Star.
London, England, 1811-09-18 00:00:00

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THE COMET.
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Mysterious Orb! that, with tmusstal
.7, Shed'st a faint radiance o'er the veil of night,
Say--dost thou come, with feat fui tidings fraught,
I Of wars approaching, or of battles fought T
Art thou the tempest's herald t—Does thy form
Precede the whirivitnd's desolating storm ?
Or briniest thou fiercer scourges for mankind;
Plague, Pestilence and Famine! eochdreigted
To punish sinners, and to prove a rod
Too juttly rais'd by an avenging Goo?
Whate't„; thy purpoile—and where're thy course—
! Vilitre ends thy journeying, or whence thy scarce,
'Whether a presai: of ditastert dread,
Or sign of mercies hovering o'er our head,
1 love to view thy fu-diverging ray,
• Like a bright train attendant en thy way,
Less luminous than moonbeams, or the light
Of stars that gem the canopy of night,
„But yielding t.ar more splendour; and possesid
fUI power to awe the most obdurate breast.
For some wise end, unknown to erring man,
EGOD sees thee needful in kls mighty plan;
. • Nut like a bauble sent to please the eyes,
• Or strike the warring nations with surprise;
• 4u !—whilst to us, thy light mysterious seems
And givesiresh vigour to the pedant's dreams,
• Angelic hosts, to whom thy powers :a e known,
Shout songs of triumph 'round th' ltatncm rein throne.
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Oh, be it ours the ,arrow talk to tread,
And closely fu:low where a SAVIOUR led;
'TO, Heaven attaiti'd, on wisdom's book we pore,
• And, whilst we wonder, tretobtingly adore ;
Then shall the mist that dims our mortal sigh.,
Vanish like clouds before the morning light,
And GOD'S deems no longer strange appear,
But thee prove efts--which seem'd destruction lore,
' Be this my lot,' etch pensive soul replies !
Ilecitec—aseesn--and gain it in the svatd
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Virrazion.

A fire broke out on Sunday morning in Bermond-
sey-street, Southwark, by which three houses were
destroyed.
• Wednesday last, a fatal accident happened at Bur-
ley, near Leeds : The horses of Mr. Scarborough of
'Ktrkstall, having taken fright, the cart, which was
laden with stones, was overturned against a post at
the bottom of Mr. Cart's grounds, and thrown upon
the nursery-maid and a child of Mr. Scarborough's,
who happened to be passing at that moment, the for.
oiler of whom was killed on the spot, and the latter
very seriously injured.
The neighbourhood of Kingston is unfortunately
infested with gangs of predatory robbers, who lay ,
• exactions on passengers and travellers night and day,
and have eluded the vigilance of the Magistrates.--4.
Two Ladies going along Combelane, leading to the
Earl of Liverpool's seat, were stopped in their car-
riages early on Thursday evening, and were dispos.
sessed of their cash and personal jewels, being int inii.
.'i dated t•Ath their wicked threats. It is supposed the
same party attacked Miss Ogle, of Kingston, and
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• when they mere disappointed of their booty, the
, . wretches were not satisfied with rifling her, but most
cruelly ill-treated this unprotected female.
. Saturday night a man having stolen a small piece
of bacon from a cheesemonger's shop near Shoreditch
Church, was pursued by the owner, with the usual
cry of " Stop Thief," which being heard by a person
coming in an opposite direction with the culprit, he
- raised his leg in an horizontal posture, with an inten-
tion to stop him, which the culprit not perceiving, ran
his stomach with such force against the foot as (aided,
no doubt, by the agitated state of his mind) caused
his instant death.
Boxato.—A pugilistic contest for 10 guineas took
place on Monday on Hounslow Heath, between a hack-
ney coachman, called Sly Bill, and Simpson, a barge-1
mien in the West Country tra. Both the comba.!
tants were strong young men de,
about five feet ten
inches high. They stood to each other, and hit round
till one was fairly knocked down, when they immedi-
ately rallied, and commenced another round, without
allowing any time. The contest was alternately in
favour of each of the combatants, and lasted for about
half an hour. The bargeman was at length decla.
red conqueror. They were both, howeveF, so much
beaten, that neither of them were able io walk off the
ground.
Yesterday was the appointed day for Captain Bmt.
• may, with Crib, to meet Gully, his second, and J.
Ward, at Easingwold, a few miles north of York,
where they will remain until a place be appointed far
the combat. -friolineaux still remains stationary at his
training house on the borders of Buckinghamshire,
and his chief training. is in shooting and ploughing,
at which former exercise he is as skilful in knocking
down a partridge, as any man. Betting is two to one
against aim, although be is in the best condition and
has no idea of losing. He will be seconded by Rich-
mond and Gibbons, and Gully and J. Ward will se-
cond Crib. Saturday se'nnight is the day for combat.
Beautiful White Teeth may be regarded as one of
the greatest blessings Providence can bestow, without 1
Which the finest formed face is imperfect; inattention
to the teeth and gums is the principal cause of an
offensive breath. BUTLER'S VEGETAELE RE3TORA-
ME TOOTII POWDER is a most elegant and certain
- remedy for all diseases of the teeth and gums ; its
particular qualities arc not simply confined to clean-
sing the teeth, but will preserve them in the highest
state of perfection; it will render them beautifully
white, fasten such as may be loose, and restore them
to their original purity, entirely eradicate the scurvy
- in the gums, cause them to adhere close and firm to
the teeth, render them of a healthful red, and the
breath delicately sweet, relieve and cure the most
excruciating tooth-ach, gam-biles, and swellod face.
--Sold wholesale and retail at Mr. Butler's, 4, Cheap.
aide, corner of Pateruoster.row; and retail by Belam
and Sharp, Portsmouth; Hall and Johnson, Gosport;
AUnat, Weston; Mallory andiones. Portsea ; Trew.
roan, Exeter; Cookworthy, Glenville, Gilbert and
Hoxiand, Plytwouth ; Newbury. Dublin; Baxter and
M,Don,ald, Glasgow ; Smith, Manderston, Scott and
Cargil, EdinburiOt ; Crutwell, Bath ; Ross and Peck,
Hull • Gregson and Billinge, Liverpool ; Stains and
• Lyncii, Manchester ; Bowen, Norwich ; Knott and
Lb - , Birmingham; Gregory, Brighton ; and most
• - idati Ws** in pool 2s. 941,.!1ich,
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lONDON SESSIONS.

