Star.
London, England, 1826-06-20 00:00:00

VISIT TO THE SHIPWRIGHT&

Thursday evening, in consequence of an invitation,
Mr. Huskisson visited the Shipwrights' Club. Tne at-
tendance was immense. He made a most eloquent
harangue in explanation of the Combination Laws; but
as his remarks were, in substance, the same as those
which he had so powerfully used, when alluding to the
subject at the Canning Club and on the Hustings, we
conceive it unnecessary to report them here.
Mr. Cosrouv, a member of the Club; addressed the
Right Hon. Gentleman in a very neat speech, and stated
that the hostile feeling which had been strewn towards
him was mainly attributable to the credence given to a
report that the Right Hon. Gentleman wished to dis-
lodge General Gascoyne ; that the other bad feelings
which had broken out were in the breasts of merely a
few; and that out of such a number of men as the ship.
wrights, it was nothing more than natural that there
must be some bad spirits.
Mr. Wo.uoT.HoaTon made a forcible and elegant
speech in vidication of Mr. Huskisson, and said that a
proof of there being no wish to turn out General Gas-
eoyne was evident, from the fact of Mr. Huskisson's
friends not proposing any other Candidate ; Mr. Bolton's
name having been made use of merely to counteract the
undue advantage which the General would derivefrom
the splitting at two bars.
Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Wilmot-Horton were elected
honorary members of the Club, amid the most deafening
cheers. The visit cf Thursday night must have been
one of the most gratifying our able Representative
has yet experienced. The angry feelings that prevailed
in the minds of a considerable portion of the operatives
have died away, as soon as they had a fair opportunity
of viewing the question in its real light and beatings.

Sunday being the Anniversary of the ever-memo-
rable battle of Waterloo, the illustrious Chief of that immortal and
transcendeatly glorious field of Victory (the Duke of %untolop),
gave a grand Diener on the occasion, at his house in Piccadilly, to a
considerable number of the brave Deicers who fought and eonquered
with him on that proud and unexampled day of glory. The Band
of the Royal Hurse Guards attended, and played a variety of grand
martial tunes during the eveniug.

Covanr-cianiss Tueirag.—The fairy Opera of
Oberon, the last work of the much-regretted W MR,
was performed on Saturday evening for the benefit of
his widow ald children. We ate sorry that the audience
was not so num:ro.is us we could have wished it, or as
the benevolent object which the proprietors of the
theatre had in view, induced us to anticipate that it
would have been. There was a tolerably good pit, and
the dress circle was fully attethleJ ; but the other parts
of the house were very thinly sprinkled with company.
The Ooera went off with much eclat. The overture
was listened to with the most profound attention, and
was loudly encored. The opening movement, which
possesses all the affecting soiemnity of a funeral dirge,
was felt by many of the audience, as peculiarly suited
to the circumstances under which they had assembled.
The music throughout was fervently applauded. That
portion of it which was executed by Madame VESTS'S
and Mr. BRAHAM (who came forward as volunteers on
this occasion) was noticed with especial approbation.
Tuesday, at Thrapston, the Rev. Benjamin CLAY,
Whilst walking along the banks of the river with his sis-
ter, endeavoured to save a favourite spaniel that had
got entangled in the water, went out of his depth, and
was unfortunately drowned.

There is living near War wick a person named Bran-
dy., who is in possession of the same house and estate
which has descended from father to son ever since the
Conquest : this is the more extraordinary, considering
how much Brandy has bad to do with shortening and
changing the possession of many others.
A SINGULAR Foastvatritas.--Sir Walter Scott, in his
article in the Quarterly Review on the Culloden Papers,
mentions a characteristic instance of an old Highland
warrior's mode of pardon. " You must forgive even
your bitterest enemy, Yeumuir, now," said the confessor
to him, as he lay gasping on his death-bed. a Well, if,
I must, I must," replied the chieftain, " but my curse
be on you, Donald, turning towards his son, "if you
forgive him."

