Star.
London, England, 1828-09-20 00:00:00

ROBBERY OP THE GREENOCK BANK.

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GLASGOW. Sarr. Is.
' The Circuit Court 01 Justiciary W•S opened here by
the Hots. Lord MrabowsAmit on Monday; and his
morning the Court met at eight o'clock. and :he fig
case called was that of Henry 'tit eiders, for the reshbery
nt the GiSmock Bat k; but the trial could not be pro.
carded Myth. in consequence a number of the ea.
nesse' not being in attendance. The Crust warted for
nearly an how on those who were not forward, ezpect..
ing that they would be every moment ; but on cellist
over those missing, there were found to be 'lraq,
thirty absent. His Lordship was perfectly indignant
at the manner in which the Coon had been hided
with. and expressed his determination to commit:
those not forward to gaol. He stated that the Coen
would neither wait for Counsel nor witnesses,:
Those witnesses who had not come forward wee,
therefore. blame themselves for the consequences.'
A considerable time of the Court had now been speed.
and his Lordship directed those witnesses who had coati
.should be brought to the bar. Ten appeased. and his
Lordship, after giving them a severe reptinsand. fined
each of them in 25 merks Scots, and 'quested them is
be forward by eight o'clock to-morrow ueriiin4,
which to be amerced 100 smirks Scots each. These
being 21 still absent, warrants were granted for their
apprehension to be committed to jail.
Saunders is rather agood looking person, and dining
the time he appeared at the bar evinced the gnats*
coolne.s and indifference. He looked around his with
perfect freedom and ease. He was dressed very neatly;
had on a brown fashionable surtout ; black vest and
trousers. with a black neckkerchiet. He was caned
back to prison.

EDINBURG H,-Barr. 18.

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CBLUTIA Anen.--One of thnlinst beatnik! thin
whose singulai appearance excited so much anemias
in the Moths of September, 1814, and 1816, was agsal
chained in the evening of Monday lair.. As in the for.
lice instances, it 611 ed the whole sky flow east tome,
;tapering to a point towards .each end, and breccia;
gradually broader •as it approached tie zenith. In
appearance was•preceded by. a splendid display of the
northern lights, and it continued upwards of an twerp
from About a quarter before nine till ten. It apparel
`formed of thin fleecy &ads, through which the stars
'were distinctly seen. Daring the night, when an vdt
:of this 'description was visible in 1814, the lumbers
lights.wete seen after , iiarpeard nee ; bin whet*
',the two phenomena nee in any warcoanected, wend
not hazard an opinion.

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Ax APIPARMONr-.The Sitters for some time past
have been much infested by an uncommonly tall,gaunt,
and ugly Ati scan, bare-headed and bare footed, sod
altogether as frightful-ir figure as Mumbo Jambe him-
self. who calls himself Prince John cf the Royal Family
of Napo: One evening last seek, about midnight, as
a, certain undertaker was going to hit home in the
seburbs, along the centre meadow walk. he waiacceral
by the uncouth salutation of H-10, Masts. how der
nod. turnitig round, he descried the aforesaid Africa
advancing rapidly iowardsAisas. Raising a cry tif heeler.
that resounded through the meadows, he betook Mind
to his heels; and,..coming op to three Gentles's,
threw himself breathless. and almost lifeless into dui
arms. Before he bad time to explain the cause of the
eery strange conduct, the Alriean was close upon demi
howling and blaspheming at a fearful rate; miasma
as he became visible to them; the -whole party fh4
different directions. The undertaker had got but a slisa
way, when he thought priipev. is the only mesas d
•'escaping from his sable persecutor, to leap over a hap
the cm I .quence of which was that be tell into Bildt
un the other side, up to his middle in water. Hisgram
and cries brought the watchman to the spot, by aim
hi iiiilextric'ated finm his prilcius situation. Theiiii
can was neat day caught begging on the Highandi
and taken to the Police-office, where he was rfiresteg
t relieve the town of his presence. Having set thbar
section at defiance, his Royal Highness was, on Mimi*
sentenced to*thirty days confinement in Bridewell.
GLASGOW. SZIP.TOIIIIft IL
AURORA BOREALIA N —On orway evening, betlees
Woe and ten o'clock. one of the most beautiful of then
phenomena ever seen was visible here. The air 510
the sky unclouded, the stars brilliant, and do
_barometer exceedingly high, $0.5 inches.
click of bright light. without corruscanons, sr"'
over the not thwest quarter of the Heavens, the lugheit
part about 1U degrees above the horizon. and theca"
of it the magisettc pole, beautiful 'streams of elect*
light rose' tip, the one front Ike W.S.W. point of the
'heavens, ancrat the same time another from the £.N'
point of the heavens, and.darting to the zenith withal'
caticeivable 'velocity, .spread, as they advanced, ie,ta a
beautiful anti coafietted arch of light, its greatest height
being a few degrees to the south of the zenith. Wiles,_
complete, it had the form of a ribbon extended is
,Li•
centre, but narrowed or.twisted at the ends. I::
centre spread out several* degrees in breadth. is,w`
&nest and softest sheet of light, resembling the
Aldo
Way, and through it in every part the stars were dies
titictly visible. From the horizon on each side the ray
of light darted upwards With inconceivable rapidity;
out towards the zenith they spread like white•clooe.er
very little motion. Alter continuing a coosi44
able time, it entirely and rapidly disappeared- 7_
nave frequently seen similar phenomena at this sessoa_ _
iif stir year, but s hen seen, the rays of light sot !11
always darted from cite point of the Heavens to te.
point opposite ; in this instance, however, the rss
ayel,
• iiht darted equally from opposite and both poiat 411_.
,lie horiz-in uwards to the zenith. The moon, ao:
;:ieceloisetwopra
opthpeserfinrc.
stequarter, had set before the All a
iiid

