Star.
London, England, 1830-06-18 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

OvILDIIALL--Juhn Short, a miscrable.looking man, ahou
thirty years of age, was charged with robbery tinder the the follow- -
lag ciremustuwes :
On Wednesday afternoon the prisoner went into tin eating-houw.
kept by a person named Bill ; and after eating a good dinner, am:
dozing for half.omhsur, he called to Dlr. Hill, and said, " I have nt
means of paying you for my dinner, and mereover I candidly t.ll
you that I have stolen a knife and fork belonging to you, which I
will not give up till you send for an officer and give me into ,at..
tody." A gentleman present recommended the landlord to talc.
the knife and fork from the fellow, and "kick him out ;" but th.
prisoner brandished the knife, and swore he would stick any :nazi
except an officer, who should attempt to take it from him. T:a
landlord had no alternative left hint but to comply with the extra.:-
dinary demand of the prisoner.
The Officer stated that the prisoner had informed him he hal :16
endeavouring for some tune you to get transported.
The prisoner said he had tried to get employment, but coal! e
nate. i am," he added, " a dyer, and have been, indeed, d)i
with want and hunFcr for some time past."
Mr. Altlertnan IlEw said he must not expect that Magistrate.
would forward his designs. It was evident by acquainting the eon.
plainant that he had his property, he did rot entertain any fel%
Mous intention ; therefore he must be discharged.
" Diseitargetl only to do something worse !" exclaimed the
appointed candidate for transportatio.l, as he turned sway front tte
Bar.

fow.s•rr rr.•r.--Vesterday Mr. HALLS received a letter front
Joseph Adv. the Q,:aker, of HounJatlitch, proffering that 31agis-
trate sonic va!uable information, cn payment of the usual fee of on,
sovereign.
Mr. Hat.Ls observed, after :le had paused the epistle, that it w;:s
too bad that the 3lagistrates theme yes should be annoyed by such
a fellow.

Sir RlcilwilD BiaNiE—Hail you not better send him his linter
back by the sante means through which it reached you
Mr. HALLS (laughing)—Ch, the fellow provides against any
such attempt, for he adds, by way of postscript, " No letters takcn
in except they are post-paid."
Sir RICLIAILD BIUWIE—The old fox is too cunning I steel; e
However, he may yet be caught, knowing as he Is.
MallY-La-BoNNE.—A young man, named Yates, was charges'.
with detaining some furniture belonging to a person named Batt,
The complainant stated that his wife bad left his house, taking with
her nearly the while of his furniture, and had gone to live with
Yates, who had possession of the property.
The wife, echo is a very pretty young woman, about twenty.fout
years of age, admitted that she hail lett her husband's house., am'
said she did so because her husband had repeatedly ill-treated bet
on her refusing to prostitute herself for his support. Finding 02
would not comply with his wishes, he deserted her. She added, th.i!
about three months ago he was committed to the Heuse of Correc-
tion for assaulting her.
The magistrate instantly dismissed the case.

WOIISHIP.PITILEET.—Or. Tuesday Mr. John ( arke, the pri.-
prictor of the British Lion, New Carcndish.strest, New Nottb•
road, was charged by Illisitael Cluck, clerk to .lr. Alexct•.det
Black, sine-merchant, renchurch-street, with assaulting ar!
beating him. . .

The'complainant stated, that on the 4th of June inst. he weW
into the detendant's house a ith a friend, and had a bottle of wine
After having remained there a short time, he laid Mr. Hosier.
gentleman who ras in the room, a bottle of wine, that his (com-
plainant's) calf, was larger than his ; but Mr. flo.ier, by some
mantruvre, made the calf of his leg an inert and a half ,larger
it actually is; a quarrel then ensued, and the defendant struck hitr
a violent blow on his nose, and blacked both his eyes.
Mr. BaOrGIITON—Wc!I, a man must be clever indeed to male
his calf larger than it actual!) is.
The defendant said, that a hen the complainant had lost the bottle
of wine he lea pt saying that he had not lost it ; he (detendant) tole'
him he had Leidy lost it, when he called him a b_y lying b—h
he (defendant) then told hint that if he had been in env other hen,:
he would hare struck him. The complainant then challenged hnl
out to fight, and struck him ; he (defendant) then. M his own e.,•
fence, struck him again.
Mr. lino rGIITON (to the complainant)--We re rata dmak,
Complainant—Why, three parts. sir.
Mr. Harris, collecting clerk to Mr. Thomas Wr!ght, spirit-met•
chant, confirmed the defendant's statement. . . . _

Complainant—Now, sir, hare you evi.r playa, r.: cards
thlendant's house ?

Mr. Harris—l have certainly at titres.
3lr. BROUGHTON—It is not a fair question ; it has norm.
whatever to do with the case now btfore us.

Another gentleman, named Hosier, a wine-cooper. residing in t:.,
Curtain-road, also confirmed Mr. Clarke's statement.
The Magistrates said that after what had been stated by the to
witnesses for the defendant, who appeared respectable, they sho'.l•'
dismiss the ease.

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Mr. BROUGHTON—You car.% Indict him ; he wilt nave a kli
tificate from this office, stating that the cue has been tfiquisseil