Star.
London, England, 1821-12-28 00:00:00

IVORTHING, DECEMBER 25.

A few days ago, as Mr. HAINES, who is at an ad-
vanced age, and residing with his niece and servant
maid, and who generally rises in time to " scent the
morning air," was preparing himself for his early
walk, he was accosted in his parlour by a man, with
his face blacked, who presented a pistol and demanded
his nioney, which Mr. HAINES delivered, together
with his watch ; the fellow then shook hands with
him and retired.
As Jona DEACON, in the employ of Mr. J. COLE-
MAN, miller, was cleaning one of his master's horses,
in the stable at Waldron, on Saturday se'unight, the
animal kicked him with such dreadful force in the
stomach, that he survived the blow but a few hours.
Mr. J. KINNER, of Sidlesham, had 27 lambs de-
stroyed by three dogs, in the night of Friday week.
There is at this time living at Dieppe, a poor wo-
man, the wife of a fisherman, who has in three years
brought him nine children !
A large elm-tree, growing in the Parish of St.
Ann, Lewes, was broken in two by the strong gale
of Friday last.
Twelve turkies, last week, were stolen from the
park of W. BuaitaLL, Esq. at West Grinsted.
It is now decided that there are to be steam-boats on
the Brighton station. Three are engaged to be round
there early in the spring, two of which are to run be-
tween this place and Dieppe, and the other will be
employed permanently to go to Havre. This last
regulation has been long wished for. Captain BROWN,
the engineer, is to survey and make the soundings,
prepar ..ory to further proceedings, and the forma-
tion of a plan of the work.

The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM keeps up the Christ-
mas Festivities at Stowe, Bucks.
The Corporation of Liverpool have called upon the
inhabitants of that town to adopt the practice ob-
served in London, of walking with the right hand to
the wall. It were well if this easy method of facili-
tating progress through the streets of all cities and
large towns were adopted.
Monday se'nnight, the new Church at Birkenhead,
near Liverpool, was consecrated by the Bishop of
OUSTER. This small but elegant structure, forms
a striking object on the. opposite side of the river at
the pier, being romantically situated on the forma
site of Birkenhead Abbey.
An Inquisition to assess the value of land taken
from, and amount of damages done, atLeigham, the
estate of ADDIS ARCHER, Esq. about four miles from
Exeter, by the Dartmoor Railway Company, in
making a second, cut through that Gentleman's estate
for the railroad, was on Wednesday seennight decided
by a Special Jury, of which J. W. CLARKS, Esq. of
Barrington, was Foreman, before R. C. CAMPION,
Esq. the Under-Sheriff, at the London Inn, Exeter,
and a mil-Kt of £437 returned for Mr. ARCHER.—
This case has excited considerable interest in that part
of the country, and occupied nearly five days, the ex-
penses of which are about 100 guineas a day.

POLICE.

