Star.
London, England, 1817-09-23 00:00:00

CllRuSrs Hosnnit-

Yesterday being St. Mathew's D iy, the Anniver-'
silty of the Cita:let of this ancient and honourable
Insti,ution, the LORD MAYOR, Aldermen, Shniffs,
and G ,vernors of the several Royal Hospitals, at.
iencltd Divine Service at Christ Church, Newgate-.
street, where a most excellent sermon was preached,
by the Rev. R. N. ADAMS, A.M. of Sidney Sussex
College, Cambridge, who took his text tr tm I Peter,
chap. 4, viz. .6 And above all things have fervent
charity among yourselves; for charity build cover a
multitude of sins."

The church was filled with a most respectable con-
gregation, who, after divine service, repaired to the
great hall in the Hospital, which was fisted up for
the occasion, with a rostrum in the centre fur the
youthful orators, and benches for the accommodation
of the company. At the head of the Hail ►at the
LORD MAYOR, Aldermen, and Governors of the se-
veral Royal ll,,spitals, who received much pleasure
front the or.tti•ln% delivered by the two senior scholars
of that Institution. The English Ora:iva was spoken
by Master WM. TROLLOPE, the senior schelar of the
English Grammar School, the subject of which was
the benefit arising to society from the several Royal
' Institutions. The Latin Oration was on the same
subject, and was delivered by Master GEORGE JoiiV
BROOKi, the senior scholar of the Latin Gi amnia?
School. After the Oration, the Lotto Mavoit and
several of the company, rewarded the two youthful
orators with pecuniary presents, and departed highly
gratified.

Saturday seinnight, a boat belonging to Peterhead,
on her return from Newburgh with mussels, struck
i)o A sunk rock off Whistnyfild, when WILLI/km MI Is•
CIIELL, GEORGE ALEXANDER, CHRISTIAN SOUTER,
‘VILLIANI SELLAI!, JEAN ALEXANDER, And JANET
MACKIE, were drowned.

A boat belonging to Fcrrydcn, going home from
the herring fishing at Fraserburgh, when off Cairn-
bulg, on Sunday beim ig t, was taken by a squall of
wind, and one of the crew, ROBERT Cuotaatz, dropt
overboard, and was drowned. The boat, with the
remainder of the crew, arrived safely in Peterhead
the same day.

Saturday week, as the daughter of Mr. Skelton,
slonp-master, of Hull, 7 years of age, was walking
over a quantity of deals, on board her father's vessel,
with an infant in her arms, sbe let the child slip, and
in endeavouring to save it, both were precipitated
into the river and drowned.

Yesterday the infant son of Mr. BULLAN, of St.
Martin's Church-yard. Strand, who was left in the
care of his sister, during her absence for a few mi-
nutes, climbed to the window of the third floor, which
was unfortunately left open, and fell through on the
stones. He was carried into the house without any
hopes of recovery.
A few days since as J. STOOKEY was exercising a
horsein Union-street, theanimal took fright and threw
him, by which his leg was shattered in a dreadful
manner, being broken in four places. He was con-
veyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where a mortifico-
lion ensued, and he expired on Saturday. He had
also received a violent internal injury.

Monday week, in the neighbourhood of Dalkeith,
as some men were at work on a new road, a bank
fell, by which one of them (H. Baxter, a Serjeant in
the Edinburgh Militia, and by trade a printer)
was killed.

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Tuesday last a shocking accident occurred at Mr.
Wilson's, at Winshets ; as J. Riby, 13 years old, was
driving a waggon, with cheat, in passing through a
gattstead, the gate fell to, and threw him down,
when two of the wheels went across his back, and he
died within an hour.

A labouring woman, at South Acre, Norfolk, after
toiling some time in the field, laid herself down to
rest ;11111L she was sleeping a toad fixed itself upon
her breast—on her Waking, she was so much fright-
ened that she died immediately.

Monday se'nnight, at Southampton, W. Maden, a
bricklayer's labourer, was digging a foundation to
an old building, near the Prance Cobourg public-
house, when wine of the earth gave way, and fell
upon him. He was dug out alive, bu;sutvived Qui,
till nest morning.
A man and woman were apprehended at Little
Waltham, Essex, on Monday last, where they had
been very successful in passing forged Bank of Elig
land notes. On being searched, a forged al nose
was found on the man, and some counterfeit ►ilver in
his spoes, and four forged Al notes were discovered
in the woman's mouth, which, it is supposed. she in-
tended to swallow, but in which she was hided by the
activity of the constable. who, however, received a
severe bite of the thumb, as he was endeavouring to
wrest the notes from their biding place. The man
and woman have been examined at Chelmsturd, and
are remanded.

Comourat's INQuarrs:—An inquisition was taken
yesterday at the blostague Arms, Muniague-street,
before THOMAS ST1111.11:0. Esq. Coroner, on the body
of Sarah Joins, housekeeper to HitNitY Batumi, Esq.
Crawl ord.street, Mary-la-bonne.—• Mr. Brown, of the
War Department, said, that on Friday night be came
I: oin his house, near Peckham, and slept at Crawford-
street. About eight on Saturday morning the de-
ceased trough' him some books Irons the librat y,
which he sent her for, as he was taking his breakfast,
and when she gave them to him he observed there
was bleed upon them. He asked her it she had cut
her hand she made no reply, but ran to the water-
closet ; he followed her, and saw that blood was
pouring from her mouth. He ran to Mr. Baker, stir-
Fron, No. 105, Crawford-street, who came with him
instantly to the deceased's assistance, but she was ap•
parently Weirs: when he returned.—Mr. Baker, sur-
geon. said that the deceased's death was caused by
the rupture of a blood-vessel, but he could not state
what was the cause of the rupture.—Verdict, Died
from the rupture of a bleed-vessel.
Lately, an Inquest was held at Dowsby, on the
body of. Mary Racalons, who died on the preceding
Thursday. For ten days before her death she had
been under the•care of a Medical Gentleman, and
the medicines prescribed were recovering her, when,
contrary to his positive directions, she persisted in
taking laudanum and opium, and died in conse-
quence. Verdict,—Died by taking Laudanum and
Opium, not thereby intending to occasion death.