Star.
London, England, 1825-08-03 00:00:00

DREADFUL FIRES.

PRESBURO, JULY 15.
We have again received the melancholy news of
more fires. On the 3d of this month, almost the whole.
village of Handsdorf was burnt down in two hours: of
250 houses, only nine remain. The Church was also
destroyed, and the bells melted. A Jewish family of
eight persons unfortunately perished.
Accounts from Brunswick to the 20th nit. state, that
another large village was entirely consumed. On the
16th, the town of Susen experienced a similar visita-
tion, 193 houses were destroyed, and 200 families re-
duced to the greatest distress, by the total destruction
of all their property.
His Royal Highness tbe Duke of Cambridge having
been informed of several fires that have lately happened
in the Kingdom of Hanover, has sent the sum of 600
rix-dollars in gold, towards the relief of the sufferers.

Accounts from Southern Tyrol speak most favourably
of the silk crop.
The arrangements for the departure of the Mission
into the interior of Africa are completed, and in a few
days Captain CLAPP/LISTON will set off. He will be
accompanied by Captain R. PEARCE) also of the Rota'
Navy, and Mr. Diction. The laic* Gentleman
ceeds in the capacity of medical attendant and geolo-
gist. The BRAZEN frigate, Captain Wtwts, and not the
CADIRLILON, is to convey the travellers from Portsmouth.
A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guild-
hall, for the general dispatch of public business.--The
Chamberlain delivered in his statement of the produce
of the Orphans' Fund Duties for the last quarter, which
being read, the Court ordered him to take measures,
agreeably to the provisions of the Act of Parliament,
for the discharge of the sum of 10,8001. of the remain-
ing debt, and to give notices to the parties interested.—
Seveial persons were sworn, and others allowed to be
admitted Brokers.—Licenses were granted to Coal Un-
dertakers.— A Petition of some Fishermen to be al-
lowed to catch white-bait ; and another Petition of
Fishermen against such license being granted, were re.
(erred to a Committee for consideration.—Several bills

and accounts were ordered for payment.
Yesterday morning, between eight and nine, a fire
broke out in the house of Mr. Mills, two doors from the
Marquis of Granby, Silver-street,Leman's-pon d, Gravel-
lane, Southwark, which, from the confined situation of
the neighbourhood, threatened much destruction ; but,
by the prompt arrival of engines, it was quickly sub-
dued, and only the lower part.of the house appeared
burnt. A pcor man, named Tissue, who slept in a back.
room below, and who has been bed-ridden these four
years, was smothered before any assistance could be
rendered him. The fire is stated to have happened in
consequence of some straw, which had been deposited
in the house about a week ago taking fire.
About two o'clock on Friday morning a fire broke
out in the stove-house of the Cudbear works, foot of
Duke-street, Glasgow, which was burned to the
ground, but the exertions of the firemen prevented the
flames from extending farther.
In the neighbourhood of Matanzas, in the island of
Cuba, there has been a serious insurrection among the
Negroes. They put twenty whites, overseers and others,
to death ; and when the last accounts came away, there
was muc►i tumult. Three hundred to four hundred
slaves were concerned in the revolt.

The other day a female was apprehended on a Jus-
lice of Peace decreet, for ninepence. The gaoler, on
' reteiving the usual fee of one shilling at incarceration,
paid the debt, and set her at liberty--Dandeeeldverliser.
Recounza's Rerour.—Yesterday the Recorder of
London made a Report to the King in Council of the
prisoners lying under sentence of Death in Newgate, all
convicted at the last Old Bailey SessUns, namely—
Thomas Bright, aged 34, John Williams, 18, George Burton, 25,
William Harding, 22, James Davis, 22, William Naylor, 20, for
stealing in a dwelling-house to the amount of 40s. and upwards ;
Thomas Hill, 17, for burglary ; George Waters, 27, Wm. Field,
13, Thomas Godwin, 11, James Norris, 11, and Mary Ann Cook,
20, fur housebreaking ; Jane Davis, 23, Catherine Ferris, 20, and
James Gravenur, 15, for highway robbery; Jeremiah liiky, 40,
for returning front transportation ; John Battle, alias Nathaniel
Hartley, 40, and James Smith, 40, for horse-stealing; Charlotte
Groves, 23, and Charlotte Williams, 91, for stealing from the person.
When his MAJESTY was graciously pleased to respite,
during his Royal pleasure, all the above prisoners.
HEAT.—The heat of the air, on the Red Se ?, is above
blood-heat even at night ; and, on the Gold ('oast, has
'been felt above 114 in the shade: the natives them-
selves are obliged to decamp southward during the
dreadful months of summer. In Lisbon 98 it theeom-
mon shade heat for months together; and a few years
inc it was for a long time 104, and even 105. Africa
is the
.hottest portion of the earth ; presenting the
greatest ma..s of land, or rather said, to be found under
Lim Lqqatot.

