Star.
London, England, 1826-08-31 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE

SINGULAR Eremite OP A Los? Cstu.o.—The Captain of one of
the Scotch mucks entered the Office, and requested the advice and
assistance of Mr. BA LLANTYNI4 under the following rircurnstai.ze.
He stated, that about ten days ago he left the Tower Stairs, meth
his smack, having on board a great number tat passengers bound
Dundee, and that when he got to Frith, on his going down into the
hold of the vessel, be there discovered, under some straw, a fine boy,
about ten years old, and from his dress and manners, he knew he
must he the child of some respectable person. He asked him what
brought him on board? to which he could obtain no aeswer except
a good-humoured smile. The passengers advised him to put hint
on shore at Gravesend; however, struck with the appearance of
the lad, and supposing that he had some friends at Dundee, whom
he wished to see, and that not having money to pay his passage, he
had adopted that stratagem of concealing himself in the hold as the
most likely to accomplish his wishes, he took hint with him. At
Dundee, however, he appeared to be as great a stranger as when he
came on board. The Captain made every effort to prevail on hint
to give some account of himself, but all to no purpose. Not knowing
what to do with him, he was advised to take hint before the Police
Magistrate at Dundee, which he did, hut they were equally unsec-
cesstuL He was recommended by them to take hint back to Lon.
don, as the folOSt probable place to discover to whom he belonged.—
He bad him now on board his smack, and he requested Mr. Bat.
lantyne's advice as to the disposal of him.
Mr. Evans, the Gillet Surveyor, asked him the description of the
boy, which, on Mr. Evans hearing, he said he thought it answered
one in an advertisement which he had of a lost boy, and which gave
a reference to Mr. Greenwell,Court-house, Oxford-Ltrett, St. Mary-
la. Bonne.
Mr. atteaderewe then requested Mr. Duns to go on board, and
bring the boy before him, which he did ; and the moment he appear-
ed, there remained no doubt but he was the lad described in the ad-
vertisement. Mr. Ballantyne then despatched a messenger to Mr.
Greenwell, to apprise him of the event ; and Mr. Greenwell, accom-
' panied by a Lady, immediately returned with the messenger; and the
moment she saw the boy, she recognised him as her lost child. She
stated, that she and her husband reside at Boulogne, and that, about
three weeks since, they missed the boy, and could not imagine what
could have happened to hint. However, on inquiry, they traced
him as far as Dover, but there lost all scent of him; they then posted
advertisements, describing bum, at Dover, at the same time imagin-
ing that he might have come to Loudon, she proceeded thither.
and on her arrival in London, she found that her conjecture was
right, for her brother, Mr. Greenwell, had already got tidings of
him in the following extraordinary manner: in consequence of the
advertisement at Dover appearing, with a reference to hint, one of
the coachmen of the Dover coaches waited upon him, and stated
that, about a fortnight ago, a lad answering the description had got
into the coach, and said he was coming to his Meads in London,
who would•pay on his arrival ; the coachman, front his appearance,
not doubting his story, turn:shed hint with all necessaries on the
road, and on the coach stopping at the Bricklayers Aims, while he
was attending to some of the other passengers, the lad got out of the
coach and disappeared, nor could he gain the least information of
what became of him since.

Mr. Greenwell, on receiving the information from the coachman,
immediately got advertisements posted all over town, and particu-
larly gave intormation at all the Public Offices, and ever mace has
bren most unceasing in his Inquiries. The Lady stated that she
was just upon the point of t eturning to her husband and family at
/3outogne, despairing of evtr hearing of her lost chid._

Mr:DALLANTTNI:after giving the boy a suitable admonition,
ordered him to he delivered over to his mother; and Mr. Green-
well and all parties then kft the Office, seemingly highly pleased at
meeting again.

HOAX AT NORWICH.-A letter from Norwich informs
w, that an absurd hoax, remarkable for the success
which attended it, has been played off in that city to the
great amusen.ent of its inhabitants. The following tidi-
taints bill was in general circulation in Norwich and
the neighbour hood for days previous to the exhibition,
and strange to say, on the evening of Monday, 20,000
sagacious people horn the city and country around, for
on foot, on horseback, in chaises, gigs, and other
vehicles, had actually collected below the hill to witness
" the extraordinary performance." It is needless to
say that Carlo Gram Villecropfieco quite out of sight
at the first leap:.

" VS. JAIL Ceti-HILL, ZACK OF Till HOUK BAZIUICII.
" The Public are respectfully informed that Signor Carlo Gram
Villecrop, the celebrated Swiss Mountain Flyer, from Geneva and
Mont Mane, is just arrived in this city, and will exhibit, with a Ty-
rolese Pole, 50 fret long, his most astonishing gymnastic flights, never
before witnessed in this country. Soto illecrop has bad the great
honour of exhibiting his most extraordinary fea:s on the continent,
before the King of Prussia, Emperor of Austria the Grand Duke of
Tuscany, and all the resident nobility in Switzerland. lie begs to
inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of this city, that he has selected
St. James's-hill and the adjoining hills for his performances, and will
first display his remarkable strength, in running up the hill with his
Tyrolese Pole between his teeth. Ile will next lay en his back, and
balance the same pole on his nose, chin, and different parts of his
body. He will climb up of it with the astonishing swiftness of a
cat, and stand on his bead at the top; on a sudden, be will leap
three feet from the pole without falling, susper ding himself by a
shenese cord only. He will also walk on his head, up and down the
bill, balancing his pole un one foot. Many other feats will be WS-
bited, in which Signor Villecrop will display to the audience the
much admired art of toppling, peculiar only to the peasantry
Switzerland. He will conclude his performance by repeated Sights
in the air, up and down the hill, with a velocity almest impercep-
tible, assisted only by the pole, with which he will frequently jump
the astonishing distance of 40 and 50 yards at a time. Signor Yale-
crop begs to assure the Ladies and Gentlemen who honour him with
their company, that no money will be collected till after the exhibi-
tion, feeling convinced that his exertions will be liberally rewarded
by their generosity. The exhibition to commence on Monday, the
28th of Aug. 1826, precisely at half-past five o'clock is the evening."