Star.
London, England, 1828-08-15 00:00:00

'QUEEN SQU A RE:

Yesterday Byers, attended by his witness
.(Rawlins) .ppeend
before Mr. Maaelorr, to support a new sprties of information
against stage coach proprietors, under the 15th section of the An
tif Parliament.
The information ;barged John Price, owner sad driver of the
Ba'ham-hill stage coach, with stopping more than a reasonable fin*
on the road to take up passengers.
Ity.ers said thatibe had laid the information on account of .the
treatment he had received from the defendant.
Howling deposed. that ton the 31st of July, hiniselfratid netts
got on the defendant's coach to come to town, and on their aerie,'
at the Elephant and Castle, Kent.road, Mr. Price stopped, eon.,
persons pointed them out, and a crowd assembled-round the conk
exclaiming, "There is Byers the informer." Byers frequent*
asked Price to drive on, but he refused, and they at last gut off the
coach and went to town on foot. They bad waited on the coach
13 minutes, and the mob assembled so fast, that if they had not gee
off he was sure they would have been iU used.
Mr. Hendrick, a solicitor, contended that Price had not stopped
beyond a reasonable time; the crowd that had assembled sme
merely to see Mr. Byers and his man, who bad =de themselves
persons of notoriety, and was nu fault of the coachm in.
Byers—The coachman only stopped that should he ill.msed.
There were various threats used, and if I bad remained longer my
life would have been in danger.
The ostler at the Elephant and Castle was called by Price, w
said that the common time for the coaches to stop was ten minutes

Mr. Maaatory said he thought the offence provcd, and hoed the
defendant in the lowest penalty-4/. and costs.
Byers said he did not profess to lay those sort of informations for
Ms own profit—he bad laid that for the public good, anJ he should
therefore appropriate his part of the penalty to a public charity.
.UNION HALL.

A female, named Anne Murray, was charged on snlittion witt
stealing front the person of Mr. Parsons, au infirm and Odra,
Gentleman belonging to the East India Company's service, a watch
and seals.

The complainant stated that on Sunday night, between teh and
eleven o'clock, as he was proceeding home along the Kent roa4,
he was accosted by three women. one of whom, a tall dark-haired
woman resembling the prisoner, pinioned his arms behind his hick,
while her companions drew the watch from bit fob and ran away.
From the time he was first accosted by the .wmnan until he was
robbed scarcely a second elapsed. and his agitation, ari•ing from the
suddenness of the attack and infirmity of body, rendered him •is.
capable of either pursuing the offenders or giving the ilarm.
Keyse, the constable, having had. information of the robbery, sp.
prehended the prisoner. and a pawnbroker produced the con.
plaioant's watch. and identified the prisoner as having pledged it
at his shop on theiday subsequent to that. oil which It had ben
stolen front the.complainant.—The prisoner was committed.
Four young men named Jones, Gran, Bennett 411/1 Currey. woe
charged with breaking into the house of Mr. Amer. a publican at
Lewisham. on Friday night last, and stealing therefrom a vanity
of articles, among. which were two single•baerelled guns, scone
spoons, and a pair of spectacles. The evidence was, that the home
was fastened in the usual manner at night when the family retired
to rest, and at five o'clock in the morning it was•discoveted that
the parlour had been forcibly entered, and the bar robbed of the
articles in question, which were valued at more than .51. The pis
toners were all apprehended on Saturday morning; two of them
had the prosecutor's guts., and the others different article* which
had been stolen from his house.—They were all fully committee.
TOWN.HAI.L.

We stated the case about a week since of an intelligent child d
twelve years of age, being found between twelve and one at night
sleeping on a bulk in St. Saviour'sChurchryard, by Wilkinson, the
watchhouse•keeper, who confessed to having run away from kit
parents in Belfast, fur the purpose of gratitying his ardent desire to
see London. Yesterday a letter was received from Mr. Patric!
O'Neale, the father, conveying his mo.t grateful acknowledgments
'for the information afforded him from the Office, as weltasthrooglt
the medium of the Newspapers: and after stating that his story
was true, requested he may be conveyed on board the Erin %tem-
packet, now in the River, the Captain of which wilt take chaise of
him, with an assurance that his childish folly will be overkoked,,in
the hopes that he will have sufficiently seen his eiror. A request
Wilkinson was desired to see complied wish.
LA 31 BETH—ST R EET. _ _

Twofemales appeared to lodge a complaint against theld father;
be had, they said, almost starved them, and when they applied tra
him for food he beat them severely.
The father shortly after entered, saying, he•understond
daughters had a complaint to alledge against him, which he we
ready to answer.
gr. Wvarr asked the youngest bow old he was?—She replied
that she was 18. He then asked if she had been starved and hen.
A person,who introduced them,answered, both one and then:kr.
Mr. 2darruuse said, this unnatural parent is a Purser in tbr
Navy, and in the receipt of dr72 a-year, and from what I 4, nerd
him, if he does not change his conduct I wiN apply to the Aritniraird
The Father—Don't Sir, they are light girls, and keep badness.

Play-
The Person—Ws a d—d lie, they are well conducted gieleallut
they have a bad father.
Tbe MAmaunava—We believe him so; and for the assask mots
to, we convict him in the penalty of £5, and in default of payment.
to remain for three months in the House of Correction. •
The Daughter—Oh don't, your Worship; for Goo'. sake! do
not. He is our father, and we are willing to forget sad forgive A
—do not, do not, good Gentkerien, send him to prison.
At an after period of the evening, we believe be was liberated as
paying the fees.
THAMES-POLICE. • •
Afar, Ana Morley, a decent.looking woman, was yesterday
brought before Mr. Ida tumults, charged with a rehtney.
It appeared in evidence, that the occasionally engaged s the
house of Mr. John hlorgan Thomas, shadwrll, at charwmae.
However, upon the =nice of her latest visits, a variety of pre
petty was missed, and a brother of Mr. Thomas was
oheeti hit
begshead to keep as rye upon her movements an Wedt:esr!.,-,
when she was again employed in the house. During that day ths
witness observed her (when auperson, to all appearance in ha
imagination, had any view of her actions), approach the menet
till and abstract mine silver, whith she pocketed. She also, M
similar manner, disposed of several small parcels of sugar. Mr
was immediately pounced upon, and in great dismay fainted awn
upon the discovery. The money, 3s. and the sugar Wert 6/41ffil of
the constable Into whose custody she was given..
The woman wept bitterly, and piteously implored mercy. as Sit
bad four helpless young children entirely dependent on her or
support. She said it was her first offence.
Mr. BALLAN7I)II said, he was afraid not; money and goods were
before missed from the very place from which she had been 11°'
teeted in the very act of stealing.
The prisoner again repeated it was but her first offence, la
begged Mr. Thomas, dropping upon her knees, to have it UP"
her little child nre. , 4
Mr. Thomas, storm this appeal, appeared effecter!, and
said. hr
will not prosecute, Mr. liallantine ; I would rather Mt Let
go : she has these helpless children, who will be thrown upan..lli
world : give her an admoultion, at'td in Gab's name let her
Sn
Mr. BALLANTINV.—I cannot do it, Si: ; I have no P°"r d
such a thing. My duty is to commit this woman for trial. so..
am bound to perform that duty to the poor as well a, the am
and therefore I cannot discharge her.
Mr. Thomas—ln mercy to her children. 1, ai*
Mr. Llatzerreisa—That I cannot help ; it cannot Wei;
me. If my own brother were there, I must and would co:":
him, if the accusation wdre made out. I would rather not co n
this woman, Indeed would sooner pay the money 'lllicit.' bl%
have no alternative left to me. I am surprised at people 0
before Magistrate*, and making charges against other'
proving the accusation beyond the shadow of a
round and saying they casinot prosecute, they could
because, Smooth, aft that stage, their feelings over
They must not suppose that because a deaf ear
turned by the Magistrates to such applications.
humanity than themselves.
Mr. Thomas said he did not think but the Magi
with discretion.
Mr. Baztaierrite sutured him in such cases they
sue one course.—The woman was then committed

411F.D.
The 21st ult. at 141 ton, ht the Isle of Wight, Ft
the late Edward Maxwell, Esq. of Bomb()141's Wit;
The 10th inst. in her 30511 year, of a rapid consul
on by a cold caught at Margate, Mary Ann, wife of
Senuners, Bartholomew•ciose.

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