Star.
London, England, 1815-01-06 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

Yesterday the Sessions commenced before Mr.
Wivrson, Chairman, and a full bench of Magistrates.
WilCrone Sinoton was indicted for assaulting Wm.
Wescott. a Constable, of Bow-street, In the emu-•
tion of his duty, on the 2d of August last. The pro-
• secutor stated, that on that day he had been ordered
on duty in Jubilee Fair, and had received particular
instructions to prevent the multitude from injuring
the young trees. In the tourse of the day, he ob-
served some boys climbing the trees in the Park.
keeper's inclosure, and desired them to come down ;
all of them complied except one, and he refused ; the
prosecutor was proceeding to pull him down, when
the boy cried out, and the defendant coming up, be-
gan to hustle the prosecutor, and told him he de-
sto ved to be ducked in the pond near the spot, an 4
called on the crowd to carry his preposition tnto eft
feet. This they seemed much inclined to do, whorl
another Constable coming tip, they desisted from the
attempt.—These circumstances were corrcborated
. by other evidence, and the Jury found the defendant
guilty.
John Seddiht, the driver of a hackney-coach, was
indicted for assaulting John Shone, a private soldier,
while on duty at Covent-Garden Theatre, on the
niglit of the 25th September last. The prosecutor
stated, that he had been placed sentry at the door of
the Theatre on the night in question, and had recei-
ved particular directions not to suffer any carriages
whatever to come up to the front of the Theatre, so
as to block up the passage. At a late hoUr of the
evening, however, the defendant having forced bit
way up, placed his coach directly opposite the door
of the Theatre, so as entirely to obstruct the way.—,
The prosecutor went to him, and informed him he'
could not stop there ; but the defendant d—d him,
and said be would in spite of him, and if he chose he
would drive through the Theatre. The prosecutor
again remonstrated with him, but without effect, and
finding remonstrance vain, he took hold of the reins,
and endeavoured to put the horses back, on which
the defendant jumped from his box, and struck him
several furious blows with the lash and but-end of his
whip. Notwithstanding this and his abuse, the pro-
secutor did not lose his temper, or attempt to strike
him in return ' • and the defendant, after some time,
a'eing Donaldson, the Bow-street Officer, coming
up, jumped on his box and drove off.—These facts
were corroborated by other witnesses, and the Jury
found the defendant guilty.
Mr. ALIAY stated that the present prosecution had
been instituted and was carried on by the proprietors
of the Theatre, who were induced to this severity by
the repeated complaints which had been made to
them of the defendant's disorderly conduct.
The CHAIRMAM said, the public were greatly in-
debted to the proprietors fsr the steps they had thus
taken to secure the safety of persons frequenting the
Theatre, by repressing the improper and outrageous
conduct of the defendant. The soldier also, he felt
himself bound to say, was deserving of much com-
snendanon for the temper and moderation with which
he had conducted himself. •
The defendant was then sentenced to three months
imprisonment in the House of Correction.
Alexander 4a old sailor, was indicted, and
convicted of stealing two quartern loaves of bread
from the basket of a baker's boy in the street, on the
sth of last month ; and being found guilty, was sen-
tenced to imprisonment for fourteen days. He of-
fered to serve on board a man of war, but was unfit
apparently.
Isabella hf‘Cullon was indicted for an assault on her
husband, a tailor, by beating him with the fire-tongs
and poker. She was found guilty, and sentenced to
one month's imprisonment, upon which she sarcasti-
cally smiled.'
Elizabeth Brennand was indicted for keeping a dis-
orderly house in Crown and Sceptre-court, StJamea's-
street. A respectable inhabitant of St. James's-street,
who resides gt the corner of the Court within three
(loots of thahouse in question, had frequently seen
women take men into the defendant's house, and had
been invited himself to accompany' women there,
which, of course, he declined. It was also proved,
that on one occasion a gentleman had lost a valuable,
witch, which, 'however, was recovered by means of
the watchmen. She was cited to appear (soon stfieir
she first came into possession of the house, on the
18th May, 1fi13,) before the Vestry Committee of
the Parish, and then she promised to quit in a fort-
nights but she did not—Guilty.

