Star.
London, England, 1826-08-29 00:00:00

BO W-ST REIM

Samuel Marlin, an elderly man of respectable appearance, was
placed at the bar, charged with defrauding Mr. John Thomas,
of Oxfotd.street, cutler, of goods to the value of 51. and also
with attempting to otter a forged bill of exchange for 191. 104. pur-
porting to be the acceptance of Mr. William Keating, cutler, re-
siding near Sheffield.
Mr. Thomas stated, that on the 21st of June last the prisoner came
into his shop, in Oxford-street, and asked to see some ivory-handled
knives; a variety of different patterns were shown bins, and after
some deltberatiou the prisoner made a selection of some, which be
ordered to be packed up, and directed that a' bill shmld be made
out, and that be would pay the amount in cash.. While the shopmau
was in the act of drawing out the bill, the prisoner suddenly snatched
up the parcel he had purchased, and throwing down a bill of ex-
change on the counter, he said, " There's a banker's acceptance for
IW. Ms. keep it as a security, and I'll bring you Si. to-morrow at
ten o'clock, and take back the bill." He then darted from the shop

and disappeared.
Me. kitusnutt.—llad you ever known the prisoner, or had you
any dealings with him, prior to this transaction
Mr. lbomas said, that the prisoner had been occasionally in his
shop, and that on one or two occasions he bad purchased some chil-
dren's knives from him. The bill which the prisoner threw down
appeared to be die acceptance of Mr. Wm. Keating, a cutler, near
Sheffield, who was known to him (Mr. Thomas); but on writing to
drat Gentleman to ascertain the fact, his Agent wrote back word
that the prisoner was nephew to Mr, Keating, that the bill was a
forgery, and that the prisoner had forged his uncle's name on two
occasions before the resew. Soon after the receipt of this letter
the prisoner was taken into custody, but he somehow contrived to
effect his escape, and had since eluded the search of the Officers
until this day, when he (Mr. Thomas) met him in St. Giles's, and
gave Mm again into custody.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that Mr. Thomas owed him
IW. 10s. on a former account between them, when be (the prisoner)
was a partner In the firm of Gregory, Woods Cooke, and Co. and
be said that in taking the goods from Mr. Thomas, he intended to
give him credit for the 4.noutit. With respect to the alleged for-
gery, he submitted that as be did not offer to negociate the bW, he
was endtied to his discharge.

The prisoner was fully-committed on a charge of feloniously
taking from the shop of Mr. Thomas a quantity of cutlery, value 51.

MARLBOROUG U-STREET.

W. Ward was charged with. a burglary at the house of Mr. &a-
muck, High Holborn.
Mrs. Samuels deposed, that on Sunday night she and her family
retired to bed at 11 o'clock. at which hour the house was fastened
up; when about a quarter before one, sbe was awakened by the
ringing at the bell, and in getting up a watchman informed her there
was a person in the house—she went down stairs, and on entering
the kitchen, sbe observed a pane of glass to have been broken, and
in the sink were lying a phosphorus box, a piece of candle, and
matches, which were not there when she retired.

?d`Carty, the watchman, deposed, that in going his rounds, he
discovered the area gate open, on which be gave the alum ; be then
proceeded back to the area, when be saw the prisoner coming out,
whom be collared ; be replied, it is all tight ; but on Mr. Samuels
coming to the _window, he ran away, when he pursued and caught
him, and gave him to two watchmen—be then found in the area a
phosphorus boa, candles, centre bit, and other implements of house
breaking.

Barker, a watchman, who received the prisoner In custody,
deposed he searched him, when he found in his pockets turnscrews,
part of a centre bit, two gimlet., and three keys.
The prisoner wis committed.
Hwy ifulkr was charged with having committed various frauds
on Lords Meagan and Clifton.

Wm. Madigan, butler to Lord Glengall, deposed that his Lord-
ship is out of town, and on Sunday the prisoner called at the hones
in Lower Grosvenor-street, stating that he had brought a parcel
from the White Horse Cellar for Lord Gkngall, which came from
Cashel!, the porterage of which was Is. 9d. This he paid, and the
prisoner went away. bet la the comma( the afternoon he returned
with a second parcel, for which be demanded 4s. Td. saying that it
had come by way of Waterford. The snood parcel he took in
and paid, acrd In the evening he mode them up, and having sealed,
he sent them of to his Lordship. Yesterday morning the prisoner
called *gala with a third parcel, when be saw the housemaid, who
asked where It came from, when the prisoner replied the Saracen's
Head, It having come from Waterford, and tbe carriage of which
was Ss. she shun asked for the ticket, on which the prisoner said,
`• Oh, we never bring any, when parcels come from Ireland;' in
the meantime she dipped the string, when she found the parcel to
contain nothing but waste paper: at that instant Lord Clifton's
porter called, who recognised the prisoner, having a few days pre-
vine. by a similar artifice, got 21.1 d. from him.
The prleosser, in his defence, said some Gentleman gave him the
parcel se carry to Lord Olesigall's hove.—Committed till Thursday.

