Star.
London, England, 1830-09-14 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

GUILD RALL.--Roberi Ricked' was charged with an attempt to steal
an umbrella.

Mr. Edgell, of Basinghall-street, said he was passing through Ca-
teaton-street, by the church, about half-past seven o'clock on Saturday
evening, when the prisoner suddenly started upon him, and endeavoured
to wrest his umbrella out of his hand. Witness held the umbrella fast,
and so too did the prisoner, who struggled long and violently for pos.
session. Witness, however, succeeded in keeping his property and se-
curing the prisoner.
The Alderman committed him to hard labour for a month.
Henry Miller was charged with stealing the sumlof 11. lla.
Mr. Clark Winchester, en umbrella-maker, in Dean-street, stated
that he had hired the prisoner from St. Andrew's Workhouse, and on
Tuesday last he entrdsted him with the above money to purchase some
sticks. He absconded, and complainant heard no more of him till
he applied that morning to the Overseers for relief, when he was secured.
The prisoner said, with somewhat of a theatrical air, that honesty
was his " ruling passion," and that he had not made use of the money,
but had been robbed of it is the fair, which he was tempted to visit by
an old acquaintance.
Mr. Alderman WINCHESTER said he had behaved ungratefully to
his employer, and it was evident, that notwithstanding honesty was his
" ruling passion," it was not his practice.
The pr loner was committed for trial.

Harrow -Gaeass.—George Lowy, a powerful looking young man,
dressed in a blue coat, white trousers, and a drab hat, was brought up
yesterday on suspicion of being an accomplice in the murder of Long,
the policeman, from his alleged similarity to the description of one of
the men who was seen in company with the man Sopwell, who is al..
ready committed for trial.
A Sergeant of Police, No 6, Division 8, thad taken the prisoner'
into custody in the vichtitT of the Regent's Park, late on Sa-
turday night, from information he had received. The examination
was kept strictly private, but the following are the leading facts that
transpired
The prisoner, about three weeks ago, removed from Baldwin-street,
where he lodged, and took lodgings with an interesting young female,
who passed as his wife, at No. 2, Wellington-place, Britannia.atreet,
City-road. During his residence there, he has followed no employment,
but he has lived comfortably, and was always very merry. He is by
trade a baker. On Sunday, after his apprehension, the police of Div.
6, in the absence of the female, got an order to break open his room,
where they searched, but found nothing of a suspicious nature, except a
pick-lock key. The female who lives with him says her name is Miss
Smith, and she accounts for Long's living without working, by saying
that he had lately received IDOL legacy from an aunt. He does not
accord with the description given of the accomplice, and none of the
witnesses could recognize him; but he was remanded.
Baker, the informer, not intimidated by his late rebuffs, appeared
yesterday with three double informations against three licensed victual-
lers, for suffering gambling in their houses. He had a new wimess,
like a shabby dandy, who gave his name Thomas Miles, Chapel] place,
Brampton. The witness was a young man, and seemed rather timid,
but he swore to direct face, which were in four cases as directly falsi.
fled by most respectable testimony.
One of the defendants intimated to the Magistrates that he lived
within the jurisdiction of Worship-street; but that Baker would not
dare to summon him to that office, where he was known.
The other two complaints were dismissed on account of an infor-
mality--so Baker was once -Dore defeated, with the expenses out of
pocket.

