Star.
London, England, 1826-09-12 00:00:00

M A RLBOROUG 11-STREET.

Two persons of very respectable appearance, nameJ Laissiseet and
Jay, were charged with assaulting a night constable of St. James's
parish, named Sheppard, and Lambert and Jay charged Sheppard
with a neglect of duty. blesses. Lambert and Jay were proceed-
ing along Coventry street, on Sunday evening, when they were
met by two women, who grossly insulted them, knocked off their
hats, and bestowed upon them most vile and disgraceful language;
whereupon dr. Lambert gave them in charge to a watchman, who
took them to the watchbouse.

Mr. Sheppard investigated the ease, and although he was in-
formed by Mr. Lambert and his friend of the disgraceful manner
in which the girls had conducted themselves, he refused to enter-
tain the charge, because no blow had been struck. Mr. Lambert
told him, that unless he received the charge, he would make a
complaint to the Magistrates of this office. Sheppard, how-
ever, said he would lock him up, unless be left the watch-houses
Mr. Lambert refused to qu t the watch house unless the women
were locked up, and Mr. Sheppard, therefore, placed him in custody.
Sheppard now said, that when be attempted to put Mr. Lambert
out of the watch house, he struck him several blows in the face.
Mr. Lambert, on the contrary, denied having struck Sheppard,
and said, his right hand was then in such a had state, that he could
not clench his fist.

Mr. Roe said, that the constable had done wrong in refusing to
take the charge. Mr. Lambert and his friend were two respectable
persons, residing in the parish, and, it appeared from their state.
ments, hat they bad been meat grossly ill treated by the two wo-
men, and whom, it they had been brought before him, he should
have sent to Tothill Fields for a month. The Act of Parliament
specially provided that such women should be so punished, when
they created a riot in the streets, and used offensive and indecent
language. lie wished to be informed if Mr. Lambert told the con-
stable of the disgusting expressions which the women used?
Mr. Lambert—Mr. Jay, the beadle, and the watchman, who were
in the watchuuse, when the women were brought in, said, the charge
was then as fully stated as it had been on the present occasion.
Mr. Roe having consulted with Sir Geo. VARIANT, said, they
were of opinion the constable had acted from a mistaken notion
when he thought he was only obliged to take in the women, if they
had committed an assault. lb should, however, fine him five
shillings, and Mr. Lambert must find bail for his appearance at the
Sessions,to answer the charge of assault.

A tall well-made woman, about thirty years of age, was brought
before the Magistrate for being disorderly on the previous night.—
On entering the dock, she threw her Chinchilla muff on the floor,
placed one arm in a silk pelisse which she carried in her hand, and
drawing aside the torn sleeve of her dress, requested Mr. Roe
would look at an immensely large black bruise which she said s►e
had received when dragged to the IV atch-hease. The Magistrate,
however, paid little attention to her request, and she began to
amuse herself by tearing her gown to pieces. Rise that seated her-
' self on a stool, which is placed in the dock for the accommodatioo
of the gaoler ; complained of the overpowering heat of the weather,
and desired the gaoler would bring her some water, for she was
going to faint. While the lady was making this display, Mr.
`Tandy, a publican, said, the prisoner came into his house, with
some other women, and desired to be supplied with gin. He re-
fused to give them soy, and she broke several warn of glass with
her fist.

Mr. Roe *shed what answer she bad to make to the charge?
" Me answer !" she said, " I answer! I don't know what the
man said.' And looking towards the Magistrates table, where
was seated a Gentleman beside Mr. Roe, she observed, You need
not sit there quizzing me ; I don't know what the man said—ln
him repeat it.
Mr. Rot said, if she chose to amuse herself in making speech'',
instead of attending to the complainant's statement, it could not
be repeated; she must find bail. The officers were then desired to
remove her, whereupon she sprang from her seat, and jumping to
the farther center of the dock, she dehed the officers to take her
to prison. " I know what you want," she said ; " you wane T„„
muff; here, take it—here, take my feathers also," and sway finch
the muff, bonnet, and feathers into the middle of the room.--
41 Here, take my comb, too; I know you wish to have it," and at
the same moment that also was thrown close to the Magistrates.
table. She was at length removed with great difficulty, but in
passing down the passage to the lock-up tooth, she pretended to ge
off into strong hysterics, and tour ming men immediately took her
to the cage.
QU Rif4l- SQUARE.
Urnottwo Commeuvere Idoerr.—Yesterday. Marna Rini, a
very interesting young girl, underwent a final examination, on a
charge of uttering bad money.—lt appeared from the evidence that
the prisoner bad gone to the shop of Mn. R. Bleadon, a pastry.
cook's, in Paradise-row, Pimlico, and in the purchase of two tarts
tendered a bad shilling. On two former occasions she had disposed
of money in the same way. and escaped ; however, in the third at.
tempt a constable was sent for, who took her into custody.
Air: John Field, an Inspector at the Mint, on examining foot pronounced three of them base and counterfeit, and front
one die.—The prisoner, in her defence, denied knowing the shillias
was bad, and declared she never was in the shop before.
Fully committed for trial.
WORSHIP-STREWE
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T. Hayes, a boy, was charged with stealing a ballet of plums,
nearly as big as himself. Ann Bates, a fruit seller in Shorednd,
stated, that yesterday morning sbe purchased a basket of plums
in Spitalklds Market, and left them for a few minutes, when she
missed them, and on passing through Lans-street she saw the pri.
Boner, who had them on his shoulder.
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In defence he said, another boy isked bim to take them, and
they were to sell them in Shorediteb. This statement amounting
to a confession, be was fully committed.

