Star.
London, England, 1825-09-17 00:00:00

i lIE PRETENDED DUEL.

We have authority to state, that there is not the
slightest truth in the account of a duel between Lerd Ber.caavz
and " a man of Irish title," so citcumstantially detailed in a letter
from Chester, which appeared in a Morning Paper of yester-
day. A Gentleman who left Eaton Hall, on Wednesday even-
ing, at eleven o'clock, assures us that there had been no duel, and
that consequently Lord BELGRAVZ had neither received " a pistol
bullet in the thorax," nor even been " slightly wounded," as stated
by the Chester Correspondent of our Morning contemporary. We
are happy to add, that all the family at Eaton Hall were in good
health and spirits.

The Bishop of BATH and WELLS has been ac-
tively employed in visiting the Churches of his Diocese, and has
ordered two duties to be performed at Tattoo, two at Clevedon,
two at Kingston Seymour, two at Wrinron, and two at Churchill;
at the same time enjoining residence wherever the population ex-
ceeds 500 persons.
The Bow-meeting at Wynnstay, on Friday sennight,
was attended by most of the•rank and fashion of Denbigh and the
adjoining counties.
Monday, as Maj-r STRODE, of Cossingters, near
Bridgewater, was descending the hill at Knowle, on horseback,
his horse fell, and the Major was taken up senseless; but great
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Ihe Shepherd Boy, which proves so very attractive
at the English Opera-House, is the production of Mr. A &Nora,
the Proprietor. Mr. Animas is also author of that admirable
Piece, Free and Easy, and other popular Operas.
Miss PAToN was seized with indisposition during her
performance in Broken Promises last night, and was compelled to
omit several airs.

A violent storm of thunder and lightning passed over,
Sheerness on Tuesday. The electric Raid struck the
sweeps of a mill at Mile Town, and did consider able
damage to the building.
Since the rerurn of the. Bourbons in 1813, six Vice-
Admirals, twenty-five Rear-Admirals, eighty Captains'
of men of war, and eighty-five Captains of frigates,:
have been appointed. There are in active service 260
Lieutenants, and 400 Ensigns of vessels created since
'that time. There are not more than thirty of the old
creations.
A number of vessels have for some time been employed
atHarwich, in dredging (or cement stone, which is found
there in abundance. In the course of this submarine
investigation some curious specimens of petrifaction
have been obtained. Within a few days a very beauti-
ful fossil turtle,.embedded itt a: solid block of cement
stone, has been drscoverecl. .
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, having
perused the minutes of the Court-martial, lately held
upon Mr. T. C. ROYLANCE, surgeon of his Majesty's
tender Bittern, by which he was adjudged to be dis-
missed the said tender, have, under all the circumstances
of the case, ordered him to be relieved from the sen-.. 1
tence of the Court, and to rejoin his ship.
Tuesday morning, a little after four o'clock, as the
Liverpool mail was proceeding down Kirkgate, Leeds,,
on its way to York, the coach was thrown over by
means of a large sewer, which had been dug out the
preceding day, and left without light or guard. One
of the.leaders fell into it, and the coach, which had its
complement of passengers, and was going swiftly,
overturned, throwing them on the causeway. The
coachman received some injury on his shoulder, and
the guard had his knee bruised, but. fortunately the
passengers received no material hurt.
BRADFORD, SEPTEMBER 14.—Hannah Nicholson,
Betty Barker, Wm. Davy, and Cornelius Haley, have
been committed by the sitting Magistrates here, to
Wakefield House of Correction, for a fortnight, to hard
labour, for molesting William Ryan, who lately be-
longed to the Union, for leaving it, and going to work
for Mr. Fawcett at the advanced wages.
MURDER.—In the afternoon of Monday, the Coroner
ror the County of Lincoln, held his Court at Kirkby
Laythorpe, to investigate the case of a horrid murder
which had been committed upon the body of a man
unknown, who was found dead in a gravel-pit in the
above parish, covered with hay and rushes, sod having
his throat cut from ear to ear, the wind-pipe com-
pletely severed, his nose broken, and his bottom lip
cut. It is supposed that the body must have lain in
the pit for about three ss eeks. The Inquest was ad-
journed until yesterday, iir order to the obtaining of
further information, it possible. The murdered man
appears to have been about five feet eight inches high,
with brown hair, and wore the dress of an Irish
labourer ; he had on a grey jacket, red striped waistcoat,
and narrow striped corduroy trowsers lined with flannel;
a sickle was found near him, with the letters H. N..
rudely cut upon a e handle, and a big was found about
his perscn, containing a small bottle in the form of a
sugar•loaf, a plated metal tea-spoon, and the blade of
a case-knife put into a wood handle. Near his person,
land where the sickle was found, lay another heap of
hay and rushes, on which• were impressions as if four
men had lain thereon.

