Star.
London, England, 1830-12-07 00:00:00

SCINTILLA.

FRENCH LIBERTY OF TUE PRESS.—Whoever wishes
to become a ptinter or a bookseller in France, will be obliged to pay to
the tressury—in Paris, 10,000 francs ; in towns containing Am
inhabitants, 8,000 francs; 30 to 50,000 ditto, 8,000 franc,; 20 to
30,000 ditto, 4,000 francs; 10 to 120.000 ditto, 3,000 francs; .5 to
10,000 ditto, 2,000 francs.
One of the crowd at the House of Lords on Monday
evening, when asked which was the castings of the Lord Chancellor,
said in reply, " Vy, he as none, don't you know he was made Lord
Broughams, and troika? (Vans.)
In " Pepys' Diary" we find the following candid entry :
“ Up, to walk up and down in the garden:with my father, to talk of all
our concernment% about a husband for my sister, whereof there is at
present no but we must endeavour to find her one now, for
she grows ZreaOrelanZiy."
MRS. CLAREE.—On the 3d of July, 1809, a cause was
tried in the Court of King's Beneb,S3n which an upholsterer named
Wright was plaintiff, and Wardle, the member, defendant. Mrs.
Clarke, in support of the plaintiff, gave evidence with her accustomed
precision and force. During the cross.examination one of the counui
pertly accosted her thus :—" Pray, Madam, under whose protection are
you now f" She replied instantly, looking archly at the Bench—
" Lord EUenborough's." His Lordship smiled, and the egssiroqrs of
the truism convulsed the Court with laughter.—Beadose Lift ql Mrs.
Jordan.
The French Government, amid other projects for
the Algerian, had beim at the expense of building a theatreorhich
will be opened about the middle of January. The project has mightily
tickled the fairy of the Moors, and offers of native co-operation are
mode daily in prefusion. Odsellos may thus be had at a cost prier.
without the expense of blacking; and in future the skint. of the lar-
k,* Richard and his " Possum up a gum.tree." must yield to the
guttural declamation of the dramatic Abe:sea:rages of modern Bar.
bay.
A FASTIDIOUS FREEMAX.—The following whimsical in-
stance of the fastidious nicety of independent freemen occurred in the
front of Mr. Swart's tally-room, in Cork-street, the other day. A
greasy journeyman butcher, rather mere than half-seas over, came out
of the tally-room followed by a canvasser, and exhibited great linen.
lingoes• to go to the poll. The canvasser was earnest In his tabors.
Lions ; but the worthy freemen was deaf to all expostulation. At last,
being reminded of his promise to vote, and asked why he did not per.
form it, the obstinate knight of the cleaver replied, " I'll be d--. 41 if
I go to the poll I—you know did well that when I axed for hales
night, you gave me cold water to my punch !"—Llwerpeol Mowry.
A DUCAL. ANECDOTE.—In the year 1816, the Arch-
duke John made the tour of Italy. One day his Highness, attended by
a numerous suite, was inspecting a famous rotunda, the ceiling of which
commemorated some brilliant exploit, where Napoleon stood foremost at
the hero. At the moment of raising his head towards the plafond, the
Duke's hat accidentally fell off. In an instant all was commotion, and
hands were out-stretched in every direction to restore the prostrate
beaver. To the most zealous in the cause of its recovery, the Duke
observed, " Let it remain. It is in this attitude," continued he, (hit
eyes still fixed upon the picture), " that we should pay our homage to
the man, by whose example we are taught the way to glory and to con.
quest." F. E.
HOW TO DISMISS AN AUDIENCE.—A manager of a
smell theatre, somewhere not tar from the banks of the Liffey, pereeir-
ing, shortly before the eurtain.drew up, that the audience consisted of
only three persons, found himself under the dire necessity of putting of
the performance to the following day ; so advancing to the from et the
stage, with a theatrical air, " Ladies and Gentlonen," said Mr.
O'Higgins, for that was his name, " I perceive there ir nobody here—
I am forced, therefore, with the greatest regret, to send you all hoar, .t
being understood that the entertainments, announced by the bill, ai'l
not take place tonight: however, I have the honour to apprize you.
Gentlemen and Ladies, that the performances of this evening will lit
repealed to.snorrow."—lbid.

DILPLORABLE CASE.—Saturday evening, an inquest tvli
held at the Pitt's Head, Paddington-street, on the body of Elizabeth
Collins, aged 46, whose death was occasioned by a want of the common
necessaries of life. The deceased was the widow of a litaLcr and
undertaker, once of great respectability in the parish of 31ary.b.
bonne : she carried on the business after his death ; but a may,
whom she employed as assistant, robbed her to a great extent, and
she failed. About four weeks ago, the deceased and her tour
children went to lodge at No. 16, Deronsi,ire.place. Lisson Grove..
They had no bed, but two mattresses and one blanket ; one of
the mattresses was placed against the window, which was broken, to
keep the cold out. The deceased had 3s. per week allowed from the
parish, and at one time, when it au stated to the officers that that 'OM
was not sufficient, an extra allowance of 2s. was made for one week.
The eldest daughter, who was examined as a witness, said that she re-
presented the state of her mother to Mr. Stocker, one of the parishofficers t but be spoke so harshly to her, that she was afraid to men-
tion it again. Often for two or three days together, she said her mo-
ther had gone without food ; and they had all gone without food or
tiring for a whole day. The deceased, it appeared, would nit make
her distress known to her friends, and they were quite ignorant a her
place of residence. She at last died from want of food. A verdict to
that effect was recorded.

BIRTH.
Monday, the (Ith inst. Mrs. Frederick Temple, of Guildhall, of s
daughter.
At Aberdeen, the 21st ult. the lady of Captain Thomson, Ikngal
&Rioters, of:a 1100.

MARRIED.
The bt inst. at St. James'sChureh, the Earl of Jermyn, eldest son of
the Marquis of Bristol, to Lady C. Manners, daughter of the Duke of
Rutland..—Dec. 2, at Cheshunt, R. M. Dale, Esq. King's Advocate.
and Proctor of the Vice.Admitalty Court, Berbice, West /tidies. to
Mies I MBrien, only child of Capt. T. O'Brien, Hope House, Chrshont'

DIED.
Sunday, in a St of apoplexy, the Rev. W. Woodhall, Vicar 0( Bran'
stone, Rector of Waltham, and a Magistrate for the county of Leicester.
--At Prince of Wales Island, on 30th of June last the Lady of Rebel'
Fullerton, Esq. Governor of that island.—On the lath ult. the Be'.
IGeorge Creig, minister of the Scots Church, Crown Court, Covent °sr'
den.--At Dublin, on the 30th November, the Right. Hon. the Coun-
ters of Kilkenny, slitter to the Lord Bishop of Ossovy.—The :10th ult.
st Dublin, Bridget, wife of Allan Cameron, Esq. late a Major in the
'lloth Light Dragoons.—At Crake*, in the county of Sutherland, on
the 24th ult. Major Wm. Clunes, late of the 50th rrganent.—On the
234 ult. Sirs. Margaret Kinmonth, aged MI years, who lived for many
years In Lord Rliban k's family, and who held the situation of matron
in Gillespie's hospital for 23 years.

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