Star.
London, England, 1824-07-01 00:00:00

THE RECORDER'S REPORT.

Yesterday the RECORDER made his Report to the KING
in Council, of the following prisoners under sentence of
Death, in the Jail of Nen-gate ; namely,
Joseph Johnson, aged 29 ; John Reading, 33 ; Rohr. Trebel', 17 ;
John Morrison, 18 ; James Thomas, 13 ; William Reynolds, 21 ;
and Mary Watson, 37, stealing in a dwelling-house to the amount
of forty shillings and upwards.
Richard Harr, 17 ; John %VlWarns, 19; Thomas Davis, 23 ; John
Thompson, 19; Johnson, 19; and John Bailey, alias Donald
3i' Craw, 20—BurgLxv.
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Richard Cordwell, 19; and Ann Gates, 22—Highway rubbery.
William Whalley, 31—Secretit.g a letter containing a rank-note,
hu being in the employment of the General Post•offce.
Thomas King, 59-11nrse-stealing.

John Colclough, 35, personating a soldier who was entitled to
prize.money, with intent to receive the same; and James Clark,
9'2, abetting Colelough in so doing.
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The foregoing were convicted in June Session, with the excep-
tion of John Bailey alias M'Craw, who was tried in April Session;
When John Williams, John Reading, and Thomas
Davis, were Ordered for execution on Monday next.
The others %vele all respited during his MAJESTY'S
pleasure.—The case of James Thos. Boyce, for cutting
and maiming, is deferred to the next Report.

Letters received yesterday from Malta to the 29th
ultimo mention, that accounts had reached there from
Alexandria of an insurrection having broken out in the
Upper Provinces of Egypt, in which it was at first feared
some English travellers had just their lives; but thi,
latter apprehension has fortunately proved unfounded.
The rebellion had been produced by the exertions of a
Sheik, who pretended to prophesy, and had gained many
followers. The Pacha had in consequence delayed his
departure for the Moi ea. By the latest accounti from
Cairo, it is stated that the plague was raging di eadfully,
and it was calculated that 350 persons died daily.

A singular circumstance happened in Passage-street,
Hull, on Thursday last. A poor little sweep had gone
up a chimney, when, this being his first adventure, be
stuck fast in a pot on the top. In his struggle for life
as well as liaerty, the pot came r,ff, and both fell toge-
ther on the roof of the house; the little fellow, emanci-
pated Borth his prison by its being smashed to pieces,
rolled off the roof, from a height of two stolies, into the
street. He was terribly bruised, but no bones were
broken, and he is fast recovering.
A man of the name of Charles Callaghan, residing
at Mountshannon, was returning from the fair of Tom-
greatly, on Saturday week; when passing through the
village of Scariff, county of Clare, a number of people
were assembled in the streets, and the man being some-
what inebriated, said that he was an Orangeman.. Im-
' mediately a ruffian from the crowd rushed forward,
rand struck him with a two-handed club twice over the
ear, which fractuted his skull, and the poor man in-
stantly expired. An Inquest was taken on the body by
Thomas Sampson, Esq. which was adjourned three
times, to produce et idence, and afford every facility to
the fullest investigation. After examining a number of
witnessess, the Jury agreed to the following vet dict
" That the deceased came by his death in consequence
of two blows of a two-handed club, which he received
on the head and broke his skull ; and that Jas. Morony,
of Clonesker, is the man suspected of the murder."
The Second Number of that new creation in Litera-
ture, the MONTHLY CRITICAL GAZ:77TE, was published to the Trade
last night, and to the Public Clia morning. The demand has been
131316NSII; UtIJ though the p. ice has unavoidably been raised to 2s.
and the jealous f&lings of sem:! rival Proprietors have crossed its
path, jut its general reception is more than problematical. This
Number coni.tins critical analyses of the eighty-eight English Pub-
lications which appeared in May, and of ten Foreign Walks ; and
every succeeding Number will combine similar novelty, •ariety,
and utility.

