Star.
London, England, 1825-06-16 00:00:00

EARLDOM OF ANNANDALE.

The Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee
of Privileges of the House of Lords, to whom the Prti•
tion of John-James-Hope Johnstone. of Annandale,
Esq. to his Majesty, claiming the Earldom of Annan.
dale and Hart ell, was referred, has just been printed.
They detail the creation of the tide, the several mar-
riages, ket ,since. The following is an extract :
The witness (H. J. Roils) was further asked,
What is that you have in your hands—lt is an Mice Copy of
the Contract of Marriage between Charles Hope, of Horton,
and Lady Henrietta Johnstone, daughter of William Earl of An.
Mondale and Hartfell. dated the 31st of August, 1699.
Was that attracted front the original Record 7--It was ex-
tracted. Bun lbs Records in the Books of Connell and Session
in Scotland.
The moo was delivered in. and read as fsliows :
" Ate the Palace of Holymod Howe, the durottrone day of As-
tostiatd sad nynty.nyee rim, it is agroidounimonially coat:acted,
and Indy ended' betwixt the Honorable 'alnico after namedi to
Chiblos Ham of Hopetoun, only 'airfoil son and air, served
and eateurod to the demur John Tripp. HePeteeee with the
yodel Wyse mad consent of Lady Alargarett Hanilitano his
mother. Abe. on the roe pairs i and Lady HoulettaJohnstoune
daughter to au Nab and rust Earle William Earl of Annandale
and Hartleid, and wide the special adryce and consent of her said
father, ate. and the said William Earls of Annandale for himself.,
with consent of, and also as taking the burdein in and upon him for
his said daughter i and them both with one advyce, consent, and
assent, on the other paid, &c." (Here follow the provision of
the contract.)

PLANCIIIIT attended the Coronation, at Rheims, on the
part of the Proprietors of Covent-Garden Theatre, is
avail himself of the accuracy of costume, and the re•
quisite and appropriate scenery, We brlieve the intro.
duction and the dialogue of this drama is preparing by
Mr. PEAKS, who has evinced so much talent in MI
adaptation of MATssaws'firesent entertainment.
The rookery at the cop of Queen-stre•?t. Glasgoir.
where the nests this year increased to seventy, and where'
the crows have pursued all their important family at.'
fairs in the midst of a crowded population, has often
created amusement and surprise. An honest country-
man held up his hands, eaclairaing, Ech I wha ever
saw claws in a toon, and wha ever saw them big in
saugh trees!" The sable colony, however, has some-
what ceased to draw attention, as the inhabitants hare
now had the, priv;lege of three years' residence, and
may fairly be considered as burgesses of the city. Ano-
ther natural curiosity, still more singular, is the cuckoo,
which for some time past has visited the same grounds,
and joined his well-known music with that of his black
brethren.—Uksitne Herald
CoMMEICI Ol THa UNITZD STATIFSr—FtOM a sta.
tistical view of the. commerce and navigation of the
United States, ending September; 1824, as publisheJ
in the National hitelligencer, we extract the following
summary :

1823. 1824. Increase.
Imports . . 77,579,267 80,549,(07 2,969,740
Domestic Experts . 47,155,408 50,549,500 3,494,092
Foreign Exports . 27,545.622 25,337,157*
Total Exports . 74,699,030 75,986,457 1,287,627
American Tonnage entering 775,271 850,033 74,762
Foreign Tonnage . ditto 119,463 10,4,3671
• Decrease, 2,206,465. t 1)0. 17,101.
The number of persons charged with Criminal Offerers, wbn
were committed to the differ Pin Gaols in 'Er:gland awl Wales, in
execution on summary process, in each Year tot 1822 and 1883, is
as (*pow, -.1822, 2h025; 18;3,22,100.

PART OONE COUNTY in ',NOTRE:I COUNTY.
EXTRACT TRW SirPgrirpr ISSOKTSD ?ARMS OP
LAND. •
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NORFOLK.
The C4stle of Norwich, although surrounded by the
city of. Norwich, is no part of that city, but is part of
the county' of Norfolk. and is by Act of Parliament
vtitsd in the Justin's of the Peace for public purposes.
Iris .extra-parochial, and pays neither Land Tax no/
Coiinty Rate. •
site City of Norwich, including a small district ad-
joining it, is 'a county by virtue of a Charter of King
Henry the Fourth, and is wholly surrounded by the
County of Norfolk.
With the exception of what is above stalttd, there is
neither any part of the county of Norfolk locally situated
within any other county, nor any.. part, of any other
county locally situated within the county of Norfolk.

