Star.
London, England, 1828-08-23 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A curious case came before the Magistrates this morning. An
Irishwoman, named adAarirse Murray. was on Wednesday night
taken to the watchhouse of St. Paul, Covent-garden, on a charge
of theft. She had, when taken, an infant at her breast: but
being in a state of intoxication, she left it in the care of two or
three other women. They brought it to the watchhouse, and
the night constable and watchhouse keeper refused to take it in,
saying that the woman was too drunk to take care of it herself.
They shut the door, and the women inhumanly laid the child on
the step of the dour and left It. It remained there unheeded
by ■ny one, till a Gentleman, named Perry, saw it in passing,
immediately inquired bow it came there, and knocked at the watch-
house door, requesting them to take it in, but they again refused,
and Mr. Perry carried it to this office. It appeared that the wo.
men never lust sight of it, and Mr. Perry gave one of them half-a-
crown to nurse it for the night. IsomerdAy morning Mr. Perry
attended to complain of the watchhouse keeper and the night con-
stable fur refusing to take it in.
The child was brought to the mother in the office, who evinced
her maternal affection by giving it the breast, and considerable con.
solation in native Irish. The child very naturally exhibited con-
siderable avidity, which many well-meaning people in the office
considered symptoms of convulsions. A surgeon was sent fur by
Mr. Missoula., who pronounced that the child only wanted the
warmth and nourishment it was receiving, and that nothing else
ailed it.

The woman was afterwards committed for stealing a parcel of
socks from a draper's shop.
William Brava was charged with endeavouring to incite James
Woods, in the employment of the Post Office, to steal front the
sorting•room a letter.-31r. Peacock attended on the part of the
prosecution.
The circumstances which led to the prisoner's apprehension are
as follow : Brown formerly held a situation in the Office, and com-
mitted an offence of which be was found guilty at the Old Bailey,
in the year 1817, and received sentence of death, but which was
subsequently commuted fur fourteen years transportation, and was
sent to Botany Bay, where his conduct was so exemplary that it
obtained for him a remission of half his term. At the end there-
fore of seven years he returned to his native land, where he be-
came acquainted with Woods. In the course of their acquaintance,
the former divulged to the latter a plan which he had conceived
for stealing letters, without risk. Woods was to convey the stolen
letters to the prisoner, who undertook to manage their contents.—
Woods listened to the proposition, without however meaning to
adopt it, and forthwith disclosed the transaction to Sir F. Freeing,
who directed Woods to appear to enter into the plans, and a letter
containing a 51. note was made up, as if it had come through the
department to which Woods belonged, and which was given to
Woods, who handed it to the prisoner. An officer was in atten-
dance at the place fixed on for the prisoner and Woods to nicer,
and he took tke former into custody, while in the act of con-ign.
ing the 51. note to his pocket. Woods, of course, was a principal
witness against the prisoner.
lIATTON.GARDEN.

Richard and Robert Clinton, the former of whom has been no less
than fourteen times in the House of Correction, were yesterday
placed at the bar, charged under the following circumstances :
It appears that about ten o'clock yesterday morning the cook at
the Pavilion Hotel, in Henrletta.street, 13runswick-square, was
standing in the kitchen, when she saw some one's hand in the area ;
she instantly went out, and Robert Clinton was there, and said that
some one had told him they wanted a boy to clean knives ; he then
went up the area steps. Immediately after some silver table spoons
and a silver soup ladle were missing. The prisoner was pursued,
and himself and father were taken into custudy.—They were both
remanded. •

Mason, the driver of the Barnet and Hadleigh stage-catch. ap-
peared on Immo% to answer an infotination bid against Wm by

Hale, the informer, for carrying a greater number of outside pi,
senders on has coach than allowed by law.
Waddington, the officer, stepped forward and said that Halt hag
been at the office in the morning, and had told him that his spit,
neat had not come, and that he meant to abandon the intotrathak.
The information was consequently dismissed.
It seems that the defendant has another information pendin.
against him at Wor.hip-street, laid by Johnson, for the'some offeric;
one of these worthies being on one aide of the coach, and Abe Qum;
on the opposite, taking observations at the same instant.