Star.
London, England, 1807-12-26 00:00:00

TO MAMA.

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' On perufing the Sraa of the 6th in9ant, my dear
Mates, I obferved your addrefs to the Minifier and
Secretary of War, on the (Aka of increafe of poy to
Captains and Enfign• in the Army i and 1 cannot
help thinking thai much more may, and indeed ought
to be laid On this head.

Yon feem to reafon on the principle of comparing
the late increafes of pay to the different chiles of
Officers. To that principle then will I adhere, and
I doubt not that it will appear evident to every cAn-
did mind, that no clafa has tailed lefs of the munifi-
cence of Government than the Captains.
At the commencement of lag war, the ply of a
private was fixpence, it is now a (billing per day,and
increafes with the length of his fervitude, with the
privilege too, after a certain time, of demanding his
difcharge, and a (billing per day for life. The pay
of an Enfign was then 661. per annum, but by three
different increafes, it has been made better than 01.
The pay of I Lieutenant was at that time 84.1 but it
is now upwards of t 121. Yet the pay of a Captain
has had the addition of only one halfpenny per day,
fince the reign of Queen Anne, who came :to the
throne in the year 1702, and the increafe then vouch•
fated to them was granted without a diffenting
voice, and was not then confidered a halfpenny too
much, though the public revenue at that time wait
comparatively nothing to what it
,is now, and tho'
every neceffary of life, as well as wearing apparel,
was not more than a half, or third part of the prices
they now colt.
If you will refer to the prices of every article
,at
that period, and 'compare them with the prefent, you
will not hefitrite to declare that three 'hidings, than;
were equal to half a guinea now ; and yet the Cap-
tain has Rill the fame rank to fupport, and the fame
appearances to preferve. In thofe days (aye, and
even within my memory too), a Captain could live
and bring up his family genteelly.; but now-a.days,
when I go to market, I find that my daily !Upend
goes but very little way in purchaling even decent
Mood for my family ; and when I take out my poor
half guinea to pay for the few things I have pur•
Chafed, I do it with extreme relaaance, and before I
part with it, I look molt willfully at the impreffion,
heave an honeft prayer for the original, with a fincere
with that he knew how inadequate a Captain's pay
was to his fupport.
I expea to be told that the Government has no•
thing to do with our families, and that we have no
right to marry. To this I can only reply, that a
(oldies is born to love, as the fparks fiy upwards ;
and I do not hefitate to affirm, that the man who
can keep his heart from the women, had better alfo
keep his arms from the King's fervice. But it is
evidently beneficial to the Rate for officers to marry,
for hence fprings a conftant fupply of officers for his
Majefty's lett:ice ; and it is reafonable to fuppofe,
(in truth it is univerfally allowed), that the Cons of
officers make the bell officers, as they are familiar-
ifed with the profeffion from their earliell infancy.
To conclude, every clafs of officers requires an
increafe of pay; and no commiffioned officer ought to
have lefs than a hundred a year clear. lam alfo of
opinion, that thofe officers who have (pent their con-
Ilitutions, and the vigour of their days, in the faith-
ful (evict of their country, and hare retired in con•
fequence of being worn out, ought to have their
hoary heads better flickered than they are from the
blaßs of poverty.
Now, as ,mina mea mecum port, is my motto, pof
Idling nothing but my fword, I cannot help enter-
taining the wild fancy that there is a humble timid.
tude between me and a certain barren rock,elleemed
only for its guns, I (hall therefore fubfcribe myfclf,
My dear Maida, your obliged Comrade,
GIBRALTAR.
Nov. so, dO7.

At the fitting of the Magif'rates at Lewes, on Sa-
turday the lath hill:int, a complaint was preferred,
at the initance of Lieutenant General Lord CH nit LES
SUM sRsET, againti three Publicans of Brighton, for
refuting diet to fome of the German Legion, on their
march through Brighton. After hearing the cafe,
the MAgittrates convieted one of the parties in the
full penalty of 51. which at the intercellion of his
Lordfhip, was mitigated to 4os. on an acknowledg-
ment of their error, and a promife not to offend an
future.

Yeflerday evening, abr'ut fir o'clock, a fire broke
nut at the houfe of a cornchandler, in Perccval_flreer,
Gofwell (freer, which, in about half an hour, entirely
conformed the iofide. The arrival of feveral engines
prevented the flames extending any further.

