Star.
London, England, 1827-09-03 00:00:00

I'GLICE INTELLIGENCE. .
bIANSIONHQUSE.
Saturday. a yam, otao &wised in a blue Watery (cock 161
dowsed with having uttered a forged cheek for 450, aloof " I.
Stanbope," on Mr. Henry Paldwia, of Cheaptide.
- Mr. lieidevio -stated, that so laid& of May ake phew salla4

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at his boom, and said bmwm.going ate to Gtreegs teuftegle Main
Lord Cochrane; and wanted uniform lee the meek& He tioalyed the'
witness to apply to Mr. Conk, of fit-strut,Wbereladleradil
be sheerb a pattern of the mato, and that be (the Maser)
would cal again In the attenuate. He Aid tart,' and gents bit
order for yawns's and waistcoat, 40 edditiab.to the illiferlite
and gave a five possad note towards the ppyr:ent of tip rake
order, wilt* was to be a ready moraity one. The prisoner slop
desired Dim to get a sword, belt, and sash. He then theirdes:
earth* name of Colonel Stanhope (the Hoe. Leicester Siedieme,'
with whose initial " L" the 'check corresponded), who wee, be
said. to give him an introduction to Lord, Cochrane toget bins ap-'
pointed. On the 24th of May the goods were delivered..and the
priatitter paid' for Mein with the check in spesihie. The witness
gave the Maresee beivreen'the bill and ibe hefposed valtse at the
check (IOL) 1111loutitiag to between a sod lei. When be calks:teem
morning at Coons's, be was informed thin it was a forgery, and
that no puch person as Colonel Stanhope had kept an account
with them.
The Loan Calenel Stanhope here to depose to the
handwriting ? ••• • Lk,-.
The witness replied ill the Negative ; and Mr. Gates, the Solid
tor, who conducted the preemettun, reques:ed time to produce
Colonel Stanhope.
His Lordship remanded the prisoner fora few days.
Four Irishwomen, on Saturday, who are well knows to die
police, were charged with imposing upon the public, Ire the follow-
ing ingenious mad covet manner :—Allen, the ullicer;stated, that
he kpew each of the prisonera; one of damn was in the habit of
seating herself on the steps of a door. in mom pubic thoroughfare,
pretending to be completely exhausted ; she lissome sensed by the
others, who at once mononnoed her to be to a dying mate, web*
they attributed to want of feed, and solicited the benevaient ad-
'hoarser of the numerous by-statadets,whom their pitiable tallrldllY.
collected. In this manner they 'metal* succeeded in Wang
several shillings ' • after which, the dying 'woman sufficiently reco-
vered-to enable bee and her companion-tit playr/se mme trick in
another quarter. lie caught them peactielog their old game ip
Aloodlelde on Saturday, and, with the ambiance of some other
officers, took them all Into custody.
The Lima NATO& said he was determined to punish suck abo.
minable impostors, and ctinimitted• them to•ilridewell hue a mouth.
On their way to the cage, the dying woman and ber monomials
recovered their strength sufficiently to give some of the officers a
sound drubbing; and so great was the reaistinre nude by these
Amazons, that it required the exertions of nearly a dozen dicers
'to place them in the lock-up room. •
GUILDHALL. - - - -

Was. Payee, a decentliattired;;;4lgcnaw, was charged before
Mr. Alderman Assent, on Saturday, with attempting td carry off
from the Boil and Mouth Inn yard a trunk containing a banker's
parcel. The prisoner, it appeared, ran into the yard about tea
o'clock 44. Friday night, laying hold of the back part of the Oso-
Dion, s Shrewsbury coach. The passengers alighted, arid theft
luggage was put out in the yard in the care ofeach of them. fir.
&actual, a surgeon; residing near Wellington, had a servant wait •
log bit arrival at.the ism, and to hint Mr. gave charge of the white
hair trunk, a bag, and cloak, while be walked into the coffee-room.
The servant, however, did not understand that the trunk belonged.,
to his master as well as the other attack", and he took possession
only of the latter, while the prhonet, who had been standing by, as
. soon as Mr. B. quitted the yard, boasted the trunk upon his shoulder, I
and went (AL Mr. B. on corning out of the coffee-room, missed i
the trunk, when pursuit was made, end the prisoner was takin in

