Star.
London, England, 1824-09-01 00:00:00

STAGE-COACH CONVICTIONS.

30s.
20s.

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275.

Johnson, the veteran regulator and enforcer of the
statutes, has, it appears, surprised the " coachees" on the
Western road. As nearly all the proprietors have been
fined for infractions of the coach regulating statutes,
Johnson has been noticed as having been " sent fishing ;"
but this he has rebutted, by his laying his informations
at Maidenhead, on the 19th and 20th ult. before Sir
WILLIAM Ilawalla, when he convicted siz drivers in the
penalty of Si. and costs. The others appealed.
A Magistrate on the Bench said, that he also was an
informer, in a case where the lives of persons were in
dangek, and that be had laid an information against one
of the offending parties.
Sir WILLIAM HKARIIi said he was determined that
such practices should not be allowed on the road whilst
he had any authority. Informers bear a disgusting
name to the public generally ; but on this occasion he
should certainly protect and approve their conduct, as
it was perhaps the means of saving many lives, which,
without such information, would be endangered.
Th• miss tiled, coediting bf di, were then ordered to pat the
must of AS an& aid ewes.
Johns= ilea Isid damn other informations against coaches on
the same road► .

Mr. V. BiTington, brewer, of the Barley Mow, in
the Milk-market, Sandgate, Durham, having frequently
observed his gill vat disturbed during his absence, with-
out being able in any way to account for it, was at
length determined to secrete himself in the brewhouse,
and watch. He had not waited long when he perceived
a thermometer, attached to a cord, let down the wall
from an aperture near the roof, by A secret hand. This
was a source of gratification to the brewer. He then
discovered the grand secret; saw the end and object of
the inquisitor. He endeavoured to detach the instru-
ment by cutting the cord, but his knife failed, and the
thermometer was quickly drawn up again. Determined,
however, to catch the instrument of the intruder, be set
an iron fox-trap, attached to the vat in a proper posi-
tion for the purpose, and continued his watch. It was
not long before his ingenuity was crowned with success.
On Sunday morning, the 15th ult. the same band again
let down the instrument, which was caught in the trap,
and soon secured by the watchful brewer, who now ex-
hibits it to his neighbours and friends, as a trophy or
reward of his own vigilante, and an evidence of his
neighbour's dishonesty. It appears that another brewer,
envious of his rival's fame, had in this way endeavoured
to discover the grand secrets of his trade.

IRELANA
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CORK. ,441. *MRS.
•
HURD= OF THE FRANKS FAMILY.
It will be in out Readers' recollection, that during the
last Assizes, a respectable man, named Arthur O'Keefe,
was taken into custody, and charged with the murder
of the Franks'family ; that on his arraignment then,
Rafter pleading Not Guilty, he moved to pastpone his
trial for a few days, on account of the recency of his
apprehension, the impossibility of being pre aced for
trial, and the fact of his not having time to employ an
agent or retain Counsel. The postponement for a few
days, at the instance of the prisoner, was accordingly
granted, by Mr. Toaasms. When that Assizes was,
drawing to a close, the Crown declined to proceed, and
Mr. O'Keeffe, with other individuals charged, were de-
,
tained in custody, bail being refused.
Wednesday last, after M'Connell's trial had ended.l
Mr. Serjeant GOOLD, as leading Counsel for the Crown.'
rose and stated to the Court, that he had an affidavit oil
Major Carter's, in which he (deponent) set forth, that a
material and necessary witness on behalf of the Crown
in this trial, whose name he was, by the Crown Solici-1
tor, desired to conceal, could not be produced at the!
present Assizes, but that he had the best reasons for sup-
posing that he would be forthcoming at the next As-
sizes. Under these circumstances, he would move that
the trial be postponed, without requiring from the pri-
soners any other security than entering ink their OWD:
recognizances.
The JUDGE observed, that this case did not come
within the terms of the Habeas Corpus Act.
Mr. JACKSON, as Counsel for the prisoner O'Keefe,
just then came into Court, and resisting the postpone-
ment for which the Crown contended, said it was griev-
ous to impose any further condition on a man who had
been detained in custody since the last Assizes, who
was then, and is now, ready for trial, and who, when
he then demanded to be tried, or held to bail, was still
detained, even though he offered security to the amount
of a thousand pounds.

