Star.
London, England, 1817-11-29 00:00:00

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- • • • . POETRY:

^pan the maCy Tributes w hi& 11::: Moves have rendered to the
. titntory et our lamented Pa NCiss; and to a conslderah:e, and
we true; cot the least acceptable portlen•ef which our colutrun
have giv:n uublicitY,-there remain yet a few which we cannot
refiSe our/el►es the gM ifselltion of ea wining into our Cypre.s
. wreath. The following contio,don to tier Lines of Mrsa
3:llhtut.t.Au, on this moor:Jut theme, a►e happy, and do equal
hozour to :he head and heart of the am, able Authoiem: :

T»!--bind the typr... Itiund Britannia's brow—
lftlie neer stm,:ht pi:7, till tr.v;
evil and collected in a w sold% alarm.,
I;..av'd busts of foes, defied the din of arts s,
:Saw her hol ! sons pursue :he '.,,e,
1.1. by the boasted ride of despots low ;
liratd her blest slaughters string the tuneful lyre,
::g iiiin•trAs caught the laravlaly fire;
Peace and Ple.ity snii:in in the ea/v.,
Beau to hear the Hero's tale ;
Ott Inver alone was wanting to complete
ii•zr vase tit joy, pure, innocent, and sweet!
The bud was forned, and Angels seeni'd to
On t: dear hope of liritam's lavoes! i•le; .
Yet ere the &seem band the blissful tight, •
A dead tape invo!e'd her .un in night—
Cie woke to mourn the fl .w'ret's tramient date,
Then sunk at sadness at the Parents' frt.!.
Breathes her low accents to the midnight shade,
Till miming slows the haven Lhalls has made!
Net long, blest hope! since my untnier'il voice
Eeehoed the blessing of thy youthful choice—
Hail'd thee, my gracious Patroness! my
That Heaven could grant—and only Heaven recall
In Ent es so blissful 1 forgot my Woes—.
Alas! 'tis past-1 have no more to lose !
November 17, 1817. M. A. MIMULLAN.

CoaoNEn'a Istouerr.--An Inquisition was taken
last night at the Board-room. St. Giles's workhouse,
to investigate the cause of the death of Elizabeth
Butcher, a young woman who had been on the town
some time : she had formerly possessed some claims to
beauty, but disease, and all the attendants on such a
lite of wretchedness, had brought her to want, misery,
_ pt loathaomeness, and on Thursday evening she
was .ound in a dying siate on a step in St. Giles's.—
Benjamin Wyatt, a parole of St. Giles's, said, that
about two o'clock on Thursday morning. be found
the deceased sitting on a step ; she could not speak
distinctly ; he, after some time, thought she mid—
st/ Moffey, George.street ;" he went to George.
street, and conveyed the deceased there ; be found
oat Muffey's house, and learned that she lodged
there ; he left her with Mrs. Muffey ; he tailed in
about two hours after, and was informed she was
dead. He went into the house, and saw the body
Vying on the back room floor.—Mrs. Motley said,
she offered the deceased some warm beer, when she
wtered a deep sigh, fell backwards, and expired I
The deceased had nn money nor victuals ; she went
R. • out that *teeing to.obtain some. Deponent could not
say what was the cause of her death. Verdict—Died
by the Visitation of Goy.'
itoettotot—Yesterday mornifl inning
an apprentice to a chimney sweeper, lin Green-street,
Throbald's-road, was sent to No. 48, Bedferd.square,
to repair the 'brick work in one of the chimnies, but
,imprudently got out upon the roof of the house,
. where some bricklayers were. at work, and being
Wiarned by them of the imminent danger in which he
*as placed. he suddenly looked round, smiling at
Sink admonition, when missing his balance. he was
..instantly precipitated to the ground. He wai taken
ttp almost lifeless, and conveyed to Middlesex Hos;
• ,pital without the slightest hopes of recovery. His
mother states, that he is the fourth child who has met
..with similar accidents ; one was burned to death, the
seccod.scalded, and the third so dreadfully crushed.
*has he was taken to Middlesex Hospital, and' expired
in the same ward where the fourth now lies.

Tian —Between four end five o'clock, on Thutsday
. mooning, a fire was discovered to break out in the
stables ut Kr. Williams. an opulent farmer residi..a
, .st,Quarry Eyes. which in a kw minutes burnt
„Atm whole to the ground. with a great quantity of
bay and corn. Providentially the dwelling and se-
veral ricks of corn •that were in the haggard adjoin_
. ing the stable. escaped uninjured. Tne fire original-
, kid thrnugh the carelehstiess of a servant, who, going
, kw Abg 11.1 lull ovrr the stable with a lighted candle
in his hand. stuck it with some grease to the side of
the wall whilst he went down to fill the rack with

imp The candle tailing in the mean time set fire to
the lay, which communicated to the building. Thr
stir had happily the • presence of mind to get the
horses oat before the fire reached them,
QUICSW-SQUARE.—Thursday Sawa Tamer (who had
lived with J. Carter. Esq. M. P. in the capacity of
cools, and who w.ts left in charge of the' house during
the family's late absence) and Jaws Davis, a water-
• man, who kept her company en the way of court-
ship, and slept in the house, as Turner said, for greater
security, were brought up for a fival examination, and
both fully committed, charged with robbing the house
of property to a great amount.

sups. jra._ RAOIRDINA RY S
.eoasequence of information being given at this Office
by several respectable hat manufacturers, that their
. , journeymxn and women who prepare the fur and
beaver for the manufacture of h,ts, were in the daily
habit of robbing them of large quantities of fur and
beaver, and disposing of it in the neighbourhood of
BetmoOdsly, a search warrant was issued for therpira
muse of. searching the house of Mr. John Mittlibers,
of Snow's kids, B?rmondsey, which was executed by
may, G 4, and H?ll, the efficers, who bound and
• seised between thirty and forty bags of fur and
'heaver, of . the value of al5O. Yesterday the case'
ease on to be heard, whin the Office was crooded
with. anger bat inakeri, one of whom'estimated his
Tests by the palming of his journey women, within
ihejait twelve months, at
.43110.—The defendant
. stitedist .be had purchased part of the property
. tpins a atilarinq man about 11. week ago; and anntlier
.; bons Mr. Welleoa. a. hat manufactuter.—Mr. Well.
.don4iplied the statement.—The Magistrate, arthe
gavanc"af the defendant, appointed Monday next for
the. further bearing, and or.dere4 hint to remain in
• custody until he procured two bail i5O each, ,acd
give his own recognisance for his appearance.