Star.
London, England, 1823-10-01 00:00:00

CORONER'S: INQUEST.
Yesterday an Inquisition was taken on the body of
a noted itild eccentric character,- named John Norris,
before Mr. Systt.ress, Cormier, at* the Black Horse,
George-street, St. Giles's. It was reported the de-
ceased was starved to death.
The evidence proved, that latterly, the deceased, who
was nearly 70 years of age, was unable, from great in-
firmities, to pursue his occupation of a dealer in shrimps,
which, from his peculiar cry, gained him the appella-
tion of the 44 Musical Shrimp-man :" he shortly since
applied for parochial relief, and received a' trifling sum
from the Overseers of St. Giles's, and a pass to his
own parish, St. Margaret's, ‘Vestnainster ; but of this
he did not avail himself, as be retired to his lodgings in
George• street, where he was found in a few days, dead.
We were informed he was considered the father, or ve-
teran chief, of the votaries of low " life" in St.
he was, it is said, down to everything, and his advice on
the subject of cadging (begging) was considered of the
first order ; no man could, in finer style flan he, evade
the clauses of the Vagrant Act ; and non* in his day,
when he could work, would make a more profitable har-
vest of a cadging ramble, in his profession of shrimp-
dealer. He had, by fighting and mere diat of beating,
driven out of a certain walk all the dealers in that way,
and monopolized to himself the business. In this mo-
nopoly he always could command a-party to defend
him and substantiate his ptetenSions ; he was known
for the last fifty years at the markets; in fact. the whole
of his life was a busy round of eccenti is trickery and
begging. The Black Horse is the House where Hol.
.loway and Haggerty, the murderers of Mr. Steele, on
Hounslow-heath, were secured. 44 Old Jack Norris"
was present, and was instrumental in the capture of the
murderers. The Jury found a verdict of—" Died by
the visitation of Gon."

Yesterday morning, about halt-past two o'clock, as
'Mr. Holroyd, of the New-road, was returning home
'with his wife in a light chaise cart from Uxbridge, they
were met in the road by three footpads, one of whom
secured the horse by the bridle whilst his associates
jumped into the vehicle, and with imprecations de-
manded money. Mr. Holroyd told them he had very
little about him, but that they should have if they did
not offer any violence; to this the robbers acceded, and
Mr. nolroyd gave them about 17s. in silver, besides a
silver watch and two gold seals. The villains then left.
him, and departed towards Uxbridge.
Mutually' cm THE FRANKS Fls UILY.—The information
which we communicawd on Monday (22d ult.), relative
to the detection of the worse than savages implicated in
the murder of the unfortunate and unsuspecting family
of the Franks, was perfectly consistent in its details. The
younger Shehan, who sat in conclave when their doom
was sealed, but who denies being inside the house when
the murderous edict was executed, as the only Stone.
went he can make for this atrocious outrage against the
laws of Gob and man, has furnished the information,
which has been followed up with promptness by Major
Carter, and has led to the apprehension of six of those
concerned in•as wicked and wanton a murder, as any
that has been committed within our recollection: They
were brought into Doneraile on Wednesday, and lodged
in the Bridewell preparatctry to their transmittal to the
County Gaol. The female clothes, in which the ruigan
leader acted so conspicuous a part, have also been se-
cured, with traces of the blood of the victims on them,
and with other proofs which will further assist, should
any be wanted, in establishing the guilt of the parties.
now in custody. It is rather a remarkable circumstance,
and perhaps not inappropriate to notice here, that at the
period of Shehan, who was prosecuted by the young
Mr. Franks, having received sentence of transportation,
Mr. Franks addressed a Gentleman oho sat neat him io
Court, in the following emphatic terms ;—c' NdW I may
go home and make my will as speedily as possible."--
Cork Constitadion.

