Star.
London, England, 1820-09-15 00:00:00

EPIGRAM

ON A GREAT CAMILLO', WHO MARRIED A "Any 01 LAST TILTS&
From a marriage like tigs, said a friend, what can spring
But drunkeimess, lewdness, blows, curses, and scratches?
" Cease your fear'," cried the Wit," 'cis a very fit thing,
For brimstone and cards make exceeding good snatches !"

VA MR. LEAN IEINo ruAnc.K.n BEFORE A 'MAGISTRATE, IIY A rIMALK,
K 1111 INDl3Cr.zar

Keay is accus'd, and that is certain,
Of acting ill 6chbld the curtain ;
But let'a forgive him, I implore it, •
11c never acted ill blare ir?

80-Par.

Sunday se'unight, at Lanchester Church,-two bro-
thers were baptized, whose names answered to the
names of the Clergyman, the father, the godfather,
the grandfather, fourteen uncles, and nine cousins!
Everything is reversed from former times," says
the Journal drs Modes, '6 in the male attire. They

formerly wore large coats and tight breeches—now
- they wear wile pantaloons and tight coats. For-•
merly they were booted up to the knees and shod
with iron—now they wear only half-boots, the soles
of which are as soft as gloveF: Formerly they wore
black waistcoats and-white frills—now they wear
white waistcoats and black cravats, which is made
to fall low down, and form a frill."

In addition to the reports of the various success of
the herring fishery during the season, we hear from
Nlaeduff, in Banff,hire, that an immense shoal of her-
rings appeared there about the middle of last week,
and still remain, almost close to the harbour mouth;

and that, by the ample accommodation afforded by
the recent improvements there, the fish-curers were
enabled to avail themselves of the above favouraWe
occurrence, of completely filling, not only the re-
mainder of the casks intended to he used this season,

but all that could be procured within a considerable
distance ; and such was the facility with which the
fith were caught, that many boats brought in above
70 crans of excellent quality, each, though not one
half of the usual number of nets were shot. Indeed,

the boys, with small baskets, in the course of a few
hours, were able to pick up five or six crans.
A few weeks since, as some fishermen of Whitstable
were searching for an anchor in the Oaze Channel,
one of the passages at the mouth of the Thames, they
swept up from the wreck of a vessel, near the edge of
the sand which gives name to, and forms,the northern
side of the above channel, several bars of metal, simi-
lar in shape to pigs of lead, which, from the micacious,
particles with which it abounds, and its strong impreg-
nation with sulphur, is supposed to be smelted tin.
Subsequently, the circumstance having transpired;
other boats have proceeded to the spot, and, by the
use of calipers and other instruments, a considerable
number of bars of the same metal have been found,
and endeavours are still making to procure more;
each bar is about 2i cwt. and the external coat is
much encrusted by the action of the marine acid.
From some figures traced on one of the bar's, it -is
thought they may have been buried in the sand be-
tween two and three hundred years, and there is some
mason for this conjecture, as there is no record of a
ship, laden as above, having been lost on this part of
the coast. It is ascertained that the vessel itself was
clincher-built.
Wednesday se'nnight, a poor man named John
Tate, aged 66, belonging to Sunderland; was seized
with apoplexy, while standing at the top of the stairs
in front of a lodging-house, in the Back-lane, Dur-
ham, and fill to the bottom. He expired neat day.