TOWN HALL.
Grocesmith, jun. and Hammond, two of the Bow-street patrol,
brought la three girls, for obstructing them in the pursuit of some
thieves. A Gentleman had been robbed of his watch, in Queen-
street, Borough, by a fellow, who escaped through an adjuiniog
public-house, the receptacle of the worst characters, the door of
which was blocked up by the prisoners, one of whom held a knife it
her hand, and cut Grosesmith on the hand. They were all locked
■p, in default of bail.

EPISTOLARY CONDENSATION; OR, COMING TO THE
Prism—Copy of a tradesman's letter to a debtor :—" Sir—if you
will favour me with the amount of my bill you will oblige ow :-if
not, I must oblige you,"

Nn drought equal to that of the present year ha: beat
known in this country since the year 1762, in which year
there was nh rain from the Sd May to the 19th July.
Tilursday morning, the Old or Custom House Duck,
at Liverpool, was cleared of all descriptions of vesse's,
for the purpose of electing nn its site a Custom House
commensurate with the importance of that poet.
The Theatre at Gosport has been purchased for the
purpose of being converted into a place of worship.
The Hundred of Melksham, Wilts, is ordered to pay
4801. for damage done by the late riots at TrJwhridge.
D. Robinson, a baker, residing in East• street, St.
George's market, fell down in the Borough, on Satur-
day, and instantly expired.
Oa the 22.1 ult. while John Crosby, of Lofthnuse, near
Staithes was thrashing with three horses yoked in the
thrashing mill, his son, seven years 0141, a very fine lad,
was set near the pillar to drive. The poor boy unthink:
ingly put his head past the pillar to look after the horses:
One of the arms of the thrashing mill in a moment
forced his head against the piller, and, dreadful to re-
late, took it entirely off at the third vertebre. The
Ishock stopped the horses ; the father ran out to see what
was the matter, and had the misery to find his unfortu•
nate son's body jumping ahout without his head
Kava.—The invention of keys is ascribed to the La-
cedemonians. At first they were made of wood; and the
earliest form was a simple crook, introduced into a hole
to raise a latch or remove .a bolt. The ancient keys still
in existence are mostly of bronze, and are of various
shapes: the most remarkable are those which have a
shalt terminated on one side by the works, on the other
by a ring. They have been supposed, by some antiqua-
ries, to be the keys presented by husbands on marriage
to wives, and which were resigned upon divorce or
separation. Among the Anglo-Saxons, a servant was
keeper of the keys. The key of the private tcrinium
was also sometimes suspended to the girdle ; that of
places where treasures was kept, to the neck. Trade..
men wore bunches of them at their girdles. Hearne'
says, the figure of the key of the west door of the church
was putdown in the register, and in the Monkish times,
a superstitious reverence was associated with them.

BIRTI-1.
On the 30th ult. at Chelsea, the Lady of the Rev. Peter Felix, of
a daughter.

DIED.

Sept. 7. suddenly, of a complaint in the bowels, at his boast in
Rutland-square, Dublin, Robert Wybrants, Esq.

NIEWOATE AND LRADENNIALL MARKETS, Sarr.ll.
Reef... 3. Od to 41 Od I Veal
Mutton ........3s 4d to 4s 4d Pork ...... 3s 4d to 51

Lamb 4s ud to 4s ltd.
PRICES or HAY Aso STRAW YESTERDAY.
IT. JAlllltea• WHITECH Arri-
!fay 51103 Od to 51 10s Od Hay 41 Os to 51 Ss 04
Clover Sll5l Od to 61 150 Od Clover 41 101 to 61 10s Od
Straw 11 7s Od to 41 Os Od Straw 11 les to 11 163

PRICE OF LUATHER.
Best Dressing Hides lad to 154
Common Ditto 154 to 17d
Crop Hides,ss to 40Ibs for cutting
Ditto 45 to 50Ibs l4O to 17d
Calf Skins, 56 to 401b1 l6ll to 244
Ditto 50 to 70Ibs
Ditto 70 to 80Ibs
Small Seals, Greenland).... ..... .
Tanned Horse Hides lld to 144
Spanish Horse Hides... ..... .....

COAL MARKET, Bm. 11.
Ships at Market. Ships Sold.
46i Newcastle SS}
8 Sunderland 8

Price.
?Ss Od to 53. 01
291 0,1 to 7.6 s UJ

MAILS-'.
AIM DM

'HIS DAL

•11116 DUN.
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Dublin 1 0 Frani* 1 •
Waterford 1 0 Hamburg!' 0 1
Guernsey and Jersey 0 1 Flanders 0 0
Lisbon 0 0 Brazil 0 0

DonaghaJte
Malta

O 0
O 0

0 1