ANT.COoTtg oT THU LATI DR. Gaunt STUMM-6.
Dr. Susan had an unfortunate propensity to dissipate
his disappointment and chagrin in the fumes of intoxi-
cation, particularly those which were exhaled from the
rich fluid of strong beer, as we believe could be testified
by the Burton Ale-house, in Gray's
-Inn-lane. In the
course of one of his rambles, he went to the house of his
friend Mr. Sniellie, in a state of complete intoxication,
and was immediately pet to bed. Awakening in the
course of the night, he conceived` himself in a brothel,
and alarmed the family by vociferating house! house
Mr. Smellie came as soon as possible to the bed-side of
his friend, to learn what be wanted, and endeavoured to
persuade hint to go quietly again to sleep. On seeing
Mr. Smellie almost naked, and still impressed with the
idea of being in a house of bad fame, he addressed him
with great emphasis, its nearly the following
Smellie! I never expected to see you in such a house.
Get en your clothes, and return immediately to your
wife and family ; and be assured I shall never mention
this affair to any one."
On another ramble of dissipation Dr. Stuart is said,
to have taken several days to travel en foot between
the Cross of Edinburgh and Musselburgh, a distanced
only six miles ; stopping at every publie-house by the
way, in which good ale could be found, of which he
was very fond. In this strange expedition, he was ac-
companied part of the way by several boon companions,
who were fascinated beyond their otdistary extent% by
his great powers of wit and hilarity in converwitien, but
who gradually fell off at various stages of the slow
procession. The last of these companions began his
return to Edinburgh from the Magdalene bridge, within
a mile of Musselborgh ; but oppressed by the fumes of
the ale, which he had too long and liberally indulged
in, he staggered, in the middle of the night, into the ash:
pit of a great steam-engine, which then stood by the
road-side, and fell into a profound sleep. On awakening
before day, he observed the mouth of en immense fiery
furnace open; several figures, all grim with soot and
ashes, were stirring the fire, ranging the ban of an
enormous grate, and throwing on More fuel, while the
terrible clanking of the chains and beams of the machi-
nery above, impressed his still confused imagiegion
with an idea that he was in hell ! Horror-struck at the
frightful idea, he is said to have exclaimed, 0. Gond
God! is it come to this at last!"

PLATS GLASS AT REDUCED lraseks.—The Nobility
and

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 4
BOW-Writkt :r. . .
.ThAn ltoiell,t•ne of those fellows who attend trie'ategi‘nonebes,
and are cake" cads," was brought up on a wariarit; digirst-d by,
Major Me Casktff with assaulting him.
The Major stated, that he took apiece in one of the coaches for
,Portsmouth, on the 9th of September, and desired. that it should
bike him up at the top of Sloane-street.' The coach stopped there
it cordingly, and some little delay took plaer in briaging•np his log-
e; at which the defendant rambled, bus assisted in putting it on
*coach. When he had dour sod the Major offered hint sorael
pence that he happened to have ; but the defendant said " D.—a
your --- ha'pence ; keep 'em to yotirself." The Major put them
Into his pocket and was about to enter the coach, but the defendant
jumped between him and the door, and thrusting his fists into his
bee, swore a dreadful oath that be should not pass until he had
given him some silver. Major M'CaskiU appealed to the enAch-
man' but he either was, or pretended to be, too busy with his
horses, to hear any such appeal, and at length the Major give him
a sixpence, but before he cool& get into the coach the defendant
*Serest to return it, saying, 46 Mayhap you may want it on the
road." lie then called him "a d---d son of a and bade
him " go to h—ll."
The defendant denied making use of any other abuse than that of
telling the Major he was no Gentleman to offer him coppers. He
also denied thrusting his fists in his Ease.
Mr. ll.su.s told him he must give bail, and he hoped he would
be severely dealt with at the Sessions.
The defendant now altered his tone; and begged of the Major to
hot over the matter, for he had a wife and sir children.
Mr. Ilatts said, be sincerely hoped the Major would do no such
thing, for no man would be safe from the violence of these cads, if
such cases were nut taken serious notice of. They were the greatest
nuisance in the metropolis.
The Major expressed his determination to prosecute, and the de-
fendant was committed in default of bail.

