Star.
London, England, 1810-07-13 00:00:00

HARWICH, JULY n.

This morning arrived the Phcenix bye-boat, from Heligoland,
with several passer.gers. Sailed the Diana packet, Capt. IVPDo-
Nona's, for Got, enburgh, with mails of yesterday. Remain his
Major y's ship VENOZUR, and FURIOUS gun-brig.—Wind S. by E.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
Ostavesssio, has 12.—Arrived the Knaptnn, Child, from
I t.,,aica; i.ord Cochrane, Clarke, from St. Thomas's; bison,
1-1111,tvoui, 'rom Chariston.—Sailed Hope, Mussom, for Hayti.
The Rio Nova, Martin, from the Havannah to
London, s tiled with a fleet which passed Portsmouth
yes•erd ty, and p•trted the same day, to return, having
shipped a heavy sea and received so much damage,
that it is feared she would be obliged to unload.

The Mint, from Jamaica, was on shore on
Weine.day last, off Leigh, and nearly on her broad.
side.

The Hopewell, Graham ; and the Montreal, Fish,
from .Tamaica m the Clyde, are not yet arrived. The
former parted from the fleet a few days after sailing,
the latter early in June.

HALF PAY.
TO TILE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

SlR—The half pay doe to the Army for the last
half year being advertised for payment, I beg leave,
through the medium of your valuable Paper, to ask
why the half pay due to the Navy is not also made
payable? Without at all derogating from that high
respect to which, having occasionally served with
them, I feel our Milit try justly entitled, I think the
claims of the Navy ought, to receive an equal degree
of attention. How many Officers are there of the
Navy, who, from wounds or ill health, are unable to
serve, and who having perhaps nothing, independent
of their half pay, anxiouNly look forward to the hour
of payment, in order to clear off debts they have
been compelled to incur ?

A NAVAL HALF-PAY OFFICER.

THE ARMY.

BRIGH i ON, 1111.1 11.

The Court-martial for the trial of R. Curtis, a cor-
po al I in the Oxfordshire militia, was concluded at the
Castle Tavern this moi fling. The prisoner having
read the concluding part of his defence, Lieutenant-
Colonel PErtitorr, from a written document, addressed
the Cuurt likewise, in justification both of Colonel
La:cc:Tom and himself. The prisoner, during the
whole of the trial, which lasted five days, conducted
himself with great fortitude. The Court have come
to a decision, but the nature of it cannot be publicly
known until it has obtained the sanction of his MA-
JESTY. The same Court will re-assemble at the Castle
to-morrow, to try the Assistant-Surgeon of the Sur-
rey Militia, for absenting himself from his duties
without leave.

Yesterday morning, at five o'clock, a desperate
battle was fought in a field at Horton, between James
Sloate, a currier, and Ben Simpson, a gardener, for
five guineas a side ; the contest lasted fifty-siz minutes,
being equally matched. They were taken home by',
their friends without deciding the bet, neither of them 1
being able to stand.
A sharp battle was fought yesterday, at Finchley 1
Common, between Dawson, a drover, and Kite, a
second-rate fighting man, for £5. It originated in
consequence of Kite having taken the liberty of drink-
ing the other's beer, at a public house at Camden
Town, and afterwards kicking him for grumbling.
—The battle lasted half an hoar, and the drover
had the worst of it the first half dozen rounds, but
he was too good to be denied, and by going in and
hitting, his strength and game baffled science, and
he paid his adversary in his own coin, to the satisfac-
tion of a numerous ring.
Coax MARKET, MARK-LANs, JULY IS.—There are
again considerable remaining supplies of Wheat to-
day, and sales heavy, nearly at last prices—Scarce
any fine Malt ; second and inferior qualities are dearer
—Malt dull sale—Peas and Beans of the two kinds
fully support the quotation—Oats are in tolerable
supply, and this trade is quoted somewhat cheapeP--
Flour as our last.

GENII/a. CORILINCT Al UNDIM.
Wheat, 805.941. 100 s. Beans, 58s. 631.
Fine ditto, 1151. 118 s. I'kk ditto Ws. 565.
Rye, 48s. 541. Oats 221. Us. SSs.
lifirley, S4s. 48s. Poland ditto, Us. 395. Od.
Malt 745. 82s. Potatoe ditto, 424.0 d.
White Yeas (boilers) 761. 82s. Rape Seed, £54. ,ClO.

