Star.
London, England, 1822-09-24 00:00:00

le Thh sign's plac'd here, that all may ken,
" The dames within love naked men !"

The wife of a wine-merchant, of Bristol, lately eloped
with her husband's confidential clerk, previously rob-
bing him of upwards of £lOOO.

A RAM—At the Public Office, Cheltenham, on
Saturday last, Williams Deals was charged with violating the per-
son of Sarah Field. The prisoner Teemed about 25 ; the prose-
cutrix some 10 or 12 years more, and by no means irresistible in
personal attractions, gave her evidence in a most collected man-
ner, and proved the capital offence, which she stated to have
been committed a little after eight o'clock on the evening of
Thursday last, the fair-day. She admitted however, that she
had walked for a considerable time with the prisoner, until, at the
bottom of Winchcom-street, he dragged her off the road into a
public path, where, within 100 yards of the highway, he effected
his purpose; but she was too much exhausted, from struggling
with him, to cry out, or make any noise whatever. Deals was
committed to take his trial at the next Spring Assizes. The pro-
'tenth:, however, expressed ber willingness to enter into a ms-
Itrimonial accommodation of the unfortunate affair.

Lewis Owen was executed at Carnarvon last week
for a highway robbery and an attempt to murder,
near Llanrwst. It was attended with some singular
circumstances :—So superstitious and prejudiced are
the honest Welsh inhabitants of that •" mountain re•
gion," that no carpenter could be procured in that
town to make the gallows ; and at last the job was
undertaken and completed near Pwllheli. It was
brought to Morfa Sciont, in the dead of the night ;
but there was again a serious dilemma, for no one
could be engaged to erect the fatal tree; and it would
not have been erected had not the Sheriff employed
his own servants on the work. Other difficulties still
presented themselves : a cart must be had to convey
the convict, and accordingly the cart of a carrier was
fixed upon for the purpose, but the woman to whom
it belonged, with tears in her eyes, begged the Sheriff
not to bereave her of her bread, for if the cart was taken,
no one would in future suffer their goods to be removed
by it. This appeal was irresistible, and it was given up
At last the came was taken from the cart of a respectable
innkeeper ; the vehicle was coloured dark, and the
culprit was carried in it. When the execution was
over, there was nut an individual who could muster
up courage to take down the gallows, and it was
standing a few days ago, to the great terror of the
neighbourhood—male and female. The prisoner's Mo-
ther, we hear, was present at the execution, and
fainted away. She was with great humanity con-
veyed away in the Sheriff, carriage. The horror
which was depicted on the faces of the multitude,
when the wretched man was turned off, is said to tie
indescribable. The hangman, on returning to Chester
by the mail, was recognized by the passengers, who
joined in a general turn-out; the coachman was
obliged to give him an ejectment a and not till then
would the passenger: proceed.
Copper ore sold at Truro, last week, 2126 tons—
Standard, ClO4. 3s. Remain for sale, this week,
:423 tons.

OLD BAtLIY.-•►T'H#9 DAV,

On the itenoamia takint hie seat on the hoinal, the Crier of
the Court immediately orderbd an women and ehildttntn retire,
when Juba Henewt, Kann king, and PriThum Nnh. appeared
at the bar to receive the awful judgment of death, paged upon
them for an unnatural armee.

The Clerk of the Arraigns having *Asti the priconets what
they had to say why they should not die accord* to
Holland, with tears, belled for mercy, on account of his wife
and children.
King said nothing, but seemed absorbed in grief.
North (who bad formerly been a schoolmaiter in the Navy)
pleaded insanity and sail, that having received a blow on the
bead, he was subject to fits, and had been ditchargedtrom his
Majesty's ship Aurora, on account of the contusion, and at times
was se deranged that be was unconscious of his actions.
The RSCORDIII, in a most impressive manner, theh pasied the
awful sentence of Death upon the prisonen respeetively, and im-
plored them to spend the short time they had td live In true re-
pent:awe; their/ transgressions were of such a des ription that
they must not expect any mercy on this side the grave.
The prisoners then retired from the Bar.—The day for essiSO4"
tion was not mentioned.

Bow.Srater.—Yesterday, a person calling himself Mu
Ward, and stating that be belonged to the Theatre Royal, y.
market, was brought before Sir Dictum) Manzi, for an assault
made aggravatee.etreumsturces.
Mrs. Parket; landlady of the Orange Tree public-house,
Illoorbsbury.place, stated, that about nine o'clock on Sunday
night, Mr. Ward, accompanied by a friend, came into her house;
that his friend called for a glass of gin and water, and they went
bato the parker; that before they had been long in the room
she heard a great noise, some person talking very loud, and pre-
scatty a Lady and Gentleman came out of the room, complain.
ing that they bad been alarmed by one of the Gentlemen who
bad just come in pullbg out a large pistol, and threatening to
shoot any person who should offend him (no one having said a
word to him), and brandishing the pistol in all directions. While
the Lady and Gentleman were relating the circumstances •to
Mrs. Parker, Mr. Ward came out of the parlour with the pistol
in his hand, swearing that he would shoot any one that stood in
his way; he particularly directed his conversation to John Ri-
clazrds (coachman to Dr. Lester), who was sitting quietly in the
tap-room ; he presented the pistol at him, and threatened to
blow his brains out.

