Star.
London, England, 1822-01-09 00:00:00

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A Gentleman of Birmingham has undertaken, for a heavy bet,
to live upon dure-peace a day for twenty-eight successive days,
inc:utling both liquors and solid,. Ile commenced the psi:form•
auce of the t.,:sk on Tuesday, and prosecutes it with

Friday last an occurrence took place at the house of a gentle,
man named Jones, who resides at Walwort It, which would pro-
bably have proved fatal to some of his family, had not the sera
vans maid acted with great presence of mind, Mr. Jones's chila
dren were playing in one of the upper rooms. The eldest son, a
boy about ten years of age, ran into atealter room and brought
from thence a gun, which had been loft there for some time, and
was, without the knowledge of any one in the house, loaded.
lie pointed the gip at his brothers and sisters, who were playing
in a group in the Turner of the room, and was in the act of poll-
ing the trigger, when the servant girl instantly threw a blanket
she had in her hand against the muzzle of the gun. The piece
went off, hut the aim of the hoy was fortunately turned away by
the blanket, and no mischief took place, except what was caused
in the house by the horror which the report occasioned. The
bullet passed through the blanket, and lodged in the btdatick.
William Stevenson, the old Ardrossan herd, who died last
week, was minus one finger on one of his hands, which he lost
under rather singular circumstances. lle was, through life, like
must herds, a very early riser, and was in the way of his duty
early one morning, several years ago, when he caught a Cellos*
belonging to Saltcoats walking through the fields with a gon.---•
Willie was always rigorous against trespassers, and was citt:ra
mined to hive this fellow punished, for he knew the object
which led him there was game ; a set ffl r between the two int,
mediately ensued ; Willie was determined to hold fast his prey,
and the poacher was equally so to get out of his clutches. The
latter, however, finding all attempts of hysical strength in vain,
had recourse to the barbarous alternative of biting. lie got hold
I of Willie's finger in his mouth, in expectation that front the pain
he inflicted he might oblige him to `• let gang his grip."
Willie was a much bett, r soldier. Rather than capitulate, he
was determined to have kis prisoner, at the risk of losing his
finger, and he accordingly succeeded in le leing the savage in this
way to a place of safety, where he was identified, hut not before
Willie's linger was literally dirtied in pieces!

A married woman, named Sarah Coot, but who.
has fur some time been separated from her husband, .
and fi rmeily a resident in Exeter, proving enfamille,
went from South Tawton with intent that her acconche.
men: should take place at Exeter, but tieing discovered
by the Parish Officers pi for to the event taking place,
she was obliged to return to South Tawtom and war
actually delivered of two children, one a black bco
since dead, and the other a whitegid!
CASE IN PoINT.—It has been said, that after din.
ner we weigh less than we did before; and it is fully
proved, if the accusation in the 4: lowing article be
true: A Frenchman relates that he once heard the
mistress of a house grumble very much at her ser-
vant for letting the cat eat a pound of butter. The
servant, to excuse her neglil;ence, denied the fact, but
in vain—they weighed the cat, and she only weighed
three quartcra of a pound:
Some years since Counsellor VANSITTART, now
Chancellor of the Exchequer, went the Oxford Cir-
cuit with Mr. BEAncitorr. One day, BgAacaoFT,
in his usual droll spirit, told VANSITTART he thought
his name too long, and therefore tedious to pronouns.
Suppose," said he, we agree to call you VAN, and
leave out SITTART?" " With all my heart," said
VANSITTART, " if you'll do the same—strike off the
CROFT, and let us call you BEAR !"

The Marquis del CARPI°, a Grandee of Spain,
giving the holy water to a Lady, rho presented him,
according to Lord ByttoN's Sardanapalus, ". her
lank, bird like right hand," ornamented with a fine
diamond, said, loud enough to be heard, " Quisiera
mas la soitija cute la mano, i.e. 1 had rather have the
ring than the hand. The Lady, taking him instantly
by the golden colt of his Order, said, "Eyo el ea-
bestro que el a4no," i. e. And 1 the halter rather than
the as!

i\IR.WALLACK, THE ACTOR.—A private letter from
New York says, " The unfertunate accident met wi:h
by Mr.•WALLACK will neither itjure his appearance'
nor busin6s—his leg has been set, .and is rill on
well—his pecuniary loss, however, must be trea , as
his engagements in the United States piornised a
most successful career."

On Chrihtmas Day, I ILO Cameron, suttler in Stir-
ling Castle, rrcsented the Mess 01 the Officers of the
41st Regiment with a dirk of new potatoes. -They
were raised On a small sheltered spot within the gar-
rison, and received, no assistance in the way of forcing.
They were what may be termed a second crop cf.
last year.
CONN EXCIINWON, KW.LANIt, JAN. had but little
Wheat fresh in this morning, but a turtVr Lrgel.upply of bur-
ley, which article, of prime quAlity, obt:incd Alonday spices
but the inferior sorts were unsaleable, ::rd a considerable

tity remained on lia•sJ, which was offered at an abatement
per tplartth-. Wheat support, :(ionday'a (rotations, but
mathl was heavy, o,:ept for rime oil Data wore

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