Star.
London, England, 1817-06-13 00:00:00

POI.ICF.

Manteneovnet•STßEET. —Et ERAORDIN ART CARP OF
Tee Sroces CHlLD.—Yesterday being the day ap-
pointed for the re-examination of Mrs. Mary Mali-
neaux Hamilton, charged with felony under Alder-
man Combe's Child Stealing Act, the inquiries rela-
tive to this mysterious case were very numernnr, and
public anxiety was much disappointed by the post-
ponement of the further bearing, at the prisoner's re-
quest. The following was the evidence adduced at
the first examination, %Web has never been made
public :—The servant maid of Mrs. Porter, wife of a
butcher, in Quebec-street, proved the prisoner ac-
costed her in the street, and gave her a shilling to
take a letter into a street adjoining. The girl, at her
request, gave her the child, which was six months
old, and bad not !eft the breast, to take care of until
she returned ; but the prisoner took it away. Mr.
and Mrs. Porter had been married about a year and
a half, and it was their orly child.—The next evi-
dence was a hackney coachman, who stated that thel
prisoner hired his chariot to go to the Elephant and
Castle. She had a child with her, and the Croydon
stage coach having left there, it being past eight
o'clock, the coachman drove on to the Greyhound,
at Croydon. His attention was attracted by the
child crying, and it struck him it much resembled
Mr. Porter's, who was a neighbour. On the coach-
man's return to London, he heard of the loss of the
child, and be communicated what had happened to
Mr. Porter that night. The coachman accompanied
the grandfather of the baby to Croydon, and here they
obtained a further clue to the prisoner's retreat--
The innkeeper of Croydon proved the arrival there
of the prisoner and the child. She endeavoured' to
pacify the screaming for the breast, by other nou-
rishment, and she procured him more clothing. The
prisoner took post chaise from the Inn, and she was
traced to Brighton, where she made a temporary stay,
and proceeded to the Fleece,at Chicheite, where the
grandfather of the child found her. He repvesented
himself to be Edwards. the Bow-street officer, and he
lodged the prisoner in Petworth jail, from whence he
conveyed her to London, on Sunday last. She was
about to depart from Chichester to Offordshire.—
There the case stands. The child is restored to his
agonized parents. Mrs. Hamilton resided formerly
in Duke-street, St. James's, and since that has
dashed away.-a. The prisoner said, on her last exami-
nation, that her father was a Magistrate in Ireland
for thirty years : that she took the child from mo-
tives of humanity, as the girl did not seem to return
for it, and being compelled to go to Brighton, she
resolved to take the child with her, knowing that she
should return to London in a few-days, and would
find out its friends and restore it to them. There
is great reason, however, to believe the name she has
given to be fictitious, wod report speaks of her as a
person of rank.
Bow-arnetro—ROEßETtY IV HYDE P.% K.. —Yester-
day Thomas Hayes, a soldier belonging to the 3d Re-
giment of Foot Guards, and who ought to hare been
in the Tower at the time, was brought to this Office,
and underwent an examination, but the Gentleman+
charging him with having robbed him on Wednes-
day night in Hyde Park, did not appear to prefer
his charge, although the Scrjeatit of the magazine
guard, and others who had assisted in taking him\
into custody. had given him notice to attend. Two
other soldiers, said to be implicated with the prisoner,
who were quarteitd in the Tower, upon application
to Colonel Cochrane, he readily gave up, and the'
business will be farther investigated.
HATTI4N (MEW.... Mr. SEUL on, accompanied by
Mr. Fears, the Chief Clerk at this Office. went to
the house of Mrs. Curry, on Epper-terrace, Islington,
where they !mind the unfortunate servant, es men-
tioned in cur last, and took her deposition, which was
to the following effect :—I am 5u years of age, and
have lived uFwatds of six years with Mrs. Currv.—
Un
Saturday evening Ellis (who was known
to roe and my mistress as an agent to one Cooper, a
;elation of my mistress, and who had at, various
times solicited pecvniary assistance from her) drank
tea with me ; during which time a conversation took
place between us respecting a silver spoon that wash
missed on Whit Tuesday, and which the wife oil
Cooper was suspected to have taken. He admitted
that it was.pawned for Ils. which sum I offered to
give him to redeem it ; he said, no one but himself
knew where it was, and he desired me nester to di-
vulge it. He had several times before visited the
house, and my mistress once gave him ten pounds for
Cooper. He asked me if my mistress kept much
money in the house He staid with me in the
house till about eight o'clock, at which time I went
up with my mistress's supper, leaving him in the
kitchen. I went down immediately again, when
Ellis, without saying a word, gave me many violent
blows on the head and my right arm, which I held
up to defend myself. The blows caused me to tall
or. my knees, when he put his finger into my niuth,
and attempted to prevent my crying out 1,
ever, enflamed to cry out, and he made his escape out
of the house. and several people soon came to my as
sistaeee."—tr• sow_ to say them Wets hope of
her recovery.

