Star.
London, England, 1826-01-12 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A COACHMAN'S bloomy.—The driver of 784, was summoned
by a Mr. Tilliard, a Gentleman residing in Guildford-streer, for re-
fusing to take a fare when required. The defendant, on his name
being called, immediately pleaded guiltf.
Sir R. Maxis requested that Mr. T. would state the circum-
stances of the case, that he might know what course to adopt to-
wards him. The complainant then made the following remarkable
statement :—On the preceding evening he, in company with three
young Ladies and his infant daughter, having been to the dress-boxes
of Covent-garden Theatre, at the conclusion of the performance.
entered the coach of the defendant. He was desired to drive to
Guildford-street, the residence of Mr. Tilbard. That Gentleman.
being engaged in conversation, 41d not observe the road the coach
was going lot some time. When he thought he had nearly arrived
at his journey's end, he looked out of the window, and to his great
astonishment perceived that he was in a stable yard. lie called to
the coachman, and was informed the latter was at home. and there-
fore he should go no further. Mr. T. was peremptory. The coach-
man then said," Oh, I am a man of reason; its contrary to Act
of Parliament to go with a fare after twelve o'clock at night." lie
then opened the door, and obliged them to leave the coach. Mr.
Tilliard, after walking some time, at length found himself in Soho-
square. He at length procured a coach' in Oxford-street, and set
out again for his house. The coachman had proceeded some yards,
when he was stopped suddenly by some person. Mr. T. looked out,
and perceived it to be the former coachman, who had followed
him, and with boisterous voice and gestures, exclaimed, " I arrest
that coach ; the Gentleman inside has robbed me; be has not paid
me my fare." After some use of the whip, and with the assist-
ance of the vratthman, he was removed, and the party allowed
to proceed.
jalironß. Bums animadverted in very strong terms on the gross
duct of the defendant.

A poor woman, who described herself as the wife of the latter,
requested, that, on her account and that of • his family, his Worship
11 would be lenient in his sentence.
Air RICHARD, after consulting some time, said, that in considera.
Hoke"( what abe had said, and that the innocent might not suffer
for the guilty, he would remit half the fine be intended to make
him pay; and directed that he *should be lined 30s. and the costs.

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HATTON-G ARDEN. •
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Mr. Terence kr Grath, an elderly Gentleman, who, to aid in
the general diffusion of knowledge, has lately come over from
Bull-alley, Dublin, to establish a seminsity In Cow-cross, SenithAeW,
for the cultivation of the colony on lii, applied at the office
for redress, under circumstanossamierially obstructing the advance
of ljterature in these enlightnnad dates._ It appears from kir.
316Grath's statement, that be bad purchased foe two pounds," the
good-kill" of a school-room on the third Door of a house in Cow.
cross, from a Gentleman who had kept an modems there. The
applicant gave 30s. for the benches and tables in the room, and with
a rent of two shillings a week, be commenced his arduous task.
He was, however, only engaged in this occupation three days, and
with bat two A-altar*, when to his =tenement, the landlord entered
the premises, seized upon forms, tables, books, dtc. leaving nothing
behind him but scraps of old copy books and readings nude say—
a complete " radii indigestaque moles." Oo remonstrating with
the landlord on such unciassical conduct, he illiterately told him,
that he carried off the articles to pay for arrears of rent due by lir.
Terence 's predecessor. What Terence particularly lamented was,
the loss of his own note book, which contained many " cruxerand
conundrums for his skollards," which he could never get answered.
(This probably arose from their being his own invention.) As to
the forms, they were only mentioned prefirme. as a boy could learn
his lesson standing; or perhaps, " stanc,pede in uno," but the loos
of the tables was what grieved him, and he wished to know if he
could turn them on the landlord ?

Mr. kl`Grath was iuformed that it was a case in which the
Magistrates could not interfere, and that it was doubtful if any
other Court could Live him redress as to his tables. He then re-
tired, taking the hint if he commenced any proceedings,
Solventur rise tabula—Tu missus abibis."
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Fawns M4IISLIGIC3...rAn elderly female, named Mary 1111 Knight,
came before the Alagistrate for the purpose of making an affidavit
under the following circumstances : Her daughter, who resided
in France, was about to be married to a native of that country, but
the Cori was prevented by the French-law from solemnizing the
marriage, until the consent of the parents of the female was ob-
tained. She (applicant) had given her consent to the union, and
the factlad been stated that she had been separated from her bus-
baud for rawly years, and knew pot where to find him, or whether
he was alive or dead. This assertion was not deemed satisfactory,
and the marriage was postponed until she prepared art affidavit,
wherein she was required to swear to the truth of ber husband
having deserted her, and that she was unable to discover his
place of resioence.— Mr. Draa said, he was net aware that the
laws of France required suck a document; but he would sign the
affidavit, in the hope that it would remove any impediment to the
young woman's marriage.

UNIO\•HALL.

