Star.
London, England, 1826-03-18 00:00:00

LENT ASSIZES.

KINGSTON, Mucn 17.
Marlin Green was indicted for wilfully and mall
ciously shooting at Wm. Beddowe, with a pistol loaded
with powder nod balls, with intent to do hint some
grievous bodily ha.m, on 20th January last, at the
house of the said Mr. Eeddowe, Addington-place, Cam
berwell. He pleaded Aot Guilty.
The evidence not being substantiated on account of the absence
of Mr. Beddow, the Jury were directed by Mr. Notrx, who sat
for the Learned Judge, to find a verdict of IVI4 Guilty.
Charles Walker was indicted for robbing John Kite,
in the Kent-road, of his watch.
The Jury, without hesitation found him guilty, and the Learned
Judge passed sentence of death in the ordinary manner.
. Heavy Sharp_ and Charlotte Goodall, were indicted
for feloniously and maliciously setting fire to and burn-
ing the dwelling-house of Thomas Willoughby, butcher,
at Egharn, on the 10th January last.
Mr. Willoughby stated, that at various times he
called for his rent, but the answer he got was, that
having taken the goods, it would be double the value
out of his pocket ; that on the night in question, at eleven
o'clock, he was at home in bed, and on account of an
alarm of fire, he went out and saw the,prisoner Goodall,
with her back to a' post, laughing; that the prisoners
were tenants, and he could not get his money ; and at
the time Sharp's house door was opened, the bed and
bed-clothes were removed from the usual place up
stairs', to the lower apartments:" they lay on the floor ;
neither Sharp nor Goodall rendered any assistance in
quenching the fire.
Thomas Smith, brother-in-law to the prosecutor, who
was on a visit at the time, fully corroborated the prose-
cutor's statement ; and also, that on opening Sharp's
door, the smell of brimstone and gunpowder was very
strong ; the smoke was thick, and that witness got a
pail and endeavoured le quench the fire ; the boards-of
the flooring were burnt near the partition which sepa-.
rated the prosecutor's residence from the ptisoners.
A number of witnesses were called to prove that the premises
were on fire, and that the prisoners did not. lend any assistance in
quenching it.
The Jury without hesitation found the prisoners Guilty, and the
sentence of Death was passed on them.
EXETER, Manor 16. '
Warwick Guy Prout, a genteel youth, only 16 years
of age, was indicted for stealing 5001. the property
of Thomas Husband and others, his masters.

The prosecutors are bankers at Plymouth. The pri-
soner was taken into their office on liking, with a"view
to his being a clerk ; but nothing definitive was agreed
upon. His situation gave him access to' several parcels
of notes. On the 2d of February he took out four par-
cels from a drawer ; but on compunction or some other
feeling he replaced two ; with the other two he abscond.
ed, and took a post-chaise to Exeter, where he very
freely began to spend the contents of the parcels, which
consisted principally of 51. Bank of England notes to
the amount of 3001. He was taken and transmitted to
Plymouth for examination. On searching him nothing
was found ; but on searching the room in which he was
confined the remainder of the notes was found rolled up.
These he confessed be had secreted; having concealed'
them in the collar of his coat while he_was searched.—
He said also that he had no complaint to make in respect
of his treatment in the bank; that he bad been brought
into his inifortunes by bad 'comeny and a roving •dis-
position, which had long induced him- to reiolie On

going for a soldier. Ins counsel took an objection tc
the indictment; contending that he was not a servant
or clerk at the time of committing the offence, so as to
be within the Act of Parliament on which the indict-
ment was framed, and upon which, if convicted, he
might be sentenced to 14 years transportation.
Tlw Counsel for the prosecution declined arguing the point, aban-
• dosed that specific charge, and rested the case upon the single felony.
After a short summing up from the Jaws who said he really
' knew nut upon what point to raise a doubt in favour of the prisoner,
the Jury returned a 'tardier of Guilty.
The prosecutors recommended him to mercy; but

Mr. Just►ce GAMER said, that his public duty pre-
vented his yielding to the recommendation. The prose.
cution throughout had been conducted with great
humanity ; for the • prisoner might have been indicted
for stealing in a dwelling•house, which was a capital
offence, and would have certainly led to sentence of
death upon him. As he was still a very young man,
there were hopes that he-might, by a removal from his'
bad companions, and an alteration in his, conduct,
become a useful member of that society from which
justice and policy required that he should fur a time be
withdrawn. The sentence of the Court was, that he
should be transported for seven years.
The prisoner, who had behaved throughout the trial with great
propriety of manner, bowed his head, apparently with shame and
gratitude, and was immediately conveyed away.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL,

r It is not generally, known that a hackney tiratbman ealittoikt
punished for exacting *more than the legal fares on the testimorat of
one witness only.
Yesterday, the driver of the hackney coach, Nn. 4/, was charge 4
with exacting ls. more than his fare, for carrying Mr. Cowling, of
the Poultry, front Burrows's-buildings, in the Surrey-road, to..hie
own house. The charge made was Ss.
Mr. Cowling was not in a skuation to have proved his ease, he
not having called in a witness to the exaction ; but the coachman
admitting he had demanded rather too much. and pleading id
his excuse his inexperience as a driver, was conVicted on his ewtt
confession.

