Star.
London, England, 1820-03-07 00:00:00

tHE CONSPIRACY.

Yesterday,. another man was brought to the Public I
Office, in Bow-street, and who is, with good reason?
suspected of being one of the Cato-street gang, whose 1
iscovery and apprehension arose out of the follow- ;
g extraordinary circumstances:—At the time the
Coroner's Inquest was sitting on the body of the mur- 1
dered Smithers, Perry, the conductor of the Patrole, I
was called out by two soldiers, who informed him,
that on that day they had been informed by a boy,l
that he had discovered a depository of fire-arms and
deadly weapons in an extraordinary way, by his
having been at play in Chapel-street, near Paddington,
and losing a marble behind some building in that
street. He went behind the house of Mr. George, a
haberdasher and tailor, in search of the marble, and
seeing in a closet some fire-arms, a sword, &c. he
mentioned it to the soldiers. In consequence of
1 which Perry hastened to the spot as soon as possible,
and found a narrow passage leading to the back of
Mr. George's premises, and also a closet fastened by
a staple, situate under a staircase, which answered
the description of the information he had received
where the fire-arms and deadly weapons were depo-
sited. Perry inquired to whom the closet belonged ?
and was informed that it belonged to Mr. George,
the tailor and haberdasher. Mrs. George soon ap-
peared, of whom Perry also inquired how the closet
became.fastened ? when Mrs. George informed him
that she had fastened it, in consequence of the wind

blowing it open. He desired her to produce the in-
strument with which she had fastened the staple;
which, on being produced, resembled a hammer,
and with which she alsci unfastened it. On the door
being opened, Perry discovered A musket, a bayonet,
a pistol, sword, powder, and balls. He then inquired
if those articles belonged to them ? and the mother
denied that they did. The daughter, who was pre-
sent daring the investigation, wrung her hands, and
appeared greatly distressed. Perry then proceeded
into the house, and found Mr. George employed in
his business of a tailor, who also denied any know-

ledge of the fire-arms and deadly weapons, and ad-
mitted, that his son occupied a house on the oppo.
site side of the street, and might have deposited the
fire-arms, &c. in that place. On inquiry, it was as-
certained that the son had absconded since Wednes•
day sennight, the night of the meeting. Perry de-
sired that Mr. George would attend at the Office,
and he himself accompanied Mrs. George and her
daughter. On their arrival at the Office, they under-
went private examinations before Mr. BIRNIE, but
nothing appeared which could criminate any of
them ; but strong suspicions existed that the son,
Robert George, was at the Cato-street meeting,
at the time Thistlewood murdered Smithers.—
Since that time the Officers have used every vi-

