Star.
London, England, 1830-10-28 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

ciorr llisebeeh Persists and _ M and _ Amer&
Salmon
were brought
before Mr. Alderman WArTilMelf for re-examination, charged with
committing a dangerous assault upon an elderly labouring man, named
John Wiffie.
Jesse Cheeterman, the inspector of the watch of St. Andrew's, Hol.
born, stated that, as be was c misg down Holborn about II o'clock on
Wednesday night, he overtook WOWnrs, who complained that he had
been ill.used by some girls. Presently the girls came up, and began to
push Williams about, but witness insisted that they should go on, and
they accordingly did so. Afterwards, however, he saw them cross
Hamm to renew the Mack, neer the end of Field-lane. lesson cried
Mnedee I and when wining' went over, he found Williams had seised
FANO round the meek, sod bad torn her bonnet s but the blood was
streaming dews Ye Sem as witness supposed, from the injuries which
had been basted by Mmes. The latter at that time escaped ; but he
secured Iloses, mg hoed it necessary to send Williams to the hospi-
tal, where he WI mid He understood the girls to say, that they
bed mistaken Wale= for some other man.
A certificate from the surgeon of the Hospital was produced, from
which it appeared Williams is under treatment for injuvies in the bead,
sod that he could DM now be moved without great danger to his life.
The wounds are believed to have been inflicted with a street door key.
Fenson, in her defence, said that Williams had interrupted and as.
suited her, which induced Salmon to come to her assistance and give
the man a love. She did not see her strike him.

Salmon said Fcnson's statement was correct.
Me. Alderman WAIT II MAN observed, that assaults of this kind some-
times occasioned death, and if such should be the result in this instance,
the prisoners would be tried at the Old Bailey. He then remanded
them till a further report should be received from the Hospital.
Laustest-rrueirr.—lnfolmations were laid by two policemen
against publicans, foe keeping open their houses during: Divine Service
on Sundays.
Mr. Oliver said he attributed the present charge to the circum-
stance of his having forbid a number of policemen who used to
come there. They used to walk into his kitchen with the greatest
freedom, and leave their great costs and capes with the servant, with
strict orders that they should not be touched, and at last made his
boas, such a convenience, that he was compelled to rid himself of
them.
The Magistrates, after some consultation, lined the defendant ls. and
dbmiesed the information.
The next was against Lie. Hallam, of Clay Hall, Bow. The po-
licemen mote that the house was open at half past four o'clock on
Sunday evening, and the Serrice was not concluded until a quarter to
Ave.
Mr. Hallam said that his house depended entirely or. the summer
trade, and the parties who came to recreate in his gardens. On
the licensing day the Magistrate told him that fota o'clock was
very fair hour to open his house, and he had acted upon that
hint. He begged leave now to ask what course be was to adopt,
as the service varied in duration sometimes over a quarter of an
hour ?
The Rev. Mr. MATHIAS was of opinion that if he kept his house
shut till four o'clock, he did all the law required of him. The other
Magistrates ce= in this opinion, refused to convict. and the in-
fatuation was
Mr. Asia, a residing in Whitechapel-read, was charged
bypenmen M 111, with having obstructed him in the execution
hie duty. Tem the policeman's statement it appeared that Mr.
&nib bola inteehred while be was about to desire a girl of the
woe to • about bet business—for this he took him to the sta.
des bless.
hir. Sol* IS bdoksolled upon be his defence, stated that he 1104
poessoilog boo uhfWhitedtapel.reed late last evening, when he ab-
seiled tie paeans in is tooromation with a woman of the town.--
He woe up to him, and his number, but the policeman,
witireselluther omonsoy, mated ldm, and dragged him to the statics
house, ant WWI him up.
Mr Waxing' drought the deftness bud dawn the punishment on
Idoeself by big rosiness with the polionneo.
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bees buideemstupsi rill sm miumoillity damn
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Mbe bid teund thhiglo shiest to la dm mist, ought
M lave made :415:: to the
Mixod 'ds int it he itse, be was certain of being M-
eshed, and be, lunamiet h soft number, the purpose Ise
of laying his complist helm a lik#Oeste.

