Star.
London, England, 1821-12-14 00:00:00

NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUiIif, Dec. 12.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Nostra
Senora del Carmen, Barnsee, from Whoa ; and Delight, GILAY,
from Loncitin for Seville.
Pzvasouen, Dec. 12.—Wind S.S.K—Arrived the Harmony,
APDoueezz, in eleven days, from Lisbon; and Lively Haw,
from London for Seville. Sailed the Ann, CO111)111114 for Per-
nambuco ; and Garland Grove, Pastoezze, for Jamaica.
Posesmount, Dec. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Merclarius,
T TS, from Cephalonia fur Antwerp ; Crown transport,
from Deptford ; and Brothers, Bazatice, from Boston for Wey-
mouth. The Apollo, Russian frigate, has come into harbour to
be docked, having knocked off part of her false keel The wind
was S.F. this morning, and the outward-bound were preparing
I to sail, but it has got back again to the S.W.
Dem., Dec. 13.—Wind S.W.—The Sun, Isfusier, for the
Cape, has gone to Ramsgate harbour. Remain inthe Downs,
the Sir David Scott and William Fairlie East Indiamen; Den-
mark hill, for Van Dieman's Land, Ste. Echo, for Jamaica •
Arundel, for Grenada ; Nocton Castle, for St. Vincent's ;
and
IRichard, for Belfast.
HAMSCATC, Dec. 13.—Arrived the Maria, 'JAMMU!, from
limnburgh for St. Croix, with loss of anchor and cable; shelled
been driven into the North Sea, with loss of sails ; one man was
lost overboard, and another had his thigh broken.
Microsto, Dec. 12.—The Endeavour, of and for Cork from
Cardiff, has been driven on shore near Waterford, and is expected
to be lost. The Dutch galliot Volbarding, Sciurreas, from Car-
diff for Rouen, has been driven in here leaky, and is discharging
to repair. The Friends, Bt.menisor, from Dublin for Barbadoes,
his been driven back very leaky, and must discharge to repair.
The Dasher, Ropes, from Youghal for Chichester, has put in
hem, with her pumps choaked. The Neptune, SISAL, from
Chepstow, has put in here, with loss of anchor and cable.
WHITZIIIAVEN, Dec. 11.—The 6.314011, Bastes, sailed hence
the 6th init. for Ireland, and experienced the same night a heavy
gale et S.S.F. six hours after sailing she struck on King Wil-
liam's, or the Bahama Bank. The Captain and Mate were
washed overboard. Five of the crew took to the boat, and left
two on board, who went down with the vessel Four out of
the five perished through cold and fatigue, and the fifth had been
picked up by some vessel, and landed at Wigtown, in Scotland.
SCA AIIoAOUGII, Dec. 12.—The Britaunia, Fox, from Shields
for London, put in here with sails split, bulwarks washed away,
and out of provisions, having been blown off the land in the late
gales and experienced very bad weather.
Dec. 13.—The Leicester packed, from Cuxhaven,
reports, that on the 7th inst. she passed five -vessels on shore on
the island of Newark, and one upon the Vogel Sand, at the en-
trance of the Elbe, all total wrecks. Also that the light boat,
at the entrance of the Elbe, was driven from her station by the
late gales, and that every exertion had been used by the Commo-
dore of the Pilots, at Cuxhaven, to replace her.
ANNAN, Dec. 6.—ln the tremendous hurricane of the 30th of
November, about two o'clock ou that fatal day, the wherry
Grampus, belonging to Whitebaven' loaded with Within'',
sailed from Annan Water Foot, and before proceeding more
than half way to Skinburoess, came in contact with the storm,
and was almost instantly dashed to pieces; when two respecta-
ble men (brothers), named Mazer, unfortunately lost their lives.
In addition to this, the sloop Isabella, FAuLt's, of Annan, in
company with the Annan, the Crown, and the Barbara, all
bound for the Solway, with general cargoes, sailed from Liver-
pool, and being soon overtaken by the dreadful gale, were of
course separated. The three latter vessels, although in a tat-
tered condition, reached the land without loss of bands • but the
ill-fated Isabella was driven on shore on the Isle of Vanua, on
Sunday morning last, a perfect wreck, without any person on
board, and it is therefore feared that all hands perished. The
crew consisted of Captain Facsms, Atcoarw layout, Wiwi.'"
Ewaev, and Joint Buzz, all belonging to Annan, two of whom
have left families to lament their untimely fate.
Cu,vosa-House, Dec. 13.—Ships Entered Inwards :—Chris-
topher, from Newfoundland ; Stirling Castle, from Lisbon; Au-
gu.te from Rouen; S•art, from Seville; Vertumnus, from Hali-
fax ; 'Brothers, from Dantzic ; •Fingal, from Lisbon ; Elizabeth,
from Rotterdam; Vrow Jannetjr, from Ostend; Unity, from
Lisbon ; Jean, from Seville; Thomas, from ditto; Venus, from
ditto; General Palmer, rom Madras ; Felicity, from Ross;
Essex, from Charente ; 'London Packet, from Boston ; and the
Telus, from Pernambuco. Entered Outwards :—Wilheimina,
for Eisineur • Marshal Blucher, for Rotterdam ; Friends for
Trieste ; Endeavour,; for Dublin; New Albion, for Trieste;
and the Hussaren, for Honduras. Cleared Outwards :—Bata-
via, for Cadiz • Prince Leopold, for Charleston; Sophia, for
liamburgh ; Lord: Gambier, for Jersey; and Active, for Calais.

