Star. — 1826-08-07 (London, England)

WAKEFIELD'S TRIAL.-The briefs for the prosecution are of enormous size, occupying more than 200 shcets. Very high fees are given with the Counsel on both sides. The ATTORNEY GENERAL if to have 600, guineas, and Serjeant Citoss, and his other legal coadjutors, about 103 guineas each; Mr. Swum 200 guineas; and Mr. TINDAL and his subs, from 60 to N guineas each. There are at least seventy witnesses sub-1 panaed, pro and con. Thomas Thurtell, a brother of John Martell, who murdered Mr. William Weare, at Elstree, in Hertfordshire, in the year 1824, was on Saturday discharged from Newgate. It will be recollected that he was apprehended with John Thurtell, William Probert, and Hunt, and was examined at Hertford and Elstree, but there appearing no evidence to implicate him in the horrid deed, he was discharged, and brought to London on a charge of having set his house on fire in Watling7 street, and conspired with Snowden and othersto defraud the County Fire Office of 1,6001. He was convicted in the Court of King's Bench of the conspiracy, and sentenced to two years imprisonment in Newgate, which' term expired on Friday. Yerterday, the servant maid and five children of Mr. Dicks, of Bell-yard, Temple-bar, were seized with very Iserious illness, after partaking of a pre for their dinner. Medical aid was immediately called in, and the dangerous symptoms, after a time, remand. It is suspected that some deleterious ingredient was (accidentally we hear) mixed with the flour; to ascertain which a portion of it was delivered to an eminent chethist, who has, undertaken to "analyze it. A gang of thieves infests the neighbourhood. Of Herne-hill, and commits depredations by day and night. Dr; Cholmeley lost about forty pounds of plate about noon ; Mr. Simpson had his house broken open shortly after; Mr. Salisbury had his plate stolen, by the dining, room windows being forced, between 4 and 5 AI as. Two men were taken in the city with the property in their possess'on. Mr. Blades had his drawing room entered' before sun•iise, and various artiOes stolen. By his spiOted conduct, and a large reivard offered, he regained his property, and took two of the dikes's. Mr. Jones had his house entered on Thursday about noon, but the cook seeing a stranger retreat from the pantry, pursued him, calling out " Stop thief :" he threw away the plate, which war recovered, and he with two of his companions were secured. Mr. Blades found his property secreted under the arch of a drain, and though he could have recovered the whole, he let it remain till the thieves came to fetch it away, when they were secured Mr. Faultier, the fishmonger, and Mr. Taylor's manaervant, were desperately beaten by two of the gang. A large sum was offered to be paid down by the cam• panions of these fellows, if the poor and needy fishmonger would drop the prosecution. his sense of justice ant its public spirit made him spurn the offer, and the twi. ellnws are condemnesd to six months' hard lAbonr.— N:umci ous other robberies on Denmark-hill and at D. 11• icb, might be enumerated.  DUREllgOtya. 4. • &twilled week, we rejejeeie-say, the-atcounts front different of the-large mannfactulieg towns ere rithef eheetiog, and indicate kreturn of that Proiperity sit meek wasted to see if* wheels of commerce in motion, and alleviate die distress which has recently been so deeply felt by the indust rims elves of mar fellow creatures. ' We aie sorry to state that Joseph Laub, dn. in coining front his house at Lemington, to attend the ball at Newcastle on Thus, day evening, 47th stk. met with a seises accident. On entering the town the horses to his carriage took fright and ran away. Mr. I Lamb was on the seat behind the carriage, and from a sudden jerk of the vehicle, occasioned by the wheels striking against a kith stone, Mr. 'Leah was precipitated upon the pavement. Mr. Lamb was carried to his house in Charlotte-square, and though severely wonnded in the head, and in one of his arms, he is now in a fair way of recovery. The ladles who Were in the carriage fortunately escaped unhurt.