Star.
London, England, 1828-09-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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MANSION-HOUSE.

The Loan Mason received intimation from the family of a
Gentleman who transacts business on the Royal Eachange, that a
duel, which promised to be a sanguinary one, was about to be
Caught on Sunday morning, at a short distance from town. The
parties, it appeared, had quarrelled over a bottle of wine, and a
challenge was the consequence. The invitation was accepted with-
out delay, and every preparation was made. Two surgeons were
engaged to attend with the had-eztractlng instruments. One of
the City Marshals was sent to break up the matter' and be appre-
hended the challenge*, who was evidently mortified at such inter-
fereuce. The LOllll MATOII. finding that there was no disposition
to pacification, ordered the Gentleman to find two sureties fur 2501.
each, and to be bound over himself for 500/. The bail were in
readiness, and the defendant lett the Nlansion-house.

A boy, named Ames, aged 15, was charged with attempting to
pass a counterleit shilling. Ile had offered' the base coin in gun-
lion at a %bop in Thames-street, in pottsclit her at, article of the
♦alue of one penny. The strophe. pi r saw tha the shilling was a
bad one, and sent for a constable. who, on searching the prisoner
found two good sixpences and Seep, nce upu.l hint. lie said, in
his defence, that be wanted change; hut the falsehood of that ex-
cuse was maidlested by the copper% and sixpences found in his pos-
sesiion. Ile wai remanded, in iodic that the Solicitor to the It
might be applied to.

GUILDHALL.
Ihe drivers of two cabriolets were charged with !ukase driving
in fleet-street on Wednesday mot g. The summons was ob-
tained at the instance of a .trteikerper, who proved that they were
racing ore against the usher, and endangering the lives of NO pas•
sengers and others.
One of the drivers was fined ilOs. an I tints, and the other 10s.
which bring unable to pay they were locke i up.
ii. Watson v.•a. re csamnseJ, Ch r4cd witl► uttering a gilt six-
pence as and fur a halt sovereign. .Tae Solicitor of the Mint re-
toed to attend; but Mr. Aldantan AtisLev committed him fur
au attempt to &trait!.
A clerk so an attorney in Cliffird's Inn was charged with ens.
itszzlerient ; in the course of the iiivesugation some curious csr-
euntstances trapriced, but as the ease VeZel ordered to fiord over'
till nest week. in Lopes that the matter might be amicably arranged.
we iurbest to detail tLesi.

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MATRIMONIAL TILICITY—SAIIardAy a wretched looking Irishman,
named Timothy Gilligan, was brought before Sir RICHAND Waste,
under the fdlowing cif cumstances:
Mrs. Gilligan, the wife of poor Timothy% Vtated that she bad
neither paw or sat since the sorrowful day that sloe became Mrs.
Gilligan. He was always eitlur murthering or killing bee; and
that morning, without rhyme or rason, be kilt her out and out.—
She now wanted law of bun, as she was in danger of herlife day
and night.
Sir Iticuasto Beaters--WeU. you Lie it on you to wen that
you are in dread of your life by living with your husband.,
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Mrs. Gilligni—Arrah, what would ail me, your Honour? I can
rake my safe oath, as I am r. living shine,, that if I hail as many
lives as a cat. which is nine, he'd be after taking every one adieus.
Sir liwuaau—Very wed; the **awns are on, get a warrant,
and have him iodic:ea.
Timothy Gillioni—Do you hear what he sez, my ducky? He
tould you to get a warrant, and hive me rri:al at the Sessions.
Tne onann.l- an which Timothy made this communication excited
the merriment ut the Court; and on bring asked," if his wite was
Beat ?" he very emphatically exclaimed, " No! nor dumb nettber.
warrant you."
G.ltigan then retired to the Clerk's once for the warrant,
while poor Timothy was locked up, reparatory to his being gild.
liked at the Old Halley. _ _

Saturday Mr. Frederick Broughton. a gentleman who resides in
9twtbampton•strret. appeared before Mr. HALLS, and charged
James 'lndian, Eby. with outrageously assaulting him in the boxes
of the Engli.b Opera House, un the previous night of Friday, and
wilfully tearing and destroying Lis cad.