&MUM. —Yestoday niofning. at an early hour,
the premises of Mr. J. Stone, of Bach-road, Islington,
was entered by a gang of villains. They contrived
au entrance by meats of breaking down the outer
fence, picking the lock of the dry stove, and wrench.
ing away the door and lock of the interior compart-
ment, and stealing therefrom a,,t,r 1115 packs of
playing cards, in a foit.hed state. Tie villains were
alarmed. and made a speedy retreat wit!! their booty
in their possession.
DIMADELL ACCIDENT.....Abotit eight o'clock on
Wednesday evening, Mr. William Johr+on, merchant,
of Canterbury-square, Tooley.streer, Borough, hired
a wherry to cross the Thames to Scott's Wharf,
which was rowed by two young watermen, the ti.de,
being very rapid on the return, at the time the boat
was hurried through the centre arch .of London-
bridge, and filled immediately and sunk. when Mr.
Johnson and one of the young men were unfortu-
nately drowned. The other young watyritan saved
himself by swimming. The body of Mr.. Johnson
was picked up almost instantly by a boat's crew pass. .1
ing at the time, and although be was not many mi-
nutes in the water, all efforts to restore animation]
proved ineffectual.
Fresh Herring> are se ll ibC4s4ow at dupe
thilfpcn4c

MITRODPM.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE MR.

Stot-1f you eweeive the followink Remarks cAlettlated 10 gm-
city ary of your Readers, you will oblige a constant Reader of
your widcly-extended Payer by inserting them. s.
June 3, 1917.

66 The Twenty-first Annual Conference of the Me.
thodiat New Connexion. and the first which has been
held in Halifax. closed its deliberations at that place
on the 2,1 instant. The labours of its Ministers have,
since the previous Conference, been eminently suc-
cessful. In the course of the year many Chapels
have been rebuilt and others considerably enlarged,
besides six new ones erected—making in the whole
one hundred and seven Chapels belonging to this
Community.
6$ To the Religions World it may be acceptable to
state, that the Founders of the Methodist New Con-
nexion did not voluntarily separate, het were forced
to abandon a Church with which they had been uni.
ted, because they claimed the right to join the
Preachers in their annnal deliberations. and also in-
sisted or. clear and satisfactory statements of several
immerse anrual collections, as well as something like
impartiality in their distribution. The same doctrines
are 1-owever taught, and the same ordinances admi-
nistered, by both Communities. The main difference
betwixt the two Connexions is in the constitution of
their respective conferences: the one being composed
Wire& of Ministers—the other of Ministers and people
possessing equal powers, nnitifig their wisdom, and
blending their several interests, to promote the gene-
ral good.
• $6 Such is a brief statement of the causes which
have added another body of professing Christians to
the numerous Sect, in the Religious World. And
however dissensions must be deplored, yet, where pri-
vate interests are opposed so public rights, bold and
unblushing assertions to common sense and plain Scrip-
ture—in fine, when men are required to submit to
such unmanly and unchristian degradation, in such
cases, separation becomes a paramount duty, and
what would otherwise have been a schism. unwar-
ranted by Scriptures, is not a crime, but a virtue."

OTAIMITIto--.ErfACt of a Letter from Mr. loon
DAVIE% one of the Missionaries at Eimeo, to the
Rev. W. Cowers, New South Wales, dated the 80th
of March, WIG :—" In the beginning of November
(1815) peace was, apparently; restored between the
1 contending parties ; and Pumare returned to Taheite,
to reinstate the fugitives in their different lands. He
was accompanied lint only by them, but by almost
all the men wbo had renounced Heathenism. At
Erg all things appeared to go on well ; but suddenly
hostilities recommenced. and the Atalitiruans at-
tempted, by a desperate effort, to support their tot-
tering cause, their prophet assuring them of success.
They came upon the Kiug and his people on the Sab-
bath-day, November 12, at the time of morning
prayer, expecting that, being so engaged, they would
easily he thrown into confusion. This we had anti.
cipated as a pro Sable occurrence, and had therefore
warned our people against it; in consequence of which
they carried their arms with them wherever they went.
Notwithstanding which, however. the sudden ap-
proach and immediate attack of the A.tahuruatis, and
others. threw them into considerable confusion, and
some gave way, but soon rallied again, as the Raia-
teans, and the people of Eimeo, bad kept their ground.
Several fell on both sides; but on the side of the Ata-
humans, Upufara a principal Chief, was killed : this,
event, as soon as it was known, turned the scale, and
Pomare's party obtained a complete victory. But be
treated the vanquished with great lenity and mode-
ration, which had the happiest effect; for all ex-
claimed that the new religion must be good, because,
it produced such good effects; they declared also
that their gods were cruel and false, had deceived
them, and sought their ruin; and that, therefore,
they were resolved not to trust than any longer.
On the evening of that day, when the confusion of
the battle was over, the King and his people. with
many of the idolaters, united in one large assembly,
to worship the Goo of Heaven and of Earth, and
return him thanks for the events of the day. After
this. Pomare, by universal consent, was re-established
in his government of the whole sit Taheite and its de-
pendencies, which heh ad lost by rebellion in Nov. !NOS.
Since this affair, Pomare bad continued at Taheite,
making arrangements respecting the several districts,
overthrowing all the vestiges of idolatry, destroying
the gods, morais, &c. &c. the chiefs zealously assist-
ing in their dem-yeti/); and they are now employed
in erecting places of worship for the true Con, in
!every' district all around the Island, the whole of
which is now profe►sedly Chttstiati. and so is Eimeo;
and in great measure the leeward islands also, the
chiefs of which entreat us, by every oppottunitr, to
come over and help them."

