Star.
London, England, 1826-10-16 00:00:00

TOWN-II ALL.

Anvineruan or A Twa.—Cothcrine Christie, a wrinkled old hag,
and Ellen Ste!lkon, an enttcing young girl, were brought up on Sa-
turday, on suspicion of stealing trom a islly jack tar, a sliver watch
and ss. 6d. in money.
Jock detailed the contents of his log, filthy up any occasional
hiatus by a roll of his quid. Ile was paid off trom the Naiad fri-
gate, Captain Spencer, at Portsmouth, about tour days since, and
touched the chink to the tune of forty-five pounds, seven of which
he paid to hlother Jenkins, the bum-boat woman of the Point,
d'ye see," for a watch, and the slops he was rigged in, and landed
himself at eleven •.M. on the 1 I th, at the Blue Boar ion, Holborn,
and having token a cargo of grog on board, set s il on a cruise. In
Toulry.street, at four p.n. he fell in with a light-built vessel, now in
dock, in company with the crazy old hark alongside her, and
hauled up his wind to speak the light one, whom he captured, and
took in tow, and cast anchor in a gin shop, where be shipped a heavy
sea of brandy and water, that set him on his brans-ends; and,
before he could tight his vessel, was plundered oz. his watch and
money, and the prize slipped out of port, and Wire off. " Now all
this, your Honour," said the British bull-siog, giving another twist
of b:s quid, " is the chance of the elements, tire excepted, and I
doesn't mind it a d—n ; but what l has to complain of is—l was
afterwards boarded by a land-pirate (a police-officer) I called to my
assistance, and be diddled me out of tOs."
Here Jack's indignation got the better of his tn.:nine/as and the
officers in attendance (none of whom Jack alluded to) captained
matters, to the effect that, from every information, he was so ex-
eessively drunk, that auy thing in the form of a charge against the
prisoners could not be substantiated, nor did he know how he lost
his property, or wish to swear to their persons. Jack hitched up
his trousers, and acknowledged it was all right, except as to the land-
shark, and he didn't like them 'ere lash : if it h:,d happened at sea,
" d'ye see," it was another matter. lie had UN. to the good yet,
in an order from the Commissioners of the Navy at Portsmouth to
the Post-office at Liverpool (he produced the document 4), just to
see his friends; and when that was gone, be could go to sea for
more.

The Magistrates advised him to take better care than be had hi-
thctto, and dismissed the prisoners, desiring ft,-eves, the marshal-
man, to discover the perpetrators of the robbery, if possible.

The following whimical dialogue hetween.a candi-
dste for an office in the Cambridge Utiiverbity and an
elector, took place a short t;me since :
E. lam surprised at your application! We have one of your
family in office already.
C. I had understood my brother's conduct had given general sa-
tisfaction, and on that ground I ventured to be a candidate.
R. Your brother, Sir, is a most unexceptionable man—to meet
with one such a man is very difficult—to meet with tem such in the
same family is quite impossible. You will never do, depend upon it !
The candidate, who was utiacquainted with his manners,
felt much mortified at his reception, and was about to
leave the tom, when he added, " The experiment,
however, is worth trying, and I will do every thing in
my power to serve you."—Cambridge (Aron.
Friday morning, two men, named Smith and May
met near Farnham, to decide a quarrel which took
place the preceding evening at a public house in Farn-
ham. They fought for upwards of an hour with great
vigour, when Maynard received a heavy blow under
the right ear, and died in less than hoar.