Star.
London, England, 1826-08-11 00:00:00

ANOtIVIR ACCOUNT.

Tuesday morning, a: a party of the 58th Regiment was prac-
tising in firing at a target on the Strand, near S.indymount, Captain
Bell, who commanded the party, slept out, unfortunately, from
the rear, and came in the fruht just as a soldier had levelled his
piece, and before he could recover it it went off, and the Captain
received the ball in the *boulder ; as be was about falling the ser-
jeant caught hint in his arms. Captain Bell survived only about
Afteen minutes.

TUMULTUOUS MEETINGS IN DUBLIN.
In consequence of a Resolution, which, we learn, was
entered into on Saturday last, by the Relief Committee,
from the scantiness of the funds in their possession, to
reduce the wages of the unfortunate weavers who have
been employed in making roads in the vicinity 01
Dublin, sixpence per day, many hundreds of them as-
sembled on Monday, in the neighbourhood of the Cir-
cular Road, and came in a body into the City ; they
made a formidable, but, at the same time,* most affect-
ing and melancholy appearance: many of them held
their squalid children by the hand, and poverty and
despondency to such an extent was depicted ia their
countenances as to be sufficent to excite the commise-
ration of any person whose heart was not callous to the
sufferings of his felhw-creatures. In passing through
Westmoreland-street, Dame-street, &c. to the Royal
Exchange, where they propo,ed to present a Petition to
the Committee, they distributed a printed handbill to
the following effect
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" Fellow Citizens,—Do not be the least surprised at seeing so!
many of your poor fellow-citizens rambling through your city, in
order to ask, whether you have given your sanction for us, run
road-makers, to be reduced from one shilling to sixpence per day?
Give us bread for our children ; so, of the two evils choose the least,
for rely on it we will billet Meat where then is something to eat.
" Dublin, August 7, 1825."
Between two and three o'clock they arrived at the
Royal Exchange. About half-past four, there being no
answer given to their memorial, they became impatient.
Mr. Houghton, a respectable manufacturer, residing in
Celbridge, ins leaving the. Bxchange, was hooted by
them. Mr. Houghton did riot know the cause of it ;he
retired into Mr. Grierson's shop in Parliament-street;
from thence he was escorted by some of the. police
to the Head Office. The reason assigned by those un-
fortunate people for manifesting displeasure towards Mr.
Houghton was, from their understanding that Mr.
Houghton was the person who moved the resolution for
the reduction of their miserable daily pittance. Mr.
Houghton stated in ilia police office that they were
totally mistaken on that point—that he did not move
any such resolution. About five o'clock they began to
depart from the Exchange in uiff:rent parties; some of
them went up Usher's Quay, and forced open a bakery
—ethers adopted the same course to get provisi'rns in
Thomas•st,eet, Francis-street, the Coombe, Meath-
street, &c. but the largest number assembled in James's-
street, and with stones or brickbats attacked the bakery
of Mr. /slanders. Four of them were, in different places,
taken into custody. Before seven o'clock, however, by
the activity of the police, they were all dispersed.
FROM TIM TRUMAN'S JOURNAL; AUO. 9.

Flom the disposition manifested yesterday on the
part of the people, the Magistrates thought it advise-
able to swear in a number of special constables in thosel
parts of the City and Libetty which are likely to be
visited by the populace; upwards of one hundred spe-
cial constables were sworn in, which occupied the at-
tention of the MAgistrates till a late hour in the evening.
About twenty men bave been coninsitted from the different
Police Offices, for being concerned in the riots, and we are sorry
to And that among them ate tome of the unfonunaie weavers. It
is but justice, however, to those entering individuals, to state that
the great body of them bad no connexion with those proceedings,
but on the contrary some d them yesterday offered their assistance
to the pollens
Couazitadden Assairm.—Sunday, a meeting of carpenters was
held in theldb/sop's•field, near Drumcondra, for the purpose of re-
gulating something connected with their trade, and the change of
currency. While they were thus congregated, a man named Ken-
nedy, also a carpenter, went to the place, to learn what resolution
might be come to. It appears, however' that Kennedy was not
one of " the body," and was accordingly devoted to destruction by
these ruffians. Ten men sallied out from among the throng, and
commenced beating the unfortunate "colt" in a most itibunsan
manner ; how far they would have proceeded, bad Rot a Gentleman
of the name of Hewsun come up in Isis car, and seised one of the
party, named Kenny, who has since been fully committed for trial,
it is impossible to say.

