Star.
London, England, 1825-01-24 00:00:00

POLICE INI r;LLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.
BURGLARY Pairvenrzo.— Thosaailones and .TalutPipe were brought
before Mr. Alderman ANSLEY charged with attempting to commit
a robbery in the house of Mr. Kent, in Fakon-aquare. It appeared
that on Thursday evening, Higgings, one of Mr. Kent's workmen,
went into a cellar. and was much surprised on observing Jones io
one corner near the dust hole, in which it is supposed he intended
to have concealed himself, but Higgings came upon him suddenly,
seized him, and Jones resisted and struck the candle out of his
hand ; several persons soon came to the assistance of Higgings, and
Jones was secured. It was thoug)tt advisable not to take him to
the watch-house immediately, as his companions, who, it was sup•
posed, were to join hint at night, would hear of his capture. An offi-
cer searched him, and found upon him aU the implements for house-
breaking. He was then secured in an iron safe, but having corn.
plained of the cold, he was taken to the watch-house. In the cor-
ner of the cellar he had provided same bread and cheese, a pipe and
tobacco, &c. A grand look-out was kept about the premises, and
early in the morning, before day-light, two or three fellows were
seen lurking about. I'ipe, who bad formerly been in Mr. Kent's
employ, was seen two or three times peeping through the key-hole ;
he was therefore apprehended as an accomplice t he, however, dis-
claimed all knowledge of Jones, and there being no direct proof to
connect them, he was discharged.—Jones was committed for trial.

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EITIGNSIC SWINIILINC.—True bills of indictment having been
found by a Grand Jury of Middlesex _against Golfrey,aliAs Cooke'
Mrs. Stopped Cooke, alias Saunders; .]nukes Grnuatt, who acted as
groom to Mrs. Saunders; and Mr,. Parkes, of Chelsea, upon whose
recommendation some of the property was obtained; Saturday the
solicitor for :he prosecution attended at this Mice, notice having
been given by Godfrey that he should put in bail to the Bench war-
rant. The Court nut having fixed the amount of bail, Mr. Rise-
ONION, after some conversation with the solicitor, said that he should
require two sureties in atl 50 each, and Godfrey in the sum of
6509. The bail who presented themselves gave their names Tho-
mas Scales, Baron's-buildings, Lambeth, bricklayer, and Thomas
Brown, Duke-street, Bethnal-green, wine-cooper.
Upon the examination of Scales, it turned out that he was not a
bricklayer, but that he got an occasional shilling by putting up grates
in kitchens, and white-washing houses. lle said he had known the
prisoner Godfrey six months :he met him at a public-house by the
King's Bench Prison, and he told him that be was a Gentleman's
servant, and that was all be knew of Godfrey.
Mr. itswuxson asked him what he was worth when all his debts
were paid ?—He replied £4O.
Mr. ItAwunsox informed him that the bail required was Xl5O ;
bat supposing it was only 2E40, he would not have received him.
The other bail declined going through the ordeal of an examina-
tion, as Godfrey had deceived him, by telling hint that the bail re-
quired was only to the amount of ,C5O.
Mr. Rawerosox said, that in a case of so much importance, in
which tradespeople had been d.-frauded to such an extent, he should,
receive none bet unexceptionable bail—Scales and Brown then,
being rejected, withdrew.