Star.
London, England, 1818-11-02 00:00:00

DOVER, OCTO3ER 31.

The Gth and 71st Regiments marched this morn-
ing for Canterbury, and the 73th for Chichester, by
the Coast.

The 39th Regiment. and 2d Battalion Rifle Bri-
gade, came in last night and this morning ; the for-
mer will remain here until to-morrow, and the latter
marched on for Hy-the, to halt for the night, being
ordered to Portsmouth, to emlyuk for Ireland.

Came in this day several, large tratAports, having
on board parties of the Royal Artillery, Artillery-
Drivers, and Royal Staff Corps ; also horses, Flying-
Artillery, and pontoons : part of the field-pieces have
been sent off for Woolwich.

NOVEMBER I.—The 3cl,:sth,9tb, 49t1i Regiments,
and Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade, arrived of here last
night, from Calais, the greater part of which have
disembarked this morning, and the remainder went
for the Downs or Ramsgate ; the 3d and c..'9th have
marched for alai, to remain for the right ; the 9th
marched for Canterbury ; and the sth and Rifle Bat-
talion remain here till to-morrow, as well as the 39th,
which arrived yesterday. Two of the vessels, in
cominginto the harbour last night, ran on board of
each other, which caused some confusion, on board
the smaller of the two, and a private belonging to
the sth Regiment was, by the accident, knocked
overboard and 'drowned ; his body was picked up
this morning.

;• DcetoPy. the man who is supposed to have murdered his
wife, and tilt awr. her into the well of the Duke of York public-
house, at Brompton, and who was discharged from the 99th
Regiment, did not, as was stated (from another Paper), in the
Star of the 29th ult. re-enlist into the AOth ; nor did ke accom-
pany a detachment of that regiment, which left Chatham, under
the command of Lieutenant Px.vr.-7, on the I :."th ch. consisting of
volunteers from the former Corps. Oa the rzduction of the 99th
RegimPnt, the man in question did offer himself to the 80th, but
wa.,, with many others, rejected.

