Star. — London, England, 1822-01-17 00:00:00

TRANSLATION OF THE WESTMINSTER EPILOG UP.: Enter Criss end Pars& Dae.—Crlto, well met, but strangely too I own— What brings you hither? • Cri.—What? to see the town. What better object? This great city grants Arts, sciences, and all the country wants. Be vow my guide, so alter'd every place, To lead my way. Day..—T gladly join the chase. Cri , —flow monstrous grows the town, and still Is growing, By it% own weight th hs own ruin going! In vain I try to find the wonted ways So oft frequented in m y boyish days; No place I know—a pahce towers at top: At bottom, no Ins splendid. shines a shop. A square, a circus, and a crescent, rise, Porches —of Stoics ? Duo.—No, of men more wise; Of churches, clubs, hotels, societies! Of those whose worldly wisdom seldom errs, Greeks, gamblers, life and Bre insurancers. Cri. —But, tell me, have you any sights to sheer'? Dor.—Sights of all sorts, whichever way you go. For curious sights no city can surpass us— Tomb—Belzoni's self—Bonassus— A lioness and whelps—a pigmy mare— Dwarfs—giants—beasts—of savages a pair— Old pictures here—new panoramas there. But what will more surprise you still, I guess, A gracious, grave Automaton at Chess ; In whom a chess-mate, and check-mate you'll find, Art. science, motion—everything but mind. Cri.—Wonders Icdeed you tell me of this age, But tell me, how goes on my favourite Stage ? Where oft vith critics I was wont to sit, To judge of plays and players, in the pit. There's nothing like the drama gives me pleasure-.. Players and plays delight me beyond measure— " To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, " To raise the genius, and to mend die heart; " For this the Tragic Muse"---. • Date—Hold, hold, enough ! Let's hear no more such antiquated stuff; Our bards and audience differ from those days: To fame and famine we have easier ways. Believe me, 'tis the art of later years Rather to captivate our eyes than ears. Painters with Poets hold divided reign, And paper scrolls than players speak more plain. The :\lelo-drame's a new invention quite; That every other Drama puts to flight. here harmless blows from bloodless battles spring, While figurantes dance, sopranos sing. If any hitch occur, the paper scroll Explaina it all. Cri.—Quite new, and mighty droll. L's,.—A feast or fight, no matter which succeeds To tr. gic, comic, melo-dramatic deeds. Snood trumpets—flourish drusia—and curtain risc The whole house, with its household, charms our eyes. The actors, singers, dancers, cram the place, With gold bedizen'd, and bedeck'd with lace.: In measur'd march, and regulated row, A grand procession crowds and crowns the show, Arms. standards, banners are to view display d, And Cleopatra to the proud parade, In her.aquatie car, lends her voluptuous aid. The clam sous people on " the mighty maze, But not without a plan," enraptured gaze, And at the master-mechanist's commands, Stretch their loud throats, and clap their noisy hands. Cri...—Can this succeed? Dat►—The play-bill if you credit, How can you doubt it, where you thus have read it? " The piece Went off with rapturous applause, And numerous audiences daily draws. " Places Can scarce be got—this popular play " Will be again repeated miry day. * New dresses, scenes, and Cri—Ye Gods! Against poor Sumcseitsuz these are fearful odds. Dee.—No, not at all.—howe'er you'll be surpriedo SrtA usres as himself 's melo-draniaticis'd.• Now glorious thus, after a cent ry past, To bring most to the Manager at last ! Cri.--i low can this metamorphose thrive so well? Ave.—Mous, I am, not (Edipus to tell. But will you go te this performance? Cri.—No; Let children, fools, and gossips, thither go. These clank scenes, you here alone behold, Keep their resemblance to the stage of old; Fatanipks here of men and manners shine, Bete ev'ry fable has its moral line; And the sane scenes that charm our youth to-night, lluwe'er repeated, will our age delight. • Set Two Gentlemen of VCrolla. A remarkable occurrence took place a short time ago at the Oldfield Colliery, near Fenton Park, Staf fordshire : happening in the night of Sunday, none of the men were at work, nor any person near the place, except a young man attending the engine to work the pump, who at the time had laid down by the boiler, and was asleep. About two o'clock in the morning a tremendous explosion of the hydrogen gas took place in the pit underneath, which agitated the earth to the surface, so as to cause the man to roll over ; it shook the inhabitants in their beds at some distance, creating a fear that their habitations would