Star.
London, England, 1818-10-05 00:00:00

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The Staffordshire Regiment of TeotrianPy, consists
ing of nine troops, is on duty in Stafford. They
were in'pected by a General OfAcer on Saturday.
Saturday the Shrew•sbmy Yeomanry Cavalry, uc•
der the command of Colonel DALLAS, assembled for
permanent duty in that town.

The Dublin Evening Post of Thursday, arrived this
morning, states the following interesting particalars
relative to the reported massacre of the British Offi.
cers on board the ship Grace It was some time
ago mentioned in the accounts from the West Indies,
that the British Officers in the ship Grace had been
captured by the Royalists, and all on board were
massacred. We are happy to state that the report
was unfounded, and that the Gentlemen are safe,
after several hair-breadth escapes. Imniediately on
their departure from Granada, a Royalist vessel bowl
dowti' tipon• their small sch,.oner, the 0 Libertcul,
which. site had watched ler several days. The enemy
was seen in full chute from the land, several s.h:as
were heard, and the privateer returning next day,,
with three of her crew missing, as well as some other
suspicious circumstances, gave rise to the rumour
that the 0 Libor:ad had been taken, and all on hoard
massacred; but they have arrived safe at Algustura.
after encountering various kinds of danger.—
A ,iolent Party Journal .f last week contains the
following Notice,.the candour of which cannot be too
highly appreciated, under the head. of to Cilia-
poteriewris Decency came too'tate to be emended
'to this week.' • "

About five o'clock, on Thursday evening, as Dr.
Cuiyourof Derner's.street, Oxford-street, was on his
way to Visit a patient in Hollywelktreet, Strand, he
was hustled in the street by three fellows, who knocked
hint down, and after robbing him of his watch, effec-
ted their escape:
Friday night, Mr. KNIGHT, surgeon, of Oxford.
street; was called and engaged to visit a Lady, who,
hewas informed, was in Tabour ; he got up, and pro..
etededivith the man part of the way, when he was
met by two other felrow.i, who knocked him down,
gobbed him of his watch and money, and then told
him tOge home to bed, his patient being well.
• Friday night as Miss CAELEY, of Windmilkfreet,
Linibeth, was patsing along the New cut, two fel-
lows snatched a parcel- from her hand and ran .IF.
•• Thehhonrhood of North Brixton, Stockwell,
and Cron; is dreadfully infested by a band of dal-
his robbers, called the Surrey gang. Scarcely a night
pastes -without numerous depredations being commit-
led at-the above places, the inhabitants of-which are
kept. in a state of continual alarm. On Friday night
an attempt was made to break the residence (Jf
RAi.inAtt: JACKSON, Esq. hut the family being dis-
turbed by the ringing of a bell, the villains made cif;
they Were heard to utter the most dreadful oaths en
their lifisappotinment:
Sirtirday, as• the son of Mr. JONES, of West-street,
Chichester,!was at -pLly with some other boys, ti.ey
agrehr tosmoarti a ladder, which was placed near :L.:
°use orMt.4ones; when he'had nearly reached the
txp:Ottlre ladder he fell down, and was killed.

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XT. lkfsheetty!s airiey Fox-hounds met Otis daj at Mates.
down s day/It:Way they :sleet at Bros:ed ; and on Saturday at
.IConvuod....Mr.;Jolige's Faxehounds begin on the 10th. The
thunielsjaitet•inery;siay. •t' •
The, Landaton•Fox-hounds mct this day at Shinclitre! to-mos.
row thtimeet at Tunstall; Thursday, at Ravenswurth; and on
Saturday at 'Cagle Men.
Alaidayi last a pack of hounds ran a fox to earth, near Shrevrt-
bury, Own no ts-rriur beirg folltul to venture artel bum, you:I
61;19v1-mart grupesed that a cat- should hr. driven up the In.rrostr,
flinch 4as &aro:Jingly done: a t‘rrio• then eau:red—the cat
Wks icliti.-1.-Laviti itynird escaped !