A WARNJNG

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

• •
EXTRACT OF A LETTER ram GRAHAM'S TOWN,
DATED MAX 27, 1820..
" Dear Friends—With
_44*.of heart I write; I
send home my account ot passage ;we landed
safe at Algoa Bay, on the 28th March, 3ind en-
camped for a few days, and then went on odr jour-
Aey to Graham's Town. During our journey, my
wife was made ill by the badness of the road t it is
beyond rieseription horrible ; over mountains and
rocks'almost impassable. Sometimes we went dOwn
holes four feet deep, enough to shake the strongest
constitution to pieces, and the waggon almost over-
set every minute; it shook my wile.and children
'dreadfully. After we got to Graham's Town, I went
to get some wine for my dear wife, but the inhabi-
tants durst not sell any to the settlers ; bat all praiit
is due to Captain Summerset, the Commandant, who
kindly gave pre.a bottle of Port wine for my wife,
.a. 3 she was very ill, which was a great nourishment
to her. After leaving Graham's Town, we found
the road worse; however; at length, we reached our
unfortunate and miserable destination on the 9th
May. After leaving the waggon, and getting into the
barracks which are here, I got my wife to bed, with
the hopes, after rest and some nourishment (which I
had procured for her) that she might be better ; but,
oh! fatal loss ! on the 10th of May, at 12 o'clock,
she slept never to wake again in this world, and has
left me with three children to bewail her loss. No
pen can describe my sufferings here, without friends,
without consolation! No wife, no mother to odurish
my dear little infants, now far from their native
land : here there is nothing but roads and barren
sands, surrounded on the one side by caffres, and on
the other by wild beasts ! You will all curse me for
coming, pray do not. •Oh ! had I taken the advice
of my dear departed wife, and that of my friends,
should never have seen this place! There is not one
out of a hundred but laments his folly, and wishes
himself in England again, with all its faults. Surely
Heaven will pour vengeance on those who induced
es, with fair and hopeful promises, to emigrate.
When I landed at Algoa Bay, I had not one shilling
left, having been obliged to spend every farthing en
my pastige for the support of my family. Pray ad-
vise all our accipaintances, who waited to hear Int
opinion of this part of the world, to remain at home:
I should like to see you all once more, but that, I
fear, I never shall. The kindness of the Governor{
has been very great : he has put my baby to nuke for,
nine months to assist me, and given me leave to re-
turn back to Graham's Town to work, where I may,
probably, be able to do something for my children.
I still hold my land, which may, in time, sell to ad--
vantage. My dear little children are always wanting
to see you, and cry to come home, which makes me
miserable. I hope you will let all my friends see this
scrawl, and give my love to them all. I hope my
poor aged parents are still living and well ; tell them
not to think of their undutiful son. I shall add no
more at present, but remain your unfortunate brother,
le ROBERT HERMAN.

To Richard lienman, James-street, liethna4-
. green, London, hughind."

Another elopement took place on Tuesday last
from a villa near Camberwell, which has given se-
rious alarm to the relations of the young Lady, who
are of great fortune. The young Gentleman, who is
Only twenty-two years of age, was there about three
weeks on a visit to the young Lady's brother, he
being a school-fellow. The young Lady is only
turned of sixteen. All the• trace that has-yet been
obtained of them is, that on Tuesday last persons an-
swering their description took a coach at the Plough
and Harrow, at Newington, into which they put two
light bundles, and drove to the Bell Inn, Holborn,
where they alighted, as if waiting to go by a stage
coach. After remaining there a short time, they got
into another coach and drove off.

Two men, who had been assisting at a funeral at
Kieleinab, near Laggan, having on their way home'
quarrelled, Alexander Macdonell, of Auchedefric,
separated the combatants, having previously, how-
ever, received a severe blow on the pit of the sto-
mach. About a quarter of an hour after, the unfor-
tunate man was found dead near the inn, with some
fern strewed upon the body. There were no external
marks of injury, and Dr. Macdonald, who was sent
from Inverness to inspect the body, did not find any
internally The deceased is stated to have been in
perfect health, and of most inoffensive disposition.
Sunday afternoon, a boat, with some persons who
had been visiting their friends on board the Hag-ship
in Leith Roads, was upset alongiide that vessel, and
one woman was drowned.—Same afternoon, a boat,
on its return from Inch-keith to Portobello, with a
pleasure party, consisting of fifteen, was upset, within a
short distance of the shore, and ten only of the num-
ber were saved. The names of the sufferers are:
John Leadhitter and John 'Luton, in the employ allow&
1 Lawrie and Co. hat •manufacturen, Portobello—left each *wi-
dow and five children ; Thomas Walker, .1 an of Thos. Walker,
potter, Portobello; John Mercer, grocer, and James Erskine,
Journeyman hatter, Edinburgh.
Loss OF TILE Snip LivEnpoor..—The following
letter has been received, announcing the loss of the
ship Liverpool, on the cuast of Africa :
" Brig Francis, off Plymouth, August St?.

