Star.
London, England, 1809-10-17 00:00:00

TRURO, OCTOBER 13.

The storm-of wind at E. and S. E. which has now
continued for the week, has put an end to the pilchard
fishery for a time, if not altogether, on our southern
coast. A week or t.vo ago, no less than 1700 hogs-
heads of fish were taken out of one Sean, we are told,
in Gerrans-bay.
This week has exhibited all the prognostics of a
long and severe winter. The first flight of wood-
cocks, which usually visited us in November, are
already arrived. There have been several sold in
our market, and in the eastern parts of Cornwall, we
are infrrmed they have become plentiful. The east-
erly gale has already brought starlings, snipes; wild-
ducks, and widgeon : several flocks of the latter have
been observed on Falmouth and Truro rivers. Yet
the swallows have not entirely disappeared.
Wednesday, about midnight, a most tremendous
fire broke our in the oil and tallow warehouse he.
longing to Mr. An.irew Vivian, in Camborne. The
fire was first observed by a person who slept in an
adjoining house, who instantly gave the alarm. In
about half an hour after the first alarm, the assem-
blage of people amounted to near three hundred, who
exerted their utmost endeavours to stop the progress
of the conflagration, and save the property. Fortu-
nately, the thick walls by which it was surrounded,
kept the fire from spreading to the adjoining houses,
and by. the timely aid cf the engines, which were well
supplied with water, the fire, we are happy to say,
was entirely.r.onfined to the premises in which it first
began, and extinguished there. The cause of the
accident has dot yet been ascertained. The property
was insured.

The Perthshire Hunt met at Perth on Wednesday
se'nnight. It was attended by a very great assemblage
of the Nobility and Gentry of that and other counties ;
imong whom were the Duke and Duchess of Athole,
the Earl and Countess of Mansfield, Lord and Lady
Gray, Lord Ruthven, Sir Alexander and Lady
Mackenzie, of Delvin, the Misses Mackenzie, Sir G.
Clark, Sir G Abercromby, the Hon. I'. Drummond
Burrell, the Hon. A. Macdonald, the Hon. Mr. Dou,
glas, General Murray, Colonel Murray Stirling, etc.
The usual entertainments of public breakfasts, din-
ners, and assemblies took place. There was also some
racing on Thursday, which afforded little sport. But
on Friday, the race, by five gentlemen, riding their
own horses, for a purse of 50 guineas, gave consider-
able entertainment. It was won by Captain Boyd's
grey horse Dick. The hunt, according to their be-
nevolent custom, left a donation to the poor.

On Saturday night List, or early on Sunday morn-
ing, some villains broke open the stables of Mr-Clark,
situate in Him-lane, Great Windmill-street, and com-
pletely stripped the same of property (consisting of
harness, coats, chaise-whips, &c.) to the amount
of €3O.

Early on Saturday morning, the shop of Mr. P.►l-
mer, woollen-draper, in King-street, Covent-garden,
was broke open, anti robbed of a number of pieces
of woollen cloth. The robbers had contrived to break.
the forciiplit, and, it is supposed, by means of hooks,
had pullea the cloth out. There was a disturbanCe
and fight at the other end of the street, supposed to
• be at the time n[ the robbery, by the robbers' compa-
nions, for the purpose of stalling of the watchmen from
the spot.

A melancholy accident occurred on Monday se'n-
night; at Woodbridge, in Suffolk, in the family of
Capt. Marsh, of that place ; a child of Capt. Marsh's,
aboot two years old, being indisposed, a servant was
s.7nt to a neighbouring Apothecary's for a wine eme-
tic ; a quantity of oil of vitrol was sent by mistake,
and unfortunately administered to the infant ; as soon
as the mistake was discovered, Mrs. Marsh forced the
child to swallow a quantity of oil used to clean furni-
ture with ; this caused the child to emit plentifully
from the stomach, and hopes were entertained of its
surviving ; it lingered, however, till Wednesday,
when it expired in great agonies.
Tusday last Charles Stewart Mercer was executed
at Jedburgh, pursuant to his sentence at the late Cir-
cuit Court, for a rape. At half past two o'clock, at-
tended by two clergymen, he mounted the platform,
seemingly resigned to his fate, but at the same time
exhibiting those signs of contrition for his crime, which
became his unhappy situation. After some time spent
in prayer, he gave the fatal signal, and was launched
into eternity. There was an immense concourse of
spectators. Andrew Watherston, also condemned at
the Circuit, for stealing sheep, has been respited.
Thursday, as the maid-servant of Mr. Fearne, at
Flinton, near Holderriess, was milking a cow, another
leaped on the one she was engaged with, which, slip-
ping away, the fore-foot of the other came, with all
the weight of the animal upon the body of the young
woman, and was pressed into her bowels. Every
surgical assistance was afforded her, but she died the
next day.—Another young woman, near the same
spot, had been on the side of a corn stack, forking
sheaves, when her foot slipped, and she fell upon the
prongs of the fork, which entered her bowels arid she
was not expected, to survive.
An inquest was taken, on Friday, on view of thel
body of Swithin Walker, a pauper in Hull workhouse,.
who being much intoxicated with liquor which he got
nut of the house, and being in his lodging-room, he
fell against a bedstead, and wounded the back part
of his head, in consequence of which he lost a quan-
tity of blood, and died the -next morning,—Verdict,
Accidental Death.

