Star.
London, England, 1826-07-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

M A NSION- HOUSE.

An hishwoman, named Mary aehan, was same days ago charged
by Ambrose Osborne, a private id the East India Company's ser-
vice with having stolen fourteen Sovereigns and some silver out of
hie Por,het, as he lay asleep in the tap-room of the Hercules public-
house, in Leadenhall-street.

lbe pi °securer stated, that as he was drinking in the public-
house, the prisoner entered with a basket of oranges, and asked him
to be a customer. He purchased a couple of oranges from her, and
asked her to take a glass of something, ao4sit down. She coo.
seated, and drank a glass of gin and peppermint, and be paid her
for the oranges; for the purpose of doing which, he took out of
bis pocket a piece of rag, in which he had seventeen sovereigns and
some silver. He returned the sovereigns to his pocket, and soon
after fell asleep. When he awoke the prisoner was gone, and upon
searching his pocket he ascertained that he had no more than three
sovereigns and a small quantity of silver about hint.
The prosecutor said he had never seen the prisoner before the day
of the robbery, and as she sat next to him, and there was no other
person near him, he was copvinced the prisoner was the thief.
The other evidence was confirmatory of the account three by
the prosecutor, and the Loan Marcos called upon blary Shehaniot
her defence.
• The prisoner, who looked quite unconscious of any offence, said,
In a broad Irish accent, that she never was a thief in all. her born
days, and that she'd scorn to steal from any body while she had
strength rn earn it. " God knows," said ►he, " I don't know any
thing about the young man, for 1 never see him before with my
eyes. fin sure I never wronged any poor creature of a farthing.'
The LORD blavon—Let her be remanded.

Yesterday take prisoner was a third time brought up. The com-
mitment to Newgate was regularly made out, and the orders to each
of the witnesses to give evidence were already written ; the prose-
cutor, who appeared anxious to get back his property, was informed
by the clerk that he would certainly receive it upon the conviction
of the woman ; when
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The LORD idAvon asked whether there was any further evidence,
remarking, at the same time, that be had been led to delay the com-
mittal of the prieoner from some circumstances which struck him
as remarkable hi the case.

Mr. Parker, a respectable broker in the neighbourhood of So-
mer's-town, begged to be allowed to say a few swords. He had
beard with surprise that Mary Sbehan had been taken up for rob-
bery; and he was convinced that she was as innocent of the crime
as any one in the Justice Room. Hocould not, as he wan not pr;eent
at the public-house, say any thing about what had occurred there,
but he had heard the evidence, and his opinion of the young woman's
integrity remained unshaken.
Mr. Gray, a baker, in Gray's Ittn-lane. deposed -that he knew
the prisoner for some time, and that she was one of the most extra-
ordinary young women he ever saw in his life. She would live
upon little or nothing, and used to put up every halfpenny she
made. His wife employed her occasionally to de work about the
*house, had the highest opinion of her integrity, and used td give her
broken bread and meat. The young woman upon such occasions
never spent a farthing, and had acquired such a character for
making money, that the people used to say it was a shame to employ
her. Much more evidence to the same effect was given, and
The Loan Mayon immediately desired that the money should
be given back to the prisoner, and that she should be discharged.—
kle never, be said, felt more pleasure than in finding his first im-
pression of the poor girl's innocence so fully established. The con-
clusion of the case, which was listened to with breathless attention
throughout, gave the greatest satisfaction to every one in the Justice
Room, not excepting the soldier, who went away, convinced that
the money,which he had expected to receive, had never been his own.

Mr. LAnso tben ordered him to be removed from the bar, and he
as admitted as evidence in corroboration of tht robbery.

The prisoner declared that it was only a "bit of fun:" he had
not the slightest intention of keeping the old Lady'i snuff.box, and
as is the money that she had spoken of, if there was any in it, be
was certain it must have fallen out. He was then proceeding to
abuse Ms companion, when the Magistrate told him that basal
better reserve hit defence for a Jury.
The parties were then bound eve, 'ant the prisoest 1011011117
committed for trial. _
Frederick Kelly, one of those nice " boys" who annually collie over'
to this country front the far-famed isle of Erin on various spec*
lativs missions, was brought up in the custody of Davis, thie3ort-
stable, who attends Lady Huntingdon's. Chapel in Spat** sangt
with exchanging q old hat for a new one, without the tfeent of
privity of the owner. • .
Mr. Lama told him that he might deem himself very toetasate
bat the owner did not come forward to prosecute, or perhaps he
twould be taught to be more particular in future.

A lad named irsMons was brought before the sitting Magietratet
by Waddington, on suspicion of being conatrned in a robbery. -
Waddington said. he hod no doubt the -property found on the
prisoner belonged to some person from the country, attending=
field Market that morning, and that tithe Magistrate would
the prisoner, he thought he might find the owner, as their wati
name in the pocket book, which might assist him in Ms inquiries. •
The prisoner was then remanded for a week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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John Fenton was brought up from St. Giles's wititli-bonsci
charged by William Rix with having stabbed hint at &biome of
fame, in the Rookery, Church-street, St. Giles. Fenton said that
he was in bed at the time the man was stabbed, and had'ais wat-
nesses to prove that be was not in the room till afterwards.
hlr. Rot ordered the- deposition to be taken down, anal the p.l.
toner to be detained till inquiry had been-made after AIL