Star.
London, England, 1828-01-19 00:00:00

. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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Charles For was charged under the followlog circumstances t
The prisoner was occasionally employed by a rag merchant and
paper dealer:, named Hudson. Me went on Tuesday to Mr. Hod-
son, and-told him there was a customer for a quantity of old news-
papers, and the complainant sent them,' as directed, by a boy, who
was to bring back the money. The boy, however, was no scholar,
and the prisoner gav him no more that. about half the amount of
the demand, thinking that his commission ought to reach a moiety
of the sum givesl.
The prisoner said, that he received no more than the money be
had given to the boy, and that he was as bad a scholat as the hely.
He added, that thepaper was very deficient in weight, as it had had
time to dry in the open air—(A laugh).
The LOUD Miami remanded the prisoner.
BOW-STREET.
A foreigner represented, that he had been whited of money and
duplicates of property pledged to the amount of between 2.1. and
261. its Clerkenwell Prison, by a man of the name of Cerder, who
was In custody at the suit of the Racist, and who acted as one of the
Warders of the Prison. The applicant had been committed under
the Hawker's Act, and on the first night of his couhnement, the
man alluded to threw some blankets over him, and deprived hint of
all he bad got in his pockets.
Sir R. Boma expressed the utmost indignation at such conduct,
and wished that mention had been made of the circumstance at the
niceties of the klagiatrates which had taken place en the pre-
' vious day.
Jones. the sealer, said that such robberies were frequent.
Sir RICHAno,on hearing this, directed him to order the Governor
of the Prison minutely to examine into the matter, and the appli-
cant was directed to be in attendance on that day week.
Citherine liars is, a nymph of the paid, whose manners and
address bespoke the woman of education, was charged with rob-
bing a harness maker, named Savory, of two sovereigns. The pill:s
had passed the previous night together, and in the morning the
money was missing from the fob of the prosecutor's unmentionables.
He accused the prisoner, who denied the fact, and said that the
landlady was as bad as her.
Prisoner—Well, although I admit myself to be in the lowest
degree of degradation, can it be denied but the person who keeps a
house is, equally bad?
Sir Rieman') admitted the fact, but notwithstanding comntitted
the prisoner.

