Star.
London, England, 1816-09-04 00:00:00

• POLICE.,

Mar/stole tioner..Yesterday BPffilliail ChM and
Entry Arm:tromp too notorious youths, were brought
ap and underwent a final examination, charged by
the Lord Mayor with attempting to pick the pockets
of several individuals, on Thursday night last. The
prisoners, it has been already stated, were apprehen..
ded in their nocturnal depredations by the Lord
Mayor himself, who, declining to act as witness and
judge in the ease, obtained tbe assistance of Mr. Alder-
man GOODISEHERS, before whom, his Lotdship being
sworn, gave the following evidence :—He stated,
that on Thursday night, abotit eleven o'clock, he was
in Leadenhall.street, and observing the prisoners con-
certing rather suspiciously together, he watched them
while they continued their, course d iwn Cornhill,
through Cheapside, Ludgate-hill, and up Fleet-street
as far as Salisbury-court. Here they halted, and
after a short consultation returned towarJs Black
friars, where a crowd by the time had been collected
at Mr. Watchman's shop, corner of Bridge-street. In
this assembly the prisoners soon joined, and cowl
menced their depredations. One persoa whom they
particularly endeavoured to plunder was a gentlenlan
in liquor, but their purpose was defeated by the sud-
den interference of los Lordship, who seized the pri-
soners, and had therm conveyed to the watch-house.
His Lordship, upon the two former occasions when
the prisoners were brought before hini, stated, that it
they could produce respectable testimony to their
character, he might be induced to torego further pro.,
ceedings against them. This, however, they were
unable to do; and Mr. Alderman GooDBEHIME was
of opioien that it was A fit case for a Jury.—. The pti-
loners were fully committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STRZET.--lrilliain Freeman Shyloeh
was charged with intermarrying with Maria Procter,
his former wife Eleanor being still alive. l'he pri-
soner, who bad been an officer in the Army, as it
was stated, occupied lodgings at the house of Miss
Procter's father, a very respectable tradesman at the
West End of the Town. He soon formed an 416.
=icy with the young Lady, and ultimately married
her, unknown to her parents. On such marriage
having been discovered, the married couple were ex- '
pelled the house. It shortly after turned out that the
prisoner bad a site living at Birmingham, and two
children, who were recetving alms tro:n the parish
officers. Evidence to this effect was adduced. and
the prisoner was remanded until the records_ of the
second marriage be produced.
BoW-NTREET.—Yesterday John Truton and Richard
Willtqms were brought to this Office, and underwent
a long examinaticn before Mr. BIRNIE and Sir Wu.
Paasoas, charged with attempting to break open the
house of hlr. Champion, of Norfole-street, Sum's!.
Querta-stwaaa.—Monday Thomas Moore, the Con-
stahle of St. blargaret's, Westminster, brought up a
poor woman, who sells oysters and fruit to support
her fAtutly. at the corner of Charies-street, upon a
charge of robbing a man of his watch, on the pre 7ed-
mg 'sight, who gave charge of the woman at the
4,a:eh-house ; but the man avas•very much intoxicl-
Led when he charged the woman, and did not appear,
according to his promise, at the Police Office. He
(Moore) said that he searched the woman, but found
nothing in her possession but cane silver. The wo-
man dewed all knowledge of the watch, or of the
man who charged het with stealiag it; and said she
could bring proof that she was not Away frotn her
stall the whole of Sunday evening. The Magistrate
(Mr. FIELDING), of course, discharged the woman,
as the man did not appear.—Yestetday the woman
came and made complaint against the Constable.
Site said, that when he took charge of her he searched
her, and took from her person all her stock of money
which she traded with, which was eighteen shillings
and s;xpence: when the Magistrate discharged her
' on Monday, she asked him for the money he had be-
longing to her ; be gave her sis shillings, and told
her there was no more coming to her, as the watclt
• men toast be paid for their trouble in taking her to
the Police Office, and himself for keeping her in the
Watch-house, and also some ale, which he and the
watchmen had, he had paid for. Site begged ot him
not to be the ruin of her and her children, as that was
all she had l 0 pUrChAft a stock of fruit and oysters
v.ith ; he, however, refused to part with a sta-
ling, and she had been in a state of starvation for the
last three days in consequence. The Magistrate de-
precated. in very strong terms the shameful conduct
of the Constable; and said, that had it been a Con-
stable attached to the Office, he would have immedi-
ately suspended him from his situation; bet he was
satisfied that not one of them would be guilty ot.such
behaviour. He ordered the Constable to pay the
money he received of her. The Constable said that
he received but eleven shillings and sixpence from the
woman ; and if the Magistrate ordered him to pay her
that, he would do so Cbut he would not pay ajar-
thing more for any body. The Magistrate told the
poor woman that he had not the power to compel the
Constable to pay her the money; but he would advise
her to summon him to the Coart of Requests, and he
had no doubt but she would net the money.
James Still, a labouring man, was committed for
it-examination, charged with robbing the nursery-
grounds of Lee and Itennedy, at Hammersmith.
UNION HALL.—A boy, about eleven years old, was
brought to this Office by his mother, charged with
various acts of robbery. The mother, who is the
wife of a milkman in a very extensive line of business,

stated, with tears in her eyes, that for the last few
months the 'boy had been in the practice Rot only of
pilfering from the till, but had actually found out
what sums were due from various customers, to whom
he had applied, and from many of them received the
balance of their account—in some instances, Bs. 10s.
and 12s. each, which sums he had spent, amounting
to sels. He had been used by his parents with kind-
ness. who had reproved his ill conduct, and tried to'
produce amendment, but to no effect; and the mother j
was now compelled to request tht interference of a
Magistrate. The boy :tensed unconscious of the
situation in which he stoad, and of the affliction into
which his mother was plunged by his wayward and
wicked conduct. The Magistrate endeavoured to im-
press on his mind his awful situation. •He told -him
that as he appeared callous to feeling, he must sir
what a little punishment wotild do, as a corrective;
and would therefore send hint for &week to prison,
te be fed on bread and water, hoping by-that time he
would. think. of the duties which he owed to his pa-
tents, and return to society attended in his morals..
He was accord'ng li.reasandtd to prison. ' •• •