Star.
London, England, 1826-12-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUIII, Dec. B.—Wind S. W.--Arrived yesterday, the Stan-
mar packet, Sums, from Lisbon.
PORTSWOUTU, Dec. S.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Maria,
WILS4N, from Yarmouth for Gibraltar. The outward bound re-
main.

DIAL, Dec. 11.—Wind &S.W.—Arrived Hymsn
from Quebec; Latona, WILSON, from don for Demerara ;
Julia, MIAs, from Tunis; William and enry, Naralues, and
Orion, Moons, from Jamaica; Medina, Bs as, from Bengal; and
Pusey Hall, Hun, from London for amaic.t. The outward
bound remain.
Bexanr., Deo. B.—The Princess-Charlotte Paxurr, from Lon-
don to Jamaica, which went as shore yesterday, caught fire this
morning; and, in spite of every exertion, the vessel and cargo are
at this moment nearly consumed.
_ _ _

GRAVEST" Dec. B.—Arrived the Reliance, MAITLAND, from
Calcutta • Agenoria, Sums, from St. Petersburgli ; Nelly, For-
visesit from St. John's; Mary and Jane,—; Frederick, LULL ;
and Doncaster, MARSHALL. from Quebec; Sir C. M‘Cartby,
' THomAs from Nevin and Hylton, HUDSON, from Pillau.
Mohawk,Sailed
Commixes, for Trieste.
LivßarooL Dec. 7.—Arrived the Christina, HoeARTH from
Demerara • 6. M'Donald, --, from Ricbehecto • Cumberland,
GADDNERfrunt Cape Breton; Ewen, from Nova Scotia; Balena,
from St. John's; Plato, from Beaton ; Mayflower, from Newfound-
land; Julia, RUN and Ann, Fosses, from Rip,

HASTINGS, Du. 8.
TO THE RDliiirok THE STAR.

Sie—l am extremely sorry to communicate fee your Insertion, a
disastrous accident which occurred to an outward bound West
Indianian awned the Princess Charlotte, from London to Jamaica;
half laden, under the command of Mr. Peiley. She, unfortunately,
in consequence of the great haziness of the weather, the wind blow-
ing from the South-west, ran on shore about live o'clock yesterday
morning (Thursday), at nearly high water, opposite No. 58 Tower,
between Hastings and Eastbourn. The Princess Charlotte Is. I
should conjecture, 550 tons, and the second voyage of the Captain.
There were on board a crew consisting of 42, and some male and
female passengers ; luckily all have been disembarked in perfect
safety. In addition to the preceding melancholy fate of the ship,
the water baring acquired acme to some casks of lime on board,
has produced this morning, at half-pait six o'clock, that
kind of conflagration difficult to be extinguished, and there is too
much reason to apprehend it may terminate in her entire destruc-
tion. Intelligence has been transmitted to the Owners in Town by
the Agent here. Twelve waggons, containing the property which
may have been saved, and the crew, are expected to-day at Hast-
ings. The Princess Charlotte quitted the Downs on Monday,
December 4. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient Servant.

Muaoza.—Monday night, a woman was discovered
dead in a ditch, under circumstances which left little
reason to doubt her death had been hastened by unfair
means.— A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body on
Tuesday, at the Rose and Crown, St. Alban's, before
DANIEL TIMES, Esq. Coroner, and a most respectable
Jury, who returned a verdict—" Found suffocated in a
ditch, but by what means does not to the Jurors appear."
mne Magistrates are still investigating the mysterit.us
.affair.—lluntingdon Gazette.

OLD BAILEY-(OLD COURT) -MS DAY.

MR. JOHN WILKS, JUNIOR.

The whole of the witnesses against Mr. John Irsiks(who,it will be
recollected, was charged with forgery), this morning went before
the London Grand Jury, and were examined, touching a Bill of
Indictment preferred •apbut him. At half-past one o'clock the
Grand Jury came•into Court, and amongst other presentments, re-
turned the Bill " Na foanut"

Yesterday, Joha Nile was indicted for stealing, on
the 29th of• Oct her, in the parish of St. Margaret's,
Westminster, three sovereigns, two half sovereigns, and
seven shillings, the property of Thomas Morris. The
prosecutor, a driver of a cabriolet, was hired by the
prisoner and two other men, in Liquorpond-street, and
from thence he drove them to King.street, Bloomsbury,
and, eventually, to Orchard street, Westminster, where
they alighted, ana the prosecutor mi,sing his footing,
he fell down, and all his money, amounting to fifteen
sovereigns, rolled on the pavement. The prisoner
picked up part of the money, and made off, but he was
taken into custody in less than an hour afterwards. The
other men continued to gather up the money, and the
prosecutor lost la. On the prisoner being searched,
3 sovereigns and some silver were found on his person.
The prisoner put in a written defence, saying, that on the occa-
sion in question he himself lost a considerable sum in the same way
as the prosecutor.

