Star.
London, England, 1822-01-02 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

• EDINBURGtr, Dec.29.—The London mail, die here
on Wednesday evening, at nine o'cleck, did not arrive
till next morning about five. One of the horses dropt
down on this side of York, and'anotheriel lame when.
three miles out of Haddingtoa ; so that the coach Was
brought into Edinburgh by only three horses. Thurs-
day night also the coach came in with only three
horse., from a similar cause. Since the mail corn-
menced running at the late accelerated rate, many of
theke valuable animals have been knocked up.
/tea nitcor,—The continued very heavy rains have!
so sknUeu the Rivers 'Kennet and Thames, particu•
larly tile latter, as to 'lay the adjacent low grounds
compietelyirder water. Indeed, so great an inun-
dation bas t been known for the last fifteen years,'
though the seater has been fregtiestly very; high.
road from this place todic adjAcent village of,Caver-
sham was rendered inipassable, and the intercourse
carried on by means of boats, manned by stout
bargemen, carrying passengers backwards and for-
wards at three-pence a-head. One of the small
bridges on this road is blown up. We have also been
entertained with the sight of a boat sailing about in
the King's Meadow.
GLOCCESTER.—The incessant rains which have
now prevailed for so long a period, have, during the
past week, occasioned the highest flood which has
eCCUI red in this neighbourhood since the inundation
January,of ISO9. A succession of land flaods has
m eked the progress r.f the last few months; in addi-
tian to which, at the commencement of the last week,
the immense accumulation of water rushing. down
the Severn, caused that river to overflow its banks,
and cover the country to a fearful extent. In this
city and vicinity, the visitation has been acconipa-
rned by great incoavenience and distress to those
families whose abodes were in the flood's way, the
streets and lanes in the western parts of the city being
coalpletely under the water, and the inhabitants
driven to take refuge in their upper apartments. In
many parts the suffering occupants had no means of
egress and regress but by boats, and the same mode
of conveyance was necessary to supply them with food
and fuel. Almost all the roads in this vicinity have
been under water, and some' to so considerable a
depth, as to render travelling exceedingly dangerous,
and indeed, in some instances, ..to stop it altogether.
Wien at the greatest height, the water, both on the
Bristol and Tewkesbury roads within a short distance
of this city, was between five and six feet deep. The
town of. Tewkesbury has literally been surrotmded
with One immense body of water during the last week;
for several days travelling was wholly impeded, both
on:the Worcester and Gloucester roads; and it was
not, indeed, without some risk that the town was ap-
proached on one side, except by means of boats.
Sustowsisuay.--The long-contiaued rains, and
melting of the snow which had fallen inWales, occa-
sioned many houses in the suburbs to be deeply inun-
dated by the Severn, on Monday ; and the water
having deluged the road a considerable depth, the
London coaches into this town were led forward by
men on lan seback with lanterns. The Hero, which
travels from Shrewsbury, arrived in Manchester in
safety on Sunday, but the coachman was drowned !
In crossing the river, near Nantwich, be took the pre-
caution of riding a saddle horse, and thus preceded
they coach ; but the leaders were startled, and the
unfortunate man was thrown, and swept away by
The torrent.

SUSSEL—The rods 'in many places throughout
the county are impassable, in consequence of the
fluods, and families proceeding to spend the Christmas
holidays with their friends in the conntry, after hav-
ing proceeded to a certain distance, have been obliged
to retrace their steps.—The Vale of Arundel is one
continued sheet of water, and the aspect of the coun-
try is of the most dreary description.

Amongst the valiety .of unseasonable productions
of the garden on Saturday last, in Covent-Garden
market, was fine young green mint.
Yesterday mi)rning, Webb's Hammersmith stage,
in coming to St. Paul's Church-yard, was upset op-
posite Salisbury-square, Fleet-street, in consequence
qf one of the iron bolts connected with the springs
breaking. There were six inside and three outside pas-
seagers ; one of the latter, a female, was so much hurt
as Co cause considerable apprehensions for her life.—
Sbe was sent back to her Itiends at Hammersmith In

a tackney coach. -
Monday evening three great coats and a hat were
stolen out of the passage of Mr. Bromley's house, 36,
Great James-street, Bedford-row, the street door
havieg been lett open for about five minute.

