Star.
London, England, 1831-07-27 00:00:00

POLICE. herPORT.

BOW-STSEET.-CONIL OIL Nita Ell v.— On Monday
night, about 12 o'clock, the arention of one of the police.
men, who was on duty in the S,rand, was attracted to a loud
and angry altercation betwoen two gentlemen and a body who
were passing the end of Wellington-street, leading to Wa-
terloo-bridge. Seeing that the appearanc.• of the pat ttea
was extremely respccable, he did no- interfere, until A
scuffle took place between the two goaclemen, nriginatiott
in a violent effort made Ivy one of them to tear the lady
from the protection of the other, to whom she accrue-11
to cling with mos. earnest anxiety. The policeman then
stepped up to them, and said he could not see the peace
broken, and begged:them to g t on and cease the scuffling ;
upon which one of the gentlemen said the lady WAS his
wife, that the Gentleman to whom she clung load no business
with her, and that he insisted upon getting her from him,
in order to take her boob.. The constable vas somewhat
puzzled how to act, and sa d he merely wished they
would move on from his twat in a peaceable manner,
when the Lady ed to him, and begged his pro-
tection from her husband's violence, for that ev, n her
life would not be safe if she was compelled to gn htn:e with
him. Another scuffle and another struggle for the pos4es-
gun of the lady took place, and eventually the police con-
stable was obliged to call assistance, and convey the pat-
ties to the station-hoabe in Covent-garden. `• Lock toe,
sir," said the lady, " in your loneliest cell—be it et et such
a dungeon I do not care—only preserve me from the horrible
altentative of being again a. the mercy of this monster" (her
husband).
Mr. Thomas, who saw enatto,ll of the matter to think that
it would he judicious to have them before another tribunal,
told the husband he had better give her in charge for de.ett-
ing hint, and he (Mr. Thomas) would detain her. The hus-
band did so, and Mr. Thomas causail her to be placed io
confinement, bet with proper Accommodations, until yest
day morning, when he brought her before Mr. Hills, at Dow
Street, where she was accompanied by her father and his so-
licitor, but the husband did not appear. She there said
that amongst the persons to whom her husband had intro-
duced her, was a noble lord, for certain mimeses, to whose
mansion he took her in his eabriclet, and that in return he
obtained a situation in the gift of his Lordship for ator-
ther person, who paid him (the husband) 5001. on re-
ceiving the appointment. She mentioned several ether
instances of profligacy on the part of her husband,
which called forth strong expressions of surprise and indig-
nation from Mr. HALLS. The father of the young lady,
who was in a most pitiable state of agitation, and shed teats
repeatedly during his daughter's statenont, said it
was all perfectly true; and in this declaration he was berme
out by the Solicitor, who said it had long been the anxious
wish of her family to rescue l:cr front the clutches of her
husband. Mr. HALLS said he had never heard a case
of greater profligacy disclosed, and directed that the
young lady should retire with her father and friends.
The unfortunate girl (she does not appear to be
more than 20) is uncommonly beautiful. During the in-
vestigation her father several times burst into tears, and,
clasping his daughter in his arms, exclaimed, " Oh,my poor
child !—my poor Maria !—that you silo uld be thus treated !
And is it possible, too, that you have been compelled to
pass the night in a wretched prison ? Oh, my poor unfor-
tunate girl !" The scene altogether was very affecting.

The Clerk of the Errors and the Comptroller
of Judges Fees in the Ring's Bench are vacant by the death
of Richard Smith, R4q.
The newspaper proprietors and editors will give
a memorable proof of their disinterestedness, if
they do not resent their treatment in the affair of
the stamp and advertisement duties. It was a
Whig measure, and a diffusion of know ledge tl.e
object, and what was proposed was the least that
could be done. This little then was announced
early in March, and its realization expected at
Quarter-day, jointly with other fiscal measures.
It was then oddly enough postponed till July 1,
and of course calculated on, leading both to ar-
rangements and engagements. It is now, how-
ever, adjourned sine die, and it appears that we
threw up our caps too soon. We would create
no embarrassment, but we demand good faith ; and
as to revenue, we are persuaded that at half the
present duties, the amount will be double. We
complain therefore, and we think that public men
in Parliament are not more excusable than the
worthy Chancellor of the Exchequer himself.—
Glasgow Paper.
On Monday we gave place to Lord BaollG HA M.B
Bankrupt Bill, but it will be seen that it touches
on no one principle, but applies merely to the
machinery. We think, however, that even his
new court is so constructed that it is breaking a
butterfly on the wheel. Enable creditors as 'their
own proper affair to settle with the debtor, and to
find the minority by the formal decision of the
majority, and there would not be one bankruptcy
for every 20 or 30 under the present WICKED
system. Does Lord BRO VG II A M know that the
return of an acceptance, or a meeting of creditors,
is a signal for 20 hungry lawyers to be agitating
a docket ? Does he know that there are attornits
in London who canvas creditors to stimulate them
one by one, to allow him to strike a docker iu
cases wherein but for such a wretch, a docket
would never be thought of ? " If you don't do
it another will" is the plea of these fiends, who
making every man fearful of hts neighbour, thereby
plunge hundreds of 'families 'into the hopeless
misery and ruin of a 'commission in every year,
furnishing a liberal income for two or three years
to as many of the profession.
Tas CIIOI ERA .—We learn this day, that since
the first outbreaking of the epedimic at St. Peters-
burgh, the total number sick to the 27th July, was
1230, of whom 558 died. By advice* from
Vienna of the 15th instant, there were 4042 sick in
Lemburgh ; of whom 2040 died, and 1223
were cured. Letters from Italy announce that
symptoms of this fatal disease have manifested
themselves at Fiume and Ancona.

We understand that Don Pedro is to ieg to
obtain in this country a loan of 150,0001. and for
which purpose he has wrote circulars to several
Portuguese houses. He has p. .t himself down for
25,000/, and if he should succeed in his object (of
which there is great doubt) he says that he will pro-
ceed to Terceira, sue put himself at the head of
3,000 troops, and proceed to Portugal.
If the 194 new members of the French Cham-
bers are not so silent as the 150 new members of
the House of Commons, we n:ay expect some
animated debates in the pending sessions. Deed
silence and subordinate conduct are so incom-
patible with the duties of a seraetor, that on view-
ing them in council we only wonder how the
d-1 they got there ! How became they candi-
dates, and how were the electors seduced to elect
them ? The calamity of all human concerns in
fact is this—men are not elected because they
have the greatest number of admirers ; but because
being neutral or unmeaning characters they have
fewest enemies. Hence blockheads are usually in
power, and countries are so misgoverned that his-
tory is a recapitulation of cringe and blunders.
Society in this respect itself is trot a close cor-
poration—blockheads create no rivalry or jealousy,
and therefore they are preferred for representatives.
One would prima facia conclude that no man
could get into so onerous a sitiration without dome
little plan for the public good— fo they were not
just bora when elected, and it ini,:ht be supposed
they at least imagined themselves to be qusbfied to
do more than cry aye or no—or pe Lisps hear!, hear!