Star.
London, England, 1827-12-08 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS, Dile. 7.

Abraham and Joseph Lane, brothers, were indieted for
feloniously enticing away a boy,namedJohh Welsh, aged
7 years, with intent to steal from him his wearing apparel.
Catherine Walsh deposed, that she is a married woman,
and resides in Queerostreet, Southwark ; has a son of
the name of John, who will be eight years of age a
fortnight before Christmas. On the 231 of Nbvember
last, she missed him for four or five days.On the 28th of
the same mouth be was btought home by his uncle. On
the day he disappeared, he tsas sent on an errand to his
father, who was in St. Thomas's Hospital. When he
came home, he had the dress of a sweep, and was covered
with soot. Witness, during his absence, was distressed
beyond description, and had had him cried in several
parishes.
Gross-examined by Mr. Davta.—Has been married
upwardi of 17 years, and her child was christened by
the name of John. She gets her living by selling rab-
bits and other things in the street. Never offered the
child to any person as a sweep. Her childten had al-
ways plenty to ea:.
The child, John Walsh, was placed in the box, and
excited considerable interest, as well fot his healthy ap.
pearance as the distinct Mariner in a hich he gave his
evidence. He deposed, that abotit a fortnight back the
prisoners met him in the Botclgh, near the Town•hall,,'
as he was going to his father in the Hospital. Abraham
Lane said, 6. Here, my little boy, here's a penny for
you, come along with rill." Witness replied he could'
not, as he was going to his father. The prisonefs then
took him by the hands, and idid, +6 Come along, ybu
hall have plenty of victuals, fine clothes, and [whitey."
They then took him td their house, whith was about thfee
miles, and placed a black shift Upon him, and locked hint
in the whole day, saying he would go to his mother and
see whether she would allow him td sop. He was
locked up the whole of the following day (Sunday),
with half a loar. On the Monday molting he was taken
but by the prisoner, J. Line, with a sea on his shoulders,
and a broom and shovel. They proceeded acrosi
number of fields, until they edited at a Gentleman's
house, where he was desired to go up a thisistary, End
was assisted by the prisoner ; after which they went into
the street, and he was ordered to try s 4 sweep:" Affet.;
wards he proceeded to the ptisoner's house, tifitte [se
was provided With ditstier. As Mon as it Wit (Wei be
took an oppcistudity of ejtiiiting the bias*, mid fa* **ay.
On the road he met his mitt; Ai conveyed bit* to hit
parents. The Pristittei, Issispa Lite, wont's* bun, bid;
seizing hi& by the arta, said, • Yost ynttog dog, I Ure
got you."
The lsOf beise ancletitetit i long tross.exaMinstticra'
with a view of proving that be had accompanied the

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Meat mu extracted, and be did *orb 'de
glee contradict his previous statement.
A fess& who retitled et The beinit'aillasentdoe bay
swept the chimney, proved that he asedenwassplakit.;
41hd on being asked bow he liked to briniest a ditty
stile, replied, el On laWdati t hare a dirk *1111.116:1
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Dennis Dowser, rustle to the boy, ersofnuised Iris we.
phew's evidence as to the attains in the geetwoall,
and added, that be had been applied to repeatedly by
the friends of the prisoners to comprowsive the affair.
The prisoners, is their defence, said, that ins the day
mentioned, they were is the Borough. when the, ob-
served the boy crying; they gave him a penny. The
boy followed them so Pvckham•6elda, where he stated
his wish to become a sweep, and repeatedly said he war
starred. They went several times to the boy's mother's
house, but could act meet her at home.

llevetal witnesses positiwely swore, that the boy had
sever been hocked up, as staved by him, sod was seen
playing about the neighbourhood with other children ;
and that the prisoners bore most eircelknt char ac tem.
The CUMAMAN seamed up the evidence at consi-
derable length, and observed, that the only question for
tie consideration of the Jury seas, whether they be-
lieved the boy's statement? if se. a conviction must fol-
low. If, on the other hand. they believed the evidence
for the defence, the prisoners would be entitled to an
acquittal. Certain, however. it was, that the boy had
bees most positively contradicted.
The Jury returned a verdict of acquittal.
CHAIRVAN—Lanes, let this be a warning to you not
to entice buys away. You bad this hey sevetal days in
your custody away from its parents.
nay,
—Ol (r r