DARING ATTE'.:PT AT Muitrorn.—
Yesterday sennight, between 11 ar.d 12 o'clock in
the day, the house o£ Mr. Impey, a miller, who re-
sides about half a mile from the high London road,
leading to Berkbanapstead, in 1-lertiordsbire, was en-
tered in the most daring manner by robbers, sup-
poAd to be two men. Mr. Impey, who is of the So-
pm of Friends, was at the meeting of that persua-
a4 were all his family, except his sinter, upwards
'Of 70 years of age, who resides with her brother.--;
She was in the passage leading into the garden,
making arrangements for the dinner, when she, was
met by a man who had entered from the back pre-
mises by the garden. The villain assailed, her with
the Most horrid language and threats, and knocked
her down ' he then in the: most brutal manner struck
her several violent blows with a bludgeon; he pro-
ceeded to drag her down stairs into the cellar, by
her legs and feet, so that her !nail struck against
every step ; not content with this, when he had got her down
ail the steps, most cruelly attacked her again with his bludgeon,
with which he gave her most violent and repeated blows on the
head and body, till she became ser.seless : the wretch then, sup-
posing her to be dead, was about to lease her, but on her
moving her head a little he resumed his barbarity, and gave her
several more violent blows on the head with his bludgeon, and
left her weltering in he; blood. On leaving the cellar he tied
the latch of the door with a string to a gimblet, which he
screwed into the door-post, and which not belonging to Mr.
Jamey, the villain no doubt took with hint to 2SiiiS in his de-
predations in the house. When she reaor.tred la:r senses a little
she heard Wei voices in the house, one of them she had no
. doubt was the man's voice Who had ao ill-treated her ; Silty re-
mained however but a short time, and carried off but little
booty, chiefly consisting of silver and halfpence. It is supposed
they were alarmed, and made a precipitate retreat, as it was
discovered that the robbers had proceeded to break open Mr.
Impry's bureau, but laud not completed. It. They were dis-
turbed, it is supposed, by the barking of a dog, concluding some
person was approaching the house. Shortly after tha robbers
had left the house, a man of the name of Joseph Hatch, echo
is employed at Mr. Impey's mill, happening to go there, and
knocking at the door a number of times without its being opened,
or any answer given, he got into the orchard, and nearing a
most ti.streArg noise, he got in at the back part of the house,
and proceeded to the cellar, where he discovered Mrs. Impey
in a most grievous state, her head, face, and other parts of the
body being covered with blood, from the numerous wounds
which she had received. Hatch ran with all speed to lierkharnp-
stead, and alarmed the congregation at the Church and at the I
Quaker's Meeting. A, surgeon was procured to attend Mrs.
Impey, and every other possible relief was afforded her; the
Surgeon pronounced her wounds to be very dangerous, and we
are sorry to say, they continued in that state up to Saturday,
'when she had a considerable degree of fever upon her. Every
possible exertion was made on Sunday to trace out the robber.
The only suspicious character that could be fixed upon was a
MID who had been seen in Ikrkhampstead on Sunday morning
begging. It was ascertained that he bad left the town about the
time the robbery had been committed; he was in consequence
pursued, overtaken, and brought back to Berkhanmstead in cus-
tody. He was interrogated, and on Monday he was examined
before the Magistrates of the district, but nothing appeared to
criminate him.—Mr. Henry Hare, the principal cashier of the
Bank of England, and other highly remeetable Gentlemen who
reside in that neighbourhood, made application to Mr. Buse;
the Magistrate at the Public Office, llow-street, on Tuesday,
' who sent off Bishop with all possible speed. Soon after his an-
rival at Berkhampstead, the beggar was discharged ; he having
I ascertained that a man of quite a different description had been
seen coining out of Mr. Impey's house, between eleven and
twelve o'clock on Sunday. A boy of the name of Joseph Bunn
was discovered by Bishop, who had seen the man come out of
' sr., Impey's house. He gave the officer to understand he knew
who the man was, but refused to discover him ; and he persisting
IA that conduct, the officer took him before tke Magistrate',
I where he still persisted in the same obstinate conduct. Neither
threats nor promises bad any effect, a• he would not betray the
man he knew.—The Magistrates were about to commit him as
an accessary to the robbery, when he exclaimed, he would nut
get himself into trouble to screen another-and then told who the
man was, and who proved to be the son of a respectable butcher
in that ueighbourhood. He was apprehended in consequence
by Ikdop; He underwent two very long examinations on
Thursday and Friday, before the Rev. Dnvm JUL/ and the
Hey. JAIILS linaurstar, Magistrates for the County, and several
Gentlemen of the neighbourhood. On the framer day they were
engaged ten hours, and on the latter seven hours, in the investi-
gation ; after which he was committed for furtheremunination.

1441 P INTZLLrorificS.
COVRT OF NT14015 BENCH, OCTOBER St.

GIBSON O. MENDES.

This case arose out of the loss of the ship Indian,
chartered by the Government of Venezuela, to carry
out recruits and stores from this country to South
America. The ship sailed in October, 1817, and was
wrecked in her outward voyage, .when all on board
perished. The question was, whether the owner was
entitled to freight, from the time the ship sailed till
she was lost? The Charter-party covenanted for
freight, at so much a month, while the ship was in
the service of the Government of Venezuela, ell her
return
.to Lon Son, or to the day of her being cap-
tured, or last seen or heard of, to be paid to the
Commander, the outward freight on her arrival in
IlSouth America, and the homeward on her final dis-
charge in England.
Mr. Cestrezzr., for the plaintiff, contended, that
as freight was to be paid to the day of the ship being
last seen or heard of, pro mks, freight was due for the
part of the outward voyage which was performed.
Mr. RICHARDSON, on the other side, maintained,
Ithat as the freight was to be paid to the Commander
at the outward port, and as the ship never arrived
these, no freight was recoverable.
The Cover were of the latter opinion. They said,
Inis*_ by the general law, the safety of the ship is the
mother of freight, and that, unless some beneficial
services have been performed, the ship owner has ao
clainr to recompense. Pasties may make a different
contract for tnemselves, but it did not sufficiently
appear that sueh was the intention a the present
charter-party.—Judgment for the Defendant.

