Star.
London, England, 1830-08-09 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

OIIILDISALL.—SINGULAR DICLUSIOIC—Saturday, An thong
Cunningham', a young man, was brought before Sir Peas Laurie,
under the following circumstances s—An officer on duty at Black.
frian'-bridge, stated that between two and three on Friday afternoon,
the misuser sprang upon the balustrade at the centre of thebridge, and
precipitated himself into the water. He was curled rapidly under the
bridge, and a boat was instantly put off to his assistance. When
the primmer perceived that the intention of those in it was to save
his life, he made violent efforts to prevent his being taken in,
and was very near upsetting the boat.—ln answer to seve-
ral questions put by Sir Peter, the prisoner stated that he was a us.
rive of Town' avA the only profession he was brought up to woe
playing upon the Union pipes. He came to London last Christ.
mace, but finding the cockneys had no taste for his music, he
was obliged to pledge them. He spent the sum lent on them, sud
on Friday considered he was followed by three or four perms who,
he supposed, had an intention of Butting him. After hurrying
through several streets, without being able to escape his pursuers,
when he fancied himself just within their grasp on Blackfriam.
bridge, he preferred drowning himself to falling in their hands. The
officer said, that when bringing him from the Compter to the Arm,
he threw himself down on the flags, exclaiming they inroad ep
Burke him, and refused to preened. Sir Peter ordered the maa to
be sent to the Compter until Moaday, and remained to malaweaurae
get him passed home.
An old tar, the very beau ideal of a true British sailor, vim
gave his name Will Robinson, his dark visage surmounted wish
a quantity of black hair, twisted and matted like so many repo
ends, was charged with being drunk and assaulting a patrol ef
Aldersgate Ward.
Bunee, the complainant, stated, that between three mil
four o'clock the preceding evening, he found the tar stretched
keel uppermost upon the foot-way in Aldersgate-street, ex=
not altogether decently, to the gaze of a crowd of idle boys.
roused him and advised hint to move on, but, instead of obeying
him, Will ordered him to." sheer off, or he'd pour a broadside into
him ;^ and suiting the action to the word, he commenced pummel.
ling the ,complainant most furiously. Bunce would have had no
chance spinet the heavy metal of Will Robinson, but Hawkins
the maishalman came up, and with his aid, the tar was secured in
the Compeer. While they were on the way, the. tar contrived to
get his pecket.knife open in his hand, but Hawkins perceived it,
and took it from him.
You hear what the officer says, observed the Alderman (Ansley)
addressing the prisoner.
Yes, but it's a d—d lie ! roared out Will Robinson, enforcing
his assertion by a loud thump of his clenched fist upon the bar.
He says you drew a knife upon him, said the Alderman.
Your Honour knows I cant spin a long yarn like this here chap,
replied the old ter; but I never hurted matt, woman, or child, in my
life, barring a frog.eaten—brat I was a lad then. and it was in the
cause of Old England. And dam: e, I don't think I'd hurt him
neither, after a glass d grog or two.
Aurae sew—How long have you beat in England?
Only two hours ashore, your honour, replied Will. I'd just come
from China, and got taking a glass with one meumate and a glass
with another.
Alderman A iter.sy—The sure way to get drunk. You should
' have taken a glees but with one messmate.
Your honour's an excellent preacher, and it's all very true; but
if an old saillie.after a long voyage, when all hands are piped ashore
refused to drink with every mate who asked him, bed be caw a
scaly fellow-rend you know I should not like that.
Bastin-1 did not mind the assault, but I thought it was Went*
pin the poisoner in a place of safety for hie own alio.
Daneure, you're an Menet fellow, after all, exclaimed the tar,