BRUSSELS. AVG. 6.-4,103ZPH NAPOLION BUONA-
#A Itrt, Count of Stiamateas, is expected in this city to day or
tomorrow. ,Apartments have been pupated tut him at the Hotel
de Belle Vue,

Duet.—'Fred. .y a meettng took place on the sea
shore, at a place called the North Crook, in the neighbourhood of
Drogheda, between Lieutenant Consume, R.N. and W. Hass,
jen. Esq both of Drogheda; Lieutenant C. was accompanied 'by
I.— Esq. and Mr. H. by Lieutenant B--, R.N. The
Gentlemen were placed at ten paces distance; and on the first fire'
Lieutenant t: nelllllll4 was dangerously wounded•.-tbe ball entered
his right breast, and having passed through his lungs came out on
his left arm. Surgeon Perna is happening to be near the ground;
paid every possible attention to the wounded Gentleman. He had
him imniediately removed to a horse in the neigbourhoud, where
Ile now lien in a precarious state. The quartet arose from a pe-
cuniary transaction, the particular of which Mr. Him published,
anti this occesiOned the message. Both pinks acquitted themselves
with firmness. The greatest atiaiety is evinced in Drogheda foe
Mr. Caesaluaa's recovery. He is an Officer who- distinguished
himself in the late peninsular war—in the engagement at Bayonne,
he was the lire *ll9 leaped on shore, and planted the British
Standard on the bar.ks of the Adour..—Lhiblim &van Mail.
iiod Pt le rtathot , a hu was expected to suffer death at
Newgate on Nlonday• la.", but MII rIFC execution was
respired fur one week; has been slime resplieed dining lilts Marievrali
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7TIiF. Alt Alt

Detachmenliaredinti ar re MI hal I
at Paddington.- from tic:9,404 al .4144 at gepeeti•e
corps and depots.
Slturdsy,pe last divi4ltm of the Goth (or Duke of Tack', nwo)
Rife corps, arrived at Plymoinh, to join their companions la the
citadel. Through the complaisance of the Commindlng Weer,
Lieutenant Colonel limnsuat, the etctlient band of this Regimes*
occasionally enlivens the inhabitants on the Hoe, by playing do.
lightful airs during the summer ev:nings.
COURT- M A RTI A L.

A Court-Martial Mat beld'on Monday on board the Rattatntra,
in Plymouth Sound, to try Serjeant Jonas Sumner, of the Royal
Marine Artillery, for having, on the 11th day of June last, a quan-
tity of spirits secreted in his chest, whilst serving as part of the de-
tachment embarked on board the Davao. The Cour; came to the
decision, " that the fact of there having► been a quantity of spirits
secreted in the chest of the prisoner, Setjeant Jonas Sumner, has
been estahlished ha evidence; but as it does not appear that the
prissier had, himself, any knowledge of stick fact, the Court doth
adjudge the said Serjeant Jonas Sumner to be acquitted."
POOR JOCK DiCKIE.
•

A very dingy matron, In biownish black clamant*, and a very
duny bonnet of the same colour and material. was placed at the bar
at Guildhall, as an incorrigible disorderly. She had been given in
charge to her attendant constable by one Mr. John Dickie,' a duos*
elderly of the Land o Cakes, for utobbiag Aims and boxing his ears
with a bucket!

a This is No. 14 en the Het, your Worship ;—Mrs. Frances
Dickie, and bet husband appears spinet her," said the constable.
Aweel, she's oar wife o' mine," said Mr. Dickie, slowly climb.
in` into th. witness-bux—his palsied bead nodding as though it
would tumble off his shoulders.—" She's nae wife o' mine, GOD be
thankit ! end Dickle's no the name she's ony tide to. Her real
name is Frauncees Webb."

