Star.
London, England, 1828-10-16 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

KINGSTON, On. IS.
The Calendar is rather light, there being but twenty
five prisoners for trial, and most of them for petty thefts
and other minor offences.
At eleven o'clock the Court divided, and Mr. HEDGIIR
and some other Magistrates proceeded into the other
Court to try parish appeals.
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LICENBIII.
At twelve o'clock the Court proceeded to the granting
of licenses. _

Mr. Jassuirr mowed the Court for a license, allowing
is music, dancing, and other like amusements," at the
SG Helena Tea Gardens, of Mr. Howard, Lower Dept-

ford-road. He said that he had a memorial, signed by
' a great number of respectable inhabitants in the neigh-
bourhood of the Tea Gardens, in favour of the petition.
Mr. R. Jameson inquired if Mr. Howard bad• given
notice to any of the Magistrates of his intention to make
this application.
Mr. Howard replied that he had applied to several of
Item, but they told him that they were not coming
down to the Sessions.
It being thought advisable to have a full Court at
the discustion of these questions, the case was deferred
till the appeals were over in the other Court. On the
question being resumed, the Magistrates declined for the
present grantmg the license, upon the ground that due
notice had not been given; but it was recommended
to the applicant to mew his application at the neat
meeting.
The Licenses for the Royal Vauxhaltgardens,itstley's
Theatre, the Coburg Theatre, itod the Surrey Theatre,
vre*e granted, no objection being made to the proceed-
ings at any of them.
Ssrrruei Nees was arraigned and pleaded Guilty to
elabraaliag certain sumo( money, the property of G.
Allen and rhomas Pitcairn, his masters. He put in a
written paper, in mitigation of punishment, stating that
he had borne a good character in Kingston for fiery
years, bad been twenty years in his situation, and 641
brought up a family of fourteen children. He received
sintost•excelleat character, and was sentenced to two
years imptisonment in the county gaol.

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MURDER.
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*tow TIM MANCHESTER MERCURY.
A most *bricking murder was Committed ou Satur-
day toning hit, citf the body of a very steady watch.
man,. named George Howarth, in' the employ of the
Commissioners of Police; and it is much to be feared
:thataho perpetrator cf it has, for.the present at least,
irtitited*the 'pursuit of justice. The facts of the dread.
'fit oictirrence are, is tar as we cab gather, as follows:I
The wstirderer, Whose name is at . present, unknown, but
who.» described.as a man of Slender make, about five
feet Mt of seven inches in height, from 27 to 30. years
`of e, tail[ cotnplexleitted, but pale looking, with a
• niellii accent. He was first Seen. diiiikiitg at the Manor
Ini, in the Smithfield asierket„in the early part Of Friday .
ceasing, with.' girl of the town; he left her there, and
*Vista tilted 'to the. Wheat Sheaf, in Tib•street, where
be Was fdrinking in cOmpany with an Itihmani..intil
6).4:landlord closed the loose. about 11 o'clock. From
here it is thought be 'proceeded direct to a house of
in fame, in Angel Meadow, where be inquired for the
Mitidtce i f the girl wit .whom he had been drinking,
Ailiteilto, he was informed, lived at the next door. Thi.
Ape be went, and we believe bond that she was with a
Men whom
.the had picked 'up since he bad left het.'
lie was cronpktely intoxicated, and urged, oo doubt, by
a feeling of Jealousy and twinge against the girl, he
implied to the watchmen, one of whom we: the abfor-
inaato-deceased, to take her into custody for stealing
**Pi Shillings and sixpence from him ; but they de.
clitted.to listen to his tale, as he appeared to be too
drunk to give a clear account of the matter. This was
. about half past twelve, and, finding the .watchmen-
paid.no attention to him, he proceeded to the Shndehill
lock-up, where he knocked up Alcock, the officer, and
began to tell him the same incoherent story. Alcock was
advising bites to come again in the morning when he was
ober, when the deceased and the other watchmen came
esi the lockup, and told Alcock that he had previously
Applied to them.' and.,
that be would not leave the
POP .11Pietlysthe deceased, took him, by the collar and
Imflod him ,oto.This was done without any unnecessary
violeoce, but ;Mimi' little doobt it instigated him to the
fe oninsission of the barbarons actwhich ended in the watch-
man's death.A bout half after 9Alcockwas again knocked
op, end foetid two other watchmen at the door, who
told 'him, in. Goo's name, to be quick, and give them a
Aisle, (or poor Howarth was stabbed in the belly, and
yips dangerott4y hurt. He furnished them with a
.. *if,: on.which,they placed How,atth, who was sitting
on the flags; holding his band over ,the, wound, from
Nett bialpperels protruded. lie. was con voyect to the tp•
, , . fiepi
.esliately. And every attention paid to him,
FIT:
__ltt, . djed..on, Saturday evening aboor seven o'cloCk.
glop, 44148u:ewe; it appeared, that h'e and, the earthen
IP/P.03091140, immediately after they carat out of, the
*PHI , lie, proceeded to bi 4 beat, !gad about a. curter
pnlt tea p'clock be was in Masoo-stunt, when, be
pay "an coming towards liirn. )immediately nn
plifittiqg melt other, the fellow, without saying a single
word, drew what appeared, to Howarth to be a carylog
knO fforls.lyider his coat, and made p violent stab at
jl3•4.:ireT "art of his abdomen, and.ran a*.ar. Hower'isoniediately called for assistance, sod other watchmen
Oar Pp to him, but too late to ;Kari the murderer.
An Ingßeif rig beheld Al alit bod/.04 the unfortunate
man this day. Of the per,ons who saw the man on that
Igells.Poilue know ally Wei akrill.Aboot him, except
it my be the Irishmen who was driakicg with biro at the
Wkat Sbuir aad whose pants ie. Biadebew. Re, bow-
. gofecookoeisattly. fur ;be sae of judo,, hasidt cilia