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Lamaism-sr xxxr.—Yesterday, Michael MiCaray was charged
with the murder of his wife. The prisoner is a middle-aged man, of
great muscular strength, and his countenance has a most sinister cha.
meter, from an obliquity or loss of sight in the left eye. He Lan Irish.
man, and is employed in the East India Docks.
Mrs. Reynolds, of Park-street, Poplar, stated that the prisoner and
his wife rented a parlour in ber house. The deceased was his second
wife, and bad two children by her former husband. The prisoner's con.
duct towards her was of the most brutal kind. On Saturday afternoon
he came home about six o'clock, and gave his wife some money. Shortly
afterwards she heard a dispute arise, and on going up stairs, saw Mrs,
31Tarthy standing on the stairs, and heard her cry out, " Oh, you
villain !" and, addressing herself to witness, said, " See what a blow
he has given me !" Deceased then ran down stairs, and )I'Carthy after
her, apparently in a great passion. In a moment afterwards, heard his
wife screech violently, and a lodger ran down stairs, and endeavoured to
keep IlTarthy from his wife. M,Carthy knocked both of them down,
and then kicked his wife violently in the stomach. M•Cartby afterwards
went out, and did not return until Sunday about two o'clock, when he
again ill-used his wife, who was suffering severely front the ill treat-
ment she had experienced the over-night. About six o'clock on that
evening, the son of the deceased, a child of about seven years of age,
came and knocked at her door, and told her his mammy was dead, and
bad died about two o'clock, but he was afraid to come to tell her until
his father went out. Witness immediately ran down stairs, and found
the deceased lying on a heap of rags on the floor of the kitchen, quite
dead. Her body appeared in a dreadful state of emaciation, nearly as
bad as if she had been starved to death,!
Policeman K. 27S stated that he went after prisoner, upon hearing
the circumstance, and found him very composedly at his usual work in
the West India Docks. On takin him into custody, he did net evince
any symptoms of compunction, alt hhe must have known when he
went out to work, that his wife was ouytg dead. The policeman fur.
ther stated that the body of the deceased exhibited masks of severe
usage, especially the face ; but his attention was mote particularly dl.
rated to her throat, which appeared greatly swollen, and Der cap-strings 1
drawn tight. Thewat -C women did not sleep with ha husband,
but made a kind of bed of some rags for he self and children in an empty
kitchen, to which there was access from the prisoner's room.
The marinates said that nothing could be done at this stage of the
inquiry, further than to detain the prisoner until the result of the cons.
no's investigation was ascertained.
The prisoner was then removed from the bar, and the body of the
unfortunate woman now waits the inquest.
Alexander, alias Leal, alias Wilson, with numerous other
slicer, was charged with swindling.
The prisoner is an elderly man, of the Jewish psrssaaioa, sad
was recognized as having been comma in a number of similar
transactions. _ _

A.lll.Levi stated that his brother, who was a watchmaker and
jeweller, had been defrauded of a quantity of jeweUery by the
and meeting with him accidentally that mowing, he gave tilt%
custody.
The Meow, who denied all isowledge of the troasactims, was
remanded.

MARTLIBONI OFTICZ.— Thomas Batton, a man who formerly
lived in the service of Mr. Coke, at Holkbans, in Norfolk, was charged
yesterday, with endeavouring to obtain goods under a false pretence.
It appeared that on the 29th of August, the prisoner went to the shop
of Mr. King, a cheesemonger, in Connaught-terrace, Edgeware.rosoi,
and gave him an order in the name of Lo 4 Anne Coke, who, he said,
was coming to town to celebrate a wedding and he must have the things
with him. It was very early in the morning, and Mr. King not being
in the way, his shopman refused to let the goods go without his sane.
tion. Enquiry was made, and it proved to be an attompt to defraud
Mr. King of his property, and when the prisoner was met with again on
Sunday mottling, he was given into the custody of a policeman. Re
could show no authority for ordering goods in the name of Ludy Anne,
and Mr. Hoskins sent him to the matd.mill for six weeks.

George Smith, a young man with dark hair and light whiskers, was
with felony.
r. John Graham, a grocer, in Pratt-street, Camden Town, returned
home with his wife at about eight o'clock en Sunday evening, and alter
they bad let themselves in at the private door, and struck a light, they
fancied they heard a noise in the house. Mr. Graham went into the
street, and he saw the prisoner clinging to the bars of the area grating,
and trying to get out, but he was abut in by a heavy trap.door, and be
went to the Police Station for assistance.
William Price, a policeman, No. 138 of Division 8, returned with
Mr. Graham, and he found the prisonetlin the kitchen and took him
into custody, and conveyed him, together with a crow-bar, a phosphorus
box, a dark lantern, and some matches with which be was provided,
to the watehhouse.