Mr. Serjeant-Gootn replied, that it was now proposed
to let out the prisoner on his own recognizances.
Mr. O'CONNELL, who just came into Court, denied;
the tight of the Crown to conceal the name of the wit-
ness. The Crown could not postpone a trial without'
making out a sufficient case; and in order to do that,
the name of the witness, on account of whose absence
the trial was to be postponed, should be stated by the
Crown, and the reason why his attendance could not be
procured. Such were the conditions upon which a pri-
soner could postpone, and he contended that the Crown
lay under the same conditions ; that the prisoner was
not brought in until last Assizes, was no fault of his; so
far from absconding, lie remained openly in the coun-
try; and he had now to complain that without trial, he
had been punished by detention in prison for six
months. It was not a matter of course to send a man
of his station iu life again into society without quashing
the indictment. The crime with which he stood charged
was horrible in the extreme; and was it nothing to send
him back again to his friends and neighbours without
relieving him from such an imputation ? Could he have
the slifhtest dispute, on the most trifling occasion, with-
out being liable CO be taunted with having been detained
in jail for six months, and that he might yet be hanged
for the sanguinary murder, since the indictment still re-
mained over him ? The Learned Counsel further said,
that he could get an affidavit to the effect, that at the
last Assizes, there were certain individuals who could
prove the perjury of the informer Magner, and who
were then kept in custody by Major Carter, and were
now bringing actions against that Gentleman.
Serjeant GOOLD contended, that Mr. O'Connell was
going out of the matter before the Court. The evidence
of the informer Magner was confirmed by the testimony
of unimpeached witnesses. In reference to what Mr.
O'CouNzo. had said about quashing the indictment, the
Learned Serjeant replied, that it had been ruled that no
indictment, under such circumstances, could be quashed;
and as to the suffering which O'Keeffe was stated to
have endured, this was but the common lot of all who
might be taken into custody without conviction. He
was only detained from one Assizes to another. He
deemed it necessary to protest against the doctrine, that
the Crown was bound to disclose the names of wit-
nesses. He should be very sorry, indeed, if such was the
law. Nothing would more defeat the administration of
justice than the prevalence of such a doctrine.
Mr. O'CONNELL maintained, that it would promote
the ends of justice if the names were disclosed. For in-
stance, in this case, if they knew the name of the wit-
ness whom Major Carter thought so material, it might
be in their power to find him out and serve him with a
Crown summons, though not in Major Carter's.
The prisoners, Arthur O'Keeffe and the rest, were
then set at liberty, it being understood that no Magis-
trate should issue a capias against them.

About ten in the morning of Sunday sennight, as Mr.
. Jones,of Suit. Cottage, County Tipperary, was walking
out of his lawn-gate, two miscreants, armed with short
guns, and having their faces blackened, pounced upon
him from a ditch. On struggling to disengage himself,
one of the fellows stumbled, when a third came up with
a blunderbuss, threatening to fire its contents through
his head if he stirred. They then walked Mr. Jones to
the house—where, on demanding arms and being re-1
fused, one of them went up stairs and brought down a
gun, at the same time exclaiming it was not arms they
wanted, but his life, which they would spare for that
time, on condition of his giving up Flanagan's farm be-
fore noon the next day, and then left the house. Mr.
Jones then mounted one of his horses, and soon ap-
prised Mr. M'Donough, Chief of Police at Thutles, who,
at the head of several of his mounted Police, went in
pursuit, and succeeded in apprehending a man with his
face blackened in part.
In the reign of James I. and his successor, according
to Burton, some of the amusements of our citizens, and
their Ladies particularly, were derived from monkeys
and a diminutive breed of dogs ; and those of winter,
arose from cards, tables and dice, shovel-board, chess,
the philosopher's game, small trunks, shuttlecock, bil-
liards, music, masks, singing, dancing, ule gamer, fro-
lics, jests, riddles, catches, purposes, questions and
commands, merry tales of Knights errant, Queens,
lovers, Lords, Ladies, giants, dwarfs, thieves, cheaters,
witches, fairies, goblins, friars, &c. " Some men's
whole delight also,' he adds, is to take tobacco, and
drink all day long in a tavern or alehouse, to discourse,
sing, jest, roar, talk of a cock and bull over a pot, &c.
or when three or four good companions meet, tell old
stories by the fire-side, or in the sun, as old folks usually
do, quer aprici meminere sena, remembering afresh,
and with pleasure, ancient matters, and such like acci-
dents as happened to them in their younger years."