SALOP.
Stottesden, Bridgnonh, March 3.11125.
In this parish of Stottesden, lies the chapelry of Far-
low, a township consisting of from 1,500 to 1,600 acres,
the whole of which is an insulated portion of the county
of Hereford, locally situated within the county of Selop,
at a considerable distance from any other part of the
county of Hereford, to the great inconvenience of its in•
habitants, both in public and private business. For in-
stance, there is no bench of Herefordshire Magistrates
nearer to them than Leominster, and thus for the most
trifling matter, even f r the signatures to a Poors' Rate,
they have a journey of forty mile,. From this accident,
nd being situated in an uncivilized part of the Titter-
stone Clee 1-lilt, they have always been a lawless race.
Since I have acted as a Magistrate for the County of
Hereford, now about six years. they are somewhat
amended in this respect, but as there is no other Magis-
trate within any reasonable distance, so as to form a
bench, the former inconvenience remains in full force.
Their roads also are in a most miserable state; but a
journey from this to Hereford, of nearly eighty miles
there and back, I confess has hitherto been the only
obstacle to their being presented by myself. But it
would be presumption in me to enumerate to his
IMajesty's Principal Secretary of State, by whom they
are doubtless well underttoocl, the many disadvantages
which a district, lying thus remote from the parent
county, must be heir to. JOHN li. WOOD.

It has been stated, that the Duke of NONTItv..._
LAND gave 500 guineas to the coachman of the King
of FRANCK, who drove him when he went to invest the
KING with the Order of the Garter. This is not quite
correct. There were four carriages, and the Duke
gave 10,000 francs between the four coachmen. As
ten lonis to each is the usual present on such occasions,
the. Duke was ten times more liberal than custom re-
quired; and bis generosity on this and other occa-
sions bas won the hearts of many of the Parisians. His
Grace lives in almost regal state in Paris, but at the
same time with much true hospitality. Among the
household are two eminent English hair-dressers, who
were taken over for the purpose of dressing her Grace
and the Ladies by whom she is accompanied.
The demand in Prance for English riding horses is
increasing in a most unprecedented manner. For two
months past, there have been daily arrivals of French
horse-dealers, who have come hither for the express
purpose of purchasing riding and cabriolet horses.
DIATHEISINCI Acctnzarr.—Mile the Ben N:vis steam
packet was passing through Conan Ferry, near Fort
William, on Friday se'nnight, an interesting youth,
who was returning from his education in Glasgow, in
company with his father and brother, took the ship's
prospective-glass to enjoy the earliest view of his native
place, and his father had just turned round, after point-
ing out the windows of his home glittering in the sun,
when the boy, in his ardour, pressing against the gun-
wale, it gave way, and he was precipitated into the
water. Dr. MAC INTIM of Fort William, one of the
passengers, with the utmost promptness and intrepidity,
leapt in after him, but his humanity was unavailing—
the boy had disappeared, and was seen no more.
Thursday evening, as Sir }WIRT LAMBDA?, Bait.
was returning to the Ranger's Lodge from Woodstock,
where he had dined with Lord Cnuacieux, at the
Mess of the. Regiment, his horse suddenly took fright,
and ran away. The reins broke, so that Sir HAIM
was unable to stop the spirited animal, which ran
the gig against the corner of Blenheim Lodge Gate,
and upset it. Sir Heintz and his servant were thrown
oat with great violence, and the Baronet was taken up
senseless ; bu; we are happy to hear that n, bones
were broken, and that he is likely to recover from the
effects of the accident. His face was severely cut.—
Tbe servant was ant seriously injured.
The Legislature of the State of Maine has abolished
imprisonment for debt. '
A person assuming all the secrecy and other arts of
a smuggler, lately appeared at Brighton, with what he
called French cambrics, of the value of 2501. • After
having disposed of the greater part of them as such, he
was seized and taken before a Magistra e, before whom
he very satisfactorily proved the whole to have been a
'Consignment front Glasgow.
No less than five horses have been stolen from Shin.
ley Common, near Southampton, within the last weeko
Friday, as a journeyman carpenter, of the name of,
Gibson, was moving wine furniture on a truck to al
lodging which he had taken in the neighbourhood oil
Lisson Grove, he sunk down from fatigue and theheat
of the weather, and expired on the spot...
SHOCKING Accumom—Friday evening, as Captain
STZW,ARD, late of the County of Limerick Militia, was
riding near Mallow, his horse was bitten in the hind leg
by a large dog, and, becoming unruly, threw his rider,
and, when down, kicked his brains out on the spot.
A new sect, the members of which call thenuels
11 The True Israelites.* has appeared at Manchester.
DHATII. sir Liarrstaci.--A few slays since a drun-
,der stow' passed over Sudbury, in Suffolk. The light-
ning struck a young man, named Dixey, who was
carrying a hoe upon his shoulder, and passed down
Lthrough one side of him to his shoe, which had nails.in
it, and was torn from his foot. He was killed on the spot.
Wednesday, the 25th ult. Amy, the wife of James
Mills, of Bank-Top, Ashtou-under-Lyne, was delivered
of twins. She has brought to her husband eight chil-
dren in the space of four years and siz months, in the
,following order :-ist her first confinement three, bap-
tized John, Amy, and Jane, all ofwhorn died in a few
days. In her second '
confinement, one, named John,
still living. In her third, two, named Amy and Elward,
both since dead; and in herlast, viz. the 24th ult. two
more, baptized Sarah. Ann and Jane. 'Both -of them
expired on the Ist of 4une.
Tax on Tallow Candles, and the Charges of Collect-
ing tilt same,during the Year Ital.—Tax recrived,X4s7,so 36
charges of Collesd9ll, £54,167 3s. 114 d.

