Star. — London, England, 1821-12-28 00:00:00

TO ENGLAND. Proud Queen of the Ocean ! the land of the Free! Once hope of the nations !—Wilat trance is on thee Why so still and so voiceless upon thy blue wave, While the Greek bleeds again o'er his forefather's grave? Remember the land of the patriot and sage, The lone light of mind in a barbarous age— The ark of bright Freedom that sav'd her for man, When Slavery's deluge the earth overran! The parent of heroes—the bravest and best That e'er smote the plumage from Tyranny's crest, And left the examples which make us believe What miracles Virtue can dare and achieve ! The parent of all that to mind can belong— The Orator's power—the enchantment of song— nag treasures of Science—Philosophy's plan— And ilistory teaching the grandeur of man! Such, Greece, were thy glories, when grand and alone Thou sat'st in thy beauty on Liberty's throne ; And thy brows were adorn'd with the chaplets most rare, Of the beautiful Arts which bloom'd lovingly there! And these do we owe thee ;—and now that thy name Again soars to glory o'er ages of shame, Shall we leave thee unaided to fight on that shore Which Freedom has written with names we adore ? Oh, rise ! and avert from our age the foul stain, That Greece fought for Freedom, and fought on in vain ! While the Nation that boasts of the Christian's best fame Saw her temples constim'd in the Muesulman's flame! Oh ! let not this tale be through time handed down In letters of shame, and with History's frown, That Britain look'd coldly on Freedom's dread lon, While her soldiers were Greeks, and her banner—the Cross! EASTBOURNE, DECEMBER 24. This morning a dead body was washed on shore upon the beach near Holywell, and being instantly discovered by the sentinels of the Coast Blockade, information was immediately conveyed to the proper Authorities. The corpse is so much disfigured that it is utterly impossible to recognize a feature, but it is supposed to be the body of poor SILVESTRE, Cap tain of the French cnasse-maree la Jeune Fani, A watch and some Spanish dollars, washed out of the hull of the French chasse maree wrecked last week under Beachy Head, have been found upon the beich near Biding Gap, by some seamen of the Coast Blockade, who, with their usual honesty and generosity, immediately restored the property to the surviving crew of that unfortunate vessel. A few days ago, a fine bullock, belonging to Mr. KENNETT of this place, in being driven front East hoathly, shewed signs of madness, and ran at two men on the road, who fortunately avoided him. On his reaching Eastbourne, his infuriated state pre vented the men getting him to the slaughter-house, in consequence they drove him into a field belonging to Mr.GORNINGE, until the following morning, when all their repeated attempts to remove him to the slaughter-house were ineffectual. Mr. G Liman, M.P. bearing of the circumstance, sent his servant to Mr. KENNETT with his rifle gun, carrying a ball of two ounces and a half; with which, but not before two shotshad entered his body, he was brought to the ground. The balls, on being extracted, were lite rally dashed to pieces. IVORTHING, DECEMBER 25. A few days ago, as Mr. HAINES, who is at an ad vanced age, and residing with his niece and servant maid, and who generally rises in time to " scent the morning air," was preparing himself for his early walk, he was accosted in his parlour by a man, with his face blacked, who presented a pistol and demanded his nioney, which Mr. HAINES delivered, together with his watch ; the fellow then shook hands with him and retired. As Jona DEACON, in the employ of Mr. J. COLE MAN, miller, was cleaning one of his master's horses, in the stable at Waldron, on Saturday se'unight, the animal kicked him with such dreadful force in the stomach, that he survived the blow but a few hours. Mr. J. KINNER, of Sidlesham, had 27 lambs de stroyed by three dogs, in the night of Friday week. There is at this time living at Dieppe, a poor wo man, the wife of a fisherman, who has in three years brought him nine children ! A large elm-tree, growing in the Parish of St. Ann, Lewes, was broken in two by the strong gale of Friday last. Twelve turkies, last week, were stolen from the park of W. BuaitaLL, Esq. at West Grinsted. It is now decided that there are to be steam-boats on the Brighton station. Three are engaged to be round there early in the spring, two of which are to run be tween this place and Dieppe, and the other will be employed permanently to go to Havre. This last regulation has been long wished for. Captain BROWN, the engineer, is to survey and make the soundings, prepar ..ory to further proceedings, and the forma tion of a plan of the work. The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM keeps up the Christ mas Festivities at Stowe, Bucks. The Corporation of Liverpool have called upon the inhabitants of that town to adopt the practice ob served in London, of walking with the right hand to the wall. It were well if this easy method of facili tating progress through the streets of all cities and large towns were adopted. Monday se'nnight, the new Church at Birkenhead, near Liverpool, was consecrated by the Bishop of OUSTER. This small but elegant structure, forms a striking object on the. opposite side of the river at the pier, being romantically situated on the forma site of Birkenhead Abbey. An Inquisition to assess the value of land taken from, and amount of damages done, atLeigham, the estate of ADDIS ARCHER, Esq. about four miles from Exeter, by the Dartmoor Railway Company, in making a second , cut through that Gentleman's estate for the railroad, was on Wednesday seennight decided by a Special Jury, of which J. W. CLARKS, Esq. of Barrington, was Foreman, before R. C. CAMPION, Esq. the Under-Sheriff, at the London Inn, Exeter, and a mil - Kt of £437 returned for Mr. ARCHER.