Star.
London, England, 1828-10-14 00:00:00

CRICKET.

The grand return match bettee;nele. wen of the county of Kent
1 and an equal number of the county of Surrey, commenced on
Thursday se'nnight, at Sevenoaks Vine, and concluded, after some
excellent play, as fol.oves—
ECM. SU MT.
First Innings 177 First Innings 66
Second Innings
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.1.....

261
Kent winning by 154 runs. The
the year, and the company of the
roes throughout the game.

I 107
weather was fine for the time of
utmost respectability, and smote.

A number of theatrical am4teurs, all persons of
wealth, have, it is said, combined to purchase the Dublin Theatre.

An impostor, calling bimselt the Rev. Mr. Walking,
wrote to Lord DERBY a few days since, stating that he
in •
was the greatest distress, and made'out io pitiable a
case, that his Lordship ser.t -101. to the Mendicity
Society to be given to the applicant, in case his tale of
oe should be found to be correct. The officer of the
Society soon discovered the whole to be a gross impos,
tune. The statement of the impostor was accompanied'
by a forged certificate of the Rector and Cburctiwardens
dB parish in the City. The offender Ine Bed.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION. NOUS&

I'voixtsu no ma City.—A tall athletic man named Vass*. and
another person, were charged with having excited two drunken
men to fight on Saturday everting. at about eight o'clock, at a pleat
near Tower lihl, called Barking Chuteleyaril; and Mr. Minifie
was charged with having himself bbown off in the pugilistic art,
when the drunken men were prevented from indulging the crowd
assembled.
Mr. Drinkald and other Gentlemen of the neighbourhood were,
it appeared, obliged to interfere for the protection of the peace its
the vicinity, in which several hundred persons were colleted to
fight. The pugilists were luckily in such a state as to be unable to
do each other harm. Although a ring was made, and seconds is
attendance, and umpires chosen, the combatants did very little
more than pull each other's-hair, and hug like two bears, until they
tumbled. The fah was, however, a signal for very unmanly
ing. The unfortunate pugilists, the moment they " bit the dust;
were assailed with kicks on the ribs and faces; and .victory muse
soon have been declared in favour of the mob that surrounded
them, were it not fur a gentleman named Christie and Mr. Drink.
aU,'who interfered to prevent the drunken men from being kicked
to death. Mr. Christie seeing Mr. Jahn& very busy in alma.
Wing the tattle, rushed between the fighters, and said that they
should Eght no more; whereupon Mr. Allielfie clenched his het.,
held them up to Mr. Ch ' s face, threatened to 1. sarve him
out," and endeavoured to intimidate him from to►ing any part in
the settlement of the quarrel.
Alderman FARO/BROTHER condemned the conduct of Mr. Minifies'
Ile considered it extremely unfair in that gentlettion to put himself
into the place of tine of the fallen pugilist., alter they bad' retired
from the fight. The Alderman then ordered that Mr. Minifie
siets:d enter into recognizance, to keep the peace.
G U I LIMA Llo

Waldron Feed was charged with stealing two musical boxes,
value 401. The prisoner was lately porter to Mr. Simmons, of the
Crown 'raven', Bow-lane. About the latter end of August Mr.
John Upham, of Exeter, came to lodge at Jlr. Sinstoons's house,
and upon his order the two boxes were sent fur his inspection by
31r. Dolan of Crain. Mr. U. left town on the Bth September,
and it was supppsed be directed the prisontr to return the boxes to
Mr. Uulin, as they were seen in his posses.im after Mr. Upham
left town. The prisoner said he was innocent of the charge. He
was committed for

110 W—STREET. •
Yesterday a young man, who refused to give his name, was
charged before Sir IlicHaan Brame with having sink two valuable
gold watches from the saleroom of the Messrs. Rubins, the auc-
tioneer,, on Friday last.
It appeared that the watches, and other property, had been
given to the porters of Messrs Robins by Mr. Harrison, a pawn-
brok, r, of Tottenham Court-road, and were to be sold at a sale of
unredeemed pledges then about to take place. About nine o'clock
on Friday morning the prisoner was admitted into the sale-room,
by the woman by whom it is usually cleaned, and to whom ha was
known as fllle of Mr Harrison's shopmen. In a short time after
Inc had lot, a Mr. Bentley came in, and asked to see the watches.
The [ortolan went to where they had been placed, but could nut
find theni. An inquiry then followed as to who had been there
that morning, and the woman alluded to described the prisoner's
person ►o accurately, that it was easily ascettaiseed who be was.—
The watches were produced by Mr. Jupp, with whom they had
been pledged for 2% arid the prisoner admitted that be had pledged
them.

