Star. — London, England, 1821-11-06 00:00:00

/ . - - INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT• John thornier was opposed on the ground of having fraudulently contracted a debt of £1.5. The insol vent had been before the Court on a former day, and his case was then postponed, in order that certain witnesses might be examined, and documents pro duced. It appeared that the insolvent had given a bill to. a Mr. Wrowell, one of his creditors, to the amount of £l5, and at the same time stated that it was sure to be taken up. The bill was drawn by a man of the name of Reeves, and accepted by one Matthews, both of them not men of property, but semis e f straw. Reeves admitted, when the case was on a former day before the Court, that so far from being able to pay 1:15, he could scarcely raise 15d. and Matthews was an insolvent. The Collar was decidedly of opinion that it was a deception practised upon Mr. Wrowell, and was a debt, therefore, fraudulently contracted. The insol vent was ordered to be imprisoned eight months at the suit of his detaining creditors. Thomas Pond, who had been already three times before the Court, now again applied for his discharge. The schedule which he now produced, and which he stated himself ready to swear to, he had never read since it had been drawn up. He would venture to say it was correct: It was not drawn up by an attor• ney, but by a friend of his of the name of Smith, who had done it from his own dictation. It appeared that the evidence given by the insolvent on his exami nation was at total variance with the allegations of his present schedule, particularly touching a mort gage upon some land and a house, which the insol vent sated had not yet been paid. On a former day, the insolvents petition had been dismissed on account of the manner in which he bad conducted himself before the Court, and the ill-ad vt,ed answers he bad given • to questions put to him. To-day, although be had undergone along imprison ment, there appeared to be but little improvement in him, and his manner seemed to be extremely offen sive to the Court. The COURT, in dismissing the petition, observed, that it had seldom witnessed such audacious beha viour. This was the fourth time of the prisoner's appearance before it, and insolence seemed to have been rooted in him. The order for hearing the case was dismissed, and the officer of the Court directed to take notice of the opposing parties in this case, in order .that the insolvent might be recollected, if he again applied for his discharge. In the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday, the whole day was occupied with the bearing Counsel in an action brought by Mr. Taylor, of the Blue Posts public-house, near Bruton Mews, against Mr. Stone, the landlord of the adjoining premises, to recover damages for building up a wall which intercepted the light from the windows of the public-house, and for piling up manure so close to the premises as to pre vent customers from continuing, as formerly, to fre quent the tap. A question also arose upon a right of way at the rear of the house. The ground be longed to Earl Grosvenor and Colonel Berkeley. The evidence of the witnesses was conflicting; those on the one side stated, that the passage in the rear, on which the alleged nuisance took place, was a public way, while the witnesses for the defendant maintained that the right of way was only occasionally exercised by the plaintiff, and then by courtesy. The Jury fcand a verdict for the plaintiff, generally, upon all the counts.—Damages £lO. At present there are residing id the village of Lasswade, near Edinburgh, and within five minutes walk of the bridge, fourteen persons, whose united ages amount to 1213 years ! Six of whom ate above ninety ! Tuesday last, two beautiful little birds, kingfishers, were caught in the neighbourhood of Alresford by a little boy, who, it appears, secured them in the act of fighting, and while they were so intent on their en gagement that they did not perceive his approach. The ship Brailsford, on her passage from Bombay to England, in lat 29.26. S. long. 40. 2. E. caught a large blue female shark, 12 feet long, on opening w hich there were found no less than 77 young ones alive, each about a foot long, and weighing from one half to three quarters of a pound. A laughable circumstance took place last week, War the market-place, Shrewsbury :—As a soldier was carrying . the dinners belonging to his mess from the baker's, one of his companions coming behind him, called out " Attention !" when this well-disciplined soldier dropped his hands, and, at the same time, the dinners of his unfortunate comrades ! PIERNAMDUCM—Extract of a letter, dated Sept. 22. —B4 Some disaffected persons assembled at Guiana, a small village, fourteen leagues from hence, about half way from this place to Paraiba, and have se duced some native troops, and deceived a number of country people, collecting them since the, 29th ult. first with the words, King and Constitution,' and ultimately under the pretext of a strong party in this town. The Government