Star.
London, England, 1826-08-29 00:00:00

*COUOALL S. OASIPDILL.

Mr. Cwrwo stated that this wris&C2te in which Mr.
Stead had applied to have the bills of costs of Mesq.-.
Freshfield and Co. t.xed, on the ground of excessive and
exorbitant charges, and which the Court had directed to
stand over till Mr. Stead was furnished with affi iavits
of Solicitors, stating the practice ss to the mode of
charging. Mr. Stead had now got the affidavits of some
of the most respectable Solicitors in, the city, stating that
they bad looked into the bills of costs In question, and
considered many of the charges asjpost improper. The
Learned Counsel said, he was willing either simply to
read the affidavits, or to leave them to his Lordship to
look at in private. and deal with as he should think fit
and proper. •
His Lemma said he would take die affidavits, and read them.

MAWMAN V. TWO.

Mr: Cum submitted to the Lord Chance ilor that it would be
better if a Jury were to assess damages in dais cue.
His Lordship did not think it proper to make a reference of that
kind In such a cam as this. He observed, that in actions at law,
damages were sometimes settled by reference to arbitration, and
perhaps the damages given might be greater than the coats.
SURREY SESSIONS, Awn*: hie.

These Sessions commenced yesterday, before Roarer limmax,
Es q. and a full Bench of Magistrates.
Mary Smsannah Diaths was indicted for feloniously
stealing a pair of shoes floes Maria Wilson. The ap-
pearance of the prisoner, a woman of about 35 years of
age, and who bore evident marks of having seen better
days, cached the deepest commiseration. She was,
habited in decent mourning, and seemed deeply to feel
the painful and degraded situation in shit!" she was
placed.
Maria Alton, the prossentrix, hesitatingly proved the fact of the
robbery, *fi stroagly recommended tir prisoner to mercy.
The Jutry returned a verdict of GO MA and joined in the recont-
ntendation of the prosecutrix.
At this moment, the prisoner, with tears in her eyes,
(handed the following petition-to the Court, which con.'
tained, among other things, the following vatements
" I have been left a widow upwards of three years, with a family
a slit children, and for the last eight, months have scarcely been able
to obtain any employment, owing to the pressure of the times.—
On the Mho( July, the little property misfortune had left me was
taken by a rapacious landlord for a few shillings of rent which I
was in arrear. Thus I was thrust on the world with my wretched
family. After being exposed several nights with no canopy but
the Heavens—no pillow but the step of a door, I at length pro-
cured an empty apartment. At this dreadful crisis one of my pour
girls suggested the possibility of selling her hair that we might pro-
cute something to allay the cravings of appetite.. She cut it from
her head, took it and procured four pence for it. Even this poor
pittance, though hot enough to procure a scanty meal, was con-
sidered a biasing after fasting nearly two days. The cries of my
children for food increased, and my heart, which bled far their
slightest suffering in earlier days, was now tortured to madness by
their accumulated miseries. Nature cried aloud within me-....the
appeal was irresistibk--I rushed forth amidst my phrensy and
despair, and committed the crime which has placed me here, a
wretched criminal, and suppliant for mercy."
The CKAIIMAII on reading this appeal, said, that if true, the
case Was a very lamentable: one, and, in consideration of the recom-
mendation of the Jury and prosecutrix, sentenced het to 14 days'
imprisonment at Britton.

During the late riots at Blackburn and its neigh-
bourhood 1087 looms were destroyed, mad 16,5531. 17s. 61. reco-
vered of the county.
Monday se'nnight, a master prosecuted a female ser-
vant before the Justice of Peace Small Debt Court,
Edinburgh, for deserting her service between terms.
The servant admitted breaking *her engagement with
the pursuer ; but assigned as a reason, that it was for
the purpose of entering into a new and more lasting
contract, more congenial to her mind,and fully approved
of by her heart, being no other than binding hers 11
irrevocably for life to the master of her affections—a
husband. The Justices found her wages forfeited for
the time she had saved, and also found her new-
Oitquired helpmate liable to 101. of damages.
HIBARlito the Antiquary, writing to BROWN% WILLIS,
about *hat was called 4, The Buckinghamshite Shoe,"
in the ILdlean Repository, says, is the shoe is vastly
large, made up of about 1,000 patches of leatl'er. It
belonged to Joust MUG, who was fotmetly Clerk to
Judge Mnyisz, one or the Judges that gave sentence
upon King CIIA Inca I. He lived at D.nton, in a cave.
under ground, had been a man of tolerable wealth, was
looked upon as a pretty good scholar, and of no con-
temptible parts. Upon the Restoration he grew me's°•
choly, betook himself to a recluse life, made all his
other clothes in the same manner as the shoe, lived by
begging, but never asked for any thing but leathet
(which he would immediately nail to his clothes), yes
kept three bottles, that hung to his girdle, viz, one for
strong beer, another for small bete, and the third for
milk, which liquors used to be given and brought to
him, as was his other sustenance, notwithstanding he
never asked for them."

Oliver Cromwell, being afraid of cabals from the ex-
pelled family. thought it dangerous to permit persons,
particularly Noblemen, to quit the kingdom without
leave. A young Nobleman in the interest of Charles IL
CAMP to pay his respects to the Protector, and solicit
leave of absence from the country. Cromwell imme-
diately granted the request, but said, " Well, let the
see you sobs again, but don't see Charles Stuart.' " I
will not) upon my honour," replied the peer. The No-
bleman soon returned, and coming to pay his duly tot
tke Protector, Cromwell snatched his bat out of his
hands, and with a penknife quickly cut open the lining
and from the inside took out several letters and papers
directed to the friends of Charles. 66 0 shame," cried
Oliver, " is this the way the English Nobles keep their
honour ? Did you not promise not to see Charles
Stunt r 61 I did not see him," answered the Noble•
man. " Then," said Cromwell, " who put out the
candle, you or Charles r Oliver bid cunningly con-
trived to put a spy of his own into the pser's service,
who discovered that at the interview the Xing first put
out the lights.