Grey Peas, 50s. 565.
Fine Flour, 951. 1110irisoolids, ges, wet

OXFORD, JULY
Some of your Moining Papers Made curious blun-
der!, beePuse they sent hither persons unacquainted
*ith the usages and terms of the University. Thule
they, have said, that on the right and left of Lord
GREVVILLE, in the Theatre, were the .!cadmic: id
their robes.. The fact is, that all GoVensmen are Aca-
deniics: Tliey should have said the Noblemen and
Doctors. The other Acauitaics were in the gallery and
in the area.

They have attempted to prove, that after the first
day Lord GRENVILLE WRS neglected, and that only
the Vice-Chanceller arid A 66 straggling" Doctor at
tended him. These sapient literati ,ought to know,
that the procession on the second and third day took
place with augmented numbers, and in the same or-
der, from the Divinity School to the Theatre ; and
that their entrance was marked by encreased shouts
of enthusiastic applause.
So truly may the adage of the Poet be applied to
these Reporter: :

" Qum sdt uterque tuber,. censebo exercett anent !"

SPORTING INTELLIGENLE.

NEWMARKET JULY MEETING, 1810.
THURSDAY, JULY 12.
The Town Plate of £5O for three-year-old Colts,
Bsr. 41b. and Fillies, Bst. Last Mile andd-a distance
of B. C.

Mr.Dundas's gr. f. the Witch of Endor . 1
Mr. Watson's b. f. Dimity, by Trumpetor, out of Lily - 2
Ld Stawell's b. c. brother to Sir David - - dr
Five to 4 apt the Witch of Endor.-1 good race.
Ld F. G. Osborne's Rabbit, Ist. 71b. hat Gen. Grosvennes
br. g. by Alexander, Sst. 71b. D. M. 500.--5 to 4 apt Rabbit.
A good ace.

OXFORD RACES, JULY 11.

THE CUP.

Mr. Prier's Grimaldi - • - - I
I.d C. Somerset's Sunbeam - - -
Mr. Dundas's Romeo . - - - 3
I.d Lowther's Loiterer - - - - 4
Ld C. Somerset's Scorpion - - - - 5
4to 1 apt Grimaldi-5 to 2 apt Loiterer-5 to 2 apt Sun-
beam-4 to I agst Scorpion.
THE PLATE.

Mr. West's r. tn. aged - 1 1
Mr. Dilly's Gnathn, aged 2 *
Mr. Canning's b. g. Macaroni, 4 yrs oil • 3 3
2 to I on Gnacho--after the heat 11 to 8 apt him.

EOGSIDE-RACES, AYRSHIRE, JULY 4.

Run for, over Bogside Race-ground, near Irvine, upon Wed-
nesday the 4th of July, 1810, a Sweepstake for three year olds,
ill Subscribers, 20 guineas, li. 1. 2 miles.
W. C. C. Grahame, Esq.'s filly, Mrs. Freidged (late Still) by
L'Orient - 1
Lord Montague's chesnut filly, by John Bull, out of Irvine's

.. . - ,
dam -- 2
George Cuming,'Esq.'s bay colt, by John Bull, out of Monica.
by Sir Peter - - - s
R. A. Oswald, Esq.'s chesnut colt, by John Bull, dam by Flo-
rizell - - - 4
Sir Charles Douglas's chesnut colt, by Stamford, out of an own
sister of Star, bred by Colonel Childers. - 5
A Plate of 50 Guineas, given by the town of Irvine, for all ages-
-4 mile beats, was also run for the same day.
George Cuming, Esq.'s Silvio, by St. George • 1 1
Sir Charles Douglas's Comus, by Hyacinthus . 2 dr
THURSDAY, JULY 5.
A Sobseription Plate, of 50 Guineas, was run for—S mile beats.
Lori Muntgomerie's Chesnut filly, Diana, by Beningborough,
4 years old, list. 21b. - - 1 2 1
George ensiling, Esq.'s Silvio, by St. George, 6 years old,
93t. 71b. - - 2 1 2

This race afforded excellent sport, every inch of round being
keenly contested ; and the marks of approbation at his Lordship's
success was strongly manifested by the company present. There
was afterwards a hack race, which was well contested, and gave
much amusement.

