Star.
London, England, 1817-05-31 00:00:00

TM/ KING 9. RICHARDSON.

This was an indictinent against a Quaker, for stop-
ping up a public fait-path titrough a fizld adjoining
to the property of a gentleman named hlurgan, re.
siding near Starntiod dentin Middlesex. It appeared
that the defendant had resorted to various expedient*
at different times to stop up the path in question.—
Amongst which were, studding the stile with tenter
hooks, erecting a hovel at the outlet of the Geld,
placing a dunghill at the other end of the path, and,
turning a mad bull into the meadow, which last ex-
periment failed, and the infuriated animal was with
difficulty restrained from attacking his employer.
A great number of witnesses were called on both
sides, but it being clearly proved that the path in
question existed beyond the memory of man, the de-
fendant was found Guilty.

Bow-scene.—GAsmiteo.--Yesterday John Fielder
was brought before RICHARD IlsaNta, Esq the Sit-
ting Magistrate, by a summons upon an information
laid against him, charging him with keeping a cer-
tain room in the house No. 9, Bennett-street, St.
James's, where an' unlawful game at cards was
played, called Bowie et Noir, on the evening of the
50th of April, whereby he bad incurred certain pe-
nalties, to which he pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. AN.
tanswg attended to support the information, and Mr.
ALLEY for the defendant. The evidence in support
of the information was not called, M* ALLEY taking
three objections :—The first was, the parish of St.
George, Hanover-square, in which the house No. 9
is situated, and it is the last in the parish, was stated
to be in the county of Middlesex only, whereas it
ought also to have stated to be in the city of West-
minster. This was overruled by the Magistrate.—
The second was, the date of the year ought to have
been in letters or words at length, instead of figures.
This was also overruled.—Mr- ALLEY then said, he
was driven to.another.objection, which he wished to
have avoided, and that was, that the game of Rowse
a Noir was not within the meaning of the Statute,
to deem it an unlawful, game. This he urged with
considerable confidence, not that he wished st to go
abroad to the public that the game of Rouge et Noir
might be set up and played with impunity as a law-
ful game; so far from that, he wished all persons
concerned in gambling transactions to understand,
that they would be liable to be indicted under the
Common Law as nuisances.—Mr. ANDREWS, in reply
to this, urged that the Act of Henry VIII. under
which this information was laid, having used the
word " carding," included Whist, Ctibbage, or any
game than was played with cards, as illegal.—The
Magistrate, on looking into the Act, found that the
games which were there described as unlawful, were
Faro, Hazard, Bassett, and the Ace of Hearts; and
in consequence held that the objection of Mr. Awn.
was fatal. and dismissed the information.

HATTON GANDIX..-..Yesterday Charles Holam, a
shoemaker, was brought up on a warrant, charged
by his wile with several acts of cruelty towards ber ;
she stated that he neglected his work, and spent his
time in public houses, leaving her and her three chil-
dren at house to starve ; that in the morning whet,
became home, after passing the night out, of sire had not
something comfortable for him to eat he gave her a
thrashing, although be well knew she had nothing
herself. That on Sunday last he went out, and did
of return 611 early on Wednesday morning, and
en because she had nothing for his breakfast, he
socked bier down,, and kicked her, and on her get
tins up again, he knocked her down a second tins.
*jib 4 poker, and cut her bead open ; and then on

her attetrpting to etcape, he took up a large
maker's knife, with which he made an effort to cut
her throat, but die put up the infant she held in her
arms to rave herself, ana he cut the child's clothe:
through to the skin. She t.x .ii,i!ed the marks,
which bore testimony of what she advanced. The
monoer was order •d to find good bad.
QULEN-1...10anx —Yesterday two young mer, of
very fashionable appearance, were broty,ht i,y Vat
St Martin's constables horn the watch-house, charged
with having attempted to take by Inter her pia
chain from the neck of a Lady at the Opera Home,
as well as her ridicule ; and also their watches fr,,rn
two Gentlemen. It appeared upon examinition,
that on Thursday night the prisoners were at the
Masquerade in the character of rubbers, and in that
character they acted ; but that their conduct was
suspected. and they were given in charge to Laver-
der, who sent them to the watch-house ; but now it
was clearly shewn by some of their friends, Gentle-
men of respectability, that they mai.ly acted through
frolic. They were discharged.
MARLBOROUGII•STIizEr.--Yesterday John Set:trool,
coachman to Sir William Doniville, was charged on
suspicion of stealing selo note, the property of a
young man, servant to Colonel Richardson, of Craw-
ford-street, He was discharged fur mint of proof.
SiriouLAn CASE.—About one o'clock, Mr. Thoma
Heath, of James-street, Gclden-square, brought a
man, named 719 mas „taw, to this Uflice, whom he
found in the cock-loft of his coach house, between the
cirling and the tiles. On examination, the prisoner
Acknowledged having been in this dreary situation
fur twelve months, emerging occasionally from his
concealments he had a truss of straw in it to :t•ep
upon, and, what was very singular, no one knev. the
least of his abode. When taken into custody he was
found mending his clothes. The Magistrate desired
him to be passed to his parish.

