Star.
London, England, 1821-04-23 00:00:00

No. IV.

MY IMILD-It was with much surprise, after having been
detained at home the whole day, in consequence of your Lord-
ship's note of last night, that 1 have received one from you this
evenin;, de,:ri:,l me either to send a friend to you, or to fix
time and pl:!ce for meeting Lord Petersham to-morrow morning.
Let Lord Petersham distinctly state the grounds on which lie
c•ilis upon me, and my friend will then he ready to recc•ive yr.ae
Lordship, or any communicot ion on the part of Lord Petersham.
" I am, your Lordship's, &c.
" T. Wstiarte WZDDZI/171311.
" Friday evening, April 20, 1821."
No. V.

" Ifarnilton.place, Friday Evening, half-past Ten.

" t is with astonishment that I read your letter demand-
ing an explanation of the ground upon which Lord Petersham
now calls upon you for satisfaction. You have not contradicted,
but encouraged, a most scandalous and prejudicial reporeagainst
his personal honour ; tie calls upon you patine& to con:rod:a it,
or give him that satisfaction which is due to a Cientleman falsely
accused. The cause of your having been kept waiting during
the day has clearly been explained ; I must therefore now repeat
the necessity of your immediately fixing upon the time and place
of meeting to-morrow, or giving under your hand, for publica-
tion, a contradiction of that scandalous and false report before
alluded to. Too much time has already been lost to attend to
explanations, that may, under sonic presence, be withdrawn.
" From yours, &c. " Potzv.
" P. S. An immediate answer is expected to the above, di-
rected to Brooks's Club-house, St. James's-street."
No. V I.—To Lord Foley.

" I am perfectly of Lord Foley's opinion, that too much time
has been lost in this affair, but I beg to ask, to Whom is that de-
lay to be ascribed ?
" Since every circumstance has been made public, and since
so much has passed between the parties, I couii ert dit necessary
on that account alone to demand the distinct grounds on which
Lord Petersham calls upon me.'
Lord Foley presents me with an alternative which is wholly
out of the question.
" I am aware of no' false report' in currency against Lord
Petersham, and if Lord Foley means that I could be capable of
withdrawing any explanation I had once given, I must repel
such an insinuation with indignation; and I will not permit any
person to dictate that line of conduct to rue which is alone con-
sistent with my own honour to point out.
" I now therefore name three o'clock, F. sr. at CoombeWood,
near Kingston, where I shall expect to meet Lord Petersham:
(Signed) " T. WEISTIM WEDDIMERAINe.

No. VII.

Sta—T have received your letter, appointing three o'clock
to-morrow at teritoon, to meet Lord Petersham at Coombe Wood,
which shall be riuczually complied with.—From your's,
" Druc.ks's, Friday night. (Signed) "

Cons Ex("WWI, MARK-JAPE, Aram 23.—Nct having had
any market on Friday there was a 'arse accumulation of arrivals
this morning, and the supply of Wheat. was very considerable
from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, and only a few prime runs
from those. Counties obtained last Monday 's prices: all other de-
scriptions were itry heavy sale, and is. per quarter cheaper.—
Although the supply of Barley was large, yet superfine samples,
early in the morning, seta is. per quarter higher than on this day
se'nnight, but that advance was not supported towards the close
of the mar Let, and consequently no alteration can be quoted
from the prices of last Monday. O. is are la. per quarter cheaper,
the
,arrivals far exceeding the demand. White Peas, being
scarce, sold full Is. per quarter higher, but Grey ones were dull
of sale at a decline of Is. per quarter.—Current prices asunder :
I:V.:LIM Small Beans 08s 32s
Wheat, Kent and Tick ditto ... . , :As 27s
Essex, 36s 58s Oats, Potatoe ..... .... 23s 25,
Sufrok ........ 345 56s Poland 2C. '_'he
Norfolk, old 44s 48s --- Feed 14. 19e
Rye 28s 32s Flour, per Sack Us SOO
Barley ...... ........ ...WI 26s Rapeseed, per Last 434 456
Ilalt sos 51is F0r.E1,37.
White Peas 24s 28s Wheat, Dar t7ic .541 601
------, Boilers ...34s 36s Baltic Red, liambro' or
Grey Peas 065 28s Brabant red 5Ol 54s
SaIITI4FILLD MARKET, APRIL 23.—Beef, 35.61 to 4a. 6d. per
stone of Sibs. ; Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Pd. Veal, 4s. id. to 6s. 6d.
Pork, 4s. Od. to ss. 4d.—Cattle at 3larket, Beasts,2ooo; Cakes,
150; Sheep and Lambs, 12,000; Pigs, 260.—Hay and &raw par
load—ll 7.), li. IQ:. t., 41. 45. Clover, 44. to 51. ss. Straw, L. Bs.,
to 11. 14,„

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POETRY.

(From The National Aloocate, a New York Paper.)

