Star.
London, England, 1826-10-12 00:00:00

THE GOSPEL ECHO.

The following verses were found in a pew in the Church of Kirk-
ham, In the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, on Sabbath, the 17th
September. Of the author we know nothing ; but, judging from
the hand-writing, we should suppose them to be the production
of a female, whose ear is not only tuned to wng, but whose
-heart is warmed by the best feelings that belong to a Christian :
True Faith, producing love to GOD and man—
Bay, Echo, is not this the Gospel plan?
Echo—The Gospel plan.

Most I ay faith in Jaws constant thew,
By doing pod to all, both friend and foe?
Echo—Both friend and foe.

When men combine to bate and treat me ill,
Must I return them good, and love them stilt?

Echo--Love them still.

If they my fallings causelessly reveal,
Must I their faults is carefully conceal?
Soho-;-As carefully conceal.

Mut if my name and character they tear,
And cruel malice too, too plain appear ;
-And when I sorrow and affliction knouts
They love to add unto my cup of woe•;
Say, Echo, say, in such peculiar case,
Must I continue still to love and bless ?
Echo—Still to love and bless.

Why, Echo! howls this? Thou'it sure a doves
Thy •oice will leave me nothing else but Love:

Echo—Nothing else but Love.

Amen ; with all my heart then—be It so—
And now to practbe FIR directly gcsQ. -
Echo--Ditectly go.

This path be mine ; and let who will reject,
My gracious Gob me surely triil proteet—
Echo—Surety will protect.
Henceforth on Han VII tut my every care,
And Mends and foes, embrace them all In strayer.
Echo—Embrate them all in prayer.

NEWCASTLE, 'Ocroliza 76.

Sunday; the body of fames M`Donald,a sailor, belong.
to the ship Tyne, of Glasgow, was taken out of the
river opposite that part of Newcastle Quay called Burn
Bank. He was seen very tipsy on Saturday night, and
is supposed to have missed his way. The Coroner's
Jury sat on the body yesterday, and give a verdict of
l'ound drowned.

The body tf John Campbell, a seaman, of the ship
Telemachus, was picked up at the Lime-kiln Shore,
North Shields, on Friday last. He belonged to Blyth,
and had been missing since the Friday preceding.
Friday, as Henry Smales, Esq. Solicitor, Durham,
Was returning borne on a spirited horse, the animal
'took fright at a waggon at the head of Framwellgate,
and Mr. Smales losing his seat, fell.to the ground, and
unfortunately broke his arm.
. Thursday night, the house of Mr. George Booth, in
Hier-street, Btshopwearmouth, was burglarionsly en-
tered, and a quantity of plate stolen therefrom:
Game has generally been considered wilder this year
than usual, on account of the earliness of the season.
Same estraordinary instances of a contrary description
have occurred here within the last few days. On Tues-
day last, four partridges, apparently in a state of great
eshawtion, were seen running about tie Bigg-Market,
in this town, and on being pursued, three of them sought
shelter in as many different public-houses, where they
were captured. The fourth did not share a better fate,
having been taken by an old woman, who was passing
at the time.- On Wednesday a young man at the Leazes,
near this town, observing two partridges on the ground
before him immediately ran after them, and succeeded
in taking one of them ; the other escaped from him, but
Was soon afterwards shot. A Gentleman caught ano•
ther in the Manor Chase on Thursday, and afterwards
liberated it. Others, we believe, have been captured in
different parts of the town. It is singular that all these
birds were full grown, and appeared to have received
no wonitdi,

AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—Tuesday morning, between
sire and seven o'clock, Mr. Joshua Baker, a farmer, at
Wilsdon, was surprised by a Getaltman's carriage,
post chaise, and hackney coach, stopping at the gate
of his rick-yard, from each of which vehicles two per-
sons descended, crossed the yard into a field at the back
of his house, and proceeded to measure the g•ound.—
Mr. Baker, anticipating their object, info/ toed them that
he could not allow any proceeding of the kind to take
place upon his premises, and that he had sent for an offi-
cer; regardless of his remonstrance, the opposing parties
took their stations at a short distance, and each of them
tired their pistols in the air. The two antagonists had
on camlet cloaks, and, when they had divested them-
selves of them previous to firing, appeased to be, mili-
tary men—one was an elderly tall man, tyre other was a
young man, also very tall; the other lour persons ap-
peared to be two seconds, a surgeon, and a livery ser-
♦ant ; the surgeon and livery servant came in the
hackney coach. After fiiing the parties separated, and
walked across the yard to their respective vehicles, ap-
parently by no means satisfied with the result; and it
was supposed by the peisons who witnessed the trans-
action that the party, in consequence of being disturbed,
left the spot to settle their differences in another place,
where they would not be so liable to meet with inter-
ruption. Each of the antagonists had two brace of
pistols. The names of the principals did not transpire.
Saturday a little girl, about eight years of age, the
daughter of a poor man of the name of Clarke, living
in the parish of Holy Cross, Westgate, near Canterbury,
was standing near the fire, when her pincloth accident-
ally caught tire, and she was instantly in one entire
blaze; her clothes being literally burnt off bier back.
She was immediately taken to the Kent and Canterbury
Hospital, where she died on the following morning.
Mr. —, who bad three virgin sisters 4 a certain
age, and wanted very much to palm one off on Captain
- , launched out one day in a splendid eulogium
on their virtues. Being a►ked particularly about the
age of one, he replied, " She is just forty, but bears her
age admirably." " Does she, indeed," said the Capt.
" Well, that's more than I can."

Jau BELCHER'S GRAVE.—Among a cluster of tombs,
in the filary-la•bonne burial ground, Paradise-street,
. Mary-la-bonne, is a mound of earth, distinguished by a
white marble slab, which, to the stranger, points out the
burial place of this brave pugilist. The following is
the simple inscription :
Sacred to the Memory of
Ala. haw Buenas,
Aged 30 years, who died In the year 1811,
Huck regretted by an who knew bins.