Star.
London, England, 1824-08-21 00:00:00

GRAND CRICKET MATCH.

Kennington Common yesterday had to boast of a very large.as-
*emblaze of sporting characters, to witness the crock match for
50 sovereigns a-side, brtweeu the Albion and Union Clubs. The
wickets were pitched at ten o'clock. and marquees and tents were
erected fur the accommodation of the ethapany, amongst who* Me
noticed some very elegantly dressed ladies. The geruleorten of the
Albion Club bad the first innings, and made 84 notches before they
were bowled out. Their antagonists made ISO without being
bowled out, when the hutch was declared won, and the crewed.
tors retired to the Horns Tavern, where they panuO& of a veep
handsome dinner ordered on the occasion, and spent the evening
with unalloyed festivity.

The Mediterranean packet, which art iveil yesterday
brought accounts of the French squadron which lately
left Cadia, having been seen off Gibraltar, proceetlins
to Toulon.

Letters from St. Helena mention that a huge mass
of overhanging rock, just below the barrier gate of the
upper side of the road from Ladder-hill, gave way on
the 19th of June, and fell in large fragments into the
vale. The concussion greatly alarmed the inhabitants
of the town of St. James ; but the destruction which
was apprehended did not ensue. One small house only
was seriously damaged and one man killed,
Letters of the of July arrived yesterday from
Bahia. One of them, alluding to the raising of the
blOckade of Pernambuco, says—.-t, This step has already
treated more life in trade, and, we hope, a change for
the better in commerci.ll transactions will speedily take
place." Another letter says--44 We are quite unsettled,
and momentarily look fur a change in the Governmont
of this province."
A Canon of ureter Cathedral died a few weeks since;
• Gentlemath crossing the Cathedral-yard in that city, accidentally
met a friend, to whom he said—" So, Canoe H— is dead!"—"
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deed!" replied the other, ion was not aware that towns went Of
in that way. "—« Yes, they rejoined the Ara, 4 for X bavejaat
heard the report!"

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EXTRACTS FROM ANCIENT POETRY AND
ROMANCES OF SPAIN.
BY MR. DOWSING.

The woman who such dreams cad dream,
" La mum que tal steno mesa."

The woman who bas el:laid the glow
Of honest passion in the breast;
The woman who will not bestow
Her band on him who loves her best;
The woman who can harshfy deem
Of him who is her worshipper;
The woman who such dreams can dream,
Ricks, and sticks, and stripes for her!
The woman who can plot and plan
Her man disgrace, her husband's shame,
And, reckless, infamise and ban
A life unstain'd—a virtuous fame;
Who's pleas'd to be impure, yet seem
Chaste as the snow—as chaste as fair;
The woman who such dreams can dream,
Kicks, and sticks, and stripes for her !

TILE ECCENTRIC lORKSHIREMAN.

