Star.
London, England, 1830-12-02 00:00:00

POLICE HAPORTS.

MAWSION Hour —Two men, named Davis and Siagfr, Wen
brought before the Loan Blares', charged with having stolen a large
pack of flannel and blankets, the property of a warehouseman In
Lawrence-lane.

David Forrester, the officer, saw Davies and two other men looking
about in the neighbourhood of Bishopegate-street, and dogged them
until he perceived they had fixed upon an errand.eart, which contained
some bulky property. Soon afterwards the officer saw a large pack fall
from the out, but he could not tell whether it had been cut away, or fell
by accident. The moment it fell, however, Davies and Slater took
hold of It, and the former heaved it upon the shoulders of the latter.
As they were both making off with the pack, the officer darted upon
and seized them. Slater, after a desperate effort, contrived to slip out of
his coat and wahtcoat,which he left in the hand of the officer, who cried
out, Stop thief I A gentleman Instantly pursued Slater, and, with the
assistance of others, secured him. The pack, which contained flannel
and blankets of considerable value, was directed to Mr. Smith, of
Tooting.
The LORD MAYOR commended the activity of the officer highly,
and remarked upon the frequency of robberies of this description.
The prisoners were remanded.
Gu ILDIIALS.—Mr. a miniature painter, residing In Clerken-
well attended before Mr. A Tnomrsox, at the Instance of
Mr. Dicks, an overseer of one of the City parishes, to answer a coin.
plaint of not maintaining his wife. Mr. Dicks, however, opened hie
case by stating, that he was not aware that he could make any cons.
plaint, as the husband expressed his willingness to receive and maintain
his wife at his home, while the wife refused to return, and required a
separate maintenance.
Mr. Aid. THOMPSON asked bow long the parties had been married ?
The wife, a tall, slim young woman, replied four years.
The husband said that was true, but she had deserted him at the end
of the first twelvemonth, and be handed up a copy of the Tines, wherein'
he had advertised that she had left him without his count, and that
he would not pay any debts she might contract.
The wife replied that he had used her so much while she lived
with him, that she was determined never top home with him again.
He had given her a black eye only a fortnight ago. He could earn
haie.a.guinea in four bows, and could afford to allow her 7s. a-week.
The husband said she had been aiming at a separation from the very
beginning, and he was determined never to make an allowance to her.
His home was open to her, as she was his wife by law, though she bad
never been so by nature': (a laugh.) I say, cried the husband in an elevated
tone, she has never been a wife by me. Why, Mr. Alderman, the se.
mod day after we were married, as was writing at my desk, she
came unawares behind me and began battering away with a big stick,
and when I complained of this strange conduct to her sister, who seemed
to be a son of keeper over her, she took the stick away, and my wife
became as tame as a mouse. (Laughter.)
You ought, said the Magistrate, to have exercised better judgment in
chasing our wife.
But, Alderissaa. replied the husband, before I married her she could
not say bo ! to a goose. (Renewed laughter.)
What ! although she was so fiery tee days afterwards es to beet you
with a great stick ? rejoined the husband, neither I nor my
friends could believe such a thorough change to be possible.
Why not, said the Magistrate, make as allowance suitable to your
means, and rid yourself cf such a trotiblesonse eompaztlett. She does

