Star.
London, England, 1829-12-28 00:00:00

THE EXILED PATRIOTS OF SPAIN.

The following Address appeared in a Morning Paper of Satyr
day. It was spoken by a Spanish boy, who, with Mat brother-
thi. sent of a mWtary gentleman now In rails—have been main-
tained at Gum-house School, blioroo. at the expense of a se-

nerous RagNehmen wbo
tunes :--

occident of their family noisier.

ADDRESS,
rt MASTER 20. MAMMA, AT 111101MMOVINI mum, nunevoir,
cpurntas vacasios, ISM

An alien and a wanderer. not a foe,
Oa Freedom's shores to Freedom's sons I bow.
War it for as a dark and evilday.
That drove us from our vine-clad kills away,
When the stern Prince. whose fetters we. had broke,
Grasped them anew to forge his country's yoke,
:And Gallic minions, whom free Spain bad spurned,
On Spain betiayed in coward vengeance turnedn
These feet sought abetter Morn their ima tread,
Their cannon roared sound this defenceless head.
When with old Culls Freedom shrieked, and fell,
And Pyrenaan heights rang back her funeral knell. •
Britons, it was for us an evil day,
But hope has pierced its clouds with potent ray ;
On the dark back-ground of Iberian woes

Britannia's kindnek but the brighter glows;
Heie have we found her freedom, as it stood,
Strong in her greatness, happiest doirig good,
The Mend of an the free—shield of the oppressed,
Hope's' Plasma. to conduct a world to lest ;
The friend of Knowledge and the child of Truth,
Of ripened age, of undecaying youth.
—Here bare we seen her affitasnee,simple, bland,
Not in its pomp, but with emended band,
Now prompt our parents', sisters' peace to impart,
And now to Wad the child $ snood parent's heart.
Led by that band, we drink the streams of thought,
Vzaterkeeskcl ie to groves of learning bought;
conjectured, and what Rome achieved,
--um—greatness—here to be lamed.
.vitere'er the mind ears free

Of
And here ___
In her own conscious immortality ;
And, guided by the light vouchsafed from Heaven,
Finds to her faith a seraph's pinions gives.
Taught oa your hearths, then, what is country, home.
Oh! pardon that the o'epowering thought will come •
That such were Spain I—Her skies, hei maidens fair,
As pure as yours; her mountain springs—her air—
As rich her soil ; and round her sea-girt shore.
As numerous portals opening:—Why no more
Combat with all earth's storms her seamen ►rave,
As when Columbuardogised the weAern wage,
And either India owned her early reign ?
The priest has rivetted the tyrant's chain.
And their joint throne its bloody pageant rears,
Oti a crush'd people's ignorance and fears.
Bat are they crusted for ever ? Britons—No;
Your oaks, pew Übertke:grew firm, but slow.
The rock of Freedom yields in boundless force.
The streams of peace, truth, light ; hor shall their course
He to your happy corn.lields load confined;
Where'er a human form has braved the wind,
Whiner a Goo upholds a human mind—
His will, his fiat is--tefree the and
From every tyranny beneath the Pole,
Andy purged from guilt mad wo, to bid it rise
Theo"' peace on earth" to Freedom in the skies !

Nor must these lips be closed in prayer far Spain,
Blest be our second country ! While the main
Shall gird her rocks, Gun her right hand sustain
To guard the right !—And blest an honoured name,
That only In our prayers we may prociarm!
—On him a heavenly Patron deign to shower .
Earth's choicest gifts throughout life's troubled hour—
A British hone—the daily bliss of giving—
A rich return in comforts ever-luring;
And a long race of princely sons to inherit
AU that we know paternal in his spirit.

POST-OFFICE. STAnsTics.

