Star.
London, England, 1827-12-21 00:00:00

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DiSTRUCTIV! Flit ,u. ABUT. Y)tae
LARDS ^One of OK 01? it Wraps& ind destrintive files
that has occurred In this neoglshoothood since that of
Xle.sts: Marabalf and- Ifenyna's fooscal in this town,
which took place on titordey morning, the 3,$ Is Feb.
1796, was di ebiered on Tuesday -nu itdrig. in the
Abbey Mills, occupied by Messrs. Willans and Sin.
cloth manufacturers. These mills are .very extensive,
forming three sides of a square. The men were at
work in the dry hoes* 01l five minutes past four o'clock
in the morning, then all was apparently safe. About
half past five a fire was discovered by the watchman
in the male chamber, at the south-west corner of she
building, on which men were immediately dispatched
tit Leeds for fire engines. The file spread mos; rapidly
along the west side, and to the dorth and south wings,
and before six o'clock it was at its climax. Soon after the
roofs of the south and west sides fell in. The Sun Fire
engine arrived a little after six, and war followed by the
Norwich Union, the Leeds, and Yorkshire engines.—
Three of these were appliid to the flames and to the pre-
servation of that part of the factory which was not qoi:e
eonsumtd, and two played upon that pan adjoining
Mr. Priestman's commit!. One of the engine pipes was
so placed, that the names, which had already commis niy
sated to the ceiling of the eng house,were extinguished
without doing auy injury to a valuable engine of 60 horse
power. Had not the proven of the Haines been thus ar-
rested in that quarter, the destruction of the valuable
corn mills would have been inevitable. The fulling stocks
on the ground floor of the North-east end of the building
are saved, and about one thousand pieces cif cloth
besides: with these exceptions, the whole is one mass of
ruin. The looms, the cloth they contained, the willies,
teasers, scribbling machines, gigs, shearing frames, and,
in fact, every other species of machinery in those pans
of the preniises where the fire had access are destroyed,
and buried in rubbish. The mill, which is the property
of Sir Sandford Graham, is insured in the Sun Fire
Office for 3,0001. as well as the machinery
,and stock
equally between the Norwich Union and Leeds and
Yorkshire Offices for 10,0004 bet the insurances will
not cover the loss: by the calamitous event between S
and 400 hands, residing chiefly in Kirkstall, Burley,
and Bramley, are thrown out of employ. The manner
in which the fire originated is involved in considerable
obscurity.

THE MARKETS.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Dm. SI.
Our market motion in the some state as on hat market diy.—
Contrary winds prevent the arrival of sapplies, and Ile perebasers
do am ippomr disposed to boy; but the few sake time have been
effected this morning were to needy buyer, who peyed Mashy's
pofrices, othespiee we must quote atuninally for sU descArkeas
Grain. •
SMITHFIELD MARKET, Dim SI.
Beef and Mutton remain at the advance of Monday; and Veal
looks about Id. per stone dearer, prime young Calves reading
to eet ed. per seam In Pork, the price is also leaking up, dairy.
fed Meat being Is. to lb. dd. per meas.—Bouts, 1,171; Sheep,
5,990; Plgs, 110; Calves, 14t.
Beef, per stone, 4s. to M. ad. Mutton, vs. to Is. Veal, Se. to
Se. Id. Pork, Ss. tees. Sd.—Hay,per load, 43 /a. to ,f 4 111. id.
Clover, is 15s. to is 10a.: &taw, it es. to ,t 1 lie.

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Tokay wine is, among the wines, what the pine apple
ii among the fruits. The reason why this wine is less
irro ' perly valued is foreign countries, Russia and Poland
Steepted, is, that there are four sons of it. The air,
mined essence, is, even in Tokay or Vienna; mold at not
lad than 21. sterling a bottle; so in proportion the lesser
sorts. What is drunk in London and Paris as Tokay,
Is genuine English or French produce.

. -
FATAL Duax..—The New York Commercial gives
particulars of a duel fought at Hoboken, between Mr.
W. Graham, Associate Editor of the teiorirer, and Mr.
Barton. The difficulty originated at a card table. Two
,shirts were exchanged. The first having proved int&
(tense!, the second of Mr. G. proposed the advance of
a step each, which was acceded to. At the second fire,
Mr. Graham observed,—" lam shot—l am' a dead
man—Barton, I forgive yon." Mr. G. was a nati.e of
Catskill, read law with the late Batent Gardiaier, Esq.
and had travelled extensively in Eutnpe.
ANOTHIII FATAL Min.—RA:Atom, Nov. 20.—A
meeting took place en the sth instant, on the Saluda
Mountain, near the dividing line of North and South
Carolina, between Samuel P. Carson, E'q. a Member
of Congress, from this State, and Dr. Robert B.
Vance, his opponent at the late Election, in which
the latter Gentlman was killed. Colonel W. R. Da-
vis, of South Carolina, and Mr. C. Carson...ten
Mr. Carson's seconds; and General P. Biittaia
and Mr. P. Patton attended Dr. Vance. At the
Pat fire Dr. Vance received the ball of his' ante-
Vain bet Ween the two lin ribs, inacentral part of
dm body, and he expired the next day. No attempt
was-made on the ground to compromise" the difference,
which, it appears, grew an of their late contest for a seat
in Congress. We are informed that Dr. Vance express-
e4 great satisfaction on being tild that Mr. Carson
bad escaped without injury.— How Ling will the citi-
zens of this free and Christianilountry countenance this
ltatbarout practice of settling disputes, for the most
part of a trifling nature?—American Paper.
New Soca R COMPAIIBO...At the last meeting of the
Edinburgh Wernmian S iciety, a very interesting in-
strument was exhibited, the invention of MARK WAIT,
Esq. It may be thus briefly described r—Twenty-five
needles, of the size N,. 10, are rendered magnetic, and
stuck at equal distances, into a thin circular slice of
cork, of three inches diameter ; this circle is affixed by
a copper wire to a light bar of wood five inches,long,
having at its opposite extremity a small weight equal
to the weight of the needles. In the centre of the bar
is an agate cap which receives a fine steel point, on
which the instrument traverses. Being secured from tle
action of the external air by a bell glass, and exposed so
the influence of the sun's rays, the circle of magnetised
needles points to the sun. and in that position in opposi-
tion to the diurnal motions of the earth, as long as the
sun is above the horizon."

