Star.
London, England, 1826-03-21 00:00:00

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Yesterday an
wall, on view r
was killed on .
his countrymen.
The battle took place in the Ed•plelsonse Welds, Limeheum,
L and the witnesses declared that it was a fair &Li"' The Canines,
in summing up, observed that the crinitt, lit his optithm,.dtd not
amount to murder. It was only that of manslaughter' but the
Jury should recollect that each of the parties who had acted a•
seconds were parliceps crinsiitis, and the taw birthed upon thins in
the light of principals. •
The Jury, alter a short consideration, returned a verdict of man-
slaughter against Hayes, ,the flurvivor, Burke, Driscoll, Roche,
Bryant, and Donovan, who acted as seconds. • None of them are
in custody but Burke.

The Marquis of Hzisrroan has established his claim
to vote for the election of Irish Peers as Baron Conway.
Lord CARNARVON has entered a Protest on the
Journals of the liouso of Lords against the third reading of the
Promissory Notes' Bill, fur two reasons—L That a paper currency
convertible into metallic more readily adapted itself to the "rants of
the country, without absorbing those means which a contrary
course would otherwise occasion, and means that would tend to In-
crease the commerce and the prosperity of the country. 2. That it
was inexpedient and unjust to attempt to pay with a _metallic cur-
rency an enormous debt contracted in a depreciated currency ; and
that this measure wai to have the effect of aggpayadring the evil.
The second reading of the Lismore Divorce Bill in
the House of Lords, stood for Friday last,and their Lordshits were
specially summoned to attend at half-past three. The Marchioness
of 01010NDR had been required to attend to give evidence, but het
Ladystip did not appear. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that
he sho Id be obliged to compel her atttendance if she aid not appear
on Tuesday, to which day the case was postponed.
The Cenotaph to the memory of the lamented Pr in-
cess CHARLOTTE is placed io a beautiful little Chapel,
at the north-west angle of the nave of the Chapel Royal,
Windsor. This spot is called Urswick's Chapel, a:ter
Sir CHRISTOPHER URBWICIC, Dean of Windsor, in the
time of HENRY VII. The stone screen of this Chapel
has been removed to the south aisle, and a railing sub-
stituted before the Cenotaph. The roof his been em.
bellished with blazonry, and painted gl is: introduced
into the windows. The effect is particularly rich, and
increases by contrast the effect of the pallid ma: ble.
WEBS/ell OBERON.—The management of Covent-
Garden Theatre is intitled, we think, to considerable
praise, for securing to this country the honour of pro-
ducing a new work by a first-rate foreign composer.--.
ROSSI at was brought over to England, two years ago,
with the same professed intention, but he returned to
the Continent without doing any thing. Oberon, Wm-
Ma's new opera, %till, we understand, be brought out
in the course of Easter week ; and, if report may be
credited, it will fully gratify, if not exceed, the high
expectations which have been formed concerning it. The
piece is founded upon Mr. SOTHEBY'S translation of
Wratoraii Oberon, and is, from its subject, admirably
calculated for that scenic display for which Covent-
Garden has been so long famous.
RAMSOATE.—The first stone of the New Jacob's
Ladder; at the Western Cliff, was laid on Wednesday
afternoon, by the Officers of the Royal Harbour Ind a
select party of Gentlemen belonging to the town.
Orders have been issued from the Board of Ordnance
for the speedy disposal of the old stores in Weymouth
Barracks, in order for the immediate reception and bet-
ter accommodation of his Majesty's troop!, who are now

under marching orders for that town.
Monday weak the ling on the "ancient Forest of Sher-
wood" was wantonly set on fire t upwards of twenty
acres, and two stacks of ling, wets destromcbefOre the
flames could be subdued. • ,

At one o'clock on Friday morning a fire broke out
at the Cirque Olimpique at Paris. All the interior, the-
dresses, decoratiOns and furniture were destroyed. No
lives were lost, but two people were slightly wounded.
It is not known how the fire criginated. The value of
the property destroyed amounts to 24,0001.
HINT TO OVERBEZIO.-.-ThursdaT, a pauper of Sat-
ton in Ashfield applied to the Sitting Magistrate, at
Mansfield, for relief; and on the Overseer being called
to chew cause, stated, that this man kept a dog and
fighting-cock; upon. which the Justices instantly dis.
missed the complaint, observing, that the Overseer had
acted very properly. By law, ne person is entitled to pa-
rochial relief who keeps a dog or fighting-cock.
RECANT REVENUE RIIOULATIONS.—An Order in
Council of the 18th Feb. requires the Board of Customs
to take bond for all foreign vessels owned in whole or
in part by the subjects of the Netherlands (and which
shall not be ships of any other country duly owned and
navigated is such) exporting Salt to countries other
-than the Netherlands, to deliver such Salt at the places
for which such vessels shall respectively clear out, and
to produce a certificate from the British Consul for the
due landing of such Salt. A Treasury Order, dated
7th March, 1826, allows Tobacco, Spirits, and Snuff,
to be exported from the warehouses to Guernsey and
Jersey, in vessels of not less than 70 tons burthen.—
By an Order of the same date, Barilla may be admitted
to entry at the low duty, provided it is forthwith paid,
on proof being given that the importing.vessel was in
soundings on the English coast, on the day the Act of
4th Geo. IV. cap. 24, inveasing the duty on Barilla
come into operation.--A Treasury warrant of the 9th
March, 1826, permits Rum Shrub, the produce of the
BI itish Plantations, to be entered on payment of the
duty of 81.6 d. per g sllon.—Live Coniercid Chro.
A short time ago a very singurw
wedding was cele-
brated .t Das enhain, near Middlewich ; the united
height of the happy couple was something less than
eight feet, and e.ch had a perfect hump back.
Last week, the body of an Want Was sent to a lady's
boarding• school at Hackney, diiected to the proprietress
of the establishment; but it Was in such a putrescent
state, that the Inquest returned a verdict of " Found
Drowned," in the absence of all evidence.

' Thr, e Venetians, whom the late Lord Byron brought
with him into this country were so dreadfully attacked
by ophthalmia. as allnost entirely to lose their eyesight.
" What can we do with these poor fellows?" said his
Lordship, when he beard of th-eir misfortune. " Why,"
said Dr. L. " at the worst we can set each of them up
as a reneliaa
MOZART AND HIS SoN.—Dr. Holland once told
me, that when travelling in Icelood he had heard one
of Mozart's melodies played and sung by an Icelandic
girl, and that some months afterwards he heard the
very same air sung to the guitar by a Greek lady at
Salonic Yet tr:e son of that immortal genius, who
has dispensed delight from one extremity of Europe to
the oilier, and still rules the entranced senses of. indiums,
Charles Nloaart, is a poor music-master at Milan! This
should not be.—Lori the Diary grail k.)lintryee.
A distressing accident occurred at the glebe house at
Gan, aghey county t f Down, oa the 18th uit. A present
of a synalt cannon b .d been made to the son of the Rev.
gr. B. and the butler, in attempting to diuharge the
cannon, was, in consequence of its bursting, killed on
the 'p t.

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of the body's' Timdlit . 4 Irlihrsait, who
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