DREADFUL FIRES.
About a quarter before four o'clock this morning,
the house of Mr. BONNA it. tailor, in Ratcliffe High-
way, was discovered to be on fire. On the alarm
being first given, a gentlewoman of the name of
ROBSON, who was sleeping with her child, about two
years old, on the second &or, endeavoured to make
her escape down stairs, but in consevence of the
fire having originated in the lower part of the house,
she found all egress by it impossible, and was obliged I
to return up stairs. She then ventured to drop the
child froni one of the second-floor windows, and a

patrole was so fortunate as to catch it in his arms,
when it was conveyed safe to the watering-house at
the corner of Old Gravel-lane. Mrs. ROBSON (no

ladder having yet arrived) shortly afterwards jumped
out herself, but broke her thigh by the fall, and was
otherwise very severely hurt. She was immediately
conveyed on a shutter to the London Hospital. Mrs.
BONNAR, and another child four years old, are, we
lament to say, supposed to have perished in the
flames. The fire notwithstanding the arrival of the
engines and a good supply of water, soon extended
from Mr. BONNAR'S house to the adjoining premises
of Mr. PICKET, tea-dealer, and, before six o'clock,
both houses were completely destroyed. A shopman
of Mr. PICKET'S was missing at eight o'clock. The
house of Dr, HOREORD has been also much injured.
Yesterday morning, about four o'clock, an-alarm-
ing and destructive fire broke out at the Leg of Mut-
ton and Trimmings public house, in Taylor's-build-
ings, Kingsland-road, kept by a b% Fowkes, which
by six o'clock completely consumed the same, toge-
ther with all the household furniture, plate; linen, and
an extensive sock of spirits, ale, porter, &c..
Thursday morning, between three and four o'clock,
a fire was discovered in a small earthenware shop at
the Halfway-houses (opposite the Wiltshire Lamb-
Pond), Portsmouth, which was attended with the
most calamitous consequences— the burning to death
of a girl of 16, and a boy of 14 years of age—the
scorching of a woman so severely that her life is dis-
paired of—and the. breaking of an arm. and other-
wise bruising of a young man—and the total de-
struction of the house and every article therein : the
persons escaped from it with hardly any covering.—
The origin of it cannot even be surmised by either of
the survivors. It broke out in the front shop, where
the fire had been put out two hours before the in-
mates retired to bed ; but, from its appearance when
discovered, it must have been burning some time, as
that room was enveloped in flames, and all the con-
tiguous parts of the house were so heated, that
im-
I mediately the air came in communication, the whole
interior of the house ignited into an irresistible body
of flame. The woman, Mrs. London, escaped with
her infant and sister out of the back door ; but the
latter, notwithstanding the appalling rage of the
flames, could not resist attempting to save the lives
of the children who were up stairs. She went pah
of the way up, when the heat obliged her to return •
and it is apprehended her life will pay the forfeit of
so courageous and humane an attempt. During this
interval, the eldest daughter of Mrs. London had
succeeded in throwing two of the children out of the
4arret window into the arms of persons below ; and
ale was urged to leap out herself ; but she said—
,* No, I will go back for my brother." The flames
had now actually reached the very garment she had
on, and overcome by her feelings and dreadful situ*r
tion, she threw herself upon the bed, which was soon
leulphed in flames, and her dead half-consumed
`boy was seen shortly afterwards to fall with the bed
and the wreck of the upper part of the house to the
ground ! Herremains were soon after taken from
the ruins, and those of the boy, whom she had
attempted to save, were found in the cellar, about
two hours after the fire was get under ; and it would
I appear that he had not awoke, and was suffocated in
I his bed. The death of this girl is the more affecting,
as she was of most excellent character, being a Mo-
nitor at the Portsmouth Lancasterian School. Seve-
ral females of that School attended her remains to
the grave on the following evening. The occupier
of the house (London) and his wife, were formerly a
great many. years domestics in the service of the
late Sir ROGER Curtis ; they kept a small shop, by
which, and the most persevering industry, they ob-
tained a scanty living ; but every individual article
they possessed became a prey to the flames, and for
every article of clothing and morsel of bread they
now obtain for themselves and four surviving chil-
dren, they are indebted to the kindness of their neigh-
bours. It is a case which claims the compassionate
benevolence of the affluent.--. But for the timely ar-
rival of the engines (particularly the excellent and
good.conditioned one belonging to the Royal Sap-
pers and miners) the most active and ready exertions,
and plentiful supply of water, the destruction of the
adjoining hou.es must have ensued.

