Star. — 1817-01-10 (London, England)

EAST.iNDIA Hones.—lo our report of the Debate at the Is. dia on Mr. Hurne's motion, given in yesterday's Paper, it was errorautisly stated, that the question, when put a refund Rti‘ztrtLi,,we d wriathrroieul, a division.wilstoia t a divissuo. It should have been—was ROUBIRY or LAVitrantit THE OVVlCaß.—Wednesday evening Lavender and his wile were from the* residence, in Long-acre, leaving a servant and their children ; soon alter six o'clock a man, respectably 'dressed. with his great coat closely buttoned up and his head cowdered, called and inquired fcr Lavender, appearing in great haste, and expressed great disappointment at the officer being from home, saying' he wanted him very particularly to go to Chelsea t take a man ; he mutt therefore leave a note, and he desired the servant to give him a sheet el paper she replied she had not got any. He desired her to go and purchase or borrow some of the other lodgers, both of which the git I very prudently declined doing. .He then took a piece of paper and pre. tended to write a note, part of he contents was, Mr. Johnson would meet Lavender on the following mos. sing, the rest was a mere scribble. and uuinteliigsble. The impost.e. then said he had a coach waiting. and as he had only a batik note, asked her to let him have a few shillings, and lie would pay her again in the morning ; this she mimed, she, However. inCatl. • tioucly let him have a good umbrella, saying he thought it would rain before he got home, after he had discharged the coach, and he would bring it with him in the miming. After he was gone it was ascertained that, although the girl and the children had never left the room, I.e had contrived to carry off two silver tea spoons and two silver salt spoons. On the officer's return home, and being informed of what had happened, he had 1.0 doubt of its 1)4%44 been one of his old acquaintances. who had taken advantage of knowing he was from home. A TTICAIPT AT Itosamtv.—About six o'clock in the morning of Tuesday se'nnight, as Mr. David Abra. barn, of Boston. was on his way to Spilsby market, with a box of goods fur sale, fie was stopped a little on this side of ti.e third mile stone from Boston, by a single footpad, who placed a pistol at hs breast, and demanded his money, at the same time feeiing at h s pocket., es it to ascertain whether he had any.— Abraham told him he was a poor man, and had only goods; and seizing hold of the pistol, vociferated loudly and rep. atedly, in the Hebrew language— " Murder!" The cries of Abraham were heard by a young man, named Moses Isaac, who was also on his way to Spilshy mat ket with a box of jewels-ry, and was to have set off with Abraham, but mis sag of him, Was about a quarter of a mile behind. Isaac ran into a house by the road side, inhabited by Mr. flradberry. a constable, and who happened to be up, when they set off for the spot from which the alarm proceeded, and the robber escaped without his booty. tseaen :most GAol..—Early on StltlllAy morning, the 29th ult. four of the prisoners confined in Hull gaol for trial upon charges of felony, viz. Aka Witistrawi:l, late of Withatn, labourer; William Stan. kr, late d Boston, in Lincolnshire, mai iner ; %h.mat Bead, who 'had lately come to Hull from Liverpool, mariner; and J.his Amrs, of Sculcoates, labourer, effected their escape from the gaol, by cutting through the iron fastenings of the doors of two of their cells, with saws, &c.; alter whie h, laving obtained a free passage to the day-room, they cut away a remarkably thick iron bar in one of the windows of that roost, and tearing out the lower part and the stone-work together, obtained an opening sufficiently large to all.iw their passage through. They then proceeded to let themselves down from the window by means of their blankets fastened to. gether, and tied at the top to the upper part of the bars t and having descended to the root of a small building under the window, at the back part of the gaol, got down into the garden, scaled the cuter wall, and have Dot since been heard of. Each prisoner hail an iron on his right leg. The night being remarkably stormy, was greatly in favour of the above operations, so that net the smallest alarm was given, and the prisotims were nut missed until day' ght•