Star.
London, England, 1830-12-30 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

Mawsrow-nousx.—.Several beggars with clean shirts have been
lately commlued by the Lord Mayor to Bridewell. It is a very pro-
fitable thing nowadays for the beggsn to appear at the corner of streets,
holding well-written appeals to the humane before their faces, and ex.
bibitiog well-washed sithts. The object of compassion is often a big
able fots, and his appeal states that he Is the father of six or eight
motherlees children.
One a these baggers was brought before the Lord Mayor,
with being a common impostor. He had been sitting, with chid
belly and • white shirt, on the step of a door, and be had fastened
round his beads thick piece of paper, on which there was written a
meg recommendation of his case to the Lord Mayor. Several females
who were passing said what a nice clean poor man. Ab ! it is evident
be does not spend his money In the pablk.house. This comment
was usually followed by an alms, and so the affair went on trent
day to day. lie was traced, however, to one of the best eating houses
in the City, !Wm whence be repaired to a new beer shop, or what the
coal-beavers call a " rot gut conearn," to smoke his pipe. He was quite
regular in his habits, and a quiet, le, steady man s but the
thought that. while be was ob himself to wink for his bread, it was
too bed to see a man get better, far just putting on a clean shirt.
The LORD Maio& found that the petition very much resembled in
style of expression a copy of verses which had been sent to him a few
days ago, covering him all over with praises, and actually pointing him
out as a miracle of wisdom and benevolence. His Lordship asked who
was the writer of the appeal, and was confirmed in his suspicion, upon
being told the author of the effusion was a resident of a court near
Barbican.
Ob, said his Lordship, I have had three or four candidates for the
City Laureatehip. lam extremely obliged to the gentlemen, one of
whom signs himself " Writer to the Press ; but they really lay it on
too thick. It Is pretty evident that the " Writer to the Preis" is the
writer of this petition, for it is here mentioned that
The poor man's prayer
Is the seater of despair.
And in the verses I have been honoured with, he says
My good Lord Mayor
Is the averter of despair—(langhtcr.)

Mr. Nobler asked his lordship whether there was allusion at ail to
pecuniary matters.
The LORD Abatis said the fret letter from the writer steered quite
clear of the very name of money. The second touched upon the mat.
ter, but very delicately; but no answer having been given, a third ar-
rived, which spoke in the plainest terms possible. The writer also
wished to know whether his lordship preferred the noes or Herald
as a medium of introdudng the poem to the public, but advised that
both papers should be supplied, lest the editors should feel any jealousy
on account of. it. (Laughter.) His lordship hoped that the talents of
his correspondents would in future be better applied, for he had made a
vow long ago never to pay for poetry. (Loud laughter.)
The defendant plead d hard to be discharged, but the Lord Mayer
sort him to Bridewell for one month. s _

800st17e1Dtseir was brought before the LORD Maim', charged with
having been concerned in plundering the Synagogue, In Duke's-place.
Elisabeth Siddons appeared as a voluntary evidence against the pri-
soner. She stated that on lest Sunday afternoon she was in company
with a man named Wilkinson, and one Simmonds, with whom she
lived as a wife; they were drinking tea, when the prisoner and his
brother entered. A conversation took place, in the course of which,
one of the party /aid be was going to the Synagogue, and
mentioned, that if the rest would go, he would hew them the
way. The four men went out at half past four o'clock, saying
they were going to the Jews' Synagogue ; they returned at half.
past Ms o'clock, and one of them told the others to take everything ex.
eept the boson. They afterwards went out; witness nest saw them at
about ten o'clock. The prisoner first entered the room, and asked whe-
ther Simmoods was come home, and being answered in the negative,
said, then he is taken, for the robbery has been done. On the Monday,
the money taken from the Sy was divided between Wilkinson
and Simmonds, who said disc y that he had had it from the Jews'
Synagogue. It amounted to 191. Os. 7jd. and that ise.had got gold balls
and other valuable articles in the holy place.
Davies mother appeared, and stated that she beard the witness say
that she would say anything that might save her own inan,"whe was in
custody for another burglary.
The prisoner was remanded.

