Star.
London, England, 1830-12-27 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

Bow-STREET.—Saturday being Christmas Day, the worthy Chief
Magistrate, Sir It. Butane, sat at nine o'clock in the morning, to de.
liver the police stations, alias watchhouses, within the districts over
which he presides, of their unlucky inmates. There were altogether
seventeen defendants or prisoners, and the appearance which they ex.
hibited, showed that the punishment which Nature had inflicted on.
them was as great as could have been imposed by any artificial means
The cold had penetrated to their hearts, and their limbs i-eemed so be.
numbed as to be scarcely able to perform their functions. The a hole
of the charges were for disorderly conduct in the street, in cnrue.
quenee of the defendants having admitted ' a thief into their mouths
to steal away their brains.'
Sir RICHARD observed upon, not only the folly, but the disagree-
able results of an over indulgence in strong potations, and wondered
how, at a time of such general and lamentable distress, persons could
squander away in liquor money which would be much better bestowed
upon relieving the hunger of their fellow creatures.
The defendants, one and all, admitted that his Worship was in ora-
cle of wisdom, and that it would have saved them the wretchedness
they had endur.d if they had but adopted such good advice ; but as it
was, they must submit themselves entirely to his Worship's clemetcy.
hoping at the same time that he would take into consideration the
time that it was in, and their almost congealed state, with abundant
protestations of future amendment.
Sir RICHARD said he thought that they had all been punished ade-
I quately to their offences, and that as they had promised to turn over a
new leaf (which he trusted they would do without delay.) he would
allow them to go to their homes in peace, for the pu,pose of restoring
their frames to warmth, and enjoying their Christmas dinners, if they
had any to enjoy, but at the same time recommending them to drink
only toast and water, or some such harmless beverage.
The defendants severally assured his Worship that nothing but thin
drink should enter their lips this day, upon which understanding they
were all set at liberty, they hobbled off with tottering gait and chatte-.
ins teeth to seek some friendly fire to restore them to animation.

In consequence of the disturbances in Lancashire, tem-
porary barracks have been ordered to be established at Ashton.urdir.
Line and Stayley-bridge, as well as at Blackburn, Bolton, and Oldl.. ;
and orders have been issued from the Commissariat Departnitnt
send barrack stores to Ashton.under.Line, and Stayley-bridge ism.L-
diateiy,

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ROBBERY OP A POST-Boy.--The post-boy, when con-
veying the mail from Shinrone to Rogues, on Thursday last, was robbed
by four men when within half a mile of the latter town.

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Lord Cardigan has ordered of a tradesman in Stamford be-
tween four and live thousand yards of flannel and linen, to distrii,ute
amongst his poor neighbours about Deane, Northamptonshire.
The receipts of the first nine weeks of the railway he-
twerp Liverpool and Blanchester, for passengers alone, exceeded 18,0001.
sterling !
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An extraordinary marriage took place in the parish of
Togher, within a few miles of Drogheda, about a fortnight ago. The
gallant gay Lothario bears the cognomen of Patrick Martin, he Is about
74, phlebotomist and horse-leech, and his fair rib, the blooming bar.
maid of 3lr. Owen Burton's public-house, at Wyanstown, aged 17 ! !
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Roger., P. P. of Toghtr.
However, the loving bridegroom's happiness was but transient and shur..
lived, as his fair bride decamped from him the following morning.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last, as Mr.
Andrews, an eminent surgeon of hichmond, Surrey, was returnirg
home in his chaise, he came in contact with a baker's cart which r..s
going in an opposite direction in a narrow part of the road, at the foot of
the hill. The concussion was so great as to snap the shafts asunder.
and both Mr. Andrews and the servant was thrown oat, when, whin.
choly to relate, the former was killed on the spot. He hu left a whirs
and nine children to lament his untimely end. An inquest vu held
on Friday on the body, when a verdict of " Accidental Death" nes
returned.

A THIEF SMUT BY A SOLDlER.—Wednesday evening,
the 23d. a considerable number of waggons, laden with baggage. b.
longing to the sth Dragoon Guards, arrived at Uekfield, on their way to
Brighton, where they stopptd fur the night, sentinels, as usual. being
appointed to protect the property. In the course of the evening, aim
took an opportunity, as he thought unperceived, of stealing a great real.
The sentinel witnessed the act of thievery, and called on the perpetrror
three times to stop, but the unfortunate wretch disobeying the injunctior,
the soldier fired at him, and the ball passed through his neck. lie vas
still alive when the waggon left on Thursday, but his recovery was a...
tittered very doubtful.--11ripitios Ilerakl.