FEIIIALE FASHIONS FOR JULY.
Evornii CosTvtaa.,—Over a pink satin slip is worn a round dress:
of Kensington lace,
,beautifully sprigged.• The border, whiCh ex-
tends almost half way up the skirt, is wrought in the mast rich and
beautiful p;ttern of branches, with flowers; this border Ps sur-
mounted by a broad flounce, so that the flounce, instead of being
near the edge, appears in the middle of the skirt. 'rhe corsage is
of pink satin, finished with lace ornaments in a chaste and novel
style, and the sleeves are trimmed in a correspondent manner. 'The
head-dress consists of a Russian toque of pink satin, surmounted by
white feathers, playing in various directions. From La Belk
Assenibi&
PROMENATM DRass.—Pelisse of lavender-colour Bros de Naples:
the (visage made plain and close, displaying the beauty of the form ;
broad hand of the same, edged with a double cording of satin,
round the waist, which is rather long : the sleeves fuller than have
been lately worn, and from the wrist nearly to the elbow, are three
full puffins, confined with bands, and fastened by circular silk
buttons; the epaulette is plain, being merely divided op the centte.
and edged with a double cording of satin, which surrounds the
whole of the pelisse and the trimmings: the bottom of the skit has
two broad roulcaus beneath a row of deep points, each finished
with a silk button at top; the front ornanimted to correspond ;1
the trimming being placed longitudinally, and the points united by
the buttons, as usual: the trimming is very broad at the bottom.,
lessens as it approaches the waist, and widens as it extends to tit?'
shoulders. llannet, manufactured from British grass, being a close
imitation of the finest Leghorn ; the brim broad. and standing nut,
except in the front, where it bends downwards: the crown is rat
low, and has two large bows of lavender-colour gauze tibbon and
two of yellow in front, with an intermixture of flowers. Cottage
cap of net, with very full single border of Ihickinghamshire lace,
and a bunch of roses on the sigh: side. The hair slightly psited
on the forehead, anti disposed in light curls. Gold chain and eye-
glass. Primrose-colour gloves and shoes.-4e.kei monies Repwitory„kc.

BALLOON AT EDINBURGH.