IIATTON GARDEN.
Last night a man named JahoS.terter, about fifty years of age,
was charged with passing forged Bank of England notes. Tues-
day last the prisoner and a wain named Smith, having been
drinking at the Britannia piablic-house, Ilattlebridge, gave the
landlord (Mr-Ow/cry) a SZ. note, and directed him to deduct
the amount of their expenses. He immediately changed the note
as desired. Yesterday evening the pi banner again went to Mr.
Uwery's house, and ordered some gin and rum to b: sent to his
lodgings, in latncaster-street, liattlebridge. in payment he gave a
54 note, which Mr. Owery changed, and the prisoner left the
house. Shortly after, Mr. Owery discovered that the note was a
forgery ; and upon looking: at the one he had taken from Smith on
the evening previous, be discovered that that also was a turgery.
He then went to ancaster-street, but found the prisoner did
not reside there. Afterwards the prisosier•was apprehended ha the
Hornsey-road. In his possession were found two other forged 51.
notes, and two sovereigns.—lle was remanded till Friday.
Charles Atka and Mentos Waters, mere boys, were yesterday
charged before Mr. llamas, as principal and accessory, with steal-
ing six ailver spoons, the property of Charles Cousins, a builder,
Drummond-crescent, Euston-:quire.
111 r. Cousins stated to the Nlagistrate, that some time ago, having
understood that the young culprit Allen had been actually turned
off and totally abandoned by his parents, he purely (turn motives of
tenderness and compassion fur his helpless condition, encouraged
him to his house, daily afforded hint a necessary supply of food,
clothed and cherished him with all the attention which his dawning
pears and orphan state required. A few days back. having missed
the half doyen of spoons, he made a strict inquiry through the fa-
mily after them ; but every one declared his ignorance of the chan-
nel through which they were lost. le consequence of which, the
young Allen was taken to task and examined about them, who im-
mediately confessed that he had taken them one by one, pawned
some with different pawnbrokers, and sold others to the prisoner
Waters.
Mr. Rooms, from a feeling that there were persons probably of
maturer years acting as instigators of this felony, and sharing in the
spoil,ordered them for re.examination on Wednesday next, and de.
sired that a strict Investigation should be set on foot meanwhile.
MARLBOROUGH.-STREET.
Elisabeth Martin, au old woman, who says she belongs to EN&
ing, in Berkshire. was charged with stealing a great coat teem the
Hon. Leslie klelville's, Park. Crescent.
John Willicumbe, one of Mr. klelville's footmen, saw tbe
goner, yesterday morning, go up the area steps with the coat epos
her arm, and he followed and gave her into custody.
The prisoner said she was in distress, her husband had deserted
her, and she wished to go to prison.-She was committed to Newgate.
&Uterine Salbeck, a very loquacious dame, was charged by
Augusta Cunningham with an assault.
Mrs. Cunningham proved that Mrs. Skilbeck struck her with
" all the vengeance of a market.basket," upon the stairs of their
lodging-house, and disfigured her nose; and Mr. Houses asked her
whether, if the defendant paid for the warrant, and promised not
^to strike her again, she would be saddled? Mrs. Cunningham
wished his Worship, at the same time, to stop the defendant's tongue.
bk. Hnsxias said lie had not the means of doing that; and so it
appeared, tor she immediately poured forth a torrent of abuse upon
the complainant, and finished with " I am sorry to my I was never
takes to a l'olice office before."—She was required to find bail.
QUEEN-SQU Rff..
A man named Ruben:, alias Llasol, was charged with obtaining
money under false pretences. The prisoner Is one of those fellows
who are in the habit of impusing upon the benevolent and humane
by going about with a petition, which contains a pretended tale of
distress. It appeared, that he had received upwards of 201. and
amongst the signatures to his petition were the names of Count
.bunter, Lord Braley. General floss, at:d many other distinguished
personages. lle was sent to the HOW! of Correction for a mouth.
W 0 lISli I P- STREET.
Yesterday Margaret Farley was fully committed for trial by Mr.
restoter, for rubbing her employer, Peter Wilson, a silk-dyer, in
Bethnal-green, of a blauket and different articles of wearing apparel,
A Jew looker in %Viiitecross-street, and a young man named
Greenley, were brought up for further damnation, under
the following circuntstances:—About a fortnight ago, Lock
and Hat cam, two Parish Officers of St. Luke's,observed the pri-
soners in close conversation.when Greenley had a large bag of ready
made clothes in his hand. The officers, knowing the characters.
of the parties, took them into custody, and upon tbe first examina-
tion, no satistactoty account being given of the possession of the
property, f.reentry was detained, and the other was admitted to bail.
The Magistrate asked if they had gut an owner for the property?
Locke said they had not.
Mr. BUNNkI=.- Then let the prisoners be discharged ; and do you,
Locke, hold the property for another fortnight.
UNION HALL.
A middle-aged man, who represented himself as a seaman belong-
ing to one of his Majesty's ships which had just returned from the
North American station, was accused of stealing front a women
some sovereigns and silver, when in a van, on their way liin
Gravesend to the Metropolis, the preceding day. The woman re.
presented that she had been used with too much familiarity ea their
way by the prisoner. She got out of the van at Shoqter's Hill.
At this time her money was safe. When the carriage reached
Deptford she quitted it, and then found that her money was
gene. The prisoner must have taken it, as he was close by her side
all the way. She accidentally saw hint in the street that morning,
and gave hint into the care of a constable.—He was remanded.
An incot risible boy, named J4l7lles Smith, was charged with threat-
ening the lire of his lather.—lt appeared that the boy was in the
habit of giving his father the lie when he spoke to him; and on
Thursday, when he was &sired to de some work, he took up a
bill-hook, and swore lie would cut down his father with it.—He
was scut to prison until he lound sureties to keep the peace.
Tii A m E.S POLICE.

Jacob Wilson(. Black), Steward ot the Frederick. lying in the
Loodutt Dock, was chased with stealing a pound sad shall or
sugar innn the stores. An officer detected hint with it, concealed
in his bat, as he was contitig from the Ducks.—He was committed
to haul labour-for one month.
Cassini Strang, the Chief of a crew of Lascars, who sans months
ago had been brought to this country from India by a free trader,
applied ut Alr. BauLaseivos for his advice. It appeared that the
owners of the vessel in which they came to London dki not seem
anxious to stand them. home; an application was made on their
behalf to the India Howie, vsbarett: red them back to the owners.
The owners honing become bankrupts, coold suit assist them; and
they were again sent to the India Hours, and by them to the Ma
gistrates.—Mr. UALLAiTY)III thought that the conduct et the India
House was very bad; the parish was not to be burthened with the
poet creatures, who were greatly to be pitied. He should direct an
application to be made to the Secretary of State upon the subject,
sun in the mean unto the Lamar@ must be taken care of by the
parish.—Thirty one of the Lascars were brought to this country ;
iii; however, d.ed,'stid en run away."
eir+SrsElt2l2ell.
Luring the short two that Lord BYRON was in Par-
liament, a petition, setting forth the wretched condition of the Irish
peasantry, was one evening presented. and very coldly received by
the " hereditary legislative wisdom." " Ah, ' said his Lordship,
gi what a misfortune it was for the Irish that they were n.' been
Mack ! They would then have had plenty of friend* in both