Star.
London, England, 1830-09-10 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday. John Periled/to was charged with ob-
taining, and attempting to obtain, under false pretences, a quantity of
books.

Mr. Jackson, from Mr. Fisher's. the bookseller, in Newgate-street,
stated, that about three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon a boy came in
with a note, purporting to be from Mr. Jennings, a bookseller, in
Cheapside, and requiring to know the price of Shakspeare's Works, and
of Goldsmith's History of England. An answer was given, but Mr.
Fisher having occasion to go that way, called upon Mr. Jennings, and
by alluding to the note, discovered that it was a forgery. About half
past five o'clock. the prisoner came in with another note, signed Jen-
nings and Chaplin. It was an order for tea copies of Shakapeare, end
five of Goldsmith. The prisoner was detained till inquiry was made,
and the order proving to be, as was anticipated, altogether a forgery, he
was seat to the Compeer.
Mr. Robert Jennings said, the order produced was not written by him,
nee any person belonging to the house.
Mr. Dowding produced two orders for books, in which his name bad
been assumed ; in the first case the pasty obtained the books, which
were worth 2L 6s. He called

Mr. Robinson, a bookseller in the Poultry, who said be delivered
the books four months ago, on the order referred to, but be could not
recognise the prisoner.
John Pascoe, a porter at Mr. Bagster's, the bookseller, In Paternoster.
row, said that, on Moody evening, the prisoner brought a written or-
der, in the name of Mr. Dowding, for a copy of the Comprehensive
Bible. Mr. Bagster, who was in the shop, asked if witness knew the
men, and, finding he did not, he sent the work over to Mr. Dowding's
by witnees. He found that the order was a forgery, and before be re.
turned, the prisoner had walked away.
Mr. Dowding said the order produced. was not written by him,
nor by any person in his service.
The prisoner was remanded.
Maxszow-House..—A young man named Prat! was charged by
Michaud Paul, a baker, who is called Curios Rsioloreun, fur an assault
committed all over his body.
The complainant, whose eyes, nose, and mouth, bore evidences of an
angry enemy, stated, that the defendant had lately amused himself by
beating an old lady, and using towards her every offensive mime he
could lay his tongue to. This aged lady happened to be his (coat.
Lima's) mother, and as he did not like to see the poor old creature
knocked about, he told the defendant that a man what beats a women
was no man, and couldn't stand before a man. The defendant then,
quite unexPeetedly, and for nothing at all, made no more to do but
pre him a punch on the bridge of the nose, that lit up his eyes in a
game, and laid his bead upon the Boor 1 (laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR said it was very well, at that rate, that the
blow didn't set fire to the houses (a laugh.) It was pretty evident the
complainant's opinion of the defendant's ability to stand before a man
was a mistaken one, at all events.
The LORD blasoa ordered the defendant to find bail for his good
behaviour towards the complainant.
BOWAT ET.—A well-dressed young man, named C. Brown, was
on Wednesday charged before Mr. Halls with having been found, in a
court in Drury-lane, with another miscreant, in a most unequivocal
situation. _ _

The prisoner's companion succeeded in effecting his escape, and the
prisoner, who stated that he was in liquor, declared that he had no re.
collection whatever of what had occurred. He, in answer to a
question from the Magistrate, said that he raided in thtfind.etreet.
Mr. HALLS hesitated fbr some time as to whether be ought not to send
the prisoner for trial for the capital offence, but ultimately committed
him for the misdemeanour only.
Richard Bolls, a short stout fellow, between 30 and 60 years of age,
was charged with having endeavoured to abuse three little girls, whose
ages varied from nine to thirteen years, in the vaults underneath the
Adelphi.
The children stated that they were induced to go with the prisoner in
consequence of his promising to give them money, and then proceeded
to describe all that had occurred. . _ -

