Star.
London, England, 1828-11-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

A young man, named I.sike Graham, was charged with robbing
his employer, Mr. Franklin, a pawnbroker, in Newgate•street.
Mr. Franklin having discovered that the prisoner bad appro-
priated to his own use a sum of les. which be had received for a
pair of decanters which bad been redeemed. caused him to be taken
into custody and searched ; when two silver pencil cases were found
In his pockets, which be admitted having taken out of the wk.dow,
but with the intention to return them. An order of admission to
Sadkes Wells Theatre, and sore tickets, from which it was in-
ferred he had been in the habit of borrowing a horse to take an
airing on Sundays, were likewise found in his boa. He was com-
mitted for trial

H ATTON-G ARDEN.
William Wood was charged with stealing three silver watches,
the property of Mr. T. Emnserson, of Red Lion street, Clerkenwell.
The prisoner was seen about half-past nine o'clock yesterday
morning, to leave the prosecutor's shop with something in his hand.
A cry of "Stop thief!" was raised, and after a sharp pursuit, be
was oeerta►en. In his Sight, he was observed tolling two watches,
and the case of a watch away. These were subsequently ascer-
tained to have been stolen from the prosecutor's shop. He was
committed.

Mary Bryan, was also committed, for purloining a number of
articles of wearing apparel, belonging to her master, S. ankhs of
the Friend at Hand public-house.
W 0 RS H IP-STREET.
Robert Bann and Robfrt Dennis were charged, the former with
having been instrumental in consigning the corpse of Ms own
mother to the dissecting room, and his fellow prisoner as ear of
the party who actually stole the body. The poor woman, it ap-
peared, died in St. Luke's Worldsouw, and on Wednesday the
husband applied for the body to bury it. He was desired to send
for it in the evening. and Mr. Clark. the Master of the Work.
house, directed Weliden, who had the care of the dead-hauls,ll•
deliver it, upon the receipt of a note. The corpse was gone w
the poor man applied, Welsden having delivered it up to four men
about an hour before—Dennis was identified as one of the party.
Bevan, the deceased's son, was seen in his company she:UT after.
wards.—Mr. Haouourow expressed a Lope that the parish officers
would take the matter up, and prosecute.
Bevan was released on his father's recognizance. The other
was committed in default of bail.
A number of defendants were fined for letting off fireworks.—
Some of them were individuals of a superior rank in life to the
common herd, and their fines were regulated accordingly.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
'Man Retorts, proprietor of the White House, In Sobatquare,
was brought from St. Anne's viatchbouse, charged with a riot and
a series of assaults, the night before, at the house and shop of Mr.
Balls, fishmonger, in West•street, Soho.
It appeared that the defendant. accompanied by another person,
named Newman, went to Mr. Balk' shop to make some inquiry
about a bill of exchange, and not getting an answer to their mind,
they jumped in amongst all the fish, and kicked cods, haddocks,
herrings, and smelts hi all directions,; and collected a mob of a
thousand persons about the place, and they assaulted every one who
attempted to stop the devastation amongst the fish, a great part of
which was lost altogether amongst the mob.
The defendant said that he went to ask a civil question about a
bill that was due to him, and be was struck before he either ticked
Ash or thumped man ; he was, however, ordered to find bail.
A female, who said her Dante was Sarah Bell, was charged with
having stolen some plate, books, glass, wine, Ike. from the residuals
of Lord Hartland, in Grosvenor-place. It appeared that the W-
lmer was engaged by his Lordship a few months since, as house-
keeper. On his Lordship going to Ireland he left her in care of
his house, and on his return be discovered that some valuable pro-
petty bad been stolen, amongst which were a silver tureen, a silver
muMneer, several dimmed-cut claret jugs, several cut decanters,
three or four dozen of glasses, and s large quantity of wine, ale, ate.
When the prisoner was engaged by Lord Hartland she said her
name was Cochran, and that she was a single woman ; but it having
been ascertained teat a man bad visited her, and slept at the house
every night, she admitted that the mail was her husband, but they
were both innocent of the robbery. She was remanded (or a week.
M A It Y-LA-HONNE.
Tuesday Harriet Howell complained, before Mr. Gawnew, that
the had been assaulted by Mrs. Hayfield, mother of Lady Page
Turner, with whom the complainant lives as cook, in Upper Moo-
tague-streeti Montague-square.
" Mrs. Hayfield came down into the kitchen, your Worship (said
the cook) at eleven o'clock last night, and stayed there abusing me
till two in the morning."
" Du you mean scolding you, womanr (asked the Magistrate.)
4 Yes (replied the cook), and assaulting me to. She kicked me
about like a stock-fish, and struck me with the kitchen poker, and
it was vet the first time she had done so."
Mr. GRIMM said be had beard of the Lady's violence before,

