Star.
London, England, 1825-07-20 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

Yesterday, Hugh Li.le, an elderl,

and Arahans Lu.e, his son, a lad about nine yews of
age, stood indicted for unlawfully tendering in pay
ment a counterfeit sixpence, and the said Hugh Lisle
with having forty-three counterfeit sixpences in his

man upon crutches,

possession.
Verdict,: Guilty. Sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment
in the House of Correction, Brixton, and there to be kept to
hard labour.
Edward Par:ridge, aged twelve years, was indicted
for feloniously stealing a bat, value 20s. the property
of Samuel Partridge, on the 13th June last.
It appeared that the prosecutor and the prisoner were
b: others, and that the present proceedings were adopted
from motives of humanity to the prisoner, in order, it
possible, to save him from a disgraceful end. The pri-
soner had, for r.early the last five years, been connected
with a gang of thieves about his own age, who,e depre-
dations in the neighbourhood of the Borough had been
carried to an alarming extent. The prisoner had re-
peatedly committed robber ies on his parents and neigh-
bours, and had been (in consequence of his youth), sent
to the House of Correction at Brixton, six times fnt 'such
offences; but all reformation appeared ho?elcss. as he
had only been out of confinement a few days when he
committed the robbery tow complained of: The case
being satisfactorily proved, the Jury' returned a verdict
of Guilty.
The CIIZILMAN, on• passing sentence, observed, that it was la-
mentable to see SO young.a persteras the prisomr so depraved, and-
that iu 'item to him the sentence rat the.oourt was, that he be trans-
ported for the term of seven yeari,:-.-rthe poisoner-appeared, duri!:g
the trial, with a smile on his countettanui.

