Star.
London, England, 1824-05-10 00:00:00

HATTON-C ARDEN.

Saturday, Mr. W. Vigo, a commercial broker, of Clement's-lane,
was brought to this office, on the charge of having purloined some
leaves out of a book of accounts, deposited by order of the Court
of Chancery in the Six Clerks' Office. The prisoner having obtained
acceu to the book in question in the most confidential manner, in
order to ratify his mind as to some family matters, he took advan-
tage of his friend's kindness and committed the act complained of.
The case not being pressed, the prisoner w.is discharged, after an
admonition from the Magistrate.

Letters have been received from Mexico, dated on
the 13th of March. They announce the nomination of
Senor Jose de Mariano Michelena, one of the three
members of the Executive, and formerly President, as
Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain. His appoint-
ment is to be on a very splendid scale. He brings with
him two secretaries, and is to receive 80,000 dol-
lars annually. The accounts from the Mexican coast
are dated the 20th, but contain nothing important, ex-
cept the assurance that the whole of the interior is per-
fectly tranquil.
Two men, named J. Spenser and S. Johnson, were
on Friday and Saturday last examined before JAMES
SCRIVEN and JAMES WOOLLEY, Esqrs. Surrey Magis-
trates, charged upon suspicion with having murdered
Mary Wilkins, the wife of Henry Wilkins, of Mag-
dalen-street, Bermondsey, a carman, in the employ of
Mr. Myers, fellmonger, of Bermondsey. The deceased
had been found in the Surrey Canal, on the preceding
Saturday, with marks of violence upon her person. It
was at first supposed that she had fallen accidentally
into the Canal, but the rumours about the neighbour.
hood, which is now in a state of agitation, having
reached the abovenamed Magistrates, an investigation
was commenced at the Camberwell workhouse, the re-
sult of which was that the Magistrates ordered the pri-
soners to be brought to Union Hall on Wednesday, to
answer the charge before the Police Magistrates. The
summary of the case is, that the deceased as well as the
prisoners were of low habits : the deceased, thought a
married woman, accepted of improper overtures from
die prisoners, drank with them, and walked with them;
that her husband, who was very much distressed on the
'occasion, had seen her in company with one of the pri-
soners, and had seen nothing more of her till he Lehad
her a lifeless corpse. The prisoners declared they left
her at the top of Dover-street, and did not know of her
death till they heard of her body having been taken out
of the Surrey Canal.
A common labourer, apparently a bricklayer, named Daniel Per-
ren, was charged before the Brighton Bench of Magistrates, on
Monday last, 3d instant, by Mr. George Cheesenian, a builder,
residing in that town, with having sent him a written challenge to
tight with pistols, whereupon he (the complainant) prayed sureties
of the peace against the said Daniel Perren. Mr. Cheeseman being
asked whether he knew the hand-writing of the defendant, or could
prove that the letter was written by him? Perren, without hesita-
tion, said--." Oh, I wrote it myself." " Very well, then," replied
the Magistrate, "since you admit the charge, you must find sure-
ties to keep the peace." " What for ?" asked the defendant, " I
have committed no breach of the peace :" nor cisuld lie, after all,
be made to understand that the sending such a letter was in itself a
breach of the peace. Ile declared he would nut seek for bail, and
persisting in this determination, was finally put back in custody.
We subjoin a copy of the letter, which was read in the course of
the examination, and which excited no little laughter in the Court,
and from the smile on the face of the deli:nil:int, he appeared to
think it as good a jest as slid all of tivise around hint:

" Sunday, May 2d, 1324.
" Sia—As you last night Accused me ut lying and haleness and
Insulted me on the Sumo of Poverty I led mybell agriercri you are
I know a good Shot at a P:geon or Sparrow I therefor: request yeti
pis will provide a Pair of pistols and a coati, ;:rid Inc and
mine at 5 o Clock In the near Uatr Wick Pout!. I anL
Sir Yours I). 1: EN.
" P.S. let me know If you accept the Cloallenge.".
" To Mr. Getup Cheeatinar. Builder, Briiihtoh."