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Bow-rnitrr.—A young Gentleman, who said his I
name was Thomas Baker Cox, and that he lived at
No. 1, Soho-square, appeared at -this Office yester-
day. to prefer a complaint against Bond, the officer,
for an assault. He stated that he had been in the pit
of Drury-Lane Theatre, on the preceding evening, to
witness the performance of Giovanni in Ireland; and,
conceiving that he was entitled to express his opinion
upon the merits of the Piece, he signified his disap-
probation by hissing it, in common with a great part
of the audience ; upon which the defendant came up
to him, and producing his staff, seized him by the
collar, tore his shirt, and was about to drag him out
of the house, when several of the audience crying
" Shame!" and using other exclamations of censure,
he let go his collar, and desisted from his purpose.
The complainant, perceiving his shirt to be torn, de-
manded the name of the defendant, who informed
him that his name was Bond, and that he was at-
tached to the Bow-street Office. He (Mr. Cox) had
previously observed the defendant himself most ve-
hemently applauding the performance. The Magis-
trate ohserved, that, upon the complainant's own prin-
ciple, he could not charge the defendant with that ai
a crime, which he had contended was justifiable in
his own case—namely, to express his opinion upon
she merits of the performance. Mr. Cox did not
mean to charge it as a crime ; but mentioned it to
chew, that the defendant had, a few minutes before,
exercised the same right of which he wanted to debar
him. The defendant said, that the moment the com-
plainant had taken his seat, and before he had time
to witness any part of the performance which could
have enabled him to form any judgment of it, or to
see whether he liked or disliked it, he began to call
out, " Off,:off I" and make such a noise and disturb-
ance, that several people cried " Turn him out !" He
(the defendant) did then go up to him and seize him,
but did not tear his shirt, which he should be able to
bring witnesses forward to prove. Mr. Cox said, that
so far from his not having had time to judge of the
performance, it was when they began to sing during
the representation of a solemn trial, which was thereby
burlesqued and turned into mockery, that he first ex-
pressed his disapprobation ; and he asked Sir Richard
Birnie if that was not sufficient to justify him in so
doing? Sir RICHARD BIRNIE replied, that he was
not a judge of theatrical compositions. Mr. Cox ob-
served, that that might be; but that he was sufficient
judge of a Court of Justice to know, that it would be
out of all character for the parties to begin to sing in
it during a trial. Sir RICHARD BIRNIE said, that se-
veral constables had been stationed in the house, at
the desire of the Proprietor, for the purpose of pre-
serving the peace, but they had had no other orders.
The case was then adjourned, to afford the parties an
opportunity of bringing forward witnesses on each side.
Five prisoners, named Moses Lyons, Wm. Brookes,
Thomas Williams alias Stokes, lllary Ann Eater, and
Henry Brown, were put to the Bar, charged with
having been concerned in a burglary and extensive
robbery, committed in the house of Mr. Frost, a jew-
eller, in Arundel-street, on the 20th November last.
Although some of the parties have been in custody
for some weeks past, yesterday's was the first public
examination they underwent, in consequence of the
case not having been hitherto ripe for disclosure,
through the numerous persons said to be engaged in
it, all of whom have not yet been apprehended. The
principal evidence against the prisoners is that of a
boy, about 15 or 16 years old, of the name of John
Brown, an accomplice in the crime, but who has been
permitted to become an approver. From his state-
ment it appeared that, on the 19th of November,
having some time previously formed their plan, two
persons, named Charles Newman and Wm. Thomas,
and himself, at about six o'clock in the morning, went
to Mr. Frost's house, and being admitted by the pri-
soner Henry Brown, who was then living there as
errand-boy, concealed themselves in a loft at the top
of the house, where they remained until one o'clock
the next morning, when they descended into the shop,
opened the drawers, &c. and accomplished the rob-
bery.—(Mr. Frost enumerated the articles stolen;
which consisted of gold watches, diamond rings, and
other plate and jewellery, to the amount of £2200.)—
They first conveyed the plunder to the house of New-
man, in Turnmill-street. From that they carried it—
the prisoner Eates, who was living with Newman,
assisting them—to the house of a Jew, named Solo-
mon, in a street near Petticoat-lane, opposite Bishops-
gate-street, who, declining to look at it there, had it
taken to the Star public-house, in the City-road. He
gave them MOO for half the property, and said that
his partner (the prisoner Lyons, also a Jew) would
pay £2OO more for the other half; which lie accord.
ingly did. The witness stated at some length the
manner in which they divided the money, and other
minute circumstances. The prisoner Brookes, who is

a watchmaker, assisted in melting down some of the
plate. Williams, although he failed to keep his ap:
poiutment on the 20th to assist in the robbery, after-
wards claimed a share in the spoil, and received £l5.
The witness, with £lO of his portion, purchased a
watch from a pawnbroker, who, so far as that cir-
cumstance went, corroborated his statement. The
prisoner. Lyons had passed himself to the witness as
Isaac Nathan, and was taken by Davis, only a couple
of days ago,from under his own bed. Mr. ANDREWS
attended as his Counsel ; Mr. HUMPHREYS, as Soli-
citor for Mary Ann Eates ; Mr. BURGESS for Brookes ;
Mr. C. Iseees for Solomon, who has not yet been
apprehended ; and his brother for the prosecution.—
The prisoners were remanded for further examination
on Monday next
GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday, Painter and Nightingale
were again brought up, and Drinkwater said, he-de-
tained them by the direction of a solicitor, named
Wright, for perjury in the Court of Common Pleas.
The City Solicitersaid, the Magistrate could not hold
them upon this evidence, the offence of perjury not
being within his cognizance. The certificate of Mr.
Cox, the associate, was no authority to hold them.—
A Gentleman, on the part of Mr. Wright, said, the
men had been given into the wrong custody by mis-
take; but a tipstaff from the Fleet was now in at-
tendance. The tipstaff, however, declined meddling
with them, as he had no authority ; and the pri-
soners were set at large.
Mr. Murray, the Secretary of the Bridge-street
,Association, applied for a warrant against an indivi-
dual serving in the shop of earlile, in Fleet-street.—
After some consultation, between Alderman TIIOUP•
lON and Sir C. S. HUNTIR, the City Solicitor, and Mr.

