Star.
London, England, 1829-02-18 00:00:00

RY-LA-BONNE.

Yesterday i!ekr Laws, a footman out of place, was brought be.
fore Mr. Gairrirn and Mr. limunts. by Read, the messenger of
&. Mary-la-bonne, as the reputed father of an illegitimate child
bons in September, chargeable to the pari.b. and required to show
cause to the contrary, or furolsh the means of its support.
l'eter said, be was taken by surprise, and did not at all consider
the child to be his; but its mother,

Louisa Buckler, a frolicsome-looking young woman, so fully de-
scribed the art of by, which Peter practised towards her when they
Lord in service tegetber with the sync lamily, that bk. Garentu
declared, unless Peter could bring 'natters of fact to contradict It,
aU that be considered, as he called it, was nonsease.

Peter begged permission to Interrogate Louisa Buckler. Now,
said be,upon your oat►, did not yuu stay out all night with another
footman at a dance?
Mr. Gairrnm—What has that to do with this child, man?
Peter (scratching his head)—l don't exactly know, your Worship;
she has bad men for hours together with her, in our dining room.
Mr. Gatemen—Well, and what has that to do with it? they
might be dancing there.
Peter—There was no fiddler.

Mr. Gatemen—People can dance without a fiddle if they please ;
she has sworn that you are the father of the child. and unless you
can prove the contraiy, you must pay for its supopet.
I am not conscious of it. r►plied Peter.
Mr, Gammas—Not conscious of it. man! what do you mesa ?
Peter—lf I did wrung, it must bate bees when I was tipsy.
Peril's ezplaaation produced a laugh; and be was ordered to
pay the parish tts. 6d. a week.

QUERN-SQUARE.

Yesterday two men, named George anseil, alias Gressiesni. and
Henry Perkins. were charged with being concerned in stealing the
Government Scamps (rum the Hull and Mouth Inn, on the 3d of
September last.
The 'evidence against Sewell went to show that be bad posses.
don nf the stamps, and employed a person to remove them; but
there was no evidence against Perkins.
The later was discharged, and the former committed for trial.
LA M BETH•STREET.
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Yeaterday an elderly man. • retired nfiker in the East India
Company's service, named Envy Wags., was charged with east.
slitting an assault on the person of a child eleven years of age.
named Maria Crisp.
According to the child's statement, the prisoner enticed her into
his house, in John-street, Whitechapel. where he committed the
mush, and infected her with a loathsome disorder.

lie was ordered to and
TOWN-lIALL

Anises Eitl4v and .Mn Mace were charged with attempting a bur-
glary at the house of Mr. William Breeds, Merntald-court, is the
Borough. The wife of the prosecutor was awoke between one and
two o'clock yesterday morning, and looking from the cbsore
window, saw two men—one standing on the frost tidbits of the
house, ad the other in 'be set of forcing open Gee of the sets
with a crow-ban EU Immediately raised the sash and called to
the watch, when tie fellow, ran of, followed by Cos, a watchman,
who punned them into Higb street, where they were both taken.
They were both committed to' titan far Wee Months bard
1 labour.
SOMNAMBEILTSI4.—ea young Lsdy,'who lives Within a
short distance of Manshestet, awoke the tdther, moaning,
but found her attempts.to 'ketoses her bed very much
impeded by a sensation of tightness rltound her, and to
her very great surviise, out.takiug off t'le night-dress
in which the hack arreyekt I.euelf .the loeceding even-
ing, she was Onderneathfully dressed u foe an alter neon
party ; and what more added to her astonishment was,
that ono part of her dress which she had heietofore
found pond( un4b.l4 tq.DULutueithOut assistance,
was..now.in _perfect arrangement. 'ltem were also
appearances in- use chamber of the Lady's toilette hav-
ing been regularly •perfoirried, so that there is little
dritibt that she ;iiftst have ima2ined hetsrlf *brut to
eneet,.idisnetconspetty,‘ but had not the slightest recol-
lectionfg ever bOARAlitt, bit&