Star.
London, England, 1823-07-11 00:00:00

INTELLIGENCE BY THE TERMAGANT.

In consequence of the distressing accounts brought
to Portsmouth by the TERmitnA r, which touched at
the Isle of Ascension, 'orders have been received for
Assistant• Surgeon POWER w embark in the SLANEY,
Captain MITCHEL, for that Island. The SLANEY
will then proceed to the East Indies: stw is expected

to sail in a day or two.
When the TERMAGANT arrived off the Isle of As-
cension, she was hailed by Lieutenant JoNes, acting
Commander of the BANN, who stated the distressing
situation of that ship, as also of those who formed
the garrison on shore; but they had withdrawn so far
that not a vestige of the garrison could be seen, they
having retired to the highest hills the rock afforded.
The remainder of the crew of the BANN (having lost
23 men by fever) were anxiously looking for the
OVEN GLENDOWER, Commodore MENDS, whom they
expected every day. The TERMAGANT left the BANN
three sheep, and other refreshments she could'Spare.
By the TERMAGANT welearn that a particular sur-
vey of the coast of Africa had been made by the
LEVEN, Captain OWEN, in the vicinity of Delgoa Bay.
The inhabitants of the Bay wete in the grktest state
of ignorance ; they hive so form of worship, or ado-
ration of any kind whatever ; they cannot compre-
hend figures beyond ten, except by doubling that
number; they are excessively simple and well-be-
haved, and of good stature ; in colour nearly black.
It is rather singular, that although Missionaries
were settled 1,500 miles in the interior, not one had
been heard of at Delgoa Bay. Plenty of whales were
observed in the Bay.
An Expedition to the interior had been detached
from the LEVEN, by Captain OWEN, consisting of
Acting-Lieutenant BROWNE, of the LEVEN, and Mr.
Foiess, botanist, and attendants. They were to
prodeed up the Zambezi River, starting from Quala-
mane, to Senna, which is distant 200 miles from the
mouth of the River, and then to proceed to the south-
ward as far as Lattakoo, where Mr. CAMPBELE left a
Missionary. Circumstances were then to direct their
further route.
The settlers at Algoa Bay were much better off
than they had been since their arrival, but very far
from reaping those advantages they were led to expect.
The ANDROMACHE, at the Cape, had lost twenty-
three men by dysentery, and many of the crew were
.on shore, in the hospital. The ALLIGATOR had ar-
, rived at the Cape, and sailed for India.

LIBERAL REDUCTION OE RENT IN SCOTLAND.—
The first measure which young LOVAT adopted on
his coming of age was to reduce the rents on his ex-
tensives estates 20 per cent. In a circular to his
tenantry he has appointed days for meeting them in
different districts, and to accept of the payment of all
his rents, crop 1822, with this handsome deduction.
Mrs. M'Dowm. GRANT, on the 23d ult. returned 20
percent. of the money and victual rents payable by
the tenants of the Arndilly estate, for, last crop.
BELL Rrtiolow.—Monday night, from ten to eleven o'clock,
the ringers of Clerkenwell amused the parishioners by playing a
variety of popular airs on the Church bells. Among them were
" The Blue Bells of Scotland," " There's nae Luck about the
House," " The Plough-Boy," and " 'My lodging is on the cold
grßund"—an intelligible display of the peal to those unscieneed
in the triple-grandsires and double-bob-majors of Gothic travel-
lers, consisting of 5004 changes in tke difficult key of E. harmo-
niously struck atnl no:Ay brought round in one hour.
SNUFF-TAKING.—It is asserted that it would be
difficult to find a case where a confirmed snuff taker
was known to die by apoplexy ; and that the apo-
phlegmatizant system, .or sternutories, which cause
an evacuation of serous or mucous humour. by the
nostrils, are the best and most efficacious preventives
of apoplexy. The extension of the knowledge of this
discovery may be highly valued by the medical pro-
fession, if it cannot be denied that all snuff-takers are
exempt from apoplexy.
LORD CHESTERFIELD.—The encomiums of that
celebrated character on'the Teeth, are well known, and yet it
is surprising to see how much they are neglected. A fine set of
Teeth not only indicate health, and look pleasant, but have a '
grateful sensation to the possessor, and nothing more is necessary
.to the attainment of this bbject, but to use HODSON'S BOTANIC
Too= Nomura, or Tummies; a discovery which is considered
to form an era in articles of this kind. These Dentrifices not
merely cleanse and beautify the Teeth, but preserve them from
decay to the latest period of life ; they make the Teeth white,
fasten such as are loose, remove the tartar and scurvy from the
gums, sweeten the breath, and are a remedy and antidote for
all disorders of the mouth; they possess the same properties, but
the Tincture acts more speedily, and it is an infallible remedy
for the Tooth Ach. They are sold by most Medicine Venders
and Perfumers; and by the Proprietor's Agent, 44, Gerrard-
street, Soho-square.