— This case has excited considerable interest in that part of the country, and occupied nearly five days, the ex penses of which are about 100 guineas a day. POLICE. am....• Bow-rnitrr.—A young Gentleman, who said his I name was Thomas Baker Cox, and that he lived at No. 1, Soho-square, appeared at - this Office yester day. to prefer a complaint against Bond, the officer, for an assault. He stated that he had been in the pit of Drury-Lane Theatre, on the preceding evening, to witness the performance of Giovanni in Ireland; and, conceiving that he was entitled to express his opinion upon the merits of the Piece, he signified his disap probation by hissing it, in common with a great part of the audience ; upon which the defendant came up to him, and producing his staff, seized him by the collar, tore his shirt, and was about to drag him out of the house, when several of the audience crying " Shame!" and using other exclamations of censure, he let go his collar, and desisted from his purpose. The complainant, perceiving his shirt to be torn, de manded the name of the defendant, who informed him that his name was Bond, and that he was at tached to the Bow-street Office. He (Mr. Cox) had previously observed the defendant himself most ve hemently applauding the performance. The Magis trate ohserved, that, upon the complainant's own prin ciple, he could not charge the defendant with that ai a crime, which he had contended was justifiable in his own case—namely, to express his opinion upon she merits of the performance. Mr. Cox did not mean to charge it as a crime ; but mentioned it to chew, that the defendant had, a few minutes before, exercised the same right of which he wanted to debar him. The defendant said, that the moment the com plainant had taken his seat, and before he had time to witness any part of the performance which could have enabled him to form any judgment of it, or to see whether he liked or disliked it, he began to call out, " Off,:off I" and make such a noise and disturb ance, that several people cried " Turn him out !" He (the defendant) did then go up to him and seize him, but did not tear his shirt, which he should be able to bring witnesses forward to prove. Mr. Cox said, that so far from his not having had time to judge of the performance, it was when they began to sing during the representation of a solemn trial, which was thereby burlesqued and turned into mockery, that he first ex pressed his disapprobation ; and he asked Sir Richard Birnie if that was not sufficient to justify him in so doing? Sir RICHARD BIRNIE replied, that he was not a judge of theatrical compositions. Mr. Cox ob served, that that might be; but that he was sufficient judge of a Court of Justice to know, that it would be out of all character for the parties to begin to sing in it during a trial. Sir RICHARD BIRNIE said, that se veral constables had been stationed in the house, at the desire of the Proprietor, for the purpose of pre serving the peace, but they had had no other orders. The case was then adjourned, to afford the parties an opportunity of bringing forward witnesses on each side. Five prisoners, named Moses Lyons, Wm. Brookes, Thomas Williams alias Stokes, lllary Ann Eater, and Henry Brown, were put to the Bar, charged with having been concerned in a burglary and extensive robbery, committed in the house of Mr. Frost, a jew eller, in Arundel-street, on the 20th November last. Although some of the parties have been in custody for some weeks past, yesterday's was the first public examination they underwent, in consequence of the case not having been hitherto ripe for disclosure, through the numerous persons said to be engaged in it, all of whom have not yet been apprehended. The principal evidence against the prisoners is that of a boy, about 15 or 16 years old, of the name of John Brown, an accomplice in the crime, but who has been permitted to become an approver. From his state ment it appeared that, on the 19th of November, having some time previously formed their plan, two persons, named Charles Newman and Wm. Thomas, and himself, at about six o'clock in the morning, went to Mr. Frost's house, and being admitted by the pri soner Henry Brown, who was then living there as errand-boy, concealed themselves in a loft at the top of the house, where they remained until one o'clock the next morning, when they descended into the shop, opened the drawers, &c. and accomplished the rob bery.