The company here is numerous and fashionable. Among these
are, the Duke and Duchess of Portland, the Earl and Countess
of Eglinton and Lady Jane Montgomerie, Lord Elphinsion, Lord
and Lady Montgomerie, Sir Charles Douglas, Sir David Hunter
Blair, General Dunlop, Colonel Muir, Colonel Boyle, Mr. Ha-
milton of Sundrum, Mr. Boswell of Affieck, Mr. Graham of
Gartmore, Mr. Wallace of Kelly, Colonel James Hunter Blair,
Colonel John Hamilton, Colonel West Hamilton, &c.—Great
sport is expected to-morrow. _

Monday the 2d of July, between four and five
o'clock in the afternoon, there was a most tremen-
dous storm of thunder and lightning, at Dundee.—
The peals of thunder were uncommonly loud, and
the lightning was extremely vivid. The lightning
fell on Mr. Kiel's house, at Monorgan, and did consi.
derable damage. One of the chimney-tops was thrown
down, and a great. number of slates torn from the roof.
Most of the windows were broken and shattered to
pieces. The lightning ran along the bell-wires, and en ter-
ed three bed-rooms, which it entirely dismantled. The
back was driven from a chest of drawers, and part of
the cloth that covered them was burnt. The three
maids, who were in the house at the time, made a
narrow escape : The neck of one of them was a little
scorched. They were all so much stunned with the
noise, that it was some time before they could hear
distinctly. There were two ducks killed. Mr. and
Miss Kiel were fortunately from home.

A diabolical attempt was made yesterday se'nnight,
in Ayr, to set the shep of Miss M. M‘Murray on fire.
A quantity of burning cotton yarn, cEpt in turpen-
tine, was introduced through a hole at the lower part
of the door. Fortunately it was discovered by a ,
neighbouring merchant, who bad been to visit a
sick relation.
For several days past, a fellow, well dressed in
black, has committed violent acts of savage brutality
on females, about Marylabonne•fields and the New-
road, by wounding them, knocking them down, &c.
without provocation. Two ladies, daughters of a
Gentleman in Baker-street, were attacked by the ruf-
fian on Wednesday morning, in the foot-path lead-
ing to Primrose-hill, one of whom was barbarously
used, and the other was knocked down by a blow in
the face. The ruffian fled on the distant approach
of a man. The same fellow annoyed greatly a party
of ladies from a boarding school, on Monday last, in
the same fields. He is a sallow-looking fellow, about
five feet eight.

A shocking accident happened yesterday evening
about seven o'clock, in Somerset•place. Whilst some
children were playing there, a girl about IS years of
age, named Elizabeth Billinghurst, living in Exeter.
I street, incautiously got upon the rails at the back of
the Victualling Office, and overbalancing herself, tell
into the area. She was immediately taken up, and
every attention was paid to her by Sir WILLIAM RE:LE.
She was afterwards conveyed to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, with little hopes of recovery.

frESTAIINSTER SESSIONS.

. These Sessions commenced yesterday Irf re Mr.
Justice MAINWARISIO and the Bench of Justices.
William Freeman and William Carey pleaded guilty
to an indictment preferred against them for keeping
disorderly houses in the pat ish of St. Martin. It at,.
peared that they had qaitted t&r obnotions tone;
Clients, and in Consequence of their expressions of con.
trition, they were ()illy sentenced to :even day: imitrig
eminent. . .
Henry Wright was fined i Ss. 4d for assaulting
John Thompson, artificial-flower-maker, of Tavis.
tock-street, Covent-garden. ,
. The only trial that excited any interest was that of
Mr. Patrick Daly o'B4am:hasty, a Hibernian Veteran
shoemaker of 71, for an assault on a countryman;
named Thomat Smith, tm the 31st of Novertiber
The Traverser, a respectable looking old man, äp.
peared at the bar, supported on crutches ; his ana•
derstancfing seemed considerably deranged, forlosit and
rheumatism had made sad work with litsfert and legs:
The case for the prosecution was stated by Mi.
BARRY, and the first witness examined was the pro.
secutor Smith, who stated himself to be a green‘,
grocer in the neighbourhood of St. James's market.
The Traverser owed him an old debt of 4E14, but
being unfortunate in his affairs had failed, and was
unable to pay. But having done penance for his
misfortunes in the King's Bench prison, and received
due alsolutien under the late Insolvent Act, he re-
turned to his old vicinage,
.near St. James's-street.
where he was formerly a respectable tradesman, and
endeavoured to glean a livelihood amongst his old
friends and customers. Smith met him in the street,
near Pall-Mall, on the 3d of November, and imme-
diately afterwards came to take his morning draught
at a public-hoase, in Crown-court, Pall-Mall, kept by
another countryman, named *Guinn, to whom he
mentioned his having met Mr. O'Shaughnessy ; and
upon Mr. M'Gauran's asking if he had spoke to him,
Smith answered, in terms not very complimentary to
Mr. O'Shaughnessy's character, he had not; that he
lost enough by him already; and did not want to
have any acquaintance with him. In a few minutes
Mr. O'Shaughnessy made his entree, when M'Gauran
said " here is the very gentleman we are talking
about." Mr. O'Shatighnessy on seeing. Smith, and
suspecting that what he had been saying was not
much in his favour, immediately said " is this the
little rascal that has been talking about me ?" and
immediately seizing him by the throat, and twisting
his hand in his neckcloth, said " if the little rascal
dared to say a word against 11:-, character he would
knock his brains out.' Although the veteran war
rather worsted in his feet by years and disease, Smith
soon found out that his hands had lost nothing or
their pristine vigour; for he took so tight a giip of
his jugular regions as disabled him at once from action
and utterance ; and, in a convuls've struggle to dis-
engage himself, both fell together ; by the aid of
M'Gauran, the host, Mr.O'Shaughnessy was forced to
let go his hold, and Smith, to use his own phrase, " was
quite silt, and just for all the world like a man that
was hanged and cut down, for he did not know where
he wa.." He never said a word to provoke this a tack.
Mr. ALLEY, Counoil for the defendant, then cross-
examined the witness as follows :
Q. To what reason do you ascribe the violence of the deft a-
dant ?—A. I suppose when he heard that I bad been WWII of
him, he knew t had nothing to say pat of him, and was there&
fore resolved to take his revisige of sue without knowing for what.
Q. Pray did you not return the blows of the defendant ?—A. I
bad not the power to do so.

