Star.
London, England, 1824-09-28 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

BODILY FICA 14 Cana. east. boom Hume was brought
before Sir It. Manta yesterday, on a peace warrant issued at the
suit of Mr. Joseph Mason; In which warrant the said Thomas was
charged with having threatened to do some grievous bodily injury
to the said Joseph.

Mr. Juteph /Lion is a hair-dresser and perfumer, in very pretty
practice, at No. 1, Charing-cross, and be is moreover a bachelor—
" Wild as wind, and free to rove."—Mr. Thomas Hume is head-
waiter at the Utopian Cofer-house, and married; and kinc illet In.
cibrseir—for Mr. Thomas Hume's wife went a chasing to Mr. Jo-
aleph Mason's house, mull. at last, she did not care to return home.
This being the relative • situation of the parties, Joseph Mason
having been duly sworn, deposed, generally, that Mi. Thomas
Hume had so repeatedly threatened " to do for him," he had no
doubt be meant to put ft In practice the first convenient opportu-
nity, and therefore be begged for the interposition of the law.
The Magistrate asked Mr. Mason what he was to understand by
" doing for him ?"
Mr. Mason explained it to mean stabbing; and he added, that
Mr. Hume had actually borrowed a queer Ming of the cook at the
Salopiart Coffee-house and constandy carried it up his coat sleeve,
for the purpose. This " queer thing" be described to be a sort of
skewer, with a large iron knob at the top; so that one end Of it
would knock a man down, and the other make a bole in him.
Mr. Hume solemnly denied having carried any instrument of any
kind with any such intention, and he assured his Worship the said
queer thing was a mere bugbear of Mr. Mason's conscience; for
Ise had seduced Mrs. Hume 'a affections in such a way that she had
no longer any regard for her marriage vows, or even for common
decency. She had even left her home, and when he remonstrated
with her, she had the assurance to tell him she bad rather work her
angers to the bone for Mr. Mason, than sit down to the best sup-
per in London with Mr. lime. Under these circumstances it was
very natural he should go to Mr. Mason's to look for her, and it was
solely to prevent him from venturing there again, that Mr. Mason
had trumped op the present charge.
Mr. Masan had nothing satisfactory to offer in reply, and the
Magistrate discharged the warrant.
A detentplasking fellow, in an alive =flout, and new jockey
boots, was brought Ile by some watchmen, who bad taken him into
custody ha New:stmt. Coveatiarden, in the middle of the night,
with a large qutlty of plashed Iron chains in his possession, of
which. he mild give aslatisfactery memo.
In answer to questions ham the Megiatrate, he gave his name Ben-
' aace, and described himself as a gentleman's coachman
OK at place. He said he found the *halos tied op in a bundle on
Male lOW paving stone In Bonsai...rm.—Sr Nuns= ordered
him to be detained far further erandnaties.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday,.iisb Bleskield, who stated Manta to be seventy-six
yaw of age, supported es crutches, was charged with having been
Anita begging in Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, and of bein a
,notogotta * begging base writs& Mr. Walker, Assistant Ma-

