Star.
London, England, 1826-07-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Frederick Arnold, between eight and nine years old, was charged
before Mr. Alderman BRIDGES with having purloined a pinchbeck
watch.—His father is a working silversmith, and is usually from
home the whole of the day ; and his mother, being affected with
paralysis, the prisoner has been suffered to range the streets, and
associate himself with ands companions that he is pronounced to
have arrived at an irreclaimable pitch of depravity. His father has
tried severe correction without producing the slightest change in
his habits. lie WA's now chat ged with entering a room in Holiday-
yard. Creed-lane, and finding no person therein, with the aid of a
chair, he reached down awatch from a trantleplece, and, according
to his confession, he sold it to a strange boy for 14d. While the
examination was proceeding, during which the father exhibited
much emotion, the son by turns affected to cry, and skewed a sur-
prising callousness.
The Alderman said it would be impossible to give him a chance
of reformation at present by any of the means within the reach of
the Magistrate. The Philanthropic InstitutiOn did not admit young
criminals, but only the children of criminals ; the Refuge for the
Destitute would receive only such as werevapable of earning some-
thing towards their support ; and the Penitentiary was open to
those alone who had been convicted at the Sessions.
The prisoner was remanded.

Tate KING a. Manotter.—One Mr. Michael Maloney, $ sturdy
young Emetalder, straight as an arrow—barring his nether extre-
mities, which have taken the liberty of swerving out of the perpen-
dicular, something a la parenthesis, was charged with having assault-
ed Mary, the wife of William Dockeray, by knocking her down,
and giving her one kick on the side, at two o'clock in the morning.
Mrs. Dockeray deposed that her bushand is a carpenter, residing
'in Plum-tree-court Holborn ; and he being very much indisposed,
took 2 fancy to a rasher of broiled ham and a pot of porter, at two
o'clock in the nwrning of Monday last. Consequently, late as it
was, ske went out to purchase them, and, as she was going along
Cow-lane, anxiously looking for a bacon shop, at which to purchase
the • rasher of barn aforesaid, she met the defendant, Michael Ma-
honey, who, without giving her any notice at all, knocked her down,
and when she was down, kicked ber violently on the side.
Mr. Michael Mahoney, in his defence, said-0 Plait your Ho.
'tour, I'd been at a herring."
" What is a berring P' asked the Alderman.
_ - _

• !' Larry Noonan was dead, and they made his herring that day,
and I was at it, your Honour," replied. Mr. Michael Mahoney.
" liut what had Larry Noonan 's burying to do with your knock.
ing down Mrs. Dockeray ?" said the Alderman.
" Ah, wel', then, your Honour ; there was drink, and some of it
got into me head."

" Well, go on."
" So I 4id, your Ilonnur, as fast as I could ; and two of 'ent was
the earner taalking, and the one that wasn't so tall as this, ai'd me
take a walk, and, 14 the penny I had, to buy her a mouth%
bread."
"Go on, Sir—what of all this?"

"Then I did, but she wouldn't, and there was a bit of a skrlm.
maze ; and one of my hands went into her pocket—that's the one
wasn't so tall as this.

" Well, Sir—why de you pause ? What right had either of your
hands to go into anybody's pocket :"
"Sure, either my oun penny she had in it, Tory Honour?" re-
plied Mr. Michael Mahoney; and there he stopped again, appa-
rently well satisfl, d that he had made a very clear and saaifactory
defence. Howbeit. neither the Alderman nor anybody else could
understand it; and whilst they were yet in doubt, one of the
smallest and thinnest Iriviunen we ever saw pupped up into the
witness box, and said, _ _

" Will I `et lave to yaks to your Worship ?"

" Were you present ai this squabble ?" asked the Alderman.
" Indeed was I—but it was no squabble at all, only just a clean
blackguard assault as ever was done."
" And pray where had you been till that time in the morning ?
[lad you also been at a burying?"
•' Igoe a bit of burying, your Worship, at any time. It was our
stuseripts I'd hems writing—as I do every night—sometimes till
one o'clock, and sometimes till two, may be—just according as I
find convenient; and when I'm tired of them manuscripts, I walk
Out for the air and the exercise."

