Star.
London, England, 1826-09-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The Lady East, TA , from Bombay, has arrived eR Ports-
mouth—the left Bombay 9th April, Alipee 20th ditto, Mauritius
21st June, and St. Helena 7th August. Passengers per Lady East
—Col. and Mrs. Hodgson and son, Bombay Artillery ; Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson; Capt. Gibbins, died at sea 13th April; Mrs.Gibbins
and daughter; Mrs. E. and Miss Malcolm ; Mrs. and Maser New.
stun; Mrs. Lavie, died at sea 17th August; Mrs. and Miss Smith,
Miss Young, Mrs. Foord, Miss Hopwood, Miss Macintosh, Mae.
ter Barton ; R. Eden. Esq. Madras Civil Service; hlr. Smart ;
Lieut. C. Watkins, Bombay Establishment ; lAent. Cochrane, his
Majesty's 4th Dragoons; Ensign Dumaresque, his Majesty's 6th
ditto, died at sea 27th July.
Passengers per Elizabeth, front the Mauritius, daily expected—
Charles Saunders, Esq. and family.
Information has bee.' received that the Captain of the private
ship Lady M'Naghten, which was at Helena 7th August, reports
that he left Saugor Roads sth May, and that the East India Com-
pany's ships Berwickshire and Thames had arrived there. The East
India Company's ship Charles Grant, homeward bound, arrived at
St. Helena 4th August. The Lady MsNaghten, on the 32 of Jose,
fell in with the country ship Cordory, Norma, from New South
Wales, in distress, having only one day's provision left, and sup.
plied her with the needful, and five bags of cargo rice.
The Windsor Castle, from Bombay to London, pot late the
Mauritius, and was condemned. previous to the 19th June. The
cargo was to be transshipped into the Prince Regent, LAMB.
The following ships have arrived at Bombay up to the Ist June:
—Norfolk, Gam, from Calcutta ; Thomas Coutts, 81 days front
the Lizard; Upton Castle, THACICHIL from Bengal; Darius,
Bowes, front London; Riphinstone, 11P Lau ; Duchess of Athol,
and Lord Lowther, from Sc. Helena; and Mary Ann, hi‘Dos-
sax, from Bengal.
The Hatton, °swam, from Newcastle to the Baltic, was in a
dangerous situation of Falkenburgh the 14th lust. and the Matter
bad applied to the Diving Company fee assistance. The Thomas,
Wa amulet, has been hove down, and will be ready for sea in about
ten days —The Glasgow, Nair, from Dantsic to Leith. has put
into Christiansand, and must discharge.—The Aurora, Waved's,
from Rostock to London, struck in going into Gottenburgh; being
leaky, would be discharged.
FALMOUTH, Sam 25.—Wind S.S.B. to S.S. W.—ArriVed the
Sedulous. Moavimea, from Hamhurgh.
Pcymourn, Sam 25.—Wind S.—Arrived the Competitor,
JAcesoo, from Virginia.
Porrutourn, San. 26.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.—Arrived the
Asia, STrIMISON, from Bombay—left the 18th June, and St. He-
lena 19th August. Passed the Bike, Dnow, from Bengal to Lon-
don, 19th July, in ht. t 2 25 S. long. 72 50 E. August 29, cite
Mary, from the Isle of Prance to London, out 6i days, in lat. 0 40
N. long. 21 28 W. had on board part of the passengers of the
Windsor Cutle, which ship had been condemned at the Maurkius.
August 30, passed the Grecian, Boner, from Bombay to Liver-
pool, in lat. 2 53 N. long. 22 23 W. The Neptune, Cussazaiatoz,
left St. Helena twelve hours before the Ash.--Parsed by, the John,
Dom, from Van Diernan's Land.
Dam" Sm. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived and railed for the Ri-
ver, the Lady East, —. from Bengal; Charles, Midis, from
Tobago; and many others, names unknown. Arrived from the
River, and remain, the Mellish, Vomiter, for Madras and Bengal;
Argo, Tart.oz, for Trieste; Braddock, --, for America; and
the John Bainbridge, Mom., for Cape Breton. Also arrived, the
Henry Porcher, Aloorr, from China and St. Helena ; Black River
packet, from Jamaica; Sarah Muon, Wane, from St. Vincent's •
Indemnity, WOODALL,* and Jessie, from Demerara; and
Swift, Prez, from Gijon.
Micron's, Sam 25.—Wind &K—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Dumont, from Lisbon and Madeira, having in tow the Frances
Mary, from St. John's (N. B.) fallen in with last Mirth. in lat. 57.
long. 32. waterlogged, and without any person on board.

