Star.
London, England, 1827-12-28 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A person named Reran, olio some weeks ago was charged at
Guildhall with assultim ibit sod aka of a watchman, was
yesterday brought Mfaa►NeHarasrs st this race open a Alai-
lar chars grolerrell aping him by the Chairman at die Watch
Commits of St. ChiprotDaoss-

The defendant ereleeciithilmete's mint coat, upon the back of
whisk appeared, la dheidlets, erellAnown
" Mom me- He *MN in his Mad, sad a Mg, Mere krag ,
wed Saes Me sea. r •1-. -
The Claims of the Watch Committee stated Nat Itamosilbit
defendant at twelve o'clock she night before in deep cesimrsadon
with two legitimate watchmen at the owner of Surrey-east, in
the &rand. Seeing by his garb that be was nets wateimun of
St. Clement's parish, and feeling that he had so eight to be Mese,
wherever he wed to, the meepleimst woe about maddens the
defendant, but be backed into the street, apes which the am-
, plainant gave him Into custody as an impostor.
Peemon, in 'Waited= said, that the ody obiect.widdi belied in
view is his nightly perendeniadess thrsegh themnassehai was me
dictated by pure philanthropy. The cause of the peer miserable,
Jtalf-starved. ill-paid Losdiin watchmen bad eW4Mbemeveience,
and his wily aim was to better their mealtime. Whit that view. he
said, be published a book, cackled the • The Steady Watch," mad
In order to ensure its onsariaty and memos, be pardtmed his present
garb. Having been brought before Alderman Wood, at
that worthy Magistrate dissehised him with a esinissi to keep owe-
! ing ; sad adopting the suggestion, be took the weeds" move on,"
1 foe his motto, and bad AND painted spat duds* of -bis simetbm
' ioj coat. The defendant then west on to illopepos the Licorpo.
rated beard of paving, lighting, and watchiesa gropostended that
witchmes wire not adequately paid. Ii was iiipmedble to expect
dm man, open the 'Sharable pittance of MM. a *M, Ise which they
were expected to beep their errs open the maim alight, could mike
either active QC Cadent watchmen.
" There," said Sir R. Utaris, " I entirely agree with yet; but
tell me, have you been collecting Christmas hoses in your coat r
Pearson vehemently denied the imputation.
" Weil." said hie. bliessma, " as you have game& apes your
back, I thilik you had better act open the hint, and move of as
speedily as you can."
Pearson—" That I will, your Worship."
Setoffs be left the efface, however, he presented Sr R. Boast:
with one of hi, books, and requested his acceptance of tt.
"Certainly," said the Magistrate, " upon condition that I pay
you for lt, if you have no objection."
.10h, not in the least, Sir Richard," said Pearson, pocketing the
silver "it will help to pay sty night's expenses." He then retired,
promisiug to doff his watchnsau's gash, or at least to move on when
be wore it.

A black female, who said her name was Charlotte edges. was
brought before the Magistrate by Earl, one of the parisb-ollicers of
St. bi at tin.in-the.beids, charged with refusing to divulge the name
of the person who is father to the child of which she is DOW emmanstes
she being chargeable to the above named parish.
Earl stated, that he had used every 'rattiest, without effect, to
prevail upon her to disclose the name of the man to whom she (void
swear the child. She obstinately persisted in rehiring to name the
individual, sod as a last resource he brought Is before a brag's-
trate with the view that she should not burdra the pariah with an
illtgicnate offspring, by witholdiugthe name of its legal father.
The young woman underwent a lung ezalllinatiOn by Mr. Mu-
mmy iu the course of which she acknowledged that she was preg-
nant by a white man, whose name, however, dee persisted in refusing
to divulge. She said she was but eighteen years of se ; that she
was a native of the Erazih ; had come to this country when in her
seventh year, and bad travelled in various parts of Europe with an
English family, under whom she lived as long as she could remem-
ber. After considerable pressing, she at length stated, that the
tuber of her child was a shopkeeper in the Strand, whose name she
consented to disclose to Mr. Di MOSUL& in private, and measures were
accordingly taken to compel him to provide for the reputed main- -
tonance of the fruit of his dark amour.