Star.
London, England, 1818-09-29 00:00:00

Tili Intis.

DRuat-LANE THEATRIC,---MT. KEAIi rna:le hi ap-
pearance last night, for the first time this season, in
the character of Richard the Third. His reception
was, as might be fairly expected, most enthusiastic.
He looked extremely well, and performed the part
with as much spirit as he had ever exhibited on any
former occasion. The House was crowded in every
part Mr. BENGoucir and Mr. H. Kitstatc, asking
Henry and Richmond, were very favourably received.
The Play was in other respects cast the same as last
year. The new Afterpicce of Sigizmar, having under-
gone some judicious alterations, was received with
very general approbation.
COVEN T GARDEN.--The School for Scandal was
repeated- last night to an overflowing audience. Mr.
FARESN'S Sir Peter Teazle was, as usual, excellent.
The Burgomaster of Saardam followed, and seemed
to have increased in favour.

The Musical Festival at Hanley, in tl:e Potteries,
on Wednesday and Thursday last, eTcecded the most
sanguine expectations of the Committee, who pro-
jected and matured it at their individual risk, with a
view to benefit the funds of the National School at
that place. So:ne portion of most of the first families'.
in the nei2;hbom hood attended on one or both days.
It is a remarkable circumstance, that the salary of
the Clerkship of the HOLIS'2 of Commons should ex-
ceed that of the Speaker, by one thousand and ten
pounds a year—that of the former being C 7,000, and
. the latter 8,010. .

The Emperor of AUSTRIA rays for apartments to
himself and his suite at Aik-l-Chapelle, including
Prince METTERNICH, 45,0 m) francs. His Majesty
will occupy the house of Mr. Bramertz, a small but
elegant residence in o:te of the best streets of the city,
towards the south ski!. The Emperor of Russia has
engaged two houses, one in the town (that of Ma-
dame Claus), fur which he pays 30,000 francs ; and
one beyond the walls, about a mile towards Louis
berg, for which he is to pay 26,000 more. The suite
of his Majesty ALEXANDER will be more numerous
than that of any of the other Sovereigns. The Rus-
sian Minister at the Court of Berlin, M. ALopEus, is
already there. The King of PRUSSIA has engaged a
house at 18,000 francs (that of Madame Offerman);
and his Minister, Prince lIARDENHERG, that of M.
Bettendorff, at 28,000. Lord CasTLEnEacal is to
occupy the hotel of the banker Schlosser, and the
Duke of WELLINGTON that of the burgo-master M.
Guaira, each at a rent of between 28 and 30,000
francs. The Doke of RICHELIEU is to occupy the
house of M. Pules, for which he pays 22,000 francs ;
Ihis suite, it is said, will bun very limited.

Monday se'nnight a young Lady of very respecta-
ble appearance and address, who has been imposing
on the humanity and good•nature of several worthy
individuals in the neighbourhood of Preston, su.i-
denly took her leave, and is supposed to have gone to
Liverpool. She came about a month ago from La:l-
I
i.aster, and after remaining in Preston about a week,
went to Walton-le-dale, where she called at an inn,
and began to exercise her art by assuming a very
frantic behaviour, and apparently attempting to com-
mit suicide. Her strange conduct being made known
to the neighbourhood, she was taken into the house of
a very respectable family, where every means Were
used to alleviate het seeming distress. When the as-
sumed paroxism was over, she told a very plausible
and piteous tale of having been seduced from her
home, (one of the Cirst inns ia Birmingharn,) by a
Gentleman who of erwards deserted her ; that she
was pregnant and dare not return to her guardian
uncle; with many other moving circumstances. Al-
though some parts of her story did nut hang very well
together, every 0:1'2 who. saw her sympathised in her
,ituation, and letters were written with a view to
bring about a reconciliation with her supposed
friends. She, however, spared her hospitable bene-
factors any further trouble, by taking her departure,
Frobably intending to practise several impositions on
the be.sevoleat credulity of other individuals. We
understand she had imposed, in a like manner, upon
several persons at and near Lancaster, before the
came to Preston, and that she had actually received
money from them to pay her coach-far.^ to Liverpool.

