Star. — 1821-10-18 (London, England)

POLICE.  Mattatotaiousz.—.Yesterday Philip Nathan was brought up, when a woman stated, that last Friday he had seduced her daughter, sixteen years of age, from her home, on a promise of marrying her, although he has a wife and four children already; and that be and her daughter had taken away everything that was moveable. The prisoner positively denied having a wife, and declared it was his determination to marry the daughter as soon as possible; he also denied that the daughter had taken anything but her own clothes. He positively refused to tell where the girl was, but said he would go to her with an officer, so satisfy his Lordship that she remained with him without any force. An officer was accordingly dispatched with the prisoner and brought the girl, who made no difficulty in declaring that she was living with the prisoner entirely with her own consent, and that the would net leave him: she added, that they were soon to be married, for Philip told her he had put up their names in church. When informed that he was already married, she refused to credit it. On seeing her father, she burst into tears, and declared she would never return home to her parents, who, she said, she was sure would murder her. The parents both assured the LORD MAYOR they had al. ways treated her with the greatest tenderness, and that she had behaved in the best manner till she became acquainted with the prisoner. They declared, if his Lordship would order their child to be restored to them, that they would never even upbraid her with her folly. The LORD MAYOR told the prisoner it was impossible to give him credit when he said he intended to marry the victim of his seduction; for no man, whose intentions towards a woman are honour'able, will seek to disgrace her. His Lordship ordered the girl to be delivered up to her parents. GUlLDHALL—Yesterday a man decently dressed, and a boy about thirteen years old, his son, were charged with stealing two pair of boots. Mr. Hedges, a boot-maker, in Dorset-street, Salisburysquare, and his rid, stated that on Tuesday the boy came in with the following note:—" Step directly to the Chapter Coffee-house, in Paternoster-row, to measure a Gentleman for boots. You are recommended." Mr. Hedges went, and after he had been gone about ten minutes, the elder prisoner came into the shop, and said he was sent by Mr. Hedges for a pair of boots hanging at the door, and the pair with paper over the tops, which the lad delivered to him. He, however, soon thought it was not right, and ran out, to follow him, when he met his matter; they ran different ways, and the boy overtook the prisoners in Earl-street. He called, out, and they ran till they were stopped on Bennet's-hill by Canham, the streetkeeper. The father had the boots, worth £4 10s. in a bag. The prisoner said he was a bookbinder, but the trade being very bad, he was now selling milk; he bad an ailing wife and six children, and this was his first and only offence. Mr. Hedges interceded for him; but Alderman Scholey said it was shocking to see a father training up his son in the high road to the gallows; that it was only on a very strong case indeed being i made out that he should be induced to overlook t. Mr. Hedges promised to make a minute inquiry into the circumstances of the prisoners, and they were remanded. Bow•srn