Star.
London, England, 1823-11-06 00:00:00

MR. FOSTER.

The Exmouth Arms Public-house, Exmouth-street, Hampstead-
road, containing eight principal rooms and a basement, with all ne.
canary dikes, bad by lease under Lord Southampton for eighty-
seven years unexpired. at a ground-rent of XS per annum, and let
by lease for twenty-six years unexpiredt at £5O per annum. Put
in at Ll,OOO--sold for £1.130.
The Houses Nos. 1,2, and 3, Miller.street, Camden Town, con-
taining three doors each, and let to yearly tenants, at rents amount.
ing to £74, held for seventy-Hue years unexpired, at a ground-rent
of £l5 per annum. Sold fur £625.
Nos. 3, 4. and 5. Nelson-street, Camden Town, of a similar de-
deription, let to yearly tenants, at rents amounting to £BO per an-
num, held fur seventy-six years unexpired, at a ground-rent of £l2
per annum. Sold for 4,'530.
Nos. 1 and 2, adjoining, let to yearly tenants, at rents amounting
to ,e 54 per annum-; also a Ground-rent of .R 24 per annum, arising
from six sintd.tr !louses adjoining ; the whole held fur an unexpired
term of seventy-six years, at a ground-rent of £29 per annum.—
Sold for £3.15.

MURDER.—A few evenings ago, a gig was observed
passing along the road, from Scarborough to ftlaltoo,
in the neighbourhood of West H'eslerton, containing a
female and two men. From the dress and appearance
of the former, she is supposed to have been a young
woman from Hutton Bushel, who, having been in set,
vice at Scarborough, had left her place unknown to her
friends, and has not since been heard uf. The same
evening, a female voice was heaid uttering cries of dis.
tress, by some of the servants of the Rev. Mr. CANNING,
of West Heslerton, and next morning a quantity of
blood, and human hair, was found against the gate
leading to the house of J. It. Foums, Esq. at that place,
and a woman's glove on the adjoining road, under all
circumstances which would appear to indicate that a
most horrid murder had been committed. The blood and
the marks of the gig wheels were traced from West
Hcslerton to Scampstonsbridge. -a distance of about
three Milts. . .
BA RilOW. stater, that the visiting ticket sent by the
Governor of Peusebe4ae to the British Ambassador was crimson
paper, sad 44 ends dimossloos, riot a rums of modems slung& '
Lave teen veered Witt it.

FATAL FIRE.
A strong sensationyesterdity pervaded the east end of
the town) caused by a fire which Istoke out between
five and sierclock in the morning. in the parish work-
house in Prince's-street, St. George's in the East, yer
rious alarming and exaggerated rumours being 4irt
lated of the extent of the damage sustaluad, and the
number of lives said to have been des trojed. From
the inquiry instituted by the trustees into lie circum-
stances attendant upon this unfortunate calamity, it ap-
pears that the fire originated in the oakum-room, and it is
conjectured thAt the person whose duty it was to light
the fire in that room at five o'clock, previous to the cool-
mencement of the day's labour, might incautiously have
suffered a spark to fall among the highly combustible
material which was there lodged in considerable quan-
tity. This once kindled, the flames spread with great
rapidity, communicating from the floor and wainscotto
the ceiling, and thence to the ward above, which was
occupied by a number of infirm poor. The anxiety felt
on the instant for the safety of those who were this peril-
ously situated, it would be impossible to describe ; and
the utmost exertions that the hurry and confusion of the
moment permitted, were made to extricate them from
the destruction with which they were threatened. Many,
however, were no sooner got out of the rooms than
they insisted upon returning, at all hazards, to endea-
vour to save from the devouring element some little
article of property which, in the first moment of alarm,
they had forgotten. The overpowering hear and stifling
nature of the smoke which rolled upwards in thick
black volumes from the oakum-room below, threaten-
ing instant suffocation to all within its reach, at length
compelled the attendants to retire ; and it was feared
that several whose imprudence had induced, them to
venture too far into the endangered apartments, was
thus unavoidably abandoned to their fate. The scene
may be imagined, but cannot be described, of seven
hundred persons under one common roof, each striving
for individual safety. Every effort that human exer-
tion could make was brought into action, and, we feel
the liveliest sensations in announcing, were successful
in stemming the progress of destruction. The parish
and fire-engines soon arrived, and a plentiful supply of
water being obtained, the progress of the flames was
checked, and their ravages confined to the building (a
sort of outhouse) in which they first broke out. It is,
however, to be lamented, that several lives were lost on.
the occasion, three bodies having been found when the
fire was completely got under, of persons who appeared
to have been suffocated by the smoke ; and there is rea-
son to fear that a fourth has suffered in a similar manner.

