Star.
London, England, 1824-04-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Ye*terday John Hayden, alias Haines, alias Hail, was brought up
h-Aore Mr. BEVIL!. for further examination. The circumstances of
the prisoner's having purchased goods of Mr. Tipping, a most re-
spectable cheesettionvr in High-street, in the Borough, and of
having given hit porter in payment eighteen cartridges of old lead,
so folded as to i,ear the appearance of five shilling cartridges of
pen pies, were fully narrated in our Paper of Monday, which
stateinent was completely borne out by evidence.
After the deposition* of the witnesses were read over, the pri-
soner was fully committed for the felony, and the parties were
bound over to prosecute upon this charge; but he was ordered to

be broaot up apio tp.an,wer other,eliarges of a similar descrip-
tion which had bugu brought agaitist

GUILDHALL.
- At attempt, the second within seven days, was made early on
Sunday morning, to break into the shop of Mr. Morris, lineu.
draper, south-east corner of Fleet-Market, and one of the.villains
was secured; but the dvatchman,in consequence-of the hurts he lead
received not being able to attend, the prisoner's examination was
deferreddill yesterday. Mr. Humphreys attended as his solicitor.
The prisoner, a very powerful yesse.g man, gave his name „Teseph,
Thomas
John Fishburn, the watchman, who appeared with his head and
arm bound up, stated, that a little betore five o'clock in the morns
ing, on his trying the door of the fishmonger's shop, which ,adjoius
Mr. Morris's, he found it open, and saw two men standing egainst
the hack door. He went in, and they immediately closed the door
and shut him in. One of them, however, more imetit upon escaping,
ran nut of the back door. The other (the prisoner) exclaimed, " I'll
do for you : row you are here, serve you out," and struck Lim a
blow with his fist. Fisliburn returned the blow, whets the former
picked up a crow-bar, and struck him violentli with it on the head
and on the arm. fieliburn finding himself thus uneally matched,
cried out for mercy, and said„ " Don't kill me quite.' A parley en-
sued, and prisoner told him to sit down on a block at the farther end
of the shop, threatening if he stirred it should be the worse for hind
Having thds, as he supposed, secured the distance of the length of
the shop, the prisoner started off down the market. Fisliburn, thou3h
covered with blood, and completely maimed in his right arm, ma-
naged to spring his rattle and pursued him as fast as he was able.—
Two watchmen whom the rattle had alarmed, joined in the pursuit,
and the prisoner, af:er a desperate resistance, was ultimately taken
in Shoe-lane. On examining the premises, some of the bricks had
been taken out of the wall which divides Mr. Morris's from -the
fishmonger's shop, and a few rninntes more would have been suffi-
cient to have tuabled the villains to make their entry through.—
Another crow-bar and a dark lantern were found in the sho?. Thir-
teen shillings and some halfpence were missing from the till at the
fishmonger's, and that exact sum was found upon the privm‘r.
Mr. Ilesirneees had suggested, that some other persons should
be placed with the prisoner at the bar, as he understood that the
watchman would not be able to identify him. Fishburn, however,
identified him positively, and soon explained the reason fer Mr.
Humphreys' suggestion, by stating, that the prisoner's girl had, been
with him at the hospital that morning, and offered him M. not to
swear to him, promising, in case he complied, to make it up 5!. but
that he had rejected the offer.
The prisoner's solicitor advised him to make no defence at pre-
sent, and he was accordingly committed to take his trial for the rob-
bery, and a detainer to be lodged against him for the assault upon
the officer in the execution of his duty.
The Magistrate, Mr. Alderman C. Smelt, praised highly the
courageous conduct of Fishburn, and directed a statement of the
case to be sent to the Common Council of the Ward, with a recom-
mendation from himself, that such vigilance and determination in
the execution of his duty might not go unrewarded.

BOW-STREET.
SWAN STEALERS. Ames Snelling, Samuel Haines, otherwise
Dolby Haines, and William Snelling, were brought before Sir RI-
CHARD BIRNIE yesterday afternoon, on a charge of having stolen
from the River Thames, in the neighbourhood of Chertsey, a num-
ber of swans—some of them the property of the King, and the
others belonging to the Dyers' and Vintners' Companies. The pri-
soners were apprehended by Bishop, the officer, assisted by Avis, a
patrol, in consequence of there having been upwards of thirty swans
stolen from the river within the last three months, in the vicinity of
Chertsey alone.
Mr. MAULS attended for the prosecution on behalf of the Crown,
and the Clerks of the two City Companies abovementioned
at-
tended on their behalf. _ .