Yesterday a man far advanced in years, whose infirmities compel
him to walk upon crotches, was brought to this office, and under•
went a private examination, on the charge of having indecently
exposed his person to Sarah Woodworth, a child shoot nine years
of age. Her stated his name to be Hoak and deseribed himself to
be an of on hdf-pay. Sir R. Blame heard the ease in his pri.
este room, in order to spare the feelings of the child and her re-
spectable parents.
It was proved in evidence (as far as the nature of the ease will
admit of detail) that the child is receiving her education at an aca-
demy at Kentish Town, and on Thursday lase, the 25th list. Mr.
Woodsworth being at Kentish Town, put her into one of the stages
to send her home. At that time, two ladies, a gentleman, sod the de-
.fendant were in the coach ; but when it reached Holborn, the other
three pasprengers got out, and the defendant and the little girl were
left together. The coach bad not proceeded far on its way to
Covent-garden, when the defendant was guilty of the grossest inde-
cencies, but did not attempt to molest the person of the child. He
spoke, as she thought, in a foreign language. She rose from the
sear, and put her head oat of the window, in which situation she
continued until the coach stopped. When she got home, she com-
municated the behaviour of the defendant to bet mother, sad Mr.
•Woodsworth learned from the coachman the next day that he had
taken Mm op at Fir-tree Cottage, Kentish-town, and pat him down
aat the Pablic-offiee, Bow-street, where be had maim to make the
affidavit oecessary for the receipt of his half pay. Purntan, one of
the office-Maskers, apprehended hint 'yesterday at Fir-tree Cottage.
In answer to the charge, the defendant declared, " So help him
Goo," he was not guilty of any such conduct.
Sir R. Brame ordered him to Sod bail, himself In £lOO, and two
sureties in CSC) each, for his appearance at the Sessions, and be was
conducted in a great state of agitation to the lock-up room.

