Star.
London, England, 1827-05-25 00:00:00

THE APPROACHING EXECUTIONS.

The awful purport of the RECORDER'S Report was
communicated to the four unhappy men by the Rev.
Ordinary and Mr. WORMIER, the Governor. They
received it with much fortitude, but Eagles appeared
more- ffected than his wretcheicompanions. The fol.
lowing are the crimes for which they were convicted:
John Eagles. aged 35, formerly employed in the
General Post Office, as letter carrier, was tried and
convicted in the February Sessions of secreting a letter
entrusted to his cam. directed to A. W. Robaru, Esq.
M.P.of the firm of Robarts, Curtis, and Co.
George Williams, convicted at the same Sessions, of
stealing in the parish of Edmonton, on the 3d of Feb.
33 sheep,. value 501. the property of MP. William
Walker, a farmer, at Enfield Washway. The culprit
was tried and convicted on a second indictment of steal-
ing a brown gelding, the property of Mr. Rutty, a
farmer, at Welwyn, Herts._
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Benjamin Saunders was indicted, with another mac,
for assaulting and robbing, on the highway, at Isle-
worth, William Pike, a. Chelsea pensioner, under cir-
cumstances of great atrocity. it appeared, on the trial,
that the prosecutor had been drinking at a public-
house, on Sniallbury-green, and left about ten o'clock
at night for Hounslow, when some persons called after
him, saying, ,4 You are going the wrong road." He
then turned into another, and in passing a dead wall be
was felled to the ground, by rwo persons, who struck
him tremendously over the head with their bludgeons;
he recognised his assailants to be the men that had been
drinking with him at the tap. The culprit Saunders
rifled his pockets, and held his hand over his mouth,
and one of them, after taking all he had, said, es come
along, he is done; he will never rise again." Saunders
was subsequently apprehended, and, on the trial, a wit•
ness swore that he had admitted the robbery to him.
Joseph Brown was convicted of assaulting and rob-
bing William Cooper in the highway. The prosecutor
was proceeding along Holborn, on his way home, when
be was accosted by three men, of whom the prisoner
was one. He got away from them down Newton-
street, when the prisoner knocked him down by a vio-
lent blow, and robbed him of ss. his spectacles, and hat.
The prosecutor called out murder, the patrol came up
and took the prisoner with the stolen hat in his hand.

No less than seventeen couple were on Sunday last
asked in church at the small town of Horncastk.

During the late snow-storm, an affecting little inci-
dent was noticed at Falkirk. A pair of blackb •Js had
built their nest in a thick holly bush, and five eggs,
"black sawn," soon commanded the ceaselesss foster.
ing attention of the female, which, while passing the
patient long hours in the task of incubation, was cheered
by the plaintive mellow song of the male from a neigh.
bowing bough. The eggs were ripened into young
birds ere the storm came on, and the genial weather
which preceded it promised fair for the b re norblings;
but the deep snow that whitened all the fields, and
loaded every tree, blasted the hopes of the farmers and
the feathered race, and our two blackbirds with their
tender charge hid to prove the bitter drift. After
stealing the crumbs from Cie g'rns of many a school-
boy, or picking up a scanty morsel upon the highway to
keep in the spat k of life in their young, the old ones
were, after several Jays, rendered too weak for the un-
equal task. The male was founJ lsing cold beneath
his accustomed bough, and the female so etch= d dead
upon the neat, which, however, contained all :he. young
ones alive, the parent birds having starved them elves to
save their defenceles pt e2en ling Journal.

