Star.
London, England, 1828-12-05 00:00:00

GU11.1)11A1.1..

An old man named Thomas Junes, who has been in custody for
stealing door-mats, &c. at least twes.ty times, was charged with
entering one of the warehouses in Wood-street about three o'clock
en Wednesday afternoon, and stealing a shawl and gown which
were hinging to dry in the attic. The owner of the articles met
him as he was coming down the second pair of stairs, and the
prisoner instantly dropping the gown from under' his apron, she
raised an alum, and he was secured by the persons in the ware-
house below. The prisoner rema' lied that the articles had not been
found upon him, but offered nu excuse for bring found in the house.
Mr. Alderman GAMUTv committed him fur triaL
HO W—STR II ET.
Yesterday John Lloyd, alias Daniel Heath, was brought before
Mr. bluisitum., in the private mom. for further examination.
The prosecutrix added to her evidence, that the prisoner had
confessed to her, after their marrilge that he had another wife
living. and about eighteen months ago induced her to sign a paper,
in which, on a promise that he wnuld never abandon bet or his
child, she agreed never to appear against him. Her reason for
swerving from this agreement, she admitted, was his having for-
saken her and refusing to support hie child.
Thomas Ayling. the young man whose testimony was rejected en
Wednesday. on account of his disbelief in Christianity, was again
called forward. lie, on this occasion,• stated his entire readiness
to abide by the usual form of oath.
Mr: Meximuxt—l shall administer the oath to you, and I do so,
because I cannot believe that any human being living, and possess-
ing reason. can be an Atheist.
The YAM'S was then sworn, and proved that he had been pre-'
sent at the solemnization of a marriage between the prisoner,
Daniel Heath, and one Caroline Chalenaux, in St. Pancras New
Church, in the year 1823, but he could nut say whether that female
was alive at the marriage of the prisoner and the prosecutrix.
There being no evidence to that e ifeet, the case was remanded for
further examination.

11r. Mt..sum.t. stated, however, that he would send the prisoner
to trial, and directed the prosecutriz an.l the witness Ayling to be
bound over to prosecute and give evidence.
The Magistrate declined to la the prisoner remain at the watch-
'wise. Ile was committed to the House of Correction.

Al Alt LBOROUG . .
Yesterday Mr. Witham Smith, residing in Euston•place, Ruston-
square, appeared before Sir Gaoling FAWN; upon a warrant
granted at the instance of his female seivant. •

The warrant was granted for an as,ault, but from the evidence
of the complainant. the more serious charge was supported sof&
ciently to induce the 'Magistrates to commit Mr. Smith to take his
trial far the latter offence. ' _ _

The complainant, Jane Rum a good looking girl under 20 years
of age, deposed to the circumstances of the assault.
Her evidence was partly corroborated by Elizabeth Roebuck,
another servant in Mr. Smith's family.
Mr. Smith denied the charge, and recriminated upon the girl,
whom he said he had taken from the street and clothed. Every
Gentleman was subject to such char ,es, upon the false oath of their
domestics.
Sir G. FARRANT said it was a subject fo—r a Jury to consider the
degree of credit due to the statement, and ordered Ur. Smith
to be committed.

Ile .was committed accordingly, but it was subsequently under-
stood that he should be brought up again cm a future day.

MARY-LA-BONNE.
Yesterday morning an elderly Gentleman, who gave his name.
profession, and address, John Macdonald, surgeon, Lodge-road,
Mary.la-bontie, made the following application to Mr. GAIVFITH :
" If it is not intruding upon your attention, I have a criminal
charge to mike against a charwoman—a case of adulteration—
whereby my life has been placed in danger ; and as such a con.
tinuation or sound only leads to confusion, I'll not repeat it, but
read it from papers which I have prepared ; and these papers, in
lease I am refused your protection, I must take back with me, that
I may lay them before the twelve Judges."—lle then read, that
on Monday he seta his charwoman to buy a pint of vinegar, and to
exchange two night caps for others of a larger size. " Some time
after she returned, and said she had changed the night-caps fut Sd.
a piece each additional; but on looking into the parcel it was
found she had brought buck the same, and the vinegar was disco.
erred to be adulterated with water, and an admixture of something,
both offensive and dangtrous."—On Tuesday he went to the shop
where the vineear bad been purchased, to inform the oilman of
the presumed adulteration, and discharged his charwoman, after
having paid her the usual money fur her time, and as she retired
from his gate she used abusive language. The ld Gentleman was
ge,ing to read a great deal more, out Mr. Gamma told him there
did not appear to be any thing in the case which called for his in.
terf,-rence. " 'Then you refuse me protection, do you ?". said Mt.
Macdonald, in great anger ; and before Mr. Gamma could m.ke
a reply he lett the office, declaring the Magistrate was Roman
Catholic and a traitor, for refusing to administer justice, and he
would remove his complaint to the House of Lords.

QI; ERN—SQU A 11 E.
A coal-dealer In Painter's Village, Westminster, was charged
with haring in his possession a hillbushel nitiviure with a false
bottom, aild with which he served his customers with foals. 'rise
measure was, by the Magistrate's desire, broken up, and. it .was
discovered that the false bottom made a difference of 'p,e.fifth in
the measure, which was between keen and eight hu hels in a
chaldron ut coals; and he sold about a chaliron in a day. This
would be about 70 or 80 chaklrun4 in a year, and produce above
1601. per annum, besides the regular profit. Uis customers were
principally very poor people.lle was fined iol. Another iaror-
nta•wn was laid against him, for haying a peck measure with a false
bottom.

Sarah Rehires, a woman barrow" thirty alai forty years of age,