Star.
London, England, 1828-07-26 00:00:00

MARY-LA-BONNE.

Two young women were brought up to answer the complaint of
Mr. William Wilson Sleigh, of Upper Seymour-street, Portman-
square. It appeared that they held the situations of cook and
housemaid its his family, and on Thursday night they got drunk,
and were so abusive and riotous, that he was obliged to send them
to the watch-house.—The prisoners were not able to contradict
Mr. Sleigh's statement, and Mr. Houma ordered the gaoler to'
detain them.
T Coeguoigki, a young thief. was charged with picking the pocket
of Mr. George Witt. The prosecutor was riding along the New
Road, in the dickey of a Paddington stage, when the prisoner
climbed up behind and stole his silk handkerchief. The prosecutor
feeling a tug at his coat turned round, and saw the prisoner run-
ning away ;be called stop sheet," and the prisoner, after throw-
ing the h.mdkerchiet over the rails of the enclosed grounds in Park-
ctescent, was taken.—He was Wily committed for trial.
DI A R LBOROUGH—STRRRT.

GERMAN V. FlLENCtl.—Philipe Bohn, a German tailor, was yester-
day charged with au amok on 'Arbil Courquin, a French cook and
confectioner. .

Sir G. FA MILANI' addressing the Frenchman, said, well, what have
you got to say against the defendant—has he been suiting you?
Complainant—No, main, be try alt be can, but be can do noting
wid me. I no bring him Kerr—l tin charge hint—mail he charge
me, so we go, sous drus, to de wa-hliouse; but tie best tang is, vvn
ve get dere, de connetable, he keep fain: and let me go.
Sir Groans to the deiendant —Well, what do you say to this?
Defendant— Why, 1 have been spe.kitie with one of my friend
in the shireet, when di; man conic up. 1 know him not at all,
but my Mend say, here i. one oder foreigner, you can talk togeder.
Den I speak German to barn, but he speak only French—l no speak
French.
Sir GIORGI—Why, then you could not get on at all.
Defendant—No, but be shtick his ombrella on de iron shpike, to
take a pinch of shouff, I sappose. De ombriila, he fall down de
area; den he shpeak English and say, he shall have gout mind to
knock me down after it. l say ver veil, so we begin ; but tie wash
come and take basil to de washbouse. Den be say he live just by
nine year. I say I live neat door live year. So he have four year
de best, and die night matt let him v.
S.r Gioaot—Well. I think you had better go out and try if you
can talk together any better now.
Complainant—Ott ! I shall make bins go to get ono /seraphic and
my hat, and two handkerchief up stairs from de tires.
Sir Geoess—l think you had better go with him; because, you
kia7w, he may forget to bring them to you.
Complainant—Yes, ntait, I shall take ver good care not to forget
to go fur deui.—The parties then left tar Office.
QUEEN...SQUARE.
Ifessriattows and Thomas lent were brought before W. A. A.
Wittre, Esq. charged with causing a riot, and violently assaulting
Mr. Joseph Dennison, the landlord of the Lord High sildniiral, in
the Vauxhall-road.
Mr. Dennison stated, that on Thursday afternoon the prisoners
and three other men came to his house, and called for some porter,
which was served them. In a short time they commenced quar-
relling, and he requested them to go away, when he was violently
assaulted by the prisoners, who beat him about the head end face,
which were covered with bruises. He sent for a llow.street officer
to take the prisoners into custody, who was also assaulted, and with
great difficulty they were secured.
Mr. Wont, atter consulting with his brother Magistrates, or.
dered the prisoners to pay a fine of forty shillings each, or be com-
, matted to hard labour for one month. The money not being forth.
coming, they were both committed to Tothili fields prison.
TOWN-HALL
Harriet Mon was charged with robbing John Stevens, Captain
of a Bristol trader, of his watch and appendages. The prosecutor
was passing through the Borough, on Thursday night, when the
prisoner linked her arm in his, and insisted on accompanying him.
though he told her to go about her business; in a few minutes he
missed the watch, and charged her with taking it, when she rae off,
but was taken about an hour afterwards by a watchman.--Fully
committed.
George Lord, a waterman, was summoned to show cause for re-
fusing to pay 51. costs, the amount of a conviction by the Master
aad Wardens of the Watermen's Company, for not lodging his ap-
ptentice in the same house with himself, pursuant to the 32d clause
of the Watermen's Act. Mr. Jonas, the Company's Agent, stated,
that all the confusion around the steam-boats for fares, of which
the Public so much complained, resulted from the masters suffering
their apprentices to act fez themselves before their time was ex-
pired. The defendant pleaded a large family, and expressed him-
self ready to give up the indenture ; and in consequence of a very
excellent character, he was. indulgetlwith Nikes days grace.