Star.
London, England, 1830-07-12 00:00:00

POLICE REPORT&

31 averox.Honsz.-Battirdthere steal charAthefon •
Lona lilavon one Ihrefity Pew, a gamble= shift
as much the emblem of mountia/g m say ether plat ot his AMA
from being in perpetual contact with a body which poseemed 1a sal
extraordinary degree the power of catching and• fastening to
dust and ashes, and other particles of that element to which we
must all return. His acme was not an uncesnamo one, but it was
attended with some very unusual eircumatences.
Mr. Jean Vaillancourt, a Preach gentleman, who formerly be.
longed to the orchestra at the King's Theatre, stated in a seer of
half.and.helf English, that be had a Tay seven thirst Spon him in
the neighbourhood of naliargate, on the preceding evening, and
west into a public-hosse fat a glass of cot yen cell shlaand.
vawtay.—(A laugh.)
Mr. HOBLER.--Aye, but portay would be mach better for
quenching thirst than shin-and.vawtay.—(langhtar.)
31r. Vaillaneourt said his order was obeyed, and he Ma up the
newspaper, but after he bad nod a little way down, Mimed aliens
to take -a sup of his shin.and.vawtay, but he found that dr
vawtay vas In de glass, de shin via all taken ma of it ;
so he called the landlord, but the landlord said he had eat
usual quantum of a sixpennyworth, and that the glees most hay%
been emptied and then Alla from the kettle which fay upon the
taproom bob, near which at Mr. Pew, with the imam portion
of a half-pint of beer before him.
The LORD MATOI.—DkI Mr. Pew my anything ? He ap.
pears to be in rather low condition, and as Übe would relish a drop
of something besides water.
Here the °Meer said that the defendant's feet were in a very die.
reputable condition, for his shoes being too small, instead of letting
them down at the heel, be had ripped them at the toe, so that all his
to were exposed ; and what, between the warm weather and the
dust, the thing wasn't to be tolerated by no means. (Excessive
laughter.)
From the remainder of Mr. Vaillancourt's statement it appeared
that the moment the landlord turned his back, Mr. Peggs spoke in
very contemptuous terms of him and of his trade, and said that pub-
licans were very fond of drinking their own liquor at other people's
expense. He also spoke of the Beer Bill, and ether
matters, and convinced the Frenchman, not only that thePtaro=
drank the gin and water, but that the person lobo addressed him was a
perfect, gentleman. Mr. Peggs then rose indignantly And said,
that he should no longer contribute to support such a fellow athis
" witchular," and undeeoolt to be Mr. Vaillancourt's_guide to a
house where there was more honesty to be expected. Tie French.
man, however, did not find Isis cooditan much improved by the
change, for Mr. Pew foamed himself to him, and continued
to dispose of more than tenr.BfiM of the glees which he or.
dered in.
Mr. Nobler told Mr. Vaillancourt that be could not have been
very thirsty, or he would certainly have taken a fair proportion of
the liquor.
The Of leer—But your Lordship, Mr. Pew told the bindlesd
that they couldn't drink the 'Mani...water if he didn't bring it in
as hot es fire, so that the Fraiehman, though be kept blowing and
blowing, 'outdo% get down no more nor a couple of spoonfuls,
while Mr. Pegg' drinked it off just as if it wanet warm by no
moans Cloud ianghter).
The LORD M.IIYORBtIi what has the man done after all ?
The OfAcer—Why you see, my Lord, they &inked, sad drinked,
and chinked, until they broke the glass, and as the Frenchman called
for the liquor, and wouldst pay foo everything, the landlord claps
him in the watches; so, m Lid, Mr. Peggs Wiwi aster,buotJ
they wouldn't let him in, anise he makes his bed on the !steps i
the church what's opposite the watchus.--(laughter.)
the Frenchman wasn't long in the watches, when he began not es
fancy it, and so he pays the money, and over he goes to Mr. Pew,
what was snoozing on the flags, and be kicks him behind out of lib
sleep. With that Mr. Peggs gets up, end, my eyes, if be didn't
give the Frenchmen 1•Ich a topper, that I'm kilmt if be didn't role
over and over like a ball of worsted--(Roars ef.laughtet.)
The LORD IdAroa—Welleit was only a blow for a kick. Com-
plainant, you deserved this treatment for going into each company.
How could you think of drinking with such a fellow ?
Mr. Vaillancourt—My La, he speak well, so loud and so fine,
dat I tisk he was a shentelman, only his foots peep out at de top of
his abuse (loud laughter.)
Mr. Mohler—Welt, but be drank all your &And-water !
' Mr. Vaillaneourt 4th, ha, he did drink de shin.and.waway,
but he did not prevent me ; it was boiling, and it burn my tongue,
and he said be was ver sorry, for he was a thentelman, only his foots
just peep at de top of abuse: (laughter.)
Loan MATOR lam ashamed to see a respectable Min In
such a situation t you should not have supposed that because this
poor wretched man drank at your expense, he was to allow himself
to be kicked.