It appeared from the evidence, as well as from the confession of I
John Itoake, axaccomplice, that the prisoners were all labourers
in Cliertsey, and that James Snelling was the captain of the gang.
It was their practice to go out in the middle of the night to the
black ditch behind Chertsey Abbey, and to the bye-water at Dun.
sey-meadow, in which place the swans chiefly harbour, and having
driven them ashore, they strangled them, and carried them to James
Sneiling's house, in sacks provided fur the purpose. In this mant.er
they have sometimes taken as many as eight swans in one night; and
the greater pat t of them appear to have been sold by James Snel-
ling to Mr. Stevens, a salesman in I.eadenhall-maret.
The Magistrate expressed his suririse that a respectable trades-
man, as he believed Mr. Stevens to he, should purchase swans of
such persons as the prisoners, who could hardly be supposed to have
obtained them honestly ; for it was well known that all the swans
on the river Thames were the property either of his Majesty, or the
Vintners' and Dyers' Companies.
Mr. Stevens excused himself by saying that he had no conception
of this circumstance—having never been up the river in the whole
course of his life; besides, he was in the habit of purchasing swans
from various parts of the country, from Norfolk, from Bucking-
hamshire, and from Hertfordshire ; and it never occurred to him
to ask Snelling where he procured them, as lie had known him
some years, and had frequently purchased poultry both from him
and his father.

Sir RICHARD observed that all this might be true, but swans were
in the hands of very few persons, and by no means a common
marketable commodity, like domestic poultry; and he would ad-
vise Mr. Stevens to be more circumspect in future.
The prisoners, by the advice of their Solicitor, declined saying
anything—except that they all charged the accuser with being more
deeply implicated than themselves.—They were committed fur trial;
and Mr. Stevens and the other witnesses bound over to prosecute.
MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE.

Yesterday, as the presiding Magistrate at this office was disposing
of the usual business, a man and a woman rushed into the Justice-
room. The female displayed the effects of excessive ill-usage, and
on presenting herself to the notice of the Magistrate, she exclaimed,
" Oh, my Gon! for mercy sake, save me !" and so saying, sunk into
her husband's arms.
An officer of the establishment said that -the two persons had
rushed into the office lobby to escape an immense mob who were
after them, hooting in the most outrageous manner.
They were man and wife, named Cayzer, and had been indicted
by the parish of Mary-la-bonne on charges of serious cruelty towards
three of the svositan's children by a former husband. The Grand
Jury having found the bills true, the individuals were called upon
to render themselves prisoners to answer the charges preferred
against them ; and yesterday it being known that they must attend
and surrender at Clerkenwell prison, the neighbours caused a crowd
to assemble, to inflict on them a summary punishment.
The officer said that he believed an individual was present who
was instrumental in exciting the mob to this fury, and pointed out
Mr. Henry Decaisne, a tradesman in Great Barlow.street.
Mr. Decaisne indignantly repelled the accusation. He said that
he bad taken the woman's children into his house, verily believing'
that by that coarse he had saved their lives.
After sonic other conversation, the Magistrate directed Air.
Hewitt, the chief officer, to take care no further ♦iolence was of-
fered the two persons. fie accordingly procured a coach, r.nd sent
them to Clerkenwell prison.—The children are now in the care of
the parish officers.

SPORTING IN2 ELLIGENGE

HUNTING.

The East Sussex Fox-hounds closed their diversions for the
season on Friday. They met with a field of from vigHy to one
hundred well-mounted sportsmen at Plumpton, and unkennellcd a
brace of foxes near to Ashcombe, one of which, after a shn p burst
of about thirty minutes, they ran to earth near Kinzstoo. They
drew several covers sub•quently, but without producing additional
sport. The aggregate of the diversions during the season involves a
character remarkably brilliant and satisfactory.
Isir.llluster's Fox-hounds meet to-morrow, at Geddinston Chace;
Feeday, at Great Oakley.
The Fast Essex Fox-hounds meet to-morrow, at .Stamford Hoe.
The Hatfield Hounds meet to-morrow, at Hertford Heath.

