Star.
London, England, 1826-10-23 00:00:00

iIARLDOROUGH-STREIT.

Siturday Mathew. the driver of the heickney coach Ne. sag.
appeared before Mr. Dern, the sitting Magistrate, to answer the
complaint of a Gentleman wis charged. ha with taking airier
sum for his fare than he was entitled to.
The complainant stated, that on Thursday night be faired the de-
fendant's cat* at Drury-lane Theatre, to convey him to Carnage-
then.street, Fitzroy-square, end when be got there the defendant
demanded 6a. as his fare. Complainant remonlesated with him en
the exorbitance of such a demand. The defendant, however,
would not be sathiled, although repeatedly told that if he soak
more than Witte he should be puniehml.and in the rod, the Geo.
densest held out to hint a parcel of silver, and the defendant helps'
himself to es. and moreover the Gentleman said that the defendant
bad been very impertinent.
The defendant, in Ms justification, said that ft was true Ms lase
was not more than ls. 6d. but then the complainant was going tel
visit a young Lady in Carmarthen-street, and alt the Ladies in that
street have given a general order to the backney-coachnten at the
Theatres, that whenever they convey a Gentleman to vkit in that
street, they *ball charge 61. as their fare, and he did no more thad
act in obedience to that order.

44 So then," said Mt. Dams, " the orders of those Cartaanisent
street Ladies are to supersede aft Act of Parliament."
The defendant said he did sot know about that, bit the Laiiel
gave the order, and he had only acted in obedience to it.
Mr. Max said, that 4f the defendant thought fit to act under the
dictum of those Ladies 'rather than the law, he must pay for Ulf
choke : in the -resent case Isla extortion was very exorbitant, sal
be was extremely insolent besides, for which he should be fined VW.
end .ss. 6d. costs.

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The defendant said he could not par the be, and in default be
was conunltted for two months tithe House of Currectiee.

Benjamin rears, the driver of the cabriolet No. 50, Was fined 20e.
and costs, on the complaint of Mr. Bishop, one of the clerks
longing to this office, for demanding and itedving more than his
legal fare.
Several licensed victuallers were fined,tot permitting persons to
remain in their houses drinking after the time allowed by the law.
HATTON;GIABDEN.
Saturday, Mansfield and Parker, two young men Who stood
charged with a daring highway robbery, were brought up for final
examination. .
About a week since, Mr. Larne, a respectable undertaker, re-
siding in Ckrkenwell, was met Amu eleven o'clock at eight, on
Holborn-hill, on his way bomo, by the prisoner. Mansfield, who
called him by name, and declared he knew him. They walked
together as far as Cow-cross, the prisoner observing, " Though you
do not-recollect me now. Ton shall know me before we pan. '—
When they salved at the COMO' of Sharp's-alley, the prisoner
pressed Mr. Layton to take something to drink, which he 'dosed,
and was instantly seised round the neck, and his handkerchief
taken off. At the instant the other prisoner, whom he had not be.
fore seen, made his appearance, and struck him a violent Wow on
the head:which brought him to the ground. He called " Watch r
loudly ; and, on recovering his feet, ascertained that his silver
watch and appendages had been taken from his fob, the front of
which was mods torn, and a rule taken from his side-pocket. They
were pursued and taken by mouse watchmen, and near the spot was
found the handkerchief and rule. The watch, however, was net
found, nor beim any traces of it been discovered.
On the first examination, at which the evidence was dot fully
entered into, the prisoners protested their innocence, particularly
Parker, who said he could satisfactorily prove an alibi. Ia this,
however, he failed, and they were both fully committed.

UNION HALL
Ames, Who was taken into custody in the Borough, on suspicion
of the Fetcham murder. and who 'hewed so much anxiety not to
be conveyed to Leatherbead, was fully committed to take his trial,
for stealing some money and a handkerchief from a wan iv:toed
Balls. The prosecutor, who is an itinerant exhibitor of horsemaii-
ship, &cs at fain, had engaged the prisoner as a musician to play at
his 'loath. The first night after the engagement, the prisoner slept
in the same bed with the prosecutor, and in the morning decamped,
taking the money in question from the prosecutor's pocket, and the
handkerchief from the pillow.