Star.
London, England, 1828-05-30 00:00:00

MARY-LA-BONN F..

Edward 11laie, driver of a hackney coach, wag charged with in.
jutting the chariot of Admiral Fellows by negligent driving. fin
Monday night, as the chariot was turning out of Gloucesier-place
into Dumt.street, the defendant broke 'nen( its side pannels with
the pole of his coach; and it appeared by the admission of the de-
fendant's own witness that be did it carelessly, and afterwards made
a joke of the circumstance. The Admiral requested Mr. Griffith
not to impose a heavy fine, which must probably ►e paid by his
employer, a widow. Mr. Griffith therefore fined him only lbs.
and costs, and desired his mistress to deduct the amount from his
earnings. . .

P. Long, driver of another hackney coach, who is aged only 16.
was fined tOkand costs for charging a female more than the legal fare.
Dorothy Personall, a married woman, was fully committed fur
passing counterfeit coin.
LA MBETEI—STREET•

J. Buckley and G. Furck were charged with robbing Mr. Forth,
baker, of Whitrchapel.toad, father of the latter prisoner. ,The
prosecutor stated, that be went into the City on Tuesday, to take
up a bill, and in the interim, the prisoners went to his house, and
took away a quantity of cioaths and some silver spoons, which were
found at two pawnbrokers in the neighbourhood.—Remanded for
the attendance of the pawnbrokers.
TOWN HALL.

J Byron, and Mary, his wife, were re-examined, charged with
robbing John QiiFord of I4i sovereigns. The statement made by
the prosecutor, on the former occasion, was, that be arrived' in town
on Saturday last, by one of the Western coaches, and had the sum
mentioned (the savings of three years' hard labour) in a bag, in
the pocket of his jacket : when he met the prisoner and his
wife in a public house, in Tooley-street, and, boding them to
be his country-people, treated them with drink, incautiously
displaying his money in their presence ; at the sight of which
the male prisoner said to his wife, " Oh, Mary dear! if w.
had half that, wooldtet we be snug?" and, on learning that the
prosecutor had engaged a bed in the house, prevailed with him te
take up his lodging with them, as they had a spare bed, at a cheaper
rate, and they ;;It retired iu tl.e same room, about ten u'clot ,

when prosecutor placed his jacket beneath the rest of his clothe:
but in the morning be found the pockets empty. The prisoner,
strenuously denied baying ever seen the n:oney ; but a woniat,
swore that the husband came into the house opposite between
twelve and one in the morning for a light. Kinsey, the officer
now informed Mr. Alderman SMITII. that the woman, of whom th:
prisoners rented the room, bad visited them in the Compter, and
recommended a second search, when the bag and money were
found In a crevice of the wall; and they were fully committed.
UNION—HALL

Before Manama Swamis-, Esq. yesterday took his seat,
.Mr.
Jackson—the husband of the Lady who was so infamously used by
the miscreant Lawrence, in a hackney coach, about the close of
April—entered the office, and presented a letter to the Chief Clerk.
Mr. Staples having read the letter, requested Mr. Jackson to tr.-
main until the Magistrate arrived.
Shortly afterwards his Worship entered, at eleven o'clock, and,
having perused the contents of the letter, requested the writer to
b.: sworn, which was accordingly acceded to.
The Magistrate—ls Mrs. Jackson in that state that she cannot
attend?

Mr. Jackson—She is, Sir. She has been in a state of delirium
throughout the night; and it is with great regret that I cannot pro.
duce her.

MAGISTRATI—Yo■ are aware it will be my duty to discharge
Lawrence (who was then placed at the bar), he having been already
twice remanded on this accusation.

Mr. Jackson—l am exceedingly sorry that I cannot now carry
the case forward.
MannTaaTit—lt by no means follows that, because the man
now liberated, you shall not hereafter proceed against him, when
your wife has sufficiently recovered from her indisposition. Vita
may go to the Sessions and prefer a bill of indictment, and the
goner may be again apprehended on a Bench warrant.
Mr. Jackson—h it trot my wish that such a miscreant should
escape punishnseti, but nay wife is now ill in bed suffering front
delii ium, a ' g out of her anxiety.
MaoisTitase—l have pointed out to you the course that you
may adopt.
Air. Jackson—For which I beg leave, Sir, to express my thanks.
MAGISTRATE—Prisoner, you are now .di-ChArgs el, as tor at this
warrant goes; but hereafter should a bill be found against ysa be
the Grand Jury. you will he liable to he again apprehended and
tried on this charge.—lle was then docharged.