Star.
London, England, 1828-09-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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Gig—. Allen, the Aker, who is principally employed in clearing
the scree,' oT pauper*, eppreheoded a woman who had been beg-
ging, with a stretched eared child, shoot two and a half years
old, in her arms, a fewirsago. She had levied contributions
upon the public to the amount of three shillings, and was sent to
the usual place of confinement, atter examination. The feeling ex-
cited by the appearance of the unfortunate woman and her child
was one of commiseration, SO that she was MU to prison to be pro-
hard rather than to be punished. As the officer was escorting
her she coenplained of weakness, and begged that he would be so
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good as to pay out of her money for a drop of something that would
comfort her as the neat public house. He immediately consented,
and they entered a public-house together, but be stood at the door
while she went to the bar fur the drop of comfort. lie was rather
surprised at her delay, and upon turning round. be saw the child
swallow a glass of gin without hesitation, or making ss faces " at it:
Upon inquiring bow much was to pay, hr found that mother and
child had taken between them no less than ninepeoce wank.
Mr. Nubia expressed his astonishment at the awful depravity of
the mother; but observed, that be had heard a great deal of the
drunken excesses of children, and be lamented the mere ased means
given to the poor by the clouding cheapness of ardent ghlta.
Yesterday Allen meadow! that the child had breathe. its last,
and the last cry from its throat was si Gin, gin!" Thil pgar little
wretch could not be prevailed upon to take a drop of or
gruel, or any thing else, up to its dying moments. hot this fe I
The Officer ascertained that the deceased had. almat from the
moment of its birth," fancied" this attractive beverage.
The proprietor of a horse with seven legs appeared at the
Justice Boom, to complain against the Authorities who measure
out lots of ground in Smithheld for customers at !Bartholomew
Fair. lie stated, that although be was in the'llabit of paying for
,round at a high rate, at the fairs, for the exhibition of mute of the
" most extraordinary &num* whatever was seen, and was always
punctual, and eland within hours, be bad been refused a place.
His exhibiting was net attended with sounding of trumpets or
beating of drums, or other dreidbi noises, and therefore be was
entitled to some consideration.

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Alderman Amster asked whether they had assigned any reason
foe not giving him a place in Smithfield? The applicant said, they
bad merely said there was no more roan; but be sew there was
plenty. The Alderman did not see why a man was to be prevented
Prim exhibiting a horse with seven legs, any more than a bursa with
the usual number; and directed Mr. Cope, the Marshal, to elides.
"our to get jadee done to the applicant, for the sake of the public,
who were interested so much in this important matter.
The humours of Bartholomew Fair are evidently approaching to
a close. Each year the amusements degenerate; and, if the pro-
prietors contract much more the space allotted to the various exhi-
bitions, the great Metropolitan Fair must soon be at an dad.

GUILDHALL
Among the &orderlies at thie Olice yesterday was a young man
named 41lesonder Mims* Tbe complainant against kiln stated
that the prisoner lodged in Ms Muse, and came home between two
and three o'clock on Illeaday morning. Soon after he had reached
his room a quarrel and a kik occurred between the prisoner and,
his wife, the latter crying int murder.
Mr. Alderman naeoneeliss eddied the bad thrashed hint well.
She might have done it if dolma tried, foe the cowards who strike
women always run away when attacked.
The complainant condemned. He interfered, and thought he had
succeeded in reconciling them, but in a few minutes the uproar
was renewed, and for the peace of his neighbours he was obliged
to send the prisoner to the watchbouse.
He did not strike you? observed the Magistrate.
The complainant replied he made no charge of that kind.
No, continued the Alderman, the fellow who strikes a woman
dare not strike a man. How does be get his living?
The complainant replied, the hushand sold oysters in the streets,'
whik the wife went out to work, and a hard-working, excellent
woman she was. The husband was drunk.

The Magistrate inquired if she was in attendance, and was told
she was, bet upon being called at the door, no person appeared.— 1
The Alderman told the prisoner be we► a disgrace to society.
While his wife was straggling to support him, he was dissipating
the money in drunkenness. It was most fortunate lot him' that his
wife bad not come forward, to complain of his violence, for there
was no severity within his power which be world not inflict upon
the rascal who beat his wife. He should have sent him to prison
instead of dismisdng him, if Ms wife bad not possessed more feeling
for him than be bad fur her. He was now discharged.
The prisoner began crying as be retired, upon which the Ma-
gistrate added, " Instead of dropping those crocodile tears. go home
to your wits, and beha►e to her with the affection and kindness she
deserves."

Elisabeth Swanton was brought up on suspicion of having stoles
a bed. which she was carrying through &alibikid on Sunday eight.
She told the watchman she was carrying it to Charles.street, Drury-
lane, and had brought it from Cow-cross, but from what part she
either could not or would not tell It was now claimed by an old
woman on crutches. who said she had employed the prisoner, and
the Magistrate severely censured the watchman for not going with
her to Charles-street, where the truth of her story would tumbles
ascertained. and she would have been spared the unnecessary kn.
prisonment.-.-She was discharged.