Star.
London, England, 1823-09-23 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

• Ten poor wretches, who were found in and about the brick kilns.
in the Spa-fields, were brought up ; amongst them was one Barford,
whose father had formerly been Manager of Sadier's Wells, and
who, having a free admission to that Theatre had been there, and
not having money to pay for a lodging, had fled there for shelter for
the night; as had also a sailor boy, who had been a month from sea,
and whine mother had robbed him of his *ages, and turned kin;
out of doors. These Mr. Scott, the humane Churchwarden of
Clerkenwell, said he would take into the Workhouse till he could
procure situations for them. One, en whom housebreaking imple-
ments were found, was committed, and the rest were discharged.
Janes Newsome was convicted Ip the penalty of 10s. for cruelly
beating a sheep in St. John's-street, which being unable to pay, he
was sent to the House of Correction.
MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE.

garriet Cooper was fully committed, charged with robbing the till
of Mr. Pane, a baker, of Bell-street, Paddington. The prisoner had
acted as charwoman for a considerable time, and about two years
ago the key of the till was lost, since which money had been at va-
rious times missed. At length Mr. Fane marked some, and, on the
prisoner going out on Saturday night, she was stopped and searched,
when some of it, and the key of the till, was found on her.
.T. ,Smith, a stable-helper, was charged with obtaininz, a set of
harness from Mr. Richards, of John-street, Oxford-street, under
false pretences. The prisoner told Mr. Richards that Mr. Walters,
of the same street, wished a phaeton to stand on Mr. Richards's
premises fur sale, and, on his consenting, he 'borrowed a set of har-
ness to bring it up ; instead of which, he sold it, with a collar he had
obtained in a him manner, for 19s: There were other charges
against him of a similar nature, which were not entered into, and
he was fully committed for the above fraud.
Saturday, a number of respectable tradesmen of Mary-la-bonne
parish applied to Mr. Reyna:um for advice how they should pro-
ceed on behalf of two young men, named Burdon and Alger, who
were capitally convicted at the present Sessions for robbing one W.
Thorne, in the Mgeware-road, and threatening to murder him.
The Gentleman of whom Thorne said he had received the 13s. 6d.
on Saturday night, of which he was robbed, declared that he gave
him no money at all on the Saturday, and to the best of his know-
ledge he had not possessed 13s. 6d. at one time for the last two
years; that he was a drunken, dissolute character and not to be
i believed on his oath, and he was convinced be had committed per-
' jury in swearing to the identity of the two unfortunate young men.
The Magistrate said be would wait upon Judge Bray, and use his
endeavours to further such a praiseworthy action. The applicants
then withdrew.

LAMBETH-STREET.
iY Wall and J. Phillip (boys) were fined noi. each, or to enjoy s
month's amusement at the Tread-mid., for stt,aling eight pi:osns
and a rabbit. the property of Mr. Patter, sugar-refiner, of Prince's-
squire; St. George's in the East.
Two men ma two women, elderly, and of rather respetable
appearance, were remanded till Thursday next, an euspicion of ism
lug committed robberies in, and at the doors or, various places of
public worship.
TIIAMES POLICE.
r. Thomas was fined 31. for having concealed "abcint bit lamb a
quantity of unmanufi.ctured tobacco,
J. Eunsble, sett. and jun. were fined Si. forlaying a quindty of
smuggled wine, and other goods, in their possession.

PARLIAMENTARY PRECISIOII.4—IN the Memoirs.del*
late Mr. Encewontu, it appears, that, en his being ap.
pointed executor to a friend's will, he had netesiarily.
occasion to write to persons indebted to the estate,
questing the discharge of their debts, which applics.
lions were, wichobt a single exception, r.sented at in.
sults-, and uniformly answeied by a challenge. /nderd,
we collect from various anecdotes, that no greater ct
mere unpardonable affront can be offered to a gent.
man in Ireland, than asking him to pay his dehti; it iv
looked upon as a most impertinent proceeding, and the
only discharge a creditor has to expect, in consequence,
is, the discharge of a pistol. Possibly, in contempla.
tion of this frequent source of quarrel, and with the.
intention of striking at the root of it, the Legislature,
has providently enacted, under the Insurrection' Act,
that any person asking for money shall be convicted as
idle and disorderly. The following is the clause: " And
be it enacted, that, if any person shall, within any pro-
claimed district, or within any county any Nit whereof
shall be so proclaimed, print, write, post, publish, cir-
culate, send or deliver, or cause or procure to be printed,
written, &c. &c. dcc. demanding any money, every per-
son
so offending shall be deemed and taken to be an
idle and disorderly person." This provision must have
most effectually put a stop to the ungentlemanly prat*
tice of asking for money in certain parts of the Sister
Kingdom. The executor or tradesman who so far fors
gets the rules of goed.breeding as to require a settle.
ment of his demand, is speedily awakened to a sense of
decorum by the words of the Statute, and declared idle ,
and disorderly !

BIRTHS.
Sept. 1!, at Mount Melville, Fifeshire, Lady Catherine Whyte
Melville, of a daughter.
Sept. 14, at Ancram House, North Britain, the Lady of rapt*
Adam, R.N. of a son.
September 17, the Lady of the Rev. Richard Cubbold, of It,
Margaret's, Ipswich, of a son.
Sept. HI, at Cheltenham, the Lady of the Rev. 3. Thomas, kb
Assistant Minister at the Dissenting Chapel, Os ford,rl a daughter

MARRIED.

Thursday, at Lyndhurst, John Morant, Esq. of BrodSalty*
Park, to Lady C. Auguista Hay, fourth daughter of the late Ead
of Errol.
Rev. J. Creyke, Plymouth, to Sarah, eldest daughter of the late
Colonel Hotham, of 'York.
Rev. O. Bateman, of Easton, near Stamford, to Miss Mee Ric&
mond, of Peterborough.
Rev. Joseph Brooks, of West Haddon, Northamptonshke, to
Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. John Heygare, of tie same plats
September 2, the Rev. W. Macbean, of Christ Church College,
Oxford, to Frances, eldest daughter of the late 'John Bell, Esq. d
Think House, Yorkshire.
At Yougball, Robert Atkins Rogers, of Dhaka Cottage, Eui. el
Martha, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Rogers, of Raleigh.
At Sligo, Captain Logan, of the 57th Foot, to Letitia Assn,
daughter of the late ConnellO'Beirn, Esq. Barrister-at-Law.
Wednesday, at St. Maryula-bonne Church, Joseph Taylor,
Royal Navy, to Harriet, daughter of the late Lieutenant
William Duncan, of the First (or Royal) Regiment of Foot.
September 18, at Oxford, Lieut. j. H. Nickoll, R.N. to AIM
eldest daughter of the late James James, Esq. of Aylesbury, Bois