Payne, Harrison, the Marshalman,tias dispatched tote,
apprehend the party, and returned with Mtn in cus-
tody. The information, oa which the warrant was
granted, was then read to him. It was made on oath,
by John Parton, of No. 4, Cross-court, Drury-lane;
and stated, that on the 26th of December the depo-
nent purchased at the shop, No. 55, Fleet-street, of
short stout man, a blasphemous and seditious libel,
called, " Carlile's Address to Me Reamers ;" upon
which book indictments have been found, and con-
victions been had, as libellous; and that the said man
had refused to tell his name. John ninon was then
called, and identified the prisoner to be the man al-
luded to. The prisoner was again asked to tell his
name, but persisted in refusing to do so. The Ma-
gistrate then said he must commit him until he found
bail, and that he could not be admitted to bail until
he had given his name. Leadbetter, another Mar-
shalman, was then dispatched with another warrant,
and returned with a young man, who, since the ap-
prehension of the former individual, had succeeded
him in that desperate employment. He also refused
to tell his name. An information, on the oath of W.
Smith, of Cardigan-street, Kennington, was then
read, stating the purchase of another copy of " Car-.
lilt's Address," since the apprehension of the other de-
fendant, and he identified the person of the prisoner.
The Magistrate informed him he must be committed
until he found bail. The prisoner asked what amount
was required? Alderman THOMPbON replied, two
sureties in £2O each, and himself in £4O.
MARLBOROUGII-STREET.—Thomas Crab, the pu-
gilist, appeared at this Office on a warrant preferred
against him by Mr. S. W. Hunt, the proprietor of
the Royal Tennis-court, charging him with endea-
vouring to create a riot around the Tennis-court
,at
two different times, and with using abusive language
towards Mr. Hunt and his son ; and also with threaten-
ing to give Mr. Hunetson a punch on the head I—a.
Mr. Hunt stated, that he had established at the Royal
Tennis-court a pugilistic exhibition, and paid regular
weekly salaries to a number of the professors of this
refined and polite trade! Lately Mr. Cribb pre,ented
himself on the days of-the sparring exhibition, and
addressing himself to a number of amateurs, said—
" It's all a hoax ; there is no sparring here." In con-
sequence of this, numbers cf the genftearea went
away ; and on Mr. Hunt asking Cribb to account for
this conduct, he civilly swore a little, and demanded
why he (Hunt) advertised his name in hand-bills,
descriptive of the pugilistic amusements of the day,
without his permission? and on Mr. Hunt, jun. in-
terfering, Cribb threatened to give him a muncher,
(a blow on the mouth).—This was the charge. Cribb
said that Mr. Hunt bad put his (Cribb's) name to
.announcing sparring exhibitions, signify-
ing he would attend and spar with other boxers:
now the persons for whose benefit the exhibition was
announced being a disgrace to the honourable profes-
sion of boxing, he never attended, nor did he spar
with any person. lie felt angry at his name being
thus surreptitiously brought before the Pnblic, and
with very little ceremony condemned the concern of
Mr. Hunt, as a receptacle for persons of wavering
characters. He alio said that boys were admitted
into the Court, who should, above all other persons,
be excluded. Mr. Hunt, in reply, produced numbers
of bills, and said, he had always put Cribb's name,
