Star.
London, England, 1828-08-28 00:00:00

HATTON-GAILDEN.

. Thomas Smith was charged with a burglary and robbery. Lloyd,
a watchman, met the prisoner between tredve and one o'clock on
Tuesday night, Cirrying a farrier's box hlie4, with horse-shoes, Ste.
Upon beine,interrneated, be stated that. he had hrelkett open bit
master's shtip to get it; and that he aid it for the purpose of getting
himpelf transported; Mr. Townley, the. prisoner's master, dated
that be believed the pristines mind to be effected,, by his wife
having left him,• and gone to Live with a Gentleness who formerly
protected laer.—iThe priatner. writ reshandea.
. • WOLtStiIP-STMET.
Yesterday Blets.attßaded in suppnet.of three, infermatious laid
againd.lllr. Robert Nelson, promietor.of .fitie of the Birmingham
coachei,foi Winces committed by thenme coachman, on the llth,
13th, and 14th. instant. Martin, the wither' of the infinner'
prnved, that ou each day.the.driver had one more passenger than
is pteacribed by,laW... and mine, of the, defendants. appearing, the
blaestrate observed, that, in order to check, such practices, he
wuidd convict in the mitigated penalty of.,ES on the
.fira% and no.
,cand offence; but on the third, he would not reduce from the sum
of XlO.
•-Atiite Meliis was remanded, charged Wilk, ~.nfirphtg. a Mr.
plena. a Lincolnshire Gentleman, of andsisvereigns;
on the 6th instant, Ina house in Pettkoat Lure;
LA NI BET STII BET:
• A miserable-looking Irishwoman, named Pewter ifriddisoni,
was charged Ist a poor'worman,*nalned Catherine 'Crawley; 'With
the following outrage: The complainant stated thit, on-tdd morn-
ing, while ailtenthadt; the prisoner excited het' daughter, who has
absionded, to pour tie tea-kettle foil of boiling-Wane over her
two infants, Width she immediately did, 'the Prisoner' calling coot,
" Don't -since them r' CoMplainant endeairo'uted to protect her
thildren. but the wretches wire nut satisfied till they had- p4iireil
the whole contents of the kettle over the infants. A4sistance was
at length procured, and the palmier was secured, but the daughiir '
escaped. One of the little sufArets was immediately taken to the
Hospital: The other. a babe in arms, was produced in' the office.
It presented a mo-t shocking appearance, the head and body being
most severely scalded. and it appeared to be in great agony froni
the injuries it had received. The prisoner made no defence, and
she was committed in defaalt of bail. in the afternoon ber daugh-
ter was apprehended, and brought to the office. (hi being placed
' at. the bar, the Magistrates was intortned that the infant in the
Hospital had died; and the two ptisonets were remanded for a
further examination. to await the result of the Coroner's Inqhest.
Thri tuber Wart is so injured, that it is nut rxpgcted to survive.
UNION HALL
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• A plan in the employ of Air. Aiimisiey, the engineer, ,was
chord with tubbing his master. Tlic Atisoner bad beta *lateen
years in the lattory, and was conaidred 'trustworthy. Variant
articles having been missed, a strict Witch was kept to desert tile
thief, and on Tuesday evening the prissiner 'was sees, P:!cielisk up
some rivets which be took :sway With haying donee-Aid:then"
under his apron: Air: Maudalty stated that they had ilscertainird
beyond a doubt that the prisoner had been in the habit of robbing
them almJst daily fur the last tour years. lie was ciiiotnitted: