Star.
London, England, 1821-09-05 00:00:00

SEPTE3II3E 3.

A singular and lamentable instance of sudden death
has just occurred here. Mr. SettotE, a Gentleman
of fortune, arrived on Sunday last, and put up at the
Gloucester Hotel, to the landlord of which inn he
was well known as an old customer. On Monday
morning he went to Mahomeds, on the West Cliff,
and ordered a shower-bath, into which he placed
himself; when he was ready, the bath was, in tie usual
manner, discharged upon him, when he fell instantly
dead. Every medical assistance was immediately
called in, and the most skilful treatment adopted, to
restore suspended animation, but without effect. His
death is supposed to have been produced by the shock
being too severe for a frame already much debili-
tated, or from apoplexy. The bath was not u::
usually charged, but was precisely as the deceased
had used it before. The Coroner was on the spot,
and a Jury was immediately summoned, who re,
turned a verdict—Died by the visitation of Gob.—
The body was immediately removed to a private house
for interment.

The cheerful improvement in the weather has in-
creased the number of visitants considerably, and
Brighton may now be said to be tolerably full. Mr.
and Mrs. Couivs still continue to reside at the cor_
. ner of the Steyne, and their splendid equipage and
extensive suite attract much notice, and contribute
in a great degree to enliven the town. Lord Eiuiti
is at present w►th them, on a visit. On Sunday his
Royal Highness the Duke of YORK honoured Geo►:cut
CoLMAN, Esq. with his company to dinner, at Lis
lodgings on the Marine Parade: the party was quite
a select one. On Monday morning his Rod al High-
ness left for Arundel, on a shooting excursion for a
few days. He is expected back to meet his MA.
IJESTY, who, it is confidently said, comes hcie imrx-
diately on his return.

LOSS OF THE ROBERT BRUCE, STEA.V-

PACKET.

Holyhead, Wednesday night, 10 o'clock, August 29.
I have to inform you that I left Liverpool yester-
day evening, in the Robert Brute steam-packet Capt
CA RLYLE, wind in our favour. At twelve o'clock at
night we were going at .the rate of ten knots an hour,
and were then to the north-west of Great Orm's Read,
when most of the passengers complained of a dis-
agreeable smell, as of something burning, and in a
few minutes the packet was discoveted to be on fire.
In a short time the flames broke into the cabin; this
was a most appalling sight; all hands were then in
motion; the Captain, pilot, and crew, behaved ex-
tremely well, and the passengers (severely as they
felt at this alarming crisis) were not deficient in their
exertions ; the greatest order was maintained ; some
were stationed at the pumps, others used the buckets:
—At the time of our first discovering the fire, we
were about fifteen miles from land. The fire wits
confined to the cabins until we had run into Camas-
bay (in the island of Anglesea), which is about mid-
way from Beaumaris to Holyhead. We reached this
place about four or half-past four o'clock. We were
happy to see the break of day; in the space of one
hour we landed all our passengers and their luggage
under some rocks, got a cart, and proceeded to the
village, about half a mile from the place we landed
at. A passenger who was in the steerage had got in-
toxicated, and was stnpified from the effects of the
smoke and liquor; he would certainly have fallen a
sacrifice, had not a seamen and a passenger, at the
risk of their lives, plucked him from his hammock.
Within half an hour after we had left the vessel, she
went down in the afot esaid bay. We got the greater
part of our luggage into the cart, and I have had to
trudge on foot to this place a distance of about twenty
miles. We burnt Roman lights at the head of the
vessel, in hopes that some boat or vessel would come
to our assistance. Our escape was providential in-
deed, nay, almost miraculous. It is generally sup-
posed that the fire was occasioned by the boiler not
having been kept filled, as the iron work was red-
hot, and had communicated with the coals, which
were kept neatly adjoining."

A Morning contemporary, adverting -to the a
fcrence between the hostile conduct which Baron

STROGONOFF has thought fit to observe towards
the Ottoman Court, and the peaceable sentiments
expressed in the official communications of which he
has been the medium, is disposed to ascribe it to the
Baron's connexion with Count Pozzo DI BORGO. The
writer says—" The Count, who is a native of Corfu,
and consequently deeming himself a Greek, is known
to feel a great interest in behalf of his countrymen,
and is disposed to involve Russia in a war on their
account. But he has a decided rival and a powerful
opponent in the person of Count NESSELRODE, who
is averse from principle, and perhaps from political
rivalry, to a Turkish contest. The latter possesses
the confidence of the EMPEROR in a more marked
manner, the former is the favourite of the war party.
,But as ALEXANDER is said to be displeased with the
attempt to overrule his own expressed wishes in fa-
vour of peace, It is anticipated with confidence that
the advice of Count NESSELRODE will prevail."
The late General PittLlP MARTIN, who died, aged
89, on the sth ult. at Leeds Castle. in the county--
of
Kent, has bequeathed that interesting and valuable
domain, with extensive freehold property in various
counties, and £300,000 in ready money, to one of his
nearest relatives, FIENNES WTKEIIANI, Esq. of Chal-
combe Priory, in the county of Northampton, and of
Banbury, in the county of Oxon. The General, in
his Will, has directed £30,000 to be expended
in the
repatation of the ancient Castle, in which King En.
WARD 11. Blatant) 11. and HENay IV. resided; and
King GEORGE 111. and his QUEEN were visitors to
Mr. afterwards Lord FAIRFAX (the uncle of General
MARTIN), in November, 1779.
An elegant building is now begun in the Savoy,
adjoining the west side of Waterloo-bridge, which is
intended for the offices of the Duchy of Cornwall.
It was stated, a few days since, that a quantity of
jewellery, the property of a Mr. ELNIORE, which had
been stolen from his house, was found at a jeweller's,
by virtue of a search warrant, and that the informa•
tion was given by the thief who stole it, and who's
now on board the hulks at Portsmouth. The jewel'
ler, on his re-examination at Marlborough-street, dei
dined to answer any interrogatories, and he was he:
in substantial bail to answer the charge of receiving,
when the persons on board the v. ill be bive.l:t
forward to dive evidence.