Star.
London, England, 1825-07-09 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Aflame! and Frederick Williams were charged with being the
accomplices of Henry Williams, in stealing a chest of tea from
Queenhithe Wharf, on Wednesday evening. Although all the
prisoners bear the same name, they are said to be no way related
to each other. Three more witnesses were adduced, but neither.'
could swear positively to their persons, and the prisoners wished to,
be allmved time to prove that they were at the Merry Carponers,
in Old•street, playing at skittles, at the hour of the robbery; but
the Alderman committed them, assuring them they would have the'
full benefit of their alibi at the Old

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13 0 W-ST R EMT.
Thursday evening, DO'', the man who had accused the Head
Magistrate of Bow.street of ati assault, 'ippeated before the same
Gebtlentan to make good his charge to his face. When he came
in. Sir litcomus said," Will, my good fellow, what have you got
to say r
I)od—f have to s.y that you hnoiked me down, between one
and two o'clock on the morning of last Tuesday.
Sir Huntami—What, 1?
I)od—Yes, you.
Sir Rums ao—Why, I was In bed at the time.
Dod—Conic, come, Cov'Oor, don't go for to gammon me. I
knows you ; I'm a eardenisser, and I have worked for you, so I
most know.
Sir RiCtiAlill—t tell you again. I was in bed at the time.
nod—That is a good one. I tell you what, you're a devilish
good one, perhaps, to do other people, but you won't do me. I
saw you, and you bad a staff in your hand.
Sir Rmnasto--I a staff in my hand? I never had in my life. Offi-
cer, lock him up. The unhappy cordwainer was forthwith locked up.
Two respectable looking women now stepped forward, and stated
that the poor complainant had been knocked down by a fat ill-
looking man on horseback, who was armed with a silver truncheon,
and that they supposed that was the taws of Dud's mistake.
, Sir Iltcmatto--Oh ! That's a different case; I dare lay, by the
description you give, it is the High Constable of Westminster;
brim); in the poor man. He was obeyed, and the disrespectful cul-
prit was discharged, and desired to speak to a person named Lee,
who was the supposed aflutter.

Buts.- ilmnatc.—Arho Holt, one of the persons against whom a
warrant had been issued, was brought up on it, when Mr. Martin,
attended by Mr. C. Pnit.itts as his Counsel, proceeded to prefer a
complaint against him for violatioran Act of Parliament, by wan-
tonly and cruelly baiting a bull at Hounslow. A long discussion
ensued as to the legality of the information, In the course of
which Mr. Martin, in siltation to something which had fallen from
him on a former oedasion, begged to say, that if soy expressias ns of
his had at any time excited painful feelings in the minds of any Gee.
tiemen practising at the Old Wiley Bar, he was very sorry for it,
as naman was more convinced of their possessing a degree of ro-
"actability not to be exceeded by that of any other members of the
profession, than himself.
Mr. Ca4ates Paul LIPS then stated the ease to the Magistrates,
44d regretted that he could not bring forward some of the titled
characters who enjoyed the sport, is they termed it. He. called a
anon, who deidribed himself as a glass-blower, and who swore to
the fact of Holes being conceived in the late b6ll-bait at Hounslow,
and setting the dogs on the bull, which was tied to .a stake. There
were a great number of persons prawn, and several Gentlemen of
rank. The dog was set pa several times.
The prisoner being asked if he had any Testier to put to tbe
witness? he said it was no use for him to do so, for the vetoes bad
sworn falsely.
A discussion mow arose** to the question whether the bull was
wantonly and cruelly used?
Mr. Martin said, the setting on the dogs was in itself a cruel and
Wanton aCt.

The Pritoraer—The dog was not nigh the bull at all, Sir; for ht.
stead of a bull it was a cow.—(Loud laughter.)
The Magistrates having consulted, said, that the
.prisoner was
guilty of being wanton and cruel to a bull, which rendered him ha.
his to a penalty of .f 5, and not less than 10s.
Mr. Pulsars new lotimated that a letter had been sent to
Wheeler, threatening his life.
Mr. Martin hoped the Magistrates would mark their sense of the
disgusting practies.
Mr. 11111/4111101.4 Mitt, Oohing could be more disgraceful than the
praedes ' • tank 04 Was the hest offence, and the humble situation
of the prisoser induced him in this instance to levy a low penalty,
&t rite same time wishing it to be understood, that though the pri
'totter wan *hes leitinnly treated, any other prison who might b.