Star.
London, England, 1829-02-03 00:00:00

SHOCKING OCCUHRENC4.

Sunday last a hawker of earthenware. named John
Burton, a ith three others in the same line, went into
the peck. of Sir Humphrey llavy, Bait in the parish
of Sandford, near Crediton,.lo slide on a pond that
was frozen over, and there three boys were
lade amusing themselves. The men were accom.i
;smiled hi a clog, and they had MA b ea there long,
when the gamekeeper of Sir Humiihrey Davy ap.
preached them. armed with a double.hattel gun, and
alter a slight altercation threatened to. shoot the dog if
it was not imoiediately taken away. (Joe of the men
in il.e now civil .mariner proceeded to remove the dug.
Some words were trchaiiged bet 'teen Burton and the
gamekeeper, in which the 14.er chit gid thefumer with
being a t espas‘ei which was retorted:l4lllllton% pull.
ink put .11 pe.ny from his poCket,* saying it waa..all the
money .he had, and he mould pay dial for the trespass.
The provocation, slight asit was, their itiektnekee,pest
into a passion, when he the main' fiat and
threatened it lie did not inimediatelfleiive the pound:,
Le *cold mock his brains out.. ln ordertitkedrey
the mandate. Burton retreated tcireards a wall, at
the distance of about three feet high blithe side nearest
the ground, and about tight of nine feet above the road.
The gamekeeper fiillowed him, and in his progress re.
moved the Ace k i.f the gun from the barrels, and threw
-the Int rwr on the ground, and while Button was in the
act a f letting himself down on the outside of the wall,
the gamekeeper rti tick him a most 'violent blow with
the barrels just behind the ear, which fractured the skull
in a most dreadful manner; the brains protruding
through the wound, and the unfortunate man dropped
lifeless jilt* the road.
A coroner's inquest was held on the body, at Long
Barn, on Tuesday, heroic James ?Attridge, E.sq, Cow-
net.. and a most respectable jury. The three men and
• the three boys were separately esamined,out of hearing
of each °Ott, and she particulars were given by each
• In the clearest manner, and without the slightest vane-
lion, except that the boys did not bear the threat made
by the gamekeeper to knock the deemed's- brains oet.
A verdict of Manslaughter was returned.
The deceased was about 24 years floe:and has left
a wile and one child. The gattrekeeper has nicer children
and his wile on the eve r f her' corifieffurisit with the
tenth. Sir H. Davy gave his servant air eicallert cba-.
recite.— Western linter.
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A person at Durham. a -few days ago, elfasplirinod to
his friend that he bad a throng Sims of it lately. Ws wife had
been &Averred of her tenth child, his. oldest 4,eciebten other arm,
his sot . sister of twins, his ewer with. one calf, hi. Eels with ono
foal, his sow with ten pigs--aU within one month{ . ..
Abo it 1 200 or the Poltugoesn refugees hive already
left-Piymouth for diffelent nestinations-400 o el to-
lunteers.ambarked ie‘terdey in 'the ship lorries Crop.:
per, for Terceira, and will sail to day. Tt. niiinbet
• then remaining will be LSO% Who will lelive England:
as soon as transports are provided. Tie report tha}
. the sqoadvon.sent by Min Niguel Wit the tilt instantl
to attempt to intercept the refugees, Omit be kg °nud-
ism. The emigrants having chiefly left in tl iti.h its
*els, the flag of England will be their protection.-s-Ve
IfOnpore .lelegraph.
The celebrated preacher, Georp Whitfield, at the
time he figured at. the Tabensacke, la Tottenham Court
. Road, to close-pent and enthaslastie,trowds, after the
sermon, and while 44 the last concluding felon, t•iry
psalm struck up," used to have a number of • eirtions
for lying-in women, cases of consciesice,kc.ha'oded up
to him by *e clerk for his perusal, and cotaistunic.ittori
of their contents to the sympathy of the congregation.
Among others, he one evening received a slip of papa,
stains the writer to be a bankrupt. and sishingto know
in that case, whether. as an honest man, helleght to
subscribe to a charity, which an eloquent sermon had
just been preached to recommend. Whitfield cast a
sinister glance over the paper, and when he rose to ad-
dress the audience, said, he had received an application
for spiiitual 'deice and direction upon a nice point,
which he repealed all ud in the words of the petitioner.
4, Now," said the Reverend Divine, .4 this is a diffisult
. question, and tdriti't know, without mature considersW
Iron, what answer to give to it, as it concerns the ingot.-
t..n iteindivtdual himself ; but I would certainly Advil"
est., y one else who hears me to give something to tk
4 t ity, for otherwise people will irnmediataky tiaj, Mit*
goes the oisik who Oa a pay his c1e614.1."

CHESTER. JAN. 31.
As Lady Elitibeth Belgrave was taking an airing
on horseback, on the road our Pulford, in the neigh-
bourhood of Eaton hall, yetter4y afternoon. the ani-
mal, when going at a gentle canter. dipped and fell, by
which her Ladyship was unhappily thrown off, and, it
is to be feared. seriously injured, although there has
been no fracture of the limbs. Her Ladyship was taken
up totally in ensible; and Mr. Harrison, of this tits,
the medical attendant of the family, was immediately
sent for. Upon minute gemination, it appears that
her Ladyship has suffered no external injury ; but, 1
Term to add that, up to a late hour this afternoora, the
delirium continues.
There has been alternate trod and thaw during the
last three or four days; and the sharpness of the frost,
last night, induced some persons to venture on the ice
an the rivet, above the bridge. this day. One man, a
poor fisherman, denied Ithell, fell in; but by the prompt
application of the Humane Society's ropes and ice-
ladders, which, fortunately, were deposited not Eat fions
the spot, he was rescued from a watery grave, and the
usual means for restoring suspended animation success.'
fully employed.
Among the ealualties that have occurred in this
neighbourhood during the frost, was the melancholy
Idegth If a respectable rang man, named Mundial, a
baker, tredding at Nantwicli, who was frozen to death,
on his return home from this city, a few days ago, by
the canal. He had skaited from Nantwich, nearly to
Chester, and was returning by the same means, when,
it is supposed, he was overcome with fatigue. His
death must have been painfully lingering. The warmth
of his body had thawed the tee, and left his impassion
'upon it rlhere be lay.

