Star.
London, England, 1823-10-24 00:00:00

171 E MEAtitta.

Last night, suet Siarponst altft Vo? and Beeping Toni,
The awes Opera was acted, in which Mr. HOitti
made his first appearance this season, as Machealh. He
was honoured with a hearty. welcome. Miss Poiret
was the representative of Polly, and acquitted herself
scith great credit. All the airs allotted to the part she
sting most sweetly. • The :manner in which she gave
" Cease your forming:* caused a universal call for a
repetition of it; and the favourite duet between her and
Mt-s. Peachunt, of "0, Polly," was encored. A Miss
BLAKL made her first appearance as Lucy, and was
very well received.—The House was crowded. ,

COVENT-GARDEN.
The Point of Honour was, repeated last night at
this Theatre, and Miss T. H. KELLY, being recovered
from her indisposition, took the part of Bertha. The
character is one of very strong feeling, but Miss
KELLY'S performance was, on the whole, chaste and ju-
dicious. The expression of her joy at seeing her hus-
band saved from death was equal to. any of the finest
touches in her Juliet. In the Musical farce of The Pad-
lock, Miss PArON made her first appearance for the
season in the character of Leonora. Her entrance was
greeted with the loudest applause, mingled with disap-
probation; but the Lady bore the storm with undis-
turbed composure, and sang in her best style. She was'
encored in two songs, and elicited rapturous applause
throughout the Piece. Miss Lova played and sang
very pleasingly as Leander; and Mrs. DAVENPORT and
BLANCHARD kept the house in constant merritnent by
their humorous representations of Ursula and Mungo.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Clio, Feasts; from Rio Janeiro and Guernsey to Genoa and
Leghorn, drove ou some rocks at Guernsey the 19th inst.—bilged
and sunk—part of the cargo and materials saved.
The Caledonia, DAVISON, of North Shields, was wrecked near
Orford Light-house on Wednesday night—crew saved.
The British Naval force round Cape Horn, according to the last
am:Mints, was—Auatiaa 46; Biosson, 48; FLY, 18. The Ame-
rican—Franklin, 74; Dolphin, 12. Peruvians—Protection, 4411
11(Admiral Guise) ; Lemonia, 22 ; Congress, 18; Macedonia, 12.
By a detailed account'of the soccess of all the ships employed la
the Greenland and Davis' Straits fisheries, it appears that the whole
produce, up to this period, is about 16,597 tuns, which falls sheet
about 1,200 tuns of the average of the years 1820 and 1821, but is
16/60 tuns more than the average of the nine years, from 1814 to
1822, both inclusive. It is supposed that the prciduce of whalebone
will be materially short of an average in proportion to the quantity
of oil, because the fish this seisms have been smaller than ever re-
collected. The price of bone varies between £l6O and ,8170.
Laur-House cat thistsaw.—The Commissioners for Northern
Light-houses have contracted for the erection of a Light-bowee on
Ormtay, a centralnd Mt the western extremity of tbe island of
Iday. The, or light tower will be about 80 feet above the
level's( the top of the island, and ;bout 160 feet above the level of
the sea. It is expected that the whole will be completed in the
course of next year.
- Fatatoutu Omits Wind K Arrived the Neptune,
DOUGLAS, from the River St. Lawrence—tailed 19th September
and Janet and Margaret, hiasa, front Bourdeaux.
PLYMOUTH, 0CT081R,112....-Wind IL—Anited the Vanegerrentil
Witaow, from Petersburg!'; Lord Castlereagh, Pox, from HonduH
ras in seveaty-eight day
s; Neptunus, Basweas, from pantzic ;
Isabella, Dimwits; from Philadelphia ; and Jean Stewart, his Komi;
from Petersburgh. Sailed the Balfour, GONSON, for Havannah.
Ponrssourn, OCTOBRU 23.—Wind R.S.E.--Sailed his Majesty's
ship SMILE, for the West India; and Hero, Custausts, for Hon-
duras. Arrived the Marshal Wellington, PRAT, front the Downs.
Mat, OCTOBER 23.—Wind F. fresh breeses.--Came down from
the Rivet and sailed, the Marshal Wellington, PLAT, for Jamaica;
sue will proceed to Portsmouth. The pilot sports that the head
of her main-mast is sprung. No other arrivals or agility.* Remains,

hls Majesty's ship Rissuitas.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, OCTOBER 23.
Suns Formarb Inwaans-mThe Mint, from Quebec • Juliana,
Gustave, Catharine. Resource, and Queen, from Memel; Carl XI V.
from Gottenbargh ; Two Brothers, and Reliance, front Hamburgh ;
London, John Edward, Coqiiette, and Andromeda, from Peters-
burgh ; and Eliza, from Palau.
Eszzaart 00.m...tins—The Earl Bathurst, for Rotterdam ;
liance, for Nevis; Ocean, for Honduras ; Alpha, for St. Jago ;
Breadalbane, for Jamaica ; and Eclipse, for Cadiz.
Cczaateta OUTWAIre--The Brothers, for Rio; Latona, for Deme-
rara; Louisa, for Gibraltar; Shannon, for Batavia; and Heroes,

for Calais.
Azarren—At Leghorn, the Jason, Bathe!don, from the Ha-
varnish; Pony, Lockyer, from Newfoundland Hand th
r-
e Harriet,
Garcon, iron London. At Gibraltar, Eagle, ry, from Le
wick ; Boin Fim, frocrieCork ; and the Rover, Cook, from
Bahia. At Balboa, Jackson, Howe ; Palm, and Lady
Brook, from Newfoundland. At Brest, Antigone, Cachelot,
from Lima.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-Tlll3 DAY.