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in march of work, and it ii not known where be is gone
to. It is to be hoped, hos ever, thatere long something
may transpire which will lead• to the apprehension of
the murderer.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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MANSION—HOURS.
A pauper, shoot forty years of age, was brought before the Loss
' Idaroa, charged with having persecuted the Parish Olken of St.
Bennet Fink fur money, and with having appropriated the money
which he received from them to the, purchase of gin, and ibe
clothes which they provided for him to the purchase of the same
beverage.
The Parish Officers stated, that the defendant was a most incor-
rigible nuisance to them. Ile had been long a burden upon ths
parish, which he had endeavoured, by several ingenious modes, to
defraud, and he never could be prevailed upon to work, although
as well able as any bodyr The day before he applied for .ss. to rig
hiensell out for a situation, which he said he could obtain if he was
put in decent trim. and he requested a sew shirt might be added to
his stock. The Officers gave him the money, and offered Mot a
check shirt, but he refused to touch it.
The Loan blavoa—Refused to touch a check shirt! Didn't he
think It good enough to work in 7—The Meer said, the pauper,
upon looking at the shirt, turned up his nose at it, and swore he
would have nothing to do with such a thing, for it was not the
thing fur him.

The Loan Maros observed, that check shirts bad become a very
fashionable article, and that the dandies who were to be seen about
the streets with them must find them extremely convenient as a
substitute for a washerwoman's bill. Be did not bee why such an
article should be treated with contempt, either by dandies or
paupers.
The Parish Officers said, that the pauper certainly could not be
prevailed upon to take the check shin, and in order to equip him
is his fancy, they gave hint i white linen shirt, and he left the work-
house with a new suit, and some silver in his pocket. Many boors,
however, did not elapse, when he appeared again before the Parish
Authorities in his old clothes, and in a state of intoxication, lie
loudly demanded money, and swore that he would punish every
man of them if they did not " tip"—(Laughter):
The Loan Maros—And had not be even the new shirt on?—
The parish officers said he bad not a stitch that was nut in tatters.
They caused him to be detained in custody to answer for conduct,
which other paupers were but too well inclined to follow.
The LORD Maros very much approved of the course pursued by
the slicers, and Said that they had shown a great deal of kindness
in administering to the taste of the pauper, as regarded his linen.—
He (the Lord Mayor) thought that a little work at the Tread-mill
would do some service.

