Star.
London, England, 1825-01-27 00:00:00

UNION-HALL

A fashionably-dressed young man, named George Ivory, was re-
manded, charged with practising the old trick of getting money
front a Mrs. Robson, on pretence of paying the Customs of some
valuable presents from a rich relation is India, with which he pre-
tended he was entrusted for her; and with stealing a silver spoon
and a pair of new shoes during the communication of the happy
tidings. A poor woman in the alms-houses in Park-street, South.-
vrark, was also menus a chemise and other sundries, from a similar
visit adds •• fashionably-dressed" rascal.

The ale brewers have reduced the price of ale ten'
shillings per barrel.-
It gives us sincere pleasure (says The Glasgow Chro-
nick) to be informed that several weavers are working
for Mr. Hutchison, in Camlachie, without the least
molestation.

A settlement of the Order of the Jesuits is about to
be established in nearly the very centre of Ireland, and
for this purpose an estate, an entire parish, has been
purchased, and 51,9001. of French money, has already
been paid as the amount of purchase!—lrish Times.
We are happy to hear that the subscriptions and col-
lections for the unfortunate sufferers in Gosforth coal-
pit, at Middleton, amounts to 5001. and that a consi-
derable increase is yet expected. Another boy died on_
Wednesday, being the 55th victim to this accident.
THDT.—A few days ago a woman was charged with
a most extraordinary theft in Edinburgh. No less than
ripping up the flooring of her apartment, and selling
the boards for fourpence. Her husband, a shoemaker,
was the principal witness against her, and seemed most
anxious that she should be visited with condign punish-
ment. She was sentenced to sixty days' imprisonment,
in Bridewell, and on leaving the bar, she turned to-
wards the curer of soles, and expressed her iincerehope,
that a worse judgment would alight upon him.
Saturday evening, about seven o'clock, a clerk of Mr.
Swats, a Proctor in Doctors'-Comutons, in taking home
a probate of a will, with a 1001. stamp upon it, was
knocked down in Mary-la-bonne-lane, by a villain, who
instantly wrested the parcel from his bosom, and made
his escape, notwithstanding the cries of the lad and
some other persons, who joined in the pursuit.
At a late Meeting of the Colchester Philosophical
Society, Mr. GOOSE made a communication relative to
the disinterment of the head of a human corpse,'in a
state of perfect preservation, after the lapse of about
forty years, from the period of inhumation , and, in an
address to the Meeting, stated his views as to the pro-
bable cause of this interruption to the usual progress
of putrefaction.
The following strange story is in circulation in Paris.
The young Monsieur de Bovine was married not long
since to Mdlle- Beauchamp, a name illustrated by the
Vendean wars, and it: was nor possible to see a more
happy-couple. Unfortunately, Monsieur de B. had the
habit of walking in his sleep, and a few nights since in
inc of his fits of somnambulism fancied that be was at-
tacked by robbers. His poor young wife became the
victim of this terrible conceit, and was dragged from•
her bed by the hair of her head to expetience the most
outrageous treatment. Happily the occupiers of the
apartment immediately below, alarmed by the noise
and her dreadful cries, burst open the door in time to
rescue her with life. His illusion continuing proof
against every othey effort, he was at length roused by
the shock of cold water, and awakened to a sense of the
keenest misery at the effects of his involuntary crime.
Poor Madame de B. is in no danger, though very
; but the happiness of this interesting couple is for
ever troubled by a circumstance which, if not without
example, is certainly very rare in the married state.
A very long but most uninteresting trial took place
at the Liverpool Borough Sessions, on Friday last. Four
lads had been apprehended for a conspiracy and riot
at the Theatre, on some occasion when a Miss Cramer,
an actress, had appealed to the Public for some sup-
posed-theatrical grievance. Twb lads, who were tried,
wei e found guilty : two others had been persuaded to
plead guilty, upon whom the Recorder passed ludg-
ment" You are," said he, "both of you very young :
but let ate tell you, young as you are, you have com-
mitted a very heinous offence. As to one of you, you
were detected in the very act of throwing a large form
into the pit, and it might have killed.some persons be.
low. Many of the persons who were there 'were asto-
nished that something like mu: defy was not committed
that night. lam happy that you have made all the
atonement in your power for your offence. Let me tell
you that you are materially indebted for your escape
from punishment to Mr. Lewis, the manager, who has
on the present occasion conducted himself in a most
exemplary manner, and has shewn a degree of libe-
rality which has entitled him to the praise of she com-
munity. You will now go about your business, and
nothing will happen to you; but if you are found again
breaking the public peace, you.must answer for your
offence in a way which will make you regret that yolt
diclnot attend to the admonition which I have now
given to you." The prisoners were thew discharged...!
The trial lasted nearly *five hours, during which the
Court was eacessively crowded: ,
FRENCH PROITISES.--aile QUEER Mania 41110 r.
NZTTIT, said to .M.. de BaBTUIL, " Baron, 1 hive a fa-
vour to ask of you." "Madame," he replied, "If the
thing be possible,, it is already done if ittipossibley it
shall be done—Literary Gazelle.

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