Star.
London, England, 1825-03-09 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE KENT INDIAMAN.

Although we have given a detailed account of the
loss of this •essel, yet the following extract from a Letter
from Falmouth, 1.; hich appears in the Exeter Alfred,
will be read with inte:est. Alter alluding to the crowded
;tale of the Cambria after she had received the survivors,
and their landing at Falmouth, the writer says :
The hospitality of the inhabitants of Falmouth, and its en-
virons, was folly proved by the grotesque appearance of the men,
women, and children. alter they had been on shore half an hour;
some of the women dressed in flounces, and others in Quakers'
ebswla and caps—Officers, with large coats and small trowsers—
some with shoes pinching their toes, and others with boots each
large enough for both legs. The females of the town were seen
running with their bundles to the place of rendezvous; and a select
number of Ladies going, in couples, into every house, soliciting pe-
cuniary aid. Our Penryn friends were not behind ; for a collection
'of clothes commenced at day-break, and a chest was provided to
converthem to Falmouth; but, on collecting the whole together,
it was found a cart would not contain them. The Ladies of Fal-
mouth aloar had colleted JEW before five o'clock. It is impossible
to say too much in prrise of the inhabitants—l could have wished
myself a native of the place. Colonel Fearon had his wife and fee
daughters with him, who, with several other Ladies on board, had
nothing but what they escaped in. The Miners in the Cambria
stripped themselves entirely to alleviate their sufferings.'

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Monday evening and yesterday a young man, attired in a blue
surtout, cut in the military fashion and covered with braiding, and
wearing a cap with a broad gold band upon it, in the style of the
undress caps of the Oxford Blues and Royal Artillery, underwent
an examination before Mr. HALLS, on eltargefof having committed
frauds upon several tradesmen. The prisoner is a tall thin young
man, of dark' complexion, and would by many be taken to be of
Jewish descent. He gave his name Francis Edward Douglas Browne.
The first charge was preferred by Mr. Oliphant, the army ac-
coutrement maker, in Cockspur-street, Charing-cross. The priso-
ner, it appeared, went to his shop on Friday last, and representing
himself to be an officer in the Royal Artillery, selected a sword and
two scabbards, the price of which was £5. Bs. 6d. and ordered
them to be sent to Osborne's Hotel, in the Adelphi. He gave is
payment a cheque for the amount upon Sir John Ladbroke and
Co. the bankers. His appearance, mid the respectabilitrof the
hotel at which he was lodging, lulled suspicion, and no inquiry was
made; but when the cheque was presented at Ladbroke 's the an-
swer was ttat no such person as the drawer was known there.
One of Mr. Oliphant's clerks went immediately to Osborne's, but
found that the prisoner had left that hotel. He traced him after
'much inquiry to the New Ilummums, Covent-garden, and when be
was shewn to his room he held out the cheque and informed him
of the answer given at the hankers. The prisoner affected surprise,
and took the cheque, as the clerk supposed, merely to look at it,
but he instantly tore it in pieces and threw it in the fire, observing,
that it was of titit'st to anybody. -
Mr. Harrison, one of the proprietors of the Hummums, sent for
an officer, and Leadbitter, one of the patrols of this Office, took him
into custody. On the wsy to the watch-house, they were followed
by a young girl, and the prisoner taking something cautiously from
his pocket, held it towards her, saying, " destroy this—burn it—
it is the principal against me." The constable, however, seized it,
and found it to be a cheque-book of the house of Ladbroke and Co.
He next took out a piece of paper and attempted to tear it, but the
officer got it from him, and found it to be a bill and 'receipt for
goods to the amount of £9 4s. 6d. purchased at the shop of Messrs.
Milne and James, drapers, Oiford-street. At the watch-house he
was searched, and a great number of papers and letters were found
on him. Among these were several blank stamp receipts of the well-
known house of Mortlock, the porcelain and china warehouse,
Oxford street, and some letters sealed and addressed to the Right
Mon. Lord Bexley, the Rev. T. F. Dibdin, the Rev. Noel Dishy,
Dowager Lady Abdy, and other persons of consideration. The
officer also found a pawnbroker's duplicate for a watch+, which the
prisoner said he had pawned to pay his bill at Osborne's Hotel.
The prisoner when brought up yesterday was put to the bar, and
his manner was tonsiderably altered ;he seemed depressed. He
was remanded for further examination until Friday next.
In the course of the hearing of the case on Monday evening, the
prisoner reminded the Magistrate, that he had once appeared before
hint in a very different character from the present: and being de-
sired to explain, he told the story, which was shortly this i—He
was employed as a collector of advertisements for a weekly publi-
cation, which existed for a time, the British and Oriental Herald, and
some underling of his own forged a receipt for .62 Bs. He brought
the fellow to this Office, but after getting him locked up for a time,
he compromised the matter for money, for which he was strongly
censured by Mr. HALLS.

A Mr. Caldcleugh, who has been sent into Germany
by the Anglo-Chiltan Association, to engage working
miners in that country, is just returned from his mis-
sion. He met with a good reception in the mining dis-
tricts of the Hartz and 'Fribourg, and every facility was
afforded him, patticularly in Saxony, for attaining his
objeit. In consequence of the express interference of
one of the members of the Royal family, the regulation
by which the miners were prohibited from emigrating
has been withdrawn.

We cannot but congratulate the country on the en-
lightened policy Ministers continue to pursue, in what-
ever has a tendency to give elasticity to the springs of
commerce. The truth of this remark has been exem-
plified in the case of the ship Calypso, which arrived
front the Mediterranean at Standgate Creek, with a
cargo of cotton and other goods, on Sunday last.; the
Privy Council having immediately ordered the ship to
be released from all restraint on account of quarantine,
without discharging her cargo into Lazarettos, as
usual ; and- we understand the Commissioners of Cus-
toms have orders not to demand the Quarantine Duty
hitherto payable, of fis. 6d. per ton. This will form a
precedent for all vessels arriving from the Mediterra-
nean with dean Bills of Health, and will be highly ad-
vantageous, in particular to the silk manufactures of
this country, as this valuable commodity may now ar-
rive in London from Italy in less than three weeks, by
means of the steam vessels lately established, and anin-
cumbeted with the delays and heavy charges necessarily
attendant on a long quarantine.—Public Ledger.
Mr. Got:mazy MASON, of Barnsley, in Yorkshire, has
proposed to pay all his creditors who received only di-
vidends under his late embarrassment, which he has
survived, the full amount of their debts. which are
considemble, out of his newly-earned estate, although
such creditors have released, and have no legal claim
upon him. .