Star.
London, England, 1824-10-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Arrived off the Wight, the Sultan, Yrotax, in forty-eight days
from Smyrna—lost her fore-mast and maintop-mast in a gale, off
the coast of Portugal.
The following vessels were driven on shore, near Sunderland,
during the gale on Monday, viz.—Tbe Fame, Russell, Broadivonti,
Arno, New Concord, Halcyon, Fenwick, and Ophelia—all of Sun.
deriand ; the Paragon and Aurora, of Shields; Rambler, of Lon-
don ; Economy, of Lyme; and several others, names unknown.
The following were on shore near Scarborough. viz.—Prospect,
EDWARDS; Mercury, M'Krssss; Hanbury, Trasrea ; Ilebe,
Licatv • Hope, DAMSON; and several other coasters and colliers
are on shore near Whitby, Burlington, the Humber, &c.
FALMOUTH Ocr. I2.—Wind N.—Sailed the Sunnier packet, for
Lisbon; Walsiugham ditto, for the Mediterranean; and Francis
Freeling ditto, for Jamaica; also the lark and Flora, for Seville;
and the Industry, for Mogadore.
Powentourn, Ocr.l3.—Wind N.—A rrived the Risebro', BoynE,
from Jamaica. Sailed the Marquis of Huntley transpose, Goodie
Coast of Africa; Robin Hood, for Antwerp ; his Majesty's ship
A MIZIITUAIL, to the Eastward; Sarah, GA RDNIIN, for Grenada; and
the Risebro', for London.

Dem. Ocr.l3.—Wind N.N.V. to N.Y.—Passed through, the
Luna, Bumor, from Lisbon ; and the following outward-bound
vessels, from the River, viz.—Suceess, for Seville ; Henry and
Sarah, for Lisbon ; Integrity, for Trinidad ; Areehusa, for Jamaica ;
Saltoune, for Dominica; and England, RUT, for Bombay. The
Symmetry, Davisoit, for Demerara, is off the South Foreland,
coming in.

ALosuacu, Ocr. 13.—The sloop Diligence, of Alloa, MITCHILL,
from Petersburgh to London, loaded with furniture for the British
Ambassador, was driven on shore last night, at Sizewell, in a heavy
gale—the cargo is expected to be saved, hut it is thought the vessel
will be wrecked.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, OCT. 13.

Serra ENT'S= INWARDS—The Maria, from Pillau ; Louisa, from
Palermo; Stratton, from Stangate Creek ; Mary Ann, from Bom-
bay; Albion, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Prince of Saxe Co-
burg, and Falcon, from Malaga ; Darnel, from Gijon ; Laura, from
Stralsund; Cordell*, from Seville; and Brothers, from Ca<liz.

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ENTIMID OUTWARD!—The copes ,if Christiana ; Simon
Taylor, Lan Rumney, London, Garland Grove, and Jane Cathe-
rine, for Jamaica; Lady Cockburn, for Tobago; Acasta, for New
York; Scholfield, for Rio; Harmonic, for Rottcrd.,m ; Voltigeur,
for Antwerp ; Flying Fish, for o:tend ; Aimwell, for I famlnergh ;
Hibernia, for ♦Waterford; and Zephyr, for Belfast.