An Inquest was held on Tuesday, at the Burlington
Arms, Brighton, on the body of Heasman.--
From the evidence of Mr. T. Pocock and others, it
appe.ued that the deceased went to see the fire at Major
Russell's house on tle preceding evening, and stpod
near the wall in the open space on the north side of
the fire. Ile observed, " what an awful sight it was,".
and in a moment afterwards complained " how swimmey
he came over," and instwltly dropped down, the blood,
gushing from his mouth and nostrils. He was imme-
diately taken to the Burlington Arms, and Mr. Colman,
Surgeon, attended ; but he expired before the latter'
could arrive. Verdict—Diet/ by the visitation of Drop.
A covey of partridges, abou: 20 in number, alighted
on Thursday; on the beach between Deal and Walmer,
and were ?03 exhausted on landing as to be unable to
fly, arid some of them could scarcely move ; several
tell an easy prey to the passerA by, and others, less ex-
hausted, affor. ed nz, small diversion to their pursuers,
before they we:e taken. They ale supposed to have
fled from the oppoAte coast.

FASHIONABLE INI'ELLIGEN4:t.
Lord Alvanley entertained a select party of friends at
yesterday, at his house in Park-place.
The Earl of Essex is entertaining a disinguished party of friends
at his seat, Casbiobury Park.
The Duke of St. Allnn's has left Ramsgate, for Worthing.
The Duke of Rutland has arrived at Belvuir Castle, from Lei,
tester Races.
Lord G. H. Cavendish left town yesterday; to attend noncantr
Racei which commence on Monday next.
Lady Louisa Beaucgrk left town yesterday; fur her une.',
(Lord Frederick Beauclerk) seat, in Hants.
His Excellency Count Lieven-has arrived in town, front Bright,
Lord Althorp has left his seat, Wiseton Hall, Yorkshire, r,,
Northamptonshire.
Lord and Lady Nugent left town on Thursday, for Lill Uhl,.
vibe's seat, Dropmore Lodge.
Mr. B. Beaumont and family, from Regent-street, for Worthint.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall and family left Gould's Hotel, Jennyn-str-,t.
yesterday, for their seat in Surrey.
The Rev. Mr. Hinde has arrived at the St. James's Hoiel, J.
myn.street, from a tour.
The Rev. Mr. and Miss bfeyrick have left the London Hord,
Albemarle-street, for their seat in Leicestershire.
Yesterday, Lord Loveson Gower left town for Eaton Hall, to
seat of Earl Grosvenor, in Cheshire. His Lordship's departiit
was hastened by the reported duel, falsely stated to have takes
place between Lord Belgrave and an Irish Gentleman.
Departures from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington street
Sir Robert and Lady Wilmot and family, for Brighton ;
Holland, for Essex.
Arrivals at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street :—Lieuterart.
General Baron De Hochepied, Barone,s and family, from thew
seat, in Sussex ; Lord Teynham and son, front Brighton ; Sir Jan
Rimer, Bart. from his seat, in Herts.
Arrivals at Blake's Hotel, dermyn-street His Serene I fightiess
Prince William of Brunswick, and suite, from Scotland; Rich kra
Norris, Esq. and family, from Hants; George' Hawkins, Esq. ai,a
Mrs. Hawkins, front Herts; Blatchford, and --Scott,
Esq. from Ireland; --- Thompson) Esq. and Mts. Thompaon,
front a tour; E. W. 11. Shepley, Esq. from Scotland.

YORKSHIRE MUSICAL FEsIIVAL.

YORK, SEPTEMBER is.

