Star.
London, England, 1830-08-26 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

GIIILDHALL.—Mr. Haven't, of the firm of Hagart and Co. tea.
dealers, in Lawrence.lane, Cheapside, attended voluntarily before Sir
John Perring yesterday, to meet the complaint of a young woman, who
had formerly been in his service.
Mary Ann Cuinmitvg, the complainant, briefly stated that she had
left apparel and other articles, by permission, at Mr. Hagart's house,
upon going into the country, and be had refused to give them up
on her return.

Mr. Hagart replied that, in November last, he purchased the business
from a Mr. John Lawson, in whose house the complainant then resided
as servant, or agent. He re-engaged her ; but, after the expiration of
five weeks, they parted, and she went to Liverpool. Mr. Lawson had
previously left this country. On Saturday last she came to him for
some articles of trilling value she had left behind ; but he refused to
deliver them, because he had discovered that the complainant had
caused a parcel of teas and sugars to be taken to a Mrs. Beevor's in
Finsbury-place, after the stock had been transferred from Mr. Lawson
to hint, without accounting for the same, either to him or Mr. Lawson,
whose books he retained.

The complainant replied that this order was executed the day before
Mr. Hagan came into possession, and she thought the property belonged
to Mr. Lawson. The goods amounted to only 16s. 10d. and, at all
events, she had not received the money. She had stopped with him,
and instructed him in the qualities and mixing of the teas, and the
making of green teas, for the small sum of ten shillings a week,
and the return he had made was, to revile her In the most shameful
manner.

Mr. H. said he had asked her a few days since where Mr. Lawson
was, and she replied in France ; but, two days after that he met them
walking together in Holborn. What was he to think of this ? And as
respected the " secrets of the trade," he found a good deal of trash
on the premises, and if he had followed her advice as to the beforemen.
tioned secrets, he should soon have had no trade at all. He discovered
immediately the expediency of getting the complainant out of his house
as soon as possible.
She replied she had made green teas into black, and done every thing
else he required her to do, and therefore she did not understand why he
discharged her.
Mr. Hagan said he was obliged to get rid of her, or he should have
lost all his connection. but he only complained of his goods being sent
away to customers without making any entry in the books.
Sir Joint PERRINO said he had a right to complain of such con.
duct, and he should not interfere in the case.

The complainant asked what she should do to recover her property ?
and, declaring the attack on her moral character to be unjustifiable,
concluded by calling Mr. H. a blackguard.
Sir JOHN intimated in a peremptory manner that he had done with
the matter, and the parties withdrew.
Woitstur -STREET.—George Taylor and Jane TValkins, were
charged with brutally assaulting a police constable, 71, division 0,
while in the execution of his duty.
It appeared that on Sunday morning, during the hours of Divine
Service, the prisoners rushed out of a public-house in Old-street, and,
being rather intoxicated, Taylor began to insult every one passing;
upon which the prosecutor interfered, and followed them a considerable
distance. When opposite a public-house Taylor stopped short, and
with the female prisoner, knocked violently at the door, and demanded
admittance. He (the officer) then went uplo him, and'told him he should
convey him to the station-house unless he walked boon when in an
instant he was knocked down, and kicked while on the groued by
Taylor. On attempting to hold fast Taylor, and to get on his legs,
the prisoner, Jane Watkins, who is a prostitute, came behind hint, and,
with a tremendous blow with an oyster-shell, cut the back part of his
head completely open.
Several witnesses proved the assault, which, from the sur eon's
certificate, and sickly appearance of the prosecutor, who ap with
Iris head bound up, must have been inflicted with great vio ence.
The Magistrates sentenced Jane Watkins to pays fine of five pounds,
and George Taylor a fine of forty shillings, or, in default of payment,
the former to be imprisoned two months, and the latter one month.—
They were both locked up.
QITEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday, Sarah Hiperal, aged 16, was chad
with violently assaulting her aged mother, and threatening her life. The
mother stated that she came home at all hours of the night and morn.
ing, and if she remonstrated with her on the impropriety of her conduct,
her daughter beat and abused her.
Mr. MARRIOTT ordered her to pay a fine of 40s. in default of which
she was committed for one nionth to the House of Correction.

A cabdriver, named William Cllil, was charged with brutal cruelty
to his horse. _ _

The poor animal was brought to the police-yard. and Mr. GAZOORIE
went to examine it : the blood was streaming from its Banks, and It ap-
peared to have been most cruelly used. The defendant had been left in
care of the cabriolet, at Vauxhall gardens, by the driver, with directions
that, if a fare offered, not to refuse it. He was engaged, and close by
the 2.larsh-gate, he was observed, by a police constable, flogging the
hone with a thick whip under the flank ; the blood poured down the
legs, and the horse could scarcely crawl. The constable remonstrated
with him on his cruel conduct, but he told him that he had a certain
sum of money to make up, and he must do it. He was then taken
into custody. •
The manager of the cabriolets attended, and said that the horse was a
very good one, and did not want a whip.
The constable produced the whip, which was covered with blood.
The defendant endeavoured to lay the blame on his fare.
Mr. GREGORIE said it was a most savage case—the blood of the poor
animal had actually run over its hoofs.
The defendant was fined 50a. and, in default, was commi.tcd for six
weeks to the House of Correction.

