Star.
London, England, 1829-01-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
Etna v. Ttioirriow—ln thii case Mr. Jonathan Tbompum, a
young matt in a drab iseitjamin; with a very' fathionabie quantity
of beard, and wlicedettritsed 'himself as a " merchant' out 'of mu.
ploy," was brought lift from the CoMpter, to Width plate of
durance he liad'heed consigned on Sittaday night, fur non-pay
ment of his dinner bill at the George Inn, Alilermanbory.
It appeared by the evidence of Me. Stye, " mine host of the
George,' that Mr. Jonathan Thompson ordered " a dinner of
fried soles and roast beef for four," which dinner, having beets
duly prefaced. was devoured, with divers 4 atone, to the amount
total of gel Ss. by Air. Jonathan Thompson and two other Gen-
tlemen; and as Mr. Jonathan Thompson could not pay fur the
eillan—ln consequence of his having only 1.. 6d. about him—mine
*et of the George sent him to the l'umpter.
Er. Jonathan Thompson, in his detract, contended that he
eouldhave paid if he woud ; and that he was justified in not
paying, because be had contacted with the waiter at the George
to furnish the said dinner of fried soles and roast beef at eighteen
pence a head, and, when the dinner was eaten,. the landlord
charged half a crown a head.
'l be waiter admitted that be bad undertaken to furnish the
dinner at eighteen-pence a-head, and thereupon Sir Plena Latium
discharged Mr. Jonathan Thompson, on the ground that the land-
lord was bound by the contract of his servant.
The landlord protested against this decision, saying be knew
nothing of the contract, and affirming that there was some private
understanding between the waiter and Mr. Jonathan Thompson;
but, nevertheless, Mr. Jonathan Thompson was discharged, upon
his promising to fulfil the contract he bad entered into with the
waiter.

BOW—STREET.
Yesterday Morning a Gentleman named Stevens, holding em.
ployment in one of the Government Offices, came before Sir
Rimini) BIM', to glee information of a most dating and atro-
cious highway robbery, committed on Mr. William C Ashton, an

aged person.
Mr. Stevens stated, that on Saturday Mr. Coulston received di.
rections from several of his customers at Woolwich to attend them
for the purpose of tuning their pianos, and he went there late In
the afternoon for that purpose. lie was detained until ha
pang
nine o'clock, and was then informed that there would be no angel
toads to town that night. He walked through the town. and
inquired at the last public-house (the Wank Horse) if there was
a conveyance of any description to London, and was informed
in the negative. When he made the inquiry at the bar [our
well-dressed men were drinking there, and one of them ob-
served, " We are, unfortunately, in the same predicament, Sir.
and will be obliged to make our way to town on foot. unless
we should be lucky enough to meet with any conveyance at
Greenwich. As you are alone we will, it you please, walk to.
&ether." Mr. Coniston gladly accepted of the offer, and they all
started together. They had nut gut far on the road when Mr.
Cosaiston's new companions began what is called " Luting,"
and several times Mr. Couhtnn was rudely pushed about by
them. He at length said," Gentlemen, I am an oil man, and this
sort of fun,, as you may call it, won't do for me. I will, if you
please, walk in the centre of tLe road by myself." He had pro-
ceeded about one hundred yards when lie was suddenly ft:kJ to
the ground by a desperate-blow from a bludgeon un the back part
of his head, which stunned hint for some moments. When lie had
partially recovered, two of the nights, were kneeling on his sin•
mach, while another was rifling his pockets. Ile struggled with
all his strength to protect what little property he bed about hint,
and the cowardly villains hereupon commenced beating him wish
their fists about the head and face; he again became atn.eless, and
remained in that state until he was picked up by a latrAirmr, man
on his way home. lie found that be had been robbed of all that
he had about him, consisting of a watch and apperitlageo, and
lbs. 6J. in motley. When somewhat restored, he yrtweedeil
un
foot to London, and was more than two hours reach ng the f..ot of
Weittninster thidge, where his sitength completely titled him.
and be sank to the ground exhausted. He was iuund is a taititisl
state by a watchman, and conducted tome, where he lies in a very
bad state. His eyes are now completely closed, and his face pre-
' cents a frightful mass of contissiona lle describes the man wan
first accosted hunt as a tall, well-dressed fellow, of reruarkaillt
' polite address; lie wore a drab treat coat, and has large whiskers.
Sir R. Bums said, he had not fur a long time beard of a more
' atrocious outrage, and he should immediately consult with Mr.
Day,. the Inspector of the horse patrol, out the subject, and uis
effort should be spared to bring the cowardly ruffians to ju►tice.
MARY-LA-BONN E.
Sarah Irue, an elderly female, was charged with fraud. The
prisoner had been employed by Mr. Weston, of Charlotte-street,
Battlebridge, to attend his wife during her illness, and who died
on Saturday fortnight, leaving a family of very young children.
On the Thursday following the prisouer such: wily left Mr.Westou's
house, taking with her a suit of new black clmbes,•which she
pawned for M. she also obtained goods from several tradesmen
anu other persons in Mr. Weston's came.—She was committed.

