Star.
London, England, 1831-01-08 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

Maxstow-noust.—Vrnund Sionsons and Samuel Davis s
finally examined on the charge of having broken into and plundered the
Jews' Synagogue, in Duke's place, of property to the value of 301. and
upwards.
Elizabeth Seddons, a woman of the town, deposed that, about four in
the afternoon of the 20th of December, she was sitting at tea at her
lodgings, Elizabeth-street, Waterloo road, with the prisoner Simmons,
with whom she then cohabited, a man named Wilkinson and a girl
of the town named Anne Hilyard, who lived with Wilkinson. 'M
prisoner Davis and another person entered afterwards, and told
Simmons and Wilkinson he would put them into a good thing, if they
would give them a share. Upon being asked what the thing was, they
replied thatit was to be done at the Jews' Synagogue. The men then
went out, and returned in a couple of hours. Witness then stated that
the prisoners afterwards met at the Crown public-house, and that con-
versations took place amongst them, from which it appeared to be evi-
dent that they had robbed the Synagogue ; that Simmons and Wilkins
son had determined to keep all the profits, and not to give a halfpenny
to Davis or his comrade • that they had agreed not to take the silver
basin's ; and.that they calculated upon the robbery being laid upon the
glaziers. Witness also swore that the phosphorus-box found at the
Synagogue belonged to Simmons, with whom she had seen it; and that
Simmons sported plenty of money and a change of clothes soon after the
robbery.
The two prisoners were fully committed for triaL
Ginn:MALL— William Berry, who was formerly a clerk in the office
of the Secretary to the Board of Excise, Dublin, was brought before Sir
P. Laurin, yesterday, for re-examination, upon several charges of de-
frauding various tavern.keepers, and was remanded.
UNION HALL.--Ilenderson, the Clown at Astley's Theatre, and
wife, were brought before Mr. liluaamr, charged with assaulting two
police constables.
The defendants were fined bs. for being drunk, with liberty to settle
with the policemen.
LastszTawraszT..—Yesterday, the magistrates of this office sat in
petty sessions, to hear and determine on the following case ii—
Mr.'Berry, a respectable ship.agent, residing in America-square;
:inhales, stated, that on the 2d inst. a brig, =lied the Cadiz Packet,
while on her homeward-voyage, with a general cargo, of the value of
about 15,0001. encountered so severe a ple off Dover, that she lost
bah. her masts and was otherwise considerably damaged. The cap.
taint Mt. Williamson, anxious, if possible, to preserve her cargo,
hailed-the Thames London and Dublin steam-vessel, which came in
sight, and which towed her safe up she Channel, and into dock. For
this service Crptain Dorman, of the Thames, demanded the sum of 2001.
but conceiving this to be a large sum, he (Mr. Berry) did not conceive
himself at liberty, as agent to the owners of the cargo, to pay It without
first coming before their Worships, as arbitrators, under an Act et
Parliament ; and therefore it was that the present proceeding was
adopted.
Captain Donnan was here sworn, and said that, on the morning of the
2d, be was hailed off Dover by the persons on board the Cadiz packet,
and on going on-board of her, he found that she had lost both her masar
and had otherwise received such damage, as to be perfectly unseawor-
thy. 'I be Captain asked what he would take to tow her up to Leaden ?
and be at first asked 9001. though. he subsequently agreed to do it for
2001. which sum he now conceived himself entitled to.
Captain Williamson was then sworn ; and having, in reply to a
question from Mr. Hardwick. admitted that the charge was not •by
any means exabitant, the Magistrates at once awarded the sum claimed,
and the parties withdrew.

The Rev. W. H. A. Hartley, of Lye Grave House, has
given to the poor of the parishes of Little Sodbury and Old
Sodbury, and to. his tenants in Chipping Sodbury, Q.Xford;
his annual donation or beef, and a proportionate quantity.
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Luis of Saliibery last week eauSed.,te.be
30Q eiltrirted* female's of. Hint And 311rgeed
'kits, 300 stone Of beef;'..nininit(...eeeitt for -a
He also gave a llanneVpittienat and 2s. 6d.
poor widows.

of
TheaditlarciuU
tributed.among
Witney blanket
plum- pudding.
each to 90 poor