Star.
London, England, 1826-11-28 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

Mrs. Auto, the mother of Queen Caroline's protegde, William'
Austin, was charged with assaulting Miss Deborah Monk, a strait-
laced elderly maiden. Miss Deborah complained that Mrs. Austin
bad circulated scandalous imputations upon her character. They
formerly lived in the same house, and Mrs. Austin at length fancied
her husband paid more attention to complainant than became him.
On Sunday Miss Deborah went to the (Agape! in Jewin.street, and
there accidentally met Mr. Austin, who offered her his arm. This
was an innocent freedom, which she thought she might permit; but
she was, in a moment after, suddenly attacked by Mrs. Austin,who
tore her hair and clothes like a tigress, and beat her shockingly.
Mrs. Austin, a fat, consequential dame, said she feared she had good
cause to be jealous of Miss Monk. Heir husband was Dow a grand-
father, and ought to leave off such tricks ; and no doubt would, but
(or the encouragement Miss Deborah held out, who, when spoken
to on the subject, said she would do as she liked.
The Maanossafen thought Miss Deborah had brought the attack
upon herself by her imprudence, fiat nrrerdieless ordered Mrs.
Austin to find ball, as she had broken the peace.

STIRLING, Nov. 23.—At a recent meeting of the ship
owners at Alias, a Memorial was drawn up and agreed
to, for the purpose of being presented to the Committee
of his Majesty's Privy Council for the affairs of trade,
praying that measures may be adopted for relieving the
country from the ruinous consequences attending a con-
tinuance of the late changes in our navigation and Co-
lonial system.
Saturday, at ten o'clock its the morning, the follow-
ing impudent robbery was committed at the house of
Mr. Edward Salvage, a surgeon, who resides at No. 2,
Cornwall-road, near the Coburg Theatre. One of those
itinerant fellows who go about hawking lemons and
oranges, taking advantage of the hall door being in-
advertently left open by the servant, entered the hall,
and proceeding to the surgery, finding the coast clear,
walked off with Mr. Salvage's new blue frock coat.with
which he quickly disappeared. The persons in the house
heard his footsteps, but imagining them to be that of
Mr. Salvage's assistant, their suspicions of theft were
completely lulled.
AN AMRRICAN GENTLEMAN MISTAKEN NOR A BEAR.
—Mr. John Rutlidge was shot on the Bth inst. in How-
land, Ohio, by Archibald Reeves. Rutlidge, with others,
were on a hunting party, and being seated on a log at
a distance from his companions, in a leaning posture, he 'I
was taken for a bear by Reeves, who fired his rife. The
ball entered the shoulder and cute out through the left
arm. Hopes are entertained of his recoverp—Nsto
1 ork Commercial Advertiser, Oct. 30.

MACKLIN'S last attempt on the stage was Shylock.
He came ready dressed for the character into the green-
room, where all the performers were assembled and
prepared. Looking round, he said, 4 what, is there a
play to-night ?' all were astonished, and no one answered.
He repeated, g is there a play to-night ?' Portia remark-
ed, 4 why, Sir, what is the matter? The Merchant of
Venice, you know.' 4 And who is the Shylock?' asked
MACKLIN. 4 Why, you, Sir; you are the Shylock:—
, Ahr said he, •aml ?' and sat down in silence. Every
one was much concerned and alarmed ; however, the
curtain drew up, the play begin, and he got through
the part with every now and then going to the side of
the stage, lifting up his hairs with one hand, and put-
ting his ear down 0 the prompter, who gave him the
word ; he then walked to the centre of the stage, and
repeated the words tolerably well. This occurred often
through the play ; but sometimes he said to the prompter,
4 eh, what is it? what do you say ?' The play was got
through, and from that night MACKLIN'S great talents
weir lost to the public. For sometime before his death
he never went into a bed, but slept in an elbow chair.
Lie died in his house in Covent-garden, the right hand
corner of Tavibtock-street.—V Keefe's Recollections.