PpLICE INTELLIGENCE.,
GUILDHALL

Yesterday, a middle-aged female was put to the bar, upon a
ebedr of being disorderly.--Mr., Harland, of Honk weli.erixe,'
appeared es the complainant, and stated, that the poisoner was one
of those unfortunate creatures who now abound in London, whose
only care is to gratify an inordinate desire for spirituous liquors.
Her husband was a tailor, a man of excellent character, who bed'
rented a room In his house for sonic weeks. During that time, the
000 duct of the wife bad been meat distressing. She carried every
moveable tithe pawnbroker's, and even pledged the materials in-
trusted to her husband in the way of his business. She had three
children, whom she was in the habit of turning into the street%
leaving them without a morsel of food throughout the day ; and silo
husbaed found it impossible to keep a decent arti:le of clothing**
them, because whatever he purchased was sure to be sold again by
her, to buy gin, in the course of a few hours. On Tuesday last, dist
children had been starving in the streets all day, and at night de,
prisoner came home in a beastly state of into:leeriest. The Itnellend
seemed to have abandoned his family in despair; and with a view
of having some arrangement made for the protection of the ebil-'
duce, be gave the prisoner Into custody. He had taken care of the
children in the meantime.
1 The husband was now In attendance, and had the appearance al
.a very respectable intelligent man. He seemed much affected, and
declared that his sufferings, from the dtunken habits of his wife,
had been such, that his bodily health and mind were affected, and'
be was determined never to live with her again. He was anstionn
testate cue of his children, if ke could do so without being annoyed
by his wife. i
The prisoner addressed the Alderman temperately, and at win
length, professing a determination to conduct herself properly fed
the future.
Mr. Alderman Haien said, that as she bid never been taken
before a Magistrate till now, it would be worth while to see it that
would not have some weight with her, and whether she would iseS
observe the promises she had now so publicly made before him.
The husband expressed his conviction that eke was utterly beim
claimable, however sincere she might be tither present resolves, and
he therefore would' never try her again.
Mr. Alderman Bates said tbs husband wanted to be rid of MI
burden, but the Magistrate bad no power to separate them ; on Heel
contrary, if called upon to do so by the parish officers, be most wee,
that he supported his wife; and, above ali,tbe children. He elninid
discharge the prisoner, sod Mr. Harland must take the children MI
the overseers, who would then take the pepper steps. Perhaps, if
the husband would wait upon them, be *add be able to make
some private arrangement.
The husband promised to avail himself of this hint, and all the
parties retired.
A decently dressed girl, about seventeen years of age, named
Ann Higden, war brought before the Alderman, having been see,
to the Compter for protection. It appeared that in consetrence 4
a dispute with her •metber, she came up from St. Alban a, wheresc
she worked* a cotton factory, in the expectation of getting e
ployment at a similar establishment at Lewisham. Here, however
no additional hands were wanted, but the manager very kindly gave
bergs. She came to London, and this money being spent by at nest
night, she was waling through Holborn in much distress, when
an old Gentleman meoeted her, and learning her situation, said she
would And shelter at a house in King's Head-court, Shoe-lane. She
was inquiring fur this house, when a watchman, named Saunders,
recollecting there was a house of evil repute in this court, and seeing
she had the appearance of an innocent country gill, volunteered to
go with her. He found she had been directed to the house hr bed
beard of, and saw the old Gentleman who bad so directed her com-
bs hastily into the court by another entrance. Upon seeing the
and tie watchman together, the old Gentleman retreated, anis-
es* bis vile intentions upon the young creature were discovered,
and the girl was locked tip in the Compter, for safety.
Mr. Alderman Blame said, she had natrowly indeed escaped
ruin, and he would remand her to crusader the belitmeans of send-
ing her safely to her Meads. The conduct of the watchman, be
said, was very

QUEEN-SQUARE.
.Yesterday J Burckeil and J. Attars were charged with stealing*
gold ring front the bogie of Miss Blake, to she King's Road, Choi-
ww. Burch*ll, seeing a bill in the window of bliss B.'s house, to
bet a lodging, pretended to wish to take it fop a Lady, and, in the
course of his enquiries, took an inkstand front a shelf, near which
lay the ring in question, which he took a fancy to, and quitted the
house ; soon after which the ring was missed. In a short time ho
returned, accompanied by Austin, when they were both apprehend-
ed, it appearing that, in the interim, the latter had pledged the ring
at a neighbouring pawnbroker's for ss. Both denied their guilt, bat
were committed, Bertha as the thief, and Austin as an accessary
after the fact.

