Star.
London, England, 1826-08-30 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS, AUG. 29.

?fen►y Norton, a half famished and deplorable look-
ing creature, was indicted for stealing a pair of trou-
sers, the property of Mr. Skinner, a pawnbroker. The
trousets in question was hanging upon a peg in front
of the pt osecutor's shop on the 23d of August ; the pri-
soner ran off with them, was pursued and taken. His
plea was hunger, and it appeared that he had not a far-
thing about him when taken into custody, and was fa-
mishing for want of food. Guilty, but recommended to
we: cy, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment.
Elizabeth Lyons was indicted for stealing a watch
from the person of Samuel Byford. The prosecutor, oa
the night of the 31st of July, met the prisoner, and she
induced him to accompany her to a house in Kent-street,
Southwark. On his arrival there he said " his ss atch was
safe in his fob," and he added, that when he was about
to take leave of the " lady," he discovered " that she
had f9b'cl l•im out of the watch." She denied all know-
ledge of the property, and he called in the aid of a con-
stable, named Kirby, who deposed that he searched her,
as he thought, every where, but could not find the
watch. At last it entered into his head to search another
place, and there he found it. The Jury, to the sut prise
of all the Court, returned a verdict of Not

All accounts from Portugal agree that the Racine
and her Ministers are popular with the bulk of the people.
THE EA SLOOM OF CROM A RTY.—Thursday se'nnight
ALEXANDER Maccawsio, Esq. eldest son of the late Colonel Risottos
/dam's= of Nlilmount, of the Hon. East India Company's see-
mice, was served, at Tain, nearest and lawful heir male to Sir Gums*
MACKENZIE of Tarbart, afterwards Visct. MAEDA KT, Lord Mact,cou
and Casruisayss, and Earl of CROMARTY, the brother-German of
his great-great-grandfather, ALEXANDER Moonstone of Ardloch.
It is calculated that the annual harvest of grain, cf all
descriptions, in Olio, is more than 50 million bushels.
The accounts from Scotland and Ireland are in one
:espect favourable. The late rains have produced a
visible improvement in the condition of the potatoe
crop, and a dreadful aggravation of the distresses of
the peasantry and manufacturing- population is thus in
:he way of being averted.
Massns. Poole AND ELLISTOL—The avenues to
the Court-house at Horsemonger-lane were thronged
throughout the morning of yesterday, in expectation of
the c)se of Poole and Elliston, for certain practices of
the latter Gentleman in Vauxhall-gardens, coming on
before the Surrey Sessions. The public seem to have
forgot that Mr, E's trial cannot come on until next
Sessiors; the present are merely an adjournment of the
last, rot a new Sessions.
JOURNEYMEN SILK WEAVER3.--A meeting took
place at the Three Colts public-house, yesterday after-
noon. It was very thinly attended. The report of the
Committee appointed to meet the Masters was read.
After some discussion, it was agreed, 44 That an humble
petition should be presented to his MAJESTY, praying
that his MAJESTY, the Royal Family, and Nobility,
wculd patronise the fancy and plain goods of Spital-
fields." A Committee was appointed to draw up
the petition.
Monday morning, about five o'clock, a detachment of
Royal Engineers left Woolwich, and proceeded to the
British Museum, for the purpose of removing the mag-
nificent remains of the capitals, columns, &c. which have
so long lain neglected in the court-yard, to Windsor,
to form a representation of an ancient temple in ruins.
The detachment, consisting of forty men, arrived at the
Museum about half-past nine, they succeeded in re-
moving three columns, one of which was understood to
weigh seven tons thirteen cwt. and was drawn by twelve
horses, which left at half-past one; they proceeded to
Itounslow, and from thence to Windsor. It is expected
It will take six weeks to complete the removal.
During the awful tempest on Friday evening, as Mr.
I.ld..vard Clay, of Greenstead Park, Colchester, and his
t vu Mi., were passing through Thorpe-street, on their
.say home trom Walton Shore, a flash of lightning
struck their gig, and instantaneously shivered it to pieces.
Mr. Clay and his sons were thrown a considerable dis-
tance, and each received several bruises, but no mate-
rial injury. The horse being completely released by the
shock, and much frightened, gallopped off at speed,
and arrived safe at Greenstead. Several persons who
%.itnessed the accident state that they distinctly saw the
lightning strike the gig, the wheels and axletree of
which are the oniy parts remaining unbroken.—Same
evening, a boy in the employ of Mr. D. Sharp, of
31alsi.,n, was struck by the lightning, and great fear is
entertained of his losing his sight.