Star.
London, England, 1817-02-15 00:00:00

Ll* INTILLIGENCB.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 14. •

The proceedings in this Court yesterday were void
of public interest.
The following singular occurrence took place
during the morning :—Tim LORD MAYOR came into
Court, and, addressing himself to Mr. Justice Ab-
bott, who was presiding, demanded that a witness
who was in Court waiting the trial of a case intitled
Nicholls w. Panther, should be delivered to the cus-
tody of his officer. He made this application on the
ground that the young man had been apprehended
on a warrant from the Magistrates of Northampton,
backed by him, on a charge of felony. The young
man had been in custody on the charge, but had been
permitted, as he conceived improperly, to be at huge,
to be a witness on this trial.

Mr. Justice A nsorr expressed his ignorance of the
matter alluded to.

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Mr. READZII said Mr. Stevenson, a respectable so-
licitor, engaged for the plaintiff, had undertaken for
the surrender of the young man immediately after
the trial.

The bum MAYOR said, that upon. a charge of fe-
lony he had no power to permit a prisoner to be at
large, he must,therefore, request he should be given up.
The young man then felt the Court, and was taken
into custody on a charge of stealing a draft from a
bureau.

Mr. Stevenson denied that there ware the least
ground for the charge.
The ATTOIINST-GESIIMAL being engaged on the
'Secret CoMmittee of the House of Commons, and at
the Secretary of State's Office, has returned his brief.
to the Solicitors, with the lees, accompanied by a
note, that he should not be able to attend at the pre-
sent Sittings at Niii Prism.

QUEIN.SQUARNLADYJSRSZY'S SUNNI INK STAND.
A genteel young man, very fashionably dressed.
whose name it for the present kept secret, was yes-
terday brought before the Sitting Magistrate, W
Fitu.osNo, Esq. by Lavender, of this Office, from St.
Martin's Watch-house, under the following circum-
stances :—lt will most likely be remembered by se-
veral of our Readers, that in the month of July last
two Route; were given on the same night, the 8:11,
in Portman-square, by Lady Jersey and the Earl of
Shaftesbury, at both of which a dashing adventurer
made his appearance, under the assumed name of
Cdasd Gower. He made his deist at Lady Jersey's,
and gave his card to the porter with the foregoing
name. He remained there a considerable-time, and
on retiring thence he went to the above-named Noble
Earl's, where be gained admission also by a similar
passport, a card, with the same name on it. It so
happened, that Lavender was in attendance at the
Noble Earl's; and in the course of the evening, as he
was, walking round the rooms, accidentally cast his
eyes, on the sei.dirant Colonel, whom be bad often seen
before, and thinking most justly that he was not a
proper guest for such a mansion, he felt it his duty'
to inform the Noble Earl that he was apprehensive
an improper character had by some means introdu-
ced himself into the room. He was immediately ap-
plied to for his name, and instantly gave in the above,l
on which it appeared the Noble Earl kdew no such
person. He was accordingly desired to withdraw,
and so much indignation prevailed among several of
the company at so impudent an intrusion and impo-
sition, that they advised a very severe cbastisemeat.
The Noble Earl, however, desired nothing might be
done without due consideration, and he was delivered
over to the custody of Lavender, who took him to his
Lordship's Library, and there locked bins up. La-
vender advised sending him to the Watch-house, and
to take him before a Magistrate in, the morning, as
an impostor; but, after some consideration, the feel-
ir.g and humanity' of the Noble Host subdued the
sentiments of resentment expressed by many of his
guests, and it was at length determined he should be
no further punished than by being kicked out of the
house, which was literally inflicted upon him. Not
long after be was gone, some- of Lady Jersey's ser-
vants came to the Noble Earl's, and said that a Co-
lonel Gower had been at her Ladyship's, and had
stolen an elegant and valuable silver Ink stand ; and
when the news was made known to the company, a
universal regret was expressed at not having followed
Lavender's advice. Next morning, the Noble Earl,
on going into the Library, found a silver Ink-stand
under his chair, which, on inquiry, turned out to be
the same taken from Lady Jersey's house. From
that time Lavender has been constantly on the look-
out for this self-created Colonel at all public places,
but never could catch i glimpse of -him, till Thurs.
day night, at the Masquerade, when happening to
hear him speak, he recognized his voice, and, taking
off his mask without ceremony. he found he had
winged his bird.—The prisoner was remanded for a
fortnight, to convey the information to Lady Jersey,
who is in the country, and the. Noble Earl, that the
counterfeit Colonel is in safe custody, and awaits their
determination as to his future fortune. •

MAILBOROUGH-STRZET-...-EA ItLYDEPAAVI TN.--T4lllO
girls, mere children, of the names of Burton and Ford,
:frthe one ten and the other eleven years, were
ri ged with robbing Mr. Marsden, of ,Hanover.
street, Hanover-square, of a piece of printed calico,
and other articles. Robberies of this description are
committed every day at the West End of the Town.
The prisoners, whose appearance excites the commi.
'oration of the humane, intrude themselves down the
areas of houses with little-baskets of sewing cottons
and other trifles, for sale, and whilst one is 'hewing
the articles, the ether contrives to pilfer. Oue of these
prisoners was committed from the Office a few weeks
since for stealing plate in a similar manner, but, on
account of her /ouch, she• was discharged.....ertiey
were fully committed for trial.
Two beggars were committed to Bridewell for
1, ing down areas to beg.—. The Magistrate observed,
that by an express Act of Parliament, persons going
down areas, under pretence of begging, subjected
themselves to trial for felony, and he should so com-
mit them in future.

Rzeuaaacnon Max.—Monday night, or early on
Tuesday morning last, two bodies were stolen out of
their graves in Edmonton churehlard one a boy,
aged 8, the-son of Mr. Kennington, of the Bell Inn
the other a female' aged 82 ; both bodies have been
toad to Bt. Bartholomew's Hospital by their friends,
recueeresl, and taken back for reinterment is the
gram from whence they had been *km