The pauper said he was unwell, and unable to do any thing, but
be bad, notwithstanding, engaged with a person to work, to save
the parish expense. He found, upon going to work, that his inside
was weak, and be took a little beer, only Italia pint, which mounted
into bis head, and be never recollected that he abused the °nicer',
•r by what means he got into his old clothes again. As for the check
shirt, if he bad appeared in such a thing, be would have been the
laughing-stock of the other paupers, becaole •• it wa'n't quite hat'ral
to see a sailor's shirt upon a tailor's back"—(Laughter).
The LORD Maros told him, that as he was too lazy to work for
his bread, he should work for his health, which would suffer if be
remained too long inaetive.—The pauper was them sent to BO&
well for three months.

A chimney sweeper, 'in a light coloured jacket and clean face,
complained. against the Overseers of the. parish to which he be-
longed, they baying refused to supply him with the means of pur-
suing his trade, which refusal compelled him to seek parothial re-
bef.—The complainant is upward of shiny yews of age, and of the
ordinal y size. He stated that In bad been.firmight up to the pro
festion of• chimney sweeping, and was if coarse ht for no other,
•except the army or.navy. Wl.en he was too big to go up a lee,
he:could get nothing to do, and went into his Majesty's service,
and lost an arm, and was domed lb bdth legs. He, of enure,'
was of no use hi the second protession, sod his Majesty not think-
ing bt to give him a pension, he was completely thrown upon his
legs, bad as they were. He did not wish to. be, a, burden to the
parish, and he would, if they would ask; him, sweep &undies again.
Mr. Nobler— Why, you are taw fig, even if you bad your arm,
to go up a chimney. Sweer-liiiss your bean, sit! I didn't mean
nothing of that cre kind ; 1 d bate no bissiness to go up as more.
Mr. Hobkr—Ob ! then perhaps you want the parish to enable
you to keep buys to help you in the trade? Sweep—Huys ! No,
your Totship ; I never swept a chinitisy in my days with a boy.
looks upon it as wery cruel to sweep with a poor boy, because,
your Vorship, when you sweeps with a bop it don't mop the sed a
bit better nor these here machines does.

