Star.
London, England, 1824-04-30 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday, at the examination of three juvenile offenders, the
LORD Matron took occasion to comment at some length on the rules
of the charity called the Refuge for the Destitute, which; in only
admitting within its operation those who had been convicted in the
criminal Courts, left the much larger class of young offenders
brought up for examination at Police-offices, and driven to bad
courses by the want of friends, or honest means of subsistence,
wholly unnoticed. From these remarks his Lordship came to the
conclusion, that there existed a strong necessity fur some other in-
stitution, where temporary employment cold be found for this class
of juvenile depredators. lu consequence of the reports of what he
had stated the other day, several of the most respectable citizens
had come forward to express their willingness to kiwd their efforts
I to the eliblishment of such an institution as that which he con-
ceived to be so highly desirable. He bad, amongst others, received
a note to the following effect
" Mr. N. M. Rothschild presents his compliments to the Lord
Mayor, and in reference to his Lordship's observations in the News-'
Ipapers of this morning, on the cases of three boys—Woodward,
Abbott, and Earnshaw—cannot but concur most seriously with his
Lordship's remarks on the necessity of an institution being formed
for the reception of such juvenile depredators, and others found in.
a state of destitution. Should such an establishment be eventually
formed, either through nii Lordship's or other interference, 1.11 r...
Rothschild begs leave to offer X5O towards its support."
I lis Lordship had returned an answer, in which he thanked Mr.
Rothschild fur his humane offer, sad assured him that it was the
conviction of his mind, founded upon experience, that by far the
greater number of juvenile depredations were occasioned by the
want of friends and employment. lie had fully explained his feel-
ings on the subject several months since to some active Gentlemen
of the Committees of the Houseless Poor, and to others who bad
taken are active part respecting the Loudon Workhouse. They

seemed to accord with hins,and they were to meet at the )lansion-
house to form some plan for a permanent-institution. The London
Workhoute was a large building, which might be applied. The
Committee of the Hoeseless Poor had very large funds in halt, by
which, with the aid of individuals, and perhaps with the aid of the
Corporation, the object might speedily be effected. In consequence
of this communication to Mr. liothschild, Mr. Montetiore had of-
fered a personal subscription of ZiO, and a number of other Gen-
tlemen had made similar offers,

24IARY-LA-BONNE OFFI
Ann Dense, alias Ann Dattldty; was brought np by Abraliam
Lorimer, a constable of St. Pancras, charged with having robbed
Solomon Levein, of Arlington-street, in whose service she lived
nine months as a nurse-maid.
The prosecutor stated, that property to a considerable amount be-
longing to Mrs. Levein and other branches of his family, had been
missed, and one of the servants bad also lost a purse, and in the box
of the prisoner, the spring was found. The prisoner then conlecwci
that she had taken thy purse and burnt it, and also admitttd having
taken the property of the prosecutor, consisting of bed-linen and
wearing-apparel, which she gave to a Gentleman's servant, who-c
name was James Drain. The young man appeared, and pre.itively
denied that he had seen the prisoner far the last nine months, and
said that she was charged at Union-hall nine months since with
robbing a person in whose service be then lived, and she then went
by the name of Ann Dunkley.
Mr. Levein expressed the greatest surprise at the servant's story,
which, if true, he (Mr. Levein) hat been grossly imposed upon, as
he bad a very excellent character with her from a tradesman of re-
spectability when she entered his service.
Mr. Raw•ttxsov, the Magistrate, asked the name of' the person,
and ordered him to be sent for.

A Gentleman named Drcwell very soon afterwards made hii ap-
pearance, and stated that the prisoner was his wife's shtrr, who
gave her the character to Mr. Levein. _ _

Mr. Levrin—Why, Sir, you were present at the time :he charac-
ter was given. This was denied by Mr. Drewell, who alin dectired
that he never before heard of her being charged with felony.
James Drain, the young man who was charged with being the
receiver of the stolen property, then stepped forward, and said, he
was at Union-ball when the prisoner was charged with robting her
mister, tut she was discharged ; and then, with Drewell and him-
self, went into a tavern and drank wine: therefore TOr. Drewell
must have been very well aware of her being charged ww•ith felony.
hlr. Drewell denied every syllable of this.
After s:,rne further conversation, the prisoner was fully com-
mitted, and it was understood that an information would be filed
aLainst Drewell fur giving a false character.