not like to return, and it would be hard to make the inhabitants of the
parish maintain her. No, my home is open to her, said the husband.
The wife repeated her complaints of ill treatment, and said, her hus-
band had not purchased any clothes for her. She considered her life in
danger.
The husband replied, that whatever property she Worm his. When
he was courting, she said, Now, if you marry me, you will not get
even a scrap of paper with me (a laugh) ; and he answered that Ite
did cot care, he only wanted her person, which was the truth, for he
had the most pure and sincere love for her
etogreinlataghter); but, added
the husband, with a significant nod, and Ms tons from that
of bold emphatic statement, to the whisper of bails confession; but, I
was taken in; and her cousin now tells me, my wife had a bastard be.
fore I became acquainted with her (laughter).
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON said such exposures only made things
worse.
Mr. Payne observed. that the only question for the Magistrate was,
whether the husband had a proper home for his wife to Igo to? and the
Alderman examined the defendant's landlady on this point, and also as
to his treatment of his wife; and he arrived at the conclusion that the
husband was an unfortunate man.
You must go home, said the Alderman, addressing the wife. Never !
she exclaimed, and burst into an hysterical fit of crying.
The Magistrate continued—l cannot order an allowance to be made
to you. You must return to your friends. If, however, you choose to
return to your husband, the law will compel him to treat you with be.
coming kindness and attention. The parties were then dismissed.
BOW•STANZT. SWING" IN LONDON. Yesterday morning
Mr. Charles Ramble waited upon Sir A. Binge, and informed him
that he had received a letter from the awfal and mysterious
known by the self assumed cognomen of " threatening
struetion to Covent-Garden Theatre unless certain injunctions therein
contained were obeyed, and that immediately.
Sir R. Braxit--And pray, Mr. Ranh's, what modest request, or
rather injunction, has Mr. Swing favoured you with ?
Mr. Kemble said the letter was to this erect t—We are in want of
bread—we cannot see our wives and children starve around us—bread
we will have. You must immediately advertise a free benefit, the pro-
ceeds to be applied to our relief, and if you fail your Theatre will in a
single night be reduced to ashes. The other Playhouses will share the
same fate on non-compliance—so take heed." Signed—" Swing."
Sir. R. BILNIZ —Well, this is coining near home with a •
Mr.Remble (laughing)—What would you have me do, Siren= ?
Sir R. Bt RI/IX—Why, advertise a benefit by all means, and when
the person or persons authorised by Swing come to claim the Pro
give them into custody, and bring them before me, and perhapelce
know what to do with them.

Mr. Kemble said he should consider of it, and withdrew.

DARING AND EXTRNIIIVE ROIIIIIIIY AT 8R1111T0L....A man of
respectable appearance, named John Walker, and his wife and mother,
and a young girl whose name was not stated, were brought before Mr.
Inentn.r. on Tuesday night, the man charged on suspicion of being
a principal in a most extensive robbery at Bristol, and the females with
being accessories after the fact.
It appeated in evidence that on last Friday se'nnight, the house of
Mr. Abrahams, a pawnbroker and silversmith at Bristol, was broken
into and plundered of 230 gold and silver watches, 200 gold rings, a
quantity of plate, and other miscellaneous property to the amount of
about 2,3001. Mr. Abrahams is of the Jewish persuasion, and at the
commencement of his Sabbath, which takes place on Friday evening,
he and his family left home, and on their return in about three hours,
it was found thaf the premises had been broken into, and the property
mentioned carried off. Information was immediately given to Mr.
Smith, the Chief Police Officer of Bristol, and the most prompt mea-
sures were resorted to to prevent the thieves, who were at ones suspected
to be from London, from quitting BristoL The vigilance of the police,
however, was defeated, and the robbers got clear from the dty with their
plunder. Information was then sent to Bow-street, with a description
of the persons who were supposed to have committed the robbery, and
by desire of Sir Richard Stride and Mr. Minshull, Ford, assisted by
other officers, set about endeavouring to trace them. It had been as-
It:ermined that on the night of the robbery three men left Bristol in a
posuchaise, having with them a large quantity of lump of a very
weighty description. They were traced to the neighbourhood of Lon-
don, having never all quitted the chaise together during the =
and they then transferred the luggage to a hackney coach, and
Ford ascertained the number dein coach to be and on inquiry loud
the coachman was gone to Hastings on a job. Ile followed and brought
him to London, and he stated that he drove the three men and the luggage
first to the Gun Tavern, at Pimlico, where two of them went away,
and be then drove the third to a house in Valentine's-place, Black-
friars-road, and there the packages were deposited. The officers went
there at an early hour on Tuesday morning, and found all the prisoners
in the house. They were in great consternation, and Mrs. Walker, the
male prisoner's maker, was seam to go in haste to the water-closet.
Upon a search there, three silver spoons, quite new, and without marks,
were found in the soil. On a further search in the house some gold
seals and other trinkets were found, and the prima were brought be.
fore the Magistrates.
Mr. Abralumi was examined, and described the circumstances at-
tending the burglary, and said the pdmeer, Jobn Walker, was theme
man Who called at his shop on three aseemdm days, the het of which
was that on which the robbery was memetted. Be looked at a great
variety of articles each time, ands pretence that be wasted to make
large purchases, but finally be bought nothing, althoetakebtes remained
of upwards two hours each time. The spoons and
witness had no doubt, were part of the property stoles from raltel
The spoons agreed meetly in pattern, and so did the seals, with some
ho which he had loat.
Mr. Smith, the chief constable of Bristol, identified the male pri.
loner, whom he said he had seen in that city for several days before
the robbery, but not afterwards.
Ford the house at which he apprehended the prisoners, was a
common brothel, and that John Walker bad been many years known as
an experienced burglar.
Walker said he knew nothing of the robbery, and denied having been
at Brisld stall.

