Star.
London, England, 1826-09-18 00:00:00

LANCASTER, SEPT. 16.

Friday evening, the Bth nst. as the turnkeys were
locking up the gaol, on passing one of the empty cells
in the fourth division, they thought the bed appeared to
be higher on the bedstead side than usual. They en-
tered the cell and found one of the prisoners, convicted
at the last Assizes, laid flat on his face, and covered up
with the bed. It proved to be Old Bardsley, who had
been employed by the Chaplain to read to Wainwright,
one of the prisoners ordered for execution the next day.
Bardsley was immediately removed into an adjoining
cell, and the turnkeys proceeded to lock him up. On
the next landing they found Dyson in the cell which
Bardsley should have been in, and Dyson's cell empty.]
Several of the cells being then empty, in consequence
of the men having been removed to the hospital, the
prisoners, no doubt, supposed that the trick would not
be found out. After the locking up of the prisoners
was finished, the officers returned to search Bardsley and
Dyson, to discover what preparations they had made to
escape: they found uponßxrdsley two keys made of wood,
and a large nail, for the purpose of drilling the keys, and
a bundle of shirts and stockings, all in readiness for de-
parture. This man Bardsley had, no doubt, been em-
ploying his time in fitting these keys instead of reading
to the unhappy man Wainwright. Rafferty, the other
prisoner, could read, and he requested that he might be
allowed a candle, this indulgence was granted; and in
case Bardsley had not been discovered, with this candle
he was to have fitted the keys, and have let Wainwright
and Rafferty, together with all the capital convicts, into
the lobby of the cells. The Chaplain had fixed to call
at eight o'clock in the morning to see Wainwright, and
it is believed that he, together with the turnkey, was
to have been seized and secured, and the keys taken
from them, and they were to proceed to scale the outer
wall. It is truly lamentable that Rafferty and Wain-
wright should have been employing their time in this
way, instead of preparing for that awful change they
were in a few hours to undergo.

Ministers have relieved the Duke of YORK from the
expense of building the new Palace in the Green Park, and have
undertaken to complete the design. The edifice is hereafter to be
considered as the residence of the Heir Apparent, or Heir Presump-
tive to the Throne.

His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK is going on
extremely well. His Royal Highness has undergone the operation
of tapping, which he bore with the greatest &nuns, and fortitude,
and has felt greatly relieved since its performance.
It has for some days been confidently reported in the
City, that the affairs of Greece may be considered, as
settled, and that she will henceforth take her station
amongst the civilized nations of Europe. It is under.
stood, that immediately after the coronation of the
Emperor NICOLAS, at Moscow, the views of the leading
European Powers, particularly those of England and
Russia, on this important subject, will be made public,
and that one of the objects of Mr. CANNING'S Visit to
Paris is to communicate to the French Government the
wishes of his BRITANNIC MAJESTY that his Mosr
CHRISTIAN MAJESTY would join in a policy which
must go far to consolidate the peace which at present,
with the exception of Greece and Spain, happily exists
in Europe. It is farther very currently rumoured, that
the Right Hon. Secretary will, before his return home,
explain to the French Government the views of his
MAJESTY respecting Spain ; and that measures will be
jointly adopted by England and France to alleviate, if
they cannot cure, the despotism and oppression under
which the unfortunate subjects of FERDINAND have for
some time laboured. The settlement of the distractions
of Greece and Spain is the only thing now wanted to
complete the general tranquillity; and it is with sincere
pleasure we understand that this most desirable object
will now speedily be obtained.—Ledger.
Monday, the Vittoria transport, Lieutenant Gam,
agent, arrived from Quebec, with defective Govern-
ment stores, and discharged soldiers, together with
some returned settlers, whose illness and poverty pre-
vented their remaining in that country. At the sailing
cf the Vittoria, 8400 settlers, including children, had
arrived out from Scotland and Ireland this season, and
about 4000 more were expected. These adventurers,
on landing, are imm diately passed on to the northern
shores of the lakes Erie and Ontario, and located en the
banks of the streams running into these lakes. The
harvest in Canada had nut been begun, but the season
promised an abundant crop of wheat, Vie whole of
which would be embarked for this country, as the
growers can supply themselves with American Sour far
their own consumption. There had been only four or
five new ships built at Quebec this year. It had been
determined not to build another vessel of the dimen-
sions of the Columbus or Renfrew. Lord Datmonstz,
G ove{nor• General of the Canadas, bad gone to Halifax,
to arrange with S r JAMES Kzurr, the Governor of
Nova Scotia, and American Commissioners, on some
questions respecting the back Linea boundary between
the two countries.—Hampshire Telegraph.
Fl DK—Friday n ght, about six t. cluck, a fire bloke
out in one of the new premises situated in Waterloo Road, nearly
opposite to the Ruyal Infirmary for Children. The fitly element
blazed forth with the must destructive fury from the windows of
the second floor, and although the engines were on the spot, and
played on the burning materials, the fire communicated to the roof
of the dwelling, which fell in with a terrific crash. No further
damage, bowt.vtr, was done. •