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The first official act of the Dew BiJlop of Con,
the •Consecratioa of .tbe new additional burial
•i.tit.d to • the Parish Church at KaAresboroogh• °A
y last, and also the Confirmation of a Seal
r ut children on the same day.

THE VUICE 0 SUSSEX IN 1 4XeriA

bank TUC aIIIVRweICET DITRONICLE. .
DENBIGIrEISTEDDFOD. •..
tuesday, Wednesday.and yesteiday were Mem4tilite;
dais in the h st-ty d the county' of Deillsighyand that
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of the Paincipality. .
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The Duke of Sussex haring been nn a tour. vi.ited
the mansion of Colonel .1-Ippura, at Kinotek.where his
Royal Highness vras sol-cited to, attend the Congre's of
Bards and Minstrels' at benbiili. 'The Royal Duke
gave his willing assent..
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Early on Wednesday- ukorni: ng tue inhabitants were
aroused by beat of dawns &c.• By eight o'clock the
streets were thronged with,rnaoy.from the country, all
in their holiday clothes. The members of several bene-
fit societies (-itch individual bearing an ornamented
wand), for mei in four linas, extending from the town.
ball to near the end .01lie town. Various flags
Mere borne in tlre,prbresaion, one of them with -the
motto " Behold how pleasing it is for brethren to
dwell todether in unity." The Eisteddfod. Com-
mittee, each with a white rosette on his breast, the
bards with their insignias, and the Aldermen' and
Corporate Bodies in their robes, assembled in the ball,
and the whole proceeded, accompanied by the Royal
Denbigh band of music, in due Order to meet, his
'loyal Highness, At the turnpike, about a mile from
the town, the procesiion halted ;%t half past twelie the
Royal Duke arrived in the catriiieor Colonel Hughes,
drawn by six beautiftil greys, and attended by four ser-
vants mounted on greys; in the same earilage sat Lady
H.Wynn, Lacy Mostyn, and Mis.lluglies of Kinmel.
The private carriage of his Royal Highness,-and that
of Sir Edward Mostyn, Bart. (the President), with four
greys, were followed by those of Sir W. Wynn,
Bart. and long line of others. When the carriages
halted, the Recorder of the borough lead a congratula-
tory address to his Royal Highness upon his arrival in
the Piincival ty ; the address was accompanied with the
freedom of the borough, which had been previously
voted to the Ravi visitor. His Royal Highness was
pleased to return a most-gracious answer lo the addreis;
The procession then moved into town, and ascended
the rocky acclivity, on the top of which stand the splen-
did ruins of Denbigh Castle, where the- Eisteddfod had
been opened and held on the preceding day. Ina large
area within the Castle .walls, now used as a bowling-
green (tnrmed into walks, and embowtred With shrubs
and evergreens);'a platform was erected, and an awning'
oveilleair. In Vie cenle. of the platform sat the Doke,
the P trident •(*(11.-e-Eisteddfod•on.the one hand, and
. Sir Watkin on* the'other surrounded by nearly 36:i
ladies in spleMlid dic4ses; and the-Geteernen of that
and the sum tthilitiOoksettes. •In front Sat neatly 700
Ladies and G4tleinen., number of- flags were hung
from the to .s eil;'-ingiet,iind fragments the' castle,
and one was statiolied on the gateway, fluttering over.
the figure of -Henry de Licyobe,fooinifer of the castle
in the reign of Edward I.
The contests-fdr•theirtiaes Sow-commenced. . . . .
After the prizei hid bee* awarded,- -several Ladies
and Gentlemen ,aere introdirced to the-Royal Dukeiwho
then took leave of the company.' When shaking hands
with the Bishop of St. Asaph,his-ilisfal Highness said,
Go This has beers very intere-ling meeting; the music
was delightful." 'The Corporation and a largerretinue
of Gentry escorted the Mice:teethe residence ofthe late.-
Captain Lloydovhere rtfieshrlielit was:piovided, after
partaking of which his 7Royail Highness set off,- amid