used every possible measure of conciliation, but at the same time were prompt in their measures for the internal quiet and external de fence of the town. Those disaffected persons at length sent their ultimatum, which was, that his Excellency the Governor, now President of the Government, should embark with the European troops; that they would pardon the native troops: if this was not com plied with in 24 hours they would stack the town. Accordingly, they attacked yesterday a post near Olinda, which is three miles north of the town, and another at the village of Affogados, an equal distance to the southward. They were repulsed at each point of the town, several killed, and deserters and others taken prisoners. There were twenty militia at the latter post, who defended the bridge until reinforced. The European regiments were in the town, with the exception of a party stationed at Olinda. It was not necessary for the main force of the town to be en gaged. All the Europeans are arrived., and are put on permanent duty. The small part of the force ne cessary to repel the attacks of yesterday, and the ar rival this day of the transport No. 2, supposed to have troops from Lisbon, wall, no doubt, restore con fidence, as it is evident that there does not exist any party of consequence in the town willing to join the disaffected who menaced the' place. We have not had any doubt as to what the result from their su tacking the town would be, and do not fear any re stewed attack.* POLICE. . Bow-smire—Yesterday Mr. IV.Willimns, proprie tor of a stage-coach plying from London to Oxford, appeared at this Office, to a summons, in which he was charged, on the information of William Spangle, a common informer, with having, on the 19th of bc tober, carried one outside passenger on his coach be yond the number allowed by Act of Parliament. The informer stated, that on the day in question, at about three o'clock in the afternoon, he was at Hounslow, when he observed an Oxford coach car rying eleven outside passengers, besides various par cels of (with luggage the Act allows but ten; without luggage, twelve outside passengers to a four horse coach). 'Two of them were on the box, of whom one was driving, but he did not appear to be the re gular driver ; there were three on the roof in front, three at the back, three in the dickey, and one on the step by the side of the dickey, who, he had no doubt, was the defendant. Mr. Horne, of the Golden Cross, Charing-cross, a principal proprietor of the coach, stated, that his co proprietor, Mr. Williams, had been appointed to drive the coach upon that day, but he could not say `whether he had done so or not. Mr. Williams, in his defence, pleaded thatite was not the driver at the time spoken of; that there were only ten passengers, and that there was no luggage on the roof. In support of this defence he called Mr. Purcell Albert Dyke, a young Gentleman, ap parently about nineteen years of age, who stated him seif to be a student of the University of Oxford. He stated that he drove the coach into Hounslow from Oxford on the day in question, and there were ten persons only on the outside beside himself. Sir R. BIRNIE.—But you are not the coachman, are you, Sir? Mr. Dyke said he drove on that day, and that Mr. Williams was not on the coach at all until after it came through Hounslow. Mr. Williams.—l believe, Mr. Dyke, you occa sionally act as my coachman, do you not? I mean when I rest or lay by, as we term it ? Mr. Dyke said he did. Mr. Williams.—Do you ever pay me anything, or consider yourself at all as a passenger? Mr. Dyke said he did not. One of the informers asked Mr. Dyke if he always took such particular notice of the number of passen gers as he seemed to have done on this occasion ? Mr. Williams.—Oh! yes, I have taught him to do that ; and he would not be half a coachman if he did not, when there are so many of you informers about. Sir R. Biantrt.—Your defence then is, that Mr. Dyke was not a passenger ? Mr. Williams replied in the af f irmative. Sir R. RIME said, such a defence was an attempt to evade the Act of Parliament, which would not avail with him. He had nothing to do with private agreements, and if young Gentlemen chose to amuse themselves by becoming the servants or deputies of stage-coachmen, he had no objection, but he should consider them as passengers. The Act of Parliament was passed for the safety of his Majesty's subjects, and it mattered not whether the passengers paid or not, so long as there was more than the legal number. Mr. Williams said, he could prove by Mr. Dyke that there was no luggage. Sir R. BIRNIE said, die informer had sworn that there was luggage, and he never permitted oath against oath. Mr. Williams reminded the worthy Magistrate, that it would be the oath of a Gentleman against that of a common informer. Sir 11. BIRNIE said, he must act upon the evidence of the informer, and the defendant might appeal if he chose; but he should be guided in his decision by the spirit of the Statute. The defendant was convicted in the full penalty of £2O; and he expressed his determination to ap peal to the Sessions. Sir R. BIRNIE observed, in the course of the hear., ing, that he wondered Gentlemen did not emulate the skill of their coots as well as coachmen. MA NS toN-House.