Star.
London, England, 1818-05-05 00:00:00

POLICE.,

Bow-stater.—Yesterday Ifiiiem'ffrxry sjovrg mar
of rL eetabte appearance and behaviour, underwent another ex-
amirationhefore R 13110.12, Esq. ch.rged with being concerned
with another young man, in committing a variety of frauds at
Taverns, !cc. by means of regular checks of the Barking-house of
Sir John Lubbock and Co. drawn by the name of Stamford,
where there were no effects to such a tante, nor was he known,
nor hu It been ascertained by what means the regular checks of
the Bankirg-house were obtained by the prisor.er's companion.
In all the numerous fraudulent uttering of the checks, the pri-
soner has contrived to keep in the back ground, and has not been
the actual uttertr, but has beta present and saactioned the ut-
tering of the fraudulent cheeks.—The prisoner WU committed
for trial.

MAILLIOROt7cII-sTRZET.—Join Caw:, It, a respectable-looking,
man, an artist, was charged with into marrying with Miss Mar-
garet Evans, a young lady of fashionable and interesting ap-
pearance, his former w:fe rilary Distend, being then alive.—
Miss Evana, who was dressed very elegantly, with a gold watch
and appendages suspended from her bosom, proved that Fho pri-
soner repemnted himself to be a widower, and he married her
on the 7.d of February last, at Par.cras. Evidence was also ad-
duced that the prisoner married his first wife, in 1799, and that
she is still alive. Miss Evans, who appears to be under 90 years
of age, is possessed of propetty, and the prisoner, it appeared,
wok away her watch and other property, and left her to live with
a third female.—The prisoner was-fully committed for trial, and
the pities were bound over to prosecute. The eaaminationdrcw
a great number of people to the Office.

Three persons are to be executed in Scot44nd on
the 3d of June, viz. William Baird and Wiltei: Blair;.
at Glasgow, for robbery on • the, Falkirk road; and'
John Lusens Blackwood, at Dumfries, for robbery on
the road near Langholm.
Very early after the first appearance of the Monthly
Gazette of Health, we expressed our opinion of the
great benefit that the community would derive from
a work conducted by men of science and integrity.--One very
important advantage, which we did not foresee, is the Publication
of the Composition of Remedies which hay? been transmitted
from Parents to their Offsprings, as valuable legacies on account
of their uniform effects In the cure of diseases. The 29th Number
published on the lit inst. contains a communication of several
valuable Receipts, from Sir John Jervis White Jervli, Bart. of
Garboldabam Hall, which have been uniformly. employed in
taws of Dropsy, Stone, and Gravel, Indigestion, Rheumatism,
and General Debility, with wonderful benefit ; also, a valuable
receipt for Weakness of Sight, in elderly people, from Sir Wil-
liam Althorn. It also contains 30111 e valuable practical remarks
on the nature of the fever termed Tsathiss, which we recom-
mend to the serious attention of the Members of the Legis-
lature. The remarks on the Humane Society, the practice of
the different Hospitals of the Metropolis, the adulteration of Tea,
Regular and Irregular Quackery, and on the contents and ob.'
ject of Messrs. Cooper and Traver's Advertisement Book, Sul-1
phurous Fumigation, and the effects of smoking Tobacco, are
truly interesting. Among the newly-discovered Remedies are
some which promise to prove very beneficial, particularly the
Vapour of Tar, in Consumption of the Lungs, by Dr. Wall, of.
Oxford ; and the external applications for Whitlow, Ringworm,
Scald-head, Chilblains, Tic-Doloreux 'flee. the Analysis of
Dolby's Carminative, Lockyear's Essence of Ipecacuara, and
the exposure of the Bromley tanackery, reflect great credit on
the Editors as men of scknee and humanity. The Biographical
Sketch of iir Wes. Knighton, Bart. is also an ankle of uo
&Foe of-interest. • i

