Star.
London, England, 1825-12-29 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

111 r. Dugdale, a bookseller, of Russell-enurt, Drury-lane, a few
days since made an application for a warrant to apprehend another
bookseller, named Williams, of Angel-street, St. hlartin's.le-
Grand, for publishing a work without having rue printer's name
and address attached thereto.
'llse complainant stated that he had recently discovered that Mr.
Williams had been publishing a cheap edition of Lord Byron's
" Corsair," with his (Mr. Dugdale's) name attached to it as the
printer and publisher, without his approbation or knowledge. The
Alt of Parliament under which he applied to have Mr. Williams
brought before the Magistrate specified, that any person who should
publish a work under the circumstances 'he had mentioned, should
forfeit se2o; and as, by his name appearing in the title-page, Ise
was ostensibly liable to the Stamp-offize for the, payment of the
pamphlet duty, be found himself compelled to take this course to
deny all knowledge of the work, in order to screen himself from the
inconvenience that might otherwise accrue to him. The work was
said to be printed by R. Dunn, No. 18, Gough-square, and on in-
qttiry there, he found that such a •person had lived in the square,
but that he had removed'a long time since, and be therefore con-
sidered the publication in the sante light as if there had been no
printer's name and address to it—in which case the publisher (Mr.
Williams), he submitted, became responsible for the breach of the
pamphlet law.
The Alderman.—As this Is a petal Statute you' must proceed
against the person infringing it by way of infurmation.
Mr. Dugdale replied that he thought that course was unneces-
sary, as by another clause in the Act, the individual offending was
liable to be taken into tustody at the moment of sale. This, there-
fore, appeared to him os if the Act did not imperatively impose the
necessity of proceeding by way 9f information.
The Alderman, havani,consuked with the Chief Clerk, informed
Mr. Dugdale that the more 'correct way was to lay an information' •
and as that could, in this ease, be done without any &lenity, he
preferred that course being taken rather tban,propeed to•the bards-
ness of putting the suppoied offender to personal Inconvenience.
Mr. Dugdale said he only wished:to take such measures as would
protect himself frees pecuniary respoopliglity. with respect to the
work, and would *low the advice tbarbaskbeea given him.
• tt
apw-tritzrr. •
Miriam Dunn, a Nacksmitb, was brought before Mr. Hat.ts,by
a watchman, who said' he found him walking along the Strand,
sober, with his face bkeked everywhere eztept on one temple.
Mr. Halts severely reprimanded the bray watchman, and told
him that Mr. Duna had a right of action against him fur false im-
prisonment.
Mr. Dunn said, he was not aware that his face was blank. He
had been spending the evening with some friends, and had fallen
asleep while in their company, and be supposed they availed them.
selves of the opportunity to blackenlds face. •
H A.TTON- GA RDEN.
•
Muanza.—The Mewing •Inveetigation took place at this oSee
on Tuesday, before Mr. Solemn Seaton and Mr. Latsio
.ksrmink Cain and Maly Calls, his wife, were charged with having
murdered a man named Maurice Fitzgerald, by stabbing him
through the heart with a knife.

Beater Reilly, of Hoths-alicy, Uquorpoed-street, deposed that
she lodged in the same house with the two prisoners, whose room
was immediately under that of the witness. The deceased was an
acquaintince of the *lmes; and came en Monday evening tai visit
her. After be had been In witness's place some little, they beard
the prisoners quarrelling and lighting below stairs,4nd the female
prisoner calling out for assistance. Deceased ran down stairs to
interfere, and witness saw no more of him until he was found
lying in the yard outside the house, bleeding. He was not then
quite dead, bin breathed his last in afew minutes after. Witness
did not see the female prisoner do anything to the deceased.. -
&Ashen Skinner, an assistant to Mr. Diamond. surgeon, of
Grays inn-tane, was called upon to attend the deceased. lie had
a large viouathat had penetrated to the region of the bean. He
had also f bruise on the batitofrbe heed, but that might bare been
occasioned by a fall. Winteita had no doubt whatever that the
wound in the.heatt caused the death of the deceased.
Wilnwileit, one of the Officers of Hatton-garden, produced
three knives, Which he found in the room-Inhabited by the priso-
ners, and the Int witness stared that either of the knives produced
would have inflicted a idealize wound to that which had caused the
death of the deceased.
The male prisoner her expressed a desire to state all that he
knew of the affair, iad after 'hiving been admonished by Mr. Ser-
jeant Sewn, that all he said"Witild be taken down, be related the
folfoirhigatory:-.—After leievingwork an Monday evening he went
with several of his fsilow-workmen to.tbe Windmill public-house,
Leatiteslane - lis,wife learning that he was there came for him
an die lanai:lllns before ihecumpany. He, however, went tome
withlier 'and then commenced beating her. This caused a sort of
light; and hewent outside the door, where he met the deceased
with a knife in his hand ;he afterwards heard an alarm that a man,
was killed, Ind immediately 'sent to him; he found him bleeding.
and nearly sired. This, prisoner &dared, was all that he knew of
the matter.

