Star.
London, England, 1823-10-06 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Saturday, five men, who have been some days in custody on sus-
picion of a.burglary at Laytonstone, were brought up for examina-
tion. The prosecutor, Henry Dobbin, stated that he was a baker;
that on the night of September 13th, his bed-chamber was entered,
and upwards of 400/. in Bank-notes and gold stolen from his bu-
reau.Tbe statement of one of the prisoters, whose name is Emery,
was then reid, and be was sworn to irs correctness. It Was to the
following effect :—About six weeks ago he met the prisoner Archer,
and entered into a conversation with him about their rich relations;
and told Archer that he had a relation named Dobbin, at Layton-
stone, who alWays had some hundreds in a hat-box in his bed-room,
on which Archer asked him " If they could not serve the crib r'
meaning rub the house ; that he afterwards met one Ilabbr, who
said Archer had told him of the concern at Laytonstone, and asked
if it could be done by means of a Jacob r (meaning a ladder); that
he ( witness) disavowed any intention of aiding the robbery,
, and *as ignorant of its bring carried into toff:et ; but in a day or
two he was told that it had been done by the prisoners.
Three Solicitors attended on behalf of the three prisoners, and
pressed.for their discharge; but Alt. IJALLI, the Magiattate, said he
expected further information, and remanded them till Tuesday.
CHATTERLZT v. CHRISTMAL—Poor Mrs. Christmas, whose unfor-
tunate dispute with Mrs. Chatterley, the actress, has been so re-
peatedly before the Public, was a prisoner in St. Martin's watch-
house since Friday morning, at the suit of that Lady. It appears'
that the jealousy of Mrs. Christmas is undiminished, or rather it has
gone on increasing, until Mts. Chatterley felt that her person was in
danger, and Roder that impression she exhibited articles of the peace
against Mrs. Christmas,at the last Middlesex Sessions. A bench
warrant was issued by the Court in consequence, and the deserted
Mrs. Christmas was thereupon taken into custody, and shut up as
aforesaid—the warrant requiring 24 hours' notice of bail to be given
to Mrs. Chatterley's-solicitor.
Colonel Thornhill applied to Mr. Haan, the Sitting Magistrate,
for his interference to compel the principal waiter at the Grand
Hotel, Piazza, Covent-Garden, to deliver up two valuable setter
dogs, which he detained without any lawful excuse.
The Colonel stated that be was the owner of a brace of very fine
and valuable setters, which, after the close of the shooting season last
year, he intrusted to the care of a relation of his in the country,
while be (the Colonel) was travelling. At the return of the manna
for field sports, be of course wanted his dogs, and be sent to his
relation for them. The latter, after various excuses, admitted that
he had given them to a Gentleman, named Smith, in liquidation of
part of a debt of £5O. He (Colonel Thornhill), made application
by letter to Mr. Smith, and after some negotiation that Gentleman
agreed to send them.to the Grand Hotel, to be placed under the care
of the principal waiter there, until Colonel Thornhill could take
them away. He bad applied for them, but the waiter refused to
give them up, unless be paid £5O, such, he said, being his Instruc-
tions from Mr. Smith.

Mr..lLtris sent for the waiter, who, when be came, said that the
dogs were intrusted to his care by Mr. Smith, with instructions to
deliver them to coke* Thornhill, upon the latter paying him £5O,
to be handed over to Mr. Smith. His injunction was most positive,
that the dogs were not to be delivered until the payment of the
£5O, and upon that be (the waiter) had acted.
Mr. HAu.s thoaght the waiter clearly In the right to keep the
dogs, and directed bran not to part with them until he received the
permission of Mr. Smith. If the Colonel felt that be was right, he
could bring his action of trover.—The complaint was dismissed.

the clause the eanitmction most agreeable thereto ;
self bound in justice and conscience to say, that io
purchaser, or even the vender, calling it a half.qu
was palpably a two-pound loaf, and sold it as such fa
not constitute the offence of selling a loaf of the Lies<
nomination of a half-quartem within the true meanin
of the statute.

This decision completely disconcerted Johnson, v
other similar cases, in all of which he agreed to a verd

WORAIIIP-STREET.
A tall well-looking man, of respectable and read
had the appearance of a Sea Captain, and gave hit n
Johnstax, was brought before Mr. Brim., on Saturi
went a final examination on a charge of bigamy.
It appeared that the prisoner had made it a pea,
years past, of assuming different characters, for the
trapping young girls and widows who have been
property, which his plan has been to get possession
the owner, or promising marriage, and then deserti
The person who came forward as the first wife si
man, who, though now a cripple, was of interest
and had once been beautiful. She was in business v
at Lambeth, in 1817, in the haberdashery line, and
ante of possessing such property as tempted the psi
duce himself as a vender of foreign goods, and as a
able family.
The second wife, a young female of genteel app
about twenty-two years of age, was named Hanna
appeared that she was a young woman respectably r
been early left an orphan with a small property, the
tees, to be paid over to her on her marriage, or ben
The prisoner, when called en for his defence on
nation, assumed the manner of a rough sailor, and
gistrate —" May it please your Worship, I'm a sin
doesn't know the ways of these things. I've been i
service fur many years, and I don't know the law of
was going on, when Mr. &vitt. advised hint not t
worse, and to reserve anything he might have furt
it came for the decision of a Jury.
Mr. Cleverly said that the prisoner had made
entrap girls into marriage, and had.tbca robbed dm
Mr. lizvtu.—" Yes; and it is to be feared that is

On the final examination,which was required to ci
mality of proof, the prisoner uttered sotto
second wife, which he was ordered to reprt.s. Srei
mittal was inevitable, he assumed an it:lota-at
lie was committed, and the parties were Ihr4oci oft'
QUEEN-SQUARE.

Saturday, Jam Hall, alias Hale, a youth in the
Annondale, surgeon, in Great Queen-street, was
upon a charge of robbing his master. Ile was cvini

The Colombian Observer, a Philadeir,'.7a
3d 01 September, states that Yount W.
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, on the 2.4.1 of
bilious fever.

El YD nortiost A.—A poor woman of the ri
tagh, residing on the landsol Cartown, cot
who was bit by a mad dog about six wee
last week seized with hydrophobia, and so
in extreme agony.

Thursday night, a young Lady, lodgi
strtet, Westminster, was coming down
when a fellow accosted her, craving cha
not listening to him, he snatched her reti
off; it contained ten shillings in silver, and
trifling articles.
A melancholy accident happened a few
at Wrotham Heath, to a man named He►
others had provided themselves with guni
pose of shooting rabbits, but previous I
mencing, it was agreed to repair to the Roy
have some beer, and they were according
their guns to go, when the piire belong
went off as he was thrusting it under sou►
the whole of the charge entered just bell
bow, and lodged in the arm near the shou
shattered in so dreadful a manner that In°
sued, and he survived the catastrophe but.
LIMERICK, SEPTEMBER 27.--Wednesd.i
prisoners under rule of transportation in I
jail, aided by several others, attempted n
cape, but by the timely interference of tl
the prison it wai frustrated. They were
a nbniber of short bludgeons, about tstent
on the ends of which about a-pound weigl
affixed ; with these, and pieces of iron ban
their bedsteads, they were to have rushed
tinels at the hour of lighting the lamps, a
the turnkey and inspector's clerk, in their
tnnately, their plan was discovered timely,
hour when the lamp-lighter was to appro
tict yard, the turnkey, with a party of tl
gade, made his appearance, to the dismay
sassins, who were all armed with their res
pons, ready to rush out. They were im]
cured, and since remain heavily ironed.

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