Star.
London, England, 1813-06-09 00:00:00

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than Mut...Yesterday J. Ward, a being ofl
most' miserable appearance, was ch.rged with at-
tempting to set fire tt• his house, in College-place,'
Newington. It appeared, that about uitte o'clock
on Monday night, in consequence of some singular
appearances observed by the neighbours, &atm, the
constable, went to the houses and, on applying, for ad-.
mission, the prisoner made his escape nut at the back
premises.. The of icer forced his way into the house,
which 'presented a most deplorable spectacle ;—the
wood-work round the chitunies and the bannisters of
the stair-case were pulled dqwn and blazing on the
hearth, within a few inches of the boarded floor ; a
quantity of rags and paper were scattered upon the
stairs, and a candle, half consumed, was found lying
in a closet, where it had apparently fallen d )wn and
extinguished itself. There was no furniture of any
kind whatever. The officer pursued the prisoner, and
overtook him in an adjoining street. In defence, he said,
he had pulled down the wood to make a lire to warm
his wife, and infant, who were literally starving frl-
want ; he had neither money nor furniture ; he took
the house thice days ago, and his wite, himself, and
his child, had lain on the bare floor ever s:nc:. He
had no intention to set fire to the hr-wo, or to injure
his neighbours ; and if the prosecutor would with-
draw his charge, he would i•ndtwt,•o:?r to tied some
• friend who t‘ guild mAke gad injut y ii. ktd done
to the house. He was committed for le-examination.

Duer.—Yeverday morning, between five and six, a
meeting took place near Holland liouse, liensington,
between Timm As M'BaxitseroN, Esq. late of the Ord-
nance, Dublin Castle, and Dr. NULTY. of Fitzroy-
square. Mr. M,BuLnEvoN's hall entered the shoulder
of 1)r. NULTY, whose bail passed without effect. The
seconds then interfered, and the parties were recon-
ciled. The ball was extracted, and Dr. NULTY is not
considered in danger.
Thursday morning, duce of the prisoners in the
depot, Perth, effected their escape. A bar seas found
broken in one of the windows, through which they
are ittoros^d to have got over the palisade and walls
by m ladder of ropes.
We give the following from the Cknmell Herald of
last week:—" On That hd:!y niAht while Mr.liaowNE,
of Attila) le, and his family, were sitting in the par-
lour, at an eel-1y hour of the right, accompanied by
their guest, t;argeon littAmsenral, of the Roynl Dra-
goons, the house was beset end entered by a banditti
of armed villains, seven in number, of whom four
took post as sentries, and three burst into the parlour.
fhe leader of them instaittly presented a blunderbuss,
and demanded arms; en which Mr. BROWN,: knocked
him down. Dr. 1:RA11.51,030 attacked a secant, when
in the conflict one of the villains tired at him, and
another at Mr. BeowN E. The latter %ea; desperately
wounded by a discharge of small sings from .t blun-
derbuss, having received several of ;hem the bteast
and body ; the former was sevetely wounded by a
pistol shut in the arm, and had his face and bead
savagely cut an.l mangled. Dr. IlitAtirmin's servant,
hearing the shots, got a pistol from some pat t of the
house, and attempted• firing it, but in vain, the pow-
der having been taken out, although the ball was left
in the pistol. This gallant fidelity cost the poor fel-
low his life; the wretch at whom lie aimed I:avi»g
instantly blown the contents of a blunderbuss through
his body. The Indians seemed satisfied at the per-
petratiop of these shocking enormities, and left the
house, without taking or se irehing for any arms.—
Mr. littowses recovery is doubtful ; Dr. I.lltAmsFolto
is out of danger."
Sunday morning, ALFRED THWAITES,n promising
youth about 15 years of age, was unfit, innately
drowned while bathing in the Aire, at Hamlet,
near the foot of the dam.

BIRTH.
Lately, at St. Petersburgh, the PI iI:CCSS 7 schertata, Lady of
Sir R. K. Porter, of a sot'.

On the 24th ult. at Llaprollen in Wales, In the t:Gth yt.ar of his
age, C sptain J. Brattle, of dot Eaq Kent I.lil tia.
letternear tloase, on the .20th Oz. Ensign FiLN.sr.l Leslie,
of the (:erinan Legion.

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