Star.
London, England, 1829-02-17 00:00:00

GUILDHALL,

A lad of respectable appearance, named's/is Oakey, was brought
before Sir Joust Pearson yesterday, charged with stealing a sove-
reign from Sir. John Diner, a pianoforte maker, on Newington
Causeway. Mr. Darter said, that on Wednesday the prisoner
called on him, and said be was going to Ckntenti's, in Os/spade,
for his father, and would purchase what be desired, if witness would
give him the amount (about SO Witness said he was going into
the City himself, and would accompany him, and they went to-
gether as far as Messrs. aernenti's door, where the prisoner pulled
him aside into Fountain-court. and remarked, that if witness went
into the shop with him, be should not be able to get the full allowance
to the trade. Having no suspicion of the prisoner, complainant gave
him a sovereign, and he walked in at Clementi's back door.—
Finding beqiiii not return in a reasonable time, witness went in
after him, and learnt drat be bad not purchased any music, but
merely passed through the shop and out at the front door; and it
turned out that his tether bad not sent him fur any music. On
Saturday be met the prisoner in Bridge House.place, and upon re.
monstrating with him for practising such a fraud, be replied in an
impudent way, " I don't care for it—you may do as you please."
Witness then gave him into custody.
The prisoner offered no defence.
Sir Joint Nears@ said it was not in his power to send the pdo
loner to any Institution of the nature mentioned, but be appeared
to be a very proper object for commitment, and he therefore corn-i
witted trim a Newgate.
BOW-STREET.

Esther Epees., the elder; Esther Eimer, the younger (who carry!
en the business of tambour-workers; and their forewoman, Alta
Rebistion, were charged with almost starving and otherwise inhu-
manly treatiug six female children, the eldest of whom was under
eleven years of age, who had been apprenticed to the first-named
prisoner by the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fielels. Four children,
were brought forward. One of the children, named Bliss Lomax,
presented the most frightful spectacle that can be conceived. Her
person exhibited a melancholy specimen of emaciatkus. Two other
girls were in such danger that they could not be removed.
Sir -R. BiltAlLlt is a case of the most unbeard-of depravity,
and proves the necessity which Parish Officers ought to feel Wm-
selves under to took after the children apprenticed oat by them.
Mr. John Blackman deposed, that be wu one of the Overseen
of St. Martin's-In-the Fields—four of the children were appren-
ticed to the elder Speer, in January. 1848. and the remaining two
iu the April following. On the previous Thursday be went to visit
the children, and was so shocked with the appearance of two of
ithem, that he resolved to take them away. On making some ob-
servation about them, the eldest prisoner carelessly remarked that
they were of rather unhealthy habit. He then proceeded to the
Officers of St. Pancras, who sent Mr. Wright, their surgeon,-to
vial' the children, and two Bodies to swift in removing them, if
necessary. Mr. Wright wu of opinion that they ought to be
taken away. and certified •• that the children were suffering either
front want of food, or the food given them being improper." One
of the children was so ill, that she was conveyed to the lofirmary,
mortification having commenced in her feet and hands—and
anuthet was confined, in an almost hopeless condition, in St. Mar-
tin's Infirmary.
A woman present stated that she was grandmother to the child
who 1;y in the Infirmary. She bad slot seen her since last Sep-
tember, notwithstanding she celled repeatedly for that purpose, amr
was made to believe the child was going on well, as her mistress
spoke highly of her, but said on each occasion that because she had
been guilty of mate tailing fault she would punish her by telling
her that her grandmother had been there, but, on account of her
misbehaviour, she would not be brought down to see her. Witness
at length becamei eager to see the girl, and called sgainim Wed-
nesday last. when the situation of her little relative shocked her,
and she hastened to St. Martin's Workhouse to acquaint the Over-
Wiwi Of the meaner in which she had been treated.
Sit Komori) examined the child, Bina Lomax—How many of
you slept together? Chlfd—Seven. We slept menu in a tad—
heads and tails.
Were the overseer of tripplegate entered. &mid, be under-
stood that one of the childreo bound by the parish was dead, and
thotheother was in St. Martin's Woekhoual, ,
Ricamto—l am told there is some myseery abnpt that ch4s,
!truth: however, We will tali of that 14-aid-b7. Pray my and,
What sett at geed used. you to hoes?

