Star.
London, England, 1828-09-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Efiailea Powers, servant to kir. Lansford, of the firm of Keat-
ing and Co. druggist', northwest corner of &. Paul's Cburcb.yard,
leas charged with wilfully throwing some vitriol over a silk.thess
belonging to Miss Langford.
, Miss L. stated, that the hung the dress In a spare bedroom on
Saturday evening, and saw it apparently uninjured on Sunday
morning, but when she was putting it on about five o'clock that
afternoon, she discovered it • bad been burnt in two places with
some liquid, which was still wet upon it. She called Purvis up,
and asked her whether she used vitriol for any purpose, and she
replied that she did nut.and that she did not even know what It was.
Sir Peres Ulla= asked the prisoner if she wished to put any
questions to` the witeess?
. The prisoner very confidently replied, that she did not, fur she
was not guilty of what she was charged with.
Mr. Langford then called one •of his assistants, named March,
who said he attended to the shop on Sunday afternoon, and ahem
three o'clock the prisoner applied to him for some oil of vitriol.
Wis usual, when be served any person with a poison. be inquired
what purpose it was wanted for? but though he repeated- Ms
giesdon be did not obtain an explanation. She was not two
ktinutts in the shop. She afterwards came to him twice to beg he
would not mention that she had had the vitriol. .In the evening
Mr. Langford showed him the dress, and asked bins what had
canted the large holes. He said it was an acid; and on tasting it,'
pronounced it the sulphuric acid, and mentioned the servant's ap.-
pllcation to bins.
Mentale krvaut remembered the prisoner's going into the shop. ,
She did not return to the kitchen again for ten minutes. Mesas,
Ilk vitriol Id a mug. and threw It away, not knowing what it wend
' The prisoner still stoutly asserting her innocence, Sir Peng
Lanais asked her why she desired the young man to conceal that,'
she hid obtained some vitriol frost Mate?—She said ,she had rup
Snider.
Sir Passe asked her what she snood to demi& tie vitriol?
She said. to clean a copper ;but she admitted that for two years
and a half before she had never used a stronger acid than 'loner
for that purpose. Her fellow artvart tbiew the vitriol away before
astral it bad beets used. Had no particular reason fee wilhiug to
netke the copper brighter than usual. Had so malice spinet hlim
Langford.
Zr. Langford euplained, that until his slum came to made
with bias, a few weeks ago, them bad been no nsistras is Melt
after the servants.
Sir Pane mid be could easily understand this would makelsie
place worse than before, as she had no longer to pay kir and anise
goods; though the had the same wages, her perlitisitee wen lips.
Sbe still periisted In asserting her innocence, hot the Niemen
Adjudged her to pay SL 104. the value of the dross the had spelled,
oe be eommitted for two motiths.kite preferred the former ammo.
In.thecesirse of the day Sir P. Lamm sent Herdslield. the
Ilankalman, to inquire what bad become of Mr. Holtaway, who
.kept the notoritrip once for hiring servants in Ledgate•strime,
laving received two letters complaining of that person. one fres
e young man at Loughborough, who bas been dupedef *X end
the other• from two brothers who had paid the admission fees of
.10s id. and but for the opportune publication of the Police It-ports
respecting the office, would have advanced perhaps 501. which Mr.
Nolthway lied required• es security.
• • -The .blersludman •retarned• with the information that be was
. soplised la Whitecross-street Prison, and Sir I'. Lateen said, as
, • lessMr..Holtaway would apply io a few days to the Ins&
mist Dames' Court for his discharge, he hoped all the persons
litho hied been tricked' by
y bins would attend before the Commis-
eleaersoklitia after hearing the cases, might award the prises.. .loch
egusisimmaker be deserved. .
BO W-STR VET.
Last night, Mr. Thomas Little, carpet manufacturer, of Totten.
Iratmcoortioati, came before Sir IL Bunts, and made applies*,
for advice ender the figlowing circumstances : Mr. Little MIMIC
Oat a gentlemanlike man. apparently theist 40 Teats of age, whom
,lie named, called at his they on Saturday morning, apd said that he
was about to lit nish a house, which be bad taken at and
for Which be,wpeld. of course, require carpeting ; leaving MUM&
tof taste, however, to his wife. He wished two pieces which be
sleeted to be motif., bee inspection, to his lodgings, Norfolk-
enrage, Miridiesse. Hospital. A brut was dropped about the manner in
kill tibe cupstieg was to be paid for. upon which the gentleman
poi Mu eery kilt air, and observed that be wee not accustomed
~to allow his tradespeople to call a second time foe their mosey.—
Not doubting tie respectability of his customer. Mr. Little sent
Am tam *cm at
carpeting as directed, by a porter, who after
mom dearer at .tbp sentlesuaa's lodgings, was told that the lady
lined bete taitea suddenly ill, and was at her lather's residence
fin Perit.crescent, Park-place. Consequently she could nut then eza-
iodate the carpeting. The porter upon this, having no orders to
7"ersookary, Ink the carpeting, and appointed to call again on
flinnsky. .ei Ctensienten with 'prelacies waited on Mr. Little yea.
asedat say4ai dot he did so at the desire of Mr. s—.-., who wished
at a porter sbould'be sent to Norfolk-street the twat (this) morn-
Oke. in order that he might proceed to Hampstead to Sc the ear.
gietigg, and lay it down. Mr. Little proceeded himself to Narita-
/tint. end arrived there just as another parcel of carpeting reached
Fie time: This carpeting had been obtained from Mr. Harris, of
sidaiceeeer-eguare, by a
,person giving the same name, and who
stated that it was for &linos. at Hampstead, and not at Stannture.
Ilia Harris's porter refused to leave his parcel The person with
the spectacles mown" Mr. Little. He denied all how/dodge of
it, wog that be 06d merely called in obedience to the desire of
Mr.—, eelso vas the proper perms to be applied t• on the subject.
far lt. ?Muds told Mr. Little, If he shotild happen to come
WOOD the Gentleman in the stint, be might take the responsibi-
lity no himself of taking him by the collar, and lodging Mos in the
mesas" watch souse.— With this advice Mr. Little retired.