Star.
London, England, 1828-03-18 00:00:00

persons who were in the practice of illegally destroying
game.
WESTERN CIRCUIT—SALISBURY, hlaiscn is.
:Maniac and Hepzebah Day stood indicted for feloni-
ously stealing notes and sovereigns to a considerable
amount, the property of Jacob Keeling.
Nemona Day examined—l am housekeeper to the
prosecutor. He is eighty-four years of age, and too
unwell to attend here. In his bed room was an oak
box, in which were forty sovereigns, vvo 201. notes,
two 101. notes, and two 51. notes. The box was broken
open. I accused my son of doing it ; he was angry,
and denied it.

Cross•esamined by Mr. GUNNING—I live with Mr.
Keeling ; he bought me.
Mr. GUNNING—How much might he have paid
for you? -
Witness-1501. He paid it in ready money. I left
my husband to live with Mr. Keeling, he was so good
to me. He is now dead. The property stolen belonged
to Mr. Keeling. The two prisoners are my son and
daughter.
Mr. Gut/Irmo—Do you not feel for the situation they
now stand in ?

Witness—l'do not wish them harm or any one eke,

if they aon't wish me any. I was not well pleased with
them on this occasion. lam not married to Keeling,
not do we live• together as man and wife. Thomas
Stffitmen sleeps in the same room, but not in the same
bed: Them ate two beds in the room.

Re-examined by Mr.bararten.—Before I was bought
I went backwards and for wards and did for Mr. Reeling
as his wife. My husband threatened him with a law
suit. The 1504 was sot given to hush up any thing,
but if a person buys a thing they should pay for it.—
(Great latight.i.:)—Lawyers always get the best share of
the moneys—(Contineed laughter.) •
The Jury found the prisoners Not Guilty.

MILTON'S Will bears datil67o, and in 1674 he died.
Introductory to one of the legacies is the following—
" Unto my daughieti• nese-Mentioned, I should have
bequeathed More, but ihe neglected We in Iny old age I
I therefore," 8c:.-
In 1720 Charles Molloy wrote a farce, called the
Waif Pay (ewer.. • If was brought .odt at Dtury-lant,
and to Mrs. Fryer. an liiihwOrnan who had quitted the,
stage from the reign, of Charles 11. was a..signed the
Ipact of an old grandmother. In ,the bills it was men-
tioned, 41 the part of Lady Richlove to.be.performed by
Pegg Fryer, who has out appeared. on
.thestage thee
fifty years." The character in the one aupPosed
to be a very old .woman, and Pegg exerted heiutmost
abilities. The farce being ended, she VHS brought again
upon the stage to dance a jig, at the age of SS ! She
came tottering in, and seemed much fatigued, but on.
a sudden the music striking up the Irish, trot, she
danced and footed it almost as nimbly-as any.sttench of
twenty. She afterwards kept a public house in Tot-
tenham-court-road, and lived to the age 01117 years in
November, 1747, when she died. ~ . .

There is. now.residing in Attercliffe, a tailor, of the
name of *Gilbertliorp, ssho, about twelve years ago, had
the misfortune LO lose his right arm, while serving in
the artillery, and was thus apparently deprived of the
means of providing for his family. But industry will
suimount great difficulties; he determined to make the
best possible use of his remaining arm; and, however
unlikely it may seem to perform the several parts of
his trade with the left arm alone, he has been able to
provide comfortably for a numerous family., His me-
thod is to pin his work upon the left thigh,'and to hold
it firmly with the opposite knee, While aids thi left
hand be executes his work with clexter4 And neatness.—
Doncaster Gasate.

FUNERAL OV MOTHER CUSIMINE.-011 Saturday- the
remains of old Mother Cummins, who for forty years
kept the well known house in George-street (formerly
Dyott-street), St. Giles, for the accommodation of the
youth and the aged of both sexes, were carried to their
everlasting home ; she had just reached her 79th year.
Her funeral was very numerously attended. She had
been waked according to the usage of her ancestors,
and the gin flew about in large quantities. The old
English custom of closing the shifters of the windows
was quite abandoned.. All the windows were thrown
open, and foe hours before the corpse was hearted the
.house was like one of the ;how booths at Bartholomew
fair. At last the coffin was put in motion—the hearse
moved On, and then Mr. Cummins, the unhappy wi-
dower, appeared at the door with a 'white night-cap on,
and evidently labouring under severe illness. He was
helped into one of the coaches, and the procession went
on in order. Three glass coaches followed the mourn-
ing coaches, and an immense crowd of people walked
after. In the church-yard of St. Giles now lies the body
of Bet Cummins.

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The building of the Brunswick Theatre originated
in the relationship which existed between Mr. MAURICE
and the family of Stems, the original publisher of
the Norm List. Mr. Scams purchased the interest of
Mr. JOHN PALMeato in the Royalty Theatre, and left
it, at his death, to his daughter, Miss &aux, a Lady
n early 70 years of age, of whom Mr. MAVRICR was the
nephew, The Royalty Theatre having been burnt down,
and the site lying unproductive, Miss STULC made
the property of the ground over to Mr. MAURICE, add.
ing the insurance money she had received, about six
thousand pounds, to her gift, to enable him to erect a
tie.% theatre, and Mr. CAHRUTHICRS was admitted as a
partner. The building was begun on the 2d of -August,
1827, was-completed with almost incredible speed, and
fell down on the 28th Februaty, 1828. The expense of
the entire erection, exclusively of scenery, properties,
music, and the other numerous a cetera: appertaining
to the stage department, is calculated at between'
14,0001. and 15,0001. It included the following items of
charge, as fir as can be made out in a hasty estimate:
Pound, the bricklayer, about 5,3001. carpenter, exclu-1
sive of the fittings up of the stage, machinery, labour,
&c. 4,0001. stonemason, 1,8001. Wrought iron roof and
cast iron gutters, made by Wellington, of Bristol, ands
brought to town in bars, regularly numbered, with the
,crews, bolts, acc. for fixing, 1001. The other smith's
work is calculated at about 3001. more ; glazier, 1501:
plasterer, 1,600; plumber, 3001. gas fittings, 5001.
chandelier, upon a new principle, 5001. stoves, gilding,
and decorations, 1,2001. besides wages, contingencies,& c.

In the church-yard of Ware, there was, and is per-
haps situ to be seen, the following inscription on a
tomb-stone s

In memory of
Wm. Mead, M.D.
Who departed this life
The sth of October. ten,
Aged 144 years and Si months. •
The extraordinary age ascribed to this individual
having led to inquiry on the iubject, it turned out that
his real age wa, 49 years and nine months, but that the
village !cull) tor having substituted 48 for 49, wu afier-
wards directed by the executors of the deceased to add
one year mow, which be did by prefixing the figure 1
<pant Annolpof Useful .Knowkdge.