A very_ludicrous mistake occurred upon the visit of Furman tol
iFir-tree COttage, with the warrant for the apprehension of the above
defendant. Mr. Woodsworth's only clue to the person wile had
committed the offence was, that he walked with crutches, and lived
at pit-tree Cottage. A warrant ;Glad not be issued without the
same of the part, amused, and a person was employed to call at'
Fir-tree Cottage, and by some pretext to learn the name of " the
lame gentleman with crutches. The answer obtained was, that
his name was Heretstadt. Purism' when he went with his war.'
rant yesterday menting, inquired for Mr. Hermstadt, and was
*hewn up stairs to a bed-room, where be found a little gentleman,
with a large red night-cap on hie bead, sitting up in the bed. In as
polite a manner as he could, Furman made known to the gentleman
that be had a warrant again hint ; upon which the latter, with evi-
dent astonishment and equal warmth, said "Oct dam, Sam, wins do
you omen? Warrant against me? What jharre done, Barer 'what
Cleat dens?" Forman mid, he was charged with behaving impro-
perly to a young Lady. " Young Lady r exclaimed the still more
&deathbed /3etehman, " by Got it ish lie : Ino task wetness dl
skit mouth now Washday." Perms said be had a warrant
against bire, =dims' taise him before a Magistrate. N. Wore rie
devil!" said Myrtheer Hermstadt. " I will not go, for I done
noting." " Nonsense," rejoined Furman, " you ere the only crip-
ple is the heave, and must bathe man ; so come done " 0 dat's
gam r eardalteed the either, " I eat to hear you say so dere is
cripple up stair, be walls upon snatch; and dere Is aromas dawn
stair, she crippled in bee eye, she squint!" This explained the
whole Mystery and Puritan ring another story higher found the
defendant, Mr. Rork, win was speedily identified by Mr. Woods-
worth and his demplese. -
Johnsea's contest with-the bakers star soMinues, supported with
irigon on his part. and with sulkiest obstthaey, though little ad-
vantage, on theirs: Today again be was at work, and brought
down the glom in a style which skews him to be an expert marks-
man in his voeades.—The usual seem was only vWngly varied
in the perms of a baker in the neighbourhood of Covmt-garden,
who felt very indignant at the boors chosen by Johnson for hie
'hits to his shop. Johnson, rewever ultimately drew the baker
of 40‘ and Om, at he did ;beat lye idlers.
itrithtutt.
Sammy% Artmett.—Ain Disessitk, a confectioner, residing at
No. Id, Sertitomhme, Dettoeirmieimists, e siurried Men, appa-
rently Mtn yam of age, the father of a hedly of Ike ebildsen, was
trough ead a charge a greedy and insimmde assaulting Miss
Mary , on the previous evening, in Skiebsr-strest,
Kr. y, auctioneer, West Smithfidd, stated, that bevitig °cre-
dos to seat his daughter, a slight, deffeatelpieshied girt, shone IP.
net es sane holiness which was parienlar, about haffehet eight
al'elock en Woodsy evening, and ddakieg it unsafe to trust her in
dte streets klene;sent his porter to follow and protect her. She was
now ill in bed, attended by a physicied, i 6 Wheel °platen she Was
itrtoe deelmistor elms to alba* het to attend end give her Valence;
hat &camera/se he had received Been her wan, that as she was
*elitist m filthinee.etrest, she was emaulted by the prisoner M
Meaner too indecent for him to describe, and that an her resenting
it, he Week hera violent Mier MU* isle; and was about to re-,
Pest his violence, when the porter, who was a fen paces behind,
fait up sad arreieed his arm, seised Ms ge the mese dine, and gave
Lim in comedy of an *Kees. Mr. Kelly said, when his &tighter
Mine home they bad great reason to her that some of her ribs were
%token by the *Jolene, of the blow. The Medical Ciendmitan who
had nimined her had, however 'ascertained that that was eon the
ekes, but that she Was eery severely and seriously bun.
Owes Jonas, the porter, said he did not see the first assault upon
his young mistress ; but hearing her cry out, he ran up to her, and
Seieed the prhoner at the moment his arm gym raised in the very
let of striking her.
Mr. Kelp mid be was at a lose how h art open this occasion.
fee was desirous of sparing the featly of his daughter, which
Could not but be much agonised M describing in a Court of Justice
the indecent particulars of the maul committed upon her; and be
felt also for the leitnatibn *I the prisoner's Wilt end family, who, be had
Sieertatined, were very decent and respectable people, and dependent
it holy en the prisouer for support ism it certainly was
.a very
Shocking thing that a modest female could not with safety walk the
Streets at that early hour in the evening.
The prisoner, who had at the Match-house professed eontrhioo,
ryes on bis knees, *rived bet little symptom of it at the Bar ; and
although he now said be was sorry for his conduct, attempted to
defend himself by ;he improbable story that the young Lady had
struck him list.
Mr. Aldermen Sanwa mks fully iMptesited with the nesessity
of %tufting an example of the prisoner, and accordingly held him to
bail, to answer for the assault at the nest Sessions, leaving it to Mr.
Kelly to determine, in the meantime, whether he ought not, in jus-
tice to the Public, to prefer shill of indictment against him.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. '
Yestergay being the thne appohited ter the r!-ezarninatiqn of
ifashdre SOW*, Oothiaihe irdaperaid, •
having

lasbe Worithbetr, IPORbettlisd that'
bar to learn the Workhouse, because
of being made in any respect cupsfoi
bare pauper'' allowatmegiven to her.
was a little tea and sugar, and that w
ors souse frieuds.f.hen now la tails
theta—Alt. ?tuner said that he re
girl wanted for anything. or be sho
Authorities on the subject; but if
Wakbetne, ba would take tare thi
plied. The girl said ate would peel
her liberty; and the Illagistrate
nitt attend. She would tell the or
where they cur at any time find her.
the readiness with which the girl tam
he thought she could be relied on; a
go at large, on a promise to :heir tb
to attend the next examination. _

'The prisoners were then remande,
eutnige committed upion Barnes h3l
his friends hare come to sown, and

