Star.
London, England, 1826-04-19 00:00:00

NAVAL IN ruticENcE.

Tient. C. Rumr has been confirmed Is the rank of Commander
of the thstaiets, at Jamaica, vice Captain Bonn, invalided; and Mr.
J. Ozasestax In the tank of Lieutenant, vice FLuve.
Mr. H. J. Rows has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant of
the Arnim, vice Lieut. Hos.t.asn, appointed Agedt on board of the
Friendsburg transport.
Mr. LYON Surgeon, R.N, has been appointed to the. CAIrleS
and Mr. J. emus, Supernumerary Surgeon, to the finance flag-
ship, In the Mediterranean.
Extract of a Setter from the Agent to Lloyd's at the Havanna,
dated the 25th of Febrnary lis Majesty ship Vtaaaxr, front
Vera Cruz, from whence she sailed on the sth inst. with Govern-
ment dispatches, put in here on the 21st instant, having sustained
damage, and she proceeded two days ago for li'aighand."
Faiumirtst, Aran. 17.—Wind N.—Arrived the Margaret,
Dove, from London. Off the port, Meridian, lisensom, from Sr.
Croix. Sailed the Frolic packet, for America; and the Duke of
larlborough do. for Lisbon.
PLYMOUTH, Aran. 17.—Wind N.—Ssiled the Osbaldestotti
and St. Helena, —, for Quebec.

Poanasorrre, Ana 18..—Wind S.E. light airs.—Arrived the
Hope transport, from Chatham • Thomas and Ann, Hinssox, and
Caroline, Twiny, from London. Sailed the Indian Trader
transport, for Bristol and Underwood, REMINGTON, for Dr:inerara.
His Majesty's ships TAMS*? and Swann have come into harbour.
Cowes, •Aratt. 18.—Arrived the Two Friends, SATZ% fr.irn the
Havannah, in 58 days.
Dust., Aram 18. —Wind S.—Arrived the Frederick, Cuanc.
from Sierra Leone; and the Dutch man of war Sirens., from Cu-
rasoa. The Providence, Assam, for Calcutta. remains.
N.B. The staff and vane on the South Saud Head bun has been
replaced.

CUSTOM-110USR, APRIL 18.

Setts RIMMED Inwaans-LTbe Ardent, (HMI Rtlfast ; City of
Edinburgh and lobtanix, from New South Wales ; I 'mink Simp-
son, and Britannia, from Bombay; Findlay, free. Alexandria;
Margaret, from St. John's; Sir R. Barclay, from Jacmirossi;
Woodpark, front the Diver Gambia; Sceptre and Elisabeth, front
Rio; IlDisa Frances, from the South Sea Fishery; Sir Charles
Foibes and Carnbrae Castle, from Cakotts.
Emmaus Oorrronas—Tbe Crosby, for Hamburg% ; ludostry,
for Jamaica; Aretbosa and Mariner, for the Cape of Good liope;
New Albion, fur Malta; England, for New South Wales; Perse-
verance, for Calais; and Rapid, for Naples.

CORONER'S INQUEST ON POLLARD, THE
MURDERER OF MR. COOPER.

Yesterday, Mr. Stirling and the Jory re-assembled at the sign of
the Buffalos Head, New-road, to ascertain by evidence the state
of mind of James Pollard wheal it perpetrated the savage act.
Mr. Goodger, House Surgeon to the Mary la-bsstate Workhouse;
deposed, that the deceased, Pollard, had two cuts or wounds on
the left side; the uppermost wound. had passed through the 6th
and 7th ribs, grazed the heart, and injared the and driphrom.
the lower wound injured the back part of the abdomen and injured
the misenturie, where he found in that and the cavity of the slicks-
men an immense quantity of blood caused by the dividing of the
vessels. The heart was quite clear of blood, and it appeared to
hlmthat the haemorrhage was the caw of his death.

Sarahiones, mother-in-law of Mr. Cooper, the witness
who had been examined on Saturday evening at the Inquest oa
Mr. Cooper, repeated ber evidence precisely iu the same terms as
given in ear Paper of Monday.
A daughter of the ill-fated Mr. Cooper. a child of nine
years of age, with much innocence of manner. and the tcars
glistening In her eyes, proceeded to state that on Friday evening,
while Pollard was conversing with her aunt, she went into
the passage where they were talking, and thought he saht
he would marry her aunt, but all she heard him say was " I will."'
Her aunt said, " now don't you r her aunt had her bands towards
his bosom, and was endeavouring Is poll somethiag oat ; he looked
a little close, and seeing a knife in Pollard's hand, ran set awl
streamed. On her return into the shop she saw Pollard staedime
acmes the parlour door, saying to ber father," You Mail not mass
out." Her mother made some observation, and then P..11.rd rem •
and stabbed her father, who cried out. " Oh, Lord r and staggered
out. Pollard then ran and knocked her down on the sofa and
attacked ter. She (the Witness) hit the knife with a Ere-shoed,
and knocked it on roe side; bet brotheralso Mt him with a poker;
ber father staggered out and died.
' Juror—What did your mother say to hiss nave he came to the
parlour door?
Witness—Only this, Sir, "She is no wife of your's—go sway."
He then stabbed my father.
James Henry Basiett, a butcher's boy, of Walker's. court, Sr.
James's, said, " I have known James Pollard two months. lie
wed to collect debts for my father. Pelday be came to me at my
father's house, between five and six o'clock in the evening ; be was
not sober, but muck intoxicated ; be borrowed a knife from me,
which knife belongs to my father; he took it from the shop block.
(Witness identified the knife). He said he wanted to grind the
knife, but I did not ask him what be wanted it for. lie wanted

