Star.
London, England, 1821-05-15 00:00:00

CLERGY ORPHAN SCHOOL.

Yesterday, a public examination of the Orphan
Children of Poor Clergymen of the Established
Church, took place at the School-house, St. John's-
wood, St. Mary-la-bonne, at twelve o'clock.
Lord Ketiyom paid particular attention to the
examination of the children, and conducted them in
parties of twelve at each time from the school-room
into that where the examination took place.
His Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the
Bishops, and Nobility, were highly delighted and
gratified, and a very high eulogium was passed upon
tae Master and Mistress.

Monday, the 23d ult. the Rev. T. WlLso3t, Rearm
of C3lne, in the County of Huntingdon, refused to
read the burial service over the deceased body of
John Astwood, because he had not been baptised ac-
cording to the ceremonies of the Church of England,'
his parents being Dissenters.

The Rectory of Fist Keal, and the Vicarage of South Elk-
ington, in Lincolnshire, become vacant by the death of the Rev.
lkrnard Cracroft, who died on Sunday se'nnight, whilst attend-
ing Divine Service, surrounded by his family

Yesterday morning a Richmond coach was over-
turned near St. Clement's Churcn, in the Strand, by
the breaking of the axle, when some of the outside
passengers were notch burst. •
The Prince Regent coach to Holyhead was over-
turned at Shelton, in consequence of one of the horses
starting at a waggon, and drawing-the coach up the
hank on the road side. Mr. Shearman, a Gentleman
from Ireland, had his leg fractured and lacerated by
the wheel of the waggon passing over it; the Guaid's
hip was broken, and Mr. Molyneux, a painter of
Shrewsbury, had his arm and nearly all his ribs broken.
They are receiving professional assistance at Shrews-
bury, and it is hoped their lives may be saved.
A melancholy accident happened to two youths of
the names of Leadbeater, 11., and Arrowsmith, 15
years of age, on Saturday. They resided at Lee Vil-
lage, Surrey ; on Saturday they went to bathe in the
Guildford river, which empties itself into the Thames
below NVeybridge, and were drowned. There were
two other youths with them. Arrowsmith was the
only one who could swim ; Leadbeater was prac-
tising how to swim, with a bundle -of rushes under
each arm, and a small board to recline his breast
upon, wen he was carried eut of his depth by the
current, and disappeared. Arrowsmith, in attempting
to save his companion, shared his fate. They were
seen once struggling together upon the surface of the
water, when both sunk to rise no more.

Saturday se'nnight, a boy named Hassell, while en-
deavouring to take a rook's nest, at Ringmer, fell
from the tree, and was killed on the spot.
There is at this time a hedge sparrow's nest, with
four eggs, built in a rose-tree in full bloom, growing
in a pot in the hot-house belonging to Sir WASSALL
Bft iscoc, Bart. of Crofton-place. The little haughty
warbler has not only chosen a warm climate for its
nest, but a flowing garland of roses for its young ones.
Fresh herrings were taken in' the stake nets off
W i teh av en hai boor on the night of Tuesday sennight.
Being the first this season, they found a ready market
the following morning at 2d. per fish.
At the Gloucester Sessions, two prisoners were sen-
tenced to seven years transportation.—At the Wor-
cester Sessions, one prisoner was sentenced to four-
teen years transporation, and seven to seven years
transportation. Amongst whom was J. M. Cooksey,
who was indicted by order of the Secretary of War,
for having obtained the sum of thirty shillings from
a poor woman of the name of Bate (whose son was a
private soldier in the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards),
under the false pretence that he had sufficient interest
in the Army to procure her son's discharge. The case
was made out on the part of the Crown by the clearest
evidence, and Mr. Cannon, of the Adjutant-General's
Office, stated, that a soldier cannot be discharged
from the service except through the recommendation
of his Commanding Officer, and by a strict compli-
ance with the printed Regulations issued by autho-
rity of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief.
HARROGATE, MAY 10.-Between one and two
o'clock on Friday afternoon, a thick dense cloud was
observed to advance very rapidly from the north-
west towards Harrogate. When it came over that
place it burst, and the electric fluid descended, in a
forked direction, on the house of Mr. John Render,
first striking down part of the chimney. It then ap-
pears to have separated into three parts; one part,
passed down the outside of the house into the earth,'
striking down in its course two horses and a boy who
were sheltering from the expected storm. One of the
horses was killed on the spot, and the other was dan-
gerously hurt The boy was not at all injured, al-
though riding the horse which was killed. The direc-
tion of the second part of the fluid was into a yard on
the other side of the house; its force was so great as
to lift a man off his feet; it also struck a little boy on
the side. The third part entered the house, making
a passage for itself through the ceiling the size of a
nut; it ran downthe Wall, striking out bricks and small
mortar, tore down part of a closet, in which it broke
a teapot and a wine glass ; it burnt the frame of a pic-
ture in three places ; and, orced the iongs and poker
together, as they had been welded. It then darted
across the room, knocking down a Gentleman, strik-
ing off his hat' and tearing a letter which he was read-
ing out of his hand ; it then forced itself through the
opposite partition into the bed-room of a young Lady,
Who it struck down and severely hurt ; she is, how-
ever, now much better. It is very singular, that in
the partition there is scarcely the smallest crack.