Star.
London, England, 1830-08-14 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

BOIV-STREET.—Yesterday, John Seale, if Ilolditig, and
7 harms Abbott, were charged before Mr. MINSHOLL, the two
former with having assaulted police serjeant Booth of letter F divi-
I sion, and the latter with having attempted to rescue them from the
officer's custody.
It appears from the evidence of Serjeant Booth, that the prisoners
Haste and Holding were riotous and disorderly at the corner of
Fountain-court, in the Strand, at a late hour on Thursday night,
and when admonished to go about their business, they became abu-
sive, and struck the serjeant several times ; and the prisoner Hold-
ing tore his coat. A police constable named Kent came to the as-
sistance of the serjeant, and the prisoners were secured and con-
veyed to the police station, on the way to which the prisoner Abbott
attempted to rescue them, but was himself secured, and locked up
with his companions.
The prisoners said, that they were standing quietly together,
when the police-serjeant told them very uncivilly to be gone, and
as they were not conscious of doing any harm, they refused to com-
ply, and were dragged to the watch-house. They denied having
struck the constable.
Mr. lIIYIHULL ordered the defendants to pay u fine of 40s. each
for assaulting the officers in the execution of their duty, and he ex-
pressed his determination to inflict heavy penalties in future, in all
cases where the police were wantonly assaulted.
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Wonsutr-svaiewr.....Yesterday, two men named Taylor and
Allen, were fully committed to Newgate for trial. Mr. Hobsown,
an oilman, in the Kingsland-road, had been informed that an at.
tempt would be made on his house. On the night before he shut up
his shop and took a walk, and returned a quarter of an hour before
eleven o'clock ; on going in he heard a noise, when he called out
" Who is there ?" He seised Taylor; Allen got into the street,
and constable No. 94 secured him, and on his person there were
found three collars and a piece of ham. On the person of Taylor,
there was found a bunch of skeleton keys, a jemmy, dark-lantern,
and every necessary implement for house.bteaking.

An elderly man, with hie head very much cut, and bleeding,
named Hayward, a housekeeper, in St. Luke's, entered the office,
with a man named Williams, and his wife, who were in custody,
charging the latter with having that morning attempted his life.

The prosezutor stated that the prisoners had been lodging at his
house, and that in consequence of not being able to get his money,
he had repeatedly desired them to quit. In consequence of their
stopping out the night before, he, on the following morning, refused
them admittance, upon which the male prisoner actually pulled up
some gag atones, and at the same time threatening to shoot him,
burst the door open, when seizing a large rail from the banisters of
the stairs, broke it, and afterwards cut his head open with it. The
female prisoner told him she would some day or other murder him.
The rail, which was of size sufficient to kill an ox, was produced
in the office, as also the flagstone.
The prisoners denied the assault, and called witnesses who proved
that the prosecutor had conducted himself so violently that it WAY
difficult to distinguish which was most in the wrong.
The prosecutor having no witnesses, Mr. Twyford ordered the male
prisoner to find bail, and discharged the wife.
I.lwtow-HALL. Yesterday, a man named Hamilton was
brought before Mr. Hone, charged with committing a violent as-
sault on William Dundon, a policeman of M. division.
Ehindon stated that, while on duty the preceding night in Kent.
street, he beard cries of murder proceed from a house in one of the
narrow alleys of that street. On going there, the cries still conti-
nuing, he demanded admittance, and on being refused, burst open
the door, and saw the defendant in the act of beating and kicking a
woman, who was described to be his wife. The moment, however,
the defendant saw the policeman enter he turned his fury upon him,
and commenced a most determined attack upon him. The policeman
defended himself as long as he could, but was at length overpowered by
his adversary, who ran to a corner of the apartment, and before the po-
liceman had time to recover, armed himself with a long sharp.pointed
piece of iron, used in his trade as cooper, and with it made a thrust at
the policeman's head. The thrust was given with such force, that
had be not with alacrity stopped at the moment, the instrument
must have penetrated his head, at which it was aimed; the
point, however, entered his coat, waistcoat, and shirt, between
the shoulders, in a slanting direction, and merely grazed the
skin. The defendant attempted to make another thrust at him,
but the policeman held the instrument, and a severe struggle en.
sued between them, in the course of which the defendant was as.
slated by three powerful women ; and the policeman declared that
so ferocious was the attack made upon him, that he was convinced
be should have been murdered, had not another policeman come to his
assistance. _ _ .

The above evidence was confirmed by the policeman who went to
the complainant's assistance.
The blagistnsto asked the defendant the provocation be received
to use the deadly weapon now produced against the complainant,
who oily acted in the performance of his duty by entering the house
from which cries of murder issued ?

The defendant said that his house was his castle, and that if any
pane attempted to invade it, he was fully justified in killing him
if he could. .

Mr. Mows told him, that had be killed the policeman on the
night in question, he would have been tried for murder, and very
probaby hanged. The magistrate then said that a policeman was
perfectly justified in bursting open the door of any house from
whence screams of murder issued, in order to render his assistance.
The defendant, in a most insolent manner, said, " Then if any
of the police enter my place, I shall act as I have done on this oc-
callow, and if they refuse to quit, I shall know how to make
them." _ _ _

The policeman said that, from the threats the defendant held
out to him, he was apprehensive of personal violence in case he
should come upon him unawares of a night.
The Magistrate said the case should go before a jury, and the de-
fendant was held to hail accordingly.

In the course of the day, several persons were charged with pick-
ing pockets on Thursday, during the ceremony of chairing the
Members for Southwark. Some of the accused were sent to Brixton
as reputed thieves, and others discharged for want of evidence.