Star.
London, England, 1824-04-21 00:00:00

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BODY STRALINO.—The wife of a poor man named Adams,
lately deceased, applied to the Magistrate for the assistance of al
officer, to recover the body of her husband, which was stolen away
from her house in Trafalgar-street, Walwortb, a few nights ago.—
She slated, that her husband had been for some time afflicted wilt
a complaint which baffled the skill of his medical attendants, and
bis death took plate on Monday last. The day after his deceale,
one of the surgeons who attended him requested that he might be
permitted to open the body, for the purpose of ascertaining the real
state of the disease, saying it was one. of a very peculiar nature, nr d
that it would greatly benefit the " Profession" to discover thr
diseased organ. Upon that inspection, the surgeon perceived tit
the heart of the deceased was affected in a most sintilar mane
and this circumstance became generally known about the
bourhood, where many of the resurrection-men live. The bi is
having been put into a coffin, and placed in a back room on the first
floor, theikelations were all summoned to the funeral,
fixed for Saturday last; hut, to their horror, they discovered t
the corpse, together with the shroud, had been stolen c.,
night, and ro trace remained behind except the empty co,fil;i.
Mr. CHAMBERS observed, that if the porrsons emit tHe
disgraceful robbery were apprehended, and the fact shrev
having been stolen along with the body proved, lie (the .\ I t4strat,,
would have no hesitation in committing the parties for burglary.
Pople, the officer, was then directed to go in search of the ba,f
of the deceased, which he succeeded in finding on the dissecting
table of an Anatomist at the Weir-end of the town. It was im-
mediately delivered up to him, and lie restored it to the relatives,
who manifested their gratitude for the recovery. The body-steal re
have not yet been discovered.

A FEMALE RASTER.—Sonday morning last a female
Rat:tcr preached two sermons in a barn at Chester-le.
Street. After each sermon collections were made te,
wards defraying the rent and other expenses of a room to
be used as a chapel. A great number of people attende.l
out cf curiosity, but very little money was collected.
Ten weeks since a puppylnine months old, belongiuz
to :\lr. Thomas Wdilarns, coachmaster, Reading, swal-
lowed a piece of pork short bones, in which an ;Ten
skewer six inches long was sticking. The poor animal
suffet.ed very considerably, in consequence, till Tuesday
la,t, when the end of the skewer was observed to ptc-
trnde on the near side by the shoulder-blade bone. A
cork was faAtened on the point of it to prevent its a;',aitt
working into the al's bo,ly, and half an hour alter
the puppy was observed to rake the cm k in its mouth
and draw the skewer out. It is now quite well.
Tuesday sennight, a little boy, son of Mr. Lewis, of
the Rose and Crown Inn, Seven Oaks, 10-t his hie in tl.c
following manner :—A pig had been slatightete3, and
two tubs of boiling water placed in the yard f,r the
purpose of scalding the animal, which being plunged
into the water, occasioned a splashing of the :iquid,
some of which falling on the face of the bob, he ran
backwards, and falling into the adjoining tub, was to
scalded that he died the next day.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Monday night, a boat
with passengers from Greenwich Fair to town, having
eleven persons on hoard, in passing Mr. Kaine's wharf,
came in contact with a coal-barge, when the boat was
upset, and the entire party, except the boatman and an
infant abcut eight months old, were drowned. Three
bodies were found near the spot yesterday at kw ward,
which prove to be those of a young man from Wli'li:-
crnss-street, about twenty-two years of age, a hatter ;
another, the mother of the child which was saved ; and
the third, a child about four years of age, which has
bean recognised as the daughter of a Istr. Sepec'nc, an
e!‘gineer, at Limehouse, who, with his wife, are num-
ed among the dead.
SANGUINARY OUTRAGE.—Saturday last, the fellow-
inr alt.,:ek was made upon Mr. EDWA
GARDINER, an opulent builder, in Elm Tree-road,
Lis-on-grove, which, it is feared, will terminate his e%-
istet:ce: Mr. GARDINER, and one of his workmen,
named Jenkins, were quartelling, respecting some wrak
the latter had nelectcd to perform, and words grow-
ing so high, Mr. GARDINER struck him a slight bhiw;
at this time they were standing in the Grove ;
instantly ran home, and armed himself with a g 111 th, t
was loaded with small shot, and returned towar:ls e
spot where he had left his master 'standing; and whet
be reached him, within about fifteen feet, he lev;ici
the piece at Mr. GARDINER, and di.charged it, the con-
tents lodging in his breast and face. The unfortunate
man instantly fell to the ground, and was raised by
some persons who came to his assistance, by whom he
was conveyed home, and surgical aid was instantly
procured for him. Jenkins, as soon as he had carried
his design into execution, forthwith repaired to the
Police-office, and procured an assault warrant against
his master for the blow he struck him. The warrant
was placed in the hands of an officer, and made return-
able on Monday, vi ben Jenkins was in attendance to
prefer his complaint. On the officer going to the house
of Mr. GARDINER to execute the warrant, he found the
unfortunate man in bed, almost breathing his last, and
his physicians and family around him. The particulars
of the transaction were told to the officer, who returned
to the Police-office (where Jenkins was in waiting,
anxious for the arrival of his master), and communicated
the case to the Magistrate, who directly ordered Jenkins
into custody, and he was committed to the New Prison,
Clerkenwell, till the fate of Mr. GARDINER is known.