Star.
London, England, 1826-12-01 00:00:00

THE MELODISTS' CLUB.

The first Meeting of this Society was held yesterday
at Freemasons' Tavern, and was well attended. A. most
flattering report of the poetical contributions since the
last meeting was made. They are sixty-seven in num-
ber, one of which, beautifully set to music, was sung
by Mr. BRAHMS with the most delightful effect. The
following are the words:
Like crystal drops on roses sleeping
When the eyes of morn are weeping,
Like crimson hoes, in pure skies lashing.
When the cheeks of eve are blushing.
Like gentle zephyrs softly stealing,
Sighs of balmy sweets revealing,
Like liquid orbits brightly beaming,
When through nature's lashes streaming.
So thy tears, and such their flowing,
S• thy blushes, such their glowing,
So thy sighs, and suck their parting,
So thine eyes,and such their darting.

MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK.

!ROM 'lllll 4111ZINICK

In addition to the loss of the Tuskett of this port,
with all her crew, off the coast of Ireland, u already
communicated, we deeply regret to announce that the
same disastrous fate has befallen to the brig trader
Castles, on her voyage hither hoes Limerick. The
following letter to her owners, with the use of which we.
have been favoured, contains the amicting particulars:
Coleraine, 16th N0v.11126.
" Messrs. D. Ferguson and Co."
" Gmensans,—.Flading by the Papers of the schooner or brig
Trader, that you are her owners, it falls so my lot to inform you of
her herd fate, and that of her crew. , At night fall last evening, a
brig was observed embayed, and trying to waft to the eastward,
after having in vain endeavoured to get into Deny Lough; at this
time she wss about two miles of the Bar of this place, when the
wind checked a little to the eastward, it having blown from north
to nerth.west all the day ; and about five o'clock she struck on
the sands, about half a mile to the westward of the Bar. This being
perceived by some people on shore, a Are was kindled, and as loud a
shout set up as they could, which was answered by the crew up to
o'clock; but such was the situation of the place wit► such tremendous

surf, that so assistance could be rendered. An express was imme-
diately, on her striking, sent to me, knowing that I expected ves-
sels, and I immediately applied to a Magistrate for the police, who
were hurried off to watch the shore, and protect the property that
might come in, and as soon as the moon shone I set off myself, and
found that the masts had gone by the board, and the 'here was
covered with fragments, grain, ke.. but no bodies, nor the ap-
pearance of any pets= on board.
" When day light came I found that as the /tract lighted, she
neared the shore, and I got a fellow daring enough to attempt to
swim to her, he succeeded, and found the crew (six in number) all
dead, and lashed to the stump of the foremast, the hatches up, and
part of the deck blown up. We succeeded in getting two of the
bodies on shore, but from the sea becoming more agitated, the man
who went on beard bad to make the best of his way out again.

The: other bodies are still es bawd, but I hope to get them out
to-morrow, if she holds together. I think one of the bodies got out
was the master, having gpt nine sovereigns in gold with some change
is his pockets. I beg to say, that every thing shall be done that
humanity can dictate, and every attention shall be paid to the

materials, &c. that may come on shore. I have get two large
trunks with clothes, papers, &c. a writing-desk, and some other
mucks. I found the trader was bound to Greenock from Limerick,
with a ear=n of oats and wheat.
" I remain, Gentlemen, your very obedient servant,
" THOMAS BLACK."

DARTMOUTH, TUESDAY, 7, P.M.—A vessel, formerly
Sir William Curtis's yacht, has just arrived from Cape
Coast Castle, having on board a package addressed to
Earl Bathurst, which contains the head of the late la-
mented Sir Charles M,Carthy, killed in the action with
the Ashantees in Africa. The same is to be delivered
to his Majesty's Customs to-morrow morning, orders
having been previously received to take chae of it, to
await further instructions from his Majest't Govern-
ment—Exeter klying Pod, nom 29.
A French fishing-boat, whose clew consisted of 28
men, besides the Commander, was lost last week off',
the coast opposite Dieppe, to which place the boat be
longed ; by this calamity 28 families are left destitute,
and upwards of sixty children are left orphans,, withotit
any hopes of assistance, but from the donations of the.
charitable.