There are despatched from London each weak
196,516 letters, making the total number of a year 10,219,172.
There are received in London, from the mails, each week,l
170,902, making the total number of a year 6,281,704. Thel
number of letters passing daily through the twopenny post-oecel
is 40,000. In this number are included newspapers; but, as this
average was taken in May, when the loam: of strangers in town is
so great, it will he found rather too high for the daily average for
the year. 'The subjoined table is an avenge of the Returns of
Friday and Saturday. the 9th and 10th of May, and exhibits an
interesting view of the principal points of correspoodeoce between
the under-met tioaed places and the metropolis The letters de-
livered east and west of Tensple.bar are distinguished :
east west total east west tots;
Liverpool 406..146..552 Bath .
Glasgow ..944..105-1149 Cheltenham .m.100..132-242
Manchester ....553.1105..45$ Oxford ....117..155..979
Birmingham .....335..140...475 Cambridge ....145...149...294
Leeds. 191 .. 55...246 Newmarket.... 30..63.. 98
Sheffield ...IDS.. 37...142 York
To have shown mote clearly the extent of correspondence between
London and the principal trading towns, the Returns should have
given the number of letters received on the Monday. For instance,
on Monday, May 19th, a total of 37,758 letters was received in
London by the mails. whereas, oo the Wednesday following. the
number amounted only to 23,560, being 14,19$ less than oo the
irst-mentioned day. It is customary in the great commercial
towns. for persons engaged in business to make their remittance to
London on the Saturday ; consequently. while a fair average may
nearly be obtained by taking the number of letters on any one day
(making come allowance for the increase in consequence of a blank
post day) for such places u Beth. Cheltenham', atc. the difference
of 14, 198 between Wednesday and Monday in the number of let-
ters received In London, may almost be placed exclusively to the
large trading towns. The connection existing in these towns with
the fashionable part of Ludo' is not of course great. Out of 142
letters from Shellield 37 only are delivered west of Temple-bar.—
Bath. being a piece of resort for the bun etude, exhibits, with
Cbekenbam, a greater degree of aristocratical connection. From
Bath, it will be seen out if 529 letters 226 were delivered east, and
103 west of Temple-bar. Oxford is more connected with the
fashionable part of London than the sister University; and the re-
turn for Newmarket chews its remitters to be fashionable, u well
as Totting men.
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This migbt be said to be the age of common informeri
in England, which is a remnant of one of the wont festers, of the
French revolution, when a villainous system of espionage existed
throughout the country, and no man's life or liberty was secure
from the perjuries of wicked and unprincipled miscreants.
At the sitting of the Academy of Sciences in Paris, on
Monday last. M. Daps,miens*. to a work on the comparative
agricultural resources of Grim Britain and France. stated that he
bad made several calculations respecting the crops in France daring
the tut 24 years • from which he found that there had been 34
years of abundance. and 10 of scarcity; and that the medium price
of grain derby the whole period bed been in favour of the cultiva-
tor —4 mak which kestathetes to the prohibition of the entry of
foreign corn and the exportation of French cern, except under cer-
met restrictions. At this sitting there was no other contmanianke
tithe slightest intereste•-Zierory Gazette, Dec. MI.
FIZZ AT WHITECHAPEL Clinic H.—On Christmas
Eve. between the boars of five and six o'clock, a fire broke out
in the ancient Church of &. Mary Matklion, Whitechspel. which
is at proem undergoing a thorough repair. Semite was discovered
by some passers-by. issuing from the upper part of the baliding.
and en hastening to ascertain the cause. it Was found that some
of the beams of the roof were to a rapid state of combustion.—
The alarm was at ems given, and the parishioners hurried in
crowds to lend their amistance. The Rector, the Rev. D. Mat-
thias, and his see. were instantly Mt the spot. and the sosoarago
meat of the am, and the active exertioes of the ether, coeutheted
V:= to save the building- The eughses of the several
Compides arrived with the greatest expedition;—
from the place where the Are was seated, It bele is the interior,
it was impoultie that they meld play with Aka. The eassespecoco
was, that the Mass of the County Dike were obliged to emceed
the roof, and with their poleaxes break through the dli., and cot
away the beating disbars. The wag& for the teed estieguish-
mem of the Sc., was canted up in buckets. to the reneersing of
which the hthabitams gave ewr!•aid, and in a brief spies at dote ;
all danger was removed. sod every apprehreadon tee the *any et
the building ape swap with. The lireieetmpenid to have ede-
masd he ens at the lose, and though so eppwtoody checked. the
Wary k ins don carnet be Littman' mien than lila The ben-
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
HUNTINd.

