Star.
London, England, 1828-05-08 00:00:00

POLICE„ INTELLIGENCE.

41ANSIONLHOUSE.
William Graham -leas brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged
by a street keeper with having contmitted an act of vagrancy.
The vagrant had been, it appeared, sitting for the greater part of.
the preceding day in the street; he lay down at last •on thepave-
ment, and fell fast asleep. The street keeper roused him,• and con-
veyed him to the watch-house. • : • ,
The Loss Maros, seho was struck with the very wretched
appearance of the unfortunate vagrant, asked bins the usual qiirekl9ll;
The vagrant said, that be had lately returned• froM rhe,Rast
Indies, where be had served in the Royal Artillery eleven years
and eight months ; that lie had been invalided, and tame to Condon
to solicit aid from the East India Company to return to Ireland,
where be had enlisted into their servite; that he had completely
failed, and being almost famished and without a farthing, and
scarcely able to move along, be took the liberty to sit down, and
tell fast asleep; that he was neither a thief, nor a cheat, nor an ir
postor,• nor a beggar, but worn out with fatigue and the necessities
of nature; and that he never thought that in lathe' into a sleep be
was acting against the law.
The Loan MAYOR told him that he was not singular in that,
opinion, as several members of the nightly watchinaimained.and
acted upon it. Lordship asked the vagrant whether he did
not receive some money on his arrival?
The vagrant admitted that be had received IL Ile. ed. at Cha-
sham, some days after his arrival; but he owed nearlV that nn,
as he had been put to expense. lie thought himself entitled to
a pension ; be bad served in the Burmese war, and gone through a
great deal.
The Loan MAYOR expressed regret at not being able to render
him permanent servlce,'and offeredssome silver, and advised him to
go on his journey.
The vagrant bcid up his feet in testimony of his inability to walk.
and
The LORD DIATOi told him he should be taken care of in
B:idewell for a fortnight. '
GUILDHALL.
. G. Mills was sent to' Bridewell for a month as a togae and vaga-
bond, for suffering his family to be chargeable tc the parish of St.
Sepulchre's. The wife appeared before Mr. Alderman Alines, on
Friday last. and told-a distressing tale of bring left destitute with
four famishing children, while her husband was travelling the
country in search of employ, when, in fact, as it now appeared, he
laid been in constant employ for the. list seven weeks, earning 11.
per week, and that he and his wife, if they were disposed to work,
could earn, and had actually earned for some weeks, at the ILlin-
nitig of this year, Irons Son. to 354. a week.
• HATTON—GA RDF.N.

Yesterday Fleenor Didion was charged. with stealing a square of
bacon. The prisoner went into the shop of a' chandler, named
Marks, in Westomstreet, Somers' Town, and seeing the bacon'
lying arear her handrsbe seised and concealed it.onder her cloak.
Her optritions were, lurviever,vprceived by the i'hopman, who
gave her into the custody of a passing constable.—Committeri.
Henry anyton and Sarah Powell, the former charged with crimia.'
natty assaulting a child of tender years,natned Mary AIM Woolford,.;
and the latter with assisting Lim, were discharged, in consequence
of the prevarication of the young complainant.
hi A ILLUOIi OU H.ST REET

Seseeset Itforris,; youth about 13 years of age, wat charged with
robbing Mr. Fry, of Hertfoid-street;of a quantity of plate, and a
gold watch attd 'appeodiges: About a month ago the prosecutor
received the prisoner into his family and treated him as his own son,
and hitendedjo apprentice his to a respectable badness. He, how-
ever, conducted himself in a very improper manner,* and at length
absconded from Mr. Fry'iresidence. •Secig af:er wards the articles
in question Were missed. The watch he pawned, sad the spoons he
sold for 6a. The prisoner was committed. . .
M A EY. Tart- BON N R.
Yesterday a young man, charged with embezzling the goods of
his employer, was brought up for final examination. The prisoner
was discharged by Mr. Edwards, of ligh-street, Mary-la-bonne,
in February, after having-lived five mouths with him; and when.
he left, his honesty was not doubted ; but it bas since been -diseci4
erred that, under the pretence of being -allowed to sell-good's •
commission, he yeas privately taking his master's property, atfd tbs.;
posing of it for his own benefit. The family of the-prisoner -is
spectable, and he Was about to marry the daughter or in indent til.7
dent Gentleman. Some silk dresses belonging to this young
Lady were brought to Office, presented to tier by the pirlsoner,l
and Mr. Edwards was confident they were at olen from- hint. aft.:;
number of other articles, produced by a pawnbroker, Mr. Edvrards
feh•equally confident abost.; but a piece of Irish, and, ten yards of
gros de Naples, which the prisoner rota to the wife of Mr. Bowen.
a mason, in the liackney-road, Imre the shop marks, and_ furnished
stronger evidence. The prisoner made no th.fetice, and was fully
contmitted.