Mr. Sergeant ARABIN charged the Jury, and said,
that a person who picked up money which had fallen
from the person of another, and converted it to his own
use, was equally guilty of feloniously taking, as if the
money had been taken by force from the pocket.
The Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner—Guilty.
kfixabeth Short was indicted for stealing, in the
house of JaMes Thomrson Parkinson, Esq. of 34,
Bryanston.square, six pair of stockings, three pair
of drawers, and other articles, his property. The
prisoner entered Mr. Parkinson's service in July last,
as upper housemaid, and since that time he had mis-
sed several articles of wearing apparel, and in conse-
quence he took the precaution of having a handkerchief
marked, which the prisoner confessed having take*,
with •arious other articles. He told her if she would
confess he would deal leniently with her, and she ac-
cordingly acknowledged having taken part of tl.e pro-
perty. Not believing in her statement, a constable was
sent for, and she was apprehended. She said nothing
to the prosecutor respecting where the property was
concealed. The constable went to the residence of Col.
Armstrong, No. 13, New Builington•street, in whose
service the prisoner's husband lived as footman, and
asked him if he had any thing belonging to the prisoner?
and he acknowledged having a box, but denied possese.s
ing the key, and the box was broken open with the -
prisoner's consent, in the presence of the Magistrate;
and it was found to contain a great quantity of
wearing apparel, the property of Mr. Parkinson, and
a Gentleman named Dunrige, residing in his house;
the prisoner's husband, William Short, was also taken
into custody upon suspicion of having received the
stolen property ; but on being examined before the
Magistrate, he was discharged, there not being the
slightest imputation on his conduct, and his master,
Colonel Armstrong, gave him the highest possible
character, and again received him into his service.

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty ; but strongly recommended
her to mercy, in which recommendation she was joined by the
prosecutor.

Gilbert Humes was indicted for stealing►, on the 30th
of last month, three black kid gloves from the shop of
Mr. Corrie, hosier, 164, Strand. It appeAred by the
evidence that the prisoner went into the shop on pre-
tence of purchasing, and secreted the gloves in his
pocket. He was leaving the shop, when the shopman
accused him of the theft. He denied it, but was secur-
ed, and the gloves found in his possession. He then
offered to pay for them, but was given into custody.--
He had a sovereign and a sixpence at the time:
The prisoner said, that his friends were respectable, that be
intended paying for the gloves when he took them, and called wit-
nesses to his character. He was found Guilty.
On the verdict being pronounced, a respectable female in the
gallery, who had evinced great anxiety during the trial, burst into
tears, and rushed front the Court in a state of distraction:

Henry Kirkman was indicted for the wilful murder
of James Sullivan, by maliciously and feloniously driv-
ing over his body with a cart and horse. The deceased
was a boy about six years of age. The prisoner was
driving a horse and cart, on the 30th of October last,
along East-street, Manchester-square, when the deceased
ran out of a shop, to which he had been sent by his
mother on an errand, and, while crossing the street,
one of the wheels of the prisoner's cast passed over him,
and caused his death.—One of the witnesses said that
the prisoner was driving at the rate of eight miles as
hour; another said that he was driving at a moderate
pace, and that the occurrence was purely accidental.—
It also appeared that the Coroner's Jury which sat upon
the deceased returned a verdict of Accidental Death,'
though the prisoner now was upon his trial for murder.
The Jury stopped the case, and returned a verdict of Net
James Hill and George Ancliffe were indicted for the
wilful murder of Henry Tyers, a child of five years old,
by administering to him a large quantity of gin; in a
second couqt they were indicted for manslaughter.
The case has been already 'elated in the STAG.
Without retiring from the boa the Jury returned a verdict, ae.
quitting both the prisoners of the murder. Ancliffe was also
acquitted of the manslaughter, but Hill was found Guilty.
The Foreman said, the Jury could not deliver their
verdict without expressing their opinion that the conduct
of the witness (Davis) was exceedingly reprehensible, as
it appeared from his own testimony that it was he who
first asked the child to drink the spirits;
Baron HuLtoot—lndeed, it was, Gs:Waken ; his conduct was
very reprehensible.
Foreman.—Under all the circumstances, my Lord, we beg to
recommend Hill to mercy.
Baron Hut.Lacx—Very well, Gentlemen.
James Wingfield, a labourer, was indicted for com-
mitting a rape on the person of Sarah Weatherley, a
little girl only twelve years old.
The prosecutrix stated the facts:
Mr. Baron Hutu*: etamined the prosecutfix very minutert.rus
all the legal points, and her replies were quite confirmatory.
Mr. Boron cross-examined the plosecutrix at considerable length,
but she persevered in the former statement.
Esther Weatberley, mother of the prosecutrix, was e %endued by
Mr. Baron Hol.wee—Her evidence was confirmatory of that of
her daughter.
Mr. Benjamin Bowen, surgeon, of Harrow, who attended the
child, in consequence of the request of the mother, gave evidence as
to the state of the child.
Mr. Baron Hett.ocx summed up the evidence, and explained the
law of the case, which he designated as one of a most heinous
description.
The Jury retired to consider their verdict ; and after an absence
of three quarters of an hour found the prisoner Guilty.

HUNTING. '

Ins Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Monday, at Weikass
Heath ; and oft Friday, at Slough--at ball past ten o'clock eacla day.
The Union Harriers meet on Pilonday, at Brampton Dog; Wt+.
nesday, at Demon Old Hall; Friday, at Mr. Move's, FicssingStl.