POLICE. .
Bow-starn.--Yesterday, Atha arida, a soldier 61
the foot Guaids, was brought before Sir RICHARD
Btatto, charged:with committing an outrageous as-,
sault upon the landlady of the Marquis orGrabby
public-house, in Viers-street, Strand. The defend-
ant and two other soldiers, it appeared, sientsinto the
Marquis of Granby on Sunday evening, and after
drinkin; several pots of ale, they refused to pay. for
all that they had drank, allegingthat thelandlord had
overcharged them. Bruin afterwards struck tho land-
`lady a tremendous blow on the eye, which brought
her to the ground. Bruin said he did not know be
had struck her. Sir RICHARD BIRNIR.—And do you
think such an action worthy or a man and a soldier ?
Strike .a woman—for shame! How can you disgrace
yourself and your cloth by such conduct ? The de-
fendant was ordered to find bail. A Serjeant of the
regiment said, if the Magistrate would permit Bruin
to go at large, the Colonel would, of course, be an-
swerable for his appearance. Sir RICHARD MIMIC
said, that he had nothing to do with the Colonel or
the regiment, unless the regiment thought proper to
provide the ordinary bail in these cases. The soldier
had been accused upon oath of a violent and most
unsoldier-like assault upon a woman, and he must re-
main in custody till he should find two respectable
housekeepers as sureties for his future appearance.—
Bruin was committed. _ _

Captain Armitage, of the Coldstream Guards, com-
plained to the Magistrate, that an impudent fellow,
who was said to be as like him as his own shadow,
was travelling about in various parts of the country,
representing himself 'to be Captain Armitage, and
shooting over the manor of one Gentleman, and par-
taking of the hospitality of another, under this bor-
rowed name. Ile heard of him everywhere that he
wrist, and " his doable" was a sort of standing joke
against him. He wished to know if there was no mode
of punishing such a fellow ? The Magistrate said, it
,was certainly rather provoking, but he could give no
assistance. Captain Armitage asked, if it would be
mood plan to publish a sort of warning advertise-
ment in the newspapers? The Magistrate thought
it would be the best thing the Captain could do.
Mixstos-Housz.—John Henderson, the young
man who stands charged with havingforged a six-
teenth share of a Lottery Ticket, with the intent of
obtaining the share of a prize of 1.:2,000, was again
brought up for re-examination. The Solicitor for
the Stanip=office attended on behalf of the Commis-
sioners. Favourable testimony was adduced as to
the prisoner's general character, and the AitilesseS
declared their opinion that he must have been made
the cat's paw of others. After some discussion, it
was assented to by Mr. Bish and by the LORD MAYOR,
that the prisoner should be remanded, in order that
the Commissioners might have an opportunity of con-
sidering whether they would prosecute.
GUILDHALL—THE BRIDGE-STREET ASSOCIATION.
—Yesterday, towards the conclusion of the business
of the day, an additional information was exhibited
by Mr. Secretary Murray's clerk against another
of the nameless tenants of the Temple of Reason
(Carlile's shop), and a warrant was signed for his ap-
prehension. The man, however, it was understood,
had withdrawn from his station, and conveyed him-
self out of the reach of danger for the present.
James Simmons and John Wilson, two smart )oring
men, were brought up for that mischievous and sil-
liest of frolics—pulling bells in the dead of the night.
Simmons had rung at Mr. Harris's, corner of St.
Paul's Church-3-3rd, and the other prisoner at Taylor
and Hessey's, in Fleet-street. The prisoners pleaded
inebriety, and that it was their first offence. Alder-
man Bructisaia, when young men were caught in
these fieaks, in order that they might remember it,
'his custom was to recommend them, if they did not
wish to give bail for the misdemeanour, to volunteer
some subscription to the Ward School where the of-
fence was committed. He could not direct this, but
he now recommended that course. The young Gen-
tlemen, after some consideration, each deposited one
pound, and were enlarged. .
MA Ity-LA-BONNEOlrrice.—Yesterday, Mr. Skeer,
a gentleman of fortunevwhose estates are in Hunt-
ingdonshire, arrived in Londim, for the pill-pose of
laying an information at this Office, of a' system of pil-
lage which had been carried on for a length of time
on his premises. It appeared from his statement,
that for a length of time he and his servants had re-
peatedly missed valuable :property from the house.
It at length appeared that a female servant was hold-
ing a correspondence with a woman in London, to
whorls she had sent a quantity of meat, amounting
in weight to about 200 lbs. geese, turkies, butter, and
various other eatables. Plate of a valuable descrip-
tion, with other property, had also been sent to her,
during the Christmas week, which was proved by
letters produced to the Magistrate. Having some
clue to a package of poultry, which had been thus
dishonestly forwarded from Huntingdonshire by the
servant, Mr. Skeer caused it to be seized, and in-
quiry made at the house of the person to whom it
was directed. Buckeridge and Staples accordingly
proceeded thither, and found some china, glass, and
other property, and also various duplicate, answer-
ing the description of property stolen, to a consider.
able amount. The whole was brought to the Office,
together with the woman, and Mr. Skeer attended.'
and identified the property. The prisoner denied 41
knowledge of the robbery, but confessed receiving
the things as presents from Mr. Skeer's servant.—
Other persons being suspected of being concerned in
the affair, the officers were immediately dispatched
to apprehend them.
MA ittsoNoucti-sTazaT.—Yesterday a young Gen-
tleman, fashionably attired, was examined before
J. E. CONANT, Esq. The prisoner was an Officer in
the Army, and had been with some friends at a coffee-
house in Oxford-street. They left rather late, highly
elevated, but they had not proceeded far before they
met ifith another party of Gentlemen, similarly iiri-
table ; neither party would make room for the other,
and, without waiting the ceremonies required in
duelling, they commenced a battle in the tree English
style, but the watchman on the beat thought it a
deviation from his duty to permit such sport, and,
having unluckily interfered, he soon received 4 spe-
cimen of the art of self-defence. Several dozen of
his brethren met with the same fate as they came up,
and they could only capture the prisoner,whom they
now stated to have struck the first blow, all the rest
on both sides having escapad. Several of each party
now attended, and the question turned upon which