CANTERBURY, SEPT. W.—Yesterday Charles Hughes
was convicted before the Justices of the Home Division,
of stealing apples in an orchard of Sir Edward Hales,
Barr. arid was sentenced to one month's imprisonment
and hard labour in the House of Correction at St.
Aug astine's.—Between three and four o'clock yesterday
morning, an alarming fire !stoke out on the premi,es of
Lieut. General Sir Henry Montresor, at Denne-hill,
which, by the •ery great exertions of Sir Henry and
his domestics, with the timely arrival of the Economic,
Kent, and Norwich engines, was confined to the library,
and part of the flooring of the drawing room above.
HAYMARICIT THRATRIG—A new Piece, in one Act,
called Peter Swink, was produced last night. It is
from the Freach, and is perfectly French, in its story
and construction. Eugene, a French soldier, in the
army of Bayard, has been taken prisoner by the Ger-
mans, and has been induced by his love of Nineite, the
daughter of Hans, a miller, to put on a German uni-
form. His discharge is promised to Ainette, by the
Commandant of the place, where he is on service, on
condition that be shall find a substitute. Hats, and his
daughter are just expecting the arrival of Peter Swink,
a miller, who is to assist in the mill, when Bayard, in
the disguise of a miller, arrives, and is taken for Peter
Snsink. Swank arrives afterwards, and is treated at at
impostor. A number of mistakes follow, which end in
the happiness of the lovers, and the signing of an ar-
mistice, by which Bayard is secured from danger.—..
Reaves played with humour, and Madame VRSTRIE
made the most of her part ; but the Piece produced
little effect. The announcement of Peter Swink for re-

petition was received with favour: The House was full.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Sam W.
The applies of English Corn to this day's market are trivial.—
The Wheat trade remains as last quoted. Barley, Beans, and Peas
support their rates ; and there is a wwytiadted demand for Oats to-
day, at the prices of last market-day. In other Grain and Moor no
alteradon.—Arrinis : English Wheat, 1,460 qrs. Barley, 790 qrs.
Oats, 90 qrs. Flour, 2,440 qrs:.—Foreign Wheat, 9,500 qrs. Oats,
10,100 qn.

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CASTLE CHRISTLIURG;;:-

IRON Roscoes le GlitilAN NOVIILIIIVIV VOL. 11.

