Star.
London, England, 1830-08-05 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

YORK, AUGUST 1.
Thomas Farraday, a decently dressed old man, was arraigned
this day upon a charge of having had in his possession a bank bill,
value 1001. which formed part of the notes stolen in September last
from the betting.rooms at Doncaster. The prosecution was con.
ducted by Messrs. Startle and Dodd, and the prisoner was defended
by Messrs. Cottingham and Pateson. The evidence was of a very
voluminous nature, and occupied the attention of the Court during
the whole day. It has, however, been before the public on a former
trial, that of Smart, who was supposed to have been the principal in
the robbery, and to repeat it again would be unnecessary, as no fresh
points occurred worth publication. The case was founded upon the
fact of the prisoner having passed the note upon which he was
indicted, to a bank at Stourbrsdge, near Birmingham. Two clerks
were called whose testimony 'was not found sufficient to bear out the
suspiction, and the prisoner was consequently acquitted. The
Judge (Bilyley) opined that the prisoner ought not to have been
tried before Madden, another of the supposed principals in the
robbery; but sornehow.or other the indictment was brought on.
Farraday was acquitted in sufficient time to allow him to fill his
betting book on the course with odds of every description from the
long to the two to one. Whether he was there or not is, however,
not distinctly known.
NISI PRIUS COURT.

