Star.
London, England, 1829-04-13 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Maw AMINE° Tins Dee—Dublin n--Waigiord I—Guernsey
and Jersey I—Hamburgb I—Holland I—Sweden 1-.4lan.
dets I—Fraace I—Lisbon
The Grabe. Thomas, bound t• Ipswich, sunk In coming oat of
Daum (Wake) on the Ilth instant.
Thu Betsey. Byers. of London, got upon the Newcome Sand on
Bairtday night, and it was feared would be wrecked.
The Gleadew, Davis, from to Newcastle, was driven on
the Herd Sand on Thunday, and bilged. The stores and cargo
eapected to be saved.
The Horatio, Sparks, bound to Quebec, ran on shore at Liver-
en Thursday night, but was got off after discharging part of
her cargo.
The Isabella. Wightman, from Aistnouth to London. drifted on
a rock, and it was feared would be wrecked—cargo landed with
damage.
Dem., Aram ll.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—Arrived from Lon-
don the Fanny, Galbraith, foe the South Seas; Abercrombie Ro-
binson, .--, tot China.
Area IL—Wind S. W.—Arrived the William. Whitroy, from
Nevis.

Poiremoven. Aram 11.—Wind W. to S.W.—Arrived from
London the Dryad, Swinburn,* fur Qsaebec; Brunswick, Parker,
for Madras and Calcutta. Arrived the Surrey, Kemp, from Bow-
Bay--sailed 37th November. Sailed the Polly packet, and In.
Lord, ter Pdiramichi.
Fausuuroi AWL 10.—Wind W. to N. W.—Arrived the Sand-
wich packet, from Lisbon—sailed 4d instant ; and Stunner packet,
from Lisbon—sailed sib hutant. Sailed the Lord Melville, fur
the Mediterranean ; and Bramble cutter fur Lisboa, with Mail.
HOLT/MAD, Aram IL—Arrived the Ailerons, Gill, front Ja-
maica; Mercy, Grindley, from Meatiness. •
limes, Aram t 2. Arrived the Home, Younger, from Mauritius.
DARTMOUTH. Argil. 11.—Arrived the Minerva, from Monte
Video; and Homeward, from New York.
PROM THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, APRIL 11.
The E'en, Captain W. Owen, is ordered km the
coast 01 Attica to the Scotto American station; co .se-
quently tbe Governorship of Fernando Po has been con-
ferred on Colonel Nicholls, of the Royal Marine:s, who,
with Clptain Morgan, two subalterns, several non-
comsnis.ioned officers, and about forty privates of the
same corps, will proceed to that island in the ham-
phia, 18, Commander Scott. Colonel Nicholls is to
for m there a brigade of Colonial Militia; and two steam
•rire-sel- are to be placed at his disposal, for the purpose
of more effectually suppressing tie slave trade. Our
cruisers lately nave been very successful in intercepting
this traffic. Captain Owen having, by means of his
tenders, seiz-d two thousand slaves in the different
rivers in the Bight of Benin; and the Medina, Captain
Suckling, having captured four Vessels with 1,200 or
1,300 slaves on board.
The Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, by the last
*deices (Fetruary I), was in a progressive state of con-
siderable improvement. Provisions were had at a very
