Star.
London, England, 1829-07-22 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS, July 21.

William Harris, a night patrol of the parish of Clap-
ham, was indicted for stealing, on the 2d July, seven live
tame geese, of the value of 20s. the property of Mr. Wil-
liam Reeve, a publican at Clapham.
Mr. Reeve deposed that he keeps the Cock Inn, Clap-
ham, and the prisoner, who is a night patrol, employed
under a Local Act of Parliament, was in the habit of fre-
quenting his house. On the 2d of July be turned out
nine geese to feed on Clapham Common, and at night he
found seven out of the nine were missing. He mentioned
'his loss to the prisoner, who pretended to assist in the
search alter them; but nothing was heard of them until the
7th of this month, when his servant saw them in the
yard of the hone where the prisoner lived. On the fol-
lowing 'earning the tor called there, when the
'prisonerevineed c reluctance to allow him to
see his premises. Prosecutor said,. " Come, I 'suppose
you have done it to play a trick on me." The next day
the prisoner was seen turning out six geese, which were
reetignized' es pin of those lost,. and were taken tones-
sion of. He then said "he did it only for a joke.' The
headi of the geese had been shaved, and two cuts made
through the webs of their feet. When Mr. Reeve men-
tioned to the prisoner that the geese had been seen in his,
yard, he said he bought them, and was taken in with an
old goose for a young one—(Much laughter).
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
He was again indicted for stealing two live geese, of
the value of 7s. the property of Mr. William Dale, the
coach proprietor, Clapham. ' '
One of the cacklers, disfigured in the same manner as
the last, "'all shaven and shorn," was exhibited in Court,.
and caused much merriment.—The jury found him guilty
on this indictment also.
The Chairman, in passingientence, told the prisoner he
had no doubt he had been carrying on a system of depre-
dation on the property of the inhabitants of Clapham,
which he was employed and paid by them to protect. The
Court then sentenced him to two days imprisonment in
Horsemonger-lane gaol on the first conviction, and seven
years' transportation on the second.
• The
rind jury came into Court with the remaining
M'Wlis ere them, and were discharged.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
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About one o'clock yesterday morning, . the heels et
Mr. Murray, the coal-merchant, Ireasteager-lase, 014-
street-reed, was discovered by the watchman to be ea
Si., and it, was with great difficulty that the in cod&
be teemed to a sense of their dug*ii.wieient time to
save their lives. The home is elespheeiy esetreyed. ah
with the furniture. The premises eat property werf.to-
surettia the Phoenix 01110. No person was essimpV
injured on the occasion:

•
Between three and four o'clock yesterday an
alarming fire broke out in the house of Dr. Forbes,
garet-street, Cavendish-square, which, from the fury
with which it burnt, threatened the safety of the adjoin-
ing houses. The family were all in bed, and they had
barely time to save their lives in their night clothes. The
Sun. .Phoenix, Royal Exchange, and Union fire-engines
were soon on the spot, but with all the exertions of the
firemen, aided by a plentiful supply of water, no part of
the house and furniture could be saved from utter de-
struction. The house of Mr. Hooton escaped without
any material damage, but Mr. Cole's house is damaged,
and the family removed the furniture, which has been
greatly plundered by thieves. A small box containing
jewellery, trinkets, and watches of considerable value, fell
into the hands of the plunderers. The fire is said to have
broken out in a back room up stairs. We are sorry to
add, that a fireman belonging to the Union was seriously
burnt by a burning rafter falling upon him. It is said
that the property was insured in the Union Fire-office.
At an early hour yesterday morning another destruc-
tive fire broke out in a farm-house belonging to Mr.
Ladbrooke, situated in Kew-foot-lane, which is midway
between Kew-green and Richmond. The dames spread
with such fury, that, before the arrival of any engines,
the entire of the farm-house, together with all the out-
buildings, were completely consumed, nothing remaining
but the bare walls. The whole of the family fortunately
effected their escape. It is stated that the premises were
'insured, but it is not known bow the calamity originated.
An erroneous report had been circulated that the fire oc-
curred at the Castle Tavern, Richmond.

FASIIIONAULE. INTRUDER.—Th 4 rice ilia exactly
of modern limeades; at last, If we may ledge f j the kinds,
oseasereedan la Frederick Repoldes hie end Zioser :•••••1 Jody
Roth, leat—llet a tree sod easy actor, *ho told as. he had paned
three festive day. at the seat of the Marquis sod klarchlowees et
allow asp iseinlises 8 odeeneed (as proved to be the ease)
that, my Lord sod sty Lady set befog on frathing term. each would
Nippon the eller had asked him"

The Precarseut of Lyons says—" Several merchants
of this city, who had gone into the Milanese upon business,
acquaint us that passports were refused them until their
demand had been sent to the Austrian Ambassador at
Paris, and received the sanction of that diplomatist. This
measure, it is said, is applied to all Frenchmen who wish
to travel in the countries of Germany or Italy subject to
isle Imperial Majesty." •
The Comet, arrived from, Neair Orleans; when off Ha-
, innuabo the 15th of June, fell in with the British ship
IKingston, from Jamaica for Newcastle, having been on
shore on 'the Isle of Pines, and making 18 inches water
per hour ; kept company till the 20th, when they parted
then being 100 miles from Charleston, S. C. and a fair
wind, she stood in.

From the Newfoundland paper of the 30th of Juno :
" Arrived since our last, his Majesty's brig Manly, from
a cruise in search of the Virgin Rocks ; she succeeded in
anchoring in 13 fathoms water, 80 miles from Cape Race,
where she remained 48 hours. In consequence of the
continuance of dense weather, they were unable to make'
any correct observations."

Calcutta Price Curre*ta
that been raceiva to the
20th Mob. They state that the market for European-
pods continued heavy, and melee were limited eves at
*a lowest yotations. In native produce there wad no
demand, okapi for silk, of which the stocks were very
email; the American houses were *chasing extensively.
Freights to London were from 21. se. to 31. 10a. for deed,
mid 41: to 51. for light freights.