OSTTNIJ.
Ten hours at Ostend, one half of which is spent in sleep, and I
undertake to give a practical account of all its peculiaritice—praise
be to the spirit of ignorance, which inspires my understanding, and
blessed the memory of the various sages who have exhausted all
that could be said on the subject of learning, politics, and morals.
There is so much wisdom and knowledge In the world that the plain
and common-place good folk, of whom I am enamoured, can rarely
get a word or two which they can comprehend. Let them now read
and be happy—the blind are about to lead the blind ; and, if sweet
heaven spares me health and a steel pen, I mesa to inflict such doses
of utter ignorance of all that is ancient and mysterious, that the most
unlearned shall rejoice, and the most domestic shall be acquainted
with parts beyond the sea.
The Ramona, in which I began my course, is a vessel much to
be recommended. She is a steamer which can command eleven
miles an hour; and starting as we did, at eleven in the forenoon,
she can drop you at Ostend in fifteen hours. Her captain is no
fon, and he is more attentive to his ship than to his passengers,
which is to me the very essence of a good captain. Unlike others
whom we have seen, he avoids all idle communication, and, stand-
ing on the paddle-box, he is occupied with the rivercraft, whom he
will not run down, and with the sailors, whom he blows up. Even
at dinner he resists the head of the table, the Must seat of a cap-
tain's glory, and he stays on deck, watching like a gentle shepherd,
as he is, the safety of the flock which feeds below. The steward of
tee demons is in a doubtful state, which will be converted into that
of censure, unless he breaks the heads of the two imps who serve
,:.,der him as devils, and unless he converts the frown of the lady
: toward into cheerfulness. Moreover, we call his attention to the
toughness of the boiled beef which the top of the dinner table,
cud to the scantiness of the fare wrige;s provided for appetites in
the river, whom the billows beyond the Foreland have not yet con-
tracted. Saving these reservations, we do commend the ship, and
:nay our successors be as lucky as we were.
Landing at two in the morning, it is sweet to hear the cries of
the hounds which hunt the passengers for the different inns. That
artoyance, which at all other times is a perfect misery, is at that
moment a source of consolation. It conveys to the sea-sick pas-
senger the assurance that help is at hand—it speaks of tea, and
:offee, and soup, and broiled ham, and of all the restoratives which
the stomach craves; but the attainment of which is, at that hour,
doubtful. Roar on, sweet youths, in French, in Dutch, in Ger-
.ltan, and English—your tumult is music to our ears—every inn is
a pmadise, the nearest is the best. Here, gentle traveller, it is well,
as Sir Francis de Sales says, to pause and consider. Be not taken
in as I was, and place no confidence in the sign of the Hotel, being
dear in British hearts, and to the fallacious inference that, because
the house is English, the master is English, the servants English,
that you will experience a moiety of those comforts which you
might depend on at home. I will not name the inn, for it may be
libellous to tell the truth, but the murder will out, if you ask for
the dearest and the worst; and if you should not be told, you will
recognise it by the waiter standing with his mouth open on the
stairs, and the chambermaid gaping at the window. You will dis.
rover it by the first spoonful of the soup, which is composed of
pepper and hot water, and by the toughness of the cutlet, which they
account for by saying that the meat is fresh, and that master's
butcher is famous for killing none but fresh cattle. There is the
Cour Imperial, which they now tell me le a good house • and the
4 ;olden Lion, which is well to speak of. Choose any but that which
it was our fate to select, and your heart will be content, and your
pocket more at ease.
Ostend, buried in the mists of the morning, presents any thing
hut an inviting appearance. The heart sickens at the foggy aspect,
but, as the day clears up, and the sun reveals its trim-built houses,
and its well-cleaned streets, it becomes not only a pleasing but a de-
sirable location. The place is a square of some extent, one side
b. ing occupied by the Town-hall, and the others by lofty and hand-
some mansions. The leading streets are wide, and the shops and
houses of a respectable character. The Wall,.—a terrace raised over
the beach, is one of the grandest public promenades I have ever
seen ; and the sands which lie beneath it afford the best accommods.
non for bathing. They are firm to the foot, and, either on them or
on the terrace, your eye is consoled by meeting ell the rank, beauty,
and fashion of Ostend, however limited the number of the posses.
sort of those qualities may be. The town is surrounded by ram.
parts and batteries erected at the expense of this Government, under
the superintendence of ours. They compose part of the line of for.
t tticatiuns, which preserve die coast and frontier of the Netherlands ;
and they have had the sanction of the Duke of Wellington ; but
they have given way in one quarter of Ostend, and the sea has made
dreadful ravages in that part. The contractors built them, it would
appear, all seemingly to the eye, but, like the foundation of our
Cestoin-house, the piles on which the fabric Jested were not
sufficient to support it, and down it came; and one of the coo.
tr.letors was tried for the fraud, and ordered fur execution ;
but the sentence was altered into one of perpetual impel.
roement ; and the other shot himself, to avoid the same fate.
The Government are now employed In making a radical cure, and
no contractor is likely to be hung for a weak foundation. The
work will occupy three years, and, when completed, will be an
honour and security to the town. About four years since the bar.
many of Ostend was broken in upon by the accidental explosion of
a powder-magazine, which threw down several old houses, unroofed
others, and shattered the window.glass in all. It occurred about
nine o'clock in the morning, and the confusion which prevailed,
particularly among the English residents, many of whom were not
risen, and others who were at breakfast, was amusing as well as ter.
r,fic. They were seen running into the streets, half undressed, stn.
knowing the cause of the alarm, and fancying that an earthquake had
retitle its awful visitation. Very few lives were lost, and, as the pi-
ate losses were paid by the Government, the calamity became a I
public good, fur the old houses were cleared away, and new were
built, which are now ao ornament to the town. There is one addi-
tion to the drawing-room windows, wtikh is characteristic, and
which might be well introduced in London, particularly in
faalitonable houses, where the inmates are desirous to dis.
tinguish friends from bores, and in those where unbiassed men are
anxious to separate friends from foes. The addition I speak of is
that of a small mirror, which reflects to the room every face which
pulses in the street, and the whole figure of each person knocking at
the particular dour. It is an invention equally amusing sod useful,
and to you, Mr. Editor, it would be more than ordinarily advanta-
geous; by it you would be able to select the lucky few whom you
wish to speak to, from the clamorous hundreds who wish to speak
to you—and, when your mind was exhausted, it would, as you per.
ceive, add to your reflections. The streets are well washed and
swept, the outsides of the houses are orderly and well brushed, and
the whole town convinces you that the great virtue of the people ts
cleanliness. The only begrimed face I saw in Ostend was at our
