Star.
London, England, 1820-01-12 00:00:00

ELEGIAC VERSES,
ON THE DEATII OF 3111. JAMES LANSBOIIOUGH.

Far from his home a Minstrel lies,
The green turf wraps his gentle clay ;
2Co'ntore with rapture-beaming eyes
We'll hear him swell the lyric lay !

}lute is the lyre he tun'l so sweet,
On the cold earth it lies, unstrung;
Eleak Winter's snow shall be its sheet,
And freeze the chords that wildly surg!

No sister guards his humble grave,
No brother wails his early doom;
Tile wind that rolls Old Ocean's wave
Now murmurs o'er his grassy tomb!

The dew shall bathe the summer flower
That yearly blossoms on his breast;
And there, perhaps, in genial hour,
Some little bird shall build its nest!

Wild soaring From its couch at dawn,
Sweet music warbling in ita throat,
The rustic, by the sylvan law;,
Shall love to hear its earl• note!

But thou, 'who slcep'st bentath its nest,
Its song shall never charm thine ear;
No music e'er shall thrill thy breast,
And gently steal thy melting tear!

Yet thy pure spirit walks serene,
Where mad'ising tempests never blow ;
And, freed from anguish, care, and pain,
Looks smiling on the world below!
Camlachie, near Glasgow.

Jen?: PATZILSOL

A whimsical circumstance happened last week on
the river Witham. Two young people, who had just
got married at Boston Church, and had to walk along
the river's bank to Coningsby, the bridegroom's resi-
dence,
chose to make their way on the ice of the
Witham, but when they got opposite Anthony's-Gowt
Lock, the ice broke, and they with difficulty extri-
cated themselves from their perilous situation, after
getting a complete ducking. Being near Mr. Eno's,
the Monson's Arms, at the Gowt, they had the good
luck to procure some dry clothes for both bride and
groom, and some comfortable cordials; refreshed by
which, the young pair proceeded on their journey,
fully resolved that any further adventures, on their
wedding-day, should be on dry ground.
A felicitous change of fortune has happened to
ELIZABETH, the wife of ROBERT PEET, tile-maker, of
Newark, and Homan, of Grantham, a widow,
in distressed circumstances. We are credibly in-
formed, that Mr. CAPARN, solicitor, of Newark,
being employed to inquire into the claims of a
younger branch of the family than could succeed
to a share of the property of a distant, and almost
unknown, relative, who died intestate, (leaving
about £lO,OOO for legal distribution) he unex-
pectedly discovered the above two nieces, whose
claims were evident, but requiring substantiation.—
These parties declined hazarding any expense to in-
vestigate and prove their right ; and, thus circum-
stanced, Mr. CAPARN, and his professional agent
in town, gei*rously determined to embark uncon-
ditionally, and at their own risk-, in the cause of
these poor women ; and, after various elaborate
examinations of regi►tcrs and persons in different
parts of the kingdom, the happy result is, that be-
tween £3,500 and £'l,OQO is vested in the Bank of
England, to be equally divided between these for-
tunate sisters.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday afternoon, an In-
quest was taken at the Buffalo, Long-alley, Shore-
ditch, on the body of a young man, twenty-four years
old, named John Arnold. John Day, residing in
Ruddock's-buildings, Long-alley, stated, that the
deceased was his brother-in-law; he had been for
the last three months in the poor-house at Ste-
venage, Herts, in a bad state of health. About
three days before Christmas, witness sent a letter to
the deceased, inclosing a trifle of money for his re-
lief, and stating, that as soon as he was well enough
to be removed-, they would adopt the necessary
means to bring him to London, to be admitted into
die Hospital ; a few days afterwards, witness received
a letter from the deceased, in which he expressed his
wish to be removed to London immediately, and it
not being in witness's power to defray the, expenses.
incurred, just then, he took no notice of his letter,.
but he arrived on Saturday morning last by the wag-
gon, which ivies to the Ram Inn, Smithfield. When
he came to the house of the witness, he said he was
dreadfully ill, and the Parish Officers of Stevenage
had refused to give him any money to assist him on
the road to London. Deceased partook of a hearty
breakfast, and drank some rum and water; he ap-
peared to be getting worse towards the afternoon,
and a medical Gentleman was called in, but the de-
ceased died about eleven o'clock on Sunday morning;
he had been a porter, and_ led a very dissipated.life.
Mr. Austin, Churchwarden of Saint Leonard, Shore-
ditch, said, that, in his opinion, the conduct of the
Parish Officers of Stevenage deserved censure, as it
was their duty to have the poor man examined by the
medical. Gentleman employed, in order to ascertain
whether he was in a fit state to undertake the jour-
ney, and also for not affording him subsistence on
the road.
Juror—How long was it after he lift the poor-house, before
hP came to London?
Witness—The deceased left on Friday night, by his own de-
sire, and arrived in Lx.lon on Saturday morning.
•Corozer—lt appeared to be his own act and will, and there-
fore there could be no impropriety on the part of the Parish
tams of Stevenage.
Mr. R. I-I. I). Starkey, Surgeon, residing in Sun-
street, Dishopsgate, deposed, that about seven o'clock
on Saturday evening he was called to the deceased,
who he found was labouring under a chronic Ultima-
mation on the lungs, but quite sensible; he said he
had been afflicted with the complaint three months,,
and the latter part of the time he had been confined
to his bed, in the pest-house, at Stevenage. Witness
took a small portion of blood from him, and stopped
with him about a quarter of an hour; he attended
him the next morning (Sunday), and found him
dead ; he had no doubt but his death was occasioned
by his complaint, but greatly accelerated by being
exposed in a waggon to the inclemency-of the weather,
on Friday night, which was very severe. ThE Co.
ROVER recapitulated the evidence, 'and- the Jury
having conferred, returned a verdict—Pied
.by the
Visitation of GOD.