Mr. Vail!smart—No, no—is was* friendly kick i I only limn
to vake him from de cold stones, for he was a 'heatless ; 'he be-
have like one, and be look likes shendeman, only his foots, vat you
call his toes, just sop out a little out of de top of his show.
(Laughter.)
The Loan MAYOR—I diming the case; when you go Into a
tap-room spin, you must have your eye to your liquor, or acme
gentleman whose toes peep out at the top of his shoes will have the
better part of it. • (Roars of laughter.)
Lausitz-Sr aver, Satunlay.....onsh Potter, a low disorderly
woman, who has been tried at least a doss timeot the Old Bailey,
was charged with robbing a seaman, named French, of 10L In Bank
of England notes. From the evidence of the prosecutor, it appeared
that he bad accompanied the rimer to her lodgings, and while
there another female came into the room, and snatched two five
pound notes from his jacket pocket. He secured her as well as the
, and two other fmaW who rushed to their assistance, and
t them In the back yard until a policeman came, but a furious
dog being let loose, :tubed at him and the parents, and by
this means all but the prisoner escaped. French added, that since
the robbery 91. of the money was offered to be returned to him, but
be declined receiving it. This testimony not justifying the deten-
tion of the prisoner any longer, she was discharged for the present.
clunsw-statraor.. Funtotts Datvtwo. Saturday John
Rhodes, the driver of Mr. Duckworth's Fulham omnibus, the Paul
Pry, was summoned to this office to answer an information laid
against him by a police eeriest far furious driving on Friday after.
noon, the 23th June, and thereby endangering the lives of his Ma-
jesty's subjects—The defendant did not attend.—Hall, the officer,
proved that he served him with a summons.—The ease was proved
by Thomas Eveson, a new police constable.—Sfr. Marriott con-
victed the defendant in the penalty of M. and costs.—This is the
second information against the Paul Pry omnibus within use week,
for furious driving.
LITTIns.--ilatarday, an elderly woman, named
aaaheth Weeldrieh, was charged with sending begging letters to
the nobility. It appeared that the prisoner had a short time ago
sent a letter so Lady Fitzpatrick, of No. 0, Groovener-place, sad
not receiving any answer she sent sober letter through the
two-penny post, repremating Waif to be the widow of a man
named Wooldrich, who about 10 yeses ago was box-keeper at
Drury-lass Theatre, and requesting somas mild. Saturday mom.
her
the primer caned at Lady Fitspoteack's for au answer to
her letter, and would mot go away, when Orossmith, car of the
inspectors of police took bee lass custody for annoying the family.
On searching her person, soma Muffs were Mud addressed to
the nobility, reprosenting Issmelif to be Is groat distress; and begging
for relief —Grassesids hes Isms addressed to Lad
merville, the Bodies st Meet the Bishop of Ely, and
other persons of rank. She hod also a book tiontahiing the ad.
dressers( a number et pawns at rank and fortune ; in short she.
had the whole phassollssella of a regular begging letter writer. She
was committed fee lburtosa days to the House of Correction.
FATALITY.—On Tuesday, James Cairene, aged sixty-
eight, was found dead on the etas of his residence in Urethra-
place, Drary-lane. The dowsed was • a shoe-maker, sad had.
lodged in the house eighteen or nineteen yam. He was Lora in the
same year as the late Wog, and was taken 11l about the same time;
and, ever shift his Majesty's demise, had had a strange predilection
that he should die. He laid he must seen follow him, for it was
ordained he must die in the same year.
IbtowNlNG.—(Gorge Bowen, a boatman, was droyn-
ad on Tuesday, while endeavouring to fasten the headline of his
tawny to the gunnel of the Dart stagier, near Greenwich. Thi
swell of the poddle.whiele prevented the possibility ot his being
'saved. He wad a Are youth, of seventeen ; and his death, so dread.
ful. end In sight of so great a multitude, was very awfuL Ano-
ther young' min. tailed Jamie Mcieriaon, was drowned on %redoes.,
day, *hire halting in the river, between Warminster and Water-
loo-bridget.*
CA.MILLA.--Maff Chester, a Cheshire lass, who bad
been in the habit of paOlim ankles of Orwaty, aid corrying.thsea,
ia.theetttte of.tbs night, out a tit:w, by means of a fruit
la
at length to do witt the tree, and_ leapo &mitres
the windOw (twelve feet) whenabout apprAend. 'She' was
taken after a run d eight miles.