CAPTAIN MANBYS PLAN FOR SAVING
all IPWRECKED PERSONS.
•

In consequence of the fatal effects experienced by the
shipping interest during the gale of Friday and Satur-
day last, we are induced to lay before our Readers the
following extracts from Captain Manby's evidence deli.
vered before a Select Committee-of the House of Com-
mons, and printed by order of the House in May last.
The facts there adduced are stated so strongly, and upon
such high authority, that we cannot but consider the
plan recommended as well deserving the attention of
commercial men, whose losses, from the late melan-
choly storms, must have been enormous.
Captain MASSY examined.—Do you think your plan
, may be rendered useful to the commerce .of the country,
besides saving the lives of persons when vessels are
driven on shore ?—Yes ; I think it may, by the means
of large mortars, and having anchors laid down at spe-
cific places, by which the pilot boats, or those belonri
ing to the beach, might be enabled to go to vessels nal
distress, and ultimately prevent their coming on shore.
In the year 1814,1 submitted a question upon this very
circumstance which the Lords of the Admiralty were
good enough to send to the officers at the different
signal stations, for their report, " Whether they bad
known instances of vessels in distresseat a distance from
the land, attendant with the loss of lives; and what
were the obstacles that prevented their preservation? _
Happisburgb, Lieutenant Waa...snau.—l have fr
quently seen vessels on Happisbnrgls glands 4nine miles
from the land); and Captain Manby's grappling-that
would have 'answered the ratios. 4 lotting boat*
through the surf; and if boats were prnmptly Sent to
the a>sistance of vessels on the Sands, the. news,
probably the vessels and cargo, eibuld be med. •
Winter ton, Lieutenant tees.—llkavefieneentlY.
vessels in distress at a distance frens'the land; and •
anchors were laid out tlie grappling-fhot. a b9lll
could be got through, and .ceetniAdy many Ikvits ant,
vessels mightebe saved.
Yarmouth, Lieutenant Woonemt.----I have known in-
stances of vessels coming frenarthe north Ward; whit the
loss of anchorand cables, with signals ordiatiess flying,'
and also vessels on the Ficroby (three 'Miles from ;het
land), and all, hands loit, because Ao heat could go tn.,
their assistance, on accbasi of the mid ruining so highp
whereas if anchors were faiddowe according foCaPtaht;
Manby's plan, a line throlirn from a mortar would have,
enabled men to haul a boat off thrbugh the surf, ,w4h
safety, to their assistant
Felixton, Lieutenant Gaay.—lf boats were forced.,
through the surf to go to Ships in'distress at 'a divenni
from the land, most certiitily the crew and cargoesight,
be saved, and in many instances the ship itseig,
Bromthanse,-Lieutenent Peenten.—l hairenken seen
vessels in distress at a distance hua• em
perfectly sensible that, bed Capiiht jilaa:Of
getting a boat from a blichbeen ihto egic,
the crews, cargoes, and somelimes"the iesseiSi
have been slaved.
East Hill, Lieutenant Wool:room—I have observed
many vessels near and on the Gb6slwin Rands, and
boats have great difficulty in getting to their assistance,
from a strong gale and great surf; for which purpose,
consider Captain Manby's apparatus will prove of
great utility.
Dover, Lieutenant Girrotto.—l have known instances
in which, if boats Could have gone off With facility :to
the assistance of vessels in distress, at a distance from
the land, it is probable that not only the lives of die,
crews, but the cargoes, and eyes: the" vesseli themselves,
,mi •
ght have been saved.
Seaford Cliff, Lieutenant WILLIAMS.—! have known
several vessels in distress for an anehbr and cable; '
the surf was so great' on the them,. n 6 boat was able kof
ve them-any assistance: ohce,'his sail, under Onto?" '
Harlequin,e and. 9701 i v et, -were lost- fret* 'that eituil
. Worthing, Lieutenant Ma:vees...4 hive known ibis
de make signals far *pilot, bet oiesiteaubt the
sib boat could. geroff to dant. "4.`" • •-' • •'
Parkchtircb; Liter. Latent-4 saw the Juno, Dutch
frigate, ashorethewhole of she day,*ithbut a bast-being.
.ible to get to her for want of Capt. Manbrs apiraratt&
I. Isle OE reedaedildententuttßsttert:-jTherels. me.
winier.hin an:weft instanete et limb 14' distrili a'
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distance from the land, and no boat could go of to
them ; most certainly, if boats could go to their assist-
ance, not only the lives of the crews, but the cargoes,
and even the vessels themselves, might have been saved.
&illy, Lieutenant Taunus:—[ have known many
vessels in distress from the want of pilots, but no boats
•
can get off to their assistance.

