Star.
London, England, 1818-07-04 00:00:00

KING V. PARKER.

Mrs. Sarah Parker, the occupier of the refreshment
room at the King's Opera House, was fined £l2 for
selling wine without a lice ise. She pleaded guilty,
and declared that she did not know that she was
compelled to tale out a license.

:NG V. WILSON.

The defendant, Mr. W. Wilson, of No. 3, East-
lane, Walworth, was convicted in the penalty of .501.
for having a private still in his possession.

THE KING V. NICHOLSON.

The Defendant, Mr. Nicholson, wine-dealer, NVat-
ling-street, was charged with mixing a quantity of
Cape and Sherry Wine, which subjected him to the
penalty of £3OO. The defendant said, the circum-
stance arose in en-or, that his servants mixed the wine
by mistake, and hoped the property seized would be
returned, and the fine remitte.l. The defendant was
convicted in the penalty of fifty pounds, and the wine
was condemned.

Thursday afternoon a fellow, taking advantage of
a back-door being ope.i, leading to the garden of a
house in Chapman-strezt, Islington, and aho the acci-
dental absence of the maid-servant, whom heotad
watched going out, leaped the wall, and was in the
very act of entering thu house, where the widow lady
who was alone, having perceived his object was plun-
der, instantly sprung up, and with great courage
gave the alarm, when the fellow took to his heels by
jumping over the wall, and got clear off across the
fields. This should operate as a caution to persons
not to leave any of the outer doors of their houses
open, as it holds out so strong a temptation to robbery.
EEEFCTS or DEUNKENNESS.—Yesterday, an In-
quest was held at the London Hospital, on view of
the body of Rose White, aged 22 years. On the 27th
of June, the deceased was observed by a Waterman
lying in great agony, on the stones near the London-
Dock. On pttempting to raise her up, he discovered
she was in a state of intoxication, and so weak, that
it was deemed proper to send her to the Hospital,
where, on examination, her knee was found much
cut, and a contusion upon the head, which, she said,
was occasioned by her falling upon the pavement.—
Every assistance was in vain rendered. She died on
Wednesday last. Since her decease, the head had
been opened, when it was discovered that her death
was occasioned by the bursting of a blood vessel.--
Verdict—Accidental Death.

A few days ago David Torrington, a labourer ht
the London Docks, made a bet with one of his fel-
low-workmen that he could drink two pints of rum
in an hour, and still be able to do his work. lie
accordingly drank the rum, and immediately fell
into a slumber, out of which his companions could
not rouse him; and he was carried in a state of in-
sensibility to the hospital, where he remained in
that situation for three days. At last he became suf-
ficiently sensible to inform the surgeons he had drank
the liquor ; but an inflammation of the bowels having
taken place, he died on Thursday.
Wednesday se'nnight, Jobs Ewan, in Weatown,
in Ireland, was killed by an unruly mare.

