Star.
London, England, 1825-08-02 00:00:00

MANSION•HOUSE.

A man named Hindi-Son was charged by Mr. Powell, of Bishops
gate-street, with having put him in fear of his life.
Mr. Powell said, that the defendant, who lodged in his house,
was excessively addicted to drinking; that on Saturday night, upon
entering the house, he acted with such violence as to terrify every
one in it, and that he threatened to have the " most horrible re-
venge" upon the complainant.
The Lone Maros ordered the defendant to find bail, but the
defendant having said he had none, and could get none,
Mr. Powell, to the surprise cf every one, said," Well, 171 be
your bail."
The Loan Maros asked the complainant, vtbether be could
seriously think of bailing the person be charged?
Mr. Powell said he did not wish to injure his lodger. He merely
widird that the good man would leave his house, and never come
near hint again. This had been promised, and he should therefore
be bail for him.

A man named Bien, was brought before his Lordship, charged
upon suspicion of having uttered one of the £5OO Bank notes which
were stolen from the porter of Messrs. Snow and Co. the bankers.
It will be recollected that a man named Howard was some time
ago committed as the accessory of a man who was supposed to have
deformed hands, in passing a 4300 note, at Market Raisin, which
had been stolen from Messrs. Snow's porter.
llesketh, the ollicer, said he bad reason to believe, from the public
description given of the companion of Howard, that the prisoner
was the man. He had other information; also, which he did not
think proper to comtuunitate at this moment, but which increased
his suspicion.
The prisoner was anxious to know what confirmatory facts could
be stated, but be received no informatiox on the subject.
Mr. Hostels said the portcr had lately died, and although his
depositions taken down and sworn to at the lansion.house might
avail on the trial against Howard, they could not be taken as evi-
dence against any other person.
Subsequently the prisoner was discharged, upon giving his address,
and promising to attend at the Justice-room when called upon.
A fellow named Pepuin, who kept an illegal lottery to insure, for
which a number of poor people had half-starved themselves, was
convicted of the offence, and sentenced to three months' confinement.
BOW-STREET.
Yesterday, a coachtnan named Orchard, was brought before Mr.
Droner, the Sitting Magistrate, charged by Mr. Martin, with
cruelty to one of his horses. Mr. Martin, and another witness,
stated, that they saw the defendant, on Saturday evening, his coach
being on the stand at the time, beating one of his horses with
great cruelty.
Mr. Buten severely condemned the defendant's conduct, and
ordered him to pay a penalty of twenty shillings and the costs.
The coachman said he could not pay it.
The Magistrate told coachee, if he had not the money in his
pocket, be must send for it—otherwise he must be committed
Ito prison.
" Send for it !" ejaculated the melancholy coachman,—" Where
ern I to send for it hav'nt a single friend in the world!"
s Here, I want to speak to you, my fine fellow !" said Mr. Mar-
tin—(leaing over the table, and drawing coachee gently towards
him by the collar, until they were quite tete a let)—" Here, I want
to speak to yoo.—You say you havn't a single friend in this
world?" " Not one, your Honour, responded coachee. " Why,
then," added the Honourable Member, in a whisper which might
have been beard from one end of ow.street to the other—
" Why, then I can only tell you, for your comfort, if harms were
to be your judges, you would not have one single friend in the
next world either !"

Coachee was evidently disappointed at the issue of the tete-a-
tete, and, as hr still declared himself unable to pay the fine, he was
removed, for the purpose of being committed to prison ; but he
had not been locked up more than five minutes, when be came in
again, paid the money, and was discharged.

The first catalogue, or digested list of works in the
English language, was published by Andrew Maunsell,
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by one Batho, at No. 182, in the Strand, on the site of
the entrance to Wellington-street, which was one of
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terloo-bridge.
General Weekly Average of the Price of British Corn, which
governs Importation, made up to the 2.3 d of July ;
Wheat 68s. 3d. I Oats 245. 641, I Beans 40s. id.
Barley 335. 1 ld. I Rye 40s. 10d. I Peas 425. 3d.
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THE. MRMAH COURT.
The Birmah Court, as it is Called, appears to be
in assembly of cloWns, who have neither improved
their manners nor their sincerity by their transposition;
they have retained their native chicane and vicious
propensities, and have not acquired the blandishments
of polish to veil the deformities of vitt, or ezpansital
of mind to check its domination. To their superiors
the Birmahs are abjectly submissive ; towards strangers
audacious and ungraceful ; in power rapacious and
crud ; in war treacherous and ferocious; in their deal-
ings litigious and faithless ; in appetite insatiable and
avaricious ; in habit lazy in their ideas, persons,
houses, and food, obscenely filthy, below anything I
have ever seen that has claims to humanity. It must
not be denied that they possess brutal courage; but it
tenis rather to debase than exalt them ; it is irregular;
uncertain, and not to be depended on. They are strict
observers of the ceremonial part of their religion ;
tha-
ritable to their priests and the poor ; in the country, I
am told, hospitable, and not vindictive ; superstitious,
addicted to magic, cheerful, patient under sufferings,
hardy, frugal to penwiousness' in their diet ; and af-
fectionate parents. They wont] make good soldiers
in the hands of a skilful General, aad perhaps good
subjects under a virtuous Magistrate ; tut unhappily,
their present government seems only calculated to
exalt their vices, and depress their virtues. Every
great officer, civil or military, is a Just:ce of Peace ;
can try petty causes, and punish trespasses by flogging,
fine, or imprisonment, for which purpose they all have
tribunals and fire-rooms in their houses. This authoe
rity is also- usurped by the lowest officers of the
palace and courts, and is productive of ii.finite op.
pression and abuse. The only resource of the people
is to enlist themselves under the banner of some great
man, and submit to his impo itions, in order to obtain
protection from the-rest. Causes are originated in the
yhongs, but may be removed by appeal to the lootchno,
and ultimately to his Majesty in Council, where the
decisions in general are pretty just, but the expense of
obtaining a hearing is enormous.—Trials by Ordeal,
varying from those of India, arc common.—Cabutta
Gazette.

July St, at Brightwell Grove, the Lady of the Baron de Be-
vesberg de Kraal, Counsellor of State to bis 3lajesty the ILtrqg of
the Netherlands, of a son.

DirD.

At Zurich, in Switzerland, the Rev. S. How Fleeter of Win•
terhourne Stichland, Dorset, and of Souttiligh, Devoe.
The Rev. Henry Boulton, Vicar of Sib'ey, Lincolnshire.
At Cberiton Hants, the Rev. Edmund Pesters, M.A. Rector
of that Parish, and of Wroughton; Wilts, aid one of the Chap-
lains in Ordinary to his Majesty.
Rev. John Richards, Rector of Farnborough, Wilts.