Star.
London, England, 1818-10-24 00:00:00

SESSIONS, OCTOBER ‘2S.

At an early hour, the passage leading to the Ses-
sions-house was very much crowded by persons, is
the expectation of hearing, the trial between Mr.
Hunt, of Covent-garden notoriety, and Mr. Lee,
the High-Constable, in consequence of some pro-
ceedings arising out ef the Westminster Election;
but, after waiting a considerable time, they began
to disperse, it being announced that Mr. Hunt had
declined proceeding further in the affair.
W. Clarke, a respectable-looking old man, was in-
dicted and found Guilty, for indecently exposing
himself in Hyde-park.
The CHAIRMAN, after a proper admonition, sen-
tenced him tfa four months imprisonment.
W. Leach was indicted for assaulting Joseph Sbane,
a private the Coldstream regiment of Guards, with
intent to iommit an abominable offence.
The facts were proved by Shane, and another sol-
dier who was on duty near him in the passage lead-
ing from Pall-mall into St. James's-park, near the
German chapel. He was found Guifry, and sentenced
to one yeir: imprisonment.
, . John Hopkins was convicted of a brutal assault on
his wife, but in consideration of having. been three
months in prison, he was sentenced to one week's im-
prisonment, and then to find two sureties to keep the
peace for six months.
John Muni was indicted on the Act of the 21st of
the King, entitled " The Cutting and Ripping Act,"
for removing, with intention to steal, a copper boiler,
the property of Mary-Anne Gedge. He was found
Guilty, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment
and a whipping in the House of Correction.
John Williams, for stealing fn.m the front of the
shop of Mr. Biggs, fishmonger, at Temple-bar, a'
piece of sheet lead, value 10d. was sentenced to one
year's confinement in the House of Cosrection.
Richard Croggan was indicted for picking pockets.
in Covent Garden Market, during the late Election.
He was seen in company with a desperate gang of
pickpockets, and several times put his hand into
Gentlemen's pockets as they were proceeding to
vote. The prisoner is well known as a thief, and when
11 apprehended had two silk handkerchiefs in his pocket.
He knocked the constable down, who took him tnto
custody.—Guilty.—Sentenced to six months impri-
sonment in the House of Correction.

Several other pickpockets were convicted, and re-
ceived similar sentences. .-

At a late hour on Wednesday night, or early on
Thursday morning, the premises of Mr. ARNOLD. at
the back of the English Opera-house, Strand, were
entered, and between three and four hundred pounds
weight of lead was stripped from off the roof, which
the thieves contrived to carry away unperceived, sup-
posed in a hackney coach.

Tuesday night as Mr CVICNIYOUAM, of Argyle-
street, Hanover-square, was returning home fwom
Kdgeware, when he arrived at that part of the road
'Aar Kilburn, he was stopped by two men, dressed
in smock-flocks, who presented a pkol to his head,
and robbed him of a one pound note and same sil-
ver, with which they decamped across the fields to-
wards Ilampstead.

Thursday evening some villains contrived to steal
a small deal box, containg 11 pair of sheets, 11 table
cloths, and seven pillow cases, from the tail of a wag-
gon, as.k was going along Watling-street.
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_ Three coasiderable robberies were comm!tted last
week in the Island GI Guernsey. The offices of M.
nirocat de Jersey, M. de Lisle, and lessrs. Collings,
were broken open, and property to a considerable
amount taken away,

Thursday morning, the WI ult. about two o'elock,
two villains entered the dwelling house of Mr. TI/ 3-
HAS Am:oLn, shopkeeper of Maulden, near Ampt-
hill, by making a breach in the brick-work at the
back part of the house. Alter making their way into
the shop, they packed up a quantity of pork and
flour. Mr. ARNOLD. having been alarmed by his '
servant girl, went down stairs, but immediately re-
treated back again, when the villains followed him,
and threatened to take away his life unless he imme-
diately gave up his money. Mr. A. then gave up his
pocket-book, containing some notes ; but the villains
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considering that money might be in the drawers in
the shop, compelled Mr. A. to go down stairs with
them. Daring this time the servant girl, who had
in part witnessed this scene, succeeded, unheard, in,
getting out at a chamber window and alarmed some
neighbours, who alum 1:: immediately surrounded the
house. %1I& the vilktins were engaged in ransack-
ing the money drawers, Mr. A. thought he heard
voices in the street, and he cried out—" thieves in
the house !" The villains finding themselves disco-
vered, and having lost their candle, began to force
their way out at a window ; but after a desperate
struggle they were both sectned by the neighbours,
and are now lodged in the county jail. It affords us
pleasure to inform our Readers, a considerable sub-
scription has been made to reward the girl for her
heroic conduct, and the neighbours for their promp-
titude and resolution in securing the villains.
Friday last Thomas Searles, and John Owen, were
convicted and fined before the Magistrates, at Chelms-
ford, of having wiyiiify broke down, damaged, and
destroyed the young branches of some thrifty oak
trees, at the parish of Great Leighs, while brushing
for acorns—a practice attended with incalculable
mischief to the growth of young timber.
At the General Quarter Session for the City of
Bath, held on Monday last, Aaron Worcester, servant
to Lady Staines, widow of Alderman Sir W. Staines,
was convicted of assaulting an elderly female, a fel-
low servant, and sentenced to be imprisoned for sue
month.

Sunday, "a respite, during his Majesty's pleasure,
was received at Glasgow for James Boyd, sentenced
at last Circuit to be hanged there on the 4th Novem-
ber, for housebreaking and theft, committed at Ru-
therglen, along with Simon Ross.
The sentence of death passed at the last Yorkshire
Assizes upon Wm. Smith, late of Leeds, butcher, for
sheep-stealing, is commuted for 12 months imprison-
ment in Wakefield House of Correction.
Saturday, at Craigend quarry, parish of Strath.
Mane, as the workmen were placing a quantity of
gunpowder in the rock for the purpose of blasting it,
an explosion took place. One of the men, whose skull
was fractured, died next afternoon ; the other has got
his arm amputated, and ii hurt.