Star. — 1824-08-17 (London, England)

UNION-HALL  Captain Ciithberison, an °Meer on the retired list of one of the West India Regiments, was charged with committing an assault on a tobacconist named Halley. The defendant was dressed in the most miserable plight, having neither shoes nor stockings to Isis feet, and his upper garments were not Worth Si. His appearance was wretched in the estreme,and in the neighbourhood where he resided, he went by the name of the " Mad Captain." Having walked into the tobacconist's shop, be asked fora particular kind of tobacco, and being Informed that they had none, he gave the tobacconist a blow on the eye. A Constable of Newington said, that the Captain had received a wound In the bead when abroad, from the etts of which he was.quite delirious when he drank spirits. Unfortunately, from the moment. he received his half-pay, be continued drinking until every farthing was gone, and than be would dispose of his mat or breeches, and. walk.aboi* wrapped IR in an o.ld blanket or counterpane. He had on some occations been divested of this coveting by the boys, and thee he wZuld walk home  rrKhg, ett"Spleet6, ancin evict: linr: slitaairlkeynavakalotild oCaverahlwberedissd gercopt hica, %cc we asleep of spirits fee the nest twelve clench,. Upon shiarstadectaking be was discharged. Two Clerks in the 'War bake, and four other persons, were lately arrested for having foi ged a great number of brevets' of Knights of fit. Louis, and of the documents necessary to obtain them. Three of these persons have been set at liberty, and the others are to be tried at the Assizes. The details of this affair, which it expected to come on in September, will be extlemely curious. A great number of persons belonging to the most honourable classes of society, whose confidence and credulity have been most scandalously abused by thew criminals, will be exartsioed us witnesses.—Freucli paper. Count Luton, Peer of Prance, was, on Wednesday, while walking in the Roe Neuve-des-Petits-Champs, at Paris, thrown down by an English carriage, and left weltering in his blood. The carriage was at hut stopped, and Lady Caner:rotor; got out, and made room fur the wounded Count. Two persons paid geest attention to Count Liscit. He was conveyed to one of their houses, and is now much better.  LIMSRICK,Jtrtv 31.—Wednesday night last, a dwell. ing-house, cow-house' and stable, on the lands of Clon. curry, county Clare, the estate of Mr. Arthur, of Glenemer a, were maliciously burned ; they were all un. tenanted. The annexed Rock-notice was found posted on the door contiguous r—"Sir,—General John commander of and Chief of Ireland, gives warning to John Flute to quit the place ; or else if he does not, hat he will get a worse death than Ryan; or if he gives his Majesty the trouble of coming any more, that he s ill consume both houses and cattle to ashes. His Majesty gives orders to James Madden in like manner; to quit the place from his herding." The Court of the County of Limerick was occupied the entice of Saturday sennight with the trial of Mu-tough and Daniel Flinn, send Charlet Ansley, for the murder of their nephew, Jobn Hartnett, at Coulnamadda, near Abbeyfeali, on Thursday, the 15th of January last. The prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged on Monday last. •