The con appeared, was sitting in the boxes, quietly
witnessing the elites tainments, when the detendent, who occupied
the seat tnimedtattly ia front, stretched himself at 101 l length, its
order to converse with a woman of the town, who sat iln shown*.
seat with the complaimuit. It happened, In digerati, Nat the d..
fondant's back in contact wills the complaisant's Mere, sad
the former in a peremptory tone desired him totem/me them • The
complainant refused to do ea, *thrilling that the but war large
onosigh for the defendant if he wished to indulge himself withoit
'interfering with those who paid their money to be amised in
another way. The defendant Immediately jumped op, and applying
.an insulting epithet to the complainant, seized him by the collar,
and by supcuor strength dragged him frees the seat which he oc-
cupied to the boa tubby. Inconsequence id the defendant'silulonee
the complainakt's coat was laterally turn from his back. •
llltstbomas, the constable, said, that haring a row in the theatre,
he cane to tise spot juot as ids:defendant soccerekd su ri. cting
the complainant irons the box. The p:rtia) *sae .r :MO
(19d had exceiaNtel cat ds. Wit hoof aapt vast ti Li. daletllNll/111. is
to take them both into custody; out , a police taiheer, %Wt t.
was present, ads iNe4l him nut to intertere, as tnlsti Whi; he Wight
subject littli•dll to Ali action.
blr. lIALLs told Mr. Thomas that whenever be witnessed

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breach of the puce he was empowered to t..ke the Wending piny
into custody.
Mr. Illortiss then produced ttertorn eclat. which )Jr. Romeo,*
declared had cost Idol five cos:Aria only a few days berm,. Thy
cwn was literally torn to trivets..

P.lr. Hobbs said the the defendant had been guilty of a
unwarrantable assault. It was not to he ei,,tagag that the 744!
rely at a theatre were to he ativoye it by persons ;flinging •at fag
length upon The seats. tithe deregatint wb.heol to esinhit his pagq
in a recluM gpmition. he ought to have hired a prorate h
appt aryl! that the complainant had a coat which be va'oed alga;
glares torn f his back. The value of that coat hr fsolie Marjo'
tram) called upon the defendant to pay, under the provioont of le
Act inflicting fines for the wilful destruction of pri,paity.
The parties then retired, and the defendant pod fie, Sites,
to the complainant for having destroyed his coat. The latter, ha,.
ever, tzpres•rd his &termination to indict the defendant ;q
I assault, which the 'Magistrate told him he might du.
Al A It BONN

On the 30th ult. Mr. Linton, a stable keeper. in
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lhlair,leed a
, issformtd Mt. Ilawinnumt, that ht April, 11123, Captain
pair of horses of hint, for four months certain, at Kta
h, and if he retained them longet, the charge was w keg&
duced. In June following he applied to the Captain tor mu"
and was permitted to draws bill up..n him, at a month, fur tk.
but before the bill became due the Captain went to the COlnitiem
the bill was afterwards dishonoured, and one in the had
never been returned. Mr. litmus:son told tie complainant. um/
representation was correct, he would he just died in giviot
Captain into custody; and. acting upon this. Mr. (intent met wilt
him on Wednesday, and sent him to the watchbouse. TINA,
fendant, in answer to the charge, stated, that brtore he left ling,
land, he gave his servant orders to return the horse, and
to Mr. Linton, and he took it fir granted that it w.s done; is;
since this complaint had been made, he found his servant had kis
the horse at livery for his own sm. until he bad eaten his haslet
and he was sold to pay the expenses. Ile sent fur Mr. L nem
as he reached the watehbouse, and offered to pay the price of elk
horse, and the hire as king as he bad possession of it; hut Mt.
Linton brought forward a charge of nearly 4001. dechuing Liftoff
entitled to 54 a month for more than five years —Mr. !fanner, tee
the defendant, said. as the servant who had so deceived Lis master
was to be found at Knightsbridge, his own bail fur 2C41. .rl4 too
sureties for Joni. each, were taken for his appearance. Seurdas,
longer time was granted, for the def. ndai.t h.d nut ieen tilde to
secure his servant. and be said he could br.ng forward hie benkr
to support the answer given to the charge.
QU N—SQU Alt P.
Two dandies, who were said to be only tailors, and give ;is*
names Jones and Stevens, were charged by an elderly female with
an assault.