seising the officer's hand, and squeezing it till the tears started into
Bunce's eyes. Come, and we'll make it right over a glass of grog,
old boy.
Ald. Awstr.Y—l doubt whether yes hare any money left.
Will felt in his pockets, and could not find a copper. All gone,
all gone ! exclaimed the tar mournfully.
It's all right—l've got his money safe, said Bunco, drawing forth
an ample handful of silver and sovereigns.
Huns, hum ! Old England for ever, vociferated the delighted
tar, when he saw the money, and seising Dunce by the collar,
be cried, Come along—come along, old boy. I'm as dry as a
dolphin.
Fiance refused till he counted the money, shilling by shilling,
in the presence of the Alderman ; but when he began to do so
Will found the operation too slow for the current of his feelings, and
catching up the officer by the waist, he curled him off in triumph,
exclaiming, keep it my boy—keep it—we'll drink every penny of it,
and maybe his Honour there (turning to the Alderman) would take
a dropof summit.
The Alderman could not maintain his gravity, but he declined
the offer, and Will set off with the officer still firmly held in his
giant grasp.
ManYt.zsoNE.—Saturday, a fashitmable.looking young man,
who gave his name James Long, was charged before hlr. Hoskins,
with having assaulted two females of the name of Mallen. The coin-
plaintuits, who were mother and daughter, stated, that about eigh-
teen months since the prisoner became acquainted with one of her
daughters, and after some time induced her to leave her home ;
for a length of time nothing was heard of her, but when at length
they saw her, she refused to return. The prisoner, not satisfied
with having obtained one daughter, succeeded last Tuesday in
taking away another, who was only fifteen years of age. No ti.
dings could be obtained of her, but on Friday evening the pri.
toner was met in the New-road by the mother and one of her daugh.
ters. They asked what he had done with the youngest child ?
Instead of giving an answer he pushed the mother away, and fil-
trated the daughter.
Mr. Hoserms—Do you know how he gets his living?
The mother observed, that she had no doubt but that he belonged
to a gang of thieves, for on her going to her daughter's seven months
ago, she then opened a box, and showed her a set of housebreaking
implements, which had been a present from Butler, who was exe-
cuted at Newgate.
The prisoner, in reply, denied the truth of the statement. He
was then ordered to find bail, and remanded on suspicion of being
a dishonest person.
John Dwyer, a young man, was charged with having committed
a burglary at the chapel of the French Ambassador, Little George.
street, Marylebone, in connection with two persons, who were in the
chapel, but who had escaped.—The prisoner denied having any
knowledge of the persons who were in the chapel. He was then
• LAMBETH-BTU:BT.—TAE NANCRZYTER ROBBERY —On
Saturday, George Weston, Was. Price, Was. Smith, and John
Schooling, who stand committed for having in their possession a
5001. bank note, stolen from a gentleman at Manchester, on the sth
of last month, were again brought before Mr. WALBER. The
evidence was found sufficiently strong to commit Schooling, as well
as the others, for trial, and they were all accordingly transmitted to

Neweate.
WORSHIT-STREET.—CRARGE OT Aasox.--Miss Bak, who
keeps a baker's shop in Shoreditch, was re-examined, with her ser-
vant, Mary Ball, on Saturdaphon a charge of arson. By the el.
dence of the officer, who discoiered the, lire on the preceding Stir.
day night, at half-past 12, it appeared that the prisoners returned
home at one o'clock in the morning, when Miss Bate said she had
been to market ; but, on searching her at the station-house, much
valuable property was found on her person, and subsequently a po-
licy of insurance was discovered in a drawer for 7501. whereas the
whole property was not worth mere than 501.
After some farther evidence had been given, Mr. Baottorrox
called the servant Ball forward, and told her that if she told the
whole truth she would be discharged and admitted as a witness for
the Crown.
The girl said she wished to tell all that she knew about it ; she
was then sworn, but giving a very imperfect statement, in which
she was contradicted by several witnesses, Mr. BIOCOHTOII said
It was clear to him that she was perjured. He should leave it to a
jury to decide, but remanded the prisoners to have the evidence.
completed. The money was given up on the application of the
Counsel.
THAMES Poracz.--William Rowley, a labourer, was charged
with stealing 17511 n. weight of lead, the property of he Hon. So-
cl•ty of the Middle Temple. - The lead, which was part of a water
cistern, had been taken down from the Temple Hall about three
weeks since, and deposited in the engine-house, Barden-court. The
engine-house was broken into and the lead stolen. Creber, a Thames
police-officer, observed the prisoner, with the lead on hiashoulder,
coming out of the Temple. The prisoner was committed for trial.
Mary Ann Griffith., an abandoned woman, and James alf.Doa-
mil, were charged with attacking Thomas Russell, a sailor, be.
Veg to the Grenville East lndiaman, and robbing him of 10s.
ler, a policeman, found the poor fellow lying senseless on the
ground, and on being informed of his loss, went to the house of
the woman, in Bluegate-fields. He was denied admittance and broke
open the door, and on entering the premises, found the prisoners
concealed in a cupboard, and took them into custody.
, The sailor treated the matter very lightly, and said he should go
to sea and get some more blunt. He could not stop to prosecute.
Mr. BIODZIIIV disposed of the case in a summary manner,
and sentenced the woman to three months exercise at the tread
mill.

