Star.
London, England, 1829-01-10 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Itokrt RolevU, recently in the employ of Mr. Wilde, of College-
bill, was charged with stealing a stuffed parrot, some gowns, shawls,
chemises, ikc. the property of a young woman, who attended, but
whole manse did not transpire.
Mrs. Powell, of WI-equate, NlnorfieMs, said the prisoner had
been conning the )oung woman far three years: the young woman
having recently left a situation, was sojourning with her; the pri-
eerier named a day for the marriage ceremony. and at bis desire
all the young woman's personals were packed up and delivered to
him. that he might, as be said. convey them to his father's, In the
country, where the honeymoon was to be spent. Having moved
these, she saw him no more till that morniug. Witness had heard
that be was employed at lir. Wilde's, and going there to inquire
after him. she was. received rather uncourteouily 41 a clerk. be.
cause, as he afterwards explained, be ()Nerved she was pregnant,
(which witness, being a married woman, bad a right to be), and
several other pregnant females bad been there also, sna►ing anelous
inquiries for Mr. Roberts. Upon learning, however, that she came
on behalf of another person who bad been so much ill used, the
clerk promised to assist in securing lint; and yesterday morning
he fulfilled this promise. The prisoner was apprehended at his
lodging at Roston. _ The duplicates relating to a pert of the pea
petty were found in his room. He is a married man.
Mr. Alderman CADVIDRI inquired whether the pawnbrokers
were in attendance with the property? and Itndilig they were not.
be determined upon remanding the prisoner till Tuesday nest. so
that the complainant might have an opportunky of tracing the
whole of the goods. lie was accordingly remanded.
HATTON.GAIWEN.

Daniel Harare and .kreasiolt Maker were charged with riming
base money to Sarah Austin.
The prosecutris keeps • birth shop in Rathareet, Spade. late
which the prisoner Hann went. and in payment far a, box of
dominoes gave a haitcrewn to the prosecuted:, who retuned him
tiv9 shillings change.
Waddington, the officer, wlmessed the transeedon, and having
some knowledge of the prisoner, went into the asp, and derma
aKertained that the coiu yawed to the presecutrit was counterfeit.
ik inimediately.took the prisowsc and his companion Mabee into
custody —The abetters were committed.
M AR L DO ito U GH.ST Rsgr.
Last night William Maas, footman to Lady Leicester. was
charged with fraud. •
lienjendri Lintliarne, Hsq her Ladyship', husband, Moat that
the prisoner bad it:ed in their service about ehreenseatine sad that
morning he went to Mr. Jotubs, agruesr, to Claim IWO. with
whom they dealt, and represented that be bad a sten chive be-
longing to Lady Leicester,' and that he wanted two sovereigns on
it. He added. that if Mr. ;stabs would let bins have that am.
he might rectiee the chetrie on sending down the cesnaintiorkt
course of the day. fie node:cued thattlie poisoner ancesteded in
defrauding- ms. 4..cnbs of the two sovereigns.
Mr. Jacobs Prund that he gave the prisoner two sovereigns, be-
lieving that he wanted them from iser Ladyship.
At this stage tot the proceedittga, Lady Leiceear(erhe vens.pera.
ant) walked :wank the Ibusiettatols roam; on which the pd..
soar exchisueit, " 1 beg your L•dgship wall not be running away;
I have a great deal to sad to,you yet."
Lady LeieeWer—t nos awe taut lake prepared to answer you;
wills ao hew/4n.
i Prisoner—Her Ladyship bas often sent me to borrow a 'owe.'
reign of Mr. Jacobs.

Lady Leicester—Me send yoo to borrow a sieverelgn! I most
solentaly &dare I never did such a thing Jo my life;
Magner—Yes you have, niy Lady ; It was only last nigtsayou
asked my wife to lima yogi a sovereign.
Mr. Jacobs—The prisoner, r beg to say. never-before this ode,.
sloct borrowed.mooey of me in Lady Leicester's name.
Lady Leicester--1 believe I caul afford you some explatiatlinn ol
the circumstance to whicly the prisuair alludes. My physician
(Dr. Vence) visited me yesterday, and at the moment I bad mis-
Laid my purse; and I requested the cook to give me a sovereign
which she had received from me that =routs to pay sonid bUls
with, but I never spoke to the prisoner.
As other charms are expected to be preferred against the pri-
soner, he was remanded.
M A lIT—L A—RON NE.

