Star.
London, England, 1824-04-10 00:00:00

CFNERV, SIMITE, OF IMDD.4.IL

. Tuesday, the 30th ultimo, the Tenantry of the estate
of Hoddam, in Annandale, with a few friends, as.seirilikd
in the Grapes Inn, Ecclefechan, to celebrate the Ui
day of their generous and excellent Landlord. At hal:•
past five a company of fifty sat down to dinner, the Rev.
Mr. l'onsTouw, of Hoddam, in the Chair, and tire Rev.
Mr. NIVESON, of Middlebie, Croupier. The cloth being
removed,
The Rev. CHAIRMAN rose, and in an elegant speech
expressed his warm participation in the object of the
Meeting, complimented the company on the pleasing'
relation which had given rise to the festivity, and con-
cluded by proposing
" The health of Major-General Sharpe, of Ilochlatn."- • The
toast was drank with enthusiastic cheering, three times three.
The CHAIRMAN next begged leave to give a health
which he was sure every one present would warmly join
in—the health of a Gentleman willing as well as able
to do good—
" John Irving Ezq. of Newbie, M.P." whose liberal dona-
tion vf X5O to the poor of Dotldam, a parish with which he was so
slenderly connc4cted, deserved the highest praise.—The toast was
drank with ..11 the honours.
" Mrs. Sharpe and the other branches of the fatally of Hoddam"
were sUCCESSiV-i1 proposed by different Gentlemen, and cordially
draLli..—Next followed
" Mr. Douglas, Of Neworchyord," whose late kindness to the
poor of Hoddam all welt knew.
.6 Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick, Dart. the Sheriff of the Cotirty."
" Mr. Hope Johnstone, of Annandale, a rival it tr,
his
tenantry."—" His Grace the Duke of Buccletigh."—" Mr. Mair,
of Wystby."—" Major Crichton."—" Mr. Blackadder."—With
many other equally appropriate toasts.
The CROUPIER being called upon, in a few well con-
nected sentences prposed the health °lbis Reverend Fa-
ther in the Chair, who retained thanks in a bi jet. hffl.
energetic speech.—About eight o'clock these Revel cud'
Gentlemen ithdrew, but their places were not left
without a series of faithful and able occupants. Their
general gaiety and vivid flashes of true Scotch wit ever
and anon set the table in a mat. Songs and speeches
entertained the party ; and a large punch-bowl, likened
by one present to a Carlisle peck, continued to transmit
its soul enkindling tide to the remotest corners of the
apartment. At length, having continued their hilarity
till even the landlord's clock was heard proclaiming
that midnight had arrived, the company broke up, each
taking his road home—his head busied with many
things, among which, we dare say, the hope of attending
next year a similar festivity, was nut wanting.

POLICE LVTELLIGENCE.

