Star.
London, England, 1824-10-13 00:00:00

MR. SHARP, THE ENGRAVER.

The following particulars respecting the late Mr.
SHARP, the best engraver of this or perhaps any age,
are extracted from the Examiner.
"We knew the deceased. He used, some years ago, to favour
us with an occasional visit ; but. failing to convert As to the true
faith of Johanna, and finding that we joked, or attempted to joke,
respecting the Lady's prophetic powers and miracidowi conceptions,
he withdrew from us the light of his broad, shining, and credulous

countenance. Of a truth he certainly was the most voracious
believer we ever met with. lie believed in Emanuel. Swedenborg,
he believed in Richard Brothers, he believed in Johanna South-
cote. Neither type, nor figure, nor allegory, nor parable, ever pre•.
sensed a stumbling-block in his way; nothing moved, nothing dis-
concerted him. His was, indeed, the faith to remove mountains:
Ile witnessed the failure of the prophet Brothers' mission, without
being shaken in his credulity ; and, in the case of Johanna South.
cote, not even the evidence of all his senses prevailed in convincing
him of the error of his creed.

" Though that deceived and deceiving Virgin lay dead before
him and the others of the Twelve--thougli her asserted miraculous
protuberance had resolved itself into a common dropsical swelliag—
though her watching disciples, fearing contagion from the net evert,
sweet body of their immaculate Lady, had each fortified himself
with a pipe, and were busily engaged to the last moment before
the burial in purifying the air with the fumes from the' best Virg*
nia'--netwithstanding aU these significant signs sod wondere—
William Sharp was More and more convinced that the promked
Shiloh would appear in triumph, when all gainsayers and scoffers
would hide their abashed and diminibbed heads! Even after the
degrading and mortifying end of the prophetess, so blind and ob- '
stinate is fanaticism, that Mr. Sharp, on meeting the writer of this
little notice in the study of an historical painter, gravely took him
aside, and told him, as a piece of good news, that a certain Lady
bad actually given birth to a son (the Shiloh of course), who was
then in the keeping of an angel, sad who would certainly appear on
earth in three years."

By letters received from Madrid, it appears that on
the Ist instant, a party of Constitutional Guerillas en-
tered the town of Tarracon, about 12 leagues from that
city, and put to death the Alcalde, three others of the
civic authorities, and eleven of the townspeople. This
daring act was in revenge for the punishment of two of
their comrades, who bad been put to death at Madrid
for being concerned in a movement in favour of the
Constitution. The Guerillas were enabled to effect their
retreat from Tarracon without molestation.

Letters from Gibraltar, dated September 24, state,
that the very fine American ship Nancy, Captain Slum,
took fire on Sunday afternoon, the 19th, and was to-
tally burnt, as also the cargo, consisting of 5,800 bar-
rels of flour, and a great many linen goods ; the cargo
was valued at 50,000 dollars, or 10,0001. sterling. She
was to have gone on to Marseilles, and from that place
to Chili. There was a very great stock of American.
flour in stores, from several arrivals lately ; business

is genetally very dull.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund yesterday
purchased stock to the amount of 26,0001. being about
8,0001. more than the daily sum appropriated during
the last quarter to that purpose. It is understood that
the amount applicable to the Sinking Fund for the ex-
isting quarter will not be less than 1,250,0001.—a sum
which, in addition to that accruing from the Savings'
Banks for investment, must absorb a considerable por-
tion of the floating stock in the market.
A Mr. Jenkinson, who, it is said, resided at Heston,
near Hpunslow, going along Wych-street, Drury-lane,
yesterday, accompanied by a friend, the off-wheel of
his gig got in contact with a co-al-waggon, and the gig
was dashed in pieces. Mr. Jenkinson had his leg broken,
and was taken in a coach for surgical aid.
Thursday last, a young Gentleman, whilst amusing
himself with fishing at the Jettyrhead, Margate, found
a silver watch attached to the hook of by the
rihand. It had evidently lain some time in the water,
as the silver was partially corroded, and the works on
being touched fell to pieces. It is singular that the
hands of the watch pointed to the exact time at which
it was drawn up. This watch, most probably, belonged
to some unfortunate seaman who met a watery grave.
A Counsel being questioned by a JOdge, to know for
whom he was concerned? replied as follows :—" I am
concerned, my. Lord, for the);t t tiff, but I am em-
ployed by the defendant." •

THE ARMY.
• The three Veteran Companies, which save been recently nisei*
embarked at.Chatham on the lithinst.'for Newfoundland.
• MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

Commissions signed by t►e Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of
the County of York, and Town and County of the Town of
Kingston-upon-Hull.
The Rev. John Blanchard to be Deputy Lieutenant ; the Rev.
Francis Lundy, to be ditto.
Militia—Richard Sykes, Esq. to be Major, vice James Bell; henry
t Raines, Gent. to be Ensign.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire.
Royal Regiment of Ayrshire hlilitia—Adjutant Alexander Mac-
pherson to have Brevet rank as Captain, vice George Clerk, who
has retired.
lit Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Sir James Boswell, Bart to be
, Cornet, vice Cowan, resigned.
cid Ayrshire, or Cuningham and Cumnock Yeomanry Cavalry—
James Dunlop, Esq. to be Captain, vice A. C. B. Crawford, re•
signed; James Caldwell, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Dunlop,
promoted; George. Douglas, Gent. to be ditto, vice Rankin,
resigned; Alexander Greenshields, Gent. to be Cornet, vice
Caldwell, promoted; Martin Thomas Paterson, Gent. to be ditto.