Star.
London, England, 1825-11-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Britannia, Captain Dlsc►is, was wrecked on the 4th of
January, by striking on the Brills, a dangerous coral reef in the
Eastern seas, not accurately laid down in any chart. The Captain,
Officers, and cn.w saved, and a considerable part of the cargo.
They have arrived at Batavia.
Tbe'Hon. Company's ships Buckinghamshire, Bombay, Warren
Hastings, and Lowther Castle, from London to China, have
arrived all well at Anger Point.

The Enterprise, IfOxvra, from Bay Chaleur to Ayr; Unity,
from Dundalk to ditto; Greenfield, of Irvine; and a
sloop, laden with oats and butter, were driven on shore near Ayr,
during a violent gale, nn the 18th inst.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 20.—Wind W.S.W.—No arrivals or sailings.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 20.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Redman,
Bares, from London for Sierra Leone ; and the Johannes, PAZZO,
from Hamburgh for Port-au-Prince. Sailed the Fanny, Tati-Loa,
for London.
PosTsatount, Nov. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Hoogley,
Rams, from Batavia—sailed the 15th of August ; spoke the Co-
lombia, from London to Bengal, out 51 days, all well. Yesterday
arrived the STARLING cutter, from Chatham.
The DISPATCH will sail for the Coast of Africa on Saturday; the
Ilteacn is ready to proceed out of harbour to embark the Marquis
of lIA s mos, for Malta; the Mmitairicurr is to be ready to proceed
to Plymouth, to embark Commissioner So:imam), frir Jamaica, by
the end of the week.

Cowes, Nov. 21.—Arrived the Mary, Homes, from Virginia.
DEAL, Nov. 21.—Wind W.S.W.—Soon after daylight this
morning, the wind blew strong from the S.W. with rain, and has
continued so throughout the day; towards evening it has been more
moderate, but ii squally, with thick weather. The Portland,
Mezborough, Ellen, Piggott, and others outward bound, have put
back, and remain. Arrived and remain, the Elfleda, NORFOR,
from Gibraltar; transport brig, letter B, from the westward; and
the dogger Dulfyn, SuncE, from Oporto.
DOvEll, Nov. 21.—Off the port, the Sea Nymph, BURIPAUGHII,
from Galipoli ; and Bonita, SvernENSON, from Almeira.
Livertrom., Nov. 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Helper, WAT.
sox, from St. Domingo ; Plutarch, Pure, from Virginia ; and the
Lark, --, from Faro.

A curious canoe and double-barrelled gun, for the
purpose of wild fowl shooting, have been invented by
Lieutenant Colonel HAWKER. The canoe is long and
narrow, the bow, or nose, terminating at a very sharp
point, firmly cased with copper. The barrels of the
gun, weighing two hundred weight, are of great length
and large calibre. The bolt was launched on Ayles•
ford Pond on Wednesday se'nnight, before Lord ROD-
NEE, and numerous other Gentlemen, but there being
no wild fowl, Colonel HAWKER had no opportunity of
fully displaying the powers of his ingenious invention;
he, however, at one discharge into a flock of starlings,
killed 2.53, which were pscked up, and it is supposed as
many more were lost in the reeds.
The HECLA discovery ship was paid off at Woolwich
yesterday, when the seamen voluntarily entered into a
liberal collection for the .Merchant Seamen's hospital,
on board the GRAMPUS In the evening, Captain Dore
NER, and the °dicers of h s Majesty's late ship Fune,
in testimony of the hospitality they had experienced on
board the HECLA, after the loss of their own s!►ip, gave
a stvriptrinus farewell dinner to Captain PARRY, and all
iris Offirers, at the Free:rasons"favern, where many
loyal and appropriate toasts were drank, and the even-
ing passed wi:h flinch hilarity.
Tue WELLINGTON TREE.—We are informed by a
litarAry Gentlem in, to whom his MAJESTY lately con.
de•cendtd to shew some of his curiosities, that the KING
has at Windsor a royal chair, composed entirely out of
the trunk ca- the famous elm by which the Duke of
Ws.t.rttecrora stood at the battle of Waterloo. We may
idy of it that it would not shame any monarch to be
crowned in such a seat. The history of the tree is
curious :—When M. CHILDREN, one of the Curators
of the liriti•h Museum, visited the plain of Waterloo,
about seven ye:ars ago, he found the tree in question
marked /Or destruction by the proprietor of the soil,
ho told him that so many people came to visit it, that
the pr•dnce of halt an acre of land was annually lost in
consequence. A bargain was soon struck, and Mr. C.
urea Erre the owner of this precious piece of timber, which
yields in value only to the Stratford mulberry-tree.

FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENTp
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The Doke of Leeds has arrived at his seat, liorn!.v r
Yorkshire, from a tour. • •
The Marquis and 'Marchioness of IA tis4l%wn are sh„nly
in town, from Paris.

Lord and Lady Charles Fitzroy have arrived at L
navie)aarrikr,if'ved at tlwir sLat,l)-...
vendish's, Piccadilly, from Eastbourne, Sus...x. ' -... ^
Lord and Lady William lkutinck have left town, ii
OlsiviiraiSt
npgaetrrow and's
Ladyseat, IGlardvnsitei nyt
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Derbyshire, from the Earl of Coventry'
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Mr. and Lady Catherine Cavendhir have arrived '
W. S. Poyntz, F.rq.'s seat, Cowdery, s'u.sez.
Mr. and Mrs. Polhill and family, have left the St. Jarnel'ip
Jeritniiry.n
and.str eteirr,a foru rtnh‘evinr
and
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marle-street yesterday, for Tunbridge \V ells.
Joseph Brown, Esq. has left Jordan's Hotel, St. Janes,.
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for Edinburgh. _ _ v.v..,

Departure; from Warren's Hotel, Regent-greet:—The
Humphrey Sihthorp, for Lincoln; Mrs. Gee, for her sea% B
ton Park, Surrey.

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Departures from Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook strcet : 1,
Compton and family, for Ireland ; James Poulett, Ei.,aat;
Captain Jeffreys, U.N. for Plymouth.
Viscount Chabot arrived yesterday at Miller's ilpy, jenn
street, from Brighton. Departures from ditto :-- It.. Br., ll'
family, for their seat in Kent ; and James Ezitwise, Ecl.ferd;„:l
Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook.streett—ne it"
H. Cholmondeley and Montague Cholmondeley, El. from sc7.,
land. Departure from ditto :—William Gamier, Esc. for irdw.
Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's.strmt:—W. P. !kir
il
stock, Esq. aid Mrs. Brigstock, from Guildford ; Coked IL.
!nation, from Ireland ; General Ribaud, from Colchester. 1)14
tures from ditto :—W.•Gott, Esq. for Leeds; J. W. a..., L'
for Wakefield.

ELOPE M ENT.

