Star.
London, England, 1827-08-23 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, Ammar 20.

The funeral of the Rev. Maar Mot:came to k
place 1-err on Friday. The procession Issue) from Li,
' house in Queen-street to the West Church Yard, aril
was attended by several Noblemen, a numerous cora-
Ipagy of Gentlemen r f di tinction, and alitost all de
Ministers cf the Presbyteiy of Edinburgh, The Session
'of the parish Chuich, and the Se,sia:ts of the three
Chapels of Ease, assembled in the church-ydr I, ata
joined the procession when it entered d e gete. .k nun.
her of the children of both sexes belonging to the prat
charity workhou e, with black crapes and. istbots o,
their caps and h. OM g, Mete ra. geJ in 0e c'
yard, to pay the last tribute of tesiect toth.it !Acton
P..stcr. Yesterday foienienn, by apo ntinent of; ti
Presby cry, Dr. And, eye Thom.oo peached the :Oats
Psernr_n in r e %Vest Church, arid took his test ;it),
Jrhm ti. Yet, 26.—" 1 am the Re..urtectkn And
Lifer Itc. This discourse was, j.eiLAps, one (file
!most taopressive and touching spec was • f +u'pit Ira.
tt.ry ever lute. eJ to: aid while he d.cw a %nisi ant
Affectionate picture of ti,e. talttas .ud clia, "stet tftht
deceased Baronet, the Auts.idAnt fore of Letts hum t
congregation bore museum, at once to their Letingsti
giiet for the ins- of tt•eir si patted Nbuisteg, And to
the eloquence cf. the R.:varied 1) c,tar who VIAI eta,
dressing them.
As three young men were denk.ng in a tame
late on Saturday night, one of them undertGok, for
a small wager, to climb Arthot's Seat in the dark,
and deposit a piece of money on a spot there specified—
On this foolish and dangerous enterprise he set out
shortly after midnight, and his companions,one of whom
was his brother, after waiting about two hours, became
uneasy at his not tetnrning, and set out in starch of
him. They reached the height, and found the piece cf
money in the place appointed, and, on further 'earth,
discovered their. nor.— ----^.-tiasaanion lying dreadfulr

bruised and almost lifeless at cite foot of a cragg war
near St. Anthony's Well. over which, it appeared, be
had fallen in his descent from the hill. He was crt•
veyed to town as soon as possible, and carried to the h.
firmary, where he was still alive at eight o'clock Jo:
night. but no hopes were entertained of his moves).
Tuesday morning, about half-past six o'clock, a Ake•
lancboly occurrence happened at Brouqhty Ferry.—
Three farm servants, employed by Mr. (lane Ran.
Forthill, were engaged in loading pavement on boa. I
the passage brat between this and Ferry-Pot ton Cl,og
and there being no quay or landing place a tots bidet(
the river, they were obliged to put the horse and cute
far into the water as would admit the boa to tie állinr
side the wheel to receive the pavement on boo J.
the course of unloading the cart, it noted. The ho r
also went beyond his depth; and, in place wrong t
the beach, swam outwards. The grieve at kurtlii”.
named James Sy users, endeavoured. by means or rad
bridle, to turn the horse round. The animal wasupbet.
and its legs became entingied with the shafts of to
cart. At this moment Sprier' fell into the water, sod
alscost instantly disappeared. His body was round it
about four minutes afterwards; but all attempts alit
suscitation proved abortive. An attempt to extoctie
the animal from the shafts of the cart failed, an'sn
was likewise drowned. Symers has left a widow sal
five helpless children, the y:ungest of whom is only at
weeks old.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS, BASINGH A LL-STKEET•
ro.nomsow. N. r
S. H. Leak, jun. High-street. Kingsland, jeweller . 3 3
W. Jocelyn, Bishopsgate-ureet, grocer . . :ll
J. Hake, Worcester-street, Southwark, victualler • 3 1
W. Nixey, New-street, Covent.gardeo. tailor • 3 I
W. C. Hillier, Salisbury, grocer • . . • 5 I
J. Pegg. Woburn, Bucks, paper maker . . :11
J. sWsho Harwich, Ease:, chymi•e . . 2I I
N. H. Slasplsord, Willesden Cottage, Kensell-green, sorgeon II:
F. Hymen, Patton Bedfordshire. linen draper . 2:1
.1. Graves, Upper Crown-street, Westminster, dealer in pict. 1 1
B. Lever. Woolwich. Eon. Unto draper . . I:.
F. Jordan', Angel court, Throgmorton-street, merchant . 3it
D. Child, Beauvoir-place, Kingsland•road, pianoforte maker 1 I
W. Walker, London. 110 P merchant • . „ 3.i
R. Burt, Locanotaret, Commercial-road, master mariner I I
J. o:Mummies, Kn. and Co. flays' Wharf, Southwark, bop
merchant . . . . . . 1' I
W. Downes, Leadenhalbmarket, poulterer . . I• i

DIVIDENDS,
E. Gander. Bedford-place, Commercial-rpm!, brasier • 11
S. Brett, Macclesfield. Cheshire, silk throwstet . • 3
J. Shurnser, Slairky, Hampshire, cattle dealer . li
.1. White, Princes.street, Westminster, upholder . , II
G. and H. Poore, Pavement, Alonrfields, breeches maker • 1°
M. West rough, &Ogee-street, Covent-garden, stationer . 1
P. Sara, Copthall-court merchant - • I