Star.
London, England, 1827-08-17 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

CANTICURVItY, A uo. 16 —: HOWL; bass, at AS 15*. to .16 108.
Porkers. ZS 6s. to In 10..

Woacarrso, dog. I.s.—The reports front nut plantations are
molt favourable, and our duty is nnw 411,000. On Saturday, pries
were front 14s. to 90e. per ewt. but very little business doing.

A subscription has been opened at Singapore, for
erecting a monument in some conspicuous part of the
island, to the memory of the late Sir T. S. Raves.ea.
The several homes of agency in Bengal, Madras,
Bombay, and Prince of Wales's Island, have been
requested to receive contributions in aid of the above
purpose. A suitable inscription, in Etigl sh, Latin,
Chinese, and Malayan, will appear on the monument.
' When the crowd was returning yesterday, who had
4ssembled to view the funeral procession of Mr. CAN.
WING, a *omen, with *child in her arms and two others
by her side, whose curiosity outweighed her prudence,
was thrown down by a low fellow, on horse back, who
I was riding at a furious rate down Patliament-street,
when she was trampled on and severely kicked by the
horse, and narrowly escaped being run over by a hack-
ney coach. The fellow was stopped by some of the
spectators, but rescued by his companions, any' at length
got clear off.
FIRE Wonx&—An accident, attended with dap-
' gerous, if not fatal consequence., occurred on Tuesday
evening, at Newington, in consequence of•themischiev-
ous practice of letting off fire.works. Between eight
and nine o'clock, as Mr. Walton, land-surveyor, resid-
ing near Knightsbridge, was returning to town,
accompanied by his wife and a little girl of seven
or eight years old, their child, in a single horse
chaise, an unexploded cracker fell about 40 paces in front;
and although Mr. Walton observed the fuze burning, he
was unable to rein in the horse before it exploded, and
the animal taking fright. darted off with the most ter-
rific rapidity, and the efforts of some persons, who wit-
nessed the occurrence, to arrest its progress rather seemed
to increase than to diminish its pace, and it rate on with
the most ungovernable fury, until the wheel coming in
contact with a lamp post, the chaise was upset and the
whole pasty thrown on the pavement with great vio-
lence. Neither Mr. Walton or the child sustained any
injury, beyond a few slight bruises, but the Lady having
pitched on her head and shoulder, v• ai taken up to all
appearance dead; being promptly blooded, she :hewed
signs of returning animation. The chaise was broken
to pieces, and the horse so seriously injured as to render
it valueless. .1 he author of all this mischief is at present
unknown.

STAGE Coacnea.—Friday afternoon the North Star
coach, which kit Preston at three o'clock, was over-
turned in its passage to Manchester. The accident took
place near the toll gate in Brindle, and was occasioned,
according to our information, by tne rapidity with
which the coach was proceeding. Tie coach was dragged
a few yards after it fell, and a poor young woman's leg
being at that time under the iron railing. was lacerated
in a dreadful manner. A messenger having arri►ed in
Preston with the intelligence, Mr. Clough, one of the
proprietors, took Mr. Lodge, a surgeon, to render assist-
ance to those who mot require surgical aid. The dtiver
bad his thigh broke—his name is Ball, and is a partner in
the coach ; he keeps the Cheshire Tavern, in Bridge.
street, Manchester. About an hour after the accident,
the young woman's leg was taken off, but notwithstand•
tog the beayskill, and attention was bestowed upon her
case, she died shortly after the operation. The unfor-
tunate young woman was servant to Mr. Clayton,
hoot and shoemaker, of Sogarlane, in this town. Mrs.
Clayton herself was on the coach, and had her collar.
bone broken. The proprietor sent her to Manches-
ter on the next coach, with a woman to attend on
her, but she now lies at home dangerously ill, and
not- likely to recover. A servant girl of Mr. Holden,
who keeps the Pig's Head, in the pork shambles,
in this town, was also on the coach, and got
much shaken ; she was likeaise conveyed home
•in the next coach, and is considered but just nut of
dtnger. A child that was with its mother inside
was also much hurt. An Inquest was held on the
body of the girl on Saturday. and a serdi,t of Man-
slaughter returned against Mr. Ball, the driver.
ft is stated that 'he vas driving at the time at a most
furious rate. The unfortunate man is however beyond
mortal account, for he expired on Sunday mos ping, and
his remains were deposited in the New Burial Ground,
in Rusholme-lane. Besid.s his thigh, his leg and arm
were broken, and one of bit eyes knocked out 1---Nan-
. ehester Mercury.