Star.
London, England, 1823-10-21 00:00:00

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Rot-sear IT • SIRVATKT.•-•-Mary Dec' ,servant to Mr. Bass m,...
of Great Smith-street, was charged with robbing her master.
prosecutor stated, that 'D
latterly considerable property had ben
missed, but, in consequence of the satisfaction given To 7 titer,
saner, no suspicion was entertained of her, t1:1 last week, whit
her mistress missed some stockings, a dozen napkins, and ~4
handkerchiefs, from a drawer iu her chamber, to which rusks...4e
had access. Cooper was sent for yesterday morning, and he femi
a"book belonging to Mr. Bassaact, and a napkin and a haadkm
chief, idendhed by Mrs. Bussnet. The pi isotivr declned
any defence.—She was remanded. _

jam Slushls, a lad about fourteen, was remanded upon a emu
of stealing two decanters, a goblet, and brass lamp, in the &selling.
house of Mrs. Lloyd, in (iv:at Smith-street. The prisoner iszi
apprentice to Mr. Britton, brush-rnaker, in Smith streetotat&s,
to Mrs. Lloyd, and he implicated his net/aces son. Be mew
from Mr. Bolton's house by the garret window, and stole th,
ticles.—He was remanded.

SHOCEINGI Darsaviry.—Ann Nicholas charged Mortara Argut.
son, only eleven years of age, with felony. The prosecutor is de,
mother-In-law of the prisoner, whose parents are both dead, mg
her mother-in-law sends her about to sell cats-meat. She &maul
her of spending the money, stealing apparel, atul everything 64
could find, and sleeping out at nights. She took a silk kandket.
chief last Thursday morning, bad ou a new frock and apron, 14
did not return till brought home by the watchman, late on gang,
day night, quite naked, when she said she had sold them all t
threepence, at a rag-shop near Soho-square.—She was remanded.
I. A hi BET.

Yesterday, Edward Wifstors was charged with keeping a hem,
without a license, for the retail of liquors, &c. at Limehouse.
The defendant, it appeared, imagined that, being a wool-sombrt,
he was 'twitted to keep the house under the Wool. combers' Act.
The 31,agistrate convicted the defendant in the penalty of £2:O,
A similar offence was preferred against Eliscbc:h Duntbry, fe
keeping an unlicensed house in Lower Grove-street, Commercial.
road.—She was also convicted.

The Court was crowded with licensed victuallers. anxious to inn
the decision.

WEYHILL FAIR,

Weyhill Hop Fair, commenced on Monday, and wa
thin beyond precedent. The number of pockets erbi.
bited at the last fair being more than four times tta
number pitched this year. The very high prices de.
manded on the first day precluded any purclia,es being
made. On Tuesday and Wednetday the holders gars
way; and the following prices realized are at least fro*
41. to 51. per cwt. less than was asked on Monday. Bet
New Farnham from 181. to 221. 10s. Yearlings, IgLta
15/. New Country, 18/. to 201., Yearlings, 101. to 141.
Notwithstanding this reduction on the prices of Monday,
nearly three-fourths of the Hops remained unsold ap
last evening. The quantity pitched was, New Fug•
hams, 220 pockets; New Country, 718; Old Hops, 888,
The top price of Farnharos, last year, was '7l. 15s; and
of Country, 5l 10s. Kent Hops, of which but few sold,
varied from 14/. to 171. for New Hops ; Yearlingsfroa
a to 111. Sussex about U. lower.

The quantity of cheese on the Hill was also consider.
ably less than last year ; and although there was
business doing every dayrthe sales, on the whole, were
very heavy at the following prices :—Best Noah Wilts
froth 545. to Ms. Seconds, 445. to 502. Skim, Ws. to %.
some prime old Somerset realised as much as 601....
There were some good horses both for the cart and
saddle, which sold freely at advanced prices. Not2o
horses remained unsold last evening. From the im.
mense rains on Monday, the pleasure fair was entirely
spoiled, and the booths were empty. On Tuesday and
Wednesday the weather was fine, and company nu merout.