Star.
London, England, 1827-12-29 00:00:00

PORT OF LIVERPOOL.

On the 24th inst. the Half-yearly Account of the
Dock Duties was made up: it presents the gratifying
feature of au increase over the corresponding half•year
of 1826. The number of vessels which have entered
the port even exceed the corresponding half-year of the
celebrated year 1825.
Vessels reported at the Dock Once, Liverpool, from 85th Julie
to 24th December, 1827. : navy OP
TOWS. MUMS ♦NO •000 s.
At Liverpool . . 5,096 . 476,963 . .660,324 3 1
At Runcorn . . 379 . $1,835 . . 486 7 6

8,47.5 698,792 180,810 10 7
VIVID 2Sth June to 24th December, 11126: DUTY 08

•1011L11. TONS- •WiG •4D 000211.
At Li•erpool . . 4,771 . 423.147 . ..469,872 2. 1
At 11.40cotu . . 230 . 13,904 . . 251 10 11

4,007 642 095 .170,123 12 9
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Increase . . . . 411$ 56,705 .210,666 IT 10

• MILL TOWS.
In the Half-year coding Dec. 24,1824 . 5,260 . 636,601
Ditto ditto ditto 1843 . 5,320 . 713,040
We subjoin as Annual Accounts for the last Four Years, ending
June 24, in each year :

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TVA It. DOM&
11114 . . 10,001 . . 1,150,914 . . 130,911 11 6
1825 . . 10,537 . . 1,223,820 . . 128,691 19 $
1026 . . 9,601 . . 1,228,315 . . 131,000 10 0
1827 . . 9,592 . . 1,223,313 . . 134,472 14 5

Ffremdi, in the Turkish language, signifies Mailer;
and accordingly it is a title very extensively applied, as
to the Muf,i and Emirs, to the Priests of Mosques, to
men of learning and of the law. The Grand Chancellor
of the Empire is called Rats Estranzt.

A permanent varnish is obtained by rubbing iron, in
a state nearly red hot, with the horny hoofs of cattle,
previously dipped in a small portion of oil. This pro•
cess is asserted to afford the best defence from the in-
ISMER of or and humidity.
Goosaaaaates at CH 'tuna A s.—The above novel'',
which is as rotas a snow storm in harvest, is actually
maw to be sees in an open garden, belonging to a corn
potter named Gresham. near Witham Green. Boston.
We have seen some specimens of the fruit perfectly sit,
but of coarse diminutive in size. The blossoms, how-
ever, were qui•e perfect.—Boston Gazette.
Friday. J. Flamm°, Esq. M.P. for Hampshire,
reduced the half-yearly rents of his tenants at the
Christmas audit ten per cent.
The poor of Thorpe-by-Water were regaled on Christ.
mas Day with abundance of foist beef and plum pud-
ding, and a quantity of clothing was likewise distributed
by order of Lady Faawcza MORGAN.
MARSHAL'S.% Partion.—lnsmedjately after Divine
Servke.onChristmas Day, the Deputy Marshal, JOSEPH
RUTLAND, Esq. superintended the distribution to every
debtor within the Prison (106 in number), of a pottioit
of meat, a loaf of bread, three pints of porter, and a
shilling in money, being the munificent and liberal do-
nation of the Lord Steward of his MaJeary's House-
hold. The greatest order and decorum wet* observed
by all the debtors, who thus evinced their g. mita& for
his Lordship's timely and benevolent supply.
It is pretty generally known that the fork, which is
now so universally adopted with knives at our tables,
was introduced into this country from Italy, by the cele-
brated traveller Coriat, about 1609, and who was called
rcifer, from using this implement. The spring guard,
which is now so commonly affixed to our carving forks,
is a modern improvement ; and it may be entertaining
to many fork users, as well as fork makers, to be in-
formed that we are indebted to the ingenuity of a cutler
of the name of Barnett, who resided at Warwick, for
the introduction of an appendage, which, as most per-
sons must have observed, is equally simple and useful.
The Vale of Llanrwst, so justly celebrated for its
beautifully romantic scenery and varied landscape, has
been visited by one of those periodical inundations
which create a striking resemblance in the scene to a
view in the Alpine regions of Germany, occasioned by,
as avalanche. The storm of. Tuesday night, the 18th
inst. caused such a rush from the mountain lakes into
the Conway, that soon made it overflow its banks, and
overspread the vale. The sight of the majestic current
rushing swift as an arrow under Llanrwst. bridge,
was inconceivably grand, and even terrific on the
following morning; and about twelve o'clock, being
high water of a very high spring tide, it spread itself
' considerably, reaching just to the very wall of Gwydir
Castle, and intruding into many houses in the town.—
The view from Trefriw of the lower part of the vale
presented an awful scene of desolation. All the high
one:rands or embankments constructed along the river
side, bad disappeared in the overwhelming fl iod, and
now that it bas partly subsided, they havrbeen entirely
washed away in several places. On Wednesday the
roads on both sides of the wale were ;otdated to some
depth, and quite impassable; and even now, after the
lapse of four or five days, nothing is sees bit the tops
of the traces's'', water in one lease portion of the valley.