HIGRWAY RODBERY.—Friday evening last, as Mr.
Stapley, a respectable farmer, residing at Speldhurit,
was going home from market on horseback, le was
stopped by two footpads between Sevenoaks and
Tunbridge, who knocked him off his horse, and beat
• him in a cruel manner; they then rifled his pockets of
• about £lO, and Mounting his,horse. rode away,leav-
ing him nearly insensible in the road.
(In the 23d tilt. between the hours of two and three
• o'clock in the morning, the dwelling-house of Henry
Monnagh, of /Jronsgora, in the parish 'of Lumen, in
' the county of Cavan, farmer, was broke open by four
men.—three entered, with their faces and hands Week-
" ened; ;one of them cut Montiagh's head with 'MA
•
. sword, and gave him a severe stab in the thigh. 1114 y
then robbed him of a pocket=book, in which were £l6
or £l7 in Bank notes, and a tin minister, in which
were 25 guineas in gold. The fourth man remained
as a watch at the door. They then got a Prayer.book,,
and swore the man, his wife and daugbter,not to make
any alarm, or stir from the house until after sun-rise,
CIMJ)-SEEALlNCL—Wednesday afternoon, Mari
girl about eight or nine years of age, resid-
ing with iier parents, No 37, Chandos-street, was eh-
uste.l to take out a female infant, about five or six
months old, the daughter of Mrs, Thomas, a lodger
in the same house, and at the top of St. Martites-larte
she was met bye lusty fresh coloured young woman,
dressed in a red stuff gown and black chip hat, who.
conversed with her respecting the infant. pretending'
to know the parents. She asked the girl to go on an
extend for ha, which she declined doing; she, how.
. z2ltaxed her to go to No. 21, lLing-stra 't, Soho M
a *cull bundle, and that shear ght go with the
greater speed, she agreed to take case of the infant
• while the ether ran foram bundle, for which ibe pro-
mised to give bee twopence. The girl went, butemdd
not And the houses she returned to the top of ift. Muir .
tioolasset but could oat fuldthe womab'or the &foot.

POLICE.

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'Bdw-snener....-Wednesday, two well-km:ft aha.
ratters, Joseph Rowley and Moser Clark, were sprt!,
%ended on•suspicion of divers felonies. They wen'
committed for further: examination this day. O'n
Parching them, a 410 Bank note, dated 3d March,
1814, and a 41 Beak note. dated 19th Octobers 1814 s
were found on them.
QUENN-SQUARlL—Yesterday Wiliam Chattel and Au-
gustus Rallm, were charged with attempting to defraud
a Kentish hop-grower, under the following curious
circumstances : —The prisoners, the younger of whom
is 70 years of age, equipped themselves in the garb
of country farmers, and while perambulating the
streets, met the complainant. and claimed acquain-
tance with him ; the prisoners proceeded to converse
most familiarly about hops, disk growth. &c. In
consequence of this, the complainant was induced to
accompany them to a public house, whpre the priso-
ners made him believe that they were in want of a
large farm, and pulling out a number of notes, told
him they should not regard the price of it, if he could
recommend them to one near to the place where he
resided. At length their conversation turned upon
money, and the. prisoners were Oestrous to. wager
the complainant that he could not produce :1150 ina
given tittle ; the complainant becanie luspiciours Ned
went out, under pretence of borrowing it from hii
brother ; he returr.ed, however, with an officer, who,
searched the prisoners, and found en them' a number
of flash notes. The prisoners were remanded.
Maxsiow House.:—Yesterday Mary Collier Was
charged with having in her possession '26 pounds eff
saltpetre, which was supposed to be stolen. The offi •
cer who charged the prisoner,' stated, that he had
followed the prisoner with another woman carrying a
bindle, which seemed very heavy, and from their
sometimes stopping, and going on towards Petticoat-
lane, he asked the prisoner what she had got ? who
answered she did not know, saying it belonged to the
other woman who had run away.—The prisoner in
her defence said, the other woman, who was a
stranger to her, had given her the bundle to carry.
She added, that she was a stranger, had just come
from Ireland, and knew no body in London. She'
was remanded for farther examination, and the offi.,
cer was desired to find out, if possible, the owner.
The two journeyman tailors, who were charged
with concealing a pocket-book, which one of them
had picked up last Saturday night, near his master's
house, containing 4174, (as formerly, mentioned).
and who were stopped the same evening buying a
watch with pan of the notes, were put to the bar.—
On their former examination, 450 of the money were
missing, which the prisoners could give no account
of. Yesterday Mr. Hamilton, the owner of the
pocketbook, informed his Lordship that he had found
out another 440, which the prisoners had dropped in
a public house where they had_changed a 41. . The
prisoners pretended to know nothing of any notes but
what had been given up, and thought they were en-
titled to the 420 offered as the reward for finding the
property. This, however, his Lordship stated, they
had forfeited, by concealing the book, which they
knew had been lost, and earning part of the contents
in a felonious manner, to' their own use. .He die
charged them with a laid character ; and the watch-
maker, who had the prisoners taken up, bad £2O of
the money as his reward..
HATTON Gaaris:4o-1--Yesterday Killian Roberto,
alias Dlik, was committed for another examination,
charged with taking different ready furnished lodg-
ings, and robbing them of beds, bedding, &c.
A miserable looking old man, a shoemaker by
trade, was brought up from the watch-house. charged
with setting his house on fire. A *woman, who lodged
in the house, stated, that about eleyen o'clock on the
preceding night, she heard the prisoner and a woman
who lived with him quarrelling. They lodged in the
two pair ; she heard the prisoner swear that lie would
burn her in her bed, and shortly afterwards she
smelled something.burning, and called to the priso-
ner to know what it was ? He answered her, that it
was nothing to her. However, the smell of the fire
increasing, she called in the watchman,• who forced
open the prisoner's door, and found a flock bed cut
up, and heaped on the fire, and a considerable quan-
tity of the flock upon the floor. This statement was
corroborated by the watchman. The prisoner being
called on far *his defence, stated that he sent the wo-
man home with a pair of shoes, and that she spent
the money ; that he was a little in liquor himself, and
to be revenged of her, he took bis knife and ripped
up the bed to burn it. It was not Bock% but cuttings.
of soldiers clothes : there was no fire in the grate,
but he sat near the fire place, and was burning it with
a candle ; it was a thing that would not blaze, and,
consequently, there could be no danger, as he sat by,
watching it. He begged their Worships' pardon, de-
clared that he never appeared before a Magistrate
before, and he would take care the piewnt should be
a Wanting. to him Bever to be guilty di the like;
agmak -His landlord, with whom he lodged five
monthei gave him a good character. After a seitable
reprimand ftdm the, Magistrate, hewas discharged.
UNION HALL—For some time past various elepre-
.dations have been committed on the River, and
Iwharit adjoining, both above and below bridge, by
pa- set of villains who have been frequently Observed
~.op the River after dark, in a four-oared cutter.
r formation having been received at this Office, that,
,William Thomas (a man well known to the otßeers.,
but who for some time past had evaded. all ateempts.
!to apprehend him, and had set the Folic:tit at.
Pfiance), was one of the party, and May and. Goff
having obtained a knowledge of his lodgings, at
,Lambeth, they went there on Wednesday evening,
add surprised him in bed. Notwithstanding he was
taken at this disadvantage, lie would not He
sur-
render, but made a stout Tediums. He Was at
,lea, however, secured, and was, yesteeday brought
before Mr. Serjeaat 38LLON and the officers having
sworn that they believed be bad been coacernedwith a.
gang of persons (some of whom are ahviady
tody, and others are wit yet apprehended) in commit.
sing various robberies on the River, and burilluies on,
shore, he was committed for rearentatinattos
future day, when the officers will '
the necessary evidence in support of

