Star.
London, England, 1826-10-20 00:00:00

BOW-STRERT.

Yesterday, a Gentleman, giving his name Thomas Jordan Ro-
berts, and describing himself as the eldeg son of the Rev. Mr.
Roberts, of Chelmsford, one of the Governors of St. Luke's Hos-
pital, walked round to the Bench, and, familiarly tapping Mr.
HALLS, the Sitting Magistrate, on the shoulder, said he had called
on the behalf of Mrs. Grindell, who, he stated, had not recovered
from the injuries she had received while endeavouring to get away
from Durnsf ord.

The Magistrate, perceiving that the Gentleman was In a state of
intoxication, begged him to retire, with which request, after much
hesitating', be complied.
M A RLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday, James Harkes, a journeyman tailor, was ordered to
find bail for assaulting a watchman.

Another tailor, named Ratchp, was charged with taking hold of
Hakes, and swearing that he should not go to the watch-house.—
He mai fined 51. for the obstruction, and commuted for seven days
in default of payment.

MARY-LA-BONNE.

A Deputation of the Inhabitants of Oxford-street waited upon
the Magistrates on Wednesday, to complain of the injury done to
their business by the erection of wood inclosures, for the purpose of
breaking the stones for MiAdamising that line of road. Their
chief complaint was, that the stones for the whole street were
broken at these erections, and carted away to the other parts of the
road. The Magistrates, however, could not interfere, and the De-
putation was recommended to memorialise the Paving Board, and,
If redress was not had by such means, to indict the Commissioners
for a nuisance.

A labouring man, named Miens Howau, was brought before
Mr. Gairrrrn, on the following charge :—A Lady named Ken-
nedy, residing In William-street, Hampstead road, was returning
home through Crescent-ssrect, Eusto uare, on the evening of
the 7th instant, when she lost three 101. Bank notes which she had
received the same day at Drummond's Bank. A relation of Mrs.
Kennedy's, applied at this office for assistance, and an officer was
directed to make inquiries and endeavour to trace the notes. No-
thing, however, could be ascertained respecting thetit until a few
days since, when it was discovered that a man named Hawkins
had been seen with the notes in his possession st different public-
houses, and it was also said that a man named Lee, who had par-
taken of the spoil, fearful of being taken into custody, bad attempted
to poison himself, and was at present in Middlesex Hospital. Web-
ster, the officer, on receiving this information, apprehended Haw-
kins, and brought him to-this office,
he foreman of Mr. Bryant, a bulkier in Hampstead road, said
that he met the prisoner early on the morning of the Bth instant,
when he stewed him (the witam) three ten pound nap, which be
said he had just before picked up in Crescent-street. AWitness ad-
vised to keep sober, as a reward might be offered for the notes, and
it would be something in his pocket ; they parted there, and he had
not seen him since.

The prisoaer admitted having found the notes, but said he bad
log than while be was intozicated. •

r Mr. G strewn said, the pri.oner had got himself in a most seri_
ous predicament : Instead of endeavouring to find the owner of the
notes, he bad been spending and converting them to bit own me,
and, in so doing, bad been guilty of felony. He was afraid it was
not generally known, but if a person, acting as prisoner had done,
made no efforts to discover the owner of property which he might
find, he was, according to law, guilty of felony.—The ptisosser was
then remanded until to-morrow.

LAM

Another batch of publicans attended, at the call of Johnson, tO
account for breathes of their recognizance.
The Ant called on was Mrs. Cooper, the hostess of the Magpie
and &ump ; but Johnson declined, on the costs being paid, praying
for a conviction, as the defendant was a widow.
Mr. Blair, proprietor of the George, was the next, and it being
established that.he kept his boom open last Baader morning until
on. o'clock, be was convicted in the mitigated penalty of twenty
lip and costs.
Ilions were several other cases, but the charges appeared so
frivolous, that the Magistrate dismissed them on the payment of
the costs.