Star.
London, England, 1825-07-29 00:00:00

QUF.EN.SQUARE.

Peter Quin, a private In the Foot Guards, was charged with as-
saulting Morgan, a watchman, and breaking his lauthorn ; and Cor-
poral Tomlinson, of the same Regiment, was charged with rescuing
Quin frem the legal custody of Morgan. Morgan said, that he
was on defy, near Buckingham-gate, on Saturday night last, about
ten o'clock, and Quin, who was quite drunk, carne towards him,
and intentionally pushed violently,against him, and he fell against
the railings.. He recovered his legs, and raised his lanthorn, to see
the face of Quin, when the latter kicked it into the m 13415 or the
street, and broke it to pieces. He (witness) gut assistance, fuittook
the prisoner into custody, and Tomlinson, the eorpnral, ealqc cirAbfe
spot. Witness ca3led upon him, in the King's name, to atria; in-
stead of doing so, he took hisprisoner from him, and conveyed,hitn
to the guard-room.
Corporal Tomlinson, in his defence, said, that it was reported'in
the guard-room that one of the privates was being ill-used in the
street by three watchmen, and the Serjeant-Major sent hint to
fetch the man away, and be only obeyed superior orders.—Afoor
a long conversation between Colonel Woodford and the Magistrates,
in which the Colonel endeavoured to exculpate the soldiers, the
matter was compromised, by the Colonel plying 9s. 6d. to the
watchman fur his lantborn and hat, which he lob: in the affray; at d
the Colonel said, that Quin should receive mi!itary punishment fur
his offence.

AIM Smith, a young Cyprian, who bas undergone several exami-
nations, for robbing the person of Mr. B. Ward of 48 sovereigns,
and French money to the amount of £6B, was fully committed.

NI A RLBOROUGH-STREET.

A poor worn-out old man, who, in his, younger days, practised
as a surgeon, but who now, in consequence of some extraordinary
vicissitude, sweeps the crossings in ltegent-street, was charged by
a tradesman, residing in that street, with being concerned with a
man, not in custody, with stealing a large basin, his property,
out of his shop. The tradesmen stated, that a man of mean ap.
pearance came into his shop, a china warehouse, and seized
upon a basin and decamped. lie pursued him, but the man's
speed was so great, that he escaped. Upon recollection, he thought
he had seen the robber in conversation with the street-sweeper,
and that suspicion was afterwards confirmed by other persons to
whom his described the robber. The street-sweeper declared that
he was innocent of the charge, and the Magistrate set him at liberty.
Jlanumt, a constable of Sr. Giles's, was summoned to *hew
cause why he did not pay certain parochial paving rates; Barnard
said, that he was a constable of the parish, and he understood that
he was exempted from all parochial rates, levies, &c.—The
DJagis-
trates said it was a new law to them, and they should be glad if
he would point out the Statute that was in favour of parochial
constables. Barnard replied, that Imp.), laid it down in his book,
that all parochial constables were free from assessments while they
were in office. The case was adjouraed for a fortnight to allow
Mr. Barnard to bring forward his authorities.

MARY-LA-BONNE.
norms Porter, a groom, was brought from Mary-la-bonne
watch-house, in the custody of James Ford, a watchman, charged
under the statute of the 4th of George 11. sec. 28, with having ex-
tinguished one of the gas lights belonging to the Imperial Gas
Light Company, on Wednesday night last.
The prisoner was convicted in the mitigated penalty of 40s.
which he paid, and was discharged.

LAMBETH-STREET.
Yesterday, William Ross, a man of fashionable exterior, was
brought up for final examination, on a charge of felony. The pd.
sonar offered to pawn, at the shop of Mr. Dickens, in Limehousc,
two silver spoons. The pawnbroker thinking they were not
honestly come by, sent them to this °Mee, and on Saturday the pd.
soots waited on the Magistrate, and, with an air of the most eon.
munause assurance, demanded his property, stating that he was a
Purser in his Majesty's Navy. However, all his swagger went for
nought. An owner has since been found for the spoons, in the
person of Mr. Martin, a ship-builder, at whom oessisthe prisoner
called oo presence of having some business to temeset, whoa be
stole the spoons. He was fully committed.