His Maisay's SughseskHounds meet this day,, at Maidashead
'Thkeet,, Ftiday. at
The Oakley Hoot, towserrow, at Clapham Turnpike; Them
!day, at Shanebrooh ; Saturday, at Clifton Spinneys.
Mr. Merpaell's Hosed., Thursday, at Sudbury ; Saturday, at
cFatt flews Fox Hounds, Wednesday. at the Rocks;
-Thersday,at Franalkid ; Saturday, at Ditching Hill.
The Shropshire Hounds, Wednesday, at Hainan; Saturday, at
'Anon Bernal.
Sir T. Stailey's Hounds, tomorrow, at New Hall
Thu Somerset Subscription Fat Hounds, to-marrow, at Seed-
Mt Park ; Friday. at Window= Emote.
Mr. Lestet's Harriers. Wednesday, at Paris/tens.
Sir Jacob Astkfs Deer Hounds, Wednesday at Denham
Cricket Ground.
Lord Kintetes Hounds. teAteeraw, st Massimo P • Thursday.
at Wythans ; Saturday at Tar Wood. 0.
The Hambledon Hounds, Wednesday, at Basing Park, Friday.
at Batley Gate.
CH ACE EXTRAORDINARY.

Thursday last Mr. Farqubanon's Hounds met at Honeycombs
Wood, near Sherborne. In consequence of the frost and leg tar,
did not throw of till twelve o'clock. when they found a fine old
dog for, which rallied on, and was tallied away by the school-boys
of the town. He went on in gallant style with the pack dose at
brush through Lillingtem to Lowestoft, where he was headed bathe
turnpike-reed, notwithstanding which he was not to be daunted,
but made his point for Botterwitk Plantations. In eoasequenee
of a few minutes' check, some slow hunting look place on leav-
ing Lewaton ; bat the scent gradually Improved; and at Butter-
wick the pack were on good terms with their for, sod the Pee
became first-rate. They ran him to Holwell, through the Can-
dies to Stock Creylard, thence to Lydlinch, through Thornhill.
to Stalbrldge, sod after running him in view Ibr tea mina
through the inclothres in that parish, they killed his in fine
style, after an unprecedented run of three hours and five minutes,
through mere than ten different parishes. and over not less than 30
miles of country. During the greater part of the run the pack
were so close to their fox that he was repeatedly viewed by the
leaders of the field, and expected to sink every mile, bet his stout-
Dees and game surpassed any thing ever witnessed by the oldest
Nommen present. Out of a numerous field of horses, none bet the
very best saw the end of the chase, as the country crossed was
deep, and the fences large. The friends of Mr. Farquharson in
this neighbourhood much regret his leaving the kennel at Cattis-
lock at this part of the season. as the sport this pack have had during
his stay here has been as fine as ever was witnessed in the West of
England.—Doeser Chronicle.
PEDESTRIANISM.

Monday last, a foot-race took place at Wakefield, between Wil-1
Nam Jackson, and the soldier of the 4th Dragoons, who is matched
against Metcalf. Ihe stake was 2100, and distance 1000 yards.
The soldier took the lead, and kept It till the last 100 yards, when
Jackson made one of his old-fashioned springs, and beat Ms man
cleverly by about six yards. The race excited great interest, and
the result was highly gratifying to thousands of 'caution, what
expected a different result. Jacksoo's friendsoffer to back him for
2100 or 2200 to give the soldier 20 yards in $5O, and 30 yards in
400 yards.
PIGGING A LUNATIC.

During the proceedings under Davies's huracy com-
mission, we noticed that a Dr. Hash= was examined, who stated
that it is at esetates practice t• jig a boobs / We do not profess to
understand what Is meant by this. We, however, referred to the
Report of the Parliamentary Committee in ISIS, when we found a
M► not Doctor Hallam, was examined before the Committee.
This person was formerly managing Apothecary to the Old
Bethlehem Hospital The following is extracted from the minutes
of evidence given before the Committee of the House of Com-
mons :--.

