Star.
London, England, 1827-09-26 00:00:00

FIRES.

Yesterday morning a fireoke out in the house of
Mr. ANDERSON, fruiterer, Newington Cioseway, which
quickly communicated to the adjoining house of Mr.
Lea, stationer, and both were totally consumed. The
ftior-cloth manufactory was slightly injured.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock last night, the
extensive ptemises of Mr. JAMES DONOVA N, Irish pro-
vision dealer, Sr. Ann's•street, Clerkenwell, were dis•
covered by the watchman to be entirely in flames. The
alarm given soon aroused the inmates, and they escaped
without difficulty from the rear of the house. The Fite
appealed to have commenced in the lower range of the
warerooms ; and although a plentiful surply of water
was at hand, in a short time the fiamesextended through
the house, which was completely gutted. Ts o adjoin-
ing houses weie-al.o much damaged. Mr. DONOVAN
was not insured.

Saturday a fire broke out in the premises 'of a farmer
at Cheerhill, near Caine, which communicated to a cot•
tags occupied by a labouring man named Dell, sr. IN of
hearing the circumstance, was so affected as to expire
almost immediately, leaving a wife and two children.
The Coroner's Inquest returned a •erdict of—" Died
through fright occasioned by his house being on fire'

The persecution of the poor fruitsellers in the streets
of the metropolis is carried on with a degree of fiery
zeal, and " energy beyond the law," which must have
some other motive than merely a sense of duty on •the
part of the officers who distinguish themselves in crush-
ing these industrious and unprotected people. Hew
does it happen every day, that passengers in all our
great thoroughfares are plundered by thieves with an
audacity and success almost unprecedented, white a
poor man or woman, who would rather earn some ho-
nest bread for themselves and children, than live by
abe profits of crime, or the charity of the workhouse.
'are cleared away as nuisances from all our streets, as
beings who had no protection from either humanity or
jostice ?
Saturday the heavy coach travelling between Dum-
'hies and Edinburgh, was upset upon its journey to. the
latter place, within two miles of Elvanfoot The acci-
dent happened at the period of the two coaches passing
la a very narrow part of the road, and having gone off
the metal, the forewhesl was immersed to the nave in
the mire, and the coach went over with a dreadful
crash. The passengers were most providentially all
preserved from serious injury, no lives or limbs having
been lost, and the coach in the course of two hours was
enabled to proceed upon her journey to town.
Friday last, as Capt. Lawson, of the 15th HOssars,
late of St. John's•wood-square, was chiying down the
Park-road in his chaise, accompanied by his wire and—',
two children, on his mate to join his regiment at
Canterbury, lie got down for a moment to speak to
a friend, the horse took fright and ran down the Pork- "4
road, and was, with much difficulty, stopped near the
Windsor Castle Tavern by two soldiers and a labouring
man, but not before both the children and Mrs.
Lawson were thrown into the road ; the youngest
had its jaw-bone fractured, and the other severely
injured on the right knee and leg, and Mrs. Lawson ,
received several severe cootusions of the arms and face;
fortunately the driving cloak came in contact with the
wheel, which hindered in a measure the rapid proges
Id the animal. Mr. Lucas, surgeon, of Taunton-place.
Regent's Park, rendered the sufferers all the as•istasce
in his power, and the Captain found it expedient to
*eve his family with a friend, as they were unfit to pro-
Iceed further, and he being obliged to join his regiment.
Monday evening as a young man, a glazier, ,was
Cleaning some windows at the back of the Limb public
bane, Haughton-street, Clare Market, his foot slipped,
and he fell upon a skylight at the back of an adjoining
house, and unfortunately alighted upon a cradle, in
which was an infant asleep, which was much ir'ored.
The mother of the infant was also dreadfully '
with the broken glass, and the unfortunate
picked up in an &first lifeless state, and was
ately carried to the lospital upon a shutter,
now lies without any hopes of recovery.

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LONDON ADJOURNED SESSIONS.

Yesterday an adjourned Session etas held before the'
Lend MAYOR, the RECORDER, and a Bench of Alder-
men.
A Jew, named Harris, was indicted for having vial
lently assaulted Abraham Cowen in Petticoat-lane.
Mr. BOLLARD stated, that this was a case of a very
aggravated nature, and it was necessary to interpose
•the arm of the law, in order to restrain the brutal im•
petuosity of the inhabitants of that dangerous part of
the city called Petticoat-lane.
Cowen stated, that he had given information to the
police that two young men had robbed a General OM-
cer of a watch, and he pointed out the thieves, who
were immediately apprehended, tried, and convicted.
The inhabitants of Petticoat-lane were desperately en. 11
raged at this, and the defendant was one of the most
violent. One day, as the witness was passing, the de•
feoclint called him a nose (an informer), and vowed that
he would put an end to his b—y life. The witness
endeavoured to get away, but the defendant pursued
him, and, intent upon doing all possible mischief, kicked
him with the utmost violence in the most dangerous
part of the body. A crowd of the inhabitants urged
on the defendant to strike and kick, and the witness was
afraid of losing his life, as they had sworn in the lane
to kill him outright.
This evidence was confirmed in some parts by the
police officer, Taylor, to whom the witness had given
the important information which led to the conviction
of the two thieves. The officer described the conduct
of the inhabitants as most desperate.
The elder Forrester, the officer, who has been many
years atting in the district of Petticoat-lane, described
it as a place in which a man could not pass with safety
at any hour. ,
The Recourse, in summing up. took occasion to
state that the metropolis was more crowded than ever
with thieves like those whom the information given by
the prosecutor had tended to convict. The public were,
he said, greatly indebted to the prosecutor for having
rendered such a service. London had got rid, through
his means, of two infamous thiev and it was not to
be endured that the lawless inhabjlanu of Petticoat-I
lane should punish a man for having done so imfortani
a duty towards the community.
The defendant was immediately found Guilty.
. Another Jew, named iambs, was indicted for an
assault upon the same prosecutor. The case was as
clearly proved as the former had been, and the defend•
ant-lavas found Guilty.
The RECORDER then passed sentence upon both de-
fendants. He described their conduct as reprehensible
in the deepest degree • and observed, that if the prose-
cutor had died from the effects of the kicking be had
got, they would certainly have, suffered the extreme
penalty of the law. He spoke of Petticoat-lane as a
place in which it would -be absolutely necessary to in-
troduce some system by which the desperate conduct
of the inhabitants would receive some material check;
and he cautioned the numbers of those persons who
newleard him against encouraging such practices of
insubordination and contempt of the laws. His Lord-
ship then sentenced each of the prisoners to imprison-
ment in the Compter for three months, and to find bail
for their good behaviour towards all his Majesty's
subjects.

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