Star.
London, England, 1827-07-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE
Yesterday.the Churchwardens of the parish of St. Mee. Hart.
street. were summoned before the Loss Maros by a pauper, who
complained that they had refused to give him clothes to cover him.
The Loma Mayon asked whether the Churchwardens were pre-
sent, to answer the complaint ?
A female voice immediately cried out, I attend foe the Church-
wardens.
The Loan Ma roe—This poor old man says that be is in great
want of something to cover him. Why is he net supplied?
The Lady then stepped forward, and said—My Laud. he only
wasted a pair of breeches, and I looked him out a pair. and gave
them to him. lam sure (casting her eyes at his inexpressible.), I
don't know why he has not the breeches on.
The Loan Maros (to the pauper)—Why, you have been
ready supplied with what yes say yen want. Why have you not
put them on?
Pauper—Seems, I couldn't. your Lordship. Them breeches as
the Lady gave me wasn't half big enough.
The. Loan Moiros—That certainly is abed fault. You might is
well have had none at 'IL
Pauper—l couldn't pull them op at all, my Lord, to I was
obligated to go-without.
The Loan Maros—l am sorry, Madam, that you have bees so
unsuccesdul in your attempt to fit the poor man.
Lady—My Lord, when he told me that one pair of breeches did
mot answer him. I sent him another, and still be was um satisfied.
Pauper—No, my Lord ; the last breeches the Lady gave me
was littler nor the ember. I couldn't heave my legs into them by
20 means.
P The Lots Mavoa thought that it would be better to hand over
the poor man to be fitted Sy some experienced person of his own
sex, and desired that he should be accommodated at once with
breeches of a proper size.
GUILDHALL:,
A Gentleman who resides at Long's Hotel, in Boodotreet,
appeared yesterday before Sir Jose Palermo to answer tea charge
nude against him by the driver of a hackney coach.
The complainant stated, that a feweiglits ago as be was driving
through the City, he beard a voice behind him coiling to bias, as be
thought, to let a vehicle pus, and be drew efissid ablated k to pass.
He, however, found that the Gentleness is the 'Aide mere deem-
:Weed to keep the street to themselves, mad he dames pat thews,
otherwise he would have been quite behind. AR
however, he felt blows of a horse-whip woes hissbeiddetof end
upon turning round he saw the defendant, on horsebacks Ild sea
belaboured by him in a most dreadful manner foe aidigio•-.
Witness roared out to the public, bat she defendant kept lidsloping
him till he was tired, and then rode off, but was stopped by
some dicers, and gave bail to appear before the Magistrate.—
Witness added, that be had been 12 years campaigning about the
Continent, but of all the thrashings he ever gut, this was the moat
desperate.
The Gentleman, however, told and proved a very diferent story.
of making a saficient I The coachman M 4 be mid, door the -. so eomanor

.Jim _ means .i_ _ • .
Ilinanin persons of the kind, to tlherarem in the' nay of
deience. Me excused his desertion of Rhoda Williams,
respectable people as they drive ifteßkehe streets. Tile was a molt
on the ground of her violent temper t and earnestly aggravated instance of it. His (deihmianes) friers& were is a ear-
These Sessions commenced yesterday before the declared, that he would never have paid his addresses ride, and as the driver's coach Was occupying Cheapdde in ouch a
to Miss Pocknell, had he not been convinced that his manner as to prevent any ether from passing, they cued out to him.
LORD MAYOR. Recotmia, Ausaamair, and the Judges ad of drawing aside, the coachman mid that they might go be
Latzer:taus and Bunaourgi. The Calendar contains wife was dead. He added, that the whole prosecution la
d—d, and be continued to' go aloog, rapes& so that it was hopes
about 260 prisoners for ttial; there are 2 for murder, was a conspiracy got Op by the relations of Miss Pock- sible to get beyond him. The defendant expuetulated with him,
20 for highway robbery, 7 for burglary, 7 for house-
nell, whp was most reluctantly induced to appear but it was all in vain. The coachman not only refused. but called to
his bull dog; and as the fermiers animal seemed inclined to spring
bresking, I for cutting and maiming, 5 for horse. against hint. from the box at the defendant, the latter whipped at the dog. The
stealing, 3 for sheep-stealing, 1 fora Post Office robbery, Miss Pocknell was called ; and in answer to a question
coachman then lashed the defendant, who therespoo thinking
1 for bigamy, 4 for embezzlement, 39 for stealing put by the Court, she said she did not unwillingly that the provocation was quite sufficient, did lay upon the
from the person, S for receiving stolen goods, 149 for' appear against the prisoner. body of the coachman, until he roared out meet lustily. lb.,
larcenies, 2 for perjury, 3 for fraud, and 5 for uttering The Common StRORANY • summed sp the ease, and curiae men passed OD bat the coachman galloped after, sad
would have damaged, and even perhaps upset the ankles if the
thaJury instantly .returned a verdict of Guilty.
counterfeit coin.—one of them the second offence. defendant had not commenced a second lashing. The dog had by
John Wright, John Bgford, Ake Smith, and Jos. Mr. Panties said, that before, or during the -trial' this time leaped upon the ground and bitten the houh of the 4..
