Star.
London, England, 1824-02-02 00:00:00

POLICE lATELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.
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• Ma. MACQUIVeII Rountay.—The three brothers, William, /use/ h,
and lama Thomson, who are in custody on suspicion of having
stolen a large quantity of jewels, &c. in the •hnuse of T. P. Ake-
queen, Esq. of Park-lane, were brought up from Tothill-fields
litidewell, for further examination at this office yesterday, but re-
manded until Wednesday next upon the application of the pro,e-
cntor, and by the consent of their own Solicitor, without any fur-
ther evidence being adduced. We understand that since the last
examination, the officers have discovered an embroidered shawl, and
some other articles, Litt the great bulk of the property stolen still
remains concealed.
A Enrettox.—.l decently dressed female, named Elizabeth 'White,
applied on Friday evening, in great distress, to Sir lttenann BLRNIE,
stating that she had lived as cook in the house of k ffri. Bliss, a I
lodging-house-keeper, in Norfolk-street; that in the beginning of
the week her mistress had pressed her to go to see her luri'.‘and, '
who was at a distance in the country ; she accordingly went on
Tuesday, and on her return on Friday found her daughter, a fine
I girl, thirteen years of age, had disappeared. She had made
dili-
gent inquiry of Mrs. Bliss, and of the servants, but was unable to
gain any intelligence of her child, further than that she had not
been. seen after seven or eight o'clock on Thursday evening, and
I the complainant stated that she suspected Mrs. Bliss, and a 'Mrs.
Mils who lived in the house, had conspired to give her up to a
General Officer who was occupying apartments of Mrs. Bliss ; and
that by their united contrivance the child was taken away and se-
creted. Sir It ICIIA ;to immediately granted his warrant, and on Fri-
day evening Mills was brought before him, and ordered to find bail.
Saturday Mrs. Bliss was examined before Mr. Mnssum, when
she solemnly protested her innocence, and produced her servants;
and after a very full and minute investigation by the worthy M::gis-
trate into all the citcurnstances, and a close examination of the ser-
vants, there appeared no ground to suspect Mrs. Bliss of the abo-
minable crime imputed to her. The case, however, is still involved
in great mystery, as no tidings have been heard of the child; and
Ellis, an active officer, was directed by Mr. Minshull to make every
possible inquiry, and, if possible, find her, so that the matter might
be fully explained, and the guilt or innocence of the parties demon-
strated.—Ellis, one of the principal officers, and Blackman, were
dispatched instantly to make inquiry, and it was in a short time as-
certained that the object of their search was in a house in Vilii:rs-
street, Strand. Blackman went to the house, where he found that
his information was correct ; but the girl, learning his arrival, re-
treated to a room, locked herself in, and was silent to all his de-
mands for admittance. He at length burst open the door with his
foot, and brought the unhappy child away, and in the evening she
was examined before Mr. Miteshull.

She is extremely tall for her age, has a fresh colour, beautiful
compltxion, and remarkably fine face. She sobbed aloud upon being
questioned, and it was with the utmost difficulty that a single an
-
*wet could be extracted from her. At length she admitted that she
went away with a Gentleman, but here she again stopped, and it
was not until the question had been repeated more than fifty times,
that she was prevailed upon to name him. She did, however finally
mention his name, and related other circumstances which it would
be extremely improper to state at present. It is sulAdent to say,
that upon her information a warrant was issued for a very serious
offence, and the officer desired to apprehend the person charged as
soon as possible. The officer had been prbviously to the Gentle-
man's lodgings, but he was not at home.

Airs. Bliss was set at liberty, upon an undertaking to appear on a
future day, and the girl was left to the care of her mother.

SUPREME COURT, CALCUTTA, JUL Y 22, 23.

MILITARY PUNISHMENT.

NOMMEN !CHIN V. T. A. WISTON, JOON DICAY COI, AND •LISIANDER

TUUMAS.
Mr. TURTON stated, that the plaintiff in this case had
been Mess Khansamah to the Officers at Barrackpoie,
and together with a Cazi andChuprassie, had been dis-
missed about ten months before the outrage took place.
These two people wanted to petition General Dalzell,
and the plaintiff having assisted them in getting their
petitions, written, they gave them to the bazar serjeant,
and he to Major Weston. On receiving the petitions,
Major Weston asked who had recommended them to
present these petitions, and they told him the plaintiff.
Upon this Major Weston sent out a party to find him,
and if he were in cantonments to bring him before him,
but if not, not to mind about it. He was found and
imprisoned, and, after being tried by a Court-Martial,
was sentenced to 70 lashes en his bare back. The
Learned Counsel was not so conversant with the power
of the Military, or of Magistrates in the Mofussil, but
he had yet to learn that they, after having discharged a
man for ten months, could again punish him if he were
found within their fairy ring, or passing the limits
within which they held rule, by the summary mode of
a Court-Martial.—ln conclusion the Learned Counsel
would remark, that 60 lashes was the utmost these de-
fendants had a right in any case to give, and in this case
they had no right to inflict any at all.—He knew that
if any of the blows were wrong, they were all wrong.
Under these circumstances then, he left the cause in the
hands of the Court, and only asked such damages as
Gentlemen ought to pay, who were entrusted with the
property of other individuals, and who neglected to
make themselves acquainted with those regulations
which were intended to guide them in the discharge of
their important duties.

