Star.
London, England, 1821-10-09 00:00:00

FOOT RACE.

Tuesday last a young man ran, near Gloucester, sizteen miles
in an hour and fifty-eight minutes.
BOXING ON THE SABBATH.

On Sunday morning last, and for several preceding Sunday
mornings, the most disgraceful outrages upon moral feeling,
and even common decency, have taken place, by the exhibi-
tion of pitched battles and pugilistic contests, near the Peni-
tentiary Prian, Milibank, Westminster. On iunday morning
that neighbourhood was the scene of riot and confualou, in conse-
quence of the assembling of several hundreds of persons with a
man who had bet five pounds upon the issue of his light with ano-
ther fellow. One of the antagonists not appearing at the time
appointed, the friends of the other cheered and huzzaed,
frightening the place from its propriety ! The absent pugilist,
however, soon appeared, and general shouts succeeded.
The men stripped to their b ,or, and, according to the laws of
pugilism, shook hands, and set to. Many respectable inhabi-
tants, and some of them females, were compelled to witness this
disgraceful scene on a Sunday morning, on their way to the
Muse of Goo.

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The combatants fought upwards of twenty rounds, and were
engaged :wally three quarters of an hour, when one of them re-
ceived a severe blow en the neck, which felled him to the earth,
and be was carried off insensible to the llospital,and the friends
of the other boxer loudly cheered at the success of their champion.

Game this year is considered much more tcarce in
Sussex than has been known for many years.
Tuesday week, a Custom-houre officer in Dundee
thrust his hand into a box which he supposed con-
tained some smuggled goods; but to his great dis-
may the box contained a hawk, which seized him by
the finger till the blood sprang.
Last week, a melancholy accident occurred to a
shooting patty, near Spilsby, in Lincolnshire:—As
General EDEN and Mr. EDEN were pheasant shoot-
ing, General EDEN'S gun burst; and so shattered his
hand, that immediate amputation was considered
necessary. _ •

Friday night, as a poor old woman, of the name
of Richardson, was proceeding along the road lead-
ing from Botcherby Bridge to the Half-way-houses,
with a load upon her back, she unfortunately missed
her step and fell into a ditch, and was suffocated. It
is supposed the load upon her back had kept her from
raising herself up, as she was found with her face
downwards.

Last week, as Mr. A. BARNARD, Solicitor, of NOT.
with, was passing on the road leading to the Foundry-
bridge, his horse took fright and threw him. In the
fall his foot unfortunately got entangled in the
stirrup, and he was dragged a considerable distance,
by which he received a severe contusion on the bead,
and was otherwise much bruised, but he is in a fair
sVay of recovery.
A short tune since, a woman belonging to the pa-
rish of Stoke, near Wareham, Dorset, in a state of
intoxication, in attempting to get up behind a post-
chaise, sat on the spikes. Her cries alarmed the
driver, who, with assistance, removed her from her
perilous situation, but in a most deplorable state.
Her wounds soon began to mortify, and in the course
of a few days the unfortunate woman expired.
Tuesday, a Coroner's Inquest was held on the body
of William Williams, a collier, at Llanelly, whose
death was occasioned by some unknown person hav-
ing, with an edge-tool, injured the rope used by the
workmen to descend into the pit; it was, in conse-
quence unable to sustain the weight of the unfortu-
nate man, who was precipitated to the bottom from
a great height. Verdict-44 Came to his death in
consequence of the rope, by which he was to descend
into the pit, being cut, by some person or persons
unknown.'

A victim of disappointed love may be daily seen
wandering about the streets and Inches of Perth, in a
state of mental derangement, barefooted, almost in a
state of nudity, and with haggard looks, yet perfectly
harmless. Ile was a pains-taking journeyman shoe-
maker, and loved a young woman, whose father was
perfectly satisfied that he should marry her. But the
mother was rather shy in granting her consent to the
union, although the young man was industrious, and
had even saved from his earnings somewhat towards
furnishing-an outfit when he should succeed in his
love "suit. Things were wearing to maturity, when
he inadvertently remarked in conversation, that he
found it a more difficult task to court the mother than
the daughter. Some officious gossip repeated the
words to his nearly-betrothed, and her maiden pride
was keenly offended at the insinuation that she should
be considered so easily won. A breach ensued ; the
love-trinkets which had been occasionally presented
to her were indignantly returned ; and, to increase the
evil, the inconsiderate maiden appeared in public with
a rival. Jealousy, wounded pride, and unextinguished
affection, agitated the bosom of the discarded lover,
and soon disordered his reason. It became necessary
to confine him in a strait waistcoat ; but the mind's
tempest subsided int* a settled melancholy madness.
At the first paroxysm of his disorder, the faithless maid
was introducedinto his presence ; but he looked at her
with a vacant stare of stupid indifference, without the
least symptom of recognition ; and the sight of the
weeping beauty failed to counteract the mental poison
his mind had imbibed.

