Star.
London, England, 1827-01-29 00:00:00

THE SERPEN FINE.

We never saw a more lovely assemblage of fine women than on
Saturday and yesterday the metropolis poured out neatly its whole
population.—The ice, in the early part of the day, was good, but
about one o'clock the wind veered round to the south ; and with
the assistance of a brilliant sun a rapid thaw commenced, and the
snow disappeared from the trees and grass. The esplanade, or
gravel watt, on the south side of the river, was the only tolerable
spot for the dispi..y of neatly turned sacks; everywhere else they
encountered a puddle, and thus the Sunday boles had to retrace
tom steps. •
The late melancholy event has prenuturelt brought forward the
new fashions in dress, and among them Is a new hat called The
Duclum. Its altitude is not grear, but what It wants is height it
makes up In drapery and circumference.
About three o'clock, there were about five hundred persons on
the ice, and about ten thousand on its banks. There were three
skaiters immersed nearly at the same time; but they got out
without aysi-tance, after being well ducked in their efforts to extri-
cate themselves.

EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCE OF GENEROSITY.

We beg to ell the attention of the public to the cue of six
orphans, the eldest a lad of 15. the next a girl of 13, and four
youngest under eight. Their father, Johnstone, was a schoolmaster
at Stanniore, who, having become involved in debt, took his family
to the Continent: their mother previously died in childbed.—
He left these children at Aix la-Chapelle ; they were then driven
from their lodgings, and begged their way to England. A Gen-
tleman chanced to meet with these distressed orphans on their
way to London, ragged and pennyless. He discovered that
the only person in England with whose name even they were ac.
guainted, was Mr. French. a butcher, who, after some search, was
found to be residing in Great Quebec-street ; and though be bad
suffered a severe pecuniary loss from their father, yet, when applied
to by the children, he at once, to his infinite credit, took charge of
them, housed and fed them, anti continues to maintain them en.
tirely, with the aid of some small contributions.
We understand a subscription has been set on foot, In the hope
of relieving Mr. French (who has eight children of his own) front
an expense which he is unable to support, of affording some tempo-
rary aid to the orphans, and of procuring admission for the younger
children into some of the Charitable Institutions with which the
Metropolis abounds.

NEW LONDON UNIVERSITY.—Dr. FaLLOWES has
made a very princly bequest to this Institution—as much ground
in the Regent's Park, as the Council may deem requisite for a cow-
pkte botanic Garden.
ST. KATHICRINeti DOCK COMPANY.—In the Sheriff's
Court, on Saturday, an action was brought by a person
named Nelson, a schoolmaster and stationer in Brewer-
street, to recover compensation for the loss of his house,
which was required by the St. Katherine's Dock Com-
pany. The sum claimed by Mr. Nelson was 15904,
and he grounded his claim on the excellent situation of
his premises for carrying on his business of a stationer,
and, be likewise said, thathe would be deprived of 120
scholars. He added, that the receipts of his academy
were nearly all profit, and the stationery yielded about
30 per cent. The Jury, after consulting together, and
examining the different statements that were submitted
for their consiJeration, returned a verdict for the
ptaint.ff— Damages sOOl.
‘VoLTEIMAMPTON.—Information has reacheJ us that
a barbarous murder has been committed, on the night
ef Wednesday last, near Wolverhampton. The reported
particulars of this tragical event areas follows : A man
not guise sober had been displaying some bank notes in
a public house on that evening, and on Thursday morn.
ing his corpse was found in the neighbourhood. A
wound had been inflicted on the side of the head ; there
were traces of blood where the unfortunate victim had
walked or crawled after being wounded, and the pockets
of his clostios were emptied. Upon an active search
being made by the police, a very suspicious pasty of both
sexes were found in a house of ill fame, in the midst of
their carousals, where they were feasting, and had wine
and many other dainties. Oa the entrance of the offi•
cers, great confusion and alarm ensued—one woman
fainted, and whilst falling, it is said, pointed to a man in
ibe company, and exclaimed, " That's him !" The man
was taken into custody.—St/Ardshire Advertiser.

NAVAL INTELLICtNCE.