Q. Why you must have been very much hurt ?--A. I was no
ad& Ide a man that was Isola and cal dea.m.
O. Have you ever experienced the sensation of hanging ?—A.
No ; say I have.

Q. I see the defenf.' ant is very lame; has he not lost the use of
one arm ?--A. Faiths I can't tell; but I know I felt the effects of
both.

Mr. M'Gauran supported the testimony of Smith,
and being asked on his cross-examination by Mr.
Alley, whether Mr. O'Shaughnessy had not been
wounded, and lost his wig in the scuffle, he answered
that he saw no blood, nor any body strike Mt.
O'Shaughnessy, but that, after he had put the parties
into the street, somebody found a wig, and called out
to Mr. O'Shaughnessy to come back and take it, but
he answered, by J---s he would net, but he would
go and swear robbery." Two other witnesses swore
to the same effect.
Mr. ALLEY, for the traverse, made an able and in.
genious appeal to the Jury, in his speech to evidence,
and said, that he was instructed other witnesses would
appear whose testimony would completely upset the
evidence for the prosecution. He called a man named
Warren, who described himself as a hair-dresser, and
was barber in ordinary to Mr. O'Shaughnessy; whom
he had just shaved that morning, on his way to the
scene of action. But his evidence, so far from ful-
filling the predictions of the learned Counsel, com-
pletely substantiated the facts for the prosecution, and
Mr. O'Shaughnessy was found guilty.
_ _

The Court, in passing sentence, observed, that in
this case there was some difficulty in apportioning the
punishment, between the nature of the offence, the
years and debility of the traverser, and his incompe-
tence to compensate by fine. ThAt as he could not
pay in his purse, he must suffer in his person, and he
was therefore sentenced to confinement for t wo months.

Mr. O'Shaughness), with an air of cheerful sub-
mission, thanked the Court for their impartiality, and
said his Counsel had ably pleaded his cause, but no-
thing could be done against a torrent of per'
Mr. Justice NARES, conceiving that he had
sed himselCdisrespectfully to the Court, was prot d-
eiss
ing to reprimand him, but Mr. O'Shaughnessy ex-
plained by saying, he meant to say nothing disres-
pectful to the Court, but to thank them for their im-
partiality. He was not so ignorant as to act so
improperly. He knew his duty better than "to go
beyond his last," for he well understood the maxiins
46 Ne cuter ultra crepidam."
This pleasantry on his trade and situation, and the
good-humoured air with which it was expressed, ex-
cited a favourable feeling.
Mr. O'Shaughnessy added, that he should bow
dutifully to the sentence of the Court; all he wished
was, that they would not condemn an honest old fel-
low, who had never before been under accusation, to
be confined, at the risk of his life, amongst thieves
and house-breakers. He had always been used to very
different company. If they would consider his case,
be would remember them in his prayers—and the beg
end of an old man's blessing wont ,lo them no harm.
It was understood that application would be mi
to the keeper of the prison to which he was seat,
accommodate him is his house.