Star.
London, England, 1826-07-28 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Robert Macdonald and William Head, two servants out of place,
were brought from St. Jausts's watch house, for assaulting James
Sutler, footman to Captain Garth, at present residing at Limner's
Hotel.

Butler said he met the prisoners in the Cock public house In
Market sheet, St. James's, on Wednesday evening, where he
played with dant% at hagatelle, and won a shilling. About twenty
minutes after ten hr left the house, followed by the prisoners; and
after some dispute about the fairness of the game, they both as-
saulted him, first one and then the other. He called the watch,
and gave them in charge.
Mr. nos desired that Smith, the landlord of the public house,
might be sent for, to lay an information against him for suffering
gambling in his house.
In a short time, Smith came. Mr. Rot asked him if he would
have the ease beard then, or have an information laid against him?
Smith those to have the case heard then. He bad been convicted
twice within six months for keeping late hours.
The prisoners were brought from the bar to give evidence of the
gambling.
Smith said be did not know that a bagatelle boar& made him
liable. Whenever he found any playing for money, be took away
the bails. Persons would come in at times and play for liquor. He
did not serve them on Wednesday evening, and did not know they
were playing. His wife and servant went into the room.
Mr. Roe told Smith be was answerable for the acts of his see-
yams. Hetept the house and had no business to suffer gambling:
Hero were two men brought to the olive for rioting in the street,
through Ms permitting gambling, and another hindered of going on
his master's business. He weld not plead as an excuse that he did
pot Law they We& -servants. Captain Garth's footman had livery
bottles"; tlierefote be could not be mistaken.
Smith was fined N.

Mr. Roe offered to Butler for the other two to go out with him
and make ep their business. This the footman refused, and Mr.
I Roe discharged them altogether.

ROSSI= MT • Siloam—Yesterday two men, mimed 4.1161116
and the former a porter to Messrs. Hilton, wine-merckasts,
the other charged as an accomplice, were brought to the dice for
thirty-two wine bottles and a hamper.
Francis Hill, the cellarman to Messrs. Hilton, stated that he had
been ill for the last few days, and was excused by his employers
from attending the warehouse ; that his wife is a brace maker,
I working for a shop in the neighbourhood. Oa Tuesday evening,
his wife having some domestic concerns to attend to. asked him to
take her work borne for her, and in passing his master's house he
saw a hamper given out by Sl:reen, the porter, to a man who walked
away with it. Having a suspicion that all was not correct, ha
watched the next evening, and at half-past six o'clock saw Carty go
into the warehouse, and in a short time after Spruen came to the
door and looked about him; after which Carty came out with a
hamper on his shoulder, and went to a dealer in marine stores in 1
King-street, where he put down the hamper, and knocked at the
door. Witness went up to him, asked him What be had in the
bake, and gave him into custody.
Mr. Hilton said Spruen was their porter, and in consequence of
the illness of Hill, the cars of the warehouse had been entrusted to
Muse As no see lived in the house, the keys of the omer door were
left with Moo ha make the place properly fast. Spruen was not
authorized to•dhpose of any of the stock. Witness bad looked at
the bottle store that morning, and could safely swear the bottles
belonged to Lim. Of the hamper he could not speak so positively,
bet bad no doubt that was his property also. As to the (Aber pd.
°cotter (Carty), be knew nothing of him; be was not employed on

the premises, and had no authority tn remove any bottles. Ain
?t..4 been We in the warehouse, whit!) he suspected to beers to
Carty ; he knew ft, was not Sp vet's.
Lovegrove the beadle, took the prisoner* into custody. Carty
told him he gad the bottles of Messrs. Hilton, and hats receipt for
the purchase; but en searching him no such does Alec feud.
lie picked up a hat in the warehouse. which be piedmont-7--
1 The hat was placed on the head of Carty; it ftteedivarrarellt sad
Carty owned it as his.
Spruen made so defence.
Carty said he was a labouring man out of mmillop. Spews laid
him be had some empty bottles to sell, and ho there mould
be no harm if he made three-pence per Ines by iii Mimic in
selling them. Spruill told him where to go. He doyen the
bottles belonged to the porter. He was to sell theist; and give
Spruen :be money.
The prisoners were both fully committed for trial,
.aad Heim,
Hilton and Hill bound over to prosecute.