Yen. relay Frederick llerne, the young man charged with enter
ing ledging boonss under a pretence of biting apartments for hi.
uncle, and his wick's !outman, and rubbing them, was brought
before Mr. Hosehts fur re.ezamitiation,ard the oilier wascrowded
with fresh• complainants and their friends.
On the 28th of December he went to the house of Mr. 'enamel.,
Cold Bath-square. Ile • saw the apartments to be let, aid ap.
proved of them, and when he cane down into the parlour, be,
apologised to Mrs. Janarval, for the trouble be must give her le
fetching his gloves, which unfortunately were left in the drawing.
room ; and white ski was gone to fetch them he weed away, and
a valuable gold repeater disappeared also from the parlour amiable
shelf.
The prisoner .hired apartments of Mrs. Rutland. itt Chrome.
gardens, Regent's park, and gave her a false. reference to a haw
in Gower-street. and said, " pray go there soon " She well/ 1111.
mediately, and while she was absent he returned, and persuaded
her servant to give him a seat in the parlour for a few asinine.,
and a glass of water, for he was very faint; and a pair of silver
imgar.toogs; a tea-spoon, and a gold chased ring were purloined.
At Mr.
.11/vaues, Young-street, Kensington. be ende.vuured to
hicleawo silver spoons in his coat sleeve, but he was detected by
'Elisabeth • Harley, a niece of Mr. Evans. In this instance Le gave
Ms name li.kewell, and after sending Mr Evans to inquire about
his respectability, to one Mrs. limiter, said by him to be living,
but not found, in Bedford.street, Covent.g..rden, he returned to
• . Keens's, and requested the above young girl to show him either,
'lnto the parlour or drawing room, and bring him s glass of water.
She refu-ed to do either, saying that they were engaged, and,
took hind into the kitchen, where he stole two spoons from the
tea tray,lahl put them up his sleeves, but not without her abase'
within ; and as he went up the stairs to leave the house, she wid
to bim, " Please, Sir, betore you go. will you deliver up the two
spoons?" " The two spoons, girl!" be replivd. " What !du yes
take me for a thief r " You have got them in your sleeve, Su,
answered the girl; " and if you do not live me them directly.
call the Gentlemen out of the parlour." There was nu Genfle.
men there, but she said it to Intimidate him ; and he gave her the
spoons, and told her it was a good job far her uncle that he had gut
such a sharp niece..
Mrs. Thompson. Great Castle-street. Oxford Market, 1014 a'
valuable fur tippet, and a pair of wallahs shoes; Mr. James Fana
ten, of Croy/lord meet. a pair of maulers and stand, and other
persona lust other articles under similar circumstances, and all said
their efforts to discover the rammer were unavailing, until they
sate his case in the newspapers.
Otheecharges are in reserve, and he will be examined a future
day.
LA kl BETH-STR EET.
Yesterday, during the hours of business, a young man pregratall
himself before the Sitting Magistrate (M. WYATT, loop) and ails
dressing him, said that be had come there for the purpose of givhtff
bueseltup to the laws of his coenti y.
Mr. Wrerr iuquired what the nature of the offence with which
he was accused might be?
Ile then proceeded, and said that his name was John Covell. that
he
was in the employ of Ur. Timken, a cow keeper, in St. Mary.
▪ Whitechape‘road,and that in the same yard where his master's
sews were there was a scum hoilibg house. belonging to a German,
named Lugen. On last Tuesday evening. while be was fissions'
she workmen of Mr. Lupo to work the pump, the deceased cern,
running towards him, when be took him sip iu his arms, and holding
him over the balling liquid, said, fur the mere purists's, of frightening
hint, that he cawed drw him into it. Scarcely had the words
eecapedliellps when his toot slipped, and he was obliged to let the
deceamill Y into the pen; he, however, instantly recovered hin,self,
and eselt him not, and be was removed to the residence of his father.
Gila declared, im the most earliest manner, that the unfortunate
lair was quite aechkinal; bet lest his keeping out of the way might
an all a colouring for guilt, he was advised by his friends to come to
Ibis Office, and deliver himself up to the Magistrates.
Mr. Wears asked if any person had witnessed the occurrent's?.
Covell replied that Mr. Lugen't man saw It all.
This person was sent for, and be. with the father of the child,
shortly afterwards attended. They were both examined by the
Magistrate as to their knowledge and belief of the melancholy trans.
salsa • anJ they having given it as their opinion that it was purely
hesidetal, Covell was merely ordered to 6n4 bail to attend. at the
Corner's Inquest.