Star.
London, England, 1813-01-02 00:00:00

POLICE.

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PUBLIC ()PIMA Bow-STRECT.—Yesterday the land-
lord
of the King's Arms Inn at Rochampton attended
at the Office, and described a black mare, his pro-
perty, that had been stolen from Putney Common on
Wednesday evening. He also described two men
who had been seen lurking about the Common on
Wednesday afternoon. The description of the mare
answers to that which was left by the man who
escaped from the horse-patrole, belonging to the
office, across some gardener's grounds between Brent-
ford and Hounslow on Wednesday night, about 12
o'clock. The man also answers the description of
one of the men who was seen lurking about Putney •
Common on Wednesday afternoon, and it is supposed
that the :nave was stolen by a highwayman, for the
purpose of committing robberies.
The Royal Leeds Union, till within these few days,
used to put up at the White Horse Inn, in Fetter-
lane ; but in consequence of a dispute between the
proprietors of tlipkinn and those in the country, they
determined on discontinuing to let it run to the White
Horse, and ordered it to be drove to the Angel Inn,
in Angel-street, St. Martin's-le-Grand. This so en-
raged the proprietors of the White Horse Inn, that
they determined on bringing the coach to their inn
by force, and for that purpose employed some prize-
fighters, coachmen, guards, &c. &c. On Saturday
they were ant in post-chaises from London to Bar-
my being the last stage privious to its arrival in town.
The coach arrived at Barnet between one and two
o'clock. The change of horses to take it to the Angel
4n were in readiness, as were also a set of horses to
take it to the White Horse Inn, when a general fight
took place between the partizans of the two inns, as
Ito which horses should be put to. It lasted for a con-
siderable time, during which several black eyes and
bloody noses were given, and teeth were knocked out.
Jay, the prize.fighter, had a black eye given him, and
a tooth knocked out. It being discovered who Jay
was, and that Powers, another of his fraternity, was
engaged in the affray, on the part of the White Horse
Inn, the coachman and guard belonging to the Angel
Inn declared it in *in to continue the contest with
them, and in consequence hostilities ceased, and the
White Horse Inn party carried off the coach, but not
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without experiencing many difficulties. Some of the
passengers refused to proceed in it. The coach was,
however, drove to,the White Horse Inn.—On Sunday
it left London from the same inn ; but when it got
to Hatfield, such was the spfait of opposition there,
that it could not procure a change of horses, and it
I was actually obliged to return to London. By the
activity of Adkins and Pearks, the Bow-street officers,
and some of the pa;role, Jay and Powers, the prize-
.. fighters; George Elliot, a coachman ; John Mer-
' chant, a coachman; Charles Tunnerd, a guard; Ro-
hert, ,C..nok, a guard; James Buckingham, a ham-
keeper, aqd Stephen Goodwin, a horse-keeper, of the
. White, ,Horse Inn party, have been taken into cus-
tody, and held to bail, for a violent assault on James
Williams and John Boyle, the coachman and guard
'belonging to the Angel Inn.
1 ASSAULT.--TWO well-dressed men, who called
I themselves gentlemen at their examination, attacked
two respectable females, sisters, who carry on busi-
' nest in Mortimer-street, on Wednesday evening, and
! after much audacity, one of them suite); Abe elder of
1 the two ladies a violent blow, which prostrated her
senseless on the ground,And behaved himself in that
! sort of way which will cause him to be tried for a
I crim:nal assault. The other'was also held to bail.

SHOCKING ACCIDENTS.—On .Tuesday evening a
young lady, a relative of Mr. Inns, of Beaufort-
place, Oxford-street, was found in her chamber with
her clotheg literally burnt off her bßck. She had
spent the evening out wilt her aunt, and a party of
friends, and some time after her return she went to
her chamber,•and the whole house was soon alarmed
by her screams. She was found in one blaze, some
of her clothing, as it appeared, having communicated
ith the fire. Every assistance was afforded the un-
fortunate lady, but she expired the next day.
Another fatal accident has occurred, from the eri-
Initial negligence of those who are employed in re-
pairing -and laying the pipes in the streets and roads.
Last Christmas evening T. Hoperoft, a young man,
driver of a musical caravan, in passing along the road
from Chelsea to Pimlico, was thrown from his seat
by the horse sinking suddenly into a ditch across the
road, and which had been in part filled with loose
earth and left in that state, without any light or
watchman to warn the unwary passenger of danger.
A Gentleman, who observed the accident, went to
the assistance of the man, and, finding that he had
received much injury from the fall, put him into the
caravan, and drove him to St. George's Hospital,
where he died on Monday morning, leaving a wife
and child to lament. his loss.

Moans.—The wife of J. Thoburne (in the em-
ploy of Mr. Crawford, miller, of North Shields) hay
log died on the Friday, she was buried on Saturday, I
when a report was prevalent that she had been mur-
ckred. Her body was is consequence taken up on
Monday, and a warrant granted fur the apprehension
of the husband, rho had abicxided, but his sister,
who had re..ided in the house, and a young man, her
sweetheirt, were secured. Thoburne, was, however
apprehended at South Shields on the MOnday night,'
and the parties, with a number of witnesses, were ex-
amined by the Magistrates on Tee:def. It appeared
that a fortnight before the time of his wile's death,
her husband had come into the house and struck her,
and in the scuffle a lo)king glass was broken. The
sister, who had been out, on her return perceived the
broken glass, charged the wife with having done it,
went to a public house where Tboburne was, and
urged him to go home and correct her, which he did,
and the blows she r.:ctived must have been dreadful, a
bet.) her arms, and from her *boulder to her knee on
one side were shuckinglv mangled, and one part be-
low her arm seemed to be in a state of mortification ;
the surgeons were also of opinion, that she had re-
ceived little or nu sustenance during that fortnight.
again wet on Wednesday morning, and
,erdict of Wilful Murder against the hus-
his sister. When the body was interred,
lid, in registering his n ite's death, men-
, earlier day, as was proved by the church
.She Vas the daughter of a very respectable
that county, was at times a little deranged,
inoffensive, and had brought him a geutcel
,7isse Ildercwr.y.

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