Star.
London, England, 1831-08-27 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

GurcnnALL.—Frararis Meedowall, an woad-boy at
111 r. Huffy's printing office, was charged with stealing two
coats ands cloak, the property of Mr. Huffy 's sons.
Rebecca Fenton, servant to Mr. Wilson, of Newgate.
street, said the prisoner came on the 13th inst. and asked
her for Mr. Thomas Ruffy's great coat, and knowing prise-
net was employed at the office, she gave it to him without
hesitation. On the 18th he came for hie cloak, and on the
80th for Mr. Henry's white great coat. The former she
delivered to him, and on telling him she coald not find the
latter, he replied, " I must take a cast of some sort, or
muter will blow up ; give me his best cost." This the girl
did accordingly.
The pawnbrokers produced the articles. They had been
pledged for 31. and they were identified.
The prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial.
BOW-names—Yesterday about 20 poor destitute
wretches of both sexes, who were half starved, and some of
them nearly in a state of nudity, were brought before the
magistrates, having been found by the pollee under the
arches of the Adelphi, all huddled together for the ask* of
warmth. They bad no money to pay lodgings, and nightly
sought refuge in the place where they were found. Some
of them were committed as vagrants, and some were dis-
charged. The magistrates lamented there was no place of
shelter in the Metropolis for poor housekes creatures.
MART-uai.nowitz---Asa Mills, a servant to Mr. Allen,
tailor, of Bond.street, was charged with obtaining from a
somber of tradesmen silver plate, consisting of knives, forks,
spoons, dea under pretence that they were tor her mutcr,who
had got a large party, and with pawning the same. The
charges were proved, and she was fully committed.
QuEEn-suoasz.—Yesterday, several butchers, bakers,
green grocers, and other small tradesmen in Warminster,
were charged at this office with following their calling on the
Lord's Day, between 10 andl 1, wereemth lined os. and 41.0 d.
casts.--The defendants all complained that they paid heavy
taxes and poor rates, and as they dealt its perishable articles,
they thought they were hardly treated.
Vatioe.Hatu.—Thursday, two men of gentleman-like
appearance, named James Gully and Holly dettree, were
charged under the following circumstances :—A young man
named Richard Knowlson, said be came from York about a
fortnight ago, with 1201. in his podia, to seek employment.
On the 18th instant he saw an advertisement in a newspaper,
in which it was stated that a person was wanted to fill a pet.
manent situation at a wharf, at two guineas per week, but
that he must deposit 200 L se security, or be guaranteed by
two sureties. He accordingly went to the Old Barge-house
Wharf:sloJnper Ground.sireet, Blackfrials, where he saw the
two pr* Gully expressed himself in raptures at his
smart appelrance, and wanted him to put down security at
once, but is he had not the money with him, he deposited
five pounds. Gully told him to come in the evening with
the remainder of the money. The money was paid in the
presence of Settees, whom Gully described as his acting
man, and a kind of written agreement was given. In the
course of the evening complainant went with a solicitor, in
consequence of something he had heard, and when they got
there Gully and &OM refused to give up the five pounds.
There were no coals. or property of any sort at the wharf,
but Gully said all would be right in a short time. Gully, in
his defence, said, he in reality wanted .cierk., and he had an
order to supply the Commissioners of Woods and Fumes
that week with six hundred tons of coals, which was to be
followed up with two hundred tons more pet week. Settles
said he had nothing to do with the affair t he was wily .a
Mend to bully.—The officer who took the parties lute cue-
tody said, that when be went to the wharf, boors: begged
ham not to take Oully,into custody, as be was al that um.
spent in treaty with a gmtlenien who was about bumming it
terte, and would advancall.Offill. " if be did sot blow the
gaff." The officer, however, wait into ea old bowie, in as
*pertinent of which be found Gully in ' earnest ceoverastien
with two other all seated round a table,. with a
quantity of p meotand papers before them. . When' he

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