Star.
London, England, 1828-12-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTECLIGENCi
OW r.diutt.L.
Aeon Steck&ls, SIIU .844sk, alias elonttibtl
.freine %Witt4dsy, charged by T. Crews, boot and shorn's**,
High street, Maiden-lane, Cheapsisle, with obtAiningtorenty-pence,
ender false pretences, was brought up yesterday for rewxamlnatioa,
before Alderman GaaAavv. Upwards of twenty persons with
charges were in atteadarice against the prisoner, who bad been
collected from seeing the report of the lbw ekatallaltdoe Ia tba
Newspapers.
Mrs. Mary Ann Jackson, of Wood.streer, stated, that the pd•.
loner had, i.n Tuesday last, come to Ins-shop, and ter' iented
self as a Mr. William Rogers, cheeettnonger, of No. 16, Fore.streer;
he ordered two barreb of oysters to be sent to Oradell, in Totk-
shire, and requested Witness to pay the carriage, and call at the
cheese shop, No. 16, Fore-street, and get her money; with this be.
event away, bat returned In a little time, and requested Melons of
'Wenn-pence, Which he said be would return In ten mlootes.—
Withels did riot see him after several hours, and she their Went Id
purchase butter, and see if the prisoner was in the shop; Sit tyke
she came to No. It 3, Fore.street, she found that It was occupied by a
Mr. Jacrdis, a gold beater, and no such person as William Hoerr'
could be heard of hi the whole street. Witness never saw film
since, till she saw him at the bar.—All the cases were sinUtat.
Mrs. Sarah Harvey, Oliver-lane, Houndsditch, whose husband
is a chair maker, stated that prisoner had represented himself to bet
as Rogers, the landlord of the Three Jolly Butchers Old-street.
rdad, and ordered eight chairs to be sent home. He afterwards
borrowed 21. Id. in the same way as he bad done In the other eases,
and witness never saw him more. This was the only case where
he levied more than 201 AU the other cases were exactly 20d:
a bead.
One Gentleman stepped forward, and stated that the prisoner
had followed the same practices for the last two years In the parish
of hlary-la-bronne.
The Alderman 'bought it unnecessary to go into every case, and
ordered him to stand committed for trial for those tk bad been
proied.—The prisoner dAlined making any defence.
ROW-STREET.
The greater part of Mr., lUuisnor.t.'s time was yesterday taken
up in re.eaantinine the two women, ilargaree C7owdsly and .teas
nog, who are charged writs basing rubbed a person named lkowne
bf 60t.

The second chsrge which the prosecutor ibstituted spinal the
latter prisoner, namely, of snatching, about a year ago, his purse
containing 101. and running away with it, GU to the ground in
conseqUence of the great length of time that bad elapsed, and the
insuflicienty of the evidence. The prisoners were tbeti locked up
for a short time till other witnesses arrived at the care to give evi-
dence In the other case. In the course of half an hour they were
brought up again ; but no evidence of any interest transpired.
The two prishners, who both vehemently' Armed their inno-
cenee-of the crime, were then fully committed for trial, and all
the parties bound over in the necessary rtcoguizances to prosecute.
An Irish female was brought before Mr. blumunht. and Mr.
Bectimr, to be passed home.
ftle girl cried, and said she didn't wont to go. as she Was preg-
nant. The parish ellSter admitted this. The girl had lived with a
ramify 'ln Cockspur street, and bad been seduced by a clerk.
Mr. blonsuln.t. refused to send the girl out of the country, as
thit would be punishing the less guilty. He directed the girl's
domination to be takVn; and said he would grant a warrant against
the father, and oblige him to indemnify the palish.—The porde,
then retired.

Shortly before the Alaglstrates retired from the bench on Then-
day night, a tall personage, muffled up in a large blue cloth cloak,
entered the office, and with a mock heroic air and gait Stalked Into
Ms Worship's presence; when, stooping over the table, he whit-
pertd, I have i settous complaint to make, Sir.
Sir It. BI Well, Sir, and make it.
Gemlemaii—l have been robtied, Sir, of four shilling.: a pause.
Sir Iticuaan--I'M listening, Sir, go at; where were you rob-
bed?

Gentleman—fn a home into which I was taken.

Sir itienaaa—Takeo, indeed, stuff and nonsense, Sir; tell the
truth while you are about it ; you know that no one would believe
ybu were you to tell them that you
.yrere taken into a Dottie against
your wilt. Confess at once that pia walked- into the house.
Gentleman (somewhat embarral.eil)i—Well, Sir, I was inveigled
—that is, I mean, i was decoyed Into the house—iA laugh).
Sir lisenens-.Well, now ttU us who robbed you of your mighty
sum of 4s.
Gendentan—Tiiree women, Sir.
Sir Uscaann--Upoo my word, Sir, you Site enough for your
Money—three women •! well that will do, it was just one and four
pence a piece. Good aight,Sir—(Peels of laughter).
.The Gentleman could not understand the Magistrate's meaning's
Poe some minutes, during vsbleti he glanced his eye at the Chief
Magistrate and then at ihe Clerk. and drawing hisitlelk rotted him
'hi a hesitating manner, repeated the Magistrate's " Good night,"
withdrew. •
H ATTON-G A R DEW. •
•
Amongst the number of persons summoned for the non-payment
ief parish run, in the palish of St. George the Martyr. were three
hackney•coach masfera, residing in Ormond-yard, Queen-square.
The wives of the panics summoned attended, and made a most
*tens statement of the hardships *they and their families were
Intiferine from the depressed state of the particular line of business
'followed by their husbands. They and their children were fre►
iquently without a morsel to eat, were totally without bedding, and
hardly any thing to cover them frnni the inclemency of the weather.
Under such circumstances it was impossible for tbifm to pay the
rates.-.-The Magistrate said that be believed the.statensente shit
bad been made, and be should represent their cam to the paths,
lain be was sure they would not be treated with any unnecessary