Star.
London, England, 1814-08-31 00:00:00

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A. most barbarous murder was committed on
Sunday morning
.last, about two o'clock, ist.iletlt-
nal 'Green, near the Turnpike. As' a genteel look-
ing man was Jetttrnint home along ee road, i.e
was attacked byduree ktifliAOS, who knocked him
down and robbed him of his property. 'lle villains
afterwards gagged him by thrusting a piece of linen
into his mouth, and then cut his threat in a shocking
manner, and nearly beat out his brains. The body
of the unfortunate man was conveyed to the yard of
a stone-mawm adjoining the spot, for the Jec;siou of
the Coroner, and to he owned. Yesterday an inqui-
sition was taken on the deceased, before. G. Honn.:!
SON, Esq. Coroner for the Middlesex division, aud
respectahle Jury, when several of the house-keepers,
who reside near the place where the murder wits com-
mitted, stated that they heard the cries of the man in.
question, and instantly made an alarm, when the rob-
bers behaved in the most outrageous manner, threa-
tening the life of any one who dared to approach
them. The villains broke several panes of glass in
the houses of the inhabitants. They were pursued
afterwards by the watchnien, but unfortunately with-
out success, :ts they escaped: The jury, which sat
for four hours, accordingly returned a verdict of—
Wilful murder against some persons unknown. •

MANSION HOUSE.—UTTEEING COUNTERFEIT COIN.
—Montlay, John Simmons, a vender of oranges, Stc.
was charged before the Limn MAI on with uttering
counterfeit three shillings tokens and shillings, of
base metal, imitating the current, coin of the country.
Mr. Moss stated to his Lordship, th,A nn Sunday
morning, in passing along London Bridge, he and his
brother purchased some fruit from.the prisoner ;
that he gave them in change three bad shillings, and
two counterfeit 3s. tokens :--They having disco-
vered the fraud, had the prisoner taken into cus-
tody, and upon being searched, there were found 12
had shillings, and another conterfeit 3s. token. A
person from the Solicitor of the Mint's Office proved
the counterfeit shillings, and a clerk from the Solici-
tor of the Bank proved the counterfeit tokens..Thepri-
soner making no defence to the complaint, was fully
committed for trial.

MA RLBOUOVGII-STREEr.--Yesterdly J. A'7,:efr was
charged with stealing a quantity of linen from :t child
in the street, under the following circumstances
The prosecutor, a boy of tender years, stated, that he
was sent by his mother to take a dozen shirts to a
washerwoman, when a man overtook him in Mary-
la-bonne New-road, and, alter some conversation, he
obtained from him his name and his errand. This.
man asked the boy to stop a moment, whilst he called
'on a friend ; but this was, in point of tact, try the
name of the boy and his errand to another. 'I a:: pri-
soner afterw:irds came up, and addressing the buy by
name, got the bundle away from him, and said, the
clean linen which the boy %vas to get at the washer.
woman's, was just sent home. A suspicion was es.
cited, and the prisoner was pursued and Liken. He
WAS fully committed for trial.

(mot: ibEN R •••• Yesterd A y Math Tit 9:71,1z50n was
charged by J. Wilson, a biind beggar, with having
robbed him of several articles of wearing apparel.—
Wilson is a Chelsea pensioner, with an allowance of
15d. per day ; end about nine weeks ago he took the
prisoner, quite a young wo:nan, into leaping! One
day, while the prosteutor was out begging (the idol
of his soul) pawned his clothes, and had a merry-
meeting. On the following morning, when he wanted
to metamorphose himself into some new character for
imposition, he discovered the tobbeiy, and had a war-
rant for her. The certificate ot his pension being pro-
duced, tile Magistrate asked him why he would not
go into a woikhouse, where he could live comfortably
on his pension ? when be pertly said, he found a
young woman useful to him ; and on being pressed
to tell how mech money he bi ought home on an Ate.
rage ? he said, sonuaimes 10s. ; but, on an average,l
about Ss. or 4s. per day. The Magistrate remanded
the prisoner, and recommended the constable to asecr.
, tain the day on which Wilson begged, and he would?
commit him as a rogue and vagabond.
Lleinx-Hate.— Jo:':, the Toll-collector at the •
Kennington-gate, was summoned for extorting more
toll than he was entitled to. The complainant, a gen.
t., eraan residing in the Borough, stated, that on the
lday mentioned in the information, he passed through,
Newington-gate in a one-horse gig, paid the toil and
received a ticket, which, on coming to Kennington-
gate, where the defendant was, he produced. The
defendant, however, told him that would not do ;
and insisted on .his paying before he passed through.
The gentleman remonstrated, hut in vain; the de-
Lndant seized his reins And would not lit him pro-
ceed ; and the gentleman seeing it was in v tin to
contend, paid the toll again, when the defendant let
go the reins and he passed the gate, the defendant
abusing him in the grossest manner. The Magistrate
fined the defendant 20s. and Gs. 6d. alas. .
Coevtcrs.—Yesterday, about two o'clock in the
afternoon, 26 convicts, the greatest part stout young
fellows, and very decently dressed, tock their depar-
ture from the Felons' door t f Newgate,' in an open
caravan, drawn by six horses. They were chained
all 'together by the legs ; many of them were smoking,
their pipes; and, when they went off, they gave their
companions left behind three cheers. Thos was the
third caravan very recently.