Star.
London, England, 1824-11-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.
G. Sutton and W. 1741 lard, two journeymen plumbers, were
brought up for re-examination yesterday. On Tuesday evening,
the warehouse, of Mr. Bowyer, carpet-manufacturer, in St. Mil-
dred's-court, was broken into, and sundry-bilk, stamps, and about
Jes, in silver in a canvas bag taken away. As the premises had
been entered by a door on the leads, and as the prisoners had been
at work on those leads that day, suspicion fell on them, and they
were brought before Mr. Alderman Besot on Wednesday, who
thought there was ground for detaining them. Upon coming to
the bar yesterday, Mr.Bowyer proclaimed their innocence, and said
he had the real thief in custody. They were accordingly removed
from the bar, and Akio trier White, a lad is the employ of a cheese-
monger in the Old Kent Road, took their place. J. Salmon, a
baker, of No. 5, Paragon-row, New Cent Road, said the 'ptisoner,
whom he bad known some time' said on Wednesday morning he had
something to shew him, and produced a black leather pocket book,
containing bills, Sec. and a Swansea note, which the boy told him
if he could get change for it, he might keep Ws. for himself. He
also saw a canvas bag 'with some silver, in his possession. He
judged from the boy's conduct some robbery had been committed,
and coining over into the City in the evening, beard of the affair at
Mr. Bowyer's, who identified the pocket-book and its contents.
On the prisoner's apprehension, he had still the stolen canvas bag
in his possession, and stated he got to the premises by secreting him-
self in the yard of an adjoining public-house, and remained on the
leads all nigh( till the watchman had gone off at six o'clock. The
prisoner heart statement with apathy, and was committed. The
two plumbers were dismissed with a declaration of their innocence,

BOW-STREET.
George Swaim, a countryman, was brought up by Mr. Westcott,
one of the constables serving in his own right for St. Martin's pa-
rish, on suspicion of having stolen a piece of cloth, the property of
Messrs. J. and T. Sergeant, clothiers, at Trowbridge, Wilts.
The prisoner was stopped at three o'clock in the morning of the
18th inst. in Long-acre, with a large package on his shoulder, ad-
dressed to " Mr. J. Bush, Newark." He gave cenfused answers
to the questions put to him, and. was taken to the watch-house,
where Mr. Westcott, it bring a cold night, suffered him to remain
up stairs before a good fire. It has, been ince ascertained, that the
.parcel was sent by Messrs. Sargeant to Or. Bush, at Newark, and
was stolen from a Frome waggon, at Hounslow. The prisoner was
remanded for further examination on Monday next.
Manhes Fitzpuirk.k, an elderly m..n, of good address and decent
appearance, was brought before Mr. Har.r.s, on Wednesday night,
charged with stealing a silver tea-spoon, from the St. Alban's coffee-
house, Charles-street, St. James's. He was observed to go into the
back coffee-room, in which there was no other person, and almost
directly after he came out again, and left the house. The spoon
was missed instantly, and he was followed and brought back before
he had walked many yards, when he produced the spoon from the
sleeve of his coat.
In his defence, he denied that he had produced the spoon; and
said he saw it under the corner of a tea-tray, the moment he was
brought back into the room, and took it up, saying—" Why, here is
your spoon !"—He was committed to Newgate for trial.
U I ON- HAL L.

John Wiratlakotk was charged with having stolen four small holly
trees from the grounds of Lord Besborough, at Itoehamptotr, Sur-
rey. The prisoner was a labourer in Lord Besborough's employ.
Lordship's carpenter, on going round the park on Monday
morning, for the purpose of repairing the palings that were blown
down by the vicilence of the weather, discovered the four holly trees
secreted inside the railing. The circumstance was meutioued to
Lord Besborough, and some persons were directed to conceal them-
selves close to the place, and watch for the person who should take
them away. A constable lay in ambush in the park, and in the
evening the prisoner made his appearance, and attempted to carry
off the trees, but was taken into custody.—The prisoner was fined
20s. and costs; but not having the money to pay, he was committed
to the llouse of Correction to hard labour fur one month, and to
be once whipped during that time.
II ATTON-G A ADEN.

A genteelly-dressed young man, who gave his name as .george
Sou, was charged by John Wheeler with attempting to steal a
paper parcel out of a waggon belonging to Messrs. Worster and
Stubbs, 3st, Wharf, City BaSin, on Friday last.
The prosecutor, who is town.carrier to Worster and Stubbs,
stated, that he had stopped at a house in Middle-row, Holborn, to
hand in a package of goods, and, when he turned round from the
door, he saw the prisoner jump out of the waggon with something
in his hand, and run away. I'rosecytor pursued him, and gave him
in charge to a constable. The parcel produced was found on the
prisoner's person, and is directed—" Mr. Ullathosn, Gate.
street, Lincoln's Inn-fields," where the prosecutor- was charged to
deliver it.
Mr. George Hall, clerk in the employ of Messrs. Werster and
Stubbs, said, that the parcel came to their office by canal the day
before, and was delivered by hint to last witness to take out.
The parcel bring opened was found to contain shue.thre:..l to the
value of about £3.
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