TR

LATE DREADFUL FIRE.

An Inquest was held yesterday at the Blue Anchor,
teathete•court, on view of the body of Thomas Wm.
Perkins, a child aged three years, and Samuel Perkin•,
an infant, aged eighteen months, who met their death
its. the late fire in Dun y lane.
'.Ater swearing the Jury, they proceeded to view the
bodies, which presented a dreadful spectacle, being
almost burnt to ashes. -
John Term, a bootmaker, residing at TU. 85, Drury.
lane, deposed, that he resided nest door to the house in
which the fire occurred, and on hearing
.the alarm he
ran up to the room, the two pair of Stain back, ind
attsml•ted to open the doer, which be-failed Warring,
it being locked; he then burst it open, and the *limes
rushed out; he then ran down and endeavoured to get
some water, but failed, there being none in the butt.
At this time be heard the cracking of windows, and ran
out into the street, and proceeded to his own house,
where he had to protect his Own property, as a great
mob had collected.
Robert Haggard. a lodger in the house in which the
fire occurred, stated that he was talking to Mrs. Cooke,
the landlady, in the shop, about hall-past twelve on
Saturday. when he was alarmed by the servant rushing
into the shop, and saying that the place was on fire;,
be instantly proceeded up stairs, and opened the second
palt drior; when ti e flames and smoke rushed nut, and
he insturtly shot the door to prevent their injuring him ;
he then ran down stairs to the house opposite,and never
went up stairs after. He thought the children were in'
the room, or he should not have attempted to open
the door.
William Perkins, the father of the unfortunate chil-
dren, deposed, that he was at his work on the day in
question, and did not come home to dinner. There
was a bandbox full of shavings in the room for, a cat
and kittens; and the proh.hility was, that one of the
children tnusi have put the five into the bandbox. lie
knew no other way in which t e accident could occur.
The Jury returned a verdia of 46 Accidental Death,"
and a collection was made t,r the amount of .51.101 the
, father of the unfortunate children.

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A frte pardon has been granted to the two French-
men tried at the list Westminster Sessions, grounded,
it is said, on the objectionable manner in *Web the
case went to the Jury.
Ltrusiva Fats —About two o'clock on Tuesday
morning. the b,ra of Mt. John Henderson, farmer,
Throsk, was discovered to be on fice. One of Mr. H's
neighbours first observed the flames, and very pru-
dently disparched his servants to awaken the people
firring in the neighbourhood, while he went to the pre-
mises limsell and raised Mr. Henderson and family
out of bed. So rapid was the progress of the flames,
that tefo,e be could accomplish hisobject the barn. and
a quantity of hay sod straw, the thrashing-mill and
shed, Ste. were in a complete blase. When the roof of
the barn fell in, the flames burst suddenly up, and
communicating with a large wheat stack, it was ioond
impossible to extinguish them till the stack was wholly
o.nsumed. The neighbours by this time nude the;r
appearance in great numbers, and by their exertions
prevented the flames from extending farther, and as it
was a fine quiet morning, they were enabled the more
easily .to effect that purpose. We are sorry to add, that
the calamity which has befallen this respectable farmer
will oisidon h m,grest lost, the premises not being in-
sared.:.!Stirling
Fiat AT BIVIIII6IIIf —Thursday between ten sad
eleven o'clock at night, a most destructive and alarm-
ing Ore'breke out ifs the extensive, wheat and
buildings, of Mr. James lagle, tanner and nil merchant,
utast* at the Beckside„ Beverley. The fire is seppo.ed
to. have begun in the engine beam joining to •hich se
thg bark house., The whole of the bark (above 100
tont) was all one ignited mass. On the arrival of the
perish engines, a plentiful supply of water was 4 band.
rind prevented tlo further spreading of the devouring
element. The entire of the bark house was destroyed,
and considerable damage was done to the engine house.
The ores we at - work all the night, and at eight
o'clock yesterday twining had not succeeded in earls•
guithitig the fire. The utmost praise is due to mistral
respatt4ble Gentlemett whe wire there. for their ezer-
limbo this occasion. Mr. Ingle hiensellutperintended
t4t Various engines. Ste.
A marriage lately took place in a village not fat
'tom Glasgow, under what is considered rather singular
eircumstaaces. The btide and bridegrnons were piety
far advanced in life; and thirst marriage bans bed been
previously psocisimed about thirty years ago, but the
friends of the bride at that time unhappily interfered,
and the marriage was stopped. Things remained in this
date a considerable time, till at last one of the party
set married, and the other was not long in taking the
bent, and "doing likewise." After a number at years had
passed away, the former btidegreom became a widower,
and the former bride widow. As time had not been able
to eatinguish their affection for each other, and as there
were now no parents to interfere and again retard the
Woes etvenrony, it WAS at (Owe agreed that they should
be OW atm and fast io the holy bands of gridlock.
Which cateommy mars NOW throb a few weeks age
1:0 hlt ell doe fatal.*