Star.
London, England, 1821-06-18 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, JUNE 16.

Mary Sams was indicted for stealing an old broken
plated ink-stand, a few bits of odd ends of old carpet-
ing, and a broken butter-boat, with some meat-drip-
ping, the property of J. Walters; and T. Ballard was
indicted for receiving the same, knowing it to have
been stolen.
It appeared by the evidence of the prosecutor, tha
he is a silk-manufacturer, and has his country-house
at Lower Edmonton. The prisoner Sams was his
cook One evening, about nine o'clock, the prose-
cutor having some suspicion that his cold meat, Sec.
might be devoured by other mouths than his own, or
his servants, went into the pantry, where he found
the prisoner Ballard eating some broken victuals in
the dark. In prying with proper vigilance into the
holes and corners of the said pantry, he found a
bundle lying near the prisoner, which, on being exa-
mined, was found to contain the precious articles
mentioned in the indictment.
Several respectable persons gave the prisoners a
most excellent character, and a young woman named
Maria Murrell, who had lived in Mr. Walter's ser-
vice, swore, that eight or ten months ago Mrs. Wal-
ter told the servants to take similar odd bits of car-
peting, and give them to a Mrs. Barnes, or do what
they liked with them.—While the prisoners' wit-
nesses were under examination, the prosecutor rose
several times, and, with a singular degree of eager-
ness, suggested to the Court questions in cross-exami-
nation, and continued to do so until the Common Ser-
jeant refused to put any more of them.
The Jury merely turned round in the box, and in-
stantly gave a verdict of Not Guilty. The satisfac-
tion of the auditors at the decision was manifest.
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The COMMON SERJEAKT, however, told Mr. Wal-
ters that the prosecution was a very useful one, and
the Public were much obliged to him for instituting
it. He should certainly have his expenses.
Mr. Walters thanked the Court, and was stepping
from the witness-box, when one of the Gentlemen of
the Bar took up the ink-stand, and with much gra-
vity said, " Here, Sir, is your ink-stand—you had
better take it."—Mr. Walters—" Thank you ; I hope
you may never want one!"

Information was given on Friday evening at the
Police Office, Hatton Garden, that about nine o'clock
in the evening of Tuesday last, as JOSEPH Ilortsrev,
Esq. of Cannonbury-lane, was on his way home from
town, he was attacked by seven or eight villains, at
the end of Owen's-row, Goswell-street-road, who
knocked him down, beat him with heavy bludgeons,
and kicked him severely on various parts of the body.
They robbed him of a valuable gold watch, chain,
and seals, and of what money he had about him, and
were it not for his cries, that brought some persons
to his assistance, they would have murdered him.
Mr. HORSLEY made a powerful resistance to the vil-
lains, having knocked two of them down before they
subdued him. Mr. Iloastxv was taken up all over
blood and wounds, and his right arm broke from a
heavy blow of one of their bludgeons; he was carried
borne in a hackney-coach, put to bed, and surgical
assistance procured. Mr. Honsi.ry is the gentleman
whose child was stolen by RENNETT, and carried to
the Continent, but followed by Mr. llonsLEv and a
Bow-street Officer, and brought back.
Between seven and eight o'clock on Wednesday
evening, Mr. James Harper, of Fishmonger-lane,
Borough Iligh-street, while passing through a narrow
alley that lead: from 'Fouley-street to St.Thomas's Hos-
pital, was seized by three ruffians, who held him, al-
though broad daylight, till they had rifled his pockets
of his watch and its appendages, a small quantity of
silver and halfpence, and a silver snuff-box, and then
escaped.
Bow-Sr amt.—Mr. Rodwell, the Manager of the Adelphi
Theatre, accompanied by Mr. O'Callaghan, one of his per-
formers, called last Saturday evening, about seven o'clock, on
Mr. Elliston, at Drury-Lane Theatre. As soon as he saw Mr.
ElHim, who was alone in hi. room, he produced a letter, and
demanded if Mr. Elliston was the writer of it ; and being im-
mediately answered in the affirmative, called Mr. Elliston, a
rascally scoundrel, and at the same moment struck him with a
horsewhip. Mr. Elliston luckily having a cane in his hand,
with great promptitude avenged the disgraceful assault by giving
Mr. Rodwell a sound thrashing. Mr. O'Callaghan now inter-
vened to save his friend from the chastisement of Mr. E. and
Mr. Russell, the stage-manager of Drury-Lane, coming in, peace
was for a moment restored, till Mr. Rodwell suddenly rushed
upon Dlr. Elliston, and again struck him with the whip. Mr.
Elliston snatched the whip from him, and broke it in pieces;
and then, without condescending to take further personal Yen-
gearce, committed Mr. Rodwell to the custody of a constable,
who brought him to Bow-street, when he entered into a recog-
nisance of £lOO to appear at the Office this day.
CORONER'S INQUEST ON MR. HADLANDr-AR er-
roneous statement having appeared in several of the
Newspapers, we think it right to give the following
particulars that were taken in evidence by the Co-
roner :—The evidence of John Stow, a servant of the
deceased, was, that he was in the cellar, attending
the machine for cutting the meat, which is at a
distance of above thirty feet from the steam-engine,
when the accident occurred; the engine suddenly
stopping, occasioned by Mr. Hadland's apron having
caught in the cogs and drawn his thigh between the
wheels, he instantly ian to his assistance, and foutld
his thigh much lacerated ;.notwithstanding, he was
able, with his assistance, to walk up nearly two pair
of stairs. The evidence of the-surgeons was, that he
might have recovered from the wounds, but his con-
stitution had received so severe a shock, that he sunk
under it from debility : he was sensible to the last,
and described the accident to his medical attendants.
The accident happened on Tuesday morning at nine
o'clock, and he expired about nine on Thursday morn-
ing. Verdict—Accidental Death.
LONDON•BRIDGR.—The repairs have been partially
begun, under the superintendanee of an eminent-
Architect, appointed by the City. A number of men
have been employed there during the last few days,
and a great part of the water-works on the London-
side, which is very complicated, has been taken down.