Star.
London, England, 1826-07-25 00:00:00

UNION-11AL.

On the opening of this office yesterday morning, Mr. Niim—tbil
well-known dramatic author, accompanied by a frici.d, attended
to sarcar ah assauN against Mr. Elli•ton. the late lessee and manager
of Drury-lane. Mr. Swaarr was on the bench. Mr. Poole ad-
dressed the Magistrate, hotting forward almost across his de.lt, is
so low a tone that it was at drst impossible :o hear the exact wort!•
of his statement. Ile came to swear an assault against Mr. FAs
liston, who had attacked him. without any provocation wlutevcri
in Vauxhall Gardens, on Friday evening.
Magistrate—Aft you sure that it was Mr. Elli.ton ! ME,
Poole: There la only one man in England who could lx-have sta.
Magistrate—You gave Mr. E. no provocation?—Mr. e
None whatever.

111agistrate--)fr. B. kicked you bebind?—Mr. Poule: No j Gs
came before me and kicked me.

Magistrate—You may indict Mr. E. at the Seaslons...Mr. P. 1
mean certainly to do that.
The Magistrate ;hen recommended this course as the moat con,
venient, and said a warrant might not expedite the 'business. 'Mr.
Poole, however, persisted in requesting_ a warrant, and the Ma.:
glance again asked bim if be would swear that he did not s:rike
Mr. Elliston first?—Air. Poole: I gave Mr. Elliston no provoca.
tion whatever. He came before me and kicked me, and I eta.
wards collared him.

Mr. Poole was then sworn to the assault, and a Warrant granted
agAiost Mr. Elliston.

EDINBURGII POLICE COURT.
A genteel looking young man, who had excited suspicion by being
found within the walls of a wood yard in Bailie Fyfe's Close, at as
early hour the previous morning, was placed at the bar. According
to his own account, and it had every appearance of truth, be had
gone, along with a companion, to pay his devotions to his sweet-
heart, and had seated himself within her hearing, on the top of a
wall which overlooks the wood yard. Thus situated, and 'clog is
a melancholy mood at not seeing the object of his affection, he gave
vent to his feelings by chaunting, in a plaintive tune of voice—
" The moon had climbed the highest kill
That rises o'er the source of 1 ee,"
and coining to the words--
Sweet Mary, weep no more for me,"
he gave his body an inclination, in conformity to a long and deep
cadence, which had the effect of destroying his equilibrium, and be
rolled over the top of a shed into the yard, where he lay till he was
found by the prNprietor in the mm ning ! None of the articles in the
yard having been found displaced or missing, he was liberated.

The dry summer is s.icl to have been as usual highly
favourable to the breed of all kinds of game: the young
partridges and pheasants have long been strong on the
wing, and hares iu many places more plentiful than
the farmers wish.
We find, by a Parliamentary paper, that by Lnrd
MELvaut's Bill, the number of Common Jurors in Sco:-
land is about 32,500, and of Special Jurors 4. 500.
Total, about 87,000.

Wolves are caught in India, by the natives, in the
following curious manner :—A deep pit is dug, and
over it a kid or lamb is suspended in a baker, with a
pot of water hanging above, having a small hole in it,
through which a drop at a time falls on the kid, and
makes it cry. The sound attracts- the wolves to ti:e
spot, and when they make their spting at t''e bait, they
fall into the pit beneath, which is kept from their view,
by being covered with loose green leaves.
Tuesday an Inquest was held on the body of A.J. An-
derson, who died in consevence of a pnili,tic encouo.
ter with a stranger he met on the EJgewaie Road, its
sihich it appeared he WA4 the aggre%sor, and the Jury
returned a verdict—,Easusable Homicide by a mats
unknown.