English hotel, and the only dirty people were the boys who plague
you at its door. Our housewives-erill understand how scrupulous
the people here are by the brightness of the brasses on the door,
which I am told is the beau ideal of domestic neatness.
Society is composed principally of English, some native Flemish,
and a very few French. There is very little pretension and few
affectations of superiority ; and, as a proof of equality, there are
but three carriages in the town. The English circle has been select,
and, until the last year, very agreeable ; but some bid subjects have eneee"'"utem•
bees lately landed, who are attempting to destroy good order, and BIARYLIBONZ.—Tuesday, Mr. W. Hodsale, a gentleman of
fortune, residing at Hampstead, was held to bail to appear at the
one or two duels have already marked their reach of intellect. The
Sessions to answer to a charge of firing atW. M. Springett, a police.
Flemish ladies are not many in number, and those whom my eyes
man No. 133, letter S. with a pistol loaded with sMt.
met were more good-looking than beautiful; and the whole order
of womenkind can be classed under the head of comely. The men The policeman said he observed the premises of the defendant on
fire, aim rang the bell in consequence. The defendant said that it
have fine broad faces, rather heavy ; and they are, in fact, a well.
was no matter, as it was only some rubbish burning, which had been
behaved, a quiet, but a stupid people. from the garden. He got over the wall Mn by advice of
Ostend, some years ago, during the American war of Indere. gathered
other policemen, to see what was the matter, and the defendant told
deuce, was an Austrian possession, and the great opening for British
tprivate watchman, who was standing by, to take him into custody.
commerce on the Continent. It was then a wealthy and a thrivini.
ne (witness) said he could not.. The defendant then said with an
place, and the English merchants built warehouses and mansions o
oath, " I wall shoot you." Witness on hearing this threat ran away,
great extent. At present its trade is of no consequence, and It is
and was endeavouring to get over the wall when defendant fired at
called by the natives a dead town. There is some business dim
in the export of grain, and Loudon receives its butter and its cheese. him—Three other witnesses gave evidence.
If there be a regeneration in Ostend, it will arise from the making Mr. Rawerosou said the case was very serious, and remarked
of it a packet station; and when one considers the facilities it affords on its hein similar to Colman MOW&
The defendant's solicitor said he should reserve his witnesses.
for a communication with England, the opening which has been
Mr. Herbale stated that there was no ball in the pistol, and that
begun by the General Steam Navigation Company, will, in a short
time, be much enlarged. The autam.boats from London arrive twice be was incapable of firing at any One.
The depositions were then forwarded to the Commissioners pee-
a week, and the mail from Margate tike also. There is no doubt
vious to the constable and witnesses being bound over to permute.
but that passengers would be found for two other days in the weep;
A Mrs. &MIMI Hill complained before Mr RAWLI3IIIIOS yes.
and if once a daily communication were established, the minds of a
today, that she had been robbed of her reticule in Baker-street, the
great portion of those travellers bound for the Rhine, and the whole
Netherlands, who go to Calais. would be directed hither, from the receding evening.
manifest advantages the route The fares must, in the Mr. Itawnu asked what the bag contained She said some
first place, be reduced ; foe wrirsr each extremity, namely, at new lace she had just purchased, some lam caps, about sixteen shil.
Rotterdam and Calais—there is cheapness and opposition, it will Bogs, and trifling articles.
Edward Fletcher, a serjeant la A. division of the new police,
newer do to pay high prices in the centre. As all things are de.
ned by convenience elated be sew the robbery (*minima, end pursued the thief, Wlter en-
termi a house in a court, and he was so close behind, that he got his
to the man of business i eves the slight one in appearance, though tered eve
In reality—namely, the saving of
body half in, but the thief closed the door upon him, and held him
time in procuring passports in London will be appreciated by those
between the door and the door post. Another policeman, wbe
who have undergone that trouble. There is no occasion to lose two.
was brought to the spot by the cry of Stop thief! took him intie
days in going to Bryanston-square to obtain it, for you are allowed
to land at t tstend without one, and the British Consul there is em. ensted7.
powered to give them at a trifling charge. With regard to the Toot the hound instead of the fox, said Mr. RAWLINSON.
prtation of menages, the beseht is still greater, for those which Yess_rePlied Fletcher, and before eeuld:eenvimet him that I was
belong to passengers are admitted free of duty, and, with a fee of a an mace* myself, the thief made hie mes by the back door, after
few francs to the Consul, for the certificate of ownership, you are stri_PPing off his jacket and cups which we produce.
saved the deposit, and the final los, which the Customs of the William Hooker, a sergeant of division D. apprehended at a late
French ports imposes on you. The sea voyage—namely, from hour in the evening, a ?nun; man named Mumma Ward, whom he
Margate, is but seven home ; and altogether, from experience, our suspected to be the thief. Mr. Rawnistsow asked Mrs. Hill Webs
wisdom or our ignorance never mends the route. knew him ? She replied, I can swear to the jammet and cap, but he
The limb of Ostend are but few in number, and I feel lt would be is not the mane
her edit be was not
a pity to waste all the fine things have to say upon othersof the etc the thief, but he was in compsay with
same nature. Topics rush to my mind like the penes to the steam. him when the robbery was committed.
boats—but avoid tbet, Satan ! There is a long journey before us, "r• RAwLrwmirr remanded him till Saturday, hopiog in the
mean time to find the other.
and we must hear and see more before we matte ourselves up foe
mischief. The sun shines forth in all its glory—there is not a dead QUEZW•ISGUAIIIL.—Yestardiy, dire/tem Wordley, a police
mow
sky—we hue
an Italian
climate. Hew each weather has cons constable of 111. division, No. 168, was re-examined, char with
to whit the to
these countries ant truly ealled—while ng_ BilekhY. ,with his etelr, at the Review inn Hyde
Old Ragland is drenched in rain, I know sot; but we shall are. rare, ion MUNI his nennliwn•"'.llo laid Ws.

The North and Easiit:dingt;use-14thas been disposed of, and
the West Riding cases have come on, to the number of 116, four
only of which =special jury causes. Those which have been dia.
posed of to-day are of the most paltry and uninteresting nature.

RECORDER'S REPORT.

Yesterday the Recorder made his Report to his Majesty of the
prisoners capitally convicted at the list Old Bailey Sessions, via.—
John Nash, aged 27; John Hurley, 23; Charles Cushway, 36;
Charles Taylor, 29; William Lowndes, 28; and Thos. Lattimer,
alias Westwood, 28, house-braking; Chides Clift, alias Camp-
bell, 30, returning from transportation; George Kirby. 45, cattle-
stealing ; David Richardson, 18, stealing in a dwelling.house;
and John Ireland, alias Highland, 40, uttering counterfeit coin,
having been before convicted. All of whom his Majesty was ;pit-
eously pleased to respite during his royal pleasure.
ABSTRACT OF THE RESULT OF COMMITMENTS
TO THE LAST OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.
Convicted. Acquitted.
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