Thursday evening, the wile of Dr. Watsov, now
under charges of high treason in the Tower, was de-
livered of a son, being their eight!, child now livinr.

CILZAr NVTKiMENT• —A Munich Gazette in.eris the Itejurt
made. by Baron ir.f.n. it lAat., On the preparatioti u. the jelly of
bones in large kettles in a new conAructioo It results, from :Le
experiments 111/41e VD !his subject, that by to►ing only a litlaCtr
of the bones atisirg trim' the anneal consumptiou ut suet in Ihr
capital ut Bavaria, there may be procui hunt ditto 3
tit jelly, and 5:10 cart. tit fat. Estimated u thelowtst price, tear
feud oil( be worth 254,000 'forint. Ike l sfy cwt. ut jllty
fu.aukh 7,644,1mU portions of ►sup in a year. that pignut'
dal), to tt opt 4 poor. It world b: difficult to Lod a cheaper Neil.

NEW GATE AND L.E4DENtI.tI.I., NIAICIII. la, M.ty zU.
(By the t'atcase.).

Beef. per stone Ss 4.1 to is 4d I Veil Si GI to Ss 01
Atoll O- &I to 4. W. I Pork 3. s.l to 4s r 4

I.3nab 4s. W. to ss• OA.

COUN MARKI. I'd.
Uisaittor, May 29.—Wheat per load, £ll Oa. to £37 00 •
New ditto. lAA Coo. t.l M.N. Barley, per quarter tea :o
Oats 27s to 45e. Beans 41% to 66.. 014 Belot OW. to tie..
Peas ass to 00•. Roe 00s to 00s.
0 May e 9.— rite Price of a boshel of wheat 1 is. 104.
Price of the Quartern Loaf, wheaten,
BA al BUILT, Mal _9.—Wheat 011.6 d. to las.o.la bustle!. Flour
901. per rack. Bread 9s. 94. the half peck.

COAL MART E r, MAY 30.
Ships= Market. Ships fold. Petra.
V.:. Newcaole V7i &N. Rd. to 445 3d.
S Sunderland 4 35.. til 15 to Vol. tl.l.

rat ICE UP MCI
Rank Stock, 2341154.
3 per Ct. Red. 7!*
3 per Ct. Cons. 714 73 74
per Cent. 891 90
S per C. Navy 1041105111 I
Lung Anne. 1311

'Ks YES I'EMMY.
India Stock 219# n s
India ItotaJs 79 50 pr.
Exch. Halt (Yid.) 8 lu pr.
Cont. for Ace. 73 ft
Lottery Tickets £lB.

MARRIED.

At Weenies, in Lancashire, on the 27th inst. by the Rev.
John Sunderland, North Dalrymple, Esq. Capti!n 3th IJEkt
Dragoons, second son of the late Slr John If. bsv.
baron of Exchequer in Scotland, to Margaret, youngest daiigt.-
ter of the late James Penny, Esq. of Liverpool
At Ula.gow, the Rev. John NPKinlay, to Helen, daughter
of the late Mr. crew, Kilsyth.
I.ately, at Radsconeel Church, the Rev. Win. GrcgaiT, t 7
Muse, third daughter of the lace Sir COOrlee Levingr.
May 1.5, at Waterfall, county of Cork, COMM 11/I'N TOION
Of TOOMOOd, to Mary, third daughter of llamas Austin, E 1.,.
of Waterfall, in the county of Cork.