Star.
London, England, 1813-08-24 00:00:00

41 AlGli7'oN, UGUST 20.

alitshidtpast eleven o'clock this morning, Divine
Service was performed in the Pavilion, in the pre-
tence of the PRINCARSGSNT, the Duke of CLAninscs.
sad the Nobles and distinguished characters there vi
siting, attended by the whole of.T.he Royal Household,
by the Rev. J. S. CLARK&
The Duke of, CLARENCI, subsequently, with va.
?inns Noblemen attending and accompanying, took a
lengthened promenade on the Steyne.

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MdRGATE, AUGUST 22.
This town perhaps never was known to be fuller
than at this titne, the packets front London having.
(iring the
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delivered cargoes of not less than 140 a day g _
last seven dart; and that number was exceeded yes.
terday and Friday, many of the pugilistic corps, with
their patrons and train of followers, having tokee'tii
be in readiness for the fight which will take place in
the neighboui hood of St. Nicholas to-morrow betwiit
Naffs Harmer and Ford. Another battle will lie
fought between a promising thirteen-stone candidate
from Cheshire, and an. Hibernian, of much repute.
The prospect of these exhibitions, together with Cut.
terbury races, which continence on Tuesday, have
inundated the town with a very suspicious and motly
group from the Peer to the pickpocket, including
every description of sharper ; but the generality of
the Mitigate visitants are of a steady cissikely in
afford these woltarer little or no prey. Every kind of
conveyance will be put in requisition to-esoravers for'
the snit of action, and not even a donkeycanieithod..

RAMSGATE, AUGUST 22.
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Yesterday morning Mr. &maps, 011 of Mr. BIM*
GESS, at the Library, welnt in :a machine, together.
with a young gentleman of name of JOHNSON, to
bathe. Mr. Jonssotr, the tide going out, swam too
far to return, and was drowned. This accident took
place in the presence of considerably more than 100
spectators ; a great number of whom. were expe-
rienced sailors, who saw him struggle, and heard his
cries for a long time, yet no one attempted to rescue
him but his friend, Mr. BURGESS, who at length, be.
came so much exhausted, that he could scarcely save
himself.

Sunday, a most shocking accident happened at
Hampton : a man who keeps a green grocer's shop,
in James's-street, Oxford-road, accompanied by his
wife and a young child, were in a gig, when, by a
sudden jirk, one of the shafts bu.ke, and the splash-
ing board falling on the horse, frightened the animal,
which set off lull speed. The man had no pnweir to
stop him, arid losing all presence of mind, jump, d
out ; his wife followed his example, leaving the, child
in the gig, when, opposite to Bushy Park gate, the
horse was stopped, and the child rescued from its pe-
rilous situation, without sustaining the least injury.—
The man was taken up with his arm dreadfully frac-
tured and much lacerated ' • his face cut in several
places, and otherwise much injured. The unfortu-
nate woman, dreadful to relate, was taken up quite
dead, and conveyed to the Toy Inn. Medical assist-
ance was almost immediately given, but life was quite
extinct. She has left a family of tire children to la-
ment her loss. The man was sent off in a post chaise
to one of the hospitals. On examining the gig, it was
found to be in so decayed and shattered a state, that
it was impossible for it to perform a journey without
breaking.

By the overflowing of the River Birse, at Dornach,
canton of Soleure, upwards of ISO persons perished
last month. The following relation of this rneLincholy
event is copied from the A‘chaffenburjh Gazelle:
" On the 18th of July the River Birse, swelledb).
the rains, overflowed its clannel, and undermined
the foundation of a house, the proprietor of which
c4Jed for assistance. The al .rrn bell was rung, and
a number of p,reons ran to assist the inhabitants in
saving their effects. While employed in this humane
office, the house snd an adjoining wall fell, and
buried twelve persons in the ruins. Near this house
and the bridge over the river was situated an ancient
tower, which served as a prison, and in which were
detained three men,_ who, perceiving the waters
gushing out from the ground beneath their feet, en-
treated loudly to be released from their perilous state.
The gaoler, who had been long deaf to their prayers,
persuaded that this tower, which had stood so many
ages, would yet resist the violence of the waters, re-
solved at last to go and assure them that their fears
were groundless; but fouild it no easy task to pacify
them ; and he was still engaged in conversation
when the tower, with a tremendous crash, fell upon
the bridge, and he was killed, along with one of the
prisoners.

" The calamity did not end here. The alarm-bell
had attracted to the bridge a great number of persons
of both sexes : the ruins of the tower fell upon the
bridge, broke it in the centre, and all those upon it
were precipitated into the torrent, and many were
drowned. The two prisoners with, difliculty gained
the bank; one of them, who had been committed on
suspici, In of robbery, gave a noble proof of humakity :
perceiving a young fimale, whose cloathes kept her
buoyant, struggling in the water, he thtew bimseit
again into the midsrof danger, and succeeded in sav-
ing her.

The next day, on the 14th, upwards of 3000
persons went from Basle to Dornach. They found
Lid out in the church 28 bodies, which had been
taken from the river between Dornach and Arlesheint.
About 60 persons from Basle, 50 from Dornach, and
40 from its environs, are still missing. It is known
that they were upon the bridge at the time of the ca-
tastrophe, and it is believed they have perished.
" Among the sufferers are the two daughters of the
Mayor of Dornach, the eldest only 15 years of age
their bodies presented a singular and affecting spec-
tacle ; they were locked. in each other's arms : in the
water each had affectionately attempted to save the
other's life ; the effort proved fatal, and both perished.
A mother and her daughter were found in the same
position. A third daughter of the Mayor owed her
preservation Co the intrepidity of the porter of the
Convent at Dornach, wfio, after drawing four other
persons from the river, was desirous of saving a fifth ;
but perished himself, the victim of his generous en-
deavours ! His last words were-6 l have done my
duty--I die bappy P "