• bAittue sotstilkits.:
. This tnoirning.John Thefitpson was put yo the bar.pn
iadictMeot charging him 'with stealing sigt.
'the Prhperty of H. 11. Holden, EA. on the 4tll of Sep-
ternberla)t. The prisoner went to the house and re-
tended,tcs have been :tut witha letter, when he Availed
himself of .tlle §ppcntunitj,'"iinid decainped with 'the
,propertyy--The Jury foetid hem' Godly, but the pro-
:autos! recommended hint to mere!.' •
.• •; . aoisaat if statism*. • •
Affarriet Cook vi.ts indicted for italling divers mins of
money, the property of her master, Samuel, Fenn, on
the 21st of September la-t. The prisoner had been sus-
pected, and a trap was accordingly hid; and on search-
ing her a quantity of money, which bad been marked.
was found.,Guilty.
Richard Leatvorthy was put to ill; bir, andindiet-1
molt charging him with itenling ilye.allifereigns. the
property of his master, William Nediling, to whom
be
had been apprenticed.—Guilts. ..
James Tibbs was found gulftr of stealing a quantity'
of brandy, the property of his employers, Messrs.Darand
and Blakeway? sentenced to be trauspotted for 14 years.
THE ARMY.
•
The first division of the 77th Regiment of Infantry marched from
Delfaat barracks on the 21K inst. for Dublin. The remaining three
divisions march this day. to-Morrow, and Monday. During their
short stay iv. Bdthat their good conduct has procured tor them ge-
neral esteem,
The first division of the 11th Regiment of Infantry, Lieutenant-
Colonel Goma+, CoMmatlder, will take posseidou Of Belfast garri-
son to-morrow. Major Foss-Ciatar-xca has at present the command
of this Regitnent.
The Wigan Volunteer Light Itorse, under the command of Cap-
tain Kitaast.r.v, having performed the limited service of eight days
They were next day inspeetlal by Major WA, of the 5d Dragoon
Guards, who expressed Mullet( perfectly satisfied with the general
good order and disciplisit of the Troop.
Tax LAT* }tact. or paint..mall:lL—The F.arl of BRIDGWA7Eit
entered the service as a Cornet in the 7th Light Dragoons on the
25th January, 1771, in which regiment he was appointed Lieute-
nant the 7th June, 1775, and Captain 29th May, 1776. His Lord-
ship received the Brevet of Major 27th August, 1779, the Majority
of the 22d Light Dragoons 14th December, 1779, and that of the
20th Light Marinas on 954 March, 1781. Ile was appointed
Lieutenant-Colonel of the 21st Light Dragoons on 90th November,
1182, and reduced with the regiment 24th June, 1785. He received
the Lieutenant-Colotteley of the 7th Light Dragoons, 18th Novem-
ber, 1794; the Brevet of Colonel, 12th October, 1795; the rank of
Major- General, 20th February, 1795 ; and the Coloneley
ved of thase
14th Light Dragoons, Ist June. 1797. • His • Loidsbip ser
Major,General on the Staff in Ireland till May, 119 n, when he was
removed to the Staff of the Eastern District in England, where he
continued till 25th December, 1802. He received the rank of Lieu-
tenant-General, 29th April, 1802, and that of General, Ist January,
1812. His Lordship purchased, with the °acclaim of the Majority
of the 20th Light Dragoons, his different reginaeptal Commissions:
Ilmaratt, AVOOrr 9.—The Officers of the 2d Halifax Regiment
of Militia, nn Saturday last, gave a Dinner to Lientenant-Colonel
Xistines, of his Majesty's 62d libegiment, on his lei Sting the pro-
vince and Lieutenant-Colonel WrOnlitotox, impacting Yield Officer,
at the &change Coffee.house, and to which she CoMnadoding Off'
laid the several Regiments in the Garrison,and of the Ist Resi-.
melt of Militia, were invited. LieutenataXdionel ?mount pre-
sided, assisted by Major Decals. The dinder oral eacellent, and
the utmost harmony prevailed. Antimpt aOa Inns, et toasts
we observe the following :
The King, the Father of. his People—Gactileas hint. •
.
The Royal Family.
His Excellency Sir James Kempt, our worthaliloyvernor.
The Earl of Dalhousie—a safe return to hls
Our worthy guest, Lientimant-Colenel
Lieutenant-Colonel Wodeholifei Inspecting Field Oilizer,—are
fully appreciate his valuable services.
The. Duke of York and the Ann:
The `Duke of Clarence and the' Nan.-. - _
Colonel Mackie and the Garrison of Halifax. • .
Ligutenant-Colonet Jeffery, and the First Halifu Regimeat.
Though divided we still are one.
Major Tretitain, and the Militia Artillery.
_
Country and Home.
The Cause of Liberry—Lfeeling its blessings under rational re-
straints, we wish them diffused over the World.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
- BENCH, OCTOBER es. •
line/isms v. mite.% en.
fig act t for the Ist each of arf agreement-
Withrespect to the letting of certain premises.
A number of witnesses were called pro and con,' to
prove the_ precise underistainding of the agreement, and, -
what was done in pursuance of it.—Yeediet fps defendant.'
WARD .0. STOKES, Hill TWO SONS, AND,ANOTHEIL
Mr. Et no OW am opened. There: was . mach ;pleading.
land counter-pleading, with cross-charges of assaeli;
The- COUNtoN-SseiRANT stated, that .it. veps-aconsile
derable aggravation of the assault cleutedetlipt then de),
fenttants had put in these pleas. The assault 40101 t place
at the Harrow Inn, at Stratford, in Essex. The plain.
tiff was a respectable miller; the .defendants were the
innkeeper and his two suns, and a man named. Francis,.
who is a coach-maker. • .
John Nils examined by Mr. BIIOUGHAM.—V-guiWSI
the plaiMiff, also Richard Stokes, the elder, who keel*.
rhinerrow, at Stratford ; ;members, the latter end -or
January, seeing Ward sitting in the parlour of the Hari,
tow, talking to his friends.; the first thing that Skokele
the elder, told Ward was, he owed him a debt Of E5"."44.•
