Star.
London, England, 1826-01-07 00:00:00

now 81'UEET.

Mr. Thorn, the singer, appeared to a trifling astault charge, made
by one of the potters of Drury-lane Theatre, who attempted to ex-
clude Mr. IL's son and nephew from a rehearsal. The Magisttatit
left the complainant to his remedy at the Sessions

MARY-LA-BONNE.
St. Harrison, beadle of Paddington, appeared upon a summonstso-
fore Mr. Charms, charged with ;busing, insulting, and refusing
to relieve a distressed family named Weldon, who have a legal
claim upon the parish, and also with being drunk.
It appeared from the statement of Weldon and his wife, that,
being reduced to extreme distress, and in want °tithe actual meet-
caries of life, they applied to Hsnisun for score temporary relief.
He refused to hear their complaint, called the woman a very filthy
name, and with scurrilous.reproaches sent her from his door,which
he violently slapped in her face. in consequence of this refusal
they and their children were obliged to remain in their miserable
apartment the whole of Chri.itmas day Without food, and, urged by
the en:l,Lnp of nature, the woman on the Monday again applied,
and was similarly abused, and accused by him witkhaving been an
habitual drunkard, a vice she solemnly protested she had never
practised, but on the same evening the defendant himself was seen
so intoxicated as scarcely to be able to stand. This was the sub.
.stance of the complaint.
Harrison declared the whole to be false, and said neither the
woman nor her husband were to be believed upon their oaths. He
wished for time to produce wimesses to rebut their statement.
Mr. Gairrira said the fact was sworn to, and he did not doubt
truly so. . -
Harrison emphatica ly again denied the accusation, mid submitted
be was allowed a discretionary exercise of his authority.
Air. Gamma—But a beadle in the exercise of Ms office is not
to get drunk and abuse poor people.
Harrison again said it was all false; the parties were not in such
distress as they represented themselves.
Mr. Guerin' said he would dispose of the charge of drunken.
ness by fining him ss. for being drunk. The worthy Magistrate then
asked the woman if she had been since relieved ?

Mrs. Weldon said she had, and had no further complaint to make.
The worthy hlagistrate cautioned one of the assistant overskers
present as to the manner in which the poor had been treated,' and
desired that in fleure those who had any I.•gil claim fur sad
bbould not be insulted upon applyirg for it.

A
Sfiseoesie Kick, a young kaiak of respectable appearance, and
-who sate .she was t ladies maid, was yesterday charged with the
.unlady-lfice offence of stealing a pig's bead.
. The primmer wore a richlilk dres.;, which was superbly arms-
Mented, and 'richly trimmed. Iltr bonnet was ornamented with a
valuable plume of feathers. ller pockets were not devoid of money,
and it therefore seemed somewhat singular that she should commit
so mean and petty as offence, as that of stealing a pig's head, value
18.41 However, the sn of Mr, !lest, who is a pork butcher ha
Goodge.street, proved that he saw the prisoner pass the shop as.
viral times, and at length she took up the pig's head, and was
walking a with it, but -he was stopped ; and then she said, " Oh !
I am going to shew it to my friend ;" but that fritnd was not at
hand, and iso she was taken to the watch-house. The prisoner said
nothing, but implored forgiveness, and offered to pay for the pig's
head ; but Mr. Monis:am, the Magistrate, told het that if a half-
starved wretch bad been tempted by hunger to commit such a
robbery, be would have Kelm an object of pity, and the fact of her
having money in her pocket aggravated her offence. He could nut
leoi over it, and the case must go on. Here the young woman fell
on her knees, and entreated pardon, as it was her first offence. The
Makistrate paid no attention to her, and she was committed to New-
gate for trial.