Star.
London, England, 1826-01-26 00:00:00

AMERICAN POETRY.

Come to the fading wood,
Ye youth! of forehead fir and ringlets Im4elll ;
See how the leaf falls sterling to the round.
kill'd by the north-wind rude,
That through the boughs prolongs it's melancholy sound !
Conte thoughtful to the wood,
Remy ! with downy cheek and sparkling eye ;
The bloom that mounts thy lip with this compare
Lo. where you arbour stood.
It lent a kiss as sweet, a blush almost as fair !
Come to the dripping wood,
Love! shield thy quiver 'neath thy golden wing:—
Bear rain-drops trickling from me wither'd spray!
'Tie Nature's saddest mood,
She weeps that thy dear smile so soon must pass away !
Cease to the pensive wood,
Come Pride! and duff thy spangled scarf awhile;
'Twill tell thee there's an Antonin to thy joys,
Nor most thou curb the flood,
Time's wave oblivious peers to drown thy worthless toys !
Come to the warohtg wood,
Pleasure ! oh, hide thy tabor midst it's leaves;
Their whispers say, thy summer-song is short
As that of feather d brood,
Who ►aving chaunted, Sy 'mid milder skies to sport !
Come to the faithless wood,
Weahh I I would 'hew thee bow thy pleasures-flee,
And lesson teach to tame thy haughty brow ;
Oh ! be it undentood—
Gold is Potosi 's dust—a gilded shade art thou!
Comte to the rifled wood,
Pale Poverty ! and breathe thy fruitless plaint,
No MOM the gaudy Spring. for others made,
Shall on thy griefs intrude :
Here thou nmest weep secure, strstch'd in the chill* shade !
Come Sorrow ! to the wood,
And with it's joyless boughs congenial sigh—.
Ere Spring shall bid them their attire resume,
O'er many a wretch shall close the turfy tomb.
Life ! thotert a vapour-cloud !
abounding deep in damp autumnal gloom,
The swelling heart, that pants tar purer worlds to come !
October 211,

WAKD OF FARRINGDON 'WITHOUT.

A Meeting of the Aldettnan and Common Council
of this Ward took place at theVestry-roona of St. Bride's
Church yesterday, for the purpose of investigating the
charges contained in a report of some proceedings
which took place at the Mansion-house in December
last, respecting the present state of Fleet-street. The
Ward and City officers were summoned to give evidence,
and the liilsabitants of Fleet-street a ere invited to at-
t std, and furnish every information in their power
upon the subject. Very few of the tatter, however,
were present. In the Police Report referred to, it was
stated, that Fleet-street was the constant resort of thieves
and prostitutes, ..nsi the daily scene of hundreds of
street-robberies. in conseqoence of die number of public.
houses open at all hours of the day and night to harbour
the depredators; and it imputed the continuance of
this nuisance to the corrupt inflame need by the Cons-
ume Council of the Ward to prevent the proprietors of
these houses from being deprived of their i'nsSS.
Wan the essaisatiou of Mr. Biota), the Marshal,
and some of the inferior officers, it appeared, that
although Fleet-street, from its population, the number
'of manufactories and printing-establishments it con-
•tained, the workroom of which were kept lip late, its
• situation as a great thoroughfare to and from the
'theatres, kc. and its propinquity to Flostiatarket, was
of necessity more infested by bad characters, and re-
linked its public-houses to be kept open to a later hour
than other parts of the City not similarly circumstanced;
yet, regard bang had to all these peculiarities of situa.
Ilan, it was relatively not in a worse state than any
ether populous parts of the metropolis. With respect
to the charge publ;cly made at the Mansion•house, upon
the conduct of the Common Council, as regarded the
licenses 4.f disorderly houses, it seemed to be wholly
unfounded. After a good deal of investigation and
discussion, in the course of which some of the in-1
habitants stated, that Fleet-street was a very orderly
street, whilst others alleged that it was very much the
reverse; it was finally resolved, that the statements
made at the Mansion-house, and given in the Police
Report, were wholly false and groundless.

