Star.
London, England, 1830-07-29 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

GUILDHALL.—AIe. Williams, the landlord of the Coopers'
Arms public-house, in West.street, Smithfield, attended upon sum.
mons yesterday, for suffering gaming in his house, contrary to the
tenor of his license.
Merchant, the superintendent of the night pollee, stated that this
house had for many yeses been resorted to by the low Irish.
" The low Irish must go somewhere," observed Sir JOHN
PERRINO.
Merchant said he meant to state they were permitted to carouse
till unreasonably late hours, and then sallied forth to set the neigh.
Nunhood in an uproar. lie had made his complaint on the repre.
genial ien of two of the men under him, whom he would all.
Renshaw, the night patrol, then stated that he went into this
house at one o'clock on Sunday morning, sad found a number of
persons sitting in As back parlour. In a room on the tiro floor,
which the defendant had just quitted, he found four persons playing
at cards. There was at least b 0 persons in the house. He called
again at the house at half.past two, and found the defendant serving
some beer in a can. He produced the pack of cavils (which nobody
would own,) and from their appearance there could be no doubt they
had been used a long time. The witness did not prove, however,
that the parties were playing for money.
Another City policeman corroborated the above statement.
Defendant said he had not been uncivil to the officers on any oc.
maim.
Merchant said this was true, for he had received his repeated
warnings with a sullen silence.
Defendant continued--He clawed his house at night as well as
he could ; but when an Irishman had a pot of beer in him, he was
not easily managed. Mr. Figgins, the Common Councilman, lived
next door to hint, but nFither he nor any other neighbour had ever
complained of his house. It was untrue that he was serving any
one at half.past two ; but he was up, because he had to attend to
cellar-work.
Sir Jour( Panama said the absence of complaint from the
neighbours could not be held to outweigh the positive proof
which had just been given, and if the refractoriness of his Irish
customers were taken to justify the keeping the house open, no
publican in London would be without them.
Mr. Alderman ANSLEY proposed to fine the defendant 20s.
bat
Sir Jonw said that would barely take away the gain obtained
by breaking the law. He named 40s.
Sir PETER LAURIE concurred with Sir JOHN, and said the
Maigistrates were acting, not according to their will, but the di.
recuons of a law with which defendant was acquainted.
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Defendant paid the fine.
HATTow-Omtozw.—lwroamATioxis.—Baker, the cate.meat.
man, has procured a fresh witness., and now confers on this Office
his professional busines4. The witness is somewhat remarkable,
from the very (snotty colour of his hair ; his person lank and lean
enough, and a visage expressive of meaning's. He gave his name and
address Thomas Mama, labourer, New Inn-yard, Shorediteh ; he

was attired in very rusty black.
The first information was against Mr. Bawler, landlord of the
Red Lion, Coppice-row, for " selling to others than travellers, at a
quarter to twelve o'clock, on the Sabbath forenoon."
The witness then mood fonh.—Your Worship, on Sunday, the
17th of July, your Worship, I went into the house of defendant,
your Worship, and, your ‘Vorship, l saw, your Worship_
111 r. Luxes..—Conie, Sir, give your evidence in a propel manner,
and not repeat " your Worship" every third word.
Witness resumed..—l went into the house at a quarter to twelve'
o'clock, and—
Baker (hastily).—lle has mistaken the house, it is Bowley,
Bowley.
Mr. LAMO.—Silence, Sir, you shall not interrupt him ; is he not
upon his oath ?
Baker.-11e has mistaken—it is Bowley, Bowley. You know
there are two Red Lions—it is Bewley.
Mr. Lame reproved the cats-meat-man for this second interfe.
rence, and the witness stuck so all that he had already stated re-
garding this Red Lion, and detailed the number which he saw
drinking at the bar, the number he saw carrying liquor off in cans,
and some in bottles, and he was of the latter class himself, being I
supplied with a quartern of gin, which he carried off in a bottle.
Defendant denied the allegation, and produced a person named
Walker who swore that he was a lodger in the house, and was from I
eleven o'clock till a few minutes to one o'clock,in a situation that he
must have seen any one who catered the house ; and there was not
a single person admitted, nor was any one served at the bar.
A person named Leon, an optician, swore that Mr. Bowley re. I
fused serving him in the forenoon, adding, that he would nut serve
the best customer he had during the hours of divine service.
Mr. ILat ten --I shall dismiss it.
Mr. Beale, of the Coopers' Arms, Saffron.hill, was the next
charged with offending In a similar manner on the same day, at a
quarter put three. After hearing witnesses, this case was din.
missed.
Tlute were two convictions. one 40s. for permitting bagatelle—
and one 20s. for selling on the Sabbath in forbidden hours. In
both cases the parties had been previously convicted.
Lawerru.wrazzY.--Yesterday, Mr. Broadbelt, through whose
praiseworthy conduct four persons who are suspected of being con.
cetned in the late extensive robbery at Manchester. were taken into
custody, and are likely to be brought to justice, called at this Office,
and handed to Mr. Miller, the principal officer, a letter, which makes
the fourth of tlie same description that have bees sent to hint through
the same channel, the twopenny post, of which the following is a
copy. It was written on a sheet of royal mourning paper :
" THE ZINO'S DE4TH._ _