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POLICE INTELLICE

GUALISSIALL
Jews Renee. a very dedlintelooking van, was lerooght ep let3res -
the skiing Alderman, Sir IL C. Cass, charged.tdlir e desiriptiv
of offence which is eery rarely a moan of accalatiOltailiall .71.‘P-
41ividual—laz•-renrijal. eastforting, and usinluga a. Arlon awl
...bleb, if substantiated against bin. would subjels:44etg,thp panic
measure of punishment as the principal felon hissa .
The complainant, Mr. Joseph Sweet. who thiontithnegifito be
Being upon his property, and residing in New Gravelling apdot
lietnenoti, said, that at the last Old Bailey Sesikins, dot ,Greod
lwy had returned a true bill against a man named John tiarleed,
for stealing a cow, value Jed, the property of one ThaneUssrsr
''Adman, Harford, had kept out of the way ever aiuce' so aged
being apprehended upon the warrant which had been lesunl yin et,-
sequence, but the prisoner Rogers bad-admitted knowing something
about him, and indeed must have had some communicatlen with
him, as he bad even made a distress for hint sub. squently to AClD-
dietment having been found against him. Be (else prosecutor) he
met the prisoner in Whitecross-strert the previous afternoon, apd
u hr had chosen to conceal what be knew respecting Ilarford, arti
where he might be found, he considered be must be auswerablelir:
law for the consequences of such concealment, and had accordingly
given him in custody.
The prosecutor here produced a small bundle of papeei and let,
ten, and was about to read them as proofs to establish 4.9 den
against the prisoner, when Sir RICHARD observed, that as this was
an extraordinary charge, and the punishment very severe, the offence
should be most clearly made out by evidence. which it did not.sp--
pear to him Mr. Sweet was prepared to do. There muselestrong
testimooy to thew. net only that the pawner had comforted and
assisted the alleged fake, but that he knew at tine time that. be kitt
actually committed the felony. Here Sir Rosales called. Mr.
Teague, the Governor of the Compeer, to Was, and after a few oats-
meats' conversation with him, turning to Mr. Sweet, tow him he
might put up his papers again. as from what he understood of the
circumstances. he should discharge the prisoner. .
What interest Mr. Sweet bad in the affair, relative to the cow,
between Howse and Buford. or hew he meant to spew that the
Owner was aware of the guilt Grebe latter, did not of course trans-
pke. Rogers was accordingly discharged.
• MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
For several days an investigation has been going one this Office.
concerning a charge which has been made against a man named
Heads*. This Henderby was the witness upon whose tvtimont
Turpin, a man who was tried at the last Old Bailey Sessions, was
convicted. The accusation against him is, that he, by falsely *-
tending that be could settle the affair in which Turpin was hog-
' cued, and prevent a true bill being returned by the Grand Jury,
did obtain of Turpin's wife the sum of 351. The investigation
having been conducted in the private ;Isom, before Sir °naps
FARRANT, we do not enter fully into the facts detailed; but it was
established beyond all dispute' and in fact admitted by Heeded:re •
himself, that be bad obtained from Mrs. Turpin either part or all
of the money. The case will undergo a full investigation in a few
days. It was upon the single oath of Henderby that the identity
d Turpin was proved.
&Am Benda, a sawyer by tride, residing at Tooting, 'Surrey,
was charged with an assault upon a pretty.looking young giti, his
own stepdaughter, named Baylis, in the service of Mr. Starkey,
the brewer, in Brewer-street, Golden-square.
The complainant, who gave her evidence with.much reluctance,
from the nature of the subject on which she had to speak. stated
that the prisoner had been for some time married to her mother,
and that fee the greater portion of the time since, she (the atm-
*loam) had been in the service of Mr. Starkey's family ; • that bee
mother was is the habit of sometimes coming up to town to visit
her, and when returning again he the country, the complainant
would frequently walk part of the way with her through the streets;
but on most of those occasions she bad been surprised, soon after
her mother parted from bee, to me the prisoner, who she thought
was down at Tooting, come opus her and join her. On every oc-
casion, almost, he bad made proposals of a shameful nature to her;
bad nuked her to deep with him, and to go and live with hint as
kip lailltfeek saying that be would desert her mother for her. On
Sunday night last, he met her, and renewed his offers, analyst a
ledleategedgn into her band, and on her rejecting kids and his
money, be struck her violently, knocked her Neon a post, and .
tore her shawl and bonnet to pless. As moo as she got lase, she
told her master, Mr. Starkey, of the manner in which she had bees
treated. The reason she did woe wisdom the prisoner's former
conduct to her mother was, time she was unwilling to injure her
mother's husband.
Mr. Starkey said, that this young girl, whole aunt had leaned
almost all the children of the family, was taken into his service
chiefly for protection, when ha. mother got married to the prisoner,
and sines then op to the present time, no girl could evaded herself • •.‘'
better ; and the moment he had heard the way in which she MCI
been treated by this fellow' who ought ti be her protector, by ewe.ewe. • •
to this office, and procuring a warrant, sent an officer down to .
Tooting to apprehend the prisoner for the amok. • s
The prisoner said, that he never bad any bad assign epee the
young girl; he only wished to shake bands with her nod bid her .
good night, and to make her a present of a triae.to buy a boom.
The Magistrate said, he had not the slightest dotilst as to the very
scandalous design that the prisoner had on the complainant, adi •
be nsusiTilmd bail, and very good bail, to answer for the assault at