The Supreme Director of Chili has transmitted,
through Mr. Nusourr, our Consul-General to that State,
a beautiful bone and a mule of a very peculiar descrip-
tion, as presents to his BRITANNIC MAJISTY. The horse
is milk-white, of the most perfect symmetry, and equally
remaskaide for strength and activity. The mule is
curiosity, being of the much-sought cream colour, and
streaked exactly like the zebra, which it resembles in
many other respects, particularly in the ferocity of its
spirit, which even a long voyage has not entirely sub-
dued. These rare animals were entrusted by Mr. Nu-
GENT to Captain CARTER, of the Ship'er transport, on
whose arrival a short time since at Depi.ford, an order
was sent down trom the Navy Board directing that the
horse and mule be forwarded to the King's Mews.
A serious, and it is feared a fatal accident, occurred
to Lawn BRANSTONR. Esq. of Hurlepeourt, Bucks,
whilst following the Cotteswortb harriers on Monday.
While in full chace, his horse stumbled at a fence, and
fell upon the rider, who had his thigh broken in a shock-
ing manner, besides being otherwise samosas hiart, that
recovery is very doubtful. The same Gentleman broke
his collar-bone in hunting last season.

A very valuable seizure was made a few days since
off Dover, by the tender belonging to the Lively Re.
venue Cruiser, Capt. Ltkauan, of a French lugger,
laden with 511 tubs of spirits, which, with the crew,
consisting of three English and two Frenchmen, have
been taken to the Custom House, Rochester, to be Iwo.'
ceeded spins'.
CHILDREN BURNT TODIA TH.—Wednesday sennight,
Mary Header, a child about fouryears old, in the mo-
mentary absence of her mother, who resides at Hough.
ton.under.Blean, was burnt in so dreadful a manner as
to cause instant death.—Friday an Inquest was held at
the Town Hall, M argate,befo, e G. Stringet, Esq. Deputy
Mayor and Coroner, for Dover, on view of the body of
Stephen Pay, a fine child five years olo,who,onWedoes-
day se'nnight, during the absence ()this nuther, wails°
dreadfully burnt before assistance could be rendered,
that he died next morning in great agony. Verd =—
Accidental Una.

An extraordinary instance of instinct was witnessed
near Maryport last week. A poor redbreast attempted
to fly over the river Ellen, but, through great weak-
ness, fell into the water. Its helpmate. smother red.
breast, rieeint; its distressed situation, came to its assist-
*nee, and seizing it by the tuft of feathers on its head,
actually bore it safe to land.

THE ARMY.
•
The 4th (the Riog's Own) scathe sth (Northumberland) Real.
meats of Infantry, me ortiered.on being ralieved la the West Indies
h the lit SWAM a the Royals and the Mb (the King's Owl
Herdtte~s) ilislmeate of row, co reigns to Roskind.
'Me Depot of this 4th Roilmont of Infantry is ordered to pressed
from the libel WWI* Wlneliester.
The Depth or doe SIM and 743 th Regiments of Foot are ordered
from Glasgow to bid.
The Depot of the ish Regiment of Infantry has received orders
to proceed from the Isle of Wight to Stockport.
COG RTS- BTU% _
Horse Guards, Jon. S

AA II General Coon..lonia', veld at Ss. John, lo the .IProoloso
of New Brunswick, oo the 18th October, 13'25, and eateielled by
adjoenneenta, team aith of tat sante month, Deputy Coeusisserf
General Teams Paws was amalgam/ upon the undennentioseed

charges, viz.
" lat. For neglect of daty, in homing failed to exhibit before a
Board of Officers assembled at St. John's, New Brunswick, by or-
der of his Excellency *mem-General Sir James Kempt,G.C.B.
the 24th the mune( Ss. l I id. sterling.

