Star.
London, England, 1821-04-20 00:00:00

MAUNDY THURSDAY.

In consequence of the demi,e or the late KING,- the
number of the aged, infirm, and afflicted. relieved
by the Royal Bounty, has been reduced to .59, the
years of his present MAJKSTY'S age, who has Leen
graciously pleased to continue his benefaction during
their lives, as supernurnerariec. On Monday and
Tuesday last Mr. HANny, the Secretary to the Lord
high Almoner, and Mr. Josus, the Groom, were
busily employed in distributing the KING'S Bounty
to 800 poor objects of charity, who had been recom-
mended, at the Almoner's Office, in Scotland yard.

Yesterday being Maundy Thursday, the annual
Royal Donations were distributed to 59 poor aged
men, and 59 poor aged women, at Whitehall Chapel;
for which purpose there was a large building of wood
erected against the side of the Chapel next to Scot-
land-yard, and to render it perfectly weather proof,
it was lined with thick canvass and boarded under
foot. . It had several glass windows on the side next
the yard, and was divided into two apartments, one '
of which opened immediately into the Chapel ; one
apartment was used as a store-room, where the Royal
Bounty was deposited, and the other as a hall, with
two long tables laid parallel, with benches on each
side for the poor men and women to sit upon.—
The tables were covered with clean linen; at the ex-
treme end there were several rows of seats elevated
one above another, for the accommodation of Ladies
and Gentlemen, who were admitted by tickets to wit-
ness the interesting ceremony. At eleven o'clock the
objects of the Charity took their seats at the tables ;
the men at one table and the women at the other.—
A party of the Yeomen of the Guard, in their superb

liveries, were stationed at each of the two entrance
doors, to keep order. The Sub-Almoner, the Secre-
tary to the Lord High Almoner, and other Gentle-
men belonging to the Lord Chamberlain's Office, at-
tended by a party of the Yeomen of the Guard,
entered. The Sub-Almoner, in his robes, took his
stand at the head of the tables, and gave orders to
the attendants to bring in the Royal Bounty; and im-
mediately was placed before each poor person a
clean napkin, on which was laid a fine piece of roast-
ing beef and a half quartern loaf of bread. After
putting this up in their baskets, there was a large
wooden dish put before each, which contained thirty-
six salt herrings, two salt cod, and two salt salmon,
and four other loaves of bread. The Sub-Almoner
then ordered all to stand up, whilst he repeated a short
prayer for the Royal' Donor. After which the health
of the Royal Donor was drank in cups of strong ale.
—At the conclusion of the distribution all the re-
ceivers of the Ring's bounty drank his Majesty's health
in ale, in a wooden cup, according to ancient custom.
In the afternoon the same poor men and women as-
sembled in Whitehall Chapel, and were seated in the
north gallery. As soon as they had all taken their
seats, Divine Service commenced, which was appro-
priate and specially appointed for the day. At in-
tervals of the service, shoes, stockings, woollen and
linen cloth, were distributed to the men, in lieu of
which to the women £1 15s. was given to them on
Tuesday by tickets. There were also distributed to
each man and woman a red leather bag, containing
a £1 Bank-note, and a white leather bag, containing
59 silver penny-pieces. At the close of the whole,
each person had a wooden cup filled with wine to
drink the King's health, they retaining the wooden cup.
The Sub-Almoner, and all the Officers in attend-
ance belonging to ie Almonry, were ornamented
with white sashes, as were also the two boys and
girls in the procession, and each of them, according
to the ancient custom, carried a bouquet.

Last week a Gentleman of ;Montrose, in walking
among the rocks on the south side of the river,
picked up in the neighbourhood of the tower a very
large and entire pebble, weighing 16 pounds. On
breaking it through the centre it proved to be a very
beautiful spar, surrounded with an cater coating of
pebble; it was hollow in the centre, and the cavity
contained a small quantity of water.

Last week three fishermen, from the Moray Frith,
while on their return home from Port Dunda,,
where they had been disposing of their cargo, went
below to the cabin of their little sloop, and lighted
a fire in a common iron pot and retired to bed.—
In the morning one of them was found dead, and.the
two others in a state of insensibility, from the effects of
the sulphur. Medical aid was promptly administered,
but without avail, as both died two days after.

Tuesday, an Inquest was taken at the Turf Tap,
back of St. George's Hospital, on the body of Mr. J.
WEST. The deceased, a few days ago, took an out-
side place at the White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly, *to
so to Hammersmith. The coach proceeded at the
rate of about six miles an hour, and when opposite
the Red Cow public-house, beyond the Turnpike, it
suddenly jerked on one side; precipitating the ou:: ide
passengers into the road ; they all, however, got up
without material injury, except the deceased, whose
skull was fractured. He was taken to the Hospimt,
and expired in a short time. Verdict—Accident!
Death. Deodand, one shilling.
John Horwood, convicted at the Bristol Assizes,
for the wilful murder of Eliza Balsum, was executed
at Bristol on Friday, on a drop in the front of the
New Jail, on the banks of the river. There could riot,
on a moderate computation, be less than 40,000
persons assembled. The signal for the falling of
the platform was to be given by the prisoner, by
the dropping of a handkerchief; and he kept the
spectators in an awful state of suspense for nearly
23 'minutes before he appeared to have courage to le
it fall. His struggles then were Speedily at an end
Previous to his leaving the jail he confessed his guilt

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