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

MOMIAY EPENIX.I2, SSVES P.
SIR-If the news of this letter can be of any service
to yoa, I shall be vet y glad.
As balloons ate not so rare with you Londoners,
perhaits you may not thank me for the account of an
ascent which took place here this day. us, how-
ever, such things ate very rare. Lunardi, a :.sreat many
years ago, ascended here, and after him Mr.'' Sadler—
the ascension of the latter was in 1815,1 think ; arid it
was attended with circumstances which cet tainly would
go to prevent either him or any other aeronaut trying an
ascension in this city again. At that time, the wind
proving unfavourable, he was likely to be carried directly
out to sea, and he consequently descended at Portobello, '
about three miles from town. This exasperated the
mob—at best a very unruly community—so much, that
they followed him, and before he could get his balloon
secured, it was torn from him, and divided into many '
thousand pieces, while he,, poor man, with difficulty
escaped with his life. Mr. W. Sadler, who is repre- ,
sented to us as the son or nephew of that otherwise
fortunate aeronaut, and who k also represented as the '
Manager of either the Gas-works of Liverpool or those •
of Manchester, being encouraged by some people here,
has run the ri,k of experiencing bad treatment from the
mob of this city, and advertised to ascend this day at
two o'clock, from the Green in front of Heriot's Hos-
pital. If the day was favourable a certain signal was
to be made at 8 A.M. When I ro=e at eight, I was much
afraid, from the appearance of the sky, excessively heavy
and cloudy, that he would not be able to ascend.—
His balloon continued filling, notwithstanding a smart
shower of rain about ten, which lasted for a quarter of •
an hour ; and notwithstanding the positive negative put
to his going up by people who professed to know better
than the committee, at the head of whom was a worthy
Professor of great science in our College, Mr. Sadler
succeeded, by placards, in assuring the people that he
wally would ascend, as advertised. About one the
day brightened—though to this hour the sky has a
heavy and watery appearance.
A little before three, Mr. Sadler entered the car, and
all the ropes which passed over the top of the balloon
being fastened to the hoop at the point next the car, he
made his signal for ascending. I should here mention
that the balloon was simply held down by Gentlemen
holding by the car, and not by ropes, which require to
be cut. A Gentleman entered the car, but whether it
had been arranged he should be the companion of
Mr. Sadler or not, I do not know, for he had not been
seated above a minute, when he lost all nerve, was re-
duced to the colour of this paper, and was glad to get
his feet on terra firma. A Mr. Campbell, of Saddle,
then came forward, and being seated, the balloon was
several times allowed to rise about six feet, being the
height the Gentlemen who had a hold of the car could
reach to, and it was as often pulled down, until at last
Mr. Sadler thought his supply of ballast was sufficient
to enable him to rise gently. The holders of the car
having let go their hold, at three minutes past three
the aeronauts ascended amidst great cheering : it was
grand beyond' description. Mr. Green's ascension in
London, at the Coronation, was like that of a rocket in
rapidity compared with this of Mr. Sadler, which was
almost as slow as a volume of smoke in a calm day.
The balloon took a westerly direction, lather beating
south, but in two minutes,having experienced a westerly
breeze, it was again directly over our heads. It con-
tinued to go east, and passed closely over the top of St.
Giles's steeple, the new Observatory on the Calton Hill,
and appeared as it would fall in the Filth. What
breezes did exist had now subsided, and m e saw the
men of war boat; pull off to their assistance. The
aeronauts, however, had only for their own amusement
thus sunk through the air so as almost to touch the,
ocean, for they quickly re-ascended, and I followed them
with my eye going direct N.E. till half-past four. I
have no doubt they would descend easily on the cast
coast of Fife, between Kilrenny and Crstil ; by the time
I left them, they must have been close on that coast.
Nlr. Sadler was attended at his setting out by all the
fashion in this city at this quiet season ; I myself noticed
The Earls of Caithness and Leven; Sirs Alexander Don John
Marjoribanks, Wm. Forbes, W. Arbuthnot, Alexander Ramsay,
and General Duff, with large parties of Ladies.

1..104411...

Eleanor
Flora

THE BENEFITS OF FREE TRADE.—The East India
Company pay to their ships to and from China 221. to
271. per ton for the voyage. Last week, the Moffatt and
Juliana, two teak-built ships, were chartered ender the
new Act of Parliament to China, and back to the Bri-
tish settlements in Noith America, with teas, &c. at
101. 8.6.1. and 10/.9:7.6d. per ton register fir the voyage.
IlEttmonn, JUNE 30.—Yesterday, the Magistrates
met at our County Jail, for the purpose of exatnining
witnesses, &c. relative to the burglary at Bid Cowper's
steward's. The examination was kept quite private,
and the result was, that Dudjkld (who is confined in
this prison as a supposed accessary after the fact) is
again remanded for a week.
WII EELER INSECT.—The wheeler insect is a curious
micro.copical object. Take a little dust cf rotten tim-
ber and a drop of water; by and bye the insect appears,
two horns arise on its head, and then a wheel, the velo-
city of which is surprising. It sails among the dust as
ii amidst islands. Tile wheel seems intended, by suc-
tion; to draw in numbers of smaller insects, its food.

