Star.
London, England, 1826-10-12 00:00:00

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AD EDITORIAL FRACAC-141% Henry Metcalfe w 3.1 yesterday
brought up on a warrant before Sir U. llamas, to answer the com.
plaint of one William Jefferies, from whose statement it appeared,
that the defendant had succeeded him in the capacity of publisher
of the English Gentleman and London Mercury Newspapers, though
he (the complainant) is still In the pay of the proprietors of that es-
tablishment, and will continue to be so until Saturday next.

Air. Wasirtirgh, the proprietor, here interrupted him, exclaiming,
"Itis no such thing. You're a discharged servant—you were dis-
charged fur very good reasons."
The complainant then proceeded to state, that so great was his
(the defendant's) attachment to the shove-mentioned Journals, that
though he had repeatedly received orders to go about his business,
he still continued to interest hinted[. On Saturday, while opening
the editor's box for the purpose of ascertaining whether there wire
any communications, the defendant came up and pushed him away,
which was the aspult complained of.
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Alr. kletcalfe, being called on for his defence, stated, that what-
ever complaints the plaintiff had to offer, he was quite prepared to
answer, inasmuch, as, instead of his being the aggressor, he was
merely acting on the defensive ; " for (said he) no sooner had I
been appointed to fill his situation, than he went out to purchase a
stick, which, be said, he gave two shillings for,' to break Aletcalfe's
d—d thick head."

" Two shillings!" observed Sir IL Maxis, " why, Dr. Johnson
gave but one for the stick which he bought to thrash Macpherson
with." and requested to see the stick, when a bamboo with a huge
buck's born head, was produced. The worthy Magistrate having
minutely surveyed the cane, said, the best thing that could be done,
would be for each party to be bound to keep the peace towards the
other; :which arrangement seemed to give perfect satisfaction to
both parties, and having each made one of their best bows to the
Bench, they quitted the office.
An elderly female, of extremely respectable appearance, accom-
panied by a beautiful and interesting girl, of about fitteetiyears of
age; her younger daughter, came before Mr. Pehesoutt and Sir R.
Blame, yesterday, and In a state of agitation truly pitiable, requested
the assistance of their Worships to procure the restoration to her
family of her eldest child, who was only eighteen, and the very
counterpart of the girl who now accompanied her.
The mother stated that she was a widow, and her two dough.
ten were her only comfort. She had given them the best edam-
don within the reach of bee means, and had by the kindest treat-
ment tried all she could to endear them to her, and their conduct
fully answered bet fondest anticipation. A few weeks ago, how.
ever, she observed a sudden alteration in the manner of her eldest
daughter, and antious of course to ascertain the cause, she goes-
domed her, but could obtain no satisfactory explanation. Her

daughter became`More and more melanch.4 and Aunt; and occa
sionally very morose and unkind to her sister and' her nsOilier. A
length ;thing a month ago, she left her house without any ;previous
intimation of such an intention, and the applicant was totally at a
low to account for her absence, until she learned, from a neigh-
bour that her elder daughter had been in the habit of having private
meetings with a young man of very fashionable exterior, who was
constantly hovering about the house. A • rigid inquiry was made
after the unhappy girl, but it was not until that (yesterday) morn-
, lag that she was found at a "lodging-house fur women," in Duke's-
court Bow-street, where it appeared she was first of all taken by
her heartless seducer, and after a few days intercourse, deserted.
She did not know where be lived, nor even his name, so perfect
was her confidence in him that she did not ask the question. The
mother proceeded to state further circumstances, and added, that
her daughter was still at the house in Duke's-court, whkh she re-
fused to leave until she was sompelled ; and the object of the ap-
plicant was to obtain the assistance of an officer to •force her from
her disgraceful abode.
The Magistrates at once sympathising with the unfortunate
mother, sent a patrol to bring the daughter before them, and be
returned in a short time, bringing with him a blooming girl of 18,
who on seeing her parent, burst into tears. The poor mother and
the younger daughter were almost overwhelmed with grief and
shame at the sight of the wretched girl. The girl was asked if she
would return instantly to the roof of her parent, who was anxious
to receive her? wish to the surprise of every one, she replied in the
negative.
The Magistrates urged her, and endeavoured to convince her of
the folly of her determination, but still she resisted, saying that she
was too wicked to join her mother and 'dater until she had been

placed hi some asylum where she could reform.
In this determination she persisted, until she was locked up for
a short time, and she then (dreading probably an imprisonment of
a more rigid description), consented to accompany her poor mother
end sister home, and they went away together.
:NI A R BO.ROU G H-STRICET.

Yesterday, Mr. Charks Thomas Whits, who underwent a first ex-
amination the 4th of this nionth, at this office, on a charge of having
wilfully set fire to his dwelling-house and Waddler's-shop, in
High Holborn, was again brought before Sir Cumu.as Faamstrr.
the sitting Magistrate, for re-examination.

Mr. Adolphus again attended for the prisoner, and Mr. Alley,
for the first time, appeared for the prosecution, which, it seems, is
carried on by the Parish Authorities of Sr. Giles's.
The prisoner being placed at the bar, a great number of witnesses
we* examined, and the depositions taken on a former day read
over by Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Chief Clerk.
It ippeared, by the evidence of two Clerks from the British
Fire Insurance Office, that in the year 1823 the house, stock4n.
trade, &c. had been insured in that office fly the mdther of the
pri-
saner, at 1,0001. but that policy had expired ; and on the 30th May
the prisoner took out a fresh policy, insuring the house, stock-in.
trade, furniture; Ste. for 3,5001. naming the stock-in-trade alone
at 2,vt.
Two respectable booksellers in Holborn stated. that they Were
well acquainted with the prisoner's shop, and bad often viewed his
stock-in.trade, which, at the outside, could not be worth above 8001.
Mr. Abbott, however, the Assessor to the British Fire Office,
said, that in the hasty view he had taken of the premises, he did not
at that time think that the prisoner bad effected a very excessive its.
surance • but this was merely a passing opinion.
A shopman of Mr. Bradford, an oil and colourntan and who
himself gave a similar evidence on the first day, stated, that the
prisoner, he was quite satisfied, was the than who had purchased
two lints or torches at the shop of Mr. Bradford the day before the
first fire at the pr:soner's house, on the sth of August, and wbeu he
purchased the links, be Wore a grey morning gown, such as witness
saw him wear at the watch-douse the night of the last fire. The
piece of link which had been found when the fire originated was
here produced, and although much burned, the witness said be had
no doubt but it was one of the two sold to the prisoner, as it
longed to a particular parcel of links, that bad more pitch in their
composition than is generally used in links.
Another witness deposed, that although Mr. White and his wife
and servant escaped through the roof of the house by a trap door,
there was nu necessity for their doing so, because at the time the
witness entered, the fire was at ha height, and had not at all commu-
nicated with the stairs that ran front the top to the bottom of the
house, so as 1(4 prevent any one who wished from escaping that way.
It also apikared, that when the prisoner was informed of the
second fire at the house in his absence from town, hiving slept then
at Kentish Town, he *hewed a marked indifference about it, and
observed, be could not have set it on fire, as be must have had a
long arm to do so; and it appeared that although the prisoner went
to bed the night before, and got up on the morning of the fire, at
Kentish Town, a garden door which was fastened inside every night,
was found the morning after the fire, open.
Tere was a great variety of other evidence gone into, and the
prisoner was remanded until this day; bus all the witnesses who had
given their evidence, were bound over to prosecute.