Star.
London, England, 1824-08-31 00:00:00

BOW-STREF.T.

Yesterday morning a little fellow, who gave hi, name Cartouro,
was taken up in 'Tottenham-court.road, with a small horse and cart
containing lead, under suspicious circumstances. On being ques-
tioned br the Magistrate, he answered, that he had purchased the
lead for 17s. and intended to sell it for 191.:d.' observing that Ite
thought that a reasonable and fair profit.
Sir RICIIA Rd Butroz—Perhaps so; but from whom did you pur-
chase the lead ?
Prisoner—l purchased it front several persons, but it is impos-
sible for me now to say who they are.
Sir IL Btastr--There appears to be three hundred weight of
lead there, and you ednnot, or rather won't, teU from whom you
got it. Name one person.—From whom did you buy that large
piece on the top?
Prisoner—l really can't say, there are so many pieces.
Sir IL Masts—Well, then, you must go to jail, and the lead
must be advertised.

Prisoner—That will ruin my character ; it will be almost the
ruin of me.
Sir IL Bratirs-11 you embark in ruinous speculations you must
expect resinous conbequence3: it is the Rued to Itaix—(A &ages).
Prisoner—lf I go to jail, what will become of my horse?
Sir IT. Thant—The horse has committed no offence, therefore
you may send him home.
Prisoner—But there i. no person at home to keep him.
Sir R. Thaws`—And do you live all alone?
Prisoner—Yes. I will give you bail fur my appearance in any
amount.

Sir R. Blame—Well, let bail he given—two good householders.
PrisOner—Won't you take my own bail?
Sir It. Mims—Certainly not.
The *prisoner and lead were then lodged in safe custody.
Mr. Ball, a tradesman at Chelsea, and who also holds a situation
in the Twopenny Post Office, applied to Sir B. Mann for advice ;
he had, on Sunday, sent his son, eight years old, out, in care of it
servant, twenty years of age, who took him to Battersea, and there,
with about ten or twelve other youths, went into a boat, in which
they had been but a few minutes, when a six-oared cutter came
down upon them, and, though repeatedly cautioned, capsized the
wherry, and the whole of the youths were thrown into the river ;
and even then, though their aid was implored by the spectatots,
they rowed off unconcerned. Most of the unfortunates were saved,
but his son and another were unfortunately drOwned. ,
Sir .liscnaen sympathized with the unhappy parent, whO was
greatly affected, but said he could not assts him, as the brutal fel-
lows were unknown. Mr. B. Wished to punish the servant, as an
example to 'others..
Sir ltscitAtto said, be would advise him to make every exertion
to recover the Bodies, when an Inquest would be held, and the
circumstances detailed. to the Coroner, who would advise him
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how to act.
II A TTON-G A Rll E N.
Madslittn.—Yestetilay, James SotilkJ.ihn Cordon, and Ames El-
ton, three middle-aged :pen, respectably attired, were brought up
fro' SA-fields watch,bouse, charged with attempting to commit a
burglary on Sunday morning, about one o'clock.
Oh the Magistrate's inquiring of the different officers if they had
arty knowledge of the prisoners? Waddington and Browne, of the
Bow street patrol, and Wainwright, of this office, identified them
as regular ntaguntin.
" !Unsold'!" exclaimed the Magistrate, " What does that
teeth tneel?'

Of which Wainwright gave the following definition :—Persons
who frequent the neighbourhood of Smithheld on market days, and
geiduibit, by their gentlemanly appearance, the yokels to feel it an
honour 'to drink in their society, make bargains, odd bets, &c.
The prisoners severally gave rather singular accounts of their
ways of Heinz. Mr. Smith, by his own showing, Was a respectable
seedsmah ht Haton; Mr. Gordon a clothesman, in Whitechapel;
and Mr. Elfbn, 'late coachman to Sir Henry Parnell, but at presea
only 4 htirse-dealer lb Somers Town.
Their respectability, however, did not avail them, as there was
a communication froM the City Marshal, that they were will-
khOven Charaeters, aid as they ate strongly suspected to be coo-
in some late burglaries, they Were, on this account, re-
manded for a week.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

A CoUNTILTMAN'S VISIT TO LONDON.--A young man, who de-
scribed himself as'a bricklayer, from Bury St. Edmund's, presanted
himself befdre the Magistrates, and tetated the following tale of
an adventure which he bad on aturday night, on his entrance into
the metropolis:—He had walked all the way from Bury St. Ed-
mund's, having under his arm a bundle containing a new suit of
clothes worth £6, and a new hat. He arrived in Westminster on
Saturday night, about ten o'clock, and being very much fatigued,
he asked a man to direct him where tO get a lodging. A woman
close by heard him, and said she would take him to a lodging.—
They proceeded together to a house (which he has since learnt to
be) in Duck-lane. On her opening the door, be was struck with
the wretched appearance of the place, and refused to go in; at that
'instant a fellow came up and struck him with an instrument appa-
rently loaded at both ends. He instantly fell, and at the same mo-
ment the woman seized his bundle, and the pair made off. When
he recovered himself, he went to a watchman, to whom he de-
scribed the woman, but be had not been able to find her. He added,
lte should hot be able to identify the man who struck him.
Mr. Gaseous ordered Cooper, an active officer, to endeavour
to find the woman.

-Alumni Stemmas, a min le4enty years of age, was charged by
the Meudicity Society's °Seers, with sending petitions to Noble-
men and families, detailing some horrid misfortune that had hap-
pened, and imploring relief. These petitions had been sent to the
Society's dice, when it wu ascertained that instead of being in
distress he had five fat pip and two horses. He was sent to prison
for a month.