Star.
London, England, 1809-09-15 00:00:00

ZDJI•NI'ON STA7'iITE.

This annual scene of mirth commenced yesterday,
And numerous groups of genteel spectators were pre-
+cute, The pageantry which lately adorned the revels
pf old Bartholomew, was revived on the present occa-
sion, and the shosys were arraaged in a sty'e of neat-
/less- teldotri witnessed at .exhibitions of this descrip.
ion. The principal showman, like skilful generals,
took possession of the most advantageous ground.—
Richardson, the grand mana4er of interludes, elected
his theatre in the field near the Bell Polito posted.
pis tremendous lions, tygers, and other monsters, on
the bi idge near the Angel ; while Sanders, Scowton, 1
and the main body of the itinerant jugglers, occupied
Alie Statute Field. In the morning several servants
attended, as usual, to be hired : their cheerful looks
Answered the description given in the Opera of
Love in a Village, of a Statute Fair ;—and indeed
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every-face wore the smile of pleasure. Foi.r. or five
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recrintiug parties enlisted a number of stout, hearty
ifellOws,, who appeared happy to serve their country.
-the fife and drum were heard in every direction, and
he public service cannot fail to derive great advan-
to 'ti-ge from this fair. A disturbance rather uncommon,
roar the circumstances which produced it, occurred
one of the grand travelling museums, or a waggon
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'containing a non—descript fish, a kitten with six legs,
:.the 'scull of Turpin the highwayman, a mandrake,
*ail a variety of nicknacks too tedious to mention.—
`The possessor of these rarities gave the spectators a
tihaosOphical lecture on the various objects which at-
'acted their attention, and described the mandrake to
4 a 'correct likeness of human nature, in a root,
pOinilag out at the same time the symmetry of the
features, Shape of the limbs, and all the peculiarities
of man, There happened to be, rather mal-a-propos,
in. the Bliiseurts a Whitechapel weaver, who pretended
• to be * - connoisseur in vertu, and a professor of Bo-
tany.: Struck With the extraordinary euloginme .be-
stowed on the mandrake, he requested Permission to
inspect tt. Having adjusted his spuctacles,•hs eta-
mined the mandrake, and returned It with the follow•
big :grave observation : " Mr. Showman, as nobody
Can take a cat for an elephant, or a ly for a moun-
tiim, therefore I pronounce this to be no mandrake,
but a mere stick of horseradish." This protest
against the form of man,yroduced a retort not very
Courteous ; and the botanist being nettled, pulled-the
keeper of the museum from his rostrum ; the scull
of Turpin, and the non-descript fish, fell at the same
instant, and the spectates were thrown into the ut-
most confusion. The botanical
:weaver ao4 the
Champion of the mandrake then engaged in aairgi-
listic contest, and they were very soon joined by a
third combatant, namely, a terrier dog. The animal,
which had hitherto remained under the waggon im-
aoticed, flew to the protectjan of his rnastert. and
Seized the weaver behind, quickly tore off certain
parts of his dress, which left him a laughable spec,
tacle for the ladies whio.hvl.conr to look for .a fair- e
ing. In this state.of affairs, several persons interfered
and.separated the enragetchispes,but the barking of
tile dog, anti the uproar within the museum, brought '
the constablea.;. the fyreaver was therefore compelled'
so make a 4isgraceful flight in a tattered condition.
He WU.S.vg*ely followed through the crowd by the'
cr a:-, aiden;- but had the good fortune-to escape-froni
Itis:pude.evs. :rhf: proprietor of the 'mandrake did
. not iakitain much injury, and, after he had put his.
curio:Wits' in order, he again invited the folks to wit-
ness kis
.wonderful exhibition. The fuir continued
this (Li), with all its attraction.

on'`l'uesday evening, as a female servant to Mrs.
Font., a,t Islington, was returning home, she was
stowed by two nien in Lower-street, li►lington, who
robbed herof a bundle of linen.

