Star.
London, England, 1822-11-27 00:00:00

A PANTHER KILLED.

On the Sd of September, a little before sunset, Samuel Allen;
a boy 13 or 14 years old, son of Mr. Joshua Allen, who rents
one of Governor Thurston's farms in Hopkinton, observed that
his little dog had driven some animal into a tree in a thicket;
about a fourth of a mile from the house. He went to the house;
and took down his father's gun, which was already loaded with
shot, and with an axe went to the spot. When he had got within
at.out thirty feet of the tree, hu saw a large animal in it, about
the same dist.ence from the ground. The creature was so large
that the boy concluded to put a bullet into bis gun; while be did
this, the animal growled dreadfully and flourished his tail. He
endeavoured to take aim, but the gun being too Leary, he west
and cut a forked stake, which he stuck in the ground to rest on t
then taking very careful aim, he -fired. The monster fell to the
ground, mortally wounded,,and the boy ran to him, and knocked
him on the head with the back of his axe. The bullet, it seems-,
went through his hreast obliquely, so uear the heart as to pierce
the pericardium in two places. This animal was so heavy that
the boy could not move him, and went home, where he found
his father, who bad been away that afternoon. The next morn.,
ing Air. Allen went with a yoke of oaen,*and drew him out of
the thicket. He weighed 144 pounds, was seven feet ten inches
from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail, and as broad across
the breast as a horse. His skin was very carefully taken off
cured and stuffed ; and will be exhibited at the Pautuxet fair,
next week. While he was in Hopkinton, it is supposed be de-
stroyed 15 or 20 sheep. The bones of some were found in, his
stomach.—(Providtnee Journal).

A private 1 tter from Paris, speaking of the impri,
sonment of BENJAMIN CONSTANT, says—ii. A strong
proof is about to be given of the way in which he is
considered. One of the Deputies of the capital (whose
name I am not at libel ty to mention) is about to vacate
his seat for the purpose of CONSTANT'S being elected
in his place, and he will then take his station in the
Senate in that fitting positic n as one of the Represen.
tatives of the place, whence every effort for the deli-
verance of the country mu t emana e:'
Bow-rrearr.—.4no Francis was chargei with cruelly treating
three of her children, of the ages of three, four, and six years.—
C. Bower, beadle of St. Giles's, stated, that in consequence of
information be received from John Clipperton, he endeavoured
to gain admittance into her apartment (the back garret of a
house, No. 40, Great St. Andrew's-street), but he found the door
fastened by a padlock, and on looking through a hole, saw three
children lying upon some shavings, covered with a small piece
of dirty canvass: being unwilling to break open the door, he
went away and returned in about two hours, when he knocked,
and the_prisoner told hint he could have no business there, but
at length she let him in : the children were naked, and crying
very much; he told the woman to give them some victuals; she
Retched some bread, which he gave .to the children, and the
voracious manner in which they devoured it, convinced him
that they were starving. The prisoner was drinking her tea, but
she did nut offer to give the children any of it ; she had a fourth-
lid at her breast, about five months old ; the third child, a
boy three years of age, is so ill from starvation, that it is the
opinion of a Medical Gentleman that he cannot recover.—John
Clipperton said, he had resided in the garret adjoining the pri-
soner'.. room since the Ist of )larch; she was then living with
a man iu the house who was not her husband ; both of them
frequently beat the children in an unmerciful manner; they
used to go out between eight and nine o'clock in the morning,
and return frequently at seven and even ten o'clock at night ;
during this time the children were left alone, generally with:Jet
either victuals or fire; their cries were often dreadful; the key
of the padlock which fastened the door was put in a cupboard on
the landing-place ; and he and his wife frequently opened the door
and gave them something to eat, but they were themselves (very
poor, and could spare but little. The prisoner and her male
companion would sometimes have a hot supper, but the chil-
dren never participated in it. The children were fat and healthy
when the witness first took the lodging, bet for several weeks
they have gradually declined, and have now more the appear-
ance of skeletons than human beings. Witress went in search of
work on ithmday, and on his return home his wife told him
the children had be. n crying for hours together for food ; he
went to the door, and through the key-hole heard the boy, six
years old, say to his sister, o Don't cry, Sally, we shall have
something to eat by-and-bye;" which so affected him, that he
went in search of the Beadle, to whom he related the parti-
culars. The woman has for mouths received parochial assist-
ance from three different parishes. The Magistrates after ex-
pressing themselves warmly in deprecation of the unnatural
mother, and in praise of the conduct of Clippet ten and his wife,
said, that they would sign an order for the removal of showman
molter pariah and also fur that of the children, and particular
directions should be given to the Parish Officers, that proper
care should be taken of the poor children. The woman and
children then left the Office in custody of the Beadle of St.
Glles's The Parish Officers are on the look-out after the pa-
ramour, who is the father of the youngest child only.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, NOV. 17.

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Twelve o'clock.—Contrary winds still prevailhtg, our aa_ppliee .
continue small. Wheat remains dull at elondefs prices. Prime
Barley, for maltin;:, sells better--otber kinds remain unaltered.
Beans and Peas are much the same as last Monday in price; and
Oats fully maintain the price of our lay quotation. Importa*
Lions; }lout 27004... Wheat 7.4X.0-e-Bettley.l:4o-.oats CO%