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PORTSMOUTII, .I.triti 17. ••
This morning the Edward transport, Lieut. turney,
arrived from Sierra. Leone, whence she sailed on the
Oh March. The BEASEN, 29, Captain Wines, was
the only ship of war there. Three slave vessels she had
captured were condemned to her. The slaves had been
pot to immediate work, as, by a new system, com•
menced by theiate lamented General Turner, and con
tinned by this present acting Governor, M'Cauley, they
are now taught at once to earn their own subsisteprce.
One of these pris-s is 96 feet long, and 226 tons bur-
, then; she is to be sent to Engtand under the name of
the Black Beauty of Southampton. The Edward had
brought home the master and mate of the ship 11141,a,
of Liverpool, for trial, on a charge of slaving. A prised
belonging to the ATHOL, which was-supposed to have
been lost, had arrived at Sierra Leone, having been 66
days on her passage from Accra, during which she lost
75 slaves, part of her cargo, and the remainder, with
the crew, were in great distress for provisions. The
ATHOL, on her passage to the Cape of Good 11 pe, had
captured a .Brazilian vessel, from Badagry to Bahia,
with 175 slaves on board ; but having taken her in .5.
O. South latitude, her condemnation is doubtful.—
When the Edward left the coast, Commodore Bullen,
in the OWEN GLENDOWER, was to leeward; the CON-
FLICT arid Lavas were surveying St. Ann's Shoal;
the SWINGER h.4d go,,e to the Gambia; the ReDWING
and Esc were in the Lights. The Commissioners who
had hitherto been on board the fiktAzzn, were about to
join Commodore Bullen, for the purpose of finishing,
under his directions, the labours of their investigation,
which, it was supposed, would close about August.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARY•LA-BONNE

Arr. Botjaatin Mil, a gentleman cf respectable appearance, was
eliarged with being intoxicated.

A-watchman stated, that late in the afternoon of Sunday he farad
Mr. Viols in a state of intoxication, in Buckingham Place. From
the respectability of his appearance he took care of him, and was
conveying him home, when a Mr. Duncan Campbell, the Paul Pry
of the district, happened to drop in on them, and gave Mr. Viols in
charge to him, for not being able to go borne by himself. He, how-
ever, differing from Mr. DURUM, refused to take Mr. Viols into
custody. Mr. Duncan said his orders should be obeyed, and gave
the Gentleman in charge to another watchman of the name of Price,
who took him to the watch-house, where he remained for the night.
Mr. Viols said he had spent the day at Maids Hill, with a friend,
and had no doubt but that he might have taken a little too much wine
after dinner. He came part of the way .home in a stage mach:but
after leaving it be felt himself somewhat overcome. He remon-
strated with Mr. Duncan who interfered se officiously, and told him
he was not far from home, and said if he (Duncan) meant kindly
towards him he ought to see him safely borne.

Mr. RAWLIWSONConsiJered Duencan Campbell's interference
quite uncalkd for. But, in distributing justice fairly, he was bound
to fine him five shillings fur being intoxicated, as he should be obliged
to do to•the same ttlivards the humblest man in the community.
Mr. Viols paid the fine and left the Ake.
In a few minutes after, a tall personage with white pantaloons, a
pair of large, bushy, powdered whiskers. and a well-powdered head,
entered the office, and gave bis name Mr. Duncan Campbell, of
Oeveland-street. He said he had a complaint to prefer against
Richards. the watchman, for refusing to take Mr. Viols in charge
on the night before, as he was bound to do according to Jaw.

Mr. Gazer:2es said the watchman world be eterasing his autho-
rity, perhaps, a little unnecessarily, in taking him a mile to the
watch-house, when his home was much nearer.
Mr. RAWLIIIISON agreed that Mr. Viols ought not to have been sent
to the watch-house, and said he would not countenance such a pro-
ceeding, and should therefore dismiss the charge.