Star.
London, England, 1828-11-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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M A NST6rTIOUSII.
The princilal-Land. Coal-meters suspended' a labouring Coal-
return of coals which he had metee d from the wharf of Messrs.
Horne and Co. coal merchants, at Hank-ide, and which had hero
sold to the St. Katharine Dock Company, for the use of the docks
The tlegoid.lit appeared before the Loan Maroa yesterday, at tin
instance of the principals, his Lordship having the power of rein•
stating or dismis-ing him, according to the circumstances of the
' case.—Messrs. Horne and Co. who considered that the character
of their house was in some degree concerned,employed a Solicitor,
in order to prove most decidedly, that if any error or intentional
wrong was committed, they were wholly blameless.
'Mr' nobler, jun. and \lr. Wnoller, appeared fur the defendant.
It was proved by a number of witnesses, that the full quantity
of coals ordered by the St. Katharine Dock Company was
measured at the wharf (twenty-sin chaldrons and a quarter, Pool
measure, which amounts to twenty-seven chaldrons and eight
bushels, wharf measure). The defendant had returned twenty.
four chaldrons and a quarter.
The Solicitoes for the defsadant admitted, upon hearing the evi-
dence, that their cli.nt had been guilty of an error, and that great
negligence had been manifested upon bis part, from which the de.
ficiency alone at ose. They, however, coutended that he was not
aware of having acted improperly.
The Loan Matron said that the consluct of the defendant was
of such a nature as to throw a suspicion upon the reputation of
most repectable h. u.e, who telt deeply upon the occa-ion, and who
were wholly blameless. As, hum ever, the defendant erred front
ignorance, and had a large family, he should nut be dismissed, upon
the understanding that he should be employed in some quite dif-
ferent occupation.
GUILDHALL. .

John Cennersel wig chargedv7rithatteniptiag to convey Into the
Debtor.' firlson, Whitecross street, a bladder containing about a
quart of rum.
The prisoner hoped the Alderman would deal with him leniently,
as it was his first offence, and be had a sick wife and four children,
the eldest but five years old.
Mr. Alderman Watruasax said, trafficking in spirits within this
prison seemed to be a growing evil. On Tuesday he committed
a woman (who seemed to have erred in this way through ignorance)
f.r only 14 days. The next morning be committed a man for sit
weeks, and now on the third day the prisoner was charged with a
similar offence. The introduction of spirits produced great mischief
in the prison, and if it were not checked by punishing with severity,
the consequence must be. that the admission of visitors would be
altogether prohibited, and then the ears of the public would be
dinned with on cries against the Magistracy. In default of paying
the mitigated penalty of lni. he committed the prisoner to the
House of Correction for two months.

Michael Lyaiu and Thomas Martin, two Irish journeymen tailors,
were charged with assaulting John Carii.ir, one of the City Police
Establishment, and other persons.
The defendants, with several other persons, went into the tap et
the Mariners, in Fore•street, and because the landlord would not
serve Ilion with some gin without money, they assaulted the pot
boy and others, and wire leaving the house. when Carlisle seized
Martin by the collar; a scuffle ensued, and Carlisle was thrown
down and severely injured.—They were held to bail.