Star.
London, England, 1824-11-13 00:00:00

John Maskan deposed, that he was passing threitAh
Wych-rareet.on the evening in question, and heard the
three soldiers abusing the prosecutriz in very gross
terms. Mitchell got her up against the wall, and
struck her several blows, which knocked her head
against the wall. He procured the assistance of some
constables, and the two prisoners were secured after a
desperate resistance. The other soldier escaped. The
prosecutriz's face continued for several days to be dread-
fully disfigured by the violence which she had received.
The prisoners, in their defence, told a story of their
having been drinking together, bat said not a word
abort beating the prosecutriz.
Wm. Church, a fishmonger, living at No. Sl,Wych-
street, appeared as a witness in their favour. He de-
posed, that on the evening of the 22d ult. lie was stand-
ing at his own door, which was opposite to that of the
prosecutriz. He saw the prisoners pass Mrs. Clarke's
house, in company with a third soldier, who broke a
window with his shoulder. MI s.Clarke and her daughter
came out and seized Mitchell ; and the former said,,
" You villain, you have broke my window, and shall
pay for it." Instead of waiting for an answer, she be-
gan to cry, " Will no one come to my assistance ?" He
might have afforded her immediate assistance, but he
did not, because his wife, who was standing by him, °b-
laved that it was no business °lbis. Then when he saw

'Low shamefully the soldiers were treated, he could not
in conscience go to assist the prosecutrix. The prose-
cutrix had injured him to the utmost of her power.
The CHAIRMAN—And therefore you come here to be revenged
upon her. Well, go on.
The witness proceeded.—He did not see Mitchell knock the pro-
secutrix's head against the wall; but he saw the prosecutrix drag
Mitchell to het shop.
• The CHAIRMAN (In amazement)—What! that old woman drag
that powerful man there? Stand up, old woman. (She did so.) Now,
fellow, do you mean to say that she dragged that man to her shop ?
Witness—Her daughter was assisting her, and they bad not far
to drag him. The poor soldiers were very ill used.
The CIIAIaMAN.—Stand down, nobody believes one
word that you have said. lle then proceeded to address
the Jury. There were some citses in which the false-
hood wits too gross to impose upon any one; such a
case was that which the unhappy man who had just left
the witnOss-box had attempted to prove. It had greatly
surprised him, that die man had continued with his
statement when he perceivA the scorn which every one
in Court expressed towards him. In his opinion it had
been clearly proved that the prisoners had committed
a most gross assault. The conduct of Mitchell had been
brutal in the -xtreme.
The Jury found both prisoners Guilty of the assault.
Ramsay hoped that the Court would consider that they had been
in prison for three weeks.
Mitchell, in a whimpering tone, begged that the Court would not
prevent him from going to see his friends in Scotland, for which
purpose he had got a furlough.
The CHAIRMAN sentenced Alitchell to be impriioned for four
Months, and Ramsay for two months, iu the House of Correction,
and both to be kept to hard labonr.
The prosecutriz was a poor feeble creature; the prisoners were
tall and athletic men.

POLICE IN 1 ELLIGENM
H.ATTON-OARDEN.

Three CIeNSTION-42A KISH or ST. ANDRLW 1101.1nRN.—Thurs-
day last, this long-pending case came on to be heard before Mr.
&spans &LIMN, irVILLIANI L. ROOCRS, and ALAN S. LAING, Esqrs.
at this Office. _ _

The question at issue was precisely this :—The present . Rector,
the Rev. Dr. Beresford, claims a right to enact certain tithes from
certain inhabitants, in Amain parts of the said parish, and in various
amounts, without reference to the size or value of such houses, the
tithe, as he alleges, not being subtracted from or for the house,
but from and for the householder or handicraftsman occupying and
residing therein, ma is denominated " personal tithe." It has
therefore been levied, hitt seemingly on no fixed principle, because
Anne inhabitants appear to have paid as much as 265. 20s. 16a.
stud 12s. per annum, while others are subjected only to Bs. and ss.
and many more are eientpted front any charge Whatever. On this
ground the parishioners resisted the demand, conceiving that if the
Rector was entitled to recover by lair, the claim would have been
equal and universal.
In consequence of an application made at this Office about
eighteen months since, on the part of the Rector, it was deemed
necessary to produce certain books and parish records of ancient
date, to establish the ground urged by the Incumbent in support of
his laim—namely, usage from time immemorial ; and the Magis-
trates would then be enabled to give a more decisive oilinicn on
hearing the merits of the case.
In compliance with this requisition, Mr. Griffiths, with great
labour and research,sgut together a ponderous heap of musty re-
cords, so far back as the year 164.1, with the intervening periods
up to the present time. The case was gone into at some length,
and the Magistrates ffzed Thursday neat, for the delivery of
their judgment.
M ARLBOROUG 11-STREET.