• Air. Mohler asked the Sweep whether he had Made any applies-,
lion to the Society for the prevention of the employment of climbing
boys? The Sweep said that be hadn't. He could. he said, asel
'the machine well, but be knowed too well what it was to gu up a.-
floe. It was as bad as going aloft in a gale of wind. .
.Mr. liobler told the pauper that the machlawylwas considered
by the parish to be too expender; and idvised his to so at since to
the Society, who would, most probably; Servals leme know who
seemed to bare so much humanity. . . $: • •
The ehlissoey-sweeper left the Jestleo.room ko.,tbe bole of being
enabled godson out chiamieswithoot sweeping than with boys.
GUILDIIALL
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As&ph Reek, porter to Messes: Baku' and Mount;•• in Watling.
street, was charged with robbing them of a quantity of waistcoat-
Ingo ; and a young wentawat the nano of ..Mary.slossi Carter was
accused of being cencerued in pledging some Mullets. supposed to
be taken from their warehouse. Suspicions fell, upon the male pri-
soner, horn females bulbs been seen nil° into the .. arehouse at
pights, he being left in 'charge. He bad 'been porter with them
for more than ten years, and, his mason had a high opinion 0 his
integrity. . • . . . ,
Mr. Baker not being able to sweat to die .property, beth the
prisasers were remanded. • .. ‘ • •
Jeks Bedew, shopman to Mr. Morris Wan Enos, carpet ware. .
fiermeman, II olborwhill, was charged with embesding two acme-
tOgns, the property of his master. • .
Mr. Morris suspecting the integrity of.tbe prisonn, slat a person
to purchase a carpet, which he did yesterday morning, for which
be paid two sovereigns, which had been previously marked. Thus
sovereigns the prisoner pocketed, and about eight o'clock last *kr
he was tabda into custody, and the two sovereigns found or sebum.
. The facts were clearly proved.. - •
In his defence the prisoner said that he certainly sold thailliPst•
and had the money ; he had a very bedlam:awry, and bad often had
a larger sum of money of his master's for a longer dine in ifs pos-
milieu, and instanced baring had a 104 note fork fortnight, wildi
be had forgotten to give to his employer.
Sir razes Lulus did not altogether admire this mode of en.
trapping a person bin) the commission of a crime, but yacht dollen
it was soly justifiable under the rkeuntstancoe, and he mol-
dered that very ample time had been given to lb. prisoner to ac-
count for the money. if be had been seised a few Minutes after
he bad received it, there would have been nom to foam a different
.opinton.—The prisoner was remanded for furtberezaniinitiee.
• ' BOW-STBERT. •
Yestet day, George Lag, a young Edirne 6f athletic appearance,
bet whoseleit arm was disabled, having nothing to cover him but
a oilor's flannel shirt and a pair of old jean trousers, was brought
before the Sitting Magistrate, charged with bavins stolen a 54. loaf,
from the shop window of Air. Webb, a baker, residing at the
corner of Chaucery-lane.
The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner went Into his shop that
morning, and on being refused charity, seised the loaf, and cow-
noticed devouring it. As he became impertinent, be was given
into custody. by eaciaitniog that he was driven to the act by staaa
Tarim% he eudeavoureti to eacTtr the mob to a rescue.
The prisoner did nut deny the act, but said he was three days
without food.
Mr. Webb thought, that stall events, be might have acted with
more decency than to rob in broad day-light.
PrisOner—You cannot deny, but that se is better to rob by day
than by night. •
Sir Bona an—Have you ever been at sea? Prisoner—l have,
Sir, but only as an oyster dredger. 1 MIS bound to a dredger by the
parish of St. Mary, Itochester. hiy master brake my-arm with a
handspike, and I now can neither obtain a ship nor any other eau.
ploynsent.
Mr. Mutsu tru.—You cannot he suffered to go on plundering in
Londop. Primmer—lf I could obtain emplo; mint, I would not
do so. I love got a father in Van Diensen's Land, and lam
anxious to get to him, but being disabled, no Captain will take me
onboard.
" Sir Bantams asked Itim if be had tried to get, a free passage?,
'Prisoner--1 applied to Mr. Dundee, but did not Gamed.
Mr. Alietsuudrliow long has your tuber been out of this
country? Primmer—Sines I was s few years old. Some years
afterwards my nether had a letter, requesting that she, and her
two chlidren, *odd join sty father. .She obtained a free passage
from Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, - but died before she could mit,
and my brother and myself were thrown on the parish.
Sir Bumf an-Have you ever been in town before ?
Phonier—lt candidly acknowledge that I have ; I was here la
Pebruary last, and failing to obtain a ship, in the Dope of bung sent
to Bomar Bay, which is neat my father, 1 ran away with a Gentle.
niso'S hat ou London /kidge; but nomad of bring transported, I
was only 'Mewed to a moeth's imprisonesisot in the House of co,.
/reboil. When the term I?l.frty contlaement aspired I returned to
Bochum, but left there a tew weeks dime, in the hope that I
Might be able to.obtaba.a ship, and befOoll-Watid break the law 1
parted eten•with my shirt.
Wt. btmoubaro....Wben is your brother?
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Prisoner—With my father; being an able-bodied NMI he many
got a ship.
The Magistrates. after a short consultation', essillase the pet
saner under the Vagrant Act. He will be pond So kb ride with.
a recommendation, 'Apt the Onwshward,roe shwa spray se am
Mat *eat out to his father, if his wary be true.

