Star.
London, England, 1817-09-08 00:00:00

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PAMytton-Hotist.—Saturday a 1-,reson Timed /est.iser, ap
*Red to answer a chart.e by a l'kt:els Maser named ME! w,
tor non.payenent of is 6d for the watch-rate. 'rite deferosen
pleaded that Plaistow had liken aivey a ladder from flint worth
hair guineas, and sent it to the creen-yard, where it wag
for a mere tette. Plastsm te:et he ;sad fnend the ladder. Art
dark, in a situation wh el: vier! ! enable thieve: to get Leis a fire
floor window, end ilia; i.e rod tsr,t sent I: to the ereen ei.el to,
oil ee defendant sent hint an insolent answer to en ir•'—atien
that he might have it back, en teepee a 4nlnti Sae. Th, I-OND
Mayon approved of the vigilance of the thliter. and vatted
Jennies!: to pay the rare, ! ecemeliectly did.
Row-ST CAri.avher EJtiey was Omuta with
divers fele:ice. Ile was remanded.
UNPIN HALL —Sa•urday the den* of the hseltney coach,
No. 596, was fitted forty shillings, for extortion of a *hailing
more than his tare.
Mr. Rotel Taylor, a man of very genteel ap; :ranee, who
stated ll:meta to be a Baal n•erchent, ref:klieg a. 'Erafalger.pllce,
Walworth, was broueln up t answer the complaint of the Rev.
Mr. J. Cheeshrough, Vicar of Sueke, near Chester, and resident
Curate at Ulcombe, Kent. The charges by the Ite verv!! com-
plainant, and for which !o decoke el that he woe'd is di:: the
defeetlaii• , Mr. 'lay lor, at the rre.o.ini; :ytaitl ;tone tie .ess s, ws re
mien direst s'htinct grouted. 1••• r threats and taint represen-
tations, resre eting a debt owed by Isis brother to the defendant;
:Idly, fur assaulnug hint; :idly, for inseltiug him in his Pa.
rish Church, by using most violent and opprobrimes langiage,
net disturbing his congregation during and alter •he hour. of
Divine Service.— Mr. Taylor having procured bail, was Isbeeate.d.
MAIIILDOIRIaIiGH.STRE ET.— 'EMS was an inicantation agaitist
Mr.Tidbury, a gul %math, in Oxford-street, charging Lint with
purchasing a quantity of gold lace from two trumpeters in the
horsebuld t stabbsliment of the lei Regiment of Life. Oteirde
the same beteg miliary necessaries, and nut salear.e, which of-
' fetter lattice:to bins to a penalty of I',, eccording to the Act.
Mr. Tidbury pleaded tonal ignorance of the Act of Parliament,
and said all the trade had i'eequently cited, from the hide pub IJ
-
Itchy given to matters of this kind.—Maeistrate, " We can re-
ply to 'hat in a few words. Ignorance is nu excuse. 'll lie law
must be enforced, although a person never heard of the i
ence of an Act of Perlisement."—Beaman and Davidson, the
trutimetere, then proved having, on the Yea of Aueu-t, gone
into the defendant's shop its the stable regimentals ui the l.ite
Guards, and sold hint the lace for 9,. 9J. which they converted
to their own use..—The Magistrates were of opinim the case
was clearly proved, and accordingly convicted the defendant an
Use penalty and cuss.
lieT I ON-GAit D X —Saturday 15.:141a Au!, was charged by
the wife of Henry I tart, a notorious brotlithkeeper, in :meth.
ansgton-buildings, Hulbotn, with b. g concerned with two
whet. girl:, in rubbing her drawers of ifetin in Hank of England
, notes, eight guineas in gold, several pair ut silver mounted _p-c
tacks, aid a quantity of gold and silver watches. fee. to an
amount she (the complainant) slid not know, and which gold
and cheer watches. ate. she bought from time to time, to sell to
her Customers. The prisoner pleaded her innocence of the
charge, and retorted on tee prosecutor by stattag, that the
watches and spectacles she Lad been robbed of were stolen from
Gentlemen in her in anions brothel, which breuelet many girls
to desirunteno—The prisoner was committed lir re rumination.