and he was no mars for staying away. Ward pulled pet
a sovereign, which Stokes teek, and brought .hins.the
bill with change; Stokes said the to -room is 'good
enough for you; Ward upon this held out his liant,
and said, I .am independent, of you and every malt
in the parish, and tut ring round lathe person whw*Me
in with him, said, •• If • you are a rogues I am not, and.
Shall not drink with you." Ward's left side was towards
Stokes—t.he touched 'Mr. Stokes in a slight Way, op the
'breast, but without intending, any, hlow,'When he said,
•at ate as independent as you. Mr. Ward his but one
I eye. Mr. Stokes said, "If you dO that again I'll strike you;
I won't be knocked about." Heard Stokes's daughter say,
1,4 What have you to do with the Mani! he has paid his
bill • you me, father, alvtay s so hasty and passionate."
Stoics rosefrom his chair, and fell to heating Ward se-
verely about the bead ; Was d rose and they set-to, when
Stokes fell with his head upon the sink of the robni, which
was the kitchen. Richard and Henry Stokes, the sons, im-
mediately came in, and got their coats off, when they
fell to beating Ward so that hd *Ss obligated to
fall. Richard Stokes then dragged hiM through the
kitchen- and passage, and then flung Ward into the
kennel or the street. Francis came out, and asked who
that was? and added "Serve iti.:ll out ; it is the Miller.'
Then all the three Stokeses held l.im up, and nsi/kd bins
all about the head. Afterwards saw him led home by
two persons. Witness saw Ward next day, iced he
never saw such a face in hii life, it ells so brtiiked and
bloody. Heard the defendants say they would as Sdon
have killed Ward outright. Stokes, the elder, said to
witness, that if it came to out], and witness would stop
out of the way, he (Stokes) would s:.tisfy witness ; mean-
ing he would pay him not to come for was d as a witness.
Cross-examined -by Mr. Mannyar.—Ward' did hot
promise to set witness bp. in a shop for the sake of his
evidence. There was some blood on Stokes's • face--
indeed there yak blood all over, and a scar on his face.
George Bish las in the house adjoining, where
him-
self and friend heard a great. noise from the Harrow
passage. Saw Richard Stbkes the younger dragging
Mr,,Ward.lhyr.the collar, and throwing him into the
street. Frilicis beid up Ward whilst he was severely
beaten about the head and brains by the three Stokeses.
They ell went into the house, except Henry Stokes, who
said, r° Crime horse again, and I will serve you the saute."
Witness, withh-kis ftlends, Pugh and Fraser, picked
Ward up; and took hiiis to witness's house. The blows
and blond on his face hadiso'clisfigared Ward, xitness
did not know him.
Richard Pugh corroborated the former witness as to -
the violence t.f the assault. Heard one of the younit
Stokeses say, " hit him again father, I'll hold hint ui'.
Pell said, •• For Gods sake don't kill the man." 'Young
Stokes said, IT serve them the same that takes his
part." The miller was milled about the head and faces
Joseph Johnson likewise saw them dragging Ward
out of the house, and the treatment he suffer ed.
Mr. M ItRVAT, for the defendants, said he would not
go into the evidence in support of the defendants pleas,
although he had several witnesses to the violent con-
duct of the plaintiff in the house. Having conferred
with his friends on the other side, it was agreed to take
a verdict, by consent, for the plaintiff, in the sum of
101.—Verdict for the plaintiff accordingly.
THREES AND OTHERS O. iDGH AND Omits.
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, the as-
signees of the estate of a bankrupt named Beaumont,
against the defendants, the owners of a vessel called
the Tarleton Castle, for the recovery of a certain mount
of property, which the bankrupt had consigned, to a
person named Savage, resident at Siena Leone. It ap-
peared in evidente, that one of the defendants, the Cap-
tain of the vessel, hid reteived notice at Portsmouth,
from the assignees under the commission then sued out
against Beaumont, who had attempted to wake his
escape out Of the country. . •
•A verdict was ultimately given fir the plaintiff for
thefull amount dish:had, deductiog £6O, the value of
some goods actually ordered by Savage, which there
was consequently na reason fOr suspecting to have been
collusively consigned.
the Grand Jury of"nir'l7l have found a trove bill of
indictment against Throe Allen, for cutting end maim-
ing her husband.
According to a clause iii the New Marriige Ait, it
bettimes necessary, on he lit of Nov'esitber Deg, for every Parish
to be provided with a new Register Book kik the gamy of banns,
and frees which holy they are to be published.
The New Zeal.nd Flat Plant, which wasthe Cause of
the. iirse*plantatiost o our convicts at Ohtsny Bay to 11111,14 round
to beadinctigenous plant of the south of Ireland, frown. char
itsitly. A sample of this ben" or was has been Sent to Laotian.
• Ina Npasnente EILPEDITIOIL—Of this intete•aing
Inpedidant s "try fail Account of abode Fifteen Colville win sp.
pear in the Lrressit Gams* of Saturday the Statts is It
will embrace ample details of the Esquimau", their menossrs Sod
euitoms ; an sotheotie Naftali,' of aill the prifielpet notair
betel the Test/OWe; kconipendiltal at the Setentill leionnasioe
disabled, and Many curiona end mitosis' Anecdotes &Wog to our
Sonotrymett and the Natives.—Early Orders ate zees!, as oat,
a ceases extra ossni§er of the Literary Gazette Ated.--
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OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, OCTOBER 23.

