Star.
London, England, 1827-04-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Al ANSTON.HOUSIL
Captain Walker, of the Macqueen But Indianian appeared to
skew cause why he refused to pay a seaman, named Richard At.
kinson, diiwages, amounting so 161. The complainant stated his

story as follows:
After returning from a voyage to Bengal and China, while his
ship was lying off Gravesend, waiting to come up t. Blackwall, a
waterman came alongside, and bartered a bottle of gin wits him
for a silk handkerchief. When he drank the gin, It operated on his
head, and the Waterman seduced him on shore. His clothes and
hammock were now on board, and he was unable to get another 'hip
in consequence. " The Captain," he continued, "was always very
kind to me while I was on board; he has nothing to say against me,
except this here affair; for I was always a sailor, every inch of me
—and no one can say black is the white of my eye, saving that there

time."
Sir P. Leong asked him bow many voyages be bad made with
the Captain? lib replied only one ; but I hope to Goo, I shall itall
alongside of him again—for he was always a kind master to me—
(turning aside his head to wipe a tear from Ida eye.)
Captain Walker said, the men's wages were always paid at the
India kkese within eight days after their return ; mad the wages
of suck as deserted their vessels were invariably forfeited to the
Poplar Fund, according to the terms of their agreement, as in this
case. The complainant was one of the petty officers to whom the
quarter watches were entrusted ; and it welt while he was on guard
at night, and nearly a milkon of property entrusted to his guardian-
ship, that he had deserted the vessel. Nothing was heard of him
foe several weeks, when he came and demanded his wages, which
the Captain refused, unless he prosecuted the waterman who had
seduced him so shore, and, as appeared from his own story, sub-
sequently robbed him of five contraband handkerchiefs, which be
took ashore with him.
Atkinson handed in the name of the waterman (Robert Wilk'a
son) who had brought him ashore.
Captain Walker said, the applicant would derive no advantage
from having his wages paid to him, as be had sold them to a gang
of fellows into whose hands be hadfallen.
Atkinson acknowledged that he had done so; but bad only re-
ceived a sovereign in advance, for when they found hie wages
stopped, they would give no more.
Captain Walker said,those fellows were the greatest pest to the
seamen ; no ship could stop any where near Gravesend, without
having half her seamen seduced by them, and it was perfectly useless
to send an talker amongst, them, as they invariably connived
to evade all law.
Sir- Perms Leonia—For what did you sell your wages?

