Star.
London, England, 1827-04-23 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Saturday, two. Gentlemen were brought before the Lima Marna,
under the Game Lawson a charge of purchasing a hare each ; and,
having conferred their guilt, they were each lined five pounds.
Au Apothecary was charged by a Mr. Betutinglield with spitting
lin his face.—Tbe complainant stated that, a. be was playing at a
gime of 'ebt with the defendant, Mr. Bunidge, sad Mr. Ander-
at the Commercial Sale Coffee Room, last night, a diming
erne. between Mr. Anderson and the defendant, regarding the call
at eight, the former contending that be .vem entitled to make the
call, and the latter denying it. They at hat beam warm upon
the subject, and Mr. Anderson said to the defendant that he had
played with many Gentlemen in his life, bat that be never plaied
with on. that mad She the dideodant; upon which the defendant
rose and collared Mr. Anderson, at the sense dame wing .violent
hawses&- Witness then interposed, and the lefenient abased him
and spit in his face. Witness then mat for a watchmen, and gave
Minch arge.
r. Anderson and Mr. &midge eettlbused the above dateasent.
The defendant said, that Andersen called him a swindler, which
highly provoked him, and that Benniagliettl had struck him in the
mouth; and it hi lad not gone Step constable, be (defendant)
would have skein him a good dabbing.
Annair witness stated, that defendant had, on tamer academe,
made very free with the, promoter's character.
' The Loan Maros ordered defendant to enter into his own re.l
cognizance. for £5O, to appear at the teat Swans.

. - OUILDMALL.•
Ones Leaner was charged with enlisting in %be Tower Hamlets
Militia, he being at the time a private in the London Militia. It
appeared, t►at he had learnt that one Regiment is called to be'
drilled is April, and the other in May ; and he conceived that as,
he could muster with both Regiments without .actual prejudice to
either, there could be no harm in accepting the liberal bounty of i
fifty shillings, now offered by the Tower Regiment. After he had
taken the usual oath, that be did not belong told. Majesty's Army'
or Navy, or to any other Regiment or Militia; and before he bad
possession of the prize, he was recognised by a Serjeant of the
City Militia, and apprehended as a deserter. He was liable to six
Months' iniptisentnent ; bat Mr. Alderman Annie, taking into
consideration that the prisoner would have to serve the five years
with the Regiment he had last enlisted with, after his term of
service with the first had expired, humanely sentenced him to only
one stonth's.confinement.

Joseph Limps/. the driver of an Isieworth coach, was charged
with unlawfully taking from Thomas..3tiskla, a countryman, Ids
umbrella. The complainant stated, that begot upon the defendant's
math at Kew-bridge, under an agreement that he should be brought
so town for ti. Ile rode outside, and when they arrived in Fleet-
street, the defendant demanded Is. 6d.; and, upon bis hesitating to
pay above the stipulated suns, Anatclied his umbrella, and drove off
:with it. Limpus insisted that the fare was Is. 6d the groond
being nearly 10 miles. The complainant might have gone inside,
If he pleased, and he was accommodated euhide pnly by the kindness
nfaGentleintimmlio consented to take a mat within. Ile had been se
often dunned by parties dictating they would pay no more than
'shilling, that be was determined to put up with ol.tifiling no longer.
A Gentleman bore testimony that the regular fare was is. 6,1. from
Kew ; sod Jeho producing a modest bill of costs, fur lon of tine,
amounting to ens. which the complainant bad demanded as the,
pricy qf bis Ilirticazatcs topics, this charge,the