Star.
London, England, 1826-12-30 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Yesterday one of the clerks of Messrs. Pickford and Co. ap.
pealed to answer the complaint of a Gentleman named Cecil, for
neglecting to deliver a box and hamper, containing poultry and
other perishable articles, sent off to London by their agents at Man-
chester on the 19th inst. The packages did not arrive in town till
last Friday, and in consequence of the delay is arriving the whole
was completely spoiled.
The Clerk stated that it was impossible at this season of the year
to prevent a little confusion occurring with respect to the convey-
ance of some parcels. The very extent of the complaint could only
reach to the delay of one day.
The ALDZIMIAN was satisfied, from his acquaintance with the
Gentleman complained of, that they could have no wish to injure
any one. His opinion was, that the complainant and complained
of would adopt the best course if tney were to arrange the matter
between themselves. Probably Messrs. Pickford and Co. would
have no objection to return the amount of the carriage, and to
divide with Mr. Cecil the loss.

♦fter some hale hesitation, Mr. Cecil agreed to accept of a sove-
reign from Messrs. Pickford and Co.

BOW-STRit..T.

Yesterday John Minton was brought up for final examination, on
a charge of committing a fraud on Joseph Turner, a pawnbroker, of
Brydges.street. • The prisoner went into complainant's shop and
offered several silver spoons to pledge for Si. complainant would not
give more than 71. and the prisoner returned the spoons to his
pocket, but as if consenting to the pawnbroker's terms, he again
presented them, and received the 71. The pawnbroker, shortly
after be had left, discovered that he had changed and substituted
seven plated ones of *similar pattern. There was another charge
of the same description by Mr. Hodges, pawnbroker, of Drury-lane.
The prisoner contended that there was no case made out against
him, as no one could prove that he did not mean to redeem the
spoons. He described his connections as respectable, and said that
he had been reduced by distress. He requested the Magistrate's
consent for the arrangement of the case by his making restitution to
the pawnbrokers, and requested to have some spoons returned that
were found on him when taken, as they were not his own, and he
had left 241. as security with the person to whom they belonged.—
Me wished to settle these claims with that sum.

Sir It. BILNIC refused to lend himself to the compounding of a
felony, and committed the prisoner, without making any order as
to tlie spoons.

./. Alndersces, a journeyman baker, was charged by the Parish
Officers of St. Pancras, with deserting his wife and three children.
Mrs. Anderson (with an infant about six weeks old in her arms)
stated that she bad been married to the prisoner at a privals louse
in Edinburgh, according to.tbe usual forms of the Scottish Church,
three years ago, and lived with him till within the last three months,-
when he wholly deserted her and his family.
Anderson at first questioned the validity, in England, 9f vet a
marriage; secondly, he had, at a church, in Glasgow, f, slonths
after this contract, taken another wife; and lastly, he was out of
employ at the time he deserted her, and could not endure to live
with a woman when he had not the means of supporting her re-
spectably.
The MAGISTILATZ said the marriage, on the authority of Lord El-
lenborough and other eminent lawyers, was legal, and consequently
he was actionable for bigamy, and bound to provide for complainant
and hei children.

Sandy then wept, and said he was willing to send her home to
her friends in EdinbUrgh.
The MAGISTSATE answered, " I dare say you would be glad to
get rid of her and her helpless infants, to your disgrace ; but you
will find it no easy matter. You are now, you acknowledge, hi
work, you deserted your wife in her most trying time ; the l'Atish
Officers have acted commendably in bringing you here. I hope
they will follow you up; in the interim I shall commit you for want
of bail.

HATTON-GARDEN.

A man, named Wyse was charged with attempting to stab Mr.,
Price, one of the Directors of the Mendicity Socitty. The prisoner
had been relieved on former occa'ions, and yestertliy made another
application to the same effect. Mr. Price told him that work
should be procured for him: but he declared he would not work
until he received some money; and, taking a knife out of his hat,
he rushed on Mr. Price, and attempted to stab him. The prisoner
was committed, in default of bail.
The parties who were apprehended for manufacturing base coin
have been examined In private. Between two and three thousand
pounds' worth of counterfeit gold 'and silver coin has been found,
packed in parcels of five, ten, and twenty poundi each, concealed
under an artificial flooring, and finished for circulation.

Yesterday Mary Ilackans and Eleanor Crou•tney, two girls of the
town of the very lowest description, were charged with the follow-
ing offence:
The complainant, John Thompson, a most miserable-looking
nun, by profession a vender of religious tracts, stated, that as he
was passing up Holborn, last night on his way home, he was ac-
costed by one of the defendants, who was loitering about between
Brook-street and Gray's Inn-lane. In reply complainant merely
asked her to purchase one of his good books, upon which both the
girls assaulted him in a most violent manner, and succeeded in rob-
bing him of a piece of pork and two shillings, which be had secreted
In lais bat.

The complainant had no witnesses, but his face and habiliments,
both of which were in a most tattered condition bore ample testi-
mony to the truth of his statement.
The girls, in defence, concurred in declaring, that it was the tract
merchant who had been the aggressor. They said, they were going
along on their own business, when the complainant accosted them,
and succeeded in enticing one of them a few paces down Brook-
street, when be began calling her wicked words, pulling her nose,
and biting her fingers, and that her cries, which were occasioned by
the pain she experienced under the singular operations of the reli-
gious tract seller, had brought her companion to her assistance—a
milk ensued, and the end was, that they were taken in charge by
the watchman.
The Macinvaave gave but little credit to this plausible tale (they
being well known clirracters at this office)—and after severely re-
primanding them for their scandalous conduct, ordered them to be
locked up in default of WU.

EAST INDIA BIRTHS. MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
CA LCUTTA—BI RTHS.
At Gotruckpore,on the 2d June, the Lady of R. W. Bird, Esq.
of a daughter.
At Cawnpore, on the 7th Juoe, at the house of Lieut..CoL L
Simpson, the dy of the late Dr. Hugh Smith, M.D. of twins, a
boy and a girl, the latter since dead.
At Calcutta, on the 20th June, Mrs. S. D. Cruz, of a son.
At Calcutta, on the 2) st June, Mfiss. F. D. Kellner, of a son.
At Calcutta, ou the 22d June, the Lady of Alexander Colvin,
Esq. of a son.
On the 3d May, the Lady of William Scott, F.sq. of a sea.
At Madras, on the 26th May, the Lady of Lieut.-Colonel CadeQ
of a daughter.
At Jaulnah, on the Bth May, the Lady of Captain B. Blake, 48th
Regiment, of a son.
At Chittoor, on the morning of the 9th May, the Lady of G. J.
Waters, Esq. of the Civil Service, of a son.
MARRIED. •
At Hydrabad, en the 7th of April, by the Rev. F. Boys, Charles
Thomas Kynaston, Esq. 19th Regiment N. Lto Miss Catherine
Teresa Woods.