Star.
London, England, 1818-10-07 00:00:00

JERSEY, SEPTEMRER 20.
On Saturday last, at twelveTeclock, there was a
most violent storm of rain and wind from the S.W.

rained almost the whole of Sunday; yesterday was
very fine, but excessively close and warm.
Yesterday sailed the ship Mentor, of Jersey, 226
tons, Captain Thum., for Leghorn. Several vessels
were loading the whole of Saturday and yesterday,
with potatoes, for England.
Thursday last, Mr. SLous, who had been for some
irne back a little deranged, fell from a window at
La Mole, and was killed on the spot.
Extract of a letter from an English gentleman who
has lived for near two years near Averanches, fifteeh
miles from Grandville, on the opposite coast obi
France, dated the 22d instant:—" Lodgings for a
small genteel family, furnished, about fifty francs a
month (about two guineas); no furniture for hire in
this place ; bread Id. per lb. beef 3d. to bd.- mutton
4d. fowls 2s. a couple; butter sd. tea 12 francs (10s.)
the lb. moist sugar ls. loaf is.6d. soap is. candles
01 salt 2d. coffee is. Bd. wine from 10d. upwards ;
randy 10 francs (Bs. 4d.) per gallon ; rum and gin
none; eggs 2d. a dozen; wood '2O francs a load; six
loads will serve the year."

Monday afternoon, a party of French flentlemen,
lately arrived in England, being invited to Vend the
evening with some friends on board an East Indianan
row lying in the Docks, repaired .to Alderman's-
stairs, Wapping, and hired a boat to convey them
thither. The Waterman had not rowed far, when one
of them stood up in the boat ; the waterman cau-
tioned the others who were going to follow his ex-
ample, on the impropriety of it, but not understand-
ing him, they all stood up at one side of the boat, by
which it was upset, and the whole of them, consisting
of five, exclusive of the waterman, were thrown into
the.water. An alit= was instantly made, and se-
veral active watermen made to their assistance, and
succeeded in picking up two of the party, while
others swam on shore. Those picked up were ap-
parently dead, but by the means recommended by
the Royal Humane Society being resorted to, they
were recovered. Drags were used during the whole
of the night in search of the body of Mr. FREDERICK
AUGUSTUS ANTONY, a foreign merchant, and Mr.
JONES, a private gentleman, to no avail ; but the body
the former was found yesterday afternoon at three
/clock, and was conveyed to a public house.
An Inquest was taken on Tuesday at St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, on the body of Mr. 'f. NICHOLLS,
upholsterer, late of Duke-street, West Smithfield,
who was run over by a cart driving round the corner
between Bridge-street and Fleet-street. Verdict—
'ccidental Death.
An Inquisition was taken on Monday,.at the Swan
Inn, Carshalton, on the body of James Harrow. The
deceased was employed in a paper-mill. Friday last,
having unfortunately got entangled among the ma-
chinery, lie was carried under the water-wheel and
dreadfully crushed. He was taken out alive, but died
on the following day. Verdict—Accidental Death.
An Inquest was yesterday held at the Mite Swan,
near the Temple, on the body of E. Roberts.—Wm.
Spry, eight years old, stated, that on the day the ac-
cident happened he was playing with the deceased
and another boy, in Whitefriars, near the new wharf;
when a brewer's dray passed down the street. The
deceased hit one of the horses with a piece of string,
and the driver struck him twice with his bands. He
did not know whether his hands were open or
zlenclied. The deceased dropped upon the ground,
and one of the wheels passed over him. He was taken
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he died. The
driver did not stop, but passed on to the wharf. The
Coroner said, it was for the Jury to say whether the
death of the deceased was accidental, or caused by
the violence of the drayman? He did not think they
could attach criminality to the•drayman, unless they
iivere of opinion he had a wilful intention of causing
Ile death of the deceased.—Accidental Deasth.,

A shoe.; ing accident happened on Friday night at
fr. GLEADOW'S brewhouse, in Dagger-lane, Hull.
Attached to the house is the grinding machine for
the malt, worked by a horse. A little boy, a stranger
the neighbourhood, acquainted with the move-
ment, or rather position of the great wheel dragged
round by the horse, had incautiously got astride of
one of the bars forming the radius of the circum-
ference, and, utterly unaware of the necessity of
stooping at intervals to miss the beams of the floor
above him, was caught by one of them on the side
his head. The consequence was, that the upper
art of his skull was torn clean off. What is singular,
there were boys playing under him when the acci-
dent happened; upon whom the blood poured down
• streams, which they fancied to have been thrown
.n at the window upon them from the opposite slaugh-
ter-house; and so unconscious were they of what had
ippened, that it was ten minutes afterwards before
was discovered, and that by chance, when he was
still across the bar, but quite dead.
CROYDON FAlR.l—Saturday, Mr. CHARLES HAY.:
:air, of Duck-lane, Westminster, went to Croydon
..air in his chaise, and rode through the town to the
Market-house, where a drum being suddenly beat
tear the horse, he startled; and plunged headlong
hrough the window into the Market-house. Mr.
laystrifisvas thrown out of the chaise, and the re-
.icle itself was dashed to pieces ; the cries of the
people, the cackling of ducks and geese, of which
-I less than '20,000 had beer. there, and also the noise,
broken earthenware and glasses, rendered the
scene truly terrific. The horse kept plunging and
rearing amongst the people for several minutes, till
.• last he forced his way out, and underneath a place
l:ere a great quantity of sausages were hung up,
rhich he carried away upon his back, and ran with

,em down the High-street. A great number of per-
thought it was human flesh, conceiving from the
screaming they had heard that many persons were
'.filled in the Market-house; many women had in-
stantly fainted, and some were taken in fits; but the
horse was at last stopped and brought back, when it
was found that no lives were lost, but that many per-
ions were seriously hurt, and considerable damage
dote to t4e property of the market-people. Mr. Hay-
;trip himsolt escaped without injury.
Saturday, Mr. and Mts. RANI.EY were robbed by
:o men as they were coming from Croydon Fair.
he fellows jumped fioni the side of the road ou
them, and threatened to blow their buius out.
were pursued, but escaped.

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