Star.
London, England, 1824-04-22 00:00:00

BOW-STRE.:ET-THIS DAY.

ROBBERIES AT COVENT GARDEN TIIEATRE.
Dennie Itl•Carthv, a fellow belonging to a niost daring gang of
thieves, who infest the Theatres, and who have hid defiance to the
officers for a length of time,was brought lip custody by Donald-
son and a broter officer, charged with ..tternpting to commit a
felony at the front entrance to th- Tht.,tre, at a quarter pact twelve
o'clock List night. officers described him one of the most
daring and active of the gang, and accounted for hi- co long evading
them by saying that he possessed more bin ordinary agility iu
passing under tile c.ariages.
Several perso.is have lately been plundert.d nit, the stairs, and at
the viand:cog to Ow Tileattc, and the pri,orer has been present oil
those occ:isions, I:%t could nut be caulht, though the officers vvere
on the alert for hon.

Chc pri‘u,s co. s tulle committed, and on leaving the bar, slid
A - your eyea, you u!d 1) maldson, VII have it out of you."

LONDON MECHANICS'

There was 1 tst night a very numerous meeting of
the Members of this Societ V•, to hear the first of a Course
of Lectures, which are to he given on Chemistry. The
Lecturer is Mr. R. Phillips, and we believe he never
had a more delighted or more attentive audience. Not
a murmur NV a i heard through the whole lecture, and
loud clapping of hands at the conclusion of various
interesting experiments, and at the termination of the
discourse, must have convinced him that his heareis
understood and appreciated his instruction. The sight
of eight or nine hundred attificers thus collecting, atter
their daily toils are over, to listen to the voice of
science, is something new in this metropolis, and marks
an e►a in the history of its population that future
historians will dwell on with ptide. The change
which is indicated in the manners of our people, by
their hastening in the evening to attend scientific

lectures, must be pregnant with great future improve.
ment. Some portion, perhaps, of the good behaviour
of the people might ari,e from the nature of the lec-
ture, which was clearly delivered, and made interesting
from beginning to end. No merous osveriments, which
were well performed, while they Soicidazed the princi-
ples of the science, materially contributed to the pleasure
evidently felt by the audience.

SPORTING IN7'ELLIGENCE

BETTING AT NEWMARKET, APRIL 20.

The I heath exhibited as great a slicw of Nobility and other dis-
tinguished character; on the Turf, as well as general speculators, old
and yoiing, in the marker, and all others, as on yesterday. The
weather was mart propit:os, a.:d if the Catendar did not product
so many stakes to lie decided, the sport afforded iufinite gratifica-
tion to all present. It is noticed by the oldest admirers of the turf,
that the Craven Meeting (which always commences on Easter Mon-
day), notwithstanding the expectation of bad weather, never brovght
,together such a string of Nobility to Newmarket, nearly all of whom
intend to Stay, we understand, much longer than their usual time.
Below we give full particulars of the alterations in betting on. the
Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger, occasioned hi some degree by the re-
sult of the Riddlesworth yesterday.
The Exercise Ground to-day, after the Races were over, exhi-
bited a scene of great activity, not only for the purpose of lewing
the Derby and Oaks horses, but for the purpose of making engage-
ments for those Stakes, when many very heavy speculations were
entered into, and a great deal of business done, at the following odds :
OCR VT.
18 to 1 agst Elephant
20 to 1 agst llurley Burley
20 to 1 agst Dun Carlos
25 to 1 asst any other.

66 to 1 agct Grenadier
to 1 egst 0-mood
8 to 1 agst Jease
to to 1 agst Reformer
12 to 1 agst ltidicule

2 to 1 apt Rebecca
8 to 1 agst Viscountcss

8 to 1 agst Swiss
11 to 1 agst Altisidora filly
16 to 1 agst liosanne
18 to 1 ag‘t 'linglet

22 to I aistlier of Mansfield