1‘ Well, never mind bet name—tell us what she ha done," said
the Alderman.

" Gin I were to tell ye a' she's done, ye'd be a wearie body," re-
plied Mr. Dickie; "hut she gets hersel' its drink, yell ken, and
when she's too she smashes a' that comes In her way—forbye ding-
ing my ears wi the bucktt,though I'm fain to flatter her like a b.iins."
" Ah, you false auld wretch !" said the Lady " hav'n't
nursed you, and comforted you, aad done every thing for you these
twelve years? And hav'n't I brought all sorts of scandals upon
myself fur you ?—you false old wretch."
" Will ye haud ye'r tongue, ye auld jad ?" cried Mr. Dickie in a
tone of command; and lowering his voice, he added, " I war na
addressing mysel' to you, ye ken."
" If she is not your Wife, why do you suffer bet to some near
you ?" asked the Aldermen.
" I canna help it," replied Mr. Dickies " Why do I tarter bet to
come the jad has twa legs o her sin, atid I canna help her combs.
No that I should parteeculatly object to her ',cutting me in a mote
and proper manner at ony time; but she's sae kenspekle that assoon
as the neebors see her comin they say, ' GOD has mercy upon poor
Jock Dickie, for he'll get his Garin this night l' say they. Tel
insist think she's deleerit, Sir, and I canna beer it ony lauger-.-for
she'll berry me out o'house, hame, and life, ethegither !"
The constable produced the bucket with which she had dlng'd
poor Mr. Diekie's ears; it was a good sized chutn.sisapod wooden
bucket, painted dark green; a very queer thing to boa a man's
ears with one would think; but the constable did say, that the
neighbours told him, that they saw her " dinging it about pour Mr.
Diekie's ears in a very awful manner." '
" Well, Mrs. Dickie—or whatever your time ii," said the Al-
detnun, " what is the reason you can't let •this old Gentle-
man alone?"
" It's the old Gentleman that won't let me alone, yoisr Worship !"
replied the Lady." He's alwaysofter me, going where I will, though
I've left him long ago, and never wished to see him again."
" 0! yer a insist improper person !" ejaculated Mr. Vickie:
" Nay !" rejoined the lady, " didn't you write a letter, asking
me to give you the meeting It Buckingham gate, last week? And
didn't 1 meet you? And didn't I give you my company the who:e
day long at Chelsea?"
M. Dickie groaned in spirit, and admitted that he did write
such a letter, and that such consequences did ensue. " But,"
added he, " I did it to keep her awa frae my airs house; for I
expektit she wad be comm till it every day, and I cou'dna beer the ,
thoughts of the neebors teeing ony man o't."
" Oh, you false old nun!" • exclaimed the lady, " Didn't ye
crawl all the way to Battersea yesterday morning, and wheedle me
away from my friends?"
Mr. Dickie groaned in spirit again; but he slid not deny hiving
crawled to Battersea...she merely murmured somerhing ah.out a
maist improper person;" and the Alderman pitying Ms dilemma,
asked the lady why she boxed his ears with the bucket?
"'Deere it nut a word of truth it,',' she replied. " I brought
the bucket with me from Battersea, and he was only trex'd because
I wouldn't give-bite name of the greens and *gins I had in it 1"
I?ickits now declared, that there was not a word of with is
the "greens and ;" he never coveted either greensoringins
from her, be said; and if his Worship would postpone the case, he
would bring many witnesses who would swear that they considered
his life in danger from her violence.
_ _ _