—Two queer-looking little men, were charged yesterday with having committed se veral outrages and disorders. It appeared, that a rab ble had assembled at Billingsgate to celebrate the Anniversary of Gunpowder Plot. They paraded the vicinity, carrying the prisoners in chairs, as repre sentatives of Guy Fox, demanding money from all decent passengers, and threatening those who refused them. Immediately on the approach of the officers, the rabble flew off in all directions; but the pri soners, being tied in the chairs, became an easy cap ture. In defence, they said they were going to their work, when they were met by a mob of boys and men, who snugged them—the latter taking them up in their arms, and confining them as above described, having previously blackened and otherwise completely disfi gured their faces. A fellow, who acknowledged him self to be one of the party, confirmed this statement, and claimed a prescriptive right to collect money on the occasion from all who could afford it. He said, though the prisoners were not voluntary agents in the business, their complaints were soon drowned by co pious draughts of gin with which they were supplied at almost every public-house they passed, till their treasurer deserted with the stoney-bor.—The LORD MAYOR reprobated the proceedings in strong terms, and said, their conduct amounted very nearly to a highway robbery. He, however, discharged the prisoners, whose appearance in some degree bore out Itheir story. Haydon was charged with a robbery. The prisoner went into the shop of Mr. Crane, fruiterer, in Cannon-street; and, after purchasing two apples, requested Mrs. Crane to give him a bright shilling for a dull one, as he wished to reward his daughter with it. Mrs. Crane took out the till to look for one, when he dashed his hand in and took out six, with which he ran off, but was pursued and taken.—He was fully committed. MA ay-LA•BONNE OFF mg.—Yesterday, a publisher] of periodical works was brought up on a warrant, on the complaint of a poor man, for grossly assaulting him. The complainant stated, that he lodged at the Green Man public-house, in Union-street, Middlesex Hospital, and had been employed by the defendant as a bookbinder. On Friday evening, about seven o'clock, he (the defendant) rushed into his bed-room, where he lay ill in bed, and seized hold of his arms,, and calling him a d—d rascal, attempted, with great violence, to drag him out of bed, declaring he would shoot him if he had a pistol. He then commenced . • - CS Ming hiva with his fist in a enestunnterciful manner. Cplainant's wife interfered, and implored the de fendant to desist, and not murder her husband. He then left the complainant and seized the wife, and beat her also. His conduct was so outrageous that he broke three chairs, and upset a table on which were upwards of 10s. worth of glasses, which were all broken to pieces. The only cause he (the complainant) could assign for the outrage was, that he had refused to work for the defendant any more. The wife of the complainant corroborated her husband's testimony.— The defendant denied the charge in toto, and accused the complainant of obtaining 14s. under false pre tences. He certainly went to the complainant's lodg ings and demanded the 14s. again, but never laid his hands either upon him or his wife.—The Magistrate told him the complaint was proved to his satisfaction,' and therefore he must find bail to answer the corn plaint at the Sessions. TOWN-HALL, SOUTIIWA BK.—Yesterday, William' Payne was brought up in irons, whose atrocious con- 1 duct towards his wife was detailed in our Paper of Friday last, from the Borough Compter, and finally examined before Alderman J. J. SmITII. Mrs. Payne was brought up from the Hospital in a very weak state, and her face and head still exhibited evident l marks of the prisoner's atrocious attack upon her. Her situation was such, that the Magistrate ordered her to be accommodated with a seat. Her evidence corroborated all the former statements, and several other witnesses having been heard, the prisoner was committed for the assault,and ordered to give twenty four hours notice of bail. The Aldermanrecom mended his wife to the care of the parish office: s, and paid her coach hire home. UNION-LlALL.