Star.
London, England, 1826-10-11 00:00:00

LAM BETH-STREET.

A genteel young man stated that he had recently married Miss
Shelly, the daughter of the late Parish Clerk of Whitechapel, who,
by common report, ind the representations of her friends, was en-
titled to about 3,0001. Upon inquiry, however, he now discovered
ber whole property was 600 t. vested in Bank Stock, in the names of
Trustees, who, without the knowledge of his wife, had gold out 50f
and they refused to give him any explanation; he therefore wanted
a warrant against them.

The Magistrates said they had no jurisdiction in the matter, and
referred him to his Solicitor.

TOWN-HALL.

Mr. John Smith, jeweller and silversmith, High.street, in the
Borough, informed the Magistrate, that on Saturday night a young
man, fashionably dressed in black, drove up in a tilbury,amitmserli
himself as the son of Captain Turner, of Thames•streer, and made
choke of a dozen of silver table spoons, and a pair of silver salts, to
the value of 111. ss. which were sent by a lad with him, who was to
bring back the money. Instead of Thames. street, the boy was •;riven
to the Temple, where Mr. Turner, jun. got out, and persuaded the
boy to entrust him with the property to chew bis fl het. After
waiting for two hours in the gig, with no hopes of ever seeing Mr.
Turner, or the goods again, he drove the tilbury home to his master,
who at present detains the equipage. But it will no doubt mon
be claimed by some livery stable keeper, from whom it 114 been
hired. This trick has been played 20 times in the Last few weeks.

UNION.HALL.
A young man named Thomas Scutt, who was implicated in the
murder of Mrs. Richards, at Claphatn,in this mouth of April, 18.23,
bet who was subsequently admitted approver against his associates,
who were afterwards executed, was charged with stealing a watch.
The prisoner called at the house of an elderly female, named Cri.p,
residing atCamberwell, and said that he had procured for het son the
situation of Overseer over the men employed at the new London
Bridge. He requested to be furnished with pen, ink, and paper,
for the purpose of writing the address where the young man WA!: to
edl ; and while Mrs. Crisp left the parlour to procure the writing
materials, the prisoner stole the watch, and jumped out of the win-
dow into the street. He was apprehene.ed at a house in Kent-
street, resorted to by none but thieves and prostitutes, and where
be lived with a prostitute of the worst description.
He was committed for trial.
THAMES POLICE.

Au' Davis was charged by William Rowe with robbing him of
his watch and 30s. He bad treated her at a public-house with sins
and water till he lost all remembrance, and when he recovered it,
found himself locked up in his own apartment, without knowing
bow be had come there. He burst the door open after finding that
his watch and money were missing, and, on going our, met the
prisoner coming out of a gin shop, when he gave her into custody.
—Committed for trial.

Monday an Inquest was held at the King's Arms Inn,
Lancaster, on the bodies of a female and infant, which were di,.
covered on opening a box, twenty-two inches long, fifteen inches
broad, and forty two inches deep. addressed to Archibald Young,
No. 50, South Bridge-street, Edinburgh. It appeared that the box
came from Manchester to Preston, from whence it was forwarded
by the coach; but on account of the dreadful smell, the passengers
refused to travel any further, unless the box was removed ; and,
accordingly, the same was opened and its contents discovered. No
signs of unfair play appearing upon the bodies. the Jibe), returned a
verdict of" Found Dead." The bodies were afterwards interred.
The business done at Braintree fair, and the immense
crowds of persons assembled, exceeded all former precedent. Hops
went off freely from 85s. to £5 per cwt.
"At the Bridgewater fair, last week, cattle of all de-
scriptions sold at extremely reduced prices ; and this, which is one
of the largest fairs iu the west of England, was seldom, if ever,
known so dull.
Pamphlets are supposed to have first appeared shortly
after the marriage of Puiur and M.sav of Spain ; CA A 01.4 :pelts the
word pour, iet, and it means a small book, stitched pox utsfCei, with
a single thread.
THEATRICAL ANECDOTE.—AIittIe while since, it was
Ilthe fate of Richard the Third to he represented by a young man,
welt known for his attachment to the stage, at a country theatre.
OR Lord Statsley's entrance at the fourth tat, the tyrant demands—
" How now, Lord Morley, what's the news?" The answer given
was, it seems, a fact—" There's a man at the door says you owe him
a crown, and wbo swears be wou'r go away till he gets it.'
A Gascon boasted in every company that he was
descended from so ancient a family, that be was still paying, at that
very day, the interest of a sum which his ancestors had hoirowedi•P
pay their expenses wben they went to adore uur SAveacis. at
Bethlehem.

General Baron de Koller,

I.Chief of the Austrian

Army in the Kingdom of N.iples. Ile was the General Uficer who,
in 3814, accompanied Napokon to the Island of Elba. _

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