Star.
London, England, 1824-11-15 00:00:00

. BOW-STRERT.

Ma. COMM. JIM AND Mt TOLL-retail.—Another informs-
:nation by Mr. Cobbett, jun. against one of the toll-takers on the
Breutford Trust, for taking more than the legal toll from the driver
of a one-horse cart, came on to be heard before G. R. bfiNstinct.,
Esq. on Saturday. The alleged offence took place so far back as
the beginning of UM; and, after a long argument between Mr.
Cobbett, jun. in support of the information, and Mr. Law, as Coun-
sel for the defence, the Magistrate dismissed the information, on
the ground that it ought to have been laid within twelve months
after the commission of the offence.
Edward Cr Hans, alias Captain Pattenho, the person charged with
uttering notes of the Weald of Kent Bank, which notes had been
stolen by a burglar in the dwelling-house of a Mr. Little, at Os-
pringe, in the misty of Kent, was brought up for further exami-
nation. It will, perhaps, be recollected, that at the former exami-
nation It was said that the bank in question had failed some years
ago; and the prisoner was remanded, in order that evidence to that
effect might be adduced, It being the intention of the Magistrate, in
case that fact should be proved, to send him to trial for uttering
them with a fraudulent intent, as nothing appeared to connect him
with the burglary. Messrs. Masterman, upon whom the notes were
made payable,were accordingly applied to, to furnish evidence of
the failure of Weald of Kent Bank; and a letter was now handed
in from them, stating that the bank in question stopped payment
about eleven years ago, but that they could not give the precise
date. The Magistrate said that he could not receive a letter in
evidence, and he therefore directed that a summons for the perional
appearance of some one of the firm should issue, and that the pri-
toner should be again brought up on Saturday next.
Id A RLBOROUG H-STREET.
Saturday, Ben Burn, the pugilist, appeared to an information, for
having kept his house open at an unseasonable hour of the night.—
Burn said that two or three persons might have come out, but then
they were Ins particular friends, who had been disputing with him
respecting the relar system. The Magistrate said that the watch-
man's evidence remained uacontradicted, and Burn was fined 31.
and costs.
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Saturday, Anthony Sharpe, coachman to the Marquis of Lane-
down, came to this office, bringing, under charge of a constable, a
lad of about fourteen years of age, of the name of Jaws Park, and
charged him with robbing him of a portmanteau, containing a
freemason's apron and star, three pair of buckles (put of his li-
very), and a box coat. He stated, that about three weeks ago, he
took lodgings of the mother of the prisoner, who resides in Neale's-
court, and that the room which he occupied was on the ground
floor, at the back of the house ; that about ten days ago; he retard
the prisoner in his room, looking into his portmanteau, and that
upon his asking hint (the prisoner) what he did there? he left the
room without making any answer; and that on Monday last, when
he came into his roam, about eight o'clock, in order to go to bed,
be found the windbw broken; ind upon looking further, be disco-
vered the artiays'beforententioned had been taken away.
Mr. Draft said, that under the circumstances he could not fully
commit him; but he should remand him till Wednesday next.
when be hoped some clue would be obtained, so as to discover
where the rest of the articles were concealed.

Tl:e following is an extract float a letter receive€ by
the Agents at Alvarado, front CHARLES MACKENZIE,
Esq. British Consul for Vera Citiz, dated Jalapa, Au-
gust IS : 46 In consequence of General LEMOOR claim-
ing the right of levying duties on vessels entering the
Bay of Sactificios, I have applied to Vice-Admiral
flaLsTemo for a British ship of war to be constantly on
'the coast; but as I am not,yet aware how far such an
arrangement may be practicable, I beg that you will
,state to the Committee at Lloyd's, that it will be de-
sirable, so long as the port of Vera CUM remains in its
present condition, that no British merchant vessel
should resort to it, but that they should rather avail
themselves of the port of Alvarado, where all the ne-
cessary official arrangements have been made. Should,
'however, any case arise, in which either the draught of
water, or any other circumstances render it nece-sary
for a vessel to anchor at Sacrificios, I beg to teCOM-
mend the Southern entrance to that anchorage, by
which she would avoid being at any time within the
range of the guns of the Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa."
We are requested to correct a statement which ap-
peared in our Paper of Nov. 5 (copied from a Morning
Paper), purporting to be observations made by the LORD
CHANCELLOR on the conduct •of the Six Clerks in
Chancery. We find, in fact, that the LORD CHANCEL-
Loa did not make any such remarks as we have stated
regarding these officers ; nor could he have done so, as
the duties alluded to by his Lordship, and commented
on by him, are of a nature totally distinct from those
exercised by the Six Clerks in Chancery. It is not their
duty ever to attend the Masters in Chancery; they do
not act as solicitors; they do not employ an agent to
manage their busineis, nor do they have any commu-
nication with the suitors of the Court, or the solicitors
employed by them.
Monday, two boys, of the names of John Chapattis
and George Thoinellcrlf I, were committed by J. N.
Hughes, Esq. Mayor, of Maidstone, to the county jail,
and sentenced to six weeks imprisonment and the tread-
wheel and to be flogged, for setting fire to a quantity
of hop-poles on Penenden Heath, near Maidstone, be-
longing to Mr. C. Olive.
Wednesday, at Greenstreet, in Kent, a Gentleman,
perceiving his horse going lame, dismounted, and had
his foot examined by the blacksmith there. In pressing.
the foot, the pain it occihioned made the animal shrink,
and by some accident it fell and broke its thigh, and,
in struggling 'to get up, broke the other thigh. It
was immediately killed. _

