Star.
London, England, 1826-02-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Thomas Waterfete and G. Sawyer, were brought up to be balled
before the LORD Maros. A Bench warrant had been issued
against them for a conspiracy, and they were some time ago sent to
pihon. '!'he certificate of Mr. Shelton stated, that the two pri.
miters being labourers, h..d been, on the 12th of January, indicted,
for that they being poor and in Indigent circumstances, contrived
by artful means and representations, to obtain to themselves, from
Hobert Parker, William Bennett, and other persons in the Silk
Trade, divers large quantities of goods, chattels, and merchandise
of great value, belonging to those persons. and to cheat and defraud
them thereof, did unlawfully conspire and co.operate, with other
persons unknown, to roprisent themselves as men Of good credit
and reputation, as tradesmen of considerable property, and in
aSiuent circumstances, and carrying on business to a large amount,
particularly in the Silk Trade. The ceniacate also stated, that thei
prisoners did not appear or plead to this indictment; that proyess
had been Weed against them, and that, when taken, they shout*
enter into recognisances themselves in mt. each, with two anvil-
ties in 1801. each. These two men are the persons to whom the
infantries Queen-street gang of swindlers were stated to have given
references, when they were carrying on their system of depreda-
tion upon the public. The gang, after having ruined some poor
Spitallields manufacturers, received a blow from the Society for
guarding against Sharpers and Swindlers.
Person, came up three or four times to bail the two prbsosrs.
but the Loan Maros, who has long determined against leg ball.
after a slight examination, refused all who offered themselves until
yesterday, when be accepted the bail of Mr. James Cowell, 8,
Great Badt-street, Coldbath-square, botcher, and of Mr. Richard
Tappio Claridge, 37, Wigmore-street, Csvendisk.oquare, wine.
merchant.

A porter belongiug to Gerard's Mall Ins, was brought up on
suspicion of baying stolen a valuable gold Maltese Lady's nork-
ehain.—The prisoner was remanded for further examination.

BOW-STREET.

Jane Wentworth was brought up yesterday morning, before T.
Hatt*, Esq. the sitting Magistrate, to answer the complaint of a
Mr. John Brooks, a " morning advertiser," who is employed occa-
sionally to announce to the public Anything which certain dish'.
tearsted individuals think worthy of its notice. In pursuance of his
occupation, he was perambulating on Monday, as usual, through
fit. Marlin's-lane, with his " beard" as his shoulder, announcing
the new grand masquerade—wham he was met by the fair de.
(endant, who, coming up to him, without any provocation, first
cracked his board with a violent blow from her pectin, and next
paid the sauna compliment to his own occiper. The Lady, in her
'defence, denied the whole statement, and pleaded an alai. Mr
Brooks, however, was unluckily too well provided with witnesses
to establish her identity ; and she was in consequence locked up, in
default of ball.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Ralph Messes, -a bookseller, in Charles-street, Middlesex
Hospital, et a very iedignaut young peritonitis, orbb so described

Montt, rig! *aid as the bat, eliatpi kaviig righted a tolls
stable is the estimation of his de!r•-the dose of the alleged tesisdkt
beihg two &clash yesterday morninrabthe piste, the Argyll &Soots
—the occasion, a MasqUeradeas-and tbesupposed cause, tipsyness.
It appeared by the constable's account, that, at the tithe, place;
and occasion abovetnentioned, Mr. Ralph Thomas presented hint.
self for admission, in the condition aforesaid, alleging, with many
eructatdry averments, savouring strongW df eogniac, that he had
been masqtre.ing and mumming in the Rodmi that night, but bad
stepped out, omitting to take a pass cheque. Tile delve-keeper! IV
fused to admit him—alleging, that they did net belie lie him ; and;
even if he bad bees in before, it was an established rule not to alloof
anybody to ge out with the privilege of retaining, lest reel lbodi
should go our to supper. Mr. Ralph Thomas Insisted optln beim/
admitted ; and wished so much mischief to their eyes anti limbs;
that they called the constable to take Mr. Ralph Thomas aivay..st
The constable, as in duty bound, charged Mr. Ralph Thomas to be
quiet ; but Mr. Ralph Thomas hotly defied the covetablei and
therefore the constable put Mr. Ralph Thomas among the tlisor
derHes in the round-house of St. George to cool--or to sing, ki
he would,
" Here in cool trot and cobweb cell,
We roaring blades and night-nymphs dwell."
Mr. Ralph Thomas, however, whether he did se sing or tuft
was nut one jot the cooler for his incarceration—even though be
was evidently short of a skirt. `..le declared that be had been vi.-
lainously ill-treated, and shut up, ilowit in a remarkably dark cell it,
merely because be insisted upon his right. He affirmed, that be
had been in the Rooms by virtue of a ticket which had been gives
him—but by w bom he could not say;—probably, like his name-
sake, who squired Sir 1-luutora%—
" He ne'er coosidcr.d it—as loth

To look a gift-Lora in the tumuli."
Be that as it may, the Magistrate turd him he did not believe
him ; and it being abundantly proved that he was excessively or:
sober, he was fined free shillings for being drunk, and having pant
it, be was discharged.