Star.
London, England, 1830-12-29 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

GUILDHALL.-Mr. Robert Al a wine-merchant, who had
been in custody since Christmas-eve, sou brought before Mr. Alderman
Kelly yesterday, when the Coroner reported to the Magistrate that the
evidence given npoo the inquest on the of the Somers Town car.
net, who was killed b the wheel of his own cart, in Newgate.strect,
on Friday evening, did not particularly affect Mr. Atkinson, who had
been detained on suspicion of being the individual who knocked the
deceased down. He had undertaken to attend at the adjourned Inquest
that evening, and meet the inquiry, or give evidence, as might be de-
sired, and his further detention seemed unnecessary.
Mr. Alderman KELLY remarked, that the fact of his running away
weighed against Mr. Atkinson; but then, it sou true, he had con-
siderable property about him.
?dr. Atkinson said he had; but it was not merely the recollection of
the property, but a momentary apprehension that he might be detained
from h 1 family all night. He did not strike the man, and was walk-
ing with a friend a little in advance of their companions, but on per-
ceiving-the man had fallen under the wheel, he involuntarily ran away,
although he bad done nothing, and was secured because he ran.
The Alderman then discharged him.
MAILIIOIOI7OIII-STRIZT.—UNDIER THE MlSTLETOE.—Yester-
day, a man named Clarke a sawyer Clarke, by trade, was brought before Mr.
Conant, the sitting Magistrate, charged with a desperate assault com-
mitted by him on a young man named Duncan, under the following
circumstances.
The complainant, whose head and face were severely bruised, stated
that he was sitting the evening before, with several others, including the
defendant, at a public-house in Oxford-street, and some of those who
were present with the defendant took it into their heads to inflict a fine
of a pint of gin on him. the complainant, and insisted that he should
pay it, which he refused to do, and because he did not submit to this
extortionate demand, the defendant waited outside the door until be
went out, and the moment he did so, the defendant struck him a tre-
mendous blow on the face, and knocked him down, and be bled so pro-
fusely from the mouth and nose, that his person was in an instant co-
vered with blood.
In reply to the charge, the defendant said, that it was very true he
had struck the defendant as described, but then the provocation he re-
ceived was of a nature to perfectly justify it. The fact, he said, was,
that he and his wife, and some other persons, were enjoying themselves
a little this Christmas time at a public house, where the complainant,
and some friends of his, were also present. He, the defendant, hap-
pened to have occasion to be absent a few minutes from the room, leav-
ing his wife behind him, sitting when there was a piece of mistletoe just
over her head, and when he returned, the company told him that the
complainant had kissed his wife under the mistletoe. " Now, your
worship," continued the defendant, " I didn't mind his kissing her a
bit, because such a thing is the custom this time of the year; but, your i
Worship, he kissed her with his hat on, end that, your Worship knows,
is not the fashion for any gentleman to do. I would' be ashamed of
myself if I kissed any lady under the mistletoe with my hat on, be-
cause it is " unregular." We all then held a consultation, your Wor-
ship. how Mr. Duncan was to be punished for not kissing my wife pro-
perly, and it was agreed that he should be fined a pint of gin, which
he refused to pay very unhandsomely, and he took off his coat to fight
any one in the room, but no one would fight with hint then; but
when we pt out I told bim he had taken a great liberty with my wife,
as a stranger, to kiss her with his hat on, and I certainly knocked him
down; which, I considered, I was justified in doing."
The defendant denied altogether that he had kissed the defendant's
wife ; he never would have done such a thing as to kiss any lady under
the misletoe with his hat on, because he knew it was irregular, and bad
he done it he would have paid the fine; but the fact was it was another
man who kissed her, and the company thought proper to saddle it on
him in order to get a pint of gin out of him.
The defendant said he could prove that it was the complainant who
kissed his wife, for, besides that she herself had told him so, he had s
witness who saw him kiss her.

A witness was then called forward who swore positively that it was
the complainant, and no one else, who kissed the defendant's wife, and
that he had his hat on ai the time.