—(Mr. Frost enumerated the articles stolen; which consisted of gold watches, diamond rings, and other plate and jewellery, to the amount of £2200.) — They first conveyed the plunder to the house of New man, in Turnmill-street. From that they carried it— the prisoner Eates, who was living with Newman, assisting them—to the house of a Jew, named Solo mon, in a street near Petticoat-lane, opposite Bishops gate-street, who, declining to look at it there, had it taken to the Star public-house, in the City-road. He gave them MOO for half the property, and said that his partner (the prisoner Lyons, also a Jew) would pay £2OO more for the other half; which lie accord. ingly did. The witness stated at some length the manner in which they divided the money, and other minute circumstances. The prisoner Brookes, who is a watchmaker, assisted in melting down some of the plate. Williams, although he failed to keep his ap : poiutment on the 20th to assist in the robbery, after wards claimed a share in the spoil, and received £l5. The witness, with £lO of his portion, purchased a watch from a pawnbroker, who, so far as that cir cumstance went, corroborated his statement. The prisoner. Lyons had passed himself to the witness as Isaac Nathan, and was taken by Davis, only a couple of days ago,from under his own bed. Mr. ANDREWS attended as his Counsel ; Mr. HUMPHREYS, as Soli citor for Mary Ann Eates ; Mr. BURGESS for Brookes ; Mr. C. Iseees for Solomon, who has not yet been apprehended ; and his brother for the prosecution.— The prisoners were remanded for further examination on Monday next GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday, Painter and Nightingale were again brought up, and Drinkwater said, he-de tained them by the direction of a solicitor, named Wright, for perjury in the Court of Common Pleas. The City Solicitersaid, the Magistrate could not hold them upon this evidence, the offence of perjury not being within his cognizance. The certificate of Mr. Cox, the associate, was no authority to hold them.— A Gentleman, on the part of Mr. Wright, said, the men had been given into the wrong custody by mis take; but a tipstaff from the Fleet was now in at tendance. The tipstaff, however, declined meddling with them, as he had no authority ; and the pri soners were set at large. Mr. Murray, the Secretary of the Bridge-street ,Association, applied for a warrant against an indivi dual serving in the shop of earlile, in Fleet-street.— After some consultation, between Alderman TIIOUP• lON and Sir C. S. HUNTIR, the City Solicitor, and Mr. Payne, Harrison, the Marshalman,tias dispatched to t e, apprehend the party, and returned with Mtn in cus tody. The information, oa which the warrant was granted, was then read to him. It was made on oath, by John Parton, of No. 4, Cross-court, Drury-lane; and stated, that on the 26th of December the depo nent purchased at the shop, No. 55, Fleet-street, of short stout man, a blasphemous and seditious libel, called, " Carlile's Address to Me Reamers ;" upon which book indictments have been found, and con victions been had, as libellous; and that the said man had refused to tell his name. John ninon was then called, and identified the prisoner to be the man al luded to. The prisoner was again asked to tell his name, but persisted in refusing to do so. The Ma gistrate then said he must commit him until he found bail, and that he could not be admitted to bail until he had given his name. Leadbetter, another Mar shalman, was then dispatched with another warrant, and returned with a young man, who, since the ap prehension of the former individual, had succeeded him in that desperate employment. He also refused to tell his name. An information, on the oath of W. Smith, of Cardigan-street, Kennington, was then read, stating the purchase of another copy of " Car-. lilt's Address," since the apprehension of the other de fendant, and he identified the person of the prisoner. The Magistrate informed him he must be committed until he found bail. The prisoner asked what amount was required? Alderman THOMPbON replied, two sureties in £2O each, and himself in £4O. MARLBOROUGII-STREET.—Thomas Crab, the pu gilist, appeared at this Office on a warrant preferred against him by Mr. S. W. Hunt, the proprietor of the Royal Tennis-court, charging him with endea vouring to create a riot around the Tennis-court ,at two different times, and with using abusive language towards Mr. Hunt and his son ; and also with threaten ing to give Mr. Hunetson a punch on the head I—a. Mr. Hunt stated, that he had established at the Royal Tennis-court a pugilistic exhibition, and paid regular weekly salaries to a number of the professors of this refined and polite trade! Lately Mr. Cribb pre,ented himself on the days of - the sparring exhibition, and addressing himself to a number of amateurs , said— " It's all a hoax ; there is no sparring here." In con sequence of this, numbers cf the genftearea went away ; and on Mr. Hunt asking Cribb to account for this conduct, he civilly swore a little, and demanded why he (Hunt) advertised his name in hand-bills, descriptive of the pugilistic amusements of the day, without his permission? and on Mr. Hunt, jun. in terfering, Cribb threatened to give him a muncher, (a blow on the mouth).