Star.
London, England, 1828-07-09 00:00:00

SPANISH CHARACTERISTICS.

The Spanish character differs, as does that of ewers
other
people, in the different provinces.. The Castilian
Nu of uprightness and hnnesty. He is
Spain. The inhabitants of Estremadura
ihhtiesbikeanotdma Boeotian of
of
are more enterprising ; they played a distinguished part
in the expeditions to America. Cortez and Pizarro
were both Estremadurans. The Galicians are brave
and active, and delight in long journies. Galicia fur.
'nishes all Spain with porters. The Asturian is haughty, '
both from poverty and by reason of his descent. Every
Gentleman in Astoria thinks himself equal to a Noble-
man, and the mere peasantry consider themselves as a
race of Gentlemen. The Biscayans call .themselves all.
Noble; they refuse to serve in the army as privates, and
would all be officers. The people of Navarre ate More
uncultivated and less industrious than the Biscayans.
but they are ardent in the defence of their homes, and
do not like to leave the place of their nativity. The
Arragonian is poor, because he h idle. He is at the
same time the proudest of the Spaniards. It is said of
a conceited person that he is as self-sdfficient as $n Ar-
ragonian, or as a mule. If it be honour_ that serves as
a guide in all matters to the Arragonian, the Catalonian
is only influenced by the love of gain and of indepen.
dente. A mercantile spirit is the predominant one in
Catalonia, united with a love of liberty. The .Valen-
cian, of all the'other Spaniards,' comes nearest to the
Moor in costume and character. The kingdom of Va.
lencia is that where revenge'in4igates to the-most *mur-
ders. In other respects the Valenciam are very indus
trinuc; their country resembles a vast. garden, The
same thing may be :marked of the kingdom r.f.Murcia,
the people of which have a great similarity to those t f
Valencia. The Andalusians are poor, idle, but emit/at
with little. 'rimy are romancers, and apt to exaggerate
in describing ;heir possessions. In spite of all these
dissimilarities it) the charadter of tie dtffeient people
of the Peninsula. the whole Icirra a close and well united
body. Tne antipathies wnich divided, in the war of
the succession, the Castilsans and Arragonian, exist no
longer. All are Spaniards, but they have.more of the
African than European in them.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. . •

GUILDHALL •
P Xtertseett was charged with defrauding Mr. Momslts,`of the
Old 'Change, warehouseman. Mi. Ss!omens stated that the de-
fendant was a manufacturer of artificial lowers, which he brought
to the warehouse for sale from time to time. 'The dumber of
lowers purchased of him was entered by the forewomaa in a pass
book. and upon producing the book every Saturday at the counting- '
house, be received the value of 'the goods. On Saturday Fast the
'prisener produced an rutty of having delivered twenty-six flowers
in the preceding week, when in fact be had not brought half that
number, and was paid the amount be demande4 being ;cos. but '
the fraud was immediately detected, and the prisoner was fully
committed.
WORSHIP-STRART.
Two kaiaks; named Hilferet and Booth, were
,Arried with
robbing Mrs. Creggs,. a married woman. The proWeetriz had
been to Market, endwise returning up Wiritecross.street, Whenshe
Was suddenly taken ill, and the prisoners, under pretence of assist-
ing her, took her to their lodgings in Chequer-alley, where, with
the assistance of another female& they seized her basket with its
contents, stripped her of her gown, bonnet, shawl, and shoes, and
detelnedher till lee o'clock.—Fully committed. •
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Yesterday, • Jame* H. Roberto*, Riminan belonging to .tbe
Spanish Ambassador, was 'charged with. 'Wanking the odkers•of
Mariborougb-street. It appeared that on Monday night, when the.,
Puke of Wellington gave an entertainment At Apsley Home, be
directed the 'officers not th allow airy !oilman to -remain on the
steps of the house after the .cenipatif *eh assembled. Wte de-
fendant, however, disobeyed that order.. and asssuhed the officers
I when they attempted to remove him. The defendant said that lee
relied on, the law of nations, by which Ambasagdors' servants.went
privileged from arrest. He also wished to reordn oa the steps as
his ExCedenty* could not speak English, and could not order the
carriage to be called.—He manned
Jaw. Rowell, a. jourpernaistallor..was charged with *Wog a
young man named William Gilbert. h was stated that th't prisoner
and the deceased' were patients in the Lo'Cit Hospital, arid slept in
the same birth together; &bent ifx 'o'clock onthe previous evening
they began a skylarking," and dery-hoover, as was asstrtedretruch
the deceased a blow on the stomach with the h.ck part el his hand,
which knocked bin down. Mr. Andrews, he house surgeon, im-
mediately attended, but the (trailed never spoke after he received
the blow, and expired in about' a quarrerNof an hour.—Mr. Rea
remanded the prisoner wild Curottees.luoitest shaggier's' been
held on the body... . . .. • . . .
-UNION-HALL, ,
• Toe Roseau ii*Hiateren'lLson.---Teeteidiry Wee. Pillf Goa.-
own Ley; and Setittleirrit;' *sr. • /huge. wide' Wing
cemented la robbing Mrs ethin of at the late Hampton
Races, were brooght before** :llagistrste for further ezaarinasion.
No additional evidence was adduced fur the prosecution. l'itt is'
the man whom the complainant charged with having snatched the
roll of notes from her bosom, while iu the booth, engaged at lbw
game of the " thimble rig ;" Goodman' Levy as the marl who im-
peded her progress at the entrance of the while in pursuit of
.the thief; and the other prisoner. Crawford, the individeal who
diverted her attention at the game during the time she was
robbed. The prosecutrix repeated her • rornwr statement. 'Mit
aaltilkat when tilie 'arrived on the Cuuree, she met- Goodman
Levy, and having a-slight .knowledge of him, she fold' him for
what purpose she had come there. Levy then claimed an scoesin.
tame with hie kadiatid, and having accompassied her about the
taw course to look fee bins, they went into a booth and had some'
sandwiches and brandy and water. Levy then offered her some
indecent familiarities, and she instantly lift the hooch. On getting
oo the course Levy spoke to Pret, and thin left her, saying he
would go and look tor Mr. Dunkin. Complansant was then ad-
dressed by Pitt, and she feeling fatigued, they went into a booth.
They sat down close to the table where several persons were play-
ing with the thimble and pea, and Pitt urged her to play, saying
she would have luck. She then chitiged mote, and replaced a
roil of notes in her bosom, and shortly atter Pitt snaxbed at them
and ran off. Crawford stopped bee from pureeing hien, saying It
was a ioke. Goodman Levy also stopped her, and prevented her
how pursuing Pitt, and her got out of sight.
Mr. Harmer, who appeared for- Lovraod Crawford. asked the
complainant whether ewer had not seated that eitt was her brother.
end that she had lust * at the gatse? The complaisant gave a
decided negative to those questions, and to others of the like nature,
which had a tendency its impeach her character. •
A Jew, named Raphael, said` that be was at the raceniiit theitAY'
, and saw the complainant come up to Goodnian Levy,
aaasstt bias of her loss.
The Magistrates then enmeshed tOgether, and committed Pitt
for trial, but the other prisoners *We bound in reeognizances for
their appearance at the Assizes,
This war the first -octagon at this Office upon which the Clause
in Mr. Peel's Act, /elides to ball being taken In cases ot felony.
Ins brought into operation by the Magistrates.