• A. YAIOUTIL. Dec. 21.
flth • Morning, at ten ricks*. his Royal
Lord High Admiral left Mew Wise on
London, under a royal salons from the !sal
the evening, the Officers of the Royal M
splendid dinner at the barracks. Among, t ry
were the Earl of Northesk, Sir James A. Gordon. —ft
all the Captains and Commanders in commis ion, the,
Field 041Icers of the several Regiments in garrison.
Colonel Morshead, R.E. Lieut. 0 Innel Darnford, R.A.
all the 4taff. the Mayor of Plymouth. ttc.
Major General S r .1. Cameron, KC B. was prevented
by illness horn being present.
The following general orders have been issued on
this occasion

lIMMINAL 0111D174
Colonel Arinnicombe has much pleasure in communicating to the
Officers, Non•commisdaoed OMCOTS, drummers, and privates, the
following Memorandum, which be has received front Majnr-Ge
octal Campbell, together with the ace inclese.l from his Royal
Highness the Lord High Admiral:
• Head•quarters, Plymouth, Dee.41,1d27-
" Major-General Campbell, the Deputy Adjutant-General, has
received the inclosed Memotuidum from his Royal Highness the
Lord High Admiral, marking his Royal Highness's approhatiao
of the Plymouth Division of Royal Marines, upon which flattering
°treetop the Major-General congratulates Colonel Vionicombe and
the Mere, Nat-comoilusioned Officers, drummers, and privates,
under his comm a nd."

.* His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral desires to ex-
press to Col. Vinnicombe, the Officers, non-tommissioaed officers,
and privates, of the Plymouth Division of Royal Marines, his satis-
faction at having this morning had the opportunist, which his
Royal Highness has for son,. time sought, of personally presenting
to them their Dew Colours, and those sli.tlnguished marks of his
Majesty's favourable consideration, which his Majesty has been
graciously pleased to confer on them, and which It has bees highly
grutifying to his Royal Highness, both as Lord High Admiral and
General of Marines, to have himself obtained for, and presented to
the Corp.. His Royal ifighoess finds additional gratification is the
confident assurance whick his knowledge of their present high state
of discipline and efficiency affords, that the honours which they have
thus received, will be maintained tenbleiniatteil, and that a stedfest
perseverance in the same unbroken course of gallantry, discipline,
and loyalty which they have hitherto pursued, will continue to
them in all after times, their Sovereign's approbation and their
Country's gratitude.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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GRAND BATTU.
The party last week at the mansion of the Marquis of Chunks,
besides the Duke of Wellingtonrconsisted of Lords Beiestord and
Hotham, the Right H,.n. Robert Peel, Sit John Dadswood King,
General CYLaghlin, Mr. Wm. Peel, Mr. Chetwode, Mr. Pigott,
Mt. Grenville Pigott, ate. The following la a statement of Ike re-
sults of the sports, on the several days, at the Mara plates vlikei--
WOTTON. NONA. WOTTON. . 1110111L1111.
Monday, Dee. JO. Tees. Wednes. Thum. Total
Pheasants. . ..214 114 107 144 U 3
104 . 233 53 454
Rabbits ...{.. 42 44 45 73 284
Woodcocks .. 4 20 4 0 2$