gilance in endeavouring to trace him out. Ruth.
ven and Salmon received information of his being
concealed in a house in Goswell..street, whither
they repaired .on Sunday morning, but were un-
successful in finding him. They nevertheless had
discovered that his anxiety to leave the country was
so great, that he had offered himself to be engaged
in any capacity whatever, in any vessel going to the
East Indies ; they also learned that, having before
beensa seafaring man, he had succeeded in engaging
himself as a servant on board an Indiaman ; and
their exertions were so great, that they gained intel-
ligence, on which they could rely, that the last place
he would be at, previous to leaving London, would
be the Dundee Arms, Wapping, near the Commer-
cial-road, where they went and waited, having no
doubt but he would be there to start by the boat for
Gravesend that very evening (Sunday), from which
latter place the Indiamen were to sail yesterday.—
They waited there till about seven o'clock, at which
time Robert GeOrge entered the liouse. He inquired
for the Gravesend boat, and was informed that it
had sailed a few minutes previous. On receiving
that information, he appeared extremely agitated and
disappointed ; he called for some brandy and water,
and seated himself. During this time Ruthven and
Salmon had satisfied themselves beyond a doubt of
his identity, and having had reason to believe that
he would be fully prepared with arms for a despe-
rate resistance, Salmon watched an opportunity,
when he instantly rushed upon him, and, presenting
a pistol to his head, exclaimed, " If you offer to stir,
I will fire." Ruthven then handcuffed and properly
secured him. On searching him, they however
found that he was not prepared with any arms, and
his luggage consisted only of his clothes. During
yesterday they made diligent inquiry as to the man-
ner in which he had disposed of his time since his
escape from Cato-street, when they learned that a
ksdging had been procured for him in Earl-street,
Brick-lane. They also traced out his brother, who
lives in that neighbourhood, who denied any know-,
ledge of his place of residence ; but the officers dis-
covered that the brother had actually procured the
said lodgings for him, and in his possession they
found a hire thick stick, at the bottom of which
was a thick iron ferrule, about two incheelong, which
Was hollow at one end, and appeared calculated to
receive a pike or dagger, which he acknowledged
to have received of his brother Robert, on his parti-
ing 'with him on Sunday evening, previous to his
entering the Dundee Arms. On searching Robert
George's lodgings in Earl-street, they did not dis-
cover anything of a serious or dangerous nature.—
At three o'clock yesterday the officers arrived at the
above Office, and reported to Mr. Blasts the result
of their examination and investigation. The pri-
soner had previously undergone a private examina-
tion before Mr. Blame, which was reported to. the
Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department;
and no orders having been sent for his conveyance
there, a commitment was made out for the prisoner,
Robert George, to the House of Correction, en a
charge of High Treason, where, he was conveyed.in
a hackney-coach, in the custody of Mr. Adkins, the
governor of that prison, Perry, who was originally in
the pursuit of him, and one of the patrole.
Officers
.were yesterday despatched from Bow-
street, in search of Palin, as a man answering his de-
scription has been applying for chair-mending work
in the vicinity of Gravesend.

Sunday evening last, a Lady of rank and fortune,
who resides in Grosvenor-street, and whose conduct
does honour to her situation ii: life, felt it incumbent
on herself to discharge four of her servants, at a
mament's notice, on being by her detected at card-
' playing the same evening-.

THE WOOLWICH MURDER.