—This was the charge. Cribb said that Mr. Hunt bad put his (Cribb's) name to .announcing sparring exhibitions, signify ing he would attend and spar with other boxers: now the persons for whose benefit the exhibition was announced being a disgrace to the honourable profes sion of boxing, he never attended, nor did he spar with any person. lie felt angry at his name being thus surreptitiously brought before the Pnblic, and with very little ceremony condemned the concern of Mr. Hunt, as a receptacle for persons of wavering characters. He alio said that boys were admitted into the Court, who should, above all other persons, be excluded. Mr. Hunt, in reply, produced numbers of bills, and said, he had always put Cribb's name, he being at the head of the list, considering he was entitled so to do. Cribb also put in bills, and the parties, rather unceremoniously, were passing the re tort courteous, and giving gently the lie to those near them, when Mr. CONANT said, that the evidence not having proved Mr. Hunt's case, Cribb must be dis charged. The worthy Magistrate condemned in se vere terms the frequency of boxing matches and spar ring matches. He said that they were a disgrace to Englishmen! Impudent robberies had been com mitted at like exhibitions as those at the Tennis.court, and complaints had been lodged at the Office of the nuisance occasioned by sparring exhibitions there.— Mr. Hunt said he would do all in his power to keep order. The parties then left the Office. Edward Limier, alias Kelly, was charged with being found at one o'clock, yesterday morning, in the area of the house of Mr. Carpue, the surgeon, in Dean -street, Soho. Porter, a watchman, saw the prisoner ascend the area-steps, climb over the railing, and run off, when he sprung his rattle and the pri soner was seemed by Fielder, another watchman.— On him were found several implements fur house breaking. Twokoles had been bored in the door, and two bars had been forced from their places ; but the former being cased with iron, had resisted the violence. He was committed for the misdemeanour. A respectable-looking Gentleman appeared at the bar with a hand-bill in his hand, which he said had been issued offering a reward for the apprehension of his son, as a deserter from the East India Company's service—this he considered as most illegal, and sought redress of his worship the Magistrate. The youth, it appeared, had received the enlistment shilling, but had deserted before the time had elapsed for swear ing him in. The applicant contended that the East India Company's troops were not recognized by Mar tial Law, and the enlistment shilling had been re turned. Serjeant-Major Jones, of the East India Company's service, was about to prove that the Mu tiny Act of the 50th of George 111. declared the Company's troops to be subject to the same regula tions as the regular forces, when the Magistrate stopped the proceedings, the accused not being present. MA RY.L A•l3oNNE.—Yesterday the avenues leading to this Office were completely thronged, in conse quence of the apprehension of twenty-four persons (Irish), who were taken into custody by the Officers for being concerned in a desperate riot on Wednesday evening last, in which the Officers and many other persons were dreadful:y injured. It appears that, on Christmas-day, a most desperate fight took place in the neighbourhood of Peter -street, Golden-square, between two low Irishmen, and one of them, named Welch, was vanquished. The following evening, being in the Apollo public-house, Paddington-street, the subject of the. fight was mentioned, and some re marks not suitable to the taste of Welch were made, on which he quitted the place, threatening to "serve out the patties who made them in a short time," and his conduct convinced the landlord that he intended some mischief. Ilformation was immediately for warded to this Office, when Staples and Stowell, active officers, were dispatched to the Apollo, where they concealed themselves, in order to apprehend any one who might disturb the peace. They had not been there ten minutes, when a most formidable body of men, apparently Irish, amounting- to about 60, ar rived opposite the house, armed with trznicudose bludgeons, &c. and they commenced a mos , hstnerul attack upon the house ; some went inside,while otikers remained out,:md in a short time the whole of the persons in the house were beaten dreadfully, an d t h e windows and front of the house destroy ed. St ap l es and Stowell contrived to make their escaoe out of A window, and saved their lives. On witnessing this most brutal conduct on the part of the desperadoes,who knocked down indiscriminately everrhod ) they met with their sticks, man, woman, or cbi'd, being without their cutlasses, or other arms, they instantly went back to the Orrice for extra as s i stance , and re , turned with Buckeridge, Day,Sce. armed w i t h p i sto l s and cutlasses. During this time the ra., tas were exercising their ferocity on everybody they came to; and even