CURIOUS PHENOMENON AT SCARBOROUGH.— On
Tuesday week the town of Scarborough was visited
with a kind of hurricane. It was first seen to com-
mence at a small village near Falsgrave, about a mile
from Scarbro'; its appearance was like a cloud—it
passed off the turnpike-road in a direction towards•
the sea ; passed through a plantation and tore up two
of the trees ; then passed on to the sea shore, and
shattered a machine (called a camera obscura, which
was just fitted for exhibition) to pieces. It then ap-
proached the bathing miscliines, and carried about a'
dozen of them into the sea, leaving them destitute of
their wheels; then passed into the harbour, and cast
away two or three ofihe ships which happened to be
in its direction, taking one against the pier, and
• crushing two or three cobles nearly to pieces ; it then
burst against the cad of the pier, but fortunately no
lives were lust.

IRISH TITHES AND IRISH GENFRIN—At a meet-
ing of the C‘ltholic Association, in Dublin, on Satur-,
day Mr. EN FAS NI'DON NEL wished to correct an
idea that had gone abroad, that all the miseries of
the peasantry were to be attributed to the exaction
of tithes, than which nothing could be more unjust,'
while the landlords are let off free from imputation.
lie (Mr. M.D.) having the honour to be one of the
Ilte Mansion-house Committee, was present at a meet-
irg a few days before, when a Lady, not more distin-
guished for her respectability than her humanity) her
intelligence, and general, information—Mrs. Travers,
of Garrygloyne Castle, County Cork—applied to them
for some aid towards promoting the industrious ha:
bits cf her neighbouring peasantry, and she stated
that of sixteen proprietors nearand about her, not one
of them was a resident—that she had collected from
the small farmers near her the sum of ,C 22, and the
great proprietors, though drawing many- thousands
from that part of the country, when written to, never
subscribed one penny.

BRAIVLING I.V CHURCH.

HERTFORD ASSIZES, JULY IN • .
THE KING V. RICHARDSON AND ANOTHER.

