Star.
London, England, 1827-12-21 00:00:00

PEDRSTRIANISII

Yesterday morning a young man named Frauklin, undertook to
walk round the railings of St. James's Park, in 15 minutes. The
pedestrian started from opposite the Horse Guards, and although he
walked at a pretty sharp rate, ultimately lost the snatch by oat
minute aad sec seconds.
Wednesday afternoon, Hutchinson, the pedestrian, undertook In
Idingtna-delds, fur a wager at XiO, to pack up 100 stones, one at a
time; the stones to be placed a yard distant from each other,
making, it tho whole, TOO yards, and put them into a hat stationed
at the place of starting, until the whole was completed. lbst dim
twee to be run In this usultruking befoul it can be acessapilsbed,
exclusive of the 'sea don la stooping fox every mom, Is hove tulles and
ii half, sod 100 end odd yards ; and the time allowed was 45 minutes.
lisivedestrlaspremeoleol es Me tads In a owl Mortar, and won his
WOO by tow to eise&
Sutton, the Kentish prdestrise, lielabed M Tuesday morning his
&mese task of walking 1,200 maws In 1,100 successes. boors.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Din. to.
This bins the Adjeereateet Day. the Sessions coot
mooted before Mr. COWST.
Miss MASIAIILIT again applied he 2 license this
morning. On a former application, a sort of implied
promise was given of a license; the Court not being
aware of her intention to pressh on Sundays.; but sup.
posing thatehe intended to lectors on the morality of the
Christian religion as usual on Thursdays. Oa cumin•
iag her prospectus, however, it was specifically stated
that she intended to preach. Mr. Allen, the Clerk of
the Peace for Middlesex, communicated to her the die.
cisinskaf the Court, in a letter of the 19th, she having
applied on the Wtb. She replied by letter on the likke
expensing her surprise at the determination of the
caul; that she had before received the permission
ni. s/ip.Cniert ; requesting them to send some person
her lectures; and trusting that she should
net be the first Englishwoman of the present dip
who would have to complain of the uncertainty and
injustice of her country's laws. She sent another letter
yesterday, in which she avowed her intention to preach,
and also to add a portion of the Church prayer, with
music and singing, at the same time listing the same
'sort of license granted to other Dissenters. An answer
was returned, that the letter would be presented to the
Magistrates in Court this morning.
bk. Coact informed her that that Magistrates had no
pow* to license bar to preach. By'the Seditious Meet.
ing Act, they were empowered to.prant licenses to Lec-
ture's or readings, but by the 52d Geo. HI. they
had no power to . grant licapies for preaching.--
Persons applying must certify. that they ihtend
preaching its a certain place, to the Bishop, whose
officer would grant a certificate of the tact, on the
applicant taking certain oaths That certificate would
exempt the person from being drawn for the militia,
serving as parish officers, &c.; but throughout the Act,
it expressed that he should do so and so s it was not,
therefore, to be supposed that a woman could be at all
licensed to preach.
Miss

loudly and warmly of the
injustice of a reftisal; but the Chairman, after explaining
the Acts to her, stopped the conversation.
Mr. MA Ritlerr said, that as Chairman at the time of
the former application, he had understood that she only
meant to lecture as usual on Thursdays. IF she had
applied for a license to preach, he should have rejected
it at occe.—Miss Macwiley then withdrew.

wean, :ASSIZES.
LIM'S, Doe. 20.—Oshre I& B.roa Vemesas.

George Werra was convicted of 'sealing two Bank
of England Notes, of the law of 101. sod two other
notes of the Brightoo Bask, the property of Charles
Dewell, Esq.—The Coact seateneed hiss to 7
years transportation.

1101.
George Sams the younger. Henry oohnitti4
Middleton Prescott,' John Cake Harland, Jaorestatt
Thomas &AM, Moles Porker, George Smart. and Jebel
Ardor Alley, were indicted for riotously assembling
on the sth day of November last at Lewes, with other
persons, letting of fireworks, and assaulting several
penons.--The indictment having been mad.
Mr. Anot.rnds stated the case, which was as follows:
On the sth of November last, being Guy Fawkes day,
the inhabitants met, as venal. on the Hill, to celebrate
that day by a bonfire, and in other ways, by letting of
fireworks. It appeared that the wood which composed
dolts(' was too sappy to born, and that from about
Amin in the evening until twelve, the town, especially
`obi High-street, Was one continued scene of riot. Firm
storks were let of, and several persons engaged by
magistrates to watch the riot were assaulted, and what
die mob termed ." ringed ;" that is, surrounded by a
On of the mob, and knocked about from one to an.
ether. The Magistiates, from what had happened on
hs year before, had taken the precaution to issue bills,
**bidding the people assembling in the town and car-
rying on their rejoicing there. Somehow or other it
was known to the mob that they would be watched,
and whenever a :Depicted person approached, he was
assailed with the cry of " spy, and " ring him:' One
person, a witness, was " ringed," and thrown down
and trampled upon by the populace; his body was
much hurt.

Many witnesses were calleJ, who proved the noisy
and tumultuous manner in which the populace con-
ducted themselies; and some said they did not consider
it safe for people to pass; the carriage road and the
path were so crowded that it was impossible to pass
along without being shoved and pushed about. One
witness proved that the dot'r of his house was broken
by the mob, and that he saw a female ill-used by the
mub. Another stated that a squib was thrown into the
,Court-house; and 'befall agreed in stating there were
all the everting an immense number there assembled,
making a great noise, and letting off fireworks.
Ar the suggestion of the Court, many ineffectual
efforts were made to induce the defendants to plead
guilty, and enter into recognizance* to keep the peace
for one year, which, after the case had been proceeded
in for above three hours, they were induced to do.

Themes Noakess was indicted, for that he did on the
night of the 20th of November, unlawfully enter a
certain enclosed ground in the occupation of William
Fuller, in the parish of Worth, with intent, illegally, to I
destroy, take, and kill game wish a gun.
Mr. Loao stated to the Jury the case, which was,
according to the evidence, as follows:
Joha Hersfield stared, that he is groom to Mr. Blunt;
saw prisoner-and another in a field in the Pole of Worth.
Prisoner got over the bars between two closes, the other
person had a gun. Prisoner said, give me the gun, I'll go,
shoot, you stop here. He went into Mr. Blunt's field, oc-
cupied by Mr. W. P. Hew as 4or $ yards from them.—
Witness was in an adjoining field; when the prisoner
got into the field, the boy went four or five yards from
the field, in a direction towards Mr. Blunt's wood, which
is a pre.eree for game; he went four or five yards into
the field; I went into the field; prisoner returned; I
believe prisoner saw me ; as he got over the bars he
fell, and let the gun fall from him. I followed him
over the bars, and picked up the gun. I heard some-
thing drop; I supposed wires; it was found to be a'
powder horn. Tire gun was loaded with powder and
shot; saw the charge drawn. There was no foot path'
across the fields. Heard no gun fired; was looking
out t had been on the look out about half an hour ; nt
was no inclosed field. Is quite positive it was not seven;
I sheered the prisoner my watch, and told hint it was
sot seven. The wood adjoined the field.
The gee was produced. The prisoner said nothing
in his defence.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN summed up, and the Jury
found bins Wally. Transportation for seven years.
This we, the last case of interest that occurred at
tiled Amoco.