Star.
London, England, 1825-03-31 00:00:00

CUSTOMHOUSE, MARCH 30.

Slurs Btrezaan irwaups--Friends, from Waterford; Com.
merce, and Rotterdam, from Rotterdam ; Venus, from Leith ;
Neptune, from Ostend ; Seeman, from Bremen ; Hate, and Pre-
mium, from Hamburgh.
Elovaasn Ouvwaans--Sir David Ogilby, for Malta.
CLUILING Oorwaans—George, for Jamaica; Mary, for St.
Vincent's ; Security, for Van Diemen's Land ; and Jane, for Quebec.

Accounts from Cadiz state, that on the 10th of this
month, the anniversary of the massacres ordered by
General Campana, all the city went spontaneously into
mourning; and that in a brilliant concert which was
given in the evening of the same day, not a single Spa-
niard was to be seen ; that there was only there thirty-
four Ladies, all belonging to foreign families established
at Cadiz. Besides the great works at which the French
are at present employed in the fort and Island of Leon,
they are occupied in fortifying the coast from San
Lucar to Algesiras. The same letters which inform us
of these things say, that Cadiz daily loses a portion of
its population, creating an appearance of desolation.
An absurd report was got up yesterday by some in-
terested speculators, of a counter-revolution in Mexico.
It is sufficiently refuted by the fact, that, owing to the
stare of the wind, there has been no arrival for several
days past from that part of the world.
Accounts from Spain state, that mines of gold and
silver have lately been discovered in the Valley of Santa
Atma, in Estremadura, and that the Km has given
orders not only to allow, but to encourage the labours
and researches of those who addicted themselves to
those pursuit:.
Advices from China state, that some failure had
taken place in the rice crops of many provinces of that
empire, and that a scarcity of that necessary article was
apprehended by the Government. In consequence of
this the EMPEROR has published an Edict, declaring
that all ships or vessels importing cargoes of rice into
Canton, shall be exempted from the payment of all
duties and port charges whatsoever.
In consequence of a dispute upon a most trifling
affair, too of the Body Guards fought a duel at Paris
on Sunday, when one of them was killed, and the other
so seriously wounded that he is not expected to survive.
Lieutenant-Colonel COOPER, of the Somersetshire
Militia, and Groom of the Bedchamber to his Royal
Highness the Duke of CLAIMER, was on Thursday
last elected, by the Freemen of the Borough of Dart-
mouth, one of their Representatives in Parliament, in
the place of the Hon. Colonel STANHOPE., deceased.
DREADFUL EXPLOSIONOII the 22d instant the fol-
lowing melancholy occurrence took place at the colliery
at Kirkby Park, in Nottinghamshire :—About eight
o'clock in the morning a most violent explosion of in-
flammable air, commonly called wild-fire, happened in
one of the coal-pits there, by which Charles Braddow,
an industrious man, with a family of seven children,
and his wife far advanced of the eighth ; Benjamin
Braddow, his son, and three other youths, the oldest
nut more than twelve years of age, fell a sacrifice to
the fiery element. Several others were severely injured,
but hopes are entertained of their recovery.—An In-
quest was held on three of the bodies on the 23d, be-
tore THOMAS Witmer, Gent. Coroner, when a verdict
was returned that their death was casually occasioned
from the explosion as above..—Boston Gagette.
A reprieve has been received for Henry Robinson and
lianas Rigby, who were convicted of an atrocious
burglary in the dwelling-house of Martha Anduw, at
Clayton-le-Woods. Robert Robinson, found guilty of
the same offence, is left for execution, and the dread-
ful sentence of the law is expected to be carried
.into effect on Saturday next. Robert Latin and Wil-
lmar Wilma, for maliciously shooting, and William
Desokurst, for sheep-stealing, in whose cases sentence of
death was recorded, are to be imprisoned until his Ma.
jesty's pleasure is known.—Liverpool Paper.
DARING ROBSERIRL—MT. La Comte. of Little Res.
sell-street, was stopped in the London-road, on Toes.
day night, by a gang of four or five persons, knocked
down, and robbed of his watch and some silver, wises
the robbers separated round the Obelisk.—Mr. Hoare
Townshend, a painter, in Holborn, was knocked down
and robbed in a similar manner, near St. Giles's Church,
on Monday night, and the thieves escaped through the
rookeries opposite, where any attempt to follow would
be useless.