COltriX INQUEST.—Wedreslay night an Inquest
WAS held at the liambro' Arms. Manor-row, l'ower.
hill, before Jost%. %Vicious' t Nwissi Esq. Cormier lot
Middlesex, on the body of Thomas Adanss, a sea-
iarii,g man, reported to have been robbed and mur-
dered. Mary Ann Abbott deposed. that about eleven
o'clock last Tuesday night, she was walking up
Manor-row, and SAW the deceased walking there also;
a soldier came out of the Hambro' Arms, and went
down the court and pushed against the deceased, he
alio gave him a blow on the site ; she did not see
them fight; did not know who the soldier was, but
that he was a private in the Ist Battalion of the 3d
Regiment of Guards. She heard the deceased say
; the blow would be the cause of his death.—Jeremiah
Callaghan confirmed the evidence as to the declara-
tion of the deceased, that the blow would cause his
death, and stated that the deceased had pointed out
co him one of two soldiers, as the man who had given
the blow.—Ellen Claney said, she was coming out
of her house on Tuesday night, about eleven o'clock,
and saw the solder mentioned by last witness strike
the &teased a blew or. the ribs without the least pro-
vocation, and the deceased fell down.—Mr. Evans
and Mr. Holloway. the surgeons who examined the
• , body, fit' e, however, decidedly of opinion, that the
-blow Lau cot caused the: death of the deceased, but
';,that it was most probably occasioned by a substance
width was found in the windpipe.—The Jury return-
ed a verdict of Natural Death, but strongly repro-
bated the conduct of the solditis.

DigfiIABASCO
IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND tIVOMMIRS.

The latest accents from the neighbourhood above.
mentioned are dated Tuesday morning. TIT r7g.t
had passed quietly. We give the following letters :
“ NOTTINGHAM, JUNE 11—tt o'ctccx.
" It was agreed by the Magistrates that Mr. lt• t.
LUTON, who is intimately acqu:,inted with the cot-mtr,
should go and reconnoitre the positions and
meat; of the disaffected, whilst Mr. Mosor
proceed to the barracks and get the military
Mr. ItoLteseirs accordingly went so Eastwood, And
when he got near them, was stoned by three mar.
armed with pikes. He returned to Nottingham, r-d
proceeded with a party ut Draguons-41r. Mt;Nrs
leading another party.
" As soon As they had come within half a m9.e
the disaffected, they observed that the latter
alarmed at the sight of the military. One men
them, however, who W. 45 on hotc'oacit, at.cmpt..a
rally and form them across the road : Iva as V,c ea-
valty.neared them, they fed in ell dirietinns. f.e
cavalry pursued and took several prisotiers,whn were
immediately sent off to Nortingharn gaol. Nothit g
could be nacre firm or moie forbearing than ;Ise
duct of the military; for, notwithst ourng the inog
abusive language used, and that all t disaffected
taken were arini•ii, not roe of them was hurt by
cavalry. The cry of t.:o dil,lfrected was for a c
plete change—but Revol.e.er..."'

T.l.:rzs, 3rxr .0.
On Sondes), evening big, as a picque t of ts,:t.- of
Captain Aitml.e.tstr's l►nop of Yeomanry CavAil
were in the discharge of their (tiny in the immeaate
neighbourhood of IlltddersfielJ, they fell in with a
mititerou t Assemblage 4•Edis.froctrd persons, some of
whom fired !iron them, and one of their horses was
shot. The Yr-o)nant y retreated to head-quarters, and
returned with A remit xcement ; ot wlych circumstance
the mob were probably Aware, as they had dispersed
themselves in the interim,"