Star.
London, England, 1824-08-04 00:00:00

UNION-HALL

Two men, who gave their names Jack Hall and Bill Smith, -c
brought up in custody from Lambeth watch-house, ch.inged
disturbing the graves in Lambeth church-yard.
Seager, the sexton of the parish, stated, that for some rcn••th
of time be has had reason to suspect the two men at the bar
committing depredations in the burial-ground at T.smbetli, and •,a
consequence appointed an extra number of persons to watch tin,:
motions, and placed them in such situations as would enable tht-Ta
to see all passing in the ground, and prevent the escape of Anote:co
out of the church-yard. That morning, about one o'clock, as he
and his putty were on the look-out, they eb.erved two men ap.
proach the palisades that surreund the burial-place, which they:;:;.
mediately scaled, and proceeded over to the grave of a corpse wt: •y
was recently interred, and commenced work. They had not boa
Many minutes engaged with their ottovels, when the look-oat n..ery
fired a pistol, as a signal for their companions to intercept the of
fenders on their retreat. On the report of the shot the two fellows
took to their heels and ran towards the palisades, over which Hall
darted like lightning, and escaped down Paradise.street ; but his
" pal" not being so expert a jumper, on reaching the palisades cried
out for quarter, and gave himself quietly into custody. He was
conveyed off to the watch-house; and in about an hour afterwards
Hall, who thought all was quiet by that time, came to ascertain the
fate of his companion, when he was immediately recognized, and
placed in confinement. Mr. Seager added, that on the spot where
the prisoners broke the ground were found all the implements us.d
by resurrection-men, which they left behind them in their hurry to
escape, consisting of shovels, gouges for wrenching open coffins, and
about seven feet of rope, with a noose at the end, used for the pur-
pose of hauling bodies out of their graves by the neck, together
with a bag for conveying them to the anatomists.
Mr. CHAMBERS immediately sentenced them to three month
imprisonment, as rogues and vagabonds.
The prisoner Hall said that he would give bail, and appeal at the
Sessions against the conviction.

At the competition of Pipers br the prizes of the
Highland Society, at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, Lord STRATI'.
...YEN stated, that a piece of plate had been voted to Mrs.
Doss by the London Highland Society, in acknowledgment of her
liberality, for the gratuitous use of her ilheatre fur the competiti:,7l
for several years.
A summons, at the instance of the Officers of SrAte,
was executed against the Magistrates of Dundee on Saturday week,
concluding to have it found that the alteration of the sett of the
burgh by the Convention was illegal, and that all the procetdings
since then, and all the elections under the authority of the Comet:.
tion, should be reduced and set aside.
ARACACHA ROOT.—A New York Paper contaias the
followin& letter from Dr. Mitchill to the Messrs. Prince,
of Flushing, relative to the introduction of the South
American plant Aracacha:
" New York, June 24, 1824.
Gentlemen—After several disappointments, and repeated, I
may almost say unwearied exertions, I this moment got possession
of a box sent me by my correspondent, H. M. Mitchill, of Caraccas,
containing roots of the famous South American plant called Araea-
cha. The root is esculent; and reported to be more palatable, nu-
tritious, and productive than the potaroe. Its native soil is the regi.a
around Bogota ; which is so high above the level of the oceau,in the
middle Andes, as to correspond with our middle latitudes here,.
*bouts. By the delay of the voyage, the dampness of the packing,
and perhaps other causes, all the roots my friend had forwarded
were found to be rotten except two. These are sound, and in a ve-
getating condition—precious survivors of the surrounding mortality.
The Baron de Shack wrote me word they were the food of the
rich as well as of the poor—of the lordly master and of his humble
slave. He also stated, strange as it may seem, that this extraa.s-
- vegetable is a species of Corrium. Living plants will be fur-
warded by bins from the island of Trinidad, if required. Set we
now possess them. These specimens are consigned to your c'r,
from considerations of personal regard, and (runt a persuasion thq
will derive from your skill and means the belt chance of
and producing seed. Take them under your special protecii•in,as I
believe them the only ones that have ever reached these shore.
" SAMUEL L. M1TC1111.1.."

The late Dr. CLARKE had latterly retired to Ti m
ington, where he appears to have lived in the bosom of his famlir.
" No bipeds," says he, " ever lived more happily than we. I acs
now sitting in a room six feet square, with a notable housewife.
three sprawling brats, and a tame squirrel; in the midst of which,
this letter tells how I chirp." On another occasion, he say;--"
do assure you, we have long seen the absurdity of keeping what is
called an establishment : we have neither carriage, cart, horse,
nor mule; and if I were ten times richer, I would live as I I,ow
in a cockchafer-box, close packed up with my wife and cht:then.
We never visit, consume only wine of our own making, aid brei
nothing but rabbits and chiklren."—Life and Remains of Dr. ante

- BIRTHS.

August 2, in Montagu-place, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel
Cowper, of a daughter.
April 21, at the Cape of Good Hope, the Lady of Lord Charies
Somerset, of a daughter.