Star.
London, England, 1830-07-26 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

WOUNINITIMETr-MISPLACED MTN CTION AND SUICIDE.
A young woman, named Mary Roberts, who had been brought to
the Office on Friday night on suspicion of having been accessary to
the murder of a young person about her own .age, named Caroline
Roberts, was on Saturday placed at the bar, before Mr. Baotron.
TON, for re-examination.
Meldrum, police constable, No. 72, K. stated, that about half.
past ten on Friday morning he met with the prisoner, followed by
a crowd; and was told by several persons that she had been seen
upon the banks of the canal at an early hour that morning, with a
female, who was afterwards found near the spot drowned. He de.
tamed the prisoner, and, upon inquiry, found a report very generally
spread that she had some hand in the young woman's death, and bad
' been seen by the lock-keeper's wife in company with her and a
young man, and quarrelling with them. On further inquiry, it
appeared that the young woman had become attached to a man who
lately married another It did not appear that she had acted
imprudently. of a gay turn, she was stated to have always
been a virtuous girl.—The prisoner was discharged.
QUIEN.SQUAILLA—BRUTAL ASSAULT.—. 7. MIAOW police
constable, was charged before Messrs. Marriott and Orego;ie, with
a violent assault on J. Wallace. of Silva stmt, Golden-square, a
cellarman to Mr. Morrell, Italian warehouseman, in Piccadilly....
The prosecutor, who appeared to be in a very weak state, had his
head bound up with a handkerchief, and was so faint that water was
given him during the examination. lie stated that he was in com-
pany with his fellow shopmati, on Friday afternoon, at the end of
George-street, to witness the procession of his Majesty returning
from the house of lords. Just as the King was passing, there was
a great rush, and he was pushed forward ; the defendant seised him
by the collar, and struck him a violent blow on the head with his
staff, which knocked him down like a bullock. The King's car-
riage :oust have gone over him, if the mob had not pulled him
away. Some persona took him to the hospital, where he had his
head dressed. and the surgeon told him he must take great care of
himself. The prosecutor produced his shirt, handkerchief, and
waistcoat, which were covered with blood.

Two witnesses corroborated this statement. The police.consta.
ble, in his defence, admitted being on duty at the end of George.
street, but he denied being the person wbo struck the complainant.
Serjeant Cantrill, of the L. division, No. 7, stated that the complain.
ant behaved himself in a most riotous manner. The magistrates,
after further Inquiry, said it was clear that the witnesses for the de.
fence were mistaken in the prosecutor's person. Mr. Marriott said
that the prosecutor had had a very narrow escape. Nothing could
justify such a violent assault, and he had no hesitation in saying
that if the prosecutor had died, the man who gave him the blow
would have been guilty of murder. They should, however, reserve
their judgment till Wednesday, in order that the commies nos of
police might have a copy of the depositions. He assured the pro.
secutor that he should have strict justice done him.
MAIILTLZSONEDO4II STEALIIO. Saturday, a fellow, of the
name of Dombleday, was brought before Mr. Hoskins, charged on
suspicion of stealing a valuable coach.dog. On the place in which
he lived being searched, the bodies of thirty dogs were found in a
state of putrefaction...-He was remanded.

REMARKABLE CASE .f MATRIMONIAL DECEP.
TION.

