Star.
London, England, 1826-12-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A short time since a very respectable Member of the Society of
Friends preferred a charge against a coachman for most abusive
language, but the Loan Maxon could not entertain the charge,
because the complainant would not take the oath, but merely
'Mum, and the complainant thinking his Lordship's decision to be
wrong, went the next day to Guildhall, and applied to Sir Pavan
LAURA when one of the Clerks there expressed an opinion that
the @Airmails° of a Quaker might be taken, and, in consequence of
this, the Loss MAYOR caused the City Solicitor to submit a case
for the opinion of the ItiCOILDRIL and the Comore Staamarr, and
these two personages have given the following opinion, viz.
“ We are of opinion that 'the affirmation of a Quaker cannot
be admitted as legal evidence upon the hearing of an information
or complaint before a Magistrate, for an offence against a penal
statute, unless the same is expressly authorised or directed by the
particular statute." •
41 In the case won we think that the Lord Mayor would
not have been illed in convicting the plasm charged on the
armadas of the prosecutor or complainant.:
A poor lad named Henry Payne applied to the Loan Mavoa for
relieL He stated that his friends resided in Devonshire, and that
he bad been induced to come to London to seek employment, bet
that being unsuccessful he stole a loin of mutton, and was detected
and taken to the Thames Police 06ce, and tried at the last Old
Bailey Sessioos' where be was convicted, and sentenced to be whip-
ped and discharged. He underwent the flagellation on Wednesday,
and was discharged on Friday morning, and was now entirely des-
chute of means to get back to Devonshire.
. 'The Loan MArios directed the poor fellow to be taken care of
in the Compeer until Monday, and then to be regular!) passed home
to his native place.
• GUILDHALL.

Antonio Emmet, a well known teacher of languages, and author
of various elementary works, was brought up in a state of derange..
meat, to be passed to his parish. He was residing in Fleur de Lys..
court, Fleet-street; and in a fit of raging madness, sprung through
a sky.light, and so merely cut his bead, that it was deemed neces-
, sacy to send him to the Hospital, from whence he was brought up
hereon Saturday, the wounds being in a healing state. The cause
of his malady was evidently distress. He had about one hundred
duplicates for pledges about him, and the immediate occasion of the
it, was the intimation that his only pupil was about to sail imme-
diately to the East Indies. He was sent to the Compter for safety,
until he could be passed to Coleman-street legally, in which parish
be gained a settlement by renting a house many years in Bell-alley.
His father is one of the Alasistrates of Lyons.

Elijah Amer, a Spaniard, formerly a merchant of some eminence
in the City, but who has latterly obtained his subsistence by teach.
log languages, was charged with robbing his furnished lodging of a
looking-glass, and other articles, valued altogether at ouly 12s. Above
100 duplicates, for books, were also found about him.
He was remanded, to give him an opportunity of satisfying his
prosecutria, if he could.

BOW-STREET.
Saturday, a girl, only fifteen years of age, was brought up for
eaansinadoni charged with robbing her mother, a respectable look-
ing woman, of a silver watch. From the evidence of the mother,
it appeared that the habits of her unfortunate daughter were most
depraved; she bad latterly associated with the lowest prostitutes,
and had quitted her house several times for days together.—
About three weeks since she absented herself, taking all her own
clothes, money, and the watch. She had before placed her in the
Penitentiary, but that had effected no change in her conduct ; and
feared now to take her home, as she followed the employment of
11 a laundress, and could not trust her in the house. _ _

The prisoner appeared unmoved during the examittation,refueed
to declare the names of her companions; and said she had pawned
the watch tot fifteen shillings.
The Magistrate said, there appeared little hope of reclaiming
her, and perhaps the best way would be to prosecute her.—The
poor o unian, however, replied, she could not do that ; and being
willing to pay for her support in the workbouse,the parish officers
would probably take her : at least, she would voce mere try to re-
form her. The girl then left the (+Mee with her mother.

DIARY-LAAIONNTL
Saturday two young men, named Young and Tailor, *Ott brag
before Mr. Hosauts,the fennel cbariltd*lth hating tamed a dis,
turbance at the West London Theatre, and the latter with home(
rescued the prisoner from the hands of an officer.
During the performance et the above theatre, on Friday dot.
the defendant Young, who was in the pit, became very *intent tee
his conduct, and began to fight with those around him. The cow
stable who attends the theatre went to remove him, but be resisted
and made his way into the boxes, where he seized g chair sod
threatened to smash it on the head of the first per,cet that approach.
ed him. In his endeavour to resist the officer he broke the woo
work of the boxes ; when at last he was secured. Taylor interfered
and rescued hint from the hands of the constable, awl alto astaultctl
several watchmen who tried to take him into custody. After A
good deal of resistance they were lodged in the watch-horse.
Mr. Beverley, the proprietor of the theatre, corroborated the
above evidence, and added that the defendants and a number of
young nun were its the habit of coming to the theatre at isalf-price,
when they were more than half seas over, and they thee nude It a
practice to insult the respectable part uflhe audience.
The defendants said that the statement made against them was
false.

The Magistrate told them that they mute find bail in the ism d
$Ol. each, and two sureties of 251. and he should bind over
Tetley to prosecute thew. _ -

Was. liiUs. a lad about l 9 years of age, was brought np:in c.
tody of Webster, tke officer, charged with having attempoed to
steal a trunk from a Gentleman's carriage.
Robert Hull, one of the servants of the French Ambassador,
who resides in Portland-place, stated that as he was standing in she
hall about two o'clock, be beard a noise at the street door. Oa
going out be saw a Gentleman's travelling carriage near the door,
and the prisoner in the custody of the postboy, who held Was by
the collar and accused him with having attempted to cut away the
trunk which was tied to the hind part of the carriage. A Lady
that was inside interfered, and ordered the postboy to let the pri-
soner go. Witness followed him to a house in Mary-la-bowie-
court, and gave information to Webster, the officer. He had no
doubt, if time was allowed, that he could produce the persons wbs
saw the prisoner endeavouring to take the trunk, which was nearly
cut from the carriage. _ _

Webster the officer, stued that when be took the prisoner into
custody be denied having been in Portland-place that day and
having been stopped by the postboy.
The prisoner said he was quite innocent of the charge, and
merely got up behind the carriage, as he was in a hurry to arrive
at a certain put of the town.—He was remanded for further ex-
amination.