had the audacity to enter some houses, and they laid on some hackney-coachmen near their stand, without the least provocation, and beat them until they were senseless and di cadfillly woun,:cd. One of them was so ill-treated, that be is placed in a pre carious situation. Oa the return of the eiceis, they *found that the party had increased in numinas to the 'amount of between one and two hundred, all bran dishing their sticks, and b;dding defiance to they who were almost afraid to interfere. How ever, t h e officers rushed in, and seized Welch, who was th e most active in the affair, and, while taking him to some place of safety, they were followed by the m a k and very much ill-used by them. Stowel; na e of them a severe blow with his cutlass, and the fellow immediately retreated, bleeding laafusel ; . tea . securing Welch, the officers, who had enae isoured to quell the riot, found it absolutely imposab!e with out the aid of the military, and the inhabitants en. treated the officers to send to the barracks. Infor. mation was accordingly forwarded by Buckeridge, the officer, and shortly afterwards .t detachment cf the Foot Guards, under the command of Captain BENTINCK, arrived on the spot. Staples, on the ar rival of the soldiers, was standing near the spot, watching the most active of the gang, when a rusk was made through Cato-street, and a derrerate at. tack was made on Day and Stowell, the officers,wh o were at the opposite end of the street, and a ho were ' much beaten. Stowell received a bad wound on hi s hand, and a number of persons were carried away for asistance, in consequence of the injuries they re.. ceived. Staples seized on a man who was also active; and he was surrounded and belaboured over theism' with sticks, until he was compelled to let go his hold, and run into a baker's shop for safety ; they followed him, and the owner of the shop was threat. ened for harbouring him in his house. Thesoldien, in a short time after the riot had been quelled, re. paired to Cato-street, :c here they were informed soaz of the persons were that headed the mob, and atone house they were refused admittance. The officers, however, forced their way through the windows, fira lowed by the miiitary. In the apartment there were about twenty Irishmen sitting down together, drink ing tea, with their faces and heads cut, ten of wh om were recognized as being of the party, aad mere handcuffed and brought to the Office. The officers afterwards returned, and apprehended thirteea more of the offenders. The Whole of the prisoners were dreadfully injured, but especially one of the named Bradley, who was covered with wounds and ianises. The officers and several other persons gave evidence of the outrageous and brutal conduct of the prima.; who were positively sworn to as being very active in the affray. The prisoners denied being concerned in it, and accounted for their wounds by being near the spot at the time. The Magistrates ordered Welch and fourteen of the prisoners to find good bail to answer the. complaint at the Sessiaas, but for de want of sufficient pool, dicharged the others from custody, and eulogised the military and the officers for their activity. Tuesday sennight, Denis Coogan, publicau,ol Ballyragget, in Ireland, w:u found dead on thelands of Moat, near the side of the road. An Inque,t was held immediately, and a verdict returned, " neck ceased died by the visitation of Goo, tinder kin. clemency of the weather on the night preceding! A general bill of all the Christerings and Burials, from Dec. 12, 1820, to Dec. 11, 1821, according to the reports made to the K ING and to the LORD %rot of London, by the Worshipful Company of hail Clerks of London, &c. Christened in the 97 Parishes within the walls, I,los—tee tied, 1,090. Christened in the 17 Parishes without the walls, 5,445-131. ried, 3,606. Christened in the 23 Out-parishes in Middlesex and Sunni 14,553—Burird s 9,601 Christened in the 10 Pari.hes In the City and Llertiesst Westminster, 4,ll , .9—Buried, 4,150. Christened—Malcs, 15 ; 072 ; Females, 12,160 ; Total, 25,231• Buried—Males, 9,379 ; 9,072 ; Tots!, 18,451. Whereof have died, Under two years of age 4,V.76 Fifty and sixty - Between two and five 1,793 Sixty and seventy - 1,611 Five and ten 904 Seventy and eighty 1,33 Ten and twenty - 028 Finltty and ninety 771 Twenty and thirty - 1,554 I Niut-ty and a hundred 1:4 Thirty and forty - 1,817 A hundred and eight 1 Forty and fifty - 1,957 I Decrease in the Burials this year 897. 1311ITH. On the 18th instant, at the Hague, the Countess cf Athirst, of a daughter. DIED. A few days ago, in the 7.3tit}l:;r of his age, Lieut.•Cubd Mitzener, Lae a liutiack-111aFt:r to tlic Board of Ordnance. On the Inst imlant, at Balma:;hie, Calloway, Scotland, Gordon, wile of Cap:ain James Murray Gordon, i{.N. Saturday, at Edinburgh, Thomas Henderson, Esq. the Chamberlain. Tuesday lair, Francis Ethcl&rt Creswicke, son of Iluripbl Creswicke, Esq. late of Hanhans Court, Gloucestershire. MAILS TUN DAY.—ARR. our. Oub!in 2 0 %Vet:ford 1 1 Guern.ey and Jtriey 1 2 Lisbon 0 0 Holland 0 1 Donagadce 0 0 A 111. 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