At the close of the Assizes for York, there was often
seen wandering about the streets an elderly Gentleman,
who attracted the gaze of half the inhabitants of that
ancient city by the eureme singularity of his diess and
appearance ; he was about five feet ten inches in height,
and appeased to be above 60 years of age. He had a
long white beard, which evidently bad not feared the
edge of a razor for many years ; be wore a drab-coloured
hat, made of a very uncommon kind of beaver, and in
a very unusual form—that part of it which fits on the
head was nearly globular in shape, and was surrounded
by a brim of such enormous magnitude, that even John
Fox could not have seen it without feeling an emotion
of envy. The colour of his coat, which came down to
his ancles, was light-brown; the buttons of it were very
large ; and the pockets of it appeared of capacity suffi-
cient to carry off ten such dinners as are usually eaten
in these degenerate days. His waistcoat, which had a
flap as large and as long as any waistcoat that ever was
exhibited at Court in the best days of lace and embroi-
dery, seemed to be made up of scraps of plumage be-
longing to various birds, and also of scraps of skins
belonging to various animals, and was a vest of far
more colours than any philosopher has yet discovered
in the tints of the rainbow. His stockings were of a
blackish brown worsted; they had red clocks; and,
what added still more to their singularity', were studded
pretty thickly with large diamond spots of the same
colour. The breeches of this eccentric being—for it
may be necessary to observe that he really did wear
breeches—did not appear to derive any ossistance from
buttons or suspenders; they were tied together down,
the legs by an uninterrupted succession of rosettes,
which, if they were not very ornamental, appeared at
least to be very useful. His shoes, of which the soles
were of great consistency, were formed of untanned
yellow leather; so that from the head to the foot this
Gentleman formed one of the strangest spectacles we
ever beheld. The name of this individual, who can
find a parallel in none hot himself, we understood to
be Hirst. He resides at Rocliffe, near Snaith, in the
West Riding of YOrk, and is possessed of considerable
property. He amuses himself, and frightens his neigh-
bours, by siding on a bull; and we are informed, that
he absolutely made his appearance, mounted and. dressed
as we have described; at the last Doncaster Races. He
also drives about in a wicker carriage of his own manu-
facture, in which be Ima,ts there is not a single nail.
dtilee est digit° monstrari, et diceri Hic eat."
The following additional particulars respecting this
eccentric indivi,lual are from the ertiinn if Curiosities
" James Ilint, L.A. of ltawcliffe, was at the last Doncaster Races
in his carriage of a very singular construction. lie is eccentric
in his dress and manners ; his coat is made of pieces of list of various
colours, and bis waistcoat of calf-skin ; his hat, which is of large
dimensions, is covered vrith the skin of a lamb. Attached to bis
wicker carriage, in which he once made a visit to London, he has a
tort of pedometrical clock, which indicates the distance he travels.
" Mr. Hint trained up a bull to the chase, and used frequently
to ride him in hunting : he also brought up a pig with a litter of
puppies, and used to go shooting with it. The pig raised the game,
while the dog carried what his master killed on a saddle on Isis back.
Eut to quote the words of a ballad, for Mr. Writ lives in song :
" Of all his droll, comical maitims,
Ills courage was ne'er known to fail;
lie one day invented a carriage, •
Upon the high road for to sail;
With a handsome mule for to guide it,
A man also on it to ride,
That when it was turning a corner, •
The sail to attend and to guide.
When it came to Pontefract market,
In place of a waggon with wheat,
Some said that the town was a sea-port,
For by it there sail'd s grand fleet ;
And a grocer ran ant in amaze,
The comical sight for to see,
Crying, dear wife, there's an Indiaman,
And loaded with gdnpowder tea !"
Ur. Hirst, with all hit eccentricity, has many amialtle qualities:
be is charitable to the poor, and never discharges au old servant.

Oaaticoatta.—lt would appear from the following
circular, that something is in agitation:
" Dublin August 9.
" Sia Atm Baortiza..—You are particularly requested to attend a
Special Aleeting of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, to be held
on Monday, the 13th of September, at One &Clock, at Wylie's
Royal Hotel, College-Green, on most important business connected
with the Order. I am directed to request, in the event of your not
being able to attend, that you will appoint a Proxy duly certified.
"By Older, " GEORGE FEARON, D. G. S."
The Burning Post says, " We have authority to state, and it is
with much pleasure we make the statement, that Colonel Blacker,
the Deputy Grand Master of the Orangemen of Ireland, has sent
in his Resignation to the Grand Lodge."
Wednesday afternoon, as Mr. Henry Bearcroft, and
his sister, Miss Bearcroft (the sop and daughter of Ed-
ward Bearcroft, Esq. of Monte Video, Essex), were
returning to town from a friend's house at Camberwell,
in a single horse-chaise, they encountered a fly-cart,
driving at a most furious and dangerous speed. The
wheels of the two vehicles meeting with dreadful force,
Mr. Bearcroft's proving to be the lightest, upset, and
the young lady was thrown forward with great violence
against the pavement, by which she received a severe
fracture in the back part of the head, and a serious
bruise 4the shoulder. Her brother, who had fallen
beneath the horse, experienced a slight contusion in the
head, from the fall, and had his arm broken by the
animal trampling on him, before any assistance could
be rendered. They were conveyed to the house of a
gentleman named Bates, who lives near the spot, where
they were soon after attended by a medical assistant,
who dressed the wounds and set the broken limb, after
which they proceeded to town.
Yesterday, the back. attics of two homes in Hem-
mings-row fell in, and three of the lodgers who occupied them
were for a time buried in the ruins. Two of them, hOwever, were
revelled with very little inikry ; but the third, an old man, was so
dreadfully wounded in an parts of the body, that hie recovery is
seemed impossible.

