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

MARY-LA.BONNE.

Yesterday, a young man flatbed John Jones, and his dos, were
placed at the bar, on a charge of strolling about the streets on Thurs-
day night.
J. Harman, a watchman, met the prisoner and another young
man, who had each a dog, at the Middleton Buildings, about twelve
o'clock on Thursday night; they were not making any noise, but
only walking along. The prisoner's dog sprung at a Gentleman
that was passing, hut was prevented from biting him by the prisoner.
The young man then walked along, followed by witness, till they
reached All Souls Church, where they separated. Witness then
made up to the prisoner, apprehended him, and lodged hint In the
watchhouse. _ _

lineecirros—u I am not aware of any law which prohibits
a person front walking the street at &slit, with such a dog as that
now at the bar, and as you say that the prisoner prevented his do:
from biting the Gentleman, I do not see why he sh old have been
taken into custody, let him therefore be discharged;" which he was
accordingly.
Lase Maros, s weather-beaten Tar, was charged with endea-
vowing to defraud the Overseers of l'addington. Ile had required
relief for his wife and two children ; they belonged to a parish in
Wales, but the wife was too ill to be removed. The officer gave

him :4. fur 4i4 immediate support, mu! ned,rel him to uennp,yy
him to Shoreditch neat morning, it being doubted whether he had
nut gained a settlement there. The same night. however, the ()Hie r
was called in to (pelt a dispirie at a pablie-house, and found hi. new
acquaintance, Morgan, quarrelling about a pint of beer, in paying
for which, ultimately, be prbduced two sovereigns and several shil.
ling,. On seeing the gold, the officer seined him for pretending to
be in distress.
The prisoner's landlord gave him in excellent character, and
spoke to the family being in great distress, and to the money found
on him being the produce of the sale of the bed; and intended as a
little capital to begin the world with in Wales.
Morgan said be bad served twelve years In (he stavf, and five in
a French prison, but he had forfeited his pension. As Ife as deemed
to be an honest fellow at the core, it was deterfrilnesf the family
should be relieved until passed to Wales.

Yesterday morning, a dreadful accifent took place at
the Coburg Theatre, which has proved fatal to two in.
dividnals Connected with the Theatre. Diu ing the time
Mr. Glossop was Proprietor of the Theatre, he, as a re.
duction in the expenditure, erected, at the hack of the
Theatre, a gasometer, by which the house was nightl,
lighted. The gasometer always swam in a tank of
water of considerable dimensions ; but within the last
two years it has not been used, it being frond to I'e
unfit, and causing an annoyance to the audience. Yet
the gasometer remained swimming in the tank, the
water of which had remained stagnated for some time,
by which means it had become impregnated with gas
from the gasometer, yet it never was considered to be in
a dangerous state. However, three men, named D wson,
Webb, and Duke, the former the second master carper,.
ter to the Theatre, and the two latter his Assist tins, had
occasion to go into the gas room for some purpose K i h
a lighted candle, when no sooner was the dot. openeu,
than the whole blew up, and, shocking to relate, the two
men, Duke and Webb, were buried immediately in the
ruins. Dawson was actually blown on to the stage,
where the corps Dratnatique were rehears,ng the play of
Pizarro. IVorkmen instantly set to work, and assisted
by the men belonging to Astley's Theatre, they suc-
ceeded in digging out Duke from the ruins, after he
had been there 20 minutes, and in about an hour after-
wards discovered Webb, trith of whom were senseless,
and their heads so dreadfully injured, that the brainsof
both protruded through their ears. They were itnroe-
diately carried to the hospital, where they died son
after. Dawson, although dreadfully injured, still
vives. Webb and Duke, we understand, have left fami.
lies to bewail their untimely end. About tWo years and
a half ago, the gasometer at the same Theatre blew up,
and caused considerable Mischief. In reference to the
above accident, the proprietors of the Coburg Theatre
have issued the following statement r

" ROYAL COBURG THIATILY..—In order to preVeht misrevesen.
tad= with regard to the accident which occhrred at this Theatre
this morning, it becomes necessary most positively to states that it
did not arise from any gas apparatus used in or connected with the
Theatre. The accident occurred in a gas.house contiguous, which
had formerly been used for the manufacture of oil-gas, but which
gas, not having been found to answer the purpose, the gasometer
had not been used for two years, nor was any gas therein at the
time of the explosion. The circumstance was occasioned by an ac-
cumulation of foul air, which had taken place from some water
having found entrance into this old gasometer, and from which the
sufferers, three carpenters, were employed in pumping the water;
when, from their incautiously approaching with a lighted candle,
too near the machine, the foul air exploded, and forced the top of
the gasometer against the ceiling of the gas-house, by which the
men were crushed between the iron plates and the ceiling. The
Theatre was not In the slightest degree, nut could possibly be,
affected by this unfortunate occu
" Friday, two o'clock, Sept. 7.

6 G. tt. DAVIDGE."