Star.
London, England, 1816-09-10 00:00:00

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On the arrival of the. 92d Highlanders at Berwick .
3 a on Tweed, on their .march for Edinburgh Castle;
rom they were welcomed by the ringing of bells and every
th a other mark of respect, and the Mayor waited on
Lieutenant-Colonel MeceoNaten, Commiinding
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cer, and requested that a very liberal and handsome
leda donation which had been made by the inhabitants, :
eyel should be appropriated to regale the men. if
the Monday se'reught a private in the Fifesliiie Botili!ii
7th was sent to Edinburgh jail for thirty days, forinlist-
ing into the 70th Regiment. his period of service no:
fot 1
see t, being expired in the Militia.
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a. Philip Oliver.,, an out pensioner of Chelsea Hos. I
',hal, formerly of the 49th Font, was nn Tuesday,
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Five the 27th ult. found dead in the S:one Delf, township
it is of Hashingden, near Blackburn, Lentashire. It
must amend. en an examination taken before the Corn. -
nor, the he he i Whet from the rock u!enve, and when
found hid hi, sku'l fractured, and ene..of hie Ices
I her broken.. I: alsn app wed that he had a wife and the; k
or four chi!dren residinef in Edinburgh.
cket, EDINII yr: G I!, SI: l' TE.;113 El:. 7. I
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:lipse THE ESTIIMAUX.
Bum- A vast assomblege cf revels, of all ranks, were . ,
elided collected at Leith, on Thurshy, to see the contest
I un- between the Esquimaur yowl' and a six oared whale- i
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Cap- boat. The niers, wind inn, and roofs of house:, and
log a the decks :mid rigging of the vessels were crowded
ieness with spectemrs ; and the water from the hatbox to
1 this neat the Martell° Tower was covered with heats,
open. filled with Ledies and Gentlemer. The exhibition
t had commenced a little before two o'clock, and lasted ell ,
half past three ; and the Esquimaux pezfertned hie
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various feats with the greatest dexterity, and with
men- universal applause. He paddled his canoe from the to
,gnes, inner harbour, round the Martello Tower, and back,
d the in sixteen minutes, against a whale boat, with six ', •
ind to stout rowers, and evidently chewed his ability to out-
land. sail his opponents, by the advantages he frequently i 4 !
gave them, and which he. redeemed as often as he
rrived chose. When at a considerable distance from the
ieppe, beacon, he threw one of his darts, and struck the
'n that bulb of the beacon with the greatest certainty. After -
rerned the sailing match, he continued to play in the harbour
have for upwards oban hour, throwing his darts with great
trench dexterity, and occasionally diving under water, head r
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.he 14 down and keel uppermost,. and again in a twinkling r t
Cam- raising himself, and scudding along, as if nothing had
about happened. Previously to the exhibition the public
ce this had an opportunity of inspecting the canoe and the
billowing curiosities at a ware house at the Wet-dock, . ..,.
irrived Vtz.—Two sea unicorn's horns, the sculls of a sea.
horse end bear, the ear of a whale, and the preserved l'fil
resents skin of a black eagle. The Esquimaux was dressed
It:liege in the fashion ef his country, from the waist down.
ributes wards, in undressed seal skin, his jacket of the same,
only the undressed side inwards. He is a good look.
ing healthy young man, and apparently very docile.
:,from He understands a little Erigli.sn, and when he °eer-
ie Wil- comes the method of talking. common to his country,
full of (a species of whiepering) there is little doubt but that
he may soon bt:c.oene a proficieht in our language.—
Fortunately no fatal accident happened during the
"; He" exhibition, although, from the pressure of the crowd
es from
, Lame, on the pier, several people were pushed over into this
eybethe harbour, but they were immediately picked we by the : I
elthalta; boats attending the amusement.
4 Water,
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Friends, Monday se'nngle a beat, wi:h two men, Alumni
der Arbuthnot and Willem Glover, left L ergs for
boll, far Lochfine betting fishing. When off the Little Cum.