fall on them. Had it happened on any other night, most likely the lives of many poor colliers would have fallen a sacrifice. Jean Dye, an unfortunate creature, has been lodged in Montrose Jail, for having concealed her pregnancy. She was known to be in that state, and having dis appeared, and not again been seen till it was thought she was delivered, it was judged proper to make in quiry. She confessed that she had borne a child in the fields ; said that it was still-born, and she had buried it ; had been at the place some days ago, and saw it was still where she laid it ; and said she would take any one to the place. She appeared to be in the most abject want and wretchedness. What renders her still more an object of commiseration is, that she has a boy who wants his senses ; he is about five or six years of age, and has no one to take care of him but his wretched mother. She was in a most dis tressing state of mental agitation when lodged in jail, and clasped her poor boy to her breast ; but he was equally insensible of his own helplessness and his mother's misery. IlynaortiontA.—This dreadful malady having made its appearance amongst the Goosnargh harriers, it has been found necessary to shoot every deg be longing to the pack. Some symptoms of the disorder were observed in one of the hounds a short time ago, and he was accordingly chained up, until it could be proved whether or not he-was really affected. He, however, brokt loose on Saturday, and joined the rest of the pack, with evident signs of being in a rabid sates As there could be no security against the com plaint breaking out in any of the animals, the only coucse was to destroy every dog, which was accord ingly done on Sunday and Monday last. H. Pat ker, E sq . of Whittinghai: , has also judged it prudent to orde r the destruction of all his dugs, although soul of diem were very valuables—{Proton Chronick:) 6 OLD -BAILEY SES . SIONS. ---"""? • Yesterday, Henry Heritage was indicted for em bezzling ten pounds, the property of Mr. William Moore ; and Thomas Simmons for abetting and coun selling him so to do. W. Moore, the son of the prosecutor, deposed, that Heritage was their servant, and on the 42d of Novem ber witness gave him ten sovereigns to go to the Mint to procure farthings, but he never returned with the money. A costerrnonger swore, that Simmons said to him—d Don't you think Heritage is a d—d fool not to keep the sovereigns his master hasgiven him?" Witness replied that Heritage was the best judge of that, and left them together. Heritage was met by W. Moore, jun. some time after, and given into custody. The Jury found Heritage Guilty, and Aquitted Simmons. John Ingrain was indicted for stealing two shawl., value three pounds, and one scarf, value 80s. the pro perty of G. Barker. Mr. Barker ' a linen-draper, living in Norton nil gate, stated, that on the 7th instant, two shawls and a scarf were stolen from his shop. Those now produced were his property. George White, shopman to the prosecutor, said, the prisoner, accompanied by another man. came to the shop, and the other man asked to see some calico; he purchased one yard, paid for it, and they both went out of the shop. Whert they were gone wit ness missed the shawls and scarf, and he pursued and overtook them; he seized the prisoner by the coat, but his associates shook him off, and the prisoner ran away. Witness ran after him, and the prisoner's companions followed, and trod on his heels, and his shoes came off. He, however, ran on, calling out, Stop thief l" but lost sight of him 1n Red Lion street. Some other persons joined in the pursuit, and the prisoner was taken after a long chace, in the course of which he had thrown off his coat; the coat . was given to witness, and the shawls and scarf were found in the pocket. Verdict—Gxilty. IV. Cadman was indicted for stealing 11 pewter pots, the property of Thomas Purvis, a publican, at Bethnal•green. The prisoner and another lad were seen to go to the prosecutor's door, and taking down some pots which were on a suing, he marched off, but was stopped. Verdict—Guilty. The Learned Judge said, the losses which publi cans sustained in this way were almost incalculable, and it was the determination of the Court to punish all pot-stealers with the ntniost severity. Thiprisoner might depend upon being sent out of the country. Mary Adams, aged 60, was indicted for stealing two quart pots, the property of J. Calvert and J. Proctor. The prisoner went first to the house of Mr. Calvert, where she concealed a quart pot under her apron, and next to Mr. Proctor's, where she was equally successful, but on making a third attempt at , another public-house, she was taken into custody. and the other two pots found upon her.