MARLBOROUGH—ST It PST.
Jake Frederick rood and Reuben link, young men, In the employ
of the Horticultukal Society, were brought up by Schofield and
Millard for final exantination, charged with having stolen a large
quantity of valuable foreign reed, the property of the Society.
Several of the Members of the Society attended at the (Mice.
Mr. Butner attended for the plosecutioss. The following eel.
dense was thee adduced'
Mr. Lindley, Assistant Secretary to the Society, deposed, that
the two prisoners bad been in the employ of the Society ; the pri.
saner Hall was eniployad as a gardener, in which sheaths° Wood
was also formerly employed. On Friday last I received a letter.
signed " Hortalatus," which stated, that a considerable quantity of
seeds was for sale at Mr. Mackie's; the seeds enumerated Ming
of a peculiar and scarce quality, I was certain they must bolsogio
the Society, as no such seeds are to be found in.F.qgland. Io eigasl
sequence of my suspicions of the Society having been robbed, I
applied to Ballard. The seeds, with the exception of one Itool/21
belong to the Society.
filr. Filzpatrick—What is the value of the seeds?
Mr. Lindley—lt would be difficult to ha a valve .011
we have valued them at 121.

Ballard said, in consequence of information which I bad received
from Mr. Lindley, I went to Cliel4ea on Monday night, where I
found the prisoner in bed, and in the same roam I saw :he paper
parcel of seeds, which Schofield took, and whiffs has now been
sworn to by Mr. Lindley. In a Conversation with Wood, I told
him he wu suspected of stealing the seeds, when be said he did not
know he was bound to answer it; he bad come honestly by them,
and if they could swear to them it was all very well. I said, in
answer to that, that they were seeds of a peculiar sort, and that
they were not to be got in the trade. He replied he bad bought
them, and he did not know how the person had conic by them, but
he had given him a fair price. I then stated, what difficulty is there
in stating of whom you bought them, and unless you do you must
stand charged with the theft? After tome hesitation, he said be
had purchased them of the prisomr Hale. Tuesday mowing I sp.
prehended the prisoner lisle in the Gardens of the Society at Chis.
wick ; and on opening his chest I found a small box, containing a
large quantity of most valuable foreign seeds.
Schofield corroborated Ballard's evidence.
Mr. Monroe deposed that he is the principal gardener at Chis-
wick—that he bas the care of aU the Geed, and that no person could
honestly possess himself of any of the property.
The prisoners made no defence, when they were committed.
MAIRY-LA•BUNNI?
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Yesterday George Curtis and Th.waa .5 so;r th• were re examined,
and to ly committed to Nrwgate on the capital charge of stealing*
a diamond ring, value toL from the shop of Mr. West, on Ludgate-
hill. The prisoners were wholesale dealers; they stole three vela-
able penknives from the shop of Mr. Edwards, of King-street,
lolborn, hiving purchased ono:her; from the shop of Mr. (lard.
son, in Fleet-street, two wedding-rings ' • from Mr. Tyas, of Hol-
born, a gold seal; front Mr. Jones, of Cheapeide, two mourning
rings and a gold seal; (rein Mr. Marriott. of Fenchurcb-street, a
gold seal; from Mr. Suunan in Great Russell-street, two gold
keys; and from Mr. Daseaport, of Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square,
three pieces of broad ribbon. At nearly all these places they left
deposits of ss. Ss. and 4s. fur articles which they selected out. A
great part of the property was found spots them.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Jews Bray was charged with an attempt at swindling: On
Tuesday evening Mr. Allen, a watchmaker, in lied. LitroTassage,
Holborn received a note, purporting to to from a Mr. Ilarrisoo,
of Harrison street, Gray's Inn Rord, desiring that four watches,
, three sliver, and one gold, should be sent for his inspection ; and
desiring, if he was not at home when they came, that they should
be left. Mr. Harrison declared that he knew nothing of the twee,
nor dfd be want the watches. Mr. Alien conseeueutly to* back
his property. About two o'clock yesterday a young lad cailed at
Mr. Harrison's for the parcel brought by a meager, whom he met
in.the street. He subsequently pointed the prisoner out to the
Constable as the person who sent him on the errand. The prisoner
turned ouzo be a servant, who bad formerly Uted with Mr. Har-
rison. Me was remanded.