1. A lIRETIf-g

We have already stated that the
ney Pair to be illegal; but the occi
that he possessed the right of letting
old unexpired Charter, was determi
with, the hiagistrates. Placards wi
Monday was the day Axed for roars
swings, &c. were erected, and Sim
ling in all the pomp of temporary r
the spot, and ascending the platforr
seized a clown and two of the eel
with spangles and silks, and handed
to this Ince. In the evening the t
bar, before hisarmszw Wvart,
mas Brooks, Nelson Cruse% anEdl
seeing the prisoners grimacing and p
Gyngell, who appeared greatly
tired of such a life, sad bad detect
celebrated conjuror). in order th
nourable livelihood. He bad, then
an hour before hevess taken Into ens
a few shillings, be applied to Sauodt
was released, he would leave thejm
two brothers equally desirous of din
great commiseration in the office.
Mr. Wyatz said he was sorry fa
paramount duty to perform—he mu
vagabonde for ooe atonell, and if Ms
them, he might, as he was the pet
meat.—They were committed to thi
attired in their Lamy dresses.
UNIONJ

Yesterday the two men, Ifocit
with having challenged an ttnfortuns
of gin in a draught, which caused
having administered the liquor to he
Amin, Esq. for re.elamination,
Mr. Maass attended for Pent
had not the slightest conception, I
gin, that the unfortunate deceased
contents of the pint. When he 611
the hands of Nook, who, be suppc
fairly to the rest of the persons press
his (Penny's) absince to change a al
drank oe the spirits.
Mr. Amur observed that, under
now discharge Penny, and cautioned
future in the situation out of which 1
sport to Nock, Mr. Atrzu said tha
extreme, in urging a wretched (email
to drink of a qnsnthy of liquor, wh
Nock was then held to bail for the
nutted to poi in default of sureties.

Monday se'nnight, a melar
in Union-place, Calton, Silas;
22 months old, son of a wea
with three others older than hit
of tieirpareats, they took shat
were lighting them at the fire,
took fire. His screams brougl
be was already so shockingly b
Saturday, Mr._Tnostms Wm
Doncaster, attorney at law,
field House of Correction, by 1
NARD JOllll WARS. and Jour
for not satisfactorily answerir
virtue of a commission of b
against John Smith, of Doncai
Mr. WATIMWoRTH was solici
ditor and assignees, under a ft
against Smith, in February 18
which hare been impounded b
At a late sale of old iambi
house, of Moseley, in the ni
hampton, a full-length portrai
knocked down by the hammy
able tradesman of that town.
cleaned and varnished, and sok

suck a the effect of pert
the Menace blodielae, that great
Sawed ender the moss painful I
were pronounced insurable by raps
discharged from HMO*, bare bet
the celebrated Dr. LADY, who, a
t,rittegenabled to remove the moo
long and dmidy ked js 0
She laajtve obvtigata Glad, Dixon,
banes,. -"Amalie% and Sore Throa
arising mu of improper treatment,
,sisookee 'rev* fatal. The Doctor
Seth met, at W. Ihemnetrees, San
lanktreet, Blackfriare and Wasseloo
part of the country, and by Letter (1,
_ _

I • DIRT}
Mgast R 9, at Oldllekl, the Lad
tainggar, of Stanster, of a sew.
• Pad.
DIRD
On hispusip frees India, on la
gascar, Major Edward /1111 Coy, late
son of Mr. MICoy, Royal Artillery
Sept. 26, at S. Isted's Les.Eau
befit, wife of the Doh. ind km P.
Right Rev. Dr. Puny, .Rialtstp of D
;aunday last, In Whateerma-street
name of Mucus Lowthet Crofton,
for debt nearly seven years. Mr. I
the army, and was allied to to ethic
Friday lasc, ftide least. Louisa Max
of Mldhurst, Susses,
July 11, at l)osnlnica, after an ill
tend year of his age, Henry Poirrye
Lary in the above island, ed seco
Tail* of the Boyd Ardl447,
February 17. in the Bay of St. Jol
named Statim, who, by informed":
rained the advanced sge of 336 to 11
hired as a day labourer dprillg the
pram at the laying of the aunt
place 116 years ago. She also stated
grown when President Sharpe asses
island, which was in 1706; so that?
brier her vivito that et 13it