Mr. Hosints asked Mr. Graham whether, when he first discovered
him in the area, the prisoner said any thing
No, Sir, replied Mr. Graham ; but he whistled, and I am certain he
had accomplices at hand.
A very few minutes before Mr. and Mrs. Graham came home, a fruit-
woman saw the prisoner knock at the door, and thereby he ascertained
that the house was without protection, and when the attempt was dh.
covered, three ether men of suspicious appearance, lefts neighbouring
public-house abruptly, without taking change for a shilling to which
they were entitled.
Air. Hosairra asked the prisoner if he wished to say anything 1
Prisoner—Yes,llir ; I met two men in the road, and they gave me a
shilling to go down the area and open the street-door for them.
Mr. Hosuas—Oh ! and have you anything to say about the dark.
lantern and the phosphorus-box?
Prisoner—That was to get them a light.
Mr. Hoes:xi—And the crow-bar ?

Prisonei—iltst was tO4enthel7ite hen.door with.
Mr. Hosnws told him it was quite evident the men he spoke of
were his accomplices, and without intending it, they had imprisoned
him; be committed him to Newgate for trial.

UNTON.HALL,...relltlitlay, a man named Clerenein was brought be-
fore Mr. Chambers, charged with obstructing a funeral on the day pre-
cedin
F omg.
r the evidence It appeared that on Sunday afternoon, as the fune-
ral of an Irish labourer was passing along Union-street, the defendant,
who was drunk at the time, to quarrel with the persons carrying
the coffin, because they would not permit him to be one of the bearers
of ft. Having in vain bought the honourable distinction of helping poor
Larry to the grave, the defendant, irritated at being rejected,
the mourning clothes off the shoulders of an old woman, sweardrnirg
ould friend (the deceased) should never have it to say that Chronio did
not follow his corpse to the grave. The old woman made an outcry at
the loss of her cloak, and the defendant ran off in front of the funeral
procession, and commenced dancing and capering like a madman. The
disturbance occasioned by the outrageous conduct of the defendant ob.
Inflicted the funeral, which was compelled to remain at a stand until
the refractory friend of the deceased was lodged safely in the station.
house.

The magistrate told the defendant that he had subjected himself to a
fine for obstructing his friend's funeral, besides the indecency attending
his conduct on so solemn an occasion.

Chronin—Your worship, I was up all night afore at poor Larry't,
wake, and drank a drop too much ; and what with ?actin!! and drink.
log together, it so bothered my brains that I did not know what I was
about at all at all.

Magistrate--But you must be made to know that getting drunk at a
wake In this country, and then causing a disturbance while In that
state, is an offence.
Chronin.—By m soul, your honour, I have been at many a wake In
this country as welly as my own, and always had the good luck le Yet
out of all broils. 1 only got drunk out of respect foe the mom sr
poor Larry, who was as good a boy as ever broke bread.
blistrate.—Unless you pay a fine of ss. to the King, yen mut le
lockedup.
Chronin.-.1 hope your Worship will let me go this time ; I have a
wife ready to fall to pieces, and six youngsters in the bargain ; besides,
the King, your honour, can better afford to lose 51. than I can, a poor
hard-waking fellow.
Chronin, with all his eloquence, was unable to alter the decision givm
against him.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—Last night, at about 12 o'clock,
a boat, containing six persons, came in violent contact with a barge our
Westminster-bridge, and was turned bottom upward& Two of the party,
a young man named Martin, and a young woman, were drowned, and the
reef were extricated with great difficulty.
A sailor in one of the transport ships at Cove, bound to
New South Wales, was drowned on Tuesday in that harbour. He had
been refused to allow his wife to accompany him on the voyage, and
resolved to desert the vessel by swimming to the shore, in the attempt
of which be perished within twenty yards of the beach, in presence of
his wife, who had been waitirg for him with a supply of dry clothes.
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Sunday evening, as two youths, sons of Mr. Ward, baker,
of the Edgeware.road, were walking along Piccadilly, a stone was
thrown by some person, whether accidentally or on purpose, could not
be ascertained, which struck the youngest lad in the right eye, broke the
eys.bone, and literally forced the eye from the socket. A surgeon, who
resides near where the accident occurred, dressed his wound, but as it
was of such a serious nature, he ordered the boy to be taken to the hos-
pital, which was immediately complied with.
On Saturday an inquest was held in Newington on the
body of Solomon Harris, aged 96, who came by his death under the fol.
lowing circumstances :—From the evidence it appeared that the de. had lived with his son for some years past, and was in the habit
of indulging in a pipe of tobacco every afternoon in the kitchen. 0-
the preceding day the old man being alone in the kitchen, drew up to the
fireside to enjoy his favourite luxury, and in reaching to set light to
piece of paper, he fell forward into the fireplace, and being extremely
infirm, owing to his advanced age, he was unable to extricate himself ;
his groans were heard by one of the family, who on entering the kitchen
discovered the deceased with his head hanging over the Ere and the
bosom of his shirt and neckerchief in a blue. Notwithstanding the
short space of time that must have elapsed from the period the old man
fell into the fire until he was rescued, it was found that his face was go
dreadfully burnt that it rendered it impossible to distinguish a single
feature in it, particularly as the whole of the nose was destroyed. fic
lingered in agony for a tew hours after the accident and then expired.
It did not appear that there was any blame attributable to the persons
in the hove, as they were occupied in business in the shop at the time
the catastrophe happened. Verdict, " Accidental Death."

