Star. — 1821-10-12 (London, England)

CONFIRMATION.—On the Sth instant, the Lord Bishop confirmed, in the Cathedral of Chester, 966 males, and 1131 females, the youth of that and the neighbouring place;. The Service was particularly solemn and impressive; and the young candidates for this Christian ordinance conducted themselves in a manner highly creditable to themselves, and satisT factory to their superiors. JuvENILE INTEMPERANcE.—Monday niglin before the opening of the•doors at the Coburg Theatre, a queue' took place on the gallery stairs between two boys about a ticket of admission, when one of them drew a knife and stabbed the-other in the side. The pow, fellnw exclaimed, " Oh ! he has stabbed me r a id .would have fallen. to. the ground but for, the pressure around him. Some humane personstarried him. to the surgeons opposite, where he received proper attention; at.dis likely to recover. The young assassin:escaped. . • . A " PATIENT" PASSER OF FORGED Norss.—A few days ago, a young man of superior appearance and polished manners, apparently about twenty years of age,: waited upon a Medical Gentleman of -eminence, resident 'at -Kensington, and requested.bis advice, professionally. [hying stated the =ere his.complaint, he observed that he• wished to continue under his (the.Physician's).cue and ad vie e,. umt i I he became ' convalescent. In the most 'Plausible.and Iptiarently„ candid manner; he .also stated, that, being aware it was tostomary and proper, under the circumstance of his being a mere arranger, he would deposit. some money in advance to his medical adviser to incletw..-1 nify him against any loss in the early part of kis attendance. • Air. White. (as he named himself) theta, with great-sangfroid added, " I have not less than a ten pound note about me, the others are of much larger amount, you can there/ore retain three pounds, and give• me the difference (seven • pounds)." The. proposal, -made with- all- suavity of manners and berality of feeling, as far as ingenuity. could imitate, and words express them, was without hesitation aoi, cepted by the Medical Gentleman alluded to, and the soi-disant-Cantab received the balance, together with quantity of -medicine, for his imaginary disease. He then departed -with cash and physic, and. has never since been heard: 06. Yesterday the £lO note was returned to the Medical Gentlemais (who passed it in the course or business) as a forgery ! This person had previously made a similar attempt at. the. heusevi.another 'professional Gentleman in the town of Kensington, beitewithotit success.. Mursone.—Saturday -lest, an Inquest was. held at the Knuckles, in the parish of dluyup, in the county of . ltadnor, for the.purpose of ascertaining how Arthur. Bedward, late of the parish of Beguildy, tailor (who was found murdered, and thrown into a.ditch, near the road leading from Knighton to the Llayney), on Friday preceding, came by his death: after a patient and attentive examination of the case, the Jury returned a verdict of Murder against Same' of.the palish of Knighton, labourer, and he was committed to the common jail 'at Presteign, to take his trial forthe .same.. The deceased was an elderly man of. the age of sixty or upwards, and was murdered as he was going home from Knighton man et on the Thursday.night, between the hours of terk.aed eleven; he has left a widow and ten children tti lament, his untimely end.