deafening acclariuttionsi oh hiileturn to•Kininel Park,
tolloWed by about. IS carriages of; distinguished per-
sonages. Tlii•Dirki appeared in good. jiealthi a!though
a little lame trtim aiecent spraikand subject to attack,
of asthma. Frbni Kinmel,.the Duke Visaed the Menai,
Bridge, Rbyll, and other places in. the Principality,
and is expected at Eaton,' the -mat Itf•~Extl Orosvenor,
and at Chester." • • .
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DKONION ZISTEDDINID AND itrosteat yesrivet.
The Presideatit tire Meeting was. Mr Edward„Slitsyn, ;tart.
The Patrons, were the Mulch of Atli/keen. Earl Grosireor,Kail
Pewis, Karl et plyeatrea, Beget; Lard Dungannon, LOrd
Xvviborough,
riotiDyrievoi, Lord Clive, losrd.Adaley. the Bl-
ahs/a of Sc. Asas Bangor; a'W. W.' *Tan, E. P. Lloyd.
sad C. Morgan, Barts..• The Vire.PreiddentilWge Ss personages
Malting Wsfes, isicinding eight Barone" and nine .Members of
ilostflasnent. Tito ;acting Camaareitter.ware erre* of flfty Geode--
• wee in the 'Welty of Denbigh. The' 'ftwiractree was Mr. John
• gem, at Lonclsisi. • •
TUESDANThe istocelsion to open: the Eisteddfod
*Rh the ac4it(nsitell'terelniAY consisted trf the PreW
dent, the Viee7President. the Members orthe eymbito.
• dation Society, the Bards and. Minstrels, the Friends of
the Meeting, the Royal Denbighshire Military Band, &es
Having a: died at the Castle, the usual Ceremony took
plate,when:theassemblyadjouritedtotheßowlingtreen.
Sir EDWAKD War en rose and Slid; that as the chief
and sole withof his heart was to make himself useful
an his neighbours, he bad with pleasure accepted the
honourable office of President. He said that howevei
deficient in ability, no man was before him in desiring
to Meek his native country. The „object' of meet-
ings like the present are to preserve the purity of
the Welsh „language, and.to cultivate its poetry and
music Formerly these meetings Sad been held 'try
Royal proclamation ; and (continued • Sir Edward)
your ancestors and mine have been commissioned by
Kings to hold then.. In •former times; the birds
wee encouraged by Princes ; and I have now the honour
to announce that his Royal Highness the Duke of
Sussex. who is distinguished by his ardour in promoting
whatever .is patriotic, good, .and great, will give his
attendance here.. I hope wesball show every mark of
sespect for his cbataeter, as well asliecause he is-so near
a relation to'our beloved King. .I.nneettranothing but
unanimity and concord will prevail. I bopb our English
'rends. who attend this festival will say that the olden
character of Welshmen for their ithspitality and kindness
is not tarnished by•us on this occasion.- •
Mr. JOllll BLACKWELL, B.A. read a letter from Mr.
Thomas . Moore %author of the Irish Melodies &c.)
acknowledging the honour conferred on him by having
been :wanted an honorary member of. the Cymmro-
damn Society in Gwynedd.. Another from Mr.
Southey,-making a similar acknowledgment. and add
) Mg that it was “ peculiarly gratifying to him; because
I one of the works by which he hoped to be remembered
'elated' to Wilke': Another from Sir Walter Scott,
awaking a like acknowledgment, adding, ...If by, any
• • souswesren chance I shall be in England, I will be rel.
sent at she Erstedtfrd. But it is scircely probable,'
sonsidernig that ihr distance is so great tietwaen Gwy.
sedd and S., Whit,el),"
Asnong the wires was one for the best. English essay,
toasausnro a• ehn ili,t.sracal Account of the Flintshire
Castles," a piemium. of seven guineas, and a medal
the value of chic,- guineas ; to Miss Angtrired Lloyd, on
Caerwys-;-a riaate not unknown to Welsh literature. •
A luctw.sous occurrence took place *hen Sir 'Edward
Musty') was about to invest the fair authoress with the
premium for the tiband on which -Vi4.0...14 was vu..
*critic! was not 's. fEcirtitly ample -to pass Over the
..hewn of the fashionable bonnet. What is d
said. Sir Edward.. • Tbi knot wet. cur, and Slty fan
Chnetpicin inve.ted. Torre were two otlief ccilYea.9l*.•

