Star.
London, England, 1825-12-26 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Saturday, Thomas Robin, a journeyman silk weaver, was brought
before Mr. Tweroxo, the Magistrate, fur final examination, upon
a ch trge of having a quantity of silk in his prwes,ion without sa-
tisfactorily accounting how he became possessed of it, a: well as
having given a harntss-reed anti roller to a person mow(' Sigance,
which article% with four lo:tms wol kof silk, were all. to have
been feloniously carried away on San ay night, the 314 o:toher,
from the residence of a person named James Lonquett, a journey-
man silk weaver.

The Officer said he had had for many days in his possession a
warrant againsr tke prisoner for ielon). and in its execution he
felt justified in bringing the silk found in the prisoner's house before
the Magistrate.
The Magistrate then inquired from Gooding as to the hour or
time he got the silk ? and was answered about two o'clock in the
afternoon; and upon examining the 10th sec. which he read, it'
appeared " That where there is cause to suspect" any ps•rsou of
embezzling, &c. the Magistrates may is.ue a search warrant to
search any dwelling, warehouse, garden, or place, " in the day
time," and as he considered the stipulations of the Act should he
strictly adhered to, he thought (as in the case of a pawnbroker)
restitution could not he made, ur punishment legally inflicted in a
departure from the Act.
Mr. Tweroso was of opinion, that as the prisoner was taken up
under a wartain for felony, under very mysterimis circumstances,
and the silk being found in-ls's possession, and he unable to account
for it, it mattered little whether a possession of the article was ob-.
gained by a search warrant or by taking the parties on suspicion.

A long argument then ensues, the re-4th of which was that Rob-
son was di :ctieir6ed out of custody.
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Mr. W:Ahaslppcated extremely dissatisfied with the decision.
UNION HALL.

Saturday, Trse:i was again placed at the bar. The Magistrate,
addressing the prisoner, observed that since the former examina-
tion be bad received two letters, one of them from kir. Williams,
and the other from an anonymous writer. The first, he observed,
ern:n:oy confirmed, in most respects, what the prisoner had alleged
regarding the respectability of his connections and of his own un-
fortunate situation ; but the anonymous correspondent -spoke of
him in a far different light- lie (the Magistrate) would take spe-
cial care, however, that no anonymous writer should ever influence
hint in his decision of any cue, as he considered that that species
of conrnunication was most injurious to the ends of justice. The
Magistrate then dischuged Toosey, to whom he gave an admoni-
tion that seemed to have its due weight.

An Inquest was held last week, in the parish of White-
parish, Wilts, on the body of William Bailey. The
deceased, together with his brother (John Bailey), and
a man named Thomas Frampton, were discovered by
the keeper and his assistant in the woods of Lord Nat.-
SON, about two o'clock in the morning of Tuetday, the
13th inst. On coming up with them a desperate struggle
took `lace: other persons, however, arriving to the
assistance of the keepers, the poachers were at length
taken into co:truly. The keepers had each a club stick,
but no fi e-srms. After the affray two guns and a flail
were foun 1 on the ground; one of the guns, loaded with•
powder and shot, ss as produced at the Inquest; the
other (a witness deposed) the deceased discharged at the
keeper, but, fortunately, without injuring him. Four
pheasants were found in the pockets of Thomas Framp-
ton, and one was found in the pocket of John Bailey.
The poachers were taken to the house of the keeper,
where William Bailey died on the following Thursday,
from the wounds he received in the scuffle. John Bailey
remains at the keeper's house, extremely ill. The keeper
is also much brui:ed. Thomas Frampton has been com-
mitted to prison. Every medical attention was paid to
the deceased. The Jury returned a verdict of " Jut-,
tifiable Homicide."

The total receipts of the different religious societies
in this country, amounted during the past y e.sr to four
hundred and eight thousand five hundred and eighteen
pounds, nineteen shillings, and eight-pence!