The journeymen leather-dressers io Worcester have
struck tor wages ; the masters resolve to resist them.
THE BRITISH NAVY.—The tonnage of the British
Navy, in round numbers, may be taken at 450,000 tons. '
The expense of building, taking one vessel with another,
201. per ton. The value of all at 9,000,000/. To the
expense of the hulls must be added the cost of masts,
sails, cordage, and many other .articles requisite for
equipMent. This doubles the amount, making eighteen
millions, for the primary sum laid out on men-of-war.
The durability of the ships in time of peace may be cal-
culated at 14 years—in time of war at 10 years, making
an average of 12 years ; consequently, about 1,500,0001.
is annually expended in keening these bulwarks in an
efficient state. Of how much importance is it then that
a small sum should be laid out in experiments to as.
certain the best mode of constructing ships upon which
so large an amount is annually expended !
Monday evening a most cruel and daring robbery was
committed upon a poor Irishman, whO was returning
homeward from the harvest. • lle was attacked on the
road, about a mile and a half from Edinburgh, by four
of his countrymen, who plundered him of his whole
stock of money, amounting to 31. 2s. his coat, waistcoat,
neckerchief, and two shirts; they then tied his hands
behind his back with a rope, and secured him to the
wheel of a cart standing by the road-side, and there left.
him. In this miserable state the poor man remained
from seven in the evening until five the next morning,
when he was observed'by some passengers, and liberated.
PUBLIC OFFICE, ROCHESTER, OCT. G.—Patrick Ger-
ran, private in the 4th Light Dragoons belonging to
the Cavalry Depot. Maidstone, was brought before the
Rev. G. DAVIES for examination, charged with a wan-
ton assault, by striking with the back of his sword, and
riding over the person of Mr. Troop, of London, at the
late Review on Chatham Lines, on Thursday, the 30th
September, by his Royal Highness the Duke of York.
The case was so clear that only two witnesses out of
about ten in attendance were examined ; the prisoner
was bound in sureties to answer the charge at the next
Quarter Sessions, on the 19th instant, at Maidstone.

A jockey, whiling to make an advantageous display
of a horse that he was desirous of selling to a bystander,
placed' his boy upon the back of the beast, ordering him
to " ride around a short distance." The boy, though,
well instructed, unfortunately knew not wiletiler the
horse was already his father's, or yet to be birgained
for; being anxious, therefore, to know :he will of his
father, he stopped after riding a short distance, and in.
Tared, with a loud voice, " Father, shall ride this
hort,e to buy or to sell ?"
TILE SUNDAY TIM es.—Since the announcement of the
affidavit of the sale of this Paper for August last,. the number has
increased 700, which has brought the sale to nearly 6,009, which
offers a greater circulation to Advei tkers than is possessed by any
Paper now circulated on Sunday. The Susulay Times (pt ice 7d.) is
pa:.iiished every Sunday Morning in London, and may also be re.
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to the Office, with a reference for half-yearly payment in town. If
it should lie desired, the Paper may be received Oil MOnday morning:
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are iaserted in the whole impression, and nut, as in most other,
Papers, in one day's impression only.. All adver tisenteuts and corn-
iounications are• requested to be seat to thelgice, 135, Fleet
,Street, London. •
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. SPOSTIF6-1141TELLIG ENC.&
TittfitlST6. • •
Mr. Cartwright's Suffolk harriers meet On Saturday, at Irrrorth;
Monday; at Bridgham North Common.
The F. B. lanunds throw off tomorrow, at Bishop's \Vood.
The Cheshire Fox-bounds meet tm Saturday, at liaddetey MAI ;
Monday, at Alvanlei ;, Veilitesd Is/ and Thursday, at j);:tei...m ;
Saturtfay, 25, at Abbeyficld; Monday, ^S, at lieestdn liaa; Wed-
nesday, 27, et Nnitou ; Thursday, 2.tt, .t Ashton Grayge; 'Satur-
day, c.), at the Fox and Barrel.
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Monday se'noight, Alr. Cohley's hounds, of Colehrooke, in
drawing Morrell Moor for a hate, htt the drag of a fox, which
they made after in gallant style; when crossing the Moor, a hire
gilt up m view, which they killed after a mutt run of an steer.
Tht.y soon found a brace more, which they also killed; and, It .ving
made smart work of it, some of the gemmen began to canyttin of
a lightness in their stomach, it,bring pearly half.past two oV.ack,
which is about the time as
.I:apiary yolks dine. ; but the govet nor of
the pack, being nothingielosa than a trump, felt such a strong at sire
to hare a shy at old reyisard,that nothing less could be ...•!sile.4!“ f ;
so 'ales they went, apil the hounds being salters, soon hit :se tit al
again up the vale, into covets, and presently had a fine fa:ly ho!
The chase was certainly a fine one, the pack broke w-11. abse.ist,
the bursts they made wt:re beautiful, anti, after a compli to race
(for there was nothing I.kt9 a check), they ran into hitaa fine vld
dot—in one hour and twelve minutes.