Yesterday, 3. S. CALDWELL, Esq. recently appointed Police ilQa•
gistrate for the district comprising the borough of Southwark and
Eau Half-huudred of Brixton, took his seat on the Bench at the
Office in his official capacity.
A weaver named William Slieelsy, in the employment of Blesus.
Wilson and Co. lace and silk manufacturers, of Streatham, was
brought up under the authority of a warrant, for absconding from
his work, leaving it in an unfinished state, and soinmitted for one
month to Brixton.

A man named Drown, who was employed in taking out beer for
Mr. Day, landlord of the sign of the Bee Hive public-house, in
Warner-street, Southwark, was charged with robbing his employer
in the following mamma :

Some time ago Mr. Day took the prisoner into his service, upon
discharging a person by whom he had been robbed. He told the
' prisoner of the facts against the discharged man, strongly impress-
ing upon his mind, accuiding to the old proverb, that "honesty
was the best policy," and desiring bins, should be be in want of
money, to ask and• he should have it ; notwithstanding the libera-
lity of his master, •the prisoner had not been many weeks in his
service, when it was discovered that he was as great a thief as the
fellow whom he succeeded. Ou Monday last, the prisoner was
scut Jilt to the custunisirs with a tray containing nineteen pots of
beer. Lie returnodafter having delivered them, stating that none
of the customers paid Inns. I loweesfi, upon enquiry, it vrasascer-
tairtmi that he w.al
.paid for the quantity of beer taktm out by him,
and upon the diKovery, tor his •ingranrude, Mr. Day had hits
.prrehei:dsti.

The Magistrate% en beating the above facts, intn.ediately com-
muted the prisoner for tri.d, ob,ereing that be was a Pub jog w.-11
deserving of severe punishment.

LAMDITTII STREET.

J4VERILE DEPREDATORS —Yesterday four TDURVETTS, 'three of
whom are not yet thirteen and the other not eleven year• of age,
hut who, though tender in years. ate far 'advanced in the carrot of
crime, haying been frequently brn.ight up to 'his office on various
charges.of felony conimirecitr_juAtighbourbtostl, were placed at
the bar. before chi presi.ling Magistrates, Messrs. ilastuoscte and
WYATT, for final ekan►inatinn, under the following circumstances:
It appeared that on Thursday w tug last a pane of Oita in the
shop window of Mr. Dicker, a pawnbroker, residing in Three (Vt.
street, Lintehou.e, was broken throngl► by the mode which in the
.lang vocabulary is called " starring the glaze." and a quantity of
foreign coin, consisting of Spanish dnllars and jots, stolen there.
from. The prisoners being observed lurking about Mr. Dicker'.
house, suspicions became excited, and on their next appearance,
which was on the day after the rubbery had been committed) thee
ssere given in charge to Adams, a constable. who hrought Upota to
this ~ffice. On examining their persons, a quantity of money wal
found, though not of that description lost by Mr. Dickers.
While the foregoing statement was giving, the prisoners exhi-
bited the greatest levity and hardihood, and were uniformly strewed
in new suits of clothes and hats, procured, no doubt, as the Magis-
trate (Mr. WYATT) observed, for the.porpose of making their idea.
thy more difficult of proof.
Mr. Dickers was present during the investigation, but though,
as he said, he felt convinced of the prisoners' criminality, yet he
could not swear that they were actually the persons who had corn.
witted the robbery.
The klagistrates, on this, called on them to-account for the pos.
session of the motley found on their persons; which they not t5...,g
able to do in a utisfactery manner, they were cor•.victed under II::
Police Act, and sentenced to three months hard labour at the
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WORSHIP-STREET.
Poe STUALINGI. Yesterday, a young woman, appar.,lftty net
more than fourteen yeas of age. was brought. before Mr. BeNtiv,
fur re-examination, upon the charge of stealing two pins, the pro.
perty of Mr. Watts, proprietor of the Angel and Crown puhlic-
house, St. Agnes le Clair, Oldstreet.road.
It appeared Mr. Watts serves a large weed factory belonging to
Mr. Bull, with beer, and on last -Mtinday morning, the prisoner,
while passing by the factory, and the gate bring open, she per-
ceived some pots lying in the yard ; she deliberately waked i
and lifted the pots, which she concealed under her Clothes; isi.d
walked off. Mt. Dull, who happened to be in the premises, Iwo,
the transaction, and he called out to a workman, nanird John
Harris, to follow and take her into custody. Harris did so, an 4
handed her to Attfield, the officer, who brought her before the
Magistrate. She at first refused giving her address, but the officer
succeeded in obtaining it from her. Attfield then repaired to the
residence of the prisoner's mother, at No. 13, ingrantli-building%
where he found a large tin pan, which, from its appearance, bore
evident marks that it had recebtly been u•ed in melting pewter,
and the officer had no doubt but that the mother encouraged her
in the commission of the crime. The prisoner was then ordered to
be brought up yesterday, when Mr. Watts attended, and identified
the pots as his property.—She was committed to the Sessions, and
the parties held over to prosecute.
Two young men named Henley and Wright were brought before
Mr. Bittaarr for final examination, charged withillit commission of
a robbery on the premises of Messrs. betray and Cuthill, silk-ma-
nufacturers, of Prince's-street, Spitalfields, and committed.