Star.
London, England, 1823-09-11 00:00:00

PRINCE HOHENLOHE'S MIRACLES.

A greit many of those Miracles which were
hatched for the first instant have not yet come to

light, and many more failed, notwithstanding the
most careful preparation. Of five thousand persons,
afflicted with all sorts of frig, inful diseases, who had
passsed through the ordeal of nine days praying
and fasting, only three miraculous cases have been
brought forward. Miss Dowell, who threw dust in
the eyes of the Surgeon-General, was the first; the
Cobbler, on the Coal Quay, was the second—of this
pious man we know something; but, the greatest of
all the wonders was wrought upon a poor soldier,
who lost his right leg at Waterloo. The veteran ap-
peared at Harold's-Cross Convent by times in the
morning, with his wooden supporter of good ash,
the natural one having been lopped off at the knee—
and towards the close of Mass what did he feel?
Why, he felt a glow of genial warmth oyes, his whole
frame, then a thrilling sensation, then the throbbing
of his heart became quicker and quicker—he was
breathless; but at last, a flash of light darted across
his eyes: inspired with confidence he now ventured
to place his band on his thigh, which he gradually
and cautiously moved downwards—it reached the
knee—here he paused for a moment, afraid, as it
were, to proieed further—his faith had almost for-
saken him, but the fastenings of the wooden mem-
ber were gone ;- his confidence now returned, his
digits descended, he found a fine calf, the shin, the
ancle—all real flesh, blood, and bone; he now turned
his uplifted eyeballs downwards, and lo l to his in-
expressible joy, he beheld a real foot, with a good
new shoe upon it, and secured by a handsome square
brass buckle, quite similar to that of the left foot.—
DuMin Journal.

A humbug miracle was in train to be played off
in the town of Galway—as well calculated a scene
for such a performance as any iu Ireland. A Mrs.
Joyce, an ailing Lady, had latterly retired to a
Convent, of recent establishment—for 'Monastic and
Jesuitical Institutions are very rapidly increasing in
Ireland. It struck the Mother Abbess, that if
Prince Hohenlohe were to give the sisterhood a
44 touch of his quality," it might swell the fame of
the Convent. Mrs. Joyce was accordingly chosen
for Prince Hohenlohe to wor k upon. All the ma,
chinery was nearly got up—the parts, no doubt, were
well studied,--" time, place, and circumstance"
combining—and the pious Papists of Galway, our
old friend Priest Daly and all, were on the point
of receiving the electric wild-fire of superstition, when
a most respectable and enlightened Roman Catholic
Gentleman of the town got wind of the farce that was
in rehearsal. His good sense, as well as truly Chris-
tian feeling, was so revolted by the abominable
trickery, that he waited on the Mother Abbess, and
remonstrated with her so strongly, and so effectually,
that she relinquished her purpose, and the character
and interests of religion were spared, in this instance,
the scandal and injury which such impious assump-
tions are calculated to produce. The conduct of the
worthy Gentleman, who thus interfered, is beyond our
praise, and such as should be emulated by every en-
lightened Roman. Catholic in Ireland.—The Warder.

THE DUKE OreCAMBRIDGE AND Ins ROYAL
TEES.—FRA N KFORT, AUGUST 31.—Her Majesty the
Queen Dowager of Wurtemburg, will arrive here to-
day, part of her luggage is already here, and apart-
ments are prepared for her reception in the English
Hotel. Iler Majesty will here meet her sisters, the
Princess Elizabeth of Hesse Homburg and the Prin-
cess Aug usta,and Or brother the Duke of Cambridge,
who is at present at Rimpleheim, a country seat be-
longing to his father-in-law, Landgrave Frederick of
Hesse (uncle of the Elector), situated between
Frankfort and Hanau.
.
In the late fire at Constantinople, the magaidelit'
near the arsenal were destroyed, and many Tiris
perished in them. The number of houses burnt, is
stated to amount to 3,000: constant apprehensions
were entertained of fresh excesses of the fanatical
Mussulmans.

The Gazette of Tuesday night announces an inten-
tion of applying to Parliament in the ensuing Session,
for leave to bring in a Bill to permit the constructing
of a subterranean double archway er tunnel, in and
through the parish of St. Mary, Rotherhithe, and to
be continued under the bed of the rim Thames, into
and through St. John, Wapping. It is. intended for
the use of .carriages and foot passengers, so that it
this design be realised, a carriage may travel, or a
man walk immediately under the Thamei•


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