AlJerseatastreet:
Mr. Sherman now stated, that there was sonsething particular in
the trunk, and be washed to ascertain whether- the prisoner could
have been aware of that fact.
Mr. Buck nail said the trunk *contained a patiel directed to Mears.
Henbtarys, which be had brought to town for • friend; who lived
at Sheffnall. lie bed frequently brought such paieels before, but
upon tl is occesion be believed no person was aware the parcel was
on its way, but hie frwnd ; the personal unmet of his friend (who,
brought It tie him et eight o'clock in the evening, four hours befordi
he started), mad himtelf,
The promer, In his defence, said a Gentleman bad employed bin
to c.rry the truck.—lie was committed.
WORSHIP STREET.
A journeyman silk weaSta stood charged on Saturday, berm&
Mr. Twr roan and Mt. RampimWill caning us yards of silk out
of his Wm, tMe preiriVtii WB rtittatio/ons, Meats. &one and,
Brooks.
Edward Brooks itifit Waite* 1,6 lei he gave the pd.
saner materials fcr ift mire tat a that on last Thursday
morning he came tajtkiiifirsWisliset, Led said that its his and his
wife's bas bia beetitred and the silk cut from
the loom . sad carried'aicaly. he'pt the prisoner, and sent
focelhowne the oiScer._,
Wrowne Otated that ilthrft lie took the prieetierlnto custody, be
told kiln ttat Le and Ifs wife *int to a private theatre nett doer,
and that the robbers bad Mitered by a back window. Witness
then examined the window, end found naappearansu of hi being
forced. The prisoner then altered his statement, and said he left
the traek door open.
• George Imaes,a weaver, neat door to the princes said that a•
the night stated be saw the-prisoner leave his boom alert rged
wader his arm, about the site of twenty-five yards of elks het It
was not folded like work to be returaedmabow • .
William Yeates, a private watchman, mho elipedille to the
prisoner, said that some weeks back the pthessie eampted be
would ail the constable what Was the extem of paoisbalatt for a
weaver who would cut the silk out of his loons.
The Magistrates, after coaferting together for a few Minutes,
committed the prisoner to the House of Correction for titri•e
months, being the utmost extent of punishment, under 17 Geo.
Ill.e. Mk
H. Itidadwilars, a theatrical amateur, was mot to pe;form i prin-
cipal part in the Afterptece of the Tread-mill, 'for 'tinting but and
embezzling twenty-five yards of silk, the property Obis employers,
Messrs. Some and. Brooks.
Rivas. larrosataww—On the morph; of the 17th of:August, the
timber yard of fur. Megg; of Kingdand-road, was robbed of three
pit-saws, an axe, and a bell. A reward of O. was offered, where-
upon a man name) Verist, in hopes of procuring a portion of the
above sum, gave information that one Oltenia was concerned in the
rplabery. Martin was apprehended, sad he Immediately oebfeased
that Mosatta story was true t• but added, that that very J 111313 w
actoauf hie amociate in the robbery. Some additional evidence
being now brought spinet the primates, they were both remanded
for a week. •
QUEEN-SQU A AB.
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'Jima Aries wee brought to the office charged by Serjeent
son, of the 65tbregii"isent of foot, with a new species of fraud.
It appeared that the prisoner was in theiabit of going to the a&
beast recruiting Serjeants about London, and enlisting; having
obtained tie Miffing, be lived at the public house several days, har-
rowed money of the Serjeant, and when taken before the Celeael
of the diodes,. he was sure to be rejected es an unfit nun, hivlag
bees berme him several times brought by other Serjeants, which,
laughed la his sleeve at the trick he had played.
!Le Serjeant declared he was a considerable sum of mellefelle
of pocket, and the trlck.was now becoming very common; he had
been served in the same mangier by four etkerpersenw A number
of idle fellows about town lived in the same Way.
The prisoner pleaded great distress, and promised to return the
money fur the refreibmetits.
The Masts severely censured the prisoner's fresuldlent
conduct.
Alter considerable difficulty the prisoner procured themoney,
and paid the Serjeant, when he was discharged.
UNION HALL

Saturday a man named Ellis was charged with stealing OW lg.
notes, and ocher articles, the property of bit master, Mr. 11111ird,
of Blackheath. It appeared that the prisoner had been for some
-time in Mr. Tilfurd's service; and was considered • trust.worsby
servant. In The month of June, Mr. Tilford, on going out one
morning, left his pocket-book, containing three 101. notes, on the
table, sad ea his return the pocket-book and notes were stolen.
The numbers were stopped, and a few days ago one was paid into
the Bane, sued was traced to a tradesman in Greenwich who bad
received it from the prisoner. Another was found in his boa, and
the third was traced to a tradesman in the Borough. In the pri-
mmer's boa were also found some articles belonging to his master.
The prisoner was fully committed.
LAMBETH-STREET.
A Medical Gentleman of extensive practice at itse eastern part
of the metropolis, was brought before the Magistrate .for'-having
deserted his wife. (In their entering the (ire, Ur. WYATr recog-
nised themes baying been before him some tirse state on a similar
occasion, and observed, that he thought be had thepmade tin Order
for the defendant, by which he was directed to alliikihis wife a tier.
tale weekly stipend for her maintestance. •
Dafensient—About two years and a half sinoel was brought' here.,