Star.
London, England, 1831-05-27 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

Massion-Housz.—Evecures AND EASE.—A weaver, nan et!
Heath, and a chimney sweeper namedChandler,were brought before tht
LORD Mayes, charged with having driven in a curricle furiously
through the town, and with having horsewhipped a police-offictr, N.!
requesting that they would not run over the people.
The officer stated that his attention was arrested in the street by the
confusion of persons who were getting u fast as they could out of IN
way of a curricle which the weaver sou driving, sometimes on the pave.
meat, and sometime in the middle of the street. The horses *eh
smoking, and appeared to have travelled very hard, and the driver. sat'
the chimney sweeper, who sat by his side, seemed to be drunk. Wit..
ness ran up, showed them his slat, and called aloud to them to dela,
less rapidly ; but the weaver did not like to be checked, and gave him
some desperate 'dashes across the shoulders and loins. At length, skit
the assistance 01 Allen, the streetkeeper, and some of the passersby,
the two defendants were shoved out of their seats, and lodged in ti,,
watchhouse.
Several persons who witnessed the dangerous and eccentric 'staidi.
tion, said that none but madmen could have driven in such a manner.
A geutleman who resides in the neighbourhood of the place vibe%
the defendants were stopped, stated that, when he saw such a pair in
the cuticle, he at once concluded that they bad stolen it. The
sweep, who wore a nightcap, and looked jt.st m it' he came out of
a chimney, sat coolly smoking x short pipe, and looking back while
his companion drove; and the weaver was without coat or waistcoat,
and wore a high four-cornered paper cap. They bad driven round
Smithfield, and from thence with the greatest rapidity through the
streets over Blackfriars Bridge, dashed along the road till they reached
Camberwell-green, gallopped round Peckham, and, after three hours
drive, returned to the City, where they were checked.
An elderly gentleman, the owner of the curricle, stated, that he knew
the driver, and had requested that he and a little boy would drive 1'
home to Islington. It appeared, however that the chimney-sweeper
had given the boy a halfpenny for his place,i and that the driver, in.
stead of doing as he was ordered, put the lives of the public in jeopardy
all over the town.

The Lord hlayor—Did the chimney-sweeper encourage the weaver
to drive rapidly, or to assault the officer ?
A Witness--1 can't say he did. He sat smoking his pipe all th..
time. Although every one laughed, there was no change in him.
The LORD MATOR,....Did he say nothing at all ? ‘Vitutst--Yet,
he took out his pipe to spit, and said with a shake of the head, it was
all d—d nonsense; and so be continued to smoke until he was dragged
out of the curricle.—(Laughter.)
It appeased that they had dined together, for upon the seat wire found
half a quartern loaf, a piece of a German sausage, and part of a head of
a summer cabbage in a baron.
The weaver denied that be bad gone the distance described. The
boy had, be said, jumped out and left him, and the only person he
could prevail upon to help him to drive was the chimney-sweep:r, whom
he obliged by driving a little way to see a friend. As for the danger,
he did ail he could to prevent the horses from running on the pave-
ment, but they insisted upon it, and it was in the endeavour to prevent
them with the whip, that he accidentally whipped the officer.
The chimney sweeper said he never moved. for he thought it much
safer to sit quiet than to kick up a dust. He had had two or three
calls to make in the City, and if he had been tumbled out, he would
not have been fit to be seen, so he thought he might as well smoke his
PiPe•
The Lord Mayor ordered the weaver to find bail for tke insult, and
to pay ss. for being drunk. The chimney sweeper, who left his mark
behind him in the curriele, was discharged.
AFFECTING CASE.—A Coroner's inquest was held on
Monday last, at the Haberdasher's Arms, Homan, on the body of
Thomas Davis, aged 61, a horse-dealer, residing in Great Chart-street,
East-road, City-road, who came by his death in the following manner:
—Rasing some business to transact in litopemaker-street, Finsbury. he
met by chance with an old acquaintance named Jerry Aish, landlord of
the Jack of Newbury, in Dunhill-row, and they went to Owen's, the
Crown, in Chiswcll-street, to have a glass of gr.ig, where they met a
man named Wilson, of the George, in Aldenuanbury, to whom
Davis was indebted a few shillings. Some words arose between
them ; when Wilson, taking Davis by the collar, observed that
be was not a fit man to be in their company, and endeavoured
to thrust him out of the house. In the struggle, Davis
fell and broke four of his ribs, and groaned, and on being assisted up
by two men, to whom he was known, Harry Macdonald and Joe 51aa-
thester, observed, " This Is ...gal to me, this blow has done for me.".
His ftierd Aish immediately seised Wilson by the collar, and shook
him. for ill.using tbc old mon in that manner, observing to him,
" that's not the way to get your money." He expiredi in eighteen days.
The evidence on the inquest was so contradictory on the part of chase
aho professed to have seen the transaction, that the Foreman of the
Jury expressed his suspicion that some of the witnesses bad been
tampered with. The friends of the deceased banded to the Comm
a.id Jury tin, dying man's statement taken eight days after eke
trans:lc:ion happened, toil which was also handed to dlr. Braegiles,
the Mnxi%teite of Worsbip-street, on the hiveseigation tzhich tout ease
the day 'Mei, died, and which the worthy Magistrate observed, " If
this statement is true, Macdonald, you are a perjured man, then
addressing ll'ilson, who was in cuatudy, " Had 1 witnessed this paper
or any other Alcgistrate, i should have committed you without bail or
main prise for an a„.erravated case of manslaughter. I now hold you
to ball yourself in 1001. and two sureties in 401. each, in the event
of the Coroner's inquest. It came out in evidence that Mae.
donald procured the deceased some spruce for the pain the de-
ceased complained of in his right skle, and placed him on a chair by the
side of the fire. Two witnesses swore Aish never touched Wilson, and
the jury, for the want of positive evidence that he came by his death by
the rail, very reluctantly gave the following iertlict--" That the de.
cessi.d died In consequence of breaking' four ribs, but bow or in what
way they had not evidence before them to prove. Sonic of the Jury
kindly presented two sovereigns to the a idow, who is 65 years of age,
an invalid, much afflicted with rheumatic fever, and is led to-
tally destitute. The smallest donation from the benevolent public
will be thankfully received and gratefully acknowledged by her.
BIRTHS.

