Star.
London, England, 1822-10-11 00:00:00

FROM A FRENCH PAPER. •

We have sometimes mentioned to our Readers a
French Journal, printed at Smyrna, under the title
of Spa:Wear Oriental, a literary, critical, and com-
mercial Paper. It contains some things which may
appear rather novel to the readers of Paris, accus-
tomed to the treats furnished them by their own pe-
-iodicals. We shall quote one or two anecdotes:
ANECDOTE.-At the timeof the capture and ruin
of Guasta, near Salonichi, the Jews displayed a fero-
city which could only arise from religious fanaticism.
The Turks having captured forty Greeks, gave them
np to the Jews, who passed three whole days stab-
bing and cutting them-with small knives, and thus
making them perish by a slow and cruel death. Such
facts are not effaced from the memory, and leaving
behind the seeds of hatred, bring forth vengeance,
and thus make the children suffer for the crimes of
their parents. Only virtue and benevolence bequeath
good inheritances.
" There-are several young Sciots, slaves, who have,
already been circumcised, and some have eluded the
vigilance of their masters, and escaped. It is more
difficult for the female to accomplish this. Two Sciots
of six or seven years of age, conducted by their mas-
ter, roved along the streets of the Franks, and sought
to get somebody to buy them. How (said they to
a woman), how can you be so cruel as not to pity
our condition?'—' I swear (said one) that our master
has taken an oath, that if we are not purchased in
three days he will begin by cutting off one ear,
another on the following day, then a little finger, and
then the others ; sand so little by little, he will cut us
in pieces till we are dead. Can you be so barbarous
as to allow us thus to perish ?' As he was speaking,
the Mussulnian, who had stopped talking to some one,
made a sign to the two children to follow him.
LThe.Journalist has forgot to say if they were cut
to pieces, or if this was only a means they employed
to excite compassion].
"This anecdote will shew what security is enjoyed
under the mild Ttirks, who are such favourites with
the Spectateur Oriental, the Austrian Observer, and
the Courier, three journals of equal goodness.
" A young Seim had likely to occasion a bloody
scene a few days ago. He was walking with his
master, when seeing a French sailor pass carrying a
basket full of apricots, he endeavoured to take a hand-
ful. The sailor put the basket which he was carrying
to his Captain out of the youngster's reach. Rut the
Turk, taking part with the child, demanded with
haughtiness that the sailor should gratify hisprotegi.
The sailor, who might have with pleasure granted a
request, absolutely refused compliance with this ab-
surd pretension. The Turk forgot himself so far as
to give the Frenchman a blow, which was instantly
returned, and with so much force-as to knock down
the Mussel man, who was accompanied by two others,
and all three were armed. One of these diew his
sabre, but the sailor mastered the sabre of the other,
and lifted it up ready to hew down the first aggressor,
when two Janissaries, • who had hastened from the
French Consalate, situated not far from the spot,
stopped the blow which was just ready to fall. The
scene immediately changed, and they succeeded in
appeasing the anger of the Frenchman, who conti-
nued his way with his frukuntouched.--liforal: Per-
haps the Musselman will profit by this lesson to be
less insolent another time to the Franks."

Saturday, there accidentally met together, at the
Castle Inn, Butchery-lane, Canterbury, eight persons,
who, from their relative connexion with each other,
form the following curious fact in consanguinity :
There were four usten, five daughters, one grand-
mother, one grandfather, three aunts, one, grand-'
daughter, one brother-in-law. three sisters-in-law, one
son- inelaw, two. mothers, one lathcr, awe niece to thin
,Etats, one uncle, twe wives, and two kiebandr.