Mr. Alderman BLOWN mitigated the penalty to 10s. and remit=
ted all expenses ; and Mr. Cowling handed his moiety-of the line
to the coachman.

BOW-STREET.
The driver of the hackney coach, No. 195, was yesterday roe:
mooed to answer the complaint of Ansi Craworthy, of Stamford;
street, Blackfriars, fur refusing to give up a reticule which she bad
left in his co..ch, containing a SS note, live sovereigns, a diamond
and garnet rings, and other trinkets. The defendant denied all
knowledge of it; and no proof being adduced to the contrary, the
Magistrates were obliged to dismiss the cise.
' Mr.. A. Johnson, of No. 19. Nelson-square, complained of hit
having been robbed of a very valuable gold watch and chain, oti
Thursday night, at the pit door of the English Opera House; and
of the total darkness of the pit passage, robberies nightly occurring
there from that cause.

Yesterday, a lad named Thomas Ws?lianas, who stated his age to
be thirteen year., was brought before the Magistrates, from a
watch-house, where he had been taken the night before by a Mr.
Tower, in edford-atreet, Covent Garden, who found him between
nine and ten o'clock, extended on the steps of his door in a state of
complete exhaustion, from the combined effects of csld, hunger,
and fatigue. The story told by the poor little fellow was, that his
father and mother died sometime ago, and that his uncle, who lived
al Devizes, kept him fora short time, but got tired of doing so, and
gave him a shining, and told him to go to London, and seek his
fortune. He was indebted to the kindness of a waggoner for his
passage and food a great part of the way, but when he arrived in
London he had no where to go, and wandered about until hunger
and cold deprived him of the power of moving farther, and he sunk
down upon Mr. Tower's step.
Mr. Tower stated that the boy seemed all but dead when he
first found him.

The Magistrates ordered the boy to be taken to St. Martin.*
watch-house, and well fed and clothed, and when be had bad time
to recover his strength they would have him brought up azAin, and
do their best to provide for him. The boy seemed very sensible
of the kindness shown to him.

QUEEN SQUARE.

W. Jones underwent a final examination on the charge of the ex-
tensive robbery at the Hon. Henry Stanhope's House, in Hans-place.
Miss B. Wilkinson stated, that she resided at No. 5, York-street,
Hans-place. On the evening in question the saw the prisoner
running, followed by another man, when he (the prisoner) threw
something away, which sounded like keys; she instantly told the
watchman of it. She did not lose sight of the prisoner, and *save
hint apprehended.
Charlotte Grove, waiting-maid to the Hon. Mrs. S. in addition
to her former statement, said, that after ,the last examination at
this office, on her searching the attic, she found several matches,
which corresponded with those discovered on the prisoner by May-
bank, the constable.

This closed the evidence, when the Hon. Henry Stanhope, in
the absence of Mrs. S. identified the property produced, and, with
the ether articles, calculated his loss from 701. to 80/.
The prisoner was committed.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Juke Chick and George Burke, two young fellows of notoriously
bad character, were finally examined before Mr. Banters., on a
charge of daring robbery committed on the person of Mr. Wardle,
of Lad-lane, Cheapside, silk-manufacturer.
The facts stated in evidence were the following: Between ten
and eleven o'clock on Tuesday night, the 7th instant, as Mr.
Wardle was passing the corner of Type-street, Funbuty, the pri-
soner Chick, coming behind him, pinioned his arras, and held him
while the other prisoner, Burke, drew a valuable gold watch ani
appendages from his fob and rap off. Mr. Wardle, as soon as he
could free bimielf from his assailant, ran in pursuit, calling " step
thief!" and Chick was caught in the act of concealing himself in
a dust-hole in New-court, 'Moor-line. -The-following morning,
Mr. Wardle, in company with an officer, went to the Salmon and
Ball public house, Bethnal-green where. there were about a dozen
men (among whom was the prisoner Burke) playing at skittles.
Mr. Wardle immediately pointed out Burke as the person who had
robbed him, and he was taken to the watckhosse and searched,
but nothing was found upon him.
No trace of the property has yet been discovered. Mr. Wardle
stated that the watch was a very valuable one, which he had
taken in the course of business for a had debt of 30 guineas.
The prisoners were fully committed to Newgate tOr trial.

TIIAMES OFFICE.
Thomas Oyler, a carpenter, in the employ of Messrs. Cubitt,
builders, in Gray's-inn-lane, was yesterday fully committed to take
his trial at the approaching sessions, for stealing a quantity of nails
and other articles, the property of his employers.