Star.
London, England, 1830-08-11 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

Bow-ST REST .--JARVETS AT FAULT. —Yesterday, Mr.
James Cronin appeared before Mr. Halls, the Sitting Magistrate,
in answer to a summons which had been served on him for having
refused to pay Joseph Andrews, the driver of the hackney-coach
No. 53, the aunt of two shillings.
The complainant stated that he took the defendant and his party
up, a few nights ago, at Vauxhall, and drove them to Grosvenor.
place, where they alighted, but refused to pay him his fare, al.
leging that he had not taken them in the direction of their resi.
dence. The defendant threatened him hard, and swore that he
would expend 401. in law to punish him.
Mr. HALLS (laughing)—Perhaps if he were to carry that threat
into execution, he would be punishing himself as well as you.
The defendant admitted the truth of the magistrate's observation,
but positively denied having used any such expression. The com-
plainant was vexed at having been compelled to leave the stand,
and therefore, to annoy them, drove them in a direction contrary to
that which he ought to have taken. He wanted to give charge of
him (defendant), but the police constable, after having the circum-
stances detailed to him, refused to interfere.
Mr. HALLS—Then you had a dispute.
Defendant—Yes, Sir, we had ; and the complainant told us
that he would drive us to the d-1 rather than where we wanted
to go.
Mr. Hau.s.--But you stopped him short in his intention.
Defendant. —Yes, certainly, but not until, spite of our cries, we
were carried far beyond our route. We ought to have turned down
by Milbank, instead of which we were taken to Grosvenor-place.
Mr. HALLS asked if this was the case ?
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The complainant made some vain efforts at subterfuge, but in so
doing was kuilty of so many discrepancies, that the Magistrate dis-
missed the summons, and ordered him about his business.
A Lady was also summoned, for having refused to pay another
hackney-coachman a sum of 7s.
The complainant stated that he set the lady down at five o'clock,
and took her up again by her own desire at nine, when she refused
to pay him more than 4s. although his fare was I Is. He went
for time.
The defendant explained that she had no intention of keeping the
coach, but merely said that the complainant might call for her in
the evening if be could do so.
Complainant—But you didn't pay me my fare, madam, and so
as how I'm entitled to my time.
Mr. HALLS- -What did you do after you had set the lady down ?
Defendant—Why, your Worship, I returned to the stand, slipped
the nose-bags on my horses, and went to have some tea.
Mr. HALLS—But to entitle you to charge for your time, you
should have stopped at the door. Coachmen are not to be suffered
to trick persons in this way. This summons was also dismissed,
and the complainant retired grumbling at the decision.
QtrEtw-Staumsz.--Yesterday, Mr. Heavy Peewit a miniature
painter, was charged by Caroline Livermore, a servant in the employ
of Mr. Charles Hanbury, of Prospect-place, Stockwell, with the
following indecent outrage
On the previous evening, about six o'clock, late was going from
home in order to meet her mistress on the Clapham-road, who had
been to Clapham to visit a friend. The prisoner was standing at
the garden-gate u she went out, and asked her if any person was at
home P She replied, there was not, and he said he wanted to go
into the house to speak to her. She had seen the prisoner before,
and did not hesitate to admit him. When he got into the parlour,
he laid hold of ber, and pulled her upon his knees. (The witness
here described the indecent conduct of the prisoner.)
The prisoner was ordered to find bail, himself in 401. and two
securities in 201. each, and to give twenty-four hours' notice of
bail.

vott-Gannzw.— William Savage, Peter Lqftess, and Eli-
rabeth Slistock, were yesterday brought before Mr. Sergeant Sat.-
Lox and Mr. ROGERS, charged with assault.
Mr. Beale, landlord of the Coopers' Arms, opposite Peter-street,
was the prosecutor, and he appeared with his face frightfully beaten
and bruised. Be stated, that on Monday night, near twelve o'clock,
the three prisoners were at his bar, drinking, and were about to
commence singing, which he prevented, and being desirous to have
his house cleared, desired them to leave, which they positively refused
to do, and when he was compelled to be more urgent, the female
struck him. Immediately after, the men dragged the prosecutor out
of his house into the street, and with die assistance of one or two more
beset him in a brutal attack. They knocked him down, and kicked
and abused him in a dreadful manner while he lay on the ground.
Prosecutor sent his servant and two other messengers for assistance,
but for a full quarter of an hour not a single policeman was to be
found. At last one constable, an old soldier, came, but although
the rioters were still in their fury, he had no rattle to spring, and
he could do nothing—he went in search of help, and after a while
returned with constable No. 81, and the latter seemcd very cross at
she call, and was very abusive to every body around hint. The
riotous batty were then, with the assistance of some people who
happened` to be in the street, taken to the station-house. Mr. Beals
followed as well as he could. There were no superintendent or in-
spector at the station at the moment; and when Mr. Beale attempted
to outer to give the charge, ho was by a body of constables thrust

