Star.
London, England, 1831-06-21 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

Bow-siairr.— Mr. Henry Hetherington, printer and
publisher, No. 13, Kingsgate-street., Holborn, appeared be-
fore Sir R. Birnie, Mr. Halls, and Mt. Robinson, In sago, r
to an information laid against him under the 60th of Goo.
the 3d, for exposing for sale ctrtilp publications, called
" The Republican, or the Sovereignty of the People, and
the Poor am's Guardian." They were published without
any stamp. and the penalty for sock @Rance was 201. subject
to mitigation to any awn not less than ill. This set give a
right ot appeal to the defendant
Mr. ALLIT, in opening the we, said that he attencied at
the desire of the Attorney. General, to support four informa-
tions which the Law Officers of the Crown had caused to
be laid against the defendant, who was charged ur.d .r the
statute of the 00th Geo. 111. with an evasion of the Stamp
Act, so far as it related so newspaper publications. It
would, however, not be necessary, he imagined, to go into
all the cases ; bat he thought It right theu to state, that it
was the fixed determination of his Majesty's Govanment to
proceed against all parties who, like the defendant, might
violate the law.

The defendant pleaded Not Guilty.
Mr. Winter of the Stamp Office, stated that he bout.ht a
number of the Repüblican from the defendant, and that it
was unstamped. though containing the news of the day.
After some discussion as to the neceselcy for reading the
whole of the publics ion,
Mr. Hams thought that enough bad appeared, net only
to show that it was a tissue of vile nonsense, but alto to glee
them (the magistrates) jurisdiction.
Mr. Arnold contended that there was no proof that it was
a periodical publication.
The defendant inveighed in strong terms against the Go-
vernment, and called the Counsel for the prosecution and the
magistrates, the paid agents, the tools for performing the
dirty weskits corrupt ministry.
Ms Magistrates, after a brief consultation, inflicted on the
dilute the mitigated penalty of 61. A conviction was at
ths some time recorded on the second information ; but the
seensining two were withdrawn. Mr. Alley observing that
'sough had been done to teach the defendant that he could
not publish such papers on unstamped paper. The de-
fendant put in bail to prosecute an appeal at the Sessions.
QUILIMIQUARE.—A very long inquiry took place
respecting the disappearance of Mr. Mathews, of the Comp.
troller's Office, Whitehall. From some circumstances, W.
Davits, a waterman, was apprehended on suspicion of being
acquainted with the cause of his disappearance, and having •
white hat of that gentleman's in his possession. Mr. M. has
a boat of his own, which has been found. The story which
Dairies tells is this :—The prisoner said, that between nine
and Wigan nine o'clock on Tuesday evening, Mr. Ma-
thews ems se Whitehall Stain, and asked fur Evans, ano-
ther weistieen he told him he wee not there. Ile then
wed he Mobs Westwood, and said he wanted to speak
se ass Hoes eery particularly. He told him that V.
weed ba/ gone home. Mr. Mathews then said that he want.
ad some shirts which Evans had got of his: he offered to
Fe to Evans's house for them, and Mr. Mathews ispl'ed
that he might if he chose. Mr. Mathews then sent for two
pots of hat-and-half, and he (the prisoner) went for the
shirts, and was told that they were not finished. On his
seinen, Mr. Mathews was gone ; in a short time he returned,
bringing with him a bundle ; be drank some of the beer,
sod gave the rest to some of the other watennes ; he then
" Toting Davies, I want to speak to you." He, how.
aver, went back to the office, and returned with a black hat.
nal both ggoat Into his boat, and he rowed Mr. Mathews as
ihr as -bridge. On their return, lie. Mathews
Wed him on some ames, and said " Young Davies, I
wish you good night," and rowed off by himself up the
river. He called to him, and asked him when be should
be back, but he received ao answer. He af:erwards went to
Whitebaven Stairs to put his sculls away, when he met
Harrison, who asked him what he had pt wide his arm,
and he told him that he bail on ids own things. This he
was ready to swear. They bait dun went to a public-house
in the Broadway, Wesunineler and had two pints of ale,
and afterwards to another lone:, where they drank wot!
Isere ; they then went cep Orchard-street, and at ars
Ihsviss Weser rs eisden.bes to, they drank two or three pets of
beer, and lea ran wet brim. Tbs let which bed been
'raised we Om to Ms by Mr. Illatbmn retake are of
mill Imp sommlL 'Ass pima was

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