MODUSTY.-.-" A century of thieves at Bath races
took 'livery of eclaln' of a booth end its landlord. They drank hie,
grog, sat his denial% empded his wine bottles, and gave him in cm. i
lady as a dame of marder."--Both Chronicle. [Th effect of this
is too dramade, and the point too strong for belief. What,'
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Quidnuncs, at the West-end, think it remarkable that:
about the thus Prince Limn left England, Prince Metternich
found It nessesery to withdraw to Johennisberg, whither the Austrian.
Ambassadors, lately at, the Hague and Paris, also directed their!
steps, without loss of time.
BILIIIIIIAGEMS. —Two men were apprehended wbile
Inning a house in the Green Loam, near Birmingham, and upon.
Idiom was found 967 counterfeit sovereigns, 1,913 helf.eovereigne,
OS iNdf-Eurat, 32098 shillings, and 90 lbs. of blanks for sore.'
Zissai:ines, and sixpences 1 Frolo another man, on the saute
wme taws 17 'maligns, 290 Ong, and 160 counterfeit
The three men, by name Short, Redden, and Askey, '
ham boom since committed to take their trial for the offence.—Bic. o

tLEV IT T.OF TRILLS.4I The oak is generally sup-
pond to live 1000 years, (Swigs Sides.) in a poem by the Ern.
peter of China, of which a nandiWoo was published of Paris in
1770, under the dale of lave de Noulstion, a tree is spoken of which
in that country lives more than a hundred ages, and another, which
at the end of eighty ages is only in its prime. The commentators
on this paasags quote authority to prove that the list mentioned,
GE , the um; is only in its at the aged 10,000 years.
(Chas Zing, preface by 111) These folnane accounts
al are worthy credit, in so far as slow the existence of trees
probably unknown to us, which gnaw to an age beyond the data of
all mime records."—Edinbursh.fournal of Seisms.

CHARITABLE WI/ll.—The Monthly Magazine in a
bythophobialak fit of horror, exclaims, that every shop in every lane"
las its mongrel, every house in the suburbs its nuisance of the same
kW. "We only wish that every owner of one of those animals
Might have a snap from his own cur." This is a most pious wish,
and as admirable receipt for stopping the progress of hydrophobia.
Let us all be bitten, and then we shall not hurt each other. Let us
make a general suicidal party, and invite the maddest dog that the
Moog* can discover in the slaps in the lanes, to run a-muck
amongst us. This is by far the shortest way. The phobia that
haunts the public mind is the worst of all pboMm. Let the Monthly
be mauled, or the dlseaie will spread.
HIS GRACE THE DUKE OY WELLINOTON.—The
following is the Algal income and titles of the present Premier of
Great Britain :

Mad Marshal of his Majesty's Forces, 21st
June, 1813 — --•
CAL la Chief of the Rifle Brigade, 19th Feb 1890 £238 16 5
Constable et the Tower. 29th December, 1826.. 960 0 0
Col. of lat Ser. of Foot Guards, 22d Jan. 1827 2606 0 0
Mot Lod of die Treasury, 26th Jan. 1828 6OOO 0 0
for Affairs of India, 12th June, 1828
of she Cinque Ports, 27th Dec. 1828
Pada mit of the Consolidated Fund