Star.
London, England, 1826-10-31 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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The driver of the hackney chariot No. ISO, appeared on stun_
mons for an offence tender the City Sewers' Act.
The complainant, Mr. Good, was retuvntrig on horseback from
the House of Commons, on Thursday afternoon, when he found
himself hemmed in upon Ledgate.hill by carriages. He followed
in one of the lines, and perceiving the defendant was beginning to
press a little on him behind, he turned round, and cautioned him
not to advance nearer. The coachman replied, in a jeering sort of
tone, 0 Go on," and in hilf a minute the coach pole struck the
hinder part of his mare which narrowly escaped being seemly in-1
jured, and which, intmeriately began plunging, knd endangered the
witness's life. When he lotaked round to take the number on the
chariot, is it turned into the Old- Bailey, the coachman seemed
much muted, and took off his hat to hlm.
Thedelleidant said, the mare shyed at a loaded caravan, and ran
back woo onadrrpole.
That wansgolainient persisted, however, that his own version of the
affair was the tree one, and

Sir Isms SHAW said, Gentlemen who rode en horseback in the
streets of London were so often wantonly put in peril by the drivers
.of vehicles, that it was necessary to make mese examples. Such
conduct as the defendant's was usually followed up with abuse, but
that had not been the case here, and be should, therefore, instead
of inflicting the whole penalty, 51. only fine him 21. 10s. for annoy-
ing and incommoding the highway.
The defendant having paid the fine and costs, was discharged.

A worthy bonedrokr, named Ma Damps, was fully committed
to Neargate os a chary of stealing a horse from a brother dealer
in finsiddleid.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mary &vet was charged by two of the Bow-street patrol with
having attentpted to murder her husband.
The patrol stated, that on Sunday evening about six o'clock, they
were passing through Crown.street, Seven Dials, when they heard
cries of murder issuing from the cellar of No. 8. Whilst listening,
a woman came tip, and begged of them to go down stairs, as she
thought some person had been murdered. On entering the house,
they found a man lying on the floor bleeding. and in a state of in-
sensibility. They lifted him up, and plied him in a chair, when
finding a cut in his forehead, aid a deep fracture on the back part
of his head, they took him to the Middlesex Hospital ; and on going
since, the House Surgeon had given a certificate, in which he stated
that the poor man was net out of &slier. On searching the place,
they found a quart pot, which was sprinkled with blood, and to
which was attached a portion of hair. There was only a boy and
his ',anther when they entered the place.
The boy deposed, that his parents bad been quarrelling, and that
his father bad struck his masher several times before she said or did
any thing in return • but after considerable aggravation, she took
up something, and threw at his father ; but what it was be could
not say. nor could he say whether she inflicted the wounds on
his father.
Mr. Roe advised the prisoner not to say any thing at present, as
she must be remanded. If the man died, she would have to be
forthconsing at the Coroner's Inquest, and also again before him.

Baker Gardper and Caroline Mos% the fanner dressed as a
man, in a &matt:oat, with dde pockets, and round hat, the latter,
in ordinary attire, were brought from et 4 Giles's Watchhouse, for
disorderly cooduct.
The watchman stated that the two girls were swaggering along at
11 o'clock at night, crossing from side to side of the street, invoking
all the women they met with ; the one dressed like a man, was pal-
Ang the women shout Wan indecent manner, and the other one was

enconsoging her.
Mania, the boodle, said, be had Often seen than in the Dials,
and knew bra to be common girls.
Luther, very pliandy, mad* a defence for her companion, with
one hand in the pocket of her great coat, and the other encircling
the crown of a name's bat. lashing with peculiar archness, and
a laugh, that all present were egleYl2B, she Neared the
, that it was merely afro& ; that a young man called on
her In the afternoon, and for a joke dressed himself In her clothes;
in the wain she wanted to go out; she dressed herself in his,
and is sat to seek him, when the watchman took her tap. Oa
her beam: she was very seldom in the Dials; they both lived in
Weetmloster, and hop A his Worship would overlook the alfair
this cline.
Hr. Bon—lout skis be committed for tea days each.
Thank ye," said sew, potting en her bat with a knowing cock;
psi= headfatchiet from her picket with an air of indo
impadmsco, took her partner on her arm, and stalked oat of
the eilloe is • horn langla at the joke. -

Previa*, the rival of "Pay" at the Westudneter Pit, better
known to the feney "lovely Wedgebury," a fallow remarkably
ugly, was brosibt up on ansgatet stealing the key of the ware-
house of Mt. Walker, 11111,
Bigmere, Mr. Walker's errimd.boy, said, he was sifting black
lead in the warehouse on Wednesday, when the prisoner came in
fora kettle of water, and took up a leaden weight ; en being told
tu put it down, he did, end said it was only in fun ; he afterwards
took the key from the warehouse door, and put k in his bosom,
sad, on asking him for it, be denied taking it, and blacked, his face
with the lead.