Witnesses having; been examined for the prosecution,
The ADVOCATE-1-GENERAL said, that in all that had
been advanced, he had heard of no abuse. of power in
his clienst. He had only heard that it was Major Wes-
ton's duty to take charge of the prisoners until their
trial, and that he had done so.—Major Weston had not
been the prosecutor of this man ; he had only given his
evidence against him, and what he said on his word, or
his oath, were to be equally believed. It would be
quite gratuitous for him to say, that there was no
charge of malice against Major Weston; and as to the
two other Gentlemen, there was not anything at all
against either of theme—All that was in evidence
amounted to this, that Major Weston had ordered the
plaintiff into custody ; that he had been a witness
against him ; that the plaintiff had been tried by a
Court-Martial and punished; and that after the pro-
ceedings of the Court-Martial had been closed, Major
Weston came to Calcutta. And all this, too, harl been
done under the orders of Col. Broughton.
Mr. TURToN having replied,
Sir F. MACNAUGHTEN, in giving judgment, said, that
there could be no doubt that there had been an unin-
teaticnal excess of twenty; and he would go further
and say, that if there was a man who, from malice,
gave him the additional twenty, he would give 1,0001.;
or, if that were not enough, 10,0001. for each; and if
he could trace it to malice or anything like, he would'
do the same. The only question was, whether the Gen-
tlemen accused in the plaint are liable to be brought
here for the excess of punishment which the plaintiff
had endured ? His opinion was, that they were not ;
but before he decided, he thought it was only right to
say that there was Ito doubt that the plaintiff is liable
to the jurisdiction of the Court he was brought before.
The application ought not to have been brought into
this Court at all ; it ought to have been against his own
Peers—his own countrymen; for it was they who
awarded the punishment ; and if he had been wronged,
he ought to have applied against his own countrymen,
and not against British subjects. There could be no
doubt but that the plaintiff was amenable to the Court
of Barrackpore. If so, there could be nothing improper
is his being brought to trial.
Under all the circumstances, Sir F. MACNAUGHTEN
declared that he fait it his duty to give a verdict for
the defendants, in which judgment Sir A. BULLER
fully agreed.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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PONTEFRACT AIF.ETING, 18e4.

The following Gentlemen are Subscribers to the Gold Cup, the
llors s, &c. for which are to be named on the Entrance-day
Mr. Petre Mr. ratleharion
Lord Normanby Lord Sligo
Mr. T. Ilouldswcoth Lord Scarbrougk
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Dlr. C. Wilson
Mr. Fergusnn
Dir. Lambton

Jr.'A %Vision -
Lord Pollington
Mr. W. Fox

HUNTING.
1114 Majesty's Stag Hounds will meet on Friday at the Macpin,
Ilouublow Heath.

BOXERS.—TLIE LATE GREAT FIGHT.
Cribb, in reply to an assertion by Reynolds, says—•
" Nu man despises more than myself the vier 3e words, he tame
am of opinion that those who chef most will fight the lea-t ;
had Mr. Reynolds confined himself to general Invective, I shot.hl
have allowed him to vent his rage and disappointment without nee.
Lice ; but when he has the audacity to charge me publicly with con.
duct at which my nature revolts, namely kicking a man while he wat
engaged in a contest with !another. I not only feel it due tore,
character as a man to deny the charge, hut CO denounce my acetts,r
as a base, false, and scandalous calumniator. For the purpose of rr
futing the assertion of Reynolds, I trust that, without incurring the
imputation of vanity, I may be allowed to refer to the whole
of my public life, and the forbearance I have always shewn who,
personally attacked or treated with indignity; and I. feel convinced
that every one who knows me will be sati,fifd of its falsehood,
out my saying a word. But to those who are unacquainted with,
and cannot therefore appreciate, my Flaracter, I feel it necessary za
declare, in the most solemn manner, that there is not the slights,:
foundation for the slanderous aspersion; and appeal to the n:any
thousand eyes that were fired upon us during the fight, for the tru:h
of my assertion. Reynolds also has the audacity to way that hr
struck me at the time I kicked his man : this, I need hardly s4y,l,
equally false. If he did strike me, I can only say, it must have been
In a cowardly manner behind my hack, for he never made any up.
pearance of doing it to my face. As I am, however, quite unconseiwai
of having received any blow, I cannot believe that any was ghee.
With respect to the other numerous falsehoods asserted by key.
molds as to the conduct and result of the fight, I will merely ob.
serve, that the Public will be able to form a judgment of the re.
liance that ought to be placed on the statements made by the man
who has so palpably and falsely slandered me.
" THOMAS CRIBB.
" Panton-street, Haymarket, Jan. 30, 18:34."

Langan, it is said, can be backed to fight S)orixt for any cum he
will name, in April next, on a 24 feet stage, at the Corral& of Kildare

PEDESTRIANIS3I.

Captain Holmes, who accomplished his/imitate go to Weyhl
Hants, and back, in 40 hours, was Liken ill frost esertion, and it
was discovered that he had ruptured a vessel, and be was yesterday
considered in a dangerous state.

Tuesday evening, a young man undertook, for a trifling wager,
to find out, blindfolded, the Well of Spa, from the Old Town
Brewery, Aberdeen, a distance of nearly a mile and a half, and In-
cluding a considerable part of Old and New Aberdeen. Ile was
allowed two hours and fifteen minutes. After " plodding his
weary way" through must of the streets of Aberdeen, and when he
was about to throw up his undertaking, be was set right by the
church-bell striking ten o'clock ; and arrived at the Well terser
three minutes within his time. Here it may be remarked, that the
personal danger incurred was not at all warranted by the success of
this foolish undertaking.