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UNION-HALL.

Tuesday, a pear Irishwoman, who could scarcely speak A word
of Iloglisb, was brought up by the Beadle of St. Saviour's parish,
fir tbe Impose of being passed back again to her own country....—
The beadle mid it was astonishiug to see the numbs/ of pose main
and women list were continually coining over to ibis country, sad.
from his istenitiss, he had ascertained that the mum Ai, several
vessels trading between England and Ireland, propagated a report
in the latter country, that labourers, &c. could easily get'pleaty Of
work. and high wages, in Lando°. The purpose of cicadae,:
mesh a report was, to order to induce the poor creams to leave
Inir Yang, and embark on board these ve4.ls, each of whop
laid OusSitfor the passage. They were then landed, and left
asalli masters of the vessels well knowing that 'thy
the same cargo back again in a emet time, at the ek-.
pane of dillorsit paddies in London. '

appears from official accoents, that the min of
208,649 ria dollars, is the amount of the charitable do-
nations for the sufferers bfshe inundations is Jutlead
'and the Duchies.
A new decree, Medals to the law of. Bills of Rpachassge
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has been published at Copenhagen, which abolishes all
the preceding regulations in those. matters. . •
The 29th of May, the ?Silesian Bible fineety,tebbrated
its 10th anniversary at Berlin. This Society hits sliosi-
buted, since its first establishment, 22,990 Bibles la the
German, Bohemian, Polish, acid Hebrew lattaxgee.
At Helsingborg the smugglers are guilty stf *glut*
excesses. They lately broke the Whitioole 84 the new
Director of the Customs.
On the 19th of April nine pieces, of pyre geld were
found in she mines of Slotousk, in Russia, the largest of
which weighs above sixteen posads. • • •
The Council of State of Poland has hadae boom
to lay before his Majesty the Emperor •of Area& a
complete report Of all the labours of Abe adraiity***
of the Kingdom, which have beau emscludod.stece the
last Diet. .

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