Star. — 1830-06-08 (London, England)

PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY.  An extrardinary instance of professional jealousy is now a topic of conversation in the neighbourhood of Islington and Highgate. One of tiro surgeons who happen to reside in the same district, and who are both clever as professional men, fell in love with a young lady, the daughter of a wealthy man el' business, who perceived that such advantages were likely to arise from the connection as justified him in giving the young gentleman encouragement. This was a stimulus to great exertion upon the part of the lover, who played away with great vigour amongst the pills and patients in the morning, and made all his love visits in the evening. He was surprised, however, at receiving from the old gentleman one evening an anonymous letter, containing, as might be expected in a communication of tbe kind, a great deal of defamatory matter. This letter eas handed to him with the following frank declaration : I think it but fair to show you this, not because I require the contents to be contradicted, as I do not believe a word of the statements ; but to show you that you have an enemy against whom it is necessary for you to guard yourself." It was with some degree of astonishment the lover found that the letter described him as a pretender not worth a shilling; asserted that he tad hired the plate, and every thing else of value in his house; that he had no affection for the young lady whose hand he solicited, and merely sought to keep himself from insolvency by means of her father's purse, which he expected to clean out; and that, in fact, he was wholly unworthy of the marks of favour which had been conferred upon him.  The first thing the lover did was to request to be excused his customary visits, until ho should ascertain to whom he was indebted for the spirited sketch given of him to his intended father-in-law. He then threw his eyes round upon his neighbours, and at last fixed them suspiciously upon a gentleman of the same profession, to whom he sent an old woman with a recipe, and a request that particular directions should be written down on a sheet of paper as to the manner in which the dose should be administered. The order was strictly attended to, and it was ascertained, that not only the writing in the directions corresponded with that in the incendiary letter, but the two sheets of paper corresponded in quality, date, and other respects, with each other. Means somewhat similar had been taken to learn whether a gentleman, who was supposed for some time to have entertained an idea of starting as a rival in love, was the author of the injurious epistle, but the suspicion of him was soon abandoned. The case is to come forward in a court of law, but we understand that there will be considerable difficulty in proving the handwriting of the accused.  On Tuesday last a woodcock was seen and caught in the Inge, at Low Dunsforth. This being in the month of June is a most singular occurrence.— York Herald. A most shocking occurrence, and which will most probably turn out to be a case of murder, took place on Thursday evening, at the Death of Nelson public-house, in Oldham-road. A man, named Marshall, a dresser in the factory of Mr. H. Beaver, was there, singing a song in a tap-room full of company. The song gave offence to some of the persons present, and immediately three men set upon him. A fight ensued, and Marshall was knocked down, when one of the three, a man named Trayner, known as of bad character, got upon a table and jumped down heavily upon Marshall's breast. The unfortunate man never moved more. A surgeon was immediately sent for, who attempted to bleed him, but without effect. The ruffians who had committed this dreadful outrage left the house, and have not yet been met with. —Manchester Guardian. M