Star.
London, England, 1828-01-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL
Yesterday a seat, bustling, rather fashionably-dressed peewits
with a highly-cultivated sod very redindant dark. Titus crop on
his cranium—was placed at the bar, sto the prosecution of one Mr.
Carpenter, who mounted the witness-box with a manifest determi
nation to be extremely ample in sheering cause why he bad given
the Titus cropped Gentleman into the custody of the law.
" My name is William Carpenter," said be, " and I am a pastry
cook and confectioner • and I occupy two houses, No. 145 and 155,
is Fleet.street ; at both of which I carry on the pastry and confec-
tionary business; but I reside at No. 155."
Now, unfortunately for Mr. Carpenter's penchant for amplifica-
tion, the Sitting Magistrate was Mr. Alderman Baowe, who, of
the Magistrates in London, is the least inclined to accept of any
man's " tediousness;" and, therefore, when Mr. Carpenter had just
got to No. 155, fur the second time only, the worthy Alderman cut
hint short with a—
" What charge have you to make against the prisoner?"
' Swindling—and imposition—and trying to defraud me,"
Mr. Carpenter.
Don't tell me what he has been trying to do—but what he has
ne "said the Alderman.
" On the nineteenth day of December, about two o'clock in the
afternvon—or it might be a quarter past two," continued the parti-
cular Alr. Carpenter, " I was standing behind my counter, at Ni
155, talking to 31r. Goodenough, who first opened the Metropel
tan Bread Company's warehouse in Fleet-st. and he was telling me'
" Never millet what he was telling you—tell me what the prisoner
did," said the Alderman.
" Well, Sir," continued Mr. Carpenter, " the prisoner came
while we were talking ; and, pretending to recollect Mr. Good-
enough, he asked Mr. Goodenough—' Pray, Sir, can you tell re
what is become of Mr. White, who took to the Metropolitan after
you?'--' Oh yes,' said Mr. Goodenough, he's gone to the Bench.'
' Whew ! Dear ate !' said the prisoner.
" Don't tell me about Dear red—come to the point," said the
Alderman.
" I am come to the poin‘Sir," replied Mr. Carpenter, who evi-
dently took these repeated interruptions very unkindly—" I 7
come to the point, Sir; for the prisoner said be had lost more than
11001. by Mr. White, and Mr. Goodenough said •
" We have had quite enough of Mr. Goodenough," said the Al-
derman ; do tell us what the prisoner has done."
Your Worship cannot come to that yet—Mr. Carpenter might
have replied; for be persisted in going on step by step, in spite
all the Alderman's admonition% to the contrary. He told how
prisoner ingratiated himself into his good graces by offering to
him seven hundred oranges, worth bee shillings a hundred, for
How he offered to set Mr. Goodenough up as a mealman ; hot
r Mr. Goodenough said he would consider of the offer; how ..
engaged his ( Mr. Carpenter's) second floor, at N 0.155, as a counting-
house fur himself; how he engaged a schoolmaster who !ridged is
the holm* the livelong day in writing out heavy accounts for isiM
how he proposed to itiv.st 3001. in Mr. Carpenter's pastry concer
bow he solicited Mr. Carpenter to give large orders for sugar
how he seemed to keep a horse and a gig and a groom; how
received newspapers and letters ; how, upon one occasion, a Geo-
desist' set him down at the door of No. 155 from a handsome car-
tage drawn by a pair of beautiful high-spirited horses ; and him
he (Mr. Carpenter) was by all these matters and things led to _
Wye that he was a highly respectable Gentleman; but more etpe.
daily by his having Lloyd's List sent to bins wit from the Press!
Finally, bow, after having kept up this thew of great ecepectatiliay
for three entire days. he went away, leaving him (Mr.,Carpenter)
minus in the sum of ten shillings—one moles), thereof for the post-
age of letters, kc. and the other moiety thereof for monies bon
.rowed hinder pretence that he had no small change in his pocket
" And was that a false pretence?" demanded the Alderman.
Ibis Was a question which Mr. Carpenter could not auswe.
aid thefefore he. charge fell to the ground—the Alderman observe
.ing.a..o I don't know how you may tone sew notions of respectabh.
lity, Mr. Carpenter;_ but if any man was to oiler to sell me seven
hundied oranges at half their value, I should.deem. him any thing
but respectable."
" But, your Worship, hidid not sell them to me!" said Mr. Can
penter ; " and, besides, there are many other charges against him."
Another pastry cook now carne-forWard, and said the prisoner
had ordered Leo worth of tarts, cheesecakes&e. from him, and they
were packed up according to his order,but he never called for them
alike pritnised to do; and consequently they were become stale
be for nothing but to be sold at hair price to chimney sweeps.
Mr. Nelson, a livery stable keeper, in Fetter-lane, also preferred
a charge against the prisoner, of having hired a horse and gig of bin'
and sending them back without paying for the use of them.
But as neither of these charges came within the cognizance
Magistrate, the prisoner was discharged without being put upon
defence.

