Star.
London, England, 1827-04-18 00:00:00

the day. 4144 d-fit
o'clock in _aT. an wen Out
in the plaintiff, nh re he was', I 441. t
rffer to fight Joseph House far file gentle's'.
Tailor Smith, and !several persons were prrsen
not swear that Wes did n beam:tub his IRS
gouse's head. The diaper." was shoat a sheep
they said Isles bad improperly taken away,
them he had bought the sheep, and had none 1
own—they nid be had stolen the sheep. The
continued about ten minutes.
Thomas Smitlx,•ailor•—.l was in the tratellere _
heard a bustle, and went into the kitchen. The thtee
derendants had told of the plaintiff. I asked what was
the matter; House said this defendant had stolen his
sheep.: I said be should send Lr a constable, and not
use him that way. I have knouts the plaintiff for 25
years. He has been a botcher all the times
Cronexamined by Mr. WnarstaY.—There was a'
constable sent for; but I was not there when he cam
Mr: LunLow.—My friend has invited site to call +tit-
nesse*, in order that he might have What is with him a
powerful instrument, the right of rephing I and for fear
he shotild not have it, he has given a thick overlaying
in his opening. In the manner in which this record is
framed, you must find a verdict for the plaintiff, bit
what the damages ale, you will have to say when the
case is closed. A man is• answerable for not know it
the law, but farmers cannot be expected to understand
the nice distinction between trespass and felony. My
friend has aggravated the 'case, for every man has a
right to attest a suspected thief without a wasrani.—s
The sheep was honestly supposed ist tlitidefendants to
have been taken by the plaintiff udder eirtunistancei
that would justify his apprehenliois. rdeny that ant
thing was done with • view of injuring his character,
and statements of that kind ought to be, follc4ed up
by proof, of which there is no evidence. My friend be-
gan tempetately, but his eloquence w.rmed as he pro-'
ended. My friend might as well address you again
Is words, as address you by his countenanee,for I would
as soon bear him reply by word, as by shape of mouth.;
the plaintiff, out of all the persons present, has only
gist two men who hive bad conversation with Ishrs,,
but they are ignorant of the facts that induced the sus-
picion, and do not know that a warrant was actually.
bad. However, I a 'mit that your verdict must be for
the plaintiff, and your sole question is, what damages he
has sirstained? which,fou the ten minute; imprisonment,
I trust, will'be moderate.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 201.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
Map p remanded, charged with attempting to !su-
pers on Mr. Garrett a fictitious character of henelf, as a
servant. Arran ocher things, she unfortunately stated she bad
lived with Lath Uxbridge., at Kingston, five years ago, when the
Alderman had occupied that Lady's house for seven years, she hay-
ing died eight years ago.
2'. Nelms was fully committed, charged with embezzling goods
the property of his master, Mr. Marsh, a wholesale glover, In
den-lane, Wood-street. The complainant stated, that the prisoner
was in his employ six weeks only u town traveller, and bad made
above 50 entries of goods to the credit of customers which he bad
disposed of for his own benefit ; hut he should confine his evidence
to transactions on the 15th and 1 4th of February, when twenty
doom of gloves were pledged in Fore-street and the Strand, which
the prisoner bad accounted for as basing been *ft it vtrious shops
at Islington, Whittchapel, Ste. width case was fully proved.
.brae Gibson and Sarah Brooks. two decent-looking young women,
were committed, charged with knowingly uttering a counterfeit
sovereign, of the Vauxhall Mint. It was rather of a lighter shade
than the genuine coin, had a clear but more silvery ring, was
thicker, and en looking round the edge au unevenness in the sub-
stance was perceptible. -
BOW-STREET.
Yesterday, a respectable tradesman appeared before the Ma.
&Write of this office. with his daughter, a girl of in t ing ap-
pearance, about seventeen years of age, whom be hid taken on
the preceding night from a well-known procuress, who resides in
Little Catherine-street, Strand. It appeared that the unfortunate
girl had been -seduced from her home by a young man, who had
taken her to a house of ill reprice, and having deserted-11:r, she was
engaged by the procures*. with whom she accidentally met, to
become a member of her establishment. The father had been in
anxious pursuit of her for three weeks, and on Monday night be
met her as ae was going to the theatre, dressed in gay attire, and
be sent her to the watehhouse.—The girl said that her clothes were
in the punession of the procure*, ; and the Magistrate, after repri-
manding the old wretch. and ordering her to give up the girl's
clothes, directed the girl to go home with berparent.
Awn fro/Nuns was committed, for stealing a piece of baton in a
tradesman's shop in Drury lane. She was seen to take the meat,
and it was found concealed under her garment. She was tried
only last Session at the Old Bailey for a similar offence.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday, a man named Wm. Pollen, a butcher by trade, was
charged by Michael Angelo Taylor, IN. M.P. with the following
brutal act Taylor said, that as.he was passing through St.
Jameerstreet, be saw the defendant, who was in ;state of intoxi.
. cation, Seise.' little female child that was sitting on the foot pave-
ment, and in the moat wanton aad brutal manner dash it against
the iron railings, which fortunately, however, did not inflict on it
any asrbus injury. Mr. Taylor instantly seized the fellow, and
gave him into the cloudy of a constable, who lodged him in the
watcbhouse. As, however, the defendant seemed now very sorry
for what be had done, and Mr. Taylor heard that he was a man of
good character, he was willing to let him off on his paying 10s. to
the parents of the child.— To this the defendant consented, and be
was discharged.