out and the door shut against him. He, however, knocked for ad-
mittance several times, and inquired for superintendant Fair,
amend
then constables Nos. 42 and 81, with four or five others, to
the door, and forcibly dragged him inside of the station-house, and
pushed him into one of the cells, where they locked him up. About
a quarter of an hour afterwards, fortunately, inspector Busine
entered the station-house, and he instantly ordered Mr. Beale to
be set at liberty, and took his charge against the three prisoners.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodall, a respectable tradesman and his wife, cor-
roborated the material points of Mr. Beale's evidence, in particular
that Savage had treated Mr. Beale in a barbarous manner when he
lay on the ground.
The prisoners in defence said, that there was music and dancing
in the house, and that prosecutor was going to exclude them, but
was not going to disturb any one else.
This was denied by the witnesses for the prosecution and Mr.
Beale, who swore distinctly that there was no one in the house at
the time besides the three prisoners and the Goodall, ; and the only
indication of music was the prisoner's attempt to sing.
Constable, No. 81, stated that Mr. Beale was drunk.
Inspector Busine stated, that he had been on duty for a great
many hours, and had just retired to have a cup of tea, when he was
called upon to take the charge, and he had acted as Mr. Bale had
described. Mr. Bale was not drunk, but he appeared much agi-
tated and excited, and seemed to have been frightfully beaten about,
Sergeant Ser.r.osr considered that the charge of assault had been
proved only by one witness against Savage, and there was no direct
evidence to prove it against the other two prisoners.
The prisoners were all discharged.
Mr. Beale expressed great astonishment at the decision. He has
since sent an intimation to the Commissioners of Police.
Ma. COLLIER'S ROBBERY.—The three prisoners, King and
Cook, and Mrs. Dyer, who have been so frequently examined re-
lating to this mysterious burglary, were again brought up yesterday,
and discharged, because no further evidence had been procured.
They have been in custody since the 14th of last month.
blartYLEnowg.—A gentleman, named Morphen., who is said to
be a Colonel in the British army, was charged yesterday, before Mr.
Hoskins and Mr. Rawlinson, with a breach of the peace ; and a
police constable, N 0.150, of the division I), was implicated in the
charge. Mrs. Morphew, who is many years younger than the
Colonel, came, accompanied by a very young female friend and an
old gentleman, who appeared to be on terms of friendship with all
parties, and she brought her housekeeper, Hannah Perry, to substan-
tiate the charge.
Mrs. Perry said that on Monday a person called at her mistress's
house, No. 11, Bryanston-street, under the pretence of asking the
payment of a small bill due to a person in Regent-street, and while
she was in the act of telling him that Mrs. Morphew was out, the
Colonel came up with two of his friends and the policeman at the
bar, and after forcing his way, against her consent, into the drawing
room and her mistress's bed chamber, he took away two desks and a
portmanteau. The portmanteau was heavy, and she wished to take
some things out of it belonging to her mistress, bat the Colonel
, pushed her away very violently, and ordered the policeman to carry
I it to his place.
Mr. HOSKINS asked the policeman what right he had to interfere?
The policeman said he took away the portmanteau by desire of
the Colonel.
Mr. lloserws.—You did very wrong, and had no business in the
house at all.
Policeman.—The Colonel said he acted under the direction of
Mr. Rawlinson.
Mr. RAwcrxsox.—Under my direction!
Policeman—Yes, your Worship; he said he had consulted you,
and you told him to take two respectable witnesses with hint, and a
police constable, and fetch away what belonged to him.
Mr. Rawrartsow, to the Colonel—l gave you no such direction.
I told you, when you came here on Monday, to avoid a breach of
the peace ; and if others broke it, to give them in charge. You
asked for a constable, and I would not let you have one.
Mrs. Morphew—My life is in danger; they watched my carriage
from the door yesterday, and then came and robbed the house.
Mr. llostaxs, to Col. Morphew—This man (the policeman)has
done what he had no right to do under your false representations;
and you have made a very improper use of this gentleman's name
(meaning Mr. Rawlinson.)
Mrs. Morphew—He has not only robbed me, but he has threat-
ened to blow out my brains, and I am come here to swear the peace
against him.
Col. Morphew—Who has threatened to blow your brains out ?
Mrs. Morphew—You, sir.
Mr. HOSKINS—When did he make use of this threat ?