Thursday se'nnight, at Messrs. Miserly and Co.'s
factory, at Aberdeen, was building.
where a new mill
about 20 men were employed in carrying up a metal
wall pillar, when the gangway by which they were
ascending, being unequal to the great weight, broke in
the middle, by which the whole were precipitated from
a iheight of between 20 and SO feet to the ground. Ten
of the men were variously bruised and injured, eight of
whom were carried to the Hospital, where one died the
tiliDe night, and two others are not expected to recover.
The remaining part, although not so mach hurt as to
endanger their lives, have yet suffered considerably.
COWLEY observes, that " it is a hard and nice sub-
ject for a man to write of himself; it grates his own
heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader's
tars to hear anything of praise from him."
" Why do you not acn.re my daughter ?" said the
late Lady A um' as to a tientletnan....." Because," said
he, " I am actually no judge of painting."—" But
sway," rejoined her Ladyship, not in the least discou.
(cited, y, u never saw as angel that was sat painted."
Church rt. bb-Ties continue to be vt ry frequent in the
Netherlands.

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ELOPEMENT&

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One of these romantic adventures has just critutred
in the family of a wealthy mei chant in the City. The
young Lady, Who has not yet attained her 16th yeat,
and is heiress to a considerable fortune in her own right,
was residing at a Boarding School on the Windsor.
road, where an acquaintance commenced, rather
accidentally, with the partner of her present flight, who
was resident in the vicinity of the school, in the humble
capacity of valet to a Gentleman of Fashion. Ur:luckily,
as is too often the case, the latter took singular pleasure
in dressing out his fellow (as the phrase is) in the ex-
treme of elegance, so that the man was generally mis-
taken for the master, and vice versa. Possessing a
tolerable address, with an immense stock of assurance,
this Gentleman's gentleman contrived to ingratiate
himself so far into the unhappy girl's good graces, as
to be favoured with several appointed meetings ; in the
course of which, he induced her to elope with him, which
she did, on Sunday evening. When she was missed, the
Lady, to whose charge she was committed, dispatched
a messenger to her father's, in the supposition that, hav-
ing taken umbrage at a remonstrance made by her
Governess a few days previously, on account of inatten-
tion to her studies, she had nr rely gone home to
complain to her father—as young Lsdies of her age are
generally disposed to consider any infringement on their
pleasures, an unwarrantable exercise of authority.
The distress of a parent, on receipt of such a piece of in-
telligence, may be better conceived than desctibed—
an inquiry was directly made, and it was ascertained
that the fugitives had set off for the Metropolis, by one
of the stages, on the evening that the young Lady left
school. Oa Monday, strict search was made, and it
appeared that the lovers had taken a temporary refuge
at a house in Margaret-street, Westminster, but were
actively preparing for a trip to the Hymeneal goal at
the other side of the Tweed. In consequence of this
intelligence, the enraged falter applied for advice to
the Magistrates of the Queen-square Police-office, who
of course told him by all means to exercise his paren-
tal authority, and with the aid of a constable, if neces-
sary, force his daughter away. With this design he
proceeded to the house, but what was his mortification,
when he discovered, that the person of whom he came
in search had already gone, the fellow having learned
the steps that were taking by the justly enraged parent
of his intended ; and as they had taken their departure
without a moment's notice to the Lady in whose house
they lodged, no possibility of tracing them could be
bad, and as a last resource, application was made to
the fellow's master, to ascertain what description of
character his faithless valet sustained previously, but
the information received in that quarter was by no
means consolatory to the wounded feelings of a parent;
as the master intimated a belief that the fellow was
ready snarried to another. The father and friends of
the unhappy girl entertain not the least doubtthat they
have gone off to Scotland, to complete their ill-sorted
union, which will, if the suspicions of the fellow's mas-
ter prove correct, be dissolved by a charge of bigamy
being preferred against the husband.
Another elopement took place on Tuesday morning.
from the neighbourhood of Gower-street, Bedford-
square. The parties were Miss S a rich heiress,
turned twenty years of age, and the son of a Baronet.
Trace has been had of the parties, and the pursuers are
in full chase northward. The Lady, accompanied by
a manservant, did not return home from a perambu-
lation of the neighbouring squares, nor has the footman
been as yet returnable.

