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

TOWN.sIIALL
Messrs. Forrester and lard, pawiihrokrre, were summoned
show cause why they refused to deliver up a gold Watch plod
with them, which had been stolen (tom the shop of mt. EdPd
lielph, of Tooter street, ut.der the following eircutestance...—:
A woman entered the shop, which was left iie can, of a hoy
twelve years of age, and stated that she came for god watch he.
lunging to a Mr. Smith, pointing out one which he itelivertd
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her. Ti,e following day, the cheat being discovered, eY~the
Aker, found the watch pledged with lessn. Forrestees fork;
and the question now was, whether, all due diligence !saving h,n;
used, on the part of Mr. Help!), for the apprehension Girlie emo.
he was not entitled to demand the restitution of the watch?
Mr. Alderman J. J. &nen said, much depended on wbethn.
had been taken hi without due caution. He questioned Me, gpd
as to whether he had any knowledge of the person pledging,
51r. Bird said, they had known her for some time, as ode,.
articles of great value, which they received under the steengjg
Impression that she waslaundress to several Gentlemen in the
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of the Bench. If he was compelled to give up the watch h;,7
Magistrate's order, what would become of the property a paws.
' brokers. thus thruwa open to the inroads of the worst eanspitonly
Alderman Ulna viewed the case as one requiring a pointed as.
cision; and his opinion was, there was no want of cambia on igt
part of the defendants, but an evident want of it on the other gdo
for what is the fact ? said the worthy Aiderman--the master
his shop to a shop:nen—the sliopntan to a child 12 years 01d....14
boy is imposed upon ; then where should the loss fall, but ttpaa the
party, whose want of caution rendered them the only just surfana
The case was then dismissed.

Tit A MES POLICE.
CAI: des Frecsion was charged with hiving carried on a 'peek, e
swindling game, called " The Thimble nig." Bligh. one oy
Surveyors of this Office, stated, that complaints having betake*
of a gang of fellows, who assembled in the Dtptford.road, he pts.
ceeded thither, and found the prisoner sitting on the ground, au*
before bim a tea chest, upon which three thimbles were 00,4
triangularly, and under one of the thimbles a pea was put iu s,spegue
a naanner,that every one of the spectators could point out the thim.k.
The prisoner then called " Now who will bet on the thimble
st to 1, they cannot say which." Many persons put doyen mabee•
the prisoner took all their bets. On pointing at the thimble 'n4;
which the pea appeared to have been placed, it was raised after 4
ittle meneuvring by the prisoner, who, as he raised the thimble,
leselaims," Gentlemen and Ladies, you have lost, you have hit span
the wrong thimble, see, the pea is under this one," lilting oak,.
With saw two very respectable elderly females lose a tavern's,
In the middle of the game, thigh wised tea-chest, thimbles, pee,
money, and also the prisoner; but seven or eight ruffians, armed
with sticks, swore he should not go, and attacked the efficer is a
desperate manner. IMO, however, knocked several of them dons
with his truncheon, and secured the prisoner. lie was committed
to the House of Correction at Maidstone for three months.