POLICE I

Mr. Earl, Mien St. 'Martin's wort-hoine, came to the Mee at a
late ltorr,aod stated that a shoemaker named illeypokls, who wm
' ordered parochial relief, refused to work at stonebreakiog, and that,
be found it necessary to bring him again before the Magistrates.
Reynolds add that, from HI health, he was unable to condom at
hard labour or earn what would support himself sod Thal.
Kul said teat they bad lately sent more than twenty shoemakers
from the work-house to Messrs. Keaaley and Co. ihoematen,
Long-acre, but that they declined working Tor them, unless paid the
mites lied upon by their home of tall, and consequently preferred
being a burden on the parish to being employed at Atte mien
The overseers had, therefore. come to a resolution of withholding,
support from all persons is future, unless they were cemented to
break stoner. . I

The Magistrate refused to interfere with the intention of the
~veers from what be beard, and told &reel& that he must nr-
rots to the work-bane or sort a itvedbond etherwitie.

MARL BOILOU G H.ST RBET.
A yoeog tun. NA:amid Ms name was Celina, ted that be bad
been *dewed at Theft, CWlege, Dahlia, wes charged With Mehl
stolen a cloak. On Thsraday night the prisoner called at the dap
of Mr. Howes, in Pitendhly, and whilst the tetvaht prectedod up
stain to Inform Mr. &Woe of the prisoner's arrival, lo Web o
cloak and handkerchief, which were hanging In the gr.—The
primer said that &weds bad Meld Mitt to t the Wharce:
be was ranter of in langtoger, Wotan the-denies, but mid pro
cure be emplonatrit.—ldt. C,onaire /inkwell his to tie ramanded
tifi today. as he expected that other churl ww d he brnostt
sphot hint. _

A respectabb-looking woman, the widow Of it trilobites, arks
brought before the Pdagistrate upon a false charge of robbing a man
named Webster, of his watch. It appeared that Webster got %-
mak:seed at a public-house in Sheppard-street and open bit return
home be was hopped near Doke-street, and robbed of ids *etch by
two women, who ran away. The prhoser being the nett person
who came up. be sent her to the watchouse, where she was de-
tained an night.—The Masurraara severely Ceellered Waiter roe
his conduct, and ordered hint to make the pbor woman corpetnih-
don. He gave hers sovereign, and was dhthatged.

QUJ

Yesterday Jassy* Getedil web brought up In tmetody of Vai.
lance, an oScer, charged wit► breaking into the pigeon home of a
horse dealer, la Queen-street, althea, and stealing fourteen valuable
trained pistons. The prosecutor stated, t►at on Monday morning
last be discovered that his pigeon-loft bad been forcibly opened, and
fourteen pigeons out of eighteen stolen. He received information
which Induced his to take up the prlsesstr, who said be would glee'
up his share of the pigeons, and they lethies go to bring them. He
returned with seven, gee of which were dead, and said that Brown
world not give up his abate without be had half a sovereign. He
accordingly gave the prisoner half a sovereign to ge and bring the
remainder, bet be never returned, and this evereingbe took him
into custody.
Mr. Waive said, that the only thing he could do In the busbies
was to commit the prosecutor to prison for compounding a Missy.
There was a great noise at present about police came contftiond-
lits felony bet, here site the very prosecutor himself going to tit
thief, and giving him half a sovereign to get back Ms property, and
then had the audacity to come to the race for redress.
The prosecutor said he only wanted back his property.
Mr. Wargo ordertd the prisoner to be discharged, and the pro-
manor to be turned oat of the Mike, and go abort his besieges.
UNION-HALL.
A man, named Thema Perot, was charged with having intim-
'idly ►illed game. A Bow•street patrol met the prism,' In the
Kent-road, on Thursday evening; be was carrying a bag, le
which were deposited three brace of pheasants; inside his coat
were discovered the stock and the other apparatus belonging to an
air gun; the barrel of the gun was most ingenloosly constricted,
the prisoner using it as a walking-stick, to which it bore as glossa
resemblance as possible. In his pocket were also found several
wire snares, for catching hares and rabbits. He was dead 31. WI
each bird, making the fine, in the whole, 501.