MELANCHOLT ACCIDINT.— Yesterday afternoon,
as J. DUNLOP, Esq. son of General DUNLOP, M.P. for
Kirkcudbright, was riding in Piccadilly, his horse took
fright and gallopped off at full speed. Mr. DUNLOP
endeavoured to stop his career, but the reins broke, and
the animal, finding himself at liberty, increased his
speed. Mr. DunLor endeavoured to throw himself
from the saddle, but his feet getting entangled in the
stirrups, be was precipitated with such violence on the
stones, that his skull was fractured. He was conveyed to ,
St. George's Hospital, where he now lies without hope
of recovery.—Mr. DUNLOP returned from the Univer-
sity on Sunday last. The horse was stopped at Hyde
Park, where it came in contact with the iron railing,
sad was greatly injured.
EXIECUTION AT HORMAIG—MOIIdIIT last, George
Dare, convicted on Friday last of the murder of Thos.
Sawyer, and whose trial was inserted in the STAR of
Monday, underwent the awful sentence of the law. At
twelve o'clock the Sheriff proceeded with the usual
formalities to claim the body of the criminal : he was
delivered-as, the Officers, and conducted to the New
Drop in front of the Gaol, where, after prayers being
read by the Clergyman, he was lauached into eternity,
behaving apparently with the utmost obduracy, without
uttering a single prayer.
CURIOUS FACT. —A short time since was performed
by a select party from the Lingfield and Crowhurst
Choir, in the cavity of a yew-tree, in the latter church-
yard, several select pieces from HANDEL's Messiah,
viz. the Overture, u Comfort ye my People." and the
chorus following, and finished with the Hallelujah
Chorus. The said tree is thirty-six feekin circumference,
and is now in a growing state. The interior was fitted
up as a room, and was sufficiently large to contain the
performers. The company, which were numerous,
were highly gratified with the performance, it being of
so novel a nature; at the conclusion, they retired to
the Star Inn, Lingfield, where the evening was spent
in the greatest conviviality, attended by the Catch and
Glee Club. On clearing out the interior of the above
tree some years since, was discovered a 71b. cannon
ball, which, no doubt, had been fired into it, it being
obliged to be cut from the solid part of the tree.

Maundy Thursday is called in Latin Dies Mandati,
the day of the command, being the day on which our
Loan washed the feet of his Disciples, as recorded in
the second lesson. This practice was long kept up in
the monasteries. After the ceremony, liberal donations
were made to the poor, of clothing and of silver money,
and refreshment was given them, to mitigate the se-
verity of the Fast. A relic of this custom is still pre-
served in the donations dispensed at St. James's on this
day, and the modern ceremonies at Rome are numerous.
In 1795, when a war with Fiance was agita•rd, on
account of the conduct of that country to the Dutch,
a Gentleman in company said, impetuously, 4. D—tt
the Dutch; burn their towns." •' Rati er," replied
Lady Wintringham, Usidam them, and sink them."
The following epitaph is on an old tomb-stone in a
church-yard at Sheffield
Here lies the bait of Sarah Sexton,
Who, ass wife, did Never vex one—:
We ain't say so much ter het at emit Moog

