Star.
London, England, 1828-09-13 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

James Ab4as errs brought before Alderman Astray for re teas
Initiation, charged with attempting to murder his wife, Jane Ab-
bott.—liefore any witnesses were examined, a surgeon's certificate
was produced from the hospital, by which she was pronounced
out of present danger, but was quite unable to be meowed.
George Self, a young man in the employ of the prisoner (who
worked for himself at a detached shop in Fetter-lane) stated. that
on Tuesday afternoon the prisoner asked him for the loan of an
old knife which he (witness) used in the business. It bad no
point, haying beet broken; and prisoner asked him to grind it
round at the end. and sharpen it. Witness did so, and prisoner
cook it home with bins at night.
Carlisle. the amicable. here produced a knife, rusty with blood,
which had, after diligent search, been found on the roof of Peek's
Coffee-house, Fitet.street. the corner of Fleur-de is-court. It was
found by one of the porters of the Coffee-house.
Self Identified the knife as being the same be ground and lent
the prisoner on Tuesday afternoon.
Ann Walsh deposed, that she lived In Fleur desliescourt, nearly
opposite the prisoner's room. Sae beard the screams of murder,
and looked out at the window. A few minutes after, the window
of the prissmer's room, which was in darkness, was opened, and
she saw &loan, else could not say whom, bet shecoosideted it to be
the prisoner, in the act of throwing something violently from his
hand across the cow, in the (*Mica of l'eele's Coffeehouse.
A man named Davis proved hearing Mts. Abbott say, in the
hospital the pest morning, that Abbott had attempted to poison
her the day before in a glass of gin, 'Aids, from its satraordinasy
appearance, she refused to drink.
The poor woman's clothes were here ptablied, Illtdrated with
blood. and it was in addition stated that ohs lad a silsk wound in
the left arm.
Alderman Amine said, as it was rather salibely the pose
woman would be able to be brought forward hs salient time to
commit the prisoner for the present Session, be would remand
him for a week.

BOW-STRICRT.
Mr. Kilian Paritiossffe. the Individual who has bete so many
times before the Magistrates, spun the charge of having passed
several of the MO notes stolen from the Bank at Greenock, was
brought up from the Home of Canoed" and underwent a Anal

Mr. Harmer, for the rinser, said be bad been informed by
Mr. Betkr, who attended for the prosecution, that an (dicer from
Scotland was in attendance, ready, if it should be so ordered, to
convey the prisoner down to Greenock; but Mr. Boiler bad also
kindly said, that if respectable bail were produced here, be would
consent to its being talteu at once, and thus save the ;mashy of
so long a journey.
Mr. Ha tt.s—l can have no objection to such a course; bat,
Mr. Butler, you were to produce evidence to trace one mere of
these notes to the prisoner's por.ession.
Mr. Butler—l am prepared to du so.
Richard Phipps sworn—He was shopetan to Messrs. Sewell and
Cross, and about five weeks ago be received the 201. note of the
Greenock Bank, dated 27th of November, 1824, and No. 41,223,
now produced, from Mrs. Parkinson—Mr. Parkinson was with
her at the time. The amount of goods purchased was 21. Ss. or
21.105. Witness put down the address given, which was " Mr.
Parkinson, 54, Greek-street. Soho."
Mr. Hubbard, another person in the empty of Messrs. Sewell
and Cross, and Goodman Benjamin, their cashier, were them ex.
&mined, to supply a slight desciency in the evidence as to another
of the rotes, at the last examination.

Some conversation then took place, respecting some books which
bad been taken from the prisoner at the time of his apprehension.
It was however agreed that they should be returned. after Mr.
Butler had made several 4e:tracts.

Mr. Ham finally ordered the prisoner to find bail. himself in
Mi. and two sureties in lOW, each; notice of bail to be given to
the clerk.