Star.
London, England, 1825-08-05 00:00:00

PALACE OF FALKLaND.

The Palace of Falkland has of late undergone very
extensive and judicious repairs. The present proprietor,
John Bruce, Esq of Grangehill and Falkland, has pro-
ceeded in this national work with great taste as well as
liberality. His first object was to have the grounds
around the Palace inclosed, and this, owing to some
unforeseen opposition, he effected with some difficulty.
After the wall had been elected, part of it was again
pulled down, and every discouragement which popular
outrage could effect, was thrown in the way of the pro-
ceedings. Mr. Bruce, however, was nothing intimi-
dated, and at last succeeded in throwing the protecting
investment of a seven foot stone and lime wall around
the ruins and gardens. There is now no access to these
interesting reliques of antiquity without authority, and
the whole grounds around the Palace and the Old
Tennis Court aro laid out in the most tasteful manner.
The roofing of the south side of the.square has already
undergone a suitable repair, whilst the parapet wall
which conducted to the west tower, and which stood
so much in need of it, has been almost entirely renewed.
There is a new roof in the act of being placed over the
very magnificent entranee, which will restore the
former 'appearance of the buildings on the south
:side, and leave nothing undone which could be
judiciously attempted. The east wing of the Palace,
which was burnt down in the reign of 'Charles the
'Second, cannot be restored to anything approaching
to its former appearance. Care, however, has been
had to have the windows, doors, and vaults, and stair•
cases which remain, preserved entire. In one word, the
process of dilapidation and deCay has been arrested by
'this one effort for centuries to come, and the ruins of
one of the most princely and interesting royal resi-
dences in Scotland have been preserved for the inspec-
tion and admiration of many future rderations. The
view from the southern parapet of this Palace has long
been admired, and as it can now be attained, not only
with safety, bat even without any apprehension of
danger, it will be often resorted to and enjoyed. On
the one hand, the Lomond hills spread out their' green
sides, and point their conical summits to the sky ; on
the other, the whole Strath of Eden, the Howe of Fife,
from Cupar to Strathmiglo, lies open and exposed, and
`whilst the tipeetator will naturally inquire after, and
regret the woods of Falkland, he will find that the pre-
sent Proprietor is doing all that he can to repair the
loss • to make up for the spoliation: and depredations
of Cromwell's canting wee:tiling soldiery.

• The Editor of the Dario; (Georgia) Gazette, an-
nounces a typographical casualty of .no inconsiderable
magnitude, in the following pithy manner
41 Tee Weirs or Marras.—As this Paper was gels* incomes,
*arcades pascal legislative proceecUnp was accidentally destroyed.%
The preventive boat at Smith's Gap station, cap-
tured, on Thursday morning last, a valuable
.galley,
forty-two feet long, laden with tobacco, paintings,
spirits of brandy and gin, silks, &c. said to be the
most valuable cargo taken in that neighbourhood these
two or three years.
'Some villains entered Clondalkin Church on Satur-
day, by cutting a pane of glass out of the window, and
stole the cloth of the Communion Table, the window
shade, the crimson velvet pulpit cushion, and cut away
the cushions from Lord KILWARDRS'S pew.
-Costatttaitos.--A young man of the name of Thos.
3onaty, -an apprentice of Mr. Morton, ship-builder,
Dublin, had a narrow escape on Sunday evening from
being a victim of that lawless.spirit, which unhappily
still pervades the working classes in this city. The
young man had gone with his wife to visit a relative,
who lived in a cellar, in Townsend-street ; and, while
• there; a man came to the stair-head, and looking into
the cellar, said, I, .1 see him; there he is." Comity's
wife looking up, and seeing a number of men about the
doer, hastily secured it; soon after which the men dis-
persed. Conaty afterwards applied at the Head Police-
°rice, and was provided with an escort, who saw him
safe to his lodgings. •
CURIOUS SIPICIAIRN OF BLZNDID ANIMAL AND Vt.
tiirmite LIFE, FOR BOTANICAL AMATESIRS.--011 that
delightful spot, Hampstead Heath, there are now to be
found great numbers of the Drosera Rohn:4llora, or
qhj Catcher. This plant is furnished with a curious
apparatus •for catching flies, which it lives on; the
leaves -being radiated with hairs, and being provided
with a pellucid viscous liquid for the purpose. The
Latifolia, found on Leith-hill, Dorking, has a similar
apparatus. These are the only two indigenous Eng-
lish plants which require animal food ; but several
exotics have had the experiment of being provided with
nutriment from beef, successfully applied to them.