— Guilty. The following were convicted of felonies, viz.-Elizabeth Davis, aged 22, for stealing 17 yards of printed cotton (she was sentenced to be transported for seven years); Mary Turner, aged 30, for stealing a sovereign, litt. James Honey, aged 17, for stealing a sovereign ; Jacob Anderson, aged 40, for stealing a pair of trowsers ; John Hayman, aged IS, and William Bur gess, aged 20, for stealing two beds, lke. John Budd, aged Is, and William Cook, aged 20, for stealing a shovel; William Tibbs, aged 20, fat stealing a coat; John Carter, aged 19, for stealing two boots ; Ephraim Digby, aged 15, for stealing a quantity of beef, value I bs. James Drudge, aged 49, for stealing a sovereign ; James Fleetwood, aged 16, for stealing a duck, value 4s. Sarah Haines, aged 10, for stealing a sovereign ; Jona than Juggins, aged 20, for stealing a waistcolt, value ss. Joseph Lorian, aged 26, for stealing a quantity of tools, value 30s. John Price, aged 18, for stealing a gown, am John Connor, aged 18, and John Simmonds, aged 14, for stealing 6lbs. of bacon, value Ss. George Davis, aged 24, for stealing a pair of breeches, value lie. Robert Smitharm, aged 39, for stealing nine rabbits, value 20s. Elizabeth Crump, aged 25, for stealing a looking glass, &e. Samuel Salter, aged 17, for stealing a chain, value 20s. George Starkey, aged 13, and William Hutchinson, aged 13, for stealing a handkerchief; William Smith, aged 24, fur stealing four rings, &c. value 3s. and Richard liuffery, aged 19, for stealing lead. The following were acquitted, viz.--John Barley. aged Is, of stealing several articles of wearing apparel ; Abraham Bel. sham, aged 62, of stealing two pieces of pipe ; Dennis Bird, aged 42, of stealing a piece of flannel; John Kelly, aged 54, of steal ing two beds, &c. John Lord, aged 20, of stealing a watch; William Moore, aged 23, and James Hodge, aged IS, of stealing a tea-kettle; and James Shaw, aged 17, and William Gmele, aged 21. of embezzlement. lierosvos.—Saturday last, a portmanteau, containing sense va luable property, was received from the country at the house of the Duke of Sr. Auras's, with a direction on it toe Lord Baia cutac," who is brother to the Duke of Ss. Atarin's ; one of the Duke's servants, a youth, received instructions to carry the portmanteau to his Lordship's house in Margaret-street, Caven dish-square, and he shortly afterwards quitted the house with' the property. He had nee proceeded far when he was accosted by a man, who asked him the road to a street in the neighbourhood , which lay in the direction which the servant was going, he then joined in conversation with the boy, and ascertained that he was going to take the portmanteau to Lord BIAUCLRIIOI. After it was delivered into the house, the villain, who had watched this circumstance, knocked at the door, and made some inquiries of the butler concerning the property, and gained his object in ascertaining who it had come from, having forgot ten to ask the servant from where he had brought it, he was in formed, from the Duke of Se. Assam'. He immediately pro ceeded to the house of the Duke, where, under some pretence, he obtained the name of the butler of Lord BrAUCLZIIC. Having put himself in possession of this, he wrote a note, and went with it to his Lordship's butler to whom it was directed, and appear ing to be in a great hurry, said that the Duke of Se. ALBAN'S had written the Note; that a mistake had been made by the ',r eam, and he had brought the wrong portmanteau, which was to be immediately sent back by him. The butler opened the note, read it, and having no doubt of its accuracy,introduced the pre. tended messenger into his master's kitchen, and provided him with the contents of the larder, which was by no means spared by this needy adventurer, who, after gormandizing with all the voracity of a lion, and partaking heartily of " Gosling's," left the house with the portmanteau, giving the honest butler a " shake of the fist" with as much cordiality as if they had been long ac quainted. The robbery, however, was soon discovered. The portmanteau contained a red case, containing a gold chain, • brooch, a silver star enamelled in the centre with three crowns, a gold and enamelled cross with red ribald, both of them of the Order of the Knights Commanders of the Bath, a small silver French Order in like of the Flew de Lis, and other property to a great amount. His Lordship has caused information to be laid at all the Public Offices in the Metropolis, and band-bills to be circulated. 