The father of the children, whose name is Rolls. said that be was
from home at the time, but, with great warmth, added, that if he
had come across the prisoner at the time, be should have flogged him
heartily.
Sir It. Brum expressed the greatest indignation against the pri.
son, and regretted that he had not gone far though to bring him within
the reach of the law. If, however, said the Magistrate, I were the
father of the children, and had a horsewhip in my hands, I know how
and on whose back it should be liberally applied.
The prisoner was then discharged, but he had no sooner reached the
street, than he was set upon by the mob, who repeatedly knocked him
down and dragged him through the kennels.
William Randall, the man who stood charged with having committed
a rape upon Mary Anne Robinson, a child only eight years of age, was
brought forward for a re-examination.
In consequence of the father of the child having absconded from his
lodgings, to prevent his giving evidence against the prisoner, a warrant
hheadd been issued foe his apprehension, and placed in the hands of Mr.
Thomas, the superintendent of police, who discovered that the ma, had
removed with his family to Leeds, and as there was DO fund to pay the
expense of pursuing him to that place, and no means of compelling him
to give evidence if he were brought forward, it was deemed advisable
to forego the prosecution, and Sir Richard Bieck was reluctantly mm.
pelled to discharge the prisoner.
Sir R. Blintz received a letter from a governor of the Royal Ex.
change, humanely offering to we his interest to obtain the admission
to an orphan p•chool of the infant brother of the unfortunate young
woman, whose case WAS reported in the STA* of Wednesday, and who,
It appeased, had supported the child from the wages of her
_prostitution.
The magistrate, upon the receipt of this letter, sent for ,fir, Sergeant
Bl• Sweeney, of F division, who had disclosed -the affecting particulars
w nen the young woman was charged at this office, and expressed a
strong desire that she should be made acquainted with the benevolent
' intentions of the writer of the letter.
In the course attic day the young woman, accompanied by her little
brother, a fine boy only eight yeas old, were brought before Sir R.
' Starr is, by enjoins IPl3weeney, who bad used the most praiseworthy
exertions to discover their retreat, sad the magistrates having reed the
letter, the prong woman appeared overjoyed at the tem it =stained,
and expressed her casein' nikaowledyneate to the writer.
ati t M'Sweensy laid that tha primp woman bad at hat taM Idea
thatturname was Saab Johnson, but hem inquiries be had slaw

nude, be discovered that her real name was Alexander, eking that her
story was true in every partied's', and that she had not only paid for
her brother's maintenance, butt bad been the mole support of het mother
during her last Slaw. Her father had been for some time In the em-
ployment of a mercantile house In the city as traveller, and bee mother
had lived as osoildential servant with a Mr. Pellatt, who resided new
St. Paul's Church-yard.
Sir R. Brain inve Bedews 111'Sweesey a letter to the benevolent
gentleman► wheel anninanden he bad rewired, with directions to pro.
and immediately se kb Win at .Cennill,:with the gbl and her little
brother. The klegielawe WEI at he scarcely ever misted in a cha-
ritable action that gave him awes anbiheike.
A gentleman came to compfek of lb kinks been robbed at Brighton
of his pocket-book, coondribe a pusudiiiry note to a large amount, and
he wished to be informed "Whir he seal& be made to pay the sum for
whldi it was drawn if it were Ismandiel et hiss ? _