iiioirtryc IfI►TELLIGANCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.
MONDAY, OCTODER 16, 1809.
Duke of Rotland's b. c. Volucris, Bst. 61b. beat Sir B. Graham's
Saragossa, Bst. 41b. Ab. M.lOOO. b. ft —7 to 4 againt Votucris.
Duke of Rutland's Salvator, beat Gen. Grosvenor's Trump,
41b. each. Ab. M. 200 gs. h. ft.-13 to Bon Salvator.
Sir C. Bunbury's lair Star, Bst. 21b. beat Ld Lowther's Tot,
9st. First half of Ab. M. 100 gs. b. ft.-3 to lon Fair Star.
Ld Grosvenor's Eaton, beat Mr. Shakespear's Zodiac, Est. 7111.
each. Two•yr old Course, 100gs.-9 to 1•n Eaton.
Ld Lowther's Yellow Hammer, beat Sir C. Turner's Middle..
thorpe, 71b. each. Ab. M. 200g5.-7 to 4 against Yellow
Hammer.

Ld Grosvenor's Plover, beat Mr. Shakespear's Sir David, Bst.
51b. each. Ab. M. 100gs.-2 to 1 against Plover.
One-Third of a Subscription of 25g.i. each, for 5-yr olds carrying
81b. 6-yr olds Sst, and aged 9st. Slb. B. C.
Ld Grosvenor's b. m, Metenra, aged - - 1
Mr. Lake's b. m. Nymphina, 5 yrs old - - 2
Mr, Kellermann's br. in. L'Huile de Venus (broke down)
5 yrs old - • - 3

D. of Grafton's br. c. Vandyke, aged, 4 yrs old -
Ld SackviUe's ch. b. Prospero, aged
Even beating.
D. of Grafton's b. c. Pope, by Waxy, rec. Wigs. from Mr.
Shakespear's b. c. Nu: cio, by Gohanna, out of a sister to Parisot,
Bst. 41b. each. D. I. 200 gs. h. ft.
Mr. Lake's b. c. by Gohanna, out of a sister to Chester, list.
51b. against Mr. Vansittart's br. f. by Whiskey, out of Regula•
tor's dam, Bst. 21b. Ab. M. 200 gs. h. ft. Off by consent.
Major Wilson's Juniper, Bst. rec. ft. front Mr. Windham's
Canopus, 3st. 61b. Ab. M. 100 gs. h. ft.
Mr. raven's Black Diamond, Bst. Ilb. rec. from Ld Foley's
Osprey, Bit. 51b. Across the Flat, ‘.:oCgs.
Col. Thornton's ch. g. Thortiville, rec. 100 gs. from Sir G.
Webster's ch. g. Zig Zag, lOst. ;14. each. D. I. 300 gs.
Major Wilson's Bevis, Bst. rec. ft. troin Mr. Ansley's Delville,
9st. 'D. I. 50gs. h. ft.

RICHMOND RACES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10.
X. 50 for 3 and 1-yr. olds. Two-mile beats.
Mr. Dunsley's ch. f. Diann, S yrs old, 7st. 51b. - 1 1
Mr. Fletcher's b. c. Minskin, 3 yrs old, 7st. 71b. - S 3.
Mr. Hutty's ch. f.by Expectatbn, 3 yrs old, 7st. 41b. 4 S
Mr. Leigh's b. f. Miss Hap, 3 yrs old, 7st. slb. - 6 4
Mr. Kay's b. c. by Cheshire Cheese, 3 yrs old, 7st. 41b. 2 dr.
Mr. licwit's br. f. Teazlt Ovna. 3 yrs old, Ist. Sib. - S dr.
Sweepstakes of 20:s. each, for 3-yr. old Fillies, est. Sib. Once
round the Course.—(Two Subscribers.) .
Mr. Peirse's gr. 1. Lisettei by Hambletonian
Mr. W. N. W. flewett'sbr. f. Teazle Ovua - - 2