nage' etae elotielys atbludet and it appetite& rim ticir don
mons, in lea, that a referents wee skit te-t4iFidety by L rtd
Loraine, in consequence of a looteieeeived by him front the pry.
leaner, narrating a state of great family distress. On inquiry being
made at the house, 30, Little George-street, Hampstead-road,
ladwhiych(akewidgaovew)", thhaistatidtherus'applithe:snackkt ftboaortyrestiWasliefbehadil:leddquoirigittedboyahlt?yreellan:leudt:
ings a. few days before, after retnaining with het for nearly Ilse
months, without paying any rent,
the apartment but for a night, representing himself to be a Gentle.
man 'entitled to £ll,OOO, at preset in litigation, in consequence of
his having married his own servant; she was Wormed afterwards,
that he had gained his living daring a period of seventeen years by
writing begging letters. The Society, on making further inquiry,
discovered that, in 11111, Lady Harcourt and other Ladies agree:l
to establish this man in a stationery and toy shop ; at first he seemed
to approve of the plan, but when It was insisted as a condition dist
be should desist from seeding letters, his wife inquired what wouhi
be the probable profits of the shop—whether they would amount
to a certain sum? On being anoVered in the negative, both huesband and wife declined to accept the generous proposal, inasmuch
as their letters produced them annually at least Xl5O.
Since that period, he had been in the habit, in conjunction with
his wife, of circulation their letters; she representing herself u
abandoned by bet husband, and he representing that the beloved
partner of his bosom, together with his innocent children, are with.
out bed and raiment,or common necessaries. Tbirty-eight of those
letters were referred to the:Society, they were written in the beg
style, With the dates filled up with a pencil, according as they
seemed to be required for use. Yesterday morning, when he was
apprehended ha Hunter-street, 3moswiek-square, he presented to
the Lady of the homes letter, purporting to be addressed to hisn
by his Grace the Duke of Purtland, promising to assist him. Thra
prisoner, who was respectably attired, with hoary locks, and alto-
gether of an imposing veserible appearance, when called on for his
defence, proceeded to state that be been an Meer in the Arm y,
but in consequence of numerous entbarrasementa, was compelled to
sell his commission. After many years struggling to recover his
due rank in society, be was compelled to have recourse to letter-
writing for his subsistence, writing not only on his own account;
but also for others. Mr. fatten: Pray what Regiment did you hel.
long to? Prisoner: Regiment! Oh, I have been in several.—Mr.
Lassa : What Regiment did you sell out of ? Prisoner : Sell oe;
of! why the—the-75th. Mr. Lwow: Who Was the Colonel?
Prisoner! 0, your Worship, I can't recollect, k's so long ago.—
Mr. LAING : What other Regiment were you in Prisoner : Re-
giment I was in ! 0, the 110th.—Mr. LAING : Who commanded it ?
Prisoner: Commanded is I Why—whys-Sir Robert Abercromhy
was our head Colonel; can't say the name of the Colonel in cons-
mand.—Mr. Limo : What was the last Regiment you were its?
Prisoner : The last—last ! why—the Bth Foot ; bet there was only
an Ensign.—Mr. Lam Who was your Commander? Priioner:
0, Commander! Sir—Sir—Andrew Ciarke.--rife. Laos: Who
was the Captain of your company ? Prisoner : Qr bless you, Sb,
we had not sufficient even to form a, company.
This last answer put a termination to the necessity of any furtfirr
examination, and Mr. Leos was about to send the prisoner to the
Sessions, when the Assistant Manager of the Society frithdrew the
charge, in consequence of the extreme age of the prisoner, on his
:Inising to go to the workhouse of the parish of Mdry-la-bonne
(his legal settlement), where he was accotdingly Out, in the cus-
tody of an °lacer.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday, no lees than one hundred and fifty householders of
the pariah of Shoreditch, appeared befbre Mr. %arum, in answer
to summonses issued against them, by the Collectors of that Parish,
fur arrears of the Poor Rates. Some of them paid in the Office—
sense objected to en over valuation—others fiegged time, hut by
far the greater majority pleaded downright inability.
Mr. Uwave recommended another valuation to those who re-
quired it, as well as every accommodation to those who stood in need
of time. But to those who were unable to meet the deinaud, he
advised them to go instantly to the Church, where the Munk:
warden and Overseers were then sitting.
ROSSIRT OP Till BANKERS' PARCEL P 11055 TILE
BUCKlNGHANlCOACH.—(lurtherParticulars.)—Tne rob.:
bery was not discovered till the arrival of the coach in
London. On the coachman opening the box beneath
,his seat, in which the parcel had been deposited at
Buckingham, it was found that the hack of the box,
consisting of oak board an inch thick, had been cut
open by means of a centre-bit, or other instrument, so
as to admit a man's hand ; and, from appearances, it.
was suspected that this board h4cl been cut and taken
out the preceding night, in the inn-yard, and that the-%
only substance the robbers cut in their way to town, to
get at the parcel, was that of the leather sound the sides
and back of the coach-box. The coachman's coat hung
over the back of the box, and was cut evidently by the
same instrument that cut through the leather. Three
men, who tos.k places at Banbury, occupied the front
seat on the top of the coach, and escaped before the
robbery was discovered. It is remarkable that Messrs
Bartlett, Nelson, and Co. received intimation about six
months ago, that these was an intention to rob this
coach of their parcel on a certain day ; but that, osi the
day stated, measures having been taken to entrap the
expected robbers, no attempt was made. The actual
robbery has been skilfully concerted.—Becks Chronicle.
CURIOUS LOCAL CUSTOMS.—In the parish of War,
lingham, in Surrey, there is a custom which seems to
refer to the rites performed in honour of Pomona. Early
in the spring, the boys go round to several orchards in
the parish, and whip the apple trees, in order to procure
a plentiful crop of fruit, and after having done it, cher
carry a little bag to the hour, where the good worn.*
gives them some meal or oatmeal. At Abingdon, in
Berkshire, the first Sunday on which the new Mayor
goes to Church after his election, the people of the toy it
adorn the outside of their houses with boughs of trees
and garlands of flowers, and the paths are strewed with-
rushes. This ceremony is more particularly attended to,
in the street where the Mayor happens to live, and his.
house is distinguished by extraordinary decorations
,csmaleassr.--
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N :GATE ANo LEADRNHALL MARKETS, Sept.ai:
Beef 44 to 15, 4d I Veal -
Mutton ad to as ad Pork
Lamb as 4d to 49 ad

PRICES*? HAY •rs
rt. WM'S.
Hay 51 Os Od to 51 ltis Od
Clover 5110 s Od to 61 os Od
Straw 51 5s Od to SI 14s Od

.

iAY.

Hay 31 106 to $1 Ma Od
Qover 41 Os to 61 6s 04
Straw 21 104 -to 21 16s 04

SOAP, &e. per 112/6
Ditto rough las 04
Yellow Stop
Mottk4 ...
Curd .. .....
Palm

Butts, 50 to 561bs each __ __
_____
110 d to Ofd pet lb
Ditto, 56 to 661bs each........ 93d to $44
Dressng Hide 5....—...... ...... .... 164 to 1.9 d
Fine Coach Elides 2od to Itid
Crop Hides, 35 to 401bs for cutting
Ditto 45 to 501bs .............
Calf Skins, 36t0 401bs ......
Ditto 30 to 701 b. 244 to Et
Ditto 70 to 801bss ..... ......
Small Seals, Greenland) l7d to lild
Large Ditto l7d to 29d
'Panned Horse Hides l2d to 13d
Spanish Hone Hides lild to 20d

Ships at Market.
:at Neweasde
7 • Sunderland

Ships Sold:
S2l

7. 24.

111 A ILIL—?HIS DAY.
a ea. MIL
Dublin 1 8 1
Waterford 1 0
Guernsey and Jerseyl. 0
Lisboa 0 1
Relland 1 I
Jamaica 0 •