Star.
London, England, 1828-02-14 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
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Mr. l'iwiturs dtiersfield, a well bulk, 'middle-aged End tither
portly tailor, was charged before Sir Parse Lancet, yesterday,
With having been ":exceeding drUnk," and in 'that improper state
• natinly knocking at the door of Mr. Fuller, on Corlitll, against
the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, at eleven o'cloek
,on'
Tuesday night. The eiceeding drunkenness of the defenciant,kod
the wanuJnness of his•knocking, Were fully *roved by the Cornlaill
witch, William Cullen, who deposed that tile defendant not mill,
went out of hisway to knock at the door, but that he actually
andonted threw steps foe that pirpfe.
" Welt, Mr. Abersheld," said #ll. Pztvdt Lamm, 11 what have
Yost to lay In excuse of your misconduct ?'
" Reilly; Bfr," 'replied Mr. Aliertfield," I•Midlj know how to
account for it !—I had been to Iliskopmate,sweet. with &Mend;
and certainly I had taken a half pint--4
:pint, I believe, and a
glass—and a pint or so, Opals an empty. stomach ; and, in coming
back, I believe I did lift the knotker.":
" Well, and What thenr demanded the Alderinan. •
" Why then, your Wership, it knocked, of ;purse," replied , Mr.
Abersfield,—" but it Was altogether an unforeseen circumstance;
and believe me, your Worship, I have uttered severely iit being
corn from the bosom of my family !"—And so saying, he placed,his
hand upon his heart, placed his feet in the first position, and made
a very profound bow.
" But," said the Alderman, 41 you had no consideration for the
bosom or the family you dist tatted ."
" I ant infinitely ashamed that I did disturb any ',oily ; but I
think it impossible that their sufferings can have equalled•mine ;,"
rejoined Mr. Abersfirld ; and having so said, he howial again, null
more profoundly than before. -
An elderly friend of Mr. Abersfidd begged to he allowed to say
a few words on his behalf ; and, having obtained ptatilission, he
said, " I was in company with hit. Abersfield—iii fact, we were
walking win in arm;- and ler my part I'm sure I -bad ms.tdea 44
,abything in the world but a reminiscence of the pleasant crafting
we had passed, and a notion of getting home tealsed id eumaiitible
time; when. suddenly, audio a rutametw as,iverereatir. Abersheld
slips his arm from within ntioe, and skipping. up the steps to,the
dour in question, he lays hold of the knocker'. f Was astonished !'
fat much so, that I instantly caught him by the,tail" (the coat t4l),
"and pulled hint down again. Just:at that itionteut he had ktiocheel
at the door; add I verily believe that his knocking a *cairn time
was occasioned by his clinging to the knocker int. tear I shoistil
'pen him backieards down the steps. , I can assure you, Sir,* is a
,most respectable atid regular sort of man ; and I inn 'route the affair
solely to his beittg.seized with ASUlldril inipidie.of 6,11 y." • .
! ' as ft maybe so," said the Alderman ; " but it is my duty to,
palish' these sudden impulses of folly, if only 10 teach thole who are
auleptet to tisest 'to be more discreet in future. I really am afraid I
'must cast Mr. Mr. Aberofield tor StirelleS." . . . .
llpatt tr liairito far advatitedin thefamity way pressed for-
wara.to tiie veitoom.box, and implied his 11•ot ship to be nt:•rcliol
to Mt. Aberldield..." I.)ii be merciful, sour WorAiip ." said she,-...
"'I aneitlts.: Abersfieid— we have hi et, married toortern yens--
we have a large family—work is desperate dead--lie is aft excellent
lather, and a capital good husband, and it was quite :tit unforeseen
:circumstance." . .
"An unforeseen nonsense !" said-the Alderman, " the upsetting
of a coach, or the falling of a house, or the breaking of a leg, may be
*unfsireseen circumstances; but when a man runs uy three steps to
knock at a door, it *bows a consciousness of what he was about.,
Besides he was drunk, and that is au offence--he WAS so dratik,
that he is scarcely sober yet. You see bow he attitudinizes there!
he is more like a posture-master than a tailor." .
Mrs. Abersfield admitted that her capital husband was somewhat
exuberant in his 'attitudes, and that be did not seem to be exactly
sober; "but," added she, 0 1 think that's all owing to his having
been confinedin a cold prison all night. If I had had him at home
to make hint comfortable, he would have been quite well by this
time; and I don't believe the little liquor he took would have
'affected Mtn so, if be bad not been in such low condition."
" Wen," Mid the Alderman, "you ought to be the best judge of
the lowness Of 'his condition; and as you .seem to he an excellent
wife, I will at yoUr intercession discharge him." And he was die-
'charged accordingly.,
H ATTON-G A ll CiEN. '
' • 'A respectable touting man, of middle stature, dressed in a blue
Mick Coat, dark trowsers, black stock, and • seafskin cap, was
brought before I. S. Boozes and Mr. Sergeant SELLON, yesterday,
charged with attempting to murder and sob a Gentleman veined
!Medley, the preceding evening, at a house in Red Lion-
square, Holborn. -
• A certificate'frOns a • medical Gentleman was handed to the Ma-
katea**, stating Owlltnpossibility of the prosecittor attendingthat
%by to supporethesase against the prisoner.
