Star.
London, England, 1823-10-09 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROSIN:Mr AM) I:II:RGLARY.—An information was given at this
Office yesterday, of a rob,.ery committed in the house of Mr. Xi.
net, 13, Upper Seymour-street, Edgeware-road, on the night if
the 4th instant, or morning of the sth. In consequence, Wak,,,4
active officer, was dispatched to examine the prentises. He foci
that they got into the area, cut a pane of glass out of the kitchen.
window, and then, with a centre-bit, cut :nit the pane! of tin:shutter,
and drew back the bolt with which it was fastened, entered the
kitchen, and proceeded up stairs, where they broke open the !art
of the parlours. They collected a quantity of table-lineu, pint,
and wearing-apparel, to the value of nearly 1001. and before they
departed, took front the larder a ham, calf's head, a bottle of pert,
a bottle of ru'u, a bottle of gin, and the remains of an arplei4e,
which they either consumed or carried off. They went no hightt
up than the parlours. The family, it appeared, were ail asleep durbi
the robbery. It was supposed that some of them must have bent
wounded, as a quantity of blood was found near the kitchen-win.
'tow where they entered. They left behind them a large knife, such
as is used by leather-cutters. Wales, the officer. was of opinion that
they must have been experienced hands, Crum the manner in which
the locks were broken and the house entered.
UNION-HA LI.

A man named John Lane was charged as ith having sneaked bus
the house of Samuel Durfield, Esq. of the I'..ragon, Kent-road, aid
stolen five' Queen's-metal cans, and thrvr p .f nutcrackers
It appeared, that on Saturday, one of the s vanes left the arts
door open, that the stolen articles lay on the table near the window,
and the prisoner, whose eyes were attracted by them rather thank!
several silver articles near them, selected them, and had just at.
cended the area-steps with his prize, when he was observed Dial
officer. The prisoner ran, dropped his hat, which contained pine/
the property, continued his career, but was ultimately stoppedosa
the other articles were found'in his possession.--Fully conunintd.

LEISURE BREAKHAST.—A farmer's servant having a
cheese set before him to take his breakfast of, had sots
long time over it; when his master coming in, in.
quired, somewhat impatiently, when he intended n
have done? " I sha'nt be much longer, Sir," says be,
" but a cheese of this size is not so soon eaten as ynu
may think."—Jack Ketch being one day asked on what
ground he claimed the clothes of the persons he banged,
answered—" as their executor." _ _

Pr 1.1.1'd A ICI NO.—Pt eviously to the art of pinlnahiag
being discovered, the haberdashers' shops supplied the
Ladies with fine scraped skewers, and the prickles of
thorns, which they were obliged to make me of to fasten
their clothes together. These u ere generally manufac.
tured in Wales by the _Welshwomen, who curiously
scraped and polished them, and gave them the name
of " Pin-drawers." But such trade, in 1625, totally
failed on the arrival of John Tilsby, who then went to
settle in Gloucester, and introduced the art of pin-making.
Mr. Tilsby found .plenty of customers for his pins, the
.Ladies being. soon convinced that the pins which I.e ma-
nufacturc d were much more convenient for di ess than
the scraped skewers and prickles of thorns, of which
they had theretofore been compelled to make use. This
new trade proved of great utility to the city in general,
as employment was found for inlay hqudred persons,
men, women and children. Mr. Tilsbv's trade so gleatly
increased, that he was enabled to amass a considerable
sum of Money, as the reward of his unwearied indos.'
try. The. process of the pin manufactory is prover-
bially curious ;—the.article, small as it is, passes through
at least twenty-five hands, from its first state. of roues
wire, to its being stuck in paper for sale. There ate
now established in Gloucester several pia-manufac•
turers, the inland trade of which, and the quantities ep
ported, are very considerable.
THE Meamarn.—There appears in the last number
of Constable's Edinburgh Magazine a curious comma•
nication on 'this subject, from Mt. Lawrence &ham-
stone, surgeon, of Zetland. He says, that an auusil
answering-to the following description, so far as the ac-
count of the six fishermen who captured it can be de'
trended on, was actually in their possession for thief
hours, but unluckily, from some superstitious dread
injuring it, they returned it to its native element, aid
thus prevented the scientific identification of an animal,
which appears to have very nearly resembled what has
been generally regarded as a merely fabulous creatKeP
Length of the animal, three feet—body without scalesw
hair—silver grey above, whitish below, like the bunlas
skin—no gills were observed, no fins on the bag.k.cr
belly—tail like that of a dog fish—body very thlik
over the breast—by the eye, the girth might be betwo'n
• two and three feet —the neck short, very distinct fr*
the head and shoulders—the body rather depreso-1—•
the anterior extremities very like the hum an hand! alO.Ol
the length of a. seal's paw, webbed to about an Ind °!,
the ends of the fingers—mamma; as large as thoW.K.,
• a woman—mouth and lips. very distinctrand reseuhig
the human.

3IARRIED.
On 'Monday, the 6th instant, at-Nether Winchendon, DO
the Rev. Charles Sprncer, Rector of Wheatfield; Oten,
phew to his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, to Mary AP*
daughter of Sir Scrope Bernard Norland, Bart. MA!.
At West Trignmouth Church, Captain Clarke, of the 46Sb
giment, to Fanny, widllw of the late. Rev. E I. J. JO.'
Cbaplaln to the lion. East India Company.
!Tuesday, Major-General Carey, to Mias ilianoing, eicktgial#
ter of William. Manning,

DULA
Oct 4, at the Rcyal Building., WOW, Sarah LegfersY.l.
d2yglArEof Captain

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