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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BO W-SigEET.

Yesterday afternoon tiTeMagistiaresit this Office, Sir R. Ma-
nn and Mr. HALLS, were occupied until long after the usual hour
of sitting, in the investigation of the following case: Mr. J. Milton,
who bad been for several years an extensive borse-dealer and livery
stable-keeper in Peartree-yard, Piccadilly, some time ago became a
bankrupt, but by an arrangement with Mr. Elmore, one of the as-
signees, was subsequently entrusted with the management of thy;
concern, with full liberty to purchase, let, and sell horses. Lately
a disagreement arose with regard to the accounts, the result of
which was that Mr. Milton was dismissed. He afterwards canto
to the yard and forcibly took away two horses, and sold then, to
diffitrent persons, and for this act Mr. Elmore applied to the Ma-
gistrates of this Office, and obtained a warrant for felony.
Mr. Curwood, as Counsel for the accused, contended that a sort
of partnership existed between Elmore sod Milton, and that the
charge could not be sustained.
After a very long argument, Sir Raemaaa► and Mr. Home ex-
pressed their opinions tbat no case of felony bad been made out,
and discharged the prisoner.
During the performances at the Added Theatre on Saturday
night, a young buck, named Remand, extinguished the lights for
lark, and left the house in utter darkness for some minutes. He
was, however, taken into custody, but having been admitted to
bail by Mr. Thomas, he was yesterday morning wen imams. The
Magistrates directed that the bail-piece should be returned to the
Sessions.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.

A woman named Steuart, a notorious mendicant, was yesterday
brought before the Presiding Magistrate. The officer who appre-
hended her stated, that on searching her he found one of the Men-
dicky Society tickets upon her, which that Institution gave to their
subscribers as a check upon the repeated impositions practised upon
a benevolent and sympathising public, and which ticket would have
procured her instantly ample and certain relief.
Mr. Roe said that she could not possibly have any excuse lot
begging when she bad ■ Mendicity ticket. by which she could
instantly have procured relief. He therefore committed her for
twelve days to the House of Correction.
UNION HALL

A number of persons were yesterday morning committed to
the different Houses of Correction by the Magistrates, in conse-
quence of having been found begging in the streets. The
greater part of the offenders, instead of receiving the sentence
as if they considered it a punishment, expressed their thanks that
an uylutn had been provided for them that would protect them
from the perishing and inclement effects of the weather. Among
the number was a young man, who gave his name Wm. Williams,
whose haggard and wretched appearance excited the commiseration
of all present. He was brought up by Macey, the constable,
charged with having broken a window in the house of a Gentle-
man in Blackman-street, in the Borough, solely that he might be
committed to Brixton or some other prison. Macey declared that
the poor fellow, when first brought into the watch-house, seemed
nearly famished, and devoured what was given to him with the vo-
raciousness of a ravenous wild beast rather than with the appetite of
a human being. Williams said that he had been a sailor, and had
served a long time in his Majesty's navy. He was on board the
Blonde frigate, commanded by Lord Byron, when the bodies of the
King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands were taken to their na-
tive country. After be returned be was seised with a violent fever,
and bad been confined in the hospital, from which he had been
lately discharged, but was unable to get employment of any de-
scription. His native place was in Cornwall, and he was desirous,
to get down there, as he had some friends who would probably as-
sist him. _ _ _

Mr. Qualms then desired him to be taken to Britton for
seven days, in order that in the meanwhile the ease might be men-
tioned to the Vi%lting Magistrates, and the poor fellow pawed home.