BRILLIANT RUN OF MR. DAY'S HOUNDS,.---Ttlesday last these
hounds met at Whitemore, under Mow Cop. They immediately
found, when Heyward gallantly broke cover, and took over the in-
closures for Congletan; hut being headed, he returned into cover
again, and then made away for Newchapel, Black Bull, and Katy-
pet sley, to Biddulph ; crossed the Moorlands in fine style fur Brawn
Edge, leaving Enden on the right; he took the canal for Dun Wood
(near Leek), Wail Grange, over Ladder Edge Common Wood, to
Spieer's Stone and Furny-hill, through Batsford to Belmont Woods,
and again crossed the canal, took the Churnet and made off to Cun-
sall ; thence to the Eaves, where he went to earth, after a nebla
run of three hours and a half, with only one check of about live mi-
nutes. Out of a numerous field there wore only a happy few who
were able to live with the hounds. Mr. Hay W4S in danger of
losing his favourite hunter, Lord Fife, in the Churnet ; it was at,
the latter end of the chase; and as the horse plunged in he was
carried down by the power of the stream into deep water, and sus-
tained himself with his nose only nut of the water for several mi-
nutes ; but, after a succession of struggles, sheaving his power and
blood, he extricated himself. Those who kept the Geld reckoned
about seventy miles in and :cturus These hounds closed the sea-
son on that day.

THE FANCY mirdiED, OR► DOTY-STREET
AND 7:114. BRUISERS.

MOULSEY HURST YESTERDAY.

