Star.
London, England, 1821-05-21 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow-sTaErr.—Saturday, a lad, dressed in sailor's
apparel, named David Adams, was brought before
G. It. MiNsitut.t., Esq. by Mr. HUNT, the Governor
of Portsmouth Jail, charged with stealing 1.45, the
property of Sir ALEXANDER COOKE, of Devonshire-
street, Portland-place. Sir ALEXANDER stated, that
the prisoner, up to the 25th of April last, was his
footman. Oa that day he sent his coachman to his
Banker's with a £3O cheque to get changed; and the
former, when he returned, sent up the notes by the
prisoner. Witness, in the presence cf th.: prisoner,
then gave his son a £5 now, and put the remaining
C 45 in a portfolio, in one of the cupboards of his
drawing-room. Shortly after this, he was called
into another room to attend to some friends; and
while he was there, a maid-servant came to tell him
that David (the prisoner) was nowhere to be found. 11
NVitness waited about two hours, expecting his re-
turn ; but finding he did not make his appearance,
and that he had not taken his clothes with him, he
suspected something wrong, and examining his port.'
folio, he found that all the notes were gone. lle
heard no more of the prisoner until that morning,
when he was brought up from Portsmouth. Mr.
Flusir stated, that he had received information of tEe
robbery, with a description of the offender, and meet-
ing the prisoner in St. Mary-street, Portsmouth, it
occurred to him, though he was disguised as a sea•
man, that he was the person. He accosted him with
Well, Adams, how long have you left Sir Alexan•
der Cooke?" Ile at first denied that his name wa
Adams, but soon confessed the fact, and said that he
was glad he was taken, for that he had not known a
moment's happiness since he committed the robbery.
‘Vitness searched him, and found a £5 and two RI
notes, which he said were part of the stolen notes, and
were all he had left. The prisoner, when called upon
for his defence, burst into tears, and begged Sir ALEX.
ANDER would be merciful to him; he was very young,
and the temptation was too 'strong for him. He added,
that his mother was now in a dangerous state of ill-
ness, and he was afraid a knowledge of his situation
would be fatal to her.—He was fully committed for
trial at the next Old Bailey Sessions.

Lately, a female eagle was shot while coming off
her nest, which was situated near the head of Loch
Fine. It is of uncommon size, and said to be one of
the true Scottish tribe! From the bill to the tip of the
tail it measures 3 feet II inches, between the tips of
the wing 7 feet 3 inches, round the neck 9 inches,
round the leg 9i inches ; even the hind claw is 21
inches in thickness. From the power possessed by
this bird it must have been a formidable foe to the
Highland lambs, and possessed sufficient strength and
daring even to carry off a child if hard pushed.

During the gale on the I tth tilt which proved
fatal to the Thomas and Mary, and her crew, three
boats in Chiswell Cove were in most imminent dan-
ger from the fury of the waves. At this juncture a
Newfoundland dog plunged into the water, and
reached the nearest boat. The crew immediately put
a line into his mouth, and the sagacious animal re-
turned with it to the shore! This line was eagerly
grasped by the sailors on the brach, a rope was fast-
ened to it, and all the three boats were safely pulled
on the beach, one by one, the boats having a commu-
nication with each other, by means of a long rope.

_ .
A plant of the Arbor Iriatis has recently been
brought to England, from the coast of Malabar. This
curious exotic has only leaves on it in the day time;
but about nine o'clock in the evening it is covered all
over with flowers of a beautiful white colour, and of
a most delicate smell.

The following instance of the value of the potatoe
in the fattening of cattle is deserving of notice :-211
acres were planted with potatoes, from the produce
of which 40 fat beasts have been kept from the last
week in February to the present time; also seven cows,l
many pigs, &c. There still remains sufficient for-the
beasts for three weeks to come, and seedfor 21 acres.
The Gentleman who made the experiment, considers,
one acre of potatoes equal to two of turnips, with this
advantage, that when the potatoe begins to germ it
is even more nutritious than when first taken out of
the ground. The beasts average 50 stone ; cost per'
acre forty shilbuga.