The. Alderman however said, he had heard quite enough of it;
and ordered that the lady should find sureties for keeping the peace
towards Mr. Dickic--whereupon, in great anger, she exclaimed,I ran get no sureties, and surely you won't lock me up? I was
once before in prison nine weeks and three days on his account !"
But they did lock her tip; and as soon as Mr. Diekie bad seen the
key safely turned upon her, he made his &so, and hastily left the °See
—glowring at the door of her prison as he passed, as though there
was some chance of her pouncing upon him through the key-hole.
•
The St. Petersburg Journal,' of the 26th ult. arrived
last night, but it contains no intelligence worth rectsantiag.
Wednesday, an Inquest was held on the body of
William Garrett, a journeyman carpenter, who died in the Idapdon
Kospital. The deceased had previously quarrelled with a Verson
named Craig, wbo had s-ruck Garrett several dines, and in falling
received a severe wound in the bead. He was taken to the Hos-
pital, and died a fewdays afterwards. A diugreement took place
among the Jurors, several of them not being nilsfied with the
Sorgeon's deposition that Garrett died of erysipelas, and the. Jury
in the end returned a verdict, " That the deCeased died of erysipelas,
but produced from what cause we know not."—Cratg, who was its
custody since Monday, was discharged.
A dreadful occurrence took pl .ce on Tuesday, at
Rowley Regis, the particulars of which we gather from
the evident of the witnesses examined before Hasay
SMITH, Esq. Coroner, on an Inquisition held upon the
b.dy of Joseph Parsons, on Thursday. Parsons was a
nailer, and lived with Elizabeth Parsons, whopassdd as
his wife, but they were continually having angry word; ;
and on Tuesday, both of them being at work in the same
shop, they were quarrelling from ten in the morning till
three in the afternoon, using the most provoking lan-
guage to each other, till they came to an agreement to
separate, after which the mad said something so
tating to the woman, that she swore, " if thee safest
another such a word to me, thee shalt either kill me or
kill thee," lifting up at the same time an kon,with which she was
at work, as if to strike bins, the man ales picking up a snisdle
throw at her, and moving his head ha a menacisqg attitude, the
woman still holding the iron, and repeating " If thee dust, if thee
dal," sin adding," be sure to do it, she thrust the iron, which
was dsarp-puinted and nearly red hot, into the body of the man, wbo
reeling to the opposite side of the Mop, the blood gushing down his
bosom, gasped for breath dues times, and died instantly, without
stirring assingle *ord. The surgeon who examined the body de-
posed, that he found a small wound above the left breast, whieb
appeared to have been inflicted with a altarp instrument, which had
perforated Os longs, and passed entirely through the heart. frees
one side to the other. The Coroner having reopitelatal the es.
dente, of which the above combines the must material paints, the
Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Elisabeth Panes*,
who was committed to gaol, aa.si the witnesses entered Into nee..
idsanceis to appear against ber...-Ifelrerisompten Chresicls.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARIG.I.ANE, Ann.
Thy soppily is tolerably good, ezgept of Oats. The Wheat trade
is full as dear as on Monday. Barley, Beans, and Pcat are unaltered.
Oats have advanced Is. per quarter since our last qeotations.--Ar-
flea,: Ifogssk Wheat, 4,200 qrs. Oats, 2,900 qrs. Flour, SAVO
sacks.....lrish Oats, 700 qrs.-...Fereign Wheat, 3,450 qrs. this,
4,200 qrs.
SMITHFIELD MARYUT, Au.. 1.
There is little alteration in oar mulct, Beef and Mutters mats
raining the price of Monday; but inferior qualities are rather dull.
and the prke of Lamb sup.
IpoVttassi itel:tqln at
uotattosts"otlit last"nlearr iketwar.day3. in the Pork trade titers is
little so nutter, the best dairy fed Peckers are 44. 1141. to .ss. ed. per
some.— llea,t4, 477 ; Sheep. 11,280; Pigs, SO; Calves, 323...
Beef, per stone, 34. ed. to 4s. 84. Mutton, 44. to 44. 64. VOA
3.. to Ss. rid. Pork, 4s. to ss. Hay, per toad, 44 to is Ss. OD's?,
144 Ida to All 1,. atiaw, 4'J 40.