ci them Arm. the first sisrmipt. . isroved tigtinst
The. Magistrate
&tight no chargi *as salisfaitorily
'the prisoner, and that k would. be hard to •hbla hits
to bail when therest were at liberty. If any of the.
'friends of the contending parties promised- there
would be no further mischief apprehended, and that
the matter would rest here, he felt dispoied to dis-
charge him. Some Gentlemen prreii undertook to
settle the matter amicably, std the prisoner was dis-
chailed on paying the watchmen so mnch.fur-e2ch
broken head.
George Cochrane, a very curious-looking little man,
about four feet high, and dressed as gay and as tight
as a rope.clancer, was charged with making a. riot in
George-street, and St. Giles's iratch-house.. The
watch-house-keeper said the prisoner carne three
times to the watch-house on Monday night, and each
time had assistance to secure some robbers; but they
could not be found. At length he became extremely
troublesome, and, being refused admittance, broke in
the iron-grating in the door,aud conducted himself in
a most ciOlent manner, saying he was "Lord Coch-
rane, and had already conquered half the world," till
they were coMpelled to confine him. The prisoner, in
defence, said he had been absolutely robbed of his
watch and money in the street, and could get no
watchman to take the robbers, and they escaped.
Magistrate—Then, it appears, Lord Cochrane can be robbed
in St. Giles's.
Prisoner—lt is wall known St. Giles's is foil of thieves, and
no wonder,when the watchmen or constables will not take them,
but confine those who are robbed.
Magistrate—You are really Lord Cochrane, then, and still the
rogues confined you?
Prisoner—l am not Lord Cochrane, but Sir George, orGeorge
Cochrane, Esq. lam worth £5OO evsry day I rise, Sir, and
had been twenty years an Officer in the British Army--(Alough).
Magistrate—Sir George, we are strangers • but they tell me
you were drunk and disorderly ; that is an okence of itself, and
for which you must pay a One of five shillings—a meru trifle
out of your £500!
Prisoner—l was robbed of my money, and I have none to
pay now, Sir.
A Lau y, seemingly an acquaintance of the prisoner,
paid the fine, and he was discharged. •
John Jones, who stood remanded for stealing a set
of valuable harness belonging to Mr. Bray, Coleman-
street, City, was fully committed for trial.

