Star.
London, England, 1821-10-26 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

Yesterday, John Crick, agent for the coaches at the
Elephant and Castle, was charged with having stolen
a (l() note, four sovereigns, and some wearing appa-
rel, the property of W. Brown.
The prosecutor, who is a sailor, was about to'pro-
ceed to Brighton to join his ship, but alighted at the
Elephant and Castle. The prisoner offered his ser-
vices to carry his bundle, which was accepted. When
they an ived at a public-house in the vicinity the pro-
secutol- gave a £lO note to the landlord, through the
hands of the prisoner, to take care of tor hint. After
drinking fer a short time they left the house together,
and the latter conducted the former to a house of ill
fame, where he left him with a girl, and returned to
the house of the publican, and represented himself as
the brother-in-law of the prosecutor, who, he said,
wanted his bundle and money. The landlord, who
had not the slightest suspicion, delivered them to the
prisoner, who mask off with them.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Cour
sentenced him to be transported for seven years.
William Griffiths 'was charged with having stolen
a coat, the property of W. Lowe; and a hat, the pro-
perty of W. Barsford, in the gallery of Astley's Thea-
tre.—Guilty.—To be transported for seven years.
Charles Watts was charged with stealing a trunk.
On the night of the 16th inst. Baurne, one of the dis-
mounted Bow. street patrol, was on duty with a com-
panion, in the kent-road, when he saw the prisoner
get out of a ditch. On proceeding to the spot, he
perceived a large trunk in the ditch. Suspecting the li
prisoner had stolen it, he pursued and overtook him.
1t was found that the ttunk had been cut off the car-
riage of Lady Watke, and that a patent chain which
fastened it had been wrenched in two. The trunk
was found locked.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. The Chair-
man sentenced him to be transported for seven years.

PE MATE THEATRICA L5...--CURIOUS EJECTMENT,
UsioN-HALL.—Yesterday Richard Hughes, J. Mor.
ton, J. Spencer, IV. Morris, W. Collard, and five other
boys, the eldest of whom is not more than 16 years of
age, were brought before the Magistrate, charged with
having caused a very great disturbance in Gaywood-
court, Prospect-place, St. George's-fields, in the yro-
gress of exhibiting to their friends and the Public, a
theatrical performance called The Miller and his Men.
It appeared from the statement of Loyd the officer,
that though the theatrical establishment of those
young gentlemen was quite in its infancy, the neigh-
bourhood in which it was carried on had already been
greatly disturbed by the proprietors and visitors. He
had received information that the theatre, which had
been christened the Regency Theatre, the arena of
which was confined to a room in a small house,
No. 5, Gaywood-court, Prospect-place, was not un-
frequently the rendezvous, at the hours of perform-
ance, of some of the worst characters. Upon going
to the door of admission he saw the prisoner Hughes
officiating as check-taker. Above the head of this
officer of the theatre was written upon the wall the
following notification, " Chen taken hear!" The
check-taker, the moment he saw the officer, ran into
the theatre, and immediately an extraordinary scene
of confusion took place. A large assemblage of
young men and women had collected together, and
the curtain (an old blanket) had st been raised, or
rather pushed aside, to disclose "Wolfe and his gang
of robbers" preparing for plunder, when the affrighted
check-taker put in his head, and cried " tsar-hawk."
The word was enough. The few candles with which
this place was illuminated were soon extinguished.
and all the audience part of the theatre ran towards
the stage, and mingled with " Wolle and the :other
robbers." The officer had, before he proceeded to
disturb this hopeful assembly, obtained the assistance
of a man in the neighbourhood who had suffered
something from the amusements with which sync

