Star.
London, England, 1827-11-14 00:00:00

NEW SOUTH WALES.
-411.-

Eight thousand pounds have been paid into the hands
of the Colonial Treasurer by the collector of Customs,
the amount of duties collected during a period of forty
days only I This gives a clear revenue of 73,000 i. a
year, derived from imported goods; The annual ror4
venue from this source, we are satisfied. will be simuk
'eater than 73,0001. ; for the importations of comiss:l
• ities paying duties base not, during the aboveowini.
timed forty days, been by any means commensurate
with the usual rate of iMportations. The arrivals have
been scanty ; and the articles cm which the greatest
propel don of duties is levied have reached the colony
in very moderate supplies. We have had but little,
comparatively speaking, of brandy, or of rum, or spirits
of any kind; and even the East India produce intro-
duced has not been more than ordinary. •

A my advantageous commerce is now carrying
'between Sydney assd Sokianga, a port exactly-opposite
'mos, oa the coast of New Zealand, and only
sail from Sydney. About 50 Englishmen' fr.
port are at work there in sawing deals and instri
the natives in ship-building. This is At best
civilising the savages.
At the sale of Captain Piper's furniture, two
somely ornamented claw table., inlaid with ebony,
fetched 571.; three sofas 211. 251. and 201. each ;
of globes., celestial and !err e.trial, 321.; a chimney*
the like .sum; the chairs brought 31. 17s. 6J. each ,
sofa of rosewood 271. and one of English manufactui
71. less; a pair of card tables 321.; an upright pian
forte 701.' a sum of 501.- was offered at the first
bidding for a large pier glass, 74 inches by 54.; it
wax knocked down at 551 ; two large portrait frames
iren. sold for 311.; a plain sideboard 301. In the
dining-room, the set of dining-tables brought 34/ ; the
Chairs 41. each ; the sideboard, couches, and minors,
were also boughs band bo!helg ; two well-executed prints;
in frames, were warmly contested—the subject of one'
was from the original Blind Tidier of Wilkie. the
other the Item Day-v.-the purchaser had them at 251.
A steamer of 20 horse power is exvected out from
England, in the some of a twelvemonth, to ply be-
isteen Sydney and Parramatta.

. We frequently find, backgammon boards with backs
lettered as if they were tws, tulip vulirmes. The origin
of it was thisr—Ecies, bishop of Sully, forbade his
clergy to play at chess. As they were resolved not to,
obey the commandment, and, et dated not to have a‘
chess-board seen in their houses or cloisters, they had
them bound and lettered as books, and played at night-,,
before they went to bed, instead of. reading, the New
Testament or the Lives of the Saints; and the monks
called the draft or chess board their wooden giispels.--
They also had drinking vessels hound to resemblaihe
breviary, and were found drinking whea it was sup-
posed they were at.prayer.
The evening of Wednesday week, a young gentle-
man was on his way over Blackstonedge, towards Roch-
dale. when he was attacked ,by three men, who, after
Gring at him, knocked him dawn, and dragged him
into a bole near the road-side where excavators have
lately been employed in los ering the road. There the
villains most shamefully maltreated him and robbed
him of 604 At that moment a elsaia! coming. up,
fortunately distar bed them. and they. can off across the
moor. The gentleman made the best of his way. ro
Mrs. Faulkner's, the Coach and Horses Inn, to whom.
he related the circumstances. Mrs-Faulkrier's,sou 4p7
prebends:4 one pf the e ribber*. near sftwerhy, with.some
slugi in his pocket, similar to those fired at the travel-
ler, end 'which were found in his tit: The other two
set-ye apprehended in Rochdale..-44,0 Barad.
Monday evening,.about nine o'clock, as the •Eleter
mail was proceediag from town, while passing through
Turnham-green, it came in contact with p cart, the
shaft of which entered the flank of the off leader of the
mail. The force.was so great, that the horse in tbe eau
came in contact with the apliater-bar,-whicb was bro-
, ken, and the horse dreadfully injured, the ,abouldyr
bone being broke, and a large part of the ffesh carried
away. The man who was tdrivang tbeauut.was.thican,
and received severs injury. The bone was .footed to
be killed immediately. The off leader of the mail, ,
which,is a very valuable one, was taken out hOttd.eo
dreadfully that it was thought it would be
be shot.. Tber.eseil afterwards. proceeded a• ,the ewe
stage with three horses.

, viz the

Wm. Ames, keeper of a cocanamite in Or-cems, who stoqd
remanded for a violeot assault upon Clarke, air aged'arover, no
the 3d inst. whereof be hie dice died (as stated ia a former report),
Was burly examined.' The only new restate die evidence was
that when the prisoner-was entreated to seed far a Doctor, be ob.
litinateiy refused, adding that the men might rile, and be would,
stand the consequence.—Fully committed for blandaugbier.
.Elindevit Vika was remanded, charged by Mr. Berries, land.
lord of the Pied Bull, Islington. with uttering a •base sovereign', '
shillings stief a halt-crown piece. at his house, _dating the last'
fortnight.
M A ELSOROUGH STREET.
A bandsotne young woman, named Maly Mann% was charged
with refusing to disclose the name of Abe father of an illegitimate
child, which she carried in her arms.
Mr. Grist. the actingaversees of St. George's, fiaeournoquatok
'preferred the charge against the defendant. 11 appeared that on iiKy
214 Sept. she was delivered of a child is the workhouse. and aims.
that period the parish officers have adopted every poestkie means to
disdotrer the fathet, but without success. Ou a &diner remit-
nation, she said that a gentlMtan residing at Chertsey was the (a-
lbeit; but when Mr. Grist west there, be ascertained that her
story was false. An orgy had been made to her to go to the farm-
house at lalingtoo, but she declared that rather than be sent to that
place, she would murder her child and herself. Mr. Cosa.be told
het that Itshe refined to disclose the name of the tither of her
ellitring, she would be sent to prison feetwelve moths.. The young
woman then reluctantly admitted that she could not name the father,
[having been intimate with several persons% Mr. Costam—Then
you can mention the names of all tiros e you bantam intimate with.
The young woman, however, hung dawn her head, encl-refused to
say another word. Mr. CONANT said he certainly would commit her
`if she conduces' so perverse but after coMulting with the panels,
Dicer, the Magistrate consented to allow her out day afore, sic
consider the consequences of her obstinacy:

