Star.
London, England, 1817-10-16 00:00:00

POLICZ •

WonsttmerasaT.—Jah. Dgall.the Sparselds Chair-
man, was brought to the Office in the custody of At-
field, the Officer, followed by an immense mob,
whom he had been addressing in his usti..l manner
respecting grievances, he being *bunk and disoidvrly.
The Officr r having placed him at the Dor, he addressr
ed the Magistrate (Mr. Thomason) first bo,wing
" Sir, my name is John Dyall, a name I have no
doubt you have heard of ; many has heard of my
name who di n't know me, having been recently
dragged before a Magistrate Iris d ,ring; to express my
own opinion in the most loyal manner, but"—
MAGISTRAT6•" 1 know your name, Mr. Dyall—
I have nothing to do with what has happened re
cently. I sit here to do justice, and lam bound to
leer any charge brought before me. Who makes
the charge r'
Plisiiner—'l Then, Sir, I hope you will do jus.
tice on this occasion : there is no legal charge
against me."
Officer—Your Worship, I was sitting in the par-
lour at the Green Dragon, in Worship-street; the
prisoner was haranguing many persons who were in
the tap room, till his conduct became obnoxious to
some of them. He was with great difficulty turn-
ed out of the house. Seeing the peace broken, I felt
it my duty to bring him before yon. The landlord
is here to prove the charge against him.
The Landlord stated, that the prisoner was in the I
practice of coming to his house when in a state of
intoxication ; he would then harangue all present in
his usual strain of eloquence, till at length his pre-
sence became disagreeable to all who frequented the.
house, and witness finding he was turning away his
customers, he was obliged to forbid him his house.
Yestereay, &brut twelve o'clock. he came again; he
drank stweral glasses of gin, which was his beverage,
and then commenced in his accustomed style, till the
tap room became quite in an uproar, and be was
given into the custo;:y of the Officer. No less than
iwo hundred persons were collected about the door
in a lea minutes.

