Star.
London, England, 1829-11-09 00:00:00

MANSION HOUSE.

Hama Vona, a charwoman, was charged with having melon
between one sod tw• hundred volumes of books from the kw
library of Grocen'.ll4l.
Mrs. Andrews, the housekeeper, deposed that the detected the
prisoner in an attempt to convey away CM book, and that a 01111.
Tendon was made which led to the discovery of a number of others.
which had been stolen, and sold to Mr. Months bookseller residing
the Commercial-rood. A number of the books sold by the pd-
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sober were produced; they wen some of the most valuable
standard law books; the covers were torn off, and It appeared,
that between one and two hundred volumes had been sold as waste
paper. The mischief went beyond the number of the books stolen,
as odd volumes had been taken from several valuable sets.

Mr. Mann, the bookseller, attended, and stated thatthe prisoner
had represented that the books had bees made a present of to her
by her sea.
The Loan &lawn said he namely could believe that a trades-
man could have received such books as volumes of the Statutes at
Large, and of other works of known high value, wittiest being
aware that such a perom as the placer had obtained them dis-
honestly.
A professional Gentleman, who attended to conduct the prose..
eution, said that It was proper to state, In behalf of Mr. Mann, that
the books had been exposed at his door for sale as waste paper ;
chat he had sold a large proportion openly at a very small peek, and
that during twenty-five years he had carried on business with a
character of respectability in chat neighbourhood.
The woman was remanded, to give time for a further search.
The Loan MAYOR, who at first expressed an Intention to order
Mr. Mann to be detained, took his promise to appear and give
evidence. .

Two other eases of petty depredaties were Immediately brought
before his Lordship. In each of the eases the prisoners appeared
to have been driven by severe draws to commit depredation:
The lamb haves expressed his odors, thatr= per-
formed his duty to his fellow-chimes, be should be from
the pain of witnessing such scenes of bitter distress as were am-
Mandy presented before the Chief Magistrate. The pain el wk.
neer* them was saraested by the inadequacy of the most ample
mesas le *stead relief, and by the dilkeity of act*, under the
compikeden of eiratosessees which often attended them One
amongst the many lessons to be taught by the performance of the
Magisterial dodge la that chair, seeing ass year. was the Inade-
quacy of our penal legislation, sad the necessity of a wide and
equitable discretion being given to time who were entrusted with
.the administntien of our penal laws In snub ewe. Were the di-
rectioos of the law. in ap eases, trapliddy followed—irere the Ma.
Statists to hew no aftermath., misery, as was shown in the lass
cases. would be greatly aggravated, and mime feesfally augmented.

BOW-STREET.
iron“Teseph Berms and Catherine, an will, a very Maid mph.
were brought before Mr. Hatt; is custody of Salmon, a prin-
cipal alter, charged with having robbed their master, Mamas
Hyde Villiers, Bei. Pd.P. of property to a considerable amount.
Mr. Gates appeared as solicitor for Mr. Villiers.
Mr. Villiers stated, that the male prisoner had kept his accounts,
and from the confidence he mooed in hint and his wife, he en-
trusted them with the entire care of his house, and the property it
contained; nor bad .he any reason to doubt their integrity
until the 25th of Octoby last, when he missed a great variety of
property, consisting not only of ankles of a portable description,
bet even furniture. The prisoners, to avoid being taken up, bad
absconded. His lose was very extensive.
The prisoners and/ no defame* ; but when told that they were
at liberty to speak, burst forth into tean.and commenced imploring
lir. Villiers for mercy.
Mr. HALLS told them that Mr. Villiers COSH not comply with
their prayers, even if he had the inelination. They had brought
their own misfortunes upon themselves : and servants, who vio-
lated the trust reposed in them by their masters, might rely upon
it that their punishment would be most exemplary. He then com-
mitted the husband for trial, and remanded the wife fur further
examination.