Upon the death of a worthy Baillie of Edinburgh,
his relations resolved to erect a monument to his me-
mory. They accordingly applied to a mason, and
among other directions, desired that he would repre-
sent an Angel, bearing the Baillie to Heaven. The
mason set to work, ard chiseled out an alarming like-
ness of the deceased worthy ; on the bead of the Angel,
he carved a wig similar to the Baillie's (which was the
largest wig in the Town Council). One of his relations,
on returning from London, went to inspect the subject
of the sculpture. After musing some time over it, he
asked the mason who the lower figure was intended
for? ‘• Oh, that's the Angel lifting our auld friend to
:Heaven." " The Angel! said the Gonlernan, " who
elver saw an Angel wear a wig ?" " Did ye ever see
Aleptithout a wig r retorted the artist. This was unan-*
siii•erable; so the monument was erected, and may be
ken ori the north side of the churchyard of the titer
filiri,"Edinbursh, to the wonder of all beholsitts.

• • • L • POLICE -.IF ria IG.EN CS%
,3,
MANSION-140135M:- .; 3r; uri it,
. Five felMlfts, libm. gave their n'aines 41,101 en algit/c j 040,7
Cognates, and Hiagees„were charged with assaulting Tbotnne;Hasa,
tanig, ateelfike night ,patrol. The prisoners were quareetlirmong
themstlees, when the-Acer interfeted• to prevent a bre vreae
peactOrpon- which they knocked him doWn and kicked and chir.
wise ill-treated him. They were all ordered to
A ticket porter, empinyrd at the •, Costostullotne,
answer the complaint of General Calvella, a Spaniard, 2.4rered,
that on landing his baggage via inspected by the
which be employed the defendant to carry •the pie/ogee. (ig: ih
number) to a cart, in Which they were to be conveyed to that gibes
Head Tavern. .0n their arrival he found 0u1j1.3, and •
summoned the defendant to account for the remaining ette.,,,
answer, the difendant said be only received 13 ; he countethitens'
twice over in the presence of the tomplainant, and was peitideae
to the-number. Two' other parlors, and the carman, who vete
present when the packages were -at.ivened to the defection% cam
firmed his statement. Upon which, the Loan Marna demisted the
complaint. The complainant seemed snuck disappointed it the rev.h.
GUILDHALL.
CAUTION co VAN DEMIPECI.,••-lflltirJay Brewits, theowtet
rf the van Mo. 130,11101, appeared to answer the cnniplaint MI%
Martin, M. P. for having cruelly treated, by overloading, the hare
he bad in his venom the .1 st Angus', in the Old *Airy.
Mr. Martin said, he should not press for the penalty to be en.
forced in this instance; bat hoped, after an adniunklon tram the
worthy Alderman, that this would be a lesson not only to the ge..
fendatit, but to all ether van drivers, nut to overload their vans is
the shametul manner, be was sorry to say; he so often observed.
The ALDERMAN then, after admonishing the 'defendant not to be
guilty of such an offence a second time, tEnnissed.hirn.
H ATTON-G A It DEN.