Sweet Mouhey, loveliest village of the plain!
The chcsen seat of Boxiana's train,
Where Thomas Spring his earliest visit paid,
And Richmond's bloom its strourt'ey tints diaplayed.---
Sweet milling ! all thy sport•; .ire o'er,
laor Bow-street runners say we fight no more !
The law's cold form has bound our maohoorTs pride,
To save our hones, and stop the purple title.
Millers of Mouhey, why, are you in the dumps? Ts not this le
great day for the great fights—for Cornier, the Gipsey, and Read et
Chelsea—for Curti, the pet of the Fancy, and Ayres ; and &purse
between two cammoners ? Yen, this is the day, and the men are
all ready; but Bow-street has been persons led by .Messrs. llishr•
and hinith ! Tile lava has taken the matter up. aiiit we are to
put down ! No fight—not even a turn-up for hoe' That is t!.
first day of a new era, and our nati nal sports ar- to be r.
more ! Don't croak, old boy ; the Magistrates hive molt likek
considered this week unfit for a fighting exhibition ; let a fex
days pass, ;and there will be an end to all r.ppo•itinn. Bea
the lalagisteates' orders are from head quarters. Bow-ow-et hie
been bidden, and we are to he wretched and see in, more bones
broken. The disappointment of yesterday has been the atveree
experienced by the Fancy for many vars. Path matches avert
highly interesting,
•and large betting had taken piece. The mer.
were in fine condition, and everything was known to he square.
These attractions set all the world in motion, and at an early her:
the roads to laioulaey were covered with every vehicle on which the
ingenuity of man is exercised for conyerience or for stowage. There
were hackney barouchcs, with a family in r very division, wore the
box-seat in the foot-board. One-horse noddies and twelve eases its
load. " Take care, driver; don't spill your passengers." se,
my soft head, they agree too well together eversto fall eta." Tar
good old way of ride and tie was found not incanyesient, and thoae
who were almost shoeless—as-uredly l ems) less—took tlie road in
hand, and kicked the world before them. Superadded to tame
were the men of a higher stamp—the iron-heeled or Piceadile„
and the well known of St. James's-street. The Streed and the Ci.y
were not lagging, and lawyers, men-milliners, stack-brokers—the
broker; and the broken, from the Levant to the Irish Walk, were
all on the wine. There were present, in tact, more good men and
patrons of fighting than have been seen for same n-matha.
At halt•-pa>t twelve all was ready, the men were examined b•
their hackers—and found trained to a point Cooper, like a Suffoli
Punch, all breadth and muscle, and his opponent, Read, like a
Flood-horse, all game aid sinew. Curtis was like a young Apollo,
and Ayres, his man, with a fine red face, homely but itetermined.
Just as the order to cross the Hurst was given, Malag) and Smith,
officers of Bur.•-street, drove up, and stated their orders were pe-
remptory to prevent the tight. In an instant all was consternation;
councils of war were held, and the heads of the tribes were Lid to-
gether. The officers only knew their duty, and could give no rea-
sons. The why and the wherefore began among the crowd. This
week all public places are closed by authority, and therefore our it:-
nocent broken-head pleasures are stopped. The inhabitants of
Hampton have complained that no less than five burglaries we::
committed after the last fight, and they have called on Bow-street
for protection, and therefore no more milling here. " Well, if that
be all," said the heads of council, "we shan't fight here, hut start
a dozen miles, where the pickpockets and their lemides cannot find
a passage."
Shepperton Range was the new ground named, and hundreds
set off, with follow my leader, the blind lead the bind; but it would
not fit, as Bishop declared that his orders were to prevent a fight,
and he had authority to follow them into any county, and cation is
Magistrates for assistance. This set the affair at rest, and " home,
• sweet home !" was now seriously thaught of. The four fightina
men shook hands and parted—each went away with his hacker; and
as the last sigh of Curtis was a eaad as he turned the corner, it threw
an oil moon.raker into an agony of grief, and he now lies at Hamp-
►ton, with gin and his groat, ne to eutec=tic
Trotting-matches were proposed for the amusement of three
who were inclined to stay, and the Red Lion blushed its invitatien
to a goad dinner and the trinuideas. It was several hours befu:e
the doubtful were convinced as to tke fight; and while the crowd
were all aaserehled, Hampton looked like a village taken by a moll ;
none of the inhabitant's seen—the houses with doors closed .171.1.
windows dathened—the fightlegonen moving about—the peoaie
rushing to every spot to hear the last word.
What followed ware fights for rump-steaks and hollow, until the
bptchers'•shops were emptied ; and the arrivals from the Range,
with groggy and beaten prada, a•iorded much merriment to those !a
good qaarters.—Darkee saw most house, and Sir Oliver ;salad
those who were not too fait ; and thus things remain.
The Adjutant-General, and some better company than has been
lately seen on the road to a mill, were among the disappointed.
Whether the law does meals to put down vraillfrig, we know
not. As the Vicar of Wakefield would say, we trust the ri ig
may be the better of the events of yesterday on that day the:
months. We only hope, wih a patriot bruiser, that the Holy IV
Hance has no hand in the affair, or the Allen Bill any cornice:La
with the stoppage.
"'The Empire totters, and the Senate nods,
Die all, like Heroes—die, like Demi-gods!"
It is in contemplation to match either George or Dick Curtis
with Barney Aaron. The former fancies he could serve out Fa--
ney, and is eager for a trial. As fur the Pet, he has work enough
cut out for the present; but, if he wins his next fight, he will must
likely get a job with Barney.
BOXING EXTRAORDINARY.
Monday last two persons of the firie sex fought a manly stand-tip
fight of eight rounds, at the Holieywall, near Stoke. They had
quarrelled over the quarrels of their respective sons, who were em-
ployed in the useful calling of conveying coals by Jenisalent Arun.
So true it is that—

" They who in battles interpose,
Will often wipe a bloody nose !"
The Amazons took ftue minutes time, and cf course were a^-
wards of an hour in the contest ; they were weil seconded (one 1.,
her husband, the spouse of the other was absent), and had their re-
spective sal volatile bottle-holders. Average betting in favour of
Nell, who was seconded by her husband. After a considerable de-
rangement of costume, it was declared a sort of drawn battle ; be:
a challenge is said to have bees given, at two guineas a-side, for
Easter Tuesday. Nell has gone into training, and trimmed her ha r
already for the nest set-to, her long tresses Ilr.viug been made a
handle of by her opponent in some Chancery suits.

FOOT RACE.
A Foot Race was run at Lane End, on Monday week, for ten
sovereigns a-side, by two young candidates for pedestrian honour,.
The race was admirably contested, and the speed of the men u
equal, that both came in last—or first—whichever it may beamed
—and no tl:cision could be given between them.