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The Ferguson, TATI.OII, front Ilavre to London, was totally Isst
between Dover and Ft>llistone oil Saturday.
The Digo, Sinatra's, nom Kiel to Bristol, was driven on aki,
near Yarmouth Beach on Friday night. A severe gale was tale-
itienced at the latter place, and several coasters have been
shore, but expected to he got of
The Exeter, Your", has arrived at Cork froni Valpar-iso—ng4
ad August, and from lib Janeiro itd November.
Sir TUC:MIAS HARDT is itJurly expected to retnrn to 80,4 at,
from the Tagus, with the ships which left England under hi. nej,,,.
Sir Tomcat, will again shift his Lig to the Seett.ee frigate, C.,
F. A. Coeuas, C. 13. and resume the command and eqwpmenr ,4
the experimental ships. The Wat.twsece, 74, will solid. baritulmo
and, it Is said, be paid off and recommissioned.
The Bi.ossou,So, Captain Barcmar, was at the harbour c( s,.
Peter and St. Paul, Kantschatka, in June I i•t, and aster vict6ailiee
proceeded, according to instructions, into Marring 's Straits, to ite,k
for Captain ratite (who returned), or Capt. Vitae's-is;
of whom we hope he may have talks' in with.
Arhil/ITMCKTI.I.itIii. J. Smith (a) to the Offline., at
mouth, vice Stune; Lieut. E. T. GU, to be Agent or Tratisp,e:
Mr. Thomas Shears to be Secretary to Sir Charles Ogle; and
Patrick Inglis. Midshipman of the Revenge (son of Capt. (,'k,nr,
Inglis, of the Victory). is promoted to the rank of fJeutrstauL
FALMOUTH, J•II. a7.—Wsod N. N. E. to E. N. E.--.trrived tie
Duke of Kent packet, Laumusca, trona Lisboa—, olid 1 t,h itt•t,
Sailed his Alspoty's ship Levcarr, Lieut. Buuentea, fur I.id,;,
with a mail.

PLYMOUIiI, JAS. 27 —Arrived his :%lajesty't .hip Irv.
from LiAhott. The Harvey, Faut.ar, has her tivp,all6 ~4
will probably sail to night. Arrived al.), the Lovely AIM, Cu..
rim., front Charente.
Dias., JAIL 27 and 28.—During the night and thi. nnintni„:
blew hard from the eastward. The SChOMICr I Inp., ,if Jer r,
boot Swansea to London, thrive close to the ►hnre h. tween
down and Wilmer Castle. After striking and dantaging her NJ.
der, she proceeded with assistance for Dover. with 104 of An anther
and cable. Several vessels (apparently coasters) lost anchor., aw►
went to the westward.—His Netherlands Majesty's brig &calm,
after exchanging salutes with his Majesty's ship Itanittiss, yrs-
cceded for Helvoet.

GILAVIIIIND. J. rl and 415.—Arrived the Colombia. Dei.asct,
from New York; Agnes, Dicinzv, from Demerara; Eden, JOH%
sox. from Cadiz; Rover, Coca, tram Fdsioeur ; and the 1.:aroloo,
Cotmarorttu, from Riga. Sailed the Fame, Taimyr, for ;
Robert Frage, WILD, for Vera Cruz; Lastly, vow,. rut smyrn4;
Amazon, Lamas, fur Jamaica ; and Sir W. Wallace, W Wu; 1.4
Calcutta.

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loss id An anchor
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brig &raise,
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saibia, Driat.ct,
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nd tb. Cirolou,
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present !!tent
equally ilia.
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ate his own bu.
were tendetrd
and families.
mark the seine
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is should be
impredently •
like a sheer of
been inflicted,
'ere. He then-
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and Cockir
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especially as Lis
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rs were kept in
acknowledge the
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a he caused to be
sere any *urn be.
am raised irr.nle-
ay other puspeer.
Company, to bad
Directors weal
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roe 31r. Hlode.
of the Spanish
prelude to their
29.
market this morn.
, for which there
price of this day
having checked
1. Fah malting
Beans are ts. per
fay 's prices with
itous buyers. is
40s
ew, Ms 52s
Ds
51s
Os
w, tit 50s
Os
la WM
00.
6s 40s
55s
DOs 001
455. 594
per last'
110
111,575
mks 7790
750 •
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• to 45. 10d. per
. to Ss. srl. per
s. nee