A BARKER'S DIGNITY. The following anecdote is
related of a banking-house which lately stopped pay-
ment. We give it as a currant story:—.About twelve
or eighteen months ago, a Noble Lord, who banked
with the house, called upon Mr. —, and asked, was it
true that he had lately sunk 80,0001. in a certain pur-
chase? and being answered in the affirmative, asked'
further, did Mr. •••••-••• think such a diminution of his ca-
pital either prudent or expedient ? The banker said he
would do himself the honour to reply by letter, and did
accordingly address the Noble Lord in these terms:—
My Lord—l have the honour to enclose a check for
15001. being the amount to your Lordship's credit in
our books, and with which we mean to close your Lord-
ship's account. 'At the same time, I take leave to add,
that two tailors bank with us, the balance of each of
whom, every day in the year, exceeds not only your
Lordship's, but that of every member of your Lord-
ship's family." His Lordship must have been extremely
mortified by receipt of this laconic epistle, and must
have felt exceedingly envious of the two tailors alluded
to, whose balances, when the bankers stopped payment,
are mated to have been 10001. and 60001. respectively.
The length of turnpike-toads in the county of Sussex
is 616 miles; the income, 32,2181. and the expenditure,
43,6881.

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PREMATIME INTERMENA
TRAN,LATID PROM PRI SPANIsR.
In the year 1742 two cases of premature burial cc,
curved : the one happened in the city of Florence, ana
the other in Oviedo. The first case was that of a
man who was interred in the vault of a church belon.
ing to a nunnery. In the course of the night—the body
having been buried the same morningseveral of the
nuns heard a voice crying, as if indeep distress, from the
chancel; but they being seized with fear, flew from ;!:e
spot, supposing it was owing to some supernatrir.il
fluence, and left the poor wretch to perish. The fol-
lowing morning some persons who po sesF.ed tnn,e
courage than the nuns, having heard of the sh!iek,,
went and, broke open the tomb, in which they finttra
the man then indeed dead, but it was quite eviJel.t ti
he had accelerated his death after being ititerrei!,
his hands were greatly lacerated and swp,ilen, arid ;;,.
head much bruised by his endeavours to liberate 'lrmo.
The second case is not very dissimilar. likOvird A
boy having fallen from a high building,was sappy -et;
have been killed by the fall, and was accordirvly
ried. On the day subsequent to his interment, the gni.;
was opened, in consequence of some noise being acci.
dentally heard by a person who was passing, and it v,,s
manifest, from the appearance his body presented, that
he had died after being put into the ground. What Tea.
dered the friends of the boy more inexcusable in thus
hastening his burial was, that his countenance hail not
undergone any alteration ; but he lcilked as blooming
and healthy as he did before the accident.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATit.—The Ckeiter O, .
rant of the 9th inst. says—"• Yesterday after noon svrek,
the eve of All Souls, three children, a girl, age.l five,
and two boys aged four and six, set out from the
houses of their parents at Milford, near Safford, on
expedition to the surrounding farm-houses, to b-g for
• Soul•eakes,' or, as substitutes, (so the young na-!1:
dicants sing on such occasions) apple, a pear,
plum, or a cherry,' according to the custon:ar y
As night drew on without bringing home the lime
ramblers, their parents began to enter tarn fears for their
safety, and made enqui; es after them amorigst t! e
neighbours ; but no tidings could be learnt ; and hear
after hour passed en, but no children appeared. A
search, on a more extensive scale, was then cog:meet-el
by the parents, who continued roaming ahout after
their last offspring 'during the v hole night, without dis•
covering the least trace of them. In the morcing they
were joined by several nei„ohbourv, v,ho, w ith the most
laudable activity, took different routes, some over C.iv.
nock Chase, others to Rugeley, Penkridge. Cannock,
Stafford, &c. hoping to meet with the wanderers, cot,
we are happy to state, were these benevolent excrtions
unavailing. About noon, the eldest boy was dectied
alone on Cannock-heath ; be was in a pitiable tai
of exhaustion, without one of his shoes, and be had
walked about until his stocking•feet had neatly v o:n
away ; he could not tell where his brother a;;,1
little girl were, for, said he, 4 I left them in the i.ig!it
sleeping together, on the ground, and I went to look
for my lost shoe.' No doubt bring entertained thlt foe
other two were on the Heath, :everal neighbou-ing
farmeis sent their men to engage in the philantln (Tie
task of seeking them. The number of persons •cit-
tered about die Heath, including several women, ar.l
two or three respectable persons on horseback,
augmented to 50 ; and about three o'clock one of ae
horsemen had the satisfaction to discover theigot il
tVrolitt
creatures lying in each others' arms in an opet4i
furze which surrounded and formed a sort of erad!e for
them. They were in an extremely debilitated state ;
and were unable to support themselves. Oa
asked why they had not made a none and cry, they
said, • they chitst not cry, lest something should fetch
them.' 'The spot where they lay was near Hednesford,
six or seven miles from their home, and two miles from
where the eldest boy was found. If they had remained
another 'night exposed to the weather, death would
have been inevitable; their extremities were already
become chilly and benumbed, and their garments Weie
thoroughly soaked with wet. It is needless to add that
the parents were overjoyed to receive the little fugitives
again into their bosoms (whom they had given up for
lost). An adequate degree of praise cannot be given
to the benevolent persons who lent their assistance on
this occasion ; bat the 'blessings of those who were
ready to perish shall descend upon them.' We under-
'stand the two boys have regained their usual strength,
but the little girl still remains weak sad poorly:'

BIRTH.
Wednesday, at the Rectory, Alvescot, Oxon, the Lady of the
Rev. H. F. Graham, of a son.