Star.
London, England, 1826-03-16 00:00:00

MAR LBOROUGH-STRRET.

A decent looking old woman was brought up to account for the-
pmeetsion of a valuable pistol, beautifully mounted, and supposed
to have been once the property of Bonaparte, from •• Napoleon, le
Empereur" being engraved on the barrel ; but it appearing that the
woman bad been commissioned by a pawnbroker to dispose of it,
she was discharged, and the pistol restored.

MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE.
Sing Me, a miserable-looking woman, was charged by her
husband with robbing him of his watch and eight sovereigns.
The complainant, although reminded by the Magistrate that the
law did not Incognita any such offence as that of $ wife robbing
her husband, persisted in relating his story. He stated that the
prima had &swiftly left his house without any cause whatever,
and at each time she carried away with her whatever she could
lay her hands upon; and this delinquency, be was sorry ro say,
originated in an unfortunate propensity for drinking. which she
indulged in to such excess that she was often seen in the most
beastly state of intoxication in the street; in abort, she did every
thing.to render his life miserable, and on Sunday week last she
absconded with hit watch and eight sovereigns, and be never saw
her again until Tuesday evening, when she was exceedingly
shabby and filthy, and had only three sovereigns kft. The watch
she admitted having pawned. The complainant hd scarcely con-
cluded his statement when she exclaimed in a shrill and harsh coke,
" You may all go to b—U. You can't tothii me. 1 know the
law, if I don't, b—t me."
The magistrate regretted that he could not afford him any assist-
ance. The three severeiens were returned, and he quitted the
Ace with a heavy sigh.
A female named Ralph, and a man named Kowa, who by the
way had been desperately beaten, were brought by the husband of
Ralph to this office, the latter charged with having improperly ob-
truded himself into his (Ralph's) apartment.
Ralph, in a violent rage, stated that Kenyon was an entire
stranger to him, and on Tuesday evening he came home to hie
lodgings, in Warren-meet, rather earlier than usual, when be found
him sitting in his room upon very good terms with his wife. He
asked him what be wanted there? He replied, a Oh! I only
called for sornehook. s I lent to Mrs. Ralph.' The witness having
heard of his wife's infidelity, and that Kenyon was in the habit of
visiting her when be was absent, immediately attacked him,
thinking he was justified in summary punishment. He
was covered with bruises. Witness gave them both in charge to
the watchman. - - -

Mrs. Simpson. a lodger in the house, proved that the had seen
very peculifr familiatities between the prisoners.
Kenyon complained of the beating he had received. and denied
having gone there for any other purpose than that of receiving his
books.

aalph produced the books (a valuta. of The Moak *Rd The
History et De='s Meat Mon.)—lns wife said nothing.
Mr. Ornerrnas told Kenyon be richly deserved the beating he
had received, and committed him is default of bail for his sus-
lawful intrusion. _ _

woman w u discharged ; and Ralph declared he would sue
for a divorce.
QUERN SQUARE.
Yesterday, several respectable coal-merchants and others, re-
siding in the vicinity of Chelsea and Keesiegton, appeared to
answer the complaints of the sumnseedog seashell's in ikon dis-
tricts (Smith and Hull), for refusing to anew Heir saris .ini
horses for the conveyance of the First Dingoes aril% sher Ake
order had been legally served upon them, the lame Ipdag esstroier
to the statute, and were convicted in penalties of 51. sati. eta Womb