Star.
London, England, 1828-07-19 00:00:00

BOW• STREET.

Yesterday Henry Ecclestonc a boy about 14 years of age, was
charged by hls mother with rob:iing her. The mother, who ap-
peared in the greatest distress, said she was driven to the dreadtul
istternative in order to preserve her Wen from an untimely fate.
The charge was that of stealing his own eighties. The prisoner,
who seemed nut us feel the (Hags-ix:4u' situation in which he had
placed himself, with the greatest effrontery contended that the
-clothes were. his own, and that he could not rob himself. The
Magistrate declared hint to be incorsieible, and after taking the
evidence, sent, him to trial for the offence, as an example to other
boys entertaining similar notions.
THIC WARWICK flan. Itomitar.—Yesterday a man, who gave
his name Williona Wise, was charged at this office on suspicion of
being concerned in the robbery of the Warwick Mail. It was
proved that about ten days ago, the prisoner applied to Mr.
Thompson, clerk at the Angel lon, Islington, and obtained change
for five notes of the Chipping Norton and Stratfsird- on-Avon Banks.
On Tuesday last the prisot.tr called again at the office, and re-
rested change for ten 11. notes of the same flanks; but the cleik
suspecting he had obtained the notes in an imisroper way, told him
to call on the following Thursday fur the elsaile. lu the mean-
time it was discovered that the tiotei were part of those which
had been stolen front the Warwick Mail; and when the prisoner
called for his change, he was taken into custody. The prfs
said he had large dealings in town and country, and had no know.
ledge that the notes had been stolen. lie appealed to a Mr. Gates
if he was not a respectable man. Mr. Gates said he was pretty
well acquainted with his history, and if the prisoner desired,
he would explain it to the Magistrates. In answer to a. question
put by the Magistrate, Thompson said that some time ago the
prisoner exchanged with him some notes of the Carmarthen Bank,
and which was a branch of the Swansea Bank, that was rubbed
about that time.—The prisoner was remanded.

Michael rep WAS fully committed for trial, for stealing a gold
watch, chain, and seals value 50!. the property of James Roach,
Esq. as stated jq uur Paper of yrsterday.

II ATTON-GARDEN.

Thomas Winter Spring, the eit.champion of England, was yester:
day brought to this (Ace upon a warrant, charged with an aqsault.
William !leading, a main equipped in a suit of fustian, stated, that
he was in the defendant'% parlour on Thursday last, when he turned
him nut, and struck him violently ...cveral times.

Mr. ROGERS a'ked the ex.ch..ntyiust what be bad to offer in
defence?

The defendant replied, that on Thursday the complainant came
into his tap-room and drank sonic beer; he then walked into the
parlour, in which there wa, a private party of Gentlemen, and sat
down. The defendant told him that it wax a private room ; hut
the complainant replied, that he was much more the Gentleman
than any one there, and th a it he Wa4 nit, he liked Gentlemen's
company. Spring remonstrated with him and took 'hint by the
sleeve, when he aimed a dreadful blow at him ; but Mrs. Spring
was passing at the time and received it in the side. Spring was
irritated, and acknowledged that he did strike him.

Mr. Rocias di;mis.ett file watrant.
AI A II Y-I.A• BONNF..

A baker, named Tilley, was charged with keeping a ferocious
dog. A poor woman was bitten by it, and when it happetwd, Mr.
Tilley told her to go to a surgeon, and he would hear the expense.
The flesh was cut away lion, her kg, necessary me.licines were a,!-
mini►tered ; and the sill geon's bill, amounting to little more than
21. was sent to Mr. Tilley, and he refused to pay it.
Mr. Tilley's solicitor advised his client to pay the woman a sove-
reign, and no more; for as the dog was not mad, the expenses had
been unnecessarily increased by the use of the knife and C3UitiC.
" A sovereign !" said Mr. Itawtitisos, " he ought to pay the
Doctor's bill, and give her five. it he can afford to pay a lawyer,
the deuce is in it it he cannot pay the Doctor. I give Mr. 'l'. a week
to consider of it, and if, in that time, some satisfactory arrangement
is not made, the complainant shall prosecute hint at the Sessions,
and not want the means, and he must take care in future to comtine
the dog.

Yesterday John Vern°, late butler to Lord Boston, was filially
examined on a charge of robbing his Lordship. In addition tu the
former evidence, it was proved tha; the wax-lights Mundial the pri-
suttees possession had been supplied to his Lordship by his wax-
chandler.—The prisoner was committed fur trial. •
A watchman of St. Andrew, Holborn, was charged with being
the father of an illegitimate child, which had become chargeabk to
the parish. Mary Curtis, an Irish girl, proved the child wrs burn
on the 21st of June. The prisoner, who was the father, became
intimate with her In the September preceding, at a house in Phea-
sant's Buildings, Gray's-inn-lane. Tbe prisoner said the girl's state-
ment was untrue, and he had a wife and five children living. The
girl replied that the defendant had admitted being the father of the
child, but requested her not to swear it to him, as it would ruin
him. Mr. RAWLINSON ordered him to pay W. ds. the expenses of
the girl's accuuchement, and 35. a week for the suppOrt of the chil4
UN lON—HALL. •

Mrs. Dunkin, who was robbed of 3001. at the last Hampton
races, was charged with assaulting a Mr. Ethuon4 Lawrence, k
hair-dresser, in the Westminster-road. The complainant natcsi;
that on Monday he went to Mr. Dultkin's house,' by 41)re-sling--
ration. Mr. Dukink directed his wife to lay the cloth, and place
some refreshments on the table; but the moment the request w9i
made, Mrs. Dunkin threw herself in a terrible passion, said. abq
would not lay the cloth fur any such wretches, and running oftt of.
the parlour returned with the kitchen poker, with which she 10.
laboured him over the arms and shoulders. •

Mrs. Dunkin in her defence said, that the complainant had
come to her house without invitation, and threatened her, on :ac-
count of her intention to prosecute the men for robbing her. When
she expressed her determination of following up the case, the com-
plainant stripped off -his coat and actually offered to fight her, and
in het defence she admitted having used the poker to protect her
self from his violence. She declared that it was a planned affair to
keep her out of the way from prosecuting the men for robbing her.
The Magistrate dismissed the charge, and directed Mrs. Dunkin
to be furnished with a certificate of the charge, under the new Act.