Star.
London, England, 1830-12-13 00:00:00

TWO MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECKS.

Already accounts have been received of some of the disastrous results
of the storm of Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday night several yes.
sels which were lying at their moorings in the harbour of Cutletowns-
end, in the west of this county, drifted before the wind ; two of them,
with the entire of their crews, were lost—namely, the galliot Jupiter, of
Hamburgh, bound from Cardiff to Hamburgh ; and the Economy, of
Bristol, from Limerick to Liverpool. It is stated that eight or ten men,
belonging to one of the Government cruisers, in attempting to save the
lives of those crews, were lost. Several vessels were seen off the coast
in the most distressing circumstances, and two of them, whose names it
was impossible from the severity of the storm to ascertain, were evi-
dently running before the wind, without controul or management; so
that we may fairly anticipate, that the storms for the past three days
have been productive of extensive loss of life and property. Last night
we had a very heavy gale at S.E. The vessels in the harbour drine,
and the destruction among small boats was very great. Arrived in the
harbour, the Wellington, Kellar, muter, from Quebec, spoke on the
2d of November last, the Rosemount, from Dublin to St. John's, lat.
44. 16. long. 86. with loss of rudder—Cork Reporter of Tuesday.
DRZADIFIIL STOIII.—SUIPWRZCICe--AbOUt four o'clock on Sunday
evening last, it commenced blowing fresh from the N.K. and continued
increasing in violence, until it became a perfect hurricane, which
abated nothing of its fury until four o'clock on Monday morning.l
About that time the hurricane partly ceased, but the storm had not
entirely subsided at the time of our paper going to press. As the wind
blew directly on the coast, we fear we shall have to locoed numerous
disasters, but, as yet, we have heard of only one wreck near Dunmore,
of a vessel bound from Lisbon to Liverpool, with wine and fruit. The
crew (seven in number) were saved by clinging to the rigging. Several
chimnies have been blown down in this city, and old houses stripped
of their covering, but, fortunately, we have not to mention that any
personal injury has been sustained-- Waterford Chronicle.
The Cork Reporter stater that great damage has been done in that
city and county by the storm on Sunday night.

CORONER'S INQUEST-SA:mum:.

Daft,brut. SUICIDL-At five o'clock in the afternoon an inquest
was held before Mr. Srfauxo, at the Lion and Lamb, Drummond.
crescent, on the body of Mr. William Chambers, aged 41. an engraver,
of No. 7, Orafton.street, Soho; who destroyed himself in one of his own
houses, 40, Drummond.creseent, Somer's.town. It appeared from the
evidence of Elizabeth Mason, a female, 28 years of age, that she had
lived with the deceased for some time. She inhabited a house belong.
lag to the deceased at No. 40, Drummond-crestxnt. Witness paid no
rent, and the house was to let. On Friday week she met the deceased,
who spoke to her in such a manner that she was terrified; he helloed
and tore her bonnet to pieces. Witness had two children by the de-
ceased, and he allowed her ltht per week. He pawned his watch to
give herps. On Wednesday evening she met him near Compton.street, in
company with her sister. He abused her and wanted bet to send her
sister away, and go home with him. She refused, and went and slept
at her mother's. The following day she went to the house in Drum.
mend.aescent, and found the doors locked. She got in, and discovered
the deceased in bed quite dead. She ran out of the house and informed
her brother of it, who went and told Mts. Chambers.
Coroner—Has the deceased a wife and children ?
Witness—He has a wife and nine children.
Coroner—How could you think of living with a man who had nine
children ?

