Star.
London, England, 1826-06-24 00:00:00

WORSIIIP-STREET.

Bo 'GLARY AND RoamsSer.—Yesterday, a young man naraediossph
Lowtor, was brought before Mr. Banstare, charged with the com-
mission of a robbery, under circumstances of extraordinary daring,
in the house of a labouring man named Charles Gray.
The prosecutor and his family, consisting of a wife and four chil-
dren, occupy a small house, No. 2, John's-court, Old-street-road ;
and it appeared that on Thursday night the prisoner climbed to the
window of at, upper room, where the whole of the family were in
bed, and having entered without being discovered, went deem
stairs, where he packed a quantity of wet linen into a child's cradle,
and left it under a window which he had opened, conveniently for
carrying off. He then returned up stairs, and proceeded to ransack
the bed-room, and had emptied a box containing the greater pin of
the children's wearing apparel, when some noise which he made,
supposed by turning the box upside down, awoke Mrs. Gray, and
she observing something black on the floor, awoke her husband, and
w►ispered' to him that a strange person was in the room. lie would
not believe it. He said it was Impossible, and what she had 04-
' served was merely his clothes lying in the room. Mrs. Gray, how-
ever, to satisfy herself, put her hand out of bed and caught hold of
the flap of the prisoner's coat. Gray Instantly jumped out of bed,
and seized the prisoner, who at first affected intoxication, but after-
wards explained that it was all a mistake. He begged pardon for
his unseasonable intrusion, but he had intended to shelter himself
in the house of his sister, Mrs. Brown, instead of which be had un-
fortunately entered the prosecutor's.
He was fully committed to Newgate for trial.
UNION HALL.
Yesterday a young man. named Edward Edwards, was brought
before the sitting Magistrate, J. C. CALDWXLI., Esq. charged, under
Lord Rilenborough's Act, with maliciously stabbing R. Pople, one
of the facers belonging to this establishment, while in the execu-
tion of his duty. The prisoner, when put to the bar, appeared ex-
ceedingly weak and languid, in consequence of a wound he re-
ceived with a cutlass across the wrist, which divided some of the
arteries, wink in the act of attempting to escape, after committing
the outrage upon the dicer.

Pople stated, that on TltUrsday night, during the fire that hap-
pened in Bermondsey-street, which destroyed the premises of Mr.
Curling, he was on duty immediately opposite, when be felt a hand
in his coat pocket, and on turning round saw the prisoner, whom
►e struck, and desired him to go about his business. The moment
the prisoner received the blow, he ran at the officer with a knife,
and gave him a cut across the hand that nearly severed four of his
fingers off. Pople endeavoured to apprehend him, but the prisoner
perceiving his intention, again rushed at hint with the knife, and
attempted to stab him in the lower part of the belly, but the blade
of the knife, which was a clasp one, fortunately for the officer,
turned. and ripped up his trousers and drawers, only inflicting a
scratch along the flesh. The prisoner, finding that be had not
wounded htes in thn attempt, tried to get sway, but the odker
seised Wu by Ile war, and held hint until to was obliged to let

him go, the prisoner keying giver) him a deepest* bleb en the
groin. At this period Popi. was surrosoled by a gang of 0,11.,
pockets, who attetepted to rescue the primmer, when he (tool
drew his cutlass, and just as Edwards was runtifttg away he sold
him with that weapon across the arm, and then lost sight sz spa
altogether. Pople added that he then betaow weak Rem the has
of bleed, and was assisted tot surgeon's home by seraw.mbee 416,1
who came up after the above circumstance had raworrod. Sask.
luently the prisoner was pointed out to him by two diem, Gres,
smith, and Harris, jun. while having the wound that he (the pi.
saner) received with the cutlass dressed, at a chymist's asp, is th,
neighbourhood where the ire took pplate.
The latter part of the above evidence *as corroborated trie
*dicers alluded to, who described the prisoner as a tad,
and of his having recently stabbed a watchman, netted Derry, is
the Surrey watchhease, for which offence he was feted, may/W(46
and punished.
When the prisoner was apprehended, Grommitk, the enter, clik
examining his pockets, discovered a knife) the blade of which was
covered with blood. It was produced in Court, as also were the
trousi-rs that Potpie wore on the occasion. They were ripped Is
in front to the waistband.

The prisoner said nothing in Mg defence, and be *ll9 convainell
to the Assizes, the 11,1 igistrates directing that he should by Teceivol
into the sick ward at Hoesemonger.lane Gaol.

At eleven o'clock, last night, a fire broke out ia the
house of Mr. George Cibbech, in Ratcliffe Highway,
which totally destroyed the stock. and prem ses, a:la
damaged the adjoining buldings; but the speedy Ar.
rival ci the engines prevented further damage.
Wednesday, a young Gentleman of Eto t Colkge,
named Dean, twelve years of age, was unto:umlautf
drowned in the river Thames, near the Co lege Wiwi.
It appeals that he went to bathe in the shallow part of
the river, accompanied by another young Gentleman;
both were unable to swim, and Dean venturing too
near a rapid stream, was suddenly taken out of ins
depth, and drowned before any assistance could be
tendered, The body was found after a search of the
quarters of an hour.
FAUX PAS.—The feelings of the inhabitants in the
southern district of the town have been much excited
this week, in consequence of the elopement of a married
woman with ama tied man. Each of the parties have
left five children to deplore this scandalous outrage upon
society. It has created the more surprise, as the woman
is only in her 32d year, while the hoary seducer is 55,
The husband thinks she must have to ken " lcreepowder-,*
or she never could have run awe' wi' sic a poor fe:kless
body.—Paisley Adertiser.
As the General Election is drawing to a close, it may
be worth the while to notice what farther steps are neces-
sary to constitute the new into a genuine and certain
Parliament: It is necessary for this purpose, that it
should have sat, deliberated, and passed one Bill—that
that it should have had one Session : for otherwise,
in case of the King's demise, not the members recently
elected or now electing, but the last dissolved Parlia-
ment, would have to assemble, and the whole of these
elections would be nugatory and void.
Mr. BROUGHAM'S earnest appeal at the Kendal dinner
last week to his friends, to dispense with carriages, and
adopt a mode of conveyance to the poll with the use of
which they were much more familiar, viz. their legs,
wasnot entirely lost upon his auditors, for here and there.
during the evening, we are told, the note of preparation
was heard among them driving nails into their shoes.
A fatal rencontre took place in the grounds near Ar-
thur's Seat, Edinburgh, on Sunday evening. Two young
men, tradesmen, quarrelled about a female, to whom
they were both attached, and agreed to decide their
claims by combat. One of them was carried home in
a state of insensibility. and died on Tuesday. The sur-
vivor has been apprehended, and the situation of the
unhappy girl who was the innocent cause of the quar-
rel, is said to be most lamentable.

A wealthy citizen, whose literary knowledge is pro-
bably confined to books of account, inquired respecting
a Gentleman present, evidently the object of univer,al
attraction, " Who is that r la Ob, that is W—, the
great traveller.".“ Indeed! what house does he travel foir