Star.
London, England, 1826-10-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL
Mr. Berrie, a respectable tradesman In Newsate-street, and late
overseer of Christchurch Parish, was summoned to thew cause
why he refused to pay Ati 25. 6d. for one year's poor rate, due at
Michaelmas last.

It appeared that Mr. Williams, the present overseer, had refused
in 1824 to pay the rate, on account of the alleged extravagance of
the parish officers, and that he had been then summoned for the
amount ; but that now he was himself overseer, be had resolved to
collect his own rates, and Mr. Berrie refused to pay, on the ground
that there was a collector appointed, who gave security; and that
the overseer, in insisting upon collecting, established a bad prece-
dent, as future overseers might be needy tradesmen, and defraud
the parish.
The propriety of the objection was admitted by the Magistrates;
but as the overseer had a right, if be pleased, to collect his own rates,
nothing could be done but enforce the payment.
Mr. Berrie then agreed to pay, and the parties retired.
BOW-STREET.

A young Gentleman, named Hayden, was brought up by Led-
better, on an assault warrant, under the following circumstances
Mr. Haydon had married a Miss Blake a ward of Chancery, and
proceedings were takea against bim in the usual way to
him to resign his bride. The newly-married angle ware
at Wright's Hotel, in the Adelphi, when Mr. Swab, of the Inn et
Smith, lambert, and Smith, solicitors for the Motives of Mies
Blake, accompanied by other persons, went to the Hotel, for the
purpose of taking away the bride. A squabble took place, and the
defendant was given in charge to a watchman, for an assauk.—
Mrs. Wright became his bail ; but Mr. Hayden, instead of appear-
ing the next day before the Magistrate, went et to France with his
wife. Intelligence was yesterday received that he had returned,
and was at an hotel in Bridge-street, Blackfrian, and there be was
taken iota custody.
He was brought to the (Ace, and waited until the mining of the
Magistrates bad closed, when no one ventured to appear against
him, and he was discharged. _ _

Mr. Waterhouse, th;great coach proprietor, was lined at this
dice on Monday, in the penalty of twenty shillings, fm an over.
charge in the carriage of a parcel. In this case the blame lay with
the porter alone, who had altered the figures ea the ticket which
he bad received from the clerk in the asseh.ollita

Mr. Eyde, a barrister, who attended es •sid[ of Mr. Water-
house, stated, that the porter bad bass dhelorged liar the offence,
and that new tickets had been Indisdo gala ail sot be so
easily altered.

Mr. Francis Aim, an Irish military half pony Maw, was taken
into custody en Tuesday, by Taunton, one of the chief officers of
this establishment, and brought before Sir Moreno Bunny on the
evening of that day, charged with the wilful murder of Nicholas
Byrne, a sheriff 's officer, in Dublin. The crime (the circumstances
of which were detailed in the newspapers of the day) was com-
mitted eight months ago. The deceased (Byrne) met with his death
in endeavouring to arrest the prisoner for debt. The prisoner bad
threatened to shoot any one who should attempt to arrest him, and
this the deceased knew; but nevertheless be surrounded the house
where the prisoner was, with sizteen of his followers, and was in
the act of scaling the garden wall, when the prisoner, with a mus-
ket, shot him through thebsert. As soon as the Irassty followers of
the deceased heard the report of the musket they ran away, and
afforded the prisoner an opportunity, which be took advantage of,
of escaping ; and until now be had eluded the vigilance of the police;
and he might still have escaped, had we want compelled him to
apply to the army *gents, Messrs. Cox and Greenwood, for the
arrears of his pay, which be has not received since the melancholy
occurrence in question. Yielding to the persuasions of a friend,
who endeavoured to persuade him the affair was forgotten, and
that he would run no risk In the attempt, be applied on Tuesday at
Cox and Greenwood', for his pay, when Taunton, who was in
waiting for the purpose, took him into custody. When searched,
no money was found upon him, and he stated that his distress was
so great, that be had come to a determination to deliver himself up
to justice, had he not been anticipated in his purpose by the officer.
He was given into the custody of the officer, to be by him con-
veyed to Dublin, and delivered over to the Police of that city.

nowuu Newell, footman to Captain Montague, of the Royal
Navy, was brought before T. Hau., Esq. charged with creating a
riot in Drury-lane Theatre, at the close of the performance, and
grossly assaulting Bond, jun. an active dicer of Fatahlishinent.
Bond being caned on to make his charge stated, that the defendant
created a great disturbance in the Rotunda of the Theatre ; that he
remonstrated with him several times es the impropriety of his con-
duct, till at Last be became so outrageous; dist he threatened to take
him into custody, unless he dodged. On bombs this threat, the
defendant struck the complainant a very severe blow in the eye,
I and evinced an intention of proceeding to further violence, when
the complainant, with the aid of Goddard,another dicer, took him
into custody, and conveyed him to the wets:Lamm.
Newell, in his defence, pleaded intoxication. He was order
to find bail, himself in the sum of 140 and two sureties in the sum
of BE2O each.

Information of the dilemma In which the defendant was placed.
having been sent to his master, Mr. Sykes, the solicitor, attended
At the Office, by desire of the latter, sad undertook that his servant
should appear at the ensuing Sessions in the event of a bill of in.
dictment being preferred.

WORSIIIPSTREET.

CASE or St/ROZON FvLLI OF THE HACKNEY Roma—Yesterday,
Almond, a Spltalbekrs•oflicer, plated before Mr. Baum:, the Ma-
gistrate, a young man name George Haekimota, whom, he said, he
had private ioformatione against, as being ooe of the party who
robbed Mr. Fuller.

Mr. Fuller attended, and after stating the facts to which be had
previou►ly sworii, deposed, that the prisoner was one of the party,
and in front of the gang, on his left hand—that white be was
pinioned, the man, who took his property, said," Give the b—r a
rum one;" when the witness said, " Act like men, take my pro-
perty, but don't hurt me." Boyce (who is now under sentence of
death,) said he should not be hart. Witness admitted that the pri-
soner did not join in the expressions so used at the time.
The Magistrate here observed to the prisoner, that he stood in
a very dangerous situation, and cautioned hint against saying any
thing at present; but if he was desirous to ask Mr. Fuller any
question, he was at liberty to do so.
The prisoner asked Mr. Fuller several questions. In reply to
which, he stated, that the prisoner had a handkerchief round his
neck, and had no hat at the time.
Mr. Fuller explained to the Magistrate, that, fur the last ten
years, In the exercise of his professient, he had been about that neigh-
bourhood, and the faces of many of these persons were quite familiar
to him.—The prisoner was fully commuted.