SLEEP-WA t;xan.--Thursday the 17th instant, J.Ho-
garth, of Firbank. Westmorland, :t young man who
for some time back has gone to Howgill school, arose
from his bed fast asleep, and went a distance of two
miles and a half before he awoke; and to his great
astonishment found himself sitting in Ilowgill cha-
pel porch, adjoining the school. Ile afterwards
went above a mile, to a friend's hone, to borrow some
clothes, as his only covering was a shirt and night-
cap. He has not received the least injury, though the
night was frosty, excepting in his feet, which were
much bruise I. The following day, in the road by
which he went, were found his Gresk Testament and
Bible, which he had been tea iii.g the night before,
according to custom, and a slate was also found at
the school door. It appears that he had called to see
a friend as usual by the way; and on approaching
the door had said, What are you in bed yet ?' and,
being asked what he wanted, replied, lam going to
school, sure,' and marched off.
Mtatorat IN TIIE WEST INDIES.-011 the 23d tilt.

J. Maci.soo. Esq. of Ecclestown Plantation, Ja-
maica, was found dead on the road not far from his
own residence. His skull was dreadfully fractured
and there were other marks of violence on the body.
A. Coroner's Jury sat on the body, and returned a
verdict—" Wilful Murder against some person or
persons unknown."—From the extraordinary perseve-
rance of Mr. Rose, nephew to the above unfortunate
Gentleman, the murderers have been discovered, and
prove to be two slaves, ore the property of Mr. G.
Mtxorr, of Portland, and the other belonging to Rose
Garden estate.—Mr. MACLEOD was in the 76th year
of his age, and had resided the greater part of Lis
life on the island : he was a widower, but Las lea
two daughters to lament their father's dreadful fate.
A shocking murder was committed on Tuesday
last, in Warwickshire. As a young man and woman
were returning home from Kenilworth Statute, they
were overtaken on the road by four men, one of
whom wanted to take indecent liberties with the wo-,
man : the young man took her part, and was woundE
cd by one of the villains with a penknife in the ab-
domen, through which his bowels protruded, and he
died in consequence. The perpetrator of the act, we,
understand, is iu custody.

OLD BAILEY SE z":..1ii:,.. S.

Yesterday Lydia Hill, aged 23, was convicted of
stealing twenty shillings in copper Money, tilt. pro-
rerty of William Lida The prosecutor keeps a pub-
lic house in King-street, Seven Dials, and prisoner ;
lived in his house. On the evening of the 3d of Sep-
tember he missed the money in question. and sus-
pecting the prisoner, Le went to her apartment, where,
being charged with the theft, and an officer sent for,
she voluntarily produced the money, and said she
had got it from cite prosecutor's niece, but this was
denied.—Guilty.
The CONIMON SBRJEANT.—.I am sorry to think
you have acted so basely, and disgraced a _very
worthy husband, who appeared much attached
you. The Court are bound to punish you very 5e -
verely, and will certainly do so, as you had not the
slightest excuse for the theft.
John Jones, aged 21, and James Crisuch, 14, were
convicted of stealing two pigs, the property of Charles
Prendergast.
The COMAION SERJEANT addressed ,he prisoners—
" As to you, Jones, there is little doubt but that you
have been guilty of this felony. You are a known
thief, and besides the ofleace of which you have now
been found guilty, you have to answer for the crime
of making a thief of that young boy. You, Jones,
shall certainly be transported ; and the Court will
see if any distinction can be made between the case
of that young thief and yourself."
The prosecutor recommended the boy to mercy.
The COMNIUN SEILYEANT—I as,:n're you, that your
recommendation, if attended to, would be of infinite
mischief to the child. The Court has only this oh •
ject in view—to put him out of the way of temptation.
John Sheer and Samuel ilamfidd were convicted of
stealing a pair of sheets, the property cf James Henry
Leigh. The prisoners got into tne house under pre-
tence of sweeping chimnies, and took their opportu-
nity of stealing the property.
The CostatoN SERMANT—TES is not the first time
you have been placed at this bar. I have seen you
both before. The Court will not suffer you with
impunity to render your trade subservient to your
schemes of villany. You shall both of yeti be Sent out
of the country.
John Lewis was convicted of stealing a pair of
pantaloons, the property of Edward Willis. He plea-
ded distress as his excuse. _ .

