Star.
London, England, 1828-08-13 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday George Sniitk, a wretched.lonking young ruzi;
was
represented a. the ion of a respectable tradesman, residing it
Tottenham-court-road, lAA% brought beicse Sir It. BINNIC and
lIALL4, the Silting hlaeistrates, under the following circumstasoi
About eleven o'clock the prisoner called at the shop of Mr. Cook,
in St. Martin's-lane, when he placed a leather cap Ott 1115 head, with
which he deliberately walked away. On being asked why be had
stolen the cap. he only requested that his father might nut be nude
acquainted with the circumstance. Ile appeared greatly agiuitia
during the examination, but his conduct betrayed some mere.
disorder. Air. llama.; gave orders that be should be taken care
uutil his friends could be sent far.

liATTON-GARDEN.

- Morgan was charged with assaulting a number of war h.
men. On ildonday night a cry of " murder!" was heard tv nr„
from the defendant's house in Theobald's-road, when a watches
named Lloyd entered, and found the defendant assaulting his were
in a terrible manner. He interposed, and quiettl,!l9 was teetered;
after which he went away. Again, however, the noise was heard,
which alarmed the neighbours, who interfered, and mooted
Lloyd and some of the patrols to enter and quell ~he disturbance.
They did so, and attempted to take the defendant sum cooed',
but be caught hold of a piece of wood and assaulted the watchmen
right and left. The patrols teen drew their swords, and returned
the attack, and by this means retained the prisoner in custody,sug
lodged him in the watchbouse..
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Air. Sergeant Siu.i.ou ridiculed the idea of watchmen interfering
in every family row—censured in strong terms the use they maia,
4f their weapons—and di/charged the defendant.

MA RLBOROUGH-ST MET.

A youth, named John Westmoreland, was charged with the
lowing robbery, at the shop of Mr. John Henry Kelly, a bnoinol.
ler, Vigo-street. It appeared that the prisoner entered Mr. Kegys
shop on Saturday morning, and requested the oborwonian loser*
hint with a pennyworth of brown paper. Whilst the girl was um.
ing round to find the paper, the prisoner very deliberately openei
a drawer near the shop door, and ran off with a Testament and**
elegantly bound Prayer Books, worth 11 10s. The prisoner vas
Instantly pursued, and in running down Sackedle-street, be drepp4
one of the Prayer Books, which the young woman, who followed
close at his heels, picked op, and the others were bound in the
prisoner's hat, when taken into custody in Swallow street. me
prisoner said, in his defence, that he was a " tetinum make" by
trade, and bad just returned from Edgware Fatr, where he hat
been disposing of his wares, and that distress had driven kin*
commit the offence. He was committed fur trial.
MARY-LA-BONNE. •

Jtr F.yosas was charged with felony. The prisoner on Manchf
night told Wall, the constable, that b► wished to surrender hirrit4
and teferreal to NJ r. Cleaver, bookseller, of Orchard-street, fur par-
ticulars. Yesterday Air. Cleaver appeared, and stated that me
prisoner was in his employ, and was sent with a cheque for
which he received, but never returned. When called on far his
defence. he said he was advised to say nothing. It appeared the
atter the commission of the fact he had gone to Gosport,and whea
he surrendered had only three farthings in his pocket.—kic wit
fully committed.
WORSHIP-STREET.

BVIZIPIT Socieries--Yesteralay the Stewards,and many Members
of a Society, held at the Ship, Wheeler-street, Spitalfields, at-
tended to show cause wby they excluded Thomas Dupsne std
Thomas Hardy, two former Stewards, for expending two guineas,
which were given for Doctors' fees; and also for laying out the
sum of ISs. gd. for bread, cheeie, and porter for the witnesses
This case, at different periods, occupied the attention of the Ma-
gistrates several asooths. The Society admitted the legality at the
Doctors' fees, but they contended that cite Stewards had no rige.
to draw money from the landlord for eating, although they at the
same time admitted that five shillings per day was allowed to each
witness. The Ex-Stewards maintained that they had a rightly
allow each witness five shillings per day; and as there were the
witnesses for four days, whose expenses would amount to £3, they
felt justified in drawing the fifteen shillings, which would at
time of payment tie deducted ; but before this explanation coil
be entered upon, a meeting was called, and a vote of enable
passed. The Magistrates, after hearing many witnesses, ordered
that the Stewards should be reinstated.
TOWN-HALL

Mayle was chat ged with assaulting a watchman. Ter
prisoner went with a frail fair one to the Queen's Head Ina, all
applied for a bed, stating the lady to be his wife, but it was godly
discovered what kind. of a wife she was, and both were magi
out—whereat he became so enraged, that he fell foul of the watch.
man, on his remonstrating with him for being riotous in the street,
and 'was locked op in consequence.—He was held to bail.
.Gearge Lord, the Waterman, haying no effects toUtisfy Ike ent-
rant of distress issued against hint some days since, for the pm*
of XS, inflicted for non-compliance with the provisions of the Wa•
tersnan's Act, in respect to lodging his apprentice, was coamittef
to Brixton for two months.