130 W-STREET.

PENSION. DAY.—George Trigg was brought before Mr. Watts yes-
terday, by Morrison, one of the horse patrol, on a charge of having
stolen certain monies from the person of Christiana Bright, the pro-
perty of her husband, George Bright.
George Bright was once a full private in a marching regiment,
and his wife was the pride of the baggage-waggon ; but their regi-
mental
marching, have long been over, and they are now reduced '
to travel for their bread out a pension of three-pence a day. This
was their account of themselves; but in plain English they are va-
gabonds professed—mumpers, covered with dust and rags, wandlr-
ing from village to village in search of any little odd matters which
may happen to be astray. Last Thursday they were returning from
London with a quarter's pension, and they turned into the Bull's
Head, at 'Whetstone, fur a " drink of beer." At the Bull's Head
they met with their old friend George Trigg, vho is pig-killer in
general to the village of Whetstone, and being very glad to see
him, they asked him to drink with them for old acquaintance sake.
George Trigg was nothing loth, and they were very merry, and
Many other old acquaintance there assembled were as merry as
'themselves; but, in the ene!, George Trigg possessed himself of
all that was left of the pension-money---et least such was Mrs.
Bright's opinion. She carried it, she said, tied up safely in the cor-
net of the handkerchief she wore round her neck, and Trigg taut
*at handkerchief from her, and returned it empty.
Morrison, the patrol, stated that when he was called into the
gull's Head to take Trigg into custody, he never witnessed such a
scene in the whole course of his lite before : there were about
twenty of them, all drunk ; Bright ard his wife were so far gone,
that they lay at full length or, the floc,; and Trig himself was hi
little better condition. li.mes-,!r, he took hint into custody, bu• he
found no money at all upon bin), and he understood that, though
he bore rather a wild sort of character in the neighbourhood, he was
generally accounted honest.
The Magistrate now asked Mr. Trigg what he had to say to it?
and he made a very excellent defence, for a pig-killer.—" Bless
your heart and soul, Sir !" said he, " I knows no wore about the
money—nn, I wish I may die if I do—no more nor an unborn
bobby! Mrs. Bright says to me, says she--' Your eyes, George!
come and have some eggs and bacon Tbank'• kindly, old wo-
man; says 1, but I've gut no money.'—' D.mg the money,' says
she, come along, lad, fur I've got plenty, and I'll give you a jolly
good tuck-out fur once—yoi mouldy rogue, you !'—' Weil, stop a
bit,' says 1, 'till I've been oOte,Lack Mr.Wiggins's pig, and then
I'll be with you in a jiffy.' SO, eften I'd stuck Mr. Wiggins's pig—
only a little bit of a porker it was--I went to 'em at the Bull's
Head, and a desperate sight uf eggs and bacon we bad, sure enough,
and a quart of sum at a time, and plenty of beer ; and the old wo-
man was so gay that she eramni'd the eggs down her husband's
throat, with the shells on, and put her bonnet behind the fire, and
burnt it all to tinder, because the old fool could not swallow 'ens*
fast enough."
" But what has all this to do with the money ?" said his Worship
—interrupting the thread of Mr. Trigg's sprightly'defeoce—" Why
don't you tell us what became of the pension-money ?"
" What became of it, your Worship !" replied Mr. Trigg, " Dash
me ! if I know ; but I shohld think they spent it all; for it would
cost any Gentleman a pound a-day to get so comfortably drunk as
they were—let alone the treating !"
There was no evidence whatever to fix Mr. Trigg with the rob-
' bery, and therefore the Magistrate ordered him to be discharged ;
but the patrol informed his Worship that Mr. Trigg had made a
most violent resistance when he took him into custody, and had
struck him repeatedly.
Mr. Trigg pleaded intoxication in reply to this charge, and the
Magistrate lined him Ss. for being drunk.

Letters from Copenhagen state, that such •is the
scarcity of money in Denmark, that the Goiernment have'cleter-
mined upon a reduction of the Ar.ny. It is also in contemplation
to diminish the enormous Taxes with which the inhabit:ins of that
country• are burthuned. _ . .

At Leghorn, some merchants •who have arrived
from Egypt, report that the VICEROY has been commissioned by
the SULTAN to reduce the Mores. He intended therefore to mint k
50,000 of his Negro troops, wbo are well disciplined.—At the end
of January there were very heavy rains at Cairo, which i- a very
rare circumstance in Egypt ; they destroyed several hot•es.
Monday, a disposiCron to riot was manifested by a
large proportion of the mechanics of Macclesfield en-
gaged in the silk trade, in consequence of a disagree-
went beween them and the manufacturers. The work-
men assembled in great numbers in the afternoon, and
it was found necessary to call in the aid of the Stock.
port Yeomanry to preserve the peace; but we are happy
to learn that the populace dispersed at night, without
committing any serious mischief, . and we hear the
grounds of difference have been adjusted.
A great national undertaking has been brought for-
ward in the North of England, for which a Bill has been
brought into Parliament, and has been twice read, we
understand, in the House of ecmrnons, without attract-
ing that great interest which it is sure to attain when the
particulars are pubEled. It is proposed to open coal-
mines in a district of nearly 103 square miles, situated
in the north-west of the county of Durham, where it is
ascertained there are coals. A rail-w Ay runs down to
the coast, and as there is a descent to the shore, the
coals will be shipped at a small c.xpense in the vicinity
lof stockton.