" I am extremely sorry to inform you of the loss of the ship
Liverpool, on the morning of the Bth of May last, at two, a. 11.
when she unfortunately struck on a reef of rocks off Corisco, in
lat. 1 deg. 18 min. north : she instantly filled with water. At
day-break we were surrounded with a number of canoes, well
manned and armed • they soon got possession of the ship, and
inunediately the decks were crowded with blacks, plundering in
all directionb, stripping us naked, and throwing us into their ca-
noes; among whom I noticed, Captain Base, without a stitch
on him, who was only recovering from a long sickness. One of
the crew was shot by the Africans previous to our being taken
out of the ship. We were taken to the shore, all in differeht
canoes, and placed in separate towns. The only place the natives.,
traded to was Gaboon, where I arrived on the 16th of May. I
waited on Prince Wu.t.t.tx, and prevailed on him to go.dpwn to
purchase the Captain and the remainder of the crew. Aftei.nt-
lating the distress we were in, he consented, and Wien the fol-
lowing morning, and on the ted he arrived* Gabon with
Captain BEAN and four of the crew. There was a Fren hriip
and a Portuguese schooner, lying in the River. The French
Captain purchased Captain Bras, J. filowarx. and myself, and
was good enough to give us passage to Martinique, n
where lee
arrived on the 16th July; from thence to Dominique, where I
shipped along with J. &menu. on board of the Francis, bound
to London. Captain Baas was to leave Dominica on'the Ist of
August, in the Ealing Grove, for London. The protest was not
noted at St. Pierre. Captain Howaso left us at Tom Short's on
the day we took our departure, which was the lit of May. We
lost fifteen of the ship's crew, nd three belonging to the cutter.
Captain Castesaxx are dead, The Ottawa arrived at Calabar
after the Union Island."

