Star.
London, England, 1813-05-26 00:00:00

SOCIETT OF ARTS. •

Yesterday morning, in a very short time aftfr
the opening of the doors, the Great Room of
the Society, in. the Adelphi, was crowded with a
brilliant assethblage of Ladies, and persons of dis-
tinction, to witness the public delivery from the
hands of the Duke of NoRFoLk, the President, of the
-medals, and other rewards, adjudged, during the past
Session of the Society of Arts. Dr. Taykokt, the Se-
cretary, opened the business, by reading an account of
the Institution and objects of the Society, and of the
principal rewards which they had bestdwed since 1751:
The Duke of NORFOLK then presented the different
artists, &c. with the tewards adjudged to them by the
Society, and concluded the business of the day with a
very able speech, in which he drew a just picture of
the utility of this truly patriotic Society, and of its in-
creasing prosperity and usefulness ; and addressing
himself to the brilliant circle of Ladies, who were
evidently crowded to inconvenence in the room, that
he hoped that before another distribution, some plan
could be devised for their greater accommodation in
witnessing the same. The Margravine of ANSPACH,
and several other distinguished Ladies,.who are Mem-
bers, were present ; the Turkish, and several Ambas•
sadors, &c.

At . the quarterly meeting of the Dumfries and
Galloway Horticultural Society, held in the Trades-
hall on Thursday last, ALEXANDER MAXWELL, Esq.
in the Chair ; the first show of articles was produced,
which, for beauty and quality, does %Inch credit to
the state of cultivation in that district of Scotland.—
The number of its members already amounts to about
90, amongst whom ate the first Noblemen and Gen-
tlemen connected with the counties of Dumfries and
Galloway.
A race, on which a wager depended, was run for
over the old course at Tinwald Downs, near Dum-
fries, on Monday se'nnight, by Major WARNER and
Lieut. HAY, both of the ‘2.6th regiment of foot ; each
riding his own horse. The Major won with great ease.
Yesterday. se'nnight a labouring man, named Wm.
Jury, was killed in Southpetherwin lime quarry, by
the sudden explosion of the charge with which he
was preparing to blow a rock. The upper part of his
skull was entirely taken off.
Daniel Drummond, 14 years of age, son of Wil-
liam Drummond, farmer in Glenbadnick, near Com-
rie, when driving home his' cows during a thunder
storm on Friday se'nnight, was killed by the light-
ning. Three of the cows were also killed.
Friday se'nnight, between five and six o'clock,
while some of the family at Dalbeth, near Glasgow,
were sitting round the table after dinner, the lightning
broke upon the chimney head, making an explosion
like the noise of a cannon, and came down the
;.himney, bringing along with it a quantity of stones
and soot ; it then rose to the roof, went round the
room, and darted through cne of the upper panes of
glass, which it carried to some distance. The room
was immediately filled with a thick black smoke and
sulphureous smell, the hearth rug was singed and the
fire irons discoloured, but luckily none of the family
were hurt. About five feet of the chimney head was
injured.

Friday, Peter Reid, an honest and industrious sea-
man, was killed by the bursting of a swivel, which
he fired on board of a sloop that was launched at
Montrose. There was no external. wound on his
body, and it may therefore be inferred that the vio-
lent concussion terminated his existence.

