Star.
London, England, 1824-06-15 00:00:00

BOXF.RS.

After the the sports at the Five,' Courts yesterday, there were full
meetings at Belcher's and Randall's to complete the match making.
After sumptuous dinners, all the money was made good at Belcher's
for the fight between hlatthewson and Barney Aaron; and at
Randall's, between Sampson and Ward, for the fight on Monday
the 21st inst. Betting eto4 on Ward, and even on the other.

The case of Mr.. Brooks is not the first in regard to
questionable identity, as connected with actresses for-
merly of the Surrey Theatre. When'this Lady was Mrs.
Hatton, and played there, Miss Giroux was also a per-
former, to whom a young Lady, whose father resided
near the Circus, as it was then called, bore so strong a
likeness that she was frequently mistaken for her. Neal ly
at the same time, when the celebrated Mrs. ‘Vybrow
engaged as Cohonbine and other char acters, at the same
place, one of the frail sister hood, who occasionally fre•
quented the boxes, greatly resembled her, and carried
the likeness to so good an account, that several Gentle-
men were known to boast of a closer intimacy than had
actually subsisted. Among others, a Mr. P. of Liver-
pool, was for some weeks a dnpe to her artifice; when,
being introduced to the real Lady, the delusion subsided
to his extreme vexation. The counterfeit is still very
frequently to be seen, in a very reduced state, in the
neighbourhood of Fleet-street. About fourteen years
since there were many of what were ludicrously called
fac-similes in the metropolis. A woman named Ann
Siggs, who begged on crutches, was declared, from her
features and figure, to be sister to Mrs. Siddons ; Green-
wood, the scene painter, and George dale, the author
of ?he Blood Red Knight and other Pantomimes, were
very much alike; Mr. Ilocher, a painter, now living op-
posite the Museum, and S:ir.cock, the well-known Bath
coachman, were frequently mistaken for each other;
Mr. Sloane, now dead, who resided near Coventry-
street, could not stir on certain days in the Haymaiket,
ss ithent being taken for Mr. Brown, of Paddington, the
hay salesman; a Mr. Moreing and a Mr. Merton, were
stiled the two Dromios ; and Pearkes, the Bow-street'
officer, then living, while lounging about the doar of ste.
office, was frequently pointed out as young Bannister.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION :11011SL

Interns: or rsat. Co SrEwaan.—Yesterday un.
derwent a second examination, '.O the charge of having been con-
cerned in the robbery of the house of Mr. Hainesi of proper,"
to the amount of upwar4s of 4'2000.
Mr. JAMIri Runiaitusors, of the Poultry, the Solicitor of :rlr.
Haines, attended, and stated to the Loran MAYON, that amatge:
the notes stolen were a number of Cimbridge nutvs wt:r,„
payable only at the hank at Cambridge. It had been a-c. rtained tha:
these notes hail been changed a the bank immediately alter the
robbery for other Cambridge notes tn.oe payable in Isorolort It
was suspected that the prisoner had changed the stolen notes
Cambridge, and that the Bank of England notes which it v...er prov,.4
he had got charged at the time of his apprehension, la ere the pre.
duce of the serond set of Cambridge notes, obtained in exchanzt
those stolen. There had not, however, been sufficient time to u.
tam evidence of these facts, and his Lordship was req.isszed to
mind the prisoner.
Mr. Attnatters, prisoner's Counsel, agreed, and he was rernan,l:l.
BO W.ST EET.
Geurge Hicks, Esq. a prol.ssional Gentleman, was broti:dit
Office on Satur.l..y, under a Bench 'Warrant, issued at the Sessio:...
i true bill having been found -against gist, at the suit of
l'arkins, fur an alleged fraud. arising 0a erf an annuity transza,,,„,,
and to which he was required to give twenty-tour hours' notic,
bail.: The bail named by Mr. Hicks were, Dr. Scudamore ...nd Mt.
Edward Kent, of Wimple- st reet ; and Mr. Parkins was asked if he
would be sir isfied with those G tntlemen ? Ile re;rl:ed that he evordi
require twenty-tour hours' notice, :ter-waltz to the !MLA lorni, ta
give bite time to inquire; that Dr. zz.e.alanture was irt.Jwn to hnei
but of Mr. Kent lie knew nothing. .

Mr. MR:spet.t. said, that perhaps it would he a wore liberal lico
to pursue., to take the bail at two or three hot: s' dunce.
Mr. Parkins, bowel/if, objected to any ~u.;!) t:oticf:; and M-.
Hicks was sent to St. 31.stia's wot:11-house.
Crt:::r was in atei•ndance fur Mr. Hicks.
_ _

A long altercarian took place hetw,en Mr. Chitty and Mr. Par.
kins, the former cortencling that Mr. was saticiied with the
notice of bail offered on Saturday.
Mr. Parkins s:ad he %rime a note, requiring a reference, to which
be got no answ(-.
Mr. Kent .v,t.r%...1 th-t he had sent a verbal answer, which he
deemed SULTI4:ICI.I. a he led lived in Wimpole-Atreet for 25 year,.
Mr. Parkins :a;.l, it to ght be so, but from what he could learn,
he undersmod he (Mt. 1:....nt) W. 13 .x person connected with liewasa
and Gibbs.

Cf 1117.- again asserted that Nit'. Parkins was, on Saturday,
i/I:i,fird with the ti:tic... of b it, at:.l with the parties ollerta.
Patkitis here jumped up, 3 d denied that he teas.
?Jr. Cutyrr asked hint if he was on his oath?

Mr. Pa: kins replied, and appealed to the Nlagistrate to protect him.
Alter a great deal of ahu-e, a private consul:a:Mu took pLce, in
which it was determined that Dr. Scititamore„ 2::d the L~•ii for for
the defendaut should be the bail—'['his bail wat given, and Mr.
[licks libel attd.