Star.
London, England, 1822-10-11 00:00:00

was one of the biggest Nil tint ever Goo fnrnied, and

"by she ptiVerdingevun each, 'At of her head, and,
me a cuckold, your Worship; and hn-v could., put up 'withal&
treatment from ins own. wife, I ask any man?"
!Catty, turning round, cried coin," you brut-, you know I'OU
have beat my head and body as -snit as &decade's (a dish *est
common with the Irish. composed of calthanes, &c. mashed op
together). See hare; your Worship," pulling off • her shawl, to
expose some black marks on her shoulders. She was going .
relate several other act. of her htisband's cruelty to her and the
Wider's, as she called them, when the Magistrate Said, to cut
the story short, the prisoner shntr:d find lutiL
Poor 'eat was then removed from the bar, and locked Up until
he foetid the sureties requx:rl, arid Katty, and two or three old
gosdps, retired to a neighbouring gin-shop In order to drown
Sorrow in plenty of blue ruin.
An old smasher was charged with attempting to pass a had stor
vereign on John Wheatly, tobacconist, Ratcliff Highway. It
appeared that the prisoner went to the ptosecutor's shop about
ten o'clock on Tuesday night. and called for half a pound of to-
bacco, in payment fur which he tendered a piece resembling a
s tvereik,m, but which, on examination, turned out to be nothing
more thin copper slightly coated over with gold. It was comi
siderably lighter than a sovereign, but the impression on each '
side was larger, and very clumsily executed.—. The prisoner wall
remanded until the Solicitor to the mint could attend.

A most succe sful and daring fraud has been com-
mitted on some of the mot respectable individuals
of Liverpool by two Frenchmen, calling themselves
'Count St. Julien and Chevalier Villeneuve. By some
means or other they contrived to impose on an emi•
nent banker in Birmingham, who gave them letters
to a merchant of this town. They were receised by
him in a vet y hospitable maimer, and h • invited it
party to meet them at his table. This, of course,
gave them currency in society ; they wee invited to
the house of another Gentleman, and snort firmed a
pretty extensive acquaintance. They re.resented.
themselves as a Colonel and %lain, in the army, flee.
ingfrom Franceas actors in Berton'. conspiracy. A suba
scription was made tier them, and they soon eitibarked
for Maranham. On their arrival there they contrived
IA swindle sonic of the merchants, and immediately
rsturned to Liverpool. Their villainy was in.t dis.
covered, and they were again received into society;
they had obtained permission to return to France,
and .t Gentleman of etis town agreed to accompany
them. Previously to their departure they visited all
the public buildings, the and charities, and
appeared to take great interest in everything con-
;ward with education. On their arrival in London'
passports were obtained ; our Liverpool friend had
occasion to get his watch repaired b 6 .re he set off,•
and Count St. Julien accompanied him to Lhe
—He was told it wou!d take some time, ant, as he
could not wait, the watchmaker lent him another.
It is almost needless to say that, before they left Lon.'
don, the Count contrived to get the watch out of the•
shop on some pretence or other. On their arrival in-
France the Count pretended that his pocket had been
picked, and our townsman generously offered them.
what money they required. On retching the capital
they were to take their guest to the chateau of the
Count's mother, but it happened, most unexpectedly,
that the good lady was from home, at watch circum.
stance the greatest disappointment was expressed.—.
However, they agreed to dine at a restaura.eur's in
the evening ; and, as Villeneuve had to go into the
country, he horrowed our townsman's borrowed watch,
n order that he might be exact. The time for dinner
al rived, nut the crafty dogs came not. Oar townsman
oegao to think that a warning ,he received flour a
..harp-sighteil friend, before he left Liverpool, w as not
wi.hout foundation. He returned to the hotel, found
a letter addressed by Villeneuve to the Count; he
opened it. and read, we-have been discovered, meet
:ire at such an hour, at a house in such a street at
Versa; iles, v.-morrow." Oar ft iend immediately de.,.
.ter mined to go there himself ; he did so, but found
no such street or house—he returned, went into his
bed-roou, and found that, in his absence, his- port-
manteau had been opened by the key which was ap.
pended to the lent watch, and eve, yling had been
carried off. We understand these clever fellows left
no trace whatever by which they are likely to be
detected, and many of our friend.; ate one laugh.
Mg at the other for having been so thoroughly duped.
—Liverpool Advertiser.

A ediNINE Police Oeetc7n.—„The following ex.
traorstinary instance of .sagacity was the subject of
•much conve, sation at Paris during last sumnier:—.
A Gentleman, follosked by his dog, went to Vaux.
hall ; the gendarmes at the door ret used to allow the
'dog to foliow his master. Some dispute ensued, and
the Officer came up. Ile found the visitor pleadin&
with all his eloquence for permission to be attended
by his old and faithful friend. " All I can do
said the Officer,ti is to take care of your dog till
)ou leave the place; you will find him safe on
your return." The Gentleman reluctantly left his
dog, and entered among the gay company. Pick-
pockets were as dextrous in Paris as in London, and
he was robbed of his watch. He went out and corm,
plained to the Officer. I have been robbed, said be,.
and the misfortune was occasioned by your refusal to
let my dog follow me. Had the dog been with me,
my property would have been sate. The Officer
ordered the Police to make search for the depredator,
but the person who hayl been robbed said he had not
:the least doubt his dog would be able to detect the
thief. The Officer was incredulous upon that point,
but permitted the dog to go in with his master. The
animal dashed among the company, and soon fol.
lowed a dandy, whwe air and appearance intitled
him at least to the respect due to a Duke. The gen-
tleman; who had lost his watch, pointed out the per-
son to the Police. It is impossible that elegant young
man could commit the crime said the gendarmes ,I
am certain my dog is not mistaken, replied the owner
of the watch, he has traced my property.. The Po•
lice arrested the patty; he was searched, and eight
watches found in his possession. They were laid
upon the floor of a room, and the dog --
selected his master's watch hour the rest;
of the owner were yn the case. The
t, five grovelve years
rbse
imprisonment offender,orinomusc)tbythe p
and was
Tas,
(French Paper.)

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