BELFAST QUARTER SESSIONS, OCT. 29.

. .....04111.--.-

Mary Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Madge Boyd, and Da-
le:o4ler, were indicted for an assault on Jane Ireland,
on the,7th of August last, it Greencastle.
A farm samosa directed against Margaret Boyd's re-
putation, and for which an action is now pending in
the Ecclesiastical Court, gave origin to the present trial.
Mrs. Ireland had cautioned Mrs. Boyd not to hire a
fille-de-chambre, y'clep'd Peggy M'Garrell, who, she
was sorry to siy, had been industriously bandying abouti
in every direction the most odious calumnies against
Mrs. Boyd's• fair name and reputation. Mrs... Boyd, a
jolly, good-natured, perfect fac-simile of a landlady,
and keeping a decent kind of a public-nouse, with
cheap whiskey, wine, neat apartments, &c. did not wish
her comfort to be disturbed by such tales from Mrs.
Ireland, and in short, rather than thank her fur her
friendly offices,—actually cut the conversation. Mrs.
Ireland, of course, was not pleased ; no wonder,—to
travel three long Irish ditty miles, with such important
intelligence—fraught with the deepest interest to the
family of the Boyds, and to have, instead of thanks for
what was received, and the promise of kind acknow-
ledgments for whatever might follow, a saucy reply,
and an upturned nose, was a slight not easily to be
borne. But borne it was patiently; and might have
been a lesson of utility to all future gossips, had not the
demon of mischief ruled it otherwise. One mild evening
in August last, Mrs. Ireland accompanied her mother
part of her way home from Belfast to Greencastle. Mrs.
Ireland seemed to enjoy the prospect along the shore—
the ships—the opposite coast, and all that—and was
lingering fondly rather behind her mother some few
minutes walk. The mother, probably till Mrs. Ireland
'had finished her speculations on the marine scenery,
thought she could do no better than step into her old
friend Peggy Boyd's ale-house, and by way of killing
time, called for a glass of whiskey—three-year-old, it
the house had it. She sat down, called for her drop,
and kindly allowed Mrs. Boyd to " kiss the cup, and
pass it," when in entered her daughter, looking anything
but satisfied; she "would not drink; she wouldpot sit;
and she would not go away, unless she got her mother
with her; but, by a side-wind, two glasses of whiskey
were brought in; and one being placed before Mrs.
Ireland, it opened the sluices of conversation jokes
would be the better word, as the sequel amply testified.
Mrs. Ireland, placing her one leg over the other, pulling
her chair close to the table, and taking the " cup of
comfort" in her hand, modestly hinted her astonish-
ment that Mrs. Boyd should ever think of again hiring
Peggy M'Garrell, after the filthy names and shocking
things the slut had uttered' against her (Mrs. Boyd's)
character. This gi still'harping" was too much even
for Mrs. Boyd's' cool temperament, and she waxing
wroth, placed her arms .a-kimbo, and shoving her full
red face, in the very teeth you may say, of Mrs. Ireland,
vociferated, at the pinnacle of her voice, the most hor-
rible and unutterable epithets of reproach against that
lady, concluding " if you made a confident of Peggy
M'Garrell, I did not." Mrs. Ireland rose up, and threw
disdainfully her glassful of spirits into the ashes-pit; and,
as was alleged, uttering the epithets for which an action
has been entered in the Spiritual Court, endeavoured to
leave the room. But Mrs. Boyd was not yet done with
her. She had a long score to settle; besides, to see her
good liquor, which had enlivened the hearts of many a
passing traveller, during the last ugly, plashy, dull
summer,—to see this very kind of liquor—" the pride
of the shore"—disdainfully pitched into an ashpit,
instead of being allowed gently to wind its pleasant way
into her guest's stomach,—was quite unbearable. She
seized Mrs. Ireland by the cloak, pulled and hauled her
around the room ; and thrust her down on the chair,
swearing she would keep her there S prisoner fur a
goodly couple of hours. Mrs. Ireland remonstrated,
and a violent war of nasty words commenced, and con-
tinued to rage with great violence. In the course of
.the conflict, Mr. Boyd entered, followed by Madgie,
the rear being brought up by Davy Eder, who came by
stiOai message to eee what was the matter. They re-
apested Mrs. Ireland to go away ; but she would not,
and told them that she was a prisoner there, and would
remain so, for two hours, and expected 15s. a minute,
or to lump the matter, five guineas an hour, during the
.term of her false imprisonment. The party then made
.a movement to dislodge her ; she was thrust out, and it
was at this crisis that Davy Ester's finger got unfortu-
nately into the pie. EAng a sensible kind of a man,
he was appealed to, by both the fair disputants, and
before belted time to give judgment, he found him-
self in the midst of a serious, if _not Awning riot, du-
ring :which: Mrs: lieleind was pushed, hauled, and
bared. itviiM violenely on she baelrby Robert Boyd, her
cloak 'tat riff fbr Mrs. Boyd, and Madgie and Davy'
d oak siattlianno share, either by pushing; or hauling, or
1 interrupting tact career of her retaliatory indignation.
..
Then came Mrs. Boyd's witnesses who were present'
at the *fray, denied that they saw her strike Mrs. Ire-
land ; and swore that they saw her seize an iron calf-
' dlestick, with which she struck Mrs. Boyd across the
Jury wrist, r tilletur
aas
vbelradick
t,
finding blue, and yellow.
the t
ra
r buthl
Ester
iMeroannTdeemmat:i wouldMadgie
The Cover sentenced Margaret Boyd to pay a fuse'
Id* I"' a
versen Gniflb,
couple of patesengers gave evidence in defence, but ipt,
e sssonot thanadinithet others.
The
..., of 1:5 ; fdladge Boyd, ISs. 4d. John Boyd to be impri=''
1,
timed three weeks'; and David Eder, two weeks.

