Star.
London, England, 1827-02-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

QIJEEN•SQUAR&

Saturday, a young man of respectable appearance, who said Ms-
, name wits Robert Snit~, and that he resided in Acre-lane, Clapham,
11 was charged with stealing a watch and seals from Oliver's Hotel,
Westminster, On Tuesday week the prisoner went to the Hotel,
and said he wished to engage a bed for a week, and he was accom-
modated with a room adjoining that occupied by one of the waiters.
On the following morning he went out at an early hour, and said
he should return at ten o'clock to breakfast. He, however, did not
come back ; atyl shortly after the waiter discovered Ma watch and
seal had been stolen from his room. On the same day the watch
was pledged by the prisoner at Mr. Tarrant's, in Great Charlotte.
street, Slackfriars. On Thursday he offered another• watch in
pledge, but was detained in consequence of information, basing been
receited of the robbery.
The primmer, In his defence, said he bought the watch, and
pledged it, as he had occasion for money.—He was committed.

UNION-HALL.
Saturday„ Joseph Simmons, lite ostler at the Talbot Inn, in the
Borough, was charged with having committed a highway robbery.
Hugh Tester, a countryman, residintnear Rut Grinstitad, said, cui
the filth lust. he went to Smithfield to buy a horse, and in the
market he met the prisoner, who said, if be walked with him to
the Borough, be should see the very description of animal be
wanted. The prosecutor agreed to the proposal, and they walked
to Blackman.street, and the pri,oner took him into a house kept by
Martin the pugilist, and where they found two men, to whom the
prisoner said the horse belonged. These men proposed that the
prosecutor should go and see the horse, which they said war only a
little way down the Kent Road, and they accordingly proceeded in
that directllo ; but when they arrived at the lower part of Horst.
monger-lane which opens into the belch, the prisoner and the two
men beat hint and robbed hint of all his money. The prisoner
declined saying anything In his defence : he was committed for trial.

MARY-LA-BONNE.
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Mr. iessop, a baker, of Prince's street, Edgeware-road, charged
a lad, named Maud Murphy, wit► having robbed his shop, on
Tuesday evening last, about seven o'clock. of two four pound and
six two pound loaves. Prosecutor vas at the Portl..nd Arms pub-
lie house, opposite. and was alarmed by. his wife with Abe rubbery.
He sallied immediately out, with one or two more, and ran the
way the thief was said to have taken ; but be escaped. Bring in-
formed, the neat morning, by a boy who had seen the robbery and
knew the prisoner, where he was to be found, he took an officer
with bin', and apprehended him. The boy wise gave the information

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' was put to the bar, and, previously to MI being sword, bad the VW.I
terrogarories usual with young persons pieta him by the Magistrate.
Mr. Hosirots--slow old are you ?—*going on for twelve.
Hare you been to school?—Yeti
And learnt y•mt Catecbian?—Yes. 111 r.
Swear him—Now, mind, this boy Will he committed to take his
trial on your evidence, and you mast spael nothing but the truth.
The.iktle boy was then *WM*, and pre his evidence very-dis-
tinctly. He was going of an tetra* past Me. Jesecip's shop, and
saw the prisoner and another lad ; .tiat latter of whom had some-
thing white in his hand—suppmed to bi a Abb. 13bielving duu
motions, he watched them, and ta*theptilMotr to•iute the shop
and take away some loaves. and, accompanied by the other lad. rib
away stitit *am. He knew the prisoner tote Assam* wise teak
the loaves, having been acquainted wiih.birpersoa a good while;
and aecnrawly described his dress m have beet die lan* be now
ware--nanvely, a fattiest jacket, and midway tanners. This the
Meer (whit stepped lanyard an the otraslbbi Unite his evidence)
confirmed ; and said that be was ambled as apprehend him, front
the bey's deseripakm. a •
When asked it he had 'uphill' to my ? the prisoner merely
answered chat "be was not there at the time." He atiknowledged
he had not dens any work for tweet dame Creeks " hie," almerred
the Meet to the gagierste„ "nee for tors or ihreityearo, Sir."
It appeared farther that he was well known at the 06oe.—Cons.
mitred for trW. ,
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