ktEctItION or LOseil,TRE Mtfleglat

This unhappy man, convicted on Friday .
the murder of his wife, was executed this morning,
pursuant to his sentence, in front of Newgate.
Since his condemnation he has been kept in
by himself, and was visited several times by the
Mr. DEVEREAUX, a Catholic Clergyman, am'.
COTTON, Ordinary of Newgate. He seemed sensibi
of the enormity of his conduct, but ccetainly -1'
shew that sincere repent:nee which might have
expected. He confessed the crime, but attempted
justify himself, accusing a person, whom he sent
in vatit to visit him in prison, as the cause of
committing the horrid deed ; his object, he said,
seading for this person, was that he might quit
world in peace with him. He appeared on the
fold a few minates before eight o'clock, and
hour struck, the platform gave .way, and la,.
him into eternity. The body was afterwards
down, put into a cart, and taken to St. Barthel°.
mew's Hospital tor dissection.

A most atrocious murder was perpetrated on
nesday sennight. Wt LLIAN Roet,stsom, game-keeper
to FRANCIS HURT, Esq. cf Alderwasley, Leicester.
shire, with five assistants, went to the Sand -
Lands, for the purpose of guarding the game.
discovered four poachers and pursued them ,
one of the poachers, was taken. Robinson pursued
two others, and not returning, his companions
in search of him, and found him next morning
fields he was quite dead, with several marks of
lence on his head and neck.—The Coroner',
have returned a verdict of Wilful Murder ,
the above parties, who are part of a desperate-01k
of poachers who have infested the neighbourhood
a considerable time past.
INQUEST.—A Coroner's Inquest was held on
day and Tuesday last, before BOGER CALLA,
Esq. Coroner of Portsmouth, on the body of Thos
Huntingford, aged 71, a shipwright in the dock-y
Iwho was found dead in his bed, covered with b 1
early on the tnorning of Saturday se'nnight, at his
ings in Orange-street, Portsea, as noticed in the
of Friday last. A verdict of Wilful Murder w
turned against his wife, Sarah Iluntingford,
about 60, who has been consequently committed
trial. It appeared this wretched woman had '
long addicted to sottish drunken habits, and ,
of detection Kir having made away with her
band's property led her to the perpetration
most depraved and horrid deed, which must
been effected shortly after they had retired '
night. The prisoner, formerly, many years ,
grocer's shop at Portsea. The deceased had
upwards of sixty years a shipwright in his My
Dock-yard. Ile was of a remarkably quiet
sive disposition. They had been married upw.
forty years. It is not the least shocking part
horrid transaction, that the woman throughou,
proceeding shewed the most callous inseusibilir
wounds were found on the forehead of the de
four of which had fractured the skull; several
wounds were also found on the head, particular)
on the left temple, where the bone was so dept
that a finger could reach the brain, all of whici
peared to have been made with a heavy cur'
Strument. Mrs. Huntingford, in her defenc,.
that two men had broken into the house and
- .
dered her husband. The truth of this assertion
denied by all the inmates, who had heard
whatever, and who found no violence had been
on the doors.
Arrester TO AIIIAiStgATF AN 17•:,::1,11 GP:IT/MAN IN
At the ensuing Assizes at Caen four irdividuals will b,
the attempted assassination of Mr. Beaver, an English
gam, who resides about half a mile from Bayeux. At the
September last Is' was awakened about two o'clock one
by a violent knocking his chamber-door. Before
'leap out of bed, the door was forced open, end four masked .
Bens burst into his apartment. Two of them immedhitel
seabed upon him, seized him by the throat, and endeav'
to strangle him; while the other two attacked bi.s wile,
with ber infant child, they barbarously flung on the '
' proceeded to treat with the utmost violence. Mr.lll
very strong and powerful man; and on this occasion
strength was perhaps increased by a sen:e of the dangerous
tuatiun in which he was placed. By a sudden wrench he el
trivet to extriate himself from the grasp of his assailants,
advaptage he had no sooner gained than he sprang
feet, and commenced a desperate struggle with them.
on the point of overcoming the two scoundrels opposed
when he was attacked by their comrades, who desisted .
their assault on his wife as soon as they beheld their companions
endangered. During the scuffle which then ensued, Mr
vey contrived to make her escape, unobserved by the a
owing to the taper which was burning in the room on .
mace being accidentally knocked over and extinguished.
was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Hervey, who was b)
time much wounded and completely exhausted ; because,
hearing Mrs. Hervey 's footsteps on the stairs, a panic
villains, who instantly Bed, though there was only one
rant in the house, and he not capable of making mush
In their hurry and alarm they left their by ....
accountable chance, behind them, by w the French
were enabled to trace, and ultimately to detect them.
of the party engaged in this extraordinary assault '
assassination, rather that plunder, seems to have been
are soldiers in one of the cavalr7 regiments statioced at b..
and the fourth, who was the instigator to it, is an inhabitant
native of the place, On being unrested, they confessed d
guilt, and in consequence were consigned to the Ccusieretare
Caen, where they will remain till the middle of November.
which season the French Courts of Assize recorrtnero-
Session. It will give our Readers pleasure to hear
countryman, Mr. Hervey, has completely recovered
wounds which he received in the unequal struggle wl
bravely maintained ; and that he will be able to attend
at the trial of these atrocious delinquents.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Nt.
The supply of English Wheat this mornin)
very small, fine runs from Essex, Kent, and
sold full 2s. higher than on this day week ;
Foreign was disposed of in small quantit
same advance. Although the arrivals of
less than ever remembered at the season, yet
this morning was not so brisk as on Frida'
prime samples sold 4s. higher, but the adv
with difficulty obtained today, and some
from Kent remained undisposed of. Beans
lower, owing to the admission of a considerable
quantity from the Mediterranean. Oats
2s. higher. In other articles there is no-alteration.
SMITHFIELD MARKET NOV. 2.
Beef 4s 54 to 5. 4d I Veal ...... 4s gd
Mutton .. Od to 6s 4d Pork
Beasts 3200—Calves 161—Sheep and Lambs 17,1 r
HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD
Hay £s Os to £8 Ss Straw £2lOl
I
Clover 6 Os to 9 9s Rowen ... Os
The Average Price of Sugar, front the returns
week ending the 28t October, ma, is 471. 914. per ..
Petitions are getting up in the manufacturing
tricts against the Corn Laws.