Bow-srßrET.—Yesterday Mr. Vincent Dowling
preferred a charge of assault against the dumb bro-
ther of Mr. Hunt, at Bow-street. Immediately after-
wards, Mr. Hunt, his son, and his brother, appeared
at the Office also, and Mr. BIRNIE proceeded to hear
Mr. Dowling's charge, which was, that of his having
been struck by the defendant, while in a situation in
which he was unable to defend himself. In answer
to this charge, the defendant, through the medium of
his brother, who acted as interpreter, asserted, that
he had been first struck by the complainant. Mr.
Blame observed, that if there was to be a defence,
Mr. Dowling must enter more at large into his case.
Several Gentlemen now came forward, and declared
upon their oaths that they had seen Mr. Dowling
strike Mr. Henry Hunt several blows on the head
and shoulders with his horse-whip, but denied most
positively that he struck the defendant. Mr. Henry
Hunt said, that he had been informed, one hour be-
fore he came to the hustings, that he was to be horse-
whipped, and was advised to bring his stick to de-
fend himself, but that he had determined to come to
the ht stings unprepared with any weapon whatever.
' Mr. Dowling, in reply, said he did not mean to deny
that he had come to the hustings for the express pur-
pose of horsewhipping Mr. Hunt, and admitted that
he had effected that intention as far as it was neces-
sary to evince his feelings, and to chastise a person
whose calumny was as malignant as it was false.—
Mr. IliaNIE said, that, sitting as a Magistrate, he had
but one course to pursue, and that was, to bind both
parties over to the Sessions, Mr. Dowling for horse-
whipping Mr. ljenry Hunt, and the dumb brother
of Mr. Henry Hunt, for assaulting Mr. V. Dowling.
Mr. Henry Hunt here produced a letter, which, he
said, he had received about five months since, in
which he was informed, that Mr. Dowling had de-
clared that he would horsewhip him wherever he
met him; and that he (Mr. Hunt) was prevented
from appearing at the election for Lord Mayor, in
the City, in consequence of that threat. Mr. Dow
ling denied most positively that he had ever ex-
pressed such an intention, and entered into an expla-
nation of circumstances connected with a former
transaction between him and Mr. Hunt, from which
it appeared it was the opinion of his friends he would
degrade himself by taking any farther notice of an in-
dividual who had tamely submitted to the epithets
applied to him in a letter published by him (Mr. D.)
in all the newspapers throughout the kingdom : this
letter was written from Hereford, and was in answer
to an attack made upon him by Mr. Hunt at a pub-
lic dinner at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, when
Mr. Hunt coupled hi's name with the most infamous
of characters. Mr. Dowling also begged to state,
that these attacks arose out of the circumstance of
his having been a witness upon tile State Trials: that
he had the misfortune to be a witness, was true ; hut
he declared, in the most solemn manner, that it was
solely from accident, and that at the time he went to
Spafields he had not the most remote anticipation of
what afterwards took place. Mr. Birnie now said,
that having heard Mr. Dowling so fully, he was ready
to hear Mr. Hunt in explanation also. Mr. Hunt
first inquired by whom the expressions, alleged to
have been used by him in front of the Sunday New-
spaper Office, respecting Mr. Dowling, had been com-
municated? Mr. Dowling replied, that one Gentle-
man was then present, who, together with others,
was prepared-to make affidavit of the fact. A Gen-
tleman then stepped forward, and bore testimony to
the expressions which had been used by Mr. Hunt.
The latter, after a short hesitation, admitted that he
had used some such words, and that he had said that
Mr. Dowling was the person who had given evidence
of speeches, upon the State Trials, which nobody but
himself could head—Mr. IlinNiE now said, that he
felt himself bound to call upon Mr. Dowling to find
sureties to keep the peace towards Mr. Henry Hunt,
and at the same time he must also call upon Mr.
William Hunt to find similar sureties with regard to
Mr. Dowling. Mr. Hunt immediately said, he did
not wish that Mr. Dowling should be held in any
sureties. Mr. What! not for horsewhip-
ping you, Mr. Hunt?" Mr. Ilunt—., No, it was a
mere nothing! My brother received the blows ten
times harder than I did; and I should not now even
be afraid of Mr. Dowling and a hundred such 1, isli
bullies!" Mr. Dowling now said, that the latter iv-
mark of Mr. Hunt was not one which perhaps could
properly be replied to in the presence of a Magis-
trate; but that, since Mr. hunt was so courteous, he
was inclined to be equally so, and should not insist
upon Mr. William Hunt being put to the trouble of
entering into recognizances, as, if he considered it
necessary, he could take other steps hereafter. Mr.
BIRNIE thought both Gentlemen had acted in this re-
spect with great prudence, and particularly compli-
mented Mr. Iluat on his forbearance, after the man-
ner in which he had been horsewhipped by Mr. Dow-
ling. He could not, however, dismiss the case with-
out recommending Mr. Hunt to teach his son, and
his brother more particularly, who was unfortu-
nately deaf and dumb, habits of peace and good or-
der.—The parties then withdrew.
Six more pickpockets were committed by Mr. Jim-
mie, for robberies in front of the Hustings at Covent
Garden.—Eleven men were charged, under the Act
of Parliament for establishing the Regent's Canal,
with bathing in that Canal. Four of them were fined
10s. each, and seven ss. each.

ORSIIIP-STREET.—John Jones, charged with the
murder cf Emma Reader, by striking her so Niel mtly
with his fist as to cause her death, was yesterday re.
examined, and fully committed.

COUKTRY MARKETS.
Utiles:ace, July 2.—Wheat, per load £l9 Os to £2G
Barley, per quarter, 46s to 54s—Oats 34s to 465--Boar.s,
.59s to 6ss—Pers, --a to —s—Rye, 00s to 00s.
BA",,Ky. July g,—Wheat 7s. Od. to 11s Od—Beans, 7s. Gd.
to 10s Od—Vetches, Os Od per bushel—Barley, 44s to 58s 04
—Oats, 301 Od to 401 0d per quarter—Bread, E. Od the half
peck—Flour, 68. to 00s per sack.
Ostortn, uly 2.—The price of a Bushel of Wheat Ins. 80
—The half-peck Loaf, Wheater, Os ed.—Household, Is 1 I d.

COALJIARKET, JULYS.
Ships at Market. Ships Sold.
43} Newcastle _ 57}
♦1 Sunderland 44

Price.
50s Gd to 41s Gd
32s Gd to 36s 3,1

PRICE OF STOC
Bk. Stock
Red. 78
8* per Cent. 88*4
4 per Ct. 96*i
Long Anns.2o 5-16
India Stock

'KS VF.STEIt 1).1 Y.
Bonds 90 95 pr.
Omn. pr.
Exch. Bills (2d.) 16 19
Ditto (20) 17 19
Cons. for Ac.
Lottery Tickets, £l9 10s