Star.
London, England, 1828-09-08 00:00:00

GUILDJIALL.

The Keeper of Wild Beasts. in Bartholomew Fair, where the
lion lacerated the bead of a youth (aa formerly stated) appeared en
the semmots. •
Mr. Alderman Alain' said be had received a letter from an in.
dividual wisp was in the booth at the time, wherein it was stated
that there were several boys who amused themselves with imbuing
the lion, by thrusting at him with sticks ; that the keeper .orderod
them to desist, for which they jeered him ; and that ahor tom
tinning to teasethe,acimal, it contrived to strike one of Stew He
thought nor blame attagsgd to the keeper of the booth. The writer
of the letter yrasi Gesitikian entitled to 'entire credit, although be
had Objected to minfistehimielf up in this matter berate the PAO&
Mr: Savage, the* rad's master. stated, be understood the. other,
boys•bad,in spart. pusbe,dahlmyouth close against the cage. He bad'
not witnessed the accident kimaelf, but what he had stated the day
liefere was just what the bWhid told hint.
The iiroprik4 said; that 111 a roan chose to poke his arm into a
gaming fanjet; heinust be content with being burned; and if,
atter being cautioned, he chose to go within reach of a wild beast,
he had no tight to complain. There was a caution stuck up over
the cage in these worde—!' Beware of Putnpey, the great lien, who
killed his keeper."
Alderman Amur considered that, after the caution, he mold
not interfere farther than to recommend that, as the lad was poor,
,soine,compensatioo should be given.
•
Tbe defendant expressed his svillingnete.
Martin, the °Seer; said he had Visited the booth, and thought a
rail ought to be placed round vans, so as to keep the public from
the cages. This the defendant pledged himself to do, and the
matter coded.
BOW—STREET.

TM, ogee was again crowded on Saturday litorehig, to whams
the foal esansissation et Mrs. Cede, which took place at one o'clssk
before the sitting Magistrates Sir IL Sims and Mr. Haus.
Sir R. Ikaoss—Mr. Rath:sachet., it will be essentially necessary
that yoo *mold give us the date of your traissactino with Mrs.
Cooke ;,by doing so, we will be enabled to moms Wks of wi-
dows bow before us.
Mr.'ltatiansacher then gave a particular MOSS( of the different
date., aod•said he had beard nothing of his piano Ante.
it, Batutut—l thought k was rift, as Nis. Csiske informed us.
I worst to know who prosecutes in this cam? •
Cipthis Peuiagbassl thought the Society for the Peanut:lon
of Swindlers weloW take it up in a very active manner; bet I under•
stand, tam their solicitor, Mr. Foss, that at consequence of hassles
so attend the Sheriff, it will not be sn his power to prosecute. In
that cue; I feel k 'ardor? to become presecuter.
Rir lisossanti--I regret to find that yes are under that nemsdry.
We melt contrive to do something in the affair. •
C4taln P.—They cannot complain of Wog defrauded. le. when
they hive evident, to convkt such a gang of consplfitora, they
West to prosecute them merely becausi theroarb• would lacer a
Mimi vapour. Sub a want of publicapirit givessoccioragemem
and Impunity to other wretches who may be carrying on similar
practices. •
Sir ft. Rome sent to the office of Mr. Pons for the dePositions
whle bad been left there, sod ordered the primmer to be taken to
thelock-up rootn(and to be again brought before his at two o'clock.
At two o'clock she was again put to the bar, and the aka being
croaked, she Md her face as much as posiable with her veil.
Mr. Atkinson; a chandler, ridding 3u Sendngton, came forward
to indite ch*ge against the prisoner. Ho silted that the candles
Mete delivered by his porters.
Sir Riceatto—Very well; have the porters is attendance at the
Semite*
Mt. Richt:46er, leo. was again called—He merely proved thit
It was on ebs 26th Joly the pianoforte was seat to the house of the
prlisoose; at 12, South Parade, Queen's Elms, Chelsea.
Mr. Hathnsacber, jun. who took the pianoforte, said• that belted
no coaieriatioti with the prisoner when he delivered It; but he
believed that the two porters who assisted in carrying the instru-
ment bad mole coeversation with the primer.

