Star.
London, England, 1824-07-24 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday, Thomas Cook a footman in the service of C. Comp-
, ton, Esq. residing at No. 24, Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square,
was brought to the Office in custody of Clements, the officer, charged
with stealing a valuable diamond pin, the property of William
Poole, the valet to Charles Mills, Esq. who is on a visit at the house
of Mr. Compton. The prosecutor had missed the pin, and asked
the prisoner if he knew anything of it? he in the most solemn man-
ner declared he did not; an officer was called in, and on searching
a drawer containing property under the prisoner's care, the pin was
found in the pripoer's pocket-book. The prisoner said he bad
forgotten that he ad put it there. In the drawer were also found
twenty-three duplicates of property pawned by the prisoner, and a
transfer paper of seloo Bank stock. The prisoner said he could
give a satisfactory account of the duplicates and transfer p aper.—
, He was remanded,

A number of hossiteepefs of the Wish of St, Josses's appet:cd
to summons, served at the instance at Mr. Tomlin', the collector,
for neglecting to pay up the parish rates. A professional Gentle-
man attended on the part of the assignees of Thomas Thurtell, who
were summoned for the rates of the Cock Tavern, in. the Haymar-
ket, which still remains unoccupied; and for that reason the as-
signees did not consider it liable for the amount of rates charged.
The Magistrates, however, decided otherwise, and the solicitor
agreed to have the demand paid without delay.

L A M BET H-STREET.
Yesterday. David Mason and Thomas Moms were brought b:fore
IthriglrW WTATT, Iraq. upon charges of swindling.
Two persons proved, that on Monday morning last the prisoners
went into the shops of Mr. Dulin, Cornball, and Mr. Ganthonv.
Cheapskle, and ordered articles of jewellery tube sent to the house
27, Lombard-street, and gave the name " Morgan," which the;
afterwards found to be false. Ten or twelve other tradesmen were
present, who all recognised the prisoners as being at their respective
shops, and attended in expectation that the property that wag found
on the prisoners would be produced, and that they then might be
able to judge if any belonged to them.
The officers stated. that the property found at the lodgings of the
prisoners were mostly duplicates, and the time was so short, tin;
they could not get the pawnbrokers to attend with the property;
they therefore hoped his Worship would remand the prisoners fur •
future day to give them an opportunity.
Mr. WTiVIT remarked, that during his magisterial duties, he never
met with a more extensive or more successful case of robbery, and
remanded the prisoners for a week.

At the Hants Sessions, John Tribe and John Marsh,
parish officers of Stoneham, were found guilty of con-
spiring together to procure the marriage of a pauper,
who had just before been delivered of an illegitimate
child. Tribe was sentenced to pay a fine of 1001. to the
King, and Marsh to pay a fine of 101. and to be im-
prisoned till their fines were paid.
CURIOUS PAROCHIAL DILIKKA.—At a Vestry Meet-
ing held on list Easter Tuesday, at St. James's, Clerk-
enwell, a piece of plate, of the value of 50 guicess,
was voted to John Scott, E.q. as a token of respect fcr
his services as Churchwarden during the three preced-
ing years, and which was to be paid for out of the ac-
counts of the Churchwarden. There having been nc
previous notice of this proposition, considerable di:-
satisfaction was expressed by a great number of the
parishioners who were hostile to the grant.— Another
Vestry was held on Thursday, when, acecording to usual
toutine, it was proposed that the Minutes of the pre-
ceding Meeting be confirmed ; when an exception was
taken to the resolution whereby the grant of plate hid
been voted to Mr. Scott, on the ground that it was to,
be paid for out of the parish funds; therefore, after
considerable debate, that part of the Minutes was re-
jected by a large majority. It appeared that in the in-
terim, between the two vestries, the plate so voted was
purchased, paid for, and presented, without the vote
having been confirmed in the usual way ; hence the
result will be, that, on account of their injudicious pre-
cipitancy, the zealous Gentlemen who thus adroitly
Managed this affair, mutt resort to other sources than
the parochial coffers, to liquidate the expense of this
costly tribute of their respect to the Ex-Churchwarden.
Johnson, the informer, has been making a profitable
tour along the Southampton road. Many of the coach-
men along that line of road have for some time past
been in the habit of taking more passengers than the
Act of Parliament allows. Several offenders were
brought before a Bench of Magistrates at Chertsey, or.
Monday week; at which time Sir HXNAT HOTHAM, one
of the Lords of the Admiralty, presided as Chairman.
The first case entered into was against Joan Yaiden, the
driver of a Southampton coach, who was proved to
have passed through Frisaley with no less than 18 per-
sons on the roof. Sir H. HOTHAM, in pronouncinn.
judgment, observed on the grossness of the ease, and
declared his intention of protecting the Public from the
accidents which such a course of offence must give rise
to, by inflicting in every instancellse full penalty of tea
pounds for every passenger above the allowed number,
being in this case six convictions of ten pounds each.—
The driver of the Southampton Union coach was col:-
victed in one penalty of ten pounds ; and the driver of
the Old Salisbury, and several other coachmen in whose
cases some mitigatory circumstances appeared, were
fined each in the sum of 51.

