Star.
London, England, 1830-05-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.
A stmt-walker, or, as she described herself, " an unfurtutt, •
girl," was brought forward in custody, before Mr. HALLS, char ;eni
by Shea, a police constable, with having committed sundry act, of
disorder that morning in a certain purlieu of the Strand, a sulk 0:
iniquity sailed Off-alley.—The defendant, when called on fur he,
defence, made a sweeping accusation, not only against the el.„
plainant, but also against several of his colleagues, to *hum
imputed practices of the very worst description. They wei.,
assured the magistrate, constant guests at the brothels in the neigh.
bourhood, and acted as " fancy men" to females in bet osn
ut,.
fortunate situation.—The complainant positively denied the char{
its Solo. Inquiry was made by order of the magistrate, and the v.
suit was proof of the falsehood of the defendant.
Mr. HALL, ordered her to be imprisoned in the House of Cut
rection for one month. The Instant the defendant heard her ben
tence she rushed towns& the complainant, and would have lacert-d
his face with her nails had she not been prevented. The pole.
then secured her, and the magistrate doubled the term of her
prisonment. _ _

MARLBOROUGH.STREET.
CURIOUS APPLICATION FOR THE RECOVERY OF ♦ Wirt
—An elderly respectable-looking man, having a bundle of lettets
in his hand, presented himself at the Magistrates table, and re-
quested Mr. DYER'S advice under the following circumstances .
The applicant stated that he felt himself called on to apply to a
magistrate for his assistance to enable him to recover his wife, at,,
had eloped from his protection. He had been married but a short
time to his wife, to whom he behaved with the utmost kindness and
attention. A few weeks since she complained of:being in an ill
state of health, and observed that she thought a change of air
would be of the utmost benefit to her. Anxious to meet her
wishes, he agreed that she should spend a few weeks with her
family. His wife accordingly left his residence, taking with
her a quantity of property. Shortly after, having occasion to
look over his property, he discovered that a great number to
articles, for which she had no use, were also gone. This led
him to suspect that his wife had deceived him, and he wrote to
the country to inquire about her health. By return of post tic
was informed that his wife had never arrived. He then proceeded
to make inquiries, and, after considerable trouble, he discovaLd
that she was living under the protection of a gentleman in the neigh.
bourhood of St. John's Wood. He proceeded to the house, and
found that it was an empty one ; but, upon watching, be found there
were two gentlemen in it ; on which he went and made a den.and
for his wife. They denied all knowledge of her, although he has
since found that she was living there.
Mr.DrEn.—What do you want me to do for you ?—Applicant.
To enable me to recover my wife from the person who is Leping
her.

Mr. Dyzit.—l am not able to :Asia you in getting your wife
back. Applicant.—lt was upon this day fortnight that I made the
application for her, and I was then told that she was gone into th
country, but that is false, as she was seen in Fleet-street last Thur,
day with a gentleman.
Mr. DYER.—Do you think the person detains her against her
will ? Applicant.—l don't think he does, from this letter. (The
applicant lute handed a letter to the magistrate.)
Mr. DYER, after reading it, said—From this letter she appears
to have absconded from your protection of her own accord ; and it
you wish to have her back, your attorney must apply for a Habra
Corpus.
Applicant—Cannot I get her back by any other proceeding ?
Mr. Dyui—You have no other remedy.
The applicant said, he certainly should use every exertion to re.
cover his wife, as he was afraid that she was at present in very ba!
company ; and he very sensibly seemed to think that no good wettLi
follow.