A case of child murder, accompanied with cir-
cumstances of peculiar cruelty, occurred on Monday
siinnight, near the village of Dalstori, four miles
from the city of Carlisle. Margaret Lewthavaitev
though not cohabiting with her husband, had long
exhibited signs of 'pregnancy. Suddenly she seemed
well, and inquired respecting the prices of reapers,
saying she wished to engage herself. Her neighbours,
suspecting that all was not right, made application
to the Overseer of the parish to have her examined.
At his request, a surgeon attended, who pronounced
it as his opinion, that she had been recently delivered
of a child. ' Several means were tried to induce her
to confess the time and place of her delivery, .&c.
and, .ifter simile demur, she at length accompanied
the surgeon into a neighbouring field. It was now
evening: the dread of punishment operating power-
fully on this inhuman wretch, she brought out the
Mangle& corpse.,of her child from the bottom of a
pond covered with sods and mould ! The body of
the child was cut in several places. A jury was sub-'
mooed, andoCoroner's Inquest held,. when a alts- 4
diet of Wilful Murder was returned. She was taken
into custody, but made her escape. on Wednesday'
.eown veningroad. • and • was seen at Stanwix, on the Long,
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Gritnriatt..--WedNet# tarisi Wal-
man, Cliatged Mr.'drei •Orth'itiv.
.t -doer .clumpl, between Major • Bate..erocK
his duty. He stated, 'that on 4t.tiese,-forttiorly an offigior itt the Royal Cardigan
Barbican, the*ptisoner knocked at a dosafitt_Vat..) vaitio. in consequence-of ,some insulting language
took him .Into custody, having had .letielstOd the ratter to Major B. in the hearing of
plaints:from the inhabitants of thiStitiiiin :02; trigstbe, severistefidlders enqlte Ctirrtip-tenund the preceding
constable of the night discharged ,stbattenge 'immediately ensued, When Mr.
A, required throe hours for consideration, which was
the prisoner insulted him again by threitetgattiiheet
a dozen such as him. Mr* Greensvelt hr his defencesi refused; and btit'one hour granted. Circumstances,
stated, that he had been supping with :his wife nil however, prevented the meeting from—tilting plaCe
Drury-line, *at the house of Mr, Bramwell, the'd,is-1 'till yesterday mooning'; when, upon In exchange of
tiller, and, returning through Barbican to their'house! shots, Mr. Atsnst.wea-wounded in the leg, but not
fn Bishopsgate-street, they. passed the hoipe of anold dangerously. The• secolyis then interfered, and. the
acquaintance, on whiCh Mr. G. tapped with his wife's I affair was at:eke-11Y sealed.
parasol on the shop door; and said, 44 this is house j .• s. ;
where I have Cpent marry. an happy hour." let a lit-
tle time this watchman tame up, collared'hird, and
took him to the watch-house; whence he was soon
released by the constable. He again met the Watch-
man, and upbraided him with.his improper conduet.
He also owned that he had offered to beat the watch-
man. He was again taken back ,to the watch-house
by this wateliman and another, as well as his wife ;
from which they were sent to the Compter, as the
watchmen insisted on charging them. Mrs. G. cor-
roborated this statement, which was not denied by
the watchman. Sir J. EAN11:11 (the Sitting Alder-
man), said, he had never heard-a case of such wan-
ton breach of authority ; and after discharging Mr.
Greenwell, ordered that, the watchman should be
taken to the Compter ; and brought up before him
this day. After he was discharged, Mr. Greenwell
returned, and complained tltat the behaviour of the
people conducting the watch-house was riotous and
'disorderly. Sir.J. Ewa/ t•• 1, replied, that he could say
nothing on that head ; but if he (Mr. G.) chose to
prosecute the principal persons in a Court of Laws,
and eznose the transactions carried on in that watch,.
house, he would assist him as far as a Magistrate lac
the City of London could go.
Yesterday 'the trunk-maker's apprentice was die- -----
charged,.whom we mentioned as having been re- • ti3AtliirttAn, iv. -
mended a few days ago, his master not appearing. .7pOAIRAY-
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The old woman was also discharged, who was re-
manded at the same time, on suspicion of stealing
some tallow ; the young woman not having been
found from whom she said she received it.
Joab Briggs, the watchman, was again brought up
and after being severely reprimanded by Sir J. E.&-
HER, was dismissed. Sir J. EAlf ER expressed his
hope that he would be no more employed as a watch-
man, and advised Mr. Greenwell to prosecute him
for false imprisonment.
MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday Peter Dunn and Thomas
Cooler (alias Dancing Connelly), were again charged
with privately stealing at different times, a variety 01
articles from their employers, Messrs. Hessenhan*
merchants, in Mansell-street. The landlord of the
Marquis of Granby, in the Minories, was charged,
with being accessary, atter the fact. The lattei
stated, us his defence, that the other two were allowed
a cupboard to put things in, on. which they put locks,
'and each kept a 'key; and that he knew nothing of
the property they put in it. KCountel attended for
him, and stated, that he might be bound over as an
evidence against the others, but persisted there was,
not evidence to criminate him. Mr. 1-lessenham
said, he and his brother had been robbed by these
prisoners to a considerable amount ; and he only
wished the law to have its course against the most
deserving. The evidence (as formerly stated in this
paper), was read over, and the two prisoners were
fully committed to trial.
Three suspicious characters were charged by the
City Officers with lurking about stage coaches, and
errand carts, but not being found iu the act of thieve
ing, they were remanded for persons to appear to
their character.
HATTON GARDEN.—Yesterday the Company of
Bakers, charged a baker, in Drury-lane, with expo-
sing bread for sale deficient in weight ; some loaves
wanting three ounces and a- half.—He pleaded po-
verty, and that the bread was over-baked. The
Magistrates reduced the fine to 2s. an ounce, acid or-
dered the bread to be given to the poor.
Martha Taylor was fully committed for stealing a
quantity of brass, from Mr. Shuffle, of Compton-
street, Clerkenwell.
Woesitie-sreser.—Yesterday Sarah ~never, alias
Morris, was fully committed, charged by Mt.
M'Glew, linen-draper, in the City-road, with utter.
ing a promissory note for 4.05. purporting to be drawls
by Messrs. Davey and Co. at West tHam, Essex,
payable at Popperwell's and Co. in Tooley-street, no
such people being known.
A few days ago, 7'. Lawson, of Hull, was ap-
prehended in Lincoln, on suspicion of being a princi-
pal of a desperate gang of house-breakers, who have
for some time infested that town, and who, on the
24th of August, broke into the house of Mr. Nor-
blade, a merchant there. A constable from Hull
bad been round the country in pursuit of him, and
be was taken at Lincoln, by Mr. White, a special
constable. Lawson was formerly sentenced at York
to be transported, and served the term on bctard the
hulks, since that time he has kept a public-house at
Hull, which has been the resort of his gang of house-
breakers.