Head of Game 36S 2111 4!9 274 1349

Shots 052 271 734 656 2219
Guns ll 20 11 10 62

mums ouv or 100 'mom
First day 55 bead of game, or 1 bead to 14 .hots.
Second ditto 32 or 1 to 3.1
Third ditt0...... Si or 1 to 1-7
Foortb ditto ..... ...... 4l or 1 to 249
Average 44 or 1 to 2.12

HUNTING.
His Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Monday, at New Lodge,
Winkfteld ; and no Friday, at the Crooked Billet, Iver Heath.
The Brighton Harriers on Monday.near Pateham; Wednesday,l
near the Race Course • and on Friday, neat the Dyke.
The Brookside Harriers on Monday, at .Newmarket IBS; and
on Wednesday, at Aslicombe.

The East S'ussex Fox Hounds on Monday, at Windore Hill.
The Earl of Scarborough's Hounds on Monday, at ♦pley Head
Wednesday, at Tirkbill Spital; and on Friday, at Sandbeck Park.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds on Monday, at Wathe ; Wednes-
day, at Melton Low Wood; Friday. at Elkinvou Cow ?Aura;
and on Saturday, at Thornton College.
Eatl rstxwillians'a Hounds on Monday. at &sultry Toll-bar;
Wednesday. at Waybridge Wood; and on Thursday. at Old Suelay.
The Earl of Harewood's Fox Hounds on Monday. at Harewood
Bridge; Wednesday, at Hook Moor; and on Friday, at Thorp
Arch.

CURONEItS' INQUESTS.
Yesterday afternoon a Coroner's Jury assembled in
the Committee Room of St.Ulave's poor hoe,e, Parish
street, Horselydown, to inquire the cause of the death
of a poor woman picked up in the street on Wednesday
night, in the greatest ext►emity, and who tkpirtd in
the watchhouse of the parish the following morning.
John Hart, servant to Mrs. Aylmer, spirit-dealer. the
corner of Parish•street, rated that the d*cea'ed came
into his salstten's shop on Wednesday evening last, be-
tween eight and nine o'clock. She was perfectly sober,
and complained of being ill, and a person in the shop
gave het a glass of wine, from motives of compassion.
She left shortly after. He had fiequendy seen her, but
I did not know her name.

The watchman, who found the deceased, was about
to be sworn, when it being intimated to the Coroner.
Mr. SHILTOM, that several persons were in attendance
ready to swear that the deceased had been cruelly used
by him, they were ordered to be brought forward, and
Mary Ann Noble being questioned, said, she saw the
watchman between nine and ten with the deceased
upon his back, going Awards the watchbouse; that an
acquaintance met him and said. 44 Never mind her,
come away, and I'll give you a glass of gin," when he.
the watchman, let go the deceased's hands, *Adria fell
to the ground, exclaiming, « I'm dying, my legs bare
burst ; must I expire in the street?' and that on several
persons remonstrating with him on his inhumanity, he
shamefully abused them, and went away.
Several other women made similar statements, one
adding that she saw the deceased two hours after, sitting
"n the steps of a door, covered with blood.
Mr. SIIIILTON, under these circumstances, adjourned
the inquiry till the body should be opened, and the
utmost evidence obtained.

An Inquest was yesterday held at the Golden Lion.
Dean-street, Soho, on a female (name unknown) who,
it was reported in the neighbourhood, had been run
over by a Gentleman's carriage.—Mr, Thomas Dean,
of Dean-street, Sobo, deposed to the deceased being '
broufht into his shop on Wednesday afternoon, in the
agonies of death. She expired almost immediately.—
On examination be found a bruise on the right temple,
and, on opening the scalp, found it extensively separated
from the cranium, with a great effusion of blood; the
lower jaw was also broken; blood was-also effused on
the ventricles of the brain, and the windpipe contained
a considerable quantity of blood ; the immediate cause-
of death was the injury on the brain.—The Cottons*
remarked, that it would be impossible to return a ver-
dict without further evidence, and as it was proved that
the unfortunate woman bad died from violence, if they
adjourned, and the press gave publicity to the circum-
stances, he bad no doubt they would have sulfic'ent
evidence.—Adjourned until Monday evening.
INQUESTS NT Ma. CAMS. At Charlinch„
Bridgewater, on Joseph Sully, aged 63. The deceased
was employed on Thursday, with another man, in
rooting up and throwing down an ash tree, which fall.
ing before it was expected, and in a contrary direction
from that which was intended, fell acress the body of
the deceased, whereby he was so dreadfully crushed
that he expired on Saturday.—At North Petherton, on
Francis Richards, sged ten months. The death of this
child was rather singular, having fallen on his face into
a frying pan just taken off the fire, in which there was
a quantity of fat, nearly in a boiling state. The acci-
dent happened on the 7th inst. at which time the suf-
ferings of the infant were very great; but he soon be.
' came tranquil, and continued so until Sunday, when he
suddenly expired.—Verdict on each case, " Accidental
Death."—Taunton Courier.