Sir Ricumus Mime asked if the porter to whom the watches
had beep given, and who had placed rheas its the saleroom, was
present ?

Mr. Robins said, that he unfortunately was out of town, and
would not return until Saturday.
The prisoner, who seemed very desirous of speaking, in opposi.
tion to the Magistrate's caution. admitted his guilt, but requested
that his case might'be kept out of the papers.
The Magistrate declined any interiemice on that subject.
The prisoner was remanded for a w. ek.
MA it I. BOROUG lI—STRRET.
A tailor residing in Seymour Crescent, Ruston-square, was
charged with stealing a 40/. note. It appeared that on Friday
afternoon, a Gentleman who was in Mr. Newman's shop happened
to drop a 41.4.; but he slid not discover his loss till some time after.
Inquiries were then made, and it was discovered that the note had
been paid into the bank by Messrs. Shoalbresrs. of Tottenham.
coun.toad, linen.drapers, and who had cashed it for the prisoner,
when he purchased goods as 'their house.. The prisoner said he
picked up the note iu Sobooquare, and was unable to advertise it,
owing to his poverty. He had spent a portion of the money; but
was willing to make the owner every reparation in his power.—Sir
G. Onuses said the evidence against the piisoner was mot sulicient
to detain him, and he was therefore discharged.

M A RY-.1.,A-BONNR.
Two young men, named (kerse Caren and Thomas Smith, were
charged with robbery. It was proved by Mr. 'Lipman, watch-
maker, of Great Russell-street, Blooossbury, that yesterday after-
noon the prisoners came into his shop; and Curtis having asked
him a variety of questions respecting a watch which lie said he
wished to have repaired, requesting to look at sonic gold ►eys. A
tray containing fifty or slaty, was placed before them. Smith
turned them over, bet they did not purchase auy, as Curtis said be
wanted one with a large stone in the middle. As soon as they were
gone, Mr. Tupman missed two of t►e keys, one wenh 50s. the
other las. and he followed them, and saw them enter two silver-
smiths' shops, and finally the shop of Airs. Davenport, a haber-
dasher, tu Charlotte-street, litaroy.square; and while they re-
mained there, Tupman had them secured. (In their persons
were found three entire pieces of ribbon, four silver knives, a pair
of silver mounted epectacks, a 51. Bank of England not•, indiums
small cash ; three gold rings, a diamond pin, sod a gold brooch.—
They refused to give any satisfactory account of themselves, and
were remanded.

QU ER N—S QC A RE.
Edward Allen. a servant out in place, was charged with endea-
vouring to obtain a situation as servant in the service of Miss
Augusta Craig, of Great George-street' Westminster, by a forged
character. On the 29th of last month, Miss Craig advertised for •
livery servant, and the prisoner was sweat the persons who applied
fur the situation. She directed him to call on the following Satin-
day, and in the mean time she world make inquiry into his cha-
racter. The prisoner gave her a reference to a Mrs. Fanner, who
he said was a Lady of great respectability at East Wuoley, near
Newbury. A letter was accordingly addressed to Mr.. larmer,
and the answer gave the prisoner a most excellent character. The
at) le of writhtg, however, excited a suspicion in the mind of Miss
Craig, and further inquiry having been made, Mrs. Farmer was
found to be a poor woman supported by the parish. The prisoner
said that he had been obliged to leave several situations on account
of illness, after he had tilled them only a few weeks. No one would
be satisfied with so short a character, and he had therefore endea-
voured to procure the situation in Miss Craig's house by requesting
Mrs. Farmer to write the letter.

filt. Warm mid, that the insolence and ill behaviour of servants
had arrived at such a height, that it was time a stop should be put
to their practices.
The prisoner was then fined SOL and in default of payment to
one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction.