Star.
London, England, 1826-06-02 00:00:00

UNION-HALL

Wag yesterday crowded with Licensed Victuallers,who had suffered
from th• depredations of a young man, who stated his name to be
Aka Mutlda.

The only case at present gone into against the prisoner, was this—
On the night of the 24th of May, having obtained a bed at Mrs.
Haynes's, who keeps a public house in the Commercial Read, he
retired to rest; and, the following morning, the sheets on which
he had slept being missed, he was pursurd, and taken into custody.
On searching him, the property was found, tied up in a handkerchief.
The parties were bound over to give evidence against him.

TOW N. H A L L.
Yesterday a Lady of fashionable appearance, residing in King_
street, St. George's-fields, whose husband is under confinement in
the King's Bench prison, attended at this office with a sightly young
girl of 12 years of age, her servant, of the name of llarriett Sputgin,
for the purpose of lodging information of the following circumstance,
which occurred on Tuesday last in the King's Bench prison.
The girl was sent on a message to her master, and was returning,
when she was asked to go of an errand for one of the prisoners ;
she consented, and was shown to a room at the back part of the
prison, in which were three men, two of whom left upon her enter-
ing, when a third, James Townsend, locked the door, threw her
down, and attempted the violation of her person, but was prevented
effecting his brutal purpose by the interference of several persons,
drawn to the spot by her shrieks. She was afterwards taken to
Dr. Coultberd, in the Southwark-road, and found to have been

treated with much violeuce.

The depositions having been signed, and the oath administered, a
warrant was granted against Townsend, and intrusted to Reeves,
the marshalmau, to lodge at the prison.
As Mr. John Trott, a respectable tradesman (a school-slate =a.
nufacturer) was pursuing his avocations in his one.horse chaise cart
along the Borough, on Wednesday, his progress was suddenly
arrested by two itiformen, of the names of Gear and Chley,and
taken by them before the sitting Alderman, Sir J. J. Siam at the
Town Hall; for not having his name, place of abode, and number.
on the outside of his vehicle. Upon examination, dr. Trott stated
that he paid duty for his property as a two-wheeled carriage, and
that he was exempt from any penalty as regards omissions with re-
spect to taxed carts, his being none. The worthy Alderman
postponed the full hearing of the case,glving Mr. T. an opportunity
of producing his tax receipt, till yesterday, when he attended, with
Mr. Putley, cutler, of the Borough High-street, the Collector of
the Assessed Taxes, who prayed Mr. T. having paid his two.
wheeled carriage duty, and the proper receipt was, in confirmation,
produced by Mr. T. In addition. Mr. Putley produced the Act
of 4 Geo. IV. chap. 11, for repealing certain of the duties of
Assessed Taxes, &c. &c. and upon Alderman.Surrst's reading the
4th section of that Act (which was a direct nullity to the informa-
tion thus laid) be dismissed the case with costs against the informers.
mach to their chagrin.

A power-loom will produce on the average four pieces
of calico, each about 50 yards long, in six days.
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SELECT VIISTRIES.—About 900 of the inhabitants of
Mile-end Old Town dined together yesterday, at the
Golden Eagle Tavern, in the Mile-end road, for the
purpose of celebrating the anniversary of the day on
which, about two years ago, they defeated the attempt
to establish a Select Vestry. The two Churchwardens,
Mr. HALL and Mr. DEXTER, took the Chair, and gave
several general and parochial toasts, which were re-
ceived with unmixed satisfaction by the guests over
whom they presided.
A shocking occurrence took place at Brighton, on
Tuesday night last. A party, chiefly composed of
musicians, who had been brought hither to enliven the
approaching election, were dining at the Old Tree,
when some dispute arose between Humphrey White
and John Williams, in relation to some family affairs,
in which Williams used some expressions which irritated
White, who swore if the exp:essions were repeated, he
would stob Williams to the heart. Williams again re-
peated the words, on which White struck him 4 furious
blow on the left breast with a large case knife. The
unfortunate man instantly fell into the arms of the per-
sons near him, who called in surgical aid, and conveyed
him to bed, where he lies in a dangerous state. It is
said the parties were both intoxicated at the time.—
White was conveyed to gaol.
EcturrAetz ASSURANcif.—At a General Meeting of
the Proprietors of the Eqnitable Assurance Office, held
yesterday, the following ItSsolution was carried without
a division: That in future the claims due upon Po-
licies be paid at the period of three months from the
time when the death of the party assured shall have
been proved to the satisfaction of the Court of Direc-
tors, instead of the period of six months, as at present
practised." _ A