Star.
London, England, 1826-09-15 00:00:00

QUEEN SQUARE

A RAT•C•TC1111111, lIM • CAIIIRIOLIIT.MaiIef George Afilteis was
brought up front the watchhouse to answer the following complaint.
Mr. Warn—Here is a charge against you for having hired a
cabriolet, and net paying the driver his fare.
Milton—l deny the charge, upon my Fromm..
Mr. WHITS—What business are you?
?dilton—A destroyer of vermin.
Wuirs—A destroyer of what?
Milton—l ant a rat catcher. I assist my father in the business,
who works fur Government. _

Thomas Ward, the driv,r of the cabriolet No. 26, stated, that
about See o'clock, on Wednesday afternoon, he wa, on the Pilgrim
rank in Holborn, when he was called off by the defendant, and told
to drive him towards St. Giles's Church; on the road he ordered
, him to stop aka gin-shop, and had some rum and shrub; they isru

• seeded a little further, then stopped again, and had a little more. 013
reaching Broad-street, Bloomsbury, the defendant told him to del se
to Westminster, and in Crown-street there was another glass.
Witness at length put him down in Parliament-street, aid, on de.
mending his fare, one shilling and siapence, he declared he had paid
hint. An altercation now ensued, by which he was detainel some
time, when several persons present advised him to procure a eon-
stable, which be did, and gave the defendant in charge.
Master Milton c.onmenced his defence by saying, he would state
nothing but the truth. The driver asked him if he would have
ride, as he knew him to be a Westminster lad, and he was going
that road. I told him I would stand a glass or two, or spend a
shilling. We drank several times on the way, your Worship, and
the driver was quite drank. On reaching Scotland-yard, I gave the
driver Is. 6d. and a glass of rum ; now he declares he was not paid.
Ward-1 never received a farthing. You refused to pay me, and
delayed my time.
Mr. Wilms—How long was you detained?
Ward—Upwards of two hours.
Mr. WHITE, to Milton—You must pay the fare, and the man's
loss of time, amounting to ss. 6d.
Master Milton declaring be could not pay, was locked up.
11.4111111ERT AT TIFIK DUKE of YORK'S New Mmessost.— Yesterday,
two respectable looking men, Witham Redmond and Iticliard.hick,aft
were charged on suspicion of stealing a quantity of tools belonging
to the carpenters, mho were employed on the Duke of York's new
mansion, in the Green Park.
The first witness, George Hitchener, locked op his tools at half-
past five, on Wednesday afternoon; but on going to work nest
niorning,he found them gone. The tool house was under the care
of John Jenkins, who had locked the outer door. He bas siace
found the tools, at a general sale shop, at Charlotte Terrace, near
the Coburg Theatre, where one of the planes was placed at the door
to be sold.' At the moment he challenged the plane, the priso:ter
Redmond came up, with two planes to sell, when Thomas Tube,
another of the workmen, who bad accompanied him, gave him ober
to an officer.

Edward Herring, a constable, deposed to taking Redmond into
custody. Mile they were in the back parlour where the tools were
found, Jackson came in, and witness took charge of him also.
Thomas Newbury, a carpenter, now identified the basket as hit
property, and also some of the tools.
Redmond, in his defence, said that he had met Jackson by acci.
dent, who bailed bins as a brother-chip, and they had some beer
together. Jackson at last asked him to sell sont.! tools, wench, he
said, were of no use to him, as he should never go to sea again, he
went with them, and told him he could only get 6s 6d. fur them,
and he had better go and get the money hinvelf.
Jackson said that be had bought the tools of a stranger that
morning.

Richard Lawrence, the proprietor of the shop, corroborated
that part of the statement that related tolacksoa's taking the money.
The prisoners were then remanded.