The prisoners who had committed offences in Lon-
don were called up to plead before a London Jury.
John Lewis was indicted for stealing from' the per-
son of John Watson a handkerchief, on the 11th of Oc-
tober. The prosecutor was psssing throygh High Hol-
born towards Oxford-street, when he felt a pull at his
pocket. The prisoner was immediately taken into cus-
tody. A witness proved that he saw the prisoner take
the handkerchief out of Mr. Watson's pocket.—The
Jury found a verdict—Gailty.
John Best was capitally indicted for stealing four
sovereigns and other property, in the dwelling-beese of
William Barry. .

The prosecutor's wife stated that her husband was a
hairdresser, living in Rosemary-Line. Her husband was
going out of town, and the prisoner came on tbaJlth
of July to the shop to take his place as a hairdresser.
She had afterwards occasion to leave the shop, and the
prisoner was left alone in it. On her return the found
the front door fastened, and she was obliged to enter
the house by a back door. She then found that the pri-
soner was gone, and bad taken with him the four sove-
reigns which she had laid by for her rent. The prisoner
knew that she had laid this money by for that purpose.
Another witness, who was also a hairdresser, and who

knew the prisoner well, proved that the prisoner, soon
after the 11th of July, came into a public-house where
he was sitting, and offered to fight for a sovereign, at
the same time laying down a sovereign .on the table.
Knowing the prisoner well, witness marked this circum-
stance. He afterwards heard of the robbery is question.
The prisoner in his defence denied the charge entirely.
He left the house being desirous to quit so" low a quar-
ter." The prosecutrix, he said, used to take four or five
glasses of gin in the morning. The prosecutria being
recalled, denied the fact, but admitted that she had
given the prisoner two or three glasses of gin" by way
of encouragement."—The Jury found him Not Guilty.

John Taylor was indicted for stealing a quantity of'
plate in the dwelling-house of his master, Mr. Annan-
stale, a surgeon, in Westminster. The prosecutor was
, not aware that the property had been stolen from him
• until he was acquainted with the fact by a pawnbroker,
.
at whose shop the plice had been pawned.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of.the larceny,
and acquitted him of the capital charge.
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Henry Thompson was indicted for burglariously
. breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Ann Tim-
• max, on the 20th of October, and stealing two salt-spoons
and other property. One of the kitchen. windows of the
prosecutrix's house was left open on the night in ques-
tion, and the robber entered by that means. The watch-
man, while on his beat, saw two men looking about the
house. On entering the house, a phosphorus box, a
_ crow-bar, and a glove were found. In an adjoining
house the prisoner was discovered, pretending to be
asleep, and in his possession was found a glove which
corresponded with that picked up in the house. The
prisoner now said in his defence that he was intoxicated
at the time. Verdict—Guilty.
No other trial of any public importance took place
until the time arrived when the Judges usually depart.
Mr. Justice Platt, on rising, addressed the Clerk of
• the Arraigns as follows Let the cases which will
be submitted to our consideration to-morrow be of a
more important nature than those with which we have
been occupied to-day. It is very extraordinary that
such trifling cases should be brought beforeus."
The Clerk of the Arraigns.—.. My Lord, it is the
fault of the witnesses in not going before the Grand ,
Jury at an earlier period:'
Mr. Justice Pann.—" Then in future I will take
care that such witnesses shall not receive their expenses.
Anciently, the presence of the Judges was never re-
quired at the Old Bailey, except on special and im-
portant occasions ; but now, when they regularly at-
tend, their time is occupied only with the most trivial
cases, and all the trials for capital offences are reserved
for the last days of the Session. This practice must not
be allowed to continue."
Mr. Baron Gannow.--" I wish to add a few words
to what has fallen from my brother Park. I know that
there are persons who, to suit their own convenience,
presume to marshal the order in which bills shall be
presented to the Grand Jury. If that practice obtain,
it will be found that the Court has strength enough to
correct it."
..• Edward Dermody, a boy about ten years of age, was
4: convicted of stealing a bundle of paper, the property
• •,. of Samuel Davis, of Cheapside. It appeared that the
• young offender had been liberated from prison only a
. few days before he committed the crime.
The RECORDZR intimated that he would be sent out
of the country.
John Franks, Daniel Driscoll, , aged 14, And William
Moore, aged eightee4 were severally tried and con-
victed of picking pockets, in the day time, and sentenced
to be transported for life.