The maid-savant of a respectable solicitor, who resides in Broad.
street, in the City, for some time lately encouraged the addresses of
a man who described himself as clerk to a large milinery concern
at Battle-bridge, and received him in her master's house. The
clerks in the house in Broad-street, had seen the gallant about the
premises frequently, and observed that on such occasions he hid
his face with his handkerchief. This was rather a ground for
suspicion, but they fancied that be felt some little shame at
being identified as the lover of • female in such humble cir-
cumstances, and readily excused the feeling. The young wo.
man at last grew two high for the situatio•, and upon being told that
her qualifications for her place were become rather out of order,
turned up her noes and saying that she was going to enter into a
happier state, took her leave. It had not, however, escaped those in
the house that she was accustomed to display more money, trinkets,
and clothes, than it generally fell to the lot of a milliner's clerk to
provide, and a clue was soon found to the mystery. Several article'
of her master's property were missed, and amongst the rest were two
most valuable volumes of the Cyclopedia. The girl was not sus-
pected of having appropriated these books, but her lover's studied
concealment of his face from strangers was soon attributed to a mo-
tive very different from that originally ascribed to it. A day or two
after the detection of the robbery down ran the milliner from Battles
bridge to the office in Broad.atreet to inquire for his porter ; for
the lover had thought proper to go a step or two higher than his
real rank in recommending himself to his sweetheart. "He is not
here, said the servant s we suppose that he is gone to be married."
" Married !" cried the milliner, " Why he has robbed me of
money and goods, and I'll have him if be is above ground."
The laborious Inquiries of the enraged milliner succeeded. He
traced the new couple to Brighton, and pounced upon them
soon after they came out of church, covered with matrimonial
favours, and thus prevented them from 'pen the honey-
moon in France. As soon as they arrived in Ludo., and
were taken to a police station, " I say," said one of the officers
to the hero of the story, " 'tis you, is it? I thought It would
come to this—you wouldn't take my advice, and keep your old
tricks." " Why, who is he, in the name of don," said the milli-
ner ; " Who is he." reputed the officer—" Why, be is an old hand,
to be sure--he has bent over the water before, and now he'll go over
for good." The unhappy girl seemed as much astonished at the In.
telligence that she was the wife of a thief so any body else, and it
being apparent that she was not aware of the manner in which he
had lately enriched. himself, no intention is entertained of prose-
cuting her.

ATTEMPT TO MURDER TWO CHILDREN AT ',Err.
ISHAMrSITICIDE OF THE MOTHER I

About four o'clock Saturday matting the inhabitants of Garden-
row, Lewisham-lane, wee alarmed by the ay of murder, and the
shrieks of ehildrets,which proceeded from the house ea man named
Portbury, No. 4, in the row. Many persons ran to ascertain the
cause, when they perceived a lad, about its years of age, son of,
Portbury, in his shirt, with the blood pouring from his throat In
torrents !—lt afterwards apparel that the mother of the lad had
been out spending the day at a friend's in the neighbourhood, and
hail returned about three o'clock in the morning. Her &lichen, a
boy named Thomas, and a little boy about nine years old, were In
bed together. The boy beard his mother come into the room, but
did not speak to ha, and fell him a dose. Shortly after he felt gnat
pain, as if some one was pinching him, and opening his eyes, he
saw his mother kneeling on the side of the bed with an open razor
la her hand, and before he could get up. she drew It across his
throat. He ran down stairs and alarmed the neighbouthood. He
recollected he bad left his sister in bed, and for fear his mother
should murder bet he returned, when he found that she bad taken
his sister out abed, and v cuffing her throat t be instantly rushed
between them, and andsavoural to tab the row tram his mother,l
but could not, and in, dm ell mpptt the tqpd Ms kit thumb was out
completely off! He shomei4 in maim Ms *Me teem destruc.l
don, and fled with bee Wet of the bee the Wei WU pawing
from his throat t S4pereows se tadts to UMW, the wo.
man, when, upon the toss, tbay Midi bee lying on Mel
pound weltering la she ham Illltly amid bet bead from
her body, and the maw with which tine perpetrated the horrid deed
was grasped tightly b her right Nisi. The poet boy was meted
to the house of Mr. (bike, the- stiarmt, where the wound In hie
throat was dressed t sod although none of the blood-needs at arta.

ries are divided, it is feared, from the immense loss of blood, he win
never recover. The husband of the unfortunate woman is a journey,
man baker at Deptford, and was glom home at the time the horrible
set was committed. The unfortunate woman was noticed for her
sobriety and general good behaviour, and there can be no doubt but
she committed the dreadful deed in a fit of temporary mental ex.
citement. Information was sent to Mr. Carter, the coroner, alto
will bold an inquest on the body to-morrow.