Dag-apron. Asiantro—truma Stdtiwa, a ousternumgrr, realm! i
Whitehorse Yard,Tut tunilletreet, charged with having, un ,Mozeley
night lis:, violently minified& Woman named Giles, was brought
before the Sitting Magistrate, in the custody of Lloyd, the da:er.
It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner had errh.daited ler softie
time Pt with this female,a seaman betwe%:n thirty and for:y yo.ate,
of age, &ring which thus they had repeated quarrels. O lionday
night they had one of their ordinary scuffles, when the prisoner
seized and dragged her by the feet down a flight of stun!
Total insensibility immediately ensued, and stay remained in' that
state until Tuesday evening, when some humane neighbour) met for
Mr. Cooper, surgeon, lu Tur *lbstiert. Mr. Cooper tried to
bleed her in the arm, but without effect; he then epesid the Atm-
poral artery, but was equally unsuccessful. Mt. Cooper Stated to
the Magistrate that hvd be been applied to on the ocurrence taking
place, the woman', life might hive been saved, at present she is
almost beyond hope of recovery. Her head had been shaved,and
a blister applied, but without any eireet.—Remanded till this day.

M A RL BO BO U G H-STR BET.
decree Rickard Barrow, a man of colour, a native bf Deoitrata,
a very fashionably dressed personage, who was some time err
examined at this office upon a charge of rape, was yesterday charged
with obtaining goods from various tradesmen, of all sorts an 4
descriptions, under false pretences. The persons of whom be lust
obtained goods, and who appeared against him, were—Mr. feud,
hatter, of Bond-street; Mr. Lloyd, linen-draper' liegeut-street;
Mr. Fenn* tailor, Panton-square; Mr. Very, hosier, Begin:ma
street; Mr. Hall, boot-maker, Regent-street; Mrs. Colley, Upper
Crown-street, Westminster. The prisoner had represented himself
as an officer in the army, and that he was about to occupy a house
iu Welbeek-street.
The prisoner said, that these claims upon him were all no more
than debts; and, as a proof of it, he handed in the summons that
Dlr. Hood had served him wish. As to the house in Welbeck-
street, he certainly had been in treaty fur it, and expected to have
got possession of it at the time.
Wright, a sheriff's otter now stepped forward, and said that
be had a writ against the Prisoner, but he could not touch bins
until discharged by the Magistrate.
MG Dams then, by the wish of Mr. Hood, discharged the pri-
soner, and Wright instantly took possession of him, and carried
him off to priscn.

LAMBETH-STREET.
C. Beckett, &journeyman baker, wu fully committed for Elea
two pair of ladies' siaoca, the property of Miss Lacy, of Cannon.
street-road, in the confusion incident to the nest house belong:4:g
to Mr. Peters, glass.cotter, being on ire.
..Doris was also fully committed, charged with stealing avaluab!,
dressing box, the property of Mr. Turner, of Warwick-court, to
whom he had formerly been servant.

• WORSHIP-STREET.
John OF was charged with cutting and maiming one Thomas
Major, who, hearing a struggle between the prisoner and • his
mother, and that the former threatened to cut her throat, inter-
feted, rescued the female, and in the *cid% received some cuts on
the hands and face from a knife the prisoner had in his hand. The
prisoner said, he had been quarrelling with his father, and was
about to cut himself some bread, when his mother insisted lse
should not, and the struggle commenced. lie had wounded the.
complainant accidentally in the scuffle.
Mr. Twvorsan said, he feared, if he committed the prisoner for
the capital offence, ke would escape punishment eltugether, as had
occurred a day or two ago on the Northern Circuit. lie should
therefore only commit hint for the assault.
THAMES POLICE.

G. Barba and .7 B&W.; were remanded, charged with wallas
several articles of plate, and other things, in a house in Highatia's
Buildings, Blue-gate-Selds.