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Wednesday, an Inquett was held at Middlesee
Hospital, on the body of Joseph Ham, who met his
death in consequence of si stove falling on him.
The deCeased was a carman to Mr. *ray, iron.
monger, of Compton-street, Brunswick-scpsatt ; he
had been sent to a house with a stove, and, while as.
sisting is removing it from the cart, it accidentally
fell upon his breast and killed him.
Verdict—" That the deceased died inconsequence
of a stove accidentally falling on him from a cart."
An Inquisition was held yesterday, at Tothill-odds
prison, on the body of Catherine Swaine.
Mr. John Davies, surgeon, stated, on last Monday
afternoon, the deceased was broug,ht 'into the prison
in a very dirty state. She appeared ill : she walkei
with much difficulty, her legs being much swolica.
He directed that she should be cleaned and put to
bed, and that some gruel should be given her. Oft
the following morning he examined her, and found
her legs dropsical. She had fever and some affection
Of the lungs. On Wednesday she was worse, her
fever wirincreasei, and her cough was very try able.
some. He then thought her very ill. On Wedr.e,.
day evening he was sent for; when he came she was
breathing with difficulty; her countenance was livid,
and she expired in about an hour afterwards. He be-
hived she. died of water on the chest. That she died
a natural death, them could be no doubt. There
were on the deceased's face and legs several bruises;
bUt certainly they were not connected with her death.

Juror.—The deceased told the nurse that her legs were bruised
by a street-keeper.
Witness.—The deceased expressed herself perfectly satisfied
with her treatment in the prison. She stated to him and the Go
vernor that she was dying, and said, Goa bless you and yours."
The Coroner ordered the nurse to be sent for.

Elizabeth Mathews, a prisoner in Tothiii-rields,
nurse to the deceased, stated the deceased told her,
that on Sunday morning she was sitting on tl,e.sto
of a door in-Westminster ; the street keeper told her
•to go away ; she said she would go, and then he ill
used her, knocked her about, and dragged her to the
watch-house, which bruised her arm and ; but
the bruise on her f.tce was occasioned by an acct.•
dental fall at another time. Witness believed the
street•keeper was named Hill; the deceased said that
Hill would not give her time to go away.
John Jordan, beadle of the parish, stated that he
saw the deceased on Sunday, morning,. sitting in St.
Herman's-hill, intoxicated. One of the inhabitants
requested that she might be removed. Witness went
to Hill, and asked him to assist in removing her. lle
told her, if she did not go away he should take her
to the watch-house. She got up, and fell on the
ground from the effects of liquor. She WAS then
taken to the watch-house.—Ve dict, " Died a na-
tural Death."

Wednesday evening, an Inquisition was taken
at the Black Horse, High-street, Poplar, on the body
of Mr. Cur wood, late clerk in the employ of Me:sis.
Wigram and Green, ship-builders at BLit:wall. The
deceased, accompanied by two young men, went nut
for a day's pleasure towards Wools ich, in a sailing-
boat, on Sunday. They were on their return in t:,.!
evening, when, owing to their MN n mismanagement,
the boat was upset off Greene ich by a Gravesend
sailing-boat, and, all were thrown cut in tlie middle
of the river. The deceased could not but the
other two, who were experienced swimr. ets, carried
him alternately for some time on their /Licks, Ali.l soak
with him several times. The unfortunate )ou,i,t4 man,
happening at one time to fall off the back of one of
his companions with exhaustion, sunk to ise no more,
and the other two with great :.ifEculty wade the
shore.—Verdict, " Accidental Death by Dm el,ing."
An Inquest was held last night at the Coacl: and
Horses public-house, corner of Marlborough-street,
on the body of Mr. G. Bowen, a respectable paper-
stainer, who resided at No. 15, Poland-street, of the
firm of Bowen and Smith. Mr. Smith, partner, stated,
that on Wednesday, about a quarter before twelve
o'clock, the deceased was cot versing with him as
they stood by the desk in the counting-house, The
deceased informed him that he had an appointment
at twelve o'clock, when he (witness) took out his watch
and told him that it was near the hour. The deceased
replied, " Well, then, I will set off." He then took
up his umbrella, for the purpose of going out, when
he suddenly exclaimed, " Good God !" and was in
the act of falling, when witness caught him in Lis
arms, and sent for a surgeon. Mr. Newby, a medi-
cal gentleman, soon afterwards arrived; by that time
the deceased had given several deep sighs and ex-
pired. Mr. Newby was examined, and was of opi-
nion that the deceased died of apoplexy ; but he
should have been able to speak more positively on
the subject had the friends given him leave, as he
requested, to open the body. Mr. Smith, the partner,
said that the friends of, the deceased did not like to
have incisions made in the body, and therefore had
declined having it opened. The Jury returned a
Verdict.—" Died in a fit of apoplexy."