Star.
London, England, 1822-01-24 00:00:00

LOSS OF TILE SHIP LADY LUSHINOTON.

CALGUTTA, AUGUST 27, 1821.—The following account of this
calamity is from one of the surviving sufferers, and we insert it
nearly in his own language :—" We sailed front Madras on the
sth, and having four passengers to land at Coringa, saw the light-
house at midnight on the 7th ; tacked about, in hopes of being
able to land the four passengers abovementioned in the morning,
but owing to the strong currents, we were considerably to lee-
ward of the port by daylight ; we endeavoured two days and a
night to regain the windward, but finding we only lost ground,
cast anchor on the northward of Coringa. The surf ran very
high for two days, so we could have uo communication with the
shore ; we tried to weigh anchor, and drop down to Penticollah,
but all endeavours were ineffectual, when the cable parted and
night had come on. The Captain gave orders to stand out to
sea until twelve o'clock at night, and then tack in to the land;
the Chief Mate took the command of the deck at midnight,
and thinking we had sailed so far from the land that we could
not possibly reach it before day-break, the ship tacked—a breeze
having sprung up we were alarmed by the ship striking slightly
on the sand about four o'clock in the morning. Nothing can
paint the distressing scene; the high land was just perceptible,
and every wave driving over the ship added to our horrible si-
tuation. In half an hour every mast was over the ship's side
(to leeward); the ship had drifted into a tremendous surf, every
boat was staved in the attempt to lower them, and the land half
a mile on our lee : we had nothing to trust to but the waves,
and to place our confidence in the ALMIGHTY. The scene of hot-
ror and distress then became indescribable. The cries of the fe-
males and children were heart-rending. It was said that the
bottom had parted from the upper works. Every person was
naked, and up to the middle in water, and the distress was in-
creasing every moment. Three spars of wood were got over
the side, on which six persons, including myself, providentially
reached the shore; but we were so much exhausted, that had
not the natives come to our assistance, the return of the surf
would have carried us out again. We found on the shore a sailor
who had been washed overboard, to whom the safety of so many
lives is owing; he fortunately spoke the language, and succeeded
in getting four catamarans from the shore to the assistance of
the sufferers; a large boat was got off, bat could get no nearer
, than one hundred yards, and with difficulty was kept above
water. At eleven the ship parted across the centre, and all the
crew and passengers were obliged to get on the masts to have
the ship m a breakwater, from which many were washed away,
being so fatigued they could not hold on. The catamarans kept
at work till two o'clock, when the wind increased so that they
could not get near the wreck, and had afterwards to desist, find-
ing it impossible to be of further use. A Frenchman, his wife
and two daughters, with two of the crew, were seen on the
wreck; at four o'clock the stern parted, on which the French'
lady, with her eldest daughter, reached the shore ; the father,
with the other daughter, perished, as did the two sailors, one
of whom was seen at dusk clinging to the remains of the bows,
which was held by the anchors. The shore, for six miles, was
strewed with the ship and cargo. The number lost was 22,
among whom were Captain HAstrzon, 7th Madras Native In-
fantry, Ensign WHICH; Mr. WILSON, formerly Purser in the
country service, Mr. llosseAu and his daughter, and Mr. Lys-
Tea. second officer of the Lushington. The ship parted its two
at eleven, A. M. and before evening scarce a vestige of her was
visible. Mrs. Rossmu, who was saved, was on the stern, and
her unfortunate husband was on the stem, when she parted.—
Major WxAsisamst.l, and his Lady are safe, and Mr. Calms-
sus, only son of Colonel Caarvizsa. The situation of the sur-
vivors was truly deplorable; all were nearly without clothes.—
The Commander must be acquitted of all blame."

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when Captain T. F. BALDaRSTON
was sworn into the command of the ship Asia, con-
signed to Madras and Bengal. Capt. W. timnsina,
Commander of the ship Thames, took leave of the
Court, previous to departing for lieucoolen and Chita.

