Star.
London, England, 1824-11-18 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Duke and .Ditcbess of Bedford left town yesterday, for
Brighton.
Rail Spencer arrived yesterday-evening at his house in St. James's
Place, from Dlr. Cuke's seat it& Norfolk, and her Ladyship arrived
front her seat at Wimbledon.
Lady Pullen has arrived at the Clarindon Hotel, Bond-street,
from India.
General Onslow has left Fenton'i Hotel, St. James's Place, fur
Kinabolton Castle, Huntingdonshire.
Captain and Mrs.- Bragge have arrived at Jordan's Hotel, St.
James's•street, from their seat in Norfolk.
Captain Guise has.left town for Belvoir Castle.
The Rail and Countess of Rastnor have arrived at their seat,
Ryepte, from the Earl of HardMicke's, Wimpole, Cambridgeshire.

tIAYERStrY OF GLASGOW •
Monday carne on the Election of Lord Rector for
she ensuing year, when two of the Nations, and Glot-
tiatta and Londoniana, voted for Mr. BROUGHAM, and
the other tenor the Rothseyana and Transforthana, for
Sir WALTER SCOTT. It being provided by the Col-
lege Statutes, that, in the evept of an equality in 'the
Nations, the casting vote should rest with the preceding
Rector, it fall's to Sir JAmits MACKINTOSH to decide
which of these distinguished characters is to be the next
Lord Rector. There was never an Election carried on
with less hustle than the present. There were a few votes
for Mr. MiKanzis (the Man of Feeling), and it is pro-
bable there would have been many more, had it not.
been notified that the very advanced age of that excel-
lent Gentleman would make it extremely inconvenient
for him to attend in person, and undergo the ceremony
of Installation.
We understand there is a doubt whether Sir JAMES
MACKINTOSH can settle the disputed point by letter,
or whether it may not be necessary for him to announce
his decision, es cathedra, in the Faculty Hall. Should
the latter be the case, And Sir JAMES not‘find it conve-
nient to come down, the casting vote will then fall to
gic F. JETIRET, WhO preceded Sir JAMES in that office.

LORD BYRON AND MR. MURRAY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Sta—lri the absence of Mr. Medwin, who is on the Continent,l
and who will doubtless eventually substantiate,-by original letters or
other documents in his possession, the general authenticity of his
work, I beg leave to observe, the extracts of letters published by
?dr. Murray, In answer to certain statements affecting that Gentle-
man, contrary to the brat impression produced by them, tend, on a
matdre consideration, to corroborate the truth and authenticity of
the Cantersations, except in the single instance of the deed; and even
on this point the letteis are not very conclusive.
Captain Medwin says, p. 170, Mr. Murray answers this,by
4, When he (hie. Murray) pur- referring to the deed for iheTwo
chased Anus, the Two Toscari, Fescati, Cain, &e. In Which 'mei
and Satzionaafus, he sent me a such clause is to be found, and
deed, which you may remember which is signed in London by
witnessing. Well, after its return Mr. Kinnaird, and witnessed by
to England, it was discovered Mr. Williams. Now, it is to be
that it contained a clause which observed, that it dots not appear I
had been introduced without my very conclusive that this is the'
tnowledge—a clause by which I identical deed referred to by Mr.
town(' myself to offer Mr. Iler- Medwin; it might have been a
ray all my future compositions, deed relative to some former
but I shall take nO notice of it." purchase, which the party had
taken this opportunity of send-
ing for Lord R's signature, far
it is well known, that although
that respecting the Two Foseari
was not signed in London, yet
others were sent to Italy to be
executed by Lord Byron him-
self. If Captain Medwin had
desired to practise any deception
(which is quite improbable), is
it at all likely he would have
committed himself in so unguard-
ed a manner? Certainly not.
And I have no doubt, if Mr.
Murray had chosen to refer to
the other deeds, he would have
found one witnessed by Mr.
Nedwin, and containing a clause
of the nature alluded to.
An ether statement attempted to be refuted by Mr. Murray, is at
plc 167 :
Capt. Medwin says : Mr. Murray, in answer, quotes
" Murray offered me 1,0001. a a letter, in which Lord Byron
Canto for bon Juan, and after- says, 4‘l have copied and cut the
wards reduced it to ;Oa on the Third Canto of Don Juan into
Ora of piracy, and complained two, because it was too long,"
of my dividing one Canto into and adds, " that these rem are to
two, because I happened to say go for one."
soaniting ox the end of the Third Here we see the mention ae-
Calico of hating gm so.' tually made of dividing the Third
Canto into two, as alluded to in
the " C,mversatirnts," and on re-
[erring to the price given by Mr.
•
Murray, it does appear that he
• : • only gave 500. guineas for the
Fifth Canto. Now, as Mr. Mur-
ray does not state the reason of
the diminution of price, is it not
reasonable to conclude that it
was, as stated in The Convano.
• .
Swiss on the plea of piracy ?
Agbin, it.page 168 of Captain 'rids passage is corroborated
Medwin Lord Byron says, " I by an extract of a letter, which
have altered my mind consider- appeared in The Literary, Gonne
ably upon that subject (booluel? . of the 6th of November, in which
Its and the sale of his works), as Lord Byron writes to Afr.linensy,
I once bailed le Me. Murray, I see that Mr. Rogers and bre*
es reason why a man should not convinced him that he ought net
profir by the sweat of his brain, to be so generous to booksellers.
as well as that of his brow."
I am, Sir, your very obedient Servant,
THE EDITOR OF " THE CONVERSATIONS."

