Star.
London, England, 1823-09-23 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A person trained John Mina was on Wednesday last charged at
this Olfide with a most wanton and outrageous assault upon three
persons, under the following circumstances :—A Gentleman of the
name of Mathews stated. that he and his wife had been spending
the evening at die house of a Mrs. Eldridge, in Chapel-street, who
is a friend of theirs, and in which house the prisoner occupies ipart.
meas. but forms no part of Mrs. Eldridge's family. They were
seated at supper, about eleven o'clock, when the prisoner entered
the apartment, and demanded with an oath. how they dare go to
supper without inviting him ? They expressed their surprise at
sack an intrusion, and begged he might leave the mom, as be had
no claim to such an invitation ; upon which he knocked down Mr.
Matthews, knocked down his wife, and knotted down Mrs. El-
dridge, and ended by kicking this Lady so violently in the side, as
to break two of her ribs. After a violent resistance, with the aid
of the watchman, he was taken to the watch-house. A certificate
Was now produced from a surgeon, stating that Mrs. Eldridge's
life was by no means out of danger, and consequently the prisoner
was not admitted to bail. Yesterday a solicitor attended on the part
of the prisoner, and handed in a certificate of the Lady's being no
longer in danger, and oe'ered bail for his liberation ; but Sir Gismos
F4l11•111 said, that under the aggravated circumstances of the
assault, be shonld require twenty-four hours' notice of bail to be
given, as none but the most respectable should be accepted.—Mc.
Matthews attended.to oppose the,bail, and expressed their determi-
nation to prosecute the prisoner.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Daama Ronazar.—Yesteiday, a man meted lii.:hard Ifught4,
more commonly known by the name of Long Di.* was charged
before Wmuoit Bucterr, Esq.. with stealing a basket, containing a
sealskin purse, with 17. lid. in it, front the person of Margaret
John.—Miss John, who resides at No. 20, Nelson-place, City-road,
stated, that abOut half-put teti o'clock on Saturday evening, she
was in Golden-lane, proceeding home with the basket in her hand,
when the prisbner snatched it nut of her hand and ran up a court.
She ran after him, crying " Stop thief,"• when he was stopped by
Joseph Simons, 4 watchman, On Simons laying hold of him,
the prisor.er threatened, with horrid Imprecations, to knock him
down; and twit other Mtn, nattaod Adana nod. Russell, came up,
and made a. desperate attempt to rescue the prisoner. However, Si.
mons held him until another watchman carne to his assistance, atd
they conducted the prisoner to the watch-house. fln their way, Le
gave bliss John a violect blow on the temple, and threatened he
would hereafter be the deatisisf her.
On securing the prisoner in the watch.house, the watchmen re-
turned and found the basket in the Court, emptied of the purse,
. fillaraPloggla , , and then proceeded_ in search of Adams and ltitssei, whom they
found, and they were taken to the watch-house, and were now
Sunday bight some rogues brobe into the house of a placed at the bar with the prisoner Hughes,
lOW illiattlatt IR esrohne.totarts Saffron-hill, and carried Mr. Burst expressed much praise at the conduct of the watch-
offman, Salons, who, though a little man, bad evinced great courage
a box with ail her clothes, anti Eve pounds iti money,
1 Alicia Abe had worked for, many years, .. ) its the execution of his duty ; and if it had been in his power, be
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„,,Standay last the dunk)! Society of Colleges-, Weidd have bestowed " him a suitable reward for ids behaviour.
With respect to Adams and Russell, though there-could be little
.....tejtheSteepkor the wiw Church, Camberwell, and tinsibt,of .their partaking in this robbery, yet there was out sufficient
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'loatondose melodious has a 7 auid complete peals evidence to cottunit them for trial ; but as they were the associates
of . .mnspai • •r• • 1,-- ,nnsiaging ,5,044) changes. b Of 6 thief, aid laulattempted his rescue, the wonli y Magistrate cone,
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'' • "-' mined therti *three months to the House of Correction.
was performed in two hours and fifty-eight minntes, The prisoner Hughes, who is •a tall ;nod detanstatal-looking eible
being the first true peal rang on these bells. tacker, was entunaltte4 to Nevagate for trial.