Star.
London, England, 1826-09-27 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STRENT.

Yesterday, a stout portly-holing man, about Shy years of sr,
and having all the appearance of belonging to themwe respeettbi;
class of tradesmen, was brought before Mr. CONA PIT, the sitting
Magistrate, for final examination, charged Witt the following my_
bevy Mrs. Mentor Omi' ns:3, a widow Lady, residing at No. Si
Oxtord-street being sworn, stated, that on Tuesday, the 19th inst.
about- three o'clock in the afternoon, she has going along (nr,td„
street with her serum. and when she got to the door of the Greta
Man and Still coach-office, she met with a great crowd, into the
middle of which she was forced by some persons behind her, She
was then pressed on all sides, and the prisoner stood in front of
her, and pressed very much against her; she begged of hint to iet
her pass, but he took no notice alter request, hat itill enntinued to
kin heavily against her, and with oee hand 'he laid hold of tie
tippet of- her gown round the neck, arid began pulling it about sd
as to annoy her very smith, while be put his other hand round her
waist; at this time some Gentlemen came up, and told her to be:
ware of the ptlsoner. The prisoner then quitted her suddenly;
and she put her band in her left side pocket, anti missed from it
hes gold watch, gold chain, font stark, two rings, and two keys
the whole worth about thirty guineas. She immediately billowed
the prisoner, whom she had still in sight and ratite up with hirein the Regent's' Circus ; the entreated him to return her watch,
which she particularly valued, as it had belonged to her husband:,
bet be denied knowing anything about k, and asked her what she
meant ? banded ber his card of address, and pulling out his owe
watch, said. that was the only watch he had in his possession. A
crowd had by this time collected, and a constable coming up, the
prisoner was taken into tustody, and conveyed to this face.
Mrs. Ginnavan further stated, that she bad her watch, arc. sate
in her pocket a few minutes before she get into the crowd at the
Green Man and Still; she bad stopped at no other place until the
met with the prisoner.
Mr. Woodman, residing at Rathhone•plate, laid, that about a
quarter after three o'clock on the day in question, he was standing
Mme to the door of the Green Man and Still, in Oxford-strett, wait.
fag to see his mother-in-law ahoy one of the coaches to the country;
while standing there two coaches drove up together. and a great
crowd was gathered ; he saw Mrs. Ginnavan come up, and attempt
to pass through the crowd, but iii an instant she was so closer
pressed on all sides, that she could not move. The prisoner stood
in front of her, and laid hold of the tippet round her neck, which be
pulled backwards and forwards, so as to annoy her very much. She
said to him,several times, " Pray, let me past;" but the pri.oner
did net attend to her, but still kept pressing against her; witness
then saw the prisoner lift up the side of the Lady's pelisse, and put
his hand downwards; and witness, thinking that he was taking im-
proper liberties with Mrs. Ginnavan, went from where he stood,
and told her to beware of that man, pointing to the prisoner, and,
at the same time, asked the latter what he was about? Witness did
net, at the time, from the respectable appearance of the prisoner,
for a moment suspect any thing about a robbery, but thought the
man was taking improper liberties with the Lady in the crowd; the
prisoner then went quickly away from the crowd, and witness ob-
served hint go in amongst a crowd of persons who stood at the ctir_
net of Argyll-street, listening to a ballad singer, and he lost sight of
him for about five minutes, and when be next saw him, was when
he was taken into custody in the Regent's Circus.
Mrs. Ginnavan's servant girl, who was with her, and another
female, confirmed the statement given of the prisoner's conduct by
the former witnesses.

Alexander, a constable, said, that he took the prisoner into
custody. and brought him to this office, where he was searched,
but nothing found upon him of Mrs. Ginnavan's property ; he bad
about him several of his own printed cards, the same produced.
This being the whole of the evidence, the prisoner said that he
wished to pats question to Mrs. Ginnavan.
Mr. Adolphus, who attended on his behalf, advised him to ask
no questions in the present stage of the case; he (Mr. Adolphus)
did not fed it to be his province to crowexamine witnesses in this
plaat—he would leave it to the Magistrate to say, if he thought
there was sufficient evidence to commit the prisoner for trial.
The prosecutclis servant corroborated the preceding statements.
Alexander, a constable, proved having taken the prisoner into cos.
tad'', and said he found in his pssiession, some cards, with the name
en them of " J. Mouland, boot and shoemaker, 71, Whitecroa.
street."

Mr. Anemias said be could prove, by several witnesses who
were in attendance, that the name en the card. and which the pri-
soner gave to Mrs. Ginivan, was Ms own proper name, and that he
lived in Whitecran-street.

Mr. Como: mid be certainly tient& k wee, and the Prite•tr
was committed ommolingly.

Four young women, far advanced in pregnancy. eattYe before the
Magistrates. and complained of the Parish Officers of St. George's,
Hanover.squere, having refused to admit them into the workhouse,
unless they consented to be ermined by the Surgeon of the
Establishment. •

It appears that, of late, a number of children have been born hi
the Workhouse quite blind, in consequence of the mothers bang
tinkled with a dreadful complaint. The Parish officers, earl-
ens to guard against the increased expense, on account of the Mil.
fortune of the children, have adopted a resolution to admit no
more women into the house who are so Meted ; and to ascer-
tain that point they have ordered that, before they were admitted,
they shall submit to a medical examination. The fear women in
question refused to undergo this ordeal, front a feeling of deli-
cacy, and not that they entertained the slightest apprehension of
the result; but the Magistrates said, they could net interfere with
the rules and regulations of the Parish Committees; but they
thought they were too severe in desiring that every woman should
undergo esaminadon. It might be intended to confine the rues-
doe et the order to women of doubtful characttr ; but, married
',Meer of good character, should be exempted from the operations
of the order.