LAM

Amos was charged with attempting to murder his daugh •
ter. Mrs. Deus, who was assisted by her husband and an officer to
the Ocoee, and appeared in a most debilitated state, deposed that she
was standing at her shop window in Stepney, when her father (the
prisoner) came up, and asked if her mother was there. She an-
swered in the negative, when his seised her by the neck, and with
a pocket knife stabbed her to several places. She screamed out,
when best slater tame down stairs, snatched the knife from his hand,
and reused her from his grasp. The sister confirmed en much of
this testimony as related to her.

The Magistrate asked it the mother lived with her, and why she
denied her? ate replied, that she did live with her, and she denied her
basin ha astemposi to murder her a few days ago. The wretched,
am NOMA had been for some time past in great die-
m...dist .1161 des allow Was in possession of his property, be was
tired of his ezistonsq aid eared not how soon it was terminated.—
He was esomiksed, with orders to give 24 hours notice of bail.—
The unfortunate woman received live wounds in th& throat, neck
and cheek, but they are supposed not to be mortis!.

Q.UER:4IICLVA
Yesterday, tridgi &slings and MAW Offins, drummers to tke
3d Battalion Of the lK Regiment if Feet, Geardi, Were placed at
the bar, charged with assankeitand "Akin* Adviatd Wand
smith, of a sovereign and slip ' , a
The prosecutor stated, that Worked Of 144. 14, Long Acre,
and on Saturday evening, aftirf litiliftss his wages, 24s. was MUM.
log home rather tipsy; that diativa.ing treat King-trivet, Wettm!r..
ester, to the Masonry, be ran fist to avoid a coach, and ran ages:,;.;
the prisoner Collins; he begged his pardon, and Mid if he Cal
offended him, he *add stand enalethitig to drink ; he had tied NI
money in the corner of ti towel, and put it In his hat, and on taking
it off, the prisoner (Collins) initial it coot of his hind, and the
matey fell on the ground; the other ptimmet stooped down, and
ran off with a sovereign and shipmate; he only got 3s. of the money
himself; he immediately collared Collins, who swore at him, and
told him to go after the other man, as he had got his money—but
he kept his hold, and brought him before the Magistrates.
Hall, the Mal, stated, that he west yesterday morning with the
prosecutor and she prisonet Collins-to the Mews, at Charing•trop,
when Collins called Hastings out, and he btatught them to the office
he searches' the prisoner, bet found nothing-but 4d.
The prisoners both denied the charge. Hastings admitted he lud
picked up Is. 64. but he returned i: to the prusetetor.
They were remanded till Thursday hest.
UNIoN HALL;

A young man named James Wens*, was brought before the
ring Magistrre, R. J. Dunstan, Rug. charged with endeavouring
to cornprumise a felony, under the following circumstances:
It appeased, that Due night lost week, a young man named Grew,
s journeyman hatter, was robbed of a watch, together with some
handkerchiefs, in Quetn.sttnet, in the Mints while in a state of in.
toxication. Soon after the robbery, a mast and woman were appre.
fended, both of whom were identified as having robbed the corr..
plainant, and they were ateordlogly committer' for trial. Sub:r-
quently to their committal, the abate named person called on Gregg,
and having alluded to the robbery in question, he promised chit
Gregg should not only reeeivs back his watch and handkerchiefs,
but that he should also haste a consideratnt sum of money besides,
if be would forego the prosetution, and that, during his absence
from town until the conclusion of the Sessions. all his expenses should
be defrayed. The complainant expressed his firm determination of ap.
peering against the persons on whose behalf the prisoner was applying,
agreeable to the recogninamie under which he was bound, when Cote.
man said, that the amount of the recognizance, should he paid also.
He then went away, intimating that the complainant shout Id see hint
ere long with pan of the property that had been stolen from hint in
the Mint. It appeared That the prisoner kept his word, for, in the
sp'ace of a very few hours afterwards, he returned to Gregg, and
produced the watch. In the interim, Popie, the officer, had been
sent for, who apprehended the prisoner in the act of delivering up
the watch to the complainant.
•The prisoner in his defence declared, that be was a stranger in
town, and that on his arrival herb a few days ago from Ireland, he
was shocked on hearing that his ris!er (the female prisoner) was
committed for trial on a charge of Mons,. He immediately inter.
ested himself in the business, and by e.itit cf inquiry at length aster.
tabled where the watch was deposited of which the complainant
bad been robbed, and succeeded in procuring it, imagining that
should it be restored, the prosecutor would forego prosecuting his
(the prisons s) sister. lie asserted, that he was ignorant of the
knowledge of the laws of the country, and that in his anxiety to
save a sister from a disgraceful punishment. he was not aware that
he was transgressing them.— The prisoner was committed.

A good mulch cow, hieing hid two cilves, was sold
in Doncesteetnarket, on Saturday. for 51.

A telto tit horses and a wag4on made amdstunuel-
come intrusion, on Wednesday, i tia puniic•house on
the Marlow road, about a mile from High W)combe,
ankbroke down the front wall . I the hoose.

Th- passage between Leith and Lf)ndon is nou made
by the steam boats. in calm weather, in 47 hours. This scarcely
exceeds the time occupied in the land journey of the mail, though
the distance by sea is about 100 miles greater than by land. lb.
distance by sea is 495 miles.