Star.
London, England, 1829-06-30 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

The Lady who underwent as examination on Friday on a charge
of stealing two cambric pocket handkerchiefi from Mr. Sibley, in
Regent. street, the anal decision of whose cue was postponed until
Saturday, appeared with her bail at one o'clock before Mt.Conairr.
After the exiiration of the usual time, the worthy. Magistrate we.
informed that there appeared no prosecutor; when Mr. Flutter sod
Mr. Sibley's shopmea were called, but neither of them answering,
Mr. C2llliflt informed the Lady that she was discharged.
The Lady thanked the Worthy Magistrate, and we. about re.
tiring, when
Mr. Coexist observed, that she had a very narrow escape, and
be trusted that die would be mere careful for the future how she
touched things when she entered into a shop again.
The Lady expressed her thanks, and said that it certainly would
be a caution to her for the future.
Mr. Conant then asked fee Hain" the constable, when he was
informed the constable was not in attendance.
Mr. Comae—He ought to be, fee the mosey and other ankles
ought to be given up; the money especially.
The Lady wu then asked bow snack mosey was in her parse ?
Ste replied, she could not say; for she had ao recollection what
sum eke took out with her on die day in question ; but she bad no
doubt that every thing would be delivered to ber.—She then left
the ace.
Saturday a respectable Waist yens man of the name of ,Willions
Russell was brought before Mr. GUM; charged with steeling a
large painting from the rinkleace of a person of the name of Fow-
lers. In Carnabt.street.
Mt. Fowles deposed. dot dont bail* At o'clock a reins

tame to bin bed-rsosi 'bid tutorial( icina that do paining Mkt
hang in the passage was stolen; om Phis down stairs be. law thfr
orieener ih custody and the painting-by the door; and the ass n.
'iSdileid wee the dine Which bad been hang*: in biwpaiage, sad
wide% ini of upeis FH4I3, night.
The rsibjeet of the Alining I'9re/sated an elderly man in
Turki:b tires., italtdinlybelor* a prison. and is the act of ad.
dresziag 3 tenrale who was luokinklieSeen from a window ; in his
right arm be held a dagger with tar h hit had 'muscled !miles,
Mr. Cooanr--itow did he girt into the home?
Witness-1 do not know; en searebidg Ids) I latch Imp was
found which will open cheddar and which I supra he did.
Mrs. StePisein deposed that le resides opposite to iltr. Fowlers,
and upon Saturday morning she was looking oat g kir window,
when she saw the prisoner and another person *ilk ip and down
the Street several times ; suddenly she lost tight elf them. Shortly
after she saw the prisoner come out of the hoese of Mr. Fowlers
with the painting on his shoulder; suspecting be bad stolen it, she
Writ and gave information of the robbery to a person in the boost,
and in about a platter of au hour she saw the prisoner braoght back.
A constable deposed, that in consequence of intormation he went
after the prisoner, whom he overtook by Poland-street, with the
painting on his shoulder. On coming up the prisoner eti.teavourei
to drop the painting, but be seised bold of him. lie then fell opal
his knees, and begged to be forgiven, saying it was the first time be
bad ever committed any offence.
Mr. Cousin asked the prisoner if lie had any thing to say ?
The prisetwr in teply said, he had about six o'clock met a person
with Air pa. gon bit shoulder, who offered him Is. ad. to me
it as far as Crown.stieer, and being out of employnsentbe accepted
the offer.
Mrs. Stephens--I saw you come out of the house.
The prisoner woo hilly committed for trial

STIRLING JOURNAL, Juin 25.

Fowl Lives Lose. SY BuaN:"o.—lc is a curious fact
that there is a ream of cal, at the coal works situa'ed
between New Sauchie and the River Devon, which is
at pie•ent burning underground. ELI is said to bare
done so Fir many years past; and though repeated
eTorts have been made to extinguish the fire, they have
been hitherto unavailing. Whether the latter state-
, ment be correct or no, is a niatter of comparatively
little importance to t!.e 'subject before us—it is slit&
cient fm us to know that such' a fire exim. and ,has
caused the death of four individuats in the most shock.
ing manner. Early on the morning of Monday last,
two men and two women had gone so fir down this
burning pit, for the purpose of !wilding a dyke, So serve ,
as a barrier betweets the coal that was not Ignited, '
and the burning moss, and had not been tang en.
gaged at their work, when the roof fell down
behind them, and shut them in, close to the lime.
—lt is scarcely possible to conceive a more horrific
situation. They had entered in a sloping direction—the
earth had fallen behind them. and there they were ea-
'tombed alive, amid the burning embers and smoking
turf. Escape was out of the question. The enfortusate
sufleren were literally burned to a cinder. Their si.
tuation, however. dreadful as it war, son bmma
known to their neighbours.—in a short time after the
roof fell in, means were taken to extricate them. First,
one woman was discovered. whose hand was burped
off, and her body shrivelled to a skeleton, and another
about ten yards farther in, and at last the twhmen were
also discovered still farther in, and nearer to the burning
mass, the blackened corpses lying, as it were, in etch
other's arms. It was some time before any one could
approach the place where the bodies lay, on.acconnt of
the Rime; and when they did reach them, they were
almost totally consumed. Their remains were ton.
'eyed to their friends in the course of the day. but were
so much disfigured that it was not only difficult to re-
cognise the bodies, but even to distinguish the men
from the women. Both the men were married,but the
females were single.

Tuesday last the ceremony of laying the first stone
of the intended new bridge at Staines took place. At mat o'clock
the Chairman, Sir W. Faesuinets, accompanied by the oilier was.
hers of the Committee, arrived. sad every thing helig reedy for
their recepden, descended into the caret-dam of the north abet
tent, where' assiged by Mr. linens, the architect to the under-
taking, the Chairman commenced the interesting ceremony by
stating in a neat speech the object of the undenaklng, and the o;reat
advantage it must prove of to the public. He then &peeked the
coins of his present masury's reign, and covered the wbolle with
a brass plate containing en appropriate inscription. The kit atria
(being a beautiful block of granite, weighing three setw) wets than
lowered into its place. and the whole concluded wilt *rot chews
from the numerous and highly respectable amealleport.lll.legte
who testified their entire approbation at the gratifying; eseimedop.