Star.
London, England, 1829-07-28 00:00:00

LA Al BETH-STREET.

Yesterday Williams Xeisnington was brought before T.Walker
lisq, for final examination, on a Charge of stealing a valuable
are, the property of Mr. Jones, a farmer, residing near Finchley.
Mr. Jones stated that on Friday evening last, the mare, with
which the prisoner was stopped, was, with two others, turned into
a field near the residence of Lord Tenterden. On the following
morning she was missing, and after some inquiry he ascertained
that she was in the possession of a constable at Holloway. tie
Iliad since seen her; she was his property, and was worth upwards
of 301.—1 n reply to the questions of the Magistrates, Mr. Jones
said, that he had known the prisoner from his having for several
years lived as groom to a gentleman in his neighbourhood, but
was discharged from his service about six months ago. Since that
time be believed he got his living by horse dealing and horse
stealing.' Hermit., a constable of Holloway, deposed to his having
stopped the prisoner a few minutes before twelve o'clock on Friday
night. On questioning him about the mare, he said that a stranger
bad requested of him to take her to the sign of the Sugarloaf, in
Whitechapel, but on subsequently making inquiries, no such sign
was to be found in all Whitechapel. On the prisoner being searched
there were found in his pockets several wire snares, and other
articles used by poachers • so that it would appear that he used
to do a little in that way also.—He offered nothing in defence, and
was fully committed for triaL
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Join Peapall, a lad of respectable appearance, was yesterday
placed at the bar for re-examination, charged with baring been
concerned ha a daring burglary committed in the house of Hr. Wm.
Jarrin, confectioner, residing in Bawd-street, in the evening of Sun-
day week.
The only evidence against the prisoner was briefly this :—He
bad lived in the service of the prosecutor as errand boy, and for
some irregularity of conduct had been discharged from his service
about a fortnight since. On Sunday week Mr. Jarrin bad occasion
to come down stairs about three in the morning, when be discovered
that his back door, leading into Lancaster-court, had been broken
open, and upwards of four dozen silver spoons had been stulen,
and a drawer underneath the counter (in which the prosecutor was
In the habit of depositing cash) had been broken open ; bet, sin-
gular enough on this particular occasion. be had taken 900 sovereigns
out of it a few bouts before, and It was left entirely empty. Sus-
picion fell strongly upon the prisoner, who it was said resided with
a prostitute in one of the sinks of infamy in Westminster. and he
was apprehended by Ballard, but nothing tending to throw the least
light upon the subject was found.
Sir George Farrant, after paying the utmost attention to the
case, ordered the prisoner to be discharged, although it was inti-
mated that if any fresh evidence could be produced be would be
again apprehended.
THAMES POLICE.
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Jaws Cad and John Hention,alia; Saunders, were charged with
attempting to commit a burglary upon the premises of Messrs.
Smith and Bailey, sail-makers, at Bermondsey. Mr. Curling at-
tended on the part of the Bermondsey Association for the prose-
cution of burglars, to prosecute the prisoners, who are well known
1! flash" thieves.

George White, a !letterman, deposed that between one and two
o'clock on Sunday morning he heard a noise fike the cracking of
glass upon Messrs. Bailey and Smith's premises, near Fountain
Stairs. Something fell into the water ; he examined the premises
to see that all wu safe. Upon climbing up the spout and looking
over a platform which connects the warehouses, he saw Hewson
squatting on tie floor. He asked hint what business he had there,
and his answer was. " I don't know." He secured him at once,
and procuring other assistance searched the prendies, and disco.
rued Cook concealed in the gutter upon the roof, in which a hole
had been made sufficient to admit a man.
• A gintlernan said the 'itemises had lately been plundered of
about 401, worth of property.
Matthew Smith, an officer of Bermondsey, said the prisoners
were well known thieves. Howson had been tried twice for
burglary, and had only just come out of prison.
Mr. lhoderip committed them both to Brixton for three months,
for baring been found as described, with intent to commit a felony.
Peter Eines, an athletic seaman belonging to a Baltic trader, was
charged with beating a couple of collier Captains, and nearly drown.
ing an Irish watchman. It appeared front the testimony of divers
watchmen, the two Captains, and others, that during the storm on
Friday night, or rather Saturday morning, two t `aptains bailed a
'Culler at Stottestairs, Ratcliffe, to put them off to their respective
ships. The prisoner and two of his companions came down about '1
the same time and insisted upon going in the same boat with the
Captains. This was resisted by them, and a wrangle ensued, which
ended in the host being vet adrift with the Captains on board. The
waterman called the watchman, and the defendant and his compaii
ohms instantly, to use a nautical phrase, hove two of them into the
Thames ; a general battle took place between the watchmen,
sailors, and waterman in the river, the princieal incident of
wl.leh was, that Patrick Mammy, a watchman, was thrown,
rattle, coat, stick, and all Into the river, and bad he nut used
great exertion, would no doubt have been obliged to render
in another world some explanation of the " Confeasions" be
had been making for the last fifty years to his prie.t. sailors
fought well, as sailors generally do in their owti element, and h.or.
log fairly " quilted" half a score of watchmen and wates men, they,
finding their retreat hopeless, gallantly took to the water and swam
away from their enraged opponents like Ashes. To man a couple
iof wherries was but the work of a moment, and the rower. soon
cime up with the swimmers, one of whom laid hold of the boat's
bead, and dashed a spirited hit at a watchman's nob, who was a -
tinned with a lantern at the boat's head, and then, like a duck,
dived and escaped through the tier of shipping. The second swim
mer ducked under the boat, and also escaped amongst the shipping.:
but the third swimmer, who was the prisoner, bad a much greater')
diet nee to go to his ship, and one of the boats earn up with him.
kfr.•Broderip to the pritones —Why did you swim away? Why
not surrender at once?

