Star.
London, England, 1826-03-04 00:00:00

UNION HALL.

Thomas Easton, an attorney, mast respectably connected, was
charged before R. J. CIIAKBIII4. Esq. by William Jones, Esq.
Marshal of the King's Bench Prison, with having embezzled
divers sums of Money received by. him, in his situation as clerk
to the prison.
Mr Jones deposed, that Mr. Easton bad been in his employ as
clerk, at asalary of 5001. per annum, from which employ he dis-
missed himself in November last. He had been three years in the
situation, and was in it at the time the money was paid on which the
present proceedings were instituted. It was his duty to account
weekly for all sums of money received by him on deponent's ac-
count. The weekly accounts produced were proved, and acknow-
ledged to be in the hand-writing of the prisoner. In the month of
November, 1824, the sum of 601. was paid by the firm of Freeman
and- Heathcote Solicitors, on account of a prisoner named Joan
Alvarez yideg;dizabel: it Was not discovered that such sum was,
received by Mr. Easton on deponent's account, until the above
'Spanish gentleman was charged in execution on a further sum,
Iwiwo be was called upon for additional security. Before the disco-
tvery the prisoner bad left his employment, and taken with him
every beak, paper, and security. Mr. Jones further deposed that
• there were divers other sums not accounted for by payment, or in

. . .
'the weekly accounts fenderetby Mr. Easton.
Mr. Luke Freeman, of the film of Freeman and Heathcote,
Coleman-street, deposed, that he bad paid the cheque produced to
the 'rinser—on account of the %ant& Gentleman, before-named,

for the rules of the prison. tt was ott air William Kay and
and charged to his account as pelt by them.
Mr. Easton -being asked by the Magistrate- if he Wished to sat
!any thing in answer to the charge, said, there was an account for
law business done by him for the Marshal, to the amount of Z3OOl
which it *as mutually egret(' upon to refer to Counsel. This was
denied with some warmth by Mr. Jones, who stated, that from the,
neglect of the prisoner escapes had been made to the amount of
£5OOO, which money he had paid. '
The case for the prosecution being finished, Mr. CHAMUILL Oft
reference to the 'Act of Parliament, said he could not accept ball ;
and even with the consent of the Alarshal he could not take it while
any of the Judges were in town.'
Mr. Jones said he would oppose hail being offered by the prisoner,'
' and he was committed for trial to the neat Assizes at Kingston.
The prisoner has hitherto borne a most unblemished. character,
1 and by the poorer prisoners in the King's Bench was absolutely
considered as a father ; as a case of distress never came under bid
observation without relief.

A respectable married woman, named Phiebe Cos, was brought
up to this office in custody, charged with havinz stolen a piece of
silk, containing forty yards, from the shop of Messrs. Simmon4
and Harvey, haberdashers, of Bridge•stfeet, Westminster-road.
The prisoner was apprehended, and it was subsequently ascer:,
tained that she had divided the forty yards of silk, and pledged it
by pieces at the shops of different pawiihrckers, who attended and
produced the silk, and also identified the prisoner as having
pledged it. Mr. lbreey, one of the partners, identified the
whole of the silk so pledged to he the property of the firm.--:
The prisonet was fully ~titionitttd.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HERTFORD, %Rot 3.

John Pcwd was this day tried for the murder of Joseph abs, in'
a boxing match. The charge of wilful murder was not made out.
Verdict, Matisteughter--sentence not passed. The combatant
were both labourers.

OXFORD, Many 2. •
Cad .f•Peph °timid, a foreigner,was tried far exposing for sale at
this University indecent prints. The defence set up was', that at
a foreigner he aid not think he was transgressing against English
Law. He was however found Guilty, and sentenced to three years
imprisonment.
NEWCASTLE, mAith. 1.
Rebecca Laws, a single woman, aged 24, stood charged with the
wilful murder f her new-born male chit.!, on the Ist of Aug. 1825.
The evidence in this ease differed little from the usual tenor o f
similar charges a fellow-servant beard noises, and two or three
mysterious knocks against the bed-post, daring the night, in the
prisoner's room, who left ber place a few days afterwards ; and the
body of a new.bern male child was subsequently found in the flue
of her bedroom. •

The Learned JUDGE charged the Jury, who retired for a few mi.
Flutes, and brought in a verdict of Not Guilty as to the charge of
murder, but that she was Guilty of the concealment.
The judgment r 4 the Court was, that she be imprisoned in the
1101/SC of Correction for two years.

