Star.
London, England, 1825-10-27 00:00:00

MARLBOAOUGH•STREET.

An Trish bricklayer, named Leary, accompanied by bis wife, a
good-looking young woman, came before the Magistrate for the
purpose of obtaining warrant to apprehend a fellow-countryman,
wh, had obtruded himself into his ( Leary's) bed. It appears that
Leary is the occupier of a large room, in which he accommodates
, a number of his countrymen, and one of them having come home
intoxicated, he got into Leary's bed, and was !yin& quietly beside
Leary's wife, when Leary awoke and turned him out of the bed.
He now wished to know if he could not punish the man fur corn.
slatting the assault upon his wife?
Mrs. Leary declared that she was asleep when the man came
into her bed, and that he might have assaulted her, but she was
ignorant of it.
The Maatvraava told the applicant to go to the Sessions, but
Leary said he would thump the man's bead when he met with
him. With respect to his wife, he was satisfied she was not criminal.
QUEEN.SQUARE.

The Gentleman named Christopher Dickenson, who has been some
time in custody on the charge of Waking up seditious placards
against the walls of the Treasury and other public offices, tending to
bring his Majesty and the Government into disrepute, was again
brought up yesterday.
Sir R. Bums attended on the occasion, and Mr. Nethersole,
the Solicitor.

Mr. Dickenson was brought up from Tothill-fields Prison, b y
Pople, the turnkey, and was conducted into the Just ce-room,

Jean, but of ee,.
! private ; but we anderstand the depositions that were tales 1
where he remained for some time. What passed was ktpt brit,
igi m un a for mer day were read over to him, and be was erdtr-TY
find good security,to keep the peace towards his Nlaiesty '4l
The accused asked if one toil would be sufficient? but be
ahswered in the negative, and taken back to gaol. el,
Yesterday, Nice William, a man advanced in
Wctable appearance, was brought to this (Ace in custody':
Weal, the officer, charged with embenans several sums of
saw,
durlng the time he was employed as chief clerk to the W
Gas and Cole Company, Herseferry-road.
James Fagan Sellers, ef 10, Charles-street, Islington, staid tict
he was clerk to Mr. Adams, who was employed to investigate the
accounts of the Company since sbe priloner had been rendered tt,,
able to attend to the duties of his situation by ill health. Mr.Adauk
in examining the accounts, discovered that the prisoner had reeeiued
several sums of money, which were never accounted ter, or brave
into the books.

Magistrates, told the witnesl
that it onenecessaryheof th ingfporreshiidmto state some particidarpayn.,,,,
for which the prisoner had not accounted, to prove the charge.
Mr. Sellers said, that on one occasion the primmer had rtcereed
sum of ten guineas from Mr. Woods, of Drummond-street,
it was in payment of some gas, but it was never entered in*
books or accounted for. Mr. Adams spoke to the prisoner aboutit,
and he admitted that he had not brought it to account.

Mr. Richard Gude, Secretary to the Company, stated dot tk,
prisoner was chief clerk in the establi•hment, and had atehority
to
receive and pay money, some of which he (witness) believed ttut
the prisoner had embezzled and applied to his own use, Mt. Gig(
concluded by requesting the 111:gistrate to grant him some nitre
time to make further inquiries on the subject, as the Company Tree
determined to prosecute.
The prisoner, who appeared to he recovering from sever,. 'n;lis.
position, when called on for his defence, said .hat he had kern in,
very bad state of health since Christmas. He had some comtrea.
tion with Mr. Adams on Tuesday night, and he s:id that be rt.
quired more time before he would give him (the prisoner)an enct
account of the supposed defalcations. (Here the prisoner hank a
written paper to the Magistrate, and requested him to red the coo,
tents). lie said that he thought it better, in consequence o!his
health, to write down what he had to say in his justification.
Mr. Waters, after perusing the above document, told the prisons?
that he hoped that the contents were true. and that he wou'alts
able to prove himself innocent of wilful mistakes.
The prisoner said that he hoped the Magistrates wri,ld illtosetai
to put in bail for his appearance. as he had a large fancily, and
would be a great inconvenience to him to be separated from them.
Mr. WIJITZ said that it was out of his power to accede s
his request. —He was then remanded until Wednesday tux fq
further examination. •

NATION-GARDEN.
Mary Trghe, a smartly dressed girl, was brought up in the custody
of Cooper, a constable of St. PAncras, charged by Mr. Oyston, Fro.
prietor of the Freemasons Arms, Suff.lk -street, with hiving rob.
bed him of thirty-three sovereigns.—She was fully committtd.

WORSHIP-STREET.

dint Sonia was fully committed, charged with stealing a piece
of lace, and various articles of haberdashery, the property of Mr.
Heighdon, of Lownde's Place Islington, in whose service she bd
been just one week.