Star.
London, England, 1826-09-01 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Benjamin Battler, the man who was charged with obtaining money
from the servants of Lords Glengall and Clifden, by representing
himself as a porter employed at a Coach-office, was brought up for
further examination.

The parcels which had been sent to Lord Glengall, at the Isle of
Wight, and which the prisoner delivered at the town residence, and
received the money for carriage, were produced, and found to he
stuffed with waste paper. The parcel which had also been delivered
at Viscount Clifden's house was also opened, and fouoci to be tall
of paper.—The prisoner was again remanded.
A FottelON BIRD MANUFACTUR alt.—Yesterday jo'i it Wright, a bird
fancier, was charged by Mr. Cook, of Museum-street, with fraud.
He stated that on Tuesday last the prisoner introduced himself to
Mr. C. and his spouse, laying that he had some beautiful foreign
birds of " unrivalled" plumage, which being distressed he would
sell cheap. He produced several live birds, of very handsome ap-
pearance, in paper bags. Mrs. Cook was enchanted with their
beauty, and observed she had seen several such in the Museum.--
The prisoner said they were valuable foreign birds, called carpoons,
and finally, Mrs. Cook prevailed on her spouse to purchase one of
the handsomest for the very reduced charge of is. 61 The little
" foreigner" was consigned to a handsome cage. ft was variegated
with beautiful colours, and Mr. C. after some consultation, beg:-.n to
suspect his new domestic of being like some other dickey birds, deco.
rated in " borrowed plumes," he accordingly washed it, and to his
no small astonishment, discovered the valuable bird to be neither
more nor less than a poor cock sparrow, which appeared as much
delighted with the restitu:ion of hi: natural appearance, as his owner
was with the artificial ore. The prisoner " dropped in" again on
Wednesday night, at the shop of Mr. Cook, and at his request, was
tranyerred to the watchhouse.
Mr. Roc wished him to chew the birds which he now had in his
pocket. He did so, and produced some linnets, which had also been
" tipped," and he declared to the Magistrate, that unless they were
so ornamented people would not buy birds in these dcgradvd times•
He said that he did not know it was any crime, aiid, it forgiven, he
would abstain in future.—The oEcers said that he had beer fellow-
ins this profession for fears.
Mr. Ito' committed hint for thi fraud. One of his -linnets made
its escape out of the Office, on being shown to the Magistrate.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

DISTURRANCR AT ASTLIT'S THlATRE.—Yesterday, bin Richard
flood, a respectable young man, was charged with creating a dis-
turbance during the performance in Astley's Theatre.
William Carr. of Lambeth, said that on Wednesday night about
ten o'clock, the defendant with several more were in the pi., hissing
and booting at something they did not ?Ike in ti's performance.
He went lo the defendant, and s: id," Young man, this disturbance
will not do here," and on his taking bum 117 the collar, he knocked
him down ; assistance, however, bring OA:titled, he(tire defendant)
was forced out. Several other persons also struck hint before he
could procure assistance, aood while taking him oat, a v.atclimoi',,
rattle fell from under his coat. The defendant was making a great
noise with others, so that the performnic. could nut be briatl.
bionrose, a Constable, attending the The.orre, said that what
seemed to give dissatisfactioosi, was the ch..r;octel ut I Shuck Jens," as
performed in the piece, which was tLe a ck Lscoe a a person then
!it, the house.

Mr. Andrew Ductow, one of the Proprietor;, &Aid Le tva lirouot
down stairs in consequence of the disturti dice ; it was titeststtilte
the audience had me: with may interruption. Thy pi. ce bast
performed since Monday last, and received with univ.-rsal eclat.
Ile, however, was unwilling to carry on a prosecution against the
defendant, who, lie believed, hail been led into the error by others.
The defendant was ordered to had sureties to keep the peace 1, r
three Inur.!ivi, himself in 401. and the two other persons 201. each.
The required bail was instantly put in, and the defendant retired
with his friends.