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Manssoirßoess.-.-Testeeday scene Members et the Own and
Coal Committee, and two of the coal4neten of the
City, attended, for the impuse of a charge against
W. Walker a labouring coat-meter. Mr. A one of the
principal coal-meters, stated that, on the 21st of December, the
defendant delivered twenty-six sacks of cods, which, upon being
re-nseasured4 were found to be deficient thirteen bushels which
could not have taken place had the defendant poison:led his
duty. Walker said, that he was sick on the morning the coals
were measured, and had not attended until the coals had left
the yard, which teak place before six o'clock in the morning..
He accounted for the deaCknel by stating that the waggons
were detained in the street nearly three boars, and probably
were pilfered during that period. Mr. Perkins, who had pur-
chased the coals, said, the sacks which were deficient had no
marks whatever of having been pilfered ; and the deficiency, no
dotffit, arose from' the understanding that too frequently took
!dace between the sellers of coals and the labouring coal-meters.
the Loan MATO& took the opportunity to state, that there
were many persons in the habit of advertising " Cheap coals,"
but who were cheating the Public both in quality and quantity.
They could not pursue such a system without the assistance of
the labouring coal-meters, who had It in their power to put a
complete check to the practice. It was necessary that such con-
duct, on the part of those wbo had such power, should be
visited with punishment, and as this was not the first complaint
that had been made against the defendant, he must cot,sider
himself as no longer one of the body.
Gon.oletu..—Yesterday, Robert Grout was charged with
being concerned in the robbery, to the extent of between £.lOO
and £6OO, at a hosiery warehouse in Castle-court, Milk-street,
and for which a young man underwent examination a short time
since. It was effected on a Sunday evening, in the absence of
the servant, who, on her return about eight o'clock, stumbled
over a bag of stockings in the passage. The officers discovered
that the prisoner had induced one Bradfield to offer a pair of
gloves for sale at a wine-vaults in Bishopsgate-street, and they
gat him out under pretence that a Gentleman wanted him by
Bishopsgate Church. When there, be was asked where he got
the gloves? and he replied, that he picked them up, and appeared
greatly alarmed. He was taken to the Compter, while the rest
of the party searched his lodgings, and found a quantity of silk
stockings, part of the stolen property, and three hags, corre--
spouting exactly in size and appearance:with the one left behind
by the robbers. Four pair of gloves were also found on his per-
son. The prisoner, who is very lame, denied all knowledge of
the robbery, or that he had introduced the property found at
his lodging in Still-alley. He was fully committed.
Bow-ersaire—Yesterday E. Bell underwent a third exami-
nation, charged with the crime of polygamy, he having married
three females, neither of whom appeared. The Clerks belong-
ing to the parishes where the marriages took place attended
with the registers; and J. Bacon, porter to the Duke of Buck-
ingham, knew the prisoner when steward to the Duke, but he
could not speak with certainty as to his hand-writing.—Mr.
ALLEY attended for theprisoner, and he was remanded.
T. Shoots was charged on suspicion of stealing a mare.—T.
Baker, a patrol, stated, that on Tuesday, betwce.s five and six
o'clock, he was on duty in the F.dgeware-road, when he saw the
prisoner riding a grey mare, which he offered for sale to- Mr.
Barker for £5 ; and on. Mr. Barker refusing, the prisoner rode
the mare to a livery-stable near the spot, where he else offered
it for sale for £5. Baker asked the prisoner where he gut the
mare ? he replied, he had bought it in the morning of that day
of a man in Westminster, whose name he did not know, for 30s.
This not being deemed satisfactory, he was remanded.
QUEEN-SQUAlM—Yesterday Henry Thatcher and 11'd fans Brit-
ton, charged with robbing the printing-office of Mr. Nichols, in
Parliament-street, of books and paper to a considerable amount,
were finally examined before Elm: an Mae AAAAA and Anent-
BALD WHITE, ESCIM—Mr. Eaton, the cheesemonger, to whom
they sold the books for waste paper, attended. Mr. Eaton de-
tailed, as on the former examination, his being at first applied to
by Thatcher, who said his master lived in Fleet-street, and had
large quantities of paper to dispose of : produced a written
paper, purporting to have been brought to his house, as if from
Mr. Nichols, by one of the boys who sold the paper. He told
this boy he would see his master, and pay him next morning ;
but before he was up, Thatcher came, and conceiving all was
right, he paid the sum then due to elm. When Thatcher brought
paper, it was always in the middle of the day; he frequently
watched to see which way he went home, and he always ob-
served he went towards where he said his master lived.—The
Magistrate said he must, at all events, order him to find bail,
and Thatcher and Britton must be committed. Mr. Eaton en-
quired what amount of bail? and he was answered, himself in
£lOO and two sureties in £so.—Thatcher said Britton was in-
nocent; he only received les. part of some money got for waste
paper, but not for any of the books.—The 'Magistrate observed,
that itself rendered him culpable.—Alr. Nichols said, although be
believed the robbery could not have been carried on to such an
extent without Britton's knowledge, yet he fit disposed not to
prosecute him. After a short consultation between the Magis-
trates, Britton was discharged with a suitable admonition, and
Thatcher was fully committed.
LAIIIIIMI-STREET.—Yesterday, John Woodfly, drayman to Mr.
Stevens, brewer, in the Commercial-toad, was re-examined, and
fully committed, charged with embezzling various sums he had
received in trust for that Gentleman.

