Star.
London, England, 1820-08-31 00:00:00

LANCASTER, AUGUST 27.

The harvest around this place, is now got in in
every direction, and the sportsmen are actively pre-
paring for their field amusements, which promise to
be good, as the game is plentiful. Workmen are
still employed, as they have been for many years past,
on the Castle; this unceasing course of repairing,
surely does not arise from the belief in an old pre-
diction current amongst the lower class of inhabi-
tants here, that •4 when the masons' hammer shall
cease to be heard on the castlo walls, the Assizes will
be removed from this Borough." Several West India-
men, a novel sight here, have recently arrived in the
Gaston Docks. They give the quay a lively appear-
ance in consequence of the cargoes being now un-
loading into lighters which pass up the river with
sugars, rums, &c. _ _

A vessel laden with a cargo •f rematkahly fine
herrings arrived here yesterday morning, which were
soon after retailed out in the town at fifteen a shilling.
The High Sheriff of the county, and the Lady
Patroness of the Assemblies, are the liberal patrons
of the Theatre, which opened on Wednesday with
a provincial company of actors, some of whom are
not destitute of merit.

Nothing worthy of particular notice has occurred
at the present Assizes. The Junoss hope to get
through the whole of the business in the course of
next week. On the Crown side, several prisoners have
been capitally convicted ; but the only one likely to
suffer the sentence of the law, is a young man of the
name of Hall, for robbing, in company with two
women (who gave evidence against him), and cruelly
beating a labourer at Liverpool ; powerful interest is,
however, making to get his sentence commuted to
transportation for life, or. account of his respectable
connections.

Yesterday, the Marquis of ANCILESEA entertained
a large party of the Peers at Uxbridge House.
Harvest will be general this week in all the low
grounds in the west of Scotland. The wheat is every
where good, but the oats are hurt by being laid.
In East Kent the harvest will not be got in before
the latter end of the next week, in consequence of
which the Gentlemen of that district have determined
not to begin shooting till the 11th.
Tuesday se'nnight, a melancholy accident occurred
on board the steam-packet Robert Brace. When just
under way, standing from the pier head, at Liverpool,
it was found necessary to stop the engine, for the
purpose of allowing a brig to pass. At this time
the smack Glasgow, Liverpool trader, was seen stand-
ing down the river, and a few moments afterwards
she put about, and stood up along the Docks, with
her foresheet to windward, and the wind then on her
quarter. This being observed by several nautical
gentlemen on board the Robert Bruce, they hailed
her, as well as two pilots—bin to no effect. The
people on board the Glasgow persisted in standing
in, and, in a few moments alter, ran directly on board.
The bowsprit took the rigging of the funnel, and car-
ried away two of the shrouds, it then carried away
the mainmast, which, falling on board, killed two of
the crew, and slightly injured another.
It is remarked as a m•st singular coincidence, that
out of the excellent library belonging to Dr. WA KELT,
all the books were destroyed, with the exception of
the " Life of Culusr," which was found in the ruins!
At a Meeting of the Presbytery, held at Kirkcud-
bright lately, the case of Mr. GILLISPIE'S arrest by
Colonel GORDON, for praying for the QUEEN, came
before them, when they agreed, to a man, that the
Chaplain of the Corps had done nothing to merit
such treatment, and, without deciding further, came
to the resolution of laying the Commandant's conduct
before the next General Assembly of the Church of
Scotland. Her MAJESTY has since been regularly
prayed for in that quarter.
Sunday evening, the congregation of St. Andrew's
Chapel, North Shields, was thrown into the greatest
consternation by the following simple accident:—
About the middle of the service, a superintendent
unnecessarily lighted a fire in the Vestry, which has
a direct communication with the lower part of the
Chapel. The wind being high, and the interior door
left open for the purpose of bringing chairs for
the unaccommodated part of the audience, a column
of smoke was blown from the Vestry into the Chapel.
In an instant all was in alarm, and a cry of "• fire !"
and " gas!" was echoed from different parts ; an im-
mediate rush towards the east entrance took place,
and notwithstanding the repeated assurances of no

danger from those who saw the cause, yet still the
alarm continued, and many, in their endeavours to
escape, got hurt. We are happy to state, that no serious
accident took place, every avenue and corner being
completely occupied. A great part of the congre-
gation prudently kept their seats, and composedly
witnessed the folly of giving way to the impulse of
momentary feeling, which invariably increases the
mischief to a tenfold degree in cases of real danger,
and constitutes all the peril of false alarm.

OUSE BRlDGE.—Saturday se'nnight, the Right ho-
nourable the LORD MAYOR of YoRE, who in his first
Mayoralty (December 10, 1810) laid the first stone
of the New Bridge over the Ouse, now, in his second
Mayoralty, laid the last stone of that noble erection.
Whilst performing this pleasing engagement, his
Lordship exclaimed—" May this bridge, for ages to
come, prove as useful as it is ornamental to this City r

THE GREAT TANDEM MATCH.—This match,which
drew together many sporting characters, took place
yesterday over a circle of four miles, at Attleton, on
the Ipswich road. Captain RAWLINSON, for a stake
of 300 guineas, undertook to drive two horses, tan-
dem, thirteen miles in one hour, and to lose a minute
for every break from the trot; he had lately pur-
chased the leader for I(X) guineas. The performance
was considered a great one, and time was backed
freely. The following is the state of the performance
from the umpire's timing
MILTS. MIN. SW.

1 -
-
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 ,

- 4 29
- 4 23
- 4 29
- 4 30
- , 4 28
- 4 27

micas. aux. sac.
9 - , - 4 32
10 - - 4 33
11 - - 4 35
12 - - 4 36
13 - - 4 38

58 44

4 29

8--430 I -
—Allowinra minute for the leader breaking into a
gallop in going the eighth mile, the hazardous match
was won by sixteen seconds only. The Captain of-
fered to back his wheel horse to do fourteen miles in
one hour in harness.