he being at the head of the list, considering he was
entitled so to do. Cribb also put in bills, and the
parties, rather unceremoniously, were passing the re-
tort courteous, and giving gently the lie to those near
them, when Mr. CONANT said, that the evidence not
having proved Mr. Hunt's case, Cribb must be dis-
charged. The worthy Magistrate condemned in se-
vere terms the frequency of boxing matches and spar-
ring matches. He said that they were a disgrace to
Englishmen! Impudent robberies had been com-
mitted at like exhibitions as those at the Tennis.court,
and complaints had been lodged at the Office of the
nuisance occasioned by sparring exhibitions there.—
Mr. Hunt said he would do all in his power to keep
order. The parties then left the Office.
Edward Limier, alias Kelly, was charged with
being found at one o'clock, yesterday morning, in the
area of the house of Mr. Carpue, the surgeon, in
Dean-street, Soho. Porter, a watchman, saw the
prisoner ascend the area-steps, climb over the railing,
and run off, when he sprung his rattle and the pri-
soner was seemed by Fielder, another watchman.—
On him were found several implements fur house-
breaking. Twokoles had been bored in the door,
and two bars had been forced from their places ; but
the former being cased with iron, had resisted the
violence. He was committed for the misdemeanour.
A respectable-looking Gentleman appeared at the
bar with a hand-bill in his hand, which he said had
been issued offering a reward for the apprehension of
his son, as a deserter from the East India Company's
service—this he considered as most illegal, and sought
redress of his worship the Magistrate. The youth, it
appeared, had received the enlistment shilling, but
had deserted before the time had elapsed for swear-
ing him in. The applicant contended that the East
India Company's troops were not recognized by Mar-
tial Law, and the enlistment shilling had been re-
turned. Serjeant-Major Jones, of the East India
Company's service, was about to prove that the Mu-
tiny Act of the 50th of George 111. declared the
Company's troops to be subject to the same regula-
tions as the regular forces, when the Magistrate
stopped the proceedings, the accused not being present.
MA RY.L A•l3oNNE.—Yesterday the avenues leading
to this Office were completely thronged, in conse-
quence of the apprehension of twenty-four persons
(Irish), who were taken into custody by the Officers for
being concerned in a desperate riot on Wednesday
evening last, in which the Officers and many other
persons were dreadful:y injured. It appears that, on
Christmas-day, a most desperate fight took place in
the neighbourhood of Peter-street, Golden-square,
between two low Irishmen, and one of them, named
Welch, was vanquished. The following evening,
being in the Apollo public-house, Paddington-street,
the subject of the. fight was mentioned, and some re-
marks not suitable to the taste of Welch were made,
on which he quitted the place, threatening to "serve
out the patties who made them in a short time," and
his conduct convinced the landlord that he intended
some mischief. Ilformation was immediately for-
warded to this Office, when Staples and Stowell,
active officers, were dispatched to the Apollo, where
they concealed themselves, in order to apprehend any
one who might disturb the peace. They had not
been there ten minutes, when a most formidable body
of men, apparently Irish, amounting- to about 60, ar-