CHANGZ RlNGlNG.—Tuesday, the 21st instant, being
the anniversary of the Victory of Trafalgar, the Society
of Eastern Scholars of Greenwich, Kent, ascended their
Tower, and rang a true and complete peal of Geandsilt.
Triples, comprising 5,040 changes. It was conducted
by Mr. Joseph Ladley, and performed in three hours
and 13 minutes.

Yesterday morning a most ludicrous-scene presented
itself in Cheapside :—A porter, literally dripping from
head to foot, and nearly blinded with some 61th which
flowed down his face, was seen hanging after a fashion-
ably-dressed Gentleman, whom he kept continually
abusing. A crowd soon gathered at the sight of the
man's woeful plight, and seemed bursting for an evil'.
nation ; but keeping a respectful distance, in compli-
ment to their olfactory nerves, when neat the Poultry,
the man stepping forward, insisted the Gentleman should
go no farther, and they both went into a shop, and a
constable was sent for. It then came out that the porter,
was passing across Paternoster-row, with a basket on his
head, containing SOO eggs, and called out to the Gen-
tleman not to run against him, but who, not heeding,
came plump upon him, and broke the whole cargo,
which, descending in plentiful streams, with here and
there a bad one, left the poor fellow in the dismal
pickle described. On the Gentleman giving his address,
be was 'allowed to purtue his way ; and the porter,
whose name is Keys, was accompanied home amid the
Jests and waggeries of the mob.
We bave-heard of the fell of Lucifer, and the fall of
Cromaiel, and the fall of Welsey, but one of the plea-
santest tumbles upon record was that of a Mr. John
Fell, who, when he removed from one part of the me-
trhpolis to another, wrote over his door—." I reirfrom

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SURREY SESSIONS.
•
• Yesterday Thomas Willows
and Jaws Lilfiftterein-
dicted for stealing three Wift' and one go,* the pria=
perty of William Good. r.
William Good, green-grocer, of Crown-street, New-
ington, stated, that on Tuesday last, about six o'clock
in the evening, he stopped Williams in a passage lead-
ing to the back part of his house, and seised hold of
him, suspecting (there being no thoroughfare) that he
had stolen something out of witness's premises; he chal-
lenged him with stealing something, but he denied it,
and malciAg a struggle ran off, leaving part of his'shirt
and waistcoat in the witness's hands; Lilly then came
out, apparently from the same place, and ran past wit-
ness, who immediately raised the cry of „stop thief."
The prisoners were stopped and brought back, witness
having just before picked up some wet linen in the
i;
pas-
sage, which the prisoner Williams had dropped.
prisoners then disclaimed all knowledge of each other.
By Lilly.--I cannot swear you are the person who
ran past me.
Pane, constable of Newington, residing near
the prosecutor, stated that he heard the cry of " stop
thief," and joined in pursuit: and Williams being pointed
out as the person, he stopped him and took him to the
prosecutor's house; he had his shirt and waistcoat torn,
and the pieces in the prosecutor's possession corresponded
with them ; ,the prisoners disowned each other, and
afterwards Williams said to Lilly, " Jam, lend me
your handkerchief," this was before either of their
names was asked. Good delivered to witness the linen
in a wet state.

John Wright, also constable of Newington, joined in
the cry of stop thief," and secured Lilly within about
seventy yards of the prosecutor's house. •
Elizabeth Good, wife of the prosecutor, identified the
three shifts and gown found in the passage as belong-
ing to her; she had been washing on Tuesday, and
hung the propetty on the line in the yard, round which
was a wall above a man's height.
The prisoners denied all knowledge of the robber
The CHAIRMAN having summed up the evidence, the
Jury returned their verdict, finding both Guilty.
They were sentenced to seven years' transport4tion.
Thomas Cox Itackstrow was indicted for assault and
false imprisonment of Wm. Seaman.
There are other indictments, charging the defendant
with fraud, found by the Grand Jury ; but from some
niceties in the practice of the Court, introduced by the
late new regulations as to the law of traverse, the im-
mediate charge, though intimately connected with the
subject of the other indictments, was strictly taken upon
its own merits.

