Star.
London, England, 1813-06-08 00:00:00

BROADSTAIRS, JUNE 6.

Broadstairs begins to resume its usual appearance
at this season of the year..--The Duke of BRti►s-
wtctt's two sons, and their tutor, the Rev. Mr. PRINCE,
are at this place ; as also Lord and Lady HENNIKER,
the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. MEADE, and several other
families of distinction. , Houses are taken for other
families also that are daily expected. The season
promises to be a very full one.
A few nights since, as some fishermen belonging
to this place were fishing for mackarer at the back
of the Goodwin Sands, they discovered a large fish
entangled in their nets, which they were obliged to
cut from their boat to prevent the danger that threa-
tened them. Some hours after they fell in with their
nets again, with the fish completely rolled up in them,
and it appeared nearly exhausted. On their ap.
proaching the fish, it proved to be of an enormous
size ; and, with the assistance of another boat, they
towed it into our harbour. On examination it ap-
peared to be a species of the Basking Shark, of the
largest male kind : its length is 31 feet, and its great-
est girth, at the top of the back, 17i feet, and is sup-
posed to weigh about six ton; it has five traverse
apertures of the gills on each side, and is of a dark,
leaden colour : the form of the body, like that of the
Shark, is tapering ; the upper jaw projects consider-
ably beyond the lower, and is round at the end ; the
mouth is placed beneath, and furnished with a rreat
number of small teeth.—The oil produced by these
fish is said to be preferable to any other for the ma.
nufacture of wool, and the skin furnishes workmen
with an excellent shagreen.
A great number of people, from all parts of the
Isle ot Thanet, have been to view this monster of the
Deep ; and the fishermen have been amply paid for
the damage sustained by the loss oftheir nets.
Some ot the inhabitants of this town, who have vi-
sited foreign parts, tab this fish is generally found
in cold climates : it has long been known to the West
of Scotland and Ireland, and it has been seen in the
N.W. parts of America.

After this fish had been shewn for three days, the
fishermen sold it to Mess's. TURNER and Co. fitb-
merchants, who dissected it, and 150 gallons of excel-
lent oil were drawn from the liver only—the fish not
producing any. What is very singular, it had no
bone in it, only a cartilaginous substance ; and it was
taken away by the farmers' servants, for manure for
the land.

On Saturday, in the Court of King's Bench, an
action was tried," Coupland v. Hardigan," in which
the plaintiff sought to recover damages for a severe
cut received by him, in consequence of having
fallen down the area of defendant, it not having any
railing round it or other fence. The plaintiff was con-
fined fourteen days in consequence of the cut. The
defence was that it did not belong to defendant 1 but
it was proved, that he had a door into it, and that it
was his. It was then relied upon, that it had been in
the same state these forty years, which was proved;
but Lord ELLENDOROUGH said, no length of time could
legitimate a public nuisance : that every person was
bound to render any property they might possess,
safe for the public : that in this case the area was
proved to belong to the house, but the accident pro-
ceeded from no bad motive on the part of defendant :
and his Lordship recommended the Jury to give rea-
sonable damages for the injury the plaintiff had sus.
tained.—The Jury found a verdict for plaintiff,—Da-
mages 9.
Monday se'nnight John Harrison and Joseph Wit.
lis, both of Carlisle, hatters, were committed to gaol,
for the space of two months, for entering into an un-
lawful combination to intimidate the havers in the
employment of Mr. Geo. Beattie, hat-manufacturer,
from continuing any longer in his service.

A parcel, containing 175 ten-pound notes, and 157
five-pounds, belonging to the Tamworth and Burton:
upon-Trent Banks, was lately stolen out of the Ho•
lyhead Mail Coach, on its way from London to
Tamworth.

On the afternoon of Friday the 14th ult. there was
a dreadful storm of thunder and lightning, about 30
miles north of Aberdeen, and a maid-servant on the
farm of Mr. THAIN, of Drumblair, parish of Auch-
terless, was struck dead. She was found a few hun.
dred yards from the dwelling-house, lying on her
Lace, which, and her breast, were quite black. Seve.
ral others in that neighbout hood felt the effects of the
lightning, but none have been seriously hurt.
BREAD.—No alteration in the price this week: the
quartern loaf, eighteen-pence-halfpenny.