Star.
London, England, 1814-10-25 00:00:00

POLICE.

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MANSION HOUSI.-....SESZURt OF ftALMON AT BILLINGS.
GATE —Yes erday an appeal was made to the Loan MATOR.GO
the part of tl e wholesale fish dealers, by Mr. Saunders, of U ,
per Thames-ttreet, and others,a,gainst a seizure by the City 011bt,
cer, (or Clerk of the Market) amounting, in this instants, to,
100 prime salmon, m addition to former seizures made upon
them to a much greater extent. His Lordship, as both parties
were compla.nacts' was at a loss which to hear first, but deter-
mined in tale ur of Mr. Golding, Clerk of Billingsgate, in support
or the seize' e. Tice officer stated, that the seizure In question
was made sty him, is the discharge of his duty, under the Act of
Parliament, w hich prohibited the sale of salmon out of season, or
wimp the female fish became filled with spawn, which was limi-
ted to the it th of Oc. oiler, when salmon fishing was actually
forbidden by law. He was willing to give seven or eight days'
grace, so that the supply received in the market might be dispo.
sed of ; beyound that latitude this seizure was made. A sample
was now produced of two very large salmon which, when
opened, contained full roes. These were forbidden by law to be
taken, inasmuch as each roe was supposed to supply next season
to the" amount of ten thousacel young; which at one year's
growth would be fit for market. This would make a material
alteration as to the price of salmon in the London market ;—and
but for this destruction of spawn, by taking such quantities of
fist out of season, salmon, in the London market, might be as
low as three pence, instead of nine pence, per pound, which tette,-
was the average price for the last twelve months. The seizure
was made also on the principle, that when the fish became &did
with spawn it was " unwholesome fool" under the City Regu-
lations • while, by the Act of Parliament, the fishery was sus-.
pendedboth as to male and female. Mr. Saunders replied to
the charge. It had become a question of considerable impor-
tance, and he was anxious that his Lordship would give an im-
partial decision, not merely as it regarded the seizure made, but
at it might affect the construction of the Act of Parliament in
future. He wished it to be understood, that large quantities of
salmon u ere consigned to him and other dealers present, from
the salmon Fisheries is the North ; that these personi were to.
tally ignorant that such supplies were by law prohibited after a
certain period, provided the taking was not extended beyond the
time of the general prohibitory Act. The Salmon Fisheries could
not find a sale for the quantity taken, unless by consigning them
to the London mat ket, and it was fit they should understand the
terms upon which such seizure was made, so that they might
stop taking fish at an earlier period than the Act prescribes ' • be.
cause the supple was sometimes so great up to this period, that it
was impossible to find a market for the quantity consigned here
within the given time. Mr. Golding observed, that the period
should ese fixed to the 25th of September, instead of the 10th of
October Def.ndants answered certainly tins was all they wished ;
and that it might be understood, that the cooper: or fishers were
not to make consignments after that period. Mean time it was
requested that the supply of salmon received might be permitted
to he sold. His Lordship said, that, with the exception of the
female, it might : as far as it regarded salmon with spawn, the
seizure must be held good. This decision was assented to by
both parties.
Bow •settex-r —Yesterday John Fee, charged with stealing a
handkerchief from Mr. Evans, was committed for trial.
William Gardener, Henry rates, Sophia Crouch, and Sarah Gar-
dener, were charged with stealing a box, and 2 cwt: of soap, the
property of Mr. liouchin, King-street, Holborn, who stated, that
on the evening of the Leath instant, the street door being open,
the box with the soap was stolen out ef the passage, and a truck,
which was placed outside the shop•window, was used to carry it
away. Some of the patrole discovered the prisoners at the lodg-
ing of Crouch, in Charles-street, Drury-lane, where they also
found the box and soap. The male prisoners were fully com-
mitted for the stealing, and the females for receiving the pro-
perty, knowing it to have been stolen.
N. Edge-worth was examined on a charge of bigamy. Both mar-
riages being proved, be was committed for trial at the Old Bailey.
HATTON-GARDEN.—Yestercby Lydia Case, 18 years of age,
was charged with having stolen from the shop of Mr. B. Whims,
linen-draper, St. John's-street, West Smithfield, two parcels,
containing 13 silk handkerchiefs, value £4. Thompson, a pa-
trole, stated that he had seen the prisoner in company with a
man, for several evenings, lurking about different shops in the
ueighbourhood; and on Saurday evening he observed prisoner
mak a sudden dart into the prosecutor's shop, and take from the
counter the two parcels, when she endeavoured to escape. He
pursued and took her, and brought her back to the shop ; but
the man wire had been in her company ran off.—Committed to
Newgate for trial.
Henry Chittiei was charged by John Coutston, watchman, be-
loaging to Clerkenw ell-green, under the tollowlng circumstances :
—Cuulston stated, that on going his rounds on Saturday night at
eleven o'clock, defendant behaved himself in a disorderly man•
nor white sitting at a door; that he told him to get up, and go
away; but he answered he should not, and kicked him, and
broke his lanthorn ; he then took turn to the watch-house. De-
fendant steed, that having a bad state of health, he was under
the necessity of sitting at his door to take the air, when the watch-
man coming up, asked him what be did there ? He told bum he
was at his own door, and should not go from ft. The watchman
struck him, and gave him a black eye, and then dragged him to
the watcfthouse. Several persons attended In behalf of the de-
fendant, who stated the ill usage be had received from the com-
plainant, and added, that they had offered to be hail fur his ap-
p arance, which was refused. The Magistrate dismissed the
charge, recommending Mr. Chittick to indict the watchman for
the assault and false imprisonment.
John Terry, Thomas Graham, and Thomas Hardy, were charged
on suspicion of stealing live poultry from the premises of several
persons in the neighbourhood of Hampstead and Highgate.—
Committed for another hearing. The prisoner Hardy was fur-
ther charged with having stolen an iron spade, the property of a
cow-keeper at Hampstead. He was committed to Nevegate.

