Star.
London, England, 1825-08-29 00:00:00

MELAACHOLY SHIPIViIECK.

Foundered in the tremendous gale on Saturday,
the 13th instant, the schoooer Gipsey, of Newry,
John Christian, master. The above vessel sailed
from Warrenpoint on the 12th, fur Chester, with a
cargo of cattle. During the gale on Friday night her
sails were split, when she, of course. was left to be but.-
fetted by the hand of that dreadful storm, and on Sa-
turday night, with its force, driven on the West Hoyle
Bank, neat Liverpool. While the vessel was dashing
to pieces at this awful gate of death, the crew, three in
number, launched out the boat, which was immediately
taken possession of by the passengers, seven in
number, when she upset and engulfed the whole
(many of whom, we believe, have left families to
lament their untimely fate) in the fathomless deep,
where the tide, we are told, runs at the rate of ten knots
an hour. At this perilous moment, when the vessel
was separating with every coming wave, the crew, with
great exertions, regained their boat, and in it were
tossed to and fro over the waves for seven hours. The
reader may fancy what must be the feelings of those
men, when every coming tearing wave seemed to be
the awful messenger to demand their presence at the
bar of God. However, -their sand of life had longer
time to run ; and after encountering all the perils of a
dark and stormy night, on a very dangerous sea, they
gained the coast of Wales, where a Clergyman of the
Established Church, with the kind spirit of his GREAT
MAsTut, reached out the hand of charity and bens au.
lence to the exhausted mariners.—Newry Telegraph.

FORGED PASSES.

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Saturday week were committed (by JOHN Knits,
and JAMES LEr., Esqrs. two Justices of the Peace for
the hundred of Bassetlaw), to the House of Correc-
tion at Soethwell, for one month's hard labour each,
charged with being idle and disorderly persons, Mary
Ennessey, Mary Purcell, Mary Miller, alias Jane
Hooper, and Jane jbnes, alias Ann Davis. The me-
thod they made use of for obtaining money, was by
chewing false passes, dated Bombay, the 2d of Feb.
1625, and signed, J. DOLBY, Commanding Officer of
the 4th, or Queen's Own ; whereas to have been correct,
it ought to have been J. C. DALSIAC, who is Ist Lieut.-
Colonel of the 4th Light Dragoons; to which was also
affixed the name of J. P. HINSON, as Magistrate. They
were apprehended :at Dunham, having obtained 15s.
from the Overseer of Ragnall, near East Retford ; and
the tale then made nse of was, that they had two and
twenty children, two of which only made their appear.
ance, the others they had left on the road ; and in
order to carry their nefarious practices better into effect,
they had with them printed script receipts to give to
each Overseer who granted them relief; and as there
are several others of the same denomination travelling
in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, we subjoin a
copy of the receipts, which they stated were given to
them by a woman who had gone forward to Lincoln,
which we hope will in some measure have ;he effect
of checking an evil which in the present day has be-
come greatly, too prevalent :
Copy.—Paid from to Miles, her usual allowance for her-
self and children, lied. per woman, and Id. for each child per
mile, according to Act of Parliament passed 58th George 111.
belonging to his Majesty's Regiment of serving at —. Total
sum received 1281.-11er Mark.—Dwicager Gazeue.

Saturday last, an Inquest was held at St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, on the body of John Turner, who was
run over in Surrey-street by a waggon, and the Jury
returned a verdict of Accidental Death ; at the close of
which, several of the Jury from St. Bride's parish again
requested the Coroner would summon a Jury from St.
Andrew's, stating, that they were put to extreme in-,
convenience by being compelled to serve on Juries out
of turn, and hoped St. Andrew's parish would be com-
pelled to share a part of the burden. A Gentleman
present said, that in consequence of the threat held out
by the Coroner, the Beadle of St. Andrew's had taken
legal advice upon the subject, and would in future
attend to the Coroner's warrant. Mr. SHILTONs upon
this understanding, said, the next warrant should be
directed w him.
At the Great Sessions, Carnarvonshire, Robert Ro-
berts, a labourer, was indicted for the murder of Ca-
therine Roberts, a respectable farmer's wife, with whom
he had formerly lived as servant. A female servant of
the deceased proved, that on the morning of the 27th of
May, the prisoner came into her master's house—her
mistress and three maid-servants were present. The
prisoner had a bill-hook in his hand, with wilizh he
struck witness a blow on the head, and afterwards,
struck her mistress several blows on the head ard arms.
He appeared as if deranged• at the time. He had never
quarrelled with the deceased. Two surgeons proved
that the wounds inflicted on the deceased were the
cause of her death. Three witnesses proved the pri-
soner was insane at the time. Verdict—Not Guilty, oh
the ground of insanity.
JantestDison, who was found guilty, and had sen
tence of death passed upon him at the' last Northamp-
ton Assizes, for a forgery on the banking firm et
Messrs. Smith and Co. Northarntiton, and Wlld was
respited during his Majesty's pleasure, has had his sen-
,rence commuted to transportation for life.