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A rare instance of integrity of conduct has occur-
red within these few days which deserves to be re-
corded. About six years ago, a tradesman residing
in Leeds fell into decay, and finding his difficulties
insurmountable he left the town considerably in debt.
His creditors soon considered their claims desperate,
and most of them had long ago placed the omi-
' nous word " bad" opposite the entry in their ledgers.
But on Monday se'nnight each of them received
a circular requesting that they would meet the debtor
and his wife on the arrival of the Ripon coach at the
White Horse inn, Leeds, and bring with them their
accounts. This welcome invitation was, of course,
readily accepted, and as each account was presented
it was discharged, without any deduction. The aggre-
gate amount of the debts thus honourably liquidated
we have not heard, but we know that one tradesman,
a timber-merchant in Leeds, received £100! The
Lady, who took an active part in this pleasurable
duty has, we hear, had lately a handsome fortune left
her, at her own disposal, and one of the first purposes
to which she has applied her well-merited wealth,
, has beeu to discharge all her husband's debts.

GLASGOW, OCTOBER 66 I THE KENSINGTON M.IGINI't6.
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=mother letter has been written to the Ed, I C.l i ild
The colliers at Westhorn'and Eastfield have already
returned to their work. We hear that some others Mornilkh'itronic/r, on the !object of die Kd heiagion
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viii • Green Bog Plot. We extract what • has the appear-
will begin on•Nlonday, and it is probable they
all be at work as usual by the end of next week.!ance of matter of fact:
The coals are at present selling from 12s. to 15s. a; "In a fo-Pther Communication I info, nied you, that
waggon; but they will of course soon fall to their' a tradesriraCof Hammersmith had been sent for and
former prices. I examined by a Magistrate. o' Magis,rates, upon the
An atilicting accident occurred at Lauder on Thurs- ; subject ; to this Mr. T. JulliaL. the Magistrates'
day settnight. WILLIAM RosIANES, son of Mr. RD- • Clerk, after due consideration in the Inquisitorial
star Ito/sasits, merchant, went out earls- in the Conclave, was, among other circumstance!. (none of
morning to assist in building a small stack of hay, which he has in the slightest degree refuted), directed
and, after having .finished it, in sliding from the top to reply. This letter appeared in the Gimmick, on
he came upon a pitchfork, which had been placed the 25th of last month, and the passage stands thus:
against the stack, the end of which penetrated the 1 " The paragraph goes on to state—' To this we have to odd,
abdomen, and injured the entrails so much that he that a tradesman of ilammermith was peremptorily sent for by
the Magistrates and examined, relate to his knowkdge of the
died in a few hours afterwarelative
affair."llis assertion is grossly false, no tradesman was eas.
A melancholy and fatal accident happened at mined by the Magistrates upon the subject alluded to."
Ward of Cruden, on Wednesday se'nnight. FLasit• "Now, Sir, we shall in future know what sore of
NIA, the infant daughter of GEORGE SMITH, . black- credence we are to give to these authori:..ed and offictal
smith there, aged 11 months, was unfortunately killed statements of the Magistrates of Kensington. The
by the accidental discharge of a gun, heavily loaded, grossnisi .f the falsehood I shall now leave where
while in the act of amusing herself with a young public comment will not fail to affix it. About a
dog. The gun had been carelessly left in another fortnight previous to the meeting of the Magistratei
house; and the child, following the dog, had just at Hammersmith, for the i.urpose of renewing the
seated herself beside it, when a young lad, handling licenses, Mr. Birnie wrote a note to a Mr. John Mill-
the gun, discharged the contents, which lacerated her wood, a stone-mason, of Hammersmith, requesting
he would call upon him at the Public Office, Bow-
knees and legs in a shocking manner, and blew the
animal to pieces. The charge was so enormous; that street; the magisterial summons was instantly obeyed,
both legs hung by a mere bit of flesh, and although and the following is the substance of the Magistrate's
medical aid was almost immediately procured, it questions and inquiries. The tradesman, after being
was found impossible to save the infant's life; she informed' that Mr. Birnie had information upon oath
lingered for six hours. on the subject, was asked, among a variety of other
questions, the-following t--' If he had not, in con-
junction with Sir Robert Wilson, actuated and given
the people money to pull up the stones at the end of
Church-lane? If he was not acquainted intimately
with the person of Sir Robert Wilson?' And on his
replying to both these questions in the negative, the
worthy Magistrate inquired' if he did not see a tall
Gentleman on a tall horse, with a star on his breast,
give five shillings to the men—and if the same person
bad not a pot of beer resting on the pummel of his
saddle, out of which he afterwards drank the health of
the persons who were pulling up the stones ?"I'hese
questions met a most decided negative. (By way of
refreshing his memory, I suppose), the Magistrate ob-
served, that Sir Robert Wilson was a very remarkable
man ; he was very tall, and very discernible upon that
occasion. These and a number of other such questicns
met with similar contradictions, when the witness was
Ordered to withdraw, without receiving any satisfac.
tion for his trouble and loss of time:'