The number of commitments to the New Prison,
Clerkenwell, since the last Old Bailey Sessions, is no
less than three hundred and twenty !
The paragraph which appeared in this and other
Papers, stating that Admiral Bradley was on board the
Indefatigable, on his way to Botany Bay, is not cor-
rect :—he is still at Winchester. _

Nay. SOUTH WALES.—The James Hay, GIBSON,
from New South Wales, has arrived in the Downs :
The Sydney Gazettes mention that some disputes had
arisen between the settlers and the natives, which had
been followed by acts of violence, and several persons
on both sides had been killed. The mountain natives
had been particularly troublesome at the more remote
plantations. Colonel O'CONNELL, late Lieutenant-
Governor, with his family, tad embarked on board
the General Hewett transport to proceed to Ceylon.
A colonial vessel had arrived from Poit Dalrymple,
and had brought an unaccountable story of two most
respectable persons, who held public situations, and
who, it is ass, rted, had each of them taken the com-
mand of distinct detachments of banditti.

A most diabolical attempt at robbery and murder
was made on Thursday last, at the house of Mr. J.
Ebbutt, a gentleman farmer, at Swanley, in the par ish
of Sutton, at Slone, near Dartford. A ruffian-like
fellow knocked at the kitchen door, about 7 o'clock
in the evening, and on Sarah Asley, the servant, open-
ing it, he rushed forward into the parinur, where Mr.
E. Ebbutt, who is an aged man and infirm, was sit-
ting with a friend, Mr. Motile. The robber was armed
with a bludgeon, and the shrieks of the gill having
alarmed Mr. Ebbutt arid his friend, the latter grap-
pled with him, in doing which he received some in-
jury about the head. Ihe robber called out for assis-
tance, and was joined by a companion from without
the door, who presented a pistol at Mr. Ebbutt's
breast, which, providentially, flashed in the pan, and
tbe -villains theo retreated. The house stands at a
gryatdistance from any other ; the servant flew to
the ope nearest, and assistance was procured, but the
assailants could not be found. T. Foy and Plank,
offiCeis belonging to Marlborough-street Office, wen
sent for, and suf4cient .plue was obtained by their a-,
ertions, to t 41014,4131 great hopes that the deaden wil&
be seclirel