SPA FIELDS MZETINas

• PURTHIR PARTICULARS.
Yearnlaye in consequence of placards intimating
that a Meeting would be held in Spafields, a number
of persohs assembled in front of the Merlin's Cave,
from which, however, they soon departed, on seeing
the intimation by lir. Wu-sox, proprietor of the
ground, that every person trespassing should be pro-
secuted. The landlord of the Union public-house,
(formerly the En& in the Pound,) near Bagnigge-
wells, was applied to, and consented to give the use
of his house, after which a large placard was fixed
up with the words—" Peace and good-will to all
men."—A number soon collected in front of the house,
and-the elder WATSON, Paarrroa DUGDALE (a young
Quaker), WHATMAN, and other entered it. Some
delay took place in consequence of Mr. HUNT being
expected. Meantime every precaution had been taken
by Sir N. Coverer and the other Magistrates, and a
large body of Police Officers were stationed in the
neighbourhood.—A few minutes before one,
Dr. WATSON addressed the Meeting, and expressed
much regret that an arduous duty had that day de-
volved upon him, in consequence of the absence of
Mr. Hunt. He then read a letter which he had re-
ceived from Mr. Hunt, accounting for his absence:
it was dated 29d April, -and directed from Middle-
ton Cottage. It stated his approbation of the Meet-
ing. He expressed his regret at being obliged to go
to Cork, upon business which admitted of no delay ;
and mentioned, that the Meeting proposed deserved
the most serious consideration—that if it was mana-
ged with prudence, it might be productive of the
most beneficial effects. Upon such a view of the sub-
ject he could have no possible objection to attend the
Meeting, but feared he should not arrive time enough
in town to do so. His absence, however, could be
easily supplied by a more eligible person. The ob-
ject of the Petition being to represent the distresses of,
the poor and those approximating to poverty, and to'
beg his Royal Highness to alleviate their condition,
it would be necessary to consider that the only means
by which that could be effected would be a reform
in Parliament, by which the people would have the
power of annually electing' Members to represent
them. It should be recollected, that the Prince Re-
gent had no power in granting the desired reform,
except merely that of giving his assent to it. The
letter further stated, that the Meeting was already
possessed of his opinions upon that question. He re-
commended that the resolutions should be short, and
to the point ; and that care should be taken not to
suffer any crafty spy, or any one likely to turn spy,
to lead the assembly astray, or incite them to do any
thing which might' be converted into a pretext for
further acts against the liberty of the subject. It
concluded with advising that the signatures of seven I
householders should be obtained to the Petition, in
order that no objection might be made to it on that
account. He then went
.on to state what had taken
place between himself and Mr. Hunt at the first Spa-
fields Meeting. He represented Hunt to have objec-
ted to some of the resolutions prepared for that occa-
sion, which embodied Spencean principles ; and he
(Watson) on. their being objected to, had acquiesced-
in the view taken of them by .Hunt, and they had ac-
cordingly been given up. He read a second letter
frcirn Mr. Hunt, dated Liimplighter's hall, is which
he declared it to be his intention to attend the Meet-
ing, if he should be enabled to return to London in
time. He then. proceeded to address the multitude
in the usual way, cautioning them against going into
any excesses, and urging the importance of this ap-
peal to the People. They were called together as
labourers and mechanics—a class of people from
whom all the good that men enjoyed was derived—
(Anfiause.) They would, he hoped, convince their
enemies thatthey were deserving of the rights which
they were going to demand. Lprd Castlereagh was
reported to have charged the Opposition Members
with attempts to carry all their measures by alarm.
They would not subject themselves to such a charge.
They would endeavour to carry their measures by
reason. There had been much talent displayed upon
the subject which they were met that day to consider.
'the first person he should mention was the Duke of
Richmond. He was a friend to Parliamentary Re-
form. The next was Mr. Pitt, but, contrary to his
juvenile opinions, when he came into power he was
the first to put-a gag into the people's mouths. The
third was Lord Erskine: while Mr. Erskine, he was
the friend of Reform; but, now that he was a Lord,
the cause was given up by him. Earl Grey also gave
up the principles which, while Mr. Grey, he zealously
supported. Sir James Mackintosh, with great know-
ledge and elegance of language, advocated the same
cause in an able publication; but, when become Sir
James Mackintosh, he forgot what he said
He would come now to the name of one person whom
he could not mention without grief; he hoped, how-
ever, that that person would still prove that he was
with the people. The name to which he alluded was,
that of Sir Francis Burdett. He was the man who,
upon a former occasion, called the delegates up from
the country: he met them in public, and be addres-
sed the public openly upon the cause which these de-
legates were seat to advocate. When, however, his
countrymen were suffering in prison upon the save
account, Sir Francis Burdett was not very ready to
come forward and assist them. He would willingly
hope better things from him in future. His heart
was good, and the principles once supported by him
would, he hoped, soon bring him back again to vir-
tue. He lamented that many others had apostacised,
and complained that for eight hundred years pro-
perty had been power. He noticed with some warmth
the comments which had appeared in some of the
Newspapers on the calling of this Meeting. He pro-
ceeded to touch on a great variety of topics; among
which he brought in a plan for a weekly penny sub-
scription, to defray the expense of calling Meetings
similar ko that, and concluded by moving a series of
Resolutions, complaining of taxation, and urging the
necessity of a Reform in Parliament.
The Resolutions were agreed to, and a Petition to
the Prince Regent, founded on them, was read and
-adopted by the Meeting.
It was next agreed, that Major CARTWRIGHT, Mr.
HUNT, and Dr. WATSON, should present the Petition
in the usual way, through the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, unless they should be able to
{gain admittance to his Royal Highness the Primo:
REGENT themselves.

Mr. PnESTOW next came forward. He declared
the general good, the galena happiuees to be bi 4 ouly