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Me. WaLanis considered be hod acted improperly, and, 61.,,,r
cautioning him respecting a repetition of his conduct, &Arnim/ tht.
cheer-
Twists Poucz.—Mr. William Garters% chief officer of ill; k.
tins West Indianian, was charged with a violent assault. John s,u.
MO, a ballast.heaver, was getting in a ballast lighter betscen 1; ;
Autism and another
began pum over the ballast in the barge, and si in the West India Docks, when the crew ~.
slilit
the former r: .
forced the water back, put the canvas aside. The boatswain s;:j
Sinnett then bad some words, and afterwards the chief officer sci,,J
a bucket and buried it at the complainant% head, which was cut ettei,
' Hetwas conveyed to a surgeon, who dressed the wound, and said th ,:
bet for his hat, which was cut through, itmust have proved fatal. Th,
defendant said the bucket slipped accidentally from his hand in attempt.
ing to throw some water over /linnet.
Capt. lircnniem. and Mr. Bas.r.arrwras ordered the defendant ti,
pay a fine to the King, which was instantly paid.
John Neak, a seaman of the Charles Grant East Indianian, v,,
charged with robbing Nicholas Taylor, belonging to the Hythc, Eon
Cowpony's ship, of seventeen shillings end sispcnce, which he wok
out of his waistcoat pocket, and afterwards beat him in a very cm.;
manner, when be demanded the restoration of his property. He ad.
mined the robbery to a police constable. Mr. Ballantine cominittc,;
[ the prisoner for trial.
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Usiox-HALL.—Four young men, named 31111,, Thompson. LI.
wards, and Jones, were brought up in custody from a house in Fryer.
street, in which a number of stage-struck clerks, shopmen, and Apra.
dces, were in the habit of congregating together, as their bins ex.
pressed, to play genteel comedy and tragedy, or in other words, r„
murder the _ _ _ . _

—ibis defendants expressed their sorrow if they had offended, and ph,
raised in future to play in some house removed at a distance from WILD.,
so that they should not annoy or be annoyed.
The Magistrate advised them to get out of Friar-street as soon al
possible, which they promised to do on being discharged, and they wet,
permitted to carry away their theatrical properties, consisting °Cunard.,
helmets, cuirasses, dresses, masks, &c. which had been scatted by tile
police.
Tows-max.—A Mr. Wes. Rhymer, was charged with asesolting
several of the pollee and other constables, in the execution at their duty.
Moat, a constable on the New Bridge, stated that. about half-past
seven on Tuesday evening, Mr. Rhymer attempted to per from the
City in his chaise through the arch of the New Bridge, past at. Sa-
viour's Church, when he was told that be must go by Joiner-street, the
road by the arch being appropriated for carriages coming in the contrary
direction, by the orders of the Lord Mayor.
The prisoner made answer, that he eared not a d—a for the bore
Mayor, and commenced cutting at him with his whip. He dashed on
in
Cummins, another constable, stopped the horse, and conveyed Mr.
Rhymes to the station-house, where be refused either to give his addn.4l
or send for any friend to be answerable for his appearance.
Sir Jolty Pt natio said, unless he made satisfaction to the off fen,
be must find bail, and give 24 hours, notice.
The prisoner preferred the former, and being allowed to withdraw,
compounded the affair at the expense of six sovereigns.

SCINTILLA.

The new beer shop opened at Eghsni, under the sign o!
" the House of Lords,' takes its designation from the well-known pro-
verb of " as drunk as a Lord."

13y a statute of the 7th of Edward VI. there were to be
only two taverns in every town, with a few exceptions enumerated in
the Ant; among these London was allowed 40 ; Westminster 3; York
II; Bristol 6 ; and Canterbury 4.

By the act of the ht of William IV. which pasted on
the Od of July, " For the more effectual Administration of Jostler in
England and Wales," it is enacted that the Sessions shall in future be
held the ilea weeks after the 28th December, 31st March, 24th June,
and 11th of October.

Paws or GOOD BRIED.—When on his return from
boating on Wednesday last, Lord Petre heard a hound as if running a
fox ; his Lordship called to his whipper.ini and annelid that one of
the hounds mks abeam, but, upon investigation, such was found not to
be the cans, the pack being complete. On going to the spot from
whence the voice et the bawd had been heard, it was discovered
that a poppy (which, with others, was reared at Ingatestans.) had heel.
heating a cab, and, to fee several hours, as the animals
were lying within a at each other, bah so completely knocked
up that neither of could make another dint. The cub died a
few minutes after it was takes up by the whipper-in..—EseexHeraid.

The " popularity" of the cemetery at Liverpool has in-
duced some individuals at Cheltenham to solicit public patronage in be.
half of a similar undertaking in that town. At Liverpool the slate,
In the cemetery already yield 8j per cent. In Manchester the sehemc
has turned out still more profitably, 121 per cent. being the amount
of the returns. If their burying grounds turn out thus profita-
bly. the Liverpooleass and the Mancunians will have reason to
follow the example of the Clown in Hamlet,' and 04 sing at grave
making."
' THE SPEAKER DRUMMED OUT OP THE lionsz Or
COMMONS IT THE LORD MATOII4—" On the :11st of May, 1610.
the Lord Mayor. with the citizens in the liveries of their se.
veralc Companies, went to Putney, in their way to Richmond,
and waited for Prince Henry waling down to Whitehall; the
I Duke of Brunswick.) the Earl of Pembroke, and the Earl of
Marne, In the barge with him. At nine o'clock in the
morning tthley went The drums and fifes were so loud, and the can.
piny so man, as Mr. Speaker thought not fit, after nine o'clock, to
SO=in any business, but to arise and depart"
—(Extzact from the
—See Brayley's London and Middlesex.")