OREE=C.
This town has been for several days in a state of con:
fusion, on account of the expected •iMestigadun of the
accounts of the Overseers and Parish Officers. A Com-
mittee had been elected to investigate the circumstances
connected with a contract entered into during last year
with Messrs. Goslin and Co. gas-manufacturers, for the
supply of the town with gas, and yesterday was ap-
pointed for receiving the Report of the Committee in a
public vestry. The Report stated, that the contract
was a most improvident one, and added, that a tender
made by Messrs. Hendley and Co. to supply the town
at thirty per cent. lower than the present contractors,
bad been rejected.
At a late Vestry, the contracting Overseers applied
for a rate to fulfil their engagement, which was refused ;'
they then obtained a rule Nisi for a mandamus to com-
pel the Parish Officers to levy a rate. Mr. Ord, one of
the Overseers, now produced an account of the parish
distairsensents and income, preparatory to the forma-
tion of a rate. This account, on being canvassed,
proved to be not complete, and Mr. Hammond, a Ma-
gistrate, moved a resolution, that the accounts rendered
were proved, to be erroneous, and that the parishioners
had therefore no data upon which to form a rate.
Mr. Oats, the Overseer, then moved an amendment, that it wag
the duty of the Vestry to obey the rule Nisi.
On a division and scrutiny, the amendment was negatived by
88 against 13.
Mr. Hemstosn's motion was accordingly carried, and the meet-
with every demonatration of

Joy•

_ POLICE INTEL LICENCE.

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now-sram,
YelligasT, *4l6Pf Wonsall, of superior Manner. ana Wens,
who owed her mite to be Jackie pickers,. bresilk tire -g•
R. Illizatur.r...Req. *tried with stealing about 144 worth wear.
ing apparel, the Ovartt of a tradeintsir of the aline br Brlcks,.re.
silent in Sloamktiest, Melee. There was a soebod charlie upliosX
the prisoner, of nirollni a sheet and other articles, the. pirogierty of a
widow named &eon. The prisoner, when put to the bar, con-
cealed her face as meek as possible, but was immediately reeog-,
nised by several in the Glace as having appeared heiesome three or
four years ago, under very diffident circumstances. She bad held
the situation of Goverrwas in a [sadly of respectability, but quitted
it to marry a young man, by trade a piaao-feste.maker. They hired
a stand in Covent Gardtn..market, and commenced business as
fruiterers ; but, from some cause or other, constant disagreements
took place between them, and they were often at this office charging
each other. She upon those occasion described herself to be the
daughter of a Clergyman, and to have been used to totally different
habits and treatment. They at length separated, and subsequently,
we believe, she became reduced, and gradually got into an unhappy
course of life. She appeared now In estate of extreme despondency.
When the evidence had been taken,
Mr. Alsesuum. said,/ou have heard what has been stated against
you ; have you anything to say ?
Prisoner (in a tone of deep 'despair)—Nothing, except that I am
a murderer as well as a robber!