reasonable rate; and commercial prodece was in much
demand; consequet fly, wine, abuts, aloes, fruit, horns,
&c. maintained goad prices. Freight to England was
Unusually low, arising from the superauunJance of
shipping ;clothing in ballast from India and (lie Mau-
ritius—so much so. that 4 pipe of wine c old he shipped
for L.ndon for 1.5,. being about one quarter of thr
oil clutior. A qua thy of wheat was also to be sent
to the Engl., h m iker. The men of war in Table Bay
were—tie M.Mr.tone, Commodore Schom'rerg, Corn-
mender Collo y.; the Tweet, Capt:,in Lord 11. J. H.
Churchill, ort'ered to tl.e Mauiitrus, n the arrival of
the .14-eur ; and the Falcon.. Commander Pr-le. The
Russian st .re- hip Krinsky was also there, having
stopped lot v a et on her way to New South M'al, s.
About f rt) ships were also lying in Table and Somon's
Hay. The trouble on e and .sispicious Caffre Chief.
Chacka, was lately ki.led in an aff, ay with his own sub-
jects. Captain king, who commanded at Port Na'al.
had died irons the tatal influence of the fever, which
prevails there. The so tilers in the new colony of
bang were, in some di-tress, from t' e larks e of their
crops; ravish ns there were scarce, and the price of
the•rt va, treble that at which tb, y may he -purchased
at the Cale, wt ere European goods verse abundant and
very cheep; French wines could he had for 12q., and
Port wire for 20s. a dozen. The Governor, Sir Lowi y
Cole, was cart) ing on some (held improvements, not
the least it which was a new road over the great Hot.
tentot Holland Mountains. The new Supreme Court
gave great satisfaction, and the Dutch are compelled to
admit that English Judges are preferable to their own.
• The Southampton, 50, with the flag of Rear Admiral Sr Edward
Owen, K.O B in heaving her anchor yesterday to get under weigh
for the Fist carried away her capstan.
The Champion, IS, Commander Scott, went out of Harbour se
Twoday. Atter conveying Colonel Nicholls, and the other I
and men u(fhe Royal Marines to Fernando Po, she will pr
to Halifax.
The Pallet, 44, Captain Vlisdarence, with Lord Ddlsode
board, wi,l proceed to Calcutta in June.
• It is understood that the Zebra, 18, Captain Priam, ma coon
Weimer (30,0000 to Sid isty and Van Diemen's Land ; and don
the Cordelia will take specie to Malta,necording to report, them=
et 20,0001.
lii. Majesty's sloop 010. 18, Captain IL Deans, Is ordered to
Portsmouth, from the Scotch station, to be paid IL and ra.00.0
mittioned.
The Royal Yacht Club galas ground smog the lewd Imp This.
who have expressed a desire to be admitted as Members as the
seat general Meeting of the Club In Islay, are—Lord Cleabioclis
limo Major James Sinclair„ M.P. Sir Francis Vincent, liart.
Its,. R. W. Gibbs, Captain L Kean,_R.N. G. H. Ackers, gut
P. Cuthbert. Est C. Budding, Esq. C /kw, By. and Marina-
duke wvi Esq. M.P. All are the owners ef very tat yachts,
*gat of them beteg ducts el upwards 44 100 too, saki bar of 00
suss each,