To the memory of General WOODHULL, who commanded the
Suffolk County Militia in the battle of Long Island, in August,
1776, and was killed in that battle by a party of British Dra-
goons, at the very moment when he offered to surrender him-
self a prisoner of war, because he refused to say " God saw
the ling." This event took place at Carpenter's, a public-
house, about two miles beyond• Jamaica, where he was sta-.
tinned with his Brigade, and where he was attacked and dea
feated.—There is a very aged woman, who was then the mis,
tress of the house, and saw the tragical occurrence, still re-
siding thefts, and in the habit of frequently telling the story tai
travellers, who occasionally stop for refreshments. By her
the following is supposed to be spoken, and perfectly corres-
ponds with her usual narrative in every essential particular;
Stay ! traveller, stay ! and hear me tell, -
A gallant soldier's fate!
'Twas on this spot brave Woooutnx. fell!
Sad story to relate!
A stout brigade was his command,
Of Stirroxes sons compos'd ;
Thus far he led his patriot band,
And here his life he clos'd !,
That time Lord Howe, from Gravesend Bay,
His banner bold advaned,
On that same dark and doubtful day
In evil hour it clianc'd
That Surrout's raw, new-levied force,
• Surpris'd and overthrown,
By sudden charge of furious home,
Took flight, and left alone
Their Chief, expos'd on battle field;
Without a troop or guard,
Far him to raise rotecting shield
'Gainst Britain's vengeful sword!
He saw the desp'rate day was lost,
He saw himself betray'd ;
Not one remain'd of all his host
To lend him needful aid!
Forthwith fierce horsemen, gath'ring round,
•
Cut off all hope of flight ;
And soon his single arm he found
With fearful odds must fight!
Full twenty foes above his head
Their glittering sabres flung,
And down, on his uplifted blade,
Swift blows descending rung !
But soon he ceas'd such fruitless strife,
And now for quarter cried,
Yet vainly begg'd a prisoner's life,
For thus the foe replied:
" Who will not ay' Goa save the King,
No mercy here shall find;
These are the terms from Gun= we bring;
Art thou to these iodized?
" If thou wilt straight pronounce these words,
We grant thy traitor's prayer,
And, peaceful sheath'd, our loyal swords
Thy rebel life shall spare !
" But if this offer thou refuse,
Thy doom is instant death ;
Then speak ! thy life to save or lose !
It hangs on thy next breath !"
The Chief, indignant, answering, spate,
" Your mercy then I spurn,
On such base terms my life to take,
Ye haughty foe I scorn!
" I freely say God saw us all,
Those words include your King ;
If inure ye ask, then must I fall,
Nought else from me yell wring!"
4' No ! rebel, no! 'tis not enough,"
On ev'ry side he heard;
6‘ And since thou art such stubborn stuff,
Lo ! thus we keep our word !"
Then straightway, show'ring thick as hail,
Their cruel blows they dealt,
Their countless weapons fiercely fell,
And many an edge he felt!
Yet still he held his trusty sword
Uprais'd above his head,
And feebly strove his life to guard
While he profusely bled !
" Goo save the King," the horsemen said,
At every stroke they gave;
" GOD save us all," he faintly cried,
" And me, a sinner, save !"

Till gash'd with many a gaping wound,
At length they smote him dead,
And, prostrate stretch'd upon the ground,
His generous spit it fed!
A more heroic, gallant end,
No age nor clime can boast;
Yet History ne'er the tale hatb penn'd,
And but for me 'twere lo.t !
Had he thus died for 'ancient Rome,
His now forgotten name,
By Poets' page, and sculptur'd tomb,
Had well been known to Fame !

Last week, a remarkable and fatal accident hap-
pened at Keystone, near Thrapston, to a young woman
about thirteen years of age, the daughter of Mr.
DINES, farmer, of that village. She was amusing'
herself in
.a rope swing, which was put up in the,
brewhouse; it happened, that near to the swing hung
another rope, used for drawing up sheep after they
had been slaughtered : as the young woman swung
backward and forward, she happened to distill') this;
second cord, and her head passed into the noose
formed by the motion of it, which pulled her out of
the swing, and held her by the neck at a consider-
able distance from the ground, until the girl died of
strangulation. She was found by her mother a short
time afterwards, but all efforts to restore animation
were tried in vain.

On the 6th instant, GILI.MAN's Menagerie arrived
at Lancaster, for exhibition. It contained no less than
seven lioni and lionesses ; the oldest of the royal
breed, a fine lion, about seven years old, died, in
Dalton-square, on Monday last, having been ill for
a length of time.
A daring robbery was committed on Wedneday
evening, at the house of a Mr. BUTCHER, an aged and
infirm man, who keeps a small groceris shop on Rum-
mer Green, Langley, in ker.t. About eight o'clock
that evening, Mrs. Ilerrs. who resides close by, went
to the shop to purchase some articles, and was fol-
lowed in by two men with black crape over their
faces, and pistols in their hands, who, fastening the
door, with dreadful imprecations demanded of Mr.
BUTCHER his money and keys, threatening to murder
him if he made the least noise. The old man being
unable tl make any resistance, gave up what pro-
perty he had about him ; but the thieves were not sa-
tisfied with this, remarking that they knew he had
more money up stairs, which they would have. One
of them was appointed to keep guard over the old
man and Mrs. BETTS, the former of whom they tied
down in his chair, while the other villain compelled
Mrs. BUTCHER, who is also far advanced in years, to
light him to the room above, where was deposited
£75, thirty pounds of which was in silver. This the
robber took, and then joined his companion below,
and they both shortly afterwards left the house, lock-
ing the inmates in.