Priioner-1 'would have preferred being drowned re being Lam
at the bine. I arm wry notch vexed, and nth's, lewnsisol, nowt
that's the reason 1 did so. iam a quiet man else. The Captains

MARRIED.

At Oodstooe Church, Abel Morey, jun. Esq. of Hayes Cow
mon, Kent, to Anne, eldest surviving daughter of the late Frauds
Fowoes Luttrell, Esq.
At Clifton, Bristol, Major Kirby, ii6th Regiment, to Mary
Anne, eldest daughter of the late John Knight, Esq. of Dodisr
ton, alop.
Lovelace Bigg Wither, Esq. to Emma Jemlma, fourth daughter
of the Rev. John Orde, Rector of Wiuslade.
At Castlekaven, diocese of Cork, the Rev. Thomas Belk of
Dublin, to Julia, youngest daughter of the late James Bury, Esq.
of Sc. Leonard's, Easel.

At Doylies, Capt. W. S. H. Fitzroy, to Miss Bagge, youngest
daughter of Thomas Bagge, Esq. of Steadset-ball, Norfolk.
At Aldeoham, Salop, the seat of Sir Richard Acton, lichen
George Thropsorton, Req. of Dockland, Berk., to Itlisabetis,the
only daughter of the late Sir John Acton.

DIED.

At Hampstead, Rear- AdmiWiii James Athol Wood, C.B. in
the 74th year of his age.
At Ghent, in Flanders, William Squibb, Esq. barrister at las.
late of Essex-court, Temple.
At Tenbury, Worcestershire, John Cheesy, Esq aged au.
At St. Lucia, Captain J. H. Head, late of the Pussy Hal,
aged 44.
At Stamford-kill,Williatu Skene, youngest son of A. Seton, Esq.
Elisabeth, the wife of William Brockedon, Req. Devonshire•
street, Queen-square.
At Double-bridges, Thorne, Mrs. Caroline Genby, widow. is
the 103 d year of her age. hi her earlier lite s►e bad heed kl 'Mkt
as a domestic of George the Second, anti cousespently, bad sere
the reign of three kings.
At Toobridge Wells, E►isa. the wife of Captain Bradford, me
of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House.
The infant daughter of the Hun. Edward Stafford Jerningbam.
At Grove Cottage, Teignmouth, Devon, Mrs. Charlotte Ws-
cawen, youngest daughter of the late Hon. Geo. G. Basement.
At Sydenham, Kent, Laura Harlot, second daughter of T. B.
Berard, Esq. aged 10.
Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late Frederic Hahn, Eaq.ol
the Orchard, Wandsworth, Surrey.
At Calton-hall, Not folk, the residence of E. Turner, Esq. Die•
John Green, surgeon, of Greenwich.
In consequence of a fall from a chaise. Mr. George .belsext
Sewden, of Forest-gate, Westha,na, Ewe:, aged 21.
At Ineerury, Alexander Anderson, merchant, in the 86th year
of his age.

At lialdinule, Mrs. Janet Walker, relict of the late Robert
Ramsay, Esq. of BaWinnie.
At Cupar, Grace Pratt, spouse of the Rev. John Ilichanisus,
minister of the Associate Congregation of Frcuchie.
At Burnti.land, Lieutenant Andrew Cheap, H.S. in the 75th
year of his age.

NEWCATE Aro LEADENHALL MARKETS, JULY 27.
Beef—. .. ...Ss eld to 3s ed Veal ... 44 4J to 4184
Mutton .. to 3s 10d I Pork 4s Od to 4s 8d
Lamb 4s 8d to Ss Od

PRICES or HAY •ND STRAII-YESTEIWAf:

ar. JA sags's. wairriodiaPat.
Hay 41 5s Od to 41 15s Od 1 Hay 41 Os to 41 15s Od
Clover 5115 s od to 51 101 Otl Clover 41 104 co 51 15s Od
Straw 21 4s Od to 21 5s Od I Straw 21 OS to 21 Sr 04

PRICE OF LEATHER.
Rest Dressing Hides

Common Ditto

19t1 to tad

Crop Hides, 7.3 to 40Ibs for cutting Hid to 1641
Ditto 45 to 501b5......... l6d to hid
Calf Skins, 36 to 40Ihs
Ditto 50 to 70Ihs
Ditto 70 to 80Ibs 2ld to 234
Small Seals, Greenland)
Tanned Horse Hicks 17d to 214
Spanish Horse Hides ............

PRICE or TALLOW, SOAP Stc.
Town Tallow ... 42% thl., Yellow Ssup 76s 01
Yellow Russia 411 6 Mottled .. • •••
White ditto .. —s tkl Curd .. . ••• "."
ttil
Soap ditto ... —s Od I Graves "",
Melting Stuff ...... —s Oct Good Drrgs .. 5) U'
Tallow imported from St. Petersburg's, 400 Casks.