" klannscripts !—What sort of manuscripts are pas engaged
upon 7" Liked his Worship with some surprise—for he seemed to
think it linpossible that, in this bookseiling age, any manuscript.
maker could be ie lean and so poorly clad as was this witness.; aid
therefore ho asked blot 0 What sort of manuscripts can you pe
falfrlLllPun 7"
es Tour Worship, rth only two years home from South Afgloa,
and ant taking notes of iny travels!" replied the Witness with• a
low bow; and his Worship—having observed that be should Issue
thought it would have been better to take the notes of his travels
whilst be wog travelligg, than, two years after they were ever, de-
sired blot to ratate.wisit he knew of the affair between Mr. Mi-
chael Mahiniej, atia.liirs. Dockemy. 1
11 1 er,t - Sir," laid she African traveller ; and thereupon he
related ,as be was "taking the air is CouNiane, Smithfield,"
be saw, at a abort distance before him, Mr. Mahoney in the act of
knocking down Mu. qockeray, and kicking her when she was
'down ; and hoir, when he fan between thew; to prevent farther
violenke, Mr. Mahoney took up his list, and knocked him dons
atop of Mrs. Dockeray.
"Oh ! plan your Honeur," cried Mr. Mahoney, " this is the
very little chap that did it himself;—he comes up and ketches me
by the collar, and I ounly give him a bit of a above away from me,
and be went hindermost agen the Lady and knocked her down.
Bind him down to the law, your Hanour,for lie did it himself."
" What countryman ars you, Mr. Mahoney?" said his Worship.
" Irish, your Honour ty Roscommon, the youngest of six
and three years in )(Aslant, helping the bricklayers when I can get it."
—cowi" Then you will Bud to answer these complaints at the
Sessions. Mr. Mahoney; and I hope it oillbe a warning to you to
behave mere peaceably in future," rejoined the Alderman ; and
Mr. Mabopey having no bail at all, was marched off to prison.

hi A AL BOROUO a-STREET.
A pretty-iooking girl, named &Dias Wimps, was charged by
a fasblosably-dressed young man with " shaking Pad fighting, and
scratching and biting," him. On being tubed his profession be,
with an air of great parade, drew a card from his racket, and pre:
rented It to Plank, who read with a pompous air, to the amuse-
ment of all present, " James Acm, chimney sweeper and night-
nun." AU eyes were now hied ou daq hero et the brush, who
woad up his oration by adding that she was perpetually 44 hunting
. .
him up."
The prisoner, with an air of perfect intimacy, reproached him
from time to time with " you know you struck me, Jem." - This,'
Iwwever, Jan denied, and, in answer to Sir George Farrant's ea- J

quirks, denied also having Itte4 With het, bet act.nowleilsed her
as an intimate acquaintance.
The watchman here charged her with " bating" him in a most
unfeminine manner; in reply to which she• charged the watchman
with having shoved her; but he solemnly declared that he never
assaulted a woman in life.

Sir Groada-Aireil,---iiYOu will promise hot to /aunt this gentle.
men any more, and can make it up with the watchman, I shall let
you f 0.—The watchman repliodshat“ho.dialatesagiselkaS all
of lies, and the fair Retina *as discharged. - • •
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LAM BETWITIUIII2.

Some days slew, Captain Monroe, a Gent tetitatt
plied to the Magistrates of this Office for their advice, ,
M the recovery of his son, a rams man att years of ages had
been far some time missing. On that occulen Mr. Menu stated
that he had placed his son, who Was unfortunately pee
and protection, with a person Panted Bell, in Barnes-placel, -end
road ; but he bad lately received information, without being apprized
of the eircemstance by Bell, that he had been missing. He but
made every inquiry in his power for him, but stW no traces:mild be
found. The Magistrates expressed their sorrow at the ete4t, and
gave directions to the Officers to render every assistadee in their
power. All efforts, however, proved fruitless, and on Mantra? Mr,
Monroe again applied, stating that from what information be was
able to collect in the neighbourhood, he had every rebottle
think that from the savage manner in which Mr. Bell healltrttatd
his unfortunate son' there was but too much reason to staimdte that
he had destroyed him. He hoped, therefore, that a etatesitt Mould
be granted for his apprehension.
The Magistrate declined issuing the warrant, but at the same
time granted a summons for Mr. Bell add those persons wheat MG
Monroe said would substantiate his charge.
Yesterday, in consequence, all the parties wereiti,aimPleate;
and Mr. 'Monroe recapitulated his charge, adding thithkemphilens
were strengthened by the eircunutance of Bell stating, that alls the
day on which his son was missed, he took him out to walk beteerilt
Battersea, while in point of fact, -he was seen ih the ,setups eltbat
day coming into town from Bow.
Mr. Hasowscx—What interest could be have in destroying
your son'
Mr. Monroe--Ar_to interest, I don't know, but it may have
happened that while they were out, Bell, who was in the hahitaaf
treating him most cruelly, might in a quarrel have given hint:a Mow
which killed kin. • • y• • •
Mr. Hatunvace—.Really this is a moat extraordinary charge, it is
perfectly groundless and unsupported. There is no evidence what.
soever for me to act upon, I must therefore dismiss thacaae?. ,
Mr. Bell, before leaving the office, denied the charge of cruelty
altogether, and said that !..e Dever made use of greater coercion than
was absolutely areoestary to restrain the young man from acts cf
violence: be also hinted that Mr. Monroe himself was subjected to
the same malady with which his son was afflicted.
No account has as yet been received of the young man.
UNION-In LL.

