Star.
London, England, 1826-09-12 00:00:00

FRACAS AT CHELTENHAM.

FROM THE oLoucestra AND CHELTENHAM HERALD.
Mr. K—, who is a Lieutenant in one of his Ma-
jesty's regiments of foot, and has been quartered in this
city about two years, on a professional service, went,
six months ago, accompan'ed by his Lady and their
youngest child, to reside at a Hotel and Boarding-
House, where, on the 26th of last July, a Gentleman
of the name of B—, who lives near London, and is a
friend of Mr. K.'s, also took up his temporary abode,
having with him Mrs. B—, and one of their sons, his
carriage, horses, and coachwork
On Tuesday, the 22d of August, both the Gentlemen
adverted to were absent from the Hotel. and did not
return at the usual dining hour of five; but Mrs. K—
and Mrs. B— being together, the waiter of the Hotel,
and one of the sons of the landlord, brought up
the dinner. As the Gentlemen were not arrived, Mrs.
K— directed them to take it down again, and stay a
little ; then shortly afterwards rang the bell, and ordered
it to be replaced upon the table, conceiving that the
Gentlemen ought no longer to be expected. This com-
mand the waiter absolutely refused to perform ; and
when 'Mr. K— and Mr. B— returned, about ten o'clock
at night, to the Hotel, with a friend, in whose society
they had passed the afternoon, Mrs. K— complained to
her husband of the waiter's disrespectful conduct. Mr.
K rang the bell for him, and when he entered the
room expressed his surprise that the Ladies should have
been insulted. An altercation then arose, and Mr. K—
admits pushing the waiter out of the apartment, in
consequence of his alleged refusal to leave it. The
door, we are assured, was then shut, and the dispute
considered to be at an end; but the waiter raised
a cry of "Murder I" upon his expulsion, and a party
of seven persons (including the constable, who carried
his staff,) burst into the room, furnished with bludgeons,
a drawn sword, two loaded pistols and handcuffs. Mr.
K—, on the spur of the moment, possessed himself of
the poker, but was prevented from using it, as his ser-
vant maid, who happened to be in the room, fearing
that mischief would ensue, grasped his arm, while the
parties he was preparing to oppose rushed forward and
overpowered him. Mrs. K— sustained some injuries
in endeavouring to get between her husband and his
assailants, and so extreme was the terror which both
Ladies soon experienced, that neither Mr. B—, nor the
friend who had returned with him, could take any
part in the contest, from the necessity of soothing their
particular injury. From this spot the party were then
agitation. Mr. K— having been forced down stairs, the
party, inclusive of the ladies, were led through the
streets, and taken to a lock-up house, adjoining the city
gaol, the keeper of which would not consent to receive
them. Here, while Mr. 13— was demanding to be
admitted, and protesting against being dragged about
the streets, the constable struck him severely across
the right arm with his staff, slightly or unintentionally,
as he says, but with such vi•Jence, as to infl ct one of
the most frightful bruises. The whole party were then
conducted to the house of a constable in Littleworth,
where the friend of Mr. K— and Mr. B— procured
a Gentleman to answer for his appearance before the
Magistrate. and then removed the Ladies to a place of
shelter. Their husbands were 11-pt in custody all night,
and subsequently bound over, with their companions,
upon a charge of assault preferred against them by the
waiter. Or the other hind, t' e waiter and his asso-
crates have been similarly bound over to the Sessions,
for assaults upon Mrs. K. and each of the Gentlemen.

