Star.
London, England, 1825-02-02 00:00:00

WORSIIIP-STREET.

Yesterday, Smut/ Bywager, a journeyman silk-weaver, resitting
in Little Anchor-street, Bethnal-green, was brought before Mr.
TWYFORD and Mr. °smuts, the presiding Magistrates, by Arm.
strong and Attficld, two officers of this establishment, upon a charge
of having in his possession) quantity of silk for which he could not
account from whom he purchased it, and which is presumed to
have been stolen.

Attfield heirs.,c sworn deposed, that in consequence of private in-
formation which he and Armstrong received, that the prisoner was
in the habit of purchasing stolen silk, they the officers obtained a
search warrant ; and after they went to the residence of the pri-
soner, they proceed.:d to its execution. The prisoner had no shop,
but on the first floor they saw scales, and about thirteen brass arid
lead weights of different sizes ; on the second floor, there were three
looms: and very little furniture in the house, at least of little value.
They then asked the prisoner if he had any silk? to which he an-
swered in the affirmative. The officers then .obtained 60 bobbins,
most of which were full of silk or had a quantity of silk upon them,
with four large knots of black skein silk. The principal part of the
bobbins bore the initials and private marks of different manufac-
turers, and were produced by the officers.
Mr. Twyroso (to the prisoner)—Can you satisfactorily account
how you became possessed L.f the silk, or have you any invoices or
bills of parcels to shew from whom you have purchased it ?
The prisoner said, he purchased it (rout persons of whew be
knew nothing.
Mr. Twyrento—lf the property will bear the expense let it be
advertised.—The Magistrates then consulted the Act, when

Mr. TwYTOsoobseeved, that by the 17th Gees Ili. the Mt e.
trates were empowered to impose a penalty of Athrd forfeiture of
the property recovered;which penakyairaa tali:levied by distress
on the goods; but if n 6 goods could he had, then the perk:n.o VP
victed (if for the first offence) should be Sent to atte Haile at ehor•
rection for one month.
The officers told the Magistrates, that there was net prepteto
upon the premises to recover the penalty, and in this the prlshislit
acquiesced. He was then committed for one month to the Heir"
of Correction.
On this, as upon every other occasion, much praise is dee se the'
officers for. their activity and vigilance in putting a stop to this ales
farious and ruinous practice; and in.bestosviug such ipprohotiont
none should be more forwardsthan the manufacturers thetnselvel.
Yesterday, Charles Barren, Was. *yield, Charles Chinnery, and
Maria Sheldrake, were brought before Hr. Osaoase, from 'Spit+,
fields watch-house, on the following charge:
The watch-house-keeper stated, that about ten o'clock be *at
called to a house in Bird-street, to assist in taking the prisoners into
custody, who were suspected of hating stolen some fowls. On bit
arrival he foundalte four prisoners together, in the only room shah
was occupied, and in a box he found the four fowls now pro luceis
covered over with logwoad shavings. The room, in which thitre
was neither bed, chair' nor table, was tenanted by the female prhr
toner, the Gentiessenlaeing only her friends and visitors.
A person living in Hare-street, Bethnal-green, claimed one of thil,
fowls as her property, saying, that on Sunday morning she discos
vesed four of her fowls had been stolen ; ,and the heals of two
others, which had been twisted off, were left in the yard. The robs
berth she said, was supposed to have been effected about one o'clock.-
as the fowls were heard making a noise at that time.
A female, occupying the nest house to the last witness, identi-.
fled a hammer, found lh the room with the prisoners as lumina
been stolen front a shed at the back of her house. The shed w :us
not fastened, the door being generally left open.
An apron belonging to one of the prisoners was also produced,
with several marks of bh.od upon it.
The prisoners did not attempt to account for their possession of
the fowls, and were remanded for further examination on a future
day.—As the patties were leaving the Offiee, a female marred in
breathless haste, she having just learned that the prisoners were in
custody for fowl-stealing. She instantly recognised two old ac-
quaintance-, in two of the fowls, which she said were stolen from
her premises on Sunday night, pout nine o'clock.

A bill has passed the Kentucky Legislature, declaring
it felony to take a dead body limn the grave, wi bout
the consent of friends.

To=clay, we are told the Cotton-spinners are returned
to their work : to-morrow, we are informed, diet this
is not correct. The fact, we believe, is, theta few have
retuned, and that more have not. In the meantime,
the misery which multitudes are suffering, whose w cy:k
depends upon theirs, is, we learn very.greet. Many have
parted with tt.e last thing they possess of furniture, and
all the spare clothes that they hod, in order to precure
a scanty subsistence. They cannot help themselves,
and they receive no support from any quarter, u bile
'those who are the cause of their distress are assisted by
numerous hands.-zGlasgota Cow ier.
Another death, occasioned by an accidental pugilistic
combat, occurred on Saturday, at Pinner-green, in
Buckinghamshire. Winter and Holmes, labouring men.
went out to fight, after a drunken squabble, and pulled
each other about for more than two hours, when Winter
was thrown heavily. He never spoke after, and was
taken away senseless to the Hope and Anchor, where
he expired in three hours after.
The well-known avenue of lime trees, which has ..o
long ornamented the garden of the Middle Temple,
and which, during the summer, presented so pleasing a.
prospect from the river, has been consigned to the axe,
by the absolute mandate of the Benchers, to the %ink
versal regret of the other members of the Society. The
reason assigned for this tasteless act of modern Vandal-
ism is, that a feiv elderly Gentlemen will, for a few
hours during Term time, have a leis confined view of
the River from the banqueting-room, which they have
huly erected, for their own accommodation, at an im-
mense expense, out of the funds of the Society.
A few nights ago, J. Fitzpatrick, who ps osecuted the
party that cut off his ears some time ago, was waylaid
on his return from Moate„ in this county, by a nume- •
reus party, who beat him very nearly to death, broke
his arm in pieces, and left him with little signs of life,
his head being dreadfully cut in several places.—Ath-
lone Herald.

BIRTH.
At Castle Craig, on the 26th ult. the Hon. Lady Carmichael,e( a
daughter. -