Mr. Moroi um--Good Goo! what is it yon triean, young wcnnan?
Prisoner—l mean, that lam thevsurderer of my awn child.
Ford, the jailor, said, he knew that the prisoner had had'achikl,
which be had not seen with her sow for some time.
The prisoner, with strong emotion, exclaimed—No, no, it is not
that child. Thank Goo, that is alive and safe! It was another
one that I destroyed.
Ford—Hold your tongue; you don't know what you say; your
brain is turned.
Prisoner—No, it is not, indeed. lam perfectly collected, and
quite aware of what I am saying: I was near niy accouchement,
and took something which destroyed the child.
She persisted in this assertion and was taken away, Mr. Max-
suatt desiring that she should be strictly watched.
She was fully committed upon the charges of felony.—The first
child, we understand, is with her husband.
Grove Eraxi, the man examined last week upon the charge of
defrauding his creditors under a commission of bankruptcy, was
again brought up, and fully committed for uiaL
Il ATTON-G A RDEN.

ToLt.s.—Yesterday, Mr. William Gray, solicitor. of Kinpland,
was summoned to answer the complaint of William Harding, toll-
collector, of Ball's Pond gate, New-road.
The 'complainant stated, that a few evenings ago Mr. Gray was
proceeding to pass through his' gate in a gig, without paying the
legal toll of tour-pence, brul no his demanding it, Mr. Gray cried
out—" It's all right—my name is Gray." This not being satis-
factory to complainant, he pre'sed him peremptorily for the sum,
upon whicliAlr.Gray swore that if be obstructed him' he'd break
his heck." _ _

One of the road trustees appeared in support of the conviction.
A Solicitor appeared on behalf of Mr. Gray,.who sent a conunu-
nication to the Magistrate (Mr. Roast's) that he was unable to
attend ; but that Should be convict hint in any penalty he would
appeal at the Sessions, as he could readily prove an alibi on the
evening in question.
The toU.coUectnr, however, stated,•that but a few minutes before
the heating of the case Mt. Gray was in the office, and was most
anxious to 'com?rowise the Matter ; in which statement he was
supported by the testimony of Browne, the officer, who served the
summons on Mr. Gray.
The Magistrate convkted• him in the penalty of 501. and costs,
amounting to nearly three pounds.
James Chapman, the boy who stood remanded, charged with
robbing Sarah Elliot, his mother, a laundress, was - yesterday dis-
charged, the prosectitriz not appearing. Since the last examination
she was** much affected that law was taken ill and confined to her
bed, and declared that. let her suffer whas she would, she could .not
find in her heart to prosecute her child.
N;ON. ALL.

A tailor, named Trap, was charged with having rubbed a. Mr.
Williams, of three sovereigns and some silver.
Mr. Williams stated, that application was made to him some days
ago to employ the prisoner, who was represented to him as of re-
spectable but unfortimati parents. He was stated to be in the very
depth of distress, and would he gl.sd. tags; employment for the bit
he ate. Mr. Williams, en hearing_the talu of distress, at once con-
sewed to give him a job in hisliouse.' The day following he broke
open a -small bor, itt which was deposited the money he was now
laccused of stealing,' and inintedistelYabsconded with it. The pri-
,soner, Mr. Williams said, bad since confessed that be had com-
mitted the robbery, and that be would pay off the sum be had
stolen by ie.stalments.
Mr. Autic here inquired whether any indocententbad been held
out to him tisedvidets the robhitry T: '
The complainant said,' that be had certainly told the prisoner it
would be better fur him to acknowledge the crime If be had com-
mitted it, upon which be disclosed the facts.
Mr. Attest regretted thit circumstance extremely, and observed
that as A confession *est:totted from the prisoner, he could not be
proceeded against fOr the robbery. The worthy Magistrate, how-
ever, observed, that u the charge must fall to the ground, the
complainant should proceed against him for neglecting his work;
evidence of which was taken doter), and the prisoner was com-
mitted to Mateo for two months to hard labour.