H ATTON-G A R DEN.
dais O'Deossell sod Wilfirms Smith, both Hibernian', were charged'
by• Mary, wife of E. Harrington, of John's Mews, Gray's Inn-lane,
with dropping an infant, five weeks old, in the passage of her bus-
band's house. the wretched woman, in her defence, said, that
Harringout was the father of the child ; that she was in very great
distress, and being unable to obtain any relief from the Pariah on
account of a dispute between the two Liberties as to which it be-
longed, she had reluctantly sent it to its father by Smith, whom
she had employed for that purpose. Haying new sworn to its place
of birth (Saffron.hill), the Magistrate ordered the mother and child
to be taken to that Workhoute, and Smith was discharged.

TOWN-HALL
Tun Ammons* Dar.—A tidy little damiel was brought Before
Mr. Alderman J. J. &mu, by the Parish Officers of St. Olave's,
to swear a cherry.eheeked little fellow she held in her arms to Mr.
Doty Desmond. Och: your Magistrate's Reverence, said Darby,
on hearing the charge, myselfh not the mart at all Divil a bit I ever
' saw of the craters, barring at a free and say in Wapping. where her
relations kicked up a bit of a row, and I was too much of a jostle.
rinse to leave her alone in the dark ; so, says I, we'll be coining
home together, wont we, Judy? Net a foot dear, said she. He
quiet, said I, yost.'ll be taking a glass void me? Nut a taste,
honey, for the life, thank you kindly for me, Sad she. So
you prevailed at last, I suppose, Darby 7—ls it me, your Honour t
but what's that to do with it—suddenly checking bins—sure that
was in June' and I healer clapt my good•looking eyes upon her
Alta.—The Magistrate thought It would do very well, and ad-
judged Idr. Desmond to pay the rep/uses already incurred, 4t. as.
and ts. 6d. per wselt.-.4:16! mealy murther 141. (said fir.
Desmoad) lock ma' up as stern as you Bite, I'll be With you these
twenty years—l would net be minding as. 6d. for the &son though
and Mr. Darby was locked up. at his desire, refulting to enter into
the necessary securities ;spay by easy instainsists, his income being
Nu a week. •
~JNION.HALL.
Two persons of respectable appearance, 'ilititaMl Jaithsen and
French, were brought before the Magistrates on the folltinrbg
charge:—lt appeared that ma Monday evening, thedefendants went
into the parlour of the Prince of Wales public house, bathe London
Road, and alarmed the company by taking elm at them with a couple '
of long brase.barrebed pistols. The landlord, however, approached
them under pretence of wiping the table, and succeeded In taking
the pistols front them. They were not charged. The defendants,
when called epos for their defence, said, they now saw the folly of
their conduct, and were obliged to the landlord for the manser in
which be conducted himself on the occasion. They would abstain
facture from producing weapons "oCanp*lsd in a poblic nuns.
than. The Illagiltrate,after reprimanded bob diesegune, &-
Ansel

, yeiterday,
ascefit, small parties were accdriunodated by Mr. G RUN
with *stints to I given Wight, the balloon being se-
cured by lengthy ropes. Tod/aids three o'clock, the
time fixed for the ascent, ate gardens were filled with
company of the highest respectability, who evinced
the btniost delight And satisfaction at the sight of tta.,
stupendous miithine, this being the first becalm oh
Which the ptiblic generally lied hild"'W.of Pone
niiy of seeing it ful y. into** it having. Ipis's-built
by Mr. Green expressly for his nocturnal ascents la t
season frsnt the lineal Gardena, Yanghall, and when
filled tontains i4i L gallons Of hydrogen gas, and is'
composhi of 1,100 yards of silk, of a peculiar texture.
Waked id alsernate.stripes of crimson and gold-colnur.
About four o'clock the necessary preparations hating
been previtAtly made, a podia ascent to the height of
about SOO fret was effected, from which height a para-
chute was dispatched, containing a fine tabby cat, which
landed safely within the enclosure of the bowling-green.
This manenvre, which was eitremely well managed, ap-
peared to site eery general satisfaction. Every arrange-
ment being now completed, a pilot balloon was sent up;
which at first took e direction due north, but suddenly
changed to the 'westward, hnd was soon lost to vrew.l
A heavy shower of rain, aCconspitnied by a strong cur.
rent of wind, caused a still further delay:, but the,
atmosphere Oaring, exactly at six o'clock, Mr. (Maks
took his seat in the car, accompanied by Messrs. Fox
and Mescal, two proliesairtnal Gentlemen, who hoc
been accepted by Mr. Gases as the compasieNl
of his aerial flight. At ten minutes past six, the
i
word away* was given. and the machine rose
slowly and majestically; amidst the shouts of the ono.'
patty within and the crowds without the grounds—
which were particularly numerous:Ad the occasion. The
balloOn moved timely, and at a very moderate height'l
in the direction of Esset, for the space of tea minutes.
when a quantity of ballast being thrown out, and
atmosphere being very dense, it was quickly lost to the
eye. In a few minutes, however, it became again
visible in a direction north-north-west, bet a heavy fall
of rain coming on, all above became obiesradesed
spectators departed. This is Mr. Greatdl:llol6
EXECUTION OP JOHN ORCHARD, FOR FORGERY.
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ISOM vu RIMS MMUS. 21142, 111.
This unfortunate man was -executed to-day. at the
new drop of the Devon Comity Gaol. His case excited
very general attention, and, from his-large family and
reipectable tonne:ions, produced a considerable degree
of sympathy in the public mind ; so that motives of,
curiost.y attracted-a vast assemblage of persons to wit-I
nen the awful spectacle of his death ; and the more sb,
from the consideration that this unhappy victim to the
laws of his country bad for many years borne an
irreproachable character, and was even instto:
,mental as an occa.ional preacher in. the Metho-
dist connection, of disseminating those important
(truths and precepts which did not sufficiently int.,
piers his own heart with the real duty lie owed
to GOD and to his fellow men. In the moment of
delusion he committed the act which rendered him
amenable to the punishment he has undergone. eine
the sentence of condemnation was pawed upon him, '