- - -
TOWN•HALL '
Mars. Freesia, scarcely 17. years of age, applied for itcz
relief. She was in the service of a maiden aunt, on •
terrace, and had been prevailed upon by the son of a P441E1411. isi
marry Mtn, for which she was discarded by her Mint- mad See
months afterwards-the wretch of a husband abandoned lierto Elie
world. The Parish Officers promised to take her into tle Flab:,
and search out the husband. •
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MEETINGS Of CREDITORS TO-llidiRDWI . •
AT TES COTAT or COMIIISSICUITAT OF ly.iw4erss, lailsisualt. eimace•
narr atasvaniss. . a
T. Batt Great Tlchfield-street, tailor . . 11
S. Jone-,King's ArMs-buildings, Wood-street, !iceman , • . 11
G. Lowe, Popham-terrace merchant . . . a
J. Read, Love-lane, victualler • ~• il.
H. Walduck, High-street, Sliadwell, potatcle-nicrelant . ,11
• 11111.10 AID 111111717PG1. : ,-;•;.• t 1
T. Baker, jun. Cannon-street, wholesale grocer • - -, .‘ he
H. Congrarte Cbapel-street, EAgware.road, tallow •.. • al,
G. Cross. Chandos-street, victualler • . • 054,11
W. H. Jones, Croydon, coal-merchant s . t -dr *II
R. Watkins, Mouut-street, Grosvenor-square, tailor , .zuni T•Aia
THIRD LIZIKTDiTA. • . .31.; •-• 4414...• •
J. Cadogap, Water-street, Arundelatreet. Strand, easplilinis 11111
J.. Drake, Shoreditch, oilmau . . ...A, • x--.4*
J. Gotinell,Platt-terrace, Batthibridge, bobbin-nit sapalint :ASO
C. Inborn, White Lion-street, Norton.falgam saclindige-: . , aunt
W. Kilner, Torrington-street, Coldbatb-helde, vitinidlat , .MA
J. Y. Lucy, Paddington-gresn, hay.salesman .. , -. • .'edlit
F. Pearson, Cooper's-row, Tower-hill, merchant •• . . w;. eat
T. Waring. St. john's-street.road, carpenter .. %.• . ..6•M
L Worthing, ?Manchester, draper .. , - ... ~ . -. al
DIVIDEND& \ : : .... 4 i., • .It •

H. Ached, Leadenhall-market and
Batt and Co. Witney, bankers—J. "
dealer—T. Drew, &ems. and
tier, Margate, bookseller—J. I
draper—J. Hurndall, Bristol,
lane and Merton, stoct.broker
Kite and Best, Macclesfield

mondsey, paper-maker—M.
S. Passey, Newington Butts,
tin's•lane and Birmingham,
timber merchant—Sparks ant
J. Walker, Bishopsgate-street.

MA R CURL).
The 26th ult. at Bellevue, the Rev. WilllinsVlWATie,:of Kase
n Galloway, to Charlotte, thiraldwitlitee of the Ws *ark liale
'gam, li,q. of Waterside.
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1)IBD.
Wednesday morning, after a prate:dilated llMeow hit tieAldecee,
Northside, Clapham Common, Thomas Newtok Esq. oft:Mtterich-
sqeare. He was foe many years agent to the PrMilitia Be" snit
a man highly respected by a numerous circle of fl kink, by whom
his loss will lung be severely tilt and simply lamented.
At the Ilotwells, Bristol, aged 75, John Nott, M.D.
The .50th ult. at North End. Little liferd, lissea,ogestelts• Mi-
mes Smith, B.A. Scholar of Trinity. Colitge, Cambridge.
Lately, at Hampstead, io great distress, Mrs. Yawn, formerly
Miss Riggs, sad a leading actress of Drew? Lane 'Theatre..
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Lofrinov: Mited And Publithett by J: F. K Ear, ist the Sr.% WICK,
remPlC•Bilr

aken—J. H. Dragut,. gips'? 1II11•11%
and St. Sidwells,
J. Biggs, nudity, Worertorattirstilipeu-
tol, haberdasher—O.. T. 'tbgmacii-
oher—J. Blickw
d Wharf, wharfingers—J.: •13ex-
1. and T. Melton, nishgate,-,
ts, bookstiter—Richards and
n, merchants—A. Smitis,-neeelOittl,
and Bails 3, Cba,dersi4**-4; (kV's—
reet, kaidwareman.