Star.
London, England, 1809-12-13 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.--Yesterday Sophia Marie: Podlin,
wife to a watchman in the Temple, was charged with
being the person uho, some time since, placed a jar,
containing the body of a child, in one of the stair-
cases in the Temple. Lewis James, gravedigger of
St. Danstan's Parish, stated, that in a conversation on
Saturday night, at a public-house, near Temple-bar,
the prisoner acknowledged that she was the person,
and that she would do for Burton, the watchman,
who found it, if ever she caught him out of the Tem-
ple. This was confirmed by T. Bulgin, an Under-
taker, of Crown-court, Picket-street ; and as strenu-
ously denied by Jane Graham, who was in company
at the time, and who stated that the prisoner, in con-
versation on the subjeet, merely exclaimed, What
a cruel wretch she must be who could do such a
thing." The prisoner totally denied the charge, and
declared she never heard of the fact, till mentioned by
her accuser. She was committed for re-examination.
William Currie was charged on suspicion of having
stolen a gold repeating watch, the property of some
person or persons unkniwn.
George Wegulin, of Chan dos-street, a pawnbroker,
said, that on Monday morning, the prisoner came to
his shop, and offered a gold repeating watch to pledge,
for £3 ; he asked the prisoner if he knew of what
description the watch was ? The prisoner replied
yes, it was a gold one, and that a gentleman had
given it to hlnt to pledge fOr his rent. He asked the
prisoner where the gentleman lived ? but he refused
L to tell, observing he thought it a very impertinent
question to ask, and desired to have the watch again,
which not being complied with, he said, 44 Will you
give me the watch or not ?" Mr. W. desired him to
wait a few minutes. Mr. IV. having desired one of
his young men to go for an officer, and the prisoner
perceiving him go out, set off and run away with all
possible speed ; but was overtaken and secured.
The prisoner in his defence said, he had been a
watchman in St. James's parish, seven years, and had
picked up the watch, in Duke-street, St. James's, at
the end of Ryder-street, about nine days since, at half
past three o'clock in the morning, and had sincelooked
daily at the newspapers to see if it was advertised,
and not seeing it, he took it to pledge to pay his rent.
He was committed for further examination.
UNIoN-llALL.—Yesterday Medley, landlord
of the Plough and Harrow public-house, Tooley-
street, was charged with assaulting Mr. Friend,
' Night Constable, of St. Olave's. It appeared, that
in consequence of a riot at the above house, about
two on Sunday morning, Mr. F. demanded admis-
sion, which being refused, he forced an entry, and
found a man and woman stripped and fighting, in
consequence of a dispute which had taken place dur-
ing a dance. The landlord, irritated at the appear-
ance of the officer, attempted to eject him with a
poker, in which he was aided by the fiddler, and
others, who were, however, at length overpowered,
and taken to the watch-F,,•nse, and by the Magis-
trates bound over to keep the peace.
P MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—George Thomas, a beggar,
was charged by the beadle of St. George's, Hanover-
square, as an impostor. He had attracted the notice
of a large throng in Upper Berkeley-street, by pre-
tending to have broken a blood-vessel ; but the bea-
dle knowing him searched him, and found in his
pocket a vial of blood, .part of which he had spilt on
the pavement, to aid his imposition. He was com-
mitted.

Pleasure is all the reigning theme, .
Our noonday thought, our midnight dream-
" The best preservativ.e to keep the mind in health
(says Lord Bacon), and in many .instances the body
too, is the faithful admonition of a friend." Unfor-
tunately, the dislike of having not merely our vices,
but even our foibles, follies, and faults exposed, de; 1
tens thousands from asking for or receiving what the
Philosopher recommends ; and thus Youth iu parti-
cular rush headlong into the vortex of dissipation and
death !—To obviate consequences so destructive to
the species, and eventually to population, has fallen-
to the lot of Dr. SOLOMON by making public his
" Guide to Health," which we point out to the di-
luded of either sex as the " Silent Friend" whom
they may consult without exposure, and .with assured
confidence of success.—Reviewer.