Star.
London, England, 1824-10-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Hercules, BECKER, from Hull to Stettin ; Trios, WILV.V
front Memel to Hull ; and a Swedish galliot, from Gotteobutgli.:.
England, were lost on the 12th inst. near liellesund. Crews
The Bonn Pim has put back to Bahia leaky.
Among the Officers promoted for their gallant behaviour oil- 11.
Biers, and on the Coast of Barbary, we notice Lieutenant LI,
be Commander ; Mr. S. W. OLDHAM, to be Lieutenant.
lbw., lkT. Y9.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W. and moderate.—
rived yesterday, and ;ailed for the River to-day, the Alert, ticnoLi,,
from Zante; and the Montreal, Twos', front Tobago. Cams d Arm
from the River , the Colombian Packet, JONES, for La (;twa;
Amitie, HEY?, for Hare Coriolanus, Batcrow, for Africa ;
bier, Komar: for Malta; bleanwell, Pommel, for Jamaica ; akt

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Speculation, --, for Faro.—At seven A at. nearly the a iLlc
the outward-bound tailed, but have since put back, and rem 4;,.
POILTSIIOUTH, OCT. 29.—1 v Ind S. W.—No arrivals or &lib! ,;•.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 28.—Wind S.W. to S.—Arrived the Theti.,
DuttLev, from Bilboa, in 14 days, for Bristol.—Sailed his Majeny.,
ship ORILITRS, on a cruise; CAWS, ASHTON, for Riga; and Soplii-i
Rouses, for Bristol. •
LAVR4POOt... Os.-r. 22.—Arrived the Lightfoot, than, from Sm!L
Martha—sailed 18th August. On the sth Sept. in kit. tki. 701.
long. 75. 55. saw a suspicious-looking armed schooner, which, as
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the approach of an American armed schooner, made off. 1k nan.,
SMITH, from Quebec; Friends' WiLerns, from Boston; and tt:
(110, KENNTDT, from Smyrna. The Amity, VAUGHAN, for Bison
Ayres, has put back, with bowsprit sprung.
Witmer OCT. 28.—Arrived the William and Ann, TTRILY, from
Davis's Straits, with 13 fish, 158 tuns; and the Jame., WIC El•la',
from ditto.

Het.t., 28.—Arrived the Wiephyr,....., from Davis'a

DRURY-LANE TIigATRE,

Last night, the Comedy of The Wonder was per.
formed, in which Mrs. Yates, who was known to the
London public a few years since as Miss Ilawiroti,
made her first appearance on these boards, in the cha-
racter of Violante. This Lady is certainly a great tic-
.ition to the Theatre, Miss NICOL, from the Edhihutgh
Theatre, made her first appearance as flora. The pact,
though subordinate, is one of tho,e which pia talent
the test, though not to the highest test. hi, enough to
say of the present effort, that Miss.:Clem-acquitted lie:-
self so well, as to excite a wish that her abilities may be
further tried and advanced, in the expectation that they
will be found equally competent. Mr. EL LISTON'S
Don Felix is well known. He is, beyond all dispute, an
admirable Don Felix. The play was succeeded by the
new piece. 'I he Euelsonled Courser performed his ex-
ploits again, and with increased effect. The horseman-
ship was better managed upon the whole, and the au-
dience expressed themselves, towards the conclusion,
with every mark of satisfaction.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.
The popular comic entertainments at this House con.
tinue to draw good audiences. Three of the most fa-
vourite pieces formed the attraction last night, in
which LISTON and Miss KELLY displayed their inimi-
table talent, and excited continual rounds of laughter
and applause.

Letters from Smyrna have been received, to the 180 s
ult. at which time all was quiet there. His Majesty's
'ship ALACRITY was the only vessel then in the port.
These letters continue to speak of the injury done by the
Asiatic troops to Use grounds in the interior, and state
that the inhabiaants, civil and military, were by no
means satisfied with the conduct of the Turkish Autho-
rities, in allowing the troops to quarter in that neigh-
bourhood. These letters all speak of the defeats of the
Turkish and Egyptian fleets; and represent the latter as
totally destroyed or dispersed, while the remnant was
blockaded in one of the small ports in the neighbour-
hood, by a division of the Greek squadron.
At Kidlington, in Oxfordshire, the custom is, that
on Monday after Whitsun week, there is a fat live lamb
provided, and the maids of the town,• having their
thumbs tied behind them, run after it, and she thrt
with her mouth takes and holds the lamb, is declared
" Lady of the Lamb," which, being dressed with the
skin hanging on, is carried on a long pole before the
Lady and her companions to the green, attended with
music, and a morisco dance of men, and another of
women, where the rest of the day is spent in dancing,
mirth, and glee. The next day the lands is part baked,
boiled, and roasted, for the lady's feast, where she sits
majestically at the upper end of the table, and her
companions with her, with music and other attendants,
which ends the solemnity.
ANECDOTE OF EARL ST.VINCENT.--In the year 1796,
Corsica was evacuated by the British, St. Fiorenzo being
the last post they held on the island. The French had
taken possession of the town and batteries, and all com-
munication with the shore was suspended. The com-
bined French and Spanish fleets rf 10 sail, were in the
offing, preparing to attack the British, of 13 sail, at
anchor in the bay. Sir John Jervis had information
that they meant to attack him by dity-light on the fol-
lowing morning ; so as soon as it was dark, he dispatched
some -light vessels of no use, to endeavour to escape by
the eastward ; they were seen by the enemy, who gave
them chase, and thus separated their fleets. He then
fastened a boat, with a light suspended to the mast-
' head, at every buoy belonging to his ' ships, on
board of which every light was carefully extin-
guished; and, getting under sail, passed -out of t!.e
gulf and clear of the enemy's fleet •undiscovered ; l r
while, part of them were engaged pursuing the light
vessels Sir John Jervis had sent as a decoy, the others
`were watching the lights in the bay, which they irna•
I,g red to be those of the British fleet; and only whet
they bore down to make a certain conquest at day-light
discovered.the trick. that had deceived them.--Nana:'
Live of Lord Byron's Voyage tek Sicily, 4tc. •
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The Duke ofSaapy took indifferently sometimes t'.e
part of France, and icarietiroes• that of Spain, For this
purpo e he had ajult au corps, or close coat, white oa
Dee side and- scarlet on •the, other ; so that when 13!
meant to declare himself-for France he wore th:
outside, and when for Spain he turned it and w ne
red. This is said' to be the origin of the term tur ico ft.