On the Bth inst. Bartholomew Murray, of Kendal,
paper-maker, was committed to Morpeth gaol, char-
ged with uttering forged one guinea notes of the Go-
vernor and Company of the Bank of Scotland, to an
innkeeper at Rothbury.
Wednesday, as Mrs. Blackburn, widow of the late
Mr. Thomas Blackburn, cloth-maker, of Holbeck, in
crossing one of the streets of Leeds, unfortunately fell,
and a waggon loaded with coals passed over her and
killed her on the spot.
A disgusting scene was lately exhibited in the
Market-place of Hull. A woman, wife to a labourer
of Hessle, named Thomas Brown, was brought out
in a halter by her husband, and exposed to sale ;
when,according to a preconcerted arrangement among
the parties, she was bought for a guinea by another
labourer of Hessle Cliff, named George Hardy.
Saturday se'nnight was committed to Tralee jail,
Daniel Pattiton, charged with the wilful murder of
John Segerson, Esq. a magistraia of that County,
on the 14th of September lasi. •
A most extraordinary operation has. lately been
performed in Cork female about the age o 30,
who had for years laboured under a constant heat'.
ach, which (notwithstanding the use of every remedy
suggested to her) continued to increase, and attmgto
attained to that degree of violence, that it became,
necessary to remove a portion of the skull, the entire
of the forehead, and most of the upper part of which
have been taken away. Since the operation (about
two months) the pain has entirely ceased, her general
state of health has much improved, and she has now
every prospect of a most perfect recovery—what is
very remarkable, with little or scarcely any appear-
ance of deformity.
HELSTON Funny DAY.—This ancient festival was
celebrated on the 10th inst. at Helston, in Cornwall,
with uncommon spirit and gaiety. About noon the
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Town danced the Faddy
through the streets, passing occasionally thrOugh the
houses in their way. In the evening a splendid Ball
and supper was attended all the beauty and fashion
of the town and neighbourhood, and the dancing,
which was excellent, was kept up tc, v. late hour,
when the company reluctantly separated, highly gra-
tified with the pleasures of the day. •
From the complaint made by the CHANCELLOR in
the Lords, of the state of the /laymen: leading to the
House, we must presume it is intended that all their

Lordships should be put on a proper footing.
The Russian ships ordered for sale at Portsmouth,
are those which were taken in the Tagus under the
Convention of Cin.ra, and not those which arrived a
few months ago from tht Baltic, as has been stated.
Sunday morning, between two and three o'clock,
as a news-vender, named Newstead, was passing the
end of Exeter-street in the Strand, he was attacked by
three fellows, one of whom gave him a violent blow
with a stick; they then seized and threw him down,
and having stuffed his mouth with hay and mud, took
his pocket-book out from his coat, containing st 7 in
notes, and various memorandums.

POLICE.- •

UNION 1-fAut.—A Gentleman of considerable pro-
perty, who resides in Goodman's Fields, applied yes-
terday to the Magistrates at this Office,kating, that
a few days since he was robbed of itBOQ by two men,
one of whom pretended to be a police oKcer, under
the following circumstances :—One of them, a man
of genteel appearance, called at his house, and intro-
duced himself as coming recommended by an inti-
mate friend of the complainant's, saying he had a
quantity of guineas which he. wished to change for
notes. The guineas were produced, and the notes
given for them, when the guinea-merchant left the
house. Soon after, however, he returned with the
pretended police officer, who said he bad an informa-
tion against him for buying guineas, and that he
must search for them. This he proceeded to do in
all the desks and drawers, but without success. They
then informed the Gentleman that he must accom-
pany them to Union Hall, and they left the house
for that purpose : when they arrived in Whitechapel,
however, they intimated to their primer that on cer-
tain conditions he might escape without their seeing
him, and on his neglecting to take the hint, they
walked away from him, and he made the best of his
way home. On examining his drawers he found,
that though the guineas had escaped the search of his
visitors, two bank notes, one for £5OO and the other
for £3OO, had not been so fortunate—they had dis-
appeared. It is needless to say that neither of the
men were police officers. The notes have been paid
into the Bank for smaller ones, and the officers are
actively employed in endeavouring to trace them.—
Several depredations (t this kind have recently been
practised successfully.

BIRTH.
At ArtVert Abbey, county of Kerry, the Lady of the Rev.
John TuMut, of a daughter.

MARRIED.

At Iltintf:ies, e 17th inst. Dr. Alexander Melville, to Miss
Grace Eahington, slaughter of the Rev. Dr. William Babington,
Dumfries.

At Ravenstonedale, the Sd inst. the Rev. James holocutt, mi-
nister of the Dissenting Meeting-house, to Miss Ann Dotlg,tati.
Tuesday, at Otterton, Devon, the Rev. Prebendary Di mils,
B. C. 1.. of the Collegiate Church of the Castle of Exeter, to Ju-
liana Susannah, eldest daughter of the Rev. T. W. Shore, Vicar
of Ottertun. •