Sophia Berry and Wllliant Racket were remanded, charged
with sterling a bundle of apparel, the property of Mrs. Coleman,
a dealer in old cldthes, in Cornwall street, St. George's in the
East.—Seven shopkeepers were lined ss. and ss. costs, each, for
serving on the preceding Sunday.

DODSLEY'S ANNUAL REGISTER.—The Proprietors
of this Work have the satisfaction to announce, that the printing
of the Volume for 1820 will be completed in a very few weeks.
The unusual delay which has occurred in the publication is at-
tributable to a change in the conduct of the Work, tba illness of
its Conductor, and the unparalleled quantity of events, foreign
and domestic, which required to be compressed within moderate,
though not the usual limits. The commencement of anew Reign
sugg.ated the propriety of introducing, for the first time, a va-
riety of useful Lists and Documents, to exhibit to future ages
the present political state of the Empire. Three Revolutions
abroad, and an extraordinary number of State Trials, all of which
are given, and without which an Annual Register would be in-
complete, sufficiently account for at least a part of the delay.
But a similar delay need not again be apprehended, as the Vo-
lume for 1821 will be published at the usual time. The Editor's
object has been to omit nothing which it may hereafter be de-
sirable to know, and to leave nothing incomplete; and the Pub-
lishers are quite ready to rest their claims to the high public pa-
tronage which the Work has ever possessed, on the character of
the forthcoming Volume.
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QUALIFICATIONS OF A STEWARD.—A Drogheda
Paper has an advertisement for a land steward wanted,
who is only half as much afraid to be honest, as he
is to be a rogue !"
A duel took place, on the 12th instant, in the Bois
de Boulogne, near Paris, between Lieutenant C—k,
of the British Navy, and a young French Officer.—
The quarrel originated about a fair damsel, who was
for some time theille entretienne of a leading Mem-
ber of the Chamber of Deputies. About two years
ago the wife of the Deputy, hearing uf the connection,
dispatched her son to Brussels, which her husband
was leaving to attend the Session at Paris, for the
purpose of preventing the Lady's following him to the
capital. The young mats arrived too late to do any
good ; the father was gone, and the Lady a stage on
her journey. The son rode post after the diligence,
and overtook it. His fist business was to abuse the
Lady most soundly ; but, such is human nature, they
had scarcely travelled twenty miles before the frail
one had entrapped the son, as well as the father, and
she entered Paris as his there arnie. It seems that
Lieutenant C—k, who was a passenger in the coach
at the time, lately saw the Lady in the gardens of
the Thuillei ies, with a French Gentleman, who proves
to be an Officer. The Lieutenant, taken by snrprize,
uttered an exclamation, not very creditable to the
Lady, and the Officer instantly challenged him to
give satisfaction for having offended a Lady who was
under his protection. They met, and (what does not
always happen) they fought. The Fr.
ceived a shot in the right arm, and there
terminated.

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OLD CHRISTMAS TIMES at the TEMPLE•

