Star.
London, England, 1829-10-19 00:00:00

SERMON TO THE CONDEMNED.

Yesterday, it the usual hour, the Rev. Mr. Cotton delivered
an excellent discourse, in cobsequence of the then approaching
execution of the three young men ordered to undergo the sen-
tonce of the law this morning. After the prisoners had taken
flick seats In the Chapel, the six unreported felons were conducted
by the turnkey to an aperture between the condemned pew and
the reading-desk; lastly, Chick, Latham; and Gifford, took their
slims in the condemned pew; the former, being in irons for his
melons misconduct. was supported by Mr. Baker. During the
reading of the Liturgy. and the time in which the penitential
psalms were singing, their conduct was such as became men who
bed but a few hours to live. The Rev. Mr. Cotton, the Ordinary,
delivered an appropriate discourse from put of the 411 d verse of
the 23d ,chapter of St. Luke—" Lord, remember me;" which
seemed to produce the desired effect. At the conclusion of the
service they were conducted to their cells, where they were visited
by the new Sheriffs. Mr. ex-Sheriff Copeland, and several gen-
tlemen of high respectability, with the new Sheriffs, bad been in
Mr. Wontner's dice for some time, when the three unhappy cul-
prits were informed that every application made in their behalf
had proved ineffectual.
At three o'clock they were summoned again to evening prayers,
where they behaved with the same devotion as in the morning.
At the conclusion of this service Gifford (a respectable !cookies
young man) rose and addressed the assembly with pathetic devo-
tion, in the course of which he alluded to his own crime, *anew
!edging the justice of his sentence ; he then addressed himself in
fOrcible language to those who had obtained mercy, imploring them
to spend the remainder of their days kr the service of God ; finally
he exhorted his late companions, who wait the result of the next
report, to 'prepare for the solemn change which awaited them.
This address had a very impressive effect, and many left the chapel
overwhelmed in tears. Mr. Baker and Mr. Cotton visited them
again in the evening, intending continuing with them till a late
hour.
Latham's mother was waking during the whole of Divine Ser•
vice to see her son, but was refused.
CORONER'S INQUESTS.

Cn Saturday ari Inquest was held before Y. W. UN-
Win, Esq. coroner, at the Duke of York, West on the
body of Henry Seal, a pauper, aged 60, who was to have
been murdered, in consequence of some severe contusions being ob-
served on his body when taken out of the canal.
It appeared, from the evidence, that the deceased, who had been
missing for several days, was found by two labourers floating is the.
Regent's Canal, on Thursday evening last, who immediately can-
veyed the body to the Duke of York public-house. Thecorpse was
in a most mangled condition, and presented a shocking spectacle.—
Three of the ribs were broken, and the body was in a rapid state
of decomposition.
Af . Baker and Robinson, surgeons of the Royal Humane
Society, said the appearances were produced by its coming in con-
tact with the barges in the canal, and must have been In the water
above a week.
There being no evidence to prove whether the deceased got into
the water by accident or design, the Jury returned a verdict of—
" Found Drowned."
SMOCKING Deavu Dv Fut.—Saturday evening as Inquisition
was taken at the London Hospital, before J. W. Uowin, Esq.
Coroner, on the body of John Beader, a fine boy, aged six years,
who came by his death under the following shocking circum-
stances :
Mrs. Agnes King said she was on a visit to the mother of the
deceased on Thursday morning last, and while she was assisting
Mrs. Reader in dressing, they were alarmed by the screams of the
deceased in as adjoining room. On hastening to the spot they saw
the child enveloped in flames, which with some difficulty they suc-
ceeded in extinguishing, but not before the little boy's clothes were
nearly all burnt. The servant had gone out, and during her ab-
sence the deceased climbed upon a chair, to reach something
from the mantel-piece, when his foot slipped, and he fell in
the fire.
The Jury remarked it was a most lamentable ease, and returned
a verdict of " Accidentally burnt to death."
LATE DARING BURGLARY IN CLIFFORD-

STREET.

