Star.
London, England, 1820-11-11 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.— ALLEGED ATTACK UPON LORD
LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday Jane Harris, a respectable-
looking elderly woman, was brought up on a war-
rant, charging her with an assault upon the Earl of
LIVERPOOL, and also with attempting to excite a
breach of the peace.
Sir ROBERT BAKER attended to bear the exami-
nation, and Mr. Miusizom. was also upon the Bench.
Mrs. Harris was attended by two Gentlemen, in
whose house she resides.
Anthony Thompson. a patrol, swore, that at half-
past nine o'clock on Thursday morning, as he was
walking down king-street, Westminster, behind the
Earl of Liverpool and other Noblemen, who were
on their way to the House of Lords, he heard some
person in the shop of Mr. Loftus, a grocer, call out,
" That's him—there he goes ;" and in a moment after
„ the defendant rushed from the shop past the witness,
and placing herself in front of the Noble Lord, she
shook her clenched fist in his face, and exclaimed,
"0, you rascal ! you old thief !" His Lordship ap-
peared dreadfully frightened, and started back to
avoid her. As she was returning to the shop, she
accosted witness, and pointing at Lord Liverpool, ex-
claimed, " There he goes—that's the old rascal !"
The witness afterwards called at - the shop of Mr.
o,'
Loftus, and, having ascertained her residence, he pr
cured a warrant for her apprehension.
The defendant, in the course of the above state-
ment, frequently interrupted the witness with ex-
clamations of " Good GOD, how utterly false," &c.
In her defence, she said, that never having seen the
Noble Lord, she requested Mr. Loftus to point him
out, and when he passed, she certainly ran before
him, and called out " the Queen," but she would de-
clare before Goo, that she did not use the other ex-
pressions imputed to her.
Sir R. BAKER asked her who and what she was?
The defendant said, she was the wife of a butler, in
the service of a family of distinction, and her con-
nections were very respectable.
Sir R. BAKER .—What is the name of the family,
and who are your connections?
Mrs. Harris asked her friends if she was compelled
to answer these questions? and being informed in
the negative, she said, " I am perfectly innocent of
this charge, and I do not choose to disgrace the names
of my friends by mentioning them in this place."
The Gentlemen who came with Mrs. Harris de-
clared her to be a very respectable woman, and ex-
pressed their disbelief of the charge.
Mrs. Harris again, in the most solemn manner, de-
nied the charge, and said, if the Noble Earl himself
were present, he would not say that she made use of
the words stated by the patrol.
Sir R. BAKER.—In all probability, you will have an
opportunity of being confronted with his Lordship.
One of her friends observed, with a smile, that it
was not likely his Lordship would trouble himself
with such a paltry affair.
Sir It. BAKER.—I don't think it a paltry affair.;
perhaps you don't believe the officer?
The Gentleman said, he certainly was more in-,
clined to believe Mrs. Harris.
Sir R. BAKER.—That is your opinion, but not mine.
The defendant was then ordered to find bail, her-
self in £4O and two sureties in £2O each. The two
Gentlemen who accompanied her (Messrs. Stewart
and Soper) immediately became her sureties.
MOST EXTRAORDINARY OurnAoz.--Last night;
between half-past ten and eleven o'clock, the follow-
ing strange occurrence took place at Charing-cross:
A large crowd had assembled who were discharging
fire-works, and applauding such individuals as had
lights exhibited in their windows in honour of the
Queen. The house of one person (an army clothier)
became a particular object with the mob, who were
a considerable time calling upon the owner to light
up, but finding their cries disregarded, they com-
menced an attack upon the windows, many of which
they demolished. Whilst the crowd were thus em-
ployed, a man of good appearance rushed amongst
them with a dagger, about fourteen inches long, in
his right hand, with which he began indiscriminately
to stab all about him, and wounded several persons
very severely. A man received a thrust through the
palm of the hand, a boy was stabbed in the cheek,
and a great many others had their clothes rent by
stabs aimed at their bodies. The panic which the
conduct of this violent person struck into the mob,,
caused them to disperse in all directions, and no one',
seemed inclined to oppose his murderous career. At
length a young man made a rush at him, and grap-
pled with him awhile, but was, by the superior
strength of his opponent, at length compelled to
desist, and look to his personal safety. However,
his conduct had the effect of rousing others from
their lethirgy; and some one shouted, " Fall on the
villain altogether." The person who held the dagger
seemed alarmed for his safety ; and, as the relief
guard was just then passing, he rushed in amongst
them, and said something which was not. audible,
but was thought to be an appeal for protection ; but
the soldiers passed on without regarding him, and at
that moment a youth, who was in his shirt sleeves,j
tripped up his aieels, and immediately threw himself
upon him, and wrested the murderous weapon from
out of his grasp, and directly placed it in his bosom,