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TRIAL OF MR.FAUNTLEROY.

OLD BAILEY-THIS DAY.

sever, perhaps, in the history of criminal jurispru-
dence, did any trial for forgery excite so much interest
as the trial of Mr. FAUNTLEROY, which took place this
day at the Old Bailey. The case of the brothers PER-
BEAU, about fifty years ago, excited public sympathy,
on account of their respectable rank in life, and pre-
vious excellent character, as well as from a feeling of
indignation against Mrs. RUDD, by whom they had
ban beti ayed.
In the case of Dr. Donn, which occurred a few years
Afterwards, public feeling was much excited, on ac-
count of his sacred profession, and his popularity as a
preacher. Some palliation was also offered for his
crime by a portion of the public, as the individual
forged upon was able to sustain the loss, while it was
supposed to have been urged by his embarrassments,
for the Doctor, though neither very extravagant, nor
by any means dissipated, lived beyond his income.
In the case of RYLAND, an ingenious artist, of pre-
vious good character, and who shewed his honour in
not availing himself of a chance of escape when offered
to him, all operated in his favour.
With regard to Mr. FAUNtLEROT, the interest has
been as great as in any of the cases, but •the sympathy
rather extended to his family and his connexions, who'
feel the degradation of his crime, than to himself.—
Established as managing pat tner in a house of extensive
business, where his own share of the profits was suffi-
ciently ample to maintain him in affluence, and to sup-
port his rank in life—of an age when the passions may
be supposed to have become regulated by reason, and
without any apparent extravagance or bad habits—
without being forced by any unseen calamity—by any
embarrassment either by speculations in business or at
play ; he is charged with having committed forgeries
to the amount not merely of thousands, but of hundreds
of thousands, and that too, in some cases, under aggra-
♦ated circumstances.

The real history of Mr. FAutmEttoy's life would,
we doubt not, afford a very instructive lesson ; it would
strew, when once the barrier of virtue is broken, how
easy crime makes its way, sweeping away all opposi-
tion like an avalanche,—nay, it would prove more,
that crimes beget each other, and that to conceal one
milers are often restated to.

It would, however, be a great mistake to suppose
that, admitting Mr. FAUNTLEROY guilty of all the for-
geries with which he is charged, that he has spent all
the money. It appears that the first forgery was com-
mitted so long back as sixteen years ago : as it was the
sale of 50D0i. invested in the funds, and, the discovery
of the transfer has been recently made. NIr.FAuNTLEROY
would of course have to pay the dividend every year,
which, in the course of that period, would equal the
principal.

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This was no doubt the case in other instances. There
is another circumstance which will account for the large
sums of money Mr. F. is supposed to have spent. Since
the period of the first forgery, the Stocks have been
continually advancing—have, in fact, nearly doubled.
As it is probable that in some cases Stock, after being
withdrawn, was, to prevent discovery, replaced, the
difference of the price, if any time elapsed, would of
course have to be made up by the person who. had
transferred it. We offer these hasty remarks as an ex-
planation how the large sums said to have been received
by Mr. FAUNTLEROY, may have been appropriated.
All these circumstances, and many others, have com-
bined to excite great interest respecting Mr. FAUNTLE-
Roles trial ; from Hyde Park Corner to Mile End, it is
the only subject of conversation. At the West End,
politics and play are alike' forgotten for accounts from
the Old BAiley ; and in the City, even business and spe-
culation seemed to pause, and enquire what is doing
at the London Sessions ?

So early as seven o'clock this morning, persons were'
seen hastening to the Old Bailey. Among the earliest
visitors whom business, not curiosity, drew to the spot,
were the Reporters for the London Newspapers, to whom
the Sheriffs had previously sent tickets of admission, to
facilitate their exits and their entrances. Every hour,
indeed every minute, brought an accession of persons to
the neighbourhood of the Court ; and every Gentleman
quitting it was assailed with enquiries from a hundred
tongues. But quitting the exterior, let us enter the
Court, where proceedings more important and eventful
ace passing.