WED. Seaman called.—On the 12th September, 1829,
called on the defendant, 3t No.lB, Lambeth-road ; went
relative to a bill overdue and dishcnoured. Mrs. Sea-
man had taken the bill of 151. payable at a month ; was
against her taking it; told the defendant the bill was dis-
honoured; had called three orfourtimes before. On the

12th September said he came to know why defendant had
used him so ill. Defendant said, "I did think of paying
you, but I have changed my mind ; I never will lay
you; I'll have no transactions with a thief. Look in
that glass there (pointing to a looking-glass on the
table), ra shew you there the face of a thief. You
know you're a thief. You were born a thief, you
have lived a thief, and you will die a thief." Witness
is proprietor of baths in Downing-street, and has held
them for seven years. Defendant said, " I'll shew you
Lavater's Physiognomy, and no one that ever possessed
that face, but must be a thief. Witness said this was
hard, when he came to complain of being swindled out
of his bread, his money, and his situation. Defendant
'flew at him with both fists; one fist close to his face, the
other near the stomach. Witness told him that he would
call him swindler before any Magistrate; putting both
his hands into his hat and holding himself firm. De-
fendant swore that if witness called him a swindler his
life should answer. Witness attempted to get the handle
of the door, to cry " Murder!" and to escape—did cry
" Murder ras loud as he could call. Defendant swore
lie would kill him, getting between the witness and
the door : he said, " At the peril of your life call
der' again ; walk round to the other corner of the room."
No one answered the cry, and witness, in fear, obeyed
him. Witnesi could not describe the rage he was in,
but left the Court to imagine a !madman worse than
any one he had ever seen. Defendant said he was going
to call a constable. Witness said he would be very
happy to be able to tell his story of oppression and in-
jury before any Magistrate, either as plaintiff or dr
fendant ; was detained an hour and a quarter by his
own watch. Delicacy prompted witness to say at last,
" As the constable is not come, may I retire into the
garden?' This application was thrice repeated. De-
fendant slid he had altered his mind, and would not
send for a constable. Witness said, " I am afraid to

open the door under the threat you have made; you
must open the door ;" which being done, and witness
finding himself out of reAch,. told him that he would
indict him for an assault. Witness accordingly had him
up to Union-Hall. Defendant admitted what he had
done, but said, " I did not strike you, and you cannot
make an assault of it."
Crossdeziniined by Mr. THISSIGILR.—The room is on
the ground floor, in Lambeth-road ; there is a garden
in front • Rackstrow is a lodger. Witness used its
loud as he could, and would hake continued to cry but
for fear of his life. He entered tie house at ten o'clock
on the morning of the 12th : applied for a warrant on
the 18th, and obtained it on the 19th. Before the ap-
plication Rackstrow had served him with a writ for de-
famation, on account of his wife. Had talked with a
Mr. Butts, but newer said that he had brought this in-
dictment for the purposc of bringing forward the other
matter. Mrs. Rackstrow was present part of the time.
The Jury found the defendant guilty of go assault
only.—Sentenced to pay a fine of 6s. Bd. to the King.
The Sessions then terminated.

Caenot.—The Magdeourgesche Zeilungs. a Journal
published at Magdeburg, under the Prussian Censor-
ship, contains the following letter e,.,-About to return to
my country, and to leave a town, where so many atten-
tions have been paid-both to my deceased father, so that
be praised himself for choosing it for us asylum; I re-
gard it as a sacred duty. to testify publicly my grati-
tudeict to those who have so weltubserved d*rei due
to misfortune and an honourable character. fatbet-
carried with him into his greet the esteem of onour-.
able men of all countries and of all parties; and this re.
flection is a soot if coostdadoe to his family and se
the numeral f • s wa deplore his loss. I leave a
precious relic in wielovis which will &olden -at.'
;fact me back; bet whatever say be my faro the .pr,Option which ay istbgriad aiyadfhantexived this
will never be citd from
ary ateratorL_
* SUPPOLITZ CARROT.
a 3.41166•11, ale. 401 Mr." Oseriir Postai.

Anmuss: AFSSIONS.
Yesterday, Jaws SsiiM,' thirdititei of i 'Kendal-
Town stage-coach, appall/ad against a•conviction for
furious driving. et ,
An informer,nitille&cliampsseys, stated, that on the
Bth of Augusts e was standing at the door of the Castle,
in Kentish-Town, 'and saw two coaches pass him in a
Igallop, as if running a race ; one of them wat driven
by the appellant, and was numbered 4,920. It was
going, at the rate of niue or ten miles an hour. After
the witness laid the information, the appellant offered
him.two sovereigns to settle the business.
Mr. ARABIN, who was Counsel for the appellant,
contended, that the witness Was not to judge of what
was furious driving, and said be would provethe horses
were wholly unable to go at anything like the rate of
nine miles an hour.
Two witnesses, who were in the service of the owner
of the coach, deposed, that it was quite impossible that
"fie horses could be driven at more than the rate of six
or seven miles an hour, by any effort of the driver's ;
they had given up driving them both, "in consequence
of their being quite worn out.
The CHAIRMAN said, the Act of Parliament against
furious driving was a humane Act, intended to preserve
the lives of his Majesty's subjects, and the informers
could not be better employed than in potting it in force.
The conviction was confirmed, with 40s. costs.

