Star.
London, England, 1825-02-17 00:00:00

BURGLAR Y.

Charks Lenny and John Wood were put to the bar,
on an indictment, charging them with stealing in the
dwelling-house of JAIIIeS Helps, a variety of property,
his goods and chattels. The circumstances of this ca..e
have been so very receatly before OUf Reiders in the
Police Report from Bow-street, that it.is only necessary
to say, that the prisoners were brought to justice in
consequence of its having been discovered that they had
left par t of the property at a coffee-house-la 3:.Martires-
lane, cn the morning after the robbery, which was
found by the officers, who, on their return, secured
them. The facts of the prosecutor's house having been
broken open and the property stolen, the prisoners being
in possession of it within so -short a time after, and their
being taken into custody, having been sworn to by the
respective witnesses, the prisoners were called on for
their defence.

The prisoners put in a written defence, in which they
denied the charge, and said, in addition, that they had
bought the property of a person they did not know.
Mr. Justice BURRO UGH summed up the evidence to
the Jury, who found the prisoners Guilty.

NEW COURT—FIRST DAL
Before the Recoeure.

Francis Edward Courtney, aged 17, was indicted for
stealing a canvas bag, containing 281bs. of coffee,value
30s. the property of Messrs. John and Joseph Travers*
wholesale dealers, in St. SK ithin's-lane.
It appeared from the evidence of P yor, a carman in
the employ of the prosecutors, that on the 20th January
last he was driving his master's waggon through Bun-
hill-row ;hC supected that some person was watching
the waggon, which caused him to keep his eye on u,
when he noticed a bag to move, and on his going to
the back of the cart, he saw the prisoner in the act of
drawing the coffee Out. Witness said, “Halloo ! my
lad, what do you do there ?" the prisoner made co
answer, but dropped the bag, and jumped from the
tail of the can, when witness collared the lad and took
him into custody; be made several attempts to escape,
and repeatedly struck at the witness.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was rather in-
toxicated, and had got up in the cart merely for a ride.
The RECORDER summed up, when the Jury, without
hesitation, pronounced him Guilty, and the Court sen-
tenced the pi ismer to be transported for seven years.

Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Earl
of WIISSMORSLAND, at his house in Grosvenor-square.
L:idy AGNES BULLER is much indisposed, at her house,
in Whitehall-place.
Yesterday, several Noble Lords appointed to form a
' Committee of Inquiry into the affairs of Ireland, met for the first
time, in the House of Lords. Their Lordships did not transact any
business. The meeting was pro forma.
The SPEAKER'S Parliamentary Dinners for Saturday
and Sunday next, are postponed, in consequence, it is stated, of the
death of one of the Right Hon. Geutkmaat's sisters.
Mr. WILBENFORCE is, in consequence of the declining
state of his health, about to retire front Parliament, the sittings of
which be bas uninterruptedly adorned for upwards of 45 years.
General Ross had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in
Portland.place.
Lord tiwydyr had a grand dinner party yesterday, at L 6 house its
Piccadilly.
The King of Payssi* has decreed, that au,hors oho
desire to dedicate to him literary productions or works of art, muse
first ask his permission.
Tuesday, a Deputation from the Committee of Ma-
nagement of the important and national undertaking for a Canal
between the English and Uristol Channels, had an interview with
the Eat) of lavearota., fur the purpose of submitting to his Lord-
ship au explanatory account of the Scheme,
with the Reports of
Mr. Tecroan and Captain NICHOLLS upon it, and were must fa•
yourahly received.
Yesterday a Count of Directors was held at the Est
India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the
Court, previous to departing fur their respective destinations, viz.
Captain Join: lithe, .ttlas ; and Captain Wsra.ran Hors, Herd
fordshire—for Madras aud China..