Star. — 1815-12-22 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET.—W. Gurney was charged with attempting to commit a burglary at Islington. Mr. Pope, of Dalby-terrace, stated, that between one and two o'clock on Tuesday morning the family were alarmed by thieves attempting to break in at the drawing-room window, on which he came to the drawing-room, accompanied by his son ; at this moment two watchmen came over the wall by means of a ladder, and secured the prisoner ; but the other got clear off. One of the drawing.room windows was forced open. The prisoner said, that hearing the cry of thieves, he went into the garden with a view to render some assistance; but Mr. Giveisato said, that was improbable, and committed him as a rogue and vagabond. Tuesday a printed order of the Magistrates was placarded at Brighton, forbidding all public-houses be;ng open after ten o'clock at night during the wintei, and torbidding publicans to allow persons to eat and drink for more than one hour at a sitting A reward of Fifty Guineas is ufftred by Messrs. COOPER and Co. Surgeons, of Charlotte-House, Black friars-road, for the discovery of the Author of a Let. ter sent to the Medical Board. We have seen it ; the language is that of a Via ker, and hears the Walworth Post-n k, dated Julie '23—a mole scurrilous and in The house of CHARLES MARY WENTWORTH, Esq. at Sunning Mill, has been discovered to have been robbed of various articles for some time past, consisting of Champaigne and most choice wines, china, tnen, wearing apparel, and at length a silver bread basket, of the value of £. 0, which Mr. W. prized, in consequence of its having been a present from a Lady : he caused an inquiry to be made, and on Richard Westbrook, belonging to Bow;street Office, going down there, he discovered that Mr. We% housekeeper and her husband, a livery servant, were the robbers, and that several ankles of the stolen property were in the house of their mother, in the neighbourhood. Monday, Westbrook took them before Mr. Site.rz, the. Magistrate at Reading, who committed them to the prison of that town for trial at the ensuing Berkshire Assizes. FOOTlVilii.—Wednesday evening between five and six o'clock, as Captain IRVING, ut the Royal Navy, was travelling in a Hounslow post-chaise, near Colnbrook, in Buckiughamshire, he was stopped by two desperate footpads. Captain L. being a resolute ' man, refused being robbed. The robbers were armed with pistols, and resorted to desperate means to force the Captain to a compliance null their demands, endeavouring to discharge their pistols, but fortunately it was a wet evening, nnd, in consequence, both the pistols only flashed in the pan. Having failed in their murderous intent, they attacked the Captain with the handles of their pistols, with which they cut • open his head, and. wounded and bruised him in vanous parts of the body ; he in consequence became exhausted, which enabled them to overpower him, and they succeeded in emptying his pockets of his property ; among it were Bank notes and cash to the amount of kg" hicwatch, &c. They then left the Captain in nearly a lifeless state. Yesterday he was so ill that he could not leave his room.  vective instrument we have never witni.s..ed, and 'lnv., for the honour of the profession, it will not p►ove the effusion of a Medical man—if so, it most arise f►om a grovelling jealiiusy at seeing s Society of independent Gentlemen, of the first respectability, appropr►ating a large portion of their time in alleviating the distresses of individuals, who may have consulted men ignorant of the priiiession ; we are at a loss to conceive the cause for such a libel. Perhaps some of the author's patients have experienced relief from the Medical Board. We are authorised to state, that Dr. COOPER and Co. are consulted by all rauks of people every morning until nine o'clock, and from twelve till eight precisely.