These heroes of the shop-board were cutting a great me
through Smith street, w ten Jones bought a red-herring is et
street for the purpose of slapping it in the face of every respondis
female he me!. The co mplainant, not liking to be so abusid,op.
monstrated wth him for his insolent conduct, upon which hated
bold of her by the neck, and pushed her down in the mod, midis
return she covered him with mud from head to foot. Mime
Stevens only threatened to kick her from one end of the street Is
the other, but did not put his threats into execution. The esm.
plainant watched the pair of worthies into a low coffee-shop, sad
got a constable, who brought them before the Magistrates.
There Icing no evidence against Mr. Stevens, he WaS di-charged
upon the paymeut of is. upon which be beg .11 to be rather sawn,
when the Magistrate ordered Hatidley, the a Seer, to turn Liaise'
of the office, which was ininieeiately dune; :n,l Mr. Imes was
ordered to pay a fine of Wt. to bis great surprise. Alter being
locked up a short time, the fine was paid.
L A AI BETH—STRERT.
A young woman was charged on suspicion of conspiring to lor.
then Whitechapel parish with the charge of an infant.
In defence she said, that on the previous night, as she was ping
to a place of servitude, she called in at the Horn's public Mess, to
take leave of a friend, when a female in the cap-room requested
her to hold the infant nisi'e she retired to the yard—she did so;
but the woman, t.king advantage of the opportunity, aid Sot re.
turn. After remaining for a considerable time, sbe communicated
what bad happened to a watchmsa, who recommended her to take
the child to the workhouse, and she accordingly did so.
Her story was confirmed by several persons. and she was lbs.
rated—de child scot to the workhouse—and the Ilaghtrate told
the beadle that the parish officers should offer a reward for the".
prehension of its mother.
Saturday morning, W. East, an officer of Excise, proceeded to a
house, No. SO, Tattoo-street, Stepney, and in the back kitchen tin.
covered a large still at full work, also ISO gallons of wish. semis
raw spirits. and nearly eight gallops of low wines, and a quantity
of molasses. On his entrance he saw B. Med", roasting a pro
of meat, whom he brought to this office aid not bcievg ante
make any satisfactory defence, be was amersed in the prnalryd
Wt. which not being able to pay, be was sent to Cie liven of
Correction for three months.
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Sunday se'anight some evil disposed persons broke iiits
the Dissenting Chapel, erected at Shillingl...rd, and ghee
removing the pulpit, conveyed it to a lar,.,e fish pond
' adjoining, and with the assistance rf a boa., which is
kept for t'le purpose of angling, conveyed .t to the
middle of the water. and there fixed it ; after a h:ch the
mischievous infidelssplaced a stuffed figure in it. repre-
,enting a clerical character in We act nit preaching, out
of whose mouth a label was suspended, situ the 14-
lowing scriptural text—" I have toiled all night asd
caught oafish."
Saturday afternoon an Inquisition was taken at St-
Thomas's Hospital, before Tungus. SHELTON, Esq. ea
the body of Joseph Sparrow, aged 50 yene, silo was
killed by a tall under the folios ing dre..dtill circuits.
stances :—John Edward?, of Carlisle-lane, Lenleth,
stated that the deceased was a floor-cletli painter, ia
the employ of Mr. Hares, Newington Causeway. Abed
six o'clock on Wedne,day evening deceased was at the'
top of the building removing some breadths of oi:eloth,
when the b.ttert or rafter on ss I ich he was st..twity
broke asunder, and the decea ed was ps reit kited to the
ground floor head foremost, a height of 50 feet. lha
deceased fell with such force that be broke aa,.y AIM
two test or the &ming; his Lead sent through the
boards, and his shoulders were fiimly fixed be *tea the
r &en. Assistance was immediately procured, 4';J the
deceased was taken to the Hospital. He I.a : weld
ribs broken on both sides, and the se ins was f,actortd
in two places. He expired in about three In.urs after
being brought to the Hospital, in great ag The
COltorrett observed, that tie
,pioprietors (it the works
were highly vilpablc in solving the men's bees te he
placed in such estrenie danger, and iegietted that a
deodand could not be levii d, as the broken r•fter was
,if no value. Verdict—" Accidental death."

• HESDOMADARY.
Tiats•Driv..—Sun rises 42 minutes put 5, lets is minutes past 6. do
day bring of the same length with the 27th of N'arth•
TV.BIOUSOW—On this day. according to Jewish chronology, Sok*
most commenced the ceremony of dedicating his fro4Vr. See
1 Kings. viii. This evint took place 21145 years ago.— Moon to
ten the first quarter 27 minutes past I 1 at night.
WSUNISPAY—AIoses having been with lion furty Jays, on Nnant
Sinai. returned this day with the Second Table.
Tuuasumr—The 10th of Tisri, with the Jews.—The great Mil
Expiation. See Lee. The Sabbaucid years and jubilees
began on this day.
FAMAT—The Battle of Poictiers, 1356.
SATORDAYMoon shines till 53 minutes past 1 in the Diurnal--
south 34 minutes past 9in the evening.—Sun rises And 'es 't 6,
at Calcutta; and the thermometer ranges trUM 7ti in (hr wan
lug to 84 in the evening.
61A141t1b.U.
At Stlnton, Norfolk, the Rev. Alfred (Meant. )f• A• r`r°lPj
Trinify 4 ullrge, Cambridge. to Alicia Olivia. daughter "t Dc44*
General Spencer, of Uraniky Orange. Vork'llire• it I.
Lately. at kugeky, Staffordshire, the Rev. Joseph I`e""'
of Wadham College, to Jane (it orgitia, fourth daughter of the 411
Thomas Prier, Esq. of Cnarkniont.

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At Market During, the blankhoose, 3red Ala
many pars Rector ot that nati.h,and S.. Mary's, Shrtor.J.
At Ile:Wont lan :gr, her tir•ce Susan Ductless Marctusm;
she .. daughter m silt- late, and sister to the yie..n D
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