Star.
London, England, 1825-01-06 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

A Gentleman holding a ♦ery distinguished rank in society, ap-
plied to the Magistrate to obtaiu sume certain means of protection
from his wife, who had made a solemn vow either to assassinate

him, or came him to be assassinated, within twenty-four hours.
The applicant also requested to hare a private interview. Mr.
Luso recommended the accommodation of domestic differences by
the interference of private friends, rather than dragging them be-
fore the public. The Gentleman and his friends withdrew to con-
sult together, and having again presented themselves to the Magis-
trate, it was found that the mediation of friends was of no avail,
and the Magistrate, after regretting that his interference was ne-
cessary, directed that the office should be cleared. The investiga-
tion occupied about an hour, and the Gentleman, on leaving the
collie, appeared to labour under great anxiety. •
UNION-HALL

Yesterday a lad, about 16 years of age, named Jill* Maithaw,
was brought before L. B. Attu!, Esq. charged with haviug robbed
his uncle, Mr. Matthews, a respectable boot and shoemaker, in
Blackfriars-road, to a considerable amount ; and the following per-
sons, Frederic Seminally Charles Rogers, Henry Eagleson, Coteries
.roes, *Win Thildisand ElisobsiA- &inward, tilt mother of one of
the prisoners, were charged on suspicion" of feloniously receiving,
part of the property, knowing it to have been stolen. The prisoners

are It respectable-leaking tottot Ma% and one of them (Joni) is a
performer at one of the minor theatres.
From the evidence of Dlr. Matthews, it appeared that the boy
Matthews, and a brother of his, were apprenticed to him. For
some length of time he hail observed a great decrease in his goes of
hoots and shoes, but never for a moment conceived that his own
nephew was concerned in robbing him, until within these few days
the discovery was made. Mr. Matthews being asked whether lie
had ascertained the quantity of boots and shoes stolen- from him
replied, that be calculated there were at least 3,000 pairs missing
from his stock, which he had ne doubt were stolen.
A few days since, Birch, the beadle of Christchurch, lie ng on
the look-out after the thieves who had broken open the shop ut Mr.
Carter, in Btackfriars-road, met the prisoner Rogers in the roads
and ohset ving him offer a pair of shoes to a person for less than half
their value, instantly questioned him upon the subject, when, after
considerable hesitation, he confessed that he bad got the shoes front
Mr. Matthews's nephew, who directed him to dispose of them fut;
what he could. Birch took him to Mr. Matthews's shop, to velum
he mentioned what had occurred ; and upon confronting Rogers
the nephew, the hatter declared to his uncle that a-boy named heels
was the person who filched away several pairs of bums ard chocs.t
In consequence of this intimation, the boy Henly was sou,* aftert
and he gave such an account of` the affair as led to the 4prosen7
sion of the prisoners.
The boy' Ilenly was examined. He stated that be is an errand.;
boy to a Mr. Silk. A short time before Christmas, the prisnmer
Stanuard came to his master's shop, and asked him (witness) if he
would take a note to ;I.lr. Matthews's shop ? Ile consented ; and
he was desired not to give the note into the hands of any person
except Mr. Matthews's nephew John. Witness did take the letter,
a id after John Matthews read it, he tied up three or four pair of
shoes in a cloth, and 'gave them to witness, who returned with then
to Stannard. Stannard, he added, subsequently sent him with tho
shoes tJ a pawnbroker's to pledge. In reply to a question by one
of the solicitors, witness said that his muter had no knowledge of
where the shoes came from, br that they were pawned.
George Rudolph, a pawnbroker, produced 11 or 12 pair of shoes
and one pair of boots, which he stated were pledged at his shop by
the boy Henly.
The boy Henly, upon being asked what remuneration he was to
have from Joues and Stannard, fur pledging the boots and shoes?
said that they promised to give him a new pair of boots.
!lice, the officer, sLid, that if the prisoners were remanded, further
evidence would be 'al-ought forward which would expose the whole
of the depredations committed upon the property of Mr. Matthews,
Mr. At then remanded the prisoners.

POZtIPEIL—Mr. TAYLOR, who is engaged in his re•
searches at Pompeii, in a letter to his friend, Mr.
NO.DIER, dated Pompeii; November 16, 1524, says—
" In one of the rooms of these baths (speaking of tome
hot baths recently discovered), my attention has beta
particularly attracted by three ,eats made of ze, of
a form entirely unknown. and in die highest state of
preservation. 0.1 one of then as placed the skeleton
of a female, whose arms and neck were coveted with
jewels ; in additkn to gold bi acelets, the 10, ut of which
was already- known, I have taken off the neck of the
skeleton a necklace, the vetuktuanship of which is ab-
solutely miraculous. I assure you that our most skilful
jewellers could make nothing mote or of a
bei ter taste. It has all the beautiful woe ktfianship of
the ,%1 inrish jewels which I examined at Granada, and
of die same designs which are to hr found in the dresses
of the Moot ish women, and on the Jewesses f Tetuan,
tan the coast of Afrjca. Tne -hracelets form a tingle
ring, and are so perfectly tesembiing each other, that
one would suppose them manufactured by tile same
artist. The principal hall of the baths is covered with
beautiful ornaments, and the cornice is supported by an
infinite number of small figtires in alto-relievii of a very
original character. It is difficult to describe the charm
that one feels in touching these objects on the very spot
where they have stood for ages, and before the illusion
is entirely destroyed. One of the windows was coveted
with rnagniticca glass, which has just been deposited
in the Museum of Navies."

BI RT LIS.
Jan. 2, at Teston, the Lady of tae Honourable and. Reverend
F.. 1. Noel, of a son.
Thursday, the Lady of the Rev. George Taylor, of Dedham, of
a son.
Wednesday, at Desert, county of Kilkenny, the Countess rf
Desert, wife of R. L. Price, Esq. late of the ?nth Highlanders, of
a daughter.
Friday, iy Baker-street, the Hon. Mrs. Fermor, of a son.
Dec. 21, at Cookstown, the Lady of Dr. Young, of the Royal
Navy, of a daughter.
In the Royal Barracks, Dublin, the Lady of Lieutenant .Colo-
nel Macpherson, 73th Highlanders, of a daughter.
Dec. 9.6, at Strand on the Green, the Lady of the Rev. 11.
Trimmer, of a daughter.
Christmas Day, at Canterbury, the Lady of the Rev. G. P. Mary
riott. of a daughter.
Sunday, at Mersham Hatch, the Lady of Sir Edward Knatch•
bull, Bart. M.P. of a daughter.
At Poonah, the Lady of Lie
meat of Native Infantry, of a daughter.
Jan. 2, at Cheltenham, the Lady of Captain James Scott, of bit
Majesty's ship Harlequin, et a daughter.

Trytor, 9th Ree