became gradually more and more resigned to his fate;
and in addition to the unrelenting attention of the Rev.
Mr. Chase, Chaplain of the gaol, who daily visited him,
be has been in the constant habit of alsohaving religious
advice given him by Mr. Borges, the Methodist blibiateck
officiating in this City. During the whole of thesedats-
chely preparations, he was engaged in prayer, and On
ascending the fatal ladder, and after the rope was ad-4
jested round his neck, he still continued to supplicate'
for mercy, apparently unconscious of everything around
him. It was almost one o'clock when the drop fell,
and his struggles *ere not violent, though several secaude
elapsed before life was totally extinct.
His wife and family, consisting of four small chill..
dren, and a daughter by a &rifler wife, have been eon.,
stunt in their visits to him, and yesterday his wife;,
daughter, with his wife's aunt, took their last and sad
well. Every interest that could be possibly side
was exerted in his favoir, and up to Friday last hopes
were entertained that he would be reprieved ; but on
Thursday his brother had as audience with Mr. Pea
who informed him this his case had .been duly consi.
dered; but the circumstances attending it were of a na-
ture too aggravated to entitle him to recommendatioa
for mercy.
The following lines, written by him, *ere sung by
the congregation at the gaol yesterday and to•day. at
'Us request, he leading the choir:—

When guilt distracts my Iskouriag breast,
Justice enraged, and wrath. and glet-..
Thy cross atone I seek fat rest.
And fix my hope, 0 Loan. on Uses
&totedco Caatsi s iternil rick,
No angry Unclasps° ragitseich
Cal e'er my expectation dm& •
My hope is fined. 0 Loss, an awe.
Oft when death's awful gloomy vale.. .
Affrighted nature dreads to see—
What thoughts would then my heart assail,
Did I nut hope, 0 Limo, on thee.
But I can never, never sink,
My faith a wreck can never be;
Boldly I stand as Jordan's brink,
And sing my hope, 0 Loan. on thee!

Monday, Aime Lance. a sailor belonging to a French
:hip lying at St. Anthony's, who had came up to New•
castle with some others of the crew, fell out of the boat
in going from the quay-side, and was drowned.
S Inc years since a Welchman, named David Loyd,
kept an ale-house at Hertford. He had a sow with six
feet, which was considered a great curiosity. David
at the same time had a wife much given to drink, la
disposition that David often corrected by a volley of
blows. One day the Lady had taken more than her
usual allowance, and dreading the ordinary effect of
her hstemperance. she opened the stable, drove out the
sow, and laid down in her place. in the hope that a
short nap might dissipate the fume of the liquor. A
few minutes after some company came to see the fine
animal, of which they had heard so much said. David,
proud of his wonder, led the party to the stable, ea•
claiming 4. Did you ever see such a creaturt. ?" Truly,
David, said one of the party, I ha•e never seen in the
course of my life s row so drank as thine. From oho
came the saying—As druiik as DAvid's now.

arst,lesv.
hear We.
winiam% x letaieday the last ;tents of the mane pew Tabh•
flt. I
will dsfrotri6lts were Mehl, 'tidied by the a emit t 4 Mi
aiek Bea CH* iLis Giese, hi his neeatid I..lehdid %aide, Ito&
'e which bowling greee of the Royal Eagle Tavern. in the
Ides o
Mileend-road. The inflation commenced at an early
hod% on Monday etenieg, ander the superintendence of
tlielhd
ne but his
slr. Prl.T_tooitar, of the Btkibb Gas Company's works
The whole
in Ratcliffe tlighway, and act compleka bifore raid-
ers' roam. day t from which time until evening. and dining the
whole of yesterday, until within half an hour of the