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...innote4, Mr. Parry, of Clest.r. and Mr...Makwell,
1 Wiilaigh. ... . ••. ..
WEDstesoy —Arta' his Royal Highness.the:Dtike
4 su,s" . v•as seated. the wits. proposed on the pre•
.
ceding. evening tor the Bret Englfri on the 'visit of the
It..)t A Duke. was adjudged to CatsorgamtlyG•iffilb
' Williams, Win Baidig Grill. Pe:is. whri read the cons-
posilion, Nthial Way. shut ' literally trail *Wed by Mr.
Blackwell :

" The exalted but condescending Prince-;-the Literary Augustus
Frederick—free he comes, Where rancour is banished., to patronise
the language of Gwynedd. • Let us sound our hottest wettome to
the gracious Loma Let future ages tell his love of constitutional
liberty. •
" See now err own Chiefs—George and his broiSer—ih Whom
kindness smiles. They have an inclination t 3 this •. their ancient
country, and to cherish the choice things of Gwynedd.
" Best heirs of a Crown, our own relations, our faithful friends,
rporlesi from Todor's noble blood, and sons of Mona's Tudbr .
The successful candidate for the prize on Sir Stephen
Glynn coming of age was John Owen, of Denbigh..
The Rev. Mr. Price was called upon to announce
that the prize of the gold harp was abotit to be con-
Tested.- He described the characteristics of the Welch•
harp—those of the pbroch of Scotland—those of the
harp of Erin—and the merry strains of England ; 'but
he maintained that no other peasantry. in the world
possessed so fine an instrument as the harp of Wales.
While the peasantry of other nations were committing
crimes and brooding tebellion, those of Wales were to
be found in their cottages compbsing grisly:lion, or
singing Pennillion to their harpy. . • i, .
There were only two candidates for the chief prize,
viz. Rhys Jones of Liam:wit, formerly of Liverpool, who
perfor med " The Rising of
.the Lark. i" and ltithercl
Roberts, of Carnarson, who played " fiweet'lli'cbstre
The prize was awatded to the latter, and the Duke of
Sussex invested him'with his reward. i.• •
• "Goo save the King" was played, and the whole Vs•
sembly sang the words.theßoyelDultejOioingleirtily.
Mr. lit ahant then volui.teered .to .sing an, .addisional
stanza 4f "GOD save thie•Kinge- after *WO the Duke
bade the' company farew ell. ••• • . •• - !•• •
- ' CoNCUITS AND OWATOIIO. '• • ••/*
Tuesday and WednesdaY.....Veifekeellent
cious serectioos of songs, airs, and duets,,Wete-peTfOrmed
in the Townhall, with all their potieti • and abilities', by
Miss Stephens, Miss Johnson (the ;atter wis,.however,
taken unwell), Mr.Braharn, Mr. Colls et,. Mr: Parry; Mr.
Atkins, &c. Early in the performance on l'oeklay
much merriment was-azcited by a wotthy.Camfirran,
who had been more accustomed to his optional music
and songs than the vocal and, instrumental pielldy
English cotic!. Is, and who took his departurepshakini•
his bead and-saying—o I like singing sod drinking by,
turns; bin ! see here it'sn:l'sing.andtncidrink,aud that
-will never do! No, no; that willnever do." •
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• Yesterday a petformance of. Sacted anusic rook plice
in St. Hilary's Chapel, .in
.which was introduced "vitt'
great effect. Handel's Hailstone .g.hortispa the Organ;
.by Mr. J. T. Jones and Mr. Parry, 'Ooze Eaclirolthe
performances was thronged with distiogitislied tolditoes.
' It will be seen by the Gazette (Oast night,' that the
arrangernents In the 'AdnairAty amid Sri eisinitikeidiiatki this
Lord &Less •soutatt his succeeded -la
steamy of the Band of Conircol. ''• •" • -••;,
The Est.l and Countess of. Jrnalry, Illft/r!'ght ettekiitir
to through the South of' ireLsaul' iiittf:die'cdianh, of toil}aktifw,
visited the Duke and Duchess of I.apisiaii, -ar'' Craft"; *lnt' eg
Monday Lord Ctoscumor's villa ai Black Ilia; trichliffehed,
they paid their respects at Itichview, and pastiark&lntellididay'
liana ilowth
• •1t is in con enrol a
.ion to open .4 `atietElidl,lll'