Atkinson—For £l5.
Sir Pena boson--What advantage, then. did those who put-
chase it, derive, if they gave as much as they were to get ?
Atkinson—They get a shilling in the pound, and a guinea for the
bill of sale.
Sir Preen Laura—l never beard of such a custom.; does it exist
generally ?
Captain Walker replied, that they generally managed to inveigle
the sailors and pleader them.
Captain Walker said, formerly the men were am paid at the
India House, until 30 days after the completion of the voyage, and
now only eight days were reserved for the purpose; if any seaman
was returned " deserted," as had been the ease-with Atkinson, his
wages were forfeited.
Sir Nese Lavaca—But what is a man to do, if Ms wife and
friends come about him in the interval, without mosey If the facts
of this case were mentioned at the India House, be was convinced
something would be done to prevent sailors from falling into the
gripe of these scoundrels. He was acquainted with one or two of
the Directors, and should mention It to them.
Atkinson said his clothes were kept on board from him, and he
had been obliged to buy a jacket, for be could not go about naked
like a sheep or a horse. Would his clothes and hammock be given
up to him? If he bad them be could earn more money.
The Captain said, there was no objection to do so; and be would
endeavour to arrange about his wages, if he would prosecute the
man who had sold bins the gin, which was clearly an illegal trans-
action, and one which the ReCise would prosecute.
It was then arranged, that, after the business of the day was
transacted, one of the officers should accompany the sailor to the
Custom House, and explain the circumstances under which he had
disposed of the contraband handkerchief., and return to acquaint
the Captain with the result.
The Captain said, some of these fellows had come alongside his
ship, and demanded Atkinson's clothes, alleging that he could not
come himself as he had broken his leg.
Atkinson denied having sent them with any such message.
Mt Pares Latina remarked, that it was strange such a practice
lel &Wring and plundering sailors should have so long existed,
without being generally known. He never remembered an instance
where it had been exposed before • and the public should be thank-
ful to Captain Walker for being instrumental in doing so.
Captain Walker gave Atkinson a sovereign to bear his expenses
until something should be done foollim, and at the, same time bore
testimony to his good conduct on all occasions wheu under his
command, particularly when in May last he bad rendered himself
very active in the preservation of the Indiana transport, with
five hundred men on hoard, at the Long Sands.
Ro zzzzz ox rue STOCK Excumme.—A person, who gave his
name Mr. Shevill, of Bethnal-green, applied for advice under
the following circumstances:—He stated, that on Thursday,
about three o'clock, he went into a place in Capel-court, which
he was informed was called the Stock Exchange ; and which he
was not aware of its being a subscription room—at least, no
'notification of the fact struck his eye when about to enter.—
He bad business with a Stock-broker, named George Inman.
On entering the room, a person asked him if be had come to buy
Cbilian bonds?—another, if he wished to purchase Mexican
All the bonds in the world were tingling in his ears in a mi-
nute. A crowd of decently-dressed persons collected around him,
and having some notes in his breast pocket, the 'first thing he
did was to secure them, by placing his left hand tightly on them.
There were four sovereigns in his pocket besides which he also
thought to make sure of, by buttoning it closely. Before be
could count six, be got a slap on the side of the head; tumid roend'
to see who gave it, and got another en the other side, intoned, ,m
haw:posed, to keep the balance even. A Mexican hoed seller
off his hat from behind, and a Chilian kicked it up into the
air. Retreat, he found, was the most available mode of defile,:
so picking up his hat, amid a rapid -sweenska of slaps Go thellatlls
and heaps so the seat of honour, he came away as fast as bound.
On coming out, he found his notes safe, but his soveieigns were
gone clean out of his pocket. lie strongly suspected a Jew, who
stood grinning at him while the transaction took place, with hav-
ing obtained his money.
. Sir P. LAURIE told him be could afford him no remedy, unless he
could identify the persons who had assaulted him in such a cowardly
and ungentlemanlike manner.
GUILDHALL.

John Divers, a young man, was charged with dashing Into the shop
of Mr. Oram. a tailor in Newgate-street, and cartying off a pair of
trousers which were banging nine feet from the ground. He re-
treated through a dark avenue in liagnio-court, called Little Hell,
but was overtaken. Mr. Oram begged the Alderman to have this
dismal place blocked up, as it was a great nuisance to the neighbours.
Some letters found on the prisoner seem to account for his despera-
tion. They were front a female convict. assuring bins of bet ex-
cessive warmth of affection, and entreating hint to do all be could to
follow her.—He was committed.
BO W-STIL EET.

Yesterday three young men, named Ford, Brookery, and Jihss
Turtle, were brought up, charged on suspicion of having occasitmed
the death of a-young man, named „Lines Wilson, by the commis-
sion of a desperate outrage upon him.
It appeared that a Gentleman, named Edwards, having been
to one of the Theatres, called at the Grapes public-house, in
slow-strtet, to procure refreshment. While he was there the
clock struck 'twelve, and the landlord ordered the deceased,
who was his pot-boy, to close the door, and nut• to admit any
other person. When the deceased opened the door to let Mr.
Edwards out, the three prisoners, who bad before tried to ob-
tain admission, ruched iii, knocked down the deceased and the
landlord, turned the cocks of the spirit cases, and set the li-
quors flowing all over the bar, and again 'turning • upon the
deceased, beat him in the most savage manner. When they got
him down, they kicked him so severely, thst as he rose be com-
plained of having received dreadful injury, and said---" This
night will be the death of me." The rnifuns next turned upon Mr.'
Edwards, and beat and kicked him with nearly equal brutality.—
The poor pot-boy wear to the workhouse la the niorninz, and died
in 1.4) days. An Inquest was held upon his bratty bef.ne Air. Sitit.
unto, on the foliowlog day %riot: to Sir IL Diuxot (wav