51"- VI INTELLIGENCA
TIVERTON RACES—Amen 27.
A Silver Cup, value .52p. given by the Trideemen of tvertac.
Ben of three beats.
Mr. klton's Grimace 1 1
Mr. Crapp'. b. g. Viscount 2 2
Mr. Worth's b. g. Enniskillen 3 dr
An eiceUent race.
Sweepstakes of Sp.eacb. Ten subscriberi. nest of dante tests,
twice round the Course.
Mr. Green's Grimace
Mr. Hale's Viscount
Sir H. Carew's b. m. Finesse
The Ladies Cup. Best of three beats.
Mr. Stevens's b. h. Eagle 1
Mr. Milton's Fancy . 2 2
Mr. Forward's b. na. Susan . 3 Z.
A good ,race, and woo by Eagle; but the Cup was given to
Eagle not being qualified.
8111C011D V --..• AT.IICIU'
ST 28.
A Silver Cup, given by Captain Worth, for Yeomanry Cavalry
horses of his Troup, was won in two heats by Mr. Ansley's b. m.
Maria, beating Mr, &miter's Isabella and three other*.
A Match for £5O. One mile. Mr. Allen's b. m, Its!. Mr. Ken-
naway's bl. b. ft ;rag a capital beat, and won by the Mick horse
by half a neck.
A Cup, for borses not thorough-bred, all ages, was won
by Mr. Steven's Eagle, beatidg. Mr. Forward's Susan and Mr.
Burch's Rosetta.
A Purse of 10 sous. for Galloways. lien of three heats once
. round the. Course and a distance.
Mr. Sellwood's b. m. Fidget
Mr. %Villesford's b. g. Harry
Mr. Sharland's Fatima.
Captain Born's Lezinka
a Mr. Bire's Jack

1 1
2 2
8 di;

1 1
2 2
3 3
bolted
4 dr

PEDISTRI AN ISM.
The sporting match to Maidenhead and back, from Laid. on, was
yesterday well done. Mr. Smithson, a pedestrian who had won all
his matches, made his start. He engaged to do the 52 miles in ele-
ven hours and a half. He reached Hounslow in one hour and
twenty-sevei, minutes, and after travelled his own winning length,
and won the match easy in three minutes within the given time.
Monday se'nnight, John Tovrnshend, the Lewis isedestrian,
engaged to go six miles in one hour, in the hollowing manner : be
*as to run two miles—then walk backwards two miles—and lastly
walk two miles forwards. The place selected for this herculean
performance, was from the Pelham Arms Inn, to a spot a quarter
of a mile distant, on the Brighton road. He completed his task 55
seconds within the time, as follows :

He ran the lst two miles in
Walked backwards the 2d two miles in
Walked forwards the 3d two miles in

MU. BIC.
- 13 0
- 110 30
- 19 57

PIGEON SHOOTING.
TIER GREAT MATCH. The pigeon shooting season closed
amongst the crack Clubs on Monday morning, on the Ferns on Bag-
shot Heath, between nine Members each, of the Ashton, New
Hats, and Midgisam Clubs, by subscription of 10 sovereigns each ;
the best to divide the £270. It was a real sporting day, and E to
I was the betting against naming the winning Club. Some line
blue ruck pigeons were procured for the sport, at twenty-one yards
from the trap, charge unlimited, at seven birds each. It was de-
rided as under :

59 27

♦SHTOII KILLED.
Hawthorne 7
Newman 7
Foreman 7
Humphries 6
Freemantle 5
Jones 5
Harwood 4
Giles 4
Mildosay 3

my. a* xiusb.

Nash 7
Gent 7
Pierre
Tomos 6
R. Newman 6
Nicholls
Wentworth 4
Medley 4
R. Young 2

moms= mum.
Maul.
PWitlpt
Duvall
Kent
Gordon
Groom
HoHens
Young
Nash

48 I 48 I 45
In shooting off the des, at thrie birds rack, the Ashton men
killed 46, and woo the match; the New Hats killing 45. Heavy
stakes were pending on the match, and Messrs. Hawthorne, Nash,
and Maule wen matched by their respective Clubs, who shall kilt
like most bead of pale to Hampshire and Berkshire.

THE RING.
There was yesterday evening a strong muster of the Fancy, at
the various Spotting Hews, in consequence of the second deposits
being made between Cannon and Josh Hudson, and Martin and
Jem Burn. Cannon has received instructions from his patron to
back hinicelf for an unprecedented sum, and the report of his having
done it with au amateur to the extent of £5OO is correct; the East-
enders are, however, dubious, and hesitating, and think their once
great favourite cannot renovate in time. The match between Burn
and Martin excites slight interest, and there is little betting.
Ma. Bones—Through the medium of your widely circulated
Paper, I beg leave to state that I am open to any customer that may
offer, agreeable to weight, from the sister country. I understand
that there is some chafing bias's. which I am ready to accommo-
date ; but it is not my wish to interfere with my countrymen ; but
wishing to propagate pugilism, I am ready from £lOO to £3OO.
P. HALTON.

The Members of the P. C. expect that some of the London
Prize Ring will accept of this offer, and come to the Land of Fat-
play. This challenge is open for one month.