The premises of Mr. Buckhart are situated at the corner
of Clifford-street and Old Burlington-street, and not more than a
few yards distant from the establishment of Messrs. Stoke, who
carry on their business at No. 10, Clifford-street. On the discovery
of the robbery, Mr. Burkhart confined the reward to co,A al-
though it appeared that the property carried off, consisting chiefly
of velvets, silks, and cloth, was at the meet moderate es4mate Va.
lued at £250. In the course of Friday, however. Mr. Buck-
hart extended the reward to one hundred pounds, to be paid
on the conviction of the parties, or the recovery of any portion
of the stolen property. This circumstance, it appeared, ex•
-
cited the cupidity of one or more of the individuals concerned
in the robbery, who forwarded that information to the officers
employed to apprehend the offenders, which led to the appre-
hension of no fewer than seventeen persons, who are suspected of
being implicated in the burglary. Several of the gang are said to
be accomplished " cracksmen," and Saturday morning the whole
party underwent separate examinations before F. A. Roe, Esq.
the Magistrate at Marlborough-street. The investigation occu-
pied•eeveral hours, but as the Reporters were not admitted during
the proceedings, none of the particulars transpired; the case being,
far the present, kept strictly private, u it seems that the principals
in the outrage may be still at large. =lt was stated that, from the
comparative facility afforded to the thieves.soconvey away the pion-
.der, a portion of which is said to have beenvuoveredthe whole tran-
saction was a "put-up robbery," (planned by parties inhabiting the
premises.) One of the prisoners is a petite; in Mr. Buckhart's
employ, and this fellow, it appears, was transported for felony
about fifteen years ago, which fact Mr. Burkhart was not aware
of when he admitted him into the house, where he always slept.
The prisoners were separately conducted before the Magistrate,
and the majority of them appeared to he young men, under
thirty years of age, and several followed the ostensible occupation
of journeymen tailors. The evidence affecting the gang, was,
however, stated to be extremely contradictory. The most pro.
found secrecy was observed, the gaolers of the office not being
suffered to hold any communication with the prisoners, who were
in the custody of the officers having the case in hand. It is an
extraordinary fact, that the numerous extensive robberies lately
committed on the fashionable tailors at the West.end of the town,
have, there is reason to believe, been executed by persons in the
same line of business, who are perfectly conversant with the lo-
calities of the plundered premises, and the mode of disposing of
cloth. The prisoner Sandford, and a man named Leslie, who are
now in custody on suspicion of committing an audacious burglary
at Messrs. Steitz', are both journeymen tailors, and the latter bad
been in the employ of Messrs. Stoltz in that capacity. An exten-
sive burglary was committed in the premises of Mr. Weiss, a
tailor, in Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, about two months ago,
when property to the amount of 3001. was carried off; and the
same parties who are charged with the robbery at Messrs. Stubs,
are suspected of being implicated in this transaction. Mr. Buck-
hart was in attendance before the Magistrates, but we were unable
to ascertain whether he identified any of the prisoners as the per-
sons who se precipitately retreated from his premises when be
opened the window to call for the aid of the police, after having
been aroused from his slumbers by the coach stepping at the door.
, The prisoners were remanded for further examination.

On Sunday last a lad named Stallion, was amusing
himself by making a bonfire lathe Gelds at Barbrabant,having in his
possession a flask of gunpowder, a portion of which he threw into
the flames, when the ire communicated to the remainder, and the
flask immediately burst, from which accident his right hand was
severely injured. The youth being conveyed to Addenbrimke's.
hospital, it was found that the limb required amputation, which
operation was accordingly perforated, and be is now in a fade way
of recovery.—Conshridge Chronicle.
Another melancholy instance of self-destruction */
poison was committed on Saturday afternoon, by a lady named
Jacques, sister to Mr. Henry Adams, the proprietor of the Ship
tavern, in Leadenhall-street, opposite the India-house. It appears
that some time bask the unfortunate lady, who was about 40 years
of age, purchased a quantity of oil of turpentine and manic, for
the purpose of destroying bugs ; and, to prevent any mischief •
arising from its being in the house, she pissed a label upon the hor-
de, upon which she wrote " Poison." For several days past Miss
Jacques bad evinced great akeratioo In her manner, and always..
appeared in a sate of melancholy ; but no suspicion fog.a moment'
arose in the minds of her family that it was at an indicative of itvr
sanity, therefore no partinlar notice was taken abet.. and she coo:
tinued as usual to superintend the bushman( • the tavern. Oa Se.'
turday afternoon, about three o'clock, As unhappy bdy, went 'or :
stairs, and meeting wait one of the chamber-maids„ sheath!. ~ My
dear Ann, you will see me no more; I *hall net be here tit-eve-.
row." From bet dejected and pallid cnontenanee, tbt girl became
much alarmed, and serlied,'" For Gon's sake, ethat•is eh* Mina"
with you ?" The tqakpar won f. vatateitisetio tilyuker 4011,4.1
cannot Uve, adding ope obi to ;porker.; I_,_bave ourptliilvild4sbm,
parson, and my end is nst ipproaehittg." .11sa senipitclaolyr.'
. faultily immediately, sad Mr. Farb, Grecechttich ••: • fik,
snotty procures‘ to slim the aufactutati wales dice
she had drank aturWaler fall 4,14.151ig poisam,..edd impressed bar
canietkm that afilseeould do;theaveherwanki be Ifsto;asso. lqw
stomach' pump and every moody Mss used to preserve her-
one, but an fsikd, and she very shortly after expired. She wa l'i.
maiden lady, and beloved by all who knew her.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.

