Star.
London, England, 1827-07-17 00:00:00

known him for 20, and some for 23 year-) gave the prilo
soner a good character for honesty during that time.
The RiCOADIRR 'unlined up the evidence, and the
Jury found him Civilly.
There was another indictment against the prisoner fors
stealing some property on the 17th of June; but the
prosecutor being ill, the case was postponed till the next
Session, till which time the judgment of the Court on
the verdict now pronounced would be respited.

NEW COURT.
Samuel Chards was indicted for stealing two half-
crowns and other monies from the person of Jeremiah
Sullivan, his property. The prosecutor stated that he
had been drinking on the evening of the day stated in
the indictment. He fell on the pavement, and knew
nothing further of what happened.
A watchman, who witnessed the transaction, said he
saw the prisoner deliberately take the money from the
prosecutor's pocket as he lay upon the ground, upon
which he went up and took him into custody. Ver-
dict—Guilty.
Charlotte Smith and Mary Ana Nicholson, two young
girls, were indicted for stealing eleven yards of riband,
the property of John Horne.
The prosecutor is a hosier in Little Russell-street,
Covent-oar den, and on the day stated in the indictment,
the prisoners came to his shop and asked to look at some
riband, and while there, contrived to steal the article
in question. Verdict—Grity.
Joseph Donald, a respectable looking person, was
indicted for assaulting James Conelly, and kicking him,
whereby his death was occasioned. The Coroner's In-
quisition, on which the prisoner was arraigned, etatesk,
that the assault was committed under circumstances of
the greatest provocation.
Mr. Brodie, the surgeon who attended the deceased,
stated, on his arrival at St. George's Hospital he found
that be had received a hurt; he died eleven days after.
Witness did not consider the injury the immediate cause
of his devil.
The COMMON SERGEANT here stopped the case, and
directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner, which they
Accordingly did.
Mr. ADOLPHUS said, it was but justice to state that
the prisoner paid the deceased every possible attention
during his illness. and was extremely sorry for what
had happened. The fact was, he received the greatest
provocation from the deceased, which induced him to
give him a kick in the breech.
William Toff was indicted for a burglary in the dwel-
ling house of Messrs. Rossell and Co. and stealing
therein a quantity of silk stockings and other articles,
their property.
On the morning of the 10th June the prosecutor's
warehouseman was alarmed by hearing some person
eodeavouring to break into the house; he gave an alacas,
and on searching the premises found the prisoner, who
bad formerly been porter to the prosecutor, coneionlies.
between a package and the wall. Au officer was seat
for who took him into custody.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was locked out
from his lodgitigs, and got into the warehouse to sleep.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE:

MANSION-HOUSB.
The Commander of ao East India Trader, was charged with
assaulting a young fellow, named Mier% a lad of colour.—Miers
stated, upon that occasion, that he bad joined the ship at Cakatta,
and that he had not been long at sea when the Captain began to
treat him very roughly. Upon one occasion, because he made some
trifling mistake, the Captain kicked him violently, and a rupture
was the consequence. Upon another, the Captain, because be bad
handed him a wrens cheese knife. pe►e him a stela in the arm with
a knife.--A man. named Ben, stated that he was present In the
vessel when Mier* told him that the Captain had hurt him. Bell,
however, saw no kick given, nor brow sued. The defendant de-
clared most solemnly that the charge was a fabrication, and he
offered to produce t►e affidavit of his Mate to that effect; but as that
affidavit could not be admitted in evidence, be produced the cam.
plalnant's Journal, in which complainant bad entered every parti-
cular of every presumed assault, and this he said would chew that
Mires was determined to make complaints.—The LOID Mama,
however, said that the assault had been sworn to, and, therefore,
ordered the decadent to find bail—The Captain asked whether his
own recognizance, would not be sufficient? and the Loss Mayon
having answered in the negative, sufficient bail was immediately
procured.