Wednefday night a windmill beh.nging to Mr.
CLARK, at Yarmouth, was burnt to the ground,
frippofed to have been malicioutly let on fire, as the
had not been at work for feveral days.
At North Somercotes, lall week, a thatched houfe
took fire, in conftquence of fume hot aflies bring
carelefsly thrown out into the air, and three children
were burnt to death before they could be extricated.
'lhurfday night a very alarming fire broke out at
Snodland paper mill, which in a Runt time entirely
confirmed the fame and all it. contents.
Monday fe'nnight a fire broke nut in a tenement in
Bithoplirret, Anderlion, which by the exertions of
the inhabitants, wi.h the aid of the fire engine be-
longing to the Andertion brewery, was confined to
the place where the fire began.
Lail week two cottages on the property of Colonel
FaA•EO., of Bclladrum, were accidentally burnt
down to the ground. The unfortunate inhabitants
were unable to lave any of thcir property. On
Thurtday, being the fatt.day at Invernefs, the mi•
niller f Kirkhill, we underfland, humanely pr opofed
to raife a colletion for them.

An inqueft was on Saturday held nn the body of
a woman who was found drowned in a pool, near
Worcefter. It appeared that on the night before,
being intozicstcd, the millook her way, and walked
into the pool.—Verdi:l, accidental death.
Friday an inqueft was held at Brnmyard, on the
bodies of Ann Davis and her infant child, both being
fnuud drowned in a bronk by that place Ir appeared
that the deceafed, with her infant in her arms, wen,
to the brook with a we kettle to procure fome wale•,
and was fuppnfed to have fallen in and pesiated, to-
gether with the infant.—Veidia, accidental death.

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caiii OF CANINE 3i,•DVESS.
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Mr. Editor—As there have ben ftvez,l recent
inflames ofperfont being
..bittert by mad digs, f'me
of whom have fallen, vletims to that m •tl dreadful of
all maladies, the hydrophobia—the following ittefied
cafe, of fuccefsful treatment • of canine m idnefs, of
the late Dr. Turnbull, may not be unacceptable to
your Readers. • 1 • •

Till case 07 itoilitT DUNN., -;
Robert Dixon, a weaver, of Notham M.ina, near
Berwick, Northumberland, was bitten by a mad dog
in July, 1761 ; andarhat is remarkable in this cafe,
was attacked on the day on which he, received the
bite, with pains in the wounds, which the animal
made on the outfide of his leg, about two inches
above his ancle. There pains evended to his knee,
and gradually upward, to his thigh, from thence to
the flomach, occafiv-oing ficknefs and great weight
and oppreffion on his cheff. Thai legations daily
increafed to the 18th of Auvrfl, when every limp-
torn became more fevere, whh moil violent convul-
lions, and fpafmodic flrieures in his throat, which
threatened immediate tuff cation, particularly fo
when water was prefented to him. Thefe fymptoms
were accompanied with every other dreadful indica-
tion of the Hydrophobia. Robert Dixon Was per-
feCtly recovered 1n the September following ; aid at
the time this account was fill pnblifhed, was living
and in good health ; being a period of 23 years after
the injury was received.—The or,cle of treatment
was as follows R. To the wounded leg a cattflic
was applied, which was kept dircharging- by Oilier-
ing and other ftimulating ointments, from the flrfl
appearance of the difeafe, and for Come time after the
cure. ad. The leg was frequently bathed With warm
oil. 3d. A tea fpoonful of the following eteEtnary
was adminillered three or four times a day : Take
peruvian bark in poider, two ounces; valerian in
powder, one ounce ; camphor, one dram and a
half ; Rut& caflor, half stn ounce i mulk, hAif a
dram ; cinabar of antimony, one ounce ; con-
ferve of wormwood, four ounces ; fyrup of faffron a
fufficient quairtity to form an eletuary. Opium
was liberally adminiftered, iri order to allay the irri-
tation and fpafms.
4th. To the throat was applied a plalger, compoted
of opium, muflc, frankincenle, aftacetida, and gum-
galbanum.--This IA application feemed to be more
effectual than any other Medicine employed. On re-
covering his fpeech, he declared that he found the
greatell relief from this plaißer ; and, that a ihort
time after it was applied, he felt an agreeable and
fcothing warmth, which defcended from his throat
to his leg, in the fame c.)urfe and direetion that the
fpafmodic tincture afcended; and all the complicated
fymptoms progre(flvely diminifhed, until a perk&
recovery was accomplithed.
It is neceffary here to mention as a farther corro-
borating proof of the efficacy of the Plaifter, it was
not had recourfe to till after the fymptoma of Hy.
drophobia had taken place. As this external appli.
cation to the throat was attended with fuch an une-
quivocal and happy Wile in the molt dreadful Rage
of the difeafe, might it not have prevented this awful
vifitation altogether, had it been applied as loon as
poffible, after the bite was inflicted ?
It would certainly be recommendable at leaß to
give it a candid trial, particularly as the month,
throat, and the other parts employed in deglutition,
form the principal feat of the difeafe ; and as this
malady, in my opinion, bears a great affinity to net..
vous and fpafmodic affections, the remedies above
detailed Hill farther claim our moll ferious confiders
efpecially as their adminiftration was accom-
panied with funnels.
N. B. There are but two well authenticated cafes
recorded in the annals of Briti(h Medicine, where
the lymptoins of Hydrophobia had taken place, and
the patients afterwards recovered, viz. In the prefent
cafe of Robert Dixon, and in the cafe of Elizabeth
Bryant, as publifhed by the late Doctor Nuclei., of
Bath.