Match for 1002. list7ill2:earb. Ab. M.

_
Mr. Payne's Merman
Lord Exeter's Acacia
A fine race, and won by ahead; 5 to 4 apt Merman, who was
rode by Anton ; the fi/ly by Dockery.
Sweepstakes of 15 son each ; for two year olds. bet 71b ; 3 years
list. 101 b ; 4 yrs 9st 31b ; five yrs and upwards, hat 71b. T. Y.
C. Winner to be end for 200 son. &c.
Duke of Portland's Caller, 5 yrs ..
Mr. Payne's c. by Bustard or Orville, 2 yn •
Mr. R. Boyce's Moynalta, 3 yrs
Mr. Forth's L by Woful, 2 yrs 0
Mr. Hedley's eb. f. Blinker, 3 yrs
•
Mr. Prince's b. c. by Centaur. yrs 0
Mr. Greville's Discovery,3 In • a 0
Mr. Gully's Trie, 4 yn
Only two paced; 7to II apt Mr. Payne's. and 119 to 1 grist
Caller. Won cleverly by a length, after a smart race hotness the
first two. The winner rode by J. Day; Mr. Payne's, Mr. Illorth's,
and Mr. Prince's, by lads; °yenta by Boyce ; and Dhows'',
by Robinson.
Sweepstakes of 10 son. each ; for three-year old colts, Se. 71b. and
fillies, I.e. 41b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 100 son. Ste.
Mr. Endes L by Tramp
Mr. R. Boyce's ch. f. by Nicola
Mr. 8. Day's br. f. by Centaur ..• 3
Lord Orford's Rawlins and Mr. Gully's Baltic also started, but
were not placed; bto 4 apt the Nicola 1. A very fine race ter-
minated in a dead heat between the Nicola and Tramp fillies ;
after which the Nicol° f. walked over, and Mr.. Pettit and Mr.
Boyce divided the stakes. The Nicola was code by F. Bryce,
Prue by Robinson ; Mr. S. Day's by a lad ; Bawling by ArnuU ;
and Baltic by Wheat*.
The Prendergast Stakes.
2 to 1 apt Advance; 7 to 2 apt Colonel Wilson's ; and 5 to 1
apt MoreL The Advance colt is named Mahmoud.
In the match between the Mouse filly (rode by Conolly), and
Bobadilla (Robinson). the betting was St to 1 ea the WNW.
The meeting was very well attended, the sport excellent, and the
betting to a vary large amount. The matches in which Lord Exe-
ter's famous Bliss came out excited the most intense interest; the
expectation& of the majority being greedy dhoppolited by the re-
sults. Merchant's victory is mainly attributable to Chifney's riding,
which was a master.piece; but Green Mantle's defeat bears quite a
different aspect. she gave only 311 n. and was best in a canter. If
Green Mantle is bibs. better than Varna (who runs a severe race
with a good four-year.old at nearly even weight). what must the
Lute filly be ? They say that she never was. in force before, end
that she will now go on. The money staked on the two matches
was immense.