During the early periods of the siege of the castle of
Burgos, a single Frenchman, who took an unerring aim,
wounded an extraordinary number of the befesers.
He remained patiently concealed for hears together
behind the stockade, used as a flank to the outer wall,
with the muzzle of his piece directed on the sap, through
an opening in the palisades. His companions, by lifting
up a hat, throwing over stones, or making a great noise,
eyed at intervals to draw the attention of the workmate
or guard to a different part of the wall, wl.en they too
frequently forgot the fatal musket, exposed themselves
to view, and were invariably shot.
Thursday week, as the Rev. B. Thornhill was oot
shooting in the neighbourhood of Strewn, with the son
of Mr. Ashby, of Hall End, near Bakewell, the latter
having just passed through a hedge, was in tt,e act of
holding asi.te the brambles to facilitate Mr. Thornhill's
passage, when the trigger of his gun came in contact
with some part of the fence, and the piece went off.
The contents of the gun carried away she brim of Mr.
Thornhill's hat, his coat collar, and the lower part of
one check.— York Chroaieie.

Sunday night, as the **rowan conveying the convicts
from Newgate to the Hulks at Sheerness, was proceed-
ing to that place. James Hawkins contrived to disco-
gage himself from his icons, jumped out, and made his
escape, oa the other side of Shooter's Hill. The ma-
i chine was stopped, and it was discovered that six other
convicts had got their ire& of, avid were on the point
of following their cvmpanion, when they were fttrtu-
nately secured.

Tuesday evening some daring burglars broke into
the dwelling house of Mr. Howard, Thistle Grove,
Little Chelsea, and cleared the house of the whole of
the plate, a watch, and a quantity of wearing app rel.
Roister.— Yevterday evening, before dm k. the Cham-
bers of Mr. Tomlinson, barrister, Essex-court, Temple,
were broken open and robbed of nearly twenty pounds
worth of property, principaHy wearing apparel, books,
and other portable articles, within reach. Two' cup.
boards, containing valuable property, had been unsuc-
cessfully attempted to be forced with a chisel, which
had ev:dently been broken in the attempt, the pieces
being left on the Barr, as well as an old pair of gloves.
—lbe chambers, which were on the top floor, bad been
left ware about an hour before, and fastened with one
of neem4h's patent locks, which had been forced. Mr.
Tomlinson himself was the first to discover the robbery,
on his return about five o'clock. On the stairs leading
to his apartments he met a man hastening down, with
• bundle under his arm, who, on finding himself scruti-
nised by Mr. Tomlinson. said, H What do yoo look at ?
I have done you no harm." Struck by his avow,
Mr. Tomlinson asked what he wanted ? and was o.
severed. that he wanted Mr. Bayley's apartments. Mr.
Bayley, a relative of Judge Bayley, oceupyiag the first
Boa. no limber sospicip was excited, until the robbery
was discovered the next minute, but too lase to seems
the person, who had effected his escape.

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OXFORD, iicc. Vlis
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ll;ghness the THR LATR MURDRI IN OXFORD.
his return to At the dose of the elainination of Williams on Wed •.
b4tteries. lot llesd
O lil. ttr respectable tradesmen won efterwatiis
fumesft a presented theMselbes as sureties, for him, and.he was -
the e"nliiittl attordinol:liber:tecd.
)rdon. K.O