Star.
London, England, 1825-10-19 00:00:00

GUILDIIALL.

Several proprietors of Hammersmith ar.d other stage-coaches
were summoned for allowing their coaches to remain stationary in
Ludgate-street, at a time when they were not setting down or
taking up.
Mr. Hamel took an objection to the drawing of the informa-
tions, inasmuch as they did not state under what clause' of the Act
of Parliament the defendants h..d offended, but that they had of-
fended in every way at once, no matter how impossible it was to
do so ; and by copying the words of the Act verbatim, using a
disjunctive, instead of a conjunctive all the way through.
Air. Hustritarrs, for the complainant, acknowledged the objec-
tion to be a fatal one, and begged to disclaim having drawn the
(afar:slat iOlll.

111 r. Alderman Krr imenedlately quashed the whole of them.
BOW-ST ItEET.

Manner..—Af to Greenland was hreught before Mr. HALLS, the
sitting Magistrate, charged with the wilful murder of John How&
ban, one of the seamen of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, new em-
ployed in the Preventive Service. The case was this :
Sunday week last, information was received by Lieutenant
Cole, of the sante service, who was posted on the Little &one sta-
tion, on the coast of Kent, that certain persons intended to make a
run. Accordingly, about nine o'clock in the evening, he and four
men went in a beat towards the place where they expected to dis-
cover the persons concerned in this illicit traffic. Tiny had gone
about two hundred yards from the shore,when they perceived a large
boat, apparently anchored, in which were live men. They ap-
proached them, and having hailed them, were answered by the
prisoner, who performed the office of cockswain, " The Venus, of
Folkestone, Henry Butcher." The cable of the Preventive vessel
was then passed within that of the Venus, and the deceased flew&
han put on board ti, take possession of her. An alarm being then
heard from the shore, they put in, leaving the deceased on board
*sr smugglers' vesseL The sante night, about -twelve o'clock, the
body of the unfortunate Ilowlihan was found lying on the beach,
by a man named Mahony, who was posted there as a sentinel. It
was carried to the next sentry, and afterwards deposited in the boat-
house of Lieut. Cole. The next day, Monday, a Gentleman named
Myth, Assistant Surgeon of the Ramillies, was sent for to examine
the body. He found a number of small wound. on the lett temple
of the body, about the size of the bite of leeches, and which ape
peared to have been given by the pan of a pistol; another but
'arra/ math of the same description was observed on the right tem-
ple. Those Mr. Blyth was not of opinion could cause his death,
but he thought they might have stunned hint. kits appearance,
and the exudations from the nostrils, evidently 'hewed hint to have
been drowned. On the Thursday following, Thomas Walton, one
of the men on board the Preventive vessel, ss as walking along the
pier at Folkestone, in company with another person, when he saw
the pi i,tn.er. They told him he was their prisoner, but be refused
to go with them. At length, however, they managed to take him
into custody. This was the whole of the evidence offered on the
part of the prosecution.
Mr. Joss, the Solicitor for the Admiralty, who appeared in sup-
port of the prosecution, begged leave to subtuit, that un this evidence
the Magistrate was authorized to commit.
Mr. Rem:duce submitted, there was not sufficient evidence to
support the accusation.
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Mr. Joruts—There is evidence of his being on board this boat
when a man is placed there to take possession of it. Afterwards
that buat goes away, and the dead body of die deceased is found
on the shore in about three hours from the time he was last seen by
his crew.

Mr. BROD/UM—But supposing he wished to eseare from the
boat when he found them going away, what could be more natural
than that he should leap overboard to swim on shore, and then the
marks he got on the face wens caused by his rubbing on'the shingle ?
Mr. Jonits.—That is not probable, alter the evidence of the sur.
geon, and other witnesses.
Mr. BROD/UM—At least, Sir, I should humbly submit that you
cannot commit for murder.

Mr. HALLS.—If I don't • commit for murder. I don't know for
what I am to commit.
Mr. Josss.—For murder, or nothing.
Mr. BILODIUCIG—Then why not for nothing as well as murder?
Mr. Haw.—But you see, Mr. Brodrick, if I commit at all I
must commit for murder. 1

BRODILICIE.-But why not for manslaughter ?
Mr. HALLs.—Therc would be some difficulty in doing that ; there
is no evidence for the defence to render such a supposition likely;
I do nut, however, desire you to go into your defence here. On that
you will of course use your own discretion.
Mr. DRODRICIG—Indred, Sir, I could see no difficulty in com-
mitting for manslaughter instead of murder. However, Sir, lam
bound to yield to your opinion.
Mr. Hm.u.—l feel that on this evidence I am authorized to
commit for murder. There is a link in the chain of testimony
wanting, namely, the statement of the sentry who received the body
ftoni Mahony, who found it.
Air. Jossa.—That we shall easily supply at the time of the
The parties were then bound over to appear to give evidence at
the twat Admiralty Sessions, which Mr. Joan said be was autho-
rized to state would take place in the month of December next.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Jcvsma Darsavrry.--!Csouge _Dawson, a boy of twelve years of
age, was brought up on a charge of various robberies. The parents
of the boy (who had an extremely prepossessing appearanceoud sim-
plicity of manners) were in attendance, and appeared in the deepest
afiliction.

After soma hesitation, the parents stated that they were cdns-