The town of Falmouth was originally called Smith-
ick. It afterwards acquired the name of Penny-come.
quick, from the following circumstances, related in the
Panorama of Falmouth-1g A abort distance on the shore
towards Penryn river, there originally stood a lone cot-
tage, as a public.honse, which acquired the name after.
wards given to the surrounding village of Penuy-como.
quick, from the following tradition : That the been*
being on the land of Mr. Pendarves, that Gentleman
(about A.D. 1.550), wishing to encourage his late serf
rant who lived therein, desired she would brew some
good alersand that he would come with a party of
friends and drink it out. The landlady brewed accord-
ingly ; but, 10! a Dutch vessel pot into the harbour, and
tha thirsty crew coming to the house, drank up all the
ale. On the arrival afterwards of the appointed patty
Mr. Pendarvits was•natorally ang►y at this disappoint.
meat, when the woman in excuse said, Why, truly, Sir,
the penny came so quick. I could not deny theme la
lank a proclamation was issued by Charles U. manes
that Smithick, alias Pentry-come-quithp should ever
after be called Falmouth."

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TOOTH AND AOL

seam was LITRIMIT poirairsa ova 1928.

Vona, a breeze 'mid blossom amylase
Viers Hope clung fettling like a boa--
1166 were mine! Life went a Maytag
With Nature, Hops. and mart
Witte I was young !
WI,. T was young! aWareafol mien 1
Ak, for the clung. 'twist new sad that !
This breathing basso net balk with hoods,
This body, that does the grievous wrong,
Olin aery cliffs ant glittering mods
How lightly ties k lashed aims!
Like those trim skiffs, unknown of yore,
On winding lakes and rivers wide
?bat ask no aid of sail or oar,
That fear no mite of wind or tide:
Nought eared this body for wind arsreetber,
When Yantis sad I lived bit together
Flowers are lovely, tom Is ilower4ike,
Friendship Is a sheltering tree,— • .
Ob the Joys, that came down sliowerat,
Ot Frioadeftip, Lova, and Liberty,
Ere I was stall

Era I was old 1 al. saourofol aro.
Width tells ins, Tooth's no leager here!
Ott Tooth! for years so rangy tad sweat,
'Tis Impairs that thou and I•wers aw—
n Wok it but a food easesit;
Itatooot be that thou art sere!
71ty veoper•betl lath oat rot rand ;
And thou wart aye a masher ►old—
What straw disguise bast sow put go,
To mato believe that thou art gone
Vase these leeks is slivery siipa.
This datogiog gait. this *al also;
'Nut spring-tide blossoms as Ay Bps.
Aug tsars take sonsithafross tilos eyes!
. ...Life is but TUN& I so Wok I wilt,
That Tooth aid I are housoasates stM !

RUGBY SCHOOL, WARWICKSHIRE.

This Institution was foinded in the 9th year of Bliss-
.
beth, by Lawrence Sheriff, grocer of London, for the
children of the parishes of Rugby and Brownsover. He
bequeathed a mansion at Rugby to the master; and to
defray the expenses of the entire foundation, be be-
queathed the revenue of the rectory of Browthover,
and a third put of 24 acres of land in Lamb's Conduit.
fields, called the Conduit-close. In 1653 these* eight
acres were of very little value; in 1686, they were. leased
for SOL per annum; in 1702, a new lease was graatei by
the trustees, to Sir Wm. Millman, for the yearly rent of
601, until 1780, the annual produce of the charity-
estate was only 1161. 17s. 6d. but when the
kases then granted shall expire, the revenue from
the grouad rent alone will amount to several thoesands
per annum. The trustees are 12, consistirtrprincipally'
of the Nobility and Gentty of the county, who hold
mcurthly meetings, and before them, in August every
year, as annual exhibition takes place. Fourteen es-
hibitioners are allowed 40i. per annum each, for seven
years, to as,ist in their support at college. The scholars
are at present 380 in number, of whom about 50 are on
the foundation. In 1808, there was a surplus -capital of
46,0001. of. which 14,0001. was expended is re-building
the school-house, to which there is a play ground of
eight acres attached. In 1814, the Middlesex estate
contained 149 houses, together with the Chapel of St.
Job n, the net annual rent ofthe whole being 11,3701. Is.
The head master h allowed a salary of 1131.65.8 d. per
annum, and the sum of Safer every boy at the school
re,iding within 10 miles of Rugby, together with a
handsome house and spacious apartments for the recep-
tion of 50 pupils.