Mr. Haus "said that their evidence might be of great import-
ance, and . beabouid not commit the prisoner that day, but remand
bet tin Bletedae. He ordered Fagan to bring the 'two ?erten to
give widens on Monday, and also any ether evidence be mild
obtain liplike the prisoner. '
Mr. Haiaa inquired if any perks present had any other charge
to prefer against the prisoner? and no reply being made, the
meet *u removed fit* the bar, and conveyed beck to her guar-
tfn, is Glerkenwell
MANY-LA-BONNL
Thews Pegs tais Sully examined for steal* seven SI. Bank
notes. belonging tO Mrs. Thompson, housekeeper to Mr. Gilles, in
Seymenr-atreet. Mr. Galles removed from the above house,_ and
left "Min Thompson • to talk CM of it, and she permitted G.
31•Ewele and the prisoner, servants out of place. to sleep in a
rim adjoining the ha. GO the nth ult. the prisoner, instead of
shaving in the bodies pantry, according to his usual practice, did
it in the adjoining room, and after be went out she missed a pocket
buok.cootainiug the money, and as no one went into the room but
him, and he saw her deposit the book, and afterwards remained
oat all night. she caused bins to be apprehended.
" The prisoner was than remanded, and ?d*Keasie detained; but
as no circumstances appettrediqpdnet the latter, he was liberated in
the evening.
It afterwards appeared, by theeiklenee of Mr. Moss, clerk at
the Leith aid Berwick Wharf, that the friesser• was trying to ob-
tain. Scotch angel Nr others on the moodegal the 6th. He was
ementitted fer.u.ial. Ms* Thompson intormed•the Slash:ram that
Wltenzie died three days atter the first haring. in consequence
of anxiety op the occasion. •
HA T ON-GARDEN.
A Ireiesuf a private in the titi Guards, was charged with entering
an oyster shop in. Helbowin a state of knoakatioo.spd demand-
* some oysters, whkb were refused him. He then struck the
proprietor, and tan into the street with an oyster knits, iikhwideh
be au d weiehami. 110 was sent in ptstody tolds riatimult, and
a repreeentatios °lbis asidnet ordered to be made to bisAllieer. •
D. &damn was elierged by E. Wssga.with Ma down,
and robbing hint of sin. sovereigns and twelve The pre
secutor stated ;bat be bad been drinking at a publiO4onse in Smith-
&ld, on leaving which he was going in the amiss of Oaken-
well. The prisoner was ping r she same 4itsetiopoad they
walked together to the corner of St. Johtes-lase, where die prisoner
knocked him down, plieed his lineesipen biiMinefiefid Rad his
pockets.-.4ii was committed: •


WORSIVIP•STRIEET.
01 409hdh Yen** sett Ilieherdantdffee ow*
gYldi
breaking into the m aims of j; ma;;Z.,
• "ank-weaver, and Wetting hls work.. • -••'• Frm
LA btalgTH-STRRET. .....tt .
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401111010 Leary. a ntiddle-sged Irishman, was ebairgeg b
las
!own
under the following tetreuenstancret—.on the 5d of jam`'
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th= tan. :bor. awfaier; ite,6
tinhelldosemaoor, arld.lane, bat t
ad
whopeetended it was an accident ; iindvat being ad/44.
neeepeaseskso. be told thelooseeetur kir would pay hint st hi 4
in Old Gravel lane, hut on their way there the prisoner
red several tiangeroes wounds on complainant. and oust
Mmitt his bat end pocket-book. The prisoner then e.caped; bit
so Friday be was taken Imo moody.-- Fully committed.

UNIO 'ST;4IA Li..
. Saturday a fellow, named Bury, was sharged, before Mr H
the sitting Magistrate, under the following disgraceful circenwascat
_• Mrs. Walsh, wife of a bighly.rerpectable Gentleman kyle'
Dread-wall. stated that abaci alit o'clock on friday teeming 6,1, •
greeseding witbber husband in his gig, with au intention efgeki
hi the direction of Vauxhall. They bad not proceeded more tkg
ligin or ten pads, and at the end of Broad-wall were entering the ••
New-tut, and crossing to the proper bide of the road, when W.piicelved the prisoner driving a cart at a most furious rat,.
• Welsh drew up as close as possible to• the foistpath ; 'but, aswiei,e
standing all the Gentleman's caution, Bury drove the cart to da,
to the gig that they came in collision, and Mr. Walsh was thboyi,':
out.,. He received very serious injury on the bead, heddes
several ribs on tlie right' side fractured, and now lies io a very
serous state. •
Mr. Hose asked the Lady if elw considered her heabseeslil.
is danger.
' Mrs. Walsh replied, the surgeon considered hint in a very lig
state.

Mr. Homo told site prisoner be world remand bins till Mr. Ws%
was out Of danger ; as, in tbr event the accident proving la%
lie (Bury) wooldbe capitally indicted

TOWN—HALL
A driver of one of the Richmond stave was charged with nag..
mitting a rape upon the wife of a milkman in the Wesylidoom
'road. The complainant, who was attended by her husband abit
his solicitor, stated, that she had known the prisoner ex seeds;
het first introduction to him being at the Goose and Gridiron, he
St. Paul's Church-yard, where she was le company with her hp„.
tber-inslaw and a female acquaintance. They staid an how. sod
the primmer insisted upon seeing her part of the way home; she
consented, and as they went, proposed her giving her Noland the
"ge by," to whom she had been married ahpot a month, to gee
with bins. and that be woald bring his coach for her the next days
in the good man's absence.
Alderman Soma—And did you consent?—" yegag
the gentle dame; "and a few days after," she continued, "he
came when my husband was from home, and having decoyed use
into the bed-roons, locked the door, overpowered me, and remaistd
half a* boor."
Alderman fbarret.—Well, and when did you tell your limbos.
of it ?--Tlie Lady said, in a day or two. The coachman was the
asked Jibe wished to say any thing? when he answered, atehiug
further than that it Was on his coach-boa, and one at the Gehl
and Gridiron, they beanie trot acquainted. The Alderman
it was very little matter, as no rape had been committed, and he
was at liberty to go about his business. The husband then chard
him with stealing his watch from the bed's bead, and as the oak
evidence was the wife, she stood up again, but not helot able to
recollect the exact day. though one remembered his paying*
halt a score subsequent visith, this choir also fell to the vomit •