Star. — 1824-05-10 (London, England)

HATTON-C ARDEN.  Saturday, Mr. W. Vigo, a commercial broker, of Clement's-lane, was brought to this office, on the charge of having purloined some leaves out of a book of accounts, deposited by order of the Court of Chancery in the Six Clerks' Office. The prisoner having obtained acceu to the book in question in the most confidential manner, in order to ratify his mind as to some family matters, he took advantage of his friend's kindness and committed the act complained of. The case not being pressed, the prisoner w.is discharged, after an admonition from the Magistrate.  Letters have been received from Mexico, dated on the 13th of March. They announce the nomination of Senor Jose de Mariano Michelena, one of the three members of the Executive, and formerly President, as Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain. His appointment is to be on a very splendid scale. He brings with him two secretaries, and is to receive 80,000 dollars annually. The accounts from the Mexican coast are dated the 20th, but contain nothing important, except the assurance that the whole of the interior is perfectly tranquil. Two men, named J. Spenser and S. Johnson, were on Friday and Saturday last examined before JAMES SCRIVEN and JAMES WOOLLEY, Esqrs. Surrey Magistrates, charged upon suspicion with having murdered Mary Wilkins, the wife of Henry Wilkins, of Magdalen-street, Bermondsey, a carman, in the employ of Mr. Myers, fellmonger, of Bermondsey. The deceased had been found in the Surrey Canal, on the preceding Saturday, with marks of violence upon her person. It was at first supposed that she had fallen accidentally into the Canal, but the rumours about the neighbour. hood, which is now in a state of agitation, having reached the abovenamed Magistrates, an investigation was commenced at the Camberwell workhouse, the result of which was that the Magistrates ordered the prisoners to be brought to Union Hall on Wednesday, to answer the charge before the Police Magistrates. The summary of the case is, that the deceased as well as the prisoners were of low habits : the deceased, thought a married woman, accepted of improper overtures from die prisoners, drank with them, and walked with them; that her husband, who was very much distressed on the 'occasion, had seen her in company with one of the prisoners, and had seen nothing more of her till he Lehad her a lifeless corpse. The prisoners declared they left her at the top of Dover-street, and did not know of her death till they heard of her body having been taken out of the Surrey Canal. A common labourer, apparently a bricklayer, named Daniel Perren, was charged before the Brighton Bench of Magistrates, on Monday last, 3d instant, by Mr. George Cheesenian, a builder, residing in that town, with having sent him a written challenge to tight with pistols, whereupon he (the complainant) prayed sureties of the peace against the said Daniel Perren. Mr. Cheeseman being asked whether he knew the hand-writing of the defendant, or could prove that the letter was written by him? Perren, without hesitation, said--." Oh, I wrote it myself." " Very well, then," replied the Magistrate, "since you admit the charge, you must find sureties to keep the peace." " What for ?" asked the defendant, " I have committed no breach of the peace :" nor cisuld lie, after all, be made to understand that the sending such a letter was in itself a breach of the peace. Ile declared he would nut seek for bail, and persisting in this determination, was finally put back in custody. We subjoin a copy of the letter, which was read in the course of the examination, and which excited no little laughter in the Court, and from the smile on the face of the deli:nil:int, he appeared to think it as good a jest as slid all of tivise around hint:  " Sunday, May 2d, 1324. " Sia—As you last night Accused me ut lying and haleness and Insulted me on the Sumo of Poverty I led mybell agriercri you are I know a good Shot at a P:geon or Sparrow I therefor: request yeti pis will provide a Pair of pistols and a coati, ;:rid Inc and mine at 5 o Clock In the near Uatr Wick Pout!. I anL Sir Yours I). 1: EN. " P.S. let me know If you accept the Cloallenge.". " To Mr. Getup Cheeatinar. Builder, Briiihtoh."