Star.
London, England, 1828-01-26 00:00:00

GIJILDHALL

Thomas Lay, Jahn Wood, Edmund Sexton, Wes. Wilms, were
brought before Alderman CROWDS/1 yesterday, charged with com-
mitting a gross breach of the peace, and Thomas Garlick was accused
of having instigated the said defendants. Widow Garlick, the'
mother of the defendant Thomas, was now the complainant, and,
from the discolouratioras abost her eyes and face seemed to have
been very severely beaten. A Solicitor attended on each side.—
Thomas Gat lick became a bankrupt in 1826, and the mother, who.
bad been previously supported by him, then assumed her right to
the house and businesi under her letter of administration, and took
in her son Jeremiah, discarding her son Thomas. Thomas con.
ceived he also had a right to the premises, and he repeatedly au-
tempted to take gpssession, which led to each of the brothers being
put under recogazances for assaults. Thus the matter stood on
Thursday, when the pasties complained against took forcible pos-
session of the premises, and in the attempt the widow got severely
beaten. The invaders having used a sword to terrify her, aid in-
deed_ected in a violent. manner by assaulting her, they were held
to bails Thomas Gulick in his own recognizance of 3001. and two
sureties in 1501. each.

BOW-STREET.
Yesterday, Mrs. Hassell, a poor widow woman, who keeps the
St. Clemeiit'e Coffee-house, in St. Clenwnt's Chureh-yard, opposite
the cburch,•was brought to this office, before Sir It. Mainz, to an•
rawer to an information laid against her by Johnston, for having
sold to hie follower At►inson, a pint of wine, without being law-
fully aut►orised so to do.•
bits; Hassell at once pleaded guilty, but urged, in extesuation,
that she had had an excise license.
air It. Mattes.—But that dues not authorise the sale of wine ►y
retail.
Mrs. Hassell said, she was swats of the fact ; and, therefore, the

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instant she had become acquainted with ft,-she bad withdrawn the
excise license, and ceased to retail Mine, or toffee it on her premises.
Johnston—Yes; but that was after the information was laid.
Mrs. Hassell—lt was the Information that first brought me to
the knowledge that I was acting illegally, and the next moment I
ceased to do so.
Sir Mcßae's—l'm really sorry for you. I wish some amendment
in the kw were made, to prevent these really oppressive proceeding%
Mrs. Hassell—l trust, Sir, you will be as lenient with me as you
possibly can ; I am really unable to pay a fine. I have been a
widow only two months, and I have always observed the strictest
regularity.
Sir Rico...au—l am very sorry for you, my poor woman. I wish
it was in nay power to make the fine ss. indeed, if I could I would
not infliit any penalty at all. The Add is imperative. I howeme
convict you in the lowest penalty, which, I regret to say, is 101.
Mrs. Hassell said she would pay the penalty within the Lima
allowed by the Act.
HATTON-GA RDEN. •
John, alias Alerantkr EphraimSherret, charged with passing hurt
Bank of England notes, was brought up for ae-examination miser
day. Mr. James Drew, of the King's Arms, Brentford, deposed
that the prisoner, with whom he had been acquainted about twelve
months, passed a st. note to trim on the 11th of last September;
which he subsequently learned was a forgery. Mr. Jones, of the
Duke of Wellington, Elishopsgate-without, deposed that MAR",
the prisoner, as a coal merchant, for four or five year.; be came td
witness on the pith or 25th of last September, and changed a 10fi
note with him; be gave him the full change, nine sovereigns and
20s. in silver. Mr. Plowman, of the Feathers publit boom,. Lippe
Thames-street, deposed, that. he changed a 51. note for the primmi
on the sth inst. which turned out to be a bad one.
.Mr. John Northing, of the Wuolpack. Gravel lane, Southwark;
who, like ether of the witnesses, knew the prisoner for some yeairk
deposed that he changed a SI. note for him on the 15th of Oettitrire,
which was also a forgery.
Thomas Field, who knew the prisoner for eight years, deposed
!that be changed a 101. note for the prisoner,' it the Skinners' Arms
public house, Spafields, on the 10th instant, on which occasion the
prisoner paid him Qt. 10s. be was Indebted to him for some time.
Mr. John Emery, of the Duke of York public-house, Vauxhall.
road, deposed, that he teceived a 51. note on the 12th of last Octi;-
her from a young girl named Sarah Ann Jane, which was renamed
to hint by his brelver as a forgery.
The girl alluded to by Mr. Emery deposed, that she got it from
the prisoner to get changed, and she returned the change to him.
The various notes alluded to by the different witnesses were
examined by Mr. Freeman, of the Bank of England, and all of
them be pronounced to be forgeries.
There were a number of other cases against the prisoner, but the
inquiry into them was postponed untilatext Friday, to whichclay
die prisoner was remanded.
M A RLBOROUGH-STREET.
Yesterday the Stewards and Secretary of the United Britons'
Benefit Society, held-at the,Plough, in Carey.street, requested ir
G. FA • 's advice under the following circuinstanees—Nicholas
Hennigan, now under sentence of death in Newgate, for shooting at
Mt. Taylor, of Newman-street, had applied tot a weekly allowance
as he was afflicted with rheumatism. They, however, wished to
be informed whether he was entitled to any relef from their fund.,
Arising beeu convicted of a capital offence. Persons confined for
debt were entitled to ss. 6d. perweek, but there was nothing in the
Articles of the &witty to exclude those members who were confined
on charges of felony and assault;.
- Sir G. FARCANT said, that although Hennigart was dead in law
he was not so in fact, and he, therefore, thought he was entitled to
the allowance.