'Jeffs:les end Wales, the officers, are employed in search of the thietta':: . _ - _ Monday; theeezolls of Admiral Walton, of Red grave, in liutblit,.entered a preserve, with a boy, to shoot ; when of e of their dogs touched the wire of a spring-gun, and all the four were seriously injured by its contents.. One of the Gentlemen was shot the head, and is ia a very precarious situation ; another was wounded in the stomach, and the lad was shot through the hand. As'Mr. SHORT, of the Norwich Company of, Co. medians, was shooting one day list week, nearlpswich, his gun burst, and his hand was shattered so severely, that it is feared amputation will be necessary. , • . POLICE. BOW•STREETA young man, who stated himself to be an Officer on halflay, was yesterday charged with stealing two silver spoons and a silver fork from the house' of a Lady in Conduit-street, Bond street. The prisoner admitted that &had stolen the articles, but protested that it was his first offence, to the commission of which he had been driven by the ' last necessity, his half-pay being quite inadequate to , the support of himself, his wife, and three children. Ile had, he said, been brought . up with different pro spects, and in different habits, and had received an education beyond his situation in life. The Lady appeared deeply to compassionate the situation of the unhappy prisoner, particularly on account of his dis tress and his family; and said, that if his statemeot, were true, she should feel the greatest reluctance to prosecute him. He was remanded for further exa mination on Saturday next, and the witnesses were directed to attend on that day. Sir RICHARD BIRNIC yesterday received a letter from Harwich, dated January 14, in which the writer informed him, in consequence, he said, of seeing an account in a London Paper of a child about two 3tears old which had been stolen, that a suspicious looking man had lately come there with just such a child as that described in the Paper. The child was pretty, and had a genteel appearance. It attracted 'the notice of several persons by its continual moan ing, and calling Mamma, mamma." It had on a handsome black fur cap with a gold band, but the other parts of its dress the writer did not recollect. The man was questioned as to how he came by the child, who was its mother, &c. but he gave such va rious and contradictory accounts as induced a strong , presumption that he had stolen it. He went into a. public-house, but observing that he was followed he ran out of the house, and down to the sea-side, and *arising from the quay, he pat on board a boat, and from it to Smith's wherry, which sailed immediately for Ipswich, and so got away, none of the persons who had followed him having authority to detain him. This was at one o'clock on the 14th, and he was to have reached Ipswich the same afternoon.— The writer supposed that he might he heard of at the Ram public-house, kept by Smith. at Ipswich. Massion-House.—Seven boyi, under the age of thirteen, were yesterday brought before the LORD MAYOR, upon suspicion of having formed themselves into a disciplined gang, for the purpose of attacking children of similar size and ages, on the highway, and plundering them. The leaders of the gang ap peared not much affected at their situation. Their names are Butler, Binges:, and Lincoln ; but the others cried bitterly. An officer of Coleman-greet stated, that lately a great many robberies had been committed upon little boys, in the lanes and alleys in the neighbourhood of Coleman-street. When nothing else could be taken, their hats were seized, and these robberies were always committed by boys. Two boys were robbed, the one on Sunday, and the other on Monday night. Information having been given to the Police, four of the prisoners were taken up and lodged in the watch house. Three of them denied all knowledge of any robbery. One of the thieves confessed that he had been in company with Butler, Burgess, and Lincoln, when one robbery was com mitted ; and that they beat the child while they were stealing his bat. The parents of four of the children declared, that their boys had been very good until they became connected with the others, who had se duced them from their work, and corrupted them In consequence, they were delivered over to their care ; and the three leaders ordered to be separately confined in prison. John Farmer was remanded, charged with having stolen a pair of boots, the property of Mr. Bowen, of Mark-lane, and a great coat, the property of Mr. Bowen's clerk. HATTors-Ga anzw.