—Yesterday, Bridget Sheehan, a wo man about 34 or 35 years of age, made application at this Office, for relief for herself and her starving child, but was soon found to be an object, not of com passion, but deserving the greatest punishment. The woman, upon appearing before the Magistrate, stated, that her inhuman husband had deserted her and her child, and that they were without the means of sup porting existence a moment longer. Hall, the officer, stated, that on passing along High-street, in the Bo rough, on Friday night, he heard Bridget Sheehan loudly deploring her miserable situation. She was sitting on the steps of a ball door, had a child covered up in her arms, and was declaring to the passengers I that she and her infant were starving. The witness had no knowledge whatever of the woman, but he gave her the price of a bed and some victuals, and desired her to apply next day at Union-Hall, where everything would be done forher by the Magistr a te s. She received the money and advice most thankfully. and was punctual in her attendance at the Office. The woman was not long in describing her unfortunate situation, when her infant was recognized by some persons in the Office as a child that had been starved for the purpose of obtaining good living for its parents. It was recollected, that some time ago, a man, who stated himself to be the father of this child, brought it in his arms to the Office in the same wretched con dition in which it now appeared to be, and told the Magistrates, with tears in his eyes, that the unnatural mother had deserted the babe, having even refused to give it sustenance from the breast. What made the case worse was, according to this man's statement, that the woman bad gone off with another man, leaving him in despair and wholly unable to give ' bread to the helpless infant. This story, upon the part of the man, obtained credit with the Magistrates. who relieved him several times. The woman, who did not look as if she either felt or dreaded poverty, vowed that she had never treated the infant ill, and that the whole account given by her husband was a fabrication made for the purpose of exciting pity and enabling him to obtain the means of drinking. The Magistrates, having taken the whole circumstances of the case into consideration, sent the child out of the reach of its unfeeling parent, and placed it under the protection of a nurse, and ordered that the woman should be confined three months in the House of Correction, and be kept to hard labour. Thursday evening, about eleven o'clock, as Mr. F. JAMESON was proceeding through Vauzball-fields, to his residence, in Charles-street, Kennington, he was attacked by three ruffians, who knocked him down, butt and kicked him in a dreadful manner, and rob bed him of his watch and appendages, and a pocket book, containing a note and four sovereigns.— The villains deliberately searched all Mr. JAMESON'S pockets, and carried off every article they contained, Friday night the neighbourhood of Spitalfields was thrown into the greatest confusion. A formi dable gang of ruffians gave notice to the stations of the different fire-engines, that an alarming fire had broken out at a varnish manufactory in Fashion street. The engines were got ready, and on their arrival they discovered it to be a false alarm. The street was completely blocked up by spectators, amongst whom were upwards of forty notorious thieves, who had invented the tale for the purpose of depredation and plunder. The villains commenced a determined attack on the assembled mob, pelting them with brickbats, stones, and other missiles, many of whom were knocked down, and received several cuts and severe contusions. Information was given at the Police-office in Worship-street of the affair, and a large body of officers repaired to the scene of action, but before they could arrive the ruffians got scent, and most of them sheered off. The officers succeeded in apprehending two of the ringleaders, each of whom had a brickbat in his hand, ready to cast it amongst the mob. They yesterday underwent a final exami nation before the Magistrates, and were recognized to be the renowned Bill Bingley, of pickpocket noto tie'', and George Real, a noted eracktman. They were both committed under the Police Act for three months each to the House of Correction. Sunday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, as a young man, named John Carvill, was driving his fa ther's hackney-coach along Barnard-street, Russell square, by some accident he was thrown from the box, the wheels passed over his body, and he was killed on the spot. Sunday se'nnight, between two and three o'clock in the morning, a tire took place in the warehouse of Mr. JOHN ATKINSON, tallow-chandler, of Rosemary lane, Carlisle. It burnt with excessive fury; but in about three hours it was suppressed, after having en tirely destroyed the warehouse, aad wasted a consi derable quantity of tallow. '`^----- -- _?.:.~ OIL .4J G EIS!. Sunday last and yesterday morning, several fla cards and small hills were profusely distrihwej, the city and at the west end of the town, caliin g op ts the Protestant Public to commemorate the birth 4 4 WILLIAM the Timm. Oite of them is as ... Th e Birth-day of King Wity.tax the reisu, of Gt„ riats and Immortal Memory, who, under Durum Panunrac k 4 1, li ver ed England from Ports's a”.l Salam i ". honour of which his STATUE St. Jame.:.:-ronsre 3. 