EXECUTION OF ESTHER HIBNEE.
FOX THE KUBOTA, OF HER PARISH APPBRN•
TICS BY STARVATION.

This miserable and guilty woman suffered the ea.
treats penalty of the law this morning, at the front
Newgate, ►More an immense assemblage of MIMS.
who in the most unequivocal manner expressed their
detestaion of the crime of which she had bran con-
•icted.

At an early hour, group‘ of persons were Seen
hurrying to the place of execution from all-parts of the
Metropolis, and long before the hoar of eight the Old
'Bailey was thronged by a crowd which extended from
St. Sepulchre's, on the one end, to Ludgate hill on the
other ; indeed, so great was the assemblage, that many
could not get even a glimpse of the execution.
The carriage of Mr. Sheriff Booth could with diffi-
culty be drawn to the Sessions House, where the Sheriff
was set down. The crowd increased gradually until
the miserable culprit was put upon the scaffold ; no
execution of late years could have produced more ex-
citement than this; and there is no instance upon record
of such cruelty to apprentices since the time of a woman
named Ilsownrigg, who was hanged at Tyburn between
50 and 60 years since, for a somewhat similar crime.
When Mr. Sheriff Booth and the Under Sheriffs sac-
ceeded in petting to the gaol, they proceeded tea small
room adjoining the cells in which murderers are con-
fined. Mr. Wontner here informed the Sheriff of an
attempt made by the culprit to commit suicide. He
said, about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, she expreued a
desire to enter a water-closet, and was allowed to do so;
two women followed her, and observed her pull a
knife from one of her stockings, which she drew across
her throat; they seized her arms, and took the knife
from her, but she had inflicted a small mound Derr the
windpipe. She became very violent, and swore she
ivould.tear open the wound, and it became necessary to
pinion her arms across in a strait . jacket. The prison
surgeon, Mr. Box, dressed the wound, and covered it
with adhesive plaster. which remained until rubbed off
by the rope. The Sheriff next asked the state of her
mind; Mr. Wontner said he was sorry to say, her con•
duct was really shocking to describe—she was unre.
signed, and insn'ted every person who endeavoured to
reason with her She was more like a fiend than a woman,
" and," said he, " she this morning said, d—isi me
if I walk; let the .-.- carry me out." The Rev. Mr.
Cotton at this juncture entered the room, and raising
his hands, in one of which he held the Bible, said.
is This woman's conduct is shocking—it is enough to
Wake any person shudder I" The Sheriff, as the clock
chimed the hr tar of eight, desired her to be brought
from the cells ; in a minute or two the command was
obeyed, and it is impossible to describe the effect het
appearance produced upon those assembled. She was
a woman of diminutive stature, upwards of sixty
years of age—was dressed in a white bight-gown,
and her head was covered with a white round cap.
Her arms were pinioned across her breast by the strait
jacket. As she slowly entered the room, her face be-
came of a ghastly hue, and she scowled at the Sheriff,
while a grin passed across her haggard features. A few
thin grey hairs escaped from. beneath her cap, and al-
together she formed a living monument of guilt and
despair. In virtue of her intention not to walk to the
scaffold, she attempted to squat upon the floor. bat the
turnkeys held her up. She then muttered a curse.
and closed her lips, never opening them after. Mr
Sheriff Booth desired her to be conducted to the scat.
told. and the immense crowd without had no intirbation
of his approach, as the funeral bell was not tolled.
neither was the burial service read.' Precisely at five
minutes past eight o'clock she was placed on the diop,
instantly a general shout of execration burst from the
crowd—cries and groans of all kinds were heard. Ti e
mi erable wretch darted a scowl of anger. but the el;
ss as drawn over her face, the rope was placed atiout hes
neck and fastened to the beam; the executioner the,
retired. The shouting of the crowd increaseJ, and when
the drop fell and left the unrepenting female mur-
derer suspended, three loud cheers a ere given, and the
Crowd quietly dispersed, satisfied that the v. ngeance
of justice had overtaken so great an offender. Her
struggles were very brief. Thus pert-hed one of the
most hardened and unrepenting culprits that ever dis-
graced society or the female character. After hanging
an hour, her body was taken down, put into a cart, and
carried to St. Bartholomew's for cissection.

