Star.
London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

Lr INTELLIGENCE.
BENCH, FEBRUARY 14.
itsEl O. LAW. •
ESPINASSI stated that this was an action to
'• 6s. 4d. for goods sold and delivered ; the
_ up was infancy on the part of defendant.
wrista, as Counsel for the Plaintiff, lament-
much th;st this cause had ever been brought
trouble his Lordship or the Jury. It had
anxious wish; • and he believed his Learned
7..r.ilurney, who was Counsel for the Defen-
enterthined the same wish, that this cause should
settled oat of Court. The plaintiff, Mrs.
a dreu-maker,• residing in Oxford-greet.
lendant, Miss Susannah Law, at the time the
(which was the subject of the present action)
..ss contracted, was residing in Manchester-street,
Blanchester-square, living in a style of great splen-
dgiir, • -ving an elegant carriage and a suit of ser-
.
establishment, and he was utterly at a
guess what were to be the grounds of the pre-
defence.; for although.infancy was the plea put
-.cord, he should prove that Miss Law was
' to the plaintiff by her mother, who repre-
as a very young Lady just on the point 'of
. The articles furnished to her were only
were suited to her condition and situation,
confined to absolute necessaries ; they
insisted of linen, and the charges were mo-
'Jere was one article in the bill- charged 51.
was a shot sarsnet pelisse, and he under-
was not an extraordinary charge for such
He lamented the more that this cause
come into Court, as, in the course of the
might be necessary to introduce the names
of exalted rank, and to connect them with
which he could not butfonsider, to say
it, as extremely imprudcM especially as
Lady was, at the present time, in posses-.
income of 4001. a year.
illiams, a young woman in the employ of
F, proved the delivery of the greater part
ides, and that the charge far them was

.Lttraonotrou here observed that the arti-
ted appeared to be articles absolutely ne-
the comforts of the defendant, and as far
judge, the charge for them was moderate.
tNEY, for the defendant, here observed, he
ready to accede to any intimation thrown
Lordship. His client was equally anxious
thing which was right, and was therefore
:onsent to a -verdict being entered for the
subject to a reference of all matters in
ifference is proposition being aieceded to, a ver-
itered for the Plaintiff, subject to a refe-
r.

'S 41D. ROBBERY AT GREENWICH.

a suspicious character,4•who stated his
Joseph White, was brought before the Ma-
Union Hall, charged on suspicion of the
. murders at Greenwich, and with divers
theries in the counties of Surrey and Kent.—
stated that the prisoner was a very bad
He• had been a reputed thief for years,
dto the Kent street gang. He answered
ion (in the newspapers) of a man who was
Deptford on Sunday last, and therefore
him into custody. He had but two fingers
hand, his dress exactly accorded with the
luded to ; and from his being in custody
ago, upon a charge of entering the house
Jones at Greenwich, and 'Waling Money
to a large amount, they more strongly
Lim. When he sai.as examined upon the
our glary, Mrs. Jones said, that she believed
the person who robbed her ; but she
;wear to the fact, for she was in such an agi-
at the time that she could not undertake
White was on Saturday interrogated as to
. Greenwich on Sunday last, but he did
satisfactory- account of himself, and he was
:ommitted for re-examination.

rnefeld was brought up from the House of
and examined before H. M. DYER, Esq.
Magistrates at Worship-street. The pri-
surrendered himself on Friday, in consequence
statement which had appeared in the newspa-
individual answenng his description, was
is clothes bloody on the Greenwich road
morning. The investigation lasted the
the morning, when after the depositions of
itnesses, each of whom was examined at
igth, it appeared that the prisoner had been
and was beat at a house of ill fame at Rat-
his nose bled ; and being drunk he lost
:missed the River at Elephant-stairs, and
'wn to Deptford ; he returned home at one
iunday. The Magistrate expressed him-
Ly satisfied of his innocence, and having
him
.for his imprudence, he was dis-
uite clear of all imputation.
instance took place a short time ago rela-
Bird, which has not yet been made public.
'as walking from his brother's, at Royal-
wich, to his house, when he was suddenly
some person ; he had just time to turn
see who was the person that assaulted him,
is struck to the ground. A stranger hap-
;me up, and the man who attacked him
footsteps, made a precipitate retreat, and
When Mr. Bird was taken home, and re-
stated that he knew who the person was
tacked him, but that he never would di-
in saying this he shed tears, and appeared
cted.
been conjectured that the person who so
:ked Mr. Bird was his murderer. The per-
before stated, most strongly suspected of
lers are two young men, named Bray, who
tiort time ago near Widmore, Surrey. The
ve been in pursuit of them several days,
,ve not been able yet to discover their re-
-ley had absconded from their several places
idence. Saturday night three officers left Lon-
received information of men answering
mption being in the neighbourhood of the
Maidstone.
Ham..—On Friday a man named Gawp
; brought to this Office, under the following
ices :—He had been drinking in the tap.
‘e Half Moon, in the Borough, where the

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. 't ) defence set a
Mr. Torn
ed very mile
so far as tot
, been his anti
Friend, Mr.J
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have been se
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Fiske, was a
The defends
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was contract
Manchester-1
deer, havin,
vents in her
Ices to guess
sent defence.
on the recoro
introduced t
seated her ai
Marriage.
such as wer
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and were c
mostly consi
dente. The
• but that wa
stood -51. w
~. an article. .
should have
inquiry, it 311
1' of persons of
n defence w
the least of i'
't. the young L
sion of an in
Sarah Wil
the plaintiff,
of the articl
reasonable.
Lord ELL
cies furnishe
cessary for t
, sts he could j
Mr. Goat
was always 1
out by his L
to do every I
ready to con
plaintiff, su
• difference.-
14 1 diet was ent
mace to Mr,
t MURDER.
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Saturday
^ name was A
gistrates at I
t robbery and
other robber
The officers
i character. 1
and belongc
,
the descriptii
seen near D
the took hii
on his
left In
account alit
• a few weeks
of a Mrs. J
and goods t
suspected hi
charge dint
White. was
could nor SWI
tated state a
to do so. M
. , . his being at
not give a sa
I therefore cor
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Correction,
lone of the II
inner surrent
of the statern
pers that an i
i ' seen with hii
. on Sunday i
whole of the
1" several witn
great length,
11. drinking, ant
cliffe, When
his way, cr
strolled dovr
o'clock on Si
self perfectly
1 'i' I
admonished
charged, qui
A circumi
tive to Mr. B
• ~ Mr. Bird wa
. IEII, Greenv
t: attacked by
round and si
i 0 when he wa:
pened to cor
hearing his I
escaped._ M
covered, he 1
that had att;
vulge it. Or
t I. much affect
It has bee
basely attacl
sons, as we 1
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the murders
resided a shi
officers hay
and they ha,
I treat. The;
of residence
don, having
their descnf
town of Mai
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