—Yesterday John Kent, 2 young tellow, twenty-one years of age, was brought up by Cadby, the beadle to the Foundling Hospital Estates, for being found begging in Guildford-street. It ap peared from the evidence of the beadle that the pri soner had been a foundling, and was brought up and educated in the Hospital accordingly; that he was bound an apprentice at the usual age, but ran away from his master; and although the Governors of this excellent Institution had provided him with several situations, and supported him from time to time when unemployed, such was . the inveterate habit of laziness of the prisoner, that he preferred begging to earning an honest living by his own industry. His appearance was wretched, without shoes,. stockings, coat, or shirt; and he had only arrived in town a few days ago, from Yarmouth, whither he had rambled on one of his begging expeditions. He was com mitted to the House of Correction for a month. GUILD H A 1.1 . ..—An itiuerant costermonger, who had stolen a silver spoon from a house in which he had obtained admission to sell his commo dities, was brought up ; but, it appearing the servants had extorted a confession from- him, under a promise of forgiveness, the Magistrate discharged him, with a suitable admonition. Ten disorderly females were brought up from Fleet market and Holborn,of whom three were ordered one month's imprisonment in Bridewell, and the others were discharged. QUEEN-SQUARE.—a. 'winner, aged 14, Was re manded, charged with stealing a gold scent. case, and other articles, the property of Mrs. Bjaham, who lodged in his mother's house, in Prince's -court, near Story's-gate, Westminster. 7. Peak, a Chelsea pensioner, was fully committed, for stealing two sovereigns from D. Daniels, an Out pensioner, which he had just received as the greater part of his quarterly allowance from the Hospital. LAMBETH-STREET.- r -./. Woodfly, principal dray man to Mr. Stevens, ale-brewer in the Commercial road, was remanded, charged with embezzling vari ous sums of money, received in his employer's name. Sarah Thompson was also remanded, charged with pawning various articles of plate, linen, &c. the pro perty of Mr. Skearman, linen-draper, in Ratcliffe highway, by whom she was employed as chartvornan. MARusoacouGH-sxitEET—Jane Johnson alias Grove, was on Tuesday charged with stealing two shirts from Mrs. Hurley, a laundresq, with whom she lodged.— Mrs. Hurley also stated, that the prisoner brought with her an inf an t on the day after Christmas-day, of which she had been delivercid in the Lying-in Hos pital, and that on Wednesday la.t she informed her that it had died of convulsions, in the arms of Lord IConyngliaat's cook ; but this story proving untrue, 1 she gate tech other and contradictory ae cnunts „„ the ci , ilfs tfeath, as led to a suspicion th at ,„ roet ;: . fair pi oceedings bad taken place: and she w as le . manded till further inquiry could be made, n eon. fort mate young woman, whore appearance s ve r y, interesting, and only twenty-two years of age, wa% au ;it ten months ago, seduced by a man of sti st i m . guished family: he supported her till within the i n few months, and then abandoned her. B e i n vanced in pregnancy, she with difficulty me we d at lodging. A - friend procured her a ticket for th e L T. ing-in Hospital, where she was delivered of a female child ; and on her leaving the Hospital, she letion e di to her former lodgings, but having no mosey re pay the expenses she bad incurred, she was refirsci ,e. mission. She wan3ered about for some dais, and is feared that she made away with her child. NV the wiriched woman was 'under examination at Marlborough-street Office, an Inquest was ' , el/ the Barley Mow, Mount -street, Grosvenor- , qe, :sr; on the body of her supposed child, which Lad be ~.1 found in the Basin, in Hyde Park, having been tin. naturally murdered. The body of the infant had been examined by two surgeons: it it believed lin the child was nearly a month old when it died The Jury assembled on Tuesday evening, before T. H. Gael., Esq. Coroner, and after the body had been viewed, the following evidence was adduced: —Mr. Matthew Ellis, Master of the Engine-house, Hyde Park, deposed, that on Sunday last, ahont eleven in the forenoon, he went, as he usually did, to the Reservoir of the Chelsea Water-works, and thre sa w something floating on the water. He procured drags, and drew out the object that had attracted attention, which proved to be a female child, app. rently about a month old. He had no doubt that the child had lived. There were no external marks of violence on the body, nor was it likes there won;d be, if the child, as he believed, e a thrown int the water and drowned. He, as the father f nine chi!