Star.
London, England, 1824-01-01 00:00:00

COITYVGAROAN TilifATß7.•
31r. Yowls repeated the pan of Sir Pertinax Mac-
:No*sd last night eat this Theatre. The House was
filled in every 'part. Mr,CANIIING was expected to
have been present, but we were sorry to hear that the,
Right Hon. Gentleman was, not sufficiently recovered-
from his recent fit of :sexist. Many who *tot on ow
pose to see him, were disappointed.

THE GREENWICH MURDERERS.-
After the conviction of Webster, private information
was forwarded to the Magistrates, that Robert Smith.
• the murderer, his brother James, and his father, had
taken a passage :to Bombay, in the Mary Ann, Free
• trader, Caput% Craig. On the receipt of this comma-
• ideation, Farmer, an active officer of Greenwich, was
:dispatched after the Mary Ann to the Downs. He was
prepared with the necessary documents, and letters to
Captain M'Culloch, of the Preventive Service at Deal.
He arrived at Deal about twelve o'clock on the night
of Saturday week, and in the morning had an iater-
view with Captain M'Culloch, who ordered a cutter to
be got ready, which Was manned by six able' men be-
longing to the Ramillies, ands Farmer putout towards
the Mary Ann, which was at'anchor in the Downs.--
The cutter bad scarcely left the bead), when she was
met by a heavy sea, and was turned dearly keel up-1
wards, but the crew escaped,
,and the cutter was carried
by the surge' seven_ miles below the South Foreland.
—Captain M.Ciilloch being of opinion that the Mary
Ann was moored in, the trowns for the night, it was re=
solved to make another attempt to reach her in the
morning. and at three o'clock, Farmer and the six men
attempted to launch the cutter, but die sot Crooning so
high, the boat was overturned, and it was found impos;
sible to put to Se.l. The pursuit was therefore deterred
till day-light, and it was thenfound the. Mary -Ann had
got under weigh. Captain M'Cufloch, finding it impos-
sible, liom the impetuosity of the waves, for the boat to
be put to sea, ordered the brig Industry to he cot ready
to pursue the Mary Ann, and in less than ten minutes
she was under sail, but it was coaisideied that she
had got nearly a hundred miles down Channel, the
wind blowing hard in her favour, therefare it would be.
useless to follow. her. Farmer then returned to London,
• arid soon after-a telegraphic dispatch was received at
the Admiralty, that the Mary Ann was obliged, from
contrary winds, to put into Portsmouth. The corrimu.
Motion was forwarded to the Magistrates of Green-
wich, and Farmer set out within ten minutes after its
arrival for Portsmouth. Oa Ins reaching his destina-
tion, he had an interview with the Port Admiral, who
'tinkled the Isaac belonging to the Princess Charlotte to
ke got ready, and Farmer was put off to the Mary Ann,
at the moment she was getting under weigh at the Isle
of Wight. On getting on hoard, the officer was intro-
4!aced to Captain Craig, to a horn he communicated his
mission, and all the ship °s crew and passengers mere
piped on deck; when Farmer, who was well acquainted
• with the Smiths, inspected them all, but unfortunately
the pursuit turned put unsuccessful, as neither of them
were on board. It is therefore beyond a doubt, that the
+Wort-nation emanatedfrom Smith himself, in older, to.
. nod the officer upon a wrong scent, to give him and his
father and brother an opportunity of escaping to America,
whither it is supposed they have emigrated.
The Piedmontese Gaulle of the 21st instant, stater,
that there is no alteration in the health of his Majesty
VICTOII Eat A NUEI.. • -
Letters from Rio de Janeiro mention, that besides the
' titles of Nobility bestowed on Lord Cocnnana, as Ad.
miral of die Brazils, a great number of Crosses has bieu
distributed among his Officers. Captain* Cuosse has
been made a Commodore. COCH RA ?lied correspood.
ence relating to his operations in Maranhain and Para,
had been published. In it he avows that he had no in-
structions to go to the two latter places; but, he adds,
having followed the 'Portuguese fleet that evacuated
Bahia to a very great distance, and being alone, and
without an adequate force to attack them, he deemed it
most expediebt to give up the chase, and undertake an
enterprise which he was convinced was conducive to
the interests of the Brazils,• trusting that his success
would secure the approbation of the Government. Pie
gives a long account 'of the contributions he had levied,
the manner in which he had organized the- new Go-
vernment, and provided-for its defence and future ad-
hesion to the Emperor. He then announces his inten-
tion of shortly returning to Rio, when he would bring
with him the banners he had taken.
Letters ftom Bilboa give a melancholy picture of the
state of that plice. As soon as the late change of Mi-
uisters-was known there, the fanatics went howling about
the streets, proclaiming their abhorrence of the measure,
and declaring they could trust no one, except clergy-
Teen, near the throne. Meeting two persons in the
:wets, known to be Liberals, they immediately put
them to death, to-satisfy their own thirst for vengeance.
No person of learning or liberal ideas veatured into the
streets after it was dark.-11orning Paper.
The Magistrates of Hertfordshire have ordered some
alterations in the Town-hall of Hertford, to afford better
accommodation to the Public at the approaching trial
of Thurtell and Hunt. The jury-box has been raised,
to obviate the inconvenience felt by the pressing of the
crowd in front of that place on the former day. A- desk
has also been constructed in front of the dock for Thus-
tell, at his request. He says that he shall have to take
many notes during his trial, -and that it will be conies.
. silent for bins to have some place upon which he can
arrange them, as he shall have to make references,when
be addresses the Court in his defence, which' he states
it is hi; intention to do at considerable length. No
alteration whatever is visible in tile conduct or demeans.
our of these prisoners.
TURA TIM A L DISAPPOINTMENT..--EXTENSIVE .ROB-
Jo:rm.—The Olympic 'Theatre was last night closed in
consequence,-it is said, of a dispute between Mr. ELLIS-
Topiohe lessee, and the Managers, relative to some pe-
cuniarffairs, and the crowd which assembled in front
Of the theatre was considerable, and dreadful confu-
Mon took place until the doors were opened, when it
"as announced that "No performances would take
place." .However, Filch, with some other actors, played
;heir parts, and robbed a farmer frogs Leicestershire
•II pocket, mok,.containing Cl6BO. On discovering his
less, he immediately proceeded to Bow-street Office and
laid information, but did not know the numbers of the
notes, which consisted of three £5OO, two £5O, and one
AO. He bad-only come to London that day to receive
the money. He attended at Bow-street this morning,
having been at the Bank. where he received little boises
of recovering-the •money, which was nearly the whole
of his property. He was almost in a frantic condition.
During the last fortnight no less than three pugilistic
oeseests have ended fatally.

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