eldlatok-fasse awe, Vitt seldom, we kaabegibleatibut trim We'
bed bnakfut we bad no dinner. Now and lbw we had a little
lust, bit not my thing like suites. They tawid al of then to be
beam hs the most merciless manage. both by tiler mistress and the
other two prisoners. The sort of thlog they lay are was illlthy
old =brass, on the Sou.
The slicer who executed the warrant said be bad bees all over
the beau, and could perceive only one bed in it.
Sir Riettaao (addressing another of the ehildren)—How armies
14 my little dear, that you look so much bitter then the rest ?
The child replied that she was called the housekeeper. and and
to go of messages; when sent to buy any thing, she generally kept
a few halfpence to get some bread.
It Was explained as the nese of the good looks of the other two
children, that they bad occasionally gum to bee their friends, where
they got some food. One of the children used to eat so greedily
en thuds occasions as to be IU for several days afterwards.
Sit ItacuAsie asked if the prisoners would say any thing ?
The elder Speer remained silent; but her daughter was very
voluble, and among other other things said, u the children were
I bound to her mother, the bad nothing to say to the matter. She
was in no wise answerable for what bad occurred. The children
were only beaten when they refused to work.
The other prisoner, Rubinson, set up a similar defence, but
Sir Itscurthe theme said it would nut avail. He asked the
Churchwatden if It was the Intention of the parish to prosecute?
The Churchwarden said, decidedly.
The Magistrate then otdered the prisooers to find ball, and give
!4 hours notice.
The children were all taken back to St. Martin's workhouse ter
the present, and the takers then retired.

A story is current to the following effect, viz. that a
Noble Lord, holding a high situation under the dovern-
niebt, applied to the Premier for permission to remain
neutral on the Catholic Question; to which his Grate
.the
said to base given his ready consent, but adding (to
the great dismay of the astonished applicant)-14 But
'you will, of course, resign the

Monday evening, the 9th inst. before the watch was
101 l duty, John Fa/thing, a young man about tighteen.
I going through a court leading from Batk-lane to King
street, apttord, was thrown down by a tope placed
across the court, and jumped• upon by two men, who
put a plater over his mouth ; a woman heard the
struggling and called out " muldet 1" on which the
men ran away. The young man has been very ill from
the effects of the treatment.

A country Gentleman, who lately came to town to
consult with a certain eminent surgeon, finding that the
learned anatomist did not treat him with all the respect
he thought himself entitled to, screwing himself up into
pompous posture, said he was " a Magistrate.—
" Then. Sir, rejoined Mr. A. •' if that is the case, the
headline you cart do is to give yourself a tura or two
upon the tread-noill."
Friday last, a hostile meeting took place at Frank-
ford, near Shim-one, between Wit SAHLI'', of Tip-
perary, Esq. attended by Wu. Swan, of Ballymony,
Esq. and Joint DOOLAII, of Shintorie. Esq. attended by
Was. MiDonouon, Esq. After an exchange of shots,
without effect, the parties left the ground. The dispute
originated at a horse-race the previous day. Before
Mr. fdiElonoues could retire, a crowd collected, and,
we understand, commenced an attack on that Gentle-
man ; he fired, and shot Mr. DAVIS, of that neighbour.
hood, through the head, and severely wounded another
person. We anxiously await for further pat ticulats of.
this catastrophe.—Limerick Chronicle.
Traversing the Bois de Boulogne one day. the late
Duke de Beam met a child carrying a basket. The
Prince stopped hit cabriolet. " Where are you going,
my good little fe'low ? " says he to the child. " I am
carrying this basket to le Mettle," replied the boy.—
"That basket," said the Prince, “ is too heavy f..r you ;
give it me, and I shall put it down when passing." The
basket being put into the cabriolet the Prince delivered
it faithfully to the address. Afterwards he goes to the
father of the child, and says to him, "I have met your
little boy; you make him carry too heavy baskets; by
doing so you destroy his health. and hinder his growth.
Buy him an ass to carry his basket,"and saying so gave
the father money to purchase the ass.—La Claolidienne
ROMAII CATHOLIC VII/WS.We submit the follow-
ing observations of a Roman Catholic Priest as to the
views which that body entertained towards the Church
of England. al To whom," said he, 4. did your Cathe-
drals and Churches originally belong etc they were
taken possession of by your Clergy ? The Roman
Catholic surely ; and, until those Churches ate again
restored to us, we will not test satisfied." This is the
language of the Priests in the midland district, which
they are prompted to utter unhesitatingly by the pre-
sent conduct of the government of the conntry.—Bir-
asinghant Journal.
A fashionable middle-aged personage, in an elegant
tilbury, was in the act of whipping to the last degree
an ill-natured waggoner, whose vehicle had blocked up
the passage of the slender machine. when an Editor of
the Canstilationnel made his appearance amongst the
crowd. " What is the matter 7' cries he. 41 An honest
oppressed citizen—a subscriber, perhaps. 11l bet some
thing the aggressor is some genteel &Mar of the cfui
droit. Those gallants are altogether incorrigible; they
suppose themselves living in a period when no great
man can go home without having knocked down half--
a-dozen of the peasantry in ord-r to amuse himself. But
I happen to be here Take apropos in order to take the
part of the weak ; and, with respect to the strong,
he shall have to do with me. This same night be shah
make his appearance in the jisurnal. I shall avenge the
majesty of the people if too many advertisements don't
intervene." In saying so he approaches. What a dis-
appointment ! it was one of his own party—M. le Ge-
neral Thiars—who was performing the operation upon
the buck of the waggoner.
The Fellatas, one of the savage tribes of the intetior
of Africa, have a mode of setting fire to walled towns.
by tying combustibles to the tails of pigeons, which. on
being let loose, fly to the tops of the thatched houses,
while they keep up showers of arrows, to prevent the
inhabitants extinguishing the flames.
A respectable Boniface of Wisbech, in returning from
Thorney otariday, it being very dark, his horse from
vice or instinct took the liberty of taking a leap over
one of the ditches in Wisbech Fen, with gig and driver
st his heels ; whether the velocity prevented the con-
cession being felt by the driver remains at present a
mystery ; but from his own account, he never felt any
extra movement. After the Rosinante had been in the
field a sufficient length of time, he thought proper to
return to the road again by the same way he came in,
and Coachee just at the same instant seemed aroused
from the lethargy which bad so forcibly seised him, and,
seeing the danger he was in, threw himself out; he un-
fortunately got a slight ducking, which be would have
escaped had he retained his seat, as the horse with the
gig went over a second time without (as it turned out
afterwards) injury either to himself, the gig. or any part
of the harness. Being thus at liberty, be dashed off;
and the luckless weight was for a long time in vain
calling for assistance; he at last resolved to proceed on
to Ouyhirn, and was there fortunate enough to find a
friend ; they then went back, and found the flying qua-
druped and gig safe, and the traveller pursued his jour-
ney. Aoy person acquainted with the width tf these
fen ditches, and knowing the lightness or the soil in
that part of the country, as well as their being full of
water, will wonder tow any one could have possibly
asesped.so minculoasly.--Caskridge Truiepouli Pros.