ou . - September, 182.5, .
or thereabouts, which formed part of a balance due from him to
the public.
• 2d, For having embezzled or fraudulently misapplied, or
having wilfully permitted soma other person-or persons to embesals
ur traudukvitly misapply, between the 34th July and the 24th
September, 1825, the said sum of 7,728 d. Bs. 11 id. sterling.
or thereabouts, belonging to the public, and which totaled part
of a balance with which he was chargeable on the said ‘24th Sep.
timber, 1825.
" 3d, For wilful disobedience of orders, in writing a letter to
Deputy-Assistant C.Aiannissary-General DARLING, bearing date the
21st October, 1823, ordering him to give up Ids key of the military
chest at St.Johu's,New Brunswick (being in the joint charge thereof)
which gave him, the saiu Deputy Comniiseary.General Price, the
ancontrouled custody and possession of the same, contrary to the
orders of ;he Right Honourabk the Lords Commissioners of his
Majesty's Treasury, as contained in their circular ktter, No. 45, of
the 12th January, 18:12, and of the General Order of his Excelkucy
Lieutenant-General Sir James Kempt, promulgating the same,
dated 2.5 d April, 1822."
Upon which charges the Court cams to the following decision:
" The Court-Nlartial having most minutely, deliberately, aid
maturely weighed and considered the evidence adduced in supportl
of the charges preferred against the prisoner, Thomas Price, Do.ll
putt' Commissary General, as well as what he has adduced i 2 hiv
defence, came to the tollosving decision:
" With respect to the first charge, that he Is guilty thereof.
44 With respect to the second charge, that he tsgudty thereof.
" With respect to the third charge, that he is guilty thereof.
"The Court having thus found the prisoner gushy ut the whole
of elwrgas preferred against him, the same being in breach of
es
Article, of Wartsloth,in virtue thereof, sentence the said prisoner,
Thomas Price, Deputy Commissary-Geueral, to be dismissed his
Majesty's Service, tube rendered incapable of serving his Majesty
in any once, Civil or Military, and to make gaud, at his own ea-
pease, the suns of £7,726 Bs..llid. sterling, waich be, the said
prisoner. has embezzled or fraudulently misapplied."
His Majesty has been pleased to approve and coofirm the finding
and sentence of the Court. _ _

Ella RWalHigh;;;;th e Comaaander-in.Chief directs that the
' foregoing charges, preterred against Deputy Commissary-General
Price, together with the finding and sentence of the Court, and hi,
Majesty's approval thereof, shall be entered in the General Order
Buck, and read at the Head of every Regiment in his 3lajesty's
service. .
By connuand of his Royal Highniss the Commander-in-Chief,
HENRY TORRENS, Adj.-Geo.
Norse-Guards, Jan. 6, 1626.
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At a General Court-Martial held at Portsmouth on tie 7th of
Noeembsr, 1325, and continued by adjournment to the 12th of the,
same month, Ensigis Henry Rowcroft, of the s3d Regiment. was
arraigned upon the undermentiooni charge, via.
I' For conduct highly unbecoming the character of an Oliver and
a Gentleman, iu uttenng and using expressions of a most gross and
disgraceful nature to Lieutenant Charles !Sauced, of the same
cove. his superior Officer. when engaged on a shooting party on or
about the Id day of September last, which imputed expressions are
described in the folluwing terms, via.—You may be damned. You
may go to hell. That be would knock his (Lieutenant binstead's)
teeth dean his throat, and other similar expressions, which he
(Ensign Rovreroft) accompanied with a menacing and threatxn-
iog manner."
Upon which charge the Court came to the (*Hewing decision :
6. The Court having maturely weigbe.l the evidence in support of
the prosecution, together with what Ensign Henry Rowcruft has
adduced in his defence, is of opinion, with respect to the charge ex-
hibited against him, that he is guilty thereof.
m Which conduct being in breach of the Articles of War, the
Court dues. by virtue thereof. sentence him the prisoner (Ensign
Henry Itoweroft) to be dismissed his Alajesty's service.
" The Court having performed its duty in sentencing the pri-
sows (Resign Henry lisiviczoft) to be dismissed front his Majesty's
eseviee, mono t close Its proceedings without most respectfully re-
questing to recommend the prisoner (Ensign Henry Itowcroft) to
his Majesty's gracious clemency, in consequence of his youth and
inexperience."
His Majesty has been phased to approve andel/earns the finding
and sentence of dismissal ptenounced by the Court.
His Royal Highness the Commander-in Chief directs that the
beeping gimps preferred against Ensign Henry Itowcrint. of the
5.1541 Itellinent, together with the finding and ses.tence at the Court,
and his Majesty's approval thereof, shall be entered in the General
Order Book, and read at the heed of every Regiment in his Ala-
jesty's service.
111 command of his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief,
HENRY TUREENS, Adj.-Gen.