Star.
London, England, 1824-08-25 00:00:00

UNION-HALL

A Math named laerist Pkt, was brought before It. J.
E.. for re.esamination, in the custody of Painter, a constable of
Bermondsey, sitargod on suspicion of having rubbed Mr. Drew, a
Solicitor, ufalie sum of X5B, in sovereigns and silver. In the course
of the inquiries relative to the money stolen, it was discovered that
the prisoner bad married twu wives, upon which charge, as well as
the felony, he was now placed at the bar.
Mr. Cmanarrea, in remanding the prisoner, directed that the
who witnessed the first mart iages might be in attends:we
on Wednesday week.

L A 31nETH-STRETZT.
Amid Wedge/oral Agin, residing in Devonshire-street, Mile-end,
who was dressed k 1 We Seat style of fashion, wait brought before
the Magistrate to answer the compliant of a respectable tradesman
in the same neighbourhood. From the complainant's statement, it
appeared, that about five o'clock in the ntorniog he had occasion to
Cottle to town; but before be departed, he went into the kitchen,
where his daughter slept, and was surprised to find the prisoner in
the coal-hole atlioining. The prisoner said he had the honour of a
previous acquaintance with the young Lady, who was in her seven.
teenth year, and being about to depart for Paris, be merely called
to take his leave; he gently rapped at the window, and the wind
beings-sty sharp, she opened the window, and he entered. They
wete in the act of interchanging vows of eternal Constancy when
the complainant interfered, and be made a retreat to the coal hole.
The complainant said the prisoner was a married man, and bad a
family. This changed the case. The prisoner was asked bow he
got his living? He said be was a surgeon on half-pay, belonging to
the 6th Dragoons, but his literary engagements increased his in li
.
to XtiOo a yearrife was discharged with a severe admonition.

The principal part of the late Lord ERSKI Nes Sussex
estates is said to have been purchased by Sir C. nowas.
Tuesday, the roof of a building belonging to the
woollen mannfattor y of Messrs. Dover, Younghusband,
and Co. of Millbeck, near Keswick, was raised, with the
slates upon it, seven feet. The length of the building is
thirty-six feet, and the width twenty-eight, and the
whole estimated to weigh nearly tea tons. ft was drawn
up by blocks and tackles, in a very short time, without
either ;he building or roof sustaining the least injury,
or any individual present the slightest misfortune.
ABSENTEES.—We have a report of Lord NORBURY'S
charge to the Grand Jury of the county of Westmeath,
which, as a specimen of Bench eloquence, is sufficiently
curious to merit a place in our columns. The following
passage is remarkable, and just. " Gentlemen," said
the Noble and Learned Lord, " I consider the absentees
as the great curse of Iriland—they will, however, come
>sneaking back apin, and you will of course use them
civilly, bet don't forget to tell them what you have
been doing while they were absent ; above all, don't
forget to tell *rest that they have been the chief cause
of it all. Back again they will come, without doubt,
for let other countries possess what they may, I know
of no country on earth, where a man with a little money
can so tomfortably ."
.perch hiartelf down as in Ireland
CRIIPNYITION.—PLAITPORD v. ROMSRY. Opposite:
the Nelson Inn, at Hill, in rather what may be deno-
minated a peninsular situation, stands a sign-board, sa-
gaciously indicating, in legible characters, that a saving
of two miles may be e'ected by all sojourning towards
Salisbury, wisely directing their course through Plait-
Iforde lo the immediate vicinity stands another sign-
board, ao less conspicuous, advocating the route through
Romsey, and thus, in poetic language, emphatically ad-
dresses itself :

'Twin whom it nay concern—
ark
!
• The *Pew wad be tea rood nigher,
Tat eoliseheeeen are owe-third higher."
Whether this appeal, to votaries of economy had the ef-
fect of diminishing the- travelliag through Plaitford or
not, we shall not take upon ourselves to determine; but
tertaia it is, that on Thursday se'nnight, early in the
morning, the Plaitford board was removed, and ano-
ther appeared is its staid, :bearing the " retort direct"
*o *s poetic isdivaarary. k was as follows :
' »y iltysin ore 'tepid, film, and shinny,
This road it monition wire Mob by iteasey." •