Star.
London, England, 1819-08-10 00:00:00

THE DISCOVEET.

As gay Lord EDWASD, in a lively fr:ak,
Kiss'd ancient INARCARETt for the Dams wAs kind,
He found that though th. rose Lad left her chozk,
The thorn, upon her chin, rsntain'd behind! X.

- t u now publicly stated, that Mr. Alderman WOOD
holds no teal property in the Crinnis Mine, and that
the late action was defended by him merely in the
character of mortgagee. It is, however. admitted,
that he bargained for the purchase of 24 sixty-fourths
for himself and his brother : that, owing to the un-
(avowable appearance of the Mine, the bargain was
not completed ; and that this business is now the
subject of a Chancery-suit between him and Mr.
.10811nA Rowe, the undisputed proprietor of the other
five-eighths.—Royal Cornwall Gazette.
A duel was fought on Saturday morning, on
Blackheath, between a Gentleman of the name of
Desofis and Mr. S---D—R--L, a Gentlen#tn of for-
tune in Kent. arising out of a dispute at one of the*
Chelmsford Race Balls. The affair endqd by Mr.
DYSONg receiving his adversary's ball in the thigh, in
the second fire, which was extracted on thp ground.
A duel was fought on the fOth of June, between
Baron RETNIANN, the Banker of Frankfort, and M.
As.Leoe., the Secretary to the French Legatio at that
city. It originated in a difference of political opinion.
The duel was fought with pistols ; after firing several
shots, the seconds Interfered and put an cud to the
affair without either of the parties beirg injured !
As Jostru Mt -mayn't, Esq. of Battersea Fields,
was coming down a ladder, after seeing his harvest-
men stack some corn in a loft, on Saturday I _ast,
about one o'clock, a round of the ladder broke, and
pitched him over the hand-rail, about ten feet high,
upon his head on the ground, by which his skull was,
so dreadfully fractured, and his internal parts hurt,
that notwithstanding the prompt assistance of two
medical Gentlemen of eminence, he only survived the
distressing catastrophe about three quartors of an
hour, when he died in excrucia-ing agony. An In-
quest was held yesterday upon his body, aad a ver-
dict given—Accidental l)eath.
Wednesday evening, the opposition coach Lord Ttrnvnith, in
its passage from Newcastle to Lancaster, was overturned near
Kirkby Lonsdale. The coachman was in a state of intoxication,
and loft the inn where the horses were changed, with great fury.
Out of eleven passengers the greatest part were very seriously
injured ; one of them so much so as to cause his death on Thurs-
day-afternoon ; another had his skull fractured dangerously ;
and a young married lady had her shoulder dislocated and her
arra broken. The unfortunate gentleman who met his death, was
an elderly man, of the name of Wind Howson, of Bath Terrace,
near London, but who had been several weeks residing on his
estate, at Outhwaite. near llornby.
BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S YESTERDAY.
ST. LEC.E.R.

4 to 1 agst Sultan 15 to 1 agst Minos
5 to 1 agst Mandan 14 to 1 agst Vardinal Wolsey
6i to 1 agst Lisette 20 to 1 apt The Laird or any
10 to 1 agst Palmarine other.
Sit to four between Lisette and Palmerine for the Produce
Stakes, at York, on Wednesday. filandane it in it also, but it
is uncertain whether she will start.
TROTTING MATCH.
Mr. Hauas's grey mare, which trotted 52 miles in five hours,'
on the Lea-Bridge Road, a few weeks since, started yesterday
morning at Kingsland, to trot 48 miles in four hours, which she
performed easily, as follows :
Hours. Miles. Hours. Miles.
lst - - . 13} I3d - - - 13
2d - - -12 i 4th - - - 11
Bit was drawn twice and the match was won easy, and two
miles over, yet within the given time to win a second bet. Time
was backed at 5 to 4 at starting.
In several of the hand-bills and songs hawking
through the streets of Dublin, announcing the victory
of the Irish Champion Donnelly, he is ludicrously
styled Sir Daniel Donnelly—the PRINCE REGENT
having been graciously pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon him, for his great achievements !
INE FRANKLIN MANUSCRIPTS.—The number of
new and very ingenious philosophical papers con-
tained in the Third or concluding Volume of Dr.
Franklin's Memoirs, just published, will be perused
with infinite gratification. It merits observation, how-
ever, that notwithstanding the high eminence which
Dr. Franklin has attained as an experimentalist, he
in reality may be said to have only made philosophy
the amusement of his leisure hours, in which it af-
forded him a pleasing recreation, fter a variety of
more laborious occupations.