Star.
London, England, 1826-06-17 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

David Dims was charged, under the Act for suppressing Seal-
dons tiocietiet, with dispersing hand-bills to which the Printer's
name was not affixed. It was a bill, stating that at a Meeting held
at the Roman Catholic Chapel, it had been resolved to support
Alderman Wood, and calling on the Catholics not to suffer the
Protestants to triumph. Mr. Higgins, a member of Alderman
Wood's Committee, seeing the prisoner distributing them yester-
day morning in Cheapside, gave him into custody.
The prisoner said be was a copper plate printer, living in the
Green Walk, Southwark, that the bills were given him by a Gen-
dental', who hailed him as he was gaping about M the top of Fleet
Market; and gave him 2s. to distribute the bills. He had never
seen the Gentleman before, he did not know who he was, nor who
had printed the bills.
Mr. Diggins was not anxious that the penalty should be Inflicted;
he was only desirous of tracing the author. Sir C. S. Homan,
however, seemed to think that an offence under an Act of Parlia-
ment having been completely substantiated before him, he was
bound to convict, and was about to line him 51. for each of SS copies,
when a difficulty was started, that as half the penalty went to the
informer, Mr. Diggins being the informer could not also be the
witness, and ultimately the prisoner was remanded; as was also
one Joh; Hill, charged with a similar offence.
bl AR LBO R OUG H- ST REET.

A deputation of the inhabitants of Oxford-street yesterday wafted
on Mr. Cowart. to expose a fraud practised by a neighbour on the
feelings of the philanthropic. One of the Gentlemen produced two
Sunday Papers, the one containing a paragraph, stating that as Mr.
James and Mr. Malicott, of 73, Ozford-street, were on a party of
pleasure on the Thames, in company with two young ladies, the
boat was upset, and Mr. James was drowned; but the young ladies
were saved by the exertions of Mr. Malleott. The other Paper
stated, in an advertisement, that in consequence of the sudden death
of Mr. James, the stock of linendrapery would be sold off by Mr.
Mal colt, at reduced prices, for the benefit of the widow. The
Gentleman further produced a hand-bill, with which the panes of
the shop were placarded, headed " Sudden Death," with a broad
mourning border, a copy of the advertisement, signed "James
Roberts," and " Owen Jones," executor,. Now, he had tr ade every
inquiry, and ascertained that no Mr. James had been drowned, and
that the hand bills and shutting up the shop for two days wits no-
thing more than to excite the feelings of ladies, who would naturally
feel interested in alleviating, in some measure, the distress and
blighted prospects of a widow.
The Constable attended, and stated, that he bad been hoaxed by
somebody out of 2d. for postage and a day's work, to make inquiry
after the body, and to summon a Jury. Heyroduced the letter of
information. containing one of the black-margined bills.
The Magistrate said it was not a ease within his jurisdiction. He
thought it an unfair, untradermanlike, mode of inducing custom,
and one that deserved exposure. He regretted that he had no power
to further their laudable motives.
Two of the deputation expressed their obligation to Mr. CONANT,
assuring the Magistrate that their object was solely to avoid an
imposition on the public feeling.

M A RY- LA-BONNE.
Five fellows were fined five shillings each for exposing their per-
sons, under pretence of bathing, in the Regent's Park, a practice
which prevails to suck a degree, that decent females can neither
look from their windows nor pass through the Park without being
insulted. The culprits being unaLle to pay the penalty, were com-
mitted in default.