Star.
London, England, 1830-12-21 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

GUILDHALL —Yesterday, the collector of the tithes in the parish 0(
St. John, Zachary, Aldersegate, renewed his application for a warrant of
distress against the inhabitant who refused to pay the assessment. The
collector came attended by Counsel, who having shown Mr. Alderman
the sitting Magistrate, that he might lawfully inue
his warrant on the complaint of the collector alone, the worthy Alderman
agreed to sign the warrant.
A lady then stepped forward, and said she was the pan, againstm who
the warrant was to be granted ; and she was ready to pay, if the Alder.
man would inform her how she might obtain relief from the inequality
of the assessment. Ha house was of the same value and paid the sane
rent as another in the same street, which paid but half as much tithes as
was assessed upon her.
The Counsel said, no alteration had been made In the assessments
since 1804, but when a new rate was made, which would occur as soon
as the buildings toundlithePost-offlce were finished, she might appeal 1,,
the assessment upon her house.
She said that, with this understanding, she had no objection te par
the money directed; and so the business was settled.
Bow-sir arsx.--Yesterday, Mr. Taggen and Mr. Elden, the former
the landlord of the Queen's Head, Stockwell, and the latter the pro.
prietor of the Black Horse, Brixton, appeared before the sitting Magi,.
trace, Sir IL Btaxxx, to solicit that Magistrate's advice under theic
circumstances.
Mr. Taggen, who was the spokesman, stated that, since the intro.
duction of the New Police, it had been usual for him and the person
by whom he was accompanied, to accommodate the Inspectors of the
Camberwell division with money to pay the men, until such time as
checks foe the purpose could be procured. Accordingly, on the morn.
ing of last Monday week, he furnished Inspector Niblett with 401.
and Mr. Elden furnished him with 201 ; but, instead of getting the
checks for their money, as they expected, the same evening, they were
unformed that Niblett had absconded, and taken with him the amount
of the checks intended for them. He had seen Colonel Rowan, but
could obtain no satisfaction from him. It was a very hard case.
Sir R. Btaxts—So It is, but it is only a debt. I cannot assist you.
The parties then withdrew.

THAMES POLICE.—/Ilizabathllass and /an Smith, alias Healy,
were charged with robbiag Wm. Lilley, a sailor, of twenty sovereign.,
two books, a pair of stockings, a knife, and other articles, at the house
of the prisoner Lallam, in Jolly's-court, Shadwell.—They were com.
mitted for triaL

Jeremiah Ilan, in the employ of Mr. Macdonald, of the Steam
Washing Works, at the Isle of Dogs, Blackwell, was committed fur
trial, charged with stealing a silver watch and appendages. The pm
saner was discharged on Saturday morning for misconduct, when 1w
took with him a stop watch, given into his care for the regulation of the•
movements of the machinery.

SCINTILLA.
Why does whipping improve dull school-boys?
Because it makes them MOM

The salary of the Lord Chief Baron is 7,oool.—the pen-
sion of a retired Chancellor 4,0001.
EATING MATCH.A short tune ago there was a &motto
eating match at a village in Yorkshire, between two men named Gut,.
bins and Huggins, winch embed a great deal of interest in the neigh.
bourhood ; a countryman, leaving the place a little before the match
was decided, was stopped by almost every one on the road with 4, Who
bests ? How does the match get on ?" &c. to which he anmered.
6, Why, I dosnt exactly knaw ; they say Gubbins 'll get it, but I
thinks Huggins 'll beat an yet, for when I left he was oanly two
geese ands turkey Lehind hilt."—Mirror.

A Clergyman had a milk-white horse, which, on account
of his beautiful form, he called Sion. Having ordered his hone to the
door, a friend asked him where be was going, "Why," said, "to
arowst Sion "—Mirror.

A German prince laughing at one of his courtiers whom
he had employed in se►eral embassies, told him that he looked like an
owl. " I know not," answered the courtier, " what I look like ; but
this I know, tint I have had the honour of frequently representing your
highness's person."
Some years ago, a man carried about Scarborough a bag,
In which he said he had a cherry-coloured cat. The gentry flocked to
see this wonderful phenomenon; and when he had collected 3114 much
as he could, produced his cat, which was a black one. Being upbraided
for the imposition " Nay, gentlemen," said he, " I have not deceived
you, for you know there are black cherries as well as red ones.--
Mirror.

ALTZRATION IN Tug TER3lB.—The Act of Parliament
for regulating the Tams will come into operation next month. In
fi►sure, Hilary Term will commence on the 11th of January, and end
on the Slat; Easter Term will commence on the 16th of April, and end
May 9; Trinity Term will commence on May 23d, and end June 13th ;
and Michaelmas Term will commence on the fd November, and end
the 25th.