The female denied any pardcipation in the matter, and Mrs.
Walker, am. entered into a long statement of her private affsits, which
had no bearing whatever upon the charge.
The driver of the hackney-coach 687 waa called, and swore that
Walker was one of the three men whom be chore to the Gun at PIM.
lien, and afterwards to Valentine's-place, Blackfriars-road.
Walker was then handed over to the custody of Mr. Smith, to be con-
veyed to Bristol, and thelfemale prisoners were discharged.
Yesterday a Fear old countryman was brought up by Skinner, the In.
Spector of Hawkers' and Pedlars' Itiorness, charged with having been
found hawking sand.
It appeared that the poor man had only a small quantity of sand in
his cart when he was observed going from house to home by the in-
former, who failed in proving that any and had been sold, and the de-
fendant asserted that he was merely collecting sedges.
Sir RICHARD Boum asked the attorney's clerk, who attended in
support of the information, whether he supposed that those who framed
the Act ever intended to include sand un the terms goods, wares, or
metehandisest

The Attorney's clerk said, that the question was one which he could
not answer.

Sir R. Brawis—l am quite sure that it was not.
Mr. Blirrauntr. reconunended the defendant to take out a license to
remove all doubt, but dismissed the information.
Skinner applied to have the defendant ordered to pay the exponent
out of pocket.
Mr. Mixsuora., however, declined to make any such order.
Another poor-looking fellow was charged with hawking mats in
Mary-la-bonne.
Mr. lintsuum ordered the ease to be dismissed, saying that he
would not take on him a most painful office, that belonged to other
magistrates.
In the course of the morning Sir R. Bram observed to Mr. Thomas
that be never was more astonished in his life than on finding the
conclusion to which the Jury had come in his ease, tried in the Court
of Common Pleas the previous day.
Mr. Thomas said that the Chief Magistrate was not the only person
whom that verdict had surprised.
Sir It. Biagio observed that the verdict was used to the summing
up of the Judge, and that as indoootioa bed boo thrown out by the
learned personage, that be did me not to Notify for costs. Such a
verdict was quite conclusive 'phut the rovendve system, which formed
one of the principles of the New Pollee.

MAALIOIOI.I6/I.llTnitzs Smith, the landlord of the Brick.
layer's Arms, the corner of Mountotreet and South Audley.street,
appeared upon a summons under the ibilowing circumstances t
William Fell, a gentleman's servant, deposed that he went into the
defendant's house a few Mete since, about seven o'clock, and having
seated himself in the limbos saw two person* playing at cards.
When their gem was finished, a looker-on invited him to play at
cribbage, which he did. and having played two hours, he had lost 11.
in dry money. His antagonist, who had won it, wanted three holes of
being out, and the complainant at the same time had seven holes to go,
sad it was his antagonist's deal. He was then persuaded to bet 101. to H.
on winning, and staked his watch for the money, not having say with
him, with the prooleo that he should have the watch on the production
of the money. Ile lost, so his t played out before his shew.
Tim parlear customer int pocketed his watch ; aid, on the
complainant prodcing the lel. the following morning, the time cep.
he discovered that the gentleman had absconded with it. He
pointed.
of Mr. Smith who he was, and he declared he knew nothing of
him, although the complainant stated that Miss Smith and his an-1
utiodetlergbal and joked, and appeared well acquainted, she es calling
him Cldee," The defendant's servant tome in and out during the
time the yin&
he bad not rms into the room. haring been bur all
the dm o, w
hays e was he
fend it. aware that they were playas at cards at all, or be
would net suf
Mr. COWAN? Obi= that in the mind of any rational being the
publican mut be su to be cognisant of what was going on for
three hours together. it was a Toy bad cam, as there wee not only
gand costs.mbling, but swindling added to it, and the deibigaint must pay 4L
a

A person named Trepaire, holding a subordinate situation in the
navy. was charged with creating a disturbance, and threatening to as.
Sault a Mr. Bunn, of Wardout-street.