Walls, were indicted for a burglary, committed in the he did not wish to escia any prejudice against the ;oil- fondant's horse, and the coachman had seised the rein. which h.
dwelling house of Andrews Barclay Drummond, and loner; but now be might say that he had been married refused to let go, until be was made to dance, which be certainly
stealing a box coat and other articles, the property of had three children, and
three times ; by the first wife he . The greatest dangerwooderful
was incurred by this mischievous conduct.
the servants, on the night of the 6th June last, between five by the second. lie quitted the first when he had This statemeut was conlirmed by declarations of other Orodunen.
10 and 11 o'clock. Tile Jury found them all Guilty. spent 2004 which he received from het mother. for bone Peewits immediately discharged the defendant, and
Wm. Raymond, C.Johnson, J. Cooley, and George George Smith was indicted for stealing a pocket-book advised him by all means to prosecute the coachman for the await.
Lovell, who stood remanded from the last Sessions, were containing 14 sovereign, two 101. notes, and two 51. eittiThst Gentlemansathaeeugf p
isrocious t.to do for the bwefit of the public
charged with assaulting Henry James Harman, and notes, the property of Wm. Gadsby, a countryman.
BO W. ST R EET.
stealing (torn his person 11.25. 2d. The pffer.ce was The prosecutor, who is a servant to Lord Frederick A brother and sister, both extremely young, and tpputinrly
committed in the tap-room of the Black Dog public- Bentinck, on ihh 26th of Ml 9 was passing along Hol- respectable. stated to Mr. Mann 111.1. that they were teachers of
house, in Dtury•lane, on the Bth of April last, at five born, between five and six o'clock in the afternoon, dancing, who had come to London in the hope of obtaining an
engagement,anw but
tin whiloch repecratiom however, they had totally
o'clock in the morning. when the prisoner came up to him, and tappingthe Oto t. greatesturu diteosottitoulltoon, beingtt
or friends° santattle
By the evidence it appeared, that the prosecutor was him on the shoulder, said, 99 Oh, Mr. Gadsby, how without money
engaged in gambling for drink, is the public-house, do you do? when did you arrive from Notting- (their native place), they friend,
not. However, they observed, if
sod having incurred some loss, paid the money, and ham?" The prosecutor did not know the prisoner, nor any charitable person would advance them the means of reaching
crossed over the table, to make his way out of the did be recollect to have seen him on any former oe- home,
otryfweoutli engage
arrival,that it should be faithfully returned im-
house. The prisoner and others surrounded him, threw casion ; but, however, as the man appeared to be woes,medi:
glyadal yt assistrtthem, did twhetyhbeL knew sif bad ythfeir :isstaere who
him down, and held his throat and hands whilst the acquainted with him, and with his place of real- bit. astesnac revered that the only thing be could do would
money was taken out of his pocket. The prosecutor dente, he made some reply to the prisoner's ques- be. to hays them passed back under the Vagrant Act. To this
could not swear positively to the persons who robbed tion, and added " 1 know nothing of you." Prisoner arrangementtitt the young man readily assented; but on hearing men-
him, but he identified the prisoners as being some of said, " Don't you know a man who held a farm under Lan made of the
manner,ww word
and v
bugged agrant.hthatesismterighrnot bbtdbac" is
a::
those who surrounded him, and prevented him from the Duke of Portland r .. Aye," said the prosecutor, a vagrant. A messenger was dispatched to the English Opera-
going out. " you mean Bets Smith." He was then walking away, house for Mr. Arnold, who not happening to be in the way, Mr.
A witness named Ferguson, who it was stated could and the prisoner said, " I am surprised you don't know Peake attended, and on being made acquainted with the condillon
sub-
have spoken to the persons Of the robbers, absconded at me; I am cousin to Ben Smith, and was at his bouts a of thet_ortectthoofal adventturers, humanely promised to haves
milieu
save
t, foot to them among the performers. fi Ma-
the last Sessions, and his recognisance was esteemed.— fortnight." To convince the prosecutor that he was the ;me money to supply their immediate wants, and the
He was again called, but did not appear. person he represented himself, he called to his recollect- panieroets the Office.
Raymond, in his defence, said that he wag a stranger tiers the circumstances of a quarrel in which Ben Smith MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
to the other prisoners—that he went into the house to was engaged at Lincoln fair. The prosecutor said he A young woman,of very decent and prepossessing appearance,
and a little girl, about fourteen years of age, named Hannah Mu-
get some liquor, and was asked by the prosecutor to tots recollected the quarrel that the prisoner had spoken of.