The Commos SERJEANT—I 3111 afraid this is not
the first time you have made that defence. You know'
poverty is no excuse for crime. You must undergo
some corporal punishment, and a temporary impri-
sonment. I v seeif I can get you a situation in the
Refuge for the Destitute.
C. Ilenslcy was found guilty of stealing a chaise-
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harness and saddle, the ptoperty of J. Fisher, Esq.
Chief Clerk of the Auditor's Office, in the Exchequer.

7'. Ckapnan was charged with stealing three beds
and other articles, the property of J. Rolls. It ap-
peared that the furniture was in apartments, which
he rented at 4s. per week, in the house of the prisoner.
The prosecutor resided in another house; but on the
14th of June he knew that all his furniture was safe.
On the 15th of August, however, he found that the
beds and other articles were gone. 1k made appli-
cation to Bow-street Office, and the prisoner was
takes into custody.
F. Knight, a shoemaker, had permission from the
prisoner to work in his house, and went there oa the
I.sth of June ; at this time there was no furniture in
Mr. Chapman's part of the house, except five chairs.
What there might be in Mr. Roll's apartments he
could not tell. Witness remained in the house a
week, and during that time the prisoner took away
the chairs ; but he removed no other furniture that
the witness knew of.
J. Greenock, on different mornings between the
15th and 21st of July, observed the prisoner, as early.
as six o'clock, remove a green fender, a set of fire-
irons, a bed, and a bundle, containing articles to
which he could not speak.
Cross -exarnined—Witness was a milkman, and w's
on his way to the milk-house when he S4W the pri-
soner as he had stated: had understood the prisoner
was a broker. Knew that the prisoner had a partner
in the house, named Cooke.
J. Black, on the 10th of August, about nine in the
evening, saw the prisoner come out of his home with
a large bundle. Witness snid. " You d—d rascal,
yon have been robbing the house." The prisoner ran
off as fast as possible, and the witness called the
watch. The prisoner, however, escaped.
T. Cooke never was an actual partner with the pri-
soner, but lived with him, He quitted the house be-
fore quarter-day, and took his furniture with him.
Cross-examined—There note cards printed with
their joint names, with the witness's knowledge; but
they had parted in February,
J. Collins, a Constable, apprehended the prisoner,
who said he knew what he was taken about ; some
furniture ; but it could be made up, and he wanted
the witness to go into a public-house, bat the wit-
Incss refused.

The prisoner, in his defence, said, it was a spiterul
prosecution. Re could prove there were four keys
to the house in question. Ile had persons in attend-
ance to speak to• his character yesterday, but they
were not now in Court. Verdict—Guilty.

MAatsonouGn-sTßEire.—Archi&all M'A'aughten,
Esq. was, yesterday, brought to this Office, charged
wian assaulting a watchman in Pali-Mall—John
Ligo,'a watchman in Pall-Mall, stated, that at half
past twelve o'clock, on Sunday morning,. the defen-
dant was singing and disturbing the neighbourhood
of Pall-Mall, and on Ligo speaking to him, he rapped
him over the head with his stick. Ile then wert to
the sentinels at Carlton House, and continued his
noise, when they called the watchman to t.the him
'away. In doing so defendant seized him by the
throat, and bad nearly choaked him, when another
watchman pulled him off.—This watchman proved
the assault, and added, that Ligo was black in the
face, and would have been throttled dead in five mi-
-1 macs, had he not released him.—Mr. M,Natigliton
said, he placed himself under the sentinels for pro-
tection from the watchman,.who had once extorted
motley from him, and he was followicg him about,
as he conceived, for the.same purpose. lie added,
that the watchman had stolen the handkerchief It ont
his neck.—The Magistrate ordered bail to be funnel,
auless the watchman could be satisfied. A ',levier
for the watchmax.'s neck settled the bmincss, and the
L affair eudzd.