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The 26th instant, the Hon. Me. Smith, Belgrave-street, of a son ..The 26th inst. Mrs. R. t►bbard, of a daughter—The 18th instant, a:
Ahortgrove, Basel, Mrs. Edward St. Aubyn, of a eon—The 25th nut.
at Remstcd-place, in the county of Kent, the lady of W. Pearetit, of
Usworth, in the county of Durham, Baq. of a son and heir.

MARRIED.
The 26th inst. at St. Mary's, Islington, Mr. R. Moreland, junior, of
Old-street, to Elisabeth, eldest daughter of G. L. Andrews, Esq. of
St. Vincent's-place, City-road—The 24th Inst. at St. George's, Blooms-
bury, T. V. Foaberry, Esq. to Emily Sarah, eldest daughter of George
Gooch, Esq. of Brunswick-square—The 21st inst. at &. Mary's, New.
ington, T. Armsby, Esq. to Mary Ann Esther, eldest daughter of 31r.
R. Boequet, of Trinity-square, Surrey.

DIED.

The 25th inst. in Newman-street, Oxford...street, M. Drown, Eul•
historical painter to his Majesty, and to his late Royal Highness the
Duke of York—The 26th inst. Mr. C. Rivington, of Waterloo-place
and Brunswick-square, in the 77th year of his age—The 22d inst. at
Brighton, Mr. J. Brandenburger, late of Arundel-house,
durrey—The 2-sth inst. Mr. W. T. Mason, of Prince's street, Stan -
ford-street, Surrey, late of Greenhlthe, Kent.
CORN-EXCHANGE—THIS DAY.
Wheatoiew,Kent, Essex 704 72s Peas, Grey
Old Beans, Small

. Nis fib
. 40s 12•

—s —s is, .
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Suffolk, (While) . 88s Ali Tick . . 3.5 s 3tl
Norfolk & Suff. (Red), 62. 88s Oats, Potato. . 281 3lh
Rye . . 30. 34s Poland . 23s 27-
Barley, 34s 36. ..Fine 44s 48. Feed . . 23s Vo
Peas, White . 40s 42. Flour, per sack.. . 53. 0"
Boilers . . 43. 48s Rapeseed . .136 X3B per log

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Wheat, English (qrs.) - 2.3761 Barley, Foreign . . 3,140
Irish . . Oats, English 5.315
Foreign . 26,430 Irish . . 4.743
Barley, English . 760 Foreign . 12,103
Irish - - 90 English Flour (sacks) 4.164

SMITHFIELD—THIS DAB'.
CMITLI AT WARIEST
Beasts, 382—Sheep, B,9lo—Pityl4o—Calveq, 154.
Beef ....... Ss 103 co ls 6.1 Pork ...... 4s 6,1 :o 44:10C:
Mutton 4s 4d N Od Lamb ..... 6s 6,1
Veal.. 4. 01 41 8d
Hay (per load), ,1/2 8.. to ,83 lbs. Clover,4" les. to ,f.) lOs•
Straw, 16s. to £2 Os.

COAL-EXCHANGE—THIS DAY.
Ships arrived during the mouth
During the week
BeetWa°send, Newcastle, & Sunderland CANals,. SO. Si a 3104 ltd
lattice sorts
Ships at Matikat. 474.
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