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The hounds of J. F. Phillips, of I.andew (the !ate F. B. II.)
drew the corers near }Winn), on IVedneaday, the 1!,941 ult. and
on Friday, the Ist of October, and kiiLd their fox on each day;
thus maintaining that character which this fine pack of hott.t.ls It ye
held for fifty years under their old master, the father ot Cot itish
fox-hunters. .

It has been affirmed that Pen Sun h, who rode Jetty, the winner
of the St. Leger this year. received the r. presents tram-
-Ir. £lOO ; Lord litiborn, ; %Ines, £100;
Wyvill, £100; 51:-. Croft, intro --Total, £7OO.
The grouse on the Cardiganshire and Ilreeonshire hills Ime been
unusually plentiful this year ; the parks were gi•nerany large, and
the birds remarkably strong on the wing. • •

RACES.
On account of the vsetoess of the day, there was do race on
Thursday.

FRIDAY, OCTOSIfit 8.

A Plate of Fifty Pounds. Three yrs old, ist.--;:). four, 71b.
five, 9it.llb.4ix and Aged, 94t. 4th. Two mik 11.,is The whiner
to be sold for 200 sovereigns, within a quarter of an itoo r after the
race. The owner of the second horse to he first entitled.
Sir David I\loncrieffe's b. fiiiy Nita, 5 years old . . 1 1
Mr. F. Grant'; hr. h. Baron lbstiec 5 years old • . .2 2
This was a most excellent race, and won wiih difficulty.

The weather being so unfavourable, it having rained Incessantly
throughout the day, there was very little company present. Among
those on the ground were :—The Countecs of Moray. the Countess
of Mansfield and family, the .Earl of Leven and Melville, Lord
Owydyr, Lord Ruttreen, Sir David Moncrielf.,
The F.arl of Kinnoul was at the dinner, but did not appear on
the ground.

KF.LSO It ACIM—Ocs. 9.
The match, Lord Kennedy's h. c. Skiff, by Partisan, was beat by
Mr. Carnegie's h. c. The Nick, by Firzorville, ilt mile, B,t. 500
sovereigns. Run in two ruintites 20 seconds. A good race; WWI
rather easy after passing the distance post.

PEDESTRIANISM.
.Tenkinsnn, the reputed fastest walker in the kingdom. started
yesterd..y to do seventeen Aides in three hours, fur a bet of thirty
sovereigns. The weather was alrogethir iinst him, but he
walked the first four miles, fair toe and heel, in thirty-nine minutes,
and the next four he performed in rather less time. Ile did the 12
miles in two hours and three minutes, but the ground beat bins,
and he gave up at the 15th mile in two hours and 35 minutes.

T WITT I G.
Mr. Gonrhaston's match to trot his Chelsea mare, one mile in
three minutes and eight seconds, for Pan sovereigns, was'a I..i!ure
alio. Ile was a hundred yards from home when the time expirsd.
O'NHAL AND WIIITE-HEADED BOIL

The whole of the stakes between these two puiiilists were made
good at Barry Boles, on Tuesday ni,:ht. The fight will Like plaee
on Wednesday, and will, it is thnuebt. he a tzma,hing nee. 0' Neel
was early in his attendance, and looked well. The /../v..vvi 4uvirkrf
Cora-boy did not shew, but Tutu Cribb chewed his rhino, which was
all the same. Tate " sages from the Past" mustered rather strung,•
and druppetlMlglr foinvit trust freely on O'Ne.:l- bon !h.- rocket rot
Cribb, who apreared to he the genet gi stake-holder. 13. c Burn
was there, full of ving'9, noise, bank-notes, ;ind his nerli.-w.' lie
eharienged for Its nephew, Crilib, Spring, Lanerin, 1-74.Citaniplon,
• va-oisli Champion, ii iah Champion, all the swift. Cribb, who is
rather queerish on the pitr, said, he'd have him in a saw. .p:t, and
if he didn't " settle his Itith", Ire was better than he thought him.
Ben, however, was cot to be gropred front challesnein " all the
wo:id, till Spring offered to fight him for a thiliciand, at -his own
time, and post a hundred thtni. Ben said lieliadn't the blunt, and
so his horns drew In. Spring, however, Was pledged himself not
to light again ; he has left toe ring with henonr acd with glory, and
we should be sorry if anythieg induced hint to break that &Sgt. '•

CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA.—The first Protestant Mis.
sionary in Calcutta, was John Frederick Kiernander.

This humble preacher of the Gospel came to Calcutta
in the year 1758, and was received with marked favour

by Lord Clive, and the Members of the Supreme
Council. A house, rent free, was assigned to hint, and
a subscription was raised to enable him to open a school,
which was soon attended by a large number of children
(belonging to Heathen, Mahommedan. and Poi tuguese
parents), who were instructed in the English language,
reading, writing, arithmetic, and the principles of
Christianity. In 1767, Mr. Kiernander, being obiiged
to give up, for the use of Government, the house which
he had formerly occupied, resolved to build a Church
at his own charge, and on his own ground, a work
which, during the next three years, was brought to a
successful termination, at the expense of 60 000 Sim
rupees. Thii edifice was opened for Divine Service in
the year 1770, and with some subsequent improvements,
is now the elegant building known by the name of the
Old, or Mission. Church.— C.a/cutto Scotsman.
DARING STRERT ROBBERY.—Bet,A een the hours of
three and four o'clock yesterday mon i4g, as Edward .
Hughes Melmor, Esq. of Cream-pal k, in the county
of Surrey, was returning to his lodgings in H .lburn,
having spent the previous evening at a party in Queen-
square, Bloomsbury, he was stopped at the cg.rner of
Cr:oucester-street by three fellows, all in sailor's apparel,
one of whom presented a. pistol at 'the Gentleman's
breast, and with drea•iful imprecations threatened to
take his life if he r flexed to call for assistance; the
other two deliberately commenced searching his pockets,
from which they . took a silk purse, containing five
sovereigns, four ha'f sovereigns, two gold Nail:a:eons,
and about 13s. in silver, together w ith a small but very
vlluatile gold lei:eating watch, basing a: ,hexed there.° a
ch4tediold s,,al(v erd antique stohe), chain, key, and ring.
Having possessed them eis es of this b uay,they shout
proper to decamp, previously admonishink their-victim
of the clinger and folly. of pursuit. Nut deterred by
this threat, Mr. Nlelmor was no sootier released ;ban he

called loudly for the watch, who came up soon after,
and instantly followed in the direction that the feilewa•
had taken, which was toward; Tottenham•court-road,
but unfortunately they got clear of, lt was stated that
the same party attempted to lob another Gentleman in
Hart-street, about the same loar the morning before
and were prevented only by the approach of the paid:
Tuesday morning, a parcel, carefully wrapped up in
a white cambric handkerchief, was found ithin the
inner dour of Lambeth Church. The sexton, on open-
ing the parcel, diso)vci cd the body of a new born mai*
child, quite dead. Mr. (hay, one of the parish suigeopso.
was sei.t for.)vho examit.ed the Vciy, and prunaumra4
it still-bora. .

