Star.
London, England, 1814-12-24 00:00:00

41ffffiltR ROBBBR SHOT.

The shop ci Mr. Aactrr, the pnultirer, of Great
Mary-la-himne-street, having been repeatedly robbed,
he has lately taken to sleep in his parlour, adjoining his
shop, to protect his property.
Yesterday morning, between three and - far
o'clock, Mr. ARLETT was awoke with a mines'
which induced him to get up, and he found it prowl
cecded from the shop, and on examination he saw
that the glass overAisetahutters had been forced open,
and a man was thenin the act of tailing turkeys out
of the window : Mr. ARLzTT being armed with i
loaded pistol, presented it at the robber, discharged it
at the villain, and seeing him suddenly disappear
froth the window, he had no doubt but that he had
shot him. The report of the pistol alarmed the
neighbourhood ; a coachman going home near the
spot at the time, saw two teen running away ;—the
watchmen in the neighbourhood came to the spot, and
pursued the two men, and there is no doubt but that
the fellow who was taking the turkies put had an ac-
complice, who was leading hint that was wounded,
who, or. being pursued closely, tan off, and succeeded
in making his escape, leaving his companion to his
fate, whom the watchmea came up with, and finding
hits very much wounded in his head, face, &c. con-
veyed him. to the Middlesex Hospital, where his
wounds were dressed by the surgeon in attendance ;
the robber proves to be a young man, 24 years of
age, residing in fitaroy-market.

A singular and daring robbery was committed on
Sunday night last, in the house of Mr. RICHARDSON,
in the parish of Northgate, Canterbury, The watch
man, on going his rounds, discovered Mr. RICHARD-
SON'S door open, and being unable to awake the fa-
mily, proceeded to the bedchamber of Mr. It. to call
him to secure his door, when it was discovered that
some person or persons had entered the chamber, and
stolen several articles of wearing apparel from et&
bed, including the pockets of Mrs. R. which, among
other things, contained a watch. Another watch,
placed upon the table, remained untouched. This
daring robbery was effected without awakening either
Mr. R, or his wife, and the robbers escaped untno-'
tested with their booty.
Friday night the house of Mr.J. Lloyd, of Cooper's-
gardens, Hackney-road, during the absence of tf3e
family was entered, and robbed of various articles.

A Gentleman, who had every appearance of being
an Officer in the Army, was found wounded and in-
sensible, on Saturday last, in the road at Clifton, near
Briesal, who it is supposed wai robbed and thus ill-
treated. He still remains incapable of giving the least
account of himself, or by what means he came into
the deplorable situation in which he was discovered.
QUEEN-SQUARE —Yesterday H. Farrel, 11 years of
age, and who had been twice tried at the Old Bailey,
and once at the Westminster Sessions, for pilfering,
was chirged, on suspicion, of having purloined some
gold seals, &c. He was remanded.
Bowers, a lad, was charged with robbing his fa-
ther, an orrice-weaver, in Bedfordbury, of gold lace,
&c. He had regular picklocks, so that he could open
every place in the house; and he had long been in the
habit of stealing from his parents, money, &c. He last
stole lace, 19 the cattle of £4 or Jes, and was away
for three or four days; and on his return home, re-
fused to say where he had been. He was committed.
MARLEOIIOI.IOH•STREET.CRIM. CON IN LOW LW&
A married woman, on the wrong side of 60, charged
a Mary-la-benne watchman was a criminal assault
on her person. The lady had over staid her time at
night, and her husband refused her admission. She
then sought the protection-of a watchman in Oxford
street, who gave her refuge in his box; and there be-
haved rudely to her person. She did not complain of
these liberties for a week. He was remanded.

Gultuum.c.—Yesterday Catherine Lee was chaiged
by Kelly, a constable, with going into the shop of
Mr. White, at Smithfield Bars, and.purchasing some
articles to the amount-16s. when she desired Mange
for a £1 note, but which Mr. White discovered tobe
a £lO note ; and, on asking her where she got it ?
the said a Gentleman had given it to her the preced-
ing night ; but she afterwards admitted that she stole
it from the Gentleman. The Magistrate committed
her to Bridewell for one month, and directed the note
to be advertised.

T Belt and Axe White were brought up to be iden-
tified for keeping a house of ill-fame, an indictment
having been preferred against them. A watchman
identified the prisoners. Holt declared, that he had
just returned from serving his Majesty, and knew
nothing of the house being a bad one. Mrs. White
said, she had been ill for eight weeks, having broke
her arm, and that she had not let it to any disorderly
person. They were committed.
Last week, a collier, belonging to North Shields,
seeing a butcher's shop without any person in it,
made free to thrust a leg of mutton under his coat,
behind his back, and went whistling away. A lad
seeing the transaction, gave the alarm to the butcher's
son, who followed and charged him with the theft;
when, with great coolness, he turned rculd, pulled
out the meat, and said, Oh I you young dog, I
was just taking it to your father, to let him see what
a shopkeeper yon are !"
Thursday se'nnight the town of St. Ives, Hunting.
donshire, was thrown into a very serious ferment, by
the Commissioners of the Property Tax (yielding to
the suggestion of the Inspector) notifying a confute.
table intended advance in the usual assessment on
property. When it became generally known for what
purpose this meeting of the Commissioners was held
at the Crown Inn, more than 300 persons assetnbled,
who rushing themselves into the Commissioners'-room,
seized the Inspector, and forced him out through the
glass window into the yard, by which he was consi.
derably cut and bruised. The tumult increased so
much) withoutstde;the officer only erected his escape
from thi; popular resentment, by privately passing
through several neighbouring houses; the penpie
then proceeded to the Inspector's house, the windows
of which they instantly destroyed. The Commis.
sioners, we understand, at length appealed their fury,
'by a declaration, thatito rise of the tax should take
place for the present.
Monday eennight a fire broke out in Ttinity.Hall,
Cambridge, which caused Considerable alarm. It
was occasioned by a Student, whose rooms were over'
:he Porter's lodge, having been called before day-
11j4Itt to go into the countt-y, leaving a burning candle,
Which Set fire-to his bed:forniture ; ate timely as.
s"lstince of tit fire'enginei,- the-fire was providentially
got enders without !maths% beyond those rooms.