Star.
London, England, 1825-08-24 00:00:00

I:LOPEMENT AND MARRIAGE.

Leamington has been thrown into an uproar by the
following occurrence:—.WILLIAM ALLEN Hunnem.,
son of WILLIAM HURRELL, Esq. of Foxton Hall, Cam-
hi idge-line, became some time since the favourite ad-
toiler of Mss THEODOSIA CAVENDISH, the protegie of
Lady Minoltas's, then a visitor at that fashionable wa
tering-place. The attentions of the young Gentleman
dial not escape the notice of her Ladyship, and she
wrote to apprise his father of the acquaintance. The
match did not meet • the wishes of his parent, and a
denial was the result. The young Gentleman was, in
consequence, told his visits would no longer be per.
mined, and the Lady became mote strictly watched ;
but the youthful pair contrived to keep up a cor-
respondence, and on Thursday evening, while the
family a Lady MusGnAva were at the Assembly, the
young Lady having been previously locked up in her
apaitn.ent, the ardent lover contrived to introduce him-
self into the house, broke out a panel from the door of
'the chamber in which the fair captive was confined, and
brought her forth in secret triumph through the aper-
ture he had thus made. The hero of the story had
airanged plai:s well ; a chaise was in readiness to
ieceise tl.e fugitives, and without a moment's delay
they made their escape, and were married on the fol-
lowing morning at %Vest Bromwich. This conclusion
of the affair seems to have been apprehended by the
friends of the young Gentleman, as his uncle set off
post, to prevent the anticipated match from taking
place, but arrived six hours too late to effect his pur-
pose. The happy bridegroom is of very respectable
farni:y, and the lovely bride is of high descent.

Much adulteration is said to take place in the article
cif pepper, against which persons can best protect them-
selves by always buying it in an unground state.
The Palace of the Thuileries is painting, and under-
going some considerable repairs. The suspension bridge
across the Seine, between the Hotel des Invalides and
the Champs Elyse's, is in a forward state of progress,
an 3 will be a great convenience when finished.
8110PICEEPeRSI Houns or Bosniess.—Last night, a
meeting of the assistants to the hosiers, drapers, and
other trade,. the principals of which met on Friday
last, at the London Coffee-house, was held, for the
purpose of adopting the scale of hours of business
agreed to by the latter on that occasion. The chair
was taken by Mr. Biss, and the resolutions agreed to
by the principals read and approved, after a desultory
Conversation, in which two or three individuals disap-
proved of the hours of business which were quoted;
but the general opinion was decidedly in favour of co-
operating in an amicable manner with their principals,
and according to the terms proposed at the late meet.
ing. A plan was also read for the formation of a
registry of the assistants, and the establishment of a
Lund for support in sickness, as well as in cases of
dismissal or retirement, where any masters were found
to contravene the regulations now adopted.
In the Royal Court at Guernsey, on the 6:h instant, a
circumstance came on which kept the Court in a roar.
It was an action by Sophy Martin against Miss Ann
Oliver, for the care and maintenance of three cats, for
nearly nine months. Miss Oliver being obliged to go to
London for some time, engaged Sophy to take case of
her cats and feed them properly, for which she agreed
to pay her two shillings per week. On her return, in
May last, Sophy brought in her account, amounting to
IS;. 3d. which Miss Oliver disputed, on the ground
that Sophy had neglected the cats so much, that two of
them had died a long time before her return, and that
she had also attempted to impose upon her, by substi-
tuting another cat instead of one of her own that died,
and that this strange cat had been maintained at her
expense, and that she had some trouble to get rid of it
after she came back. Theßailiff and two of the Judges
were in favour of the plaintiff, and allowed her demand.
Sunday morning a fire broke out at the Rose and
Crown public house, Booth-street, Spitalfields, which'
burnt with such fury, that the landlord and inma'es
bad just time to escape, in a state of nudity, when the
root tell in. The house was entitely destroyed; but,
by the activity of the firemen, aided by a copious
supply of water, the devastation extended no further.
There are now nearly 500 bricklayets, carpenters,
&c. employed in the erection of new factories at Chard,
which will, when completed, give constant employ-
ment to 3,000 persons. If the average earnings of these
individuals should be no more than eight shillings per
week, it 16'1 give an annual expenditure amongst the
farmers and tradesmen of more than 6,0001. per annum,
besides all the increased indirect expenditure which
zr.ust follow.

SMALL DEBT COURT, ABERDEEN.

TA LZ 07;;;Furs.-:-The parties in this case were two
qnld women, and no wonder it was a " tale of a tub,"
but no " Swift" one, for it was of 21 years' duration.
The facts .are these :—Just 21 years ago, the pursuer
lift a tub with the defender, telling her that a person
%.otild call for it, and leave 6:4.—this person did not
call ; but fourteen years after the pursuer called,
and found that the person had not then called, and
that the rub was in use by the defender ; from
whom now, and at the end of other seven years,,
and on hearing that the person had nut even yet called,
she demanded the.6i,
,The defender resisted the claim
--qie bad never botight the tub—it was always forth-
corsiog when panted. The Court decerned Ss. without
tio4s., Neither ut the parties seemed pleased with this
deEi;ien ; the pursuer asked what she could say if the
person was to call kr the tub? and the defender ob-
selied, that, last. ad of paying for it, she was entitled
t suriathing lea "lxuse!reaa."

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