Star.
London, England, 1828-11-12 00:00:00

UNION-11ALL.

Yesterdays man mimed Wrarilty wai charged with steal:Tv two
silver watches from the shop of Mr. Folk4rd, a watchmaker, is
the London road.

The complainant stated that the prisoner walked into the shit,
and pointing to a watch in the window which attracted his nonce,
he asked to look at it. The watch was placed in his hands fi.r that
purpose, and having been told the price he affected to cheapen ibe
article, and requested to examine another which took his fancy.
second watch having been handed to him, be began to weich then
against each other in his bands as a criterion of their value, rid
while thus engaged he was observed to keep his eye fi zed on the
doer. out of which he bolted with the watches. lie r.n towards
the Obelisk, closely pressed by Mr. Folkard, and in the pursuit the
prisoner tumbled down and both the watches fell from him, and
were found within a few yards of the spot where his length measured
the ground.—lle was committed.
A tall dirty looking fellow, named Clarksea, was charged with
stealing a bat belonging to one of the congregation at the Surrey
ChapeL—A Mr. Turner stated, that on Sunday evening he attmded
Service at the Chapel, and at the conclu.ion of it, found that hit
spick span new beaver had vanished from the place where he de.
posited it on his entrance, and in its place was substittited a filthy
old straw bat not worth picking out of the kennel. On discovery
of his loss, Mr. Turner gave information of the circumstance to :4
sexton, who, it appeared, apprehended the prisoner in the act at
running out of the Chapel with a hat that was supposed not to be
his own in his possession. On the production of the hat found on
the prisoner, it was identified by the complainant.
The prisoner declared be had taken the bac in mistake, aid
added, " I ►nows nothing about that there old shabby straw hat.
I wears a good hat on a Sunday, and mistook the Gentleman's fur
inine."—..The prisoner was committed.

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Saturday morning a fire broke uut in the shop of Mr.
Walker, chemist, corner <f Featherstone building.,
Holborn. The brilliant show bottles, with their coil.
tent., were eritirely destroyed; but the fire was prevented
cl.ing further damage. An espl,sion of gas is stated
to have been the cause of the accident.

Min.—Guy VAVX.—At Witham, two farmers
stack-yards were discovered to be on fire on W.ednes-
day evening, and though assistance was at hand, the
fire in one of them (Mr. Crump's) was not ertingeished
until the value ol 5001. had been de trnyed. The loss
sustained by Me. Catchpole, the other farmer, was
about 301. Though the cause of the fire has not been
ascertained, no doubt is entertained that it proceeded
from the letting off rockets, the burning sticks from
which mu-..t have fallen among the st.cks.
Saturday the body of Mr. J•ln Kat lewell. master
of the workhouse at Long Preston, Yorkshire. wac
found in the river, near Swillington. He left the above
place to attend the Statutes, lately held at Pontefract,
and, as is supposed, had missed his way and accident-
ally_fallen imp the water.
Yong, Nov. 9.—Yesterd • y morning the Liverpool
mail was accdentally thrown over. at Bolton, on .ta
way to this city, by which a gentleman, who was a
passenger. was much hurt. In consequence ol this ac-
cident, it did not arrive in this city Mud an I oar and a
half behind its regular time.
Wednesday, as a Lady, accompnied by her groom,
was driving down Richmond Hill, the horse took ft ight,
ran the vehicle against a coal cast, and threw them Isi,!h
out with considerable violence. The groom etc le,'
unhurt, but the Lady's head was badly cut in t,ta
places, and she was otheraise very much bruised. TNe
horse ran off at full speed through the town, and by
dint of kicking succeeded in disengaging himself of all
imminence.. The Lady resides at Acton.
ASISRICAS G1N11,11...41 is owing to the coet;nual
teasing of mosquitoes that America hat produced so
few troth of genius. Who could possibly compo'e
himself to think, with such an -odious insect eternal?
humming in his ears, and thirsting for his blood ?
Bet-rotes CocAin China.
Hone IS HAM/MS.—Never think that so long al
you art master of your own fire-side and your "11
time, you can be unhappy, or that any wher circum-
stance can make an addition to your enjoyment—Moue.
GOMIS/ Pourcans.—A poor woman, with two
(children, who apiseared 'much distressed. but was re-
markably clean, curtseyed to the Earl of Besboroupb.
as be was passing ; he drew out his purse, but in 3t-
tempting to give her two shillings, they dropped and
rolled into the kennel, upon which his Lordship, after
picking them up, wiped than with his pocket handker-
chief before he gave them to the distressed widow,—
ollekeas end his :limes.

fIiGH-vittnit U LONDON.BKIDGE TO MOlt flow.
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