OLD BAILEY. ;
Yesterday, William Hill was cenvicted• cesteginp
a watch fiom a Gentleman unknown, opposite Mr.A
derrian Wood's house, in South Audley-street, inibe
mob, during the residence of her Majesty there.
The principal evidence against the prisoner was that.
of a soldier, who saw distinctly another of the gang,
to, whom the prisoner seemed to be attached, take
the watch from the Gentleman's fob, and hand it to
the prisoner. He seized the prisoner with the watch
in his possession, and gaee him into the custody Of
an officer. No owner ing discovered for the watch,
it was given to the soldier by Mr. Sheriff, Rothwell.
The officer seemed to have a peculiar desire to keep
it himself, but he was compelled to give it up.
John Davies was indicted capitally for assaulting
and putting in bodily fear John Emanuel Goodheart.
The prosecutor was a youth about 17. years of
age, and stated that he was walking, at about two
o clock in the day-time, along the road near Hack-
ney-fields, wheh be was seized violently by-the pri-
soner. The prisoner immediately said, " Not a word,
or I will cut your throat," and at the same moment
took his watch. The prisoner went one way, and he
went the other. He was very positive.of the person
•of the prisoner. It was proved by other testimony, _
that the watch was afterwards- pledged With a pawn-
broker by the prisoner.
For the prisoner a great number of witnesses gave
him an excellent character for honesty. The Jury,
however; found a verdict of--Guilty.
Mr. Justice BEST informed the Jury, as soon as the
verdict was recorded, that, notwithstanding the ex-
cellent character the prisoner had received, he was
Charged with another capital offence in a separate
indictment.
C. Evans was indicted for stealing a purse, con-
taining three guineas, the property of Martha Med-
liCote, in the dwelling-house of J. Sallow.
The prisoner was errand-boy to Mr. Sallow, hat-
ter, in St.James's-street. Some articles being.missed
from Mr. S.'s house, and among them the servant
Medlicote's money, the pi isoner was apprehended
and searched ; a watch, but no money, was found
on him ; and he confessed to the officer that he had
bought the watch with a part of the money, and
hired a horse with another portion -of it.
R. Rudd, a broker, at Pimlico, proved, that he
knew the prisoner and his parents. lie came to him
about a fortnight before he was apprehended, and told
him, his master was in distress for change, and asked
witness to get change for three guineas, which he
procured for him at a public.house.
Guilty—Death ; but recommended by. the Jury to
mercy ; they believing it to be his first offence.
Susan Thomas, for stealing a g6ld watch; &c. the
property of J. Shave, in his theellitig-heittee, Wks also
capitally convicted.
T. Goff'was indicted for breakinginto the house of
T. Milburn, and stealing acinantity.oCwearingapparel.
The prosecutor is an Officer in the Customs, living
at Stepney, in a little cottage, quite alone. • On the
morning of the SOth of July he left his house, having
locked the doors; but he did not. think the windows
below were secured. He. returned about five in the
afternoon, and learned that his house had been
robbed. Previous to this, the alarm having been
given that some one was in the prosecutor's house, a
young woman, named Sarah Marshal, went with her,
father ; but -he being very lame, desired her to go
into the house, and see if there was any one there.
She did so, and saw the prisoner getting up the chint-,
ney (he being a sweep); on which she pulled him
down by the leg, and brought him out to her 'father,
in the prosecutor's garden. The prisoner had been
seen by a little boy, with two other chimney-sweepers,
reconnoitring the house : but before he was taken, the
others had escaped with some of the prosecutor's
wearing apparel.—Guilty of stealing ; but not of
breaking and entering.
E. Hammond was indicted for stealing a clock, the
property of W. Archer, from his house in Norfolk-
greet,.in the Strand.
The clock was stolen from the passage, and a short
time after it was ,awned by the prisoner at Aldous's,
the pawnbroker, in Berwick-street, Soho. Informa-
tion was given to Mn Archer, by a youth named
Condell, which led to the apprehension.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, that Condell
and two others prevailed on him to pawn the clock.
Not Guilty.
Mr. Justice RICHARDSON, who tried the case, asked
the Jury, if they had any doubt as to the prisoner•
having had possession of the clock ? to which they
answered, that it was clear he was the agent by whom
it was pawned. He then desired. Mr. Archer to pre-
fer a bill againir the prisoner for receiving stolen
goods ; and he directed the prisons- to be detained.
F. Bartley and R. Andrews were indicted for rob-
Ising Catherine Barrick of a L'2 note, a shawl, and.
Other articles. .
The prosecutrix is the wife of a soldier, and on
the day of the robbery, she had walked to town from
Chelmsford. She got into town about two in the
morning, when she took a coach in Lincoln's Inn-
fields to carry her to Bow-street ; but about five
o'clock in the morning the coachman set her down
at a public-house in the Strand, where they had a
glass of gin a-piece. She took her purse from her
bosom to pay for it, but the coachman would not let
her ; and when she got into the street, the prisoners,
who had followed her out of the public-house, seized
her, took her purse, and abused her worse than if she
had been a girl of the town._ There were more of
them, and they all ran away, as soon as the robbery
had been committed. They all 'seemed to be hack-
ney-coachmen. In the struggle she scratched the
face of Hanley. She informed the watchman of
what had happened; but he declined interfering, as
he said there were so many of them that he was
afraid. or-his life. He' advised her to go to Bow-
:street, .which she did, and Dickens and Jennings,
officers, took Andrews at a watering-house. •
She underwent a long and severe cross-examine.
Lion, in which it turned out that.the prisoners were
'with the coachman when she was driven about from,
two till fire o'clock in the morning: and that during
the time the prisonbr drove the coach for twenty mi-
nutes or half an hour, while thocoachman was inside
'the coach with her. - •..
ACcording to the testimony of the officers, Battle
was in the watering-house when Andrews was taken,
but she said she had no charge against hiin, as be
did not commit the robbery, and he was not taken.;
but the same day, when Andrews was under exami-