MARY-LA-BONNE.
Yesterday Joko Intim Siospoos, a lad, was charged with stealing,
his father's coat. Joseph Simpson, of No. 3, East-street, Manches-
ter-square, twice attempted to give his evidence, but his sobcpre.
vented him; and be was desired by Mr. GLIPMEI and Lord Mose.
/ORD, wile sat upon the bench, to sit down and compose himself.
He afterwards staftd, that on Tiesday his son stole a coat, which
he, the father, bad bought the day before. The prisoner confessed
that he had taken the coat and pawned it, and said be would re-
deem it when be should be able. Mr. Gairrrnt asked the father
if be intended to prosecute 1 He said he was very unwilling to do
it; but be was so in the prictice of thieving, that nothing short of
it would save him from ruin.—He was fully committed to New-
gate for trial
H ATTON-G ARDEN .

Shortly after Mr. inieaniSLr.ontroit;is seat on the bomb,
yesterday, Stanley de Cowry Ireland, alias Jahn Wilson, and Mary
Good, who had been previously brought up from the New Prison,
were placed at the bar of this Office, charged with being manufac-
turers of base and counterfeit coin. The prisoners have been six i
weeks in confinement, during which time they have undergone three
or four examinations, which were, however, strictly private. con-
formable to the wishes of the Mint Authorities. Ireland, whose
connexions are highly respectable, appeared extremely dejected.
Mr. Powau., the Solicity for the Mint, ant Mr. J. Plan, one of
the Inspectors, were present during the examination.
The circumstances of the apprehension Of the prisoners, as col-
lected from the evidence of Limbrick, Edwards, Lloyd, and Kirby,
the four officers, ate as Wows :—Front information previously re-
ceived, they went on the morning of the 12th April, to the Misr,
No. 6, Isabella-street, Newington ; and after making the necemary
arrangements, knocked at the door, which was opened by diefemale
prisoner, whom they immediately secured. They then proceeded to
'march the house, and in an upper apartment, the door of which they
found open, they discovered the prisoner De Courcy Ireland, with-
out a cuar, and his shirt sl tucked up above his elbows. He was
standing before a table, on which were two pair of moulds fur cast-
ing shillings, half-crowns, and sixpences, which were quite warm,
and apparently bad been recenty used. • When the officers entered
the room, he was in the act of rubbing a half-crown with some white
powder; but on sight of them he dropped it, and appeared to have
Mat the power of utterance. On the fire were two crucibles for
melting metal, red hot, and each containing a portiosi of metal fit
for use. In the room, and on the person of the male prisoner, a
quantity of base coip of different descriptions, and in various stages
of perfection. was found, principally consisting of counterfeit WI.
Hogs and sixpences. After the prisoners had been secured, addi-
tional search was made, and a quantity of tools of sit descriptions
found in the apartment, besides parcels of atsenie, b.aaa, cream of
tartar, whitening, and other articles used in the groom of colour.
lag, . whole of which were produced before the Magistrates.—
The prisoners did not offer the slightest resistance, nor did they
utter a word.
Mr. John Field, the inspector' examined the pleas of min pro-
slimed by the officers, and declared them to be all counterfeit, and
cast front the moulds also produced.
Mr. Sergeant Sv.r.ox asked if the officers bad my reason to be-
lieve there were any other persons on the premises; and being an
steered in the negative, inquired if the prisoners wished to say any
thing in theft detente.
Stanley de Convey Ireland said, that he had not been able to
communicate with counsel, and should decline a defence at present.
The above evidence was then taken against the prisoners. Just,
as the committal. were being made out, Mary Good Acted herself,
and was admitted evidence against the male prisoner, who alone
was committed to Newgate for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.

T. Curtis was charged by George Andrews, a watchman, with
having in his possession, in South Coaduit-street, Ilethn..l-green, at
four o'clock yesterday morning, a bundle, containing two pint and
one quart pots, and some lead pipe. Ilse pots were clsinted by two
publicans, and the prisoner was remanded.
M. Holly was also remanded, charged with stealing a waistcoat
from the shop of Mr. Sharpe, tailor, in Norton kalgate, wblsk Ito
entered under pretence of purchasing sense cloaths.