Star.
London, England, 1828-12-09 00:00:00

TOWN-HALL.

Simnel Cope! was charged by bk. Barron, landlord of the Anchor ,
and Castle Tavern, Tooley-street, with being secreted in his house
with intent to commit a felony. The prosecutor's &an stated, that
oa Friday evening. abbot Ave o'clock. he went into his father's bed
room to change his dress. when be saw the prisoner, who was
standing by the side of the bed ; when asked what business he had
there, he made no reply. The witness seized him by the collar and
pushed him down stairs. isir. Marton met the prisoner in the
passage; he feigned to he stupidly drunk, hut finding that stratagem
likely to fail him, said he was very sorry it be had done wrong, and
didn't know how he came there. The prisoner repeated that he
was insensibly drunk, and had no knowledge how,he came lama,
room.—Sir Jour rename commitied him for re-examination.

YORK, Dectmsza 6.

. Monday. about a quarter past twelve o'clock, one
.of the verge. s was accompanying a Gentleman.
who was inspecting the curiosities in the Minster. and
on proceeding through Vie part assigned for sepulture,
at the east end of the chinch, behind the Chancel, they
were alarmed by a dreadful groaning which proceeded
from a winding stair which led to the roof in that part
of the edifice. A ssi•tance was procured, and on going
to ascertain the cause, Mr. Scott, the master.ma•on,
was found Is ing on the 4.eps, with his head desperately
cut and bruised. The power of speech had not for-
sake,' him, though it was evident his senses were be-
wildered, as on being approached. he faintly said, 0. Do
ou wait to pass?" Oa removing him the wound in
his head began to bleed profusely. and he was conveyed
to his htlyse in Precentor's Court. The most able sur
gical as.istance was promptly afforded, and it was found.
is skull was not Iractuied.. Mr. Scott had been miss-
ing-from ton o'clock in the forenoon, and no one knew
of hichaiiog anything to do id that part of the Min-
ster, so that at the time cf his accidental discovery, it
cannot be ascertained how long he had laid in that de.
plorable situation. The wound in his head Fad a most
frightful appearance, it being. large enough to admit
four fingers of's man's band, and little hopes are enter-
tained of his recovery.
Sunday nikht, the house r f Mr. William Benson,
butcher, of Cawood, was robbed of a one pound note, a
sovereign, and 255. in silver. Suspicion fell upon a
young man, of the name ~f John Richardson, of Pop-
pleton, who was apprehended at Poppleton on Tuesday
last, brou,tht in custody to York, and lodged in the
House of Correction until the following morning, and
then committed to Wakefield House of Correction for
trial at the. next Sessions.
TIM SMALL PoL—lt is with regret that we record
the following melancholy list of persons who have been
consigned to a premature tomb, within the last few .
days in York, by the ravages of the small pox—Jane
Scruton, aged 8 years, and Rd. Scruton, aged four
months, the children of Mr. G. Scruton, coal.clealer;
Mary Duni.ington, aged SO; Mary Camp, aged 26;
Martha Whit •ell. aged 17 ; J.hn Gill, aged 40;
Pattisoe, aged 24; Mary Bros. n, Martha Rogers, Jane'
ury, John Edeson, Mark Merryweather, and many
othets. It is worthy of remark, that other' three chil-
dren of Mr. Scruton's family, who had been inoculated,
had the disease at the same period with those to whom
it bas terminated so fatally, and they are now quite re-
covered, and the visitation was very slight. None of
the deceased had been vaccinated.— York Herald.
We noticed it, our last the deep domestic :action, f
a family named Marks, residing iii Shrewsbury. Three
of their children had expired within a week of the small
pox; and we have now to add that their fourth died on
Monday week. Of a family c f 'seven children all are
dead; four have died within ten day: of small pox;
two expired some time ago of measles; and another, an
infant, ded of croup. atone of the children were vacci-
"Wed.—Worcester Journal.

About mid day on Saturday week,as William Robin.
on, the manager of the gas works at Messrs. Wilkinson's
factory, near Chotley, was aboist to fit on a gas cock
in one of the apartments, he was suddenly struck down
by the powerful efluvium emitted from the pipe, and
died almost immediately. The deceased was perfectly
well in health a few minutes before.

Tuesday a fish of the cod species, weighing about
eighteen poutids, was purchased . in the Elgin markets
for the house of a Gentleman of this town. On opening
the late inhab tant of the world of waters, two large
partans, the one dead and the other alive. made their
appearance in the belly. 11 is a circumstance singular
enough that pinta:is should have been at all found in
the belly of the fish; but it is a still mote singular fact
that one of them should have been found alive, after
the fish itself had been nine houtsdead..7.4lkin Courier.
ALARM IN Tug CHURCH Or Accoez.On the 26th
ultimo the Rev. Peter Brotherston, late Minister of
Dysart. was inducted to the incumbency of the parish
of Allor, in presence of the Presbytery of Stirling and
a very crowded audience. On the following Sabbath
Mr. Brotherston was introduced to his charge by the
Rev. Christopher Greig. Minister of St. Niniau's. After
the sermon was finished, a noise. resembling the crack.!
ing of a joist, in the south corner of the east gallery was
heated. which in,tantly produced the greatest confusion,
uproar. and dismay. For two or three minutia nothing
was heard in that part of the church but it teaming and
tumult. Every exertion was • made br•kr. Robert
Jameson and a few other gentlemen to quiet the people
which was at last effected. The alarm wits occasioned
by the falling of a small loose-boird and tvio'or three'
umbrellas against the window, by which several panel
of glass were broken. We are sorry to say, that one
old man was sq much alarmed, that, with a piedispo-1
sition to apoplexy, he fell down in a fit on his way
home, and immediately expired. An old-woman also,
one of the doorkeepers, had her arm dislocated. We
have heard cif no other accident basing Occurred.—
Stirling Jeered.

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