DA 311:0 Billto34lllro-.—YearTday, Ifeyttii Pother, a man who has
frequently been placed at the bar of this office, on charges of rob.
bery, was brought before L. 13. Attar Esq. charged with having
committed (in company with two other ruffians who escaped) a
very daring buegtary in the house of Mr. Boyatt, No. 17, New.
street, Kennington. Theyrisoner appeared to be very ill, in con-
sequence of having received a severe wound with a cutlass on the
back of the head, in his attempt to escape from the watchman who
apprehended him.—The prkoder Was fully committed.

Letters have been received from Port-au-Prince,
Hayti, dated the 90th of June. They state that the
President and his suitebad returned to that place, after
a tour of luipection 'to the &threat fortified places,
where evei y precaution fad' been- taken to secure the
inhabitants against surpriie;asit was art ll reported that
the French had the intention if invading the Island.
IMPROVIDIENTS AT Hible PARK' CORNER.•--At last
it is deter Mined 'upon that the • turnpike shall be re-
moved to the ground opposite to where St.-George's
Hospital now stands, and an additional gate put up in
Grosvenor-place; and there is' a talk about forming the
first into a triumphal sink tcrtnritioehrorate certain vic-
tories achieved durinithe late war. The site of the hos-
pital is to be' formed into niqiiire, wherein a series of
magnificent edifices ire to spring up; each four stories in
height, and to be' fronted with Wine. The hospital is to
be rebuilt on the ground noW-uccupied by the foot bar-
racks, which are situated half way on the road to Sloane-
street. The pound they occupy is a, hollow-square.—
The long, • heavy, dreary wall forming 'the line from
Apsley -House to fibightsbridge, is, we hear, to be
pulled down, and a handsome eight-feet iron railing
substituted. 'This will. greatly improve the neighbour-
hood. The Duke of Witr.uncrron is to have the grant
of the ground to the Turnpike. Many other alterations
and improvements are talkedof.
Wednesday a Margate steam-yacht met with a most ,
serious accident on her passage to London, having 1
broken her main shaft near the Old Haven, and was
unable to proceed. Fortunately the London Engineer
was near, and seeing her signals, immediately ran along-
side, and relieved the passengers from their state of
anxiety, by taking them all out. She then took the,
other in tow for some time; but the wind blowing hard,
a brig ran foul of the steam-vessels, which obliged the
distressed packet to let go the tow-rope to prevent da-
mage being done. The London Engineer arrived safe
at her moorings off the Tower with nearly 4.00 passen-
gers and an immense quantity of luggage.
At an early hour on Thursday morning, the cpunt-
ing-house of Mr. J. Norman, principal agent to the
steam-packets, Water-lane, Tower-street, was burgla-
rioudy entered, and robbed of trunks and other pack-
ages, containing wearing-apparel, a quantity of plate,
, and various property, to a considerable value.