Mr. Mixes said, that union the Miler weld prove that he came
beastly by the note,' the gladsome wadi dearly be justified in with-
holding payment. From what be (31m. Mb) had, however, learned
at the state et ffisightes, it was awe rhea probable that the note bad
falba into the bawls of some of the anmereos thieves who bad pee
theses. spesdetion, sad in that case them was very little chance ef its
being presented he payment, as the Mews were too good judges to risk
Maiden by adoring that course.
The gladness then withdrew.
Horrox-Oaansw.—Yesterday an interesting female, of most pre.
=manners, was brought up by Sergeant Beaded, No. 18,
woke the following distressing circumstances :
The yams woman, on the pace?en evening, had come to the sec.
tion.house, Orevifie-street, Hatton .garden, and told him that she had
been to Knightsbridge to spend the ay with some Mends, from whence
she had come by a coach, and as she lodged at the Old Kent-mad, she
thought it too late in the night to proceed thither, and she bad
been recommended to solicitshelter In the section-house till morn.
ing. Bamford was much struck with her appearaace and the meek-
ness of her manners, and from her conversation be was convinced
her mind was affected. Instead of locking bee up among the
prisoners he sent her to his own house and put her under the
care of Ms wife, with whom she slept for the night. She gave
a very incoherent account of baselE When questioned by Beasford and
his wife, she said her name was Lea. On being undreesed Mrs. Beres.
ford discovered in the female's stays a table knife ; under her stays were
three half sovereigns concealed, and attached to the stays were two begs,
one:containing a collection of scraps of cloth and silk, some pieces of
coarse stones, and soap; sad in the other were two phials, one contain.
ing oil mixed with a white powder, and soother phial won liquid
of sugar of lead. Mrs. Baesford paid her attention the
night, and accompanied her to the office. In a whisk the
carried, were also found some articles marked Posses, 'bleb led to a
supposition that she had come from Portsmouth. Duringthe night she
raved considerably.
When questioned by the Magistrate the female stated, that her name
was-Amelia Rebecca Shief t that she was twenty years of age, that her
father resided at Portsmouth, from whence she bad walked nearly all
the way, and come to London to a friend of ha father's, named Taylor,
a bootmaker, who resided in the Old Kent-road. bhe wished to obtain
a situation in London. Mr. Taylor not being able to afford bee lodg-
ings in his own house, had found her a mom in a person's house near,
of the name of Howell, a painter and gluier. When asked whelp's
of the Kent-road it was that she lodged, she said. "it was pew Bet.
mondsey river." From her manner in the office, it was doubted who-
the. or not her statement could be depended upon ; but she was calm,
and It was very apparent that she had been accustomed to polite
society.
The Magistrates consigned ha again so the care of Sergeant Bass.
ford to accompany her home, and, to make proper inquiries before be
left her. She was handsomely dressed in a black silk bonnet and veil,
and wore a brown pelisse.

Wousir-137azwr.—Yesterday two urchins, Fronde Cranford,
about seven years of age, and Rfisabah Crawford, aged about eleven
brother and sister, were charged with steeling a shift from a pawnbro:
kits shop door in Whitecrose.street, St. Luke's.
It appeared ftom the evidence of Mr. Matthews, the pawnbroker,
that on Tuesday evening last the primmer. went into the shop to pawn
a gown, and while they were standing there waiting to be saved he
missed the shift produced, which was hanging up in the shop; be at the
same time perceived the prisoners very close together atteminuyo
conceal something, and accused them of robbing him, which
stoutly denied ; the boy was then searched, and the shift found con-
ceal 4 under his smock frock. t The girl said she never saw the boy
before.

They were committed to Newgate for triad.
The worthy Magistrate (Mr. BENNICTIr) said he wished the pro.
manor, in case prisoners were convicted, to recommend to the
Judge that they should be sent to the Refuge for the Destitute.
The prisoner Francis, although so cog young, by been before
charged with felony.
Laxiskir-ssaszT.—Yesterday, D. 111:2rrty and H. Le were
charged with stealing a bale of silk, of the se 3001. from a Col.
cluster waggon.
O. Weston, one of the Boweet hone panel, on Tuesday minim
observed the prisoners end another man drive aloog the Romford.road
in a chaise cart down a lane from Ilford towards Epping Forest. They
came up with the chaise near Wansteed house, and stupppiing it, asked
the prisoners what they had got in it ? They replied nothing bat
their own property. kiTarthy jumped eat of the chaise. and tried to
escape, but after a desperate struggle he and his companioo were se.
cured, and on searching the chaise two large hap of silk were found.
The officer also found on WCarthy a peculiar kind of crow.bar, some
boiled liver, which is used by burgers for the pupae it giving dogs
to quiet them while burglaries are committing, sad on As ground
where he jumped out, two latch-keys, such as are used in opening the
bind boots of stage-coaches, were picked up.
A gentleman from the house of Giaaa.o and Co. merchants, Copthsl
I court, stated that on the 4th inst. two bales of silk had been sent by the
Sem to the India Arms Inn, Lime-street, to be forwarded to fir.
Brown, a silk-throwster, at Colchester. The silk was packpacked up in
bags, similar to those produced, and four of which formed a bale. The
silk itself was also of the same quality as that in the bap; it was in the
same state as It was imported from Italy, and was worth one guinea per
pound.
The prisoners were remanded for a week.