and he ordered an assault warrant to be made mot spinet her.
This was put into the hands of Wall. the (dicer, to be executed,
but at one o'clock on Wednesday. the time use appointed for the
hearing of the case, Mrs. Bay&ld sent word that she was too un-
well to leave her bed; and yesterday. at the same boor. the cook
brought a note, showing that Lady Turner was willing to give her
W. to forego all proceedings.
Mr. GILIFFITHS asked her if V. would satisfy her for her bruises?
She said yes ; and he permitted the warrant to be discharged.
LA M BET U—STR EET.
Yesterday a middle-aged Cypi lan, dressed in a style of fashion-
able elegance, was brought up from Whitechapel watchbouse, and
plac,cl at the bar before M. Wren, Est and the Rev. D. Ma-
Inixs, to answer to a charge o; riotous and disorderly conduct.
Mr. Farrell, one of the proprietors of the Royal Pavilion Theatre,
stated, that on receiving the sanction of the Magistrates for the ex-
hibition of performances at the l'avihen,he and his partner,
other regulations for the preservation of decency and decoruttiall
resolved that no female of a light character should be permitted to
enter the boxes. Though their determination on this head was
well known, yet on the previous night the defendant, who bad, at
more than one occasion, by her indelicate and disorderly conduct,
insulted the audience. presenttd herself at the box entrance, m.d
insisted on being admitted. She was of course refused, and in
consequence conducted herself in so furious a manner that her via.
knee reached hi. (Mr. F.'s) ears. He immediately went to nom-
strate with her, and to point out the necessity of the regulation,
and their determination to enforce it; but an his -

arguments were
in vain, and she dew at him like a mires., and caused such a (W-
A long argument ensued upon this point, and several
creditable riot and confusion, that be was reluctandy compelled to
cases were cited in support of the proposition.
give her into the custody of the Constable of the theatre.
The CHAIRMAN overruled the objection. Mr. WYATTI am glad to find that you have adopted so excel-
Examination continued—On the 12th of September lent and necessary a regulation. If persevered in k will be betted.
witness law the defendant with a bag in his hand; cial to the public, and insure yea the patroness of the more re.
Holm's father had previously requested permission to sPectabie clams of ,
_society' many of waara at present, trams,
_idle
rinrdiscom eriiinduinnatehadmation ofr these wretched women, are deterred open the vault in question,which witness refused ; Holm
told witness that his son (the defendant) was a devoted frequently spgernrea places of
where
they
would
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admirer of Spurzheim ; Mr. Holm, senior, told witness The defendant, in extenuation of her indecorous cooduet, salt
that his only object in wishing to have the vault opened that since the opening of the theatre she bad out visited it more
than two or three times. On the preceding evening she tendered
was to collect the scattered bones, and then witness said her money for admission to the boxes, but it was pe.. re.
he wruld allow the vaults to be opened an hour on the fused. nor even would she be permitted to
go into the •tp
thy.
Saturday morning, but could not permit the coffins to had only spoken to Mr. Farrell OA the hardship of here s
be touched. Saw the defendant Wood on the Saturday when be at once gave her into custody.
Mr. WYATT—Why, your own confession of your not being
Aleut two o'clock, and reproved him for breaking open
a coffin. %Vftness asked Wood how he dared cut off a dalleuctwhesaideven to
erde einrto
you doubtless
rue
d; lbirastwelle l:lghaehlre yogi 117 cue mu.
_n admitted Into
head ? on which the latter said, it was not he who had some part of the 71ou'sry, though at theou same rise Ido not see why
done it, but Mr. Henry Holrn. the visitants of the gallery should not be exempted from the v•-
Coss-examined by Mr. ALLEY—Gave permission for
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scone of persons of your description, as well as them of the boxes.
the vault to be opened. • Mr. filaeutas—Will you promise not to go there again?
• .
Defendant—Assuredly ; I am about leaving &gland in a few
John Armitage—Remembers being nehr the Church days for the East Indies.
yard at Hendon on the 13th of September 'it half *paa,t m m
___ly. _ _ATHIAII...MT. Farrell, you have heard what she says; are
rell— ihieorfectly, Sir. I have ire wish whatever to press
. you satisfied with her pledge.
Pendants in 11:e morning, and saw a vault opei. '• The de
fendants were in the vault, and saw Holpfpoll down I
twarniugg....... and
defendant
only preferred it, that it may sets as a
the shroud ;be was fingering about the 'nett. pita 61 be MehrirFear•
was then discharged. •