Star.
London, England, 1830-06-26 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

GuitimaLi.--Yaitarday, Charles Order, a man of respectable
exterior, apparently about forty, was charged before Sir P. LAURI;
with dining in a most sumptuous style, and assisting digestion
after dinner with a quantum sitf. of strong waters, at the Blossoms
Inn, Lawrence.lane, without being possessed of the needful where.
with to satisfy " mine host !"
Mr. Knoles, landlord of the Blossoms Inn, stated that
the prisoner came on the previous evening, and said he had
just arrived from Bristol, and hourly ex ed his luggage.—.
He called for dinner, end a very t one it was, con.
aiming of fish, flesh, and the other necessary appurtenanoes
to boot, and after discussing the same ins style highly creditable to
the skill of the took, he male himself comfortable with a becoming
modicum of spirits and water; the whole amounting to six shillings
and sixpence. However, when the bill was laid before him, he in.
funned the landlord with considerable more sangfroid than mine
host" received the information, that be had not a single snag about
him at the moment. Mr. Knowles added, .that he should have let
the fellow off, but he met all remonstrance on the subject with abuse
and insolence.

Sir PETER asked the prisoner what he was ? to which he replied,
that he was an attorney's clerk out of employ, the last place be was
g
in being Manchester. lair in
consume the complainant's property without
being able to pay for it ?
Prisoner (coolly)--Really, Sir Peter, I wes not aware of not hay-
ing my purse about me until I had dined.
Sir PETER— Where did you leave your puns ?
Prisoner—l hardly know; I believe it was in my trunk at the inn
at Hammersmith.
Sir Press—How much money was in your purse
Prisoner—'Pon my word I can't say_at this moment.
Sir Pules—When wiU you pay DM Knowles?
Prisoner—When I get some mon
Sir Pzrzs.—Will you give Mr. KaowlM your address ?
Prisoner—With great pleasure, only I have none.
Mr. KsowLEs—l don't care about the money, nor expect ever
to get it; but I understand a person has been playing off several
tricks at other houses, and I believe the plicate to be the same.
Sir PETER—I suspect he is; indeed, if hs wen honestly dis-
posed he'd go and dine for a shilling, instead of running up so un-
necessary a bill.
At length the prisoner, who conducted himself through the exa-
mination with the most perfect nonchalance, was discharged on giv.
ing.a promise, which Mr. Knowles intimated he placed very little
relf r. on, to pay the suns next day.

jaws Bloomfield alias Blomom 71w, a well-known desperate
character, was &uTed with robbing Daniel Armitage, of a pocket.
book, and twenty.sut shillings in silver. The complainant stated
that he resided in Richmond, and being in town on Saturday night,
the 29th of May last, he was met by the prisoner and two others, in,
old Fleet-market, about a quarter past 11. Re never saw any of the
party before; but the prisoner addressed him as an old acquaintance,
and persuaded him his ignorance was wholly owing to the shortness
of his memory. He then insisted that Armitage should go and have
share of a pot of beer with the party. They accordingly adjourned
to the Crown and Anchor in Old ITleet.market, where they sat down
in the tap-room. In a few seconds the prisoner and his coupe.
alone seised him, knocked him down, and having stuffed a hand.
kerchief into his mouth, which not only prevented his crying out
but almost suffocated him ; they then proceeded to rifle his pockets,
and took from him a pocket.book, containing some letters and pa.
pets, and Ns. in silver. After this they ran off, and had been gone
a quarter of an hour before the unfortunate man had completely re.
covered.

Sir Pareses—Good God ! Ir it possible such a transaction should
occur in the tap-room of a public.house ? Wu there not any one
present ?
Prosecutor—There were several men in the tap-room during the
transaction, but they said the assailants were such desperate cha.
ratters that they were afraid to interfere.
The prisoner had been in custody, since this robbery, one charge
of stealing a hogshead of cyder in Surrey, but was discharged at
Union Hall, from whence he was brought to the Justlee.toom. A
few weeks ago, be was charged here with embezzling 41. belonging
to Mr. Deane, of Rose-street, Ncwgate.street. He was remanded,
to give the officers time to apprehend the other prisoners.
Jilaaitionovoir-rrast T.—Dora alias Dorathea AIM, whose
depredations have already been made the subject of inquiry, was
yesterday placed at the bar, before J. E. CONANT, Esq. and the
It e. A. 8. Tarrant, for re-examination.
The Office was crowded with fashionable', and the ptisoner, who
looked extremely ill, was accommodated with a chair.
Mr. CONANT inquired whether any gentlemen attended front the
Duke of Buccleuch ?

Ballad replied in the affirmative.
John Stewart, Librarian to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, de-
posed that the thirteen books produced were the property of his
Grace, and were stolen from his seat at Richmond.

Me: CoXANT having asked if any person could identify the rases
found at the prisoner's,
John Parker, steward to the Duke of Buecleuch, stated that the
prisoner was engaged at the scat at Richmond last August, to attend
upon a distinguished individual. Immediately &Berber departure,
five elegant china vases were mbsed, and the vase found at the pri.
toner's lodgings was one of them, together with two china jars.
Mr. CONANT inquired whether the housekeeper to the Earl of
Cardigan could identify some sheets produced, width had been
found at the prisoner's
Mrs. Yates said that sho did not think she could.
Mr. CoNawr said he understood the linen was marked by her
own hand.

Mrs. Yates replied it was, but her marks bad been erased, and the
prisoner's:substituted.
Mr. CONANT—Are the sheets like those lost from the Earl of
Cardigan's?
Mrs. Yates—They certainly resemble ours very much t I scarcely
have a doubt about it ; but I should not like to swear positively
they are our's, because of the great similarity of linen.
Mr. CONANT inquired whether Ballad had heard anything of a
bandean of diamonds stolen from Lord Ingestriet.
Ballad replied in the negative. He bad asked the prisoner on
her way to the office, but she made no answer.
The magistrate then asked If anything had been done in the ease
of the notes, but nothing satisfactory was elicited on this head.
The Magistrate then inquired whether the prisoner had ar.y
thing to say, informing her at the same time that a second ease had
been taker. against her.
The prisoner, who had just recovered from a fainting fit, replied,
" Nothing."
After some conversation between Lord Ingestrie and 3lr. Conant,
which was conducted in an urder tone, the parties were bound over
to prosecute, and the prisoner was ordered to be brought up again in
a week's time.
Some articles rematn unowred.

QueLir-Sralrelta.—Yesterday. the e o of a celebrated dramatic
writer, and two of his friends, wtre charged at this office, the farmer
with stealing twu pots front the bar or 1:r. Sprat's public-house, the
Royal Hospital. near Chelsea College. We mention the fact merely
tor the singularity of the charges The two friends were charged with
anciupting to rescue the pot.rteeler nom the custody of the meta-
ble. They had been drtnking eotne brandy and water at the bar.
ant! were joking with eacit °titer. When the pot-stealer war searched
at the wateit-Iwure, there war found on his n three 101. notes.
and tire sovereigns, beaus the pots. -31 r. tr'eerilite•re, the magistrate,
committed all three prisoners for trial, and refused to take bail.—
There can be but one optition uron this case.
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LAMICT RZET.—iicnry Hereto, the keeper of a kw brw.
thrl in Weniswrih.strest, and ilar, Bond. his versant. were
charged on suspicion of being corcatied in robbing a 31r. Timothy
of 301. in Bank of En.iland notes.
Timothy, a fashionably dressed zouny man, said that on
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