Star.
London, England, 1814-04-15 00:00:00

He was sent to 13ridewell for one month.

GUILDIIALL.—R.Linfoot was charged by a consta-
ble with attempting to steal a carpet, and afterwards
with assaulting him. The prosecutor stated, that he
saw the prisoner in his passage, lifting the carpet.
which he had no doubt Le would have taken away
but f r his lodger, who happened to enter the passage.
He then laid hold of the prisoner, who assaulted him
violeniy, and on his way to the Compter threatened
to be the death of him. In defence, the prisoner said
he had ban drinking freely, and went to the prosecu-
tor's house to enquire the way to the Farnham Cas-
tle public-house. He was not aware of touching the
carpet, but acknowledged striking the prosecutor
when he was collared and accused of being a thief.
The Alderman advised them to retire and settle the
business; but they soon returned, when the prisoner
said he had offered to give the prosecutor Jet, if he
would wait till next Monday, but lie had refused. lie
was a journeyman tailor, and had a wife and four
children, and had not the means of paying hint sooner.
The Alderman then said he must hold him to bail ;
a Gentleman, however, who happened to be in Court,
a stranger to all parties, commiserating the prisoner's
case, paid down the money, which the complainant
agreed to give to the School for the Indigent Bl:nd.

UNION-H Bsnor, G. Davies, and H. Green,
were yesterday charged before Mr. EV ASCE, by A.
M.Naghten, Esq. a Deputy Commissary-General,
with assaulting and imprisoning him under the fol-
lowing singular circumstances :—Mr. M. stated, that
being on his way to Portsmouth, be, on Sunday even-
ing, about eight o'clock, called at a public-house (the
Robin Hood) in the neighbourhood of Kingston, in-
tending to take the coach there ; hut finding himself
too law, he determined to continue there till morn-
ing : he signified his intention, and ordered dimer ;
after he had dined, he observed two Men frequently
looking in at the window of the room in which he was
sitting ; not choosing to be thus overlooked, he rung
the bell, and desired to be shewn to his chamber.
This was done; and shortly after, whilst reading over
some papers, he was surprised by receiving a message
from the landlady, desiring he would put out his can-
dle ; he said he should as soon as he was in bed :
soon after he received another message, saying, the
candle must be put out immediately. Surprised at
this, he desired to see the landlady, who accordingly
came to him : he asked an explanation ; but she
merely said, she was herself going to bed, and wished
to see all the candles arid fire out first. Mr. M. s:iiet
he was going to bed immediately. The landlady
then left him; he fastened his door, and was pie-
paring to go to bed, when he heard sonic one at the
deur. He cautioned them not to conic in; but in
reply to his caution, the door was immediately burst
open, and the three defendants entered the room :
suspecting they were come to rob him, he was very
much alarmed. He spoke to them civilly, and offered
them some silver, which they took, and retired to the
door, where he heard them-whispering ; upon which
he attempted to open the window to call out for help.
He was, however, prevented, as they all three rushed
in, Arid seizing him, threatened to dispatch him if he
attempted to call out. They dragged him to the bed,
mit: whilst he was struggling to defend himself, se-
veral persons entered the zoom, one of whom said he
WAS a constable. Mr. M'Naghten immediately de-
sired him to take charge of the three defendants, say-
ing he had a set ious complaint to make against them.
This, however, he refused to do, but told Mr. M. he
was teat!), to take charge of him, it any one gave the
charge : they then alt retired and left him ; but the
three defendants returned soon after, and kept guard
over Irm till the morning.—The defendants denied
;he truth of great part of Mr. M‘Naghtert's statement,
who, they said, was much intoxicated when he first
entered the house ; that he had more wine and liquor
afterwards; and the reast;n why he was desired to go
to bed, and have his candle put out, was, because it
was considered as dangercus to leave him with one.
Mr. M. however, persisted in his accusation, and the
Magistrate held the defendants to bail, to answer
the complaint at the Sessions.
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Yesterday morning, as a cart heavily laden was
proceeding along Earl street, Seven Dials, one of the
wheels flew off, by which several bases fell upon the
and broke his thigh in LWO places.