Wednesday morning, 30,000 herrings were caught in
the river Plym. . • ..
No town in England is sorapicily improving as Choi.:
tenbam. There are at this time contract* for building in
ilhe
that townwhich will. absorb £3.50,000 in their cum.
tam" . re, than 4,00 artisans and labourers are,
asserted to in actual employment on_ the buildings
now in progress in.Chelte,nham and its. vicinity,
' The intprovcments at. the; corner of. Castle-square.
Brig4tOn, are p\aceec4ag with great rapidity, . lbe
Old Castle Timm is nearly,siatfl to the ground; and
when the road is widened to the extent which is in-
tended, the view of the. Steyne from North-street will be
flee and uninterrupted. .
. .
The Tour eminent persons to whom Europe ;II mg 1
Indebted for eiseovertcs, are cowman; who discovere4 the
fakiht, Idea& ; Vesee ea Gear*, v}heillicevered vite 'Cape of Go?d,
Mope end the Heat Willey ; Amens CAlliCabi tvlbl'ldiacovered Brt •
r ; aid sati,saaa CADirss.whe distevenvi.liecth America.

.INSOLVBNT DEBTORS'' COURT, rOr.

William Hober4 a person of gentlemanlike app
:nice and easy manner, applied for his discharge,wi
no person opposed. His case excited the commiser;
of the Court.

It appeared that he had been an author, andthee
piler of a work connected with English history; isf
owing to a fortuitous event, was only brought d
to the Great Fire of London, and then it was stop
His wife had been a singer at one of the large ?he
hut he had the misfortune to attend her to the sem
St. Paul's ChUrch, Covent-garden, this day twi
months, after lingering two years, which cinema
contlibuard much to his embarrassment. He stated
he had latterly been in a state of great destitution
had been formerly arrested and thrown into the ,
shalsea PI isonfor three months, when he petitioner
Court ; but two days before his petition was to be h
his plaintiff sent down his discharge, acconipaniv
the gate fees ; hence he was precluded taking th
nefit he sought by his petition.
CHUM COMMISSIONER—Some people say this
has nothing before it but fraudulent debtors, an
fraudulent creditors. If your statefnent is true,
clear on which side the fraud lies on some occasion
Insolvent—lndeed, Sir, it is true ; and I have al
from Mr. Harrison, my principal creditor, lame
my situation, and wishing me every future prosper
The insolvent was then ordered to be discharge
goon as particular documents connected with his still
be filed in the Office of the Court.

The following insolvents were discharged wii
opposition, viz.—Samuel Ringwood, Jonathan Alo
Joseph Parker, Thomas Atkin, Henry Williams, L
Ann Juz, Henry Butler (on the delivery of a key 4
premises), John Moffat, and William Garrot.
Ephraim Hand was examined by the Count.
stated that he had formerly been a carrier and g
grocer, in the County of Surrey. The cause of h
plication was, that during the last six months pre
to his arrest he lost 11k horses by a distemper, ant
his waggon robbed in the month of January last.
creditors had seized on his goods, and he was left
a wife and five children destitute of everything.
needless almost to add that he was ordered to bi
charged forthwith.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
William Hay was finally committed to Newgate, for pap
Bank of England forged cotes, and the several witoeaki
bound over to prosecute.

