Star.
London, England, 1826-09-08 00:00:00

UN/ON HALL

MILEY'S THIATILL—A few days ago, a person named Banks,
employed by Messrs. West and Ducrow, as a constable, to attend
Astley s Theatre, transmitted " cirestlars" addressed to several of
the officers belonging to this establishment, inclining tickets for his
benefit, and requesting that they would get rid of as many as they
could amongst their friends on payment of the same.
The Magistrate expressed his surprise at the custom, and desired
the attendance of one of the Proprietors to explain the circumstance.
Mr. West attended, and gave Banks a good character. The prac-
tice of giving benefits to the constables was sanctioned by the Pro-
prietors but Mr. West confessed that Banks was unacquainted
with the persors of thieves.
The Magistrate said this accounted for the number of robberies
in that Theatre; and pointed oat to Mr. West the extreme impro-
priety of having such men about the Theatre, and remarked, that if
the Proprietors had, in the first instance, applied at that office, fat
men should have been appointed by warrant, at a much less price.
Mr. West expressed his intention of making application at this
Office for regular officers during the next Season.

The age of Judge G A R aow has been wrongly stated.
He was born °tithe 13th April, 1760 ; he is comequently
in his 67th year.
The late thunder-storm extended its ravages, to the
New Forest, where much mischief was done at Cuffnels,
the seat of Sir Geonoe Rosa; the damage in glass
alone exceeds 1501.

BARNET CATTLE fair ended on Wed-
nesday, having had a greater show of beasts than for
some years past, the •umber exhibited during the three
days being about 12,000. of which nearly 9000 were
Scots; there were very few from Ireland or Wales—
the fewest known for twenty years past ; those from
Devon brought the highest prices and were most in de.
mend. Upon the whole, sales were dull and prices low.
Scotch beasts fetched only from Si. to 61.. a he 4d. After
the conclusion of the fair, two silver cups were given to
be run for by ponies, one of which was won by Fair
Helen, belonging to Mr. CHARLTON; and the other
by the Hendon pony, belonging to Mr. Graves. In
the second race two of the ponies bolted; one of them
leaped a ditch and cleated a high hedge with a tolerable
fall to it, the rider of which previously threw himself
off and escaped unhurt.
A scene of considerable confusion took place is
Bridge-street, S uthwark, on Tuesday evening, in con•
sequence of a blacksmith having taken a mouthful of
sulphuric acid for vinegar; fortunately for the descend-
ant of the tire proof God, a very minute portion (if any)
of the destructive liquid passed into the stomach. No
time was lost before he was taken to Mr. Lee, the sur-
geon, in the same street; but by the time he got there,
his tongue became too large for his mouth, and hung
over his lip in a frightful manner. •the muscles on one
side of his face were partially convulsed, the pulse at
the wrist was scarcely perceptible; in short, he pre-
sented a most cadaverous aspect, accompanied by the
most piteous groans. The surgeon filled his mouth
with some 1 quid, and at short intervals replenished it,
which seemed to give him immediate relief, and in a
short time he was enabled to walk home with his friends.
It is understood that there iv a disposition on the part
of many of the heads of the Wesleyan Methodists to return to the
old plan of acting lit union with the Established Church ; and that
they will therefore hold no meetings in canonical hours, when there
is service in their respective parish Churches, nor will their preach-
ers administer the sacrament.

BIRTH.
Wadnnday sennight, at Bossbarough, in the county of KR-
, kenny, Ireland, the Visccuntess Duncannon, of a daughter.

MARRIED.

Thursday se'nnight, at Leek, Staffordshire, Mr. James Mad-
dock, to Miss Harriet Smirh. The bridegroom calls himself forty-
eight years of age, the public voice proclaims him to be fifty-four.
The bride, who is sister to his first wife, is a fine looking woman of
nineteen. The enamoured bridegroom, who gees upon crutches, is
thirty-four inches in height, and has two children now living by his
former wife; the eldest daughter is an elegant girl, at least five feet
tall. The party were conveyed to Church in a cart, and Mr. Mad-
dock, by reason of his dwarfish stature, was accommodated with a
seat on his fair Lady's lap.

MAILd —.
ASR. DM
1 0

1 0

Waterturd
Guernsey and Jersey s) s)

Donagbadee
Ilaha

0 0

o o
o 0
1 0

HIGH-WATER at LONDON BRIDGE TO MORROW.

Morning
Afternoon

23 minutes after 7
37 minutes after 7

Lotmox : Prided and Pliblishedky J. F. KYA ix, at the Snit O►rtcs,
J'i 1, Ilacti-llace, Trnyindiqn