_ d en, had no doubt but that the child had been suck:el for some time; it was dressed in the usual manner ef attiring infants ; there was a bandage pinned in the customary manner rotted its body, and there was no apparent disease that could have caused its death.— lip firmly believed that the child had been throned into the water alive. If the child was a corpse, it struck him that it would not have been throw,, into the water with any of its clothes on. The surgeons, however, could best speak to that I,oint. The Coro ner inquired if the surgeons were in attendance ? and was answered in the negative. Clements, an etlicer of Marlborough -street, stepped forward and gave the following evidence :—An interesting young woman, namedJane.Johnson, was brought this afternoon be. fore Mr. J. E. Conant, on suspicion of ielo y, v.l en Mrs. Hurley, of 24 , , Circus-street, New-road, came :o the prisoner, and, in a• feeling manner, asked hcr— " What have you done with your dear baby r Magistrate asked Mrs. Hurley ber reasou for .tslong the question ? and she stated, that the prisoner had been her lodger when pregnant, was got in.() the Lying-in Hospital by her, and supported by her ; but her husband finding there was no probability of recompense, ordered her to quit the house on lint Tuesday morning. On the following day, the ii soner came with the child's clothes, and asked hcr to get them washed ; and she then said, upon her akin a Where is the child ?" that it was dead, and at Loa C—'s. She asked her where Lord C•—'s was? and the prisoner said she would not anseer. hot turned off to some other subject ; and she was fearful the child had been disposed of in an in, pi•oper manner. The officer hewing of a child being found drowned, thought proper to attend the Inquest, and give the information he was in possession of. The Cor,ner applauded him for his conduct. The surgeon. not being in attendance, the Coroner said that he, having no idea this case was likely to prove a murder, hal not brought the parchment or blank presentment with him ; and as it was likely to turn out a very im portant, and probably a very long inquiry, he %%fluid adjourn to a future day, and requested that all tile evidence might be ht readiness. The Inquest resume./ yesterday, and no proof appearing as to the cause of the child's death, the Jury returned a verdict of—" Found dead in the Basin in Hyde Park." Tuesday se'nnight, a Coroner's Inquest was holden en the body of Jane Ainsley, a girl 16 yea b o age, who was late a servant to Mr. David Elliott, o Sand gate, flour-dealer, &c. It appeared that Mr. El.iott's son, a lad of 15 years, had struck her severely about ten days before, in consequence of which she lingered until Monday se'nnight, when she died. Verdict— ', Manslaughter:' he Coroner immediately issued his warrant, and the lad was apprehended on Tues day evening, and committed for trial at the ensuing Newcastle Assizes. Mi ss C—, of Fratton, in the parish of Portsea, who was frightened by three young men suddenly darting from behind a tomb -stone, in Kingston church yard, as she was proceeding home from that Church, having been there to . rehearse some music intended to be sung on Christmas-day, died in con•equence of the fright; delirium having ensued, and .11:6 ova tinued with little intermission until Thursday las:, when death put an end to her sufferings. BIRTH. Monday, the Lady of the Rey. Dr. Mudge, of a daughter. MARRIED. Or. Tuesday, the.lsth instaut,ajioot's Cray, by the Rey. E. Wariner, J. R. Coryton, Esq. sou of the Rey. O. ('oryton. of Penzance, to Elizabeth, the only daughter of William Nese Haworth, Esq. Principal Clerk in the Office of the :tuuit.•r or the Receipt of his Majesty's Exchequer. 1)1^P. Jan. 12, at Dover, aged 54, Lieutmant 'Valentine i!o:1e, ef the Royal Alarines._ Suddvnly, on Friday, Benjamin iTawes. Esq. of %Vorth:rg• Ills rropery, said to amount to nearly half a raillioa, is L nerlbcw•s. JAM. COAL MARKET, JA. 16. Ships at Market. Ships SoW. rrioe. .134 Newc:istie 29 N 4. &I to 444 1:41 11 Sundorland 3 :1 3; to Os NI Abuts. ors. France ♦ ", Hambu rgb 0, !linden • I 32M2ICA • 11' Gottraihttrgh 0 I* i51:40,14 0 0 waTut4i LyNtum ottii) , o; To- 'W Mines% . - - 4$ Itutlease abler 10 Attorneys% . • LONDOIf; rtiuted and published by Lam lb" riithatt• place, Tvinylr- Bar. NAILS IHIS DA RR. 11113 t. Dublin . 1 0 Waterford 1 0 Guernsey and Jersey 0 0 I .L Inn 0 1 Hollard 0 1 New York. 0 0 1