Accounts have been received from Mexico to the mid-
dle of July. The Government of that State has thrown
a very serious impediment in the way of the shipment cf
specie to England. An order, apparently unexpected,
was issued, by which no house at Vrra Cruz was allowed
to export silver, if they were indebted to the Govern-
ment fur any import duty on goods, for which it has
been usual lately to give credit till the goods were sold.
An Inquest was held at the Crown and Anvil, in
Swan•street, Minories, on the body of B. Solomon:, aged
84, who was well known at the Coffee-houses about the
Exchange as a vender of razors, pencils, am The de•
ceased was a few days since crossing Cornhill, when he
we- knocked down by a horse, which was in a cart dri-
ven in a furious manner by Leicester, who is now
in custody. Mr. Kisch, a surgeon of Mansell street,
described the injuries received by the deceased, who had
been s.nne time in a declining state, as merely superfi-
cial, but not having opened the body, the Inquest was
adjourned till yesterday, when the surgeon stated, that
be had opened it in the presence of his son and Dr. Dodd,
and that they were unanimously of opinion that he died
a natural death. The Coroner remarked with severity
on the furious mode of driving now so common in the
City, and expressed his wonder that accidents were not"
thereby rendered more frequent. It was for the Jury to
consider whether to return a Verdict of Manslaughter,
or Died by the Visitation of God, and after an bout's
deliberation, they returned the latter.

EXECUTION OF THE CONSPIRATORS
AT ST. PETERSEURGH.
ZITRACT or A PRIVATZ TAMIL
CRONSTADT MOULD, Jinx se.
The criminals implicated in the late attempt at revo-
lution and murder were finally disposed of on Tues.
day, the 25th instant. Those belonging to the sea
service, all Officers, consequently of noble families,
were brought down in steam vessels, and taken on
board the Valdimer, flag ship of Admiral Crown, lying
in Cronstadt Roads (fifteen in number), when their sen-
tences of death were read to them, but commuted by
the Emperor. After sentence being read, they were
script of their uniforms, and then their clothes thrown
into the sea, their swords broken over their heads, coarse
canvass dresses put on them, heavily ironed, and then
immediately sent off to work in the mines in Siberia
for life, excepting one, who is to serve in the fleet as a
common sailor during his life. At St. Petersburgh, on
the same morning, the execution by hanging (a mode
of punishment heretofore unknown in this country) of
the following Officers took place. At three in the morn-
ing, the 121 prisoners were brought out behind the
fortress, where a fire was lighted; those five who were
to suffer were then undressed, and all their uniforms,
hats, epaulets, &c. thrown into the fire and consumed,
their swords broken over their heads—when that was
done, 116 were taken back to the fortress, and the re-
ntaining five, Alexander Restoujeff, Rylieff, Mom avieff,
Pestal, and Katrovsky walked up to a sort of scaffold,
built on the top of the batteries near the fortress; the
trumpets, drums, and music began to make a dreadful
noise; they were dressed all in white, with a large
black plate on their breasts, with their names and crime
in yellow letters. Pestal walked up first, and the others
followed ; the ropes were soon arranged, and at half.
pact four the drop fell, but three of the ropes b:eaking,
three of them fell to the ground. People were imme-
diately sent up to put new ropes, which took about ten
minute.% before they were ready, and during that time,
the unfortunate criminals saw their two companions
hanging before them—they walked up again as before,
but one could hardly move, and he was assisted—the
drop soon fell again with the three last, and they were
soon put out of their misery. Tie bodies hung till half-
past five, when they were cut d )wn by some common
cattcrsnicks (Anglice, police soldiers), and what became
of their bodies no one knows. The scaffold was en-
tirely broken to pieces, and burnt on the place where
their uniforms had been consumed. It is said those five
all kissed each other before they went up, and said the
Emperor had behaved well, but that they deserved ano-
Ither kind of death. Rylieff was one of those that
fell, and he observed, on returning, that their falling
was a great proof, that, as Officers, "they ought to have
been shot, and nit hung. Their sentence was, to be
quartered, and their heads cut off ; but the Emperor
would not allow it. Some of the remaining 115 were
also condemned to be broken alive, some torn limb
from limb by horses, and death to all ; but the Emperor
would not suffer more to be executed, and they were
all sent off heavily ironed to the mines in Siberia for life,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.