Lord Brougham and Vaux, like a newly-married lady.
"flel of her new name, often signs his letters in his old style—
ctrunry Brougham." His Lordship has deserted the wig party, and
set the example of what Lord Eldon would call a dangerous and re.
volutionary innovation. He appeared on the woolsack, on Monday
night, ins little cropped wig.

COST OF ENGLISH EmßAssizs.--The following is an
official statement of the expenses incurred by our English Ratheasies to
foreign countries. Vienna 12,0001; Petersburgh, 12,0001; the Hague.
11,6611; Paris, 11,0001; Washington, 6,0001; Naples, 6,0001;
lin, 5,164; Munich, 4,9001; Sweden, 4,0001; Rio de Janeiro, 4,6891;
Turin, 4,2481; Florence, 3,9001; Frankfort, 3,8021; Stutprd, 3,3001;
Bane, 24001.

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EXTENSIVE SEIZURE ON BEHALF OF THE CROWN.
—Mrs. Collins, a Lily of extensive property, and related to some rt.
spatable families in Ireland, it will be recollected, was convieuti at
the Old Bailey, a short time since, for stealing a plea of lace at a linen-
draper's shop. Previous to her conviction, she transferred to her friends
property to a considerable amount. Ihs entering the prison she was
searched, and some Irish bank-notes, watches, jewels, and otherarticles,
together of the value of 2 dOOl. were found on her person. This pro.
pert, was instantly taken from her, it having become forfeited to the
Crown.
ANCIENT PIKE.—In the year 1497, a pike was caught
in standing water, at Heilbronn, on the Neckar, which bad a topper
ring round its head ; the ring bore the following inpeziption in Greek :
I am the first fish that was launched into this pond, and was thrown
is by Frederic the Second, Emperor of the Romans, on the fitth of
October, 1220." It appeared, tlitrefore, that the pike was two hun-
dred and sixty-seven years old when thus caught ; it weighed three
hundred and fifty pounds ; and an exact representation of it etipts to
this day against one of the gates of Heillseonn.—Literury Garrett*.
While Brace, the traveller, one day was at the house of
a relation
.in Rut Lothian, a gentleman present bluntly observed that
it was impossible that the natives of Abyssinia could eat raw meat.
Bruce said not a word, but leaving the room, be shortly returned from
the kitchen with a piece of raw beef-steak, peppered and salted in the
Abyssinian fashion. You will eat that, sir, or tight me," he said.
When the gentleman had eaten up the raw flesh (most willingly would
he bare eaten his words instead), Bruce calmly observed, how, sir.
you will never again say it is feepossible."— (Murray's Family Lierar,.)

BIRTH.
At Leamington, on the 17th hut. the Lady of Lieut. Colonel Graben!,
of Red Hall, North Britain, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
At St. James's Church, by the Rev. lierratd Andrevres, on Saturday,
the 18th inst. M. bluraour, of Path, to Susanna, daughter of Robed
Hendrie, Esq. of Xitchborne-street—Saturday, at &George's, Hanover-
square, Colonel Sir Alexander Dickson, K.C.B. and K.C.H. Aide-de-
Qintp to his Maje.ty, and Deputy Adjutant General Royal Artillery,
to Mrs. Maim, relict of E. Mellows, Fag. of Cacholt Park, Hagar,
and Charlotte-street, Berkeley-square.

DIED.
' At Middleton. near Oxford, by a fall from his hone, on Saturday
the 11th Inst. D. L Mehl!, Eeq. of leentbroke.college, Weed,
son of R. Melvil, Esq of Amsterdam, aged W.—The death of Lieut.
Col. H. Abraham Lane, occurred at Irtankfort-on-ehe-Maitre, wht"
Lieut.-CAL Lane had lately arrived, apparently in perfect health.—The
10th• inst. at Woolathawood, in the parish of Nantwich, Martha Dodd,
in the 94th year of her age. She had been a widow 41 years, end
was the mother of 12 children, the grandmother of 46, the r";
grandmother eta, and great-great-grendmother of 2, making a tell'
of 138. At the age of 80 she engaged herself as dairy-maid. and we'
several years in service at Radnor Green. near Congleton, where she
bad the management and awe of le news ; and, whatis almost as el*
traerdlnary, her surviving aster. sow is her 92d year, walked hem
Spresum Green, sear Illiddlewich. a distance of more than ten mike,
to armed her funeral at %Renato...At Kilmarnock, the 2d curt. in
the rtth year of blear, Ile. Robert Fleming, mill-wright there. ills
death was ocausiosed by falling headlong, while at work, into a Mss
vat hem seven to eight feet deep. The plunge was instantly heard. ant
thatalhiPetitly extricated from his pet lons situation, vet he had real,
lowed ea much of the deleterious ingredients as to be& all the aid of
anodising.

HIGH' WATZ9 AT LONDON BRIDGIE TO•IiORROW.
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