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BOW-STREET.
WiWem Tanner, a well-dressed young man was sent to trial I.
stealing a tine-piece fr.nt the parlour of the Porcupine, in Castle-
street, Long-sere. about half-past ten o'clock on the previous night.
It appeared from the evidence -of Mr. Butcher, the WY'
lord, that the prisoner who was .an entire stranger to "
had been sitting alone in the parlour for about half an boar,
114 called for only one pint of porter. On serving him,
Butcher observed the time-piece in its prnper place;
trim he went in again be mimed it, and instantly challenged
.prisoner with the robbery. At first the prisoner denied all know.
ledge of it. On its being found, however, tied up in a handketr'
as where he sat, he admitted that a young man had come into
rem And taken it down.

The prisoner protested his entire suiltlesmen, and said be was,
seriam.
Sir Rscmtao—Out of place?
Prisoner—l'm at present ha a situation. •
Sir RICMARD-4 know that,and in a vet* awkward one too.
The prisoner intended to have said—down to bls apprehension.
MA RY,LA.BONNE.

Bridget Pandegraph, a pert little Irishwoman, was charged
an timiult.-4sit. John Jeoner, of the'Apello public-Iniuse, in
Toners
urea, itsied, that on Monday evening the defendant drank
a glass of gin at his bar, and refused to pay for it, which occasioned
belie altercation and she struck him upon his fate. He did r-
risk 40 be rani for the gin—that was if het advice; but hat
seperienced.her violence before, he wished to be prutected against
If in attire.

Please your Worship," said Bridget, in reply, " I sells sprat
facing ~the 'Polio, and I always has a pint o' beer and a glass c
furs CheistMas box. When I caU'd a boxin-day, Mr. Jenner
I'd had enough then, and could me to call agin.
6, That's a very poor eILCUIC," said Mr. RAWLINSOM, "
afraid you are too fond of gin, Mril. Pendegraph."
Bridget—l drinks bone but what I pays for.
MrAliawsuition—That appears to be raise ; and what do you
to slapping Mr. Jenner's face? If you do not find bail I •
send you to prison.
Bridget—This blessed day twelvemonth, Mr. Jenner gave
OM in the same way, and, as to sending me to prison, I hope ,
Honour's above it.
Mr. Iliwunsox—Come now, Mrs. Pendegraph, if I let yob k
will you promise to keep sober, and not molest Mr. Jenner again
Mrs. Pendegraph made the proinise with reluctance; but her
band said be would compel her to keep ic,snd the case was Jinni
Jane dfossiererne, a young woman, whose disorderly conduct .
den her a great nuisance, was charged with being drunk, and collect-
log a mob in Maripla-bonne-lane, at nine o'clock yesterday morning.
What, here ain woman, said Mr. GILIT/1111 !
Defendant—This is New Year's Day, your Worship, and I
a auk ram to make me remember it.

Aud, to make you remember it still better, you must pay .ss.
being drunk, replied Mr. Gliatri7ll.
Jane paid the one, and returned to the rum bottle ' • for before
Office closed, she was brought back in a state of insensibility.
locked up to become sober.
WORSHIP-STREET.
James Elliott; a young man, a weaver, was convicted by the
gistrates, Mr. Twrvoso and Mr. BILOUOIITON, of entbezzlink,
yards of silk, the property of his employer, Mr. Durant, of Stew;
street, Spitallitlds.
Hanby, the officer, apprehended him on Monday, engaged
game of cards at a public-house in Shoreditch.
The prisoner was sent to the tread mill for three months,
be publicly logged ba
QUERN./QUARB.
A young man, respectably attired, named Benton, attended ,
an attorney named BUtt, came to this office to obtain the assistant

9i-Mr. Wails, the Maistrate, In the ristoration of his (Ban
wit, whom he stated was detained from hint by her aunt, •
Daides,residlog in Tufron.oteeet, Westminster. Benton sae
be aisarsisd the young woman at Leamington, about a month
end they came to town together. His wife visited her aunt
slays ago, who prevented her from returning to live with him.
Am. Davies was sent (or, and soon afterwards arrived alts
by her niece, a good looking young woman, attired in a yer
style; and she threw herself on a chair near the Magistrate
buret into tears.
Mrs. Davies said that her niece (Miss Fletcher) had confessed
bet that morning, that she and Mr. Benton were not married,
bad given her the ring to return to Beaton.
The niece exclaimed," No, aunt , you took the ring off the e
I did not gigs it to you."
Mrs. Davies said that Benton came to her house on the preceding
night and created a riot, and threatened to carry her niece as
Mr. Wurra said such conduct was very reprehensible. •
Bonin said that ha and the Jogai woman were warded