Star.
London, England, 1830-12-14 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

BIANSION.HOUSE.....THE CASE or TIIE PIRATES umnrs
SENTENCE Or Dearu.—Yesterday a man, named John Popjoy, the
principal evidence in the case of piracy on board his Majesty's ship th.
Cyprus, waited upon the Lord Mayor, and stated that he had an atii.
davit to make of very great importance.
One of the principal officers mentioned, that if the affidavit related
to the trial of the men who had been convicted at the Admiralty ses.
alms for piracy, the better place would be to swear it at Ductal'
Commons.

The Loan 111.airot asked whether the object of the affidavit was In
benefit the unfortunate men who were sentenced to be executed, as, u
that was the case, all forms should be waived, and the oath should be
administered at once.

Popjoy,who appeared to be extremely anxious upon the subject, said
the case was one on which it would be the greatest of mercies to
interfere.

The LORD MaYoa—Then you cannot be too explicit. If there he
any circumstances of mitigation, I have not the slightest doubt that a'
application in the proper quarter will be received with the greatest po4.
sible satisfaction. Perhaps some people may say that Igo our of env
way to make those comments, but a case of life and death will excuse
the breach of ceremony.
Mr. Hobler observed that there could be no impropriety in adininis.
tering the oath.
Popjoy then handed in the statement, to the troth of which be pro.
fora his readiness to swear.
The paper mentioned, that a man who had been tried at the saute
time with the two unfortunate men who were ordered to be executed on
'fhanday next was much more culpable than they ; that that man had
concocted the whole of the operations, and persuaded the rest to join in
his plan, and that, although the ringleader, a verdict of acquittal had
been pronounced with respect to him. The paper also stated, that the
two prisoners who had been found guilty of the offence, but whose
lives were spared by the Royal clemency, were more criminal than those
on whom the last penalty was about to be inflicted. Under these cir.
cumstances, the chief witness of the Crown, who was not himselt an ap-
prover pardoned by the King, but was, as he described himself, the
saver of the lives on board, submitted that it would be worthy the chs.
meter of the present Government, as well as perfectly consistent with
the principles of justice, to extend the lenity exercised towards the
more guilty to those whose offence was of a lesser degree.
The LORD MAYOR said the statement contained matter of a very
important nature indeed_, and that the Secretary of State would not he-
sitate to give it immediate consideration. The two cases selected as
examples no doubt appeared to the high authorities to be most cri-
minal ; but the public are already aware that his Majesty's govern.
meat did not act with any exorbitant pretensions to Infallibility, and
everything might be expected from them in which mercy could be
blended with justice.
Popjoy then swore to the accuracy of the statement, and went, by the
advice of the Lord Mayor, to the Sheriffs, in order to have his opplica.
tion backed by the authority of these officers.

GuILDHALL.--George king, a west-country bargeman, was brougot
before Aldetman FARIMMOTHICA yesterday, upon a charge of havi-
assaulted a young woman named Sarah Whittaker.
The complainant stated that she had lived two years with King,
on Sunday evening they had a little altercation. When he was
on board his barge, she expressed her intention to follow him, '
told her not to come, and in attempting to return to the shore,
slipped of the plank, and she fell into the Thames. The prisoner
then on a coal-barge, and he came directly and got het out.
Mr. Alderman AltallOTHEa said this statement did not make
a ease of assault, and he asked whether she did not tell a very difre,
story at the watehhouse ? whether she did not say be had pushed
into the water ?

Complainant replied she did not ; he never did anything of the
Watts, the constable, said she certainly did state positively
prisoner thrust her off the plank.
The complainant confidently repeated her denial, and the
also denied that he had treated her in the manner that had

presented.
Mr. Alderman FAIMBILOTHIII reminded the prisoner of the
gerous situation he would have been in, if the young woman had
the same story that day as on the previous evening, and that
might possibly be the true one. He would be cautious as to
nut conduct, for if it had been proved that he had pushed '
the water, and she had died in consequence, nothing on earth
have saved him from execution.

The prisoner was then discharged.
MAITLEBONI.—Thomas Harris, of Oreenford-gteen, Bli
was charged with breaking the new Act of Parliament which n
the sale of beet by retalL
It was proved by a witness of Johnson the informer, that I
&edam kept his shop open on Sunday week after the hour of ten
morning, and supplied his customers.
The defendant said, he had been told it was sufficient if he
la ak sp when the people went to church, and opened it when
ems bac.

Johnson remarked, that if he had only taken the trouble to
licence, he would have found the contrary.
The license was produced, and Mr. HAKUNSON read it ; he
instructions it contained were too clear to be misunderstood, and
tided the defendant in the penalty of 40s.

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Lasinwrit.sTitErros—ffas. Munk, a powerful looking lellow,
yesterday brought before the Magistrates by Wright, a cor.stal:e
Stratford, upon the following charge.
Wright stated that on the preceding evening, during the mrlotrn-
ance of the service in the parochial church of West liam, the
prisoner entered the church-yard, and commenced making such 3
noise as to disturb the devotional exercise of the congregation. Witnt"!
went towards I • with the intention of turning him out. and perceiving
that he was intoxicated, he end avouted to advise hint to go quietly
about his business; but this he reiused, and he (Wright) was otdiged
to use force, when the prisoner struck him several times. He il:en se•
cured him, after a desperate struggle, and with assistance conveyed hits
Ito the cage.
The prisoner, in extenuation of his offence, pleaded intoxication.
The Magistrates convicted hint in the penalty of 40s. or one month'
imprisonment, for assaulting Wright.

John Stevens, a convict, aged upwards of 80 yoars. jo
'of which he spent in the hulks, died this week on board the
Racoon hospital ship. His head was opened and examined
by medical gentlemen, who have since pronounced that the
" organ of covetousnoss" in his head was very prominent.—
: Hampshire Telegraph.

BIRTH.
At Rothsay, on the let inst. the lady of
O.C.H. of a daughter.

Sir J. Hopi;

MARRIED.
The Ilth kat. at Gillingham Church, Kent, Capt. Caulfield, IP'
Regiment, to Elizabeth, widow of the late hieut..Colonel Marge:
99th Regiment—At Edinburgh, on the 7dl inst. Capt. blitford, •
to Margaret, daughter of J. Dunaroure, Esq. Secretary to the Drito
Fishery Board—At Pik* House, on the 9th inst. the Rev. John Paul.
ono of theodolite!, of St. Cuthbert's, to Margaret, eldest daughter r!
James Balfour, Esq. of Pilrig, writer to the signet.

DIED.
At Elsinore, on the 10th Oct. Wm. Gast, Braq. his Sicilian Maio'
ty's Consul for Denmark.—At Brighton, Lieut.-Col. Barton, late of
tbe 9d Life Guards.--At Bath, Major Belding, of the Yid Royal
Welsh Fusileers, in his 39th year. He had served In them ur,„rd. of
twenty years ; was severely wounded at Badajos, with two boils, 0"
of which remained in his chest to his death ; was at Waterton, Ic•
after which be was sent to Gibraltar, where he had twice the fever.

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