Star.
London, England, 1814-10-24 00:00:00

POLIO!.

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Qtntax-sotTafte..—Saturday Ur. Maclean , and .Mn s-
WoOd complained of extortion at the Notting Hill
gate, on the Uxbridge-road ; and of their inability
to serve a warrant on the man, as he was skreened by
the lessees. The Magistrates said, the lessees ought
to be indicted for a conspiracy tis.. keep their obnox-
ious men out of the way of justice, if they did not act
otherwise in future. This complaint had been re-
peatedly made respecting the Tyburn and Uxbridge
roads. Mr. BrosesWene of the lessees, denied that
they did any thing of the kind. Callaghan, one of
the obnoxious characters, was the man who stopped
the Mail at Hyde Park-corner, for which" he had since
been indicted, and in consequence he was now out cf
the way. The lessees wished to correct the abuse.—
Mr.. Wood, the'coal-merchant, said, if they really had'
such a wish, it might be accomplished by having
tickets, 'such as were used on the Surrey toads, enu-
merating the amount of the toll, and the gates which
one .ticket clears ; and if they would adopt some
such plan. he would not apply to the Court of King's
Bench against the lessees themselves, since the man
could not be found. Mr. Brown complained of the
expence that would be occasioned by the increase of
printing on the ticket, (about 6d. per thousand extra,
it was stated.) The Magistrates hoped that the les-
sees would see the policy and credit of adoptiag this
plan.
BOW4TRBET.•••—GA MING HouseF.—Saturday an in-
formation was brought against one 0/4fidd, for keep-
ing a common gambling house in Bury-street, St.
James's, by which he. became liable to the penalty of
4200. Mr. ROBERT HOLLOWAY attended for the
prosecution : he described the attack that bad been
made upon his informer, of the name of Adams, by a
mob in Newport Market. It was expected that he
would call evidence to i.rove his case : but he said
he should decline proceeding, as the witness he was
about to call would probably injure the feelings of an
amiable public female character, from whom he had
received a special application' since he entered the
Office. The charge attracted a number of well-
known gamblers, dressed in the first fashion. After
all the parties had withdrawn, Mr. Holloway assured
the Magistrate that he should bring a fresh informa-
tion against the defendant in his own name. •
-.An information was brought forward against P.
Heart', coal-merchant, in Beaufort-buildings, charging
him with driving away his waggon from Stanhope-
street, May-fair, without measuring the coals. Mr.
Bigg, a principal coal-meter, said, that having seen
the waggon, and from the appearance of the sacks he
was satisfied they did not contain the proper measure,
he, therefore, requested the servants of the person for
whom they were intended, would have them mea-
sured. The carman, upon being called upon so to
do, however, drove off. An objection was taken that
the firm was improperly described, and the complaint
was dismissed.

The driver of the coach, No. 356, was fined 10s.
for demanding more than his fare. Being unwilling
to pay, he was committed to Bridewell.
A porter of the Swan with Twornecks, Lad-lane,
was likewise fined 104. for refusing to deliver a parcel
to a Mr. Tomlinson, because Mr. Tomlinson being
from home, he did not receive the carriage money.—
The Magistrate stated, that the Act expressly directed
that the parcel should be left, and it not paid for, he
had his remedy at common law.
Saturday, in consequence of Bouitonnotbeing deemed
in a situation to be removed from
Bridewell, to Bow•vreet Office; from the wounded
state of his mouth, cheeks, &c. to be examine.l on
suspicion of being the 'robber who broke open the
linen-draper's shop in Piccadilly, a few nights since,
Mr. the Magistrate, went to Tothill-fields
Btidewell, and all the witnesses attended at the pri.
son, proving the shop to be broken open, the dis-
charging of the piso.l at the robber, fildilig two teeth
;:at the door—the tracing of blood from ch! shop.
'door to Vill-ers-street, in the Strand ; the discover-
ing the prisoner Botilton at a house of id-tanw in the
neighbourhood of thic Stransf, in his ssout.desi st ite,
and his removal trim there to the Westminster Hus.
pital. Their diffs tent depositions, what had txca
previously taken in formal informations, in writing,
were read over to the prisoner, who was asked if he
had any questions to ask, or any thing to say in his
defence but the state of his w,tinds hawing changed
for the worse, he was not able to speak in reply. Pen,
ink; and paper, was placed before him, and he wrote
for answer, that he had•nothing to say. At the close
of the proceedings Mr. BIRNIE fully committed him
to Newgate for trial, subject to the discretion and opi.
nion of Mr. Haniury, the surgeon belonging to the
prison, as to the state of his %sounds. _

The young man who was brought to this Office on
Friday, charged, by his own brother, with being a
deserter from the Navy, and other improprieties, was
taken on board the tender, and regularly passed by
the Captain as an able bodied seaman. His brother
afterwards ((quipped him with suitable sailors' clothes,.
and he wasqtynt off to the Nore. He is a very fine
young man, five feet eight inches high, speaks seven
languages, and is very accomplished, but his indis.
cretions are a great grief to his family. He is entitled
'to £15,000, when of age.
• Maratorfoydit-sritakrr.—A WOMAN WITH MIME
HVSBANDS.—A very singular case, blended with
much moral guilt, came before G. Him, Esq. the
sitting Magistrate, at this Office on Saturday. Mrs.
Hooker, alias Laing, alias Bedstead, was charged with
bigamy, in marrying three husbands. The story is
as follows :—The prisoner, who is a well-looking
young woman, formerly lived as housekeeper with
Dr. A. a medical gentleman of considerable practice,
and from his service she married her first husband,
Hooker. It was known to the Doctor that the man
and wife did not agree, and they ultimately separated.
—Shortly alter this Laing paid his addresses to Mrs.
Hooker, anti, although he knew Hooker was alive, he
betrothed her. Dr. A. advanced Alt, upon this oc-
casion to make the parties comfortable, which the
husband paid by instalments. In the course of four
years of domestic suite, Hooker died in earnest, and
the lady, not content with a second husband, found
an opportunity, whilst he was at his daily work, to
elope from him with the third husband, Bedstead,
who lodged in the house of Laing, providing herself
with the furniture of the house. Bedstead knew she
WAS married to Laing, his landlord, and that he bad
so married whilst her first husband •was living ; and
he. had only enjoyed hcr•social society a fortnight
when both were taken up, by virtue of a search war-