Star.
London, England, 1817-06-04 00:00:00

AIM'S THEITRE.

The Grand Opera of Doe Giatwanilast night again
attracted nearly all the rank and fashion in town ;
the mown in both Acts exceeded any former hcca-
lion, and the whole of the Opera went off with in-
c►eased seems and effect. Among the nurnerous
distinguished persons present, we perceived—
Duke and Ouches of Leeds, Duke and Duchess of Bedford,
Duchess of Arlo km, Margins and Marebirine.s of Angl,sea,
Marqu aof Buckingham, Nlsrchionecces of Winchester, Sabc.
bury, Camden, i.an•tli.w. r, Lotootes, of thaldtord, Lord and
Lady March, Lord and Lady Scull Lord and Lady
Dungannon, lords 'Mame, Templeton, Winchester, (haves,
Lauderdale, Dartmouth, Melbourne, G. Seymour, Aboyne,
Winchilsea, Westmorluid, Ilitzharris, Clive, Wm. Bentinek,
Cranbourne, kurshersh, Lowthei ; Ladies Dudley and Wahl,
surrey, Isowuluw, liambden, Vernon, Castlereagh,

LAW IMELLIGENTE.

COURT OF KING'S BEACH, JUNE 1.
arts V. DAwsor4.

This was an action of assault and false imprison-
ment. The plaintiff was a young man in the busi-
ness of fancy hair-making. The defendant kept
lir dressing and wig shop in the parish of St. An-
drew, in th neighbourhood of Holborn. The case
on the pact of the plaintiff was, that he went to the
shop of the defend int to offer him some avhideri for
sale, and that withlut any le ovacationthe defendant
seized hint by tile ci.II dr, sent tot a constable and gave
charge of him, by which he was confined in the
watch-house all night.
Fur the defendant, the apprentice was called, and
by his evidence it clearly appeared, that the plaintiff
came into ti.e shop of the defendant with a view of
pietist: item ; that the deleodant had an owl whisker
in his window, and the plaintiff came three times into
the shop that evening, and prop sed saving the de-
fendant with whiskers and Frinth front;; that the
defendant told him he did not want any, and desired
him toga away. Upon which, with an affected gra-
vity, lie exclaimed, " Isthisthe way you serve your
customers 1" and, by his attitude and gestures, was
evidently ridiculing some customers then in the shop.
(Yvon which the defendant sent icr a constable, who
conveyed ham to the watch-house, where he remained
all night.
Lord ELLENnottOUGII observed, that sending him
to the watch-house was not jastifiable in law, but the
smallest damages would answer the justice of the case.
Verdict for the PlAintiff—Damages one Farthing.

MARTIN V. WAG,TAFF.
Tt:is was an action by the Rev. Mr. Martin. the
Vicar of Keaton, in Kent, against the defendant, k
Wine merchant, fur striking the [Woolf% carriage oil
the .pannel, and det icing the pannel. It .ippvereLi
that Mrs. Martin was riding in the carriage for an
airing, on Bromley Common ; the defendant was
there also on horseback. When the cam ige care
close to lons, he •aid some angry words to the 11411,
and gave the back pannel a violent blow with his
whip. 'l'he coach was just then on the pint of stop.
ping.—The defence was, that the defendant thought
the coachman was about to chive over him, and not
being aware of the coachman's intention to ►top, he
suppose.: his conduct improper, and from the im-
pulse of the moment, he stimk the blow; but finding
that the coachman was atiouz to stop, he went nest
day to make an apology.--\ crdict for the Plaintiff
for si.S. 4s. 6d. the amount of the coaclimaktr's bill
for rep.ifring the panful.

CiIAROB Or Mum:wt.—Yesterday diThreet, the
Swish:li sailor, e..no has already undergone several
examinations at Sliudwell Police Uffice, was exami-
ned before the Lords of the Calmed, upon a charge
of having murdered a Meiselitte named Fitzpatrick.
by throwing_ him overboard, in the river, sitar Can-
ton. Sir WILLIAM GUANT, Sir VICAItY GllOl arid
Sir Huai' Roams., presided. The prrs,.ner was
fully committed fur trial, and will be tried by a Spe-
cial Commission at the next Old Dailey Smarms.
Poow:94.—Mr. Curroun, and the other Mag:-
strates belonging to Worship•street, being determi-
ned, as far as they have power, to prevent prize-
fight:og, on hearing a match was' made between'
' &rogiai and limy, they hare issued a warrant to
hold them to bail, the maracas Oliver and Jolts. Pen,-
ter. Some Police Officers went en Monday night
to SiTogias'a house to execute it, but he was not at
home. From this circumstance it may be inferred
the battle will not take place.
Mastutimartrom-arrauv—EuzA DAYIIS—This Un.
fortunate ItrUille will not be brought to this office
again, as erroneously stated. Neale having been held
to bad for a misdemeanor; but in furtherance of
public justice, a Magistrate from this office has ((((( rc
than once attended to take her examination in St.
James's Workhouse, as to the facts of the case, in Vain.
She slid remains in a state of delirium, and her an.
savers to iaterrnptories are romantic, although every
pains have been taken to restore her mental 'acuities.
Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, Mr. BANK;
of George-street, Adelphi, returning home from the
New-road, through 13edfurd•square, . was attacked
by about eight fellows, who treated him in the most
cruel manner; they kicked him, and cut his arm witb
a slurp instrument, turned his pockets inside out,
and emptied them of their contents. One of his
pockets was cut across the bottom, and two gold seals
taken. A fellow has been apprehended on suspicion,
and committed for rs.examinatinn.

Sunday afternoon, between three and four o'clock,
George Woulmer, a labourer, employed in a mos-
turd manufactory. in Maiden-lane, Battk-bridge, bpt
' who lives in a small detached !rouse, No. 9, Parseilee-
row, St. Pancras, Ictt his house for the purpose of
looking after two little children, with no person at
home but his wife, who went up stairs to dress du-
ring his absence. She had not been long in her room
when it was entered by two ill-looking fellows, one
' tall and the other short, who gained ap admittance
at the back lattice window below stairs. Before the
poor woman had time to alarm the netglibeurs, one
of the villains gave here tremendous blow on the back
partof her head, alter which they tied both her b:inds to
the bead•posts of the bed, and stuffed her mouth with
a handkerchief. They then rifled her pockets of two,
eighteen penny pieces, after which they bah cosn-
()puede rape on her person, the one holoing her for-the
other, and elected their escape, leaving her as de.
.cribed, in which situation she was found by her
usband on his retina bums, in strong convulsion
fits, from which she was with mach di(ticulty so 'Ai
recovered as to relate the above tumid transaction,.
vad'give a full ductiptioa e thf mine =otters.