iNtarENT
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Yesterday, agar** May, .an attorney, was opposea
by Mr. Brown, a bgker.—lli. Brown said, that he ern.
ployed the insolvent to recover 'a debt of 271. The in-
solvent took the.opinion of Mr. Chitty, and then corn.
menced the action against the debtor. He called sere.
ral times at the insolvent's office, and asked him how he
sot, on'? The insolvent replied, that all was perfectly
right, and a speedy termination of the suit was expected,
Some short time after, be again saw the insolvent, when
be said that he was going to commence expensive pro.
reeding: against the debtor, and wanted 121. or la to
go on with. The witness was desirous he should.have
sufficient money, and gave him 151. on account. Sock
after he had occasion to employ the insolvent on song
conveyancing business; and taking into consideratiol
that be was a young man, and probably had Loi ch.
means of prosecuting the business, gave him 51. on
count, and in this manner he was proceeding with his
complaint against the insolvent, when Mr. Hank
stopped him, and inquired whether he had not taken a
warrant of attorney as a security for all the sums he ad.
vanced ?—Mr. Brown replied, that he certainly had,
land muttered something about being robbed.—The in.
solvent was proceeding to explain.—
The COURT said, he had much better hold his tongue;
and informed Mr. Brown, that as he had taken a war-
rant of attorney he had waived any complaint against
the insolvent; and he was therefore discharged.
Wolfe Aaron was opposed by Mr. PosLoce, on be.
half of four creditorsm-kipling, Hurdman, Wheeler,
and Wool,tonough. The insolvent was first exa-
mined respecting his religion; he said he was an Israelite,
and had not renounced the Jewish faith,• or paid a sum
of money for the purpose. He was next examined re-
specting a place called Booker's Gardens. Hs said that
Booker's Gardens was in Duke's-place; it has a great
many houses in it; but be was never desirous to count
them, because he did not want it, nor was It his busi-
ness ; there are houses on each side, " and if," he con-
tinued, " you are in Duke's-place, it will take you there i'
thete are so many entrances to Duke's-place, there are
a great many alleys, and he could enter Booker's GM.
dens by the right or the left; there were some respect-
able people living there • but be did not go there more
often than he was obliged.
The CHIEF COMM,HISIONER admonished him to give
his answers in a better manner, or he would be sent
back to prison. •
The insolvent was again questioned about Booker's
Gardens, when he said, that when in Duke's-place, he
went with his legs straight on.
CHIEF COMMISSIONIBII.---Let this man be remanded
until the nest Sitting, iu October ; and let him pay the
costs of the day.—The insolvent teemed highly grati-
fied in amusing the Court with his Jewish dialect, but
was not much pleased at the result.

PALACE COURT, AUGUST 20.
DOWLING D. CROSSLEY.—This was an action brought
by the plaintiff against the defendant, to recover com-
pensation in damages for the injury he sustained in
having been bitten by the defendant's dog. It was
proved that the plaintiff was standing in the defendant's
shop, when the dog came ois to him, and without any
provocation on his part, bit him severely in the leg.—
The Jury gave £lO damages.

)lARRUED.
On Friday, the 20th instasit, at Havant, Mains, by the Rev.
G. D. Renaud, Mr. Richaid Power, woolatapler, Ice. to Nos
Lellyett, daughter of Mr. Nuns. Lellyett, of the same place.
August 17, at Ormeshy, in Norfolk, the Rev. Thomas Henry
Copeman M.A. late of et. John's College, Cambridge, to Agues
Heater, eldest daughter of Timothy Fellows, Req.

DIED.
At the Convent of Athy, the Rev. Walter Brenan, 0.3 D.
At Manchester, on the Ist inst. where he was much respected,
Akminder Livingston, a native of Haddington at the advanced
age of 911 years. In the early part tit life he served 47 yean in the
Scot. Grey's, during the Getman war. He bad two hones shoe
under him at the battle of Minden; be was aeverely wounded at
the battle of LefeUe, where that tlistirupdabed corps suffered very
much. He was a pensioner of Chelsea Hospital neatly fifty yean.
He retained bis faculties till within a few minutes of his death; and
a few days prior to his dimultition he telatetwith enthusiasm the
earliest achievements of his active life. He was buried at St.Joba's
Church with military honours, by order of Lieuteoant-Colonel ter
T. P. nankin, commanding the Scots Greys, who are now sta-
tioned in Manchester Barracks. This Gentletnan heard of the
death of the old soldier, and with the true feeling Oa military sae,
' gave immediate directions for his interment to be sanctioned by the
attendance of a suitable guard, the regimental band of music, who
played minim dirges, a hone properly caparisoned, and military
swimmer., consisting df a Captain, a subaltern, three serjeants, two
corporals, and forty private.: his friends were chief mourners, sod
three trollies were bred over hisgrave.

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Lomb 4s od to 4s 64.

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Kent
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9Ss to 115 s
100 s to 126 s

PRICES or HAY •M
ST. JASIKes.
Hay 41 03 Od to 51 15. Od
Clover 41 4s Od to 51 15, Od
Straw 21 5s 6d to 21 15s 6d