Star.
London, England, 1826-09-25 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Maria Bettie's/sin a Jewess and woman of the town, was brought
op on Siturday before Mr. Dvaa for rubbing Mrs. ordon, whom
she met ill in the street,and took to her lodging by proffered kindness.
Ellen Gordon, 16, Alfred-place Newington-causeway, widow,
deposed that last Sunday evening, between ten and eleven at night,
she was taken ill iu Leicester.square, and was holding by the iron
rails when the prisoner, of whom she bad a pardal knowledge by
having seen her once about twelve months since, came up and
offered the accommodation of a night's lodging, which witness,
having no money to get a coach, accepted. Witness slept with her
that night, and being asked in the morning for money, witness gave
her permission to pledge her lace cap for three shillings, the prisoner
telling her that she would get half a yard of muslin and make up a
cap that would serve till she got home. At this time witness was
in bed, still ill ; the prisoner gave her some warm gin and water,
and witness went to sleep, having had little rest in the night. In
about half an hour witness awoke, found the prisoner absent, and
that her pelisse, petticoat, and bonnet, had been taken away.—
Witness waited till the evening, thinking the prisoner would return,
and then went heme; but saw no more of her till Tuesday evening,
when witness met her in the street with her bonnet. on her. Wit-
ness called the watchman and gave her in custody._ Witness valued
her things at !l.
The prisoner said Mrs. Gorden gave her leave to pledge the pe-
lisse. The bonnet she meant to bring bask, but having gat tipy,
she forgot it.

Mr. Drat -told the prisoner ber story aka a very 1 rl,p.nbable
Sin was fully committed for trial at tbe Westminster Sessions
Jahn Harper, a tailor, eras brought in by Stbofield, for defraud:v-4
Messrs. James and John Vine, woollen drapers, 385, Otford•street,
of two quantities of cloth and cord, by forged orders, iierpoiting
to be sent by Mr. Phillips, of Acton street.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial at Weettninster.
MARY-LA-BONNE.

Thos. Dews, a young man 1n the service of Mr. Wells, a butcher
L 2 Praed.etreet, Paddiagtort; Was charged with wantonly beating a
sheep, which was waiting, with others, at the door of Mr. Well ea
slaughtec-hoase. The animal fell from the violence of the blow, as
if dead, and when it rose, fell apia.—Fined 10s. and come.

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Mary S Wixom, a poor Irishwoman, was beouv.ht in by the head%
charged with having placed a basket of eels, for fire minutes, la
Crawford-street.

" You walk past with' your eyes shot, I *appose," said )lz
Rawuntsma, " the tallow.ehandlerb' tubs and brokers' nart.itste;
which incumber the pavement from morning till night, sad sistsie
out this poor creature, though there are fish and fruit-women nand:
Int at other places from year to year unmolested. I donne like td
torn informer, or I could tell you of many such ; but I stun MI
you, we do not sit here to administer partial justice."
Mr. aIIOUGHTON said, this very beadle brought an apple-wons.vi
before me the other day, whose principal offence, he Seemed tie
think, was " being in the family way."

Mary Sullivanwas diiimissed, ors iser promise not to offend s=ate