The Coroner!: Jury having en Saturday unani-
mously agreed, on satisfactory though circumstantial
evidence, to find a verdict of Wilful Murder, much
anxiety has ever since prevailed to discover the mur-
derers. The alarm and horror of the inha ;ants of
Woolwich, especially in the neighbourhood of the
house in which the brutal atrocity was committed,
are exceedingly great, and seem susceptible of ric
alleviation till the perpetrators are detected and
brought to justice. The Magistrates and constables
are extremely active, but hitherto no prospect of
semen has been obtained. This morning, at eleven,
the Rev. Dr. WATSON, Dr. WEBB, Mr. DAV/ES, and
Mr. WILLIAMS, attended at the Red Lion public-
house, a few doors from that of the deceased, and
held examinations till five o'clock. Several persons
who tive in the neighbouring hciuses were examined
as to any noises or suspicious occurrences that might
have fallen under their observation. One girl ob-
served two or three persons come out of a house,
stand in earnest conversation together, and return
again. She described their dress and appearance,
but none has been identified as suiting the de-
scription. Another girl has stated, that after she
had gone to bed, about hail-past eleven, sill heard a
violent scranch (crash) of Mr. Parker's (the deceased)
door. This is believed to have been the noise made
by the mnrderefs as they left the house.
Two most wretched-looking old men were on Sa!ur-
day apprehended as suspicious persons. One of them,
Isaac Shaw, Was re-examined this day. is the per-
son represented as having occasionally worked in Mr.
Parker's garden. It appears that he is a man of bad
character, and that he has been well acquainted with
the deceased and his premises. He lodged for seven
years in the attic of a house next but one to Mr. Par-
ker's,.and occupied by one Evans, a shop-keeper.—
He is known as " the beggar." His mode of living
has been by collecting bones and rags, and carrying
them to the London market. When Mr. Parker's
house was discovered to be on fire, Evans went up
to Shaw's room, and found him sitting by a fire,
which he had lighted at two in the morning. Evans
told him that.his master's house was on fire. " So I
hoar," coolly replied Shaw. He remained quiet in
his room and took no part in what was going on.—
It appeared that he had gone on Friday morning to
Mr. Parker's house for a gim: let, which he had pre-
viously got from Evans. On Friday night, between
eight and eleven, he had been drinking in several
public-houses. The other old man, Thomas Pope,
had been in his company, and two marines. The two
marines were examined, but nothing like a ground
of charge appeared against them. Shaw exhibited
much confusion and contradiction as to the money
he had in his possession during the Friday night.—
He had got soup-tickets for his dinner; yet he bor-
rowed Sol-. from Evans to buy beer, at the same time
that he had 2s. in his pocket ; and Jack butcher at-
terwards gave him Is. to drink. The Magistrates
haie remanded this man for further examination.—
He is amazingly unmoved by all the inquiries and
examinations to which he has been exposed.
Jackson, who is married to Mr. Parker's only child
came into the room.in the course.of the day, and.re-
!mined fei if lorit time, during which he was a-good
deal examined. He had not seen the deceased suite
Christmas, and positively denied what all his neigh-
bours affirmed, that he had become very deaf before
his death. He mentioned that'his eldest son, about
nineteen years of age, had had occasion to mark par- •
ticularly a gold repeater belonging to Mr. Parker.—
He also mentioned, that Mr. Parker had had some
metal watches, with the name of Sampson. Mrs.
Jackson was supposed to be able to tell what initials
and arms were upon silver spoons and other articles
of plate, but her husband peremptorily resisted her
appearance to give evidence, for fear of unpleasant .
consequences. She is told simply that her father has
died. The youth, however, is forthcoming.
When the alarm was given, and the door of Mr.
Parker's house was forced open, it was found to have
been shut only by the spring-lock. No bolts had
been on. A chain, which appeared to have been
slightly fastened to the side-wall, had been found at
a distance from the door. From this circumstance it
has been supposed that the housekeeper had answered
the knock at the door, and opened it so far as the
chain permitted, when the murderers forced the
chain and effected their horrid purpose. Mr. Parker
and his housekeeper were thrown together in a corner
of the parlour; and the intention seems to have
been to burn their bodies, by means of all the loose
papers and clothes which could be collected. Fire
was evidently anlied at the same time to other parts
of the house, but the almost perfect exclusion of air
by blankets fastened on the front windows, had de-
feated the object of the murderers, for only the fire
around the bodies took any effect ; and even that
proceeded so slowly, that not more than a square
yard of the Boor is consumed, although the fire must
have existed,:without interruption, for three hours. Of
Mr.. Parker little remains but his bones. Nothing can
be more 'ghastly than the broiled flesh of his face,
and the...half-burnt fragments of his neckcloth, all
mixed 'together. One of his shoes is the only article
about him that can be fully identified. The house-
keeper is entire), except the extremity of her nose, and
her crossed elbows, which are burnt to the bone.—
They are both thrown, untouched; into their coffins,
and are to be buried to-morrow.

EXECUTION.—Saturday sennight, L. Donnelly, G.
Kirby, J. Crawley)• T. Maguira, and P. Boylan, five
of the eleven men convicted at the last Commission
for a burglary and robbery iu the house of the widow
Brien, at Swords, near Dublin, in January last, we:e
executed at the front of Kilmainham gaol.

A tremendous fire broke out on Sunday night, at
Luton Lees Farm, near Nettlebed, which destroyed
the house, a barn, and four ricks, in less than two
hours, together with thi ee valuable horses. The
farm was occupied by Mr. TIDMAISH, whose son
and three other youths set fire to the thatch of a
' wheat rick clost to the house, in catching sparrows
with a clap net, by which a candle is held up for. the
birds to fly into the net. A strong northerly' wind
drove the flames directly upon the house, which was
in one blaze before any water could be got, as it was
built chiefly of wood. The premises were lightly in-
sured. A boy was severely burnt in e.x.tping flu=
the attic, and his life is despaired of.