A murder, under peculiar circumstances, has been
perpetrated about seven miles from Chester. The fol-
lowing are the facts as disclosed at the Inquest held
before FA Ins rot TuOssiks, Esq. Coroner for the district.
The name of the deceased is Joseph Fletcher, and that
of the supposed murderer William Parkinson. Fletcher
lived at Peck's Mill, and Parkinson at Dunham, their
residences being a mile asunder. It would seem that
Fletcher, who was from 43 to 45 years old, had long
been on terms of intimacy with Parkinson's daughter,
but from some cause or other, unexplained, her father
had expressed a determined antipathy to their union.—
On the evening of Wednesday week, the deceased went
.towards Dunham, for the purpose of seeing the object
of his affections, and it appears that he was considerably
inebriated. He proceeded to the house, when the
daughter desired him to keep away. The father, it is
supposed, heard the altercation, and observing Fletcher
move in the direction of the back door of the house, be
seized a musket, on which was a fixed bayonet, and met
him. The fracas immediately commenced, the deceased
continuing to advnice, till he was near enough for Par-
kinson to make a desperate lunge at his body, which he
penetrated to the depth of about four inches and a half
—he received other wounds, one of which went through
the fleshy part of the arm. The deceased soon became
faint from loss of blood, and staggered across the road
to a neighbour's house, to whom he chewed his wounds,
and there obtained assistance, and was carried in a chair
to his own house at Peck's Mill. An express was imme-
diately sent for Mr. Hully, surgeon, of Frodsbam, who
speedily attended; another express was also sent for
Mr. George Harrison, of Chester, and every endeavour
that professional skill could exercise was used, but with
no effect ; a mortification took place, and be lingered
till about two o'clock on the morning of Sunday last,
when he expired, apparently in great agony. In the
meantime no exertion was used to secure Parkinson, who
is nearly 70 years of age, and remained till Saturday
last, when he decamped, it is supposed, towards tffe
neighbourhood of Manchester. A Coroner's warrant
was made out for his apprehension directly after the
Inquest, which found a verdict of Wilful Murder against
William Parkinson.

mar.•oo A. a...,
July 21), at Beddington, In Surrey, the HOD. Lady Helen Ws4.
derburn, of a son.
July 14, the Hon. Mrs. Witham Cost, of a sos.

MARRIED.
Monday sennight, at Ilishoptkorpe, Yorkshire, the Rev. Wel.
Venables Vernon, Canon Residentiary of York Cathedral, to Ma-
tilde Mary, the youngest daughter of Coked Wm. Gooch.
July 20, at Streatham Church, the Rev. Willianl Henry Meg-
ridge, M.A. to Miss Jones, of Streatham.
July 14, at Kneesworth House, by special license, Henry Smith,
Esq. to Lady Lucy Leslie Melville, eldest sister of the Earl o:
Leven and Melville.