Witness (hesitating)--I have known him about seven years, and
have two children by him.
Coroner—How many children had he when you first knew him P
Witness—He had six. I wished to go to a situation, but he would
not allow me. He had me so much in his power, and used to say that
he would not support my children if I went to service.
Dlr. Mark Chambers, of No. 3, Young's.place, Old-street-read, the
father of the deceased, stated that his son had amassed considerable pro.
perty by his industry, but the witness, Elizabeth Mason, had been his
ruin. He had no doubt but that his son was
The Coroner remarked. in summing up, that rLIVaII a UMW ale.
lancholy case, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary In.
sanity."
SITICIDa 01 • CLIIIGTX•W.—We have to record the melancholy
death, by hie own hind, of the Am Mr. Kennett, of Kensington, bro-
ther to Lady Sheffield. It appears he had been labouring under a de-
lusion for some days, and that on Friday hut an attendant was pro-
cured front the establishment of Mr. Flack, of Kensington, but who was
not permitted to have the are of the unhappy gentleman, it being eon-
sidered by his relatives u , unless be beame more violent. In
the afternoon of the same day (F y), he went up stairs with his mo-
ther and sister, took a pair of sharp-pointed seinen from a table drawer
in the second Soot bed room, and, in their presence, et omentarily
plunged them into his neck, wounding the carotid, artery, when death
Instantly ensued. Several medical gentlemen were immediately on the
spot, but the vital spark had lied. A coroner's inquest was held yes-
terday before W. STIRLING, DR. when a verdict of " Insanity " was
returned.

Tss WC-ROYAL FAMILY.--This authenticity of the
following anecdotes may be depended on s—On a Sunday evening lately,
the Due de Bourdeaux was importuned b his sister to join in some
little game she wished to amuse herself with; on his repeated refusal,
she insisted on knowing his reason forduing so, on which he said, "on
dolt respecter les usages; l'oa ne jour pas id les dimanehes."—Since
the arrival of the family at Holyrood House, it happened that ow day
at table the King asked one of the party whether be could speak sag.
lish, on which the Duc de Bourdraux said in a laughable manner,
" 0 yes, he speaks the English so well, that the (Scotch people do not
understand him."—Scotsman.

Marmont is said to be occupied in writing a narrative of
the transactions in Paris, in which he so recently played a conspicuous
part. It will form a curious addition to the blimeires pour 'emir,"
&c. in which French literature already so much abounds.
Madame blalibran has addressed a letter to the Paris
papers, denying any participation in the actions of the Saint Sitneattm„
or any knowledge of the members of that rect. It was said that the fair
vocalist was one of the priestesses of a female community, holding the
peculiar meats of this curious body
GALI L TM aallloll ITS a:A most in • memoir
was recently reed, at the Institute of Park, relative to the ery of
the Thermometer a., the starry (lattice." On his imprisonment, by
order of the Inquisition (for the heinous offence a anticipating dm
knowledge of the dark age he lived in), an order was Ward for the de-
' strucdon of his instruments, and his writings were condemned to be igeo.
miniously burned by the public destine:tan. Persecution keeps alive the
Lane (whether in knowledge or religion) sought to be quenched t Oa.
illee's disciples contrived to rams his thermometer front destruction,
and secretly pursued his plans of observations. particularly on the cli-
mate and atmosphere of Italy. Their papas are partly extant, but us.
tit now have been unintelligible. An isgeetese Fneolimair, indeed,
bad spent mach time in homing pobable reenhe from the scedit
they seemed to afford ; but his conjectures was uneertala, h
the discovery of the thermometer proves him to ►have been
correct. The instrument was exhibited when the memoir wee read, and
ezeited very great and intense curiosity. It is is excellent presons,
tiewL—Adidnameadm,

An interesting fact relative to the town of Witaey has
ust reached us, andwhich it is anticipated will excite due atteedoe.
It appears that Witney formerly retarned two Burgesses to serve in
Parliament, and like many other places, at the period when Represen-
tatives ware supported by their mealtimes, found the hurdle grievous
to be borne, and declined ercising the rOt, which, however, erm
remains, as no place can bey deprive's/ the aoWve hanchias except by
grape misconduct in the exercise thereof. The riots thawfore
Is the Town go Ode day, and it is supposed that, if meow"
be adopted, the inhabitants may. even during the present eweir.
clic the privilege of returning two Burgesses. to Parliament. g pare.
pblet, eatid L 4 ed-- A Letter to the Transoms of Witney on the right
to the elective Franchise," has just appeared, and h is to be hoped that
some public-spirited individuals will adopt the accessary mem foe
determining oo important sad Interesting s qualm.