John Richards said, on his examination, that he felt himself
under great apprehension from Mr. Ward's violent conduct ; that
as soon as he could get out with sAfety, he went to seek a watch-
man ; that nut being able to find one, he tried to get a constable.
and while inquiring for one he met with the Bow street patrol in
Southampton-row, and they accompanied him to the public-house.
Thomas Amsden. one of the Bow street patrol, stated, that
being on duty with others of the patrol, and b ing informed by
the last witness of the disturbance at the Orange Tree public=
house, they went there, and found Nit-. Ward in the tap-room;
he was walking about, abusing every one in the house, saying
they were all a pack of cowards, that there was not an English-
man in the room. Witness desire,: him to he peaceable, and he
directly drew from his pocket the large horse pistol which the
witness produced, and threatened to shoot the witness, who, to-
gether with Godfrey, his fellow patrol, tried to take it away, bus
they did not succeed until Mr. Ward bad given Amsden a severe
blow on the head with the butt end of the pistil.
- The pistol appeared to be a part of an old gun-barrel, set in
the stock of a horse pistol; it was, however, with a cock.
Mr. Ward, during the examination, was making all sorts of
flesnwes,andwas evidently under the influence of liquor : he asked
the coachman if he was afraid of bring shot with a pistol with-
out a cock? the coachman said that he did not notice whether it
was cocked or no—that he was in fear of bring shot, and that
any one might have knocked Itim down with a feather.
A friend of Mr. Ward's informed Sir litcn•an that for the
last few days something unpleasant had disturbed Mr. Ward's
mind, and he had given way to liquor.

Sir RICHAaD Biawic remarked, that the charge *as too eat,
rageous to be overlooked, and he should detain r. Ward until
two housekeepers became responsible for bis good behaviour.
Mr. Ward was then taken away in custody, and Sir iticuAall
Brame strictly enjoined the constable not to start him to have
any liquor.
In the evening Mr. Ward appeared 'pretty calni (owing to the
Magistrate's injunctions), and he expressed his thanks to Sir
RiCHARD fur his kind treatment, and gave bail fur his good eon-
,duct, promising on his own part to be more circumspect in futures
Mr. Ward's friend who was with him drinking the gin and
water at Mrs. Parker's, took himself off as soon as Ward begatt
his violence.

A publican brought up a young fellow who had broken his
windows, in revenge for his having turned him out of his house,
because of being quarrelsome whilst playing at bagatelle.—Sir RIC/1
ARD ordered the young man to pay for the windows he had
broken, and fined the publican .k. 5 for suffering the game of
eagrdelle to be played in his house!
PREMIUMS FOR PLACES.—Application wai made
to Sir IL BIRNIZ yesterday at Bow-street, for a warrant against
a person with numerous aliases to his name, for defrauding va.
rious persons under the pretence of hiring them as clerks at a
weekly salary of from 20s. to .50s. per week ; and requiring a de-
posit of £lO. as security for money passing through their hands.
Offices were opened in various parts of London, and one in
the country, and many have suffered from their credulity. The
case before Sir RICHARD, however, was specific, and an officer
was directed to accompany the applicant, in the hope of disci,-
Tering the delinquent; Sir RiCHARD commissioning him to seize
him by the collar and bring him to the office, as he would justify
his conduct without putting him to the further expense of paying
for a warrant.

Harros-Gagers.lsaac Junes, of Dog and Duck-yard,
Prince's-street, Bedford-row, was charged with beating his wife
in a most cruel Manner. The prisoner, who spend,: the greater'
part of his time in alehouses, while his five children are supported
by the Industry of his wife, who is a milk-seller, came Koine on
Sunday evening, and demanded money of his wilc, that he
might again go carousing ; when, on her refusing to give hint
more than sixpence, he snatched up the handle of a fire-shovel,
and inflicted six desperate wounds on ber head, and would have
probably murdered her, had not her screams and those of her
children brought assistance, who secured him. The poor woman
was so weak, from loss of blood, that she was obliged to be as.
slued into the Office. The fellow Was committed, with order
to give 24 hours notice of bail.
A respectable looking publican ['lathe vicinity of Lewisham,
attended for advice how to get his wife back, she having eloped
from her home and three children, and was now living in
Hampstead-road with a mechanic who had worked at a mansion
in Kent during the summer, and boarded and lodged at his house.
He had seen his faithless rib, who refused to return home, or to
account for some things she had taken away. The applicant was
told that his remedy was by civil process only.
QUEIN-Smart.--NZW MAIM:API Acr.---The first application
at this Office to be sworn under the provisions of the new Mar-
riage Act, was made yesterday by a youthril couple of comely
appearance, residing at Battersea. They had, it seenuti, pre.
sented themselves to male the affidavits required, previous to the
publication of banns, before the Minister of their own Parish,
but he refused to administer the oath, and they were therefore
compelled to appear before a Magistrate in a Public-Office for
that purpose. A printed form of the affidavits having been pro..
cured from the Reverend Pastor of St. Margaret's, Westmin-
ster, was filled up at the Office and signed by the whit-, who,
having beat sworn in the customary form, departed with their
wishes thus far gratified.
G. Nichols, aged 15, and J. Damen, aged 12, were brought up
by a Mr. Burke, having been found lying under the rails of the
Old Sanctuary, crying and in great distress. Upon their case
being inquired lout, it appeared they, and about 20 more, had
been apprenticed from Barnet, to a silk-manufacturer at Twy•
ford, Berks. From thence they had, with three others, ab-
sconded, in consequence of having gone to a fain without theft
master's permission, and had made their way to Loodpa. Ono
of the Overseers of St. Margaret's offered to take charge of
them until their master is acquainted with their situation.
Lostatern-rralrr.—Lyon Cvlsen was yesterday convicted in g
penal), of Ss. for being disorderly at the Royalty Theatre on Sa.
turday night, and ordered to dud bail for au assault on the Pit.

keeper.
Uutau-Ilaat.--Edieerei Hods" a boy under 15, apprentice to
a respectable tradesman, was brought up on a charge of having
violated his master's daughter, who is deaf and dumb, and under
the age of consent. 'lle evidence was wholly eireunutantial.
The injured child was not present, and the offender was in con.
ce remanded, to give time for further root
sequence

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