Star.
London, England, 1829-11-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. • •
mAilar-1-10Uss.
J. Yelps, a man of respectable appearance, and his wife. were
brought before the Lou) Mato& under the following extraordi.
nary circumstances :
J. Jenkins. a Welsh farmer, just arrived to town, stated that on
Tuesday last he was going to put a later into the Post.ollice, and
met three respectable men, of whom he inquired the way. They
said they were going to the Post-office, and he went with them.
After he had put in his letter, one of the party proposed going to a
public-house, and he accompanied them. lie had a pocket-book
about him, containing several five-pound country bank-notes pay-
able at Lubbock's; be neither spoke of his notes, nor showed his
pocket-book , but on returning to his was astonished to
find that the notes bad been taken oardtlis pocket-book and
tea paper put in their place. The aunt morning be gave
notice at Lubbock's. and the day Mewing a lady came with
one of the five-pound notes to be paid. end, on being questioned
about it, said she got it from her halfwit!. who was waiting out-
side. The male prisoner was found ovoid% as site said, aid they
were both taken into custody. The Wddonan. es miss the
male prisoner, immediately Identified him as one of the petty wits
whom he bad been drinking. The officer who took time prissmos
into custody stated that he found on hint a purse, oestaidos area
flew halfpence, which might be mistaken for double sovoralsos
at a distance, some gilt farthings. and a parcel of Goa mow
which the officer described as forming the regular stock is trade
of a Nags-man. the slang name for the plunderers who an on
the watch to makV prey of unstupectinrcountry people. The male
prisoner denied any knowledge of the Welshman's notes, said he
had been assistant naturalist in a voyage of discovery with
Captain Franklin, with whom be sailed in the Blown'; and that
several Gentlemen of the Foreign Office would speak in his fa-
vour. He was remanded, to give time for the prosecutor to pro-
duce evidence of. the numbers of the notes. The female prisoner
was discharged.
BOBOW-STREET.
Oa Saturday three tailors were charged at this office with being
drunk and disorderly. The Magistrate said he ought to fine them
Ss. each, but as they were only tagon,he should fine them wily five
shillings altogether which he directed them to pay among them.
This, he added, would be for each of them one ninth of what the
fine would have been, had three men been convicted.
Chtheraw Dossoughoas, an 'lrishwoman, was charged with
uttering counterfeit coin. The prisoner paid no leu than six
visits to one public house, and on each occasion succeeded in Fus-
ing a bad shilling. She was remanded until Wednesday.
William Jones. charged with a burglary in the dwelling-house of
Mr. Johnetooe. an ironmonger, in Greek-street, Sobe-square, and
stealing a quantity of brass work, underwent a final examination,
when the property being fully identified by Mr. Wiz, cue of the
prosecutor's stiopmen, the prisoner was committed for trial
fie
was taken by one of the New Police, with the property is his m-
ania% within two hours of the robbery.
Diastase BAS= Seatax.—lt will be recollected that oa.
the Ugh of August last, several thieves entered the house of
lie. Edge, of Essex street, Strand. and upon that and on a ;leg-
giest occasion they carried off jewellery, plate. money, /Lat value
about ati,2oo. Mr. Edge gave information of the robberies
at this Office. and also a description of the property which had
been stolen. He stated that he suspected a late servant of his,
named Stephen Sanford, had been concerned in the robberies;
but, notwithstanding great exertions were then made to disco-
ver his retreat, be could not be found. Sometime afterwards San-
ford and a man named Leslie were taken into custody for Com-
mitting a burglary in the house of Mr. Stoltz, the celebrated tailor,
and they were convicted of that arum and are now under sen-
tence of death in Neweate. Within the last few days. Mr. Edge
received information by which he has been able to recover some
part of his property. Saturday night the shopman of Mr. Becton,
a pawnbroker in High Holborn, attended at the Office to show
cause why he should not give up to Mr. Edge a valuable watch.
his property, which bad been pledged at Mr. Becton's shop soon
after it was stolen. Mr. Edge deposed that the watch was his pro-
perty, and it was given up to him. A quantity of jewellery.
k pledged at another pawnbroker's. has also been restored to Mr.
Edge.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Saturddy, 'Asses Dew% who keeps a general sale shop on
Ssitron.bill, was charged with having received some stolen goods
from three boys named Aldridge, Evans, and Mears. The boys
were stopped by Mr.. &mons, of Oetkenwell, to whom dm
offered a silver spoon for sale. Aldridge then confessed that be was
errand boy to Mr. Wretch, optician. of Gray's Inn•terrace, and that
be had robbed Mtn of considerable property, and had sold it to the
prisoner Doherty. The other boys, Evans and Mears, were not con-
carped in the robbery, but only accompanied Mm to sell the spooo.
Aldridge was then admitted an evidence, sod be stated that while
proceeding on an errand for his master, Doherty met him on Saffron.
bill, and having ascertained by whom be was employed, asked him
oif he could get anything ?" Aldridge stated that he bad oppor-
tunities of getting at his masters property, and Doherty undertook
to purchase whatever he might bring. Aldridge, after this Inter-
view, took to Doherty's shop about 16 pairs of tortoise-shell spec-
tacles, worth from ten to fourteen shillings per pair, for which
Doherty gave hini twopence and threepence each; an eye-glass,
worth a guines, for which Doherty gave him threepence • and an
opera-glass, for whibb Doherty gave him twopence. Doherty, be
:sold; asked nu- questions, but grumbled that he had to pay so
. Illesich. He was committed for trial.