Yesterday morning, about 11, as Edward Kell,-, a
young man about SO, in the employ of Mr: Goble. hop
merchant, was employed on the upper Goer of his ware-
houses, in Cole Street, Doter Road, lowering a bag of
hops, he over-reached himself, and fell from the upper-
most loophole into the street, a height of 60 feet, and
was killed upon the spot.
A BOLD &Reitz FOR A HUSBAIND.--One of the most

dating and extraordinary attempts to get linked in the
chain oT Hymen, has occurred within. the last month in
the neighbourhood of Evetley. A well-looking girl,
apparently about seventeen years of age, named Anne
Rawlins, had, in her opinion, kept company with
one Jonas Rockland so long. that it was high time
he should take her for "better or worse;" but Jonas
Was deaf to all intreaties on the subject. Anne Raw-
lins gradually protuberated. and the whole neigh-
bburhood cried out " Shame upon Jonas Buck-
land She went before the Magistrates at Evetley,
for the purpose of swearing how Jonas had deceived
het, and that she was likely soon to become a mother.
Still Jithat Wok ai hard as adamant. A few Weeks
idler wards.she took a trip to Uphaven Fair, where she
met a girl who had seen entrusted with the infant
child (about twelve or fourteen weeks old).of a neigh-
'hour. Anne, anxious to be delivered of the bur-
' den Which iat io heavily upolt her, sent the girl oq
ionic pretended errand, and in her Americo Carried off
'the infant: She arrived at the house of her mother
quite slim and delicate; produced the infant in a
itafe of oddity (biting thrown away the clothes
with which it bad been covered, together with her
own padding), went to bed, and, tinder the direction
of the tier*, underwent ell the ceretnoniei of a women.
lying-in of her first child. - In the Meetitiine, the
twormous size of the child was talked eft and Most of
the tillage:a came to see the wonder. In an un-
ftitilttate asolient, the woman whose infant bad been
tisk achtiitted. The secret was out. Muse Ras-
tas iiistakeft !afore ihe Magittrares; and of Tuetday
iv* Was committed to the Bridewell,
'lberged with feloniously stealing the infant of thkaro.
man alluded to.—Devises Gazette.

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Axe figeorm, an interesting looking and res
sireinmalMinsie, 4:Wooly was indidted fdr steeirag ea
se- 14sh of 'September, at Waostead, she then beiett
*Li wait Mope Abel Chapman, no enormous lawny ef
aegictaaggf greeting swami, heMeimild lima, aid trick.
onumesmed in .tbe indictment, die property of hie
end of rdifierrot ambers of.hisfam4y.
The eseimipat sfiusem Os she part of the peasucalla%
oes Miss ClimpatettOrfhe *mod, that in comeosence et
bermodier being in Malayan stew of health. the me,
nagenent of the family devolved entirely upon Iseing
Pleopessente had hied in the family Mist nine vane%
inlet capacity of lady's maid, •and had received
Monah's notice-of dismissal, which expired um Soft, anti
ills dry laid in the 'indictments She had Ind tlre ea. 4
ef the clothes mid famehdld linen of the fam4y, Wit
intrusted with the key co the lower closet, sad berg fe/
quenels, esoployeal in mending and washing than prei.
visas to her *parterre, Miss Chapeam, as me ',al/144
anessere of precaution, find not from, 21. y suspicious
sad
entertained, examined the stock of clothes and Lass is,
the .prisoner's pretence. Some sheets wtTi dun
tamed to be missing; but as the prisoner sttel Olt
envy hid been seat to the town bort,e, %hick we;
ibieght possible, no mspicion was even then e
swim& Shortly afterwaeda, Miss Chapman west to tie
pissser's room for the purpose of .peaking its her, and
mawarprised to find the door locked. It was, he &eye/
intfly °posed, when the prisoner was found sitting
epos the bed, and near her a trunk b longing tel.ette is
top of which • was a gown belonging vs
. an's sisters She was asked how s he became possess.
if the gown, mild 'the {aid it had • beta giveu her—
Upon looking a little farther, two waistcoats beinurt
to the prosecutor-were observed in the trunk : and I.p
turning out the cootents of the trunk, abut wa, q
hilt and closely packed, the whole proved to VW
list of property belonging to one I f other 1,1 the
Members of the family. The room was then examined,
mad various other articles were found, parted up,
evidently for the purpose of removal ; and upon her
person were found several trinkets belonging to the
Misses Chapman. The prisoner was they given into
the charge of a constable, upon which she earnestly
begged that the property might be taken back, and
that she might be forgiven. This, however, iris not
thought expedient, and the prisoner we; committed.
Pluckrose, the constable, produced the property, the
affrerent articles of Which were identified by the different
isembers of Mr. Chapinan's family, as belongiog to
him and them respectively.
The prisoner said nothing in her defence.
Met cousin, Mr. Turnbull, a tailor, residing in
Ad-street, Haymarket, London, the - •
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