Star.
London, England, 1821-08-01 00:00:00

would be able to get his bread like a ffealleinau !"
Sir ROBERT BAKER had no doubt the apprentice
was an idle lad, and deserved the correction he had
received; but as it was not likely they would ever
agree after what had takea place, he would recom.
mend that the indentures should be cancelled; and,
after some demur on the part of the master, the;
were cancelled accordingly.
James Targissin, a Norwegian seaman, was charged
with stealing a draught-horse, the property of a Syr.
Parsons, at Wandsworth. The horse, it seems, had
been tethered in a field at Wandsworth, by its owner,
on the evening of Saturday. last; and about ten o'clock
the same night the patrol met the prisoner leading it
by a long halter, on the Kingston road. The pri.
soner, in his defence before the Magistrate declared,
in broken English, that he never touched the horse,
but he would not deny that he had laid hold of the
halter.—He was committed for further examination:
MARY-LA-BONNE OFFlCE.—Yesterday, a set offel.
lows were brought before Mt. GRlertrus, the Magis-
trate, in the custody of several officers, charged with
being foremost of a gang of badger-haiters, and riot.
ously assembling to indulge in such cruel sports,.
On Monday night last, Humphries, with a strong
party, went to Harper's. fields, to a dog, or cock-pit,
paid for their admission, and entered the place, which
was fitted up with seats. It was crammed with spec-
tators, and many were respectable in their appear.
ante. On Humphries explaining the nature of his
visit, the utmost confusion prevailed. The lights
were pu: out, and the parties, with their dogs, begaa
to retreat in every direction. The Magistrate severely
reprimanded White and his wife, the keepers of the
pit, who were ordered to find bail of .0 00, and two
sureties in 1:•10 each, to appear at the next General
Quarter Sessions. Cos, another c.f the gang, was or-
dered to find bail of a similar crscript:on, and others
were severely adinonid.ed and di'charged, on pay-
ing the office fees.
UNIox-HALL.—Ia consequence of numerous emu-
plaints having been lately made to the Magistrates
of this Office; of robberies being committed oa houses
by taking off lead' and carrying away pipes, cocks,
Scc. which depredations, it was supposed, were g:eady
encouraged by the thieves finding a ready sale for
their plunder at some pi. those shops technically called
" Marine Stores," the Magistrates granted warrants
to search the premises of several of these persona_
The articles taken on suspicion were yesterday exhi-
bited, and formed a very curious collection, to the
amount of many sacks. The pi incipal article taken
was lead, which appeared in a variety of forms.
sheets, pipes, pigs, but principally lumps, which had
been apparently melted in pots and lryiag-pans.—
There were also many Wraps of pewter, melted ;a
the same manner, and several publicans pots 'i:nd
other measures. But the exhibited articics were by
no means confined to pewter and lead; there were
abundance composed of copper, brass, and iron, and
amongst others, there were two brewing-coppers.—
The parties, who were all taken into custody to ac-
count for the possession of these articles, in general
stated, that they had purchased the different arti-
cles in question from persons they did not know,
and that they kept no books, by which they could as-
certain the time* or prices of the different purchases.
—The Magistrate informed the parties that having
such articles in their.possession, under the suspicious
circumstances these appeared to be, was an offence
punishable by transportation for seven years, or two
years imprisonment. Three of the persons with
whom the property was found were committed for
re-examination, and the others were allowed to go at
large on undertaking to procure the persons from
whom they had bought the princival articles.
CHEAP 13nean—A person of th:• name of Hofiniid
was brow; it to the Office on a charge of selling four
quartern loaves at 7;}J. each, which were deficient in
weight six ounces.—The accused pleaded strenuously
in his defence that he did not sell the bread in ques-
tion as quartern loaves, but simply as loaves, with•
out undertaking what they might weigh.—The Ma-
gistrate informed him his offence was equally penal
either way, as, by the Act, he could only sell loaves
for 2d. 3d. 6d. Is. Is. 6d. and 2s. or as quartern or
half quartern. It appeared that the same person had i
suffered a former conviction for the like offence, n
consequence of which the Magistrate said it was Im-
possible to admit of any mitigation of the penalty,
which amounted to £7 10s. in which sum he was ac-
cordingly fined.