Star.
London, England, 1806-08-13 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, AUGUST 7.

root companies of the 57th regiment of Font are
arrived at the barracks in Glafgow, from Stirling
caltlz.
On Saturday haft, a (mall floop, in endeavouring
to make the port of Dundee, got upon the rock on
the weft fide of the pont. on the top rf which the
(truck, and was left by the tide, recling in a very
fingular manner. A fmall piece of the rock, a co-
nical form. and a little higher than the other parts,
hid caught the eeffel by the very middle of the keel,
and, thus fulpeoded in the fir, he fat till thereinto.
ing tide enabled her to get off.
Fhorfday a toad was dog out in a garde*, three
miles call from Glafgnw, which had beers for two years
totally ezcluded (ions light and air, and had nut re-
ceived the leath nouriflonent during that period.—
When it was firli dug up, it appeared to be Itopified
by the light, but, in the cowls of a few minutes, it
recovered fu much as to be able to leap about When
fira put. in it was a very large toad, and, at the end
of the bra year, it was dug up, when it appeared in
be quite lively. and very little seduced in fize. It is
now quite emaciated and Ihrunk up, and has got
&thy excrefeences upon the extremity of its toes.
Oa Saturday forenoon, near the head of Jamaica.
liras, Glafgow, a very large log of wood dipped Cud.
dialyse, *cart, and fell upon two children near it.
The eldeff, a fine boy of feven years of age, was
dreadfully erufhed, and lived only a few minutes; the
keg tithe youngeft was broken, but he is not other-
oafs much hurt.
Early on Sunday morning, the gable of a houfe,
three flories high, fell down in High-ffreet, Glafgow.
The inhabitants were, in time, informed by the Po.
lice watchmen of their critical Musician, by which
means they all efcad unhurt ; part of their furni-
ture is detlroyed. This accident was maimed by
digging the foundation of a hook now building, im.
mediately contiguous.
Wednefday le'nnight, a window in the hook of
Glenachy, occupied by Captain Teller of the Sraiton
Volunteers, was broken, and fix filver tea fpoons
taken away, while the family were from home. Hay-
, ing next morning learned that two men of furpicinus
appearance had come to a public hook in Dalmel-
lington, Captain Teller procured two contlabks and
bpd them arrefled : on fearching them, ahhough the
*nons were not found, the eirconthances of their
rnad
ving a quantity of powder and ball, determined
in to fend them toe eumioation to Ayr. The party
not proceeded far till the prattlers drew out each
a Oita, which the knickers had pot difeovered, and
ran of in different direaione. They were clofely parr.
filed, but, before• being taken. the one bred his pied
at Captain Teller, and the onset at a man who at
tempted to flop him, but fortunately both without
teed. They have been committed to Glafgow piton-
The name of one of them is George Taylor, who
trays he is a deferter from the gsth regiment. th;other
John Beatfon, fays he is a dekrter from the astk re-
giment.

LUOVIT 9.
Peterhead is now the moll fafilorraiprtof any
of the watering places in ScollansSi• :There are at
prefent 300 ladies and gentlemen at that place.
On Sunday evening, a boat going dan the Tay,
at Dundee, to the Advice whalefhip, was, by fouleraccident,
accident upfet, and a lad of the nameur Claimers
wit drowned. Two other lads is the boat fared
r.thamfdves by (*ironing.
Yelltrchry, Robert Johaflon, fur fhop•breaking and
Mrs. Paterfon and James Campbell, for wilful fire.
railing, who were under (trance rf death in the tot.
booth of this city, received a refpite during hi. Ma.
jelly's pleafo re.

On thurftlay afternoon 1314 THOMAS Folks sr, a
refidenter in the Old Wynd. GlAfgow, unfortunately
101 l his life in a feta& between him and ['Hos. Scot.
LAND, one of his neighbours. The precifecircumilatt•
ces attending it have nut yet been afcertAined.
At Aberlemno on Sunday fennight. as a fine boy,
ohm years old, was twinging os the hied rpar-of it

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