The complainant again most positively denied that he kissed the
ladilie defendant said, that surely his wife must know best who it was
that had kissed her, and she told him it was Mr. Duncan, and every
one in the room said so beam

Two other wit:hems Ahead their voluntary testimony, that it was the
complainant who kissed die lady with his hat on.
. Mr. Duncan, almost Sande at this positive evidence of his having
done what he seemed censtious he had not done, spin declared his en-
tire innocence of the kiss, and once more appealed to the man, the
real kisser ; and the latter renewed his assurance to the 11 yo
to that
it was he himself, and not Mr. Duncan, who had kissed the y, and in
his hurry, before her husband should return, he forgot to take off his
hat, which he admitted was wrong.
The Magistrate said, he really did not know what the etiquette was
in such matters, but it was clear that a very violent assault had been
committed on the complainant ; and as the defendant did not seem to
feel that It would be any offence to kiss his wife under the mistletoe'
without a hat, the fact of having worn a hat in such a ceremony could
not warrant such an assault, and he therefore fined the defendant 10s.
which was immediately paid.
Maar.nonouou-srazyr.—A man, named Thanes Welsh, was
brought before Mr. Rog, charged with being drunk and disorderly.
Police constable 124 C, saidite was sent foe on Friday night to the
Blue Posts, Rupert-street, where the prisoner was in a most beastly state
of intoxication. On searching him, bsl. was found upon his person,
which witness took, with the prisoner, to the station-house.
The Magistrate, after commenting upon the man's stupidity, in car-
rying so much money about him, and telling him he ought to think
himself very lucky in falling into the hands of the police, ordered him
to be discharged, on payment of the usual fee.
Tames. Pouc2.—Mr. Thomas .114Cau1 was charged with as.
saulting John Hull, a police constable, by knocking him down several
times while endeavouring to remove him from the Bell public-house, in
Bowfin Highway.
Wonertim-srazzi.--Bdward Born" formerly a sink to Messrs.
Steward and Co. was committed for trial, charged with stealing Bum's
Justice, and some other books, which he pledged, while in their
employ.
Mary Risher& was remanded, charged with robbing Wm. Wells, at
the Grapes public.house, in Old.street; of 21. lbs. One of the sore.
reigns she swallowed.

Since the disclosures which have taken place during the
late trial of the French Ministers a very general wish, we
believe, has arisen, that the ex-Bourbons would take up their
abode in any other country than this.
Recruiting appears to be the briskest business at present
in the kingdom. The private instructions to the recruiting
parties are unusually explicit, not only regarding the height,
age, and health, but also respecting the character of the re-
cruits ; and, consequently, recruiting is likely to last for
several months. The following additional parties are ordered
for Scotland :—Scots Greys, Edinburgh and Dunse ; 2d Dra-
goon Guards, Glasgow ; 15th Foot, Hamilton ; 17th do.
Glasgow; 22d do. Ayr; 25th do. Edinburgh; 25th do.
Aberdeen ; 25th do. Berwick ; 42d do. Edinburgh ; 47th
do. Edinburgh ; 59th do. Inverness ; 64th do. Edinburgh ;
79th do. Aberdeen ; 79th do. Dundee ; 79th do Stirling ;
82d do. Hawiek ; 90th do. Glasgow ; 90th do. Inverness ;
90th do. Perth ; 91st do. Edinburgh ; 94th do. Wick; 94th
do. Glasgow; 94th do. Perth; Rifle Brigade, (two hatts.)
Berwick. From the above statement, it will be seen that in
a short time there will be no less than ten recruiting parties
for regiments of the line in Edinburgh, besides Foot Guards,
Artillery, Royal Sappers and Miners, and the Marines.—
Agreeably to orders issued yesterday, the recruiting parties
are walking about to-day with splendid cockades in their
caps.--Scotsman.
The Northern lights were remarkably brilliant on Satur-
day evening, from 1111“12 to half-past eight o'clock, presenting
a bright arch from North to West. To the North of the
arch was a beautiful red tint, which extended over a very
wide surface of the beavens.—Portsetouth Herald.

REMARKABLE PARLI•MENTAAT FACTS.—Mr. T.
Wyse, jun. the member for the county of Tipperary, is ne-
phew-in-law of Napoleon, his marriage with the daughter
of Lucien Bonaparte entitling him to that degree of rela-
tionship—Mr. O'Connor, er as he is styled in Ireland, the
O'Connor Don,' is a lineal descendant of Roderick O'Con-
nor, the last native King of. Connaught ; and Mr. Kava-
nagh, one of the members for the county of Carlow, is a
lineal descendant of the kings of the province of Leinster,
and possesses at the family residence, in that county, the
identical crown worn by the last monarch of his family.
EXECUTION OE THIBEI INCENDIARIES AT MAID-
STONE.—John Dyke, otherwise Field, and William and
Hoary Perlman, brothers, were executed on Penenden-
heath, on Friday. The first had protested his innocence cf
being concerned in the fires ; but the two latter, who are
.quits boys, confessed their guilt. A bu, of Scotch Greys
.attended for fear dais any disturbance should take place.
HstufPaclanan addressed the crowd, and accused Bishop,
who gave evidence spinet hint, of having instigated him to
burs the ricks, &c. No disturbance took place.