WORSIIIP seeste.---Saturelay, Jona, bindsle-illaker, re.
siding Spttalfields, was chanted with ci tielty and ill-treatment
to his own child, a boy about six years of age. The Overseers
of the Parish, and several of the Constables attended the exemi-
nation. it was e.:pr;setited on the part of the Parish, that :Ile
child bad been frequently tureed out of doors by hie father, and '
sometimes at midineht ; that he beat hint cruelly, aml that his
general conduct tow are. hint was most bathe' oti;. What was
specifically made known to the Parish was, that a woman resld.
ing in the neighbourhood found the child in the wateocluset
naked, in whirl: situation he tentsitted all night, and she, out of
humanity, took him to the bight Bells, .4pusite Siritelhelds
church, where a Constabie was obtamed, who took brim to the
%Vorkho -e On elan:insole do child*s body, several bruises
were wind upon him, bet en, tour.: t etaiceilar than the rest on
hi, forehead, liesidee a e:eep cut, all of which, en his being ques
Maned, he said 'had been nit:iced by kn. lather. He was also in
• 416.-1,0•35 he: avearettily Irons the ill•treeeintelat
had received, but on beteg kept in the Workhohse r Yr. easy',
and properly attended to, he in time degree recovered, but tot
cut on his weekend was at ill visible. A woman who lodged next
dour to the prisoner was examined as to her knowledge tit the
treatment the child received. She spoke of having frequently
beard him crying; she knew he bad been beat. and that the pri-
soner would turn hint into the street at unseasonable hours.—
On being asked by the Magistrate to speak to sonic particular
time, sbe mentioned Sunday night, when the prisoner beat him
and turned him into the street, notwithstanding the renton-
gramme of his daughter, or sister, she could not say which. It
was further stated, that the prisoner had stabbed his eldest son
with a knife, and his wife was recognized at the Office to have
sworn her Me against him only a fortnight ago.—the prisoner
was committed tor want of bail.

MuliDita.—The following are the particulars of a
most atrocious murder, briefly mentioned in a former
publication :—On Friday, the 29th of August (being
market day) several farmers met at an Inn, at Shep.
ton Mallet, in Somersetshire, where a conversation
took place, in which a man named Croke:, of ad-
vanced years, and a young man named Hawkins
(his presumptive son.iii.law) took an active part.—
At length the parties became opponents in argument.
The old man was obstinate and declamatory—the
young man was contradicting and perverse, and at
length their argument became of that description
which was considered too desperate to be settled, ex-
cept by a reference to blows. By an exhibition of
this nature, the hearers and byestanders were soon
gratified ; but from the serious character which the'
contest assumed, they intetceded, and tardier blood-
shed was prevented. Hai 'irony was again shortly
restored ; and the parties proceeded on their way to
°Achill, (where die old man, Croker, resided) about
two miles from Shepton Mallet. They had not,
however, proceeded far before another pugilistic con-
test was resorted to, which, however, by the interfe-
rence of some casual travellers, was soon interrupted,
their differences were arranged, ar-I they pursued
their journey. Some bad passion still being the in-
mate of the young man's breast, he provided himself
with an instrument from a contiguous gate, and felled
Croker to the earth by a vieleut Llow, which was
fatal, and left the poor old man a lileless corpse upon
the ground, with one eye curnplettly driven from its
socket 1 At this time it was about halt past t
o'clock, and the daughter of the old man (Croker)
becoming uneasy at the absence at her aged parent,
went in search of him : her progress, however, way
lsoon interrupted by her kicking against something
which appeared to be human, and upon turning
round to satisfy herself upon this point, she discove-
, red that it was not only human, but that it Rassessed
the powers of animation, and affrighted at the cir-
cumstance, she ran rapidly home, supposing that the
person she bad seen had placed himself there for no
honest purpose. On her return home she went to
sleep, and ureamt that he; father had been assailed
by ruffians ; she accordingly again mustered c.,tnagt
enough to go in search of him ; she had not proceeded
far before she saw a bundle, containing articles which,
she was convinced belonged to her parent ; on going
few yards father, she discovered his corpse. A Iv.
and cry was raised thrungirout the whole neighbour-
hood, and, upon au examination of the body, several
nictures were discovered upon the skull, and the eye
found lying in die dust. Enquiries were imroe.
ejately Instituted, and 11.1wkins was apprehended
atter the Coroner's Jury had deliberated and bound
6• verdict against trim of ‘Viiird minder. lie was
committed to Sir pt on jar!.