We have not heart almost to touch upon the merry
days that have been kept in our halls. We address
not ourselves to the distant years when Knighthood
held gay and gallant reign within these borders, not
aught would we here fain know of those places, but as
" the bricky tomes,
The which on Thames' brode aged back do ride,
Where now the studious lawyers have their bowres.”
Bowers indeed! but now forsaken of the good spirit
that used to dwell therein. As to the old virtues of
hospitality, social kindness, good-fellowship—this
goodly pile of ours is but of yesterday ; our Benchers
(patriarchal title !) have not a touch of antiquity. The
fashion of their persons is contemporary with the no-
tions of the least amongst us. That they are of re-
cent date, you have a probate in whatsoever they say
—in whatsoever they do. Speak not to them of the
Christmas of ancient days—the epic times of the
Temple—the spring season for the affections of its
young followers. They will not hear you upon the
• glories of the banqueting hOur, nor in celebration of
the reign of the mighty Prince of the time, or the
ministry of Masters of Revels and Lords of Misrule ;
nor yet touching the history of the marvellous con-
version of Lawyers, Benchers, and 46 their mighty pa-
ramounts " (who may not be lightly spoken of) into
wilful abettors of the game of blindman s-buff, know-
ingly giving countenance, aid, and support to the
practices of minstrels, jesters, and. such like.* We
had a Parliament here in ancient times—a blessing
of a Legislature it was. The approach of Christmas
always brought a full attendance, for then bills were
brought in, papers laid on the tat le (and no doubt •
much oratory spilt upon the occasion) in order to the
due solemnization of the merry rites, time out of
mind celebrated by their good predecessors. They-
were in earnest about the matter. Commend us to a
Corporation for the ordering of a feast. Straight
w ere ministers appointed—straight were the hands of
government strengthened—and all their resources
produced, to meet the vast exigency of the tirne.t
But, by our Lady, it is the day, the long-expected
day of rejoicing, and the tables ale all set. Hark to
tLat courageous blast—it is the grand procession with
the first course. You see our great officers of state
at tile head. What a fantastic group would their
quaint costume make of them, but for the glare of
those torches borne in front! The Constable Mar-
shal, for a follower of Minerva, really spews bravely
in his mail of knighthood. But see, the tables have
received their destined burden—the awful courtesies
are ever, and the rites begun. Now mark that dish
of precedence, so reverently gazed upon by all—it
is smoking beneath the " eyes intent" of that worthy
" auncient" seated in the place of honour. That, Sir,
is the boar's head soused—it is a storied dish, and
there are secrets in its biography that may not be
lightly told. It was among the temporalities that
stock longest to the mitre.t The second and third
courses are served up with the same ceremony as the
first.§ The tables " avoided" after the ban-
quet, " in fair and decent manner," after a due inter-
val devoted " not to toys, but wine," the" auncientest"
Master of the Revels (always a fellow of infinite jest)
adventured, as by office bound, even upon a carol
suited to the occasion ; and having to the extent of
his good voice diligently performed tile same, had the
right, in virtue of the dangerous sea vice, to claim a
carol from one of the company, aho likewise nomi-
nated his successor. And thus the laughing hours
passed by, until the clamorous blast proclaimed that
the Master of the Revels began his reign. But of the
delights of those worm. ts, ere that blast was heard,
who shall speak ? The circle of elders that you see
grouped about that table—what a communion of high
spirits is there !—what intelligence—what a tone of
mind is expressed in that brilliant period !--vi hat a war
of wit is lighted up amongst them !—bow they smite
each other with their airy brands! But hear the wild
laugh from the young group. beneath them ; these are
the known patrons of every fie-A
—the open profes-
sors of mischief—the very chiidien bf Misrule in
conspiracy against the peace of every sober subject
of his Mightiness, the great paramount of the time.
But the Master of the Revels is on the floor with his
train-baud of jesters and mummers. will invoke
them even in the words of old Chaucer, as worthy a
member of our•lnn as has been seen since his day :•
" Doe come, my minstreles
And jesters, for to tell us tales,
Anon in my armyage,
Of romances yatto been royals,
Of Popes and Cardinals,
And the of love-lengynge."
A learned Gentleman of those days was no Sir
Oracle, that would a " wilful stillness" affect,
" And with his gown his gravity
The morality of the time was so ordered as that a man
might be thought good for something, although he
had his teeth; nor was it laid down that to be sound
of limb was good evidence of infirmity of mind.
And thus it was, that the Barrister of that golden
age was enabled to pass through the disastrous chances
and hair-breadth 'scapes of the Christmas festival
with applause; nor was it a punishable offence
" That he could play, and datinre, and vault, and spring,
And all that else pt•rtAin:i to revelling."
But these vii tuous days have passed away, and with
them the glory, and the pride, and the honour of the
Temple have fled—
" Oh! all is gone; and all that goodly glee
Which wont to be the glory of gay wits,
Is laid a-brd."
And the wisdom of modern days puts its ban upon
such unprofitable doings. A man must be of a seri
ous turn, according to law, now-a-days, or he may
• Dugdale, in his " Origincs Juridiriales," has extracted from
the Registers of the Temple an account of the manner of spend-
ing the Christmas there. But for a sprightly and picturesque
description of the same scenes, we refer to the " Accidence of
Armoury," by Gerard Leigh.
f The officers of all kinds were chosen in full Parliament, in
Trinity Term, every year; and the provisions which were con-
trived against crosses and contingencies, embody much rare
• practical wisdom.
The boar's head is, we believe, still served up on Christmas
Day at Queen's College, Oxford, with ancient pomp and cir-
cumstance.
The ceremonial after supper was, perhaps, the most inte-
resting of any. The tables were taken up, and the Prince took
his station ander the place of honour, where his achievement was
beautifully enabroidered, and advised well of sundry matters
with the ambassadors of foreign nations. There be was at-
tended in true Oriental style. liis Highness distributed !mous
by the hands of his great (Akers with regal liberality.

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expect the peace-officers after him. You talk of su
perstition, and point to the ritual of Popery. You,
would bate me of half my merriment out of spite to
the scarlet lady,"xays Selden, (and we cite the learned
authority with deep professional reverence). go There
never was a merry world since the fairies left dancing,
and the parson left conjuring." We go not the whole
extent of this opinion ; but we own we would consent
to undertake a reasonable penance at the discretion
of the minister—we would not grumble at a practi-
cable fair length of pilgrimage—nay, we would even
tender our respects to a fair wooden representative of
a grim Saint, if by such concessions we could bring
back the days and nights of Old Christmas-time at
the Temple. A FEW TEMPLARS.

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