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SPORTING -LVTELLIGENG4
..a:°•Nr. •
SAILING
Yesterdayday
appointedMATfoCr FtthEl r
was
theegiving the rise of a
new Peter-boat, by the Coronation Fleet Choi to be contended for
by El ,hermen's common working Peter-boats, not exceedingtwenry-
Circe feet long each, from the fore-part of the stem to the after
p..rt of the stern-p ist, and whose ownets• obtain their living by
hshirg upon the rivers Thames nr Medway. This is the first, or
nearly the first time, that the industrious fishermen of the 'Nantes
have been excited to a trial of skill by the promise of reward. This
being the case, it may well be supposed that many attempted the
contest more from hope than expectation, and the consequence was
that, nut of the thirty-two who started, more than bail were di.-
taaced, never going round the half-way boat at all. Long before
the appointed tithe, the Cumberland Gardens, where the prize
Peter-boat was exhibited, were crowded with all sizes and degrees,
and the opposite shore of Millbank presented a still more humorous
and diversified appearance. The day was very various in its
different aspects.
' " The sky was blue as the summer sea—
The depths were c:oudless over heal."
But, on the whole, the day was extremely favourable for an evade
excursioti. At a quarter before four the first signal-gain was fired
for the boats to take their stations at Vauxhall-bridge, and make
ready to start. livery boat that could boast a sail, or an oar, or
a checked kerchief, nir.v got ender way, and expectation was all
agog, when " peal the second rattled in their ear; 1" and away went
the peter-boats, men and ail. For the first bee minutes, owing to
the excellence of her start, the Sally, of Rot herliiihe, took the lead,
but it was soon perceived that her light sailing was not sufficient for
the stiff breeze that was blowing, and she very shortly dropped in
the rear of the Four Brothers, of Rochester, who was the favourite
from the beginning. This latter vessel gailantly took the lead for
more than a mile, when tl:e Daniel and Elizabeth, likewise of llo-
chel.ter, made head, and neatly overtook her. It was now that the
tactics of the ricer were put into full play, and fora very long way
the Four Brothers out-manceuvred the latter, by constantly crossing
her, and taking the wind out of her sails. In the meantime the Co-
ronation boat, in which were Commodore Nettlefold and the rest
of the umpires, made head, and was moored off the Powder Mills,
just this side of Putney-bridge. It was round this that the vessels
to go preview; to returning, and it was here that the steersman
of the Daniel and Elizabeth shewed laisoitaperior skill. kotead of
continuing to lie along shore (at this time they were sailing against
the wind), he stood out for the middle of the stream, and so con-
trived to have a more gradual tack to perform, by which means he
caught the wind the whole way, while, on the other hand, the Four
Brothers having to perform a tack nearly at right angles across the
river, rame up but slowly.
The consequence was, that the Daniel and lizabeth, which had
been fifty yards behind, now turned the corner first by a boat's
length, and the Four Brothers never again got the lead. In corning
back, however, the wind fell, and though everything was done to
keep the Daniel and Elizabeth a-head, she was too heavy a sailer
to make way against the lighter boats, and by the time they had
reached the Red Douse, Battersea, the Lively and Favourite were
abreast, and at this time vigorous exertions were made by the Ebe-
nezer, though unsuccessfully : perhaps the most beautiful part of
the sailing was where the Daniel and Elizabeth, taking the lead in
returning, bore close upon the Middlesex shore, and fur nearly a
quarter of a mile pursued her course within a very few yards of
the shore ; this made a rare jumble among the pleasure parties, and
in more than one instance, an unfortunate wherry, avoiding Chas
rybdis in the shape of the peter-boat, ran into Scylla by boring its
nose into a sand-bank ; and we particularly observed two that met
with this fate, whose crews had been quarrelling with and vitupe-
rating one another the whole day, se that we might now say,
" Thy rival staggers ; conic and spy her
Deep in the mud as thou art in the mire."
Within the last quarter of a mile the Daniel and Elizabeth, the
Favourite, the Ebenezer, and the lively, were nearly abreast, but
by a superior cross, the last•mentioned boat pushed before its an-
tagonists, reached the goal first, and was saluted by a discharge
of cannon, Rule, Britannia struck up by the hand in Cumberland-
Gardens, and the shoots of the many thousands of spectators. The
owner of the Lively then landed, and was conducted to the prin.
A select body of the Cumberland Fleet dined at the Cumberland
Tavern ; and, after the usual loyal and patriotic toasts being drank,
were waited upon by the fortunate winner of the Prize, when he
was addressed in a neat speech by the Commodore, who proposed
his health, and success to him.
The honest sailor's thanks were brief, but in good style—" Gen.
Remise of this here Club, I thank you for that there boat, and God
save the King." Ile then retired, when others of his companions
were introduced, and we understand that " The Fleet" determined
to give another similar prize, to be sailed for at a future day.
Thus ended this eventful day, and many that were " sure to win"
came off but poorly—the " Happy Return" never returned at ally
while the " Favourite" could get no one to back her—the" Wilful
Murder" failed of being in at the death—the " Foul Weather"
proved but a fair weather boat—and as to the " Happy-go-lucky,"
why it would not go at all.
Notwithstanding the crowded state of the Thames, we beard of
no accidents; though, during the contest, the Sally lost her sprit,
and the Favourite had her hawse carried away.

