Star.
London, England, 1823-10-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIVENCR.

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11ANSIO14-HOUSS.
Saturday a Gentleman of the name of Rkhasdson appear.'
complain of some misrepresented/me relative to the pt,yais
grants ; but nothing tesulted from the conversation that took phl,
the only curiotta fret of which was as follows;
The Loan Navels asked Hattie what sort he found the sal 144,
Hattie replied that he was a curious man for raising p‘
and he purchased 24 shillings worth of seeds, which he soliaxo
place railed the Settlenet.t, where be also sowed potato:l,W.:
thing was produced ; when anything came io the surface,
burnt like snuff, by the sun. He meant that it crumbled like
der in his fingers.
The Loan 31ATOR.—What sort of land was it? tau saidelbs
you were li:•re before, that you found nothing' but sand.
Hattie said, it was such a soil, that Übe wire to put a turtle,„,
into the sand, in ten minutes it would be as well boiled as if kill'
been put into a kettle .Laughter).
The Loan 11...vow—That was an excellent soil, indeed. •
Hastie, in answer to Mr. Richardscu, then said, that he hadh4
that the soil up the river, at the distinct: of sixty miles fronid,
place at which they were, W 33 very good. A surveyor, wheti
been 9_co miles up the river, cid that the lard in the int:rieeN
very good. He had himself seen some very fine trees, alt
the soil wa; so bad,

DOW•STREET.
ANTI-TBEATRICAL QUAFF KlLS,VS.—Friday evening two female,6
hanging to the Society of 'Friends, were brought to this office sic
a charge of distributing bills et the pit-door of Drury-larkTl2,4e;
the object of which was to prevent per:cns ftom visiting that eras,.
other Theatre, as being places of a profane and improper nature '
On being asked what motive induced tlenn to circulate such *oils?
the elder of the two apparently about fifty of age, answeQ.
that she was called upon to do so by the irresistible power of D:eic,
inspiration. :stns occasionally gave utterance to the spirit at tat
Meeting.bouse Ecar -Exeter-street ; and in patsuance of the Min,
influence, she felt herself bound to ann.ntrae to sinners the ways,i
Goo, and to warn them from the indulgt.nce of those sinful plea.
sures which are always the attendants of the temples of the atei
fiend. In doing this she assumed no honour to herself, nor woo
she have undertaken the mission if not called to its discharp ze
Aaron was. The gre.:t Theatre, she continued, would one day see
these performers on its boards, where their acting would not be
judged by worldly critics devoid of the fear of cite MOST HMV;
and to this grand scene she wished to direct their early attention....
Human judgments would not there be the criterion of excellnee
—but the word of Hot who said his kingdom was not of this
World. She felt strongly for the eternal welfare of the delud.{
mimics and their admirers who visited these places of aburninstiet,
and therefore she was called as a humble instrumaat to &name
the wrath of Gun against those, who after such a denunciatien coed
have no hope for a sight of the mansions of bliss, if they did not,/
once and for ever forsake such iniquitous pursuits. The ow LA,
continued in a strain of the same description, and it was almost
possible-for the Magistrate, by remonstrance or kindness, to cluck
the enthusiasm under which she evidently laboured.
The younger offender was quite pa-sivel and if her imagigagii
was as strongly imbued against the theatres as her elder Mummy
and patroness, the fear of the Police Office had the 4fact of rear*.
ling her expressions.
They were each fined in the penalty of F 20, for distributing
without the printer's name being attached to them, with the under.
standing that the penalty would not be enforced if they tiesistalliaa
furthir pursuing their well meant but mistaken minion,

AIARLDOROUGH-STIIE;:.T.
Roanitar or Stu It. STlLACklaS.—Saturday John Magna, a ser-
vant who had been about te.. days in the service of Sir lticliati,
stood charged upon suspicion of stealing five table spoons sad ors
sauce ladle, which had been missing since Friday. Sir Stand
slated, that a female acquaintance had occasionally visited his oe..
rant since he came to his employ; and that on Friday evening he
returned home a little intoxicated, after being wish ►er. That ha
(Sir Richard) had dined on Friday with Lord . artford; and ulna
his return finding him a little in liquor, and hearing of the ardisi
being missed, as well as his suspicions on account of the paten IL
lowing him, had• him taken into custody. A:organ, in his Mute,
said be got itave from the housekeeper to remain uut one hour.luit
he unfortunately did not return for three--that Ise wa• compinely
innocent of the crime imputed to him. Remanded until Wednesday.