Star.
London, England, 1826-07-04 00:00:00

BOW STREET.

RAND 0 nOIIIIKKIICI IN Tag ST/SAND.— Yv,terilay, during the pro-
ces-ions of the Trades Ithnts the Strand, a gang of organized thieves,
frum the east cud Melte town, committed numerous desperate rob-
beries. The barefaced manner in which the villains, in open day,
assaulted paso.stg,rs, and plundered them, was only equalled by
their desperate attack upon the Police, to rescue one of their gang,
who was eventually recaptured, and brought to this office. 'l'he
following charges were preferred against him:
The prisoner is a Jew, and gave his name Abraham Fork,. Mr.
John George Emmett, of No. 7, Ebury-terrace, Pimlico, musical
professor, wbd is almost deprived of his sight, was walking near
Somerset House, about half-past twelve o'clock, as•'.l,lw Cf Mises-
makers' Society passed in procession. Messrs. Richardson, senior
and junior; were walking with hint, and they saw the prisoner,otith
a gang of about twenty thieves, ru.h with great violence against
Mr. Emmett, and bustle him. In an instant his watch wargone,
and the prisoner ran off. Mr. Richardson, jun. informed Mr. Dock-
land, tar Beadle of the parish of St. James, and the Bow-street
Patrol who were stationed at Somerset House, of the circumstance,
and they seized the prisoner. lie made a desperate resistance, and
the gang of which the prisoner appeared to be the leader„being more '
num.-rous than the Police, they soon effected the prisoner's rescue.
The police, much to their credit, renewed the combat, and recaptured
the prisoner, but he had c"ntrived to part with the stolen property.
—The prisoner was also charged with robbing Wm. Deaseky, a
porter in the employ of a Gentleman residing at Spring Gardens.
lie stated, that about twelve o'clock yesterday morning, he was
walking near Harter 'Change, as one of the trades were passing in
procession, carrying two parcels in one hand, and an umbrella in
the other, when the prisoner pushed up against him in front, and
! another mats behind, when they rob'ted him of his watch and N.
and before he could cry stop thief, he was « cleaned out" (laughter),
and the prisoner gone. lie was told that a man had been taken
for a robbery, and ou seeing the prisoner at this office, he was posi-
tive that be was one of the men who hustled him. The prisoner
said that he was innocent as a child unborn ; but the officers knew
him to be the companion of reputed thieves. . .

Mr. MIAs, the Magistrate, %aid, that a more daring system itic
gang of street robbers he n.ver heard uf, and he fully committed
the prisoner to take his trial. _ _ _

him Alalone was committed to take his trial, for stealing some
silver plate in the house of Mr. Morris, a land agent, in Albemark-
street, on Saturday night last. The stolen property was Nand in
LL possession by Sand, jun. who apprehended him.

H ATTON-G A R DEN.

A man named Wag/en was charged with rubbing an old man
named West, of flan sovereigns and some silver, a liattlebridge,
on Saturday night. The parties had been bargaining for the sale of
a horse, but hid parted, when Waglen and some others came up
and knocked West don and robbed him. The c►se was made
out rather unsatisfactorily, and the prisoner was discharged oo re-
cognizance.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

George Lambert, a Frenchman, W- AS brought before the Magis-
trate to answer the complaint f Mr. Villiers, of Kent House,
Knightsbridge. The defendant was valet tp Mr. Villial, and re-
seised a salary of 501. a yet. On Wednesday. Mr.. Villiers re-
-1 quested him to take home a small parcel from Pall Mall, but be
refused to obey Mr. Villiers's orders, and behaved in a very insult-
.
nig manner towards that theiktlernan. On Friday be was requested
to take a letter to Mr. Villieri's mother, but this hr also refused to
do, and said he was not hired as a purser. Mr. Villiers then de-
sired he would immediately quit his service, and offered him a
month's wages, He, however, demanded three months' wages, be-
haved in a very violent manner in the house, and dcelared he would
not leave until he was paid his full demand.
Alt. Mancuso told him, that though by the law of England a
servant might be hired for the year, he was liable to be discharged
at a moment's notice when he conducted himself improperly; but if
the servant conducted himself well, and the master was not satis-
fied, or if the servant was not satisfied with his master, it was not
required to give more than a month's warning or a month's wages.
Mr. Villiers said, he was not disposed to punish the defendant,
and as he promised to remove his properly from Mr. ViWers's
horse and to quit his service, he was discharged. ME. Villiers paid
him 21. over and above the month's wages.