Star.
London, England, 1826-10-24 00:00:00

Mr. Harvey deposed, that on Saturday eight, about half.paiu
eleven o'clock, he accidentally met Ellen, whom be previously had
I known, in Tothill-street, and whom he proposed to escort home.
After they had remained in company for a short time, differences
arose between themselves, when Mary Warden with three others
came up stairs, taking part with Ellen, and iU using the complain.
ant. At this moment Ellen accused him of deceiving her, and
insisted, on his giving her more money; on his refusing, the four
women held him down upon the floor, while Ellen took from hist
one half sovereign and two shillings. They afterwards took up the
fire tongs, struck him about the held, and so bruised one of his
arms that he could hardly lift it up. They also gave him two black
eyes. But not content with this, after robbing and beating him,
they absolutely threw hint down stairs, so as nearly to break his
neck, and then pushed him out of doors.
Mr. Gamma—Should you know all the women again if you
saw them ?

Witness—Yes, your Worship, I think I should.
Mr. Gamma= to the watchman—Then go and arrest every one
of them direetly.—The prisoners were then remanded.

WORSHIP-STREET.

R. and T. Morton, and C. Freestone, were put to the bar on sus•
pinion of being concerned in the murders at Leatberhead.
The prisoners, it appeared, went into the Two Brewers public.
house in Bunhill-row, on Saturday night, where a person was read.
lag the account of the murders in a Newspaper which Freestone
said he did not distinctly hear, and requested to paper, the Paper, in
which he read the account to himself. Some wiseacres then put
several questions to them, which not being answered to their satis-
faction, they gave charge of them all, and they were detained till
yesterday, when they were brought before Mr. Tinto's°, when
their innocence was so clearly manifested, that the Magistrate die.
charged them. lamenting the inconvenience they had been put to by
the folly of two or three wrongbeads.

Dr. Johnson has not supplied a single example of the
use of the word to smoke (as of tobacco,) from any classic
author; from which some of the enemies of that weed
have chosen to denounce the very allusion to it as a
•ulgarism too coarse for polite and perfumed lips. But
Addison, and he is an elegant author, says, "Sometimes
I smoke of Child's, and, whilst I seem attentive to no-
thing but the postman, overhear the conversation of
every table in the room."
Modern naturalists generally, and among them the
celebrated Cuvie', have rejected the notion of the toad's
being venomous, as a vulgar prejudice or superstition;
but it has received confirmation from Sir Humphry
D.ivy, who found, on dissection and analysis, venomous
matter contained in follicles in the cutis vera, and round
the head, and even upon the etttemities.

Sksau. Tauts--Every Gentleman, desirous of popttw
latity among the Lidies, should have an extensive
knowledge of trifles, and a ready talent of expressing
himself on subjects orlittle moment. Conversation in
large parties, and even in social circles, turns mostly
upon such topics, and he who cannot discuss the merits
of the last novel, or display his eloquence on the newest
fashion in dress, makes but a sorry appearance. I pity
the man that cannot talk nonsense.

When the Comedy of the Clandestine Marriage was
first pat intb rehearsal, Mr. GARRICK intended to have
played Lord Oglebg himself, but not feeling perfectly
At home, he assigned the character to honest Toss
Kiva, whose excellent performance of it laid the found-
ation for the various imitators from his time to the
present day. He was also the original B&our, in the
West Indian, Sir Peter Teazle, Pailf, in the Critic. Ike:
KING was possessed of many amiable qualities, but un-
fortunately for himself was fond of playing off, as well
as on the stage, and was in general unsuccessful at the
gaming-table. ate night he returned home at a late
hour, and in a state of agitation called to Mrs. KING
immediately to bring him the Bible. Mrs. KING, who
was much alarmed, replieJ, 4. Lord, my dear Tom, in-
deed "have no such thing in the house.' 41 Then," ex-
claimed the impatient Comedian, .. send the servant
instantly to the public•house, and borrow one." Bible
Societies were not then established, but the good land-
lady having recently become a disciple of John Wesley,
she was enabled to comply with the request. Kinn,
who had that evening won a considerable stim of
money, seized the Bible out of the servant's hand, and
swore that he would never again stake a single guinea
at hazard; but alas! gamestets', like lovers' oaths, are
made to be broken. A few nights after, poor KING.
forgetting that lie had " an oath in Heaven," entered
'a rookery (a hell of the present day), and in an evil
hour was soon plucked as clean as a pigeon, not only
of his late winnings, but also of several guineas in
addition.