Star.
London, England, 1825-01-08 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

DisTREMING CASE.—Yesterday, inset Parley, accompanied by
his wife and two infant children, appeared to answer the complaint
of their landlord, who charged them with stealing a sheet, com-
mitting an assault, and breaking the door open.
A new sheet having disappeared, the complainant placed a pad-
lock on the door of defendant's room—the forcible removal of
which was one ground of the present charge.
Mr. Ails:mum. thought the defendants were justified in such act,
but wished to know what had been done with the sheet?
Mrs. Pooley, in tears, confessed that she bad been compelled, in
a moment of the greatest distress, to pledge it for a sixpence.
Mr. Mtasticat. humanely ordered that the duplicate should be
sent for, and the woman remanded until it should be given to the
landlady.
An UNISVITIM GVEST.—A Gentleman of dashing appearance,
attired in a full dress ball-room suit, which he had enveloped in a
light browii iliper tog, was brought to this office from the watch.
house, by two watchmen, named Alcock and Adams, charged with
assaulting them, and also with other singular behaviour which
forms the subject of the subjoining paragraph :—The Gentleman
gave his name Roberts; but it was asaerted that be had assumed
that appellation, and that he was connected with a highly respect.
able family. It came out, that on the preceding night a Gentleman
named Beattie gave a ball to a number of his friends and acquaint-
ance, at his house in Duke-street, St. James's, that the sai-djaagt
Mr. Roberts was announced at Mr. Ileattie's door as Captain some-
body, and the servants, supposing he had been invited, suffered him
to pass into the drawing-room, and from thence to the ball-room.
He walked about in the latter place till he was noticed by the owner
of the mansion, who did nut recollect having seen the Gentleman
before, and he asked Mrs. B. and daughters who the Gentleman
was, and if he had been introduced by some of their friends? They
knew hint not, and a whisper soon spread amongst the company,
" Who is he ?" and at last Mr. Beattie took the liberty of asking him
whom he had the honour of addressing? " Me—l—do you mean
me?" replied the accused, " Oh I I am a Gentleman, upon my ho-
nour." " How .came you into this house?" asked Mr.Beattie. The
prisoner replied," I beg your pardon, Sir, I thought it was a public
ball ; I saw persons going in ; I knocked, the door was opened, and
I walked in, and that's all." ' Mr. B. rejoined, " No, Sir, that is
not all—you will now please to walk out ," and the alarm and ter-
ror amongst the Ladies was indescribat.le. The prisoner refused to
go out, and on bring ejected ri et rirreis, by the watchmen, who
were called in for the purpose, he assaulted them. Mr. Beattie did
not appear to support the charge against the accused of entering his
house, but the watchmen swore to the assault.
The accused hoped the Magistrate would allow him to settle the
affair with the watchmen.
The 111actsraare reprehended his conduct towards Mr. Beattie ;
but as that Gentleman had not thought proper to appear, he (the
Magistrate) would allow him to retire and satisfy the watchmen.
They received a swe.cipa remedy for their bruises, and the Gen-
tleman being tined ss. for being drunk, was discharged.