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH THIS DAY:
JUDGMENTS.
THE LINO V. RINSE FORSTER.
Oa the Judges coming into Court, and disposing of
some motions of course,

NAPA iNtki4tersidt
•• • .
The Britannia, Gillman, from Llverpcild to. . Olt
into Swansea, in a vi.ty leaky state, and will require considerable
repairs.
_The *solution, &maws, from Waterford to Li•erpool,
stranded near Piilhely on Mobility night—crew saved.
The Nancy, from Dublin to Liverpool, was di even on shore near
the Orme's Head, on Monday—the Master and two Men drowned.
The Betsey, SAVIVZIP4 of London, has put into Cardigan, with
loss of rudder and very leaky, having been on the Arklow Banks.
The Elizabeth, Quncro*, from Plymouth to LLbon, foundered
in the Bay of Biscay on the 16th ult.—crew saved.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Lady Louisa
packet, from the Leeward Islands—sailed from St. Thomas's the
pith ult. Sailed yesterday, the Meanwt:ll, Pommes, fur Jamaica ;
Commerce, Evast, for Seville; Brighton, Tennison, for ()poky);
Rolla, TZASDALI, for St. Sebastian's, Duke of Wellington, lvse, fox
St. Michael's; and the Ocean, CANT, for Tenerife.
Pzvatouro, Nov. 16.—Wind S.& W.—Put in by contrary wind.,
the ThLbe, CKFAI), from Newcastle for Jamaica ; and the Louisa,
llama, from Bremen for Porto Rico.
Pottzsmotan, Nov. 17.—Wind S.W. blowing hard.—No arrivals
nt saili:ga.
DeAL, Nov. 17.—Wind S.W. Mowing strong.—Arrived the Ae-
teon, Basocs, from Bombay. The Princess Mary, for the South
Seas, put hark last night and remains,, with the rest of the outward
bound, several of which are tiding with two anebont a-head. A
brig (name unknown) slipped her chain cable, and went Northwitd.

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CUSTOM-lIOUSE, NOV. ]7.
SMITE ENTERED Immtos—The Albion, from Leghorn; Union,
from Lisbon; Mary, from Fayal ; Auguste, from Havre ; Nonsuch,
Belleuncle, and Speedwell, from Stangate Creek; and Canada, from
Waterford.
Erman) Otrrwaans—The Scomfield, for Jamaica ; Navigator,
for Alexandria : Diana, for Pernambuco; Dublin packet, for Vera
Cruz; General kyd, for India ; and Juno, for Palermo.
CLEARING OuTwsan.;—The Delaford, for St. Vincent's; Colgate,
Louisa, and Nancy, for Jamaica; Olynnosm, for Rotterdam; Per
severance, for llamburgh; Glory, for Palermo; and Voltigeur, for
Antwerp.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
HUNTING.
The South Wold Subscription bounds 'meet on Saturdays at
South House Bar.
Lord Yarborough's hounds. meet on Saturday, at Aylesby.
Sir R. Sutton'a.hounds meet on Saturday, at Little Corringham.
Earl Faxwilliam's bounds meet Saturday, at Barnwell Wold.
Mr. Cartwright's harriers on Saturday, at Kenning-hall Town. .
Colonel Berkeley's bounds bad an excellent run on the Bth inst.
when they found in Withington Wood, and the fox ran cbielly
against the wind, for two hours and five minutes, passing through
Colesbourne, then leaving Combe End on the left, and making for
Cowley Wood, where he was pressed so bard that be could not
gain the cover; and after a circuitous route the dogs ran in ;pow,
him, on open ground, in gallant style, and killed him near the
Seven Springs.
EAST LOTHIAN COURSING.
The second regular Meeting took place on Saturday last, whei
the running for the Silver Cup, given by the Club, was decided as
follows:

kart mass.
Mr. Robert llowden's Spring bear Mr. Bogue's Nell,
Mr. Patrick Shirreff's ThurteU beat Mr. Robert Walker's Gleg.
Hare killed.
Mr. Andrew Rod's Spring beat Mr. Davidson's Boxer.—Hue

SICOND CLAss.
Mr. Andrew Dod's Spring beat Mr. Robert Howden'S Spring,
and won the Cup, Mr. Shirreff having drawd his dog. Hare killed.
A Sweepstakes having been entered into by eight gentlemen, at
the March meeting, for a sovereign each, was then contested, and
decided thus--

narr @LASS.
Mr. John Brodie'i Spring best Mr. Davidson's TS%
Mr. A. G. Cuthbertsoo Bess beat Mr. John Dod's Spankeo.
Mr.liogue's Dandy beat Mr. Lothian's Fly—hare killed.
Mr. Usher's Swallow beat Mr. Howden's Dandy—hare killed.

