Star.
London, England, 1825-09-23 00:00:00

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. 22. •
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Simpson, the man who had been tried capiaally at
the Old %Hey, for an odious offence, was a.rAigned
this miming on a charge of misdemeanour, and tra-
versed to the neat Sessions.
Mr. ANDREWS stated, that the prosecutor, who was
a publican, was most anxious far the trial to go for-
ward, as the crime had been committed in his house.
However, as the prisoner had a right to traverse, be
could not of course object; but he prayed tbeCoutt to
demand heavy bail, as the prisoner was srAtan of for-
tune, and there had already been an attempt made to
bribe the principal witness.—The prisoner was or?ered
to find two sure:ies of 2001. each, and to enter his own
recognizances of 1001. and to give twenty-four hours
notice of bail.

An ill-looking fellow of the name of John Cox, was
put to the bar under the charge of having attempted to
cut the throat of a man named Major, because he had
interfereJ to prevent the wretch from coning the throat
of his own mother. The prosezutor's hand was most
'severely maimed.—He was immediately convicted. -1
The CHAIRMAN sentenced him to twelve months'
imprisonment in Elie House of Correction, and said, he
had never heard of such a monster. flad he been in-
dicted at the Old Bailey, under Lord Ellenhoiough's
Act, in all probability his life would have been forfeited.
The fellow begged the Chairman to transport hint, for
he was sure they would murder him when lie should be
liberated from prison.

The whole present site of Carlton House is eagerly
sought after, for building a range of splendid mansions,
and not a single spot is disengaged. The Dukes of
BEDFORD and RUTLAND, the Marquis of ANGLESEA,
and many other personages, have bespoken large front-
ages, at whatever price is fixed. The Gallery for Paint-
ings and Statues will occupy the centre.
Twenty-five Jewish families at Cologne have deter-
mined on forming for themselves a Divine Service in the
Garman langUage; they have also resolved never again
to have their beasts killed by a butcher appointed only
by the Rabbi, and to celebrate their Sabbath on Sun-
day. The schools established by the Jews at Giesen,
Battenburgh, B ittenfeld, &c. ptove that they are
anxious for a bett..r state of things.
ANCIENT IRISH GOLD CROWN.—The workmen em-
ployed in quarrying on the strand near Raheny, for
Mr. Mitchell, of Henry-street, Dublin, discovered an
Irish Gold Crown, seemingly of the greatest antiquity.
As a claim has been laid to it on the part of the Lord
of the Manor, this valuable relic has been deposited
wi'h Mr. Rorke, of Dollymount, until the ownership
shall be decided.

A curious key has lately been discovered at St. Ger-
mains-en-Laye, near Paris (formerly the residence of
James IL) which turns out to have been the master
key of King Charles 11. having the crown and cipher of
that Monarch, and other royal emblems. It is of the
most exquisite beauty as a work of art, being pierced in
steel and highly polished ; the ornaments of the finest
arabesque: it has been 'brought to this country by a
collector, and is now in the possession of Mr. Jarman, of
Sr. James's street.

At Lodeve, a female, only seven years of age, re-
cently lost her senses in consequence of the severe pe-
na•'ce inflicted by a nun, who is mistress of the school
of that place. -This event has. produced a considerable
sensati .n in the place, and the inhabitants are most in-
veterate against the perpetrator, who is a great bigot.
he first mechanical power s erected in this country
for grinding corn by the assistance of wind, were fixed
on Windmill-hill, near Gravesend, in the reign of al-
ward the Third; since which there has always been a
mil on that spot. This place is also remarkable for A
polysyllihical e ha, which is occasioned by the construc-
tion of contiguous premises, called Parrock-house.
Friday afternoon an accident happened in Leith-street,
Glasgow, in consequence of the distance at which carter
ate placed from the hind wheel of the'r carts, when
conveying large logs of timber. A fine boy, about
eleven years of who was standing on the street,
with his back to the cart, when passing was knocked
over by the wheel of the janker, and fell before it. A
policeman who saw the accident, instantly called to
Ithe carter to stop his horses ; but, either from the dis-
tance or the noise on the street, the carter did not hear'
the call, and continued driving, when the wheel passed
over the boy, and so severely bruised him, that bedied
about ten hours after.

ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.—By the votes of both
Houses, passed in the Long Parliament, in 1612, for the
abolishing of Bishops, Deans, and Chapters, 'lv: vet y
foundation of this famous Cathedral was utterly
shaken. In the following year, the Cross in the Church.
yard, which had be:n fur many ages the most noted
land solemn place for the gravest divines and greaten
scholars to preach at, was levelled with the ground;
the stalls in the choir were taken away, part of the
pavement torn up, and the monuments demolished or
defaced. The scaffolds erected for t!le repair of the
Church were given to the soldiers, who dug pits in
se, eral places in the fabric for saw••ng up the timber ;
ever where some Reverend Bishops and other persons
of quality lay interred; and afterwards the body of' the
Church st as frequently converted into a horse-barracks
for soldiers.

Among the latest discoveries at Pompeii is a painting
in fresco, which gives a strange idea of the sensuality
of the ltomans. It represents a table set out with every
requisite for a grand repast. In the middle is a large
dish, upon which four peacocks are placed, one at
each corner, forming a magnificent dome with their
tails. All around are lobsters, one holding in his claws
a blue egg, another an oyster, another a stuffed rat, a
fourth a little basket filled with grasshoppers. Four
dishes of fish decorate the bottom, and above them se-
veral partridges, hares, and rabbit s,"each holding its head
between its paws. A sort of German sausage surrounds
the whole, after which a row of yolks of eggs, than one
of peaches, small melons, and cher; ies, and fin .11y a
row of vegetables of different sorts, the whole covered
with a green coloured sauce, of which it is difficult to
guess the composition.
NOVEL SPORTS.-At the conclusion of the Aberdeen
Races last week, Mr. Farquharson, of Finzean, M.P.
and two or three other Gentlemen, went to the top of
Broadhill, and having procured a number of cheeses,
threw them down the hill amongst the multitude, when
the hair-breadth escapes which many of them met with
in endeavouring to obtain a prize, produced great
sport. Owing to the steepness of the tront of the hill,
it was difficult to keep a footing. One of the men near
the top received a cheese toll on his breast, was upset
by the blow, and rolled to the bottom, still pertina-
ciously retaining his prize, which he carried off in,
triumph.