Among the visitors at present at Brighton, are a
number of Chancery banisters. Their favourite resort is the'
suspension pier.
Tuesday, the PROVOST, Magistrates, and Council of
Aberdeen conferred the freedom of that city on Colonel the Hon.
J. Ramsay, of Kelly. On this occasion an elegant entertainment
was given to Colonel RAMSAY, in the Town Hall, to which many'
of his friends were invited, and a numerous body of Gentlemen of
the town. The LORD PROVOST presided.
According to an official statement from Copenhagen,
the number of births last year in the kingdom of Den-
mark exceeded the deaths in a very remat kable ptopor-
tion, viz.—Births, 37,948 ; Deaths, 20,971.
Friday evening, as a little girl was proceeding down
the Manor Chare, Newcastle, with a cup of o►l of vi-
triol in her hand, a bladder, kicked by some boys,
bounded against the cup, and scattered its contents upon
a young woman with a child in her arms, both of whom,
it is feared, will be deprived of sight. The girl who
carried the cup escaped unhurt.
ANOTHER FoSSILWIIALE.—The workmen on the new
line of road from the Alloa Ferry to Glasgow, while
cutting through some dry clayey land, a little d►stant
from Dunmore Park, discovered several immense sized
bones lying in regular order, and traced out the spine
and ribs to a length of about seventy feet. Except a
few, however, the bones crumbled to powder on long
exposure to the atmosphere.
On the 13th, during a heavy 1:111 of snow, there was a
thunder storm at Mendorif, in Hanover. The lightning
struck three windmills that tw•ere still going ; it set one
in flames ; in the second it strnck the miller, whose
stocking was burned, and who remained for a time
senseless ; in the third it entered above, and issued
through the door below, which was open. A thick
cloud of smoke immediately arose from this mill ; the
lightning had, however, only set fire to one sack, and it
was immediately put out by a boy, who was in the mill.
A seal of monstrous size was caught some days ago
near the mouth of the Tweed by some fishermen, when
the creature bolted up from the water, its large glaring
eyes almost terrified the men who were near it. When
killed and cut up, there were found in its stomach nearly
half a salmon recently swallowed, and part of another
decayed by digestion. Its weight was supposed to be
about 50 stone.

Saturday week an enormous eel was found entangled
amongst the rocks near Ryhope, by two of the Preven-
tive Service men ; it measures from head to tail six and
a half feet, and weighed rather betterpan seven stone
and a half.

An extraordinary instance of presehce of mind oc-
curred a few days ago at a village in the-department of
the Gard. A farmer, whilst seeking softie sheep which
were missing, was attacked by a wolf, which seized his
mantle. The farmer immediately twisted it round the
animal's head and held him to the ground. Being un-
able to strangle the wolf, and no one being near, he re-
mained in this dangerous situation nearly an hour.—
Finding the struggles of the animal become gradually
less vigorous, he endeavoured unuiccessfully to bleak
his legs. At length he kneeled upon his threat and
tied his legs with his handkerchief. He next took a
large stone and knocked out the animal's brains. At
somedistance were three children keeping sheep, who
would infallibly have Linen victims to the wolf's vora-
city.—Paris Pai•cr.
The Bury Post of the 21st instant, giving an account
of the execution of the four convicts at Bury, says—
" To shew the state of Wright's mind, we insert the fol-
lowing letter, addressed by him to one of his former
confederates in crime, residing at Walter Belchamp :

' April 10, Bury Gaol.
To you I Thomas Wright do scud these few Lines
as your friend, and to beg of you to lave off all your wicked ways
before it be to late. Look what the hand of justis has brought
me to, tho' no mote than I desei we, and you know that you have
often been partners with me in my wickedness: therefore for Gon's
sake and your wife's and children's; and your own Soul, take warn-
ing
by my Shameful Death, lave off while the door of mercy remain
open, as life .is so unsartidn, and Death is sure, and perhaps may
come upon you when you not expect it, and recollect if' you escape
the Sentence of man, you will not the just Judgments of Goss,
so pray take my advice in time, not only you but many others that
know that have assisted us in unlawful and shanitful things that we
out not to have done, but I pray to Gun to forgive us all—my Life!
is but short in this woad, and your nu'y not, theretore lave offs
before it be to late. And if you can (1, nsy unhappy tamely any
good, pray for my sake do it, for that will be good in the eyes of
Goa, as they are left to the mercy of the world through my mis-
conduct, as I ought to have brought them up by onesty, bet far
front that to nay Shame that you know to veil. And 1 hope you
wan show this to and I he,lz he with others will lave all
bad Company, as that is what have brought rue to my short end.
Lon) pray be merciful to us all !
From Thomas 'Wright, Bury Jail—Death.

BA Limo Ns. —A Con espondont tam the following
suggestion :
" In glancing through Captain l'Auaa's Narrative, it appears
that be Was very often so circumstanced _ that a Vit'W was muscly
obstructed by insuperaide mountains of ice and snow while the sky
Prix perfectly den- ; and that he frequently climbed the highest pin-
nacle, the crow's ncsti to obtain a more 'estensavc prospect. it has
often struck me, that in such situations a small balloon, sufficiently
targi-An support a person fur a skort time, secured by cottage to the
ship, and elevated above ihe tops of those treowndous wistacics,
would be very desirable, and niiLlit have a very -useful itsult."