachman, as the
horses became unmanageable in consequence of one of
them having his leg entangled 'A ith the traces, which
shortly after gave way. Every assistance I% as given to
the sufferers, both by the persons who wete passing
through the demesne, and the inmates of the Abbey.
An easy wain was provided with beds, by the servants
of Mr. Phillips, and they were taken to Hindon to obtain
surgical relief. None of the cases are likely to prove
mortal. One of the persons butt was able to leave by
the Bath coach, which came up immediately after.
FATAL EFFECTS OF FEAR..-•••A Mall of colour, of
middle age, rather above the common stature, robust,
and apparently in good health, was received into the
London Hospital, labouring under a moderate-sized
aneurism of the femoral artery : an operation was pro.
posed to him, to which he readily assented : on entering
the theatre, however, he fainted; some wine and water
was given to him, which he distinctly swallowed, aid
the operation was proceeded in, the artery expobeJ, and
the ligature applied but not tightened. During the ope-
ration, it was observed that no pulsation could be felt
in the tumour, but this was accounted for by the faint-
ing: before tightening the ligature, it was sugges:ed by
the operator to wait until the pulsation was le.es a-
blished : some increased attention was then paid to
arouse the dormant energies of the patient, and it was
reniarked that the syncope continued an unusual time.
After the attempt had been. some time persevered its, a
more attentive observation proved that he was quite
dead. All the usual resuscitative means were tried, but
without effect; On dissection,, both sides, of tile. 4eitre
were found empty, and the• lonektorgi4 with 14004:4to
(*het partitular appearance gab ebswesble. •
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