The 'Westminster Sessions will commence tomor-
row—the Old Bailey on Wednesday next.
At a late hour last night, 25 male convicts were
sent off from Newgate, in the jail caravan, pursuant
to their sentence. They gave three hearty cheers on
their departure.
Tunbridge Chapel, in the New-road, was sacrilegi-
ously entered on Saturday night, or early -on Sunday
morning, by some villains, \by means of picklock keys,
and robbed of a Kidderminster carpet, a rug, some
black cloth, and the inside works of the clock.
Between seven and eight o'clock oa Monday even-
ing, Mr. Ramsden, of Brook-street, Holborn, was
hustled at the end of Leather-lane, by three or four
ruffians, who succeeded in robbing him of his gold
watch, gold chain, and three gold seals, and a key.
Friday afternoon, about five o'clock, as the Hon.
Mr. SHIRLEY was proceeding along New-street, St.
Martin's-lane, near Bedfordbury, he was attacked by
a man rather tall, dressed in black, with a long nose,
who made a desperate snatch at his watch, which
broke the chain ; the villain got off, and ran down
Bedfordbury with the gold chain, two gold seals, and
a gold key.
Saturday night, the inhabitants of Duck-lane and
Pie-street, Westminster, were thrown into great alarm
in con..equence of cries of " Murder!" issuing fram
' a house in Pie-street. On repairing to the spot, a
young man, named Richard Jones, was found at the
foot of the stairs in a state of insensibility, and bleed-
ing profusely. A woman, named Mary Murray, with
whom he cohabited, was in an upper room, armed
with a poker, and threatening destruction to any per-
son who should dare to approach her. The man was
taken to the Westminster Infirmary, where prompt as-
sistance was rendered, his head was found to be cut
dreadfully, aiad he was considered to be in a dan-
gerous state. After the surgeon had dressed the
wound, he recovered a little, and said, " It was Mary
Murray who struck him with the poker." She was
taken into custody, and on Monday was brought up
to Queen-square, and examined before Mr. Bairns-
FORD, the Magistrate, when it appeared that Jones
bad deserted her. On Saturday he went for some ar-
ticles belonging to him, left at her apartment, when
a quarrel took place, and she struck him with a poker.
She said he received the wound by a basin she flung
at him, but he knocked her down first. She was com-
mitted for want of bail. The man still lies in immi-
nent danger.

Thursday, George Olen was sent to Edinburgh
Biidewell, for GO days, for imposing on a carrier, by
bringing him a parcel full of saw-dust, and charging
him 2s. Gd. This is the second time he has com-
mitted the offence.

Friday, a Laird in Perth, aged seventy-four, ad-
vanced, for the third time, to the Hymeneal Altar,
with a blooming bride of. 22, who was born on the
very day he took to his arms a former spouse

The following curious extract is from the will of
WILLIAM BLACKETT, Esq, late Governor of Ply-
mouth, proved in the year 1782:
" I desire that my body may be kept as long as it may not be
offensive, and that one or more of my toes or fingers may be cut
off, to secure a certainty of my being dead : I also make this far.
they request to my dear wife, that as she has been troubled with
orie old fool, she will not think of marrying a second."
On the 10th ult. a young man, tutor in a Gentle-
man's family, near Gainsborough, eloped with the
eldest daughter of his employer—after being absent
one night, they proceeded in the steam-packet for
Hull—the father suspecting the route, reached that
place before the parties had arrived, and succeeded in
bringing home the disappointed fair one.
CONJUGAL FELICITY!—(From an American-Paper.)
About one hundred petitions for divorces have been
presented to the Legislature of Tennessee during its
present Session: what number has been presented to
the Legislature of Kentucky, we have not counted ;
but from the following Report, in which they are
disposed of, by the quantity, as Jurymen are s‘sorn,
we should suppose that State to contain at least as
many discontented couples as her sister Mr. Payne,
from the Committee of Religion, reported that the pe-
titions of John G. Meux, Alexander Van Hattan,
Polly Nixon, John Hornback, and Peggy Wooldridge,
for divorces, be rejected: and that the petition of
Samuel Campbell, representing that his wife was de-
livered of a mulatto child, soon after his marriage, is
reasonable, in all which the House coacurred."