" Stn—Upon reading It yesterday, I find
that Wyatt says it is some person who wrote the letter to pre-
judice the case against the prisoners. He knows nothing about the
writer's intentions of writing those other letters. But as I said
before, yoti shall never appear at the Old Bailey. Sooner than my
cousin should be lagged, I will put poison in your beer or drinit : so
beware of it. Built I fail, you may depend on never appearing at
the Old Batley r for you shall be stiff and d— before then.
My opinion is that you would not mind what you did foe
money: you are thinking of getting the reward. It will do you no
good, as I said before. As I said before, I cats write DO more on
the subject at present, for the less I say the better. I will not pre-
judice the case. I am, as l said before and aftet waggle.
'4 A COMPAW
" P.S. I will see you d— and aeragged before I 'drink even
a draught of water to your b— health. 1 will frighten you out of
your wit.. 1 ra may go and 'thew this to Wyatt, if you like.
The object of the party who writes this abominable trash is
completely detested. If they are friends to the prisoner, they could
not take a more effectual way of injuring them t on the other
hand, if their intentions are to intimidate Mr. Broadhelt front eons.
big forward atid doing that justice which he owes to himself sod
the public, they never were more mistaken. Mr. Broadbelt has
trotted the matter as it deserves, with the most perfect indifference
and contempt.
May Widionie, a initldle-aged and rather well.lonking remelt.
who has been in custody toe some days past on i charge of bigamy,
Iwas bought up for final examination.
. James Dozy stated that, in December Ifees, he was married to
the prisoner, but had latterly ascertained that she had another hua-
. Wad living. .
The priioner said that the complainant was perfectly well aware,
! when he married her that she had a hroband hying. In fact, he
not only knew of it, but had striking proofs of It, as bar busbend
on two or three secessions finding bibs at his bonus belted him
. doss sates. (I.aughise.) DV his (Dozy's) entreaties, however.
sloe was subsequently prevailed on to leave her husband, and Stier

living with him for two years in a state of adultery, he married
her, tieing conscious that her husband, Thomas Williams, was
then living. He now wished for some reason or other to get rid
of her.
Mr. Hannericx asked the complainant if he was prepared
with evidence to prove the first marriage lie replied No. On
which Mr. Hardwick remarked, that, under the circumstances,
and the complainant being well aware that at the time of his union
with the primmer she was a married woman, he should discharge
her. She was discharged accordingly.
UXION.HAL t..—Some days ago, a report appeared, under the head
of this Office, detailing the particulars of a very brutal assault
alledged to have been committed by Sergeant M'entw, and police
constable No. 166, letter M. division, on a female named Rior.
den, who, in consequence of the injuries she received on that oe.
notion, was compelled to be placed in one of the Borough
hospitals. Since then she has tecovered sufficiently to be en.
*bled to attend before the Magistrates. Yesterday, the whole of
the parties were in attendance, and the woman Riordan de.
scribed the manner in which she had been treated by the accuse.!
on the night of the 16th instant. She attributed their conduct to
her on the present occasion to have arisen in consequence of her
having assaulted a man being to the same division about a
month previously, and declared that when they saw her they first
upbraided her on the subject, and then commented dragging bee
along towards the station.house, and when she resisted the violence,
they not only knocked her down several times on the way, but also
struck her frequently with their staves, and ultimately give her into
custody on the charge of being drunk and disorderly.
The witnesses were then examined for the complaint.
In reply to the charge, the accused said that on the night
mentioned, while on duty in ICent.street, they say Riordan lying
on the pavement drunk.
They called a young man named Dawkins, who said that he
was passing the end of Kent-street when the occurrence took place.
and saw the Sergeant place his lantern to the complainant's face,
at which time it was covered with blood. The witness said that
he did not see either of the accused use the woman with any de.
gree of violence; that she was intoxicated ; and that she resisted
their efforts in conveying her along to the statiosi.house.
The Magistrates adjudged the Sergeant to pay a fine of 10s.
and the polio constable fn. ; and in default, to be committed for
a week to gaol.
THAMES PoLice Orrice.—Mr. Robert Newholm, a licensed
coal undertaker, appeared to answer an information preferred
against him for neglecting to pay • coal whipper, whom he em-
ploied, in due time► lie was convicted in the penalty of 71.
quxxx.SQuanz..—Yesterday, James Sullins, police constable
of the L. division, No. 36, whom case was adjourned from lust
Saturday, for a violent assault on James Walton, during the
procession of his 3lajesty from the House of Lords. moue on
again tor further hearing before the Sitting Magistrates, Messrs.
Gaseous and Alsarttovr. The particulars of the case ap.
peared in Monday's Paper. He was sentenced to pay a tine to
the King of Ms. Mr. GREGORIE said that he had had an in.
terview with the Commissioners on the subject, and it was their
wish that In such cases the Magistrates should pass their own
decision, and treat the police constables as any private in.
dividual.