Star.
London, England, 1826-08-28 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Suomi. • Favanarre Om—An elderly Lady, named Smith,
appeared to answer the complaint of one Ellison, a bricklayer, for
creating a disturbance round his house. The parties are neighbours
residing in klanor-buildings, King's road, Chelsea. On Tuesday last,
in consequence of the defendant's cat destroying the Bowen of his
garden, be shot k.—This coming to the knowledge of the defend-
ant, on Wednesday evening, on complainant and his wife's return
borne, she abused them most violently, and caused a disturbance
round the house for upwards of an hour, desiring complainant to
come out and fight like a man. He told Mrs. Smith be was sorry
for what had happened, and offered to make her recompense for the
cat ; but she declared that 1001. would not satisfy her, all she wanted
was bee favourite cat, Ydl, and she would have bloodfor blood.
He at length went to bed,leaving a crowd of persons round his house.
Pr day morning Mrs. Smith brought s dead cat in a pan to her
gate, and danced it in front of her face. She also carded a pole with
a black flag, and the neighbours gave her different coloured ribbons,
with which she paraded up and down in front of ber residence, and
witness keeping a day school, could not receive the children, but was
compelled to seclude herself till half-past eleven o'clock in the day.
A number of persons were assembled, who kept hallooing and
making a great noise.
Mrs. Smith, in answer to the complain; seemed deeply *Mined
with the loss of bar favourite cat. Mar she had had it for seven
years, and it was a most faithful animal; and she would have
sooner lost her own life than the animal should be injured. She
declared most solemnly she never uttered the words blood for
blood.—Three witnesses were called for the defence, but their evi-
dence rather aggravated the muse than otherwise ; trot they all
denied that Mrs. Smith used the expression, blood for blood ; the
words were, blow for blow.
hlr. Wants at length put an end to the ease, by entreating both
parties to retire, and settle the matter amicably. This hint was
accepted, and they retired.

H ATTON- 0 A ADEN.
Attain awn Eassastva Roattaay..—Saturday, Rickard Herrin, a
young man in livery, was brought up on a charge of being con-
cerned in an extensive robbery, committed in the house of his
master, Austin, Bs+ at No. 15, Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell.
Mr. Austin stated, that himself and family had for some time
put been residing at Hounslow, but that be himself generally same
to town every day to transact business. The house in Red Lien-
street had been left in the charge of a female servant, who bad
lived a considerable time in the family, and in whom the greatest
confidence was placed. Besides her, there were likewise in the
house an assistant of his own, and the prisoner at the bar. On the
10th instant, he was suprised to hear, en coming to town, as usual,
that Amelia bad been absent since the previous afternoon, when
she had gone out with a basket of linen, and stated that she was
going to take them to the mangle.
No suspicion of his having been robbed at that time entered hie
thoughts, until be was informed that she had lately slept op the
floor in the drawing-room, under pretence of being plagued by
the begs in her own apartment. Knowing that room contained
property to a considerable amount, he determined en ascertaining-
if it were safe, and proceeded to examine a chest of drawers,
fastened throughout with patent locks, all of which remained un-
touched. On opening the first drawer, to his utter dismay it
was empty; and on examining the rest in succession, be found
they had been completely cleared of their contents, which were
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of the most valuable description of jewellery and lat,,e amount-
lag to the value of six or seven hundred pounds. The reason
of her wishing to sleep in that room was now apparent, for
on further examination, it was found that the skirting of the;
drawer had been entirely removed, and the buts of the'
drawers taken off separately, and replaced in a clumsy manner, after
the contents had been abstracted. With the assistance of Andrew'
Lloyd, it was ascertained that she bad been seen shortly after she,
left the house with the supposed linen, in a hackney coach,
In Fleet-street, in company with a man namedi Riley, who used-to,
visit her. This coach bad been traced to Star-court, Tentpie.lser,
from thence to Piccadilly, and on to Hounslow, where, for a day or
two, all traces were lost. Subsequently, they were heard of on the
road to Wales, and, after a vet 7 sharp pursuit, were overtaken at
Monmouth, residing together in an obscure lodging. They were
then given into immediate cuatedy, and in their possession the prin.,
cipal part of the jewellery was found, the plate having been ciders
endy disposed of. Riley, when taken, had in his pocket aOM
watch, made for a Lady, with a gold chain and four gold seals,
which were part of the property stolen. On her exansinatien there,
she partially confessed her guilt, and accused the primmer Martin,
as being accessary to the robbery, and. that she had bought his silence
with a sum of money. This be acknowledged on being taken into
custody, and said that she had been removing the property for some
time previous to. her final departure.
*Miasmas eon oborated by Lloyd, who added, that be bad traced,
property of Mr. Austin's to various pawn-brokers, particularly to
Mr. Chapman's, in St. John-street, where nearly thirty pounds had
been lent on various articles, to a woman whom, he had no doubt,
was the person now in custody at Monmouth.
Mr. Austin wished to know If the prisoners, Riley and Amelia
Roberts, could be removed to London, as it would be attended with
much less expense and trouble than sending all the witnesses, the
number of whom would be considerable, down to Monmouth.
Mr. Rooms said, he could say nothing about that; an application
had heves be made to the Judge on that Circuit, on whose coucur-
renee the removal could be immediately effected.
Mr. Austin said, that should be immediately done, and, if not
successful, Mc would himself go to l%lonmouth, and endeavour to
learn hunt the female bow far the prisoner, Martin, was implicated
in this affair.

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