Star.
London, England, 1824-07-31 00:00:00

EX Alll-N ATION•

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He entered the Justice Room at Ist o'clock, dressed in a shabby
blue coat and dark trowsere, and appeared very mud, dejeve.l.—.:o
much so, as to be scarcely able to support hit:itself. A number of
merchants appeared to give evidence agsiti.t him, amongst v..her.t
were the Gentlemen before. noised. The pistol was at length di-
rected to he uncLarged, and th'ough it appeared lorded up to :!ta
muzzle, strange to say, it did mit contain a grain of powder or ball.
prisonerlire turns out to be J shoemaker, named Thomas tbse,ito.i
resident in Fullwood's-rents, Holborn, and to be a native of Ply-
month. It also appeared that he bad only laceO married a fortnijir,
and was at work last week for Mr. Harrold, of IL:geitt-sneer,
The uuly answers that could be got from him were—" 1 d.):2't
know—l want to go home." in fact, his situation seemed to melee
the deepest interest in the room. His friends were repeatedly cal!ei
for, but no person answered, though it was stated that his wite
was expected, she having been to see him in the morning.
The Lotto klaxon directed that he should be remanded until Dr.
Box could give an opinion as to his state of mind, and ordered ever y
attention to be paid to him.—No cause could be assigned fur bis
conduct, nor did it appear that he had been in want,

The following law arrangements in India are said to
have been determined upon : Sir F. NI ACR AGHTEY, who has for many
yccrs occupied the station of a Puisneludge at Calcutta, is about to
retire, and is to be succeeded by Sir Gronne GROW, one of
Puisne Judges at Madras. Mr. RALrII PALstrit, of the Chance',
Bar, succeeds Sir Gamine GREY at Madras.'
A letter horn Havre, dated the 26th instant, says—
" We are all hurry and bustle to receive the Duchess de tuttay
morrow. Triumphal arches, fire-works, a most splendid ball, 5::.
are in preparation."
The Marquis and Marchioness of Sri: rro u have
town for Bromley, Kent, on a visit to Sir CHARLLS and Lady 1::1.1::
Lord and Lady (ix•ruYn and family ate arrived et.
Drummond Castle, in Perthshire.
Sir HANs SLOANE was the Feet English rillys;ciAl
made a Baronet. The rank was conferred on hem by G.vaiv.:l 1.
on his accession.
The celebrated Rosstm embarked at Dover,ona.Vej•
ncsday, for the Continent.
The inestimable actress Mrs. SIDDONS, is sojourning
at Dover.

His MAJESTY'S steam-vessel, the Comet, arrived up
the River on the 25th, from an astronomical vbyage to Heligoland
and the Nase of Norway, with Dr. TURNS and Sir H. Dave on
board. At Heligoland, Dr. Trots made his arrangements with
Professcr Scacumtta, who is to superintend the astronomical ob-
servations making there to connect the Danish measurements of ;Jr
arc of the meridian with the operations partly effected in this
country for the same purpose, and which are to be completed by
D Dr. 'ARES, who proceeds to Leith in the Comet, as soon as she
has a fresh supply of coals. Sir H. Dace accompanied Dr. Toss
on his late voyage, to ascertain the action of salt water upon etc
copper on the ship's bottom, and at what part to fix a protector,
which he has invented to counteract the decay of the copper.
Ad vices from Bombay., to the 22d of March, have
been received. • They state that Commodore Grant, in
the Liffey frigate, with two ships of war, was tf.) sail
from Bombay in the early part of April for the Coro-
mandel coast, to assist in the operations against the
Burmese. The Asia, new 74, launched at Bombay, was
to sail for England in about ten days.
The Dublin Gazette, of Tuesday contains three ne..v
proclamations by the Loan LIEUTENANT and Coun-
cil of Ireland, by which the Insurrection Act is removed
from the city and county of Limerick—from the Ba-
ronies of Clanwilliam, Oneybeg, Coonah, and Snrll
County, and the Liberties of Kilmallock, in the said
county—and from the county of Kerry. The procla-
mations state that the districts in question are restored
to tranquillity. These proclamations are all dated at
the Council Chamber in Dublin, the 21. th of .1n1y,1821.
Wednesday,sas a bargeman, in the employ of Mr.
Way, of Newport (Isle of Wight). was proceeding up
the Medina, his foot slipt, he fell overboard, and was
unfortunately drowned. The body was found that
evening. 4,
,• 'melancholy accident .happened likewise
near the Needles ; a boat, containing two ladies and a
Gentleman, in attempting to cross the bows of the Fos
cutter, belonging to Cowes, was run down, and one of
the boatmen, a fine young than, about 18 years of ale,
sunk with the boat, and was not.seen afterwards. Tl;e
rest were providentially saved by the vessel.
Sunday evening a boat, near Hastings, with forty
tubs, was fired on by the Coast Blockade; one man was
killed, and the remaining three, in attempting to escape,
were drowned.
Tuesday night last a robbery was committed on board
the brig Seneca, in Dover harbour: whilst the waster
was asleep in his cabin, some . person crept down
companion and stole seven or eight pounds and a we,.'
and seals.
It will be in the recollection of our Readers, tTlat 3
few months tines., a man of the name of Hussey, committeda rout-
der, under very atrocious circumstances, in Cloth-fair. 11•
taken into custody on a Sunday morning, but by means td E'43
misrepresentations be got a note front the present Lord !la7.:t.
directing hint to be let out on bail, when he absconded.
Keeper of the Compter, Mr. 11. ague. offered £3O for his antel'!l:
siou : the Court of Aldermen encreased it to ,elOO. Ever! tti'‘
to take hint proved ineffectual; but yesterday the Lord May•tr
ceived a note front Sir Richard that Hussey was in coal
in Ireland. In consequence two of his officers quit Londou
evening, for the purpose of bringing hint to England for mai.
A Bal EF EXFG NATIoN.-:-.1 Trench Colonel, !'
taking a redoubt front the Russians on the Mosksva, lost I...uoa!niT
men, m than half of whom lay dead in the entrenchment urt'!
they ha lso gallantly carried. When Bonaparte, the next ntofv..!
reviewel the Gist nt. which had suffered 1110:,t, he asked
Colonel vh It be had don with One .of his battalions t' "
plied beg it is lit the tcdoi bt,"