Star.
London, England, 1828-08-19 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday several of thei;l;bira;;;;Tlir itannia street, City.
road, and other parishioners of Shoreditch, attended before Mr.
in support of a charge against a woman named Merril,
who keeps a house of such notorious ill fame in Britannia-street at
to have considerably deteriorated the value or property in the
neighbouahood—so much so, that two of the parishioners, under
the provisions of Geo. 11. called upon Phillips, a eonstabie, to ran.-
dee the powers vested in him under that Act. lie accordingly
prepared transparencies, with a light in them having the words—
" Beware of bad houses," one of which was placed near Uri. Har-
ries door ; and she in return not onl encouraged the most disso-
lute thasactets into her Lease, b t actually kept singing a song the
mo,ez ditSlisting and rAltoking.—The Magistrate held 3lrs. Harris
to bail—filet husband in SOL sad two sureties in 50/. each, to meet
the charge at the Session.
LA M BETH-STREET.
Jilettiatnin "Wake was brought up from St. George's waft,-
house, to answer a complaint preferred against idol by a nand
looking girl, who charged him with personal violence, and having
broken her parasol. The complainant stated that on Sunday last
she went to visit a friend at West End. Ott her return she took
a stage, and as she was alighting from it, near Catherine street, the
defendant spoke to htr; on her remonstrating with him, ke struck
her several times on the head, and broke her parasol. A watch-
man came to her assistance, and took him into custosly. Toe
,de-
fendant was amerced in the penalty of furry shillings, or one months
imprisonment. He preferred the former, and was discharged, mu
a comment from the Bench for his unmanly conduct.

TOWN-HALL.
One of the pew.openers of St. John's Church, was charged
with assaulting a little girl, named Cabral. The child stated tMt
she was at play when the defenti..nt seized hold of her, and owl
throttled her, and set a dos on her, which bit her severely in the
arm. At the same time a buy belonging to her tore 11+41.11011
from her neck. Her mother stated that she went to her assutaice,
when the animal was set upon her also; she caught it by the back
elf the neck, and gave it to a by.statider, who dashed its bens, iste.
The Magistrate said, unless the drtendant made some compensa-
tion, she must find balk The Magistrate's advice was followed,
and the matter settled.

UNION-HALL
Sunday night two brothers, named Henry and Richard Lowe4a4
were apprehended in Bennett street, Blaesfriars-road. koffig
their possession a variety of house-breaking implements, atanoS
which were a crow-bar, a phosphorus-box, and part of a wag-
candle. Yesterday the prisoners were committed to Braxton, NSW
the Vagrant Act, for three months.

MA RR IRD.
The Rev. William Douglas Veitch,Jt. A. of Bailiol College, °l'
ford, to ails& !bltt, second daughter of Col. Baia, 1). A• C. C°6l4'
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NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MAItKEIS, Ami'
Reef... lts 84 to 3s tid I Veal
Mutton ........3s 04 to 4s Od Pork 4s 04 to is
Lamb 34 4d to 4s 84

PRICES or HAY AND STRAW YRSTERDAY.

ST.3llllltell. WHITECUArtt.
Hay 5115, Od to 51 Os Od Hay 31 10s to 41 159 td
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Clover 41 Os Od to 51 10s Od Clover 41 0 to a 1g5,1
Straw 04 to 21 51 Od Straw 11 lis to "I"

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