The quarrel had arisen in consequence of the defendant's sister' a 4
be alleged, being of a very violent temper. The complainant, rho vr
understood to be her husband, and felt much annoyed at his coming
there, and apprehending some violence from a threat of striking huuh;
bad obtained a warrant.
Mr. Knowles and a Mr. Gunnel, residing in the neighbourhood
proved that he had collected a few persons in front of the house. '
The defendant said that he lodged in the complainant's holm, ud
alshough the latter owed him money, he told him late at night that b
should not sleep there any more, and gave him a shilling to procure
bed for the night. He moldy went to speak to his sister.
Mr. DIM* suggested, that through the instrumentality of mutual
friends, it would be better to settle it amicably.
After retiring five minutes, it was, after an acrimonious dialogue,
which each declared they would not pay a farthing, settled that the dr.
fendant should pay the amount of costs.

James Richards, the emissary of a well-dressed fellow named Be,.
thold, who has been distributing a quantity of trash about the west
end, entitled The National guardian ; or, Berthold': Ezpoic, at
yesterday brought up, charged with exhibiting a placard of uon,aue,
with a tri-coloured border to it.

The offence did not exactly come within the jurisdiction of the
&trate, and after observing there was a more respectable way of gaimtg
a living, Mr. CONANT discharged him.
Ustrow.H.u.s.—The;person who stands charged wfthidleged cruelty
to his child, a boy eight years of age, whose life is despaired o.
was again brought up.for examination.
Mr. Hutchins, one of the dressers at Guy's Hospital, stated that,
notwithstanding the attention paid to the child since his admission into
the hospital, it was daily getting worse, and he entertained little hop,
of recovery. He added, that he was confident the child must hart
died much sooner had it not been conveyed away from the defendant,
house, where it was found in the deplorable condition, covered with
vermin and sores, as described by the parish officers of Newington, ea
the first examination.

Waters, the beadle of Newington, stated that he had questioned the
child in the hospital that morning relative to the treatment it had u.
ceived from its father, and in reply, u to whether the latter visited it
often in the apartment where it was ling previously to its behi
taken to the hospital, the child said that he but seldom raw 11,,
parent. When asked whether the defendant behaved kind to hie
when he did visit him ? The child saki that his father wished his
dead ; and he on one occasion expresaed a hope that he would not Lk
the day out.
The defendant said that his other three children were ready to pm,
that he had:never ill-treated the child ; that be was uniformly kind to
it as to the rat; and that sanphula was the disease with which it rat
afflicted.

Mr. Hone remarked that his conduct to the child was brutal in the
extreme, otherwise be would never have permitted it to remain in di,
situation it was found In by the perish °Sons. It was suffered to re.
pose its emaciated form en a mattress literally covered with vermin, slid
that one instance of negligence proved him to be a man totally void of
feeling for one of his own offspring. It had been also given in evidence
that the child was deprived of the sustenance it required, and that the
want of food and proper nourishment was the chief cause of iu elan.
gerous illness.
The defendant said that his eldest daughter would prove that the
child was properly attended to ; at least, be had given instructiom to
that effect, being necessarily engaged a good deal in the country, trtn.•
acting agency business for mercantile houses. He was desirous of
knowing whether ball would be accepted for his appearance.
The Magistrate refused to take bail, particularly as the child ,as
still considered in great danger, and therefore remanded the defendant.
Two men, named Danes, brothers, were charged with having un.
lawfully in their possession a private still, with all the apparatus, and
several gallons of wash.
The Chief evidence against the defendants was given by a man named
Kidder, who had been previously convicted of the offence himself, ard
in order to avert the punishment that awaited him, he turned King's
evidence against the defendants, with whom, It appeared, be had canted
on the illicit trade previous to his apprehension. On this witness's
evidence the defendants were convicted, and sentenced to pay a mitigated
penalty of lOL

Quzzsr-semeas..--Charles Joseph Jonas was charged with re.
calving a quantity of stolen silk, which his wife, already committoi
for trial, lad plundered from the neighbourhood of hiloane.rtreet.
Knightsbridge. lie was also committed for trial.

Town-HiLt—lnspector Hack, of the Al. division, waited upon
Mr. Alderman Ansley, for the purpose of stating that be had, in
obedience to the Alderman's desire, canoed strict *thy to be malt
touchlig an accusation made by a girl named &phis litolingsworth,
on Saturday last, spinet her mother, of having murdered one of he
(the girl's) sisters. Stigand, a police constable. stowed that he hal
71:::41 to the employer of the girl's father, as Wawa, in White.
and from him and other sources had obtained the most or.
*min evidence that both the father and the mother of the girl we
honest and industrious persons. He had also seen the ours* who
ha the alleged murdered child out. the doctor, and the searcher,
and all agreed in stating that the child died of a ososomption. and
that no marks of violence appeared on the body.