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ECCLESIASTICAL AND ACADEMICAL PROMOTIONS.

Tuefday the rith inft. the Rof James Headrick. in eonfoquenee
of Ilia M*l4'3 fign manual, was ordained miuift r of the par&
of Dunnichen. in the prelbytery and county of Forfar. as helper
and fucceffor to the Rev. Thomas Matron, D. U. retired on ac-
count of bad health.

The Prince of Wales has been pleafed to appolrt the Rev. John
Crofs Morphew, A. M. of King'.. College, Cambridge, Redtor of
Walpole, St. Peter, and of Cley, next the Sea, both in the county.
of Norfolk, to be one of bis Royal Highrefes Chaplains in Ordi-
cary.

The Right Hon. Earl Grey has been pleafed to appoint the Rey.
Launeelot Wilton, of Holy Mind, to be one of his Lordihip's do.
meltic Chaplains.
CA1(11110014 Dec. at —George Lowther Thempfon, Efq of
Trinity College, was on Wednefday admitted 13 A.
Edward Knight, Efq of Emanuel College, was on Friday la.ft
admitted to the degree of Batchelor of Phylic.
John Gordon, Efq. of St. John's, and Mr. John Sell of Magda.-
len College, were the fame day admitted B. A.
Ma. Stratford Canr.ing, a (choler on the foundation at King's
Society
College, on Friday admitted himfelf a Fellow Conruoner of that
Mr. Robert Ekins and Mr. William Johnfon Yonge are admit-
ted Fellows of King's College.
Mr. Norgate,jun. of Cahn College, was on Tuefday elated a
Medical Student, on the foundation of Chriftopber Tanered, Efq.
At an ordination held at Buckden, yeiterday fennight, by the
Lord Bilkop of Lincoln the following Gentlemen were ordained I
Deacons—Dixie Gregory, B. A. Bellmore College, Oxford.--
Walter Gee, B. A St. John's College, Cambridge—Guy Bryan,
M. A. St. Paces College, Cambridge—Henry Pepys, M. A. St.
John's College, Cambridge.
Priefts—Henry Palmer, M. A. St. John's College, Oxford....
Edward Pane, B. A. St. John's College, Cambridge—Thum
Tatham B. A. St. John's College, Cambridge—William Cappe,
B. A. Lincoln College, Oxford—John Braotby, B. A. St. John's
College, Cambridge--William Oka, M. A. Cahn College, CAM.
bridge.

A molt minions robbery was committed at Sun-
deiland in the evening of Sunday fe'nnight. Mr.
Martin, pawnbroker, at the head of Union-lane, had
that evening been with his family at the Methodift
chapel, and on his return at eight o'cl,. ck, after nearly
two hours abfence, found his Ilreet door open, and
upwards of 401. in notes taken away, /lades a quail.
city of filver, flyer fpoons, watches, &c. to a very
great am( unt.

A few days fence three hones, the property of
Mrs. Peters, of Ridgment, Bedford!hire, were fud-
denly taken ill, two of wh:cil died the fame evening,
and the nth::r about noon on the fullowing day. It
appeared th.tt, in the preceding night, they by fume
roe ins got to a wheat ba.n, and ate a quawity of
wheat, which, on opening them, was found to bays
o.eafl.med their death.

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LAW NELLIGENCE.

