Star.
London, England, 1804-07-31 00:00:00

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On the 3d inffant a very melancholy event took
place at the hoofe of Chrill. Lodge, of Clononv. in
the King's county ; able was in the aft of baking
bread for tht sire of 'he ad battalion of the 66th re-
oiment of EngliEi Referse Army !nattered there
the oven chiusisey took Ere, which tommunicated
With the thatch 4 a flute adjoinittu,, attd immedi-
ately the rapidity of the flames was Each as td base
every attenNt to favc the property, rostwilltilanding
the great exertions cf the officers and men of the
above regiment ; the entire concerns, contitlin; of a
dwelling-1104e, liens and offices oft an feet long. were
reduceu to allies In the courfe of 33 minutes. which
has reduced a very institutions man and family to'the
loweft ebb of diftrefs.
On Satorday morning laft, Mr. Jnfliee Bets.
brought to the Cattle from the county of Kildare,
two refpeftahle fariners, charged with correfponding
with traitors, refident in Paris, esho had been ban
ed this conotry by Aft of Parliament ; which Aet
makes fuch a correfpontlenct a felony of tranfporta-
lion for life.
Tttefday, a well-dreffed young than was brought
to St. Andrew's watch-houfe, charged with having
praflifed a fraud on a woollen draper in College-
green. It is faid he followed the n:efrenger of the
Mop on Monday Taft, to a taylor't home, where
forne articles recently purchafed were ordered Os be
left; and after they had been depot-iced, this lad rap-
ped at the door, and, alledging the goods had been
left there by milake, die unfulpeeting.inhabitant iris
mediately handed to him the parcel, with which be
intlantly went
PUGILISM —\%Ye have been favoured' by a corref-
pondent with the following particulars of a ludicrous
combat which lately took place in a certain fouthern
I county : A well known Baronet of recent creation,
happened to meet at the Seffions-honfe a young gen-
tleman of that vicinity, who temonftrated with him
upon certain incivilities which he had received at the
Baronet's houfe. The rernontlranee was anfwered
by'a blow of a cudgel from the Baronet : his adver-
far y rejoined fo rapidly and fo repeatedly as to break
cane upon the Baronet's head. The latter, being
of endows' migulillic fame, upon this, demanded 4
boxing match, to which the boy, (tamely 19 years
old, had the hardihood to secede. A ring of 100
(inflators was formed, all ansidus in a contelt of loch
apparent difparity, the Baronet being in the prime of
life, mufenlar, weighty, tall, and a vet.fran prac-
titioner. The boy was alfo tall, but light, Bender,'
and unprafticed : he parried the Baronet's blows
with various fuccefs, and difplayed uuexpeled vi-
gour ; many of his blows were well Pint
In upon rue Baronet's ribs and bead; and he its turn
felt the force of fume ponderous hits. After much,
and moft interelling combat, the boy, colleting his
whole flrength, put in one fevere blow upon the
bridge of the Baronet's nrife, which laid it open from
top to bottom, and the latter was obliged to Rile in.
It wits the vi Rory of young Telemachus over the
fierce Adraftus—of Daniel over Golialt.

The Bifhop of DURHAM arrived at his Dinzere on
from Mmigewell,Oxfordlhire. The Hon.
Mrs. BARAINGT6N, we are lorry to Rate, was unalde
to accompany his Lordfhip, owing to inclifpofitinr.
. A few days ago as two men, one of whom is a
corporal in the Dragoon Guards, were fifhing in the
neighbourhood of Formby, and hauling up the net
into a boar, they were flung fo feverely by a S./iv;
Ray, that if was found necctrary to call is) furgical
affiii Ince, to them. As this fish is but lie le known
we (hall fubjnin the fhort account wine% Buff in gives
of it under the title of the lirezfidec.—" It has,"
lays be, " but one Gine— but it is a ten ible r.r.,e. It
is plAced on the tail, about four inches from the
body, and it is not left that fiße inches long, of a
flinty hardm:fs, the tides :lan, (harp pointed, and
clofely and I.CA/ ply beat ded the whole way."
By a Gsntleman who arrived from Sierra Leone,
in the l'ssonte lop of war, we learn tl:e
partictilars of a melancholy circumflance which oc-
curred nn the malt t.f Attica, a few days pre% loutru
his departure ors the tit of June :
W A boat trinn the INCONSTANT frigate, which
Was cruizing off the coalt, was fent on (lune with tal.
'hands on board ; their objet: was to feize tome
French property of which they had got information.
On their lauding, the n..tives att•eked and mallacred
theentireparty,excer ame,a young MitPhipman elate
name of Kelly, who fortunately etc. e.'. by conceal-
ing himfell among Tome bullies, where he re.n tined 1,1:
two. days. On the morning of the third he I.creeiv-
c..l another hoat coming towards the Ihore,
had been fent to learn what had become of the patty.
In endeavnming to gain the beach he was intercept-
ed, and feized by the mordents of his companions ;
who, on !icing, :he boat advance in a hodile man
net, and fire on 'them, ftlipped and bnund the boy,
lighted a fire, and made a fnval to tub in ti:c boat.
that if they did not delift filing they wculj inliantly
factitice him ; on this the hoot returnea to the hi-
gate, fitiding that any interference wnitl I only hallo)
his dellotelion. The circumtlanee being koown t •
the Gm ernnr of Sierra Leone, the boy seas rout. r.n:d
for lime days after. It is foppoted that hi:. et:-
treme youth operated on the fee:ings of ureic inhu-
man favages."
At RI ti. DALL.—ThefAMOUSatrOnallt,BL /INCH !IRO.
Is now at Nlarfeilles, where, in a bailnon ..fa new c.mi-
polition,hesn es, w;•11 his tifty-fteth
tf
cenfion. Ci•decn I.ALAsi 11A,.CAIVIIAIC(1,thAl if Bt.
C HARD Lid traveilcd, in ore (Ingle jomney, the n
rpACC he .1) :IS in :1;11.15 Arcertfi"ns mot! rough, he
nut only have been able to give us news eripersii:i
the it 1,1.itat..; i i t'-.e mnen, hut even had in In:
power t Itatct Lite t.ttrh thole in the planet
_lnvite'.
Boise it AP rd." Itallti,n is of that extent, that
it cl,l, With,,tll with nine pettOn I.
heavier than hitnfr!f,.whiels was pulsed on the (.n.
init. when four )oting Lad cs and hair y,l)ng C., n
Omen afcended with hit), and danced a
the air. at.,
feet ftimt the earth ; an event %%loch
never haute has tahett place. The dance continued
for a quitter of an Lour. when two of the Lath, s and
one of the Gentlemen were taken ill, which 01,1;,i,,
him to &fiend. Tocy were, however, all well entin..,..l)
to app.ar at the theatre in the evening, %%bete they
wet e received with repeated applanfe. It is laid, ilia.
upwards of fist), caudidates have prefented them
&Ives ItT another ball in the a 4. (jorrna!d: Par-:;:•;