Star.
London, England, 1825-08-26 00:00:00

S OF QUARRELLINu.

PROM AN IRISH PAPER.
Shirt/emotive herkas et non innosia verba.—Virg. Georg. 3, 288.
Saturday, two pi iestt sses of Pomona appeared betote
the Magistrate at College-street Police-office. The first,
whose eyes were as black as her blackest sloes, and her
lips as rich, ripe, and red as her finest cherries, was•
plaintiff; the defendant was rather stricken in years,
and " withered as an Apple-John at Christmas."
The Magistrate asked what was the nature eche complaint be-
tween the two women?
Plaintiff.—The reason, your Worship, that I come to
cott►pla'n here is, because I am a rrkarried woman? for
what do you think this woman said?' She said to me,
before my husband's face, and in the hearing of his two
ears," Molly," said she, " Molly, you were great with
my brother at re you got the Omathaun _ that's your
Lust:and now;" and then, your Worship—
Magiurate.-1 have nothing to do with an this nonsense : did the
eef:miant commit an assaalt on you?
plaintiff.—Why, wasn't that an assault on my cha•
ratter? But if you mean did she lay hands on me, oh,
fin, Sir; but in the middle of the skrintmage she put her
linger in my eye.
Defendant—A's ! Molly, Molly, it's you that's trying
to put your finger in his Worship's eye. No, Sir, I'll
all 3ou all.about it. I certainly did say to Molly what
she has told your Worship : but why ? because it's a
known truth. But what did she say to me ?—an in-
delicate word, I declare that I would'nt be after men-
tioning for the world ; and now, what is the fruits of
her always quarrelling ? why, we have lost out situa•
lions in the Bank.

Magistrate—Your situations in the Bank!
Delendant—Our stands, I mean where we sell the
fruit, at the Bank steps; for, in the middle of our quar-
relling the other day, out comes the Governor of the
Bank of Iteland, and says he to us—" You nasty ver-
mint, what dye mane by kicking up arose on the Bank
steps? If ever I catch either of you her. again, 141
tear the caps cff your heads." That is word for word
%%hat the.Goeensor of the Bank of Ireland said to us.
There, your Worship, is the fruits of het quarrelling,
tot we lose our bread if we cant's sell our apples. s

Magistrate—l do not sit here to settle disputes be-
meen the basket-women and the fruit-women of Dub-
11n. Here, officers, put the plaintiff out of the front
door, and the defendant out of the back door; and I
now tell you both, that if this office is again annoyed
by your quarrels, the fru;ts (as you term it) of such
quartets will be, that both shall be sent to Newgate.

PILCHARD FlSHERY.—Estract of a letter dated Me-
♦agissey, Cornwall, Auggst 20: " The pilchard fishery
has at last commenced. Eight hundred hogsheads have
been taken since the 17th, and the prospect is at pre-
sent very favourable."
NEW BALLOON.—Mr. THOMAS R. JOLIUC, from
Somersetshire, accompanied by Mons. De CORNILLOTT,
ascended on Wednesday evening from the farm of Mr.
MORLAN, near Seven Oaks, in a new machine, which
had been several months in preparation, under the im•
mediate superintendande of those Gentlemen. After
attaining an elevation of rather more than a mile and
a half, where they remained almost stationary during
half an hour, they commenced descending just as the
sun sank below the horizon.

Mr. Mairrix, the Member for Galway, yesterday
waited on the Magistrates at Queen-square office, and
endeavoured to draw their attention to the scenes of
cruelty, such as dog-fighting, bear and badger-baiting.'
&c. &c. which are so repeatedly perpetrated at what is
called " The Westminster Pit," in Duck-lane; and re-
quested they would send some of their officers to wit-
ness the scenes, that the proprietors might be brought
to justice. Mr. MARTIN said, they might be proceeded
against either .as promoters of a horrible nuisance, or
as taking money for' admission to an unlicensed exhi-
bition. But their Worships, though they acknowledged
the existence of the nuisance, and condemned the pro-
ceedings, refused to act; observing, that the parties
might prcceeded against at the Sessions.
In consequence of the fall in the price of cotton. the
cotton works and power-loom factories around Glasgow
are now working full time. The new workmen are
become quite expert in all the various manufacturing
departments. • In Messrs. Dunlop's mill, the new
spinners ea*n every fortnight 41. 4s. Out of this is de-
ducted I/. 9s. paid to three piecers ; leaving a clear
stir p!us of 2/. 15s. for twelve day's labour. To stimu-
late them to be industrious, a small fine is levied if
they do not reach that sum. Most of these hands were
formerly weavers. and the contrast with their former
.circumstances is sufficiently obvious.
The Legislature of the Isle of Man has passed a Bill,
regulating the admission of persons to the Manks B ,r,
which •is completely overrun. In future there is to be a
501. fine, and five years' service to confer eligibility.
Last week a young man, named Ellis Davey, of
Winfai thing, being at work in the harvest field, on re-
sliming his jacket on leaving his work, found an im-
pediment in getting one of his arms through, and ex-
ani;ning the cause discovered a snake four feet long,
sv !rich had lodged in the sleeve, and came gliding our,
to the astonishment of himself and his partners.
It was observed of a celebrated physician, that he
my. t raid in company, "I think your health," but
scr vice to jou."

'BI)OLOGATE, AUGUsI 25:

TO THE EDITOR OF THU STAR.

Stu —The letters that have appeared in some of the'
London Papers, on he subject of the ball to be given to
the Duchess de Berri, but for the numerous Mistatements
they contain, would have met with the silence they de-
serve. The writer evidently writes for writilig•sake
alone, regardless at the same time both of the conse-
quences that might ensue from, as well as the correctness
of such assertions. He affirms that four Ladies, (whose

names he very improperly mentions) are alone" to be
permitted the "much=coveted honour" of figuring in the
same quadrille with the Duchess. Two of them (Mrs.
C. and Miss D.) have never entertained the slightest,
notion of accepting this is honour ;" another (Miss C.)
was not selected, but deputedbby a friend who declined.
this "much coveted honour." The dejeune a-laiourchdle
is given to her anal Highness alone. The Duchess is
expected to-morrow evening at four o'clock, and leaves
the day after the ball (27th). Respectable persons find
no difficulty in obtaining tickets of admission for her
assembly, as the writer alluded to states. '
As to the certainty of Colonel Ti acting Steward on

le occasion, I know nothing, and will not, therefore,
venture to hazard an opinion, although, allow me to say,
if he is, a mare proper person could not have been
fixed upon. General C. unfortunately for the writer's
assertion, is at present in Ireland, so far from taking an active pan
in the arrangements of this " grand bal."
Tbe town is fuU of the most distinguished company. 'TM
meanest cabin has been put in request for the accommodation of

visitors.
The following are amongst the arrivals :—Princes de Beau-
veau, Bastock (Russian), and Narisehka (ditto) ; Princesses
Vaudemond and d'Eckmuld ; Duct de Valency, Noailles, la
Itoehefoucauld, Choiseul, Prasheo, Mortement, Luxembourg,
de Dittos de Perigord; Comte de Narbonne, Gams (Portuguese),
d'Aimeida (ditto), de Beaumpare ; Madame Lafayette.
The Chamberlain of the Emperor of Russia has just arrived, and
each hour brings a fresh arrival.
I beg leave, with all possible respect, Sir, to subscribe myself,
VERITAL