"'bins.'; bray Isle, P heati-y squall foundered their beat :—the
o. Door, ,
for Am- Tows for floatipg the neis were fortunately not at- .
Ina Saint tached, and the men siipported themtelvee by them
Mor on, lor nearly twe hours, when Arbuthnot was se mirh
Ina Char exhausted as to be obliged to let go, and resign him.
hbralur;
self to his fate. Glover continued to hold until he
, for To-
leiraand
was driven witi.in hail of the shore, and was taken up
y,W:ring- by a boat, after having floated in a tempestuous sea i
'dee, for for upwards of three hours.
malts ;.... ..._. _
We are happy to say that the manufacturing busi,
e William
ise, mg% ness, in Gl tsgow, is looking better. Considerable
it. George orders were lately given for goods ; but we are afraid . I
oil Hope, that they are not extensive enough to be felt on the •
and Ann, rate of weaving, though they will diminish the nun.
ber of idle hands. Sorneadventitioue aid is required
and Pali. to advance the wages to a pitch capable of support-
Charlotte, iqg the weavers during the inclemency of winter.—
anioot' d
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. • lie price of cotton goods is far' below what was
Importer,
ever witnessed before. Stoat in hams which were
formerly worth ISd. or 19J. may new be had at 9d.
rlrratinolawtelilaedmek'; and most other kinds have fallen in the same pro-
ii; V. portion.
DI Peters. l'
Sunday sennight, abOut a quarter past three ague, Ss-
London; o'clock in the afternoon, a slight and almost instants.
neous shock of an earthquake was distinctly felt at
Strathblane, in the neighbourhood of Glasgow.
wof the For some days past, the distant hilts to the north
k. when of Perth have presented the unwelcome appearance
Perms. of a premature winter. Saturday se'nnight their
of chief summits were covered with snow, which is still en.
bolislied• dissolved ; an occurrence, at this season of the year,
DIU from which, even in the cold and variable climate of
prevailed Scotland, is. perhaps, unprecedented.
Cai nage- A gentleman who his lately traversed the west of
le Walla Scotland, states from observation, and the best hi.
formetion, that the crops never wore a more pro.
raising appearance. In some parts of Argyleshire,
eltrlloBolk6e., and in the neighbouthood of Stirling, harvest had
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edcommenced, and was general in the neighbourhood.
tam
AM:DOM—An eccentric character, well known
in the
boat
if' Niger, in the Mearns (Scotland) for his skill in diseased
cattle and boring pumps, waited on the proprietor
from whom he rents a small croft of land, a few
Vesuvius, weeks ago,
_ along with the rest of the tenants, on rent
. and was day. When James's turn came to pay, he meeehed
into the collection room, in his use costume—hi •
tdll9 to the
e-of the hit and stick in one hand, with his snuff mill in the
other, end his apron folded aside `by the corner .1 thus
hm,peEcstqab.ol i
f.
arrayed, James advanced boldly, and said—" Sir, I
:Attu: hae get ,tae rent to gi'e you this yeer."—" Ido not •
hit IT_ wonder at that, James," said the landlord ;"yi u
stesm-onst
nant, th
drink it all."—" Na, Sir, I diana that; I get bet
. it appears little to drink : times are sadly ahert : I was wmit to • I
e .alit"' me get plenty o' pumps and pipes to bore, Sir ; 1 had .
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ry:eshwde toolnid then plenty to drink, and pay my rent too. —." Aye,
eater's edge, James, said the worthy Baronet, " but we rttu•g
a sunk with make little piping serve us now. James was lota.
teed coigne nate in having
a benevolent landlord, who never
Levee 75 extorted rent where it could not be spontanec ugly .
this greatest
A got off, rejoicing at his own whj, 1 .
goo &thee pros tired —an— he .
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and his landlord's gencrooty.
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