Star.
London, England, 1826-01-07 00:00:00

UNION-HALL

Lieutenant Berkeley. of the 28th Regiment, charged Wm. Ben-
gal', the driver 0 a light cart, who generally plies for passengers in
the neighbourhood of the Elephant and Castle, with an assault,
and with demanding more for his fare than he was entitled-to re-
ceive. It appeared that Lieutenant Berkeley, having arrived- too
late at the Elephant and Castle for the Brighton coach, engaged
the defendant to drive after the coach, which he overtook within
two miles. The defentlautdemunled six shillings for his fare, and

upon Lieutenant Berkeley refusing to pay the detiaaud,he seized him
br the cunt, cud pulled him back into his cart.

Mr. Swam& considered the charge of six shillings too ninth
and with respect to the assault, he Said he would hold the defendahi
to bail, if Alt. Berkeley insisted.
The latterGentlentan cleaned proceeding, and the defendant wail
discharged, after being admonished by the Magistrate.

REPRESENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES

IN CONGRESS.

140 M THE WAsItINGTON CITY GiliaTE.

The ratio of representation in Congress is one mernA
her for every 40,000 of the Representative population ri
the United States. The members we apportioned, ac.
c 'riling to the census of 1820, as follows:
States Popul. net). I State* Pops!. Itep'
Ncw lurk 1,568,775 New Jersey 274,551 G
Pennsylvania 1,049,449 26 N.-Hampshire 244,161
Virginia . 855,505 24 I Vermont 235,764

Ohio 581,431 14
North Carolina 536,621 13
Illassachu setts 523,287 13
Kentucky 513,623 12
South Carolina 359,851 9
Tennessee 990.569 9
Maryland 361,339 9

Georgia

U 93,335 7
'281,1V6

Connecticut 275,208 6
Ten itories—Michig4ii
Arkansas
Florida

Indiana 147,102 5
Lonisiana 125,779 X
Alabama 125,542 e
Ilhoile-Island $3,038 4
D'elaware 70,943 1
Missouri 62,496 1
Missi-oiiyi 62,340 1
Illinois 54,843

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WESTMINSTER. SESSIONS, JAN. 6.

John Coombes was indicted for entering the house of
J. Brooks, Esq. with intent to steal.
Dr. Brooks stated, that dh the night of the 15th of
December last he returned home from the Royal So-
ciety, about a quarter past eleven o'clock, and entered
the house by a door which, on certain nights, is I.ft on
fhe latch for his students; before he retired to rest, he
examined the rooms, according to custom ; on
ap-
proaching the sofa, he thought he caw something like a
thigh of a man, but it was tightly bound in corduroy,
which he thought extraordinary; he Oriel-fire looked
closer, when a pair of human eyes fl 'shed in his face,
which turned out to be those of that villain there,"
said Dr. Brooks, "my discarded servant." The pri-
soner came out of his hiding place, and mlie an attack
upon him (witness), an,' though he vozifera.ei " Mur-
der 1" with all his might, still the villain kept his grasp,
and attempted to throttle him. The D czar addedi
tha: he verily thought his life would have been taken
but for the opportune entrance of his female servant,
who was brought to his assistance by his ciies.
_ _

Cross-examined—lt was no uncommon thing for strangers to
come to Ms house at night, but his sitects generally were brought
after day-break.
William Styles—Lives oppo4te to the poctor's house. On the
night in quest.on he saw the prisoner run out without his shoes.
The female servant, who s.tw the prisoner by the side of her
master when she came down.stairq,"al-o swore po.itively to him.

Mr. Buckler, the short-hand writer to the City of London, with
whom the prisoner lived previow.ly. to his going to the Doctor's.,
gave him agouti character; as did :sign another respectable witness.
The Jury immediately found the prisoner Gull/J.—Sentenced to
six months Imprisonment, and hard labour.

The Middlesex Sessions coninsence on Monday nest,
and the Old Bailey Sessions on the Thunday fullo~ci :g.