Star.
London, England, 1830-12-22 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

Guit.nwatt..--Thessoi Furl/ was charged with obtaining goods
under false hem Mears. Johnson and Bulmer, of Wading-
street, w
Mr. Buimer WNW that m Monday he weaved a letter from Newark
by post, MIMS ilea Meese. J. and J. Oliver, who were
customers. t Jsied this a imall sweetmeat of black and brown
Thibet shawls Ed& be sent to the Bareeen's Head Inn,Snow-hill, " to
the care of Mr. Moon I" and, upon being bonded over for execution
to a young in the washeem,bs dhoevered that the letter war the
hand-writing of the prisoner, who bad been in the employ of the com-
plainant. parcel of shawls sod whether were taken whim by the
waiter, and Roe, the officer, followed and asked if they belonged to
him. The prisoner replied, " what difference is that to you ;" and
Martin and one of the clerks then entered, when the supposed Mr.
Wilson was found to be Thomas Furby, who had been for six years in
the service of Messrs. Johnson and Buhner, and his companion was
his brother, John Furby, who had been in the same employ, and who
had absconded in February last, after embessling a considerable sum if
money.
The prisoner was committed under the recent Act for amending the
law of forgery, which makes it a felony, punishable with transporta-
tion for life, to forge or utter, knowing it to be forged, any order or
" request" for the delivery et transfer of goods.
John Furby was then put to the bar, and the embezzlement of 391.
which he had received on the 29th of December. 1829, from Mr. Bowen,
linen draper, at Poplar, being proved, as well as a second case for a sum
of 31. he was committed for WWI also.

THAMES Poticz.—Jewses Brown, occasionally employed as a
porter by Mr. John Henfree,*a respectable auctioneer, was charged
with swain a shoulder of mutton, weighing 7lbs, from the shop of
Mr. Robinson, butcher, High-street, Shadwell. The prisoner pleaded
distress.

Bustle, the °Mese, said he knew that Mr. Hen's*e paid the prisoner
well when he employed him.
Mr. Samna's, east him to Newgate for trial.
Cape. Vs. Pawn, master of the brig Emma, was tined SM. on an
information laid against him by the Commissioners of his Majesty's
Customs, for smuggling ashore a Uquor-cass, containing twelve bottles
of cordials, brandy, Geneva, and aniseed, three wine glasses, and twu
tumblers. The penalty sued fbr was 1001.

Information was on Monday-given at Union Hall of an
extensive robbery committed at the house of a gentleman in
Park-lane. The stolen property consisted chiefly of jewellery,
and amongst the various articles were several mourning
rings of Noble persons; many rings given by Judges and
Sergeants-at-Law on their promotion, with Latin mottoes ;
an oblong snuff-box, entirely of gold, richly worked ; an
oblong snuff-box of a red Italian stone, set in gold, with a
view of Rome in Mosaic on the lid ; besides several costly
articles of a similar description.
A reward is offered for the apprehension of the miscreants
Who entered the premises of Mr. John Jackson,' of Southery,i
in Norfolk, and unaliously -stabbed three foals, too of
which have since died.
It is a melincboly fact that last week no less than eighi,
inquisitions were bald before the City Coroner, W. Payne;
Esq. touching the deaths of children who have died of severe
Minting (dutinebe temporary absence (Web* Swims) With
fire. It appeared that the unfortunate sufferers were chiefly'
the children of parents placed in a situation of life unable to
*rep servants.