Star.
London, England, 1826-09-26 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

THE ADVENTURES OT .A
THEATRICAL WARPROIfrikVOIRift Vol.
,east; a respectable looking man, was charged with having in his
possession a sack, containing a heterogeneous collection of articles,
and not satisfactorily accounting for them.
John Beaumont, a watchman, stated, that between ten and twelve
on Sunday night, he was on his beat, when he saw the prisoner pass
him, having on his back a sack; he followed him, and asked him
what he had in it ? The prisoner replied, that it contained wearing
apparel. The hour being a suspicious one, and the prisoner not ap-
pearing desirous to account for himself, he was taken to the watch.
house. The sack was opened, and was found to contain a variety
of articles, among which were two theatrical robes (regal ones), a
great quantity of tinsel for the ornamental part, several pair of ladies'
shoes, ladies' gloves, frills, louoces, &c. two books (" The Decame-
roll, Boccaccio;" and Stevens's Lecture on Heads.")
Mr. BRODRRIP asked the prisoner to whom these things belonged ?
The prisoner replied that they were the property of his brother,
a tailor, in Maddox-street, Regent-street; he himself was a car-
penter, and resided on Tower-hill.
Mr. lisoomm—Are your brother's goods under execution ?
Prisoner—l do not know.
Mr. Sammy—Where is he?
Prisoner—ln the Fleet Prison.
Mr. Ilamilatr—Did he ever work for a Theatre?
Prisoner—l do not know. I aan but a poor carpenter, and being

DIED.

Friday, at his house In Manchester-street, Lieutenant-General
John Mille, late of the Hon. East India Company's Bombay

Sept. 15, at Glanmiro, Cork, William Trail, M.D. of the R.N.
The 17th instant, at Dublin, James Cleghorn, M.D. State Phy.
sician, Ste.

Saturday, at Egglestotte Hall, William Hutchinson, Esq. aged
65 ; and early on Sunday morning, in consequence of exhaustion,
, front most affectionate and uninterrupted attendance during her
husband's painful and protracted illness, and excessive grief on its
termination, Airs. Hutchinson closed her existence, at the age of 53.
Sept. 17, at his residence, 42, Rankeillor.street, Edinburgh,
Captain John Fraser, formerly of the 421 Royal Highlanders : after
a period of sixteen years severe suffering, resulting from an injnry
received in action with the enemy. This esteemed and much re-
spected Officer served thirty-nine years in the 42d, was twice
wounded, and was present with the Regiment on every service in
which it was employed during that long period, in America, Hol-
land, Egypt, Portugal, Spain, and expedition to Walcheren, on
which latter service be accompanied his Regiment, although only
convalescent from a severe wound he received at the battle of
Corunna, where he was struck in the bead by a musket ball, cans-
ing a fracture of the skull, and concussion of the brain,which, cow-
bined with a severe attack of the Wakheren fever, terminated in a
paralytic affection in 1810, and compelled him to retire front a pro-
fession and corps to which he was ardently and affectionately de-
voted, beloved and regretted by his brother Officers, and every
soldier of his distinguished Regiment. Among other friends who
attended to pay the last tribute to an affectionate husband and
good father, was Alajor-General Stirling, and other six retired
Officers front the 42d, his former companions in the perils be bad
encountered in his country's cause.