Star.
London, England, 1809-08-26 00:00:00

HOME.

Cling to thy Home, if tkerethe meanest shed
Yield thee a hearth, and shelter for thine head,
And some poor spot, with vegetables stor'd,
Be all that pride allots thee for thy board;
Unsavoury brPad, and herbs that scatter'd grow
Will on the river's !mink, or mountain's brow ;
Yet ev'n this cheerless mansion shall provide
More heart's repose than all the world beside !

A Correspondent, who lately mad. • the tour of
several English counties, informs us, that the crops of
corn in general appear good, and the ears well filled.
In some few places blight and mildew have made
their appearance; but the wheat was so far advanced
to maturity befoSe they came on, that the produce
will be little deteriorated by them. Dry weather
is now much wanted, in order to harvest the different
kinds of grain. A lull average crop is expected, and
rather more in many places. The turnips are very
unequal. The fly has beenvery busy in certain districts.
FUNNY Ccva.--The Gentlemen belonging to the
above Club gave on Thursday a handsome wherry,
to the best of six pair of oars, which was determined
by two he:tts. The competitors were—
Thomas Loader Westminster-Bridge.
Edward Burch
John Flowers . ............ Three Cranes.
WilLarn Mayor
Abraham Lock
Robert Brocking .........
James Stewart ......
John Prize Man
Edward Hallam Vauxhall.
Joseph Royal
John Loader
James Taylor Stangate. •

They started at-four o'clock, • from Westminster-
bridge, and. rowed round a boat moored off the Mel-
phi—back to another boat Moored off Vauxhall—and
back through the centre arch of Westminster-bridge.
In the first heat thqstart was correct and satisfactory.
The boats kept abreast of each other until they got to
Hungerford Stairs, -when the grand exertion was
made to get round the station boat. In this struggle
they crossed and fouled each other, and Edward Hal-
lam, of Vauxhall Stairs, received a violent blow on
the breast with the blade of one of his antagonist's
oars, which knocked hint backwards and disabled
him ; but his partner, Joseph Royal, exerted himself
and got round the boat, after which they declined the
contest, Hallam being very *much bruised in his left
shoulder. Five only proceeded after this accident,
and came in for the first heat, as follow :—James
Stewart and John Prizeman, Ist, Thomas. Loader
and Edward Birch, 2d, John Loader and James Tay-
lor, 3d. Those that started for the second heat were
Abraham Lock and Robert Brocking, James Stewart
and John rrizeman, John Loader and James Taylor.
This heat was not contested until near seven o'clock,
on account of the heavy rain, which by that time had
cleared Old Father Thames of the numerous visitors
who had assembled on the occasion. At last the boats
started, the men being without their shirts, on account
of the rain, and, after a hard struggle, James Stewart
and John Prizeman were declared victors. We did
not hear of any accident.

CO:ItT of Rgiargsts.-.--Thupsday, the Band .be-
longing to. the Orchestra, at the Opera, attended at
the Court of Resuests, in Cattle.street, Leicester.
.fields, to enforce their claims against Mr. D'Egville,
the late Ballet-master, for performing on the night of
his benefit. The question at issue was, whether the
Proprietors or D'Egville ought to pay ? It appeared
that a settlement of accounts had taken place between
Mr. D'Egville and the Proprietors, and it was con-
tended, that the former had received the money for
the Band. Mr. Read, of the Opera-house, who had
acted as D'Egville's Agent, proved the case in favour
of the Proprietors, and the Commissioners ordered
D'Egville to pay all the persons who had summoned
him.

M A RIAOROUGII-ST ItE ET. ---Yesterday four sportive
youths were brought lip for examination, charged by
Mr. Bell, the High Constable for the• District of St.
Giles's, with having disturbed the peaceable inhabi-
tants of Holborn from their slumbers, on Thursday
night, by thundering at the rappers of their doors ;
and, thyugh repeatedly warned by the watchmen,
and Mr. Bell, they refused to desist. They were,
consequently, conducted to the fiarish hottl, vulgarly
called the watch-house; but obtained bail for their ap, •
pearanCe before the Magistrate. In consequence of
their contrite acknowledgment of their error, which
commenced in a tipsy frolic, and their orderly con-
duct while in custody, the Magistrate dismissed them,
with a wholesome admonition for the future.
Mas;toN-uousE.—Yesterday Hannah Lewis was
fully committed, charged .with .stealing wearing-
apparel, sheets, &c. from Jacob Marks, by whom
she was employed as a charwoman.
• John Shepherd was committed to the House of Cor-
rection for a month, charged with stealing a quantity
of Spanish wool, from Porter's-quay.
G CILDIIA Lt.—Thursday Edward Hunt, .porter to
Mr. .Sparrow, grocer, Ludgate-hill, was charged
with robbing his master. Mr. Sparrow stated, he
had of late several times missed money out of his till;
in consequence of Which, he, on Tueiday night,.
reckoned the money in the-till, amounting to 21s.—
Next morning, upon examining, he found 16s. had.
'been taken. In order to detect the thief, he again
reckoned his money, after the shop was that, and
marked the whole of it, amounting to 20s. 6d. among
which was a dollar. Upon his examining yesterday
morning, the greater part of it was gone. His suspi-
cions fell on his shopmen ; and while they were at
breakfast, he procured an Officer and insisted on
searching them, together with the prisoner .and ano-
ther porter whom he kept. There was nothing found
on the others, but the prisoner produced the money
he tAke.l is the two mornings, and confessed he'
had :,ot at tite till by taking down one of the inside.
s.iutt. \\-111,-li, when put up along the counters,'
t tile shop into a hall-pas'.age. The pi isoner
m as fully committed for trial.
Ye.:terd ty, J. Corbzjn, porter to Misch and Cox,
druggiits, is 't names-street, was fully comtnitted,
ch.irged with S'keAling a quantity of isinglass.
—Y,..sterda y, 4. Peacock, a jour.
teyman to Mr. Ledsliall, baker, near Finsbury-square,
was fully committed, for converting 41. which he
had
riKeiyed from the customers, to his ion use.