Star.
London, England, 1824-11-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

• ROW-MEET.
Will4llll Dunn, the driver of the hackney-chariot, No. 706, was
complained of a few days since, by a Gentleman named Riecheback,
for refusing to take a fare. A sumnions was issued, and a day fixed
for the owner and driver of the coach to answer the complaint. The
owner took no notice of the summons, but on the day appointed the
Magistrate received a letter from the driver, of which the fallowing
is a eeriatins copy :
" For the Sittings Magestraat of the My Att Dna-street. Sir,
Heaving other Bissiness to Attend, 'f is not Convenient for me to
Apear.—War. Dews."
Upon receipt of this curious epistle, the Magistrate issued his
warrant for their apprehension, and on Saturday they were brought
to the office. Mr. Riecheback said, be W 23 put into a chariot in
Charles-street, Covent-garden, by the waterman, when five minutes
elapsed bef ire the driver made his appearance. Mr. Riecheback
told him he ought to be summoned for detaining him so long, and
intimated an intention of doing so, *hen he refused to drive him,
and Mr. R. got out of the coach.
In his defence, he said Mr. Riecheback threatened to summon
him, and he, therefore, refused to drive him.
The Magistrate said he would lint punish him for the insolent
letter be had written, which made his con.luct worse ; and, there-
fore, fined him in the mitigated penalty of 205. The owner was
fined 10s. for not attendiug to the summons.
HATTON-GARDEN.

At an early hour on Saturday, this office was crowded to excess
with the most respeclable inhabitants of the parish of St. Andrew,
Holborn, in the expectation of a final decision of the question of,
tithes, whlch has already excited the most intense interest. Mr.
Mereweather, the barrister, attended en the part of the Rev. Dr.'
Beresford, and Ms. Harmer, the attorney, for the parishioners—
Some difficulty atose on a point of form, and the case was °lice more
adjourned, with an understanding that all preliminary questions
should be settled between the legal advisers of the parties, and a
day appointed for a final decision.
MARLBOROUGH:STREET.

Saturday morning, Mr. Jarrin, the confectioner, who resides at
No. t 27,, New Bond-street, came to the office, and complained of a
mysterious and singular attack which had been made upon his wife.
He stated that she was sitting in the shop about ten o'clock on Fri-
day evening, when a small bullet passed through the shop window
and whizzed past her head, demolishing glass, and scattering the
sweetmeats in every direction. The Lady was mtfch alarmed and
fainted. The servants, hearing her screams, flew to her assistance,
and found their frighted mistress lying oa the floor of the shop.
Having sufficiently revived her to learn the cause of her fright, she
informed them of the attempt upon her life, and on looking into
the street, they saw a respectable person standing on the opposite
side, attentively observing what was going forward in the shop.
They concluded that he was the person who had fired the gun, and
were proceeding to take him into custody, when he ran away, and
bad riot since been beard of. This morning, when the set vans were
clearing the shop, they found the bullet among some broken glass.
Mr. Jarrin added, that his wife was much alarmed, and he wished
to have the Magistrate's opinion what course Le should adopt? It
was a convincing proof, he said, that the bullet came from an air-gun,
otherwise the discharge would have been distinctly beard. The
Magistrate (Mr. Dry') agreed with Mr. Jarrin, that it was an un-
manly and unjustifiable attack, and promised that every assistance
should be rendered him by the officers .of this establishment. Ile
immediately directed Schofield to accompany Mr. Jarrin to his
II house, and hand-bills to be distribut4 describing the person of
the individual suspected.