Star.
London, England, 1825-08-27 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

4anda Fodor, a coal-meter, appeared to answer to a charge
made by Messrs. Sant and Co. coal-merchants, under the 6th Geo.
HI. for improper conduct in his office in giving short measure in
meting out coals purchased by them.
. Mr. Minnuu., before whom the case was beard, considered it
proved, and fined the defendant in the penalty of £5 without costs.
Edward Taylor, the young man charged with committing rob-
beries in various hotels, was finally examined, when (the other cases
failing in proof) be was fully committed on the charge of Don Pe.
dro Ayaschoie, and the witnesses bound over to prosecute.
A Frenchman, named 4Endlila Brendan, was brought be.
fore G. R. Muumuu. Req. charged with attempting to shoot a
young Lady named grown. The cue was this: Monsieur Bran-
dam was a Professor of the French language, and used to give
lessons to Miss Jane Brown, who was stopping at the house of the
Rev. Mr. HaUlfield Casg4tne Donahoe, residing in Lordship-
lane, Tottenham. His manners, appearance, and circumstances,
being perfectly unuceptiosable, his proposition to pay honourable
addresses to Miss Brown was accepted, and accordingly a court-
ship commenced and proceeded. At length, unfortunately for
the designs of Monsieur Brendan, but most fortunately for the
honour and happiness of the young Lady, it was discovered that
he was already married. The intercourse between the parties
was immediately stopped, all the little presents which had been
given on the one side, and received on the ether, as pledges of
affection, were returned, and every communication ceased.—
Several attempts were made to renew the acquaintance, or at least
to obtain admission to Miss Brown's presence, by Monsieur Bran-
dam, but in vain. At length, on Wednesday afternoon, he knocked
at the door, and the servant, not quite aware of the objection
her master had to the introduction of such a person, admitted
him into the parlour where Mrs. Danko° and Miss Brown
were sitting. He said he wished to explain his conduct.—
They told him his presence was both unpleasant and imp, oper, and
therefore left the room. They retired into the bed-room of Mrs.
D. there they were followed by the Frenchman. He rushed into
the room, and drew from his pocket a double-barrelled pistol,
which he presented at the neck of the young Lady. Mrs. D.
pushed the weapon on one side, and .screamed. Miss Brown,
taking the opportunity, ran out of the room, up stairs. Mr. Dona-
boo, alarmed at the noise, rushed up stairs, and With considerable
difficulty succeeded in securing Monsieur, and taking the pistol
from him. On examining it, botirbarreis were fOund to be loaded
with ball. He was delivered into the custody of Frost, one of the
horse patrol. On searching him, two letters were found, one
directed to the Coroner of the county. which he afterwards managed
to destroy, and the other directed tts his mother. That. however,
contained nothing remarkable. On being called on for his defence,l
he said he bad paid honourable addresses to Aliss Brown, and in-
tended to espouse her. With regard to his being already married,
it was true a woman calling herself his wife was alive, but she, he
did not think, was his lawful wife. Induced by the hopes of mar-
rying a min of considerable property, from-having seen a number
of flash bank notes, she had one morning, when he resided at Jersey,
brought a French Priest with her, and thus the union was formed.
New Jersey was subject to the En:glish Government, and therefore
subject to English laws. That rendered it iinproper fora marriage
to take place except according to the rite, of its church. He was,
therefore free to offer Miss Brown his hand, and of that with his
heart he Intended to make her absolute queen; for he loved'her;
he had sworn he loved her; he would with rapture have died for
her ; how could any one suppose his intention was to shoot her ?
Ah ! no; it was against his own unhappy and ill-fated life, that he
would have turned the fatal pistol.—His wife, who was present,
fainted Several times during the examination.
Mr. Musnoxr., having consulted for some time, directed that
the defendant should procure bail for his appearance at the Quarter
Sessions, to answer all charges which might be brought against bins,
and moreover to keep the peace towards all his Majesty's subjects
for the term of one year—himself in £lOO, and two sufficient sure-
ties in £5O each.
MARY. LA-BONNE.

