Star.
London, England, 1826-06-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

130W•STREET.

John ragan, a will-known character to the police, was yessertial
brought before Sir fficussin Hume, its the custody of Nichol!.
a conductor of the patrol, who stated that whilst on duty yesterth;
morning about three o'clock, in Pall mall Bast, he met the primme
at the bar lurking about, and, knowing bins to be a huspictuus
character, he took him to &. Martin's watch-house, where he
searched him, and found no less than eight silk pocket handktrch:r's
on his person, five of which bear the initials of their owners. Ir
conjectured that " the young Gentleman" was on bis return from
Vauxhall with his night's booty, when Nicholls took iiim.,mder his
surseillonts. The prisoner, who offered no defence, was remanded
until Tuesday next, in the hope that some of the ow;:ers of the
handkerchiefs will be forthcoming to identfy their property.
HATTON-GARDEN.

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FILAOOS Old ens Gotosurrit's Coamter.—Yesterday
Matilde, a watch case manufacturer, was brought before A.
Luso, Esq. by Lloyd, one of the officers of this estahliAnievrt
charged with transposing the assay, or Hall-mark, (ruin see. '
pieces of plate.
The Solicitor of the Company attended for the prosecution.
Mr. Harmer appeared on the part of the prisoner.
Mr. Adam Thompson, in the employ of Mr. Veullimie, of Val'
mall, watchmaker, produced a pair of gold watch-cases, which west
brought to Mr. Veulliniie's shop by an errand man of the prisin.er's.
on Tuesday last, the bottoms of which had the Hall-mark, hat lte
wires or exterior rims had nor ; the bottoms had evidently bma cot
out of other cases, for a fraudulent purpose.
Mr. William Citty, of Bethnal Green, one of the d;,w•erc in t;,..
Assay-office of the Goldsmith's Company, recollected five
watch-eases having been brought to the Hall on the 23d o •,
by a person in the prisoners employ ; they were assayed a,..1
stamped in the usual way, and delivered the same evening to tLe
person who brought them. The watch-cases produced bore new
rims, but the bottoms were the same as those assayed.
Mr. Thompson said, that Mr. Veullirnie's books would prove the
delivery of those casts on the day mentioned.
They were referred to, and the entry was found in the French
language, corroborating the fact.
This is a very common practice, and there is no doubt that the
public suffer largely from it.
Mr. Harmer, on the part of the prisoner, declined making any
defence.

The witnesses were hound over to prosecute, and the prisoner was
remanded for A week,to give time fur the production of other ch azes.

Johat Newton Smarr, a clerk in the employ of Mr. John Wilson
Mill, varnish Maker, of Maiden-lane, Batik-bridge, was charged
with embezzling sums of money, the propel ty of his employer.
Mr. Neik said, the prisoner had been in his employ, as traveller
and collecting clerk, for nearly nine months, during which time it
appeared that various sums of money had been paid on account, by
different customers, which had never been accounted for by the pri-
soner. tie had already traced to the amount of sizty.four pounds,
and he had no doubt but that a !peat deal more would appear to
hive been paid in the same way, it he was allowed sufficient time
to go round amongst the customers, which were very numerous.
Theme was fully proved, and the witnesses bound over.
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The,prisoner declared, that what Mr. Nene said was not the fact;
he had not defrauded him of more than fifteen or sixteen pounds,l
which he intended to replace.
Mr. LAING said, that sixteen punt!' was just the same in the eye
of the law, as sixteen hundred pounds ; the quantum ot suns mace
no difference in the quality ot the clime; and when melt begat.
with small sums, it generally followed that they went ou to a much
greater extent.
The prisoner was remanded for a fortnight.
fill A RLBOROUG 11-STREET.

Neoxiestms Wom—Yesterday Mary Gouldeng, an interesting
young female, about 18 years of age, was brought up on a warrant
by Westcoat, the officer, before F. A. Hoe, Esq. tke sitting blagis.
trate, for having neglected her employment with her employer,
Mr. Wilson, milliner.
Mr. Wilson deposed, that when the prisoner was engaged by
hint, he stated that the regular hours of employ were twelve hour s
per day. This, however, the defendant said she could not perform,
when they agreed that' she should work ten hours a thereby
averaging the six days as five, and for which she was to be paid at
the rate of Bs. per week ; or if she made the six full days, she should
have the Bs. per week, and which was ultimately agreed to. Upon
Monday last he gave the defendant a particular sort of work,
which was for Mr. Dyson, the laceman, and which was to go home

as yesterday afternoon ( Thursday). Only one person. could be
employed on it, as it was necsssary that the same sort of work
should be in it, and which being a particular order, the defendant
was informed 3( the circumstance. But on Tuesday the defendant,
instead of coming to work, sent word she was ill, which he believed,
and passed it by; but not seeing any signs of the deletniaat on
the Wednesday, he went to where she resided, and discovered her
washing, on which he instantly applied for a warrant, and had her
apprehended. l'he order was of the utmost importance, and he
was afraid that he should have it returned on his hands; and betides
losing his business with Mr. Dyson,of whom he took on an aver:ge
above 1000/. a year.
The defendant, on being asked if she had any thing to say io her
defence, replied in the negative.
Mr. Rosa—Then if your master insists upon it, I must commit
you to hard labour in the House of Correction.
COmplainant.—l do nut exactly wish that to be done, althoagh
perhaps a little punishment will be necessary, as an example to
the rest.
MR. Roc —You had better wait upon Mr. Dyson, if you think
you gave the defendant sufficient time to perform the work in, and
state how the case stands; and also inform him that if he will give
you 24 hours longer to complete the work, I will let her go, other-
wise she will be sent to prison.
The complainant then left the office, and in about half an hour
afterwards returned, on which he said that he had stated to Mr.
Dyson how the case stood, who had refused to allow the additional
time, and also to take the work.
Mr. Roe—Then I have no alternative left but to commit her,
but which I wished to avoid, from her being a respectable person ;
however, she must go to the Howse of Correction for eight days,
and be kept to hard labour. The worthy Magistrate then inquired
if there was any place set apart for those who were similarly situated
to the defendant ftom prostitutes and others ; when the gaoler re-
plied in the negative. Upon the Magistrate's decision being made,
the defendant burst Into tears.
UNION-HALL.

Several of the drivers of go-carts, who ply at the Elephant and
Castle, were summoned on informations charging some of them
with carrying more passengers in their vehicles than by law al-
lowed, and others of them with neglecting to have the nunabeis
affixed to their carts.

The Magistrate observed, that no set of men were more loud(
complained of than the go-catt men, and he was exceedingly glal
that the present proceedings had been instituted against them k
was, be said, scandalous to see, on some occasions, the loads wince
the poor animals were obliged to carry, and very frequently to s
great distance. The worthy Magistrate then proceeded to inflict
penalties of 54 each, and costs, on those defendants against whom
the charges were made out and smaller fines were awarded again;t
the drivers who neglected having numbers affixed to their carts t
tite purpose of distinguishing them, in the event of their consmittin;
any offence.

Au eminent Barrister had, some years age, a case sent
to him for an opinion. The case stated was the most
preposa.ous and improbable that ever occurred to the
mind of man, and concluded by asking, whether, under
such circumstances, an action would lie ? He took his
pen, and wrote, is Yes, if the witnesses will lie too, but
not other wise