It was many years after the famous Tir-hill fiht,•
' so fatal to the then existicg order of German knight.
hood, when the magnificent and beautiful Cutlet of
Christburg, not far from the city of Danttick, was laid
in a heap of ruins, and so many noble familiei were
compelled to seek a foreign soil, that a poor mendicant,
" all tattered and torn," sought refuge under its decayed
- walls horn the bitter blasts. Being Unacquainted with
' the current reports, which bestowed a legion of spirits
upon the old uninhabited vaults, and other remnants of
its fanner splendour, he built himself a•iittle but Close
upon the Castle site, where he intended to close his.
earthly pilgrimage. Deily, and duly, however, he tel
tinued to practise his old profession, begging.almls in they
neighbourhood, and frequently returning, richly lades,
with bread crusts, to his solitary dwetfing.
About a year had passed over his head, wherCis one
of his evening rambles among the Castle reArias, re•
marked a light glimmering through the bate?)ihich
overspread its time-worn wall. Indulgirg Ito no.
lions of a supernatural kind, he stood still, and peeped
through an opening into the vaults below. There, to a
spacious and lofty cellar, he saw a large table; covered
with well-filled pitchers, bumpers, and bowls. His
mouth watered at the delicious sight. " There 41
neither butler nor lacquey that I see," said he to him-.
self, " and who el.e is likely to refuse' me a good
draught ?" Sa he quickly found out the door, which
had a latch like any other door, and he opened
Mounting a few steps, he entered into the drinking.
room, which was only just light enough for him to see.
0 her steps at the end of it led into the vaults, which
were very dark. and made him a little uncomfortable;
but a row of vats stood before him, and he was content.
And behold! he found he was not quite alone ; a re-
spectable old man sat at a table in one corner, appa-
rently employed in reckoning. Supposing he had now
met with the owner, the intruder saluted him, entreating
that be would afford him one glass of wine. "Yes,
answered the man, " drink—take as much as will agree
with you, and come again in the morning." His mild
manner took the fancy of his guest; be filled his glass
of wine, which he four times repeated, and inquired, as
be went out, if he might really venture there again?—
" Yes,",* as the reply, "come wbeu you please, seven
times a week, but not twice a day; be discreet, and
• bold your tongue—you are a lucky fellow."
The beggar went, and came again ; regaled himself,
and drank so much wine, during the next seven days,
that he had cause to fear it was beginning to make in-
roads upon his constitution. He then bethought him-
self of taking only half of his daily allowance, and
keeping the real for sale, with the proceeds of which he
might buy fresh food and raiment.
A mendicant selling wine was rather a rare sight in
the City. His purchasers laughed; ail were eager to
have a taste, and declaring that it was drink fit for the
gods, they shewed him the way to the towa-house, for
it a as too good for the palates of ordinary citizens, and
the patricians could afford him a good price ; so
he willingly went ; the Alderman emptied his pitcher,
and requesting him to get more of the exact &moor,
remised not to haggle with him about the price.
As often as he went with a fresh supply, he obtained
the same handsome reward • but towards the fifth day.
they began to inquire as to the source of so rich a spring.
His vow of silence luckily occarred to theme beggar; be
began to invent a story, but as they threatened to chas-
tise him if he did not reveal the whole truth, be threw
his pitcher at the Alderman's bead, and ran as fast as
his heels could carry him.
When he next paid a visit to the cellar, it appeared
that the old wine merchant, who sat reckoning in the
corner, was acquainted with all that had passed. " Look
to yourself," he said to the beggar, " for they are, in
pursuit. In fact they have spied you out, but they will
not come here again."
They had indeed caught a glimpse of him as be en•
tered the ruins; they followed, but their. reception MN
such, that half dead with fright, they had no inclination_
to roc ed. For his pursuers, the moment they reaebedl
the awful precincts of the Castle, beheld a solemn fa.
send procession, that rose like an exhalation from the
ground, advancing before them, until seised with an
agony of fear, they turned back, reached the City with
some difficulty, took to their beds, and died.
This shocking occurrence, to which the voice of the
people added fresh terrors, placed the beggar-man-in
perfect security. He lived unmolested in his hut, drank
his wine, forgot that he was a poor mendicant, and, by
comparing old and new dates, thought himself a very
lucky fellow. One day there joined hie company just
such another miserably-clad wretch as be had once
been. He had been equally roughly handled in the
world, had no where to lay his bead, and his good bro-
ther, uncorrupted by his late prosperity, humanely of-
fered him a share of his own roof. In fact, he took hies
' into partnership ; they beat up the neighbouring dia.
triots in different directions, made a common stock of
their net proceeds, and their firm continued for a eta,-
siderable time. Nothing, however, was said to the new
partner about the nice ; but one evening, returning
home earlier than usual with a well filled am tp,he heard,
as he came nearer, loud sounds of revelry and mirth ;
he thought a whelp party must be assembled somewhere
in the vigintty.Ong voice, at least, was in full key ; be
found the doors and windows open as be drew nigh ;
apd all this loud jubilee came from within, as if intend-
ed to be heard through the country far and wide.
.—He entered and found go one besides his old friend;
all thg sound? of revelry were his; his countenance was
NOW up with joy, his eyes sparkled, he sang, and two
flasks sped between his knees, one empty, the other
full of wipe. " Welcome, old boy !" he cried as his
fi iend came " sit you, down here l—drink, and sing
a song, for once in your life! lam richer, ma*
than all the Redcross Knights in Germany that evil':
flourished r In silent astonishment the old man seated,
himself. drank as be was bidden, and soon began teo
sing. The other flask was speedily emptied ; and aft,'
this good drinking bout h4ith fell as4ep. the new.pase.l
net dreamed only of the oddity or Ending so rich ;I
beverage in so or a pleCe ; and the first question be
asked himself whets he awakened was, Where the deuce
does he get it from. His friend being still asleep, he
searched his pockets, and examined every article io the
house. to get, if possible, into the secret. All in vain,
yet the nest day, the next, and the next, the flask was
always fall ; he looked, be inquired of his friend, but
could get no satisfactory auteret, Isom. than, " The
butler has forbidden IPS tO atwaid aboot it; be gave
it me."
• The bp le took place in the beginning of the tightens& reistigf•
t leiohms traditions it is idestioned under the' mate of the
beamed or cursed cud,.