The performance in the. Cathedral was this day hn.
'toured with the largest attendance ever witnessed. Six
'thousand tickets were issued before ten o'clock, and at
that hour the Committee ceased to answer the demands
for a further supply. Before the doors opened, the tickets
for the great aisle bore a premium of a hundred per cent.
and thirty shillings were in some instances actudr
given for a fifteen shilling ticket. At two o'clock, the
receipts during the whole festival to that hour were
made up, and the amoitit was 17,2001. leaving very
little doubt that the 20,000/. calculatedupon by the most
sanguine will be realized, by which means 9,0001. will
in effect be secured for the charities, that is 3,0001. SW.
plus of receipts over expenditure, and 6,000/. the value
of the building secured in trust for thllse institutions.
Computing from the estimated capacity of the great
west gallery to accommodate two thousand persons, it
exceeded in conjecture the • number who were within
the Cathedral yesterday. lam informed the ulivie
amounted to about 6,500/. To•day I hav c herd the
Dean say, that 7000 tickets were sold, and to this rapl•
titude must be added 61.5 performers, the Stet. and ,
Committee, and Constables, who were not a few:

The performance of to-day was superior genet ally to
that of yesterday, but yesterday's music was infinitely
to be preferred. Haydn's music is very characteristic
and full of powerful passages, but it is different in Lilo
divine simplicity and solemn majesty wh ell belongs in
Handel's. The latter inspires devotion; the former as.
tonishmeat. The first chorus in this day's performance,
-selected from the Oratorio of Judas Itlaccallaussy was
tame and ineffective, and the instruments in the over
cure were not in good tune. The duet by Miss Trav;s
and Miss Goodall of From this dread scene, was sung
charmingly. Braham's recitative of My Arms ! and
his song of Sound an Alan*, were given with exquisite
taste, and considerable effect. Miss Wilkinson im-
proves upon the audience, and her song of lather or
Heaven, gave some reason to hope that her talents ra-
ther than her splendid patronage may coast cute her a
valuable performer. Phillips always sings with taste
and correctness. Wise men flattering may deceive you,
was given in Miss S.ephens best style;
.and the two
last lines of the air, to those who were sufficiently near
the orchestra to catch the low tones, were peculiarly
fine. Madame Caradori's recitative of U grant it,
Heaven, that our long woes may cease, served only to
chew how much her sacred music is inferior to her
Italian Opera. The air of With verdure clad, was,
however, delishtful : that air exactly suits her style.—
In The Creation, Phillips displayed considerable talent;
and The dreadful tempest now is roused, accompanied
by the appropriate sounds of ra;n, hail, and thunder,
from the band, produced an electrical effect. Of VI
chorusses it is impossible to speak in too high a wain,
whether it regards the vocal or the instrumental depart-
ment. The spirit of Gov moved upon the face of the
waters, and the Heavens are telling the glory of GOD,
were equal, perhaps superior, to anything that ever was
performed in this or any other country. The Haile.
lujah chorus deserved the same character.
The capacity of the new Coneert-room was last night
put to the test; the calculation was, that it would
accommodate an audience of 2,000, but though orry
1,900 tickets were issued, the over fl,,w was so great as
to half fill the adjoining Assembly-room, and the com-
pany thus excluded, very naturally wanting some
amusement, began to dance quadrilles to the pipe of
Collinet and his band. These two incompatible en-
tertainments going on at the same moment, in the
hearing of each other, produced a considerable com-
motion and conflict, till at lust, as Lord Milton very
good-humouredly expressed it, poor Col!iLet was driven
off the field.
The grand symphony by which the Concert 'was opened delighted
the audience. Aria Euffa by Signor de Ikgnia was only inferior to
the duetto of Nella caw deer awe, by the Signer and Madame
Caradori, which was repeated after a loud enowe. Lindley's Can-
ecru, was rapturously applauded, as was Bocbsa's Grand Military
Concei to on the harp. Miss Travis and Madame Garcia sang
divinely, and .Madame Caradori's performance was thought eq. ,1
to asy other in the room. In short, the Concert was one of the
best ever. heard out of London; and the plaudits and repetitions
were so numerous, as to extend the conclusion beyond midnigtt.

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causing fermentation to take place in a doted ve.,el,
beer is both richer and finer in flavour.

