Star.
London, England, 1825-12-16 00:00:00

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Jiaeph ifurchrrn alias a man abuut 30 years of age, was
charged with polygamy. Tho accusation, in the first inst.inct,
was made by the ufficurs of St. James's Parish, for deserting a wit:
and child; but the charge resolved itself into the tnure!etwasec r
of having a plurality of wives.—Mr. Gist, the Overseer of St.
George's, stated, that three mattiages would be distinctly proved
if time was allowed, and he handed to the Magistrate two certi-
ficates of the prisoner's marriage: the first, to Charlotte Ni•sgruve,
at Oxford, Dec. 1, 1E10; and the second, to Eliza Pahner,
Marpila-!tonne, in 122.2 ; both females being now
manded.—The prisoner's wife, who was in the office, burst ht,e
tears when the prisoner was committed.

Tuesday, three well-dressed fellows, on their return
f:om a %pairing exhibition, amused themselves by in
every female that pased them, in Leicester.
square ; till the passengers, taking up the gauntlet, befit'
the•valour out of two offbeat, when the other bolted.

The pt ople of Little Russia have the greatest propene
sity to singing, especially while travelling. N 3 sooner
are postillions moorited for journey, than they begin
to hum an air, which they often continua for hour;
without intermission ; at other times holding a scat cif'
musical dialogue an.l chantinz, as it were, their mu.
mon conversation. The soldiers sing diiiint% a %%holt'
march ; the pea'ant lightens in th • same mum
his laborious eccupaions; the public-houses re•ee
ith their carols ; and in a still evening the air vibra:es
with the songs of surrounding
The '!'mks, from habi.ual indolence, cr,e many es.
pressive sigma :mid the trouhleold speaking. A corr.
mon sign to express 44 beware," a non; • the Ita:larts 's
to di aw down the right corner of the right eye with the
foie finger of the right hand ; and to express estrene
canting), they draw down the corners of both eyes wit!:
both hands, extending at the saute time the sides of the
,mouth with the two little fingers into a hide.eus grin.
ConoxfloGicAt. Noncss.—The third period pu-
rsed in the duration of the World from the Creatioa
to the peseta time, stands in connection with universal
history as follows :
The Year of the World then *is 47/57—the Year of Cnstri4B3:
This was in the third year of the Mth Olympiad-1135 year'
alter ;he building of Rome—the 9th year of the reiga of•the
Emperor GRATIANUS, and in which he was killed by Maxneus. ,
The' year of JULLUI Account was 509 G—the 17th year of Must-
cvsZlltshop of Rome—the sth of the reign of FZIGUSUI, then Kist
of Scotland. Matiocusnics, the first King of the Vandals, had Ora
reigned two years. England was then subject to the &WWI.

BIRTHS.
Dec. 8, at Bath, the Lady of Ijeutenant-Colonel Allen, of the•
Late 23d Lancers, of a son and heir.
Ike. 6, at Kinsale, of a still-born infant, the wife of C.:vais.
Frederick W. Burgoyne, R.N.
Now. :.o, at Knockdrin Castle, county of Westmeath, the
Lady Lcvinge, of a son.
Ike. 8, at Castle Fraser, the Lady of Colonel Fraser. of a

DIED.
Oct. 1, at Quebec Estate, Thomas Qoin, E.g. of Ms Majesty's
late Bourbon Regiment, aged 36.
Last week, the Rev. Joseph Shaw, IleLd Mast: r of the Free
Grammar School in Stafford, aged 71. He recited to test soar
what indisposed, on the Monday evening, and was fcund a corpse
,next morning.
Dec. 8, in Charlotte-street, George Augustus, the Infant sot: of
Captain George Simpson, Bast India service.
Last week, at Torrington Serjeant-Major Hamilton, of the
North Devon Yeomanry Cavalry.
Nov. 8, at Covenhill, parish of Carstairs Alexander Smith
shepherd, at the advanced age of 101 years and sit months. Be
followed his employment till within the last four years of his life.
His son James, who is now 60 years of age, says that he does not
recollect his father having ever been confined to his bed by sick'
nets, except upon oue occasion, when he was stung by an adder-
The deceased was father of seven children, grandfather to 56, alni
great-grandfather to 87, making a total offspring of 130. Ilis
soy
James, who resides in Wishawton, is a literary character of cele-
brity in that part of the country. He is the author of a soigne
of poems in the Scottish dialect, dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady
Belhaven, and is known in the neighbourhood, by of disti?t-
tion, by the name of 0 The Poet."

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