Mr. Walker said, his boy was positive the prisoner put the key
in his bosom ; the next day he put s padlock on the door, wkkh was
wrenched o 1 at night, and his warehouse robbed.
The ricer stated, that when he west with the warrant, the
father ot -the prisoner refused is let it be send, and anemiad
him in kin duty.
Old Wedgebsry, who was in the dim, was put in the dock by
the Magistrate's order.
Mr. lion--.llow dared yen, when the dicer went with the war-
rant, obstruct him? lan tell you, they might have shot you, and
been justified.
Wedgebury—Your Worship, I gm three pounds ;a year for
catching rats at—
Mr. Ron—Den't tel ass of your rats; if the man had shot you,
he could not halm bees hurt for k.

Bsl3ltore-- His wife came yesterday, and said she would not hurt
me on my master's premises, but she would lay wait for me,
Mr. Rory—Take a warrant for the wife. I shall not treat this as
a felony ; the son shall find ball for assaulting the boy, by blacking
his bee, and give 48 hours' notice. He has been here three times
lately—once for setting a house on fire; and now a key is atoleP
the night before a robbery is committed.
The rival rat-killer was locked up for ball.
QUEEN-SQUARIL

John ?tyke, of Grenville-street, Bonwast.4own, was charged by
Thomas Morrison, owner and driver of the cabriolet, No. 70, with
robbing him of several sovereigns.
Morrison stated, that he bedlam up the Omer and a amps-
nion in Fleet-atteet, at mime.•on Sunday mewing ;he drove
'them first to ILlnpureet• • and Anvil* i• 0111
street, Westminster. Ikets he ma Ibsen down. Ai las thought
were going to make 01, lassteppedlester est, sells `ding se.
slipped
catrakkaallis men some ewe of laispedistondsbe pdssimr
his laving p and iebed ump as ares% odd ildiverse chip
could, ran Wks* had a minim of severdps at the time,
out of whkh lest 11, besides some silver. .
Ephraim Wllesmos patrol, who resides in Ofebard.street, said,
that about inn o'clock in the morning he saw the prisoner and his
comrade get out el the cabriolet; they came under his window,
when be heard them propose to upset the old a$ take his
money, cabriolet, add all. Witness saw Marisa getting out of the
cabriolet, when his foot caught the ironer the step, and he fell; the
prisoner and his companion Mei picked up as muck as they could,
and ran off; witness pursued them, and secured the prisoner. On
taking him to the watch-house be endeavoured to conceal some
money, but was prevented. Witness searched Mtn, and found two
sovereigns and a ball;
It was Isere stated to the Magistrate, that the prosecutor was
very drunk, and usable to assist himself.
Gilmore, the chief constable, deposed, that be assisted in search-
ing the prisoner, when be threatened to knock down any one who
ventured to touch his hat, which witness knocked off, and tore
out the lining. He not only found some sovereigns, but also a black
waistcoat and a collar.

The different monies were now placed on the table, found on the
prisoner, which amounted to 41. Bs. and which it was stated by the
constable to have been all muddy and wet, when it was found on
the prisoner.
The prisoner was remanded until Monday Dent.

“ What,” said the defendant," am I obliged to support a wawmer
now living in a state of prostitution with another man, who, no
doubt, would be glad to receive a part of my hard earnings.

Mr. Cuanatas--II what you base stated be true, it wig maters.
ally aher the features of the case. The Magistrate then, addressing
the Overseer, asked whether the defendant's wife was living in
adultery with another man?
The Overseer said, that it was generally reported in the neigh-
bourhood of Bermondsey, that the woman was cohabiting with
another man ; he had put the question to her, and she did nut decy
the fact.
The oath was then administered; after which the Magistrate oh.
served, that the defendant was bound to support the two children,
and advised him strongly to take them home to his place, where
their morals would not be ccikrupted by residing under the same
roof with such a mother.
The defendant, is a melancholy tooe—Your Worship, it is really
a hard ease that I am to be saddled with the ezprose of supptinine
two children, whom I firmly believe have stronger claim* on anoz
ther man ; however, as the saying is, " whatever is to be must he"
so, I suppose, I must take them home.
The defendant then left the office with the two children.
LAM BETH-STREET.

Alm. Smith, formerly a Serjeant In the al st Foot, was committeil
for bigamy in marrying Miss Mary Glascott, the daughter of a
respectable tradesman in Union-street, Lambeth.—David &soy
late a Serjeant in the same Regiment, proved the prisoner's mar-
riage with Lucy Keefe, at Illatchingtna, in March, 1510. He UV/
her alive at Worthing last weet. The second marriage, on the
4th of May last, was proved by Mary Glascott herself, who is far
advanced in pregnancy, and was deeply affected. The prisoner re-
served his defence.