SUMMER ASSIZES.
£XZT&S 10101,11 IT A.
Rickard Simpson was indicted forielosionsly tabs);
from the person of Nicholas Browse, at Nlodbury, on
the 4th of May, a pocketbook, eentaising a bill of ex-
change for SIL two five ood notes, and sit one pound
notes. This me was plrielY remarkable for the sin-
gular infelicitt with which the indictment was drawn.
The prosecutnr, a respectable farmer, having gone to
the fair of Modbury, found it necessary to go into the
kitchen of the principal inn, for the purpose of paying
for some cattle which he had purchasede In doing so,
he pulled out his pocket-book, the contents of which
appear to have excited 41 the itching palms" of the pri-
soner and a friend who happened to be in the kitchen
at the time. The prosecutor having settled his business,
proceeded to the stable for his horse, but on his way
thither, he was hustled by the prisoner and his confe-
derate, the former of whom succeeded in getting pos-
session of his pocket-book. " Fortunately, however,
for the ends of public -justice" (as was stated by Mr.
BIRD, for the prosecution), ,4 there was one above who
saw all." Let not our Readers suppose, as we did at
the moment, the DEITY interposed to preserve the
pocket-book of this worthy farmer ; the person above,
I, who saw all," was a slater, then at work upon the
roof of the stable, who, suspecting the intentions of
the prisoner and his companion, watched them nar-
rowly, and swore to the prisoner as the person who
committed the robbery.
The prisoner was found Guilty.
Two objections were successfully Oren to the indict-
ment by Mr. TANCMED, the prisoner's Counsel: first,
that the indictment was not laid under the Act which
makes country bank-notes chose: is action as well as
Bank of England notes ; and second, that the promis
sory note for 311. was drawn on an improper stamp,
And therefore was an instrument of no value.
The prisoner's conviction was, in consequence, con Seed to the
stealing of the pocket-book, value ad. for which he received sen-
tence of transportation for Seven Years.

An immense body of white butterflies p
Dunkirk a few days ago, in the direction from east to west.
Letters from Guatimala, dated on the 3d of May,
state that MANUEL. JOSEPR DE Mos had been elected
President of the Central American Confederated Stater.
M. Da ARCL is known to be a statesman of great abi-
lity, and a firm friend to the liberties of his country-
men. JUAN FRANCISCO SOSA had been appointed En-
voy to England, and would in a short time depart
from G uaumala on his mission.RAPHASLDELBARIo was
at the same time appointed Secretary to this Embassy.
It appears from Madras Government Gazettes to the
11th of February, that in the action of the 15th of Is.
nuary, the Burmese Surgeon-General of the Forces was
made prixoner, and that Moon-sho-czar was advancing
with all the remaining resources of the empire, and
!that if they were worsted, negotiation was immediately
to be entered upon. The natives seem satisfied that
Moon-sho-azar is certainly on his way to treat ; and in
consequence, the cultivation of the ground was going
on'in the greatest security.
The combination of workmen in Ireland is general,
not only in Dublin, and among all the trades, but in
the country' also. A curious fact has just occurred.
The Loan' MAYOR Elect cannot get a new carriage in
Dublin ; he advertises for a second-band vehicle, rather
than send for•oae to England.
-For some dats past, a part of the county elf Kent
bas been inundated by great numbers of poor Irishmen,
many of whom are accompanied by their wives and
children, -in search of harvest work. Their appearance
has excited the jealousy of the labouring population,
who have in some instances, in the Isle of Thanet, as-
sembled in great numbers, and driven the Irish out of
the fields, after they had obtained work, and refused to
.work for those farmers who employed them. The poor
wanderers are generally in a state of destitution.
The quantity of Cotton received at New Orleans on
theweek ending June 4th, was 1,213 bales, and the
quantity shipped 6,575 bales. Lower qualities were look-
ing up in price—very fine quite neglected. Sales
nearly equal to those of the three preceding weeks.
The comet which has recently visited us may be seen
in the North-east, subtending. an angle of about SO
degrees, from one in the morning until after-three. To
the naked eye it appears like a most brilliant star, but
'of a greater apparent magnitude than any of the planets.
When viewed through a telescope, magnifying 75-times,
it assumes the shape of the flame of a lamp with a
broad wick. Perhaps some of our astronomers-may
inform us whether this comet influences the weather ?

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NOTICE TO AT'TORNIZIL—•-It frequently happens that
after an insolvent has been committed to prison, or a
short time previous thereto, the landlord of the pre-
mises which he (or she) lately occupied, enters and
levies execution on the goods and chattels for rent due,
&c. &c. The Court, in order to dispense as much as
possible with the attendance of the appraiser (who is
frequently an auctioneer), have signified that in most
cases the Commissioders will be satisfied by the pro-
duction of the distress 'and condemnation papers when
properly certified. The Attornies of the CORM are
therefore expected in future to produce these documents
at the original hearing, otherwise the adjudication of
the Court must be delayed, in order to the production
of oral tete mon y.
On the morning of Thursday last, Mr. Essex Digby,
second son of the late Dean Dagby, a young Gentleman
who had but a few days ago.attained his 21st year, and
who was on a visit with his uncle, the Rev. Mr. Digby,
of Landenstown, near Naas, proceeded to bathe in the
canal, having giving directions to his servant to have
his gig and ho:ses in waiting at an adjacent bridge.—
The servant, alarmed at his unusual delay, made in•
quiries respecting him, and was informed by a women
who came along the canal, that she saw a Gentleman
strip about an hour before, and go into the water.
On proceeding to the place his clothes were found, but
no vestige of his person, till about three hours after,
when his body was taken up, with all appearance of
life extinct.
Thursday afternoon, about four o'clock, two men in
a state of inebriety stripped to fight, in West.street'
Chichester, when one of them fell backwards, and frac-
tured his skull. The unfortunate man was taken up in
an insensible state, and carried to the Crown, and his
opponent has been commi:ted to gaol.
SHOCKING CRUELTY.—A person of the name of
Tonge, who was formerly a publican in Salford, under-
took, fora wager of 100 sovereigns to S'.o, to ride a va-
luabie mare, his own property, from Pendleton Pole to',
Liverpool, a distance of 31 or .55 in twohourS.-
1-le had only accomplished, however, about 22 miles of
the journey, when, a little on this side Rdinhill, the poor
animal came down, and died upon the spot.
The 4th ult. at HA, in•the Netherlands, a dispute
arising between twn brewar, they caste to blows, when both fell
into a copper of bollitg water, aid were scolded to death.

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