Ount.nstax.i..—David Stephen Howell, a middle aged man, was
=C with defrauding the overeaters of St. Sepulchre's, by obtaining
sad
from then, at the same time that be was residing in and receiv-
ing relief from St. Labs's.
Mr. Miller, the asslemat overseer d Bt. Sepulchre's, stated that the
had bow berdwinsme almost anotantly sine June 1816, and
Iff11:111:r a podia* eismerous sad leenblemene mem Having some
business with the owes= of M. Lake% be want to dries on their
day, and vosesulseil wows tbeapplisimm Iberians:, who he
saireiraweasimally esseived roller fee a Wadi et deem end bed been
ordered into the weeithease on one omesiem He peeked s misuse
made by the vastey irk, tow dowsed, that the pelmet Mind to
be • parishioner Imes Isis having keen born there, as hie tabor bed Mad
liehimved
in , sad not bev
es
'pined a esetleepest for himself. He bad been re-
the p mesa.
In reply to a question from Mr. Alderman Kelly, the complainant
said be was not aware that the prisoner bad been questioned on his
right to relief, since his claim was allowed by the vestry-clerk in
1816.
Mr. PATEL remarked that there would be • difficulty in proving the
representadon made by the prisoner, the vestry clerk being dead, which
would have been avoid, if the wholesome direction of the statute, that
the right deer pm should be inquired into at Easter every year,
had been
Pries, the tdievin overseer of St. Luke's, was examined as to the
Mid given to the teaff, but he had omitted to bring his books, as
desired, to show on what ground relief bad been given, and he stated
his hawed's to be that the prisoner was coosidered a casual pauper.
He been in the habit of relieving the prisoner for two years. lag
confessed that he supposed Mr. Miller's object to be to discover the
pauper's claim to St. Luke's, and shift the bunhen from Si. Sc.
.s.
Mr. Miller hoped a narrow feeling would not induce theofficers of
St. Luke's to suppress the evidence in their possession, and screen such
an offender. It was incredible that officers, who were, necessarily rigid
in dispensing their funds, would go on for two years relieving a man
who had no family nor affliction to arouse their sympathy, without in-
quiring into his settlement, and a conviction that he belonged to them.
Mr. Alderman KELLY believed that these inquiries were so strict,
that deserving objvizeuently could not get relief. The overseers
of St. Luke's ought to es u their minutes.
After some con the prisoner was remanded till Monday, and,
a summons was issued against the dicers of St. Luke's.

Bow-sTanT.—lleitry Acres, the maa who underwent exazninadon
some days ago, on a charge of having been concerned with one Thomas
West Price, now under sentence of transportation for robbing Mrs. E.
Dyott of a quantity of jeweUery, and a valuable gold watch, was again
put to the bar.
.1 Ledbetter, the taker, stated that he had failed in tracing the property,
and that be had no further evidence to adduce.

Mr. HALLS said that the evidence as it stood was quite sufficient to
warrant him in sending the prisoner before a jury.
Mr. Harmer, who appeared for the prisoner, submitted that it was a
ease in which bail might be taken.
Mr. HALLS declined taking bail, as he could mot but regard the dr.
comatances of one party being already convicted of the offence, and the
prisoner having tendered himself as a witness foe that party upon his

The prosecutor and witnesses were then bound over to prosecute
and give evidence, and the commitment a the prisoner to Newgate
was made out.

Henry Oniey, , George Rickards, Thomas Fletcher, and Charles Tho.
mas Davis, were again examined, Oolsy and klckards on a charge of
stealing 1500 bricks, the property of Mr. Wm. Whitehead, in Chelsea,
and Fletcher aad Davis for receiving the same, well knowing them to
have bees stoles.

The two fitst-named prisoners were in the employ of Mr. Whitehead,
and the other two prisoners were supposed so have purchased the stolen
evidence haying been adduced, the prisoners ()lacy, Rick.
ands, and Fletcher, were remanded, and Davis was admitted to ball.
Illesisonocon.rrasirr.—A stout young fellow, wbo gave his
name Chaise Dina. and who by his d6lftt appeared to be a west.
countryman, was brought before Mr. Dyer, charged on suspkion of
being concerned in some of the late outrages committed in the country.
A police constable of the C division said, that yesterday evening he
was on duty, and saw the prisoner loitering about. lie suspected some.
thing was wrong from his appearance, and on his being questioned by
the constable, he said he bed just come to London. The policeman
took him into custody, and on searching him found a phosphorous box,
a quandty of matches, and serial skeleton keys, which apparently hiedonly jut been asst.
1U risme said he bead the keys and phosphorus bottle in a barn
neer Manchestar.

The rimer was remanded, in ender re albed time for inquiry.

Among other considerations which belong to this season,
we think it our duty to call the public attention to our
Hospitals. Very many miserable creatures find an asylum
In them at such a time. Between 12 o'clock en Monday
and the same hour on Tuesday, eight oases of fractures of
the thigh and leg were carried to the Middlesex Hospital,
some of them requiriag iMaNdillet amputation, and all of
them inmost assistance. The number of shadier tackiest'
*Meg the week have male It necessary to dismiss patients
wlso, wader other eiresostances, would have been fit objects
of the charity.