Star.
London, England, 1827-12-27 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A young man, elan Herculean Irame, was yesterday charged by
a baker, named Inglis, who resides in Castle-street, Leicester-
square, with knocking him down in St. Martin's-court, between 12
and on, o'cinek on Wednesday Morning.
Four watcAmen, each of whom exhibited either. ent or a bruise;
as evidence of the defendant's pugilistic qualities, were also in
attendance. _ _ _

The complainant stated, that he was pining through St. Mar.
du's-court, between twelve and of o'clock the sansemorning, when
the defendant, who was walking with a Lady and Gentleman,
knocked him down without any provocation, and upon repining
his legs, repeated the assault. the complainant caned " watch,"
and Boyd, one of the witnesses, cube to his assistance, but was 1171.

easkately laid prostrate by the defendant, as were also the other
three witnesses, who,. hearths the cry a * watch," caw rousing
to the spot.
Boyd, the of the watchmen said, that during his experience for
ten years he never witnessed any thing like the facility with which
thesiefendaut brought people to the grows'. " This little tap,
year Worship," said the with.... pointing to a considerable
cllseplouration around one of, big eyes, "was quite enough for
my business."
" I see," said Sr Rectums imikiikaiiiiFfirm, ba tot k lure stf
the Gentleman's milling abilities. Atari-01s sat& Wh are you,'
.Mr. ihuclayr
• ,P. '• "
* I live with my fatker, who keepaSsaGlS4lll‘,/ TIMM, at
the corner of Vinegar-yard, in RryttFes-street," said the defends.*
" I sin an assistant I. the business.'
'st That is, you are one of the waiters," did the Magistrate.
" No, I am not a waiter," replied Mr. Barclay ; ".i attend at
the bar. and serve out the gin." The defendant then !stated, that
he was passing through Sc. Martin's-court at the hour mentioned,
and was perfectly saber. when the complainant, withoUt any thing
having previously passed between them,sppited tolitsta most abo,
minable name, upon which be «dainty knocked him down. The
watchmen then came running up, and began:to belabour him with
their sticks, and in self defence he was obliged 10 knock them down
also.—" I shall trOuble.you to pa in bail for the assaults you have
committed,* said liar' R. DIMITE. 4 and to glee to hours' notice of
the sureties you mean to propose. I hope the parish will pros/cite
you on the pact of the watchmen, and I shall take rare that no corn-
can* be entered into. Ford, take tie. defeodana away, and en
that no attempt is made to settle the atatter.- .
. HATTONvO A kinirtSei. -
Samuel Agra and Allajthilpth were
,cimpi with stealing 5S
feet of leather piping, which they offered foreale to 'Vincent, a
constable and cobler, in Torment-Uri:et, Cerkenwell, who de-
tained them; and On inquiry ascertained. that the segise-hOuse of
St. Dunstan's in the west, bad been broken open,ersd the aborts
property stolen ; and the primate" not being able to give any sad.-
(story account how they became possessed of it, were committed
for
WORSHIP-STREET. • ' •

Jsirra
Braky, a baker, and two persons In his ilimpley, bred
Rscentand Cutle,who hauibeen io custody for tbelestdemalobtaind
several times examined. on askew of attempting te burn dawn a
house in Shoreditch, held on lease by Rowley, were yesterday plated
at the bar. On the night of the 9th Mgt. a Mr. Smith, who lived
next door to Rowky's house, discovered that the premises were on
Sae, and he knocked at the door, but for a Wog time he received no
answer. Some dines afterwards he knocked span, and Castle ap.
peered at the door, and said that be was locked in the kouse, aid
could pot get out. The house was broken open, and it was found
that Castle was 'then al ne; and a watchman discovered on the
landing-place of the first floor a beep of wood, rags, matches, &c.
which had been set on fire. _ _

The prisoner Everest was admitted a wham, and he proved that
the greater part of the furniture had been removed by Rowley to
another house, sad that Castle was not locked in the house at the
time the ire was discovered. It was also proved that Rowley had
insured the house, aftet removing the furniture, to thrice the amount
at which it had been previously insured.—Rowky atad Castle were
reenanded.