The last -private lettess- float Buenos- Ayres present
us• with a- faroinable account' of the-stater-of thiat:Re;
public: Not bdildings'or Okity'cretetiption- and to a
vast extent; had' commence t' in the city - of Buenos
Ayres, for the most part erectingswith British capital,
which was- likely to and in titis,dibde, Very- advan-
tageopi eniplirionient: The-numbet of: 1-4uropein resi-
dents Was rapidly increasing. The stock' of- the- Newßankat Buenos Ayiea- bore a pretniurn of forty.two
percent. and it is supposed- would haves been. higher
bin for a forgery which had been committed of some
or the note; of that' establishMent, and which had in
some deer em shaken public confidence. The current
rate of interett was twelve per cent. notwithstanding
wltich;•dre:GtitterumentSiz-per Cent. Stock was quoted
st,tl,l*. Since the final defeat of OLAt4ETA, in Up, Cr
Pere, a rumour was current at Buenos Ayres of an in-
tent ion•to erect- the.four Sluthein- Provinces into a- se.
Orate Independent &ate. The- mania•for alining spe
culiioni, it appears, had infected tl e population of
Buentss Ayres to a very extr:roidinity degree. A Cap-
tain CgARTRES. of the Royal Aitillery, the agent of
some English Compiries, had paned through- Buenos
Ayres, on his journey to Chile.
M. Linent, the well-known traveller, sailed from Li-
verpool on Sunday last, for the Mediterranean, in com-
pany with his Lady, the Princess of Dongqla and fa-
mily.' This Gentleman is a native of France; but
having long resided in northern Africa, he assumes the
Turkish dress, which he well becomes. His fine ap-
pearance and that of his Lady, who wore a splendid
Egyptian costume,. attracted considerable notice, while
they remained at Liverpool. M. Linent, it is said, pure
poses proceeding on a journey of discovery up the Nile,
and, if successful, will probably return homeward from
some part of the southern coast of Africa.
LivanpooL, JULY 16.—The arrivals at this port,
from foreign parts, have, duringthe present week, been
more numerous than for several years past in the same
space. They amount to nearly 100 sail, exclusive of
vcsels from Ireland and coastwise. The import of
cotton from the United States and the Brains has been'
uncommndy heavy, amounting, in five days, t r not
much short of 50,000 bake and bags. The cotton
market has, iu consequence, been in rather a depressed
state, accompanied with a trifling reduction in prices.
The New York cotton market was, according to the
latest accounts, very dull also. To-day the packet-ship
Wiliam Thompson arrived with nearly SO cabin pas-
sers& is. The packet-ship Pacific, for New York, *re-
mains wind-bound.
Thursday Last, as two children,-the i one six, and the
other three years old, were playing by the side of the
Le minister Canal, accompanied by a-mastiff dog, in en.
deavouring to Rush the dog into the watekthe youngest
cltild fell in. The An coal immediately plunged in,
and; seizing the child by the head, its cap came off in
his Mouth, with which he swam out, and placed it on
the shore; but jumped in a second time, and brought
Out the little one, by carefqlly lifting it by the shoulder.
The father, who was emplbyed in the coal-yard, at a
dis;ance.- having missed the children, went out in
search of them, and arrived just as the dog had landed
his little charge.
BYO/WNW/SD—The Police of Paris have adopted a
very singular method to' secure the people from mad
dogs. Just before the conitnencementof warm weather,
notice was given, that all a grfoundin the streets, after
a cer ain date, wfold Ledestroyed. The n;ght previous
to the expiration of the date, the police efficers procured
a quantity of poisoned' sausages, with which they baited
the city in different parts to allure the dogs. A few
hours after daybreak. a most- distressing scene was
witnessed. Dogs were seen dead, or in the agonies of
death, in every part of the city ; and after that day,
not a single dog was to be found at large.
MATTHEW L%TTOCKS.—A Gentleman who had just
taker his degree( f B. A. in the University of Cambridge,
gcirg down to the North of England on a visit imme-
diately alter, was asked by a person, whew pronuncia-
Lion savoured cf the provincial, "'Whether he knew,
Mathematics ?" The Cantab, supposing he alluded to
some person cf that name living in the neighbourhood,
replied, " I don't know Matthew. Mattocks, but' lt
krow his brother Richard-very well"
The Scorch are a very inquisitive people. Their
various questions are deemed obtrusive, and are carried to a grips%
length. Two Gentlemen fell In together, both-travellers on horse-
back, and strangers to eacb other, when the following conversation
t.-;)!: place: " Raw evening, Sir, rather," observed.tbe one, with
Aberdeen accent: " Yes, rather," replied the other. " You
will likely be a stranger to these parts?" continued the Aber-
des:llan : " If I can," laconically replied the °thee, looking ncitber
to the right band MX to the lake "__Pechapa.llltellatlang, you may
be going pn to. Banff ?" Perhaps," responded the other yaw**
C. In that case, perhaps, you will put up at Cullen?" " I may, or.
I may rot," answered his companies. " Pardon me the liberty efi
the question, Sir, may I ask, if yea are a backiikur Ns." " Ohl!
married?" " No, no: " Sic, I hes your paw. lAK have en*:
intentionally touched upon a palottit subject ; your black dress!
ought to have checked my inquire!!! : I lieg your ranks'', Sir-0
widower? " Nth no, no." " Neither bachelor, mw married!,
11. an, nor widower ; in Heaven% nanri Mr, then, what can roni
be !" " A alarmed man, and be 8--d to vets, since an :west h now !"
iachtimed the stranger, climb; splits ki bis bubo. *Rd dabiang 'out.
of Wibt la in instant.

SUMMER ASSIZES.
YORE, Jet.Y is.
John Cox was capitally indicted Co. having, on the
21st December last, uttered to Thomas rearialey, at
Leeds, a 201. note, knowing it to be forged. The pro-
secutor is a clothier at Burnley. On the 21A Dem.,-
the prisoner came up to his stall at the Clot!,
at Leeds, and purchased cloth to the alma.
221.65. Gd. The prisoner in payment tendered3l3o2%.
bill in question, which he said was a good otte and de-
scribed the indorsers as responsible person!. The hill,
however, was dishonoured, and the signatures of the
indorsers were found to be forgeries.--The prisoner, in
his defence, said he was a cloth-dealer between Leeds
and Bath, and that the person who had sold cloth for
him had given him the bill in question. He called his
solicitor, who said he had paid the expenses of one of
clic indog sers to York,but that he had 'refused to attend
the trial.—The Jury returned a Verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner was again indicted for uttering a forged
201. bill under similar circumstances. It bole the sig-
natures of persons oho were represented by the pri-
'inner to be living at Leeds and Huddersfield. But, on
inquiry, it v. as found that nn such persons had resided
aVeither place fur tl:e last '2O years. A sin:ilar titf.nce
was set up by the plisimtr.
Mr. Iltron Hou.oca summed up, and the Jyry f.);:nd
the pri-
soner Guiley.—There was a third indictment for the sane offence,
but it was not altered into.

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