Star.
London, England, 1820-11-17 00:00:00

POEIcE.

MARLEOROUGH•STREET.—WedtIeSday, Mr. A!„4.
Slade, purveyor of meat to her Majesty, Tottenham.
court-road, was• summoned to this Office, charled
under the 10th of William 111. cap. 7, which goes to
state, " That it shall not be lawful for any person,'
persons, to make or cause to be made, squibs, ror•-
ets, serpents, or other fire-works, to be thrown,
fired from their houses, Ste
Mr. Dens, of Tottenham-court-road, attends'
behalf of Mr. Slade, and stated, that the fire-wy
were exhibited during Mr. Slade's absence
home, but it met with his sanction.
Magistrate.—That's no matter, Mr. Slade is
swerable for what takes place at his house dui in::
absenCe. Were the ate-works let eff from the hola.-
Mr. DEAN.—There was a catherine-wheel find
a pole on the balcony.
Mr. FARRANT, the Magistrate, was of opinion tl-n
the manner in which the fire-work was exhibi!ed,
came under the meaning of the Act of Parliame.;
and that a fine of 20s. ought to be iaflicted.
Mr. DEAN.—Surely, Gentlemen, at a time rse
the present, when every kind of rejoicing is marii.
fested, some allowance ought to be made. You,
your official situation, have certainly a kii.cretionary
power to overlook, or to mitigate the offence?
Mr. FARRANT.—No, Sir, there is no discretionary
power in our hands in times of rejoiciag more di.. i
at others—such proceedings were likely to tend to
• riotoind injury to passers by.
Mr. DEAN.—Yes, but Sir, it is a hard case that
Mr. Slade, who had no dispositicn to riot or iojer-,
should be convicted for merely rejoicing on the pre-
sent occasion. I have no douhtbut that the time in
the Magistrates will be pretty well occupied for
month to come, if they notice such proceedings.
Magistrate.—Well, we are here to protect the
lic peace, and, I dare say, while we are here will cA
our duty.
Mr. DEAN condemned the proceeding, and felt i--
dignant that a respectable inhabitant of the patisi7,
merely for expressing his political feelings by ra
joicirgs, should be so persecuted ; he would make it
known to the Public.

Mr. Slade was fined in the penalty of 20s. Mr.
Butterworth, Mr. John Goldsmith, and J. Bryan!.rf
Hampstead Road, were fined in the same amour.
charged with letting off pistols opposite the above
house. They immediately paid the fines.
Seven others-weiv also fined for like ..ffences.

40w-STREET.—Yesterday, a. Gentleman came to
this Office, in a splendid equipage, emblazoned wi!h
a Royal ,llucal Coronet, and informed Mr. Bi usu.,
that he attended by command of the Princess of CUM.
EERLAND (Mrs.OLAVI A VILMOT SERRES), who re-idei
at 25, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, to communicate
to him that an attempt had been made upon her
On Monday night she was at the window of her cham-
ber, when she was alarmed by the breaking of a pane
of glass immediately over her head ; and on the fol-
lowing morning her attendant found a pistol-bullet on
the floor, and on examining the aperture in the glass,
it was found to be such an one as a pistol-bullet would
occasion; .and the Princess then remembered that
at the time there was sonic firing in the street, but
she attributed it to the 'persons who were zejoicing.
The circumstance had excited:considerable alarm in
her mind, and she was too much indisposed to it:aye
her house, but she wished to make a deposition of die
fact, and requested tne attendance of a Magistrate at
her-own residence. Mr.BIUNI z asked if she suspected
any particular person of the crime of attempting her
life? The Gentleman said she did not. Mr. Blame
sent an Officer to the house, and he returned in a
short time, stating, that he had found the window is
the state described by the applicant, and had seen
bullet, which was a little flattened. The Lady, how.
ever, was not satisfied, and wished much to see tine
Magistrate. Mr. BLAME then drove to Alfred-place,
and had an interview with the Lady. He also saw
the window and the ball, and he expressed an orinio2
`that it must have been fired from the oppo,ite
the street, and that the ball must have been nearly sport
when it reached the glass. The bail was extremely
• small. This is all that has at present transpired.

SEDUCTION.—Some time ago a beautiful girl of
sixteen, the only daughter of a Lady, residing at
Earner's-terrace, Chelsea, was missed from her Itom,,
and no trace could be obtained of her for some day.
At length it was ascertained, that ir. her walks, which
she was in the habit of taking in the King's-road,
with her brother, she had several times met an elderlf
man, of gentlemanly appearance, who entered in:l
conversation with her, and that on the day of her
elopement, she was seen to get into a chaise ar .: four
with him, and drive rapidly away. It- was alto as-
certained from her little brother, that the man repre-
sented himself to be a Peer. In consequence, an en-
quiry was made amongst the Lords; but no Ncble-
man could be found answering the description of ale
seducer. An application was then made by a May;
M. and another Gentleman, to Mr. BIRNIE, and the
Magistrate ordered SalmOn, the officer to ire vier!
possible effort to trace _the fugitives. In a few days
it was ascertained that the seducer was ai..w.t:ds of
60 years of age, and that he had conveyed the al•
happy girl to Scotland. Having made this disco.
very, the parties again requested the advice of Mr.
Brume, and, at his recommendation, a writ cf
beas Corpus was procured, commanding the setitne:
to give up the body of the young Lady, she Eel i 2 t
• minor, and a messenger was iminediately sect 403
Scotland armed with this man a-e. From inform,
tion. received yesterday,- there is no doubt that Ile
young Lady will he speedil3c restored to her parent.

DI El).
At Monte Video, on the 29th of Amuse the yuluarabk
Lieutenant Henry Finch, It.N.
On the Ist inst. after a painful ilatlgy Dlrs. Sarah Ilic:onl%
relict of Mr. William Talbet Richards, mad suothis of 11,5 t
Edwin, of the l'hestre Royal, DrurrLatte. Mrs. Rich-till: %II
for many years the inst comic actress on the Dublin
der the management of Messrs. ltyder noel DJy, w:14:1-c
universally admired fur her. public talents and mutt
conduct in private life. It is to the credit of Mrs. Ely.in, 1,"
record, thht; long before infirmity had rendered her par :Iv- an:l
for professional labour, she withdrew thtia front the 6ta,;?....0-ported
ported theut by her own industry, and gave mg:11a: to war
age, till, on her affectionate bosom, they both szp;retl•

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