But the curious old fellow was dying to know, the
secret, and determined to keep a sharp look-oat. With
this view he had recourse to an old stratagem : just as
they were going to take a glass, he suddenly fell dowa
In a fit, 'began to kick and make mouths; till getting
under the table he gave it such a hearty jog as quite
epees die whole drinking apparatus, and every deep of
mks" was lost. DeriugAhe continuance of his leap
took good -heed .f _every thing his friend did; elm
thinking it a good opportunity to obtain a supply before
'dada man recovered, took a key out of hispocket and
west. He was no . sooner gone than op sprang hii
friead,aud glided softly after him. It•wasalready due.
aud .be had some difficulty to keep him him insight, till
with the help of the moon he saw him enter the old
Castle, and actually disappear down one of the vaults.
He had now like to have fallen into a real fit • the ruins
gleamed awfully upon his sight. Yet he had reached
the entrance, his foot was upon the first step : he went
on through the overhanging shrubs, and be saw his
r not far off, unlock a small door. He saw a
:raiatneteilimmering at a distaste, and when the door
it became still more visible;-but he had scarcely
goas a few steps further towards the door when it
slammed to, with a hideous noise, and not without
iatching the old inquisitive beggar a pretty sharp hit
On the elbow. At this he made a sad outcry, which
echoed through the inner vaults; a figure was seen going
up the steps, and the old man in an agony of fear, Inv-
mg the: skirt of his coat fast in the door-way, ran of
quicker than he ever ran in his life, and only looking once
• and to see whether be was pursued, he at length
reached the hut, more dead than alive. Resuming a
little aaaaage, with the return of light, and anxious for
his friend's safety, the old beggar determined to visit
the broad d-- of hii

_ ruins, it being now lay, in search . mg
He found the way, and came to the bushes which be
had passed the evening before, but be could nowhere
discover the little door i the whole scene appeared to
have been changed. Thinking he must have missed
the way, be wandered up and down the ruins, yet all
his researches proved vain. Perceiving it was now near
sunset, he began to be glaimed, and set off home at full
speed, the speed of an old beggar-man. He now came
Ito the resolution of venturing no more near the fatal
ge.s
I spot, but continued to beg bonestlj in the neighbour-
hood. A year bad elapsed, and it was the eve of St.
Martin's Day. Once more, as formerly, seated upon
the same spot, where he had been last regaled by his
lost partner, a victim to his fatal expedition, sat the old
gar•man. Twilight was already coming on, when
10. the door opened, and in walked a figure of which
bad some faint recollection ; he fitted his eyes upon
iins for a moment, and ran towards him; it was his old
Gibe friend. " What I is it possible?" cried be, "is k in-
deed, you r..... 84 It is, sir, sure enough," replied the
r; 44 the same who took you into partnership and
gave you shelter here; and yet you were so very un-
,gratefal and unreasonable, as to upset all my wine in
',Kura; a plague upon you fits; and thus compelled
as to get into a horrid scrape, by disobeying the but-
kr's commands."

The strange beggar then recited all be had seen,
how he had spent a whole year with the spirits of the
under world; bad been initiated into all their secrets,
and condemned to learn the most hard and frightful
lessons of their power. At length, to his great relief,
he was informed that the day of his release was at hand;
that he must instantly depart, and acquaint the upper
world with the secrets he had seen.