, •
erktr_lighays.
,Chistges bay nor be loaed for every betting dayos the isesbk
lhilintarable for triah, and the near spionsaeh a the rating sem%
huhillte them absolutely r rewriiiry limpagsdir cambium rl*
so don Use (who h in very. gum demand for Derby. Oaks, asa
Morrlee Dancer and Electra's. It is not stripe"
to quote the odds about the iltst two favoeritas for the Oaks, as is
Gentlemen oared to take MOO to SOO about one of the favourite%
but as mane would lay out be much mosey, be would set state
which be wanted to hack; we belirre, however, that k erasers*
Mantle. The following are the odds as neat as we tae peedati
quote them—

to I apt iropagnolte tot
to 1 apt Canvaba
16 to I apt Bro. to Moses
16 to 1 net eou•Obit (taken)
16 to 1 apt Prince Bogen*
19 to 5 apt green Mantle
7 to 1 apt Varna (taken)
71 to 1 apt UN
ts _

Deasy.
15 to 1 apt Electron
14 to 1 apt Lossllly
14 to tel apt Morris Dago,
16 to 1 apt Will o'thalri.
No others mentiosat

10 to i art Close&
IS to 1 art Vat

Sto t apt Lees (ta►en) I 3to 1 sot Canvas*
Se. Loma.
The only bet we beard eras 14 to t apt Nide&
HUNTING.
The Farl of Derby's Stag Hounds meet on Saturday, at ilayi
Common.

H. Jo118G•, P.q.'s For Round• tomorrow, at Crawky ; and
Saturday, at ditto.

WHITE CROSS HARRIRRS.

Mcoday se night, the White Cross Harriers hid one of the heal
runs that has been witnessed this season. They had killed two
hares, when a third was round at Beckham Hill, which used her
legs in s teh gallant style, that she kept the hounds in pursuit nearly
dine hours. She was at kngth missing near Hoder's Cross, and
ft was itsa= ned that she bad got away, until one of the huntsmen
saw her lying nu the ground, with her legs extended, panting for
breath, and, as be imagined, in the agonies of death ; he took her
up, and much to his surprise, found that she gradually rteuvered
animation. Puss, in consequence, was put into a neighbouring
granary, where she seat appeared as lively as ever, and we dare to
say the sportsmen will ti.ink with us that she well &arms to roam
at large once more for the exr,lfent sport she of

REMARKABLE ECHO.—A- person standing against
the lodises on the north Oda of Tavistaci.:.square when the bell of
St. Pancras (lurch is tolllag, will hear the sounds reverberated
from the houses on the south side of the squ.re, in tones mare loud
and distinct than those Inuttediately from the bell. Phis delusion of
sound excites more surprise when the same person walks to tke
corner of Upper Wohurn.piscr, where the direct sound from the
bell comes toil and dear, sod the echo is !est.-Ist. Gra

Some gardeners, wh, know no better, accuse many
birds set destroying the buds of their trees at this season,
because the birds are seen continually nibbling about
them. The truth is, however, that it is net the bu but
the insects frequenting them, of which the birds ate in
se rch. In the same way some birds search soder the
decayed bark of tees, amongst the straws of a thatched
barn, or the moss on trees, for their favourite food—the
insects.