of those stage-struck heroes thought proper to 0 f • 10,
up their more refined speculations ; and there 1,66,
a watch by this means both within and withoot.
ten prisoners were apprehended and lodged •
m the
watch-house, where the constable told them the
were at full liberty to rehearse their nest perf,
.rif
ance, although he could not supply them 1.11;“.
propriate scenery. The Magistrate tlt. CnAltztlf-
Esq.) said that the most effectual toad to ruin was
perhaps that in which the prisoners had commenced
their career. He should take care that they should
all receive punishment —Some of the prisoners said
that they were merely spectators, and had paid their
money, twopence a-piece, " to see the acting."
%be prisoner Hughes said he was out of ernpier"."
ment, and in his anxiety to make a little money h,
nestly had undertaken to take the checks at the door,
He had never played, and hoped they would net'
take him for a thief because he happened L
to have
something to do with a theatre.—The theatre had, it
appeared, opened for the first time on Monday night.
—A Mr. Hawkins, the proprietor of the House
which had been converted into the Regency Thea.,
tre," said that two young men, of respectable appear„
ance, had about ten days ago called upon him, and
asked him to let the tenement, No. 5, Gavwned,
emit, to their mother, who was to be in town in
few days. Mr. Hawkins agreed to take ss. a week,
but had no idea that his house was to be converted
into a theatre. He gave possession of it to the young
men but upon finding what " goingt on" were ia
his tenement, he determined, as the best way ofget.
ting back his possession, to have the whole gang,;;;,
turbed in the way described. —The I,risoners wee
most of them loudly deploring their situati n daring
this statement. They begged for GOD'S sake to be
discharged, and promised never more to act r 10,1
at actors again as long as they lived. The parem
of some of them also begged hard, Litt the Nligis
trate declared that every one of them should god
the Howe of Correction. Hughes was sent to &iv
ton for three months, and the rest for one month eaei.
Wednesday IV. Moore, for stealing a quantity cf
harness ; S. Dennis, for stealing two clarionets front
sleeping musician at Peckham Fair; and IV. Chuly,
and R. Haydon, for stealing a piece of oil cloth, tel.
victed at the last Southwark Se.simic, undementa
severe public flogging in the Borough Compter yard
The house of the Earl of SHREWSBURY was pre.
vented from being robbed by a poor woman, on Met.
day evening, who observing two men breaking is a
a window at the back of the premises, ?,.tre an Aare,
which obliged them to make a precipitate retrea
leaving behind them one of their implemenu
house-breaking. The villains afterwards came e?
with the poor woman in Pat k-line, when they knocked
her down, and beat her in a most brutal and lock-
ing manner. She was discovered lying in the tas.t
by Jefferys, one of the Bow-street patted, who tai
her for dead, but on perceiving some sli;;lit anima.
tion in her, he immediately procured assistance, all
had her conveyed to the Hospital. She qui:led t
yesterday to go to her family, being much recoreiti
The Steward of the Earl of SHREWSBURY has se!
properly endeavoured to find her out, for the pupa
of making her recompense, but without success.
A most wanton and shameful outrage was com•
mitted a few nights ago in the Parish of Rabe, in
the County of Westmeath : a banditft of mEhans went
to the Baptist Meeting-house, which has stood there
upwards of a century unmolested, and is attendedby
a most respectable congregation ; where, after forcing
an entrance by breaking the outside gate, they de
molished all the windows and shutters of the hat.
EXECUTION.—Saturday se'nnight IV. Janus, aria
Big IVill, left for execution at Cardigan, undetet
the dreadful sentence of the law, in the meserad
an immense concourse of people, who seemed et
much affected at the sight, no execution havinglq
pened there for twenty years. He ascended the led
with a firm step, and prayed for upwards of the
quarters of an hour in a manly voice, and seri*
fecting manner.* He acknowledged the justice ofb
punishment, and confessed that he stole four has
from the County of Cardigan, but from whom

Oct. 14, at Cult Manse, Elizabeth Hunter, wife of
Thomas Gillespie, Minister of Cult.
Oct. 17, at Fraserburgh, aged 32, Lieutenant IVm.
Green, R.N.

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could not tell. His inducement for cOming ,
Cardiganshire to steal was, he said, because a form.
teller had shewn him in a glass the Church hews .
to be buried at, which had a spire ; and, as no Ch
in the County of Cardigan answered that d •
tion, his mind was satisfied that he should not
there. He made three desperate attempts to btu
prison ; when he found he could not get off, he •
to be penitent, and, through the attention of
Clergyman, he became very resigned and religis
and declated that he had been guilty of almost ere! 1
crime except murder. •
' BIRTHS.
Thursday se'nnight, in Harcourt-street, Dublin, the Cane
of Errol, of a daughter.
At Tamerton, the Lady of Col. Sir E. K. Williams, H.Clii
a daughter.
Thursday se night, in George-street, Plymouth, the L 1 '
of Capt. Warrand, R.N. of a son.
Oct. 15, at Aberdeen, the Lady of Major Hendenoniki
Engineers, of a son.
MARRIED.
Oet. 15, at Old Aberdeen, Captain George Thomas flr's,
of the Hon. East India Company's Light Cavalry, Uri'
Bombay Establishment, to Margaret Catherine, youndegt",._
ter of the late Roderick Macleod, D.D. Pruatipil aq'
College, Aberdeen.
. Oct. 20, J. Clipperton, Esq. Solicitor, of Norwich, to OA
daughter of G. Bayne, Esq. of Nottinghanlanke•
DIED.
' Yesterday morning, at his house in Queen Ann-stretti.:
• ral Sir William Young, G.C.B. and Vke-Admits!
F Britain. Sir William Young was a most distinguished
Officer, and had.the command of the fleet off Flushing
1
the most rigorous enforcement of the Milan Decrees 110'
1 far advanced in years. C 0110.3
2 Oct. 19, in his 78th year, Mr. W. Rhodes, of the
e Tavern, Fountain-court, Strand.
. Oct. 19, in her 60th year, Henrietta, wife of the
Hodson, of Thornham, Kent.
• _ _ -• 1.f...00r wife of t'