Ltyrut Gors.-e-Monday last the commitment cf
Nary liteniron and Catharine French, by Mr. Alder-
man ATKINS, to Bridewell, until the present Sessions,
for heine crncerned in carrying on Little Goes, was
confirmed, and they were ordered to be continued in
Bridewell sir months longer. From the decision
which took place in this case, it is not necessary that
persons should be caught it; the act of offending ; hut
proof of their having taken money for insurance in any
ualawful Lottery, is sufficient for conviction.

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this. Though his conduct was reprehensible, it did
not appear that he had intended to grant an Admi-
ralty protection. The paper which he sold was
nothing more than a certificate of the prosecutor
being a foreign seaman.—The Jury returned a ver•
dict of Guilty.
The Criatitst.sm, in passing the sentence of the
Court, eapatiated at some length on the defendant's
crime, which was rendered more shameful, because
perpetrated by a naval officer. To m irk their re-
probation of such conduct, the Court adjudged him
to suffer six months imprisonment.
Eleanor Walter: was indicted for keeping a brothel
and a disorderly house, at No. 3, New Rents, St.
Martin's-le-Grand.—Several of the inhabitants of St.
Martin's-le-Grand, who had been very much annoyed
by the scenes of riot and obscenity which the house
of the defendant daily exhibited, deposed AS to the
great numbers of ladies and gentlemen who were
hourly passing in and out of this Cytherean Temple,
the Priestess of which they had in vain attempted to
remove from the neighbourhood.—Elizabeth Evans,
a womad who had been employed by the defendant
in the house, with great volubility, entered into a his-
tory of all the scenes of debauchery which she had
witnessed: Her descriptions, which were not very
remarkable for their delicacy, excited a great deal of
laughter.—The facts being clearly substantiated, the
Jury found her Guilty.—To a second indictment for
keeping a brothel and disorderly house, at No. 5,
I New Rents, she pleaded Guilty.—She was sentenced
' to three Months imprisonment—and, in the last week
of her confinement, to stand upon the pillory for one
hour, in St. Martin's-le-Grand.

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POLICE.

Mantannoucrf-rrnEtT.—Yesterday H, Cadwalla-
der, against whort a warrant had been issued, on sus-
picion of being concerned in the robbery of the
Queen's wardrobe, together with the locksmith pre.
viously examined on the same charge, was brought
up to this Office. No trace whatever has yet been
found of the valuable property, although every exer-
t tion has been made. It appears that the lace and
Itrimmings alone, attached to the dresses, were worth
£IOOO. Most of the servants belonging to Buck.
Ingham-house were examined yesterday, and some
fresh suspicious circumstances transpired, partictilatly
against the man who was first in custody, which it
would be imprudent at present to disclose, as many
must have been concerned in the robbery. Cad walla-
' der had been seen a: the house under suspicious cir-
cumstances, after having been discharged from Mr.
Hanson's service about the same time as the prisoner.
They were remanded to a future day.
BOW4TREP.T. —Mond.ty evening Georte Lloyd was
charged with having received £l7 is. from Mr.
Barford, of Blackman-street, and 816 I Is. from Mr.
Allen,orTurville-street, Bethnal-green, in the names
of Messrs. Yarraway and Fulton, coal-merchants, of
Earl-street, Blackfriars, without accounting for the
same. The prisoner did not deny the charge, but
simply observed, that others were as strongly impli-
cated as himself. •He was fuily committed.—The
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