Star.
London, England, 1819-09-08 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow-STREET.—Yesterday Jahn Cahusac, of Black-
man-street, Borough; Christopher Harris, of Broad-
court, Long-acre; Robert Shorter, of NVYch-street ;
and William Watling, of the Strand, were severally
bronght, on warrants, before RICHARD BIANIE, Esq.
for publishing a Pamphlet, called The Republican,
(late Sherwin s Register), in which is inserted " a Letter
from Richard Carlile to the Prince Regent," contain-
ing an alleged libel on his Royal Highness, and on
the Magistrates of Manchester. The facts of selling
were proved, when Mr.Cahusac urgea that there was
no Act of Parliament compelling News-venders to
read those Journals they sold in the regular way of
their business. He had never read a line of the sup-
posed libel, and knew not that it contained any thing
offensive. Mr. 'limn observed, that it was not his
province to try that question. He was performing a
painful duty in investigating the first stage of the
business; tad had only to call on the defendants to
find bail. Mr. Carlile then presented himself as bail
for Mr. Shorter ; when the Clerk whispered Mr. But-
NIR, that he (Mr. Carlile) was the original publisher
of the libel. Mr. Bram observed, that was of no
weight with him; Mr. Carlile was a responsible man,
and he should accept his bail. The other defendants
were also severally held to bail to answer the charge
at the next Sessions.—On the usual fee of 2s. 4d.
each being demanded, the defendants positively re-
fused to pay any thing. Mr. Btani*—" Very well,
Gentlemen; as you please!"

BARTHOLOMFAV FAIR.
GOILDHALL.—The Dangers and Consequences
going afairing t—The first prisoner brought up yes-
terday before Alderman J. J. SIVITK was a lad about
eighteen years old, of the name of Joseph Wheeler, a
waiter at an eating-house in Fore-street, who, instead
of going home to his father's, in the Kingslaad-road,
at eleven o'clock, when his business was done, must
needs go to the Fair, and got taken up on a chargel
of felony, upon which he had been lodged in the
Compter all night.--George Child, a carpenter, in
I White-street, Moorfields, had been treating his wife'
to the Fair ; and on their return homeward together,
li coo at a public-house in Long-lane for refreshment.
How long they remained there, did not appear ; but
of their coming out, between one and tveo o'clock in
the morning, they were attacked by a gang of fel-
-1 lows at the door, who commenced by knocking the
husband's hat off; this produced resistance on his
part, a grand row ensued, poor Child and his wife
lldot soundly beat; and just at the moment when he
felt his watch, worth at least 51. being taken out •
his pocket, the prisoner passed in front of him, he
seized him immediately, and in spite of all his resist-
ance, managed to keep his bold till the arrival of the
watchmen, and then gave him in charge as the rob-
ber. The property not being found, the prosecutor
unable to swear that the prisoner stole his watch, and
his two brothers, one a tradesman in the City, and
the other a printer in the Bank, giving him a good
character, and confirming his statement as to his ho-
nest means OF getting a livelihood, he was discharged,
with a suitable admonition from the Alderman.
loss of a 51. watch, and the bumps and bruises re-
ceived by the carpenter and his wife, will, no doubt,
act as a suitable admonition to them while they live.
John Loonier, a journeyman printer, in the employ
of a Mr. Swindel, in Gracechurch-street, who had
also been in the Fair, was charged with being very
active in the above fray, and one of the foremost in
beating the tattoo on poor Child's hatless head. One
Ross, a cobbler, in Featherstone-street, who was
escorting his wife from the Fair, swore positively to
the prisoner; and said he (Ross) pinioned his twoarms
behind him, when in the act of striking Child, for
which both he and his wife got knocked down in the
mud directly. Child, with a shrug which denoted a
painful recollection, also identified Loomer as one of
the persons who struck him. The prisoner 'was there-
fore committed to find bail for the assault.
William Walden, a basket-maker, living in a court
out of Hosier-lane, was brought up by Shuter, the
Constable, who knowing the man, had permittedhim
to be at liberty for the night, on a charge of violent
assault. Mrs. Lowndes (the wife of a person residing
in Plumer's-street, City-road,) said she and her sister,
Mrs. Culliford, had been at tiLe Fair with a party of
friends, from whom they were separated in the crowd;
and were making the best of their way home, when
they found themselves compelled to-stop, and turned
up a court for that purpose. The man at the bar
came up directly after, abused-them in the most vio..
lent terms, and ordered-them away—what did they
do there? On-their remonstrating, and desiring to
I know hy•what authority he took upon him to force
' them away? the- man abused them still more grossly, ,
and- struck them both with great violence, but more
particularlyher sister, who was so beat about the
tece• as not to be able to get a wink:of-sleep, 'epetti,
hes-mouth to eat a- bit• of any•thing-since.- 'Several"
Gentlemen- who-witnessed their ill treatment- inter.l
fared• in their behalf, and called • thse watch to their