Star.
London, England, 1815-01-05 00:00:00

ABERDEEN, DECEMBER 31.

The brig Malta, Jaare. SvrixsoN, of and for tit;s
place, has not been heard bf since sailing from Sun-
derland, coal Ine.ded. on the 13th instant, and is sup-
posed to have foundered with all on board, in a hard
gale next day.

FALMOUTH, JANUARY gi.
Put back the brig Palafox.—One of the that,:nrit's
convoy, on the 28th ultimo, was struck with a heavy
sea, and received so much damage that part or the
whole of her cargo must be discharged. On the 30th
ultimo, at 5 ft. m. in lat. 47. 40. N. long. 6. 24. W.
passed the West-India convoy steering to the South-
ward, apparently in good order.—Sailed his. Majesty's
ship ANDROMEDA on a cruize.—The Grace packet,
last from St. Thomas's, is now (7 /. m.) in the Bay,
but will not-be in until late, being under jury masts.
having lost her mast and bowsprit in a gale, twrlve
days ago. Her mail has been landed, and will pro-
ceed immediately for London.—Wind North, fine
weather.

PLYMOUTH, JANUARY s.
Arrived the Malta, War, from Malta; parted
from the fleet, under convoy of his Majesty's ship
ETHALION, in a gale.—The NIGER frigate, with the
outward-bound East.lndia fleet from Portsmouth,
passed down Channel this afternoon with a fine
breeze at N.E.—The CHESAPEAKE frigate, Captain
NEWCOMBE, from the Saumarez East Indiaman, sailed
to join the Mom. Also sailed his Majesty's ship
Inman, with the Lady Barrington, to join the fleet
for the West Indies at Cork.-13ailed his Majesty's
ships Banns and ROYALIST to the Westward; anal
the Favouarrs sloop of war for America, with dis-
patches.
PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 4.
Arrived the Kate, CLARK. from Cadiz in 17 days;
sailed under convoy of the CURACOA from Gibraltar;
the fleet consisted of about 50 sail of transports and
merchantmen, some of which are arrived, and at the
Motherbank under quarantine. Also arrived the
Doore and Hoffnugh from the Baltic, and Hibernia
from Exeter. Sailed the HAVOC and Wam.oLes
with several ships bound to Bermuda and the Ba-
hama Islands, to join the fleet at Cork under convoy
of the LEONIDAS. The Connwaws gives instructions
to the ships bound to the Cape and East Indies.

DEAL, JANVARY 4.
Arrived the NAUTILUS sloop of war from Holland,
Dolphin store ship from Bermuda, and remain in the
Downs with the BOMBAY, Mancuatus, and the SWAN
cutter.—Wind N.W.
GRAVESEND, JANUARY 4.
Arrived the Midas, Dorgan ; Two Brothers, Dawson ;Prince
Frederick, Bank, and Emanuel, Boldron, from Norway;
Urine, Vaudt: fleck, from Stettin ;Aurora, Hill, from Hamburgh ;
Ruby, Peterson, from Norway; Royal George, Closscn. from
Konigsberg; Elizabeth, Coleman, Iran Riga; and Margaret,
Honor, from Jamaica.
Sailed the Beim, Conyers, for Trieste; Ajax Tour, for
Leghorn ; Louisa, Rumen, for Dieppe ; Johen;ta Catherine,
hitchtehon, for Antwerp; and Marquess Csothdan, Sampson,
for ladle.

Nothing dose in Consols--Onsium hi a Sower,
that is 44 fast asleep r all speculation at an end, but
the Lottery, which begins the 18th of this month,
and the Schema will spew what it Mine of Wealth
it contains.

LINES BY A CLERGYMAN,
ON THE DEATH OF A SON PREMATURELY

SNATCH ED AWAY.

As the sweet flow'r which scents tke morn,
But withers in the rising day ;
Thfls lovely was my Henty's dawn,
Thus swiftly fit d his 1 le away.

And as the Bowe: that early dies,
Escapes from many a coming Woe,
No lustre lees to guilty eyes,
Nor blushes on a guilty brow.
Se the sad hour that rook my Boy,
Perhaps has spar 'd some heavier doom;'
Snatch'd him from scenes of guilty joy,'
Or from the pangs of ill to come.
He died before his infant soul
Had ever hurnr with wrong desires:
Had ever spurted at Heaven's controul,
Or ever quencled its sacred fires.
He died to ain, he died to care,
But for a moment felt the rod ;
Then springing on the viewless air,
Spread his light wings, and soul to Con I.
This--the blest theme that cheers my voice,
The grave is not my darling's pilings;
The' stone' that cover'd half my joys
Is • roled away' and • he is risen !'

Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Aucrosra,
ELIZADETH, and MARY have been graciously pleased
to appoint' Mr. HENRY ALEXANDER, Surgeon, of
Cork-street (the Partner and Successor of Mr. WA.
THEN PHIPPS), to be their Oculist in Ordinary.
FATAL ACCIDENTS —A few days since, as six boys
were playing on the ice, on the mill-pool, at Ashton,
tear Wigan, it unfortunately broke, and, melancholy
to relate, the whole were drowned.
Thursday a Coroner's Inquest sat on the body of
Henry Clarke, of Martha% Cheshire, farmer, when
it appeared that he got intoxicated at a public house,
whore he had been paying his tithe, on Monday. and
set out late in the night to go home ; he had not
proceeded more than two hundred yards on the turn-
pike road, when he lost his way, and fell down the
bank into a marl-pit, through the ice ; he, however,
succeeded -in getting •on the ice ; and walked over
the pit about fifteen or sixteen yards, when the its
again giving way, he fell into the water, and Willi I
drowned. Verdict— Drowned by Accident. He has
left a wife and seven small children to lament his un-
tmely end.
Monday an Inquest was held at the St. Andrew's
Head, in Upper East Smithfield, before Mr. Uxwtat,
Coroner, on the bedy of a man that was discovered in
Downs's Wharf, mangled and.tied up in a hamper,
which was to be sent to Scotland.—After a view of
the body, the Jury returned to the St. Andrew's Head.
—Mr S. Foss, clerk in the wharf, deposed, that early
on last Tuesday se'nnight, two despisable looking
men came with a horse and cart, before the wharf was
opened, and insa..ired if the Leith smack sailed from
there ? On being told i did, they said they had *home
• per.to send to Edinburgh ; and they went into a pubs
lic house and had some gin, while Mr.*Fess opened
the warehouse. it not being light, he asked the'direc
tion, which they told him, and said it was on the ham.
per, which be found was. 44 Mr. 'Waspy, Janitor Col.
le ;e, Edinburgh." After paying the bteiltintand
wharfage, he asked of them their names, which they,
said was Chapman, and deearted. The hamper laid
in the wareheuse until last Friday, when the vessti
was ready
.to sail (be Mary Ann of Leith) and then
was nut on board, when the crew thought some strange
and bad smell was issuing from it, and on turning it
ate ut two or thee times the bottom came off, and the
hand of a person presented itselt. On this it was re-
ported to the Beadle, to inform the proper officers, and
on opening the hamper the naked body of a man was
disc' Vered, with his head bent back. between his
shoulders, his tongue cut out, and his belly sown up
• a• ter it had been opened ; his feet were cut off A little
reio.ve the uncles, and the other part of the legs and
t ighs were bent up to the belly, to put the whole body
into a small compass, which appeared in a putrid
state; the feet and tongue were missing.—The
Beadle, who was next examined, having seen the
hamper opened, cerroborated the above evidence as
far as related to the state the body wis foUtld, "and
on being asked by one of the Jurymen whether he
thought the body was taken by any resurrection men
for the purpose of dissection ? he replied, the body, to
his opinion, was never buried. After a short consul-
tation, the Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder
against some person or persons unknown.
Muenea.--*'ridgy last 4* aged thirty-11111r, Mr.
George Hudson, bricklayer, of Swaffham,. in conse-
quence of a dreadful fracture in the skull, given with
a large kitchen poker by one English, a dragoon, at
the Red Lions a few days Ware. The Coroner's
Inquest sat on the body on Saturday, and after along
and minute e;:ainitiation of several witnesses, before
the Coroner and Magistrates, the Jury brought in their
verdict of— Wilful Murder against the soldier, and
narr,ints are issued for his apprehension.
Nava'. As ecoores- -The late Sir CHARLES HARDY,
who was an Admiral of the Old School, was ex-
tremely fond of wearing a fine scarlet velvet waist-
teat, trimmed with gold. This dashing part of his
dress frequently attracted net only the eye but the
envy of the jolly veteran his master, who, the first
thing he did, atur the ship was paid off, was to pro-
cure one exactly of the same materials. Meeting
the Admiral-soon after he had launched it, at Ports.
outh Point, Sir CHARLES, remarking his finery,
said—" So, my old friend, I see you display my flag."
4, e 4 ma!" replied the tar, 44 I scorn to fight under
faire colors; your Honour's back is canvas—mine is
all the safte lore and aft," turning back his jacket,
to shew that his new waistcoat was entirely made of
velvet.
Lord Howe, whiht Admiral of the Channel Fleet,
was at one time so unpopular in the Navy, from his
tinPposed 'hypo', that the Officers of his own ship
declined to drink his health at theft mess. This was
a ,sotarce ef mortification 1.0 the Chaplain, a petegi
of fes Lordship's, who took the ingenious mode of
doing it in the toltoviing way :....When celled upon
• for a mist, he said—" If you please, Gentlemen,
give ye:u the two jest word; of the tided Psalm," which
was immediately drank. On referring. to the Book, it
we:discovered that ;he words Were a .Lohn I How."
Afterthe'ghtriotii first of ;UM, the above was . the
favourite toad. thrViaghotit the Navy.

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