SUDDEN DEATH.--An awful event took place
during the Worcester Musical Festival, at the precise
time when Mr.VAuostArr was singing " Gentle Airs,"
accompanied on the violincello by Mr.
MIL JOHN GRIFFITHS, one of the vocal performers,
fell back in his seat, in an apoplectic fit ; his ghastly
death-like appearance, together with groans, excited
a considerable degree of serious sensation among the
performers, as well as that part of the congregation
who could behold him. At the conclusion of Mr.
LINDLEY'S cadence he was carried out, and several
medical gentlemen who formed part of the congre-
gation hastened to attend him ; they proceeded to
bleed him, and he was conveyed to his residence by
six men, where he continued in a senseless state till
Saturday afternoon, between four and five o'clock,
when he expired. He had been a member of the
Worcester Choir for upwards of thirty years. He
possessed one of the most powerful bass voices that
ever was heard, and some years since he was engaged
as the principal bass singer at the Covent-Garden
Oratorios. His voice was heard predominant above
all, even in very large orchestras, with an organ and
a numerous assemblage of vocal and instrumental
performers. He was engaged at the great celebration of
HANDEL in Westminster Abbey. Miss STEPHENS was
extremely affected on viewing him before he was car-
ried out of the orchestra, and burst into a flood of

OCCURRENCE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK

Yesterday morning, a female, far advanced in pregnancy, vitae
crossing the Park from Storey's-gate to Spring Garden-gate,
and the ground being very wet from the continued showers,
and her shoes very light and thin, she (contrary to a notice issued
by the Ranger) kept her pattens on. A sentinel near the Re.
gent's Bomb called to the female to take off her patterns, and be-
cause she did not obey his commands so promptly as be ex.
pected, he ran up to her, shook her, and threatened to take her
to Queen-square Police-office. A middle-aged man, dressed in
a dark surtout coat, of gentlemanly appearance, said to the wo-
man, " Never mind." The sentinel exclaimed, " What do you
say, Sir?" and seized him by the collar of his coat. The Gen.
amen replied, " What is it to you?" The sentinel said " I
insist upon knowing what you said." The Gentleman answered,
el You may insistlf you please; but I shall not answer any of
your interrogatories." The soldier said, " You are my prisoner`
then," and took the Gentleman to his sentry-box, and ordered
him to go into it till the relief-guard arrived. The Gentleman said
he would not go into the box; thqt if be had acted improperly
he was ready to go to the guard-room, or to surrender to a civil
officer. The sentinel was in the act of forcing the Gentleman
into the sentry-hoz, when the Serjeant of the Guard arrived,
and the sentinel said to him, 4 This fellow, on my telling a wo-
man to take off her pattens, said to her not to mind what I
said." The Gentleman replied, that the woman's pattens were
off when he spoke, and all that he meant by " never mind," was,
that as she had not far to walk then, not to mind it. He spoke
merely from feelings of commiseration for the situation of the
poor woman. The Adjutant arrived soon after, and the Gen.
Boman was marched by the guard to the Horse-Guards, and
not less than an hundred persons witnessed the affair. The sen+
tinel was examined by the Adjutant r. he was asked if the Gen-
dent= abused him? and he replied, " Yes, be did abuse me."
The Adjutant asked what the Gentleman said? He replied,
" He said he would not answer my question, and caUed me a
fool!" Several Gentlemen here exclaimed, that it was the col,.
dier who called the Gentleman " fool." The Adjutant thus
took the Gentleman aside, and, after some conversation, said,
that he was satisfied that he had no intention of acting inspro.
perly ; but no cicilian must interfere, in any waywitatever* with
the military ; and he was at liberty to go about his business. The
Gentleman asked for the sentinel's name. The Adjutant re-
fused to give it ; and said, if the Gentleman was not content
with being dismissed, he should charge him with a constable....
The Gentleman then departed.

