Star.
London, England, 1827-07-03 00:00:00

UNION-MALL.

Yesterday, two unfortunate-looking Italians, named Guiseppe
Velluti and Giovanni Alcantari, who have just arrived In this coon-
try from a small town to :he east of Leghorn, were brought up in
custody by Dickenson, a constable of Camberwell, who charged
them with exhibiting a species of bird that annoyed the public.
The constable stated, that it was at the particular request of the
inhabitants of Camberwell he apprehended the defendants that
morning in the pariah ; one of them played a hand-organ, while his
companion was employed in exhibiting a large bird which he (the
constable) did not know the name of, with eyes as large as saucers.
The women particularly were very much alarmed at the sight of so
disgusting an object, and be therefore brought bird, owners, music,
and all, before the Magistrate, in order that he might dispose of the
lot as he sh..uld deem fit.
Mr. Cuaataaas having expressed a wish to have a sight of a bird
which was described as of so foebidding an aspect, the Italian im-
mediately wishing from his shoulders a box, which on being placed
on the floor, out jumped a very fine buzzard, that began to caper
about the office highly delighted, while its master hummed over a
waltz, with which it seemed well acquainted, and to which it kept
time by the flapping of its wings.
" Well," said the Magistrate, addressing the constable,'' what do
you want me to do with these poor fellows ? What charge have you
to make against them? I cannot see, for my part, that there la any
thing hideous in the appearance of the bird."
Dickenson—Your Worship, look what a pair of eyes he has got.
Why, if a Lady in the family way happened to get a sight of such
a ferocious-looking bird, there's no knowing what might be the coo-
sequences. Her offspring might be brought into the world with a
pair of saucer eyes, and a hook nose, enough to frighten Old Nick
himself. I think, your Worship, added the constable, that the de-
fendants were committing acts of vagrancy in exhibiting such a
frightful bird in the public highwass.
Mr. Cuansuar-I repeat that I cannot distinguish any thing re.

!oohing In the eshlbition of such a bird; he has se beautiful a p-ir
lof eyes as I ever 311 M. I certainly shall an detain them poor men.
The Magistrate then told the defendants they were discharged ;
Ivan which the buzzard, Is if gifted with knowledge, sapped his
wings with exaltation, and making a spring of tiselloor wasperebrd
out hie master's bead in a moment, in which position it was conveyed
out of the once, to the no small amusement of the auditory.
TOWN-HALL
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A sprightly young woman, the wife of a supereatgo, charged her
husband, a sedate portly man, who attended by summons, with bear-
ing her unmercifully.
The Lady commenced the history of her misfortunes, by stating,
with much flippancy, that after a few months' trial of a marrird
hfe,she was forces by her husband tonecompany trim to Rio Janeiro.
His behaviour to her there was rode and brutish, but became so
shamefully bad on their arrival out, that their acquaintance cried
shame upon it, and paid her passage back. She iu consequence re:
turned to England without him, and non lived under the roof and
protection of a Gentleman who loved ber dearly. (The methane
looked at the fair bloat ian with astonishmeotmhich increased al alt!
proceeded). " And this I candidly told my husband, wben be ee,,,,i
hehad thesneakingafte
irtmagt spirit,e,le would and wetted me
never
ntolievr ouettwitbhkhihm again ; thoo;h1
if i,
headshoot
m.
-(the Magistrate nodded assent)--in lieu of which, be was watt
lenough to rob me of all my clothes and furniture, and tell them as
his own property, beating me shockingly into the bargain ; and al)
this only the night before Last."
The Lady having concluded this modest account of herself, the
Magistrate (Aid. J. J. Sat. ro) transferred his attentions from her to
her busband,whomith a look of mingled reproach and scorn directed
to big frail rib, observed, it was unnecessary for him to take up the
Magistrate's time after what had been heard, further than Was neces.
sary to assure,hisa,that the account she had given of his brutalitywas a
maertionention to serve her own purposes, as no man could treat a
woman with more tenderness than he had her be bad the misfortune
teaser Ma wife—a misfortune alike destructive of his peace of mind
and property; for, instead of forcing her against her inclinations to
accompaoy him abroad, he offered her 50s. a week to remain at
ban with bet Mauve,, but go she would to Rio, where she destroy-
ed Me brightest prospects a man could have, by loping with a stran-
ger. And the was muck mistaken when she imagined him mean
enema% to court or even suffer bee to return to him; and equally so to
allow her to riot with her paramour on the fruits of his 'odour!, ;
for, the latter point settled, he never desired either to see dr hear
of her again as long as he lived.
The wife, nettled at the concluding remark, bridled up, and said
indeed she could not trust to his word, and desired he might be
held to baiL
The Alderman refused compliance with ter desire, after her
shameless avowal. He would take his word to Amain from fur-
ther annoyance of her.
The Wife.—But he'll go about for all that, destroying my
chatacter.
Alderman SMITll.—Your character! why it's worth nothing._
You have destroyed it yourself t it is impossible for him to make it
worse. Go your way..—The lady did as she was bid.
CHELTENHAM POLICE RRPOR I', Juni SO.

aba, 4bere Tager, and Miss Cr ffifA, persons of respite.
able appearance, were on Tuesday !miniim before the Magittrates
on a charge of robbing Lord astiesdak's carriage. on the highway,
near Northleach. They wece then remanded for further elantinatko
fot Thursday, when it waseepseted some of his Lordship's servants
would attend to substantiate the charge ; but that not being the caw,
they were further detained, and a letter swat written to Lady Redo.
dale (his Lordship being in Ireland) to request the seriante attend.
aneeese this day. No one, however, came, who couldprove the
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fast, hat the circumstance of a number of skeleton and pick lack
keys being found, which one of them was observed to throwaway ;
and the account they gave of abenwelves not moving satisfactory,
coupled with their attempting to escape when they perceived them.
selves pursued, induced the Magistrates to order them to the tread-
mill at Hartley for three months, as rogues and vagabonds.—
c ltenham Journal,,fiely 11.

Thursday evening last, while James flume, ma•
chant in Greenlaw, was returning from Swinton fair, the mend
eat in which be carried his goods, and upon which be and some
of his friends were riding at the time, was unfortunately upset en
the road; and Hume was so severely Injured, that he died amy
few minutes after the accident.
A few days ago as some men were cutting gran is
the Cane of Leeropt, one of them discovered a partridge's net
with the extraordinary number of thirty eggs. The common bre, '
we believe, has been known to have a beard of thirty in her ;
but it must be rarely, if ever, that the partridge has been seen-
with a progeny so numerous.—Stirling Journal.
Saturday last, an Inquisition was taken before Mr.
Trues, Coroner for the County of Bedford, at Leighsea Bersud,
ou view of the body of Thomas Sheppard, who died en ilk pre•
ceding day. In consequence of Injury he had received on the \ye,'•
nesday before, in a pitched battle with a person of the macs(
Thomas Jerre*, seconded by Thomas Pratt, when the Jail re-
turned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against the said Moats
heves, and also Themes Pratt, for aiding and abe sing hint in on.
mining the said murder." They were both taken to gaol on the
same evening under the Coroner's warrant.--Bucks amide,