Star.
London, England, 1814-08-16 00:00:00

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LYCErl4l.—Lacs night this Mouse overflowed in
every part sloth a most respec,4ble audience, who
witnessed with delight the ninth ,vpresentAtinn of the
ne.v Opt of Frederick toe Great, which Appears to
possess increased a:trickiest in .pr.portion as the per-
formefthecome meilowel in their parts.

The new Ptwon.ime of Dark; Hoetu-Pteut ; or
Harlequin writhed White, was repotted at the Hay-
matk.tTheatte last night; and, in conrequ•rnce of

several judicious curtailment, met with the on:mi-
nions at.pro'uation of a v.fry crowded audience. The
Pantomime is shortened At least by half au hour, and
one or two tricks, which, on the fiat night, did not
work quite so smoothly, were omitted altogether.
Instead of the concluding couplet of the Prologue, the
following appropriate lines were spoken, which had
the happiest effect. Indeed the Entertainment na•.v
is one of the most amusing we have witnessed a long
time :

But Folly's barque abould sparingly be steed,
And what seem'd heavy, we've ehucied overboard;

LesoreteJ our crowd of einva4 altogether,
For certainly last night 'cu as squally weather ;
And now with 6ghten'tl ship your breath we court,
6 0 waft us proverously into port."

BOAT-RACE.—A race of this description took place
last evening from the Strand Bridge to Westminster
Bridge and luck. The parties were both Apprentices
and the prize•a hat and j.►cket. So strenuously did
one of the parties exert himself that he burst blond-
vessel, and was carried from his se it almost exha.imt-

ed from loss of blood.' A boat in th thrmg was up-
'et. Although filled witb- people, however, no lives
were lost.

A Miss Bnvl, of Cambridge, died recently. Win
was troubled with a humour in her face; and had re.

ceived from a medical practitioner, two vialt4 medt.
cine, one of which she w.ts to Lake internally,. She

fortunately sw-dlowed the exiern4l applicition, by
which she lost her life.

Wednesday last, as Mr. Hassst,jun. of Lough-
borough, was leading a horse, he tell 4WD, and
cart ran over him, by vrtaiCll• hi sustained so mach
injury that he was incapable of walking. He was
placed in the same Cart to be cgcneyed home, when
the same horse TAII away, overturned the cart, and
killed. Mr. HASSEL on the spot, near Houghton.

One day List week, as a horse breakcv was going
through. W)mondham. Norfolk, with his wile and
two children in a C An, drawn by a young horse, the
animal took fright, overturned the carriage, and
dashed it to pieces, by which Accident one of the chil-
dren was killed on the spot, the other had his hand
cut off, and the woman was severely bruised•

• A Gentleman was yesterday thrown from his horse
in Blackiriars-road, and falling with his head against
the handle of .1 wheel-barrow, his eye was literally .
forced out on his cheek. He was.taken up in a state
of insensibility, and conveyed to a surgeon's.
On Friday morning last, a coach, running froth
Nottingham, by way of Melton Maw•bray. to Stam-
ford, was overturned near the •illage of Nether
Broughton, and no less than four of the outside pas.
sengers had their limbs broken, and several others,
though they escaped with whole bones, were most
dreadfully lacerated, and unable to proceed on their
journey. Of these, five eere-cumpelleclios remaistat
the above named vi,lage; two withbrokem legs; one
with a broken arm, and two others moat serovsly
bruised. Tire rest of the passengers proceeded to
Melton Mowberay; where two ladies (sisters) who re-
sided in that neighbourhood were lett ; one with a leg
broken in two plates, amid the other much cut and
.atherwise hurt.

NQU mfrs.—Wednesday •an inquest was hvlal at
Worcester on the body of W. Daviec, aged two years
And a half, who being left in a mom with hii brother,
about nine yens oil, the latter took up a hor4epiltol
and unwittingly discharged it at him. which blew of
,he right side of Isis skull and killed him tnst antly. It
seems the father had made several ineffec• cal attempts
to draw the charge, and had only laid it down while
Ise went lip stairs to see his wife, who 14 as in a dying
state.--Verdict, Accidental Death. -

Ye,terday an inquisition was taken at the Whits
Swan, in liiingettorJ-market, on the body
u: Lituts-
nsnt NAYLOR, %hich was picked up oti Htin4,eford.
stairs on Saturday night last. It appeared tnat• the
deceased, accompanied by a youth, on Tuesday eve-
ning last, went up the Rivet in a pleisiire•boati and
whilst unshipping the rudder, opposite Lambeth Pet•
lace, fell overboaed, and was drowned: He formerly
belonged to the Manly gun-brig, and had .Iwen up-
wards of 15 years in his Majesty's service. Verdict.
Accidental Deatt.