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I'EMALE 'wrongs FOR APfI ,
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atom us 154.1.1 aassasna.m.
BALL Daiss.—(tier a white satin slip, a.dress of Japanese pill
pose, or tulle, with a full rouleau gauge next the shoe, entwined
by narrow straps of etberial blue satin in bias: at some district
.above this ornament are bouquets of blue Cbina-astres without
foliage; the stalks of white satin, and each bouquet confined at the
extremity of the sulks with a full rosette of white satin, which gives
a richness to this simply-elegant embellishment. The corsage is of
white satin, with the bust beautifully marked out by crossed
bouffant draperies of the same light material as the dress; the space
of the corsage next the tucker part is laid in small plaits across, and
a narrow ornament of Vandyke blond finishes k where the neck is
but very partially displayed ; the sleeves are short and very full, and
their ornaments correspond with that of the rouleau at the bottom
of the skirt. The hair is arranged very full, with curls and bows,
and very short at the ears. A string, formed of several rows of
pearls, crosses the upper part of the forehead, in an oblique direc-
tion ; another, of the same description, divides the bows in front,
on the summit of the head : bouquets of blue China-astres are
placed at detached, and equal distances, in the most becoming
manner among the curls and bows. The earrings and necklace are
of turquoise-stones. Some Ladies introduce the French fashion of
wearing a bouquet composed of the same flowers that ornament
the dress, with a few sprigs of myrtle, very near the hollow of the
arm, on the left side of the bust.
%wring Daess.—A pelisse of lavender-coloured gros de Naples,
trimmed next the hem with two full rouleaux of the same mate-
rial; above which, is a border composed of detached bouquets of
the leaves of the water-lily richly grouped together, fastened at the
base with rings formed of narrow rouleaux, and each led edged
round by a rouleaue of satin. The collar of the pelisse is narrow,
but stands up, somewhat in the French style. A kind of full robing
comes from each shoulder, and narrows, en bigwise, at the bust, till
it terminates in a point under the belt : these robing, are confined
in several places by small puffs of satin ; and the mancherons, the.
fulness of which is not perceptible, are finished with the same or-
nament which composes the robings. The sleeves have three nar-
row bracelets, or straps, close to each other at the wrists, fastened
each by a button of the same material u the pelisse. The hair is
arranged in the Grecian style, with a cornette of lace, with a
very full border; over which is a bonnet of lavender-grey gros
de Naples, with bows of crape of the same colour edged with white
blond, broad, and of a handsome pattern ; two very long and broad
lappets of the same material, and edged also with blond, confine
this tasteful bonnet under the chin. The shoes are of kid, the co-
lour of the pelisse.

DECISION OF THE GREAT CHESS MATCH,
Between LONDON and EDlNaunam.

The game at Chess between the Clubs of London and Edin.
burgh, recently decided, has excited an unusual degree of interest
among the admirers of that scientific game; and, in compliance
with the wishes of several of our Readers, we again insert an ac-
curate list of the moves. The game has frequently before been
played, when the adverse parties were at a much greater distance
than London and Edinbnrgh, and is easily done by written com-
munications of the respective moves, though this is necessarily
very tedious.

"mum, insite—Eanauftam,
W. King's Pawn two squares—B. The same.
W. Kiog's Knight to his Bishop's third square—B• Queen's
Knight to her Bishop's third square.
W. Queen's Pawn two squares—B. The Pawn takes the Pawn.
W. The King's Bishop to Queen's Bishop's fourth square—
B. The same.
W. The Queen's Bishop's Pawn one square—B. The Queen
to King's second square.
W. The King castles—B. The Pawn at W. Queen's fourth
square takes the Pawn.
W. The Queen's Knight takes the Pawn.—B. The Queen's
Pawn one square.
W. The Queen's Knight to the adverse Queen's fourth square.
B. The Queen to her second square.
W. The Queen's Knight's Pawn two squares,—B. The Queen's
Knight takes the Pawn.
W. The Queen's Knight takes the Knight.-. 4. The King's
Bishop takes the Knight.
W. The King's Knight to the B. King's Knight's 4th square—
B. The King's Knight to the Rook's third square.
W. The Queen's Bishcp to the Queen's Knight's 2d square—
B. The King to his Bishop's square.
W. The Queen to her Knight's third square—B. The Queen
to the King's second square.
W. The King's Knight takes the King's Bishop's Pawn—B.
The King's Knight takes the Knight.
W. The Queen takes the Bishop—B. The King's Knight to
the King's fourth square.
W. The King's Bishop's Pawn two squares—R The Knight
takes the Bishop.
17. W. The Queen takes the Knight—B. The Queen's to the
King's Bishop's second.
N. W. The Queen to her Bishop's third square—B. The Queen's
Bishop to the King's third square.
19. W. The King's Bishee's Pawn one square—B. The Queen's
B. to the W. Queen's Bishop's fourth square.
20. W. The King's Rook to the King's Bishop's fourth square—
B. The Queen's Knight's Pawn two squares.
21. W. The King's. Pawn one vinare—B. The Queen's Pawn
takes the Pawn.