Wednesday night a Coroner's Inquest was held at
the Grave Morris, Whitechapel-road, on the body of
Richard Neads, aged SO (an account of whose death
was given in the Star of yesterday), when the Jury
returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Patrick
Mahoney, who has been committed on the Coro-
ner's warrant.
Mimeses Sesstons—YesterdayJoseph Sharp was
indicted for stealing four ounces of bread, value one
penny, and four ounces of beef, value one penny, the
goods of the Reverend the Vicar of Twickenham.
Mr. ARABIN stated the case for the prosecution, in
the absence of Mr. Rolland, who was Counsel in the
cause. The Learned Gentleman said, the prosecutor
was Vicar ef Twickenham, and the prisoner was his
gardener. The prosecutor having occasion to make
some search id a tool house in the garden, was struck
Yesterday the Annual Meeting of the Ship-owners at finding a slice of beg/ and of bread, in one of the
Society was held at the George and Vulture, Corn- drawers in which seeds were kept! It happened very
hill, at which the CHAIRMAN delivered in the Annual remarkably, said Mr. Arabin, that at this time the
Report of the Committee. The Society afterwards prosecutor had a round of beef dressed in his house,
proceeded to the election of a new President, in the and on viewing the slice in the drawer, he thought it
room of the Earl of SHEFFIELD, and of eight Mem- very much resembled the round in
he larder; but
hers of the Committee, all of whom go out by rota• for greater certainty, took it with him for closer exa-
tion. In the evening the Society dined together at minationcomparing it with the round, he
the City of London Tavern, Jolts Wm. BUCKLE, Esq. found they tallied so exactly that he could almost
in the Chair. Amon* the company present were Al- swear it was his own !
CROFT, men Cu lITIS and ‘N 00D, Messrs. Maaaitarr, Row- The risibility of the auditory, which had scarcely
CROFT, and upwards of 100 other Gentlemen con- been kept in check during the former part of the
statement, here cast off all restraint, and the voice of
fleeted with the Shipping Interest.
Extract from the Narrative of Captain LOCKERBY, the orator was drowned in peals of laughter.
of the ship Lindsays, now in the port of Liverpool : As soon as silence was restored, the Reverend Vi-
'' Urged by curiosity, Captain LOCKERBY visited the ear was sworn, and having stated his finding the beef
tomb of BONAPARTE, and also the new house which and bread in the manner described by Mr. Arabin
had been fitted up for his reception. The spot where said he concluded from the complexion of the beef
the tomb stands is only accessible by ticket. The that it was his own ; but to ascertain the fact beyond
grave had been dug under a large willow tree, which doubt, he cut a similar slice from the round, and, on
was in a complete state of decay. The tomb was comparison, he found they coincided in all particulars!
covered with slab-stones, which had been taken up (Bursts of laughter).—lle then sheered it to the pri-
from the kitchen floor oethe new house. It was railed soner, who said it had been given him by his aunt,
round with green paling ; and a sentinel walked round who lived at Camberwell, with whom he had dined
it to prevent approach within the railing. There was the day before, which was Sunday. The prosecutor
no inscription on the tomb. While Capt. LOCKERBY said it was his; the prisoner replied, "You can't
was ruminating, he observed some Ladies, who, on swear to a bit of beefs prosecutor said, I have court
way from India to England in the Moira, had pared it with this slice, and I think I can swear they
landed, and were urged by curiosity to visit the tomb. were both cut from the same round!
They had brought refreshments with them, and sat The laughter which the authority of the Court
on the grass. Most of the principal inhabitants of had with difficulty repressed while the Reverend Pro-
St. Helena had procured a little of the hair of Boni- securer was giving his evidence, at this conclusion
PARTE ; and Captain LOCKERBY got from a merchant became irresistible.
there a few of these relics. The Emperor bad but 1 Mr. ALLEY cross
finding -examine
beefd thehe prosewed it cutor,to the
that this was regarded, even in the island, as a very cook, who said it was not his, being coarser grained.
valuable present. Mr. O'CONNOR reported to Captain A servant of the prosecutor's corroborated hisevi-
LOCKHRBY a conversatio s`e had had with Madame dence in some particulars: he said his master kept
BERTRAND. That Ladyted, that just before the three or four carriages, and.lived in splendour.
death of BONAPARTE, she asked him, in the course Mr. ALLEY, for the prisoner, said he bad the pro-
of an interview, ' Under whose protection he wished secutor's cook to prove that the beef he found was
to leave his son ?'‘ I will leave my son under the i not his: and he had the prisoner's aunt to prove that
shel gave him a slice of beef similar to the one taken
protection of the French Army,' was the reply."
Early on Monday morning, as Henry Judd, game- , from him.
keeper to Mr. T. A. SMITH, of Tidworth, near An- 1 The Jury all stood up and said, it was unnecessary
lover, accompanied by six assistants, were upon the ,to call any witnesses, as there was nothing proved
look-out for poachers, they were suddenly attacked : against.the prisonen
by a numerous gang in Ashdown Coppice. A des-1 The CHAIRMAN said the prisoner had been hardly
perate skirmish immediately ensued, in which Robert dealt with; he should neither have been imprisoned
Baker, one of Judd's assistants, was shot dead.— nor prosecuted on such evidence. The Learned Gen-
Every one of the game-keepers wete badly wounded.' tleman also regretted it had come before the Court,
The poachers all escaped, leaving three hats and two on the prosecutor's account, whom it had subjected
guns bel4ind them. ito an ekalllillatioll that could not be very pleasant.