, phy, very respectably dressed, and having all the appearance of a
up for drink, but he knew nothing of the robbery. the prisoner said that he had a good deal to say to his daughter of a tespecuile tradesman, were brought to this Mee
Cawley said the prosecutor was beastly drunk ; and brother, and requested the prosecutor would walk with yesterday. shortie with passing bat Ineney.
could not see a hole through a ladder. him into a public-house, and he would write a letter. A sk.pman of Mr. Thompson's, a haberdasher, in Briliselteste
stated, that some days ago the little girl Murphy came on )Br.
Lovell (a waiter in the public-hous-) said that he heard The prisoner called for pen and ink, and while they
i
a noise in the tap-room, and went to see the cause, and were sitting in the room, a man, who pretended to be which she gave us. which the witness at the time purchased some 'gland' a Wise". fa.
sat posed to be
did not at all participate in the robbery ; and when the drunk, came in, and thi owing some money on the table, good; but in a minute or two after the prisoner had quitted the
prosecutor called in the watchman, be gave charge of said he had just received a-legacy, and was going to shop. M. Thompson happened to come in, and be at once detected
every person who was in the house indiscriminately. marry the daughter of a rich old clergyman ; the pro- thet:swe thinintllst:. which bad not been mixed up with any others.
rib-
Raymond and Johnson called several witnesses to secutor, the prisoner, and the pretended drunken man aand, the other prisoner While aeobrwer►bi was
"rehashig the
y the witness to be stand•
speak to their character. then played at a game they called " shaking in the ins outside the door. In three days after that, the two prisoners
Mr. Jestice LirrLariace summed up the case, and hat," and the prisoner won a sovereign of the drunken came again to the shop, and the elder we bought some riban
left it to the Jury to decide upon the guilt or innocence man. The drunken man then said, he wished to go for which she gave three bad shillings, which were immediately e-
tecbtedie , end the prisoners were given into the custody of a c -
Of all or either of the prisoners. Verdict—Not Luilty. into Wiltshire, but as lie was afraid he should lose his , and brought to this office. when information was sent to Elr.
BlIOiiwASY ROBBERY. money, he requested the prosecutor would go with rowel, the Mint Solicitor.
Molnar Wilson and John Haggarty, two youths, were him; he at the same time offered the prosecut .e some The prisoners denied that they were aware of the money being
indicted for assaulting Richard Williams on the high- money, and requested he would give him a piece bad,s anti said, that they never had been but once at Mr. Thom's.
way, -putting him in fear, and stealing from his person of paper to write his address upon. The prosecutor s"'
Mr ihop.
. Powel. the, Mint Solicitor said, that the Mint was deter.
his hat and one shilling. immediately pulled out Lis pocket book to give the mined to prosecute in this cur, and the pri • soners were committed
The prosecutor stated, that on the 11th of June, about man a piece of paper, and the fourteen sovereigns for trial.
a quarter past eleven o'clock, he was going along and the notes fell out. The drunken man then of- UNION-HALL.
Church-row, St. Giles's, on his way towards his home. fected to shake hands with the prosecutor, and was Jar ihrreS
_als_L_Alkear'l Tepee were yesterday charged on
when he saw three men. He went to a dead wall laying his hand upon the money, but the piosecutor put 84„,:terg„°77.° al' Ca a "arm the hero of J. Allison' a
for about a minute, and was turning round from the it into his pocket. The drunken man then as tin morning. ther prisoners accompanied byA another boy, o'el
wentock y
toe the
'
wall to walk away, when the three men came up and offered the prosecutor the money, but he refused to take prosecutor's house, requesting that they might be ruished with a
tripped up his heels. His hat was taken from his head, it. The prisoner endeavoured to persuade the protects- drop
t.t... of water*" tha heat of the weather made them exceuively
as he lay on the ground ; his pockets were cot off, and for to take the money ; and putting his hand on the .I"ry' Mrs. MANN an eiduly woman, immediately set about
with their contents, some silver, were carried away by front of the prosecutor's coat, said, 99 take it, take it. ;,,, sot
anong nano • spring water
when
acro entoptitiirop, and
the thieves. The two prisoners wore taken a few days The prisoner and the other man soon after left the house, found the applicants kid roe off, and a diver watch had goat with
afterwards, and the prosecutor was very positive as to and then the prosecutor missed his money, and found them. from of the assatie-shar. A cry of " &op thief !" being
their identity. A tall stout man took his bat, whom he that he bad in his breast pocket a roll of paper instead raised` th7bew.r. tria,2ll:_faweedmby the neighbours, one of whom
°evolvedditch by the road
had not seen since the robbery. of his pocket-book and money. When the prisoner was ekkomick,s woe; --t throw =lotnt° a
be the watch.. Ike psi-
Upoa a cross-examination of the prosecutor by Hap apprehended the prosecutor's pocket-book was found in souses desled the fees, but were oftriullited.