Star. — 1825-09-21 (London, England)

LISTON. Mr. Wituasirs, now playing at Worthing, will make an ea.ly appearance as Old Dornton. BESSET, CH the English Opera, is also engaged.  Monday, J. Grattox, against whom a true bill was found at the last Spring Assizes for the wilful murder of John Milburn, at DukivfirlJ, was apprelieudrod at Moselestislil, and committed to Chester Castle. A set of-villains infest the stieets of Lyndon immediately alter de-k, for the purpose of destroying people's apparel, by throwing a sort of acid upon them thst inimeeistely takes out the colour, and oaten prQpitICCS a per Arlon..  ;z.  'asked the prisoner his-atirass, 11n4 la. gave the name of Sterling ; sent the addiess by the porter of one of his coaches in town, and has never seen it since ; sent the money to the landlord or the S van the same evening that he bought the horsi. By Mr. Bot.t.nwer—ls Mr. Lillywhites partnei, who peeps the Swan Inn. Understood that the prisoner was indebted to Lillywhite, and that tht latter would not let the horse go until he was.paid. Mr. Martin corroborated the foregoing statement, and also stated that the prisoner Called to know the time the London coach would start, and the fares to London. He then said, that he had been very tipsy the preceding evening. After the horse was purchased, witness took the money and paid it into the hands of the prisoner, who gave him a receipt signed in the prisoner's own name, Charles Sterling. James Martin, the elder—Has seen the horse in the possession of Thumwood, which he knows to be his property ; ssw the ptisonar at his mother's on the 2d of August; did not know where his mother lived before that morning ; knew his sister, who was a pupil of his last July twelvemonth ; received two 1-rtters, both of which I.e believed to be i-rim the prisoner. [One of the letters was here handed up to the Judge, which being without a signature, and there being no proof of the band-writing, was not considered by his Lordship (Mr. Justice GasELEE) as evidence J When he went to the mother's saw the plisoner and Miss Sterling; Miss Sterling fainted away on the porroa of his visit being made known ; the pi isoner came to her assistance upon her fainting a second time; witness asked him if his name was Charles Steiling ? he replied, yes; he then walked into the parlour and sat down; witness asked him if he had h:red a horse from his school on the 14th of July? he said he did, and that he had sold it to Mr. Thumwood, the coach-proprietor, at Windsor. Witness then asked him if he had written the letter which had been handed in? and he replied in the affirmative. The next part of the conversation was as to how witness was to receive his horse again ? Prisoner ' said he could not tell, but that he would remunerate him for the horse at some future period, but he could not state at what period ; witness asked him if he had any friend who would guarantee paynient for the horse? and be said he had not; witness said he could not suffer himself to be robbed with impunity, and if he could not bring some one forward as security fer payment for the horse, he must charge an officer with him. Witness sent for an officer. [The letter was here read, which proved to be an appeal to the prosecutor to spare the feelings of his friends, who were highly respectable By Mr.