Star.
London, England, 1827-08-16 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Thomas Stagg, one of the crew belonging to a vessel called the
Deception, which was seized Last week for conveying smuggled
tobacco to this country, was again brought before the Magistrate.
On board the vessel were bound 5,954 lbs. of tobacco.
Stagg, in his defence, said that he was engaged on board the De-
ceprion, by the Captain, who described the vessel as a pleasure
yacht, and said that she was bound to Margate, ltamsgate, and other
watering places along the coast. They sailed from the river, and
when the Captain got out to sea, he shaped his course for the Dutch
coast, :lid on their arrival at Flushing, the tobacco in question was
brought on board. The prisoner, on seeing the boats containing the
tobacco, insisted upon receivipg something for the risk, and the
Captain promised him four pounds over and above his pay: He
had, however, not received one farthing. The prisoner then pro-
ceeded to give the names of the parties implicated in the transaction.
The Solicitor of the Customs said, that Stagg had given every
information its his power ; there was no doubt he was the dupe of
others, who always left such poor creatures as the prisoner to their
fate in the event of a seizure being made. The prisoner, however,
had given such information as would lead eventually to the appre-
hension of persons deeply implicated in smuctling. When they
were taken he would be liberated.
WORS fl I P.ST REET.

Yesterday a wandering Italian minstrel, seemingly between 40
land 50 years of age, whose tattered covering and whole appearance
were indicative of extreme misery, was brought before the Sitting
Magistrate, Mr. BIUMIT, from the Islington watchhouse, on wispi-
don of having committed a robbery.
Grafton, the watchhouse keeper, stated, that the man was
brought to him between twelve and one o'clock, by one of the
watchmen, who bad found him travelling with a small organ,
and a bundle consisting of a quantity of wearing apparel. The
witness searched him, and in the skirt of his ragged jacket, sewed
In between the pocket and the lining, found a small bag, containing
16 sovereigns, and £3 10s. in hall crowns. He could give no ac-
count of himself in the language of the watchhouse people, and the
' officer conceiving that such a wretched looking being could not have
become honestly possessed of so much property, detained hint for
examination before the Magistrates.
An Italian, resident in the neighbourhood of the office was
I sent for, to act as interpreter for the detenu, who, it appeared,
is a native of Genoa, and has travelled with his organ through
great part of England. A►l that could be learned with respect to
the property was, that he had purchased the apparel produced,
which, by the way, appeared to be of no great value.
The interpreter admitted that he knew not what to make of his
countryman, whose language was such a mixture of dialects that he
could understand but little that he taid.—The Italian was detained
for further examination.

Norris SMIZLDS Nix/a—Friday, before H. H. Baaanusto,
W. HIANDLING, and W. %LIGHT, Esquires, Thomas Coffins, Joh*
Awry, and Thomas Dews m, were convicted in damages and
costs, for trespassing and stealing peas in the fields belonging to
Mr. Scott, of Shitentoor. Jesse Charlton, of Newcastle, was hned
10s. and costs, for furiously driving his coach on the turnpike road
between Newcastk and Tynentouth. The owners of Killingworth
Colliery were fined in a mitigated penalty and costs, for allowing
two carts to be used witnin the parish of Tynemouth without hav-
ing their names printed thereon. William Morris, ship-master,
WAS charged by two of his men, named Thompson and Downing,
for refusing to pay wages due to them whilst working on board of
his ship, and was adjudged to pay the same with costs. Jdhn
Thompson, of the Lowlights, fisbermsn, was committed to the
House of Correction at Tynemouth for want of sureties, fur an
assault on Mary Ann Driskell. James Brisk, who stood charged
with stealing a quantity of nails from gleams. Robinson and Cu. ut
the Lowlights, was discharged for want of sufficient evidence.—
Robert Stoker, who was in confinement for not supporting his
wile, was bronght op and discharged, on promising to support her
In future.