Star.
London, England, 1824-07-21 00:00:00

UNION HALL

Yesterday, a man named Andrew Legit was brought before R. J.
CHAIIIIIRS, Esq. charged with having malitionsly (et fire to a house,
situate No. 24, Salisbri-plice, llerwitivf/aby. _

Anne Walker stated chit siti lives with tier father add mother in
the above house, and the prisoner lodged in the front garret. On
Wednesday morning last the prisoner came down stairs about nine
o'clock, and asked her mother if the are was at leisure ? Her mo-
ther replied that it was, and chaired him to take his breakfast
(which he usually did with them), and bring down his saucepan; he
went up stairs and brought down his saucepan, into which he had
his tea for breakfast put. There was no grate in the fire-place in
the room he occupied. In about a quarter of arr hour after he had
taken ep his breakfast, he brought down a candle and lighted it,
and took it up stain ; and *beet ten o'clock witness went out of the
house to shut the gate, when the next-door neighbour asked her if
there was any fire up stairs /- She replied there was not; however,
on looking up to the garret window she saw a smoke Issuing aut.
She concluded It was the steam proceeding from the saucepan which
the prisoner was using. She then went into the house and found
the saucepan in the parlour. She berried op to the prisoner's apart-
anent, and found it so full of smoke that she could net go in. She
then ran down stairs for the purpose of getting water and calling
for assistance, when several persons entered, who by their exertions
quenched the flames, which were rapidly communicating to the
furniture. During this time the prisoner left the house. On exa-
mining the room, after the fire was put out, she discovered that the
prisoner bad removed his Sunday clothes, and left nothing in the
room but a bundle of rags.
After further evidence in corroboration of the above, the prisoner
was fully committed for trial.

M A R Ll3O HOU G H-STREET.
A person having something of the appearance of a Gentleman,
who gave his name Thomas William &Mlle, was yesterday brought
from St. George's watch-home, charged with a desperate assault.
Elizabeth Ilill, a female of fashionable appearance, stated, that she
was returning from Vauxhall Gardens between two and three
o'clock that morning, walking with Mr. Rose, a Gentleman now
present, and, as they passed along Piccadilly, near Park-lane, the
defendant, who was walking the same way, came up, and, in the
most wanton manner, shoved her off toe pavement ; and, on her
asking him what be did that for, struck her a desperate blow on the
eyc, and knocked her down. On Mr. Rose interfering, be was
knocked down also. Mr. Thomas Melville Rose said, that, in con-
sequence of the defendant's wantonly insulting Miss Hill, he remon-
strated with him on his unmanly conduct; but he bad scarcely spoken
when the defendant knocked him down, and, on his rising, repeated

the assault witk the same violence three times, without tie slightest
provocation. A watchman was then procured, and the defendant
taken to the watch-house. The defendant acknowledged the assault
on Mr. Rose, but denied having struck the female.
Mr. CONANT ordered the defendant to find bail for the assault on
Mr. Rose, which appeared to be a most unprovoked one ; and told
Miss Hill that she might indict hint at the same time.

M A RY-LA-BONNE.

T. Shortland, a butcher, in Norton-street, Middlesex Hospital,
PM charged with obstructing the Annoyance Jury. Finding his
scales defective, they ordered the beadle to destroy them, when he
seized a knife, and threatened destruction to all who approached.
His defence consisted of gross vituperation, and he was committed

in default of paying a fin; of 40$. and costs.

At tte end cflast month a large ship of Altona (the
George Frederick) sailed front the Elbe,with 450 German Colonists
for Brazil. The Caroline, which sailed from llamburgb in
January, with .130 Colonists, arrived at ltiu de Janeiro in April.
It is surprisi►:g and lastwatable that after the repeated warnings
both front private persons arid Consuls in Brazil, there should
still be Germans who will suffer themselves to be seduced
by interested speculators to leave their own country, on promises
of immense *advantages, which have been so repeatedly proved to
be vain.—Eionifirt roper.