Star.
London, England, 1828-08-01 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Parkin, a aurgeon at Kensington. who was
ac-
companied by Capt. Sturt, of tip Navy, and Mr. Had& 11, solicitor
to Mr. Gtindell, sell. complained of Captain Grindefl and his wife
tar ask% threatening language, and spitting upon him. Mr. Parkin
stated, that on Tuesday evening, lie was going to pay a professional
visit to a Lady, when Captain Otindell, who was standing at the
door of his own lodgings. called not to him " Mr. Parkin, it is very
strange that lamto be annoyed by you and Captain Stun." Wit-
ness replied, that his visits to Captain Sturt's house were merely in
his capacity as a medical man, and he could have nothing to do with
their disputes. Captain Grindeß then called out that witness and
Capt. Sturt were a couple of scoundrels and villains, and threatened
that be would kick the witness, and knutk him down wherever be
met him ; and Mrs. Griudell came out, called him " a villain," and
spat in his face. He was constantly annoyed by the defendants in
this way. Mr. Parkin said, that the elder Mr. Grindell had been
placed under the care of Captain Sturt, contrary to the wish of the
defendants, and they insulted him besause he was the medical
attendant of Mr. Gritidell, sen. He apprehended that Mr. Gnndell,
the defendant, would commit some violence upon hinr, and he was
anxious to be protected from annoyance. Captain Grindell and
his wife said, they had been subjected to annoyances by Captain
Stun and Mr. Parkin.—They were ordered to find bail, but the
sureties not being in attendance, the matter was postponed to a
future day.
Two lads, named Bullock and Murton, who are well known to
the police, were yesterday charged at this office with stealing from
the shop of Messrs. Gilbert and Co. silver-4miths, of Cockspur.
street, a pocket Communion Service.
Th'e prosecutor's shopman having been informed that two sus.
picious looking fellows were loitering about, and as some silver
forks had been stolen about a week before, the shopman concealed
himself, and presently he observed the prisoners peeping in at the
comers of the windows. Seeing no one in the shop, the prisoner
Mayston removed a massive silver dish which was placed against a
broken pane, and took from within the case in which the Communion
Service was contained. He then opened the case, and having ab-
stracted Irons it Its contents, carefully replaced it in the spot from
whence he had abstracted it. Ile handed part of the Service to
his comrade, the other prisoner, and they were about to make off
with their booty, when the shopman rushed out, and the prisoners
were secured after they had ran a short distance.—They were
committed for trial.
M AR LBOROUGH—STR EET.

Two elegantly dressed Prench (emotes, who reside in Park-
street, Grosvenur.square, were charged, with. swindling. It ap-
peared from the statement • of a female named Este, who keeps a
shop in New Bond street for the sale of French millinery, that
about a fortnight ago the fair detendanta,after purchasing a pair of
shoos at her shop, which they paid for, selected a green silk dress,
a lace frill worth 61. and other goods, which they directed to be
sent to their house in Park•street, but being unable to procure pay-
ment for them, she caused them to he taken into custody. The
officers, however, had great difficulty in apprehending them, as
they bad bolted and barred the doors to oppose their entrance.
The prisoners were renititted for a week, but they made many
applications to the complainants to compromise the matter. No-
thing short of the lull amount would he accepted, and due prisoners
were lucked up.

MARY-LA-BONNE.
Richard Clarke, alias Hughes, who is chtirged with fraud, was
again examined.—Mr. Brown, a stable-keeper, stated, that about a
month ago, the prisoner hired a horse of him by the year, at the
annual sum of 1101. lie gave him a splendid card of address, printed
in gold, as living in Upper Berkeley-street, said be was a man of
fortune, and would pay quarterly. It was also proved, that on the
16th July, the prisoner ordered two costs and two pair of trousers
of Messrs. Poole and, Cooling, of Regent-street. lie said be was
pawned of large property in the neighbourhood of Bristol, and
that biessrs. Clarke and Star, of Upper Berkeley•street, were his
guardians. Mr. Poole called in Berkeley-street ; the prisoner
I opened the door, told him Mr. Clarke and Mr. Star were unfortu-
nately both sent for half an hour before to attend a Lady in a difa-
cult ease, but he would introduce him to Mrs. Clarke. Mr. Poole
was taken into a handsome room, well furnished, and containing a
grand piano, and had an interview with a Lady, who said the pil-
-1 soner in ten months was entitled to receive a large forttine; her
husband, Mr. Clarke, was his guardian, and he would be answerable
for his debts.

The coats and trousers were sent in, and on Saturday last Nlessrs.
Poole and Cooling received a note from the prisoner, directing bun
to prepare some livery for his servant ; but a report of the prison-
er's examination having appeared in the newspapers, the order was
not completed. Mr. Poole finished his statement by observing,
that Mr. Clarke had run away, and the prisoner had confessed that
all his repreientations were false. He was again remanded.
UNION—HALL

Yesterday. a little boy named Rooney, only ten years of age, was
charged with stealing a watch. It appeared that the youthful
offender had entered the street door of a house which was open,
and walking into the parlour, he deliberately took down a watch
which was suspended by a min over the mantelpiece, and walked
away with it. He was soon afterwards apprehended with the
watch, in the act of banding it over to another boy, by whom it
was to have been pledged. The parents of the boy said that he
had here a thief from his infancy, and they had no controul over
him. His brother was transported a few Sessions ago for felony.
He was committed.