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NEW BUILDINGS.
The building speculations in the sokurbs of the Me-
tropolis still continue to an, aniaaing extent; but, per-
haps, they are nowhere proceeding more numerously
and natively than in Pimlico, by tha King's Road, the
handsome new church at Chelsea, at Hammersmith, at
Chiswick (where there may be said to be a new town
built), and onwards to Throb= Green,• tkc. Through
Kensington alone, several thousand houses are built, or
in progress of building, vastly increasing Use neigh-
bourhoods of Kensington, Hammersmith, Chiswick,
and on the other side of Camden• Hill, Kensington, a
new road is now forming from the Hammersmith road,
to the Tyburn or Uxbridge road, to come out at Shep-
herd's Bush. On one side of this grand new road, as
far as it is formed, several first-rate houses are already
built. These buildings will greatly improve the pio-
perty of Lords Holland and Kensington. The latter
Lord has several fields covered with bricks and brick-
kilns to build the streets, squares, crescent, &c. formed
and partly commenced at this spot. As a specimen of
the manner in which some individuals have improved'
their *property, by letting fields on building leases, and
thus securing a good many ground rents, one instance
may be given. Just beyond Kensington Gore, and pre-
viously to entering Kensington, nearly facing the Park
Gates, there are some fields that were heretofore let too
cowkeeper for his cows to feed on. Of those fields what
heretofore brought a rent of 321. which was lowered to
301. has now been let on building leases; and the ground
rents alone, it is stated, will be upwards of 3001. a-year !
M.tny similar instances might be adduced. The indi-
vidual at Hammersmith who put up a board to let the
ground, adding that a bt irks, money, and titisher,” might
be had, has now removed it; but the whole frontage is
occupied with houses recently built,.or witbfoundatious
for houses. . . _

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DE A 711-IPA RBA NTS.
There is scarcely any popular opinion more erroneous
than that a hid) has obtained almost universally relating
to the mode in which the order is made for the execu-
tion of criminals who are sentenced to death at the Old
Bailey Sessions. It is generally believed that on these
sad occasions it is necessary that the King. should affix
his sign manual to a death-warrant, as it is usually
termed : this is not the fact. Those who are better
formed as to the laws of their country are aware that
no such invidious duty devolves on the Sovereign He
signs pardons, but not death-warrants; in truth, there is
no such thing as a death-warrant, in the common ac-
ceptation of the term. The law of the land, awards the
punishment of death upon those who shall be guilty of
certain crimes; and it is well koown, that no repos t is
made to the King of prisoners capitally convicted at
the Assizes, unless the Judge shall thiok fit to do so.—
In London, and Middlesex it is otherwise, except on.
convictions for murder; and theo the order of the Court
is sufficient warrant to the Sheriffs to. execute. At a
certain period after the termination, of the Old Bailey
Sessicns, it is the duty of the recorder of London to
submit to, the. Lord Chancellor a. report of the capital
convicts, which is subsequently laid before the King in
Council, and there the respective cases ate discussed
and decided upon : the result is communicated imme-
diately to the Sheriffs, in an order signed by the Re-
cordei, ilad sealed with black wax, setting forth the
names of all the prisoners, and ordering the execution
of cerusin individuals, and expressing that the rest are
respited during his Majesty's pleasure. Thus, in point
of fact, the report is made for the benevolent purpose of
affording the Sovereign an, opportunity of ascertaining
how many of the lives of the wretched convicts can be
saved, consistently with the duty which he owes to the
welfare of society ; and not for the purpose of his
ordering what number of them shall suffer death
There have been occasicas wherein the personal feelings
of the King would have inclined him to spare the life
of an individual ; but the general sentiment of the
Privy Council has been so decidedly adverse, as to dis-
courage the interposition of the. Royal clemency. An
irtstance occurred since the accession of his present
Majesty, when exertions almost without a pas allel %vie
made on behalf of a person under sentence of death
for forgery, whose previous character had been exem-
plary,, and whose family and connexions were highly
respectable. Noblemen and Gentleseen of rank pot
forth their utmost powers of intercession, Mr. —,
a • much respected Member of Parliament, obtained a
private interview with the King, to whom his Majesty
observed, that he had never witnessed such interest as'
had been made in the case referred to, and that be was
cordially disposed to save the unhappy man from an
ignominious death, but it could not be effected, for
these was not a single hand in the Council held up in
his favour; thus the law was left to take its course.
His Majesty, under such circumstances, however
humane his feelings, could not, as a Constitutional
consistently exercise his prerogative of mercy
in direct opposition to the upanimous opinion of- his
Legal Advisers.