W. The Queen takes the Pawn—B. Th. King's Rooks Pawn
one square.
W. The queen's Rook to the King's square.—B. The King's

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Rook to its second square.
SC W. The King's Bishop's Pawn Ise squue.—B. The King's

Knight's Pawn two squares.
35. W. The King's Rook, to B. King's Bishop's fourth square.—
B. The Queen's Rook's Pawn two squares.
26. W. The Queen checks at B. Queen's Bishop's fourth square.—
B. the King to his Knight's square.
27. W. The King's Rook takes King's Knight's Pawn, checking.—
B. The Rook's Pawn takes the Rook.
28. W. The Queen takes the Pawn, checking.—B. The King to
his Bishop's square.
29. W. The Queen to the B. Queen's Bishop's fourth square, check-
ing.—B. The King to his Knight's square.
$O. W. The Queen to the B. Queen's Knight's 4th square, check.
ing.—B. The King to his Bishop's square.
31. W. The Queen's Bishop to the Queen's fourth.—B. The
King's Bishop to the King's third.
32. W. The Queen's Bishop to the B. Queeni Bishop's 4th, cheek-
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ing.--B. The King to Isis square.
35. W. The Queen to the adverse Queen's fourth square.—B. The
Queen's Rook took its third square.
34. W. The Queen to the B. Queen's Knight's second square.—
B. The Queen to the King's Rook's fourth square.
35. W. The King's Bishop's Pawn one square, checking.—B. The
King takes the Pawn.
$6. W. The Queen's Rook to the King's Bishop's square, checking.
B. The King to the Knight's third square.
s 7. W. The Queen to her King's fourth square,cheching.—B. The
King's Bisnop interposes at King's Bishop's fourth.
38. W. The Queen to the adverse King's square, cheeking.—B.
The King's Rook interposes at the King's Bishop's second.
39. W. Queen checks at the adverse King's Knight's square.—B.
The King to his Bishop's third square.
40. The King's Knight's Pawn two squares.—B. The Queen's
Rook to its square.
41. W. The Queen takes the Queen's Rook.—B. The Queen takes
the King's Knight's Pawn checking.
41. W. The King to his Rook's square.—B. The Rook to the
Queen's second square.
43. W. The Queen's Bishop to the Queen's Rook's third square.—
B. The King to his Bishop's second square.
44. W. The Queen to the adverse Queen's Rook's square.—B.
The Rook to the adverse Queen's squ4re.
45. W. The Queen takes the Queen's Knight's Pawn.—B. The
Queen to the adverse King's fourth square, checking.
44. W. The King to his Knight's square.—B. The King to his
Knight's third square.
47. W. The Queen to her Knight's second square.—B. The Queen
to W. King's Knight's fourth, checking.
48. W. The Queen interposes at the King's Knight's second.—B.
The Queen takes the Queen.
4p. W. The King takes the Queen.—B. The Bishop to the W.
King's Rook's third, checking.
se. W. The King takes the Bishop.—B. The Rook takes the Rook.
I Si. W. The Bishop to the adverse King's second.—B. The Rook
to his King's Bishop's fourth square.
su. W. The Queen's Rook's Pawn one square—B. The Queen's
Bishop's Pawn two squares.
(The White gave up the game.)

Two Fieneh Cabinet Messengers, on their way from
Germany to Paris, with dispatches, passed through Brussels, on
Monday,

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STAG HUNT.
Olt; MAIM 29.4+ Litde John was lowerA eons his matt.
_ ,at Cork-a-Roost, yesterday at noon. On feelink hit
Jost* wound round about the Downs, as on a special mission,
agiserely to reconnoitre the country ; but on the dogs being laid on,
t4dretched hisleathern crest in beautiful style, and, trein first to
after flying over, as it. were, about ten miles or ground. in
solnalhillg less than forty-ive minutes, he once more penktratod the
heart of the Borough of New Shoreham, not as before few 't VW-
ewes smithy," bat the Custom-House, Which he entered, and. gnu
anomie, took possession of an apartment up one pair of
Here his capture was effected, and his open-mouthed 'canine fol-
lowers were disappointed of their prey.
GREAT MATCH.

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Mr. Foulkes, the owner of Diadem, who won the great trotting
match of If miles in one hour, a week since, undertook yesterday,
to ride two horses from his residence at Chelsea to lira ins, Bcrkis
in two hours (37 miles). His course was through Windt* Furvst,
and he rode the first horse toEgLam in less than an hour,auil reached
Reading at nine o'clock, winning by seven minutes.