Several convictions against bakers for -selling half-
quartern loaves were confirmed with costs.

THE PARISH OF HAMPTON D. THR PARIIII OF ST.
WHO&
This was n appeal against a removal of a child to
the parish of Hampton. The child was one.of a woman
who had been in the service of the ,Duke of Claience
when she became pregnant, and as she had sometimes
lived at St.James's, and sometimes at Bushey, the ques-
tion was to which parish she belonged.
Mr. ANDREWS contended, that as the female had
ended her second year's service at Bushey, her parish
must be there, and the order ought to be confirmed.
MI. ADOLPH us, on the other hand, stated that though
she ended her second year's service at Bushey, yet as the
had slept at St. James's for the course of a' month, en-
tel ing into a third year's service, when she was paid a
full quarter's wages, and discharged in consequence of
her situation, he thought the Court would decide that
the order ought to be quashed. ,
The CHAIRMAN was of opinion, that wherever she
slept the last night of her service, that that should be
considered her parish.— The order of removal was
therefore quashed.

Tuesday, the CA RNATIC, wane ship of the line, built
of teak, was launched at the Dock-yard at Portsmouth,
in the presence of a greater number of persons than had
assemble on any simile occasion for many years past,
who were quite delighted--with the grandeur and mag-
nificence of the scene. She descended majestically from
the slip into the sea, amidst the acclamations of the
assembled multitude. •

ABSTINENCE.—A recent New York paper states,
that there is now in that city a young lady, about 18
yegrs of age, a Miss MARE ANN BARNES, from Middle-
town, Connecticut, who for more than twelve months
past (with a single exception) " has wholly abstained
from vegetable or animal food. In July, 1821, sfie
was takes% sick with bilious fever, which soon left her,
and she was attackeJ with a complication of nervoos
disorders. From the time she was taken sick she ex-
perienced a gradual loss of appetite, till the 3lst Au-
gust, 1829, when she was wholly refused all kinds of
animal or ordinary vegetable food. She takes occa-
sionally an apple, peach, or pear, in their season, but
her ordinary nutriment is molasses and water. A quart
of the former lasts her five weeks. She has ho loathing
of food (except when she attempts to eat it), but a total
indifference to it. The last time she took animal or or- ,
nary vegetable food was about a year ago. It consisted
of two peas. Her health, since her abstinence, has
rather improved than otherwise. She is able, with help,
to walk. Her countenance is not sickly, and her spirits'
a; e cheerful.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.,•••4IOHEAV,
,Ftrti. 2t—
boat from Surat, bound toloinbity, in which Captain
JOHNSON, of the Artillery,' end Lieutenant Roatuscre,
of the 20th regiment, hactembarked, was lost outside
of Surat bar, on the night of the 20th ult. and every
person on board: perished, with the exception of one
native (a Bandaree), who was picked up by another
boat on the following morning. The account which
this man gives is, that he left Sent in a boat with two
European officers (who are known to be the Gentlemen
Above mentioned); that in the evening of the same day,
The Tindal in charge of the boat, thinking he should not
be able to cross the bar in the night time, anchored the*
:girt in the river; with a determination to. remain there
iota day-light; befogs midnight, however, he was
called up by the CU/admen, who urged him to get the
boat under wiry andin•re 804:stating that the wind was
quite fair, the weather was 'clear, and that they were
only losing time by remaining there ; the Tindal remon-
strated, but as they persisted, hi got an anchor up and
proceeded on his verge. In crossing the bar, the boat
(which was laden with tiles) struck twice, and began to
teak so Much that it required' all the people on board
to bale out the water; it appeared, however, that in this
state they got out to sea, when in a short time the boat
suddenly sunk. On recovering himself, the Bandaree
found that.he and three others were clinging to a piece
of the mast, which must have been clenched from the
boat when it went down. His comPanionsdropped off
during the night one after the other ; but he, from being
accustomed to use great exertion with his arms in climb-
ing trees, was able to hang on till day-light, when he
was picked op by a boat and brought to Bombay. We
understand that the body of one of the Gentlemen has
since been washed on shore, tint which of the two is not
known. This . narrative affords a sad example of the
imprudence of interfering with the natives in the mas'
nagement of their boats.
Who would have thought that the, &aide ofFranie
was stolen from the Koran? Yet the following extract
from the second chapter of Bale's translation, will chew
that Mal:onset, and not Lord :Hale; man Awe the
honour of this et wisest law in the Statute BOA," 111,
• Kenyon calls Oh true believers, *men ye:
bind yourselves one to the other in a debt for a regain
take, write it down "Ind difidiiit not to *knit done,
be it *large debt or he it a ;Alan ,SF,, until its time of
payment. This will be snotelestAn the ,sight 4 GOD,
and snore -fight Air boring winsees, aad none easy,
that As essine4V."` .But `if it be 'for bir
' Omit WWI traliaa %iv 4 tsi; it' a
INI swims in you ifs. swim et nin
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POLICE 17%7E4