Wednesday information was given Elleiry.o,eet
Police-office, Dublin, that a man ua•,ied Tiv•en..4, D.
had seduced and carried off the wife of a (lentenul
named North, residing at Phillipstow►t, and that th
had conveyed away both money and valuable, Lesibi
ing to the husband.
That excellent and indefatigable peace-officer, c. 5,
non, on hearing this statement, instantly repAtted tt
one of the steam-b-ats, then on the point o f
England, on board of which he found Mrs. Norhani
Thomas Duff, whom he instantly took into cer,t,
On searching them, he found on the person of I)
521. lls. and with the Lady, a bond for 100/. I,
parties we►e kept in custody until Mr. North shout:
come to town, which he did next morning. The to.
lowing investigation into the circumstances of thi: cat
took place at one o'clock:—
On Duff and Mrs. North entering the room, the MA.
gistrate, addressing the former, said, that he Wulf;
was charged with having carried off the wife of Thomas
North, of the King's County, and it was evident ipin
the precipitancy of their flight what their intentions
were. Both he and Mrs. North were found on board
the steam-packet, by Mr. Cannon, who arrested them
without a warrant, at his own personal risk, and in hit
(Duff's) possession was found a large sum of money,
which, as it wis in English currency, it was tint at
' present easy to ascertain whose property it was. litre
was also found on his person property belonging to
Mrs. North, which was undoubtedly the propeity of
her husband.
Duff said that the Lady would account how these things came
into his possession.
The Magistrate said, the husband might give
much credence to the statements of the wife as he
thought proper. The husband might consider, what ru
not at all improbable, that he had taken off Mrs. N rth
for the purpose of embezzling the property..Ll:ere
seemed to be no great inducement for the cartpaz off
Mrs. North, she being in an advanced shoe of preg•
nancy. The husband might consider that he had acted
merely as a guardian or servant, and so to have takes
care of the property for Mr. North. It was entirely at
the discretion of the husband to consider the case is
either way.
Mr. North, father of the Lady's husband, said t!; t
Duff had a wife and son, and that he was nearly !lity
years of age. He had given his son, on his mintage,
some ground at 10s. art acre. Mrs. North had Nita
away between three and four hundred pounds wih her;
she was in the habit of getting and keeping All herhu.•
band's money ; she was the daughter of a respectabie
Minister of the establishment.

The husband said he would certainly prosecute Duff for
felony. Hi, wife had used him very badly, and be Lever w 0;..:
have anything to say to ber.
The Magistrate said his wife ought to be supported by him
he should be legally parted from her.
Mr. North—l will never have any thingto say to her.
Mrs. North said, that her husband had used her nic:t
basely ; that, although her husband's father had alieard
him very liberally on their mart iage, still he took tier
property afterwards; whenever anything was sold bf
her husband, he would, perhaps, bring but a few 4,;i-
-lings home with him. She had taken DA Nith her
her servant. _ .

Old Mr. North said, that if she had anything to complain (f
had her father and brothers to complain to, who lived near her.
Mr. North still persevering in his intentions to proceed 4.0,A
Duff for the felony, his informations were taken, and adi
committed.

The Magistrates acting in the Wakefield Divi•ioni
and indeed those acting generally throughout the 'Arst
Riding of Yorkshire, have determined not to erect
Parish relief to tie wives or families of any men ado
are Members of 4, The Union," or who contribute any
thing towards the Society. • •
MURDER IN Gumturiev.—Wednesd ty morning, ab‘,..it
seven o'clock, Mr. Chapman killed a man naintd Biosni
in whose house he lodged. They had been wranigirig
until twelve o'clock the night heft e, anti Clrapilla"la
repeatedly threatened to shoot him. Brown's &tug!) er
heard her father begging on his knees for life, and mri•
cloned his children,when, it is said,Chapman levelled IA
gun and shot him. Brown made for the door, 31.4
Chapin in followed him, beating him with the butt Lt
the gun ! Chapman then went in and said to the girl,
"My dear,you once saved my life for a thousand pound':
and give that sum again to you if you will seem:
for me." He was then taken into curtody,
and con•
ducted to gaol. In about two hours the Court ass'l".
bled, and, headed by the bailiff, proceeded to the sloe.
which was like a slaughter-house. After a very pi ''"l
invebtigation, the Magistrates returned to the t
about four o'clock, and Chapman was brought "le
them. This was a private examination. At six ocli
the door was opened and many persons rushed
Everybody was astonished at the cool and iinm:yedi
appearance of the prisoner—he was standing u 1)
looked round with much composure. Alter one or to
questions put to the prisoner, the Magistrates signet the
commitment, and he was taken away, Mr. Cbarna3
passed by the name of Melmoth. He is separated from
his wife, and is a Lieutenant or Captain in th,1615t,"
half-pay. His income is said to be about 6001. Per
annum. lie is the son of a very wetthy Rector, and bas
lived in Guernsey some time. He was always on'
sidered a very eccentric man.

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