Star.
London, England, 1828-09-29 00:00:00

DEVONPORT, Sm. 26.

HORRID Muanna.—Yesterday afternoon, between
two and three o'clock, the body of a young woman,
about 18 years of age, named Anne Slll4l, the daughter
of a mechanic in the Dock-yard, was seen by some boys
lying at low water-mark, off the no'lharn boundarf -
lone of the gun-wharf. She was a set want in the employ
of Mt. Mockrell. a druggist of this t .0 n. and had on
Thursday evening obtained leave to spend the everting
with her mother. for which purpose she lett her meder's
houseat eight o'clock, but did not, again return. In-
quiries were set on foot, but without augers% No sus•
picion was, however, entertained that the young woman
had come to an untimely end; nor was it known at the
time that she was in a state of pregnancy. The body
of the unfortunate girl. on being examined by a sur-
geon, was found to be in a dreadfully mutilated state;
a deep gash, extending several inches, was discovered
near the abdomen, her mouth was very mach swollen,
and her sip was stuffed into the throat. There were
also two black marks on her forehead. A Coroner's In-
quebt will be held on the body to-day.

Among other curiosities brought to England in his
hot Afaje•ty's ship lieshay, say be Inept imied an la.
dian Canoe, hewn OW of one piece of wood, and owe.
suriag /6 feet in length by.aiset wide.
On the float of une of the bouts in the Upper Town
of Boulogne is a marble tablet, having an inacriptioo
in French to the. following purport—id Died here, is
the year 1747, the Author of Gil like M. Le Sage,
tue celebrated writer alluded to, stoh, at the rinse f his
death, on a visit to his nephew, a Canon of the Church
of Notre Dame, at B ulogne.
The hangmen in Portugal--who are themselves cul.
prks condemned to death, but respited for the per.
formance of their function—are always in close cnfine.
meat for life, although in other respects they are well
off, being paid and fed, besides having certain page'.
sites op oscasions when their ministry is required:
A few' ays since, a boatman, who bad sold a boat
load of coals to Mr. Dickeson, of Osford, had his pocket
rpicked of upwards of SOL while walking from the An-
chor public-house, in St. Peter le Bailey, to his boat,
which was lying at the Canal Wbrof.
The love of horse-racing appears to take as strong a
hold on some minds = the love of lottery speculation
was wont to do. A man and his wife, in very bumble
life, in Sheffield, who were both smitten in the same way,
and had not the means of meeting the expense, bad re.
course to an extraordinary eapedient for raising the
wind. The wife, whose love of racing inspired the
thought, purchased some flour in credit, from a shop-
keeper with whom she dealt, and prevailed on a pawn-
broker to take it in pledge on the promise of releasing
it in portions for their daily bread; and with the money
so obtained, the sympathetic couple procrefted to Don-
caster, to enjoy the delight of witnessing the great St.
Leger race.
Vetterday evening, during the celebration of Divine
Service in theWe.leyan Chapel, Horseferry-toad.West-
miaow, the congregation was thrown into n stare ed
dreadful confusion by the sudden screams of a little
girl, who was seised with a fit. A great number of
females, under the influence of fear, augmented thedir
turbance by their shacks; some evil•gisposed persons
called out "Firer A general ru Issued from the
galleries and body of the chapel to the doors. Some
persons, in a state of consteraatios, jumped out of the
lower windows, and were mach bruised. No one re-
ceived any serious personal injury; but numbers, in the
confusion of the moment, lost their shawls, buonsts,
hats, &c. After some time order was resumed by the
efforts of the preacher and some persons who retained
their self-possession, audiliving &mice concluded as
usual.

At Newry Petty Sessions. a countryman applied for
redress against a party who had stolen his ducks and
assaulted him. He stated, that having beard that a
woman and her son Yin, who were in Court, had stolen
a couple of his ducks, he went to their bou,e and saw his
ducks, alter being killed ; but instead of vying him any
satisfaction, the son followed him out and thrashed him.
al And pray," said the Magistrates. " *bat stem you
doing ? you are a stronger man than he is." " Ye',
plate your Honours," replied Owen Magenni,. the
complainant," I am a stronger man, but I was tent of
him, becase I was standing on spleeny wound." A
Magistrateasked him why he called it unlucky ground ?
" Becase," said Owen, " Paddy's grandfather killed
his uncle, and they are all a bad crew together." The
Magistrates were satisfied with the explanation, and
held the parties to bail ; and Owen left the Coon pray-
ing for love, life, and all the blestings of Ha*vax to
their Honours for taking his part.
The following appears in a 'Treads paper of Tuesday.
" A few days age a hackney esechaes, named Dubois. atter hay
lug conveyed several persons to Weary. took his Asa on the
road of Pagan. Three young mom bergaised with him to be
taken to Pilo, and got into his each. Whilst Dubois was ga-
d% his hones ready, a company et els persons came up, and pro.
posed t. hies to take them to Ifenailles ter reds* Itasca. The
coachman, tempted by the stun. accepted their Alen and wished
to break elf his agreement with the young mem, bet they insisted
upon the completion of his contract. Desloge then got epee the
coach-bet. and threatened that if they did sot get out of the coach
he would throw them into the river, sad be imesediately pat his
threat into emanies. Two of the young men and the heroes were
drowned; the third, seeing his danger, Jumped got of the deer, and
escaped by swimming. The coachman, Di/obeli, was takes out of
the river by a soldier, and Is now under arrest."
At Stitt bitch fair, on Thursday, there was a very large
show of hones, &great propetden of which, however, were of an
Inferior kind, and therefore rather den of sale. There was a better
show thee last year at rawier horses. both et the nog and can
kind, which fetched good pries, and wen/ blittidek=a—
Tee quantity at hops brought to the fair was than
used, and the greater part was disposed of ; the prim of pockets
may be sleeted, for floseez, from 7t• to Ms.; Keay that nos. to
110 s.; seam few sash parcels Gi good Eases were sekl at Is. per lb.
Ile supply of cheese was very plentiful, prices lower than lan
year g Derby its. to Us. and C itemkant Na. to 561. A complete
pale appears to Ws amongst dealers In wool. at the present time,
and we When scarcely a slogle sale was 'acted. There was a
eonddetsble timothy .f salons at the fair, which geld at from Is. dd.
to M. per bushel The business generally throughout the day
appeared to be taws brisk then One several yeses past.