Star.
London, England, 1831-01-27 00:00:00

POLICE EXPORTS.

Bow-steeex.—Eight boys, th=rsidest of whom did not exceed 14
years of age, were charged with gambling in a house situated in the pur
lieus of St. Martin's-lane. It append that a room was let oat to them
every Sunday, for the purpose of gambling, when dice and cards were
supplied to them. A penny was gmarally put down on the table by
each boy that was present as the stakes. and the owner of the house then
took from them two-pence, as a ommideration foe the use of his room '
and cards. The prisoners at the bar woe taken into custody on Sunday
evening, when quarrelling and gambling together.
Sir R. Blame said that suet a pea dos was most infamous and de.
moralising. He was, however, compelled to discharge them, as the Act
of Parliament only provided against gambling in the street.
Preece, the Inspector, stated that boys came from all parts of the town
to the room, and spent in general their whole week's wage 4.
Sir RICHARD sent for the keeper of the house, whose name we under-
stood to be Wright, and reprimanded him severely for his disgraceful
conduct in affording the use of his room for such a purpose, and on such
adoy.
The fellow, about sixty years of age, said that he did not know that
the boys bad been gambling, as they came in merely to take some coffee.
Thep aunt have taken the cards out of his private drawer during a tem-
porary absence.
Sir RICNAILD replied very warmly to him on his making such an 01.
case, and told him, that if be ever heard of his doing the like again, he
should suffer for it. He regretted that he had not the power to punish
them all severely.
The boys, after a short confinement, were discharged, with a caution.
Blaertritome.—" Tat FANCY" IN TuoveLe.—Tuesday
Ayres, fighting man and chair-bottorner, was charged before Mr. Grif-
fith with stealing a little matter of 10s. out of the breeches-pocket of
Mr. Flask, landlord of the William the Fourth, a new beer shop In
Ashley-street, Soutere-town
Mr. Flask stated that, us " made and provided" in the New Beer
Act, he regularly clears his house at ten o'clock every night, and on pro.
cetding to comply with the enactment on blondes
evening, the only
refractory spirit be met with was a man named Stephenson,who was
in company with the "fighting man." Mr. Flask, having the fear of
the penalty before his eyes, insisted on their immediately
quitting the house, but Stephenson refused, whereupon Mr. Flask,
determined to eject him isoknr miens, laid hold of his collar, and en.
deavoured to drag him out. The "fighting man* laid hold of Mr.
Flask behind, doing his utmost to keep him back; however, he suc-
ceeded in putting Stephenson out, when he discovered that his breeches
pocket had been turned inside out, and 12s. cc 13a. which it contained,
carried off. No one being near him but the fighting man, Dick Ayres,
be gave him in charge for the felony.
" Well, l'ot blow d," cried Dick, "if that 'ere bee% a good un !
a vatchus, and charged with picking a pocket, just yen 1
vas to
doing the gemman an act of friendship. But never mind—catch
me doing a good turn to any man as long as Ilim!"
" Taming a man's pocket inside out," observed Mr. deiffith, "an
hardly hi called a gad turn ; and 1 firmly believe you picked his

pocket."
" Pick a pocket !" exclaimed Dick, extending his open palms to
the Magistrate ; " look at my bands, your Worship, and you'll see
they're too big to pick any man's pocket. I only laid hold of the
gammen about the waist, yen I saw as how 'twas likely they'd be a
row, and I laid, Pray don't, Mr. Flask. 'Teas out of pure kind-
ness, but catch me at it again—that's all I"
" Certainly not for sometime," iejoined Mr. Griffith; " there are
no new beer shop? in Newgate. mg sour tkunicile shall be share for
some time:" •
Ili was accordingly committed to the care of "Mr. Woman.
Mamie Pol.sca—Laurence Wise,-a wsterman, was charged with
strOarig coals from the craft belonging to Myren. Brooks and Penny.
sir. BALLAIJITINII committed hint to bard labour and imprisonment
for one Month,,and his boat to be burnt.