WORSHIP-ST If RET.
An inquiry took place before Mr. Batauensvon yesterday respect-
ing the disappearance of a copse from the workhouse of St. Leo-
nard's. Sbureditch, at the instance of two decent-lu•king females,
daughters of the deceased, who stated that attar aged parent was
compelled to become an inmate of the workhouse, and died there,
and they, although in poor condition, had contrived to scrape toge-
ther sufficient to bury him decently. Upon sppiicatioo s.t the
workhouse, however, they kat ned that the body bad been stolen.
It was d, that on Tuesday lam the dead house was broken into,
and out of sic bodies which it contained two were molen. The
resurrectionists, it appeared, bad scaled the wall in the rear of the
workhouse, near which the dead-house is placed.
Mr. BIOUGHVON said, that he should have been happy to ha*
rendered them every assistance towards recovering the corps
their parent, but lie feared It was now too late ; for it was not
probable, he thought, that a corpse would be preserved so long ass
week after it was obtained. " I have no doubt (he added) that,
after examination, the bodies are committed to the earth."
The females were with difficulty dissuaded front their purpose
of visiting the dissecting-rooms of the different hospitals.
LAMBETH—STREET.
A man named Sark, who is a native of Calcutta, and who has
recently arrived in this country, was charged with biting of the end
of a man's nose. It appeared that, on Sunday night, the pri-uner
created a great riot and disturbance in hunt of the house of Mr.
Gale, the Superintendent of the East India lianacks. Back-lane,
Saint George's. He was much intoxicated at the time. A watch.
matt named Shields endeavoured to remove him, when the pri.ouer
upset him, and while on the ground bit off the end of the watch-
man's nose. The Magistrate fined him .51. or, in default of pay-
niebt, to two months' imprisonment.
TOWN—HALL
fifes. Haines and John Haugh were charged with stealing 971bs.
of pork, the property of their employer, Mr. Robert Payne; and
Charles Durvidgewith receiving the *AMC. knowing it to be stolen.
'l'be prosecutor suspected his servants were robbing him, and re-
quested Mr. Wm. Payne, residing next dour, to be on the watch,
who on Sunday morning, about seven o'clock. perceived Haines
come out, and out looking cautiously round, go in again and let out
Burridge with the pork on his shoulders, who, on being followed
and questioned. said he was taking it to a Mr. Harman's, pork
butcher, in the Landon-road. Burridge said he had purchased the
pork of Hadnes, the shopman, for 7/d. per lb. which Haines sub-
stantiated, saying he was so futtered at the sudden appearance of
his master, that he had tio opportunity of:puuing the money into
the tilL They were committed.
UNION HALL.
Saturday a man named James Matta was charged with having
(rauitulintly obtained posse-64mi of six cases of eggs, valie 471. Ifs.
the property of Francis Merlin, a trader •bet Ween Gravelines and
Ithis country. It appeared that the complainant had only 'arrived
'in town a few days ago with a large youthy of eggs front Fcanie.
Having landed them, they were reposed for sale in the Borotigh
Market; and on Friday afternoon the prisoner called at the acme
and bargained fur six cases of them. He described himself as a
"impeccable tradesman, and desired that the eggs should be sent to
'a house in Flint-street, Walwurth—at the same time inviting• the
egg merchant to accompany hint to the " Cottage of Content," iu
seder to obtain change of a fifty pound note to play for and con-
chide the bargain. They then proceeded together to the above
public house, and in the interim the six cases of eggs were con-
veyed to the prisoner's residence. The Frenchman perceiving a
disinclination on the part o his customer to pay the mosey, gave
him into custody. It they appeared thou be was not in possession.
of fifty pounds, or any other sum, to pay for the eggs, and it ap-
peared that a variety of goods had come to his residence within
the last few days, and bad been removed afterwards to some other
home in the occupation of the prisoner:and others. The prisoner
bit nag a farthing to pay for the eipps. He was eismsfied.

Ctrrata-Arrous.--Saturday se'nnight William Reid,
son of corporal Reid, of the Sd Dragoon Guards, a boy
aged six years, died in consequence of some lac:inside-
' rate persons pressing him to drink a quantiiy of ardent
spirts in a public-house.
Thursday week a detachment of the Sd Dragon
Guards, under the command of Sergeant Banney, rac-
ceedekl from Cupar Angus to Glenisla, with thin Ex-
cise officer., where they took Charles Melville prisoner,
and -e•corted him to Forfar Gaol, for non-payment of
a fine imposed on him at last Excise Ceutt, because he
tailed to appear and give evidence against-a smuggler.