rived opposite the house, armed with trznicudose
bludgeons, &c. and they commenced a mos ,hstnerul
attack upon the house ; some went inside,while otikers
remained out,:md in a short time the whole of the

persons in the house were beaten dreadfully, and the
windows and front of the house destroy ed. Staples
and Stowell contrived to make their escaoe out of A
window, and saved their lives. On witnessing this
most brutal conduct on the part of the desperadoes,who knocked down indiscriminately everrhod) they
met with their sticks, man, woman, or cbi'd, being
without their cutlasses, or other arms, they instantly
went back to the Orrice for extra assistance, and re,
turned with Buckeridge, Day,Sce. armed with pistols
and cutlasses. During this time the ra.,tas were
exercising their ferocity on everybody they came to;
and even had the audacity to enter some houses, and
they laid on some hackney-coachmen near their stand,
without the least provocation, and beat them until
they were senseless and di cadfillly woun,:cd. One
of them was so ill-treated, that be is placed in a pre
carious situation. Oa the return of the eiceis, they
*found that the party had increased in numinas to the
'amount of between one and two hundred, all bran-
dishing their sticks, and b;dding defiance to they
who were almost afraid to interfere. However, the
officers rushed in, and seized Welch, who was the
most active in the affair, and, while taking him to
some place of safety, they were followed by the mak
and very much ill-used by them. Stowel; nae
of them a severe blow with his cutlass, and the fellow
immediately retreated, bleeding laafusel;. tea.
securing Welch, the officers, who had enae isoured
to quell the riot, found it absolutely imposab!e with-
out the aid of the military, and the inhabitants en.
treated the officers to send to the barracks. Infor.
mation was accordingly forwarded by Buckeridge,
the officer, and shortly afterwards .t detachment cf
the Foot Guards, under the command of Captain
BENTINCK, arrived on the spot. Staples, on the ar-
rival of the soldiers, was standing near the spot,
watching the most active of the gang, when a rusk
was made through Cato-street, and a derrerate at.
tack was made on Day and Stowell, the officers,who
were at the opposite end of the street, and a ho were
' much beaten. Stowell received a bad wound on his
hand, and a number of persons were carried away
for asistance, in consequence of the injuries they re..
ceived. Staples seized on a man who was also active;
and he was surrounded and belaboured over theism'
with sticks, until he was compelled to let go his
hold, and run into a baker's shop for safety ; they
followed him, and the owner of the shop was threat.
ened for harbouring him in his house. Thesoldien,
in a short time after the riot had been quelled, re.
paired to Cato-street, :c here they were informed soaz
of the persons were that headed the mob, and atone
house they were refused admittance. The officers,
however, forced their way through the windows, fira
lowed by the miiitary. In the apartment there were
about twenty Irishmen sitting down together, drink-
ing tea, with their faces and heads cut, ten of whom
were recognized as being of the party, aad mere
handcuffed and brought to the Office. The officers
afterwards returned, and apprehended thirteea more
of the offenders. The Whole of the prisoners were
dreadfully injured, but especially one of the named
Bradley, who was covered with wounds and ianises.
The officers and several other persons gave evidence
of the outrageous and brutal conduct of the prima.;
who were positively sworn to as being very active
in the affray. The prisoners denied being concerned
in it, and accounted for their wounds by being near
the spot at the time. The Magistrates ordered Welch
and fourteen of the prisoners to find good bail to
answer the. complaint at the Sessiaas, but for de
want of sufficient pool, dicharged the others from
custody, and eulogised the military and the officers
for their activity.

Tuesday sennight, Denis Coogan, publicau,ol
Ballyragget, in Ireland, w:u found dead on thelands
of Moat, near the side of the road. An Inque,t was
held immediately, and a verdict returned, " neck-
ceased died by the visitation of Goo, tinder kin.
clemency of the weather on the night preceding!
A general bill of all the Christerings and Burials,
from Dec. 12, 1820, to Dec. 11, 1821, according to
the reports made to the K ING and to the LORD %rot
of London, by the Worshipful Company of hail
Clerks of London, &c.
Christened in the 97 Parishes within the walls, I,los—tee
tied, 1,090.
Christened in the 17 Parishes without the walls, 5,445-131.
ried, 3,606.

Christened in the 23 Out-parishes in Middlesex and Sunni
14,553—Burirds 9,601
Christened in the 10 Pari.hes In the City and Llertiesst
Westminster, 4,ll,.9—Buried, 4,150.
Christened—Malcs, 15;072 ; Females, 12,160 ; Total, 25,231•
Buried—Males, 9,379 ; 9,072 ; Tots!, 18,451.
Whereof have died,
Under two years of age 4,V.76 Fifty and sixty -
Between two and five 1,793 Sixty and seventy - 1,611
Five and ten 904 Seventy and eighty 1,33
Ten and twenty - 028 Finltty and ninety 771
Twenty and thirty - 1,554 I Niut-ty and a hundred 1:4
Thirty and forty - 1,817 A hundred and eight 1
Forty and fifty - 1,957 I
Decrease in the Burials this year 897.

1311ITH.
On the 18th instant, at the Hague, the Countess cf Athirst,
of a daughter.

DIED.

A few days ago, in the 7.3tit}l:;r of his age, Lieut.•Cubd
Mitzener, Lae a liutiack-111aFt:r to tlic Board of Ordnance.

On the Inst imlant, at Balma:;hie, Calloway, Scotland,
Gordon, wile of Cap:ain James Murray Gordon, i{.N.
Saturday, at Edinburgh, Thomas Henderson, Esq. the
Chamberlain.
Tuesday lair, Francis Ethcl&rt Creswicke, son of Iluripbl
Creswicke, Esq. late of Hanhans Court, Gloucestershire.

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