• MART-LA-BONNIL
Joseph Rm a foreigner, in a state of derangement, was brought
front Mary-la-bonne wmehhouse as unlit to be at large. Mr. Ber-
tolini, who keeps the Newton Hotel, stated that this oufortunate
gentleman possesses independent property. He lately took up
his residence at the NeWton Hotel, where he spent days as well
as nights in tied. On Monday night be esprevard great fear of
being. assassinated. and insisted on Mr. Itertolinrs• walking with
hint. In Leicester.square he told the lint watchman be met
'to carry hiss to the watchhouw in the name of the
for security, or he should be murdered in the streets. He was
taken to St. Martin's Watchbouse, where the cocacable of the eight,
finding him insane, refused to receive him. He then went to 'No.
59, George-street, Hampstead-road, to see a friend, who did not hap.'
pen to be at home. He walked about the New.rtiod until a quarter
Poar; and then, at his own request, the watchman took to
/rat ty.ls-bontie watehbouse, where be remained alt night. Mr.
'Guertin.; asked bier s variety' of questions, his answers to which
plainly evinced his insenity, when the Parish Surgeon was sent for,
*boat, after some oppositioo, he consented to accompaay to the
lafitatary.

LA hillgTH-STREET.
Mrs. Tofield, who was noticed in the papers yesterday as having*
made an application at the Mary-la-bonne office respecting a bag of
serereigne lowed by her daughter aid a Min Crag, and was by Mr.
EMPLIIIIIOII recommended to apply at Bow.ibreet, presented a
written sateen= to the Ma_ giptcates SO the Male businen, as she
UM them, by daire el Mr. bitusann.t. .
The atateneht (Which was read) was to the like import with what
,ha. already appeared--nuitely, that on Tuesday, October 2, her
diegisten, attired MANN, iss etwapaoy with a party sr az, bent to
neatmajod.wasweffilse booty arewta-ars. with MiSE
Crab (the n.t Mt& party being a head # thes9 thropgis
snow, when Miss Tolleici tripped against surneatins thai nude a
&Obi aeite, used which they thought was iron, bat which,on fret-

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sta•asen. wen klieniit fag a 41/C044 clam/Radon Wore Skit. iliamnsand Mr. 1
lennurate Haw.% charged On a woman. which bad been issued at the ilittallat ,
r als have of -Geo. `laude, li.q. the Mildtair of* Tremor], with Ithodidently
obtaining the sum of 41411 Midi trzedin, after thee father's death,
greatest by means of false and forggilhalidazitiand other dominant=
m.
e colony seating that be was then shi lc will be remaking' that the
lit little, (who appear to be wea-ethlitatiod Toting men) were apprchended by
Ruthveii, at Minna, wham they had been employed as Police
Or spirits officers. After their father's demi, by *ins ofihnolated parts,they
ice kilt°. obtained tour quarters' laaMpay,and the hind was discovered ea the
application for a fifth loaners pay. Dm int the paavloos eland**
✓ying on of the prisoners oo the sad of Oct. before Sauftwoanh. lhail is, Bar.
It ionsew Ultimate said (and tuber Anfortonately for himself as
• opposite it moo out), that his name waned Wasiak; but Hamilton. Yes.
a week's cards!, another charts Was prodronaisipait the piainera, viz the
Soils this obtaiainiug a sum of . 5.11. lietii klia War Olies, by Bartholomew
att uctin4 Oolseke, falsely morainal% dim *was the nowt of kin to Sir Wit.
. Mat Osborne Hamilton, dmeasid. Aii: Diller, the Chief Clerk
t way in die department avatar ptizawriney it paid, deposed, that tie
sate of 341. was doe to the reptiemonatfies of Sir W. O. Mansion'
to hand. in his death, and that-imam haditelinfiteled for by a Mr. Handites 1
~ ebony, (whom be believed tar' be the -Tillositer lianhohtoint Uniathe),
11 ; a Pa"
:„ through Mr. Young, wizens in.lialand, and the mama/7 PateM
and aill..lavits haviag begs Tizilintelk Ike meaty was paid. The
ney.gl4as .docasiansis.Wers.psasspsifsiaWAKtbas they were partly
each sA iu the tastial-.relent.of piiotolya„.,
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llie viat of a Gentle.
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tufacture man residing
.in I was grodtwod, . „tended se nava-
hr piano. eate the pthoners births* in the charges . :They were
the first .gain remanded.
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