BOW-STREET.
A case came tin to be heard before Sir Raciman Basal,
days ago, upon a charge of taking 41d. at Hyde Park gat
cut drawn by one horse ; but as it was before Sir RICRAR
mer decision on the same subject was given, it was submirte
worthy Magistrate, by Mr. Williams, on the port of the C
that it was not a sase that should have been brought forgo
which Sir 'beaus'. BIZNIZ acquiesced, observing it thew
many, and dismissed the complaint.

QUEEN-SQU ARE.
H. Barton, J. Roberts, and C. Cartwright, were examined
picion of robbing the office of the Gaslight Company,
Horseferry-road. Pople, the Officer, said, he received into
that the prisoners proposed to one Of their associates to I
house, but he refused. On the 25th of October he be.
counting-house had been broken into,.and about £lOOO, i
reigns and silver, stolen out of the desks. Subsequently
with whom one of the prisoners cohabited, boasted she hr
new,gown by the robbery. In addition to these facts, hel
patrol upon the beat saw the prisoners near the premises
night of the robbery. The Magistrate ordered the pats
sent for, and the prisoners were remanded.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Oae of the toll-takersat. the turnpike-gate atll;rlborottgl
was summoned for extorting from the coachman of Sir John
more than the regular toll for the passage of his carriage ai
hones. A copy of the rates of toll at this gate was pr,
which are Sd. for three or four horses, and Bd. for live
horses, but both tolls to be doubled on Sundays; so that Sii
toll (it being on a Sunday) should have been 10d. instead of
The defendant said that be knew nothing -of the offent
extortion was never sanctioned by him ; and although hitm
up at the gate on that day, he neyer attended there-the who
Mr. Deal, the Magistrate, slid that tbk was no excuse
offence of this nature Were _canimitted while his name wet
must be answerable,— -
The defendant was fined 40s. and Bs. 6d. costs, under
but Sir John Sewell gave up the defendant his half of the
on condition that be would adopt proper means to correct i
lence and proverbial impertinence of the lad who took the
The defendant promised to correct this abuse, and paid
and the costs.
MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE. •
Jovintan Dersovvev.--Yesterday a riling hot, named
Myatt, was brought from the watch-house, and ehargadl
frauding his own father. It appeared from the futitet's st
that the bay was only 13 years of age, and altbongioe vat
seas absolutely an adept in thieving; every mearsobadhets
to effect a reformation of his habits, but without avail.
become linked with a gang of juvenile depredators. and he
tested to his heart-broken parents that he would be " an
outer." The Magistrate ordered the boy to be detained at
UNIOtI-11ALL.
Yesterday a dustman complained to Mt. Outman, tbai
• ployer, Mrs. Adlam, had refused to give him big "hadn't!
note, which be picked up in a dust-hole at a hoose In liffeligi
Mr. CHAWIII4 inquired It ail property found by-Mai id
described went to employer? •
• The Complaisant. —Oh, no, Sir. It is always the costa
trade so Share 'whin-ewer of vibe is foubd; fiat is; otsvie
finder, and the otker.blif to the calOsing•
The Magistrate desired himto state tbA way. ii which th
had come into Ida posiestion.
•Complaleant.—l was clearing out a dust-hole at a Mr.!
in Westminster, about a fortnight ago; and ht
rubbish,' have a rimer goose, wire a bit of yarns wraPliati
tail of it. Ou opening, out the paper, it proved to be a
which I took home to my mistress, and gave her, bat 4
Iday to this-she has nevergiven me a hallows/ay of it, sod i
he me have my lawful share.
Cssauegas said kw would take CO* that swishes. thi
nor her man should share the prim.. liskridmentellit wofaf
to ascertain thtrowner of the note, bye Maw
deliver it up, and Impounding it at the 'until Me
steps were taken to inform the loser of-the eitcessaumiu
A summons was then granted agahut Mrs. Adams*,
duction of the note.

BIRTHS.
Thursday, the Lady of the Rev. Edward Claw, of al
Oct. 41, at the Reurary, All Cowittp, near AMON% I
of the Rev. T. A. Methuen, of a son.
Saturday, at Ashprington House, the iaady of Mijel
Adonis, of a son.

M IP.RtBD.
Tuesday, William Pott, of Bridge-street,, rs, t
daughter Of Sir Charlet Price, of Wiitiaro.strtetrikitt.

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