Star.
London, England, 1826-05-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE•

MANSION-HOUSE.

The complaint preferred some days sinceaplast the Directors of
the Alliance Granite and China Clay Scheme was, as may be recol-
lected, dismissed, upon the understanding that the Directors would
call a meeting of the shareholders, and explain their conduct. But
no meeting was called; and upon an application mad. to the Loan
Marna by the complaining shareholders, fresh summonses were
issued for the attendance of the Directors yesterday. Mr. Brooks,
Mr. W. Clark, and some other complaining shareholders attended,
but no Directors appeared. The complainants applied for warrants
far their apprehension; but after considerable dismission, in the
course of which no new facts were elicited, his Lordship issued
summonses for additional witnesses, who, the complainants stated,
would complete the technical woof, which was deemed requisite.

BOW-STREET.

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Yesterday June and. Edward MW, whose ease was re-
ported in our last paper, were brought up for another examination,
when Hill was admitted a witness for the Crown, and the female
prisoner was fully committed for trial.

UNION HALL.
Yesterday, two young men, named Jahn AP and frilliam Allen,
alias Lodge, were brought up to this Mice in custody, before the
sitting Magistrate, It. J. Csiossasos, Esq. charged with breaking
lot° the house of Mr. Sharp, is York-street, Biackfriars-toad, and
lotealing therefrom a quantity of cut glass, consisting of decanters,
jugs, and salt-cellars, to the amount of between 501. and 6(1.

Mr. Sharp stated, that on the preeediog bight. the family rrtf red
to bed, after having fastened up the bottle. The nest morning,
having had occasion to rise at four o'clock, on going down stairs, be
found that an entrance had been effected into the premises by
thieves, who broke in through the back kitchen window, and from
thence had access to his shop. When he (complainant) entered his
shop, he discovered it to be in a state of confusion, and observed a
large crate filled with articles of glass manufactory that had been
packed up by the persons who had broken into the house, and there
was also found a dark lantern and some picklock keya, which were
left behind by the thieves, who were disturbed in consequence of
his having rose at so early an hour that morning. Amongst the
property carried of the premises, Mr. Sharp added,that there were
several cut glass salt-cellars, of a peculiar shape and make, which
he could positively swear to; and on inspecting the yard at the rear
•f the louse, the foot-marks of.two persons were seen on the sand.
Kendrick, the beadle of St. S.viour's parish, here produced
quantity of the stolen property, consisting of ♦ery elegant article/
of cut-glass manufactory, and amongst cheat four salt-cellars of thd
description above alluded t..

Ou comparing both the prisoners shoes, they corresponded pre:.
cisely with the marks made in the sand at the rear of Mr. Sharp'i
premi.es when the burglary and robbery were committed. Tile
prisoners, who made no defence, were committed for trial.

BISH'S FAREWELL !!!—TO THE PUBLIC.
IN addressing you, 4‘ my best Friends," for the last
1. time, as Contractor,-I do feel various sensations not to be de.
scribed ; inexpressible gratitude for years of unbounded preference
and favours bestowed for a bag s,ries of years—not merely on
myself, but on my late Fath .r. We have, it is true, as OiTeilsers
of the favours of the Blind Godd,ss, been most eminently succe-sral
in distributing an unprecedented List of Capitals, amounting in ,ba
aggregate to many millions ; and as Lotteries increased in numlitt.
my fame for the distribution of its wealth increased also ; it is,
therefore, with the sincere.t regret I announce that the Legislature
has come to what I coosider a very unwise decision—viz. to abolish
Lotteries. And for what reason? only to please a few persous
who have not examined their merits, but have confounded Illegal
transactions with the legitimate. I may be considered to take a
partial view of the case; but where a system has gone on without
intermission ever since the reign of Queen Anne, and brought
annually nearly Half a Million into the Treasury, I cannot but
agree with an eminent writer, who says-1, Surely the present is
not the best period for experiments ;" and it would, in my humble
opinion, have been more wise to have done away with several ob-
noxious and paltry Taxes (vexatious in their collection) than to
annihilate the Lottery, which, let it be weU borne in mind, is a
voluntary Tax; and by its continuance, not only might those ob.
noxious Taxes be renewed, hut hundreds of persons kept in em-
ployment who must now be discharged ; and is this a time to add
to the number of those who want support? It is, however, useless
to repine—the Government have decided that it shall be so—and all
that can be now done is to make the most of the short time allowed
before the system is abolished. As one of the last Contractors, I
have arranged, with my colleagues, such a Scheme as must, I think,
give universal satisfaction : it contains the very unprecedented
number of SIX Grand Prizes of stSO,llOO, Money (no former
Lottery ever contained more than Four)—and my-fstne for the sale
of £30,000 Prizes is proverbial—l sold the first, the last, and more
than half of all that have ever been drawn! No Blanks—all
Sterling Money—and all to be decided in One Day, 18th JULY,
being the very Last Drawing of all.
Tickets and Shares are on Sale at my Offices, where Schemes
may be had, gratis. The Price will rise considerably on Monday,
27th Inst.—l have the honour to be
Your devoted Servant,
T. BISH, Stock-Broker.

4, Cornhill. and 9,.Charing•Cross, London.
Kr In the Drawing which took puce on Wednesday, the 5d inst.
I slid
1,833 . . Class B . .
5,925 . . Class A . .
And Four Minor Capitals.

£21,000
5C21,000