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Mrs. Morphew—Often, Sir. We have been separated 18
months, and he has since then frequently forced himself into my
house, and torn me limb from limb almost.
Colonel 3lorphew—Who is to /tweet it ?
Mrs. Itiorphew—Hannah. Three months ago you tore my dress
off, you bruised my am, and, with pistols in your pockets, threat-
ened to shoot me.
Colonel lilorphew said—l would not touch you with a pair of
tongs ; and followed up the declaration with a great deal of scandal,
which was checked by Mr. Hoskins declaring—lf you proceed in
this way, Sir, I certainly will commit you. The violence of the
Colonel could not be restrained, and Mr. Hoskins said to the
officers present, " Take this gentleman into custody." Finding
measures so absolute were resorted to, the Colonel promised not to
interrupt his lady again, but charged her in return, with threatening
to kill him with a carving knife.
The housekeeper was examined, and it was found expedient to
detain the Colonel until he gave security to keep the peace.
And the policeman was cautioned against meddling again in such
a concern.

HISTORIC•L LESSON TO MINISTERS OF THE
CROWN.—The Duke D'Olivarez, a Prime Minister of Spain (in
the 16th century), and the favourite of the King his master, was
endued with all the qualities requisite to form the statesman ; but
his superabundant zeal to advance, apparently, the King's preroga-
tive, betrayed him into the adoption of such a system of op-
pression and tyranny, as brought down upon himself and his
colleagues in power irremediable disgrace. The first exercise
of his power was to keens,* the Spaniards of their native
customs and liberties, as regarded certain franchises and im-
munities granted them by the Castilian Crown, in exchange
for their voluntary homage. An open rebellion was the con-1
sequence, and thence sprung the revolts of Catalonia and Row
aillon, with the total defection of Portugal. By the rigorous mea-
sures of the Government the people were driven into treasonable
practices, and every advantage was then taken by D'Olivarez and
his pensioned supporters to make the Crown, or rather their tyrant
oppressors, more absolute. Thus too it was that the notable
conspiracy in favour of the Braganza family (of which history
speaks, and which, of itself forms a most interesting subject amongst
political records,) established the Duke of Braganza on the throne of
Portugal. The Grandees, disgusted with the Administration, yet
fearing to disclose their grounds of discontent, withdrew from Court
and such was the extent of desertion, that the King was left Ansa
destitute of attendants at home, and of officers abroad. One tame,
however, of the non.contents, was at length irritated beyond Yes
patient endurance at the ambition of the Sinister. This
was the Constable at Castile, one of the prime nobility,p=r
duced his pedigree from a race of Kings. Olivarez had made him
his mortal enemy, by proposing a match between a son of his and the
Constable's daughter. The individual was a young man of the most
debauched life and dissolute manners, living in obscurity; and
the enormity of his crimes bad once drawn upon his head sentence
of death, and he would have suffered the penalty had he not met
with better fortune than he deserved. This prodigal was aclurow.'
ledged bOlivares as his natural son and heir, invested with the
highest dignities of the kingdom, and made the master of prodi-
gious w th, but still retaining in that exulted station, and prae.
tising all his former vices, displaying frequent proofs f the moot
abject and base mind. To see such a one made President of the la.
dies, and ins fair way of succeeding to the Duke his father in the mi.
nistry, added to the bdore-mentioned proposition of marriage,
could not be borne by that haughty Nobleman. He sought and ob.
mined an audience of the King, exposed the ambition of the Minister
in the clearest manner, and the insecurity of the Crown. In fine, sup-
ported by the other dobles (who, finding a champion step forth to
assert their rights and redress their wrongs, now emerged from their
retirement and 'returned to the Court,) aided likewise by letters
from the then Bmperer of Germany, the Constables so far prevailed
with the King that his eyes were at length opened to the dangers that
surrounded him; Olivarez was banished the Court, and deprive&
of all authority. Thus was the great Minister hurled from the sum.
mit of grandeur and power, and driven in obscurity, followed by the
contempt of the King and his Nobles, and execrated by his country.
men at large. The foregoing is no tale of romance, but an accredited
fact upon the records of history. By the fall of Olivarez, it will be
found not to be sufficient that a Minister be zealous to serve
his Sovereign ; extremely accurate in the affairs committed to hie
charge; assiduous; not addicted to recreations and pleasures; ri.
gorously just, deaf to flattery, and inceoralde to brides ; but it la
also necessary to have an eye to the satieizetion of is SU 15acT as
well as to the prerogative of the Canon, steaks. his artiness
course in the golden mean. It will be unsafe is Immolate the
people's interests and liberties to the humours and Sias of a
Sovereign, or to the pride of as srifeeiing Aristsemp Such
would be dangerous instances of zeal. Nay, should thet Monona
himself command him to do anything which would trunk on she
rights and privileges of the subject, the fidelity of doe Palifdon,
would be better evinced by an humble remonstnusse a him nd lils
ill consequences of such a proceeding, than, by a land allsiheme.
to betray both the Sovereign and himself to the midis saw.
one, in his power, may maps, but the other, he die adds nani
a victim to his MOTS.