BIRTHS.
At Belfast, the 9th inst. the lady of Major-General C. Bruce of a
soo.—The 12th inst. at Chingford. the lady of 11. Playfunl. Esq. jun.
of a son.—The 10th inst. at Highlands, Wilts, the lady of W. Wayte,
1.4.114,1
Bark of a dau hter.—The 11th {Mt. at Newington-green, the lady of
W. Hickman, .of • son.—The 11th inst. at Wichm:sre-hill, the
lady of T. Hood, .of a daughter.

MARRIED.
The Bth inst. at Littleham. near lismoutit, the Rev. J. Moseley, of
Exmouth, to Frances Maria, third daughter of the late 8. Williams,
Req. of BrbtoL—T4 Bth last at Sc. Clement Danes, Mr. Darling.
to Miss Humphris, both of Speenhatuland. Berks—At Kendal, on
Thursday last, T. A. Garth, Esq. of Great Wlnchester•street, to Ann,
daughter of the late J. Barrow, Eaq. of Keodal—The 11th instant, at
Stepney, Mr. J. F. Pester, of Montagu-terrace, Mile End.rosd. to
Maria, third daughter of the late Mr. J. Cannon, of Mile End, and
widow of Capt. W. Freeman—The Bth inst. at Westbury upon Trytn,
H. H. Joy, Req. of Mountjoy-square, Dublin, to Catherine Anne,
eldest daughter of Mr. Sergeant Ludlow, of Down-house, Bristol.

DIED.

At Croydon, the 10th inst. J. Haines, Esq. aged 76—The 10th inst.
Fanny, the youngest daughter of J. Leslie, Esq. of the Hon. East India
Company's Home service-.. The 12th inst. at HOmerton, in the 416th yen
of his age, T. Corlett, formerly barrack-master of the King's Mews
Barracks--The 11th inst. at Vale-place. Hammersmith, wog A Miss
Treacha, only daughter of the late B. Treacher, Esq. of Sloane-street,
Chelsea—The 11th inst. Lkut..Col. H. Stables, late of the Oxman,
Guards, aged 49—The Bth inst. at 11111. house, near Malmsbury, in the
45th year of her age, Helen, wife of the Rev. O. A. Biederntann. Rector
of Dautsey, in the county of Wilts, and of Flentingstone and Lianvi.
bangel, in the county of Olaniorgan—.The 12th inst. Charles, the second
son of Mr. Hardwick, New Bond-street —At Abeeystwith. the Bth inst.
Winnifml, youngest daughter of Mr. O. Maim, of Cheyne-walk,
Chelsea, in the 24th year of ha age.
At Caiblair, Nairnshire, on the Mitlult. Caroline, youngest daughter
of Colin Shaw, Esq. and wife of the Rm. Charles Roes Matheson,
A.M. of Kilmuir Rasta, County of Roes, in the 43d yaw of her age.
Mrs. Matbeson's personal gnaw and mental accomplishments endeared
her to an extensive circle, of which she was long the velialmisi i and
her loss will be deeply felt by an allsetionate husband, and a young and
beautiful famlly.

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