• • WORSHIP—STREET.
Yesterday, Thomas Wright, Stumm Wrig/J, and Anus
were re.examised, charged with robbing Samuel Emmet, a wool-
comber at Leeds. at a house of ill.fatne in Attwell-street, Goswell.
street, kept by the prisoners where be bad been but a short time
with it young woman when ;hey beat him severely, and took from
his pocket one sovereign and ltis. io silver. The Flamers were tee
;minded until Friday.
A journeyman silk-weaver, named Goativist, was committed to
hard labour in the House of Correction for three months for em-
bezzling Sibs of silk, the property of Messrs. Duff and Brooks.
licher Lampe, a silk-weaver, mesa's() committed for sin weeks to
bard labour ip tile House of Correction, for embetaling Cabs. faxt. of
silk, the property of his employers, bleary. Gsndy and Co.
Mary Edwards, t 4 years of age, was charged with embezzling
IpKthan of Mrs. Catherine Edwards, his mother. On Mow
day the prisoner obtained 10/. from one of bet customers, and ab-
sconded, and was apprehended on Tuesday night when be hall spent
nearly half the money Upon his dissolute companions. The Magis-
trate was informed that the prisoner bad before been la oetstody
different times, and sent to the House of Correctness, for ill using his '
parent, and various instances of his misconduct wept stated.—.. The
prisoner was ordered for Anal examination op a 'future day.
John Etivertia, a brother of the last prisoner, was then placed at
the bar, also, on a charge of embezzlement. Malloise °dicer, who
bad taken the prisoner, stated, that he taught a little boy, his
younger brother, how to draw a handkerchief from a Gentleman's
pocket, apd oOstr such tricks, and wises
.threatened with being
brought before a Magistrate for his ill prickles, he said they could
only send him Wham dancing at the Ham of Correction, and be
Amalfi Mow ineft when he came out again He was. committed
for ro.estsmaination with his brother, for embezzling 10s. •

LAMBETH.STRBET. •
Treelllay Dv" a simple looking lad, the apprentice of a
shoemaker in Camberwell, and Awn Janes, the keeper of a common
Lietling-house in George-yard, were broughlbefore J. Hamm'
Esq. chatged, the former with having robbed his master, and tie
latter with receiving some of the articles with a spiky knowledge.
James James stated, that the prisontr, who was his apprentice,
during his and his wife's absence to town, broke open his drawers
and took therefrom a waistcoat and several duplicates of articles of
considerable Salim. The prisoner halm; on a former occasion,
when he ran away, come to the neighbourhood of Whitechapel, he
gam information of the robbery both at this Office and to the
watchmen and patroies in the, neighbourhood.
Brown, a watchman, deposed, that on the night before he went
to the prisoner Jemei's house in leach of Doyle, and there found
the waistcoat and other articles whick he new produced. Jones
endeavoured to conceal them, and at first she told him that there
was no preperty.in the house but what belonged to her; yet on the
things bang discovered, she said that they were merely left in bee
care by Doyle. Knowing her to be a bad character, be took her
into custody, and on searching the chest from which she removed
the chothea, be found a bag containing no less than 14g duplicates,
besides those which belonged to the prosecutor. •
The depositions, as against Doyle, Were then taken, and he was
11'4 committed for trial.
Jones having been admitted as an evidenee, was informed that
if she karboired rogues and vagabonds again, she would assuredly
be committed to the House of Correction.

THA
Stephen Casey was charged with assaulting Mr. Penny, the land•
lord of the Waterman's Arms, Surrey Canal. It appeared that the
prbuDer presented himself at the bar, and in a menacing manner
demanded liquor. Mr. 'Penny perceiving be was intoxicated, de..
chord serving hint. whereupon the Wilma attacked him, swearing
he would murder every person .it the place if he was not *served.
but was secured by Adams and White, belonging to this Mee. The
prisoner said it was aU owing to a " little drop" he had taken. The
Magistrate, however, told him that the " little drop" would not
protect him from justice, and committed him in default of bail.