The elephant that was kil!ed the other day at Exeter
'Change was violent very early in the morning, but the
immediate cause of the phrenzy which made it neces- •
sary to shoot him, was the agony into n hich he ts as
thrown by breaking one (Ibis tusks against the barrier
he was endeavouring to tear down.
Sin WA urNit Scorr.—A paragraph, which appeared
in several Papers, stating that this distinguished writer
had been gazetted as a bankrupt, has this week been
very properly contradicted. It is true that Sir WAITSR,
inconsequence of his connection with Messrs. BA ILAN-
TYNE and Co. the great Scotch printers, and the losses
incurred by the latter, from the failure of Messrs. Cos-
STABLE and Co.'s house, had lately become involved to
a serious degree. Much, however, to the credit of
the Duke of UVCCLEtIOH, and some other Scotch Noble-
men, they came forward as soon as the distressing cir-
cumstance was known, and affected an arrangement,
which has saved the country the disgrace of seeing the
name of the first genius of the age published among a
list of mercantile bankrupts. The sacrifices, neverthe-
less, inflicted upon Sir WALTER Score are great, bet
we have the .pleasute to assure our readers that he Rai
borne the shock and suffering with beroic•philosophy,
and at this moment• enjoys the best health.—Leeds la-
telligencer.

NE%VGATE AN!) I.EADENIIALT. MARKETS, MAacit 3.
Beef... 3s od to 4s Od I
Veal ......... 4, lad to Ss 4d.
Mutton 3s Od to Is od- Yet

'RAW YESTERDAY.
WIIIITMUMAPIRL.
Hay 31.10 s to 41 109 04
Clover 41 6s to .51 15\ Od
Straw 11 16* to 21 25•04
OF HOPS

PRICES °, HAY Axs
trA. .1 A)1 111.11•
Hay 31 03 Od to 41 109 Od
Clover 41 49 od to SI 159 Od
Straw ll lat Od to 21 3s Od

PRICE
rsw 11:111CRITI.

NEW !MY/.

Kest 310 s to .150.
Sussex S9O4 to 510$
Essex
Farnham fine 400 s to 461

Kent 294 s to 2808
Susscx
Essex 1i
—Seconds. 2180 s to 400 s

SOAP, &c. per 112/b
Yellow Soap
Mottled
Curd Od
Grave 5........ 22. Od
Good Dregs

PRICE OF LEATHER. '.
Bess Dressing Hides .. 18d to 21d
Common Ditto l4O td 164
Crop Hides, 35 to 381bs for cutting
Ditto 40 to 45110 s ...... .......
Calf Skins, 35 to 401b3
Ditto 45 to 55Ibs ......... ......... 24.1 to 48d
Arco 55 to 75Ibs ........... .... 22d to 244
Small &Rl., Greenland).— ............... IBd to 1144
Tanned llorse Hides • ••••".... 12d to 15d
Spanish I lorse Hides ... .. ...... ... ..... ... 13d to 17d
.

RAW HIDES
Best Heifers and Steers (per Ordinary .. Is 10d to 2s Od
stone)
Middlings...* 21 td to .114 44

COAL MARKET. MARCH 3.
Skips at Market. Ships Sold. Priee.
471 Newcastle 15* 29s Q 1 to 35s 34
1$ Souderland 9k 31s Od to 56s 6d

, COURSE OF EX
Ainstertiant ......12 12 C.F.
Ditto at 5ight......12 9
R0ttert1am.1......12 13
Antwerp ...... 13
Hamburgh... 37 $
A1t0na............37 9
Paris,3day'ssight2s 70
Ditto ........9 U 25 90
Madrid 36}
Cadiz
Barcelona ........36
Bilboa ...... ..36

FLANGE, FEB. 3.
Seville 36
Gibraltar ......
Leghorn

Venice 26
Malta .....

I
Naples ........... 39
Palermo ........ lied per Os.
Linbon... ..... ... 51*
Rio Janeiro..... 45
Dublin ... I e
C0rk....... .... .. le
/LD AND SILVER.