" In arse of the censor the lower play we saw William Norris;
be stated himself to be SS years of age, and that he had boat con.
tined about 14 years ; that in consequence of attempting to defend
himself from what he conceived the improper treatment of Ms
keeper, be was fastened by a long chain, which passing theaugh •
partition, enabled the keeper, by going into the neat cell, to draw
him close to the wall at pleasure ; that to prevent this. Norris
mulled the chain with straw, so as to binder it passing through the
wan : that he afterwards was confined in the mums we saw him,
namely, a stout iron ring was rhretts4 round his neck, from which
a ikon chain passed to a ring, made to did, upwards or down-
wards on an upwright massive iron bar, more than six feet high,
inserted into the wall. Round his body a smog iron bar, about
two inches wide, was riveted. Oa each side the bar was a circu-
lar projsction, which, being fashioned to and enclosing each of
his arms, pinioned them close to Ms side. This waist-bar was
secured by two similar bars, which passing over his shoulders,
were doused to the waist-bar both before and behind. The
iron ring round his neck was connected as the bars on his
shoulders by a (kettle link. Frost each of these bars another
short chain passed to the ring on the upright into bar. We
were Informed he was cabled to raise himself, so as to stand
against the wall, on the pillow of his bed, in the rough bed in
which he lay, but ft was Yiniiitesible for bin to advance from the
wall in which, thetninteir is loidered en account of the shortness of
his chains,which were only 12 Indus long. It was,iconceive,equally
oat of his power to repose in any other position than on his back ;
the projections which, on each side of the waist-bar enclosed hit
arms, rendering it impossible for him to lie on his side, wren if the
length of the chains from his neck and shoulders would permit it.
His right leg was chained to the trough, In which he had remained
encased and chained more than twelve years. To prove the unne-
cessary restraint indicted on this unfortunate man, be informed us
that he had for some years been able to withdraw his arms from
the manacles which encompassed them. He then withdrew one of
diem, and observing an expression of surprise, be said, that when
hie arms were withdrawn. he was compelled so rest them on the
edges of the circular projections, which was More painful than their
keeping within. His position, we were informed, was mostly lying
down ; and that, as it was inconvenient to relit himself and stand
upright, he very seldom did so ; that be read a great deal of books
of all kinds ; history, lives, or any thing that the keepers could get
hint; the newspaper every day ; and convened very coherently on
the passing topics and events of the war, in which he felt parti-
cular interest. On each day that we saw him he discoursed coolly.
and gave rational and deliberate answers to the different questions
put to him."
Was this egging a lunatic?

William Hutton, Esq. of Gate Burton, at his audit last
week, returned ten per cent. to his tenants at that place.
His attention to the situation of his tenants at Knaith we
before mentioned; and his liberality to those of Scotter,
dec. was equally handsome.
Notwithstanding the contradiction, by authority, of a
London Ministerial Journal, we reiterate our confidence
in the assertion we last week made, that the Bank of
England has at this moment two millions of one and two
pounds, ready to be issued the moment the concurrence
of Parliament can be obtained for that purpose. We
may add, that our authority for this statement is an indi-
vidual who, in more than one instance, directly influ-
enced the public conduct of the late Lord LtvERPOOI.,
on matters connected with the currency. It may, there-
fore, not be too much for us to defer to such an inform-
ant, particularly at a time when the conviction is gene-
ral that Government meat either reduce taxation within
the means of the people, or modify the currency in which
it is levied.—Shejield Courant.
It was a remark of the late J udge Doo ',LT, of Georgia,
" That if anything surpassed the fore-knowledge of GOD,
it was one of their petty juries." And well might his Ho-
nour make such a declaration. In Montgomery county, in
that State. a Jury, on returning to their box, was asked
for their verdict ; the Foreman informed the Court that
there was not one who eould write his name f Let not
this be publicly denied, or a list of their names will be
furnished for publication: No State in the Union enacts
betterdzelaws and none have them worse executed,
than . There is now due to the State by swindlers
mere money than would educate the rising generation ; and
yet there are other States farther in the back ground ! In the
district in Tennessee, represented by the Honourable David
Croekett. st one of their Courts was to be seen a Judge
sittings, a three-legged block, 'with a fence rail on the
top, to prevent intrusion. His Honbur was trimming
Me toe-nails and paring his come when the Sherif en-
tered, of whom he inquired if the Jury was got, and
was informed that he had eight he could depend upon
three tied, and the doge was another ! " Make baste;
says the Judge. " sal want to ge the shooting maid r
" And so do I," said the Sheriff.—lndgendent Balance,
by Simon Spunky, Esq.