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Some workmen who were lately employed, in de
molithing the fortfficatiOns brftlie Wend tlstlt at
Vienna, broke thretirgh.tlie -arch of 2'4111106 ex-
traordinary depth of which excited tiff culiosity.
At length one of them, by means-of dome .}adders
fastened together, went down. At the bottom was
an iron door, which he oktied with soMe difficultyhe found a number of hurtan skeletons, covered with
complete atmour.
SI-mt.-L-0n Wednesday evening, the 6th instant,
Chester and its neighbourhood was visited with a tre-
mendous storm-of thunder and lightning, accompa-
nied with rain. At or near Peckforton, where it
appears to have been most violent, a ball of fire de.
seended the chimney of R. Arden, while himself and
family were-sitting in the house : the electric 'fluid
providentially took such a direction, as to leave every
individual unhurt. Two cows belonging- to Mr.
Shaw, of Tarporley-hall, were struck
.dead by the
lightning while grazing in a field ; as were also seven
Sheep on Buckley Common ; and a large poplar tree
between Tarporley and Peckforton was split into in-
numerable pieces.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, FROM JAN. 1,
TO APRIL lfi, Is9P.-
BOMBAY. 111
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Bia-rias.—At Demaun, the Lady of W. A. Davies, Esq. s -
geon, of a son.—At the same place, 'the Lady of Lieut.-Col el
James Cumming, of the 47tk Regiment, of a daughter. e
Lady of Lieut. 'Thomas Dickenson, of a son.—Mrs. Tucktri of a
sun.—The Lady of Captain J. Hanna, of a laughter.—Mrs.
Boyce, of a son.
MA IitIAGES.—At Demean, Feb, 14, Lieut. Keay' of the 47th
Regiment, to Miss Mary Blacken, sister of Capt. Blackall, of the
H. C. Artillery.
DEA rms.—Lieut. James Key, of the 2d battalion of the 4th
Regiment.—Joseph Cumbetledge, Esq. one of the Attornies of
the Recorder's Court.--Capt. Alexander Matheson, of the 78th
Regiment.—Ensign Thomas Brown, marine battalion.
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MA aatActs.—At Poonamenee, John Irwin, Esq. to Miss
Charlotte Story, daughter of George Story,Esq. of Bishop-Wear-
mouth, in the county of Durham.—At Hydrabad, Capt. Thomas
Jenkins, of the Ist batt. lath regiment, to Miss Anne Jane Eli-
zabeth paniet.—Captain.Natk. Allen, of the Country Service, to
Miss hamlet Laney, of Pondicherry.—Captain John Warren, of
the 33d Regiment, to Miss Anne Lauresiza Merenly.—Lieut. J.
Power, td batt. 25th regiment Native Infantry, to Miss Power.
At Calicut, Lieut. R. A. Willis, 2d batt. 9th regment, Bombay
Native 'lnfantry, to Miss A. Brown.
DEATHS.—At Bangalore, Major Davis, of the 95th Dragoons.
Cornet King, of the tith Light Drageons.—Mr. John Myers.—
Tbe Lady of John Rich, Esq. Assistant-Surgeon.—ED;ign New-
man, 19th Regiment, Native Infantry.

BENGAL.

