Star.
London, England, 1825-10-10 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

Saturday, John Thomas and Almon James Hassler Gray, were
brought up in custody on a charge of having obtained goods on false
pretences.—Mr. Creed, an active Member of the Society for the Pro-
secution of Swindlers, who was present, stated, the prisoners were
connected with Costar, and had succeeded in obtaining goods to a
large amount, both in Liverpool and Bristol, and that the charges
that could be proved against them in a few days were both nume.
rous and serious.

The Alderman said he could feel no diliculty In remanding
them, particularly so he was informed that Gray had been pub-
licly whipped.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A Mr. Upton was brought up, charged by a very respectable
house in the City with having purchased goods to a large amount
in their name, and then selling them for his own benefit. Several
of the very respectable parties who have been thus fraudulently dealt
with were present, but not being able to produce the whole of their
case en Saturday morning, the prisoner was remanded.
HATTON-0 ARDEN.

A lad, named Chase, about fourteen years of age, was brought up
by Reid, jun. at the instance of his father, a decent-looking trades-
man, under the following distressing circumstances :—.The father,
in a state of extreme agitation, stated that his son had absented him-
self from home for the last ten days, and that be could get no tidings
of him until Friday,when he was informed that he was seen, in cum-
pany with a well-known character, in the neighbourhoodof Battle-
bridge, whose real name is Parker, but who, from the acuteness
with which he performs business in his line, is best known by the
name a “ Dicky Needle." Reid was therefore on she watch for
him, and succeeded in rescuing him from such infamous company.
The boy, in explanation, stated that he had met, in Gray's-inn-
lane, this " Dicky Needle," who is only eighteen years of age, and
who asked him if he wished for a situation for going thieving? he
should have plenty to eat and drink, and a lodging for nothing in
his house. lie unfortunately accepted this liberal proposal.
Dodd and Thompson of the Bow-street patrol, as also Colton, a
parochial constable, stated that the Louse occupied by this " Dicky
Needle," which is in the rear of Cromer-street, has been long com-
plained against by the respectable people of the neighbourhood, as a
gross nuisance. The house belonged to his mother (some time de-
ceased), and this lad keeps possession of it, hrdefiance of the land-
lord. 'There is no kind of furniture in the house, but every night a
confederated gang of thieves, boys and gide, under fifteen years of
age, assemble there, and after dividing the spoils of the night,
sleep on the bare floor, with only a rug over them, in a state of pro-
miscuous depravity.
The worthy Magistrate, after expressiog'his horror at such a state
of the youth of the metropolis, directed (at the desire of the father),
the boy to find bail, and ordered all the Officers immediately to
adopt the best means foe extirpating such a nursery of infamy.

QUEEN-SQUARE
A dustman, named ilinssrerth, was charged by Joseph Cooper, an
officer, with assaulting him while in the execution of his duty.—
Cooper had a warrant to apprehend two men, named Blower
and Taylor, for stealing dust ; and bearing one of them was
at the prisoner's house, .No. 4, St. Harman's Hill, be went
there on Friday night, and forcibly gained admission, when he was
attacked and dreadfully beaten by the prisoner with his own staff
The prisoner was ultimately taken to the Watch-house, and the
Officer, being so severely beaten, was taken to the Hospital, and
was unable to appear at the Ofr.ze to give evidence. Ainsworth
was sent for six weeks to the House of Correction.
TOWN-HALL

Saturday, Th^neas jacian, a mere child, not more than nine
years of age, was charged with committing a burglary on the pre-
mises of Mr. James Whitelock, a master builder, 7, Griffuh's•rente,
St. Thomas's parish, t3outhwark.
The merits of the case stood thus :—Mr. Whitelock resided in
an old mansion, formerly an inn, which he had divided into two
separate tenements, occupying tl►e one part himself, and letting the
other to the parents cf the prisoner. In his division he had depo.
sited building materials to a considerable amount, one cwt. of which
in iron hold-fasts, hinges, hails, clamps, &c. he missed on Thursday
last on his entern:i the room, the door of which had been blocked
!by a large copper, and the partition door forced. The character et
the prhoner being of the worst description, lie was apprehended;
when he confessed he had takes, all the property missed, and dis-
posed of it to a woman named Priscilla Fletcher, the keeper of a