Thursday afternoon the funeral of James Wilson, the
celebrated dadonet player, belonging to the lit Regiment of Gre-
nadier Guards, took place in St. Margaret's burial ground. Wett-
mtnner. At three o'clock the funeral procession moved from the
Military Hospital, near Vincent-square, Westminster, In the fol-
lowing order :—Twelve privates and a sergeant belonging to the
2d company of the 2d battalion (to which the deceased was at-
tached) with arms reversed; the bands of the Coldstream and Sd
Regiment of Guards, with drums mused, playing.Om Dead March
in Saul; the corpse sod the pall, burns by sir of ahe deceased's
comrade., followed by his widow, two sous, and other relatives.
(in the procession arriving at the church, it was met at the entrance
by the Rev. Mr. Spear, who read the Burial Service in the most
Impresive manner ; after which the body was lowered into the
grave, and three volleys and over it. The deceased was forty
years of age, and bad been twenty-nine years in the servic-, and
greatly respected by the Whole regiment.

HIXDO kl A DARY.
Tuts DAT.-rSt. Andrew. Holiday at the Bank. He was the
younger brodsrr of Simon Peter, and the first Apostle who came
to Coats:. He Is the tutelar Saint of Scotland. Sun rises 5

min. before 11.—sets 5 minutes.patt 4.
DECEMBER.
To-aromtow, I.—Alezatider of Rusda died, 1525. Saturn rises
21 min. after 9 evening. Furze opens a few of its golden blos-

NUM
WZDNlSDAT—Bonaparte crowned, 1804. Battle of Austerlitz,
1806. Jupiter sets 50 min. past 4, evening. Noted it, the He-
brew Calendar, " Herod died."
Tuussnav—.Abdication of James 11. 1688. Ninon enters the first
quarter 38 min. past 6 evening. Mars rises XI min. past 4 mom
]►eras.*—Venus sets 15 min. past 7, evening.
Savuusay—Mercury rises 2 minstes vast 7. morning. The mole
throws up hillocks; the December moth appears. On ibis day
the Ancient Rumens celebrated the Faunalia, in honour of
Faunus, the god of adds and woods. He whipped his wife to
death with myrtle rods, for being drunk, and then made hir a
goddess.

BIRTHS.
In Parts, the Lady of the Hon. John Prendergast Vereker, of
a son.
At Colombo, the Lady of Captain Isaac Foster, Ceylon Rifle re-
giment, of ram.
At Rosboroogh, in the county of Galway, the Lady 'of Dedky
Perms, Beg. of a son and heir.

ARRIED.
At Path. R. S. Puget, Esq. ma of the late Rear-Admiral Peter
Puget, to Cornelia, third daughter of the late John Wallace, Esq.
of the Madras Civil Service.
At Haudet, Guernsey, Major Cadell, of the 28th Foot, to Isa—
bella Catherine, daughter of the late Alexander Macdonald, Esq.
of Boledale, Inverness-shire.
At Sidmouth, James Wlnsloe Phillips, Req. Capt. 7th Hussars,
to Catherine Aurora, only daughter of the late Col. James A. Kirk-
patrick, of the Hon. East India Company's service, lamely resi—
dent at Hyderabad.

DIED.

Robert, eldest son of the

At the Manse of Borrowsto....—_,
Rev. Dt. Rennie.
In Fitswilllam.square, Dublin, Isaac Stewart, Est an eminent
mercbant.
At Edinburgh, Mr. William NewbWing. eldest son of William
Newbigging, Esq. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edin-
burgh.
At Gilmortown, parish of Meanie, Mr. P. bPLean, lately ren-
net of Milrogie, Glensimond, in the 98th year of his age. De
b*ely fell heir to a large inheritance, near Aberdeen, but had out
entered upon possession.
At Leith Links, Annabella Catherine, the youngest child of D.
Mitbiettn, Esq. advocate. aged 15 months.
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