TOM ISDITOOIFTIIII STAR.

op THE INHANIOUS UUCP OF MALT LIQUORS.
Sits—The recent examination of a large body of
evyilenc• e respecting the injurious effects of drinking
agiarituous liquotsp wine, itc. induced me to commu-
nicate to thcpialilica,tact I observed on many of our
, namely, that the post-lads at many of
the inns,. findiqg that they could better go through
their work without the spirituous liquors they used to
drink, have adopted the use of Tea instead of spirits
or beer • and L noticed bow much more healthy they
appeared than those who habitually drank malt liquors
and socks. Ft oat lung observation, lam convinced
that the drinking habitually of spirits and malt li
quors, produces numberless diseases, and that a better
health in general would be the result of entire absti-
nence from them. I have for several years paid ac-
curate attention to the effects produced by the habit
of drinbing,.both in health and in different forms of
disease ; and- I am certain, that even when taken in
tall quantities, they lay the foundation of mania•
rims diseases, which occurring after a time, are erro-
neously attributed to other causes. But that when
taken is the quantity and in the manner induced by
die numerous ale-houses and gin-shops of this city,
therare slowlyunderunning the health of a large
Ott of the community, With the moral milk caused
by these gin•shops I have no concern ; but I think it
becomes part of the medical duties of my profession,
to wars the public against a practice which is daily
destroying the constitution, and thereby enfeebling
the effective force of a great part of. his Majesty's
' subjects. I am, Sir, your's, &c. MEDIC US.

MARRIED.

Saturday, at 13ooghtnn Monchebea, Kent, Casale Cooke,bte
of the 94th Regiment of Foot, to Mary H. Barnes, only &tighter
of the late Barnes, Esq. of Kern-road Surrey.

DIED.
The 28th ult. at Stanstead, near Bishop's Stortford, Dr. Ro-
bert Dims&le, in the Ud year of his age.
The 11th ult. at Ballyntanle,tke Rev. Richard Meade, LL.D.
Tuesday sea:right, aged 93, Widow Jackson, a Leeds, mother
of 13, grand Mother of 86, and great-grandmother of 95 children.
Lately, Lord Mount Sandford.
Doc. 17, of a fner, at his lodgings in Glasgow, Mr. James
Reid, student of medicine, aged 90, son of Mr. oho Reid, at
hiavekbead.
At West Bromwich, on Thursday se`nnight, in the 77th year
of his age, the Rev. Wm. Jesse, M. A. formerly of Trinity Col-
lege, Oxford, Rector of Ribbesford, in Worcestershire, of Dowles,
in Shropshire, Pepetasi Curiae and Lecturer of West Bromwich,
hi Sraffurdsliire,and Chaplain to the Earl o f Glasgow.