Star.
London, England, 1830-03-08 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS, March 6.

George Russel was indicted for having obtained by fraudulent
pretences, two sovereigns from Mrs. Darby, of the Horse and
Groom, Guildford-street, in the Borough.
The prisoner had for some time been a lodger in the house of the
prosecutrix, and upon one or two occasions, had borrowed money
tiom her to purchase clothes and other requisites, as it was
necessary for him to make a respectable appearance before
be could be enabled to get into any business. On the last of
these occasions, he gave 'as security for the re-payment of these
loans, a cheek for the sum of eight pounds purporting to be
drawn by Mr. John Beckett, the tobacconist, in Blackman-street,
(his father-in-law) upon Messrs. Praed and Co. the bankers, where
Mr. B. keeps his accounts. When the draft was presented at the
banking-house, being drawn on a very peculiar description of check,
it was Immediately asked how it came in the presenter's hands, as
the house had not made use of any of that stamp for upwards of
five and twenty years. A satisfactory reply was given, and the
check was returned by the clerk, saying there was no account. After
this an application was made to Mr. Beckett; he denied having
given the check.
Mr. Fowles, a tailor, was called to prove the prisoner to have
previously offered the ;luck to him, but he refused to take it The
prisoner made a very long defence, evidently prepared foe the per.
pose, which he delivered with considerable efect, until unfortunately
he forgot the thread of his argument, and then he confuted himself.
Be endeavoured to prove that the money had not been frattdulendy
obtained, inasmuch as it had been lent without any security being
given for it at the time; the check was given afterwards, and entirely at
the urgent request of the prosecutrix, who knew that he had such
a draft in his possession, and he gave it to her merely as a ea.
defection, not under the impression that she would take it to the
bankers.

The Cumulus commented strongly on the nature of the of.
fence, and said a charge of a much more serious nature might have
been preferred. Mr. Beckett had been called, but no answer had
been returned, otherwise upon his denial of the signature, the case
must have assumed a very different feature.
The Jury shortly retired, and then returned a verdict of Guilty.
The CU/MIKAN then passed the sentence upon the prisoner of
transportation for seven years.

AN EXAMPLE FOR CAPITALISTS.—M. de Georges
employs 2,000 workmen in his colleries and works at Homues, near
Mona, for whom be has built a handsome town, consistiug of NO
neat houses, with a garden to each. The rent is from one to two
francs per week, according to their size, a very small reduction from
the emoluments of men whose wages are from 70 centimes to three
francs a day. The streets are laid out with uniformity, and well
paved ; and in the centre of the village is a large square planed
with trees. In which is the ball-room for the Sunday amusements,
the town-hall, and the school of mutual instruction, where 400
children are gratuitously educated. The workmen have the gra.
tuitous use of store-homes for all purpose., and of the luxury of
baths t and appear altogether in a very happy condition.—See a va-
luable article in the Portly's Quarterly Review, just published, on
the " Present State of the Netherlands."

At the battle of Fornova, under Charles VIII. there
were a number of Italian knights, who, although over-
thrown, could not be killed, on account of the thickness
and strength of their armour, till broke up, like huge
lobsters, by the servants and followers of the army, with
large wood-cutters' axes, each man at arms having three
or four men employed about him.—Grose, vol. i. p. 106.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION HOUSE.
CURIOUS CASs.—An Irish tallorenamed Afatthao Walsh., was
charged by the parish officers of St. Mary, Abchurch, with being
the father of an illegitimate child,which the mother, Ann Wilkins,
had in_ her arms.

Weigle said he was in Ireland when he heard that the girl had
laid the child at his door, and he came over to get the Lord Mayor's
righteous judgment in the case, because it was a public question ;
for, if Ann Wilkins could make him be the father of her child,
no man in the land could be safe (laughter.)
The LORD 141.40ron—But she swears you are the father of the
child.

Wash.—Swam t How can she swear to such a thing ? She
can't deny that Ton Hayward and the big thrum know as much
about her as I do. Why the greatest philosophers in the world
couldn't swear to a thing of the kind, and how could she ? (great
111=lenied the German.

The LORD Illeroa--Who is this Tom Hayward? Is he an
Englishman or an Irishman P
Walsh.—. He's English, your Lordship.
The LontbllATOß—Olt then you are the father, (loud laugh-
ing); the character of your country will convict you before any
tribunal.
Walshe—Tbe character of my country has nothing to do with the
matter. I say she can't tell which is father; the greatest philoso-
phers can't tell; and I came here, all the way from Ireland, for
your rithteons )judgment.
The LORD MAYOR— Are you sure, young woman, that Mr.
Walahe is the man ?

Anne Wilkins—No doubt of it, my Lord ; I know it well.—
(A laugh.)
Wabdie produced a paper, signed by Anne Wilkins and her
father, In which she declared that he was not the father of her child ;
and her father declared that Walshe had always given her good
moral advice sAlaughter.).
The Loin) MAYO! said, notwithstanding that written denial, he
must decide against Mr. Walshe ; who then gave notice of appeal.
HATTON.OARDEN.
James Maga alias &Unger, alias Janes, alias Andrews, was
charged with stealing sundry silver spoons, forks, Az. frail the
house of Mrs. Bell, Cadogan.place, Sloane.street. The prisoner
was one of many footmen who obtained situations by means of false
characters, and had but just got liberated from prison when he
found means to ingratiate himself with the footman of Mrs. Bell,
and during his absence the plate was missing. None of the pro-
perty was found. The prisoner was committed for three months to
the House of Correction as a reputed thief.
TOWN-HALL

William Martha was charged with assaulting Reeve, the mar.
shaman, and Johnson, two police-officers.
Cooke, an officer, stated that the prisoner darted from a crowd,
knocked down a boy with boots in his hand, struck several females,
and was equally bountiful to Reeve and Johnson before they could
master him.

The prisoner said he was respectably connected, and firmly be.
tiered he was insane at the time from gin.drhsking.—He was
tined tic

THAAIMPOLICE.
John Shensi was charged with a violent assault upon Ann Walker.
He was sentenced to pay a line of 51. and in default, to impthonment
for six weeks.

Thomas Ryder was charged with stealing four quarts of brandy,
some India nankeen, front St. Katherine's Dock Company. The
prisoner was employed u a watchman by the company, and was on
duty on Monday last from six In the morning till two in the aßet-
noon. On being searched when quitting duty, part of the property
was found concealed in his hat, and the rest at his lodgings.—He
was committed for trial.

Tnt BEEF-STEAKS.—We rejoice to hear that the
Beef-steaks Club, although the loss sustained by the
late fire has been in some respects irreparable, are not so
utterly bereft as they at first supposed themselves.
Some of the articles of their paraphernalia, &c. and
those not the least important ones, happened very for-
tunately to be insured against fire, not by the Phoenix
or the Globe, but by the nature of their own material ;
—first and foremost, for instance, is the immortal and
indispens:.ble gridiron; as to the precise degree of tem-
perature, whether of white or red beat, endured by
this precious article, that point must be left to the con-
jectures of M. Cbabert ; but it is certain that it did net
arrive at fusion, and that the instrument has been
recovered front the ruins. The sword of the President
and the head of the sergeant's mace have also been found,
but they will require the art of skilful workmen to re-
store them to their pristine splendour; to these are to be
added the bust of Wilkes, which is the only object ex-
cept the gridiron which has escaped uninjured—it is ab-
solutely unscorched. That part of the records which
contains the names of the members has also been found.
—Atheneum Weekly Review.