Star.
London, England, 1827-10-09 00:00:00

GLOUCESTER, 06.ossatt A.
wiairom ninDwg•itloll.-•:.-iresterday evening; be:
•ween seven and eight o'clock, some,of, the police of=
cers recogniied a man Passing by the Tolsei, as one of
the most active leaders of the rioters at the Bri,fge gatd
on Monday week, and instantly to k him into custody
and lodged .him in the Tolsey. The apprehension of
this man, who is one of, the stcne masons envloyed at
'Over Bridge, soon reached the k• owledge of his cOm-
pan'ons, who instantly gathered in crowds ?bout the
Cross, using the most threatening language, and swear-
ing they would tear out the windows of the Tolsey and
have him out. Amongst ate most violent of these the
officers cb:erved one man, who hid also been very
conspicuous in the late riot, and he was also taken into
custody, and' on his person a bludgeon of most for-
midable weight and substance was found Concealed.
This served to inmate the •demonstrati .n of re;
sistance to the civil power to such a deiree, that
the officers at length Fairly stated to Aldermen Jonet
and Price their inability to cnr.vey the two prisonersAd
gaol without risking their lives. Under these circum-
stances the Mafyistiates applied to Captain Eton of the
7th Dragoon Guards, for the presence ,of his troops.
This request was complied with in the most piomvi
manner, and in the course of a few m.notes the whole
of the Officers and men turned nut, m,,unted-and fully
caps-isoned. On the troop being formed in front of
the-Tolsey, Alderman Jones entreated the -crowd to
disperse, and directed the police to d.) t'•eir duty, and
convey the prisoners to the ci•y gaol. This order was
quickly obeyed ; and though on turning the corner of
the street a rush was made by the mob, and a cry of
rescue attempted to be raised, yet the presence of the
military, who immediately Mowed the pessccomilaius.
checked any further. violence, and the prisoners were
safely lodged' in gab!: The cavalry 'were'afterwards
dismissed, and returned to their quarters, after which
the crowd dispersed.

WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.•

Yesterday a numerou* and respectable Meeting of
Gentlemen and LaAes took place at the Infint S:hoot
Vincent-square, Westminstei, to witni•ss the yearly ex-
amination of the children ; among *horn we observed.
Mr. B. Smith, son of the Member f,ir Norwich, Mr. 2a.
chary Macaulay, Dr. Pinkard, Mr. Wilson. M.P. &c;
It was, indeed, a highly interesting and gratifying
sight, to see upwards of a !Attached children of the
poorer classes, from the age of eighteen months to
'six years, decently dressed, observing the greatest
order,' and doing every thing they were aished to do;
:Moody without compulsion. but even without the ap-
pearance of obedience—with gladness beatoinn'b in their
countenances, and in the midst of smiles and mirth.
Such' f them as were capable* of understanding the
.questions which were put to them seemed all eagerness
that they should he qiiesti,,n d.; and the tr:Aster, Mr.
Mote, examined, tint like whet A schoulmister is con-
ceived to be, or even like a parent, or one clad with the
least authority, but as a play-fellow, or a parson en-
deavouring only to amuse. •
The children were seated on benches, 'one rising
labove another in an amphitheatre ; the youngest on the
lowest benches, and the eldest on the highest. The
master, in his questions, elicited the results of their own
reflections and reasoning poivers, rather than led, at least
apparently, or to their perception led, them in any re-
spect. He did not even put to them what lawyers call
leading questions, or at least did not incline, by the man-
ner of pultiug the question', to one answer ra her than
to another. Ile fiat esarrtirreJ them in tie Ten Corn-
reandments, in which they ans•vrred in general with ex-
actness. He questioned hem irrAddition and Subtrac-
tion,
and continued as-king the ciliation:, and showing;
wooden balls, till they made out the right answers. He
put s ime questions on the formation of figures, as
squares and circles, and solicited their understandingi,
till they told him how to form them. an.l to divide them
into halves and quarters. He led them through ceitain
easy exercises of the hands and arms, in which most of
them showed themselves as expert as the best disciplined
regiments in their evolutions. The very youngest in•
(ants seemed zealous to imitate their elders.
They were also examined by some Gentlemen of tie
Meeting, and the answers of some of them evinced great
ingenuity and acuteness. In the pl.iy-yard are comm.
niences 14 some easy gymnastic exeitiscis, and such of
the children as are old and strong enough to lase them
practise at them as long as they wish: On the walls
are written such short sentences as the following 14-:'
Gymnastic exercises promote health and strengtheit
the nerves;",, By mutual kindness 'we ate made happy;'
Peace be with us," &c.
About four o'clock the examination terminated, and
the company broke up highly delighted.

There are at this time 86 males and 5 females. ender
sentence of de th in Newgate, all of whom were con-
victed at the last Old Bailey Sessions. The number
would have been much larger. but for the alteration
which took place in consequence of the late Act, which
now makes it a cal.itvl offence to.steal in a dwelling-
, house to the value of 51.—the amount before was 40s.

Saturday last a fine boy, about ten years of age,-the
son of a Gentleman, who was standing in conversation
with a friend in Regent-street, got hold of the back part
of an errand cart that was dawn up close to- the foot
pavement, and while his father was engaged, amused
himself by swinging backwards and forwards, his legs
occasionally going under the body of the cast, nhese
'there was a large mastiff dog chained, and which sprang
at the youth, and seizing him by-the calf of the leg, bit
it completely through, but fortunately did not tear the
flesh ,off; the child was immediately conveyed in the
arms of a man to a neighboot ing surgeon covered with
blood, and the proper application( made to to wouna.
The poor boy screamed dreadfully and his hrdther
was in the utmost state of alarm, but -there' is rio
reaion whatever to teat that the dOes Was in a rabid
state, indeed there is scarcely any did"- ander similar
circumstances that might dot have der the same,
platted there as he was to guard the cart &gulag ihisuders.
The driver, who was at the horse's head at the tiu
gave the name aid address of his n'tadir.
Sr. George's new Hospital, the building or which is
commenced, is to contain one third more patients than
the old.

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