Star.
London, England, 1825-11-14 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A respectable tradesman came before Mr. HALLS, on Saturday,
for the purpose of obtaining a warrant against a lady whose name
has been lately mentioned in some of the Police offices, and who
bas a splendid establishment about twelve miles from London, on
the western road. The applicant stated, that the Lady in question
called upon him, as she had done upon several other tradesmen,
stated to them that she was a widow in good circumstances, and
they, relying upon her representations and her promise of payment,
allowed her to have certain goods; but when they demanded pay.
ment, she refused to give them a fanhing, said she was a awned
woman, and it was to her husband they must look for payment.
Mr. Haus recommended the applicant to ascertain if she was a
married woman. and if she was married he (the applicant) could
compel the husband to discharge the demand.
The applicant said it waslimpossible he could ascertain that eir-
cumstauce. He_ had commenced an action against her, but be

thought the could also be apprehended for swindling.
Mr. Ilaus said, as he bad commenced the action, he could ren-
der him ni assistance. list most follow up the proceedings, and
abide the result, whatever it might be.
A weather-beaten tar was charged with endeavouring to cheat a
hackney-coachman. It appeared that on Friday night, Jack,
whine ship bad arrived in the river about a week since, was out
upon a cruise. In such a situation, all the world knows that rum,
a girl, a coach, and a fiddler, rank, in the estimation of every true
sailor, among the necessaries of life. With the first two, accord-
ingly, Jack Wyer, of his Majesty's ship the —, was soon pro.
vidrd—the musician and the vehicle remained among his desiderata,
till, on hearing down the Strand, with his partner in tow, Jack
espied No. 601, Ming at anchor near the bottom of Southampton-
street. The coach was hailed and boirded without ceremony;
and now fairly afloat, the jolly couple started off, without any par-
ticular haven in view, to drift along whithersoever the wind might
blow, or the Jartry drive. After cruising about for something
less than two hours, during which time they had touched at one or
two eictuaiiing offices, in Hungerford•street, How-street, &c. and
taken itt*esh stores of rum, Jack grew tired, and ordering his
pilot to bring to, opened the door, and landed himself upon the
pavement. lie was walking off with much norsche!ance, when Mr.
Bury, under whose especial superintendance No. 601 is conducted;
accosted him with a polite intimation that he had forgotten to pay
his freightage. Jack, however, swore roundly that he had nothing
to do with that. " The lass had hailed the coach," and she might
pay for it out of the largess he had already liberally diffused in that
qu trier. But the young lady had tidier things to mind than the
pament of coachmen, and had g 'tie off to look for another sweet-
heart ; so poor Jack, who conk. not he made to comprehend his
liability, was given in custody, on his positive refusal to fork ese
any more. A settlement of the matter out of doors was proposed;
to which Jack readily assented, and the pities walked off together,'
in full argument, to arrange the bu,iness over the mediating in.',
fluence of that divine liquor, which, if it often occasions war, is,
frequently, no less instrumental in patching up a peace.