Star. — 1825-09-22 (London, England)

COIN.--The most prompt and efficient measures for circulating the new and withdra wing the old Irish coin have been adopted. Last week Commissary. General Cumming and Mr. Malassez,the Commissioners for changing the coin, arrived at Greer's Hotel, Omagh. The same day a large train of waggons, heavily laden with the new silver, and guarded by a detachment of the 63d Regiment, marched into town. The following day, detachments of the train proceeded for Derry, and the other large towns in the northern district. The currency is now being exchanged at the Court-house.— Irish Paper. On the Ist of August the first stone of a School for Girls, was laid at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, with appropriate Masonic ceremonies. The Bishop was present, and conducted the religious part of the proceed. ings. In his reply to an address from the Grand Master, the Bishop earnestly exhorted the assembled com. pang to" give every assistance to the laudable undertaking then commenced, of providing for the present and everlasting welfare of the children of their poor brethren." Sunday week, at noon, Mr. John Mather, of Gateshead, went to the lock-up house to see after his brother, who had been taken up by the watch the preceding night, for being concerned in a drunken squabble. The brother, it appears. had been set at liberty before Mather arrived, and English (the captain of the watch) not deigning to inform him of the fact, Mather followed the captain into the prison, and called for his brother, but of course received no answer. English seemed much displeased at this intrusion, and to shew his " little brief authcrity,"he prevented Mather from making his egress, and actually locked him up in durance vile for above twenty hours! The Fyne Mercury, which gives this case, recommends the indicting English for an assault, at the Quarter Sessions. The Magistrates would punish him better, if they turned him out of an office which he has so grossly abused. Lately two of Mr. Fade's colliers having presumed to disobey the grand committee, and put out more coals than they were pleased to allow, they were assaulted. Mr. Farie instantly dismissed five of those whom he suspected to have been principally concerned in the outrage. As might have been expected, the rest of the colliers made cause with these injured men, and every one of them struck, unless they were restored to their former employment. As Mr. Farie was determined to have the sole power of dismissing his servants, he firmly resisted being dictated to; and after standing out for some days, the colliers resumed work, without getting the dismissed men back.—Glasgow pa. A party climbed a considerable way up the usual .track on the side of Skiddaw, when a Gentleman, affecting to be a man of superior knowledge, said to the guide, " Pray what is the highest pact of this mountain ?" " The top, Sir," replied the guide. A watch was stolen in the Pit of the Opera in Paris; the loser complained in a loud voice and said, " It is just seven; in a few minutes my watch will strike—the sound is strong—arid by that means we shall instantly ascertain where it is." The thief, terrified at this, endeavoured to escape, and his agitation discovered him. At a late hour on Tuesday night, considerable alarm was excited in the neighbourhood of the Horse Guards, by a report that a sentinel had murdered a man passing his box, near the Secretary of State's Office. A young man, about 19 years of age, and who it appears bears a light character, being known as a rambler about the neighbourhood of Marshant-street, asked the rentinel the way to Westminster? and, after being answered, refused to pass on and obstructed the guard on his duty. He imprudently made use of his arm, and accidentally thrust the bayonet into the man's side, who being halfdrunk, but not half-witted, instantly tell, and called out that he was murdered. He was immediately taken into Mr. M'Cann's, in Parliament-street, where his wound was dressed ; but it was found to be very trifl ng, and the convulsions in which he appeared to labour proved to be assumed; all attempts to make him walk were useless fur a considerable time. The leelitegs of the persons in and around the house having been so much imposed on, they quitted the spot, and the fellow then walked of.