Star.
London, England, 1829-12-12 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

A Htn vu Saavani.—Joseph Skelton, a dustman, was brought
before Sir R. Maur, under the following circumstances :
Serjeant Jeri', No. 5, T. Division, stated, that be saw the dust-
man entering a marine store shop in Drury-lane,with a bag over his
shoulder, and suspecting that he might have stolen goods in it the
witness followed him into the shep and asked to see what the bag
contained. The owner of the shop, whose name is Littlehoy, how-
ever, refused to allow the witness to examine the bag there, but the
dustman expressed his willingness to go before a Magistrate.
Sir Thomas censured the conduct of Littleboy in strong terms,
and said that marine stores were nothing more than receptacles for
stolen goods, which the police ought to watch with the most scru-
pulous attention.
Skelton—Your worship must know ate, Iv be bound for it—
I'm foreman to Mr. Stapleton, the dust contractor.
Sir RICHARD acknowledged that he. had known Skelton for se-
veral years. and always believed him to be an honest, bard-work-
lug man.
Skelton—And so I be, your worship, as though I says it myself,
as oughtn't to say it; but see, your worship, what I've got, added
be, at the same time exposing the contents of his bag to the Ma-
gistrate's view—these are only a few siftings.
Sir RICHARD was satisfied that the bag contained only such ar-
ticles as servants either by carelessness, or to get rid of them, throw
into dust-holes. He, however, asked the dustman whether be did
not sometimes in his siftings meet with articles of silver ?
Skelton, (twirling his hat,) why that now-and-then happens, but
not as often as I could with. We sometimes howsemdever' come
across a few silver spoons and such like little things.
Sir Ricumus—And these. of course, you consider your per-
quisite?
Skelton—ln course 1 does, you know I have people to pay out
of these little • perlddts.'
Sir RICHARD—And no doubt your own table is furnished with
plate obtained in this way.
Skelton (smiling.)—Why„ to be sure as how, I uses a few
spoons and such like now and then, until I can sell them to ad-
vantage • and if bees hard up, I put them up the spout—that. is,
sends them to the pawn-shop—(A laugh.)
Sir Rscusals—But if the articles contain marks by which the
owner could be discovered, would you return them ?
Skelton—Oh dear no, your Worship ; what I finds in the dust I
consider my own.
Sir Mansur told him he was mistaken. However, he was not
so much to blame as the careless servants who this destroyed their
master's property.—He was, of course, discharged.
M A RL BOROUG H-STREET.

Mr. Mgelitott, the tobacconist, residing in Beak-street, Regent-
street, esterday appeared at this Office, before J. Z. Colrain, Esq.
charged with exercising his calling en a Sunday. contrary to the
Lord's Day Act.
It appears that Mr. Bigelsren has opened an establishment for
the accommodation of Gentlemen, who resort to his Divan for
the purpose of smoking, from the Club Houses in the neighbour-
hood; and oil Sunday last be infringed the Act of Parliament by
serving several Gentlemen with cigars who were seated in his shop.
Mr. CONANT inquired what the defendant had to say?
Mr. Bigelstone replied that It was a case of great hardship upon
him. He had three rooms which Gentlemen were in the habit of

honouring with their presence, and the attendance of company at
his house was as numerous on a Sunday evening as any other.
Mr. CONANT said that the case of the selling had been proved,
and be must inflict the usual fine of 51. and costs.
The defendant here proffered a cigar, neatly rolled up, laid on a
gilt card, to Mr. CONANT, for his private enjoyment ; but Unworthy
Magistrate declined accepting it, observing good.hunsouredly that
he was no smoker. _

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Mr. Davis, another tobacconist, of the Q,uadrant,yesterday made
his fifth appearance at this office, and was fined :A. and costs for a
similar offence.