Star.
London, England, 1827-07-07 00:00:00

MA R Y-LA.BONNFi

J. Dogherry, a poor old man,wascititied by Yozall, a street-
keeper, with standing at the corner of a street with a basket of
strawberries for sale. Mr. Itawcustunt gave the old man his fruit
again, and cautioned him to keep out of the way of the beadles.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday, Henry Cathey, a cheap brcad manufacturer, was
brought before Mr. Lams, the sitting Magistrate, charged with
creating a riot at the Crown Inn. Pentonville, en the previous night,
and with demolishing the door of his cell at the watchhouse.

It appeared that the defendant had gone into the parlour of the I
Crown with a female. whose presence gave umbrage to the
company ; and, on their being requested by the landlord to
retire, defendant seized a chair, and with it commenced clear-
ing the room. A number of watchmen being called In, he was,
after a desperate conflict, overpowered, and conveyed to the watch-
house. He had not been there many minutes before he con-
trived to get at the rope of the alarm bell, which he rang
with such violence, that it came to the ground; after which,
by means of a piece of iron, which fell down with the
bell, he forced not the pannels of the cell door. It was added, that
this was nor the only time defendant bad committed those outrages
at-the watchhouse ; not many months before, he had set the place on
fire, ley procuring a light froth the street through the grating, under
pretence of lighting his pipe, and igniting a number of old coats
with which be had been indulged,as a substitute for a bed.

The defendant professed to be eery sorry for his misconduct, and
hoped It would be overlooked.
He was ordered to And bail, to answer the complaints at the
ensuing Sessions.

QUEEN-SQUARE. •
Yesterday David Johnson, one of the Bow-street patrol, brought
a very eccentric elderly personage before the sitting Magistrate,
charged under the Vagrant Act with begging in the streets.
Johnson stated, that on the preceding evening he saw the prisoner
asking alms of two Ladies in Brampton; they took no notice of
him. when he began to abuse them grossly.
4. Me beg!" said the prisoner. Look at me: do I look like a'
beggar? lam a Gentleman."
The prisoner was dressed in a long grey frock coat and a dandy
hat.—Mr. Warns inquired of the prisoner what his name was?
"My name," said the prisoner, "is Mathias Bailey Beek—a very
cutious name, I can assure you, and I am a Doctor of Physic."
Mr. Wnixra--Have you taken up your degrees?
Prisoner—No, I have not taken them up yet, but intend to do it
soon, although there is no necesaky, for I can make about VW a
year by my practice, and very soon it will increase to 1,0001. lam
well qualified to be a Fellow of the Royal Society, and a Abluber of
the Royal College of Arts and Sciences. Here is a balsam (sheaving
a phial) which lam going to give to a Lady for the theuntatism ;
the best thing in the world—sure to cure her; it is good for spraini,
bruises, or swellings. I myself had a sprain some time back—went
to a doctor—could not cure me—tried my own balsam, and could
dance in a week—nothing like it, it's really wonderfuL
Mr. %me—Where did you get your education?
Prisoner—Studied both at Oxford and Cambridge. Wien I
was eight years old I took fur my model the great Pitt, Fox, and
Sheridan—that made me an orator : in short, I have every qualifi-
cation that man can have, and am able to save the country were my
abilities known. lam also a poet. I was yesterday a little elevated,
and had some vagaries and capers, like Rochester and Dean Shirt,
and other great men, fur wa are never brilliant or inspired without
having drank something.

Mr. WHITS declared the prisoner was too eloquent for him, and
he should commit him to the House of Correction for 14 thy,.
Prisoner—l thank your Worship fur the mitigation of the sen-
teeco►—isares life is but short, and we go out of this world like the
ionic of a candle.

The petanner was then contntittedto prison, to take Op his Jev

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
Yesterday Michael Gillegali, and five other Lists jour-
treymen tailors, were indicted for a and assault. It
appeared that the defendants were members of a club;
who frequented a public-house called the Robin Hood,
and c,.nceiving an ar.in.osity towards the members of a
rival club, who frequented the. Head, because
they u ere supposed to work for lower wages, they took
the opportunity presented• to them by the presence of
two of the latter at one of their drinking parties, of
wreaking their vengeance upop them, by at,a.:lting and
ill-treating them. - In consequence r Iv eir rii:t us ctn.
duct, the police were tailed in, and o e of the officers
was assaulted by two of the defendants.
The Jury found two of the defendants guilty rf the
assault, and the other four guilty cf the riot:.
The Collar deferred pronouncing judgment until tlie
adjournment day.
No other case worth notice occurred. The Coutt, at
its rising, adjourned to Saturday, the 21st inst.

Manton or CUTTING GLASS.—If a tube, a goblet,
or other round glass body, is to be cut, a line ii to be
marked with a gun flint having a sharp angle, an agate,
or a file, exactly on the place where it is to be cut: a long
thread, covered with sulphur, is then to be passed twice
or thrice round the circular line, is to be inflamed and
burnt: when the glass is well heated, some drops of
cold water are to be thrown on ir, when the pieces will
separate in an exact manner, as ii cut with scissari. It
is by this means that glasses are cntcirculaily into thin
bands, which may either be separated froth, or repse
upon each other at pleasure, in the manner of a spring.
—Neap London Literary Gazette.
Physiologists have frequently raised questions as ter
the food, climate, and habits which produce the greatest strength.
In all esperizneutal trials, the English have been found the strongest
of European nations; but, according to Humboldt, the Indians that
work in the mines of Mexico, are of a strength which renders
European efforts contemptible. He states that these miners can
remain for six hours loaded with a weight of 380 lbs. in a tempera-
ture of from 71 to 77 deg. Fah& With this enormous weight of
metal upon their backs, they ascend, without intermi,sion etr,ht or
teri time', stairs of 1800 steps, on a plane of from 42 to 46 degrees
of declivity. In these gangs are foiled men above sixty. Whilst
ascending, they throw the body forward, and rest on a staff, which
Is seldom more than a foot lot*. They are considered a healthy
race, and live at least as long as the inhabitants of the plains.
A Gentleman on horseback finding himself at a spot
where four roads met, asked a countryman, who w •s
working on one of them, where it ran to? Clodpele,
raising himself from his stooping posture, and scratca.
ing his head, replied with it.grin--" I doesn't knuat
were it tins to, Zur; we finds it here every morning!"
Tuesday afternoon the city of Edinburgh was visiiel
by a thunder storm of great violence, and which lastel
fully three hours. The rain was very heavy, and wl ea
the storm was at its•height, a shower of litre hailstones
fell. The lightning struck two. out-houses belt aging
to Mr. JAMESON, at Straiton; the only damage acme
was tearing' off some slates from the barn, and Intlt..,g
the lead on the roof of the hirer

MARRIED..
At Newport, Isle of Wight, J. H. Sergeantson, EN. Captain '!1
the 50th Regiment, to Frances Buckle, unly child of Dickins
Buckle, Esq. M. D.

DIED.
Saturday, in his, 77th year, Signer Sapio, the father of Mr. S-pib,
the tenor of Covent-garden Theatre, and of Mr. A. Sapio, the yot.ng
bass-singer, attached to the Royal Academy.
In the 88th year of his age, sincerely regretted by his family act
friends, the Rev. Wm. Baynes, who had been Rector of the
parishes of l'ickingisall Superior and Inferior in Suffolk, neatly
fifty years.