Star.
London, England, 1827-11-13 00:00:00

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Badgers host s Attar patrof their time natio
ground in botroles, Which they dig with riseihdaerek,,
Two yotsiqr badgers -wee wen at their • elk by M.
Cuirree 1 they were taught in the borrow Of goiv
"her, and placed in a fesce.yind. They sinisr,..o,
it, and made a burrow, wherevhey Owed sa -
tire year, never quitting it except isynighr,•tn.sikeita
toed, which Was placed within their watt. Freer 'his
they were transferred into a moat, serratindeit wide
walls, in the middle of which was a large *sound 4
earth. These animals first sought all mind the waft, fit
a place in which they could dig. Having shci.
tiered an empty space between two stones,.tbe
upper of which was projecting, they tried to eelsro
the bole ; but •as it was 'rather 'treated, *.j thet
were obliged to stand' on their hind feet to reach
it was with much d4fieulty that they tore away tie
plaster and stone which they wanted to get Tido; Thy
male would th.n several times lie down v.,,the fat 4
the wall, and the female mount upon his 654 to regy
the hole more easily, which she was tryieg wahgroent
When they found that all their rifting were uselessthis
recommenced operations under another large store,tht
only one in the place beside the former. which projeesedi
but Lore they found a resistance which they could IA
overcome. , Tired of their vain ateirpts on the side-tf
,the walls, under projecting stones, they turned thee
emotion to the mound of earth, and wurked,the fee*
,especially, wish eneenwnou ardsur and persereratiter
—.At first they made little trenches or excavations, i
shout this mound, and fried thanwelves eiattly op*
site the place where they had Made-Auk Wedad attraqt
oq the wall. They comarencod brr. removing file
earth with their noses, then, they made use of their fore
paws to dig rind' fling the earth bietsval-cls Imo%
their hind legs. en this was accumulawrl to s al.
tain poise, they threw it stilt. farther sith their Mind
paws; and finally, when the most distant heap or ears
impeded the clearance they were making hoce.theke.
they would come walking. backwards to remove kill
fattier, making use of.both their hind and fore paris.n
this operation;, and they never returned to work
their burrow until they had completely .removed tine
hesp of mould out of their way. One ok the,* annuals
would Olen lie down hy the .side of the other whets it
was digging, and seemed to annoy it as much in its is.
hours as its own repose twist have been disturbed by it
'coadjutor. During the-alight the burrow was finished.

Mantmavontaa.--Yesterday afternoon an Inquest
was held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of
William Clarke. The deceased Aas het een 50 and 60
years of age, and, according to the testimony oi several
witnesses, on the evening of the 3d inst. went into the
St. John's Coffee shop, No. 3, Cow 04/Si, for kefreds;
ment. Some words occurring between him and Mr.
Davis, the proprietor of the shop, lie was ordered out,
but refusing to go,Davis pushed. him into the passage,
and to the front door. = Clarke....Aildeatoured.o mem,
but was prevented by-Dimis; iirStillling his "Mb; with
both hands, backed likm.to,•the pavemeatr, and thea
ihrust him forcibly ititothi.carriage:wiy, vihorelsOlell
on his back, and jai' htWel, ambits* in contact. with a
stone, the •blood glishaid from tale ears, and he layiira
state of insensibility. Clarke was then Riiiced off a
Abutter by Winer& ths•by-itamders, and cony, yid to St.
Bartholomeries Hospititk • W. E Cassysll, the boric
surgeon, had attended the deteasad• up to his death,.
which took place en Pritfay night last. On openiiig
the head, a large fracture was visible on the tight site
of the scull, and *large quantity of coagulated bloq.
was found pressing on the duse: wider. • There was Ao
a severe lunation of the brain, 'and several re•sekof
the bead were ruptured. Each of those injuries ons
sufficient to have caused death, 24 his hoinglisittflio
long after the accident was matter of great swirik.:
merit. • A falhsisch as had been described wouli1s10)14
produced such injuries. After sortie conslderation:tit.
Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter againstillk.
Davis,and the Witnesses were all bound over to perneOl.