Yesterday, a young woman, recently in the service of Grabs=
Simson, Mg. Peckham it)s-lane, was brought up to this office,
charged with stealing a silk scarf, a silver scent-box, and some cam-
bric pocket handkerchiefs, the property of her master.
From the evidence it appeared, that about three weekengs, Mr.
Simson's house was broken into and robbed of a variety of pro-
perty. The thieves were apprehended in a few hours sidradquest
to the burglar); on the road leading from Peckham, and the greater
portion of the stolen articles found in their possession The girl a
the bar was the chief evidence against them, she h tying rscorised
the two men, on whom the property was discovered. loitfringAloosit
her master's house previous to its having been brokenAuke and
robbed. She was accordingly bound over as one of the withesses
to prosecute, but previously, a silk scarf, belonging to Mrs. Simeon,
which that Lady bad taken off and placed an the drawing-rsom
table, was missed. The prisoner was the person on wham suspi-
cion rested, but she solemnly denied the accusation ; however, on
the trial of the men for the burglary, it was then discovered that
ole of them was well known to the prisoner, and had been paying
his addresses to her. This circumstance strengthened the suspicion
already entertained, and, on examining her box, a scarf, a silver
scent-box, and some cambric pocket handkerchiefs were discovered.
Mr. Simian attended, and identified the property. The prisoner
was fully committed.

EMlL—Last night, between nine and ten o'clock, an
alarming fire broke out in the house of Mr. Scaare, of
New Bond7-street, which raged with unabated fury until
half-past eleven o'clock, when, by the extraordinary ex-
ertions of the firt men, it was fortunately checked, with-
out further damage than the total de.tructiun:of the
premises wherein it commenced.

t.•.

A son of Sir S. YOUNG, of Formosa, near Maidenl4ad,
was unfortunately drowned List week. He had been
amusing himsclf in a boat with a small ship attached
to a string, in reaching after which he fell over...
DitATII FROM STA tiVA. riots—Wednesday aniciimest
was held on the body of a man named Stephen Doyle,
who was found dead in the entry of a house in Francis.
street, Dublin.—Verdict, " Died from want of food."

A young vine, of two years' training,. in the peach-
house of S. T. SouTHWELL, of Wrozhasn Hall, Norfolk,
has produced eighty pounds weight of grapes..
BustoLantas.--Moriday night, Brockmill
Dulwich, the residence of Mr. Blades, was broken into
and robbed of considerable property.—The same night
the house of Mr. Palmer, character dress-makvt to
Covent Garden Theatre, was broken into and riibb,e4 of
sever Al. valuable dresses, intended for the perform= of
the above Theatre.

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POWER OF THE SOWS RATS.-41Mt. IVlAcatxxisin, a
respectable and intelligent Gentleman, who iiefustiactor
for the Government works carrying on at 9toolfrouse
Point, near Plymouth, having descended in•sitelf;ving-
bell, with workmen, for the purpose of laying * elstlnda-
tion for a sea wall, reports, that when the, araf.hine,
which is provided with convex glasses in the lappet part
of the bell, was 25 feet under water, to his astonishment
he perceived-one of the workmen's caps sinakirer,:, On
examining it, he found that the rays oftbe sunlad con-
verged through the glass, and burnt whole in the-cap;
also, that similar effects had. during hot weather, fre-
quently 'a •
occurred on their clothes.
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A win. CATASTItOPHS.—Thur4GAZ
.weeNs.. ;Armin-
Flier Whitfield, the driver of the ItoektOxbara2s-piek, fruk-ketit
to Markham Moor, near East Redact!, shit% asivinvesche Neer
Place *a end of his .stagy), •preseedid U-A-snasObrolic-
house, the sign of the Crown, about half way Orp-Med 11111,
nearest Tqzford, when some altereathmt tea& plus brit:Wean him
and a farmer of the name of Spencer; and lvlrfillid being tbitowa
in the affray, and pitching on his head, received so .aeMIM► an in-
jury as to survive only a few hours. An Inquest weibebLes Sa-
turday, Wore P. It. Funnies, gent. Verdict, licrea)aaoser
and Spencer was Committed to Nottlashant Quincy Jail, 14 trial
at the next Assizes. The unfortunate man was generally respected
by awe who knew hint, more especially by those accustomed to
travel on the North road ; he has left a widow and Ike itelpieu
orphans to lament their untimely bereavement.