The racing season will terminate with the Houghton Meeting,
and is likely to be a busy one.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

About a fortnight ago the warehouse of Mr. White, in Basing-
hall-street, being one of a range of warehouses in a large building,
was broken open and plundered of kerserneres, to the amount of
between 2001, and :001. by some wry expert thieves. On Saturday
Intim Ira Liar, the brother of two oriel' eho are now in Newgate
under sentence of death, was brought before the Loao MAYOZ,
charged with having been concerned In the robbery. At about six
o'clock on the morning in which Mr. White's warehouse was
robbed, a coach was seen in the neighbourhood by the foreman to
a warehouseman in &mineral! street. Two persons were soon
afterwards observed on the pavement ; one of whom beckoned to
the coachman, who accordingly moved off. Those persons bad
come from the back entrance to 'the premises of Mr. White, and
the foreman alluded to, suspecting that they were concerned in
wine depredation, gave notice to two of the patrol, who immedi-
ately went towards the place were the men bad been lurking
*bout ; but they had, as the thieves say, " minied." The officers
then went up to the coachman, and asked him what he waited for,
to which he replied that he had got a fare, and was driving to /311-
Somata At that moment they were addressed by a paean in
the coach, who said that he was going to Billingsgate, and desired
the coachman to drive on. The officers did not see any goods in
the coach, which drove on at a quick rate, but tamed away in a
short time from the direction of Billioppte. On Wednesday
last, the prisoner, Walker, was oleo into enstody, and the two
above-mentioned officers swore positively that he was the person
whom they saw in the coach, on the morning of the robbery. It
appears that soon after the coach moved. off froth Barialludl•
street, it was found that a small door, leading into the warehowe
of Alr. White, Unmet a passage, had been broken open,' the
panel having been burst through. The front door of the wants
house was then opened, and several largepleces of kerseymeres
were taken out. It is supposed by those who are aware el that
plans of housebreakers, that the coach in question bad akeady cobra
away one load of goods, and was just Amato take away aisetbsei
when their object was auguased. What Walker was brought ups
be unwed the Lowl.Magemku he knew nothing wbaterier suit
the robbery. ••• .

The Loan Maroa—Well. fees in your power tit deer yourself
by proving what you did at Billingspte on that morning.
Walter—l am sure I do nut remember being ins couch
any where; but I often de go into s coach, and drive from place to
place. Ido not remember ever seeing either of these men.
The Patrol--Me saw you in the coach. and you asked as what
we wanted, and told se you were going to 13ftliogsgate Market.
Walker—l recollect neddag at all about ft•; I have beenather►
wise employed than in committing burglaries, my Lord.-- Both of
my brothers are under sentence of ezocutioa, and I am otherwise
employed than in robbing now.
The Loeb MATOD-14011 art you employed ?
Walker—lo endeavouring to save the lives of my brothers ; I
am toe sedately employed to contemplate a robber?.
The Loss Masoh said the prisoner could have been occupied in
no other than a bad way oo that morniag, whatever he might be
doing for his brothers.
In answer to a question frog the LOSS MAYON Mr. Brown; the
Marshal, mid the prisoner was a common thief.
The Loan Maims (to the prisoner)—l am sot at all 11011013 to
keep • person in confinement under sack dreunisteaces as those in
which you are placed, with regard to your brothels. bet I cannot
think of discharging yqp ; I shall take time to consider whether the
case is not, as it is Do* made out, a case for a Jury.
The prisoner was then remanded.
GUILDHALL.
A respectable looking elderly man named .Tekss Graham was
brought before Mr. Aldermin Wistainsea, charged with stealing
from a book auction.room, at the corner of Chancery-hoe, a little
volume of Matthew Henry's " on the Pleasantness of a Religious
Life."
Mr. Hodgson, the auctioneer, stated that the prisoner's face
was familiar at his sales, at which little volumes, which might be
readily concealed without observation, were missed continually ; -
and on Friday the porter detected the prisoner in secreting within
the breast of his coot, the work above named. Upon being told he
bad a book under his arm, he replied was about to take it to
the light for examiaation, but it happened that the spot on which
he was standing was the lightest in the room.
The porter confirmed this statement.

