Star.
London, England, 1828-05-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.
Friday a young man named Williams Walt, who bad been appre.
herded in Edinburgh, by Forrester, one of the City officers, on a
charge of having embezzled several large sums of money,' under-
went an examination before Mr. Alderman Woon. It appeared
by the evidence against Mm, that on the :stl of August last,. Mr.
Forsyth, a linen draper in Birmingham, having remitted to Messrs.
Morrison and Co. a bill of exchange for 2*.:81 all Glyn, Halifax,
and Co. the prisoner secreted that hill. an applied the proceeds to
his own use. It was stated, moreover, that there were many simi-
lar charges against him; and he declining to say any thing in his
defence. was remanded for further examination.
Saturday Wit/inns Waif was finally esamined on a charge of having
embezzled a bill of exchange for UM. the property of his em-
ployers. Messrs. Willson and Co. haberdashers, Fore street. It
appeared by the evidence that the prisoner received the bill irons a
customer of the house, and did not enter it in his day book ; but
after some time made an entry of it in the ledger, which prevented
the customer being applied to for payment. and prevented the
detection of the fraud for nearly a year. The bill was dated July
9, 18Y7. The prisoner was committed for trial.
BOW—STREET.
Saturday a boy named Janes Brennoek, and a man named .741 m
Lyons, were placed at the bar, the former upon a charge of robbing
his employers, Messrs. Dolan, army clothiers in St. Martin's-lane,
of eight silver spoons, some ready made military clothing, and
several pieces of cloth; and the latter was charged with receiving
part of the goods with a guilty knowledge.
Benjamin Reeve, shopmao to Mr. George Lowry, pawnbroker,
Tottenham Court Road, deposed that the piece of scarlet cloth
now produced was pawned on the 19th of March last, by a man
who gave the name of Lyons. Witness could not undertake to
swear that the prisoner 'Lyons was the man. lie bad often seen
the boy at his employer's shop.
This.piece of cloth was identified by the prosecutors as part of the
property of which they had been robbed.
The clerk of a pawnbroker residing in Grafton-street East pro-
dueed three silver table spoons and five silver tea spoons, which
were pledged at different periods at his employers .shop, by the
boy Brentick.
Lincoln,_ an officer produced is pair of trowsers and a great va-
riety of cuttings, which be found at the residence of the prisoner
Lyons, all of which were the property of the proiecutom
The prisoner Lyons protested strongly, that when he bought the
" cuttings " from the lad, he had no notion that they were stolen.
Mr. Haw', in committing both parties to take their trial, ob-
served that the ;peat majority oI crime in the metropolis, parricu-
culady with reference to juvenile offenders, was owing to the
facilities with which stolen property could b« parted with.

ATTON—G A RDEN.
Saturday a young man, named „Henry Clayton, and a female,
named Sarah Pone, who appeared to be about eighteen years of
age, were charged, the former with having assaulted a child of
nine years of age, named Mary Anne Woodford, and the' latter
with having aided and assisted in his outrageous and .disgusting
conduct. The tompiainant,,a pretty and• exceedingly *dere:sting
looking cjiiidstwipo.appesared.very ill, in consequence of the treat-
ment she 41 rmiyed,• said. that on Tuesday morninr.ste ftiliethe
female prisoner= the' ftegtiiei Pith. They walked atitilitonicHtfillue
evening, ACV five ntelosif, that+ went into the brick-Avid' in Scorner,
Team • Whilalthattalayeadie passed by, and Powall, who ap.,
'seared to know himeicailtletirilpins hack, and at Poirell's suggestion
he threw her (complathanti down, and committed the assault com-
plained of. She screamed sick as loud as she could, but no one
came to her assistance. Powell held her down all the time Clayton
was with her. Powell would net suffer her to return home, but
kept her oat for two days and two nights, during, which time they
slept in the fields. Powell also stripped her of her clothes and sold
tbem.—The prisoners, who denied the charge, were remanded, to
give time fur further evidence to be prodticed.
MARY—LA—BON NE.
John Bridges' charged with obtaining money from Mr. Wes-
therall, of the Lamb, in Fitsroy-market, and others, tinder the
pretence of being entitled to a large fortune in Chancery, was on
Saturday finally esamined, and committed for trial.
In addition to former offences, he was charged with running in
debt fifteen shillinga for the hire of a hackney coach, employed by
bins in his wildgoose adventure.
W ORS H IP-STREET. .

Two young men, named Bops? and Thompson, were brought up
for re-examination, charged with robbing a countryman. The pro-
secutor had fallen into company witk Roper's wife, who accommo
dated hint with half her bed during her husband's absence. In the
morning the husband entered his apartment, and saw the couple in
bed together; but far from entertaining any jealOus feeling, be ad.
ministered to their wants, prepared them a breakfast, and having
procured them a drop of something comfortable, left them to enjoy
themselves. The countryman was so well pleased with his enter-
tainment, that he expressed a desire to pass the following night
there. The lady, however, led him to a public-house in Golden-
lane, where he was made drunk, and afterwards robbed of all his
cash, and great part of his wearing apparel. Various circumstances
criminsting the prisoners were stated, and they were remanded for
another examination.