Star. — 1814-05-20 (London, England)

CAPTAIN BROKE. This gallant officer was yesterday presented with 'the sword voted to him by the Corporation of ton. don, together with the Freedom of the City, in the Chamberlain's Office, Guildhall.—He wore a fulldress naval uniform, and although not yet quite recovered from his wound received in the contest with the Chesapeake, his held being still enveloped with bandages, he looked extremely well. Having taken the oath of a Freeman, he was addressed by the Chamberlain, who read to him the resolution of the Common. Council, voting to him the sword. The Chamber! lain then said, -he was not aware of the honour which alvaited him, that of presenting a sword to an indivi. dual so meritorious, when he came to the.office, or he should have been prepared to have expatiated at% length on the brilliancy of his atchievemeat, by which he had taught the Americans, the descendants of Great 'Britain, that the parent country had neitheri abandoned the right, or lost the power, to support' her own dignity and authority over her froviard children. The. sword was then presented to Captain Blume, who, upon receiving it, said he was grateful for the fortunate opportunity which had been afforded him of upholding the honour of his Country's Flag ; he was bound to say, however, that his merit was but of a trifling nature, for he was convinced there was hot an officer in the British Navy who would not have perforated his duty with equal. zeal. The sword is worth 100 guineas ; the hilt is of gold, bearing on one. side a representation of the action between the Shannon and the Chesapeake in enamel ; and on the other the city arms. The shield is beautifully embossed with eaval trophies.  It appears by a letter from a officer of the STAG frigate, that the William Pitt Indiaman, from Batavia, was probably lost in the neighbourhood of Algua Bay, as several articles, with the name of the ship inscribed on them, have been east on shore there, also a great number of letters, and a box, directed " Mrs. CRAWFORD, and JOHN CRAWFORD, Esq." Mr. and Mrs. CRAWFORD and two children, are known to have been passengers in the William Pitt. It is suppose l I that the vessel foundered in a gale of wind, and that all on board perished. FlRlts.—An alarming fire broke out yesterday,' morning, at two o'clock, in the extensive manufac: toy belonging to Mr. Powell.. blue maker itt Fort Place, Blue Anchor-lane, Bermondsey, which in a short time was entirely consumed, besides the valua- 1 ble property. The flames also caught the adjoining buildings which received great damage. A fire also broke but yesterday morning, in the pre.), mises occupied by Mr. BRYAN, tallow-chandler, in the j Broadway, Westminster, which threatened destruction to the surrounding,houses. Such was the rapidity of l] the destructive element that nearly the whole of the building was but ned to the ground though every exertion was used by'the firemen. Ii also communicated its rsvages to the house of Mr. Arrwoon, grocer, end completely burnt off the roof. The accident was attributed to the boiling over of a quantity of varnish in the attic story. Bow-sTaELT.--CUAROE OF MURDER —Yesterday a ag man underwent an examination before- Mr. le, chargedon suspicion of having Committed E.N robbery and murder in the Isle of Sheppef, which took place some time since. The prisoner was apprehended in London, he having left Sheerness soon after the murder, under suspicious circumstances, and home to work at the Strand-bridge. After a th irough jnvestigatlon, however, there was no doubt of the innocence of-the prisoner, and he was discharged. REFUTED Tiltiiiria.--joha liarris, and three women,, of ill fame, were apprehended in Piccadilly, ,while " labouring in their avocation" at the door of the Pultney IF-tel.—They were examined yesterday at Bowstreet Office, and committed for further examination. Exs;cuum—Titursday se'pnight Joke Gihsem. a nailor in Havvick, who was sentenced at the Circuit Court of Justiciau at Jedbursh, was executed at Hawick, for the murder of his wife. Hit behaviour was firm and resigned, and he cordessed the justness of his sentence. AO immense sn' ultitudexttended on the occasion, this being the first time such a scene bad taken place in that totiln. I,Oibson was a stout, but not a tall man, about 40ears of -age, stud bad for., merly been in the ariity. His bo4y „was take 4 to. Edinburgh for dissection.