This was an indictment against John Richardson and
Richard Blake, for a conspiracy ; and in pursuance
thereof, the indictment charged that they did, on the
20th of April, 1822, with a strong hand, unlawfully,
violently, forcibly, and irreverently, break and enter
the Parish Church of Knebworth, in this county, and,l
being there, unlawfully and irreverently made a
great noise and disturbance therein, mid there a --
sumed to celebrate, and did in mockery celebrate
vine Service, to the• scandal of religion and against
the peace. A second count omitted the charge of
conspiracy, and alleged that the defendants forcibly,
violently, and irreverently, broke and entered the
same Church; concluding as the first count. Ano-
ther count charged a conspiracy to expel a person
named Hart from the office of Parish Clerk. Other
counts varied the offence.
The case proved in evidence was this :—A person
named Hart, appointed by the Rev. Mr. Price, Rec-
tor
of Knebworth, had for twenty-two years filled
the office of Clerk of that Parish. Several of the
parishioners were desirous of removing him from his
situation, and substituting a person named Wiltshire
in his stead. The defendant Richardson was bailiff
to a Lady named Lytton, a considerable landed pro-
prietor in the Parish, and the defendant Blake had
been one of the churchwardens, and occupier of about
seventy acres of land in the same Parish. On Satur-
day, the 20th of April, 1822, the_person named Wilt-
shire abovementioned (who had seen better days, and
had received a good education) was working as a la-
bourer in Mrs. Lytton7s employment, in a field near
the church-yard, when the defendants-desired him to
go along with them. He accompanied them to the
back part of the parish church, when Richardson,
with a pocket-knife, removed a pane of glass from
the casement of one of the wiudowsi put his hand in
and opened the window, and then- desired Wilt-
shire to enter between the stauneheons. The latter
complained that he had a pain in his side, and ob-
served that there was not room for him to enter;
upon which Richardson took a spade, which Wilt-
shire had in his hand, and bent one of the iron
bars on one side, so as to admit the body of a
man, and Wiltshire was prevailed upon to enter
the church in that way. As soon'as he entered he
unbarred the church door on the inside, and admitted
the defendants, who immediately proceeded to the
communion table and tried tb open a disk, in which
were locked up the Rector's surplice and other cle-
rical habiliments; but finding it fastened no violence
was offered. They then went to their own pew and
took two prayer-books, one of which they gave Wilt-
shire, and placed him at the clerk's desk, while
Richardson went into the Rector's reading desk and
proceeded to read one of the psalms for the following
evening's Church service, and made Wiltshire read
the responses ; the other defendant, Blake, remain-
ing in his pew to' represent the congregation. As
soon as the psalm was ended, Wiltshire was compli-
mented upon the manner in which he had acquitted
himself, but was told by the defendants that he
must read out more boldly; and he was desired to
meet them at Church on the following afternoon, to
officiate as clerk. The defendants then withdrew
from the Church ; Wiltshire closed the door after
them, but did not fasten it so as to prevent it
being opened by gentle violence on the following
afternoon, when Wiltshire was desired to attend
early, so as to take possession of the clerk's read-
ing. desk before the congregation entered. Wilt-
shire quitted the Church as he had entered it, the
window was placed as it was found, the bar straight-
ened by means of the- spade, the glass restored to the
casement, and the grass under the window made
smooth to avoid suspicion. Neat afternoon, however,
Wiltshire did not keep his appointment, in conse-
quence of indisposition, and the Church Service was
performed without any disturbance. On the follow-
ing Monday, Wiltshire was reproached byßichardson
for not keeping his appointment ; he pleaded his ill-
ness, but this was admitted as no excuse ; and he was
dismissed from his employment as a labourer of Mrs.
Lytton on the following Saturday. Upon cross ex-
amination, Wiltshire, who was the principal witness,
stated that he had understood that lie was appointed
by the inhabitants to die office of clerk, in the room
of Hart, and under that impression had gone to the
Church with the defendants on the day in question,
fot the purpose, as he understood, of having his voice
tried, and seeing how he should be able to officiate.
There was nothing irreverent or scoffing in the man-
ner in which the defendants conducted themselves.
The Psalm was read with propriety and decency, no
noise was made in the Church, and the utmost de,
corum was observed.
'Hart, the real parish clerk, deposed, that'on the af-
ternoon of Sunday, the 21st of April, the congteka;
Iltion attending Divine Service were unusually numer-
ous. This was the outline ofthe.c ase for the prosecution.
Mr. BOLLAND, on behalf of the defendants, con-
tended, that the most serious charges alleged in the
iadictment were completely negatived by the evi•
-
dence for the prosecution.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM observed, that if the motive
of the defendants was perfectly innocent, they might
with more propriety have rehearsed the pseudo pariah
clerk in their own houses,' without resojting to the
very unusual, and, he must say, indecent expedient of
breaking open the Parish Church, and gaining ad-
mittance by clandestine means. It for the Jury,
however, to determine the case upon the evidence.-
The Jury deliberated a considerable time, and ac-
quitted the defendants on all the counts which charged
a conspiracy ; but found them Guilty on the second,
which alleged the unlawful and irreverently breaking
open the Parish Church.

Dust. Pairvanran.—A meeting was to have taken
place yesterday morning, in Battersea Fields, in con-
sequence of a dispute at Vauxhall on the preceding
night. The parties were a Mr. W---, and a. Mr.
S.—, both bolding situations of trust. Some con-
stables were in attendance, but they Were baffled by
the parties not appearing on the ground, fioni.sorne
information having been given. An exchange of'
blows passed on the-return of the parties on thelsight
of dispute, but a Gentleman interfered and prevented
the continuance of what he conceived to be an un-
equal combat, one of the Gentlemen being much
larger mid stronger than the other.