Catstensintr, JeKE 29.—Yesterday the grand sailing match took
place at Whitstable. In the early part of the morning the roads
leading to that place were crowded with vehicles of every descrip-
tion, filled with well dressed parties, together witk many hundreds
of pedestrians. The baud from this city dertirted about six o'clock,
accompanied with flags, and decorated wits oak houghs ; and the
band also from Faversham arrived in the morning, who enlivened
the scene by occasionally playing lively airs. The morning being
uncommonly fine, the blue expanse of the ocean was covered with
gaily dressed vessels, and the cattpd'rril altogether was very impos-
ing. The following is the order of sailing, which was delayed some
considerable time in consequence of there not being wind sufficient
to fill the sails:

TIRSt CLASS.
Tons.

Vessels' Names.
Providence -
William and Alice
Anna Eliza -

26 Captain Genrge Bell
26 - James Bell
24 - John Terry
24 - Isaac Terry
24 - Nihilism Houk
SECOND CLASS.
13 Captain John Nicholls - 1
13 -- John Foreman 2
15 -- William Kemp - 3
16 John Bowden - 4
13 -- T. Nicholls, got aground
12 H, Bartonovidadrawn

- 2

Industry -
United Friends

Alert - -
Vigilant
WAIlLim and 'Mary
bredgerman's alight

Delight
Endeavour

THIRD CLASS.
12 Captain William Waters 1
12 -- William Nicholls 2

Sprightly - - is ---,. William Reeves IS
Blue-eyed Maid .. 7 --- Matthew Browning 4
The Delii;lit aas the first vessel in, but is tint entitled to any
prize, in consequence of not turning the 'boat on the right side.

Accounts have been received of the arrival of the
LION cutter at Sacrificios, an island situated a few
leagues from the shore of Mexico, on the 27th of April,
having on board the first retaittarce to the Mexican
Government on account-of the loan negotiated in this
country. Two Gentlemen, supposed to be deputed by
the contractors for that purpose, had landed at Alva-
rado, and proceeded from thence to Mexico with dis-
patches relative to the loan. The arrival of the law;
at Sacrificios, where it was understood that vessel was
to remain until further orders were transmitted front
the coast, bad excited some alarm and suspicion at Al-
varado, which is only worthy of notice as tending to
shew how much the Mexican Government was on the
alert to frustrate any machinations that might be con-
trived against them. The letters from Alvarado, which
are dated the 24.1 May, confirm the fact of Gen. BRAVO'S
having been appointed Supreme President, an office
which he appears to have commenced with great energy.
—The greatest annoyance to Mexican society has lat-
terly been occasioned by the robbery of peaceable com-
mercial travellers, by brigands, whose sole merit was
their possessing the tank of soldiers. He had, previous
to the 22.1 of Apt il, made an example in Mexico, by the
execution of three of these desperadoes; and the leaders
of the miscreants who murdered Mr. CRAWFORD) and
plundered him of his property, had been arrested, and
were forthwith to be brought to trial before a Military
Commission. General BuAvo had also issued peremp-
tory instructions to the Governors of Districts and ,of
Cities, to arrest all suspected of robbery, and to bring
withoutthem
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