ma to go down with him into the kitchen to turn the st indinyetour.
but I refused, having injured one of my thumbs. My younger
brother turned the stone for bins."

The Coroner here said the unfortunate Mrs. Pilgrim was is the
Infirmary, and could net be brought there; but if the Jury pleawd
they might go there and hear her evidence.
The Jury west to the Infirmary, where they found Mrs. Pil-
grim sitting Oa a bed; eke gave her evidence as fellows I My name
is Hurter Pilgrim, and my residence is at I!, Mark-street; I knew
the deceased Pollard. On ihiday evening be called at Mr. Cooper's
at about seven la the evening; I woke to him in the passage, ae
Mr. Cooper objected to his being adodttsd hue the house. lie
asked use why I bad left him ; I replied, I would not live
with him; be said, you will repent it. Fearing he would do
himself harm if I refused. I said I would ge with him, and
get my bonnet sad shark I did not we any knife la his
hand or bosom, but he bad his band upon his breast ; he was
certainly not in liquor, and was ant gives to drinking. I had
written him a nets in the morning. He did not say 111 ref.iseil to
live with him be would murder Mr. Cooper. As I was leaving the
passage be street st sae with a knife ; be alumni at my breast, but
the blow fed upon my arm.
The Jury, having merely asked a few questions et a general na-
ture, returned to the Jury room, and after a short delibecailua, re-
turned a verdict of—"lkie de se."

The body will be Interred in a burial-vouad without soy funTral
service or religious rite whatsoever.

Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the Duke of
You. accompanied his Royal Sister. the Princess &mesa, its
her Royal Highness's carriage, to the Royal Duke's Mks*, tits_
Horse Guards, where, in a short time after, IC. Royal Highness
held a Levee, which was attended by—The Menials of Huntley,
Lord C. Fitzroy, General Sir J. Murray, Lietunant-Genetals Sir
J. liansiltos, &r W. Houston, Sir F. T. Ilainnased, Murray,
Goldle,- Melyntrut, O'Leeklin, and Slade; Sir Richard Borough.
Sir James Macgrigni, Major-General King, Ras Wilson.
to present ids Booitof Travels through Norway, *weds% Den-
mark, &c. dedicated by permission to his Royal Highness; and
also by about 110 other.—The Levee occupied the attendee of the
Comitutexa-tu-Cutse till put six o'clock.
In the Court of King's Bench yesterday, Mr. SCAR-
am showed CARS* against a conditional rule for a criminal infor..
'nation obtained on behalf of Sir Fuson DESASIOBS, against a Mr.
Jesus, who married the mother of Sir FRANCIS. It was a family
quarrel. The. rule was discharged. betwitbout Meta. There was
Do case of any interest la the Court of Coot/Isom Piss.
The Tale, entitled is Ds VA VASOUR," aIIIIOISACei for
Publication by Mr. Comae. is understood to be the work of A
Nobleman well known in the literary and poUtical circles.
The character of Lord MAtmon, in the fashionable
Novel of " Gauter." and the singular history conoreted with his
' family, as developed by the Novelist, are said to have had their
origin in a circumstance of acute mystery, which a few year. age
formed a leading subject of conversation maw the highest circles.
Srattanto.—A benelit was yesterday given,at the 'retells Court
fee poor Ned former. who It seems is now conened to his bed.
having received Death's decisive blow, from which it is impotaililet
he can recover. Ward. Burns, Randall, Scrotgins, Cumia, as 4
Redmond exhibited on the occasion.
DIRS.—At Grove Hoes.. lkompton, ore Tuesday, Geer lona
Leicester King, aged Mitten menthe. the youngest child of was,
Jordan, Req.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, .lf
The supply hitherto Is tolerably good of must own of Bede. so
also of Flour. Paine samples of wheat sell at *Kalifs prk ea ; but
in other sorts very little is doing. Barley, Brant, and PEA§ are chit.
oot 'kends.. The Oat trad•stands at last quotatioos, with a very
trifling dossand.—Arrivals : English What, 3"50 Wartsfs
3.540 In- Outs. 9,100 qrs. Floor, 6,100 qrs. Isiah C14a,t,590

141111111 . ?ratted old Habhaked 4J. MALT, ns the Sit% Os ).c r.
Vaccot- Puss TeNdc• bar