Saturday se nnight an alarming Accident occurred
with the East Stoma Foe awn& to Mr. bate. of klidalkum.
near Erighton. his horse falling with him in taking a sunk fence.
and in consequence his kg was broken in two plates. He was
carried into kir. Casinos s. at Danny. where medical advice was
immediately procured. and we are happy to say be is now going on
favourably.
IJIVITIWCTIYI FMB AT FORDINGTOW.—About half
past eleven on Tuesday night last, a stable. at Fordine
ton, adjoining this town, belongi, g to Mr John Hayn
was discovered to be on fire. An alarm was instantly
given. and a great number of the inhabitants of Doe.
chester and Fordingron. being aroused from their slum-
bers, promptly r epaired to the scene of devastation, and
powerfully ezeited them elves to subdue the flames.
'The whole of the contiguous buildi:•gs t Bing tooted with
thatch, the destructive element raged with the most
alarming rapidity, and seemed for a time to mock every
attempt made to stem its pi ogress; and in about half
an hour after the discovery of the fife, it had extended
to three large hams and granaries, one of which was
ill of corn, three stables, tour dwelling houses, and one
valuable rick of whi-at. The appearance of the flames
at this time was awful in the extreme. the whole of the
buildiogs presenting a mass of buiniog materials. and
the fiery flakes, which floated to an immense distance,
vireatening destruction to the • hole of the hou,es in
Vie neighbourhood, as they are thickly built, and all
c vered with thatch. Tne flameh feeding on the dry
straw which was so abundant, towered to an amazing
height, and the effect was powerfully increased by the
darkness of the night. So rapid was the spreading of
the ficoes, that the inmates of the cottages, who are
poor labourers, named 14 hittle, Foot, F. a. kW., and
Way, had barely time sufficient to escape with their
lives; and in two of the Bosses it was found impossible
to save any material portion of the furniture. Li one
of the cottages, a large quantity of furniture. belonging
to Plowman. Esq. had been deposited, in order tgs
be taken care of, until emceed to the mansion-house
nearly opposite, n hese Mr. Plowman intended to reside,
The whole of this, valued at about 900 i. was destroyed-
In the stables which were consumed were five horses,
and before any attempt could be made to librate them.
two had fallen a prey to the insatiate element, and the
other three were so dreadfully burnt that it was thought
necessary to kill two immediately. A cow and calf
were also burnt to death before any assistance could be
rendered them. The cries and groans of the poor ani-
mals. which could be distinctly heard, though no effo t
to relieve them could avail, were distressing and har-
rowing in the extreme. The loss of property by this
sad event has been very real, and it is supposed ez•
ceeds 3,00 Ci. All the premises belonged to Mr. Hayne,
who neonevarry to add is but partially insured.—Dorset
Cosisty amide.

GLASGOW. APRIL 11.
CIRCUIT COURT OF JUISTICIART.

aIORDIR.

Tetterday Edward Moore. or Muir. was capitally
convicted for the wilful murder of his wife, on the
morning of the 17th of November last,-withid the house
at Stone•law. in the parish of Rothe/glen, then occu
pied by him. The case was clearly proved, and the
p•isoner was sentenced to be ezecuted on the 20th of
May. and his body to -be given to Dr. Jeffray lot
dissection.

About eleven o'clock on Friday se'nnight, a fire broke
out in the bleaching works of Mr. Walker, at Putick,
a distance of about three miles from town. Without
loss of time, Mr. Davidson, with three engines, set off
for the scene of casualty at a rapid rate, but before it
was possible they could arrive, the store was burnt
down, as well as the counting-house, in which all the
books belonging to the establishment were unfortu-
nately destroyed. At this period the flames were nearly
extending to another apartment, containing the das'i-
wheels, tanks, and other machinery, but by the timeous
and energetic exertions of the fire department, the com-
munication was effectually cut off in this, as well as in
another quarter of the works, which we.e in nearl,
equal danger.—And on Sunday afternoon a fire broke
out in a bike-house in George-street, which, on Ilse ar-
rival of the engines, was speedily extingUished. Last
night another fire broke out in the shop of MeArs. G.o.
and Wm. Miller, haberdasheis, Trongate, which was
speedily got under.
JOURNEYMAN MASANA.—This industrious class df
workmen, we understand, *buck work on Monday last.
till an advance of wages takes place. The masters, on.
the other hand, are not disposed to accede to their re-
quest, and the various public and other buildings a lirth
am in process of being built have for the present t ern
suspended. The-new• Royal Exchange employ. d forty
hands, all of whom have deserted their employment.
till their terms are complied with. The workmen have
already- met in a body, and are unanimous in thinking
that their week's wages in the summer season should
be ltls. in place of 151. which they are at present
This spike is to be regretted, as it will in the mean
time be the means of stopping all public buildings, and,
in ail likelihood, tend to create animosity between the
waders and their men.