Star.
London, England, 1822-05-30 00:00:00

MR. WALLACI.

" Mr. Wattrict, whose leg was broken by the oversetting of
the coach near New Brunswick last winter, and who was other-
wise dreadfully bruised, is announced for a Pdit Melange of Read-
ings, Recitation*, &c. at the New York Theatre. It is own-
cloned in The .Eyenkse lita, that it is not to be inferred that his
recovery is by any means complete. or that the audience may
expect • the same or nearly the same histrionic power be was
wont to exhibit.' Indeed so shocking a fracture as to shatter
the principal bone of a leg in two places, and to force it
through his boot, and the other terrible lacerations he under-
went, could hardly be expected to be perfectly, recovered from
as yet. As he is to return to his native land about the middle'
of this month, to aid lam in the undertaking he has been ad-
I vised to make this effort for the public entertainment, and we
have no question will be greeted with kindness and liberality by
an. audience with whom he has always been a favourite."—
New York Paper.—The Pailadelpitia Gazette says, " We have be-
fore us a letter from Mr. Wattacx, dated New York, in which
he mentions that he is to perform the character of Capt. Bertram
(a !ante 01Bcer) on Monday next. Anxious to see a Philadelphia
audience again, and to take a public farewell, it is his intention
to visit this City, and give a series of Readings and Recitations,
on Monday evening the 15th. He will sail for England on the
16th inst."

The nouse of kepresentatives in the United States
is said to consist of 97 lawyers, 69 farmers and
planters, IS merchants, 15 physicians, four manufac-
turers. and one clergyman.
A melancholy accident happened at a colliery near
Dalkeith on the evening of the 24th instant. The
miners having accidentally, in working. come upon
an old shaft, the water rushed suddenly in upon them,
by which means five men and two women, the whole
who were in the pit at the time, were drowned.
Yesterday a female, residing in Greenhill's-rents, Smithfield,
met with the following accident. As She was reaching out of
the two-pair window, she overbalanced herself, and warfprecl-
' pitated out. She alighted upon the roof of the kitchen of an
eating-house, which gave way, and let the greateit part of her
body through, but she suspended herself by her arms. The cook,
at that moment busily engaged in taking up the dinner, was not
a little alarmed at this unceremonious and singular intrusion.
Finding, however, that her aerial visitor remained stationary,
she called for assistance, and the good woman was soon extri-
cated from her very rawer/ situation.: What is remarkable, the
only injury she experienced was a slight contusion on the elbow ;
had she have fallen a few feet farther she must have been preci-
pitated through a sky-light hito a copper of boiling water.
Besmears-an or Horses.—Aa Inquest Was held yesterday at
the Turf Tap, Grosvenor-place, Knightsbridge, oe the body of
William Diggin, who was killed in Park-lane, by the following
accident :—The deceased was conveying a triunity of linen In
a cart to the house of Mrs. Fitaherbert, in 'I ilney-street, and as
he was driving up Park-lane, a break, that was driving down
the same street, by Mr. Swaine, Stable-keeper, came in
contact, with a violent concussion, against the cart, in which
were the deceased and a little boy, who were thrown out.
—The former was killed, and the boy greatly injured by the
cart being upset, and falling upon his legs. The break was
overturned, and the horses thrown down; Mr. Swaine was
pitched from :the box, and considerably hurt. It was stated
that no blame was attributable to Mr. Swaine, who did all in
his power to prevent the accident; but the horses were com-
pletely unmanageable. The Jury expressed their opinion that
breaks ought not to be allowed to drive along the public streets;
in fact, they thought there was an Act of Parliament spiv*
the practice. The CORONIUL said, that such an Act might be In
existence, and if there had been evidence to prove " a breaking is
of hones," or any improper conduct on the part of Mr. Swathe.
he should have advised that the Jury should shit him with a
heavy deodand; but as it was he recommended only a nominal
&cecina. Vardistr-.." Accidentally killed."—Deodand, Is.