DREADIFUL ACCIDINT —.Saturday lair, Mr. anal
Mts. Phillips and their child .(who, we are told, reside
in Witral, in this, county, and had been on a visit in
Wales), a young man named Davies, and.two oth,r
persons, left Mostyn in a small boat, called the Nelson,
With the intention of crossing the estuary of the Dee to
Hoylake on the opposite shute 01 Cheibire,
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proceeded a mile or two on their course, when a
sudden gale came on, instantly upset the fail bark,
.►nd the hapless passengers were immediately engulphed
in the wirers, and stark to rise no more. The catis-
trophe, we understand, was observed tram the hie'
lands near Mustyn, but these was no possibility or teu-
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FURTHER PARTICULARS.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 16.
tut evening, Mr. Hart, the Jew, his daughter; and
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r,.!phew, were all three buried, as is their custom, before
s.; ;•s: on the day after they die. This was the first proces-
b;on from the fatal catastrophe of the day before. The
"atm Agitation seems to have subsided into a melancholy
;:aa :na shake of the head, unless where they have sus-
positive loss. The Coroner has held Inquisitions
aa 17 bodies, and application at the Dock-yard has been
mole for 33 oti:ers, who, with seven who were re cued,
make sixty-two, and many more are expected to be
Wet for from the surrounding country towns and vil-
lages adj icent ; for the remark was generally made, on
tie marning of the launch, that the people were pouring
;ma the town in carriages and on foot from all direc-
c,aa, consequently, many have not yet heard of the ca-
l:ow:ons stf,ir. Everybody is praising the courage of
6ut Halal Paine, son of the late Mr. John Paine,
Mhr harpeaed to be at the end of the bridge. Nn sooner
aAs the commotion of the water subsided sufficient for
a baly to the to the surface, than he plunged into the
Dock, amongst the wreck of the gates and timbers, and
brought out a Mrs. Mitchell, a stout heavy woman,
and ultimately saved het from drowning: it is doubtful
it she finally recovers of the many bruises. At the same
zotnert, a Lieutenant of the Navy, and two sailors who
were is ith him, dashed in, and dived about and brought
trp ;:e other s'x. Nobody but those who were there,
c.ta adequately judge of the exertions of these kind-
'rarzted men : notwiths. anding the blows and cuts they
!ea:lyre!, still they kept diving, until they were pre-
vented by the lookers on, who, seeing how much they
were exhausted, would not suffer them to go down after
any mole. The two sailors ought to have some pecuniary
reward ; the other two are in circumstances beyond this
mode of public approbation, and no doubt are pleased at
being enabled,by their power of swimming, and by their
bciag co the spujust at a time they could render a fellow-
crearoire timely assiaauce, to save their lives. One of
she LAdies ha.t risen to the surface and laid hold of a
log, a piece cf timber beat her hands off, and she was
going down, wh7n one of the swimmers laid hold of her
fine head of hair, which was visible to all, and by great
and it,:tbual labour got her to the brink cf the Dock—
otheis got hold, and when she was being dragged up,
Cie Gentleman whose arm she held when passing the
bridge, by some chance laid hold of her pelisse, and was
thus got out; and when, by proper application, she was
enabled to walk, she was carried home. The lass body
taken up was that of a Midshipman, a distant relation
of Sir George Grey, Commissioner of this Dock-yard.
—Sir George Gley, and all the Officers and me-
cl attics, have done all that perseverance could de in
-tis melancholy business of extricating the sufferers.
It appears the Camber cannot be laid dry without
an Admiralty order, this is not yet received. Mr.
Cohen, surgeon of the yard, had completely exhatisted
all his strength in the various fie' lions he made to re-
animate the several bodies first taken out, and Mr.
Martell, with the utmost promptitude, rendered his able
Assistance. It is well for about forty shipwrights who
were in this very Dock half an hour tefore the acci-
dent, which took place at tt n minutes to twelve o'clock,
that it was no sooner. An Officer of the yard told me,
the, e were in this very dock, two'ciays before,upwatds of
'four hundred arCzans, besides labourers and convict
prisoners, all busily employed to finish a small vessel
therein, and clear away for the launch ; had the tided
been as high, the same weight of water against the
good-gates must have had the satire effect, and the
whole must have perished. The two uprights, or what
is mechanically called the hers, are left standing, or
fastened on each side the mouth of the Dock ; into
these heis, the cross ribs, or timbers of the gates
were tenoned. It appears to me all the tenoni into
the hers uetweea wind and water are quite rotten, and
thus giving way, soon blew up the whole fabric.
EXTRACT OF ANOTHER LETTER.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY, 4 ottock,
The launch of the PRlNcress CHaatorris has been looked forward
to with anticipations of pleasure and delight by the inhabitants of
Portsmouth and its neighbourhood, and early in the morning of
Wednesday, individuals of all classes in society, dressed in their

gayest attire, and with 'joy beanting in their countenances, were
'ten to enter Pertsntouth at every avenue. Alas ! little did they
think that that sun, for whose rising they had looked so impatiently,
should scarcely have passed its meridian, ere elttir joy should be
turned into sorrow,and their merry meetings into bands of mourners.
:;rat at the moment whei every eye was directed towards that
stupendous vessel, which was about to enter, for the first time, her
natural element, arid when all persons were on the tiptoe of e=pee.
ration, 'the general joy was damped by a dreadful shriek from one
of the flood-gates which divided a dry dock from the basin, but
this wail of woe being indistinctly heard in some places, and scarcely
understood in others, was lost In the stouts which attended the
laut.ch. It was, however, soon found that an awful calamity had
occulted ; the bridge, sixty feet long, had, by the force of the flood
2rd the pressure of the crowd, given way, and a nuMber of persons,
vJriously estimated front seventy to a hundred perions,were plunged
into the duck, which was by this time 15 or 20 feet deep of water.
-Immediately British seamen, whose courage is only equalled by
their humanity, were seen leaping in to resell. the sufferers, notwith-
at the danger, owing to the flood driving all before it, and
dashing the wretched sufferers with great violence against the sides
of the doCk. A Lieutenant of the Royal Navy, another Gentle-
man, I believe an Officer, and two brave fellows, seamen, by their
courage were thus she means of rescuing from the •ery jaws of
death -seers persons, who, with the she of the mans recom-
mended by the Royal Humane Society, were recovered
r.d restored to their friends. Nor must I withhold the
nteed of praise from the Gentlemen of the Faculty, whose exertions
were indefatigable. But much as all these did to lessen the cala-
mity (and much indeed they did) the loss of life has been dreadful
Twenty.five bodies have been taken from the water, in eighteen
of whom, all attempts at resuscitation were fruitless; and eke nu-
memos applications at the Dockyard, shelw that this is not the ex-
tent of the calamity. Husbands calling out for their wives, and
wives, in the agony of grief, demanding their lost husbands ; parents
weeping for their children, " because they are not," and children,
with streaming eyes and bursting hearts, inquiring for a father or a
mother. Such are the scenes which now afffiet the lately cheerful
town of Portsmouth; and every hour adds the name of some new
buff, rem to this dreadful catastrophe.
Alt that could be done by the Authorities here, and by our visi-,
ruts; has been done ; and the worthy Baronet, Sir GodfreyfWebster,
le as particularly distinguished himself by his active humanity on
this J;.casluva the boats of his yacht alfordios great assistance. A

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subscription is about to be commenced for the widows and orphans
•f the sufferers, and I trust it w il.be Such as to sustain the character
of this country for humanity and benevolence.
Ay' Neither of our Correspondents give any list or the sufferers,
nor can it be male out correctly, but the following bodies have
been taken out and identified :
Mr. Hirt, the Jew, his daughter and nephew ; Miss Froggett,
aged'2o ; Miis Knight, aged 18 ; Miss Knight, aged 14 ; Stanfield,
a man belonging to the Customs; Nineham. a boy, aged 14 ; Mr.
Hawse, aged IR ; a son of Mr. Taylor, the painter, aged 15 ; a
child, named Bull, aged 2 ; a boy, aged 12; a stry int in livery,
belonging to Mrs. Osburn, of Bloomfield ; a man of the name of
Showers ; and a boy about 14, whose name is unknown. AU
these perished.
Of the perscnis who recovered, were Mrs. Mitchell and her
daughter; Mr. Sabine, of Portsea ; and a soldier's wife, sister, and
child.