Star.
London, England, 1815-07-11 00:00:00

BATTLE OF WATERLOO.

13y the Order issued for a Form of Prayerlor.
affering Thanksgiving to At.soloinv GOD, -for his
prear mercy to this Country, in the important Victory
sr!stained at .W Ammon, it is conjectured that nu par.
titular day will be appointed as a Thanksgiving btF.
As All the inhabitants of the United Kingdom have
been expecting an opportunity of testifying their gra.
Cantle for their deliverance from the apprehension of
evils which loin! threatened Europe :—On this great
occasion t!xv veil drilibtle.s be assisted by the Cler-
alt.! by tl'. Clitirchwardenss. to make•Cellec.
(ions at tlt,! Cha;c!les, im the first Sunday alter.rub.
lie tio,Le shall h.ive btvti given of the Fortig of
Thatikswving now preparing by the Bishops of the
Churct► at LaglAnd. It cannot
,be doubted that all
t!.e Ministers of Religion, of Every eknoniinalies, will
call the Attention of their Ciogregationslon duty so
laudable and so much reipiired, for the' reliant' tie
Fimilies of the brays men killed, old of the finales Otis
"minded sufferers, in the DrOisli Army of Waterloo;
tad that this contribution will be the crowning honour
of the long practiced grateful beneficence of the Bri-
tish nation.

Last week, in Glasguvr, a bricklayer's labourer, an
for a trifling bet, ascended two stairs and
• gangway, cairying in a hod no less than 40 bricks;

a iaad above ili mi.
Monday se'sinight, a ventnan who had gone to
ri'alc a coat that was graz.ng in the King's Park.
;diohurgli, was wounded dreadfully in the body with
its' 11.76.15. The Woman was. far advanced in preg-
nancy, and little hoist: is entertained oilier recovery.
Monday seitnight, Janet Ferrie, a girl of about 10
Years i f age, while kindling a fire in a house in Salt.
mai ket.street. Glasgow, her clothes accidentally took
fi-e, and in a moment the was almost covered by the
flames : 'in this state she ran to the street, where she
got them extinguished.. . She was carried to a sur-
geon's, and from thence to the Royal Infirmary,
where she died about six ,'dock in the evening. Her
father and mother had let of for Ireland a tvw days
before, leaving het to take care of the house.
Friday evening a young man of the name of Child,
paished while bathing, at low water, near the bathing
machines, Portsinon:h.
Lately, at ohalfleet, as a young woman, daughter
of Mr. Holbrook, was returning home from a visit in
the evening, eas unfortunately fell into a mill pond,
and wait drowned.
Monday serutight, in the evening, part of the beau-
tifill wooden bridge of New-Ross, in the. County. of
Wexford, gave way, in consequence of the pressure
Of a conaiJerable concourse art persons to that parti-
cular spot. Several persons fell into the river, but
owing to the timely atsistance ef the boats near at
band, only fon,. persons were drowned.
• Coleman's Ivo:tn.—Yesterday an Inquest was
held at the Ord Hausmann Coffee-house, Covent-
garden, before W. H. Gar I.' Esq. upon the limb, of
Ur. William Holland, who died suddenly on Satur-
day night,• in his bed, at the Hurrmums. The evi.
deuce stated, that the deceased went into a warm-
bath At ten o'clock on Saturday night, apparently in
health. Upon getting nut of the bath, itt which
good
ad rem final about a quarter of an hour, he pee-
spirt 4 wog capfeuslys end seemed aixtrensella weals.
He told the patron who *lterated him, if any thing
happened, to look in his pocket-book for his address.
Tt.e deceased then went to bed, and his attendant,
upon going. iri a quarter of au hour to his bed-stile.found hint in the agonies of of death'. Mr. C•le, a sur-
geon, was immediately sent ler.• He att:mpted to
liked him in the head but withcut effett. In a few
minutes alter he expired Tic surgeon was ef opi.
Dina, that the ,!eceased had suffered death in conse-
quence of basing 'mud the warm bath improperly.-
- Verdict—Died by the Visitation of Coo. .
ROSSINI; MAIL, AND Svatie;cnacites.---Saturday,
the 24th of June last, a box, containing IWO guineas,
and 100
.guineas in half-guineas and 7s. pieces, the
renperty ()fa merchant in Dublin, directed to his cm-
tespoi,dent in London, was entered at the Mail-coach
office, in Chester, and as a part security, an insurance
was Made on it with the proprietors of the coach for
agsoo, of which Peter M'Glynn, an extra guard, who
w.s to go' with the mail, was made acquainted, and
directed ito take particular care of it. The mail on
the Sunday, about two ofelock, stopped at Hinckley.
in Leicesiersiiire, to dinner, where
.bilsGlynn, the
gusts!, told the next guard who vial to relieve him,
that there was a box with the coach which was in-
sured for deso;!, which lie should put into the brim of
the coach ; the other guard replied it was nothing to
him, as he was guard to the mail and not parcels.—
On the At rival of die mail at Northampton, the book-
keeper ern observing in the way bill a box insured for
ii:soo, examined the coach for it, but it-was not to he
found ; an alarm was given, and diligent search was
made theme and on the road, but without any tidings
of it. On the an ital of the mail in LOndon, and the
circumstance being made known to the proprietors,
llLey dispatched Yearkes, the Bow-street °dicer, who
weit oil with. alrspierTO Chester, makinganiquiries
on the toad, but he could learn nothing satisfactory ;
but his suapiciqn tell upon M'Glynn, the extra guard.
_He was in consequence examined at_Northanipton,
where the box was first missed, and detained in cus-
tody several daystibut nothing being proved against
%int, hr was di,chargid ; Peatkes, however, had no
doubt but lia wets the thief and strongly suspected
i
that he had not pmt .he box to the boot, at liinck.
Icy, as he said he would, at that he bad either con-
cealed it, or had an accomplice t c . lit s sent
If
back to Chester by the same mail th stnc tr C..
thins for , him to be chisel ywa d whileate it
,inpped at Hinckley, which accordirigl was do .
He It
was observed to go into the priey,b t did not re.
main in a minute, and then went intirt .ed where a
mourning coach was keel. Atter he 'was go es the
privy was examined, and the • box er.4icit• c ined
the guineas, fici: was discovered on a gatetrof.' her ii
and eu examining the shed where the moutif coach
was kept, in a very secluded dark corner n the.]
whole of the cot:taints of the box, amounting to near,
IWO guineas, was fOund, as Pearkes, the officer, had
suspected. A chaise and foUr started with all speed,
overtook the mail at the next stage, and M'Glynn
was brought back. On Saturday he tmderwent an
examination before the Magistrates at Hinckley, when
* witness was produced-from' Chested *ho identified
,the shawl in whkh'the gold was tied up to be his pro-
peity. 40 was fully comatittedto Leicester for trial.