SIX9ND CLASS. •
Mr. J. Brodie's Spring beat Mr. Bogue's Dandy—hare title&
Mr. Usher's Swallow best Mr. Cuthbertson's Bess—hare killed.
THUD CLASS.
Mr. John Brodie's Spring beat Mr. Usher's Swallow, and Won
the Sweepstakes
The day was extremely favourable, which brought ont a- full
field, and the hares were uncommonly strong, giving the dogs severe
work in sonic beautiful long runs.
PEDESTRIANISM.
Skipper, the pedestrian, finished his extraordinary task of walk-
ing 50 miles a day for 20 days, on Saturday night, notwithstanding
the bad state of the roads : a subscription has been set on foot for
him. A man of the name of Ridgway is about to commence a
similar undertaking forthwith.
BOXERS.
Joan Henson atm Cameos.--A meeting of the friends of these
men took place yesterday,. at Toni Belcher's, for the purpose of
agreeing upon the spot on which their important combat is to take
place. There were various applications for the honour as well as
the profits of the choice, and it was ultimately determined that the
stage should be erected at, a place rather more than ninety miles
from London, where, independent of the encouragement to which
the men are fairly entitled, a perfect security from magisterial in-
terruption is promised. Private intimation of the arrangement was
instantly dispatched to the men, and they will forthwith proceed
by easy stages towards the scene of action. Josk is accompanied
by Tom Clarke, his trainer, who is indefatigable in keeping him
'1 up to the mark."
A FATAL TURN.UT its VAS DISMISS'S LAND.-0E the 25th May.
last, JAMES Musa and Noon Galax. the former a compositor,
and the latter a printer to the Hobart Tows Ga.rtte, quatrellect
while labouring uncles intoxication, and they retired to a dark pea-
-1 sage to settle their differences, when Mitt's received a blow on
the temple, or under the ear, which produced apoplexy, and he
died. A Coroner's Inquest was held on the.body, before W. H.
liusirtracei Esq. the Coroner, and a verdict of Mandavgater was
returned against Hecn GRIM.

The most absurd' repoi is about Promos arestill cur.
rent, and the belief in his existence is said to have pre•
•ailed even in Mexico, so that the Government had been
compelled to republish the account of his death, under
the curious title of " Circumstantial Account of the
Death of ITURISIDE, for those who do not believe it."
An Inquest was held at the London Spa, Exmouth-
street, Clerkenwell, on the body of Mr. Daniel, late a
silversmith, in Middleton-street, who, on Sunday night,
went to bed in perfect health, and was found the next
morning a lifeless corpse. Verdict—Natural Death.
Two men and three horses, belonging to Mr. SISIPSON,
of Nottingham, were drowned on Sunday morning, the
7th inst. at a tarn of the river near Stoke, when in the
act of hawling craft from Newark to Nottingham.
,Sunday morning, the shop of Mr. Abrahams, in
Hinb-street, Sheerness, silversmith, was broken open,
and property to the amount'of 3001. stolen. Among
the articles taken were upwards of 70 watches, a large
quantity of jewellery, silver spoons, and other plate.—
Sunday afternoon, Patterson, the Officer of Chatham,
took two men into custody at a public-house in Chat-
ham, w ith the greater part of the stolen property in their
possession.— Saturday night the house of C. J. Holland,
Esq. of Cornwall-terrace, was broke open, and a large•
quantity of plate, &c. stolen.—The house of J. Stull,
Esq. of Middlesex-place, New-road,was on Sunday night
broken into, and a quantity of plate, two coats, and
other things, carried off.
ANEcnoTir..—During the war (1796) a sailor went to
Mr. Al4Laren, a watchmaker, who then'tesided in King.
street, Jamaica, and presenting a small French watch to
him, demanded to. know how much the repairs of it'
would come to? Mr. M'Laren reviewing it, said it
would cost him more in repairs than the original pur-
chase. .4 I don't mind that,' said the tar; 1 will even
give double the original cost, for I have a veneration
tor the watch r What might you have given for it r
said the watchmaker. 4. Why," replied the tar, 44 I
gave a fellow .a blow of the head for_it, and 1t you na.
pair it I will give you two!"