Maws-mare Now, prisoner, how came you to
create this disturoance and disorder? You have heard
what has lave,' sail against you."
PI isoner--o You lc:low me very well Sir; no house
where I am is disorderly. I went in-there to get a
glass of good liquor, and drank more than at other
houses. I committed no breach of the peace."
NIAGIaIIbIATE- I have bee II you brought to this
Office oetore for being disorderly, not before me,
but brh.re my brother-Magistrate, who sat upon the
Bench with me ' • not billy the public-house was then
in an uproar, but this Office, in constqucnce of you,
was in contusion during your examination."
Pawner-4, I like a glass of good liquor, which
cannot be a fault ; it I drink it, I pay for it instantly,
and thereby contribute to the Revenue. I thought I
was at liberty to drink at a public-house so near this
Otßce, but as I happened to be the only honest man'
there, your thief-catcher thought proper to drat eel
before you, if that can be called justice ; but I will
tell you what I will do with yon"—(interrupted).
Mamarraays-0 I will have nothing to do with
you, Mr. Dyall ; but I must inform you, when you
drink gin, you must be peaceable. This is the first
time you Was brought before me, and I must order
you to find bail for your good behaviour, which I
presume a man of your respectability will find no dif-
ficulty in getting."
The prisoner bowed and retired; not having bail,
he was locked up in the strong room.
GUILDHALL. —Williams Sariek, who bad been already
twice examined, was yesterday again put to the bur,
'charged with having tendered in payment a ell Bank
of England note, knowing it to be forged. The pri-
soner's defence was, that he had picked the nate up
in the streets but the Bank found it necessary to
urge his detention, in order that it might be ascer-
tained whether he was himself a vender, or connected
sitth those who circulate forged notes. Neither oil
these charges could be established against him, and
several persons having given him a good character,
he was discharged.
thloN HALL.—Jolla Cain, an Irishman, was brought
before the Magistrates by Heron, the Constable of
St. George's, Southwark, for attemptiag to murder
Edward Farrel, a watchman of the said Parish It
appeared that at two o'clock yesterday morning the
prisoner was observed by Farrel, the watchman, pa.
riding up and down Kent-street, Borough, with an
open clasp-knife in his hand; he watched him for
some and saw him go to a house, No 97, in
Kent-street, and attempt to force an entrance, fir
at the door and then at the window. Farrel then
went up to the prisoner and endeavoured to seize him
by the collar, but did not succeed, fur the prisoner
forced himself from him and made a desperate stab
at him with the knife. The instrument fortunately
came in contact with the watchman's rattle, which
was banging by his side, after penetrating a thick
watch coat and an under coat. Farrel being unarm-
ed thought proper to retreat as fast as he could to St.
George's watch-house and procure assistance to ap.
prebend the prisoner. He was followed by the pri-
soner with the koife in his hand threatening him; he
only saved himself by his speed. Heron, the Con-
stable, came out of the watch-house and seised the
prisoner, and -was struggling with him to force him
into the watch-house, when he received a stab on his
hand; he however disarmeChim, and took hint into
the watch-house. The prisoner stated, that he had
no intention to hurt the watchman, but had resolved
to wreak his vengeance en a young woman named
Hannah Webb, who lived at 37, Kent-street. She
had formerly lived with him as his wife, but during
his absence at sea she had transferred her affections
to another object, and he was determined to be the
death of her.—The prisoner was committed.
QUZAII4QOAILL—SusasuIak Stewart, an old woman,
seventy-one years .of age, who was remanded last
week for further examination, was this day brought
up and charged. by Mr. William Cooke, of Queen's-
row, Pimlico, with breaking open several trunks in his
dwelling-house, and stealing therefrom several pairs
of sheets, several table cloths, a quantity of knives and
fops, several bedside carpets, shawls, gowns, and
other articles, which had been left in her custody by
a cousin of his, who had gone into the country for her
health..-Prosecutor stated that when he took the
house she, prisoner, lodged in the garret adjoining,
that where the Weeks were placed, and as she always
paid her rest regularly Avery quarter, he had no sos.,
Picioo of. heeheing diehoncsta-e-no I.adyWho owned

the goods stolen, sod-which. she liad confided to the
care of her relative, Me. Cooke, again attended and
identified, as her property, several articles which hive
been loath' in pricrner's lodging It Chelsea since the !
first search, but she says there is not yet produced one
half of what she had lost.—Pace the officer produced
a large sack full of articles of different kinds, which he
found in her apartment on a second search. Among
others a quite new brass coal-shuttle anti tea-kettle,
a set of fire-inns, highly polished, town made, and
worth from three to five guineas, a handsome black
velvet tunic, richly, and tastefully embroidered down
the ►rants and round the collar and cuffs with a lam
WI gold lice and gold sleeves, such as would do very
well for the stage, or to go to a masquerade in. But
the most curious article of all was a man's great coat,
of rather a middling size, old and very shabby, with
an otd round hat and a belt to go round the waist,
which it is supposed she used as a disguise to bit);
under, being very similar to those used in the Ilegga►'s
Bath and the Jovial Crew.—The Magistrate asked
her what part of the country she came from ?—Pei
sinner answered she came from Northumberland,
which was very apparent from her dialect.— What
was her family ?--Prisoner answered it was very gen-
teel, and site herself had received an excellent educa.
tiod.—Mr. HARMER, the S rlicitor, who attended on
prisoner's behalf, objected to her answering any more
questions at present, as she said she would account
for all the artidee last produced.—bhe was remanded
for a further examination.

