Star.
London, England, 1830-05-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

GUILDHALL.
A respectable-looking elderly man, named John Jona, wl.l
was formerly a partner In an eminent house in the Manchester line,
but has recently obtained a livelihood by acting as an occasion;
waiter at 'public dinners, was charged on suspicion of having stolen
a silver fork, spoon, and three pairs of sugar tongs. The pnn.
saner offered the fork and spoon as a pledge st the shop of Mr.
Purse, a pawnbroker, in London wall ; but the shopman observing
that an attempt had been made to scratch a crest out of the fork, the
i was detained, and the prisoner's address taken. Ile was
then followed to Aldersgate-street, where he pledged a pair of sugar
tongs, and offered to sell another pair at a second shop. He vas
then taken into custody, when a small file and forty duplicates were
found in his possession. The fork and one pair of tongs bore the
sign of the Spread Eagle Inn. Another pair was marked '° Lon.
don Coffee-house."

The prisoner, who did not attempt any explanation, was re-
manded till Friday.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
For some time past considerable jealousy has existed between the
military and the new police of the B division, stationed in the dis-
trict of this office. Lest week a serious riot took place in New Pye.
street, originating in a party of police endeavouring to disperse a
number of drunken soldiers, belonging to the Guards, who wen
insulting every person they met in the streets. Nine of the ring.
leaders were taken into custody, and delivered over to the regiment.
and a court of inquiry was appointed to Investigate the charge, the
result of WA& was, that the soldiers were punished by being sea:
to drill for seven days. On this occasion one of the police consta.
bles was most seriously injured, and at the present moment, we un-
derstand, he is not out of danger from the injuries he received.
Since the above affray private information has been received by the
police authorities, that a party of soldiers belonging to the Ist net.
of Guards intended to attack the police constables on duty as last
night. A communication was immediately made to Lord Saltoun.
the Colonel commanding one of the battalions of that regt. who gate
immediate orders for the regt. to be mustered, and the Articles of
War were directed to be read over to the men: after winch it was
intimated, that if any of the soldiers interfered with the civil power.
they would be punished with the utmost severity. It is supposed
that last night was appointed for the attack on the police, on account
of the greater part of the officers of the rest. being at Epsom races.
Proper measures have been taken to prevent any disturbance; and
yesterday morning an extra military patrol was appointed to do
duty and to preserve order, should there be any disposition to riot
amongst the soldiers.
HATTON.GARDEN.
A young man of the name of Robert Burley was yesterday re.
examined before Mr. Boozes and Mr. Lanwo, on a charge of
stealing a silver wine-cooler of the value of 100 guineas, the pro-
perty of Mr. Solomon, of the Strand, refiner and goldsmith.
George Waddington, the officer, deposed that ow Friday morning
last between eight and nine o'cloek, he met the prisoner in Spring.
street, Spa-fields, carrying a bag. which appeared to contain some.
thing, and there was an air of extreme hurry and trepidation about
him. He was preceded by another man, who knocked violently et a
door fa and when the prisoner came up he ;toad anxiously
waiting for the doo; to be opened. lie (Wadding on) had known both
I the men for a considerable time before as inhabiting the neighbour.
hood of Spa-fields, and bad always suspected them from their idle
rambling habits to be men of bad character. The present occur.
rinse strengthened his suspicion, and going up the prisoner, be seized
hint before the door could be 'med. At the same moment, the
other man, who must undoubtedly have been his accomplice, ran
away, and he (the officer,) having no assistance at hand, was unable
to pursue him, and he consequently effected his escape. The pri.
sewer tried every effort to disengage himself from the officer, and it
was with considerable difficulty that he wassaeth secured. On
examining the bag it was found to contain the produced wine.cooler,
of his possession of which the prisoner refit to give any account.
On the following day, he (Waddington) discovered that it had been
stolen from Mr. Solomon.

Joseph Pope, shopman to Mr. Solomon, deposed, that on Friday
morning, about eight o'clock, the wine-cooler now produced as
safe on the counter of his master's shop. Witness bad occasion to
leave the shop only for a very few minutes, and at his return ti
cooky was missing.
George Rushworth, a coal-porter, deposed, that on the abase.
mentioned morning, about eight o'clock, he saw the prisoner and
another man at the corner of George-coutt, about 10 yards distant
from the shop of Mr. Solomon, and they were then putting some-
thing which resembled the wine-cooler into a bag.
Mr. Solomon identified the rue, and said that it was one of a set
of four, all of the same description, and of the value of from 400
to 500 guineas. The one in question had been shown to the Duke
of Bedford, whose crest it bore, and his Grace was about to purchase
it on the very day it was stolen. Mr. Solomon added, that the pet.
toner answered the description of • man who some time age eti:erni
his shop, and, throwing vitriol in the face of Mrs. Solunioa, suc-
ceeded in carrying off some valuable property.
The prisoner, who declined to say anything to the charge, rear's
committed for trial, but is to be again brought up on Fri Jay next_