Star.
London, England, 1826-12-25 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

TARAWL-A man of gentlemanly appearance was brought to
this Office en Saturday night, wilt his son and another youth,
charged with coining counterfeit sovereigns and half.sovereign4.
Limbrick and Edwards had apprehended him, in consequence of
private information obtained during the late trials for coining, at
Kingston Asoises. The examination was a private one, and the
accused were remanded.

Gone Phillips was charged with violating the person of Maria
Anderson, a girl eight years of age. The parents of the child.
supposing the prisoner was a married man, had allowed her to go
home with him ; she returned to her parents neat day, and did
not tell of the assault till some days afterwards. The prisoner
was remanded.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Saturday Willson Lilly, Hannah Owen, and Honer Baldwin, who
were in custody upon a charge of being concerned in a robbery
committed at the house of the Earl of Belfast. No. 108, Pall-tnall,
►y carrying off his Lordship's writing-desk, containing .a gold watch
and other property, were brought before the Sitting Magistrate fur
final examination.
The pawnbroker, at whose shop the two female primmer. pledged
Lord Belfast's watch, attended on Saturday, and fully satisfied the
Magistrate and Lord Belfast, who was present, that he took in the
watch in total ignorance of its bearing any distinguishing mark; he
was therefore exonerated from all blame.

On the first examination. 1411 y, who broke open the desk at the
desire of Baldwin and Owen, who accompanied Baldwin to pawn
the watch, and who afterwards took back the desk to Lord Ws
door, stated in their defence that they were at the time totally ig-
norant that the desk had been stolen, as Baldwin told them that •he
found it in the street, and that it was not until afire the watch was
pledged that she told Owen where she had taken the desk from.
The Magistrate having bad enquiry y made as to the probability of
this defence, learned that it was very likely to be true, corroborated
as it was by the confession of Baldwin herself; and as the characters
of Lilly and Owen were found to be very good, the Magistrate,
with the concurrence of Lord Belfast, discharged them from the
accusation of a guilty participation, and admitted them as witnesses
for the prosecution.
Their evidence was then taken against Baldwin, as well as that
of Lord Belfast, and Avis, the officer, and she was fully commit-
ted for trial.

Lord Belfast seemed very reluctant to have the woman sent to
pri.on if he could avoid it, particularly as she has three very young
children, and her husband being out of place, has but little means
of supporting them.
s.

The Magistrate gave directionathat the parish should assist the
father hi supporting the children, if he should require it.

MARY.LA.BON N E.

Saturday Mr. Peters, of the Red Lion, at Kilburn; Mr. Sm.
moos, of the Portland Arms; Mr. Otter, of the White Swan ; and
Mr. Wm. Wood, of the Cock, all three in Great Portland street,
were tined 40s. each and costs, fur serving during the usual hours
of Divine Service. on Sundays the 3d and loth of December. Mr.
Gregg. of the Marquis of Granby, in nary-la-bonne-street, was
fused 41. for a similar offence.

A respectable inhabitant of Mary-la-bonne was fined 40s. and
costs, for not keeping the iron plate which coven the' aptness tat
his coal cellar in proper condition.
Charles Boucher, a draysnan, belonging to Messrs. Coding and
Broodwood, was fined ins. and costs, for riding upon his dra7.
QUICSN-SQUARE.
Several of the Inhabitants of Chelsea appeared to summonses ob-
tained against them for refusing to furnish their waggons and horses
for the conveyance of tbe.baggage of the troops ordered for Ports.
gal. Hill, the Constable, said he had summoned Mr. Krews, a
coal-merchant, to be at the barracks at five o'clock in the monism,.
but be never came until past seven. In defence it was proved that
Hill told the men that seven or thereabouts would be time enough.
The, case was dismissed with costs, and the Constable fined Ss. fur
being drunk. The defence in another case was the same, and dis-
missed. Mr. Moat, a soap-boiler, in his defence, said that his wag-
gon was unserviceable; he admitted that be had four horses, but
one was at thrsurgeon's, another was lame, endear in the country.
The wheelwright proved that the waggon was not fit for service,
and the case was dismissed with costs. There was another ease
against Mr. Moat for not furnishing a cart on the following day,
but he failed in kis defence, and was convicted in the penalty at 40s.
and costs.

It is some criterion of the astonishing influx of peal-
try into London at this season, that one carrier at Pe-
terborough actually carried up 40 tons of loading,
consisting entirely of packages of geese, between
Tuesday morning last and Thursday evening. Thirteen
tont of this surprising quantity were sent by one gosherd
at beeping.
MANCHE/Mille...At the New Bailey Court-house, on
Monday last, two men, named Stscrinson and Hughes,
werd committed to bard labour for three months, for
attempting to commit a robbery in a dwelling-house,
under the following circumstances:— About one o'clock
on Sunday morning a respectable woman, whose name
we could not learn, was lying on a sofa in her bus-
band's house, near the kitchen window, the curtain of
which was partially undrawn. Hearing a noise at the
window, she started up and saw two men endeavouring
to open it. Without making any alarm, she imme•
diately ran up stairs and told her husband that there
were robbers attempting to break into the house.—
" Hush,* said the husband, in much alarm. " Hush,
indeed r she exclaimed, " where's the pistolP I cap
shoot if you will not." Sbe then threw open the bed-
' room window, and presenting the pistol, the fellows ran
off. Determined that they should not escape, she
darted down stairs, opened the front door, and chased
them as a revenue cutter would chase smugglers, and
with the assistance of the watchman, whom she lustily
hailed to join in the chase, at length succeeded in cap-
twins them, and lodging them in safe custody.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY&
This is a period for good cheer,
Christmas conies bat once_
_a yur ;
The School Boy halls ks ,e its
No pedant' rates do now
ID every circle mirth we me,
The essence of hilarity.
Now on the light faotaadc tee,
How merrily the dancers go;
What would each Lady *eh for more
Than Rowa..auses fansensigArrima?
Whits Belles and Beaux. go down the dance,
If at their Hair we take a glance,
ROWLAND'S MACASSAR there we see,
Beauty's best Friend—Auxiliary.

At Arbroath, on the 6th instant, Mn Ann Fische; relict of the
late Bailie James Benny, MW Head.
At Junbitah, in June last, Lieutenant and Adjutant Richard
Johnstone Bird, 6th Madras Native Infantry.

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