Star.
London, England, 1817-08-19 00:00:00

ISL.E OF WIGHT.

The Selling-Match in 4. Regatta was so well contested, that,
thctigh the ve,sels are supposed to have gone twenty-two miles,
U. four head-most came to within three minutes of each other.

CAMBERWELL FAIR.—The mutual revels of Cam-
terw•ell ct mmenced yesterday upon the Green. It
was well attended iu the morning by ladies and ju-
venile visitors, who made purchases of a variety pt
tasteful articles, to which fashion had affixed the,
name of if ilfingtes, Waterloo, and Cobourg. Tree old;
Itinerants. RIUMARDWN, youtig SAUNDERS. and Gni',
GEL, with a large Menagerie, form the principal at-
tractions of the Fair. A shower of rain cast a damp
won the ardour of the aftestsoon parties. '
JUVENILE PRESENCE or MIN/L—A few nights since
a fire occurred at an On in Leicester, occasioned by
the negligence of the ostler. When the fire broke
out, two boys, who were going to Worcester to school,
►ere asleep in a room up three pair of stairs ; when
alarmed, they attempted to escape by the stairs, belt
these were an fire! A, this dreadful moment the
eldest, about elev. n years of age, proposed to his corn•
pinion to escape by the window ; they immediately
threw their hc.aes out of the window, dragged the bed-
stead weave!, it, and tying the blankets, sheets, and
counterpanes together, fastened them to the bed-post,
and descended without injury I The ostler perished
in the flames.

Mansion House.—Trial Nathan, who was some days ago'
accused of detrauding his niece, a dumb girl, of a large sum of
Burney, appeared yesterday upon tt e second investigat on of the
skaanstances of this case. Ihe dumb girl appeared incJosolable.
Ile again rested the niant:er In wh.rti she had been deprived at
her aumey—again described the conduct of tricot,- and his :mu.
sauces that the property confided to his honour, wit; se, !tred in
the Funds, and although her language was that of the eyes and
hands, and could scarcely be intelligible, except in the repression
shivery pcoiperons or very afil!cting circunistantes, the universal
sentiment was that abet bad been a sufferer, such as she had de-
clared herself to he. She could read in the countenances ot all
atom her, that there was wanting the testimony el some one
who was present at the time of the transac ion between her and
her uncle, and the inadequacy of the evidence struck her with
such force, that she burst into tear., and skewed symptoms of
the deepest sorrow, by nrsing up her hands and eyes as if to esti
dawn the evidence of Heaven to her destitute condition.
hi LORD MATO& asked whether there was any other witness
In prove that he complainant had been in the possession of a large
sent of matey, and that any deal.ng of the nature described had
been in her contemplatiun before she made the complaint ?
Several persons of decent appearance presented themselves,
d stated that report had given her the character of being
wealthy, -bat she was hiciustrium, and remarkable foe the IfW
"silty o her life, and that she was as incapable of acing falsely,
of analog a Ishebood.
The Loan Manta observed, that he was fearful of the ineM•
c.cy of all he had seers et beard, to bring home the guilt iss the
silo& of the Jury.
Mr. A Lucy appeared as Counsel for the defendant, sad upon
tie subject of the evidence; stated it to be his opinion, that suf-
ficient evident* had not been brought forward to lush yan appeal
to ijury.—The matter, after much discussion was, by the advice
a Mr Axhavogreed by all ponies to be referred to the arbitra-
Ulm of the High Priest, to whom they accordingly repaired.
Bow-sr It CaT.--Yesterday morning ilishop the Onion arrived
ix town With a man Whim custody, lately employed as porter IN
:he house et Messrs. James•and Co. haberdashers, in Pall-mall,
ferried' the house of Dyde and Scribe, charged with robbing
than of notes and bills to the amount of Li SO, with which be
had been entrusted to take to their bankers. He-purchased 178
velars at a shop in Corolla', which caused a strong suspicion
that he was gone off to America. Bishop went alter him to /iris-
lal,where he traced bon out, and found that be had taken Ms place
Qv hoard the Columbia Anomie-an ship, wbkh was shortly to sail.
Ihe Officer apprehended him in bed on Saturday morning, with
a lenice who had totmerly lived as a servent with Messrs. James
and Co. in Pall mall. On the Other searching the clothes and
kfgage at the man he found the greatest van of the stolen pro-
Ptrty. It turned out that the !ciliate had travciledwith him front
to Bristol, where they were regtdarly married —reattr-
;ht.y were ezanained before I. E. Conant, Esq. and were,,
Committed 6.1' further examination.
Illwahsoitooon al antv.—Yerertlay John Dist, a yotrh, Is
7,ar* ry age, was charged with ravishing Jane Newport, .e child
*ht.,, years old, the daughter of his master, a boot 41 shoe-
r. Ihe pri.oner also stood charged wait embezzle. money,
eta Itoperty of his master.—file was remanded,

-LAW INIELLIGENa.

COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST 111.

The LORD CHANCRLLOR, Oil taking his test, in
Court, intimated that he had ordered that the Ac-
countant General's Office be kept open for two or
tyres days further, to receive any money that may be
ordered to be paid into Court ; and that to•morrow
he would dispose of all motions for plying money
into Court.