Star.
London, England, 1830-12-29 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH AT CALAIS.

An escape from prison took place at Calais a few days ago, with+,
from the originality of the scheme, and the cool and deliberate tran-er
in which it was executed, has perfectly astonished the natives, accus-
tomed even as they are to the tricks of our ingenious countrymen.
The parties were a Mr. H. and Mrs. T. the gentleman had been
incarcerated some time, the lady a few months only. About a wed.
since, Mr. H. gave out that it was his birth-day, to commemorate
which the jailer and his wife were invited, after all was locked up for
the night (that is, the outer doors), to partake of a bowl of punch a fa
mode Anglaise. The invitation was accepted ; the punch, it appears,
was strongly imptegnated with laudanum, which had no sooner taken
effect upon tit,: guests, than he very quietly, accompanied by Mrs.
T. after taking the keys from the jailer's girdle, proceeded to pack up
and remove all their luggage to the outer door; even the lady** birds
and a cat were not forgot ; he then returned to his room wrote upon
a card, which was placed under the jailer's now, .fdieu mon anti ul4
revoir ;" they then not only let themselves out, but locked the doors
after them, and they threw the it,•ys over the ramparts. This was about
11 o'clock at night, the time the Paris coaches generally arrive, conse-
quently tothing could be more apropos for their going to an hotel as pas-
sengers just arrived, which they did, ordered beds, and a coach for Bel.
gium at six in the morning ; the gates are not opened sooner, and away
they went very comfortably and arrived safe, for nothing was known
until late the next day. The jail is in an out.of.the-way place, there.
fore it is not unlikely that the jailer might have been watching for hours
for a person passing to explain his situation ; it was no sooner known
than the town was in a complete uproar; the police and the National
Guards i Cheval were sent off in every direction; but the former being
on foot, and the steeds of the latter being of the same breed as Dom
Quizolee, lung ere they reached the first village the fugitives had
pissed the frontier.

A very obvious mode of relieving much distress presents
itself at this moment, is parishes as well as individuals, em-
ploying persons out of work in cleansing the snow and ice
from the streets and footways.
The Rev. Dr. Lally, Rector of Drayton Basset, has in-
structed his agent to take 35 per cent. off his present compo
sition for tithes.—Birminghant Gazette.
The Earl of Coventry having expressed an earnest de-
sire to resign the Lord Lieutenancy of the County of Wor-
cester, is expected to be succeeded in that office by Lord
Foley.
The Marquis of Salisbury last week caused to be distri-
buted among 300 married females of Heitford 300 good
Witney blankets, 300 stone of beef, and Is. each, for a
Iplum-pudding. He also gave a flannel petticoat, and 2s. 6d.
each to ninety poor widows.
Edward Stewart, Esq. has been appointed Private Secre-
tary to the First Lord of the Admiralty, in the room of T. T.
Briggs, Esq.
The Hon. L. Burrell yesterday gave provision for a Christ-
mas dinner to 254 poor inhabitants of the parish of Laleham,
Middlesex, consisting of beef, bread, and potatoes, and also a
bushel of coals to each family. •
The toll-collector of Alphington -gate was summoned for
taking toll on cows going to pasture. Mr. Tonkin appeared
in support of the summons, and Mr. Mark Kennaway for
the collector. The Bench unanimously confirmed their
former decisions, that cows going to pasture are liable to
pay toll.— Woolmer's Exeter Gazette.
AN A PPLIC•NT FOR THE TR F.A stout little
man yesterday applied to Mr. White, the Magistrate, at
Queea-square, to be sent to some tread-mill, as he had no
work, or any means of procuring a livelihood. On king
told that such could not be done, he exclaimed, " Then
make you ;" and after attempting to strike one of the offi-
cers, threw his hat at Mr. White, and knocked the news-
paper out of his band. The little fellow then said, " there's
an assault ; now commit me." Mr. White refused, and or-
dered him out of the office. He appeared neither intoxicated
nor insane, although extremely violent.
Su ict DE.—Yesterday afternoon the family of Mr. Ba-
ker, No. 32, Stanhope-street, Clare-market, was thrown
into the greatest alarm, in consequence of the distressing
suicide of a young man, named Rooney, who lodged in the
house. The deceived caine to his lodgings on the previous
night very late, and about three o'clock yesterday afternoon
a servant went up stairs for the purpose of main his bed,
and on opening the room door, to her horror and astonish-
ment, she found the deceased hanging by a handkerchief
to the bed-post. She immediately gave an alarm, and Mt.
Baker, accompanied by Mr. Keene, landlord of the CrOVII
opposite, ran up stairs, and cut the deceased down. Medical .
aid was instantly procured, but the unfortunate young man •
was quite dead, and from the coldness of the body most have
been so for some hours previous. In his pocket was found
a pack of cards, but not any money, and it is conjecterst
the deceased bad been playing on the previous evening, .and •
lost alibis money. An inquiet will be held on the body this -
`day.

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