Saturday a most shocking circumstance occurred
in the village of Wentfield, in Somersetshire. A
young man, the son of a farmer, had professed an ar-
dent affection for the daughter of a neighbour, whose
circumstances were too low to gain the sanction of
the youth's parents to an union. The poor girl was
possessed of a greater share of discretion than her
I.ver, and refused her consent to a private marriage,
convinced that it would only be a source of unhappi-
ness ultimately to both. It was in vain that he used
every persuasion that his passion could devise ; she
remaiiied resolute, and he came to the, horrid deter•
mination of putting an end to the existence of the girl
and himself. He succeeded but too well. He pos-
sessed himself of a double-barrelled pistol, and, after
more fruitless endeavours to make her swerve from
her sense of duty, he hastily took from his pocket the
pistol and fired, but, from what cause is not known,
it burst, and dreadiully wounded the girl, as well as
shattering his right hold all to pieces. She f:11, and,
as he thought, probably lifeless. He then took from
his pocket a knife, which he constantly wore about
him, and stabbed himself in many parts of his neck
and body. The bodies were found very shortly after
the horrid catastrophe, but neither was dead The
girl is expected to recover, but no hopes are cherished
of his recovery.
New COINAO3.--Gold is considered the standard
metal, and there is no alteration either in weight or
fineness from former coinages; the sovereign, or 20s.
piece being 20.21 pans Of the weight and.value of a
guinea. and the other pieces in the same proportion.
The real weight of the sovereign is sdwt. 9.274 grs.;
and 934 sovereigns weigh exactly 201 b. troy.
Ox. dwt. gra
The weight of the hail sovereign is 0 0 I 3,637
Ditto of the double sovereign is 0 10 6.541
Ditto of the five sovereign piece is 1 5 16.370
The silver coins are also of the old standard fineness,
of I loz. 2dwes of pure silver to 18dwt. of alloy; and
lib. troy of this standard is-now coined into 66 shil-
lings, instead of 62 shillings, as was formerly the case.
den. gra.
One shillh:g of this coinage therefore weighs 3 IS 3•llths
The sixpence weigh* . - 1 19 7-11/64
The Crown weighs It 4 4-llthi
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All the other pieces are.in the same proportion.
Cononna's Imauarrs.'—Yesterday an inquest was
held at the Duke's Head, Whitectapel, on the body
of Ann Hunt, a child three years of age: It appeared
from the evidence of Ann Domlir, that whilst sitting
at work in her own house, at East Ham, she was
alarmed by the screams of some children in the next
house; the ran there to ascertain the cause, and on
opening the doOr, she beheld the deceased all in
flames ; witness wrapped her over with a rug and ex-
tinguished the fire. She was so dreadfully burned
that they were necessitated to convey her to the Lon-
don Hospital, where she died the same evening.—
There were two other children in the room at the
time the accident happened ; they stated to witness
that they were boiling some potatoes for their mo-
ther's dinner, who was cut at work, and that the de.
ceased': clothes caught fire whilst one of them was
blowing with the billows. Verdict, Accidental Death.
Yesterday an inquest was held in the vestry-room
of Wapping Workhouse, on the body of Richard
Brewer, aged TT, an Exciseofficer, who wad drowned
in the river Thames with another young man, a ligh-
terman, was has not since been found, under the tol
lowing circumstances : —lt appeared from the evi-
dence adduced, that on Friday night last, the deceased
went along with another Excise-officer and a lighter-
man, in a boat, to the Vauxhall Distillery, to fetch
some spirits to the Excise-office. When they arrived
at the distillery, they took four pipes of gin, which
they put into the boat, and rowed off till they stopped
between Blackfriars and London bridges, for the pur-
pose of putting the other officer on shore, who stated,'
the deceased was quite sober when he parted with
him. The pipes of gin beia.g measured at the office,
and found all correct, they could not have made free
with them, by drinking any of it. In consequence of
the boat tsing seen floating on the ricer with no one'
in it, an inquiry being made, it was ascertained the
deceased were missing, and they were dragged for,
but only one of them was found. There being, no evi.
dence to prove bow the deceased came' in the water,
it is supposed that .the lighterman was. turning the
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body of Ann Sears, a single woman, aged 30. L
appeared that the deceased was alive and well on
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