Star.
London, England, 1828-02-21 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

SUITIff, a deputy constable of St. Martin in the
Fields, stood indicted for falsely imprisoning Mr. John
Gallery.
It appeared the prosecutor, in passing along Catherine
street, S:rand, was grossly insulted by two of the loose
women who infest that neighbourhood, one of whom
struck him in the face. He called the watch, and gave
the woman into custody. On reaching the watch:honse,
he stated his complaint to the defendant, who was offi-
ciating as constable of the night. His complaint was
met by a counter-charge on the part of the woman; and
the defendant decided on receiving the charge of the
woman, and dismissing that of the originalcomplainant,
whom he ordered to be locked up, and refused him the-
, accommodation of a bed, until he left his coat in his
hands as a pledge for the payment. In the course of
the night two respectable house-keepers tau:feted them-
selves as bail, but were rejected by the defendant, al-
though•one of them offered to deposit a sum of money
as • security for the appearance of Mr. gallery. The
neat day Mr. Gallery was taken to Bow street; and the
woman not appearing, he was discharged. On inouir-
leg at the place of address she had given, it was found
she bad left the place some time.
• The defendant, in answer to the charge, produced
the•watchhouse book, in which was an entry as follows:
'44'Charlotte Herbert charges John Gallery with insulting
ger.*
The Cssainuaw, after closely examining the writing,
asked if the signature, " Charlotte Herbert," was her
handwriting ?
The defendant declared it was. _ _

The complainant poaiarrely asserted • the. contrary;
and that she had left the watchhouse without ever tak•
ing pen in hand, and, indeed, without any charge having
been entered.

The CMAIRMAN said he thought as much, from the
appearance of the handwriting, which was evidently
the same throughout.
The CHAIRMAN theo proceeded to comment on the
gross misconduct of the defendant, and observed, that
even supposing every thing he had said to be true, he
was clearly guilty of false imprisoning, as he had no
right to detain any one for merely insulting another.
The Jury instantly found him Guitty.—The Court
deferred its sentence.
Mr. John Macord was indicted for assaulting Wm.
Kite. The prosecutor is toll collector at the Limehouse
gate, through which gate the defendant attempted to
pass without paying the toll. The prosecutor stopped
his horse, arid got well horsewhipped for his pains.
Verdict Guilty.—Sentenced to pay a fine of 5/. to the
King.

Holum.* MADILL—As Mr. John Dyan, a very
respectable farmer, residing at Brancroft, near Finning-
ley, was returning from Doncaster market, on Saturday
evening last, he was most inhumanly murdered. The
assassins stationed themselves close to a gate leading
into a field of Mr. Dyan's, through which he must pass
to his house, which is only one field's length from the
road, and on his opening the gate he was shot. It is
supposed there were two guns fired, as he received a
mortal wound in the left breast from a ball, and was
severely wounded in the face at the same time with
shot. It is supposed that the reason of Mr. D.'s untimely
end is owing to his having rendered himself obnoxious
to many of the lower class in his neighbourhood, on
account of his having -been rather tenacious of the game
on his land. It is obvious that plunder was not the
object the ruffians had in view, as his Money, &c. were
ail found safe in his possession.—Shdfeld Iris.
Wednesday a young man, a weaver in Campsie, was
convicted Vetere the Commissioners of Supply of the
County of Stirling of snaring hates and Mud is the
mitigated penalty of la