Star.
London, England, 1826-11-04 00:00:00

WORSIIIPSTRERT.

John Biers, the Infortn,r, who lately boasted that he would earn
20001. by coach informations alone, met a complete defeat, in hid

informationslaid against Mrs. TsfostMain, of the Saracen's
Snow-hill. The offence was, for not having the aaristian and Sur.
name of the Proprietors painted on both doors of the coach.
W. Shingle proved the offence to have taken place on Abe 19th of
September last, at Islington.
Mr. Shearman, who attended fOr Mrs. Mountain, said, " I wilt
thew that the informations must fall to the ground, by the wording
of them having been overlooked, notwithstanding the sharpness of
Blers's eye."
The informations were then handed up, after the offence was
stated, and they ran thus, " whereby he has forfeited,' &c. in place
of, she has forfeited Inf. Biers having neglected to put the letter s
before the word he, which is in a printed form.
Biers appeared petrified, and after a pause, said he would with.
draw the Usher four informations; but this was not allowed, when
they were immediately brought forward and dismissed to the great
mortification of the worthy informer.

UNION AA LL.
A great deal of laughter and merriment were excited at this
office during the investigation of an assault warrant, charging a Cap:.
tain, on the retired list of the Eighty-fifth Regiment, wit??
having assaulted Elizabeth his wife. The defendant was dressed iri
the most grotesque manner imaginable ; the coat, or tallier jickeei
which he wore was a rusty black, with the tails clipped short, and
no waistcoat underneath; he was determined on securing the lower
part of his person from the keen air, and had on a long pair of duck'
trousers, over which he had light small clothes, and his legs were
reuud with bay bands as a substitute for stockings. His
mimed
decorated in a most curious manner, being well powdered
and pomatumed, and his hair curled up on each side, toinething in
the fashion of a barrister's wig. Altogether his figure was calcida-
ted to excite the risibility of any auditory that beheld him on the
present occasion. The Captain appeared to be well stricken irieat
at least verging on 60, while his wife, Elizabeth, a pert lit de body,
who was dressed out to the best advantage, did not seem to be more
than 18 or 19 yearsof age. On being deiired to state the charge she
had to snake against her husband? she said; that ever since her un-
fortunate marriage with the Captain he had treated her most cruelly,
notwithstanding she had condescended to give her hand to a man
that was old enough to be her grandfather.
The complainant stated that the Captain had struck her; and
the Magistrate advised a separation, the allowance being paid by a
disinterested party. The Captain agreed to pay 3s. 6d. a week. mid
turned to two shabby-looking men as particular friends of the Lady,
recommending thetas as umpires.
These individuals were a chandler and a cobbler, of whom the
Captain seemed not a little jealous; and the cobbler, in his turn,
accused the Captain of a penchant for his Lady. The Captain was
ultimately held to bail for assaults on his wife and the cobbler, and
the parties retired, the chandler and the cobbler becoming receivers
for the Lady.