COURT *V KititerS BENCH, DEC. el.
HOLM V. TRANCHt.
The Attorney General Rated that this was an aeion
brought by the Plaintiff, who is a'Swede. againfi the
defendant, a Spaniard, for the purpofe of recovering
wages due to him, as Captain of a (hip, belonging to
the defendant, and for various ditburfements made by
the plaintiff on the defendant's account. The defers.
dant, before the renewal of hofiilities between Great
Britain and France, refided at Boulogne. There was
a Swedifh (hip at Dunkirk which be much wilted to
purchafe, but was not able, and the plaintiff obtained
the vettel on his own account in truftfor the defendant.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL laid, he-did not well lln-
derttand filch tranfaaions, and he was afraid the
Jury would quarrel with him, were he to dignify
them by the name of mercantile tranfaaions. It
was only neceiTary for him to Rata, that the war
broke out again, and the veal was fent to Gilboa.
The (hip was there fold ; the Defendant got the
proceeds of the Pale, and refilled the Plaintiff's
claims, en the ground that the Captain was a joint
owner, and that the fervices rendered by hirn were
as much for his own advantage as that of the De-
fendant. Now the fad was, that the !hip was the
property of the Defendant, and not of the Plaintiff.
Mrf• l eighley, the mother in law of the plaintiff,
laid, mat the was an Englithwoman, and had refided
vri:h her fon in law at Boulogne in the year 18ot.
She was prefent at a converfation between the plain-
tiff and the defendant, relative to the purchafe of a
Swedifh (hip lying in Dunkirk, and the heard Franchi
fay that the Blip was to be bought for him. On her
trots examination, the laid that the Chip was fent to
London, in crder to be there freighted for Teneriffe.
She believed the 'hip made two voyages. The (hip
was purchafed in 18ot, and the never taw the plaintiff
and defendant together fit ce.
Mr. S. Wood knew the defendant, having ken
him once in London, in his lodgings in Craven Itreet,
where he meat with Mr. B. Smith, by &fire of the
plaintiff's attorney, in order to find out whether the
defendant was owner of the (hip or not. The witnefs
being well acquainted with the Spain(h language,
was taken by Smith, in order to his acing as inter.
preter. Mr. Smith asked the defendant whether he
was the owner of the Swedifh (hip ? The defendant
asked him why he put (uch a qnellion to him ? Mr.
S. told him he was the (hip's broker. The defendant
laid that he was the owner of the !hip, whic't had
been purehafed at Dunkii k for him by LaFontaine, his
friend. Mr. Pat ke crofs quellioned the witnefs, afking
him, whether he meant to fay the defendant fpi.ke
good Englifh? The witnefs anfwered, he did (peak
very good Englifh. Who (laid Mr. Parke) is Mr.
Smith ? The witnefs Paid he was a (hip broker.—
Being aiked when it was the defendant conferred him-
fill the owner of the Swedifh fhip? he Paid he could
not tell, having made no memorandum of the con-
verfation. It turned out, however, that it had taken
place on the t4th November 1806, as the defendant
was arrelled on the fame evening, at the full of the i
plaintiff. On his re-examination by the Attorney-
General, he raid he aced the Defendant in Spanifh
whether or not he was the owner of the fhip, and he
f ,id he was. Smith then told the Defendant in Eng-
lifh, that there was tome money due to the owners.
The Defendant, at this information, ezpreffed his
far ilaaion, laying he should be glad to receive it.—
He t epeated, that he was the owner, and that the
!hip had been purchafed on his behalf.
A witnefs Rated, that he hitrifelf was a native of
the Canaries, and that the Defendant was born at
Teneriffe, and (poke Englifh fo badly, that always
when he had any intetcourk with him, he made him
anfwer himin Spanith.
Mr. B. Smith laid, be bad gone with Wood to the'
Defendant's lodgings in Craven-14w, in order to
find out whether he was aaually the owner of the
flip, of courfe whether he was the Plaintiff's debtor.
He was oifpatched upon that mil ion by Mr. Harri.
frit, the Plaintiff's attorney. The withers ;irked the
Defendant in Englifh, if he was owner? and Mr.
Wood asked him thefame queHion in Spanifls, telling
him at the fame time there was money due to the
owners of the Swedifla veffel. When he heard this,
he Paid, in good Englifh, he was ready to receive it.
Mr. Parke cro(s examined the witnefs, by afking him
if he had not been told by a former witnefs, that he
bad been rue at ? The witnefs kid be had not been
told In, but he felt warm upon the prefect 'oecafion.
•• What are you," laid Mr. Parke ?—" A (Lip bro.
ker." 44 You have no concern with the Plaintiff ?"
• I was the flip broker, and all our accounts are let.
led."—" When," asked Mr. It Some time
(nee"
A Spaniard, named Pedro Lovidono, was at Bib
boa, when the fhip was fold. He received the pro.
seeds on account of the Plaintiff, and paid them into
the houfe of Meffrs. Bokeos and Co. The Plaintiff
wrote to the witnefs from Corunna, with iultruaions
to fell the (hip.
Mr. Parke, for the defendant, (aid that his indig.
ration had been not a little roofed at the evidence