Star.
London, England, 1823-08-20 00:00:00

SEDUCTION.WITif Alt V. 81111114.

This was an action to recover comi.rensatidn in da-
mages for the loss of his ciatWiter's services, sus-
tained by the plaintiff in consequence of her seduc-
tion by the defendant.
Mr. Bnotrctressi stated the case ; and Mr. SCA RLETT,
in the course of the examination, de•ired the defend-
ant to come forward and strew' himself, " :rich created
much merriment. He is a dark, vulgar, emaciated,
aged man. Miss Witham, who gave her evidence in
a very flippant and unreserved manner, is a smart in-
teresting girl, about 17, and appeared to be perfectly
au fait throughout the business.— Damages KlOO,
costs 40s.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MA n a OROUGIIfr n EST.—Yesterd a y James Clark
was brought to this Office, before Mr. DYER the sir.
ting Magistrate, charged with as extensive robbery
committed on his master, Colonel Meyrick, of the
Third Regiment of Foot Guards, residing at N0.:37,
Berkeley-square.
It appeared that the prisoner, who lia,l formerly
been if. the bard of the 21st Regia.ent of Foot, has
been for the,last two years in the service of Colonel
Meyr ck, as footman, and his conduct was ucli as to
gal.-. him in a great degree the confidence of his mas-
ter. On the 13th instant, however, ‘k lute the family
of Colonel Meyrick were'at dii.ner, he toi k an oppor-
lUnity of going up stairs to a private room, where
there was deposited a rosewood box, Cora:tilling a
large quantity of jewels and other valitahlcs, to the
amount of nearly one thousand pounds, witlt which
he absconded. Since that time Scofield and \Vest-
cott, two active officers of this Establishment, have
been constantly employed in endeavouring to tine
out his retreat, but in vain. Colonel Nleytick dis-
patched die necessai y instructions to all the out-
ports cf Eagland, Wales, and Scotland, with a de-
scription of the pi isoner's person. Throagli, this
means the officers at Brighton were on the alert, and
on Monday evening they received information that
he had passed through that toss n to Portsea, whither
two of them pursued him, and ar. ived close at his heels.
When they got to the house where he put up at, they
knocked at his room door, but he wouLi not open it,
and hearing that he was well armed, they deter-
mined to act with caution, and accordingly sent up
one of the persons of the house to him with some-
thing that he required in his room, and the moment
he opened the door the officers rushed in, one of them
armed with a pistol. The prisoner, however, forced
the pistol from the officer's hand, and was in the act
of aiming it at his head, when the other instantly
knocked him down, and after a desperate struggle,
both succeeded in handcuffing him. The greater part
of the stolen property was found upon him; other
parts he had pledged at Chatham ane other places.
In the meantime Westcott received information of
the route the prisoner had taken, and was proceeding
with Colonel Meyrick in his at I riage lowa' d. Brighton,
when the officers of that town, with the prisoner in
custody, passed them on the road. The prisoner im-
mediately said, " that is my master's carriage;" upon
which Colonel Meyrick was stopped, and the whole
party returned to London, and lodged the prisoner
in St. James's watch-house yestei day morning at an
early hour. Westcott then started with Colonel
Meyrick forChatham, to seek out the property pledged
there, and returned to town at three o'clock with the
necessary information. Westcott then brought the
prisoner handcuffed from the watch-house to the
Office, where he underwent an examination, and was
remanded.—The prisoner is a very fine looking young
man, genteelly dressed, and of a powerful appear-
ance. I-Ic seemed to feel very strongly the situation in
which he was placed.
Bow-Smsert.--Yesterday Michael Darter, a green-grocer is
Newman-street, Oxford-street, was brought up a second time
on the charge of having beaten his horse to death.
The defendant on Saturday denied the charge altogether, and
produced what be called " a certificate" from one Walker, a
knacker, stating that the horse died from internal decay, and not
from cruel beating.
The Magistrate of course disregarded this certificate, and sus
about to convict the defendant, when the latter begged a post-
ponement, alleging that he should he able to bring witnesses who
could completely clear hint from all blame. This was consented
to, and yesterday the case was again called on, tut the defers-
dant was net prepared with any evidence to rebut the charge.
He said several persons promised to come forward, but they had
not appeared, and he had no power to compel their attendance.
In behalf of the prosecution, Wm. Staniland, Esq. of Dalston
and London, merchant, was called, and deposed that the treat-
ment of the horse was the most inhuman that could be con-
ceived ; and that the poor animal at length fell down, gave a
violent plunge, rolled over, and expired.
Mr. Hotta, after sonic suitable remarks upon the savage con-
duct of the defendant, convicted him in the full penalty of £5.
He said he was unable to pay ss. and was committed to the
House of Correction for three months, there to be kept to bard
labour.

Woasair-Svaarr.—Several persons were brought from the
watch-house, charged by Hanley, the officer, for attempting ro
pick pockets at the time of the balloon's ascent, at White Conduit-
house. Thcy were held to bail.
Tht proprietor of the Tavern at White Conduit-hcuse at-
tended to state, that although great public disappointment had
arisen from the failure of the balloon's ascent, it was not to be
attributed to any intention to deceive, but to the material being
of lawn instead of silk.

• . BIRTHS.
August 16, at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, the Lady of the Rtv.
T. C. F. Tufnell, of a son.
Mary Pinces, a poor woman, residing at Mrs. Cinp,ell's, in
Host-street, Bristol, was on Sunday morning safely delivered of
three children, twq girls and a boy, who, with their mother, arc
as well as can be expected.