MYSTERIOUS DRAT! OF MR. WARNER,
Or THE HOUSE OF HODGSON AND CO. THILTOT.LANE.

Saturday great anxiety prevailed at Greenwich, in consequence
of the death of Mr. E. Baxter Warner, belonging to the house of
Messrs. Hodgson and Davies, the extensive tea.dralers in Philpot.
lane. Many reports are In circulation. Our informant, with
much difficulty, has been enabled to collect the following facts:—
On the morning of Friday sennight, Mr. Warner, who was
not quite twenty-one, left the warehouse of Mesas. Hodgson
and Davies, to pay a visit to Ids father at Bishops Stortford,
Basel. Ho took with him a sum of money, the amount of
which has not been ascertained, together with his watch and
other trinkets, which be usually wore about his person. He
went away in good health and spirits, and said he should be home
on the following Wednesday (last Wednesday.) He remained at
Bishops Stanford from the Friday till the following Tuesday, when
he took leave of his friends and proceeded by the coach to London,
whets he arrived in the evening, but but did not return to Philpot.
lane, although he had important business to transact next morning.
ills absence did not excite any alarm, and no particular notice was
taken of It. On Friday morning, about six o'clock, the morning
after the King and Queen had been to Greenwich, a waterman,
named Portman, was putting off in his boat from the Sbip stairs,
when he observed something floating in the river, opposite Green.
with Hospital. He pushed towards it, and found it to be a dead
body. The corpse was taken up and placed upon a bench, and the
pockets searched, when sacral letters were found, besides a bunch of
keys, and 2d. in copper. One of the lams was directed to " Mr.
M. Warner, at Messrs. Rover's, tea.desievs, Cannon.street. City."
The body was removed to the bone.house of the church, and a po.
Beeman, it. No. 52, went of immediately to Cannon-street, and,
having returned with Mr. Warner, that gentleman, upon seeing the
body, instantly recognised it to be that of his brother, Mr. Edward
B. Warner, and who, upon being shown the contents of his pocket,
declined it to be his firm opinion that his brother must have been
robbed, as his watch, breast.pin, ring. and money, were not to be
found. It was ascertained that, on the preceding day, at the time
the King and Queen were at the College, the deceased was walking
In Romney.reed, near the naval asylum, with two females and two
' young men, and that at night they were seen to enter a boat, and
up the river. The two females were said to be living at
CliZend, but the young men were strangers, and have not been
seen since. By what means the deceased came into the water
remains yet to be known.

Hear DISCOVERED IN THE MOON'S RATS.-AD
American paper communicates the following as an experiment made
by Dr. Howard of Baltimore. It is very similar to one of which an
account was some time ago given in this country. Dr. !toward
says--" Having blacked the upper ball of my difterential therm°.
meter, I placed it in the focus of a 13-inch reflecting mirror, which
was opposed to the light of a bright full moon. The liquid began •
immediately to sink, and in half a minute was depressed eight de-
grees, where it became stationary. On placing 'a ocreen between
the minor and the moon, it rose again to the same level, and was
again &premed on removing the obstacle. The experiment was
repeated several times, and always with the same mull.
The following simple way of preventing flies from
sitting on pictures, or any other furniture, is well experienced, and
will, if generally used, remit trouble and damage :—Let a large
bunch of leeks soak for five or air days in • pailful of water, and
wash the picture, or any other piece of furniture, with its the lies
will meet come sear any thing so washed.
eft On Saturday afternoon the inhabitants of Somers-
town and its vicinity were again thrown into the utmoet state of ex-
citement. IS consequence of the appearance •eis large sistaimers
dog, in a rabid state, running through Bresretahisst, and towards
camden.sauti, bums and snipping at every animate and inani-
mate object that obstructed ha progreas--when a little girl, named
Ann filmdom, whme paresis reside in Naetbamptpn-street, Basle-
bridge, wassiverely bitten in the calf of the leg. The .child was
instantly conveyed to a eirrgion'e, and the wounded yarkinia.prompt.
ly cauterised. Several dogs bitten, and the WO animal was
.eirentuelly destroy* is met, Camden-teem, by_ wo Irish
lahourem,,with thick binds/ma. The pore of the child are
preheasivs of the horrible malitly of hydrophobia.