Star.
London, England, 1826-09-01 00:00:00

130 W-STREET.

Vtorwr ASSAULT-Mr. Geotge Heneyman, who resides in Pancras
Road, was charged by 11Ir. George Grayson with assaulting him in
a violent and unprovoked manner.
Ilarmer's Clerk attended for the prosecution.

Mr. Grayson resides at liornsey, and has considerable landed
property under his superintendence. On Monday night list, on his
return home, about seven o'clock, his wife informed him that two
men of respectable appearance had been in the fields adjoining the
house, about an hour before, and had fired off a gull, the contents
of which had struck against the windows and alarmed her very
much. Knowing the parties h.cl no business on his grounds, he
went out of his house, and saw the accused alone, who, his wife in-
formed him, was one of the men she had previously referred to;
and he (Mr. Grayson) went towards him. The accused endea-
voured to avoid him ; hut he followed him, and asked him by what
authority he came there to shoot? The accused replied, " Curse
you, if you don't get nut of my way, I'll shoot you." Ile ( Mr.
Grayson), fearing that the accused would put his threat but: exe-
cution, immediately seized held of the gun. The accused, who is
a powerful man, struck him with great violence, and dashed him to
the ground. Whilst lying there, be was twice struck with the gun
on the head, and the accused also pressed heavily upon him with
his knees, and afterwards ran off and escaped. He obulined the
address of the accused the same evening.
Two females were called to confirm the statement of Mr. Gray-
son. Gie of them deposed that she saw the accused knock Mr.
Grayson down, and beat him with his gun.
Mr. Honeyman, in his defence, did not deny that he was shooting
in the field, but ha said that the statement of Mr. Grayson was false
in parts, and exaggerated in every respect. Mr. Grayson came up
to him, and demanded his gun. He refused to give it up to him,
and a scuffle ensued, during a hich blows were given on both sides.
Mr. HALLS, the Magistrate, said that it was a very dangerous
practice for persons to fire off guns contiguous to inhabited houses.
A few months ago a Gentleman lost the sight 01 0,,e eye in conse-
quence of such practice, and Mr. Honeyntan had evidently com-
mitted a very gross assault, for which he must find bail, himself in.
401. and.two sureties in 201. each, to answer the charge at the Sessions

Yesterday, John Kingham and William Sharp were brought up on
a charge of dog-stealing.
Robert Collins, of Charles-street, Covent-garden, stated, that as
he was putting the shutters of his shbp-wlndows up on Wednesday
night, both the prisoners were passing by. Kingham took up his
dog, vhich was very small, in his arms, and ran off with it. "Wit-
ness immediately pursued, crying, " Thief, thief!" whereupon
Kingham was stopped, and taken into custody. In conducting him
so Bow-street, Sharp endeavoured to rescue him, by tripping wit-
ness several times; and Yingham himself struck witness with a
stick in attempting to make his escape.
One of the Bow.street Patrol stated, that on hearing the noise he
came to the assistance of Collins, and in taking Kingham into cus-
tody, Sharp, who appeared to be in liquor, attempted to rescue him ;
whereupon he secured Sharp, and, having searchid him, he found
in his pocket-hook several letters from the country, relating to nego-
tiations of about thirty dogs.
Kingham, in his defence, stated, that as he was passing that way
along with Sharp he saw a row at the end of the street, and on
running towards it he met the dog, which he took up in his arms,
lest it might be run over.

The Magistrates, Mr. HALLS and Mr. Iklmstiut.t., not being
satisfied with this defence, convicted Kingham in the penalty of
20/. being the lowest for the first offence.—Theprisoner not finding
it convenient to advance that sum, was committed to the House of
Correction for six months. Mr. MINSHULL at the same time in.
formed him that he might appeal from the conviction to the Quartet
Sessions.—Sharp was ordered to find bail for an attempt to rescue.
Several housekeepers who reside in the Haymarket came up to
complain of the annoyance which they experienced from job coaches
obstructing the passage before their doors on Opera nights. The
driver of one of them was convicted in the mitigated penalty of ,2,05.
On stating his inability to pay it, he was committed to the House of
Correction for one month. The complainants expressed their deter-
mination to summon every coachman that should stop there for the
future longer than they were warranted in.

Mr. Samuel Trait, the suitor of Miss Flackerty, upon whose heart
and wardrobe he had contrived, as we stated yesterday, to make an
equal inroad on a first interview, was yesterday morning brought op
and discharged; his tender mistress not being able to find in her
heart to prosecute for the abduction of her gowns.