1:1
•
•
ay last of
i morning,
ate.
,t in a cell
•y the Rev.
, and Mr.
ed sensible
fly did not
have been
tempted to
le sent for,
use of his
to said, in
t quit this
n the scaf- •
and as the
l launched •
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si on Wed-
tme-keeper ,* t
t•
Leicester•
Sand Hall
me. They
hem ; !fall, #•
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on pursued •
.pions went
orning M a
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arks of vio-
oner's Jury t •
der against
aerate gang n.
mrhood for
Id on Men-
;ALLAWAT,
of Thomas •
dock-yard, 1
with blood,
at his lodg-
in the Star 4 i
ier was re-
•ford, aged
emitted for
had been
,nd the feat
h her bus-
:Ma of this
must have
red fur ele
:ars kept a
had been
s Maim y's
'let inolivn.
upwards cr.'
)art of
ughout tl.e
libility: •
le deceased,
:venal other
icularly one
o depressed,
f which ap-
r cutting in-
efence, said
e and mur-
ssertion was
rd no not
.d been used
lAN 111 Fe "owe.
6411 b, tried for
inglish Geptie.
At the cluse of
:k one morning
efore he could
or masked rd-
• imniedhately
d endeavnur_d
s wife, oLotn,
the flour,
%Ill:aver is a
don his natural
e dangerous si-
trench he con-
s assailants, an
prang upon his
hem. He was
ipposed to hiss, ' 4
desisted from
teir companions
bed, Mrs. Her-
/ the assassins,
om on their ers.
iguished. This
who was by this
1; because, on
panic seized the
ly one male ses-
tina& resktasse.
Asy by some sip--
e French Polite
tt them. Time
sault (of which
been the object) .
aced at Bayeux
n inhabitant nod
confessed their ..
Ccneiergesie
f November, at
corrmence their
hear that their
avered fmm the
tgle which he so
attend in person
• NOV. 2.
fuming being
t, and Suffolk,
,eek ; and fine
lantities at the
of Barley are
1, yet the sale
Friday, when
advance was .'1
ame quantities - •' '
Beans are 27.
I considerable
ats are Is. to
o.akeration.
IV. 2.
4s 6d to 6s
4s Od to 7s Od
17,100—Pigs 300
1..111
)A D .
ries to 13 Os
Os 00s to Os
urns made in the
id. per 'wt.
iufacturing dis-