Yesterday, a black man, named Henry Fisher, and Anne Smith,
were brought up on the following charge :
Mrs. Catherine Anne Field, aLady of respectability, residing in
Southampttm-row. Russell-square' stated that about two o'clock
in the morning her family were disturbed by a loud knocking at
the street-door, and a ringing at the bell, which proved co proceed
from the watchman, who informed them that the prisoner Fisher,
Who is a servant in the family, had taken a strange woman into the
house. The female prisoner, Smith, who is a total stranger to the
house, was found concealed in the laundry, and Mrs. Field directed
them both to be taken to the watch-house.

The watchman stated, that while going his rounds he saw Fisher
return to Mrs. Field's house about two o'clock, with the female
prisoner in his company; he opened the area gate, acid they both
went down into the house. Knowing that the female did not be-
long to the family, he rang the area bell,and Fishes.answered, upon
which hr told hint he must put that woman out he had taken in
with him ; Fisher said he should do no such thing; and the watch..
man then thought it his duty to acquaint Mrs. Field's family of' the
circumstance, and accordingly knocked at the door, and took the
prigoners to the watch-house, as stated by Mrs. Field.
Fisher said that, feeling no inclination to go to bed, he went out
after the family went to rest, at one o'clock, for the purpose of
taking a walk, and as be passed through Drury-lane, he met Smith,
whom he invited to partake of the hospitality of
.his mistress's
house fur the night, to which she consented, and he took her home
as described.—The female gave precisely the same account.
Tim Magistrate said, that he supposed of course, Mrs. Field
would not continue such a man in her service. _ _

Fisher was then discharged, but Smith (the Magistrate said), he
should order to find bail for her good behreiour.
Mrs. Field here interceded, and said that as she considered the
unfortunate girl as by no means so much to blame as the servant
Fisher, she hoped the Magistrate would discharge her, which was
accordingly done, after a proper admonition.

MARY-LA-BONNE.

George 'Orchard, a miserable-looking young man, was brought up
by J. Prendergast, police officer, charged with stealing a watch and
two sovereigns, from Mrs. Orchard, Praed-street, Paddington.
Mrs. Orchard said the pritioner was her btother.in-law ; he had
resided at her house for some days, and on Thursday se'nnight ab-
sconded with her watch and two sovereigns. She identified the
watch as her property.
A young man in the employ of Mr. Greaves, pawnbroker, Bul-
strode-street, produced the watch. He gave his evidence with the
greatest reluctance, • and was repeatedly admonished by Mr. Hos-
kins, the Magistrate to speak correctly. To several question put to
him, be answered, " I can't swear the prisoner pawned the watch.
—Can't say when he came ; can't say if it was before or after din-
-nor; can't say what I said." Almost the only thing he could say
was, that be knew Ms right hand from his left. After repeated
threats, he admitted that he had 'hewn the watch to his master, lent
6s. on it, and made out the duplicate himself.
Prendergast arrested the prisoner yesterday, and found the dupli-
cate on him. He confessed he had stolen the watch and money.
When asked for the sovereigns, he said he had spent them. He
was in the greatest misery, and had not the officer arrested him, he
should have made away with himself in fortreight hours.
When asked wild he had to say in his defence? he ansvrerecl
no-
thing, and appeared quite careless of his fate.
The officer further stated, that the prisoner had received an ex-
cellent education, and 'had been, employed in several respectable
bonses.--He war committed far trial