The subscriptions towards purchasing an annuity
for Sir ROBERT Witsos, which were announced an•
der the letters D. A. and N. are now dewed to be
from Mr. LAIIBTON, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, and Earl
GREY ; those of the two former being £5OO each, and
that of the latter £2OO.
Sir ROBERT WILSON has arrived in London.

tears. Most of the performers were much affected
at the afflicting scene. Miss STYPHENS recovered
herself in time to sing her last air, "Farewell ye
limpid springs and floods."
FATAL IVIISTAM—Friday se'nnight, a fine infant,
the child of Mr. Richards, master of the Diocesan
School, in Chester, met a premature death under the
following circumstances :—Mrs. Richards, having
occasion to go from home for a short time during
the early part of the evening, left the servant girl in
charge of the infant, which becoming very cross and
uneasy, the girl took from the cupboard what she
supposed to be a cordial occasionally given to the
child, and admihistered a small portion of it. The
infant presently became more violently, affected; in
which state the mother found it on her return home;
and on inquiry whether the young woman had given
anything to it, she said she had, shewing her the
bottle from whence it had been taken. The afflicted
mother immediately discovered that the supposed
cordial was a poisonous mixture termed ./aeob's Water,
and in a state of distraction, cried out, " You have
poisoned my child I" Medical assistance was imme-
diately had recourse to, but in vain ; the infant con-
tinued to labour under excruciating agony ;. convul-
sions ensued, and about midnight its short earthly,
career was terminated. The young female who had'
been the unhappy, but ignorant cause of the calamity.'
on being told that the mixture was poisonous, said'
she had taken some herself; to her also medical
applications were administered, which, fortunitely,
proved more salutary and effectual than to the
more feeble and tender victim of her indiscretion.—
We sincerely trust the above occurrence will operate
as a caution to parents, not to suffer deleterious sub-
stances to remain within the reach of their servants
or children.

Lord BUROHERSH does not resume his Ministerial
functions at Florence. It is probable that either his
Lordship or Mr. THORNTON will be the new Minister
Plenipotentiary at the Court of Spain. Mt. Tnonx•
Ton has joined his Lady at Paris.
C. J. Coons, Esq. and family, have arrived at
Brunet's Hotel, from India. Also the Baron de Lris-
BERT, from a tour through Scotland.
Captain Da Goan, Aid-de-camp to the Marquis. di
MONTECHEW, has left Marshal Thompson's Hotel for
Paris. The Marquis will remain in town a few days
longer.
At the splendid Bali at Margate, on Thursday fast,
Captain FRENCH, tife new Master of the Ceremonies,
was invested with the insignia of his office by Lady
HALES.

The Opera of The Exile will shortly be revived at
Covent• Garden Theatre.

The three collections at the Worcester Grand Mu-
sical Festival amounted to DM ls. 6d. and another
£lOO is expected.
Lord BYRON'S Tragedy of Marino Paliero, having
been translated into French verse by Mons, Goss;
was played at the Theatre Francais, last Tuesday, at
Paris, but with still less success than in this country.
The hissing began at an early period of the play. In
a short time it was mingled with bursts of laughter,
and the curtain fell at the reiterated command of the
audience, before two-thirds of the performance had
been completed.

A dual CZ* plot" last week
.betWeets two Gentlemen from
Bristol, near Calais, in consequence of one of them having dos
dined to complete a matrimonial engagement with the sister of
the other. Afteriegcbonging a brace of pistob each without
effect, the monads declined acting any longer in the field,