Several other witnesses were row called, all of them Irish peo-
ple. They all persisted in searing that they- knew nothing of the
matter, akhough it was evident.** some of them must have
known of it. • •
_ "tinder these circumstatekb fti Magistrates remanded the two
prisoners fur further oatmination ;- and, in the meantime, Wain-
wright, the officer, was directed io'•mike every inquiry, and to get
all the evidence that he could, to trace the mattes to the bottom.

• QUEEN-SQUARE.
Among the more curious caws which have just occurred at this
'Office, Is oertahtly that of Aldo Brews, whose appearance would
never have indicated her-capability of alluring the other sex, but
who, nevertheless, was charged by one James Hawkins, with abs
firming that *pitiable aPpeildaiN, his watch, while the complainant
was returning home at rather too early in hour in the morning.
The lady cadre trippingly Hp tivrardi the justice bar, curtseying
to the Magistrate, and. wined much surprised whoa Alfred PR*
put be aside, and placed her at the criminal bar.
Mr. M•RIELAVD—WeII, what is your real name, is it Brown?
Prisoner—That is my present nhr.e; but 1 had mother name,
Davis. My osow was formerly not Drown.
Mr. Blau sa.ms a— Where do you live Dow?
Prisoner-1 live naw in rye-street. Westminster, at No. 53.
Mr. iUAa m.ams--All you mounter ger, sootarz or later, here.
Wile have yuu lived in Pyr-street, pray ?
Prisoner-4 have been there for nine dayagyour Worship,
'please. .
Alr. gIiIIFLAND--.4re.you & married woman or a single one
Ptisuuer-1 am neither one nor 'tither, four Worship. 1 :
mauled, but lay 498Nt?crio
4114silihis now sritiestthii prwetrutits of his oir, and deposed
the matirer in Which hi. vetch modus ts.X..q. from his person by
pr:soni.r.

your worour would commit MC to Mow /
3jr..Ntoonsurb--Wal. Mn. B"traf I Jo» afraid Owl you bu, veiled Frain Leeds ititit4r for no good. I must commit ra is pi...
Illawwilisilitts's watch is not found upon you.
ils of living here, and no lculzing to put my head In,
.
Mr. Alosimaan--Wcll, then, I'll accommodate you.
"S":ll3:eritnmh"lifooeutiwatgorh—pi ri son , for I want to go there.
UNION•IIALL.

A respectable tradesman, named.Dressen, fell sin feet is nu
are, and of good substance in bodily aipeoroocu, contevshat >t.4anced in lite, Who had, by way of a Christmas gambol, enlisted
tricat
tote ti e
!aim from bn 50th Regiment
dilemma. of Foot, applied to the Magistrate to ea.
ig
He was told that he must poy the smart money if he di,' est
intend to serve, and was reeommenth:d to go intatediateli to the
serjeant, in Westminster, for that purpose.
Aro: Einotds and nowt! cough, ili is Peek were charged girls committing a burglary in the house of Mr. Anderson, of Durham.
place, Lambeth. It appeared that the prosecutor's boos_ was
broken open on the night of the 17th inst. The thieves algebra
h a wall eighteen inches thick, under the parlour mink
over the back wall into the garden, and then forced an
enough to 'admit the body of a man. The robbers fatal
din the parlour, and carried away a moddarahid
of sate. The robbery appeared to have 'sten committed
ot
largeho
eronu
age
cupboard
uo
pm
to a r
hqyuananttweity person who well knew the house. Now Edmund,
paid
was in for ga l snuff boa and .onie pl.* of pre.
his addresses to a female servant of Mt. Auden„, and so
b„
'ergots, prison
whith belongestealin d to siherver
toaster. Orr .parchdid the priso-
ner's lodgings, in Claywoed-tioreet, London-road, immediately
after the robbery, there were found a dark !author% a crew-bar,
and a centre-bit, wbichltted the marks in forcing the parlour cup.
board; and there was also found some brow„ paps, which hrel
been hi tive prosecutor's house, and had some writing on it wield'
be recognized. Other evidence was expected to be brought for-
ward, and the 'Wooers were rotunda