The prisoner, Who lirsi dreadfully cut about the head, upon bring
asked what he had to sax HS the charge made against him, declared
Ifin•liit had no litifintion of either mureleting or 'robbing Mr. '
Allay- ..linsfact•was, Mr. M. made use of insulting language
sossards him, ruling hiss a cheat and a swindler, and applying to
him various other 'epithets of an equally aggravating nature, which'
caused a scuffle to t.ke place between them, and in which he (pH-,
poser) did Caine off second bettras would be seen by the wounds
rip his-head. ••• -- . . , •.•
The constable who toolt,,thesprisoner Into custody, produced a
1400 nife, a poker, ctriekerbk,i and two handkerchiefs covered with
si
• ,•whieli he tontad ti ttle room where the occurrence took place.
„ 'The prisoneewas•rentandrd to a insure day to enable the prose.
.euror to come forward 'and support the charge which at present
teas upon the Collateral testimony of a grocer, named Cheese, and
thWconstable, who were, however, unable to speak to the 113tUIC ur
isistise'otthe affray. .
- l '•• - • UNION 'HALL. * '
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Tearerdly bring the day appointed for the hearing of the sum-
monses issued against- the licellseil victuallers whose casts were to
have been entered into ori• Wednesday last; but were postponed in
consequence of the absence of Jolstison, who subsequently laid fresh
issainmonses-against the-defendants, upon rept esenting tit the Magis-
trate's that he was fearful of yeriotial viiiience towards him by the
mob that assembled in trout of the office on that occasion. At 12
o'clock yesterday the crowd was as great as on the former occa-
nion, alt the approaches to the office being completely blocked up
by a dense Milts of pester, attracted thither to catch a glimpse of
the informer. One u cluck having:arrived,. and Johnson not
;making his appearance, it was intimated that he diel not intend to
al'Petr, as his wittiebScs were MK in attendance. shortly after-
wards Johnson made his appearance, apparently labouring un-
aler iota agitation and alarm. Ile said that he had been
shamefully treated by the mob. " I•was thrown down (said he)
into the mud, and when down, was kicked in a most cowardly
.masitter;.my clothes are covered with mire, and in fact my life has
. euplared in jeopardy." Johnson added, that he had subsequently
found his witness;* but when he ventured to approach the office, he
met with a reception that wit quite enough io deter even a bolder
and a stronger Man than he pretended to:be, to encounter it a
aernod tine. ' . .

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Mr. Swiser expressed considerable indignation at the treatment
which Johnson had received, and said that the blackguards who had ,
luSulted him should be punished. The reason Johnson did not attend
on the fornier-occasion was on account of his apprehension of danger,
and he therefore did nut absolutely discharge the summonses.
The cases were then called on, and in consequence of an infor-
mality in the summonses, they were all dismissed.
. At the conclusion of the above business, a number of persons who
?sad been taken hub custody in consequence of riotous conduct in
the street that morning, were placed at the bar ; those who were
proved In hive been exciting the mob were held to bail, and the rest
were dischafged.
M BET 11-ST *
John Maxwell was brought up, charged with committing a bur-
glary in the house of Air. tides' of Lenuan-street, Poodnianos.fields.
Mr. Giles stated, that on 4'uesday, as he was at• teat Ineleard a
noise overhead, and us pruceedipg up stairs found the prisoner
conceal, d in one of the realm. and a bundle of wearing apparel and
linen by'the side of him, reaeyto take sway.—Fully committed.

A case of no small: icoponance to the literary world
was decided on Monday in the Court of Exchequer.
We alluJe cache case of " The British Museum against
Ths,vtra And others.* The. history of this remarkable
CASS ia'Avell kiloan. The late Dr. &artwork left funds
rot the publication cif .his Flora Grano, and some num.
hers of it were actually Ppblisheif before the passing of
ahostatUte under which the Museum claimed; Number
%however, being part of the sth vol. was published
ainsw.* The ouly question before the Court war, "whether.:
nutfiliet;ot pal t of a volume, was comprehended in the
Act, Whitli.barps, that copies of Alt 'works must be pre-
perrtleit't6- tkrtain public libraries, and, among others, to
thitt6l tile British Museum?. The Court below deciaredt,
ahritialtlichacn, or, in other words, found for the de-
fetitMthi.abii the Barons of the Exchequer, sitting as a
Cetitt orlir•rori)esterdiy; ionfitmrdsthat.judgment.--;
Pte cafe, 44 thetefbse,• aim d/cided, that no Tenlilly
is eitibielqi. :to 'deposit eleven • copies of a
mirk Et Stitioteeillall,ipt °sited that work is nor torn-
pleitd;krritimaitifg-fol th• valtinize. The demand iwthe •
Ant molt ad one—for only.!
tireittHeVe*tickiiies Were printed,-of whiolt twenty-6ve •
were tilbscribed for; so that eleven copies amounted to
nearly'3o pet cent. of the whole iinprebiun.