Yesterday the first sale of the London household
property of Mr. Rowland Stephenson, cock place at the
T,easures's resideoce, St. B sr holonse'w's H4spital. and
the attendance cf isslriotsable company, Including
many of Mr. Stephenson's former friends and sc.
quaintance.,amosig.t whom we noti,vd .ever al theatrical
and musical protesiors, was .exceodingly numerou',
and the principal drawing.room was crowded
throughout the day. At twelve o'clock, Mr. Shuttle.
worth, the auctioneer, appointed under the Com.

mission of Bankruptcy, commenced the sale.—
The biddings for the lots, 102 in number, were, as
usual, very spirited. The following are a few of the
principal lots, with the prices they poduceti : A grand
horizontal piano-forte, by Broad wood, 35 guineas;
two violins and bows, 25 guineas; a violiucello, 2
guineas; an eight•leaf Indian fire•screen, 27 guineas;
a mahogany breakfast-table, 8 guineas; the mows
drapery of the drawing-room windows, 81. three
marble gilt pier tables, 21. 12s. 6J. each; the draw-
ing room carpet and hearth-rug, 161. 10s. two gilt
and carved arm chairs, 41. 10s. ten white and gold
berger chairs, 144 a pier glas., 72 inches by 62,
42 guineas; several smaller ditto, from 8 io 25 guineas;
a goose feather bed, bolster, and two pillows, 20 guineas;
a japanned dressing table, 6 guineas; a dressing stand
for a Lady,6 guineas ; a four post bedstead with maho-
gany pillars and furniture, 71. 12s. 6d. a five inch Gen-
tleman's lathe, with the usual tools, after much com-
petition, was knocked down for 39 guineas and half; k
number of tools, two vice benches, !cc. produced WI 15,
this lathe was often used by Mr. Stephenson. The o.her
lots obtained equally good prices.
At the conclusion of the above sale, Mr. Shuttle-
worth proceeded to Gibbs's Stables, Moor fields, for the
purpose of disposing of the horses, harness, and horse-
clothing of Mr. Henry Stephenson, ordered to be sold
by his assignees—
A gray carriage mare, 46 guineas; a ditto, com-
panion, 481. a bay saddle mare, 264 51. the harness,
Ike. produced fair prices.

BIRTHS.

In Hyndham•place, on flnt;slay, the 12th Instant, Mrs. H.
(lanky. of a daughter, her seventh child.
At Jardine Hall, the Lady of Sir William Jardine of Apple-
garth, Bart. of a son and heir.
At DarnhaU, the Lady of Capt. Loeb, Royal Navy, of a daughter

DIED.

At Rdinburgb, in her hundredth year, Mrs. Janet Archibald
Bbe exhibited, during the whole of her e, a most striking example
of Christian self-denial, humility, and devotedness to Guts She re-
tained all her faculties to the last.

NEWGATE AND LBADRNHALL MARKETS, Fn 16.
Beef... .. ...3s 4d to 35104 1 Veal 4s S.l to Ss 44
&lotion .. ...Is 44 to 4s 24 I Pork ... 4s $d to Ss 44

PRICES or HAY aro STRAW YESTERDAY.
lIT. JAMBI'S. WNITECIIIIMIL.
Hay 51 10. Od to 41 45 Od I Hay l SS go 41 Os OA
Clover 31 Se Od to 51 Os Od Clover 21 10a to A Os 1111
I Straw 1114. Od to 11 IS. Od Straw 11 10a go 11 15. 04

PRICE or TALLOW, SOAP Ste.
Town Tallow ... 45s 04 Yellow Soap tit
Yellow Russia I 456 Od Mottled .. .
White ditto .. 04 I Curd .. . .« —a ge
Sap ditto —s 04 Graves 110. 04
Melting &rlf ...... 351 04 Good Drop el

PRICE OF
NNW "vocal% _ _
Kent 84s to 158 s Kent ?Is to IRO
Smuts
Essex
Fatalism One 1891 to 1891—Seconds, 1105 to 1505 l

HOPS, Fn. I&
I - NEW SASS.

COAL MARKET, Fn. 16.
Ships et Market. Ships Sold. Ptiee. .
66 Newcastle 27 Us Od to 361 fill
1$ &mderiend 12b 30s 641 to Ms IPA

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