Star.
London, England, 1825-12-15 00:00:00

HATTON.OARDEN.

CURMSI Caste or Aretuarox.---S•one days since, Mr. Pepall,
one of the Overseers of &. Pancras Parish, applied to thi Magis-
trates of this Office, for an order against George Lee (Viscount
Thompson), of Hadlow-street, Button .crescent, fur the ium of
FS 15s. expenses incurred by the delivery and burial of a bastard
child, born in the worthouse, and of which child the said Thonip.
arm was alleged to be the father. • • '
Mr. Parry, a Gentleman who attended for the supposed father,
submitted that it was extremely improbable that George
(Viscount Thompson) could be the fatter, as he. was (Aly a ymith
or fourteen. The girl had been a servant in the house of the boy's
father, Captain Thompsou.c.but was discharged ; and there was
reason to suppose that this infant was tba fruit of some illicit con-
nexion, which she did not third proper "tn own, and had, therefore,
endeavoured to lather it on this lad.

Mr. itt.t.Las said, that with the evidence before hint, be mutt
Alma-thy t•rdrr.--The order was affirmed.

MARV-LA-11ONNE.
Cat/seri:se Main; an interesting little girl, ;bout thirteen years of
age, was brought to the office by Mr. John Nichols, of Alidd
street, Somers'-town, undid- the following distressingrirCtinistauces :
Mr. Nichols stated, that as he was returning titans residence at
an early hour yesterday morning, in passing through Somers'-town
he observed the unfortunate little girl lying on tke steps of a doer,
struggling in the most violent•convulsions,atid not a person to assist
her. Ile rendered her every Assistance, and took her to the watch..
house, wherishe was recovered, and kept comVortably until the
morning, 'and he, Mr. Nichols, thought. it, his :dty to attend at
the office with her.
Ilawt.insom questioned her closely, and she Stilted that she
was a native of Liverpool, (torn 'thigh-place she had walked-, stud
had only been s.ti London for the last three days, during which
period she had been lodging .se the house of her stint, who deserted
her, and-told her to go back to Liverpool, which she intended to do.
Mr. ItaertissoN asked her how she meant to go there?—Sur
replied innocently, I intend to walk, Sir.
Mr. !taw: mom thought that imposilble. She answered—ln-
deed it Is not, Sir.
Mr. fiamissotr—Have you a father or mother?—No, Sir, they
are both dead, and my aunt turued me out of doors.
Mr. Ilawtorson inquired where she lived ?—She said in Church-
street, St. Giles's.
Mr. Itswtrnsos commiserated her situation, and ordered Wil-
lens, one of the officers to accompany the unfortunate creature
to her riunt's house, in Church-street, St. Giles's, and to make in-
quiries as to her statement, and if he found it to berrue tc take her
rto St. Giles's -Workhouse, with his compliments, and request them
to receive her into the workhouse ; but on the contrary, if she had
been imposing on them to bring her to the office.
Winans shortly afterwards returned witholit her, and intimated
that her story was correct, and he took her to the workhouse, ac-
cording to his ill:unction*, where she was humanely received.
WORSH IP-STREET.

The driver of the hackney-coach No. 385 was summoned before
Mr. Blimarr by Wm. Anticld, an officer of this establishment, fur
demanding and taking more than his fare.
It appeared that on Saturday week Attfield and two. other per-
sons hired the defendant at the Lying-in Hospital, in Old-street, to
take them to Limenouse. Ou their arrival at the latter place,coachee,
not knowing who were his customers, demanded a certain sum for
back-carriage. This outfield disputed, seeing that the right to back-
carriage did not commence until six o'clock in the evening, and is
was only then half-paW five. The coachman then demanded and
was paid ss. 6d; which was found to befit mote than his fare.
&difficulty was then started as to theaurnmoos, which called upon
the defendant to appear the following (this) day. _lt was explained
that the defendant had come to the office in the hope of settling the
matter prfiately with Attlield,who, however, refused to settle Other-
wise thanbefore• the Magistrate, and the defendant preferred hay.
Mg the case heard at once.
The Magistrate ordered that the defendant should refund the ts.
and pay a fine of 10r. and costs; altogether itts.
'The coachman said he. was unable to pay the money. He Wa3
therefore ecrmnihted for Seven days.
• The landlord of the York Minster public.hnuse,
was brad .ot. fi.r having his house open on Sunday, previous to
the corclusion of Divine Service ; as was the landlord of the Swan,
in for serving at twelve o'clock; on the'
a
night of the 6rh instant, both at the suit of Johnson and his cronies.

