Star.
London, England, 1825-02-18 00:00:00

DURANT AND DURANT.
The remainder of the day was occupied by the reply of Dr. LUSH'.
GTON and Dr. DonsfAi in this singular case.

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The names of Mr. 13EntrA t. and Mr. CFIAncEs CAL..
vutv were, by error, insetted in the List of Minority ou
Mr. GouLnunn'a motion relative to the Catholic Asso-
ciation, on Tuesday, the I.stb, those two Members not
having voted on that question; and the names of JOHN
M"RTON, JOHN WILLIAMS, and Colonel WEBB, who
voted in the Minority, were,omitted.
This morning, about one o'clock, a very alarming
fire broke out in the house of Mr. Colclough, the sign
of the Dog and Duck, Rotherhithe, adjoining the Com-
mercial and East Country Docks, which threatened de.
sti uction to the adjoining premises, but by the prompt
arrival of the engines, and great exertions of the fire-,
men, the devouring element was confined to where it
happened. Mr. Colclough is insured.
Yesterday forenoon, about eleven o'clock, a fire broke
out in a copper flue of the house on Ludgate hill, for-
merly occupied by the Hope Insurance Company. It
was in the upper part of the premises, but was got under
without its having done any material damage.
The manse of the Rev. Mr. LESLIE, of St. Andrew's,
near Elgin, was on Thursday se'nnight burnt to the
ground ; the fire is supposed to have been communicated
from a vent to one of the upper apartments, as the.
upper stories of the house were first burnt; very little Of
the furniture was saved.

Friday, a meeting of the ship-owners was convened*
at the Commercial Hotel, North Shields, to take into
consideration the demands of the seamen with regard
to wages, when it was resolved to offer them 4/. per
voyage during the winter months, SI. in the sum Mer
ones, and 31. per month in the foreign trade. Whe-.
ther the sailors will accept these terms is not yet
known.—Tyne Mercury.
Yesterday evening, about seven o'clock, as 'Plia.;
Tilly was walking through Bouverie-street, a fellow
came up, struck her a violent blow on the breast, and at
the same moment matched her reticule and ran off ;
her screams for-assistance were unavailing. There were
two five-shilling pieces, with the date of her birth, as
well as of Mr. Tilly's, which, with a little more silver,
and some other articles of small value, were the contents
of her reticule.
Tuesday morning, a fishing boat belonging to the
Newton, when returning to Ayr harbour, was over-
taken by a very heavy sea in pulling over the bar, and
carried along with great rapidity, until the wave broke,
when she broached to, and was instantly upset. The
crew, consisting of four men, was unfortunately
drowned. When the accident occurred, the boat was,
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within fifty yards f the new dike, on which stood se-
veral spectators of t e painful event without being able
to render any ass stance. The sufferers names are
Alex. Wilson, who has left a wife and eight children;
Robert Cuthbert, his son-in law, who has left a wife
and nine children ; Arthur Cuthbert, his biother, who
has left a wife and nine children; and William Cuth-
bert, son of Robert.

The following account of the late hurricane is con-
tained in a letter dated Norden, February 8, 1825 :
The 3d and 4th instant were the most fatal days to
this country for 107 years. •On the Sd, we had a heavy
storm from the S.W. and about six o'clock in the after-
noon the wind was turning to the N.W. and became
hurricane, by w'zich the sea was going so high, that ale
eight o'clock it overthrew the coasting-dikes; but,
alas! the hurricane continuing till the morning of the
4th, accompanied with lightning,we soon learnt that all
the dikes in this neighbourhood were greatly damaged,
and in many places broken, and the whole'country near
them inundated. Yesterday we learnt that the storm
has twined the port of Greetzeel, and much damaged
that of Emden; also from hence to Oldenburgh, and,
the Netherland coast—the whole coast of this province
is °vet flowed, and most of the farming houses de-'
sttoyed. Much farming stock will be lost, and there:
fore this province thrown into a state of the greatest
calamity, if not immediately assisted by Government tof
rebuild the dikes, as the whole province hold ebb and
flood. We intend to stop one of the hides with four yes-
.
sels of I'2o tons each, laden with stones, &c."
Died, on the 10th inst. at his seat at Darrinane, in-
the County of Kerry, in the 98th year of his age,
Maurice O'Connell, Esq. He was the elder brother of
General Daniel Count O'Connell, Grand Cress of the
Order of the Holy Ghost, first-cousin of Maurice Baron
O'Connell, Grand Chamberlain to the Emperor of
Austria, and uncle to Counsellor O'Connell. Mr.
O'Connell left a fine fortune. He was seized in fee of,
an estate, which was most singularly circumstanced,
it having never been forfeited, or subject to Quit or
Crown Rent. It remained in his hands from the times
of the Irish law, without a single line of title-deed, or
any muniment save immemorial possession. He has,
we hear, distributed his personal fortune, ambunting to
about 4.5,0001. between his three nephews. On two of
them, Messrs. John and James O'Connell, he made
large settlements in his life-time; and on the third,
Counsellor O'Connell, the greater part of his unsettled
estates descend.
A notice from the Printer of the Dominica Chronicle,
dated the :Atli of November, announces his confinement in gaol,
by an order of the [louse of Assembly of that island, for an al-
leged contempt, in refusing to answer certain interrogatories re-
specting the charges preterted against` the Chief Justice by the
llouse,an explanation of which the printer promises on his liberation.
NEW ORDER OF THE GARTER !—A gallantOfflcer, at
present gnat tered in Plymouth garrison, while hunting
with Mr. Poisn's fox-hounds on' Ft iday last, wanting
something to prevent his harbeing carried awayi.face-
dons" accosted 'a pi eity- peasant girl, what'll he prevatiled
on to give :him het gat ter, and thus prepared,-bettel-
lowed to-the field secure from winds art.! thickets.