The Golden.lane Brewery was submitted for sale yes-
terday, at Gateway's, together with the valuable plant,
steam-engine, &c. Exclusive of the purchase-stoney, the
purchaser was to pay for all the fixtures, horses, drays,
&c. at a valuation. A small portion of the um is
leasehold for sixty years, at 251. a year, and another part,
for twenty-three years, at 781.8,. per annuls. Mr.
Farebrother, the auctioneer, stated, that 180,0001. had
been expended in the formation of the concern. The
first bidding was 25,0001. and it at length was bought
in at 34,7001.
We learn, by letters from St. Thomas, that a fire
broke At in that city on•the night of the ISth inst.,
which destroyed upwards of twenty houses, including
the Custom-house, the Royal Secretary's, and Book-
keeper's offices and dwellings, and the Danish Church.
American Papers to the 12th of August contain the
following article from Havannah, dated -July 20:--
" This place is very healthy. The Spanish squadron,
consisting of the Guerrero, of 80 guns, Commodore
LAIIOItDII, two of 60, two of 44, and one of 40 guns,
with several smaller ships of war, are lying of the Ha-
vannah. A King's Messenger had arrived from Madrid,
via Bourdeaux, with despatches; but their contents bad
not transpired. The island is perfectly quiet."
A Smyrna Paper says, that an English ship of war
has arrived there with 20 Arab prisoners, whom Goura
has given to Commodore Hamilton. This is a curious
phrase. The Smyrna Journals.mention the Arabs, as
if they were so many horses, but they will not beac-
cepted as such by the gallant Commodore.
The Colombian of the 19th and 26th July furnishes
us with a long public Act of the Deputies of the Muni-
cipality of Valencia and the Apure, united in she city
of Valencia. This document is addressed to the nations
in amity and friendship with the Republic ; and glees
a long list of grievances which they have long suffered
under the administration of General SANTANDER. The
document is signed by twenty-seven Deputies in the
16th year of their Independence, and is dated Valencia,
30th June, 1826.
The following letter was received at Lloyd's yester-
day, dated Smyrna, August 19, from the agents there:
a It is agreeable to learn that two ships if war have
sailed for this station. The Ariadne is said to have as-
sisted' at Malta. His Majesty's ships Cambrian and
Brisk ate in port. The Rosa gave convoy to the Sca-
m:oder to the Dardanelles, and is expected to return
here. We have no news of the Seringapatani, since
sailing on the sth for Thermia. There is yet much
need of a greater number of small cruisers in the Ar-
chipelago, and since the Rose came in, three weeks
ago, these does not appear to be any ship of war
cruising. near Cape Doro, and in the other passage,
'where pirates are more numerous, to protect vessels
bound upward), unless the Seringapatam and Rose
have taken their station there lately. Convoy may be
appointed next week for the Matchless, for London and
the Levant, and Star and Albion, for Liverpool, nearly
ready. A sailor wa, brought from Tinu last week in a
Sardiniarrship of war, who reports that he belonged to
the Genoese vessel the Perla, loaded at Gibraltar for
this port, which was captured at the entrance of this
gulf, by a Greek schooner, and carried into Idra, and
that all the clew except imself had been murdered
The Captain pasha has yet done nothing againet
Samos, notwithstanding daily demonstrations of op
attack."•

POLICE

M A NS! ON- H OUSE.
'The DAD Maros was yesterday dtgaPd in inveltkadng
charp of assault preferred by Mary Cuthbert, a servant of John
Wilke, jun. Fag of New Dread-street, against Mr. William °serfs,
which she stated to have taken place on Saturday last, between
eight and nine o'clock in the evening, when the whole of the clerks
had left the ogees, and she was (front the temporary absence of
her fellow-servant) dime In ebe house. At the boor abeve stated,
Mr. Conic rung the beg, and on her opening the door, be thrust
himself into the passer , sad was immediately followed by Mr.
Henry C. Verbeke, Mr. Charles Verbeke, and two ether men
whom she did not know. She intmediately told Mr. Conic that
the thought she had done rang in 'penis/ the door, and endea-
muted to retreat theirp by the inner door into the lositeeb
when Mr. Cords eoayeektel the assault in question, by forcibly
holding her arms, end iw so doing threw her on the stairs.
The only defence to the charge was, that Mr. Carrie thought,
front the fright oecuitmed by their derma, she was about to
faint, and merely took bold of her to offer Ms assistance; but this
the complainant contradicted in the most paid.* manner, end
Instated on the umiak having been committed as she had stated, in
Its fullest extent ; whereupon his Lordship ordered him to be held
to bag, himself in £ioo, and two eateries in seso each.