Maras PoLime.—Geo. Dabs, who carries en the business of a
tier in Tothill.atreet, Westminster, was charged with having
fashis porsession 3,126 lbs. weight of lead, which bad been unlawfully
procured. The lead was seised at the prisoner's house by Mitchell and
Fogg, surveyors, and Creber and Judge, officers of Thames Police, and
brought to the office in a cart.
The defendant said that the chief part of the lead he bad taken in ez.
change for glass. He produced two persons on his behalf.
One of them, named Stephens, an apprentice to Mr. Davis, of Cart-
wright-street, Westminster, stated that he had sold some pieces of lead
on behalf of his muter, and pointed them eat.
John Fourth, a plumber, of F 's.rents, Westminster, idendlled
the Name pieces which he said had been sold to him by the defendant.
He knew the lead by the manner in which it had been rolled. •
Mr. Bat.i.urrixE fined the defendant 30s. for the possession. The
value of the property is about 701. which was declared forfeited.
Tows•HaLL.—Mogeref Malloy, an unhappy outcast, was charged
with staling from the pence of John Plummer, a mariner, 141.45. on
the same evening. The sailor said he was induced by the penance to
accompany her up a court : on her quitting him he missed his property,
a 101. note, four sovereigns, and 2s he gave an alarm, and saw the
prisoner entering another court, at the end of which she was taken ;
near her lay the whole of the money, wrapped in his ship's papers.
Alderman ANSLEY sent her foe

DEATH Its FlRE.—Wednesday afternoon, at four
o'clock, Mr. Stirling and • Jury held an inquest at the White Bear, In
the Eingsland-road, on view of the body of Eliza Norris, aged four
years, a fine-looking child, who came by her death in conseqoanca of
her clothes haying caught fire. Vadia—Accidental death.
The body of a fine female infant was found by Mr. Mori.
son, of the Regalia Tavern, Augustus-street, Regent's Park, yesterday
morning on the bank of the Regent's Canal, with a large stone fastened
to it. It appears from the situation in which it was discovered, that it
was intended to have been thrown into the Canal ; but from some cause,
as jet undiscovered, the object of the inhuman wretch was frustrated.
SMITH, TILE ALLEGED MURDERER OF LONG. TILE
POLICZNAWO.-A great dad of mystery attaches to Smith, the man
now in Clerkenwell Prison, charged with murdering the policeman,
Long. Ever since he has been remanded be has preserved the utmost
sullenness and caution with respect to • disclosure of his usual resi.
dens or connections. No perrm whatever has applied for admission to
see him as an acquaintance; and any question upon the subject of his
companions is warded off, or answered with the utmost reserve. The
officers from the various police offices in the metropolis have been to
see him, for the purpose of recognition, but not one appears to have the
least taolleciion of him.

HORRID MURDER •ND SUICIDR.•••=TIMISday morning
there was • most horrid and dreadful murder and suicide committed in
the town of Suttoo-in-Ashiletd, near Mansfield. Mr. George Shooter,
a respectable bag hosier, resided there with his wife, and his son (en
only child) was an apprentice with Mr. LOTIA, surgeon, of Belper, in
Derbyshire. Between two and three o'clock in the morning the son
came over to button, called his parents up, and rook refreshment, and,
after a few minute,' conversation, his parents wished to retire to rest
again. The mother went to warm the son's bed, and during he:tempo-
rary absence, the father fell • victim by the hinds of his unfortunate
son, by his cutting the jugular vein It is then believed that the son
went up stairs for the purpose of putting an sad to Meows lids, and
meeting his mother upon the stair-awe, he cut of an t of hit
qg to the chamber in which be was in the bolds of sleeping when
geaTo". home, there destroyed himself by wetting his own throat.—
The theadlal deeds woe dew oeigiod hiestusteot. The body
of the saistioneso Wier is Row bie. la the hoteolbtee. a d that of
the ti, lien in the bed-room, to await the Corms:ll *quo.,
The &eand dem ow be most es* coottetwod then demented.
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