Star.
London, England, 1827-08-06 00:00:00

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write a blow; but failing, be turned assaoant, end pursuing him, hit
Mlevant, Do take notice nt the assault, and Colcbee then he:putrid
him all over with mud. The defendant now pleaded, that the who,
of the awash was " accidental," and that hr Wit very sorry ; 44,1
he produced a witness, who had the hardihood to swear the cock
wan did ow strike a blow, nor threw any niud.—The dftly."
was as dared to find ►ail, and give 4e hour.' notice thereof.
111AILY-LA.LKINNE.
Ir. Aetna= was remanded, on a charge of stealing
spoons mew the premises of Mr. Woolnoth, of AgnesVillu, which
he entered, tinder pretence of baying some sealing wax for sale.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

Saturday juseph friddisou was brunght up for final examination
charged with stealing a trunk, containing wearing apparel, from di:
passage of the. dwelling•house of John King, El. No. 20, Gros.
Tenor-place, apppeared from the st.tement of Mr.
King's butler, that the trunk bad been left in the pelage for ahnin
three weeks. About eleven o'clock is the morning, .%•Ir. Dorman.
the iaodlnrd of the Sun in Chapel-street, calied at the h and'
inquired if the trunk was missing, as a swpicious i„dia„
passed the doer with • trunk on his stioulderi. The trunk via.
gone, and they instantly set off in pursuit, and overtook the
goner, in Belgrave-Street, carrying the trunk.
air. Henry Dvrinan, landlord of the Sun, stated, that Irvin
serving Mr. King's house with beer, he bad freqvendy seen th
Itrunk in the passage, which he knew, when he Wel the prit‘tOge
carrying it, and thinking something was wrong, induced him to es,
Information of the circumstance.

The prisoner, hr his defence, aid, a man gave him the trank to
carry to
,a coat ti•office.
In answer to name questions by the Magistrate, the primet
said he did Mt know the man, neither did he know to what 04
Mice he was to carry It.
Tbe Magistrate, not giving much credit to this story, the prm
was (Ay committed for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET
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with a desperate assault and attempt to Aid hlargaret Horny
with wheat he cohabited. The poor Woman, although maimed
for life, being now considered oat of danger, the present tuna.
nation was final.
It appeared from the unfortunate woman's deposition, taken he-
' fore Sr Prins LAURIN, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the 14th
Id June, when she believed herself to be dying, that she and the
prisoner had lived together far Sone years, but were never ma-
rred; and during the time they had hied together' he sometimes
behaved kindly to her, but at othei times he used her very ill. Inn
Christmas they lived in the neighbourhood of Blackfriars, and
his conduct was then so 'putt:eons, that his mascs closed him
to be confined in a mad-house. On Saturday, May she gave
bins a sovereign to go to market with, out of which he returned
her 14s. and on Sunday they dined together. She was in ill health,
and after dinner lay down on the bed, and left bins 'sitting by the
fire. Shortly afterwards she awoke, and saw the prikiner advancing
towards her with a poker, with whiCh be struck her adio9
eyes, sod she afterwards felt several blows on the head. When ske
recovered, she heard footsteps down the stairs, and presently after-
wards the neighbours came to her assistance.

A surgeon of St. Bartholomew's Hospital stated, that there were
two wounds on the back of the head, and two on the left temple,
which had every appearance of excised wounds; and if he had no
been told they were inflicted with a poker, he should have thou*
they were inflicted with a sharp cutting instrument. There wats
wound across the nose, which had ruptured the vessels of the eye',
and completely destroyed the sight of both eyes; and two finger's;
the left hand were broken. Until the last fortnight, the patient as
in a most dangerous state. S.
The poker, bent double, and with marks of blood and hair upao
it, was produced at the office.
kIr.BILGOONTOIO told the prisoner hemust take his trial on slis
capital charge, and the consequences would be the same as if the
woman had died.
He was then fully committed to Newgate.

UNION-HALL
•
Contras.—Saturday, a man named Giles, and a female with whom
he cohabited, named Mary Amer. were charged wth cuininl.
Myers, and several other constables, haying received infortnatios
that the prisoners were engaged in the illegal trade of coining. en.
tered their aparments, No. 5, in Cross-street. Newington, en Fridq
after, oon, and found the prisoners busily engaged in coining cow.
terfeit shillings. On the entrance of the emcees, Giles, who wale
the act of pouring melted metal into a mould; placed the mould,
which is made of Piaster of Paris, between his knees, and crushedi:
together. The pieces, however, were collected together, and
amongst them was found a counterfeit shilling.—The prisonsts were
committed for trial.

CoNSISTORT COURT, GLOCESTER, AUGUST 2.—Hs•
uterus, Rae. o. HAMMTOII.—This vim a suit instirut;cl by i
Ilamerton against his wife, by reason: Of adultery alleged to bare
been committed with John &War. Es 4 Mr: Cooke, is Proctor
for Major Ilamertua, prayed that the libel pled might be admi:ted.
Mr. Small/Mgr, &Jae Proctor of Mrs. Hamerton, prayed time vs
consult thereon, and applied on her behalf for an allowance for
alimony. The Jadge of the Court, the Rev. Dr. TimbrOb.aliond
at the rate of WOE per annum pending the suit.
SWERI/11 COURT, GLASGOw„—High M.Lept, some•
time publican in Iligh.street, was last week tried before the Sheriff
and a Jury, for an assault on a girl aged about 14 years. with in-
tent to commit a rape in High-street, in September last. VaricAts
witnesses were adduced, who dearly established the ptisooes s
guilt, and he was adjudged to be imprisoned in Bridewell for Is
months, and to be banished the county for three years, ander Uni-
fication, that if found in the county during that period, to be im-
prisoned for another twelve months. The girl ammeited was a ser-
vant of pannel's, and fie has been in jail for Deady ten months. He
was indicted at last Circuit, but in consequegce anomie flaw intim
indictment, the trial was not proceeded in.