Star.
London, England, 1830-04-22 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

A man named Davies was charged with an attempt to stab a
youth, named Ledger, with a shap.pointed weapon.
It appeared that as the defendant was passing that morning is
front of Bethlehem Hospital, he was followed be a crowd, principally
of boys, who, seeing him with a bag on his shoulders, from which
blood was dripping, began hollowing and shouting that he was
a body snatcher. The defendant then became so irritated
at the stigma, that be threw down the bag on the ground, and fol-
lowed the complainant with a long sharp-pointed knife, and would
have stabbed him, had not a constable very opportunely come up at
the time, and seized the weapon at the moment from his hands.—
The bag, which excited all the curiosity, was afterwards examined,
and it was found to contain the dead carcasses of five dogs and sena
cats, most of which appeared to have been recently killed.
It turned out that the prisoner was a dog and cat stealer, and he
killed them and sold the skins to make hair caps of. He was or-
dered to pay a fine of W. for the assault, and in default to be com-
mitted for three months.
11IARLBOROUOIISTREET .
The coachman to Lady Lucy Pusey was yesterday brought be-
fore J. E. CONANT, Req. charged with having driven her Ladyship's
carriage against the cachman of his Grace the Duke of St. Alban's,
by which his life is at present in imminent danger.
It appeared that the defendant was driving her ladyship's carriage
along Piccadilly on the 7th inst. and was going up Berkeley-street,
when, as the unfottunate man was crossing the road, the poll of the
carriage struck him, and he fell. He was immediately conveyed to
the hospital, where be now lies in a dangerous state.
Two witnesses corroborated this statement, and they did not ob-
serve that he was driving eta very rapid pace.
Mr. CONANT inquired what the defendant had to say.
The Defendant assured the Magistrate that he had done all he
could to prevent the accident. The horses were young and mettle-
some, and he had some difficulty in pulling them up.
Mr. CONANT said he should have called out.
The Coachman replied that he did. He had driven many years
and never had an accident before.
Mr. CONANT said he was happy to say that the defendant Ira
entirely exonerated from any criminal suspicion, and there did not
impair to have been any neglect on his part. The man, he regret-
ted to say, was in a dangerous situation in the hospital. Coachmen
could not be too careful how they drove in crowded streets.
The defendant reiterated that he could not have been snore careful.
He always drove slow, and by that means eacapctl accident. 7111
parties then withdrew.
Solomon Isaacs' an itinerant dealer, alias a costermonger, was
yesterday brought before Mr. DYER, charged with cruelty to his
Captain James Oliver, of the Royal Navy, stated that he was
passing down Regent-street, when he saw the defendant back his
hone and cart close to the curb-stone. He then led hint and backed
him alternately, beating him at the same time over the legs, back,
and other parts.
A Police Constable corroborated this statement.
Mr. DYER inquired what the Defendant had to say.
Defendant—" Why, I never did it. I backed him, and I only
beat hint with this here bit of a whip, and that wouldn't hurt no
hone." _ .

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ML DTZIL seemed impressed with a different opinion, and fined
the defendant 10s. and casts.
Johnson, the informer, and his witness, yesterday attended to
support informations against the retail brewers, fur allowing beer to
be drank on the area in front of the house ; but as it had been de-
cided at the Sessions that this was not drinking upon the premises.
they wets dismissed.