TOWN-HALL. .
Lee was charged with atealing 3
.great chat in the house of
Crutcbley, the White Lion, Tooley.street. The prisoner was
seen coining down stairs with the coat belonging to the lantl:ord on
his back, and immediately given in charge. On bring askrd to
account. for his'conduct, he said he knew how he ;ante to do it—ha
bad been five months out of 'employ, and was so reduced that no
parson would give him employment. Committed for re.examinatian.
Three boys were committed for stealing a waistcoat from the
shop door of Noah Nathan, a tailor, in FishmongeregaUey, at one
o'clock at noun.

UNION BALL.
Yesterday a pawnbroker residing in the London Road, was
summoned for refusing to compensate a French Lady for the lOU
of a gold chain, value ten guineas, upon which he lent bee the sum
of 21. -
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The complainant stated that previous to the month of March
the pledged the article abovernentioned at the defendant's 'bop,
and hearing that his premises had been destroyed by fire, she
proceeded there in order to- make inquiries about the article,
When the defendant said that she need nut make litrtelf an-
'easy, for her chain and also a brooch, which she bad also
pledged at his shop, were safe. Upon the faith of that representa-
tion, the complainant said sbe wis,satistied; but *heti she subse-
quently called to redeem the chain. the answer she got was that her
property was, either lost or destroyed at thetitme (idthkfire, and that,
therefore, site could claim,no restitution: •
The defendant said that all his:plate and jeiXileri 'Ma/ saved
from the fire, but some was stolen. and lost in the ceininsion.
The :NIAGISTRATi said, thott ,as he had admitted the. property
li?' Safe, he-must make the complainant a compensation for her
titoperty.:
. • W ORS H I P-ST RRET:
- Williams Edwarils, a Welbinown resurrectionist; •was charged
with stealing a body fiiim a private burial-ground itt fluxton.
The prisoner was stopped by twp.canstables Wish the body in his
possession, whiib he cartiedinsa sack. He was committal in de-
fault of bail; and the sexton; 'who II suppOsedlo have been con-
cerned in the robbery, Was also ordered to find sureties tor his
future appearance. It was stated that the xesurrettioa men pro-
cured the bodies for 21. and then:sokd the*, to the surgeons for 121.