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THAMES Poxtcx.--Yesterday, six sailors belonging to the Prussian
vessel Glaikoft, were charged with plundering the cargo of coffee, pepper,
and sugar, of which the cargo consists. In the sleeping berth of one of
the prisoners named Gorgill were found concealed slb. of raw coffee and
llb. recently roasted, and in the berths of the other prisoners were dis-
covered secreted various quantities of raw sugar, coffee, and pepper.
Mr. Baxxforriste fined each ?Os. for unlawful possession of the pro-
perty, which was ordered to be restored to the ship. The Captain said
he should pay the fines, as he could not set sail without the prisoners,
and should stop their wages for the amount.
7 humus flume, a foreman in the employ of the St. Katharine's Dock
Company, was charged with stealing a large piece of rosewood, the
property of the Dock Company. The prisoner was brought to justice
through the mvdium of a stonemason named Cummins, to whom ne had
offered to sell the wood, which he said he could get out of the Docks in
a rubbish cart. Cummins informed the Dock Company, who set a
watch upon the prisoner, and on Tuesday evening he was detected cu.
rying it to a part of the Docks where he could place it on a cart unper-
ceived. He had previously asked the carter to take it out amongst the

rubbish, and he would call for it at the house of the latter. The pri- I
boner was committed for trial.
Tuesday Captain George Wood, the master of a collier vessel, called
the Minerva, of Newcastle, appeared before Win. Ballantine, Esq. to
answer an information made against him under the 50th section of the
Coal Act, which enacts that every master or owner of a collier employing
coal whippers, where no licensed coal undertaker is engaged, shall
equally divide and pay such labourers on board the ship they have
worked, and, by paying, or causing them to be paid ashore, shall
forfeit, for every such offence the sum of 201. the whole of which goes
to the informer.

The defendant pleaded Not Guilty.
Cornelius Donahoo, a coal whipper, deposed that he assisted In clear-
ing the Minerva of her cargo of coals, from the 26th of July to the 30th
of the same mouth. He was employed by Cooper, the basket-man, or
foreman, from whom he received his wages, part on board the vessel,
and the remainder ashore, in the street. There was no coal undertaker
on board while the ship was being worked. The other men were paid
in the same manner.

Defendant's solicitor contended that, to make the defendant liable to
the penalty, it must be proved that he paid the labourers ashore, for he had
not incurred any fine by neglect ng to pay them on board the ship. The
informer's own witness had proved that he received his wages from
Cooper the basket.trut.

Mr. BALLANTRIZ said the Act mentioned the words " paying or
causing to be paid." The defendant, by giving the money to Cooper,
and neglecting to pay the coal whippers on board the vessel, bad caused,
them to be paid ashore, and was therefore liable. He convicted Captain
Wood in the full penalty of 201. and costs.
Notice of appeal was given.

MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.-A countryman from Loughton, in Ease:,
applied for a Rearch.warrant.
" What have you lost ?" said Mr. RAwLtxsow.
" My wife, Sir," replied the countryman.
Mr. RAwr.twaotr—Who has run away with her?—Countryman.
Mr. Adams, Sir, a rich man.

Mr. RAwratisow—lf you belong to Loughton, why do you come
here ?—Countryman. She is in this parish, Sir.
Mr. RAWLINSON—It's a rascally thing of this Mr. Adams; but I
have no power to interfere. You must go to an attorney.
Wns. Clarke and Edward Dickenson were charged
with stealing a stove-grate from the house No. 33, in the High-street,
Borough, required for the approaches to the new London Bridge, the
materials and fixtures of which are allotted for sale. They were re-
manded.

LAMBETII.STIZET.—Yesterday, an elderly person having the ap-
pearance of a substantial farmer, accompanied by his agent, came be-1
fore Mr. WYATT, the sitting Magistrate, to ask his advice and assist-
ance under the following awkward circumstance. From his statement
it appeared that he had resolved to emigrate, with his wife and ten chil-
dren ; and having turned all his substance into cash, had engaged and
paid for their passage to New York in the Lima packet. As the trans-
action took place betwixt him and the ship-agent,he was unacquainted with
the person of the captain, and having arrived in town with his family, he
was accosted by a person who represented himself as connected with the
other agent, and induced him to place his wife and family a-board a vessel
alleging it to be the same in which his passage had been secured. Ac-
cordingly the applicant sent his family on board, and being a stranger in
London, requested the Captain to take charge of the remainder of his
money, at the same time handing it over to him. The mistake was
soon discovered by the arrival of the first agent, and the applicant im-
mediately went back to the agent to get his money returned, and also his
family. The Captain however refused to deliver up either, unless the
whole amount of passage for himself and family was first paid. The ap-
plicant begged the Magistrate's speedy decision, as the vessel was about
to sail, taking with it his wife and family, anti money.
The Magistrate said the case did not come within his jurisdiction, and
recommended that some immediate compromise should be entered into
with the Captain.