_

BOW-BTRI
Foam' os ColliallOlClL—Yesterday
George Fkteker appeared before the
rily surrendered himself to Lack, the
ing. From the statement of the lam
residing in Tottenham-place, Totter
that about six weeks ago the primer.'
For tile first three weeks nothing h
piclon gs to his want of honesty.
hoviover' Fletcher left his lodgings, a
his departure the landlord's box vet
watch, three sovereigns, and some otl
ral Mauves to discover Fletcher's re
Fletcher himself felt differently a
wrong, but he dreaded to meet the e
will make cowards of us all." He
three weeks, labouring under great n
endure it any longer he surrendered 1
The Magistrate asked him how he
and he answered, that unfortunate
temptation to take the things was str
but, after all, he felt so acutely for I
that he could not be happy without
hands of justice.--He was committee
Sir Iticsaan Minna mentioned, ii
be had receited from Mrs. Grant, a
in Scotland, a large bale of books,
Tales," which she ret,uested bins to
wrier, brought before him. They
in the Strand, addressed us kim (Sir
ter, couched in language which did
of the benevolent donor. Ile .tumid
wishes to the fullest extent in his pos
GUILDH.,

A respectable-looking etderly man,
in a good suit of black, who stated
residing at No. 4, Wellington-place,
up yesterday before thE sitting Nlagisi
on the following charge of felony :
Mrs. Napier, who keeps a child-be
house, No. 136, Fenchurch-street,
into her shop `about two o'clock on
under the pretence of purchasing son
some, which appeared to suit trim,
shirts. She placed three before him
scantly snatched up, and ran off with.
gave the alarm of " stop thief !" sere'
and, as she understood, he. was sto,
property upon him. The shirts were
worth about 45. a piece. On the pria
Identified it as hers by the marks up(
The officer who produced the Nhin
the possession of the prisoner. tlesr
ran up, and found him in the custod
did not know, but who, on learning tl
bim over to him, tdgether with the I
soner had in his possession when he sr
he found a good 'silver watch In his f

The prist;ner, when asked by the
to give of his conduct, replied," I at
don't know how I came to du it. I a
for half an hour together." When
living, ke said he was at present of
for nine weeks. He had held varb
tutor, and his last employment was i
at Tokiting.

The Alderman obstried, that as it
found on hit, that the prisoner was
cure for his conduct, and was about
Napier, the husband, however, Wet
half, hoping that it was hia first tan
by no means convinced that he was
*sanded him for a furthet hearing, t
specting him, as well as for the pt
ante, if possible, of the individual
perry from him, and whose evide
complete the case against him.
It Y- LA-1
An information, under the 4th o
called the " Turnpike Act," was yi
the Parish Trust of Paddington, ag
John Bell, toe builders, for having
window, in the turnpike-road, cal
projected beyond the line of baUdini
The penalty was merely 40s. and th

Mi. Puit.iirs asked the witness it
window ?—Mr. Onions admitted it
Mr. Puritan then said the case
though, in consequence of thr pusi
present King, several clauses of the
bring from 56 to 57 inclusive, and 1
78th clause, which authorised any p
auy ornamental or decorative fro
iron palisades, and his client had 0
trims of the Act of Parliament.

Mr. Pittman, the Vestry-Clerk
the 14th of the late King, called tb
to streets and the Metropolis, and
mortality.
Mr. Putwrs answered this by r
which the Parishes of Mary-la-b
are particularly named,besides all c
mortality.
The Magistrates said that the la
mused the inforwation.

MA RLBOROUC
I. ilstbary, alias Jock &row, and
stealing a bur of watches and trinl
D. Burgess, who keeps a stand for
Guards, and which they sold to a
Elisabeth .Teskins, -Jame BAIA H.i
were charged as accessories after
prosecutor placed the goods in a be
fruit-woman while he put his sum!
...ores, the box was gone. From
prisitnets were apprehended, and
the bliwistrate, induced thereto, lid
'him only :13. so. 4d. 'shit share. '
with the exception of Yates, who ap
HATTON-6

J. nits, Parwas, and J. &Wks
killing L Sadler, in a pugilistic sh
Fields, on Monday night, and the
on the occasion. It wu stated, that
Coroner's Inquest that the decease
by the rupture of a blood-vessel o
been occasioned by irritation-or a f
Inence, brought in a verdict of" I
said, their decision was not to be f 4
but on the testimony of witnesses..
but there being none in attendance
Two paupers, belonging to St.
of an insulicient allowance from t
asrtheir application for relief, the,
which they were allowed Bd. per t
day. Other paupers stated, that
breaking which wu soon acquired
17 tons a week, and three others
average 45 tons a week. The Ovt
idle, and the Magistrate refused th
LA M BETH
J. Bates, who keeps assign of
row, St. Catherine's, wag amino
license, or with a license obtained
lug proper to attend, though the
days to suit his ceuvenknee, be
MA RI
October 17, in limerick, Heat
Roxeltoteth Re:knelt, to Anne,d
ill, at fibakerley Ilene
R.N. to hem, only daughter of tl
Dill
Oct; tti, after a short Sinew, in
benksoller. taco of Badonismost,
At Quito,. Ansuains,:in
eon, seq. stoke Dr. Haidennp.g
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