On the evening of Saturday se'nnight, as Mr.
Brown, farmer, of Felton, nets rooming home Ain't
eleven o'clock, he was stopped by three men, two of
whom held his horse, while the third robbed him of
his watch and 255. They then went into a field;
where Mr. Brown followed them, and give a loud
alarm, which presently brought up Mr. Thomas. of
Patchway, and his co ; on which the robbers find-
ing themselves beset, concealed themselves in - the
ditch, from whence they were separately drawn out,
and safely conducted to Felton. I'hey restored the
money which had been stolen, and the watch was
found in the ditCh close to one of them. Next morn.
ing tEey were committed to gaol. by Mr. Webb, of
nenbury. One of them is a marine, who has spent no
less than £l3O, which he received on his discharge.
A remarkable robbery took place on 'Thursday
night, in the residence of Mr. Tracy, who keeps the
Tap at the back of the Duke of Wellington Tavern,
in Portsmouth. The robber, or robbers, are supposed
to have entered the house over a wall in a court yard
behind, from the circumstance of there being a ladder
afainst it. • They went into the be I.roorp cf. Mr.
1 racy, where he and his wife were sle( ng, took a
bunch of keys from a chest of drawers :incl iron)
thence a tea caddy, containing about sirl.l in silver.
and £3 in bank notes. M
_rs. :racy's pockets from
under the pillow on which rite war derijns. and two
watches ft-em pockets at tie he,:d of the bed. The
tea caddy was found in the Tap beiuw, with the key
in it, selected from ti c bunch before-mentioned, and
they also entered A room where some soldiers were
silver. Ail this they did and went oft without alarm.
sleeping, ~.nd stole a pair of stockings and •rs. 6d. in
aay one, or of yet being discoveted ! Sesi,Lica
fell on a sailer, a it 101.410 some time SUMO
lodged in the heuse, who me not to be found.

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ASS I Z ES.

SURREY.-GUII DI•ORD, AUGUST 12.
TIM' KING V. KOOD.

This was an indictment preferred at the Sessions,
and removed by rertiorari into this Coon ; it was for
entering the vestry-room of Croydon parish, making
a great noise, obstt octing the parish officers, calling
them beggars and scoundrels, abusing the parson,
and assaulting the table. _ _ _

Mr. Serjeant Buil• opened the case with great gra-
vity, and described Mr. Wood, the defendant, as a
very turbulent inhabitant of the parish of Croydon,
who upon all occasions frequented the vestry, and
annoyed the parish officers; and on the occasion coin-
plained of, absi.lutely broke up the parish meeting,
and put a stop to all business.
Mr. F'arrer, the Churchwarden, stated, that in Oc-
tober last toe officers and parishioners met in vestry
to consider of a popes rate, when the chf:ndant made
his appearance, and expressed his dissatisfaction at
every thing which was done. From dissent he got
to abuse: he said the parish officers were all a set of
beggars, and all the magistrates of the division were
no better. He accompanied these speeches with vio-
lent gesticulation and action, striking the table with
his fist, and thumping the floor with his stick. The
witness said to him—" Why, Mr. Wood, you abuse
all;Sts but you do not know me, for I believe you
never saw me before." To this he rcpli!d—" Yes,
I know you well enough ; I rensemba you when you
sung ballads about the streets of London." Having
gone en at considerable length in abusing the whole,
he concluded by saying, " that all hell could not fur-
nish such ani•ther set of rascals." During his speech,
he flourisked fist within a very short distance of
tie witness's nose, which he considered is imminent
danger.
Mr. GURNEY ridiculed the prosecution, and insisted
there was no legal offence in any count except the
last, which was a common assault, and of this there
was no evidence. The language was only vehement,
and the action suited to the word : but the whole was
only a style of vestry otatory peculiar to the defendant.
The Judge said, if the indictment did not charge a
legal offence, the Counsel might move an arrest of
judgment • but the Jury could decide upon the facts.
Verdict,

AUGUST 13.—0 n the Crown Side, Eichqrd Hog:-
fah, formerly a reputable tradesman, was indicted
for stealing several parcels of linen-drapery goods.
He was arraigned on one charge, and wished to
plead guilty, but by advice of Court, withdrew his
plea, and was convicted. It appeared that he wrote
to ttie house of Messrs. Rothwell and Co. a letter of
orders, in the name of Cook, as from his brother-in-
-I.lw, directing an assortment of cambrics, Ste. to be
seat from them to a house in the Borough. Being
sent as directed, he took them away, and sold them
to a Jew, behind St. Clement's, in the Strand. He
was sentenced to be transported.