Star.
London, England, 1817-07-16 00:00:00

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LAMBETRATRPrr OPFlClL—Yesterday J r. Tyree
Swan, a young matt, 22 years of age, whose father it
a respectable sale merchant in the City, was bronght
up, charged with the wilful murder of
It appeared in evidence that a few days :-go a 1.1:;?e
party of men and women were assembled ar a d:ince
at a public house, called the Star, in Well'erect.
Wellclose-square, facing the Theatre. amonst Sl**l7l
the prisoner unfortunately happened to begone a
dispute arose between two young women, Elizabeth
Warren and Ann Boom the deceased, and they
fought, and had some knock down blows ; the priso-
ner, who was drinking in tt e taproom, and in whose
company Elizabeth Warren was, was• seen to stand
up ham his seat, and strike the deceased on the Lead
with a pint pot, when she was heard to say--‘4
mas Swan has cut my head with a pint pot." The
prisoner then quitted the house, and secreted himself,
and the deceased iNcame deiiiious, and lahaurtd tin-
der the effrcts-of the blow until Tart Monday even-
ing, when she expired : diligent search heir;; made
after the prisoner, he was taken into custody. The
charge being sworn to, Sir lisNint Wm:tams addres
sed the Prisoner on the enormity of the offence with
which he stokd charged, and regretted to s;:e a per
son, whose father was a respectabil man, placed in
situazion in which his life and reputation were at
*take. The Magistrate concl.teled lry espressing,
that he felt it his painful duty, from the natures: the
evidence, to commit him until :he I zsult of the CA-o-
ntr's Jury was made known.
WortslHP-STAEcT.—Jaen James Bradley, and film,-
Mb, his wife, who were remanded last week on a
charge of ill treating and starving their own So., a
child of four years of age, were &tally examined.
fhe particulars of the case we have already stated.
The• father is employed in the London 11 ick, and
says he gave all his earnings to his wife, to whose
care the child, of course, was entrusted ; but unlcatii-
'lately she had a sad failing (bring too fond of gin).
and he thought a great deal of the money was
pent in that way. The Magistrate, on finding the
child pronounced out of danger, said he would take
proper bail for the prisoners' appearance to anoxia
the charge at the Sessions. He would, however, re-
quire each of them to find two sureties in £lOO each,
and themselves in 6200 each. The man having pro-
cured bail, was liberated ; but the woman was com-
mitted till such bail 1* given.

Yesterday the LORD MAYOR, accompanied by Sir
WILLIAM CURTIS, &c. visited the different Prison, of
the City, and strictly investigated the state of the
Prisoners, and the system of government adopted
towards them. In Nesvgate, since the appc,intu►ent
of the new Keeper, various rules and regulations have
been adopted, under the immediate direct' sot the
LORD MAYOR, which afford not only ct:tulutt and
security, but promise to produce much mur..l guod to
the inmates.

A few d,tys ago, a farmer in the neighbourhood
of Dumfries was swindled out of il5, by an Milt.
man who was employed to look after a lot of cattle
in the market. He pretended the cattle were hisoven,
and sold part of them for the money aht y? scared,
on receiving which he instantly disappeared, and liar
not since been heard of.

Conovrt's Inves:ra.—An Inquisition wacheld at
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the Triumphant Chariot, Pembroke Mews, Grosve-
nor place, on the body of Mr. John Downes, of DAM
moth-street, Westminster, who was drowned on Sa.
turday evening last, in the Serpentine River, Hyd-.
Park .—James Locket, No. 6, York.plase, Westmin
titer, stated, that he went to bathe in the Serpentine
River ; about eight o'clock, he came out and dressed
himself, and saw the deceased undress himself and go
into the water ; he dived from the side, :Ind he ( wit-
ness) watched to ye how far he could go under
water,leing an expert swimmer ; he waited for two
minutes, and not seeing him rise, he gave an alarm,
and T. Green dived several times, but fetild not find
the body. A boat was then brought, and the body
got cut and taken to St. George's Hospital, while
warm.—Mr. Crony, House Surgeon at St. George's
Hospital, stated, that every method was used to re-
store animation, but without effect. The deceased
was only 40 years of age ; and his sister, who holds
a situation in St. George's Hospital, had the horror
of viewing her brother brought in a corpse, without
any previous intimation. Verdict—Accidental Death.
Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Black Horse,
in High-street, Poplar, on the body of T. Jenkins,
aged 40, who fell overboard from a vessel in the
West India Import Dock, and sunk sever to rise
again. Verdict—Accidental Death.

A few days since, as a poor women named Draw-
bridge, was on her journey from Northam to Rye,
with two of her children, whom she was drawing in
a small carriage, she dropped down in ascending a
hill in the parish of Playdeo, and instantly expired.

ANI:CDOTS OF BoNAPARTE ANDTA LM A TIIP.FREXCII
TRAGEDIAN.—WhiIe Bonaparte was only a Captain
of Artillery, he and Talma happened to dine one day
at the same hotel, though not in the same party. The
player on that occasion dined alone, while the scldier
of fortune presided among a knot of brother oWcers,
who had assembled on his invitation, and at his ex-
pense. While his friends were retiring, Bonaparte
lingered behind, for the purpose of settling the bill,
which haring been charged more extravagantly than
he expected, unluckily cxcaeded the means he could
command at the moment. In this dilemma, he
evinced his characteristic promptitude and decision of
character. Unlike a Frenchman, he made neither
speech nor apology, but produced his sword, saying to
the waiter," Retain this for the balance till tomor-
row, when, upon the honour of a gentleman, I will
redeem the pledge." The waiter, who probably could
lint distinguis'a betwixt the " heaven-erected lice"
..1 the matrof honour ard the address of a swindler,
demurred about the bargain, when Talma srartedf tap
and indignantly told him, if he doubted the gentle:-
is:net word, to place the sum to his account. The
waiter bowed assent, and retired. Bonaparte felt the
bligatiun, although his manner of expre:sing leis
sense of it was laconic, and even dry. Bot '..'alma,
li may be conjectured, did not lose any thing by his
md of caution. On the coinrary, his poliqaress
,tuned him a powerful friend, who, both during his
z •nsular and imperial:reign, embraced every oppor.
,unity that presented itself of praising his ialerts ard
eremoting his inter% fir.