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nation, the prosectitrit pointed
of Bow:street:Mine as one among the party th
ebbed her, and he was taken,
A watchman deposed to seeing.the prosecntrir
sun-
rounded by hackney-coachmen, who had pulled alt
her • clothes up about her. She got away, and told
the watchman that she had been robbed: .
Mr. Baron GRAHAM would not allow the pri-
soners witnesses to be called. It was, he said, e;vi-
dent that the woman had been most grossly and in-
decently treated ; but there was not, in his mind, suf-
ficient. evidence to sustain the charge *of robbery
against the prisoners.
The Jury accordingly acquitted both the prisoners.
Joseph Palmer, convicted of sheep-stealing, at the
late-Assizes for Gloucester; and left for electitio,
has been reprieved.
FOOTPAD RODE ERI Es.7--This system of robbery ha,
become very frequent in the fields to the northware
of the Regent's Park, since the evenings have de:
creased. In addition to a robbery which took place
on Friday, a Mr. CoLusitaLL, of Pulteney-street, W2r
attacked by three- fellows in the fields near Chak
Farm, at eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, on Er
return from Hampstead,. and robbed of his watch
and some silver; all he had about him, and was struck
several times: The thieves looked like Gipseys.
Maatusomouon-ertrter.—Yesterday, Joseph An-
drews, a butcher, was brought from St. dames
watch-house, charged by Dr. Brookes, the anatomist,
under the following circumstances :—The Doctor
stated, that of lat* he had been much annoyed by
persons of the prisoner's description.- On Wednes-
day evening- there was a noise at his door, while he
'(the Doctor) was in his apartment. On its being
opened, the prisoner, or some drunken man, ex-
claimed, " D—n my blood, I wants to sell my body r
The Doctor immediately sprung his rattle, and a
watchman took the butcher to the watch-house.—
Ile Doctor, in addition to his evidence, said, that
even if he was in want of a sr/yea, he would not
purchase the prisoner's body, dead or alive! The
prisoner denied the charge altogether. He said he
was induced from curiosity to stay and witness the
extraordinary conduct of the actual offender, when
Dr. Brookes, by mistake, seized him.—He was dis-
charged with a reprimand.
LONDONDERRY, SRIPT. melancholy occur-
rence took place in the Barrack-yard yesterday morn-
ing. The Quartermaster of the Seventh Fusilee. s,
young man of excellent character, observing a pri-
vate, who is a tailor, sornewhat'disorderly and neg-
lecting-his business, desired him to repair to his work
in five minutes, otherwise he would have him pu-
nished.. The other replied, that in less than five mi-
.nntes he would do for a tyrant—whereupon the sol-
dier immediately retired to the-Ban acks and returned
to theyard with a musket in his hand. The Quarter-
' Master asked him what he was going to do with the
I,m4sket? " To shoot you," was the answer. The Quar-
termaster, as.it is supposed, believing him to be in
jest; extended his arms and desired him to proceed,
on which the soldier leielled his piece and shot hint
through the head. He fell to the ground, and it;-
istantly expired without uttering a -word. The horrid
wretch who perpetrated the cruel- murder, has been
committed to prison. -

hint ant at tire door

BIRTHS.
August 29, at Bighouse, the Lady of Major Mackay of a ann.
Sept. 9, at Fort Clarence, Rochester, the Lady of Staff S4:-
geon Murray, of.,a daughter. .

MARRIED.
August 23, at Dalvey, Charles Gordon, Esq. of Torres, to
Otristina, second daughter of Norm-in Maeleod,Esq, of Drynoch.
August 29, at Manse of Lumphanan, Harry
_Lomond. Esq.
of Pitmurchie, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the Rev. 11.
Shand, Lumphanan.

On the nth instant, at Bristol, Ma. G. F. Bruin, wife of 'Mr.
J. F. Bruin, of the above city, and eldest daughter of the late
`Mi. R. B. Freer, of Blaby, in the county of Leicester.
Yesterday, i* 3 • itagt -;lace Montiqu-oquare, La: fgassey
Monday, at Cheltenham, Admiral Sir Home Riggs Pophair.,
K.C.B. He had but recently returned from his command on
the Jamaica station, where he lost his daughter and hi, health.
Few men had seen more service, or displayed more talent.
Sept. 4, at Port Glasgow, John Dunlop, Esq. CoEector of
the Customs there
Thomas Sutton, aged 17, son of Robert Sutton, Esq. of High.
Pte, having been unfortunatPly drowned while bathing.
Sept 3, in Montague-square, Margaret Sella Paterson, aged
sight years, third daughter of Join Paterson, Esq.
At Paisley, on the sth inst. after a short illness, Huth Thom-
ann, Esq. a gentleman of piety and benevolence, and characterised
by Christian meekness and humility. Among other bequests he
has left £l,OOO for public benevolent purposes, viz.
To the British and Foreign Bible Society -
London Missionary Society - ' -
Hutcheson's Charity School, Paisley -
Paisley Sabbath School Society

- 1200
- 2to
200
- 200

Paidey Dispensary wed Noir:- of Rif:every - .2co

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