Star.
London, England, 1829-01-02 00:00:00

THA MF4,POLICF..

A Gentleman, named King, who carries on the hudness of
corn and coal dealer. in %Vapping.strret, was charged with assault-
ing a man named Watkins alias Clarke. The c,.niplainasit said be
went to the defendant's house upon some hu.in. se, and without the
slightest provocation, he knocked him down, and afterwards kicked
him out of the house into the street.

The defendant, Mr. King said, he was just in the act of clearing
his counting-house when the complainant came, and said he had an
information against him under the Coal Act, but he might, if be
pleased, settle it; perceiving his object, be certainly did kick him
into the street.
Mr. Barlaiarrnta put several questions to the complainant, and
be at length reluctantly admitted that he got his living by laying
informations.—The Magistrate dismissed the complaint.
MBETH—STRF.ET.

Two fellows named LWOW and Donaldson, alias Mi Dowell. were
charged before M. WYATT, Esq. with having, early on that morn.
ing, stolen a box of wearing apparel, the property of Elisabeth
Harris, the barmaid at the Inverness Arms public house, East
Smithfield.

The prosecutrix, a modest diffident-looking girl, stated that slio
was in the employment of the landlord of the Inverness Arms, and
, that the prisoners, who were out of employment, had lodged there
for nearly three weeks. At half past ten o'clock last night she went
to her bed-room for an apron, and her box was then safe. She
remained up until about half past two o'clock, and the prisoners
were then in the tap-room. On that morning the box, which lay
at the loot of her bed, was missing ; and shortly after the discovery
of her loss it was brought to her by the constable, who described
the manner in which it bad been recovered. The box then pro-
duced was the same that had been stolen, and contained wearing
apparel and other articles, her property, amounting in value to et.
Cartwright, the constable, proved having given information to
the last witness of the apprehension of the prisoners, and a box
being found in their posEssion, which was suspected to have been
stolen. On his apprising her of the circumstance, she described
to him the box and it. contents.

John James, and another watchman, proved taking the prisoners
into custody, wider suspicious circumstances, at half past two
o'clock on that morning, and they not having given a satisfactory
account of the manner in which they had become possessed of the'
box, were locked up at the watch-house.
The prisoners, in defence, alleged that they had found the boa;
but the Magistrate giving no credit to their statement, they were
foUy committed to Newgate.

UNION.HALL.
Mr. ariskpfser Leads, a coal dealer, ut Pro•pect•place, Lam.
be', was senunotted for having ten sacks deficient in length in kis
possession, for the delivery of coal.
Mr. Harmer attendant for the defendant.

A labouring meter proved that be seized the sacks on the de•
(rodent's cart, on the wharf of 3feasn. Cole. Childs, and Co. when
they were about to be filled from the craft. Upon the case being
investigated, it turned out that the defendant had purchased five
MOM of coals at the wharf, and w.w about to remove the coals in
hh own sacks, not to a customer's house, but to his own premises ;
and it was contended that the case did not come within the mean-
ing and intention of the Statutes
Mr. Swasav thought that a coal dealer had a right to remove
coals from a wharf is his own premises in any way he thought
proper, and dismissed the information.