The prisoner said he had not put the book under his coat Mien•
timidly, but the coat might kayo fallen over and hidden the bookt
without annexing his notice. He got his living by elf
orders for a turner' near the London-road, with whom hi
Mr. Alderman Wlismaimis mid, that Athos* be hill
doubt of the prisoner's intention. it was one of thow cams wbicif
juries were app to dismiss, and therefore he should not commit bins
for trial.
He remanded him till *Tuesday, to produce Mends se Ma
character.

• HATTON-GARDEN.
Chain Wilms was charged on suspicion of stealing a dial from
the parlour of Mr. Ward, luidlad of the Marquis of Granby,
Gray's.hsa-lane. On Settings)," about • twenty minutes past one
o'clock, the servant saw that the dial was in its place, at which
time there was a female in the parlour. The prisOuer cams about
the same hour tO the house, and went into the skittle-ground, but
be did not remain long, and left the ground rather hbrriedly, and
entered the parlour. :The female left theAvoist shortly after be
went into it, but the prima, remained: • The landlord then di..
covered that the dial was missing. No one eke but the prisoner
and the female had been itithe parlour front the time the dial had
been- het seen and its being missed, which didlast eacied ten
minutes. me:prisoner said he: wie clerk to a respoeublelsouse
.in the City. A foot mark from the•send.of the floor Da a beads
kt the parker was found to coaripond with the size of the pri-
„soar's shoe. . The pilaster was remanded.
There has been a• 'niggler practicer of diet steilinf in- that
• neighbourhood tacky ; several other publicans have selheadla the
:.isms way.. • . . • ~. . ...! . o.;.
al: • • MARY-LA-BONNE ' '
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.Heary frouteitsfetigethe of
the tel at Park-gainturnOlke,'Ciaidin-larali,iitith demanding and
treeeiviaganonothan leallomettb, lawy •c...,.: • •,• • ••• - ' •
l's••• .., FONStillnti*llllS OVIe Varti•antathatkoney blear:oh**
-tip Pgrere4 altdderathat ut the reyAle net% wahirpg, Ais,eitcs
I.,rilaligtilli W to. ban • been Zirciattinied for hew ..f mewl% bar
Use tidettiant Will eaterket it ; aild Sifkl'eteir,,iift fo
k daily. at tenets tookticaup ant atylatire iillaMelfthir
concert ad, anti summoned hien before Mr. Griffith.

It was proved by one of Sir Peter's servants that on the fth in-
stant the defeatism desaapded and received sixpence for four
saddle-borne, Wigtwapsaoe too much ; and, the case not being
even disputed, Mr. Or deed the defendant bye pounds and
oasts.

The defendant asked for a mitigation of the floe.
Mr. Gasman said he could not listen for a moment to his re-
quest, for in all probability, by the course he pursued, he had de-
frauded the public of four times as much.
Sir Peter pat the S. into the poor box.
WORSHIP-STREET.
An information was beard against Messrs. Truman, Hanbury.
and Co. in which they were charged with allowing their drays to
remain in Black Ragle+street, instead of being taken into the brew-
house ; that being an offence against the Paving Act.
For the defendants it was contended, the Paving Act would not
take cognizance of the charge, foe that the street in question was
their own property.
The Magistrates took time to consider their decision.
QUERN-SQUARE.
Plebe Jena, sister to a noted body-snatcher. and Woe. Affp her
husband, assistant gravedigger to the burial-ground of St. John's
Church, Horseferry Road, Westminster, were charged with steal-
ing the body of an old WOOllO, who bad been buried in the church
yard last Tuesday.
David Phillips, one of the new police constables, stated that be-
tween six and seven o'clock that morning, as be was coming off
duty, when passing by St. John's church-yard, be saw the female
prisoner looking through the railings, and her husband digging a
grave • she had a shawl, an apron, and a sack wader her arm; the
husband came up and spoke to her, and witness asked whose
grave he was digging? He replied that it was foe Peuee's father.
He asked the woman what she had got under her arm, and she
said nothing particular. He went into his lodgings close by, and
in a abort time heard a noise outside, ands cry of stop thief ! He
went out, and from what he heard, he watched the bone-house
near the yard, and under some wood be found the body of a re-
cked up In a small compass in a sack ; he then appre-
hendedboth prisoners. There was another person in the church-
yard, who was also digging a grave, but be contrived to nuke
his escape. They were fully committed for trial.
LAMBETH-STREET.