Oa grounds of the late residence. of .Sic
&caw Ogee, which will form as. conatimnication.,WWeeo .Igoqdt:g
*yet elegant new square erected by Oat wpftviOtip. ;,
. Mr. O'CoNlizi.t. has • addies ed a •letter; of vertylreet•
length to Mr. HUNT,* in •re fetence to: ail' attack' ones'upon him by that Gentleman in r.:MO*4oBlg rp(tel!,•on
'the 9th of August: Mr. O'Costim.r. 'says, ".114.fur.
nisbed me with a proper lot cf Watling, and ditinot use.i
the polishing brushnt 41." . • • .1-.•
An ll:atiest was yestesclaylhef34CtheStikDine .
street, Poi tman-square, on 'the body l'f'br.
Dorten•strees, who wai etelf.-tisstevra Anont:a..
horse 'he was ridingoind killed bn the Vois.
dente corroborated the filets given in. Yei;*(4arlicsit,'
and ,a :verdict of Accidental .Death wnscrecOrtied..
Mondays person, habited inn- dark frockscortt, aril
:Who had the appearance of Linilitary officerorentintO
the Albion Hotel, Manchester, ;ad infoidtesi Mr's W&
sop• that he intended to dine there during.his- stpf
town. Mr. Wilson, M course. thanked. the. Gentleman
for the preference which he gave tcr'his,establishment.-;
andtheGentleman partook of a very excilleift dirrlek,A.
in company with a number of other m 41441044 --174
Were residing in the house. After dinner. the-stranet,
lounged in the dining-roc:Au until all the. test of the
Company were gone, when he was sufficiently expert to'
elude the vigilance of the waiters, aild to escape' out
of the house, taking with hiin *quantity •of %jive( teas,
sauce-ladles, dessert and gravy spoils, &c. to-the vette
altogether of about 20/.
The comet of 1832 still centineet to be vr tank, of
Paris. 'Otte of the Parisian Joni-malt says It aPpiars.
eel tain ' that she cometoof -1632' will .appyciach..
13,000 leagues of the earth. The 'celebrated Lalinde
calculated, that it a cntnet of the size o' t re earth were
to approach r•ur globe at the distanceof 18,290 lessees,
the result would be a tide of 200 toisevabroe the -ItVel
of the sea, so toat the deluge would be udivefiel,-•With
the exception of, the high Mountains of South -America."
The Parisi.rn Editor must have made a mistake in
quoting Lalande. As 200 wises Are less than
.1.1.300'
English feet, it would be necessary,-.in.order to escape‘
(frowning, to climb the mountsits SoutlY
there are hills enough in Europe on which a Man•might
fis his tent with satay. Two thousand tosses must be
the height stated by Lalande. I
DRURIPLANI THZATne —During the TiCess.. many.
alteratiops and improvements have been effected in this
Theatre, among which not the least important is the
great sewer at present forming through:Catherine "acid'
Bridges.streets,for the purpose of carrying off the con 7
Stant influx of water'arising from a spring or springs io
the cellar of the Theatre, which keeps that part of ,the
building in a marshy and inconvenient state. This an
dertaking is attended with considerable 'difficulty Ind
some danger, is on Tuesday a quntoiry of fait). forced.
knit into the cellar of the Fountain Lavern, and de7
strayed the greater portion of sierra/pipes of wine.
The depth of excavation in the'road is -17 feet, and it is
expected thit they must.go upwards or 20 fret at the
Theatre before they can carry this desirable obj-et into
effect. Mr..Peto is the coatractor, and it is reported
that betwen 2 and. 3,0001. will be expended in the un-
dertaking. Several constables arc eilgased, to prevent'
the curious from proceeding too near the excavations.—
Among Lthe improvements (projected for .l:Lury•larte
Theaire in the ensuing sea on, a colonnade ri.to extend
he whole length of Littleßu.seil-s.treet,..whicb will
c&cfitally screen' from the " .pelting Alm. Otago
.torm" all visitant; to box, pit, sill gxliet iei who enter
the Theatre on this side. The massive•sirii flu ed co.
looms Which are to catty the piazta have been tolling
town the street during the-week, Mtunish
Aretalluf the neighbourhood.

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