Star.
London, England, 1829-08-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

• GUILDHALL
Jahn Sambuns, who bad. been remanded, charged will cheating
Mr. Seepheni, the errand cart book-keeper, in Newpte-street,
3s. by getting him t. advance that sum on a sham parcel, *bid,
be pretended bad been brought by the Hell Mail, was sok
brought up, but no new charge was made, and be was committed,
Rkbmoa4 the officer, said he had discovered that similar freed,
bad been practised at the Flower Pot, Bishopsgate ; the Kind
Denmark, Old Balky ; the Hercules, Leadenhab-street ; and the
Black Bey and Camel, in the same place ; but no one was disposed
to prosecute.
HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday Baker, the informer, with his witness, known by die
name of Smith, preferred two informations against Mr. Chase,
landlord of the White Lion, Wych-street, for keeping a disorderly
house, and serving liquor at twelve o'clock at night. In each cage
on which the informations were laid, witnesses came forward and
swore positively that the statements of Smith were false.—Tke
cases were dismissed.
Two informations of the same description were, by the same
pinks, preferred against Mr. John Cook, of the Bull and Anchor.
High Holborn. and were also dismissed.
Bachand Doreen was charged by several Excise Officers with
having been found oa the premises. Nos. 2 and 3, Wellbouse.
place, where glass was Illegally manufactured. He was fined
thirty pounds, and being unable to pay the fine was sent for three
mouths to bard labour.
BOW—STREET.
Mrs. Baum, the wife of Aby. Belasco, the retired pugilist, was
charged by a girl named " Clara Fisher " (not the actress), aid,
committing an assault upon her, at the English Opera-bouse, op
Monday night last.
Clara. who is a very pretty girl, stated that she had formerly
been a " dress lodger" in the house of Mrs. Belasco, when bee
husband kept a house of " accommodation " in Exeter-court,
Strand. and ever since she had kit his house she had been annoyed
by Mrs. Belasco, who bad repeatedly assaulted her; aid her but. •
band had also threatened to 4. smash' her. On Msaday night,
at the English Opera-house, Mrs. Belasco struck her in the face,
and thrust one of her fingers into her eye.
Mr. MINIM:ILL. the Magistrate, said it was disgraceful to our
public theaues that they should admit the lowest prostitutes and
brothel-keepers.
Clara said, that the Manager of the English Opera-bovse bad
given orders that the keepers of bad houses should not be ad-
mitted, but Mrs. Belasco attired herself as a " professional lady,"
and gained admittance.
Mr. Illnisuus.t. ordered Mrs. Belasco to find bail.
UNION—HALL.
Yesterday a respectable-looking female, named Sarah Wass,,
who described herself to be a married woman, and the mother of
four children, was brought before Mr. Cuawasas, charged with
stealing a piece of printed muslin from the shop of a linen-draper
in High-street. Southwark.
One of the sbopmen stated, that about ten o'clock that morn*
the prisoner entered the shop and purchased a small quantity of
cotton. Alter having been served, she occupied herself for a coo-
siderable time viewing the different ankles exhibited for sale.—
Her long continuance excited the attention of the shopmeu, who
watched her, and they soon observed her taking a piece of printed
muslin which was lying on the counter, and which she slipped, as
she thought unperceived, under her shawl. Her agitation, upon
taking the article, became so great that she trembled, and in her
burry and anxiety to conceal the muslin, she left one end of k
sticking out from under her shawl. so that eves had she not heen
observed in the first instance a discovery must have taken place
afterwards. The complainant's property was taken from her pm.
sesion on the spot.
The complainant added, that on the preceding day a valuable
late veil was taken from his shop under simile circumstances.
The prisoner was committed.
LAMBETH-STREET.

George Crow, a journeyman of Dlr. Gray, plumber, Warkwonth•
terrace, Commercial-road. was brought up on a warrant charging
him with leaving his work unfinished.
Mr. Gray stated, that the prisoner, who was a weekly servant,
on the morning before. without assigning any just cause left his
work, and absented himself from that time. By each conduct he.
(Mr. Gray) had been put to considerable inconvenience, he having
engagements to perform the work on which the defendant was
employed, at a specific time, and his leaving it would prevent ►im
from keeping his word. Besides this. the defendant had by his
solicitations prevailed on his apprentice to leave him, persuading
him that be was pot obliged to serve his master any longer, be
having arrived at the age of 21 years.
The defendant did not deny the charge, and, in reply to the
questions of the Magistrates. admitted that be had not the slightest
fault to find with his employer ; on the contrary, be acknowledged
that be was a most kind and liberal master.
The Magistrate, after censuring the conduct of the defendant.
said, that masters must be protected against such practices, and he
knew of no instance within his recollection more deserving of pip
nishmeut than the present. In consideration of its being his first
Offence he would be lenient with him. and only commit him for
one month to the tread-mill. The defendant was committed.

That the tobacco plant may be produced to any extent
in the British islands, is beyond a question. It grows in all the
temperate zones to a high latitude. It is cultivated extensively in
Germany and the Low Countries, and even in Sweden. It rt-
piked all the intemperate laws of King James, and his successors.
to repress its progress in England. During the American war,
and previous to the application to Scotland of the prohibitory laws
by the Act of 1782, it was cultivated on the banks of the Tweed
and Teviot with the most promising results. This Act overtook
the planters in the midst of their labours, and compelled them to
root op their plantations, and dispose of the produce to Government
at a third part of its market price.—Quarterly Journal/ Commerce.
A Correspondent informs us, that about 90 years ago,
the wages of a master tailor, in the village of Garguimock, were
3d. a day, including victuals; those of his juumeynun 2d. and an
'apprentice ld. The three generally contrived to finish a suit of
men's clothes in a day, for which Snip pocketed his ed. with great
satisfaction. The price of a pair of men's shoes was then ls. ad.
or as. The wages of a principal farm servant al. per mow, with
the perquisites of a pair of shoes, a pair of hose, a shirt, and a cer-
tain quantity of Scotch plaidiog. In our informant's youth the
principal tailor In Gargunnock charged sd. per diem, and there
were three other less distinguished Knights of the Thimbles who
worked fur 4d. " Now, (says he), the times are awfully changed;
foe we have two master tailors, who charge no less than is. 6d. a
day and their victuals."—Stirfing Journal.