Star.
London, England, 1829-10-22 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

A respectably-attired Mutate, who gave her name as Topot, was
charged with stealing a quantity of meat from a butcher's shop. in
Union-street. The prisoner went into the shop and asked the
butcher to weigh .a joint of meat, and whilst be was doing so, con-
trived to put about six pounds of rump steaks into a basket which
_she had with her. This was observed by an officer, who informed
the butcher,. and she was immediately apprehended; on searching
the basket, besides the steaks, there was a calf's liver, two red her-
rings, a
re
butter, three loaves, and • I eggs, none of
which were wrapped up in paper. The prisoner wept most bit-
terly ; she stated that she was a native of Lynn, in Norfolk, from
whence she had but recently come up to London ; she refused to
tell anything about her family or connexions. The Magistrate or-
• dered her to be sent to Brixton for one month; upon this sentence
'being pronounced, the prisoner fell down in a fit, from which it
was some time before she recovered.
Tli AMES-POLICE. .

Yesterday, a young female, of respectable appearance, applied,
In a state of extreme affliction, for advise how to proceed under the
following circumstances. he stated that a few weeks since
she became acquainted with the captain of a merchant-ship,
and unhappily he prevailed upon her to accompany him to
Gloucester be promised to marry her, and ape returned with
him to liandon ; he took lodgings for her, and remained
a few days with her, when he suddenly disappeared ; and,
upon making some enquiries, she learned that be has a wife
and family, and be now refused to do anything for her.
She was in arrear of rent, and the people with whom she lodged
refused to deliver up her clothes, unless she paid the arrear of rent.
She wu anxious now to return to her friends, and wished the
Magistrate to interfere, in order to recover the clothes.
Mr. BALLANTTINIC regretted he could not interfere. The case was
entirely without his jurisdiction ; bat sooner or later he doubted
not vengeance would overtake the man who could act so be artless
a pan towards an unfortunate tensile, whose prospects must now
be ruined.
TURNPIKE TULL ENEllPTioN.According to the
new General Turnpike Act, inhabitants of any parish, township,
or place, going to, or returning from attending the funeral of any
person who shall die and be buried in the parish, township, or
hamlet, in which any turnpike road shall lie, are exempted from
paying turnpike toll.

BIRTH.
At Sarsden, the Hen. Mrs. Langston, of a daughter.

MARRIED. -
At Ayr, John M'Dantent, M.D. to Margaret, second daughter
of Wm. Eattr. Esq. Sheriff-Substitute of Ayrshire.

DIED
At Brighton, Chaska Abdy Chapman, Esq. formerly captain iti
the 19th regiment of light dragoons.
At Moorshedabad, in Bengal, en the 7th of April last, Mrs.
Maria }fathom, sponse of Hugh Vans Hatborn, Lag. of the East
India Company's civil service.
At Ayr, Margaret Neil, aged ninety-sit, relict of Mr. Thomas
Blair, in Slaphouse. They were the last couple married in
Al away Church.

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