MAaßrAct s.—Jan. 28th, Thomas Shutter, Esq. Surgeon of his
Majesty's ship Victor, to Miss Susannah Thompson.—Lately, at
Purneab, John Ellerton, Esq. of Malda, to Mrs. Guru.—John
Munro Sinclair, Esq. to Miss Charlotte Stewart.—Mr. J. B. Ing-
, lish, merchent, to Miss Eliza.Meade.—At Poridicherry, the Rev.
Wm. Thomas, to Miss Mary Honorine Bayete.—At Dam Darn,
Capt. Whish, of Artillery, to Miss Dixon.—Mr. Wm. Butler, to
Miss Chauvigny.—Charlcs George Blagrave, Esq. of the Civil
Service, to Miss Jane Colvin..—Charles Tucker, Esq. of do. to
Miss Middleton.—Capt. J. R. Mockler, of the 7t b Regt. Bengal
Cavalry, to Misi Frances Georgina Smith, youngest daughter of
Joseish Barnard Smith, Esq. of the Civil Service.—Mr: Ednnind.
Johnston, to *Miss Brldgefina Wallerion.—P. Cochrane, superin-
tending surgeon, to Miss Margaret Douglas Fearon.—Mr.2 Real
Rairy, to Miss Sophia Macdosrald.
MATH s—N. Ledlie, Esq. aged 40, an Attorney Of theStipretne
Court.—At Bauleagh, C.Oldfield, Esq. Second Judge of the Brea'
vineial Court for the division of Moorshedabati.—At Dinapore„
isi the 24th year of her age, Mrs. Sophia Maxwell, wife of Major
Maxwell, of the 67th Regiment —Henry Chatfield, Esq. one of
the Attornies of .the Supreme Court—At Sea, on.his return to
England, W. Sandwich, M. D.—At Calicut, March 15 the Lady
of Lieut. Barnes, of the Hon. Company's Marine.--At Cannanore,
Feb. 28, Lieut. J. S. Cole, Ist but. 2d Regt. Native Wintry
. CALCUTTA. •
DEATH.—Major-General Sir Charles George Braithwaite
Boughton, aged 46.

WHEN FROFEWSIONAL MEN of Eduratiop
and Responsibility deviate from the General System by
the selection of a particular branch, the sanction of long continued
success is the best criterion of superiority.
Fourteen years have we devoted our practice to the exclusive
treatment •of two disorders, and the 'successful result of our plain
gives us additional ardour to oppose, as far as we are able, the ra-
vages of those complaints which are the most important in the
catalogue of human infirmities.
After initiation into every branch of practice, we contemplated
the sufferings of Siphylitic and debilitated Patients, and formed a
wish to rescue individuals from the ignorance of uneducated men,
or the equalfy dangerous precipitancy of general practitioners.
The disorders, to the cure of Which we have devoted our atten-
tion, comprise every species of Venereal Infection, whether of a'
recent or long donation: 2dly, All kinds of debney whether
I arising from the habits of school-boys, or the indulgencies of ma-
ture age.—Numerous diseases are the result of ignorance, or
haste in the treatment of a simple Gonorrhcea at not attire-
qtiently happens, that the seeds of life are poisoned by the Indis-
cretion of an unguarded hour.
By a superior method such complaints are easify cured ; and
even where others have failed, we trust that we may presume to
offer a radical re-establidament.
Few, howeVer, are the cases of complicated distress in this die-
order, compared with the calamifoue situations• of meh, who,
from an indulgence in a Solitary Vice, or the prevalent gaieties of
a .fashionable life, acquire that state of debility, which is the un-
avoidable consequence of such pernicious habits.
Where the unhappy sufferer broads over his misery, but care-
d'', conceals his shisfortune, it they be some consolation for him
to know, that although it be an object of doubt or uncertainty
, with other practitioners, the rentovul Of these deficiencies by the
gradual progress of renoration is the Requirement of our experience.
If the rites of listeehus or Venus have begun to reduce manly
ofgour, much anxiety ',gibe prevented by an early counteraction
of this languid state,and in thoeecases, no great difficultywill occur.
But where this deficiency has for years existed, a proper perse-
verance is indiapensibly requisite to revive the slumbering.sparks
of life, and to re-animate the touttitution. • •
The seeteey *filch Ir so:eesehthil toour undertaking,At,tid the
qualifications which we presmile-to state, form the basis •of our
•pretensionee and in Folncidence with such this intimation is given
that Messrs, Letou and Co. may he.consulted personally, or. by
letter, (inclining a Hank Isfote) at their h&use, No. 29, Arundel..
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street; Strand, near Temple .—There is anudditionatentrance
in Water-street adjoining, and the name is on both doori.•
. A Diploma,frotts the Royal College of Surgeons in London, and
4 Testimonials from the most eminent Physicians and Lecturers of
regular educatlo6. and isaidious' attention to.the studies. of every
drench of the eimitint,Tare open tOthehispection of any enquirer,
and constitute a fablirdnitd Mr that success with which we have
hkherto beta .homertodo 1- UtOki and Co.. Surgeons.
• No. 29, Arundel-street.
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