Star.
London, England, 1817-06-05 00:00:00

MEL4NCH4 LY ACCIDENT.

Tuesday, about five o'clock. in 'the afternoon, a
dreadful occurrence took place in Portman square.—.
Lady of Dr. CHARLES DALSTON NEVINION, after
taking her usual walk in the enclosure of the square,
had just closed the gate, and was crossing the foot-
way upon her return home, when a horse drawing a
gig took fright, and running with great fury, brought
the shaft of the vehicle in contact with ber brad, and
literally dashed it to pieces. The blood flowed pro-
fusely, and she died in a few minutes after. Thr
Lady,was the mother of three children. She was
about 83 years of age, and extremely interesting.—
Her remains were conveyed to her residence, No. 10,
Somerset-street, and the scene of affliction which they
caused there to a husband and to children, who wall,
most fondly attached to her, cannot be described.

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POLICE.

FOltGm Nom-..—Yester-

day Peter Lambert, a' cooper at Deptford, and his
wife, who have been in custody for several weeks on
a charge of uttering forged Bank of England Notes,
were discharged for want of evidence.
Mr. Pence attended to defend the prisoners t after
they had been discharged trots custody, Mr. Pntez
addressed the Sitting Magistrate (Sir Wm. Paitf:oss,
Knt.), and said that he had to complain of most un-
handsome and illegal conduct. He had attended at
that office for several hours, and had been informed
by the ()Meer, and Inspector of the BAnk, that his
clients would be brought up for esarr.ination ; and
be had just been informed that they had been dm-
, misted from the lock-up house, without being brought
before a Magistrate, the' having been kept in cue-
' tody for between two and three weeks : he had visited
them in prison, and knew there was not the shadow
of a case could be made out by the Bank against tl.em.
Sir W. PARSON e.--They were brought before nw, and I dis-
eliarged them, to eonsequenee of those persons on the part of the
Bank .reclining prnieenung them.
Mr. l'aacr..-1 hue been In the (Ace all the mornhip, and the
prisoners, my client•, were not brought before yc....r Worship
to-day._
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Sir 11'ILLIAM:—.1fthrrwere not, f signed their discharge; and
that is all the same. What is It your clients want ? The best
thin; for them is that they are discharged.
Mr. i'at:r.--My clients were cbarged before you, SirWilllans,
with untiring forged Bank of England notes; have been confined
more than a fonnight ; and I think, as there wa, nothing against
theni; -.hat they ought to have been dcrharged helure a Magi.
orate, and not have bad their prison-door opened and sent off she
bark way, that they niigbt not take the advice of their Solicitor.
Sir W I.lAll.—You wanted to have been present during the
examination, and have made a speech on the occasion.
Mr. Yitica.—Your Worship must pardon me, when I deny
that I wished to do any thing of the sort ; I wished only to do
that which was proper, and for the interest of those for whom 1
rm concerned; but what I complain of is, that the characters of
my clients were slot cleared from the stigma can upon them by
their confinement, In being publicly discharged. 1 have been
inturnicti, that the business of this oilier is thew privately ; and
Mr. Fletet.tr. the chief cle►k, told me that their were too many
Reporters in the Aire. and they dui Hut I.llOOSr to make their
proceedings public, and fur that reason the prisoners were not
brought before

Si; WILLIAI4.—Do you mean to charge mewith having att.d
Win ("eft/
Mr. Patel.-1 do not impute any thing improper to your
Worship; it is those persons whu are on the part ut the prose-
catkin, who net as constables, justicesl and juuce., by contit.ing
persona as long as they ples4e upon charges without evidence,
and then discharging them when thy please, without their being
beclaiht before a Magistrate.
Sir Wactuist.—Theprtsopers are now at liberty, and I have
dam with the ease.

Hmon Gitanar.---Yesterclay Jams: Brame and
;Tallest,: Newman were brought up fur final examina-
tion, charged with forging and uttering several one
pound notes, purporting to be of the Bank of Eng-
land. The charges being sworn to, they were fully
committed to Newgate for trial.
QUX/DI-SQUARL—Yesterday a boy, only nine years
old, was brought up by his father and his school.
master. The latter stated, that he was fearful, un-
less something was devised, he would bring disgrace
upon his family ; he had, by picking locks, from
time to time, robbed his father of considerable sums
of money. On Tuesday morning he opened a
drawer in which was a quantity of silver, and amongst
it halt-a-guinea, which was coon miLied. He ac-
knowledged having taken it, but said :ae lost it from
the cuff of his coat. It was afterwards ascertained
that he had spent 18d. with a woman who sells cakes
about the streets-, and the object now was to repri-
mand him, in hopes fear would induce him to cell
who received the money from him. Mr. FIIILDINO,
'to intimidate him, ordered he should be locked up,
preparatory to his being flogged. On his being
again brought in, he said a dumb boy near the school
generally met him, and would beat him till he gave
him something s that be often gave the cake-woman
money, and yesterday morning he gave her Is. He
gave a man, whom he could point out, at one time a
guinea. He was than ordered to be taken to Tothil.
helds, to see the prisoners in chains, hoping that
would affect him, and the Magistrate gave orders to
apprehind the persons who obtained money from him.
Outline tau Mum:nat.—Tuesday .faria Barr" or
Bernard, was brought up from the Savoy, before the
Lords et the Council, and examined upon a charge
of murdering his wife. The prisoner was a private
in the 7th regiment of foot. and was at Heligolind
in October. 1816 ; the charge against him is for
beating his wife, and inflicting wounds on her body
with a sharp instrument, which caused her immediate
death. The prisoner persisted in his innocence. He
will be tried under a Special Commission at the Old
Bailey, am Sessions.