Star.
London, England, 1826-03-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Among the watch-house prisoners brought before Mr. Cavan.
yesterday morning, was a wretched little Italian boy, named Una-
'ripe Antonio. A watchman had found him in the dead of the
night fast asleep on the floor of a water-closet in,sonte unoccupied
premises in Buryatreet ; and as he could give no account of him-
self, he took him to the watch-house. " At first I thought it was
a boodle of rigs, or a dead subject," said the watchman ; " but I
soon found it was a use Mat; for I no sooner gave hint a bit of a
poke with my staff, than he set up such a sharp squeaking seise as
made my blood curdle in my veins."
The poor lad—with hi, head in a dreadfully disc, ased condition.
and no clothing but a few miserable rags, looped and tied together
with bits of packthread. stood at the bar with tears streaming
down his cheeks ; but from his little knowledge of English, ausl his
incessant wailing, nothing could be obtained front hint, erupt that
his name was Gulsenpe Antonio; that he had run away from Ms
master, an Italian, lodging in Browslow-street, Drury-raise ; that
he would nevergo to hint again, because he beat him'se much, end
gave him nothing to eat ; and that he would go hack to his own
country—only he had no money, and " the skip would set
take him."

Some of the °Seers stated that he was one of those wretched
lads who are sent about the streets exhibiting tortoises and other
small animals; and that it is the practice of their masters to heat
them and turn them out to shift for themselves, if they 410 not bring
home a stipulated sum every night.
The Magistrate vey humanely sent the pour little wanderer to
St. James's work-house, with a request that he might receive im-
mediate relief, and his ease be inquired into.

Pot.vomtr.—There is a man named J. Margate, or ilerchass, ii
custody at this Office, charged with having three Rives. He is a
tavetn-waiter' "by profession," as he s.tid; and it appea-ed by the
evidence that he began his riiatrinsonial career in the year 18io, by
marrying one Charlotte Norgrove, at &. Mary, Oxford. Ie June.
1822, his first wife being still alive, he intermarried with one i-
beth Palmer, at the' New Church, Mary-la-bonne; and in Dec.
1825, both the above-named ladies being still alive. and both af
them having been Messed with several children by him, be again
intermarried with Florence Carter, a young woman of very respect-
able connections, and who is said to be entitled to mine considerabie
property.
But the evidence necessary to bring home to him these repeated
misdoing. Is still very defective; for the second wife keeps aloof
from the prosecution because she has admitted that she married him
with all his imperfections on his heath—that is to say, well km...40g
that be had already one wife and several children ; and _the third
wife has absconded, because in three short weeks after she smartie!
him, she herself martini another man! •
The prisoner declined saying any thing in his defence, and le
was remanded in order to give time for the production of collateral
evidence.

Bowmen Oreress.—Chorks Abbott, a clerk at the steam-packet
and coach booking-office in the Regent's-circus, liccaoilly, was
exansiued before Sir Glottis nature, on a charge of baying
stolen a valuable parcel committed to his care.
The parcel was directed to a Mrs. Macpherson, at York, and k
was delivered to the prisoner, at the above-named office, •by a Mr.
Addison, who told him it contained a gold watch and other xtides
of value, and paid him the insurance accordingly. But the parcel
sever found its way to York, and when the prisoner was applied
to on the subject, be declared that he had duly delivered it to the
porter from the White Horse, Fetter-lame, In order to its being for-
warded by one of their coaches. Upon inquiry at the White Horse,
Fetter-lane, this story was positively denied, and consequently he
was taken into custody.
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In his defence, he persisted in the same story, • and declared the
whole affair was a conspiracy against him, got up in revenge, be-
cause his master (the proprietor of the Regent's Circus booking-
office) was an insolvent, and had not made good bis engagements
with some oldie witnesses from the White Horse, Fetter•lsne. The
prisoner was remolded for further examlnaduu. - •
I►fART-LA-BONNE. .

W. Flynn, an Irish labourer, was charged with 'realist aqua*.
city of bricks, the property of Mr. Smith, a builder, in the Regent's
Park. Pat insisted the charge was unfounded, inasmuch ache dMt
not carry them off the premises. Mr. S. admitted th.t beast them
down when told so to do, but as he did not wick to peesist in she
charge it was dismissed, but the prisoner was °educed to Sod
for assaulting the Meer who took him W. ausaudiy.