Star. — 1820-10-11 (London, England)

GAVERT.  An article from Nuremberg contradicts a report, that all the persons under confinement at Berlin, for political offences, had been set at liberty. French 5 per Cents. left off on Saturday at 74 f. 45 c.  Monday, Lord CASTLEREAGH arrived in town from North Cray, and lighted at the Foreign-office, where his Lordship transacted business nearly the whole day. Yesterday, Lord and Lady Game/mug gave a dinner to a select party, at their house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square. The accouchement of Lady BELGRAVE is daily expected to take place at her house in Grosvenor-square. Yesterday the, Earl of WHITWORTH and the Duchess of DORSET entertained the Earl and Countess of PLYMOUTH, Earl of VERULAM, Earl and Countess of-MormaY, and a large party of distinguished personages, with a dinner, at their house in Grosvenor-square. Another grand fete took place on Monday night, at the seat of the Duke DECAZES, at Harrow-on-theHill, in celebration of the birth of the Duke of Bovaneaux. The park, one mile and a half in extent, was brilliantly illuminated by lamps, interwoven among the trees and shrubs in fanciful devices, Ste. About six o'clock, the company, which comprised a long list of the Nobility, Cabinet Ministers, &c. began to arrive, and at nine o'clock sat down to a sumptuous dinner ; the band of. the Coldstream Guards performing, at intervals, several martial airs on the lawn. The exterior of the house was illuminated in a superb style; over the grand entrance were the initials H. C. P. D. B. surmounted by a Crown and olive branches. At the conclusion of the dinner, a grand and extensive display of fire-works was exhibited by Madame HENGLER, in front of the house. The last piece was a temple in fire-works, under the dome of which was inscribed in transparent letters, Fata Aspera Vincens. The whole had a beautiful effect. About twelve o'clock the company departed, amid loud cheers from the inhabitants of Harrow and the adjacent villages, who were highly gratified by the spectacle. MuRDER.--A man, named Greentrees, was confined in Maidstone Jail under a charge of horse-stealing, and on Thursday last a small basket (conveyed by a carrier) was received at the jail, addressed to the prisoner, purporting to have been sent from his native place, Rowland Castle, Hants. This fatal package contained bacon, cheese, apples, onions, a pair of worsted stockings, and a small plum-pudding, highly flavoured and full of plums. The unfortunate victim of this infernal scheme, tempted by the appearance of the pudding, immediately partook of the same, and offered a portion to his fellow-prisoners; fortunately they had but just dined, and one only, a young man named William Hearne, partook of the deadly food. He had scarcely swallowed the deceitful morsel, when feeling an unusual degree of beat arise in his throat, he immediately exclaimed—" I am sure there is poison in this pudding." Greentrees, who had eaten the first piece, now began to vomit most violently, and Hearne was soon affected in a similar manner. The surgeon instantly administered antidotes, but so powerful were the effects of the poison, that Greentrees, after experiencing the most excruciating agony, expired on Friday evening, and Hearne breathed his last late on Sunday evening. The former was 43 years of age ; the latter 24. A small portion of the pudding was shortly after given to a hen, which soon began to vomit, and died in about four hours afterwards. The remainder of the pudding was analyzed, and found to contain a large quantity of arsenic.—A Coroner's Inquest was held at the jail, before J. N. DUDLOW, Esq. on the bodies of the two unfortunate men. Verdict—lVitful Murder against some person or persons unknown.