4 0 4 this sth November, 1821, (the 4th being on Senda.)' Another bill, posted during Sunday itisiit, R o, ton-garden, says— ., The Members of the Established Church, the P a l the Protestant Faitb, the Supporters of the House 4 wick, are informed that this day, the sth of Norev. m 7; 4th being on a Sunday), will be univer.ally kept in com e ' ration of the Glorious Triumph over Popery. The bills also stated that the Statue of the • Immo , tat William, in St. James's-square, Wou l d be cora: rated, in honour of the Anniversary o f t h e be-forgotten day. • The attention of several families . in cut James's-square was attracted on Sunday tnaniec about eight o'clock, by the appearance of three mro within the railing, and seemingly engaged in der? conversation. They approaches! the ty:at whi c h set ,' rounds the equestrian S:atne, one of them car r y* a basket, which he deposited clo,e to the intern ) . railing. Another of them very denberately took o f his coat, waistcoat, and shoes, and se eme d to b e prt, paring to get over the railing into the s, ater. family who occupy a house bass een the Mataii s i Londonderry's and the Duke of Portland's, a t i lt north-went angle, were preparing to go out of tug ; and, thross ing open the windows, gave ere al as. and sent some of the servants to. tit(' railiny, orders to inquire into the mysterious affair. 14 parties immediately fled in different directions. man who was pat tially undressed, bounded over railing like a stag, got into George -court, and esca; The Square-keeper, who lives in Churchim, was instantly sent for, and, accompanied by . servants, proceeded to the interior railing, %%hoe found a basket, containing an oil-skin parcel run veral yaids of rope, with hooks 4.r grapples attai, to one end. On opening the oil-skin bag or OM, lope, it was found to contain several yards cf ran.. and purple silk, with a number of drags (.1: riven!: and lines of pack-thread or whipcord. was conveyed to the residence of the Duke et err hind, and left in charge of his Grace's pone ! , I half an hour afterwards the articles were claimed k a person, who gave his name and address in Nis Bond-street; but the porter suspecting that more,,i meant than met the eye, withheld them under thei.e that they might become the subject of investigatired the Secretary of State's Office, or at Bow-cued. The parties, however, were not to be deterred fro their purpose by their discomfiture, for at day-ligit yesterday morning the Statue of King William. hibited, for the first time since it was placed nps its pedestal, the insignia of Orangeism. Two scare!; one orange and the other purple, were graceful! thrown over the right shoulder, and the ends tern raving in a large bow over the hilt of our deliverer . sword, while a garland woven with the distinctly coloured ribands invested the hero's temples. The decorations were removedshortly atier melte o'clock in the forenoon by the Square-keeper, by order of the person who superintenasthe BIRTI:S. Oa the 28th October, at Cheltcr.hasni the Lady of NitLrld Alexander, Esq. of a da ughter. Oct. 30, at Edinburgh, the Lady of Sir Wilma Jadre, Bart. of Applegarth,o a daughter. MARRIED. Sunday sennight, at Dorchester, Mr. Barge, ned.sl,alita Hunt, aged 23 ; this is Mr. B. third wife; his two hes bore him 25 children, 13 of whom acre at live births! DIED. Wednesday, in his 18th year, Richard, only can of Ursa beesesnan, Resident Agent fur Transports, st Parsnips& - - - NEWGATE Aye LEADENTIALL MARK ETS,IIOI (By the Carcase.) Beef .......4s 41 to 34 4J I Veal ......... 3s to Mutton.- ...... 2s 4d to 31 Od Pork ...... ...2i Oct n h PRICES or HAY AND STRAW YESTERDAY. IT. slues s. srutrsarrt.. Hay 31 3s Od to 41 4s 01 Hay— 31 10* to 4% 411 Straw 1 7s Od to 11 16. Od Straw 11 es to II I4s Dover 41 Os Od to 51 Os Od Clover 41 Os to g PRICE .OF HOPS. WfW SAGS. roctro. Kent Sussex 2l 55 to 31 Os Sussex ...... 21 Os to I 3 /USG% ' 2l 105 to 41 4s Essex ...... 21 5s tog 2 Foreign SOAP, &c. per 1111 k : :,eurd Dittorough niiwsoap ......... . .................... Mottled ......... Palm PRICE or TALLOW, Town Tallow-- ....... 46s 6d Yellow Russia ... ..... 46s Od White ditto Soap ditto Melting Stull 59s od PRICE OF CANDLES-4 Candles, per doz. 9s 6d—'l .allowed for i From Ta list llow Tallow Chandlers [Quids, its Od ; 64.1. per dos ready RA NV HIDES. I Best Heifen and Steers (per Ordinary ... 0 s 03 to i stone) 2s 8d to 3s 4d Market Calf cis os o a Middlings es 04 to 3s od Brig. Horse us 041 t(lt• 1 Sheepskins, 2s. Q. to U. 04.—Lambs, 24. 04. to 3sOi ----- - !'RICE OF LEATIIER. • Butts, .50 to 56Ibs each .............« :3d to 94l PC / Ditto, 56 to 661b0 each 90d to SII Dressing Hides —...... ......... 1841 to 191 Fine Coach tildes 20d to 21i Crop Hides, 55 to 40Ibs for cutting ...... « and to 19a I)itto 45 to 501t,s 191 to ell Calf Skins, 30 to 40:hs • ottd to 544 Ditto 50 to 70lbs 961 to Sad Ditto 70 Seals (6 70 ree to ni 8 a u i l dl ... ...... . ........ 24tl to 0 sn ,l TannedsLarge sh d i i t o Horse e Hi Hi des d es • l6l to 1 4 Intl to 151 --11 to - -4 20d Ships at Market. COAL MARKET, Nov. 5. _i_ pia. Ships Sold. to t l4 91 Newcastle 7} 365 Oil • i 3 Sur.derlspd 2 575 6J to 1 , i 1 Yorkshire 1 3_l, f,l 0 Or. ---•:,--.: . .-,... ..... _ -----=---;--- --------. A ss ; MAILS TH It , DAY,--A AIL. rove. 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