Star.
London, England, 1825-02-21 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Mary Harreir, a girl about Meer years of age, was brought
before the sitting Magistrate, M. SWABEY, Esq. charged with
threatening the lives of her parents. 11cr father, a decent mecha-
nic, stated, that after having tried every means in his p ower to
Icortect the vicious courses of his daughter without effect, he was
Pat length obliged to have her taken into custody, as both himself
and wife were in danger of their lives.—At the age of thirteen she
commenced a life of infamy, and neither the authority of father
nor mother could prevent her from frequenting houses of the most
infamous character in St. George's-fields, and Duck-lane, West-
minster. She had been absent from home three or four days, and
the father having been. informed that she was at a house of the above
description in Duck-lane, proceeded there, and after considerable
resistance on her pan, succeeded in dragging her away from her
profligate companions. When at home, on being mildly reproved
by her mother, she caught up a knife, and swore she would run
her through the body, unless permitted to go on as sbe pleased.
Her father, on hearing of her conduct, intimated to her that he
would certainly take her before a Magistrate( Thg moment he
had utterLd his intentions, she procured a razor, with which, with
dreadful imprecations, she swore she would either finish her own
business, by cutting her throat, or destroy her father.—The poor
man declared, unless she was Visited with heavy punishment she
would commit some desperate act. The incorrigible girl, during
her father's statement, seemed quite callous to all feeling, and she
was held to bail—in default of which she was committed.

The POPE has abolished, for this year, on account ofi
the jubilee, all duties on provisions brought into the city. A
bounty of one scudi is also allowed on the exportation of every
rubbio of corn, till the price rises again to seven scudi.
Mr. Bradfield, painter and glazier, in Broad-street,
Oxford, some time ago purchased, at a• sale in that
county, a number of old portraits, in frames, for a mere
trifle. Considering them of no value, they were placed
in an outhouse, which a short time back was taken down,
and the pictures left -exposed to the air in the yard,
where they were accidentafly seen by a Gentleman, who
discovered many of them to be paintings by eminent
artists. Among others, in good preservation, is a fine
half-length pot trait of the celebrated Bishop Burnet;
and what greatly enhances its value is, its being painted
by-the Lady of Bishop Hoadly, his friend and contem-
porary. The drawing and colouring are excellent ; part
of the drapery is as fine as can be imagined—the tassels
for instance. Mr. Bradfield has been offered a hand-
some sum for this picture, and likewise for an original
painting of the great Sir Francis Drake.
A young pork butcher, returning from town on
horseback on Wednesday night, after disposing of his
meat, wrapped himself in the sheets which had con-
tained it, and appeared like the ghost of Don Guz-
man. slain by Don Giovanni—a spectre on horseback.
As the good people of Hammersmith have long been
ghost hunting, they seized the poor butcher, who was'
taken before a Magistrate, and held to bail to answer
such complaint as may be brcrught against him. He
apve his name John Benjamin.