Star.
London, England, 1828-01-23 00:00:00

UNION HALL

A stout man, named likiientest, was yesterday chlrged with
stealing a mare, the property of a countryman, of the name of,
Robinson. The prisoner and prosecutor are both Hampshire men;
the latter came up to town about a week ago, for the purpose of
disposing of the animal in question at Smithfield market. The
prisoner introduced himself to the prosecutor as a countryman of.
his, and they went .together to have some drink, after putting the
mare in a livery stable in the neighbourhood of the clifice; the,
prisoner presently returned, took the animal away, sold It, and
was seen no more until apprehended for the felony. He Was fully]
committed for trial..
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Mary Stevenson. a young girl who recently arrived in town from
Glasgow, was accused of stealing a pair of shoes and pattens from
an elderlywoman whose name is Whitehead, under these circum-
stances Please your Worship," said the prosecutrix, " when I
was quitting a house where my sweeps had-been sweeping a chim-
ney, who should I see seated at the door than the young woman ?1
Pitying her, I took her home with tee; and having fallen asleep,
away she walks with nry things, after I had given her food, and
allowed her to sit by the fire!"
" Ay, but ye say naethiiig aboot the liquors which I gl'ed ye,
:niftier," observed the prisoner.
What do you allude to? asked Mr. Cnsmagns, addressing the
young woman.
'She went in wi' me to a public-house, and there we drank nsony
glasses o gin (said the prisoner) before I went home id' her.
Whereabouts is this public•heuse ? inquired Mr. CHAMBERS.
Foreneot the church, said the Scotch girl, near the house where
the auld woman came out.

From some further inquiries, it was evident that the parties had
been drinking some time together, at the expense of the prisoner,
and therefore the Magistrate dismissed the case, being of opinion,
that even If the articles had really been taken, a thing by no means
certain, they might have been taken in mistake.
When the girl was liberated, she addtessed the prosecutrix, say-
ing." Weel, if ye had sworn tb those pattens, ye wad hie been wrang,
for I brought em all the way frae Glasgow."

LAMBETH-STREET.
A black man, named John Droion, of gigantic stature, was charged
by a watchman, who said, that at an unusual hour in the mornlnehe
found the prisoner digging a hole in •a small court, in Rosemary-
lane, when he was given into custody.
Mr. W YATI (to the prisoner)— Well, my man, what were you
digging the hole for at such a time—people's work don't com-
mence so eat ly ?
The prisoner, who appeared at the time scarce awake, replied
that he did so in congeque nee of a vision. On the night before,
while asleep in a house adjoining the court, an old Gentleman's
voice addressed hint in a musical tone, mud said " Uct up,
Johnny Browne, and you will make your fortune. Go into
the next court and raise two Hags, below which you will find
what you dig five feet 10,000/. in gold." He accordingly got up,
and was digging away as fast as the Dauster Swivel of Jonathan
Oldback, when he was Interrupted by the watchman, and deprived
of his anticipated treasure.
Mr. W vary remarked, that it was quite apparent that the prisoner
laboured under a delirium, and therefore discharged hint.