Star.
London, England, 1824-06-30 00:00:00

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Peres O'Ravrearr. Among the watch-house disorderlles
brought before Sir RiCHAAD Blaine on Monday morning, were
Messrs. Peter fif.lhyferty and 4fisdrew Sinnin, a couple of full-bodied
Irish shoemakers. They were charged by Dennis Regan, an Irish
watchman, who deposed that he found them at two o'clock that
same morning in &. Martin's-lane " bothering the cause, and
bating each other mightily."
Mr. Peter O'Rafferty undertook to be spokesman for the defence,
and in so doing, he manifested a singular facility at " bothering
the cause."—* Sure enough, your Worship," said be, " it's all very
true,—we disagreed about a bit of a disagrievance between us, and
went about to settle it upon the street, of coarse; but the indiffer-
ence of the consequence is nothing to the purpose, for we didn't
think of offending nobody—past, present, or future, in the notion
at all--letting alone our two selves may be; which is as much as
to say. please your IVorship, here we are as good friends as ever,
anti likely to continue—the beer and the otdd one permitting.'—
But that says nothing at all, of coorse ; att., if I might be allowed
to express my opinion upon the point in consequence, I should say
there isn't mach the matter, nor wasn't—barrin the watchman's
duty, and that we obeyed in all points, like honest men and good
shoemakers ; but if he has anything indifferent to bringforrut upon
the cause, that's another point, of coarse, and I am ready to answer
it in any shape."
Mr. Andrew Sinnot was so waled with Mr. Peter O'Rafferty's
oratory, that he did not think it necessary to say anything; and,
as Mr. Dennis Regan bad nothing further to say in aggravation,
they were both discharged upon payment of their fees; Mr. Peter
O'liafferty observing to his friend, as they left the room, " By me
soul ! Andrew, but there's two pots a piece, and the Meath, the less
for it this day, of esorse—bad luck to it !
Mr. Henry Evans, a young tientleman fresh from Devonshire.
presented himself before the Magistrate yesterday morning, and re-
lated the following tale:—He Caine to London a day or two ago,
lit search of a brother of his, whom he believed to be residing here,
and he had been almost all over the metropolis, endeavouring to
find him. On Monday be bad been wandering about to several
places with a friend, upon the same errand, and returning from the.
Borough, he suddenly missed his friend " at a place called Snow-
hill." Finding himself alone, and it being late in the evening, he
immediately called a coach, and desired the coachman to drive him
to Tichfield-street, Fitzroy-square, where he lodged. Getting into
the coach, his nose unfortunately came in contact with the door-
frame, mad a profuse flow of blood was the consequence. The coach-
man very kindly followed him into the coach, wiped his nose, and
having placed him as comfortably as lie could upon the seat, with
his head resting in one corner of the vehicle, he resumed b s ',roper
place upon the box, and drove on. The applicant soon fell asleep,
and continued in a sound nap mail the coach stopped, in Ticlifiekl-
street, when he awoke, and feeling fur his purse to pay the tare, be
found that his packets had been completely emptied. His watch,
with gold chain and seals, money, and all were gone, and he also
found that his new superfine beaver hat was taken awry, and an old
greasy one left in its place. The coachman denied any knowledge
of the robbery. and declareditkat he had not taken any one but the
applicant Into the coach.
Mr. Hams sent immediately for the coachman, whose name is
Smith, and a long examination took place, but no light was thrown
upon the singular transaction. The coachman persisted in his first
story, and said the Gentleman must have been robbed before he
entered his coach.—Mr. Evans, however, swore positively that his
watch and money were safe when he got into the coach.
Mr. HALLS said there was no evidence against the coachman, and
discharged him, but appointed a further hearing foranother day.

EXTEXSAVE ltosastiv.—A man of the name of Matthew Redman
has willergone several examinations at this office, on suspicion of
having stolen £5OO in the Coach and Horses public-house, Con-
duit-street, the property of the landlord, Mt. Tenn. It appears
that the robbery was effected on Wednesday evening last, by some
person altering the bed-room, whilst the family was busily engaged
below stairs, and the prisoner was suspected from his having had
free access to all parts of the house, and from his being unable to
Necount for his time on the evening of the robbery.—He was re-
mar,ded until Friday next.
Tat Pu.cc settee.— Joins teilowes, the old man, who was
charged, on Friday last, with having defrauded a Mr. Gurley, of
sEZO, under the pretence of procuring ham a place in the Custom-
house, was brought up fur re-examination, when it appeared that
Mr. Gurley had taken his acceptance for the money, and he was in
consequence set at liberty.
liossese is TUX COURT 01P CHANCTRY.—G. BIM*, a man whose
appearance bespoke abject poverty, was charged with stealing a hat,
the property of a Gentleman who was in attendance on a suit be-
fore the Lord Chaucellor. The unfortunate man was stopped by
one of the officers of the Court, walking out with the hat. He
pleaded extreme hunger, not having broken his fast since Monday.
He was committed for the present, and the officer directed to give
him some food.—Thls is no less than the fourth robbery in the Coon
within the last few days.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Mr. Taylor, proprietor of the Kentish Arms public-house, Bur-
ton-crescent accompanied by several respectable inhabitants of the 1
neighbourhood, applied to the sitting Alagistrate for his interfer-
ence. Ile stated, that a man named Meers, a dog fancier, was the
occupier of a house in Crescent-mews, and on his being thrown
into prison for the non-payment of the rear of it, he left his foot
children (the eldest of whom was not more than eight or nine years
of age) in the house, in order to prevent the landlord taking posses-
sion, destitute of either food or protection. The landlord took
away the doors, grates, and windows, to try and force them eat,
and in this dilapidated tenement the wretched children were left
for the last siz weeks. A furious dog had been chained at the bot-
tom of the stairs to deter any strangers from entering, but be died
a few days ago from want of food. Mr. Taylor and several of the
neighbours supplied the children with food, and frequently took the
trouble of cleaning them, and giving them clothes ; but in a few
days they again relapsed into the same disgusting squalidness. The
children were now so full of disease, and the house, from its filth/ ,
at ste, so pestilential, that they were become a nuisance to the neigh.'
bourhood. Application had been made to the parish officers of St.
Pancras, but they declined Interfering, as the children belonged to
St. Giles's, and could not be passed without the father's consent.
The Magistrate ordered a letter to be written to the overseers to
enforce their attention to the case.
Mr. Taylor and Lis friends then withdrew, after thanking the
worthy Magistrate for his humane assistance.
GUILDHALL.
testes Nicholls, was charged with wanton cruelty to an ox.
C. Wheeler (who is employed by it. Martin, Esq. M. P.) said,
that being asked by several of the respectable salesmen and butchers
who frequent SatithAeld, to watch the market by night, as most of
the enmities by the drovers to the cattle are committed
during dot ,he accordingly, with another officer, watched
dieeemeilleodor idight, indahout Ave o'clock on Monday morning,
below do goiesonrehtglip Met age ox from a drove, and beat him
meet creelly_oticr the Wed and flanks with a stick of unusual di-
Imiheions. Witness immediately stepped up to him, and asked Km
ISM where his badge was, for he wore none ; to this he made no
toseter. At AU:period mother drover-came up, and took a large
allsopholfe fron
se t his= opened it, and swore most dreadfully
ovinhe
ke wosido towards any man who attempted to
into custody. About thirty more drovers came
miceariged them to rescue the prisoner, but the officer
_ Mims did their duty resolutely, and at last secured him ; the
rim