Yesterday the auditory at this Office were much shocked by the
detail of the various indecencies of a wild and miserable being, not
above three feet high, and about 39 years of age, named Funny
Welch. It was stated, that the unfortunate creature continually,
in the most public thoroughfares, assailed females of delicate ap-
pearance, particularly those enciente, by the disgusting appearance
of her person. She had bectt in the workhouse, but would not
remain, and the parish officers did not know what to do with her,
as she had no friend who would harbour her for a moment. Iler
head is exceedingly large; her features are peculiar; one arm is
considerably more muscular than the other ; on one side of the
chest are strong appearances of puberty, but the other is perfectly
flat. The Magistrate directed her to be taken to the workhouse,
and warned her of the consequence of not continuing there.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
W. Challis, ostler at the Roebuck, Turnham Green, was charged
with cruelly beating a horse. Mr. Puole, jeweller, in lied Lion-
street, Cletkenwell, saia, that having put up a horse at the above
place he wentto fetch it away, when he saw the defendant beating
the poor animal with a stick till it ippeared just ready to drop
fie then took it into the stable tied it to the manger, and tepeated
his cruelty. Witness requested him to desist, but he was deaf to
his remoratrances till he threatened to have hint punished. The
landlord gave the defendant a good character for humanity, and

acid, though the horse W2b as.grota nne an apy in the Cr ,r!ev..,4'
he had a propensity to kick, which required correcti,so, The 14,,
gi.trate said, under the eireurnstattees; be would inflict the loivet
penalty (10s.) which was paid.
-LAM BETH-STREET.

A man, who had greatly annoyed the inhabitants of Whitochap.::,
by the exhibition of an abominable picture, was brought up for •!ri
offence. He was apprehended•while offering for salt a pa.-apkih,.•
containing an account of the affair to which the placard retrr,.4.
The complainants, who were respectable persons, des.:rba. ;it
grossness of the placard, and which they considered might -Las"
serious effect upon the morals of their families.
Mt. WYATT, the Magistrate, was of opinion that the'poblicz,4
of the placard and the pamphlet, was a great outrage upon socie;t,
and under the Statute of 5 Geo. IV. sentenced the detendatt
three months' hard labour in the House of Correction.

UNION HALL.
A tine tall ?mink woman, named Eli.-461.111 Robinson, was ehargel
with having excited a disturbance outside the Cobol; Theatre.
It appeared that the young tvernan, who is a servant in tt•efi.
mily of a person named donut, was much attached to a yo
man who had paid his addretnies to her. She had some idea tit
her swain escorted other females to the Coburg, and deesi.vgitd,
self, therefore, in a suit of male attire, she took up her ttat:en
the gallery-door of the Theatre. In a shun time she was accotte4
by a fair nymph, who requested the handsome young man wash
treat her to a glass of wine. The defendant refused, a quarrel tr.
sued, and the defendant was taken oil' to the watch ho•.tse. In tie
way thither, her hat came tiff, and her sex was discovered. Tie
defendant eNpressed contrition for what had occurred, awl 4..
dared that she would never, as long as she lived, put ou shale at-
tire again. Si.e was discharged.

Tuesday I ist, as a son of Nathan Horn, Esq. f Bi.
sh Wearmocth, was out shooting, the gun burst, and
so shattered his band that atnpatacion of solie of the
;alters was found necessary.
CONGER EEL.—Wednesday, as some men we,e
sad-
ing in a small boat on the river Forth, ne .r
they were not a little surprised by a large conger eel
suddenly raising his unseemly head above water, close
to the boat. One of the men happening to have a stout
stick in his hand, struck the animal so severe a blow o's
the head, that it was completely stunned ; and
it bad time to recover, he grasped it with both hands
benea:h the gills, and dragged it into the boat, where it
was quickly dispatched. It measured five feet lout
inches in length, and sixteen in circurnf:rence—and
weighed 22 pounds Dutch.
The Dublin Freeman's Jonrnal says, ". Friday nigh:, •
same heartless, cruel monst,r, cut the tongue out of a
horse belonging to a poor and industrious man, named
John Savage, living near Swords, whose whole support
was gained by carrying fish to market on his car."
Tuesday, an exhibition of rat-Ming took place at the Wet&
minster Pit, which was attended by the refuse of society, who wtre
supported by those whose education and raak should have prevented
thfir disgracing themselves with such associates. The first match
was sixteen fats turned loose in the pit, which were killed by a de-
scendant of Billy, in about two minutes. The next was a math
of 100 rats turned loose in the pit, which were killed by a dog us
about ten minutes. This was the most shocking and disgusting
sight that could be imagined, as the dog was sr/ exhausted, that he
bit without killing, and at last, there were a great number, in all
directions, in the agonies of death, which the dog had to finish. A
dog-fight took place to conclude. When the feelings of hummity
' are extinguished in the heart, it is easy to conceive chat tils transi_
tion is not very great to murder and bloodshed; and when a person
is capable orfeeling pleasure in the torture of brute animals, he has
little but the human shape that distinguishes him from them.