LA NI DETH•STSSET.
The Magistrates of this office were yesterday engaged io invest'-
, gating a case tending to tst.thlith the htnncence of a fringe named
Catherine Ferriv,*ho is now Under sentence of death in Nevrgate.
It appears that in June last, Ferris, and a gitl named Davis, were
' committed from this Of:ic.:, and tried at the Old Bailey, chafged
with robbing Mr. James 31arsh, the son of a timber merchant, of
451. Mr. Alarsh, in his evidence, said, that on the evening of the
6th June, he was mute:red first by two girls, one of whoM was
Davis, and while they were in the act of rifling his pockets, the
girl Ferris joined them, and made use of very shocking language:
When the prosecutor wes before the Magistrate, and also at the
Old Bailey, he swore positively that Ferris trod Davis were two
mit of the three that had robbed him of his money, although he
•was tithi by one of the ntfieers, that Ferris was innocent. Wire'n.
the %::rdict ut Guilty was rettirtted, Ferris declared, in the mt.it

empitatic manner. that she was icitocent ; and 11.. Sheriff Brown;
struck with her appe.iraree, made inquiriesf and he at length as-
certained that .be was per'Cetly intioetlit, and that the real offenders
were two girls named. k:erse and Shute. Soon after the girls were
sentenced to death, the prosecutor was seised with madness. and-
was put into St. Luke's Asy um, Where be now remains. Mr. Wont;
ner, the Goorernur of Newgats, produe:d two men, who were,
ready to swear that Ferris was cot ou the spot, or in the street, Lt
the rime of the robbery. These 'persons were asked why they:
I dial not attend the tri.ti? when they replied, that not king sum-
, itioncd, they were nut aware they would be required. The girls,
lisere remanded; atid it was agreed that the two witnesses should,
visit Mr. Alarsh, in the Lunatic Allum, in order to identify hint.

UNION.IIALL
isrrreTc or NIATEIMA L F R.+. I Praft, a relpectably attired
Woman, w.os hrimight up; . been ins An Infant hi her arms; of which
sac bad been delivered but three weeks since, in llorsemonger-
lane jail,' where she had been consigned for re•eximeination ton a
charge of pledging some hilaiike-ts belongiel to an old wo.
will mum d Toompsesii, weds what she lodged.
Ttiv priont-r. to Apprarsd, was Jcit by her husband. a journey-
wait b..Yers aben.l six weeks Losek, without mears'ci support; and

i•MINI.•

7 th•ri.l..listiert2YbCt.:l:atirao ir):.v
.Thi. fact-having reathrd the complainhnt's ears, rawg
umer to be apehnded arid taken before a
tice, who comprmitteed her rcr rc•ex‘r.;iitatiott: lilt+rrite, ,t
Tliciot,nnar'ski tion was stade known to his Wnr;hi?, who irs,ly B..ve
for her to be attended to, and that very niilv..he
an infant, that wieborn as the Medical Ge•ll••nv:iti;4'"!
tends the pri4on believes, froiv. the effects prod:aeed by the nuaL;•,
agitation mind when taken auto custody.
that she took the property front. cllsress. .fhr pOor wor4,
.81r. CHAMIIKRII said that the ril.ttlet '1174'1 been orttd,,t_
weeks in prison, it was more chap com.neton4 tie puni,ll,l47t 7„.
the offence, and he should now di‘o:h•rge her; which was on ao.,J.
ingly de, with instruction; given to her to snake an icinl4.,.
- applicution to the paid' to which she belonged for relief. ••_