Thomas Pen, about 15 years of age, was charged with stealing
two bats from the shop of Mr. Cockburn, in the Commercial-road.
About ten o'clock on that morning, the prisoner, watching au op.
portmaity, went into the shop of Mr. Cockburn. and carried off
two men's bats, with which be would have succeeded in escaping,
• were it not that his agitated manner endted the suspicions of a lad
who happened accidentally to be pasting at the time ; be COMMll-
cleated them to the shopman, who instantly pursued the prisoner,
and secured him with the property in his possession.—He was fully
conimitted for trial.

......
Jobe Berm, a squalid miserable-looking Irish-woman, with a
balfestarved infant at her breast, and her son, about 13 years of
age, were sent to Newgate, upon several charges of having stolen
articles exposed for sale at pawnbrokers' doors.
UNION- HA L L.
Three girls of the town were charged on suspicion with having
robbed a man, named Fortier, of his watch and umbrella. The
complsittant, ft appeared, accompanied one of the ptisoaers to a
house of ill-fame in Tower-street. He sent out for some liquor,
and having drank a small portion of it, according to his account,
was soon seized with stupor, and fell asleep on the chair in Which
he was sitting. When he awoke, he sot only missed some loose
silver be bad in his pocket, but also his watch and umbrella ; and
when be made a noise in the house about his hiss, two other women
came into the room, and he was "bundled out neck and crop," as
he described it. In reply to the Magistrate, the complainant
admitted that be had been drinking previous to his having entered
the brothel, and was therefore unable to swear distinctly to the
identity of the prisoners. The Magistrite said there was little
doubt some narcotic had been administered to the complainant in
the brothel; but, admitting even that he committed the prisoners
for trial, they must be acquitted, in consequence of the complainant
befog so much under the influence of liquor at the time, as to be
wholly incapable of speakieg with accuracy as to the identity of *the
,parties. The prisoners were therefore discharged.
.Dis, the driver of a hackney-coach and his mother were
charged with stealing a feticide, containing a valuable gold chain,
a pair of gold scissors, and sundry other articles, the property of
a Mrs. Gilbert, of Earls-roam Old Brompton. The complainant,
It appeared, had hired a backney•coach on the 15th tilt. of which
Dix was the driver, and on getting out left her reticule, containing
the above articles, by mistake, in, the vehicle. The property was
afterwards advertised, but nothing was harder it until Wednes-
day last; upon which day Dix's niother offered the gold chain to
pledge: The pawnbroker suspecting she bad stolen it, sent for an
officer, who, on searching her, also found a pair of gold scissors
in her possession. It was subsequently discovered dist Mrs. Gil-
bert had lost the property In the way above-mentiooed. The pri-
soners were remanded.
Mr. Moulin, a coal-dealer' at Bankside, was brought up on the
information of Harrison, for having sent from his premises to a pur-
closer in the Mint,a quantity of sacks of coals smaller in else than the
Act &ices. The informer stated iliac he saw a waggon Wien with
• inks dreads going along the streets ; the sacks appeared to him
so-mach smaller than they ought to be, that he watched them to a
house ha the Mint. Whilst they were unloading, be went for the
• asdettince of Hills and Johns, two officers. Ten sacks had been
delliseted *hen they returned, which wets immediately seised.
Oa measurement, they were found to be from five to seven inches
• less than they busk to be, vie. four feet two inches wide in the
inside. The carman would not deliver any more, nor allow them
to be measured, but instantly drove away. The defendant pleaded
guilty. and was fined aft on each sack. The Magistrates recom-
mended the carman to be apprehended, who is liable to a heavy
penalty for refusing his coals to be measured,

4aturday morning, about two o'clock, an alarming fire
brook out on the premises of Mr. Oliver, carpenter, Rood-lane.
The Eoyal Exchange and other office engines were promptly on
the spot, but nothing for a time could arrest the progress of the
flames. Great fears were entertained for the safety of the exten-
sive wasvhotures on each side; but, fortunately, the exertions of
the firemen, directed mainly to their preservation' were successful.
The whole of the premises of Mr. Oliver were burnt down, and
six other houses at the back were more or less damaged.