Star.
London, England, 1828-01-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENtE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
A man of the name of Williams, who stated himself to be a porter,
was brought before the LORD Aaron, charged by his wife, Helen
Williams, with cruelly ilitreating her. • She staled char the prie.oner
was in the habit of coming home at night, and heating her most
unmercifully. She had twice been in the Hospital, and was now
through his inhuman conduct, so emaciated, th it she could scarcely'
walk to the Mansion House. The poor woman's appearance was
such that few witnesses had occasion to be called; however, the
Loan Marna examined several of the lodgers In the house *here
the complainant and prisoner resided, and they deposed to several
acts of cruelty on the part of the prisoner to his wife. They also
stated that there was a continual cry of murder in the house, to the
annoyance of the neighbours.
The Loan blavoa said that the prisoner's conduct was most
shocking. He was ordered to find bail, in default of which hr was
committed.

GUILDHALL.
.ffsto Gregory, a coatheaver, was charged with stealing a snuff boa
value ten guineas, from a respectable jeweller, in Fetter-lane. '
The complainant said he was drinking with a friend at 7 o'clock
on Sunday morning, at the Boar's Head, a gin shop in Fleet-street.
The prisoner was there, and forced his company on them, after wit-
ness had pulled out his box to take a pinch of snuff. They after-
wards had some more liquor at a vine wool's in Saliskury-square,
and the Twelve Bells, in Bride-lane; the prisoner following them
to each house. At the latter, witness went to sleep, and the pri-
soner was observed by the pot boy during that time to be very busy
with his coat. This was at nine in the morning. In the afternoon
witness missed his box, and in the evening the prisoner was appre-
hended at a public house in Whitefriars, wheu be said, " I ar'nt ,
dome nothieg," at the same time dropping the snuff boa under the
table.—The prisoner said he picked the box up at the wine vaults io
Salisbury-square, and meant to restore it when it was owned.
The complainant's evidence being corroborated by the pot boy,
the prisoner was committed for trial.
HATTON GARDEN.
Ms Woods, Thomas Bar. William erewley, and William Millis,
were yesterday brought before Mr. LAM, charged upon suspicion
of Woods was taken by the night constable while in the act of,
endeavouring to unlock the door of a new lunise in Cow-crow
street with a skeleton key, several of which were found upon his
person, he was brought to the watchbouse and given in charge. At
the return of the constable, accompanied be. some watchmen, the
other three were apprehended lurking about the same quarter,
under strong suspicions of their being accomplices. They were all
notorious characters, and Mr. Lams committed them to the House
of Correction each for three monis:
Elizabeth Tudor was yesterday brought before Mr. Lento,
charged with being drunk and disorderly, creating a riot, and de-
molishing the windows of a house in Cromer-street. She is, I
appears, perpetually in the habit of extenuating all her excesses by
the boast of her illustrious descent from the Royal Family of Tudor.
, Id defaialt of payment for the dannees.she bad done, Mr. Lama
committed her for one month to the House of Correction.
WORSHIP-STRRET.

A darirg highway robbery was committed in Islington-fields, on
Friday night, about half-past eleven o'clock. A Gentleman' was
knocked down, and robbed of his watch, with much violence* A
man was brought up yesterday on suspicion of being concerned Ara
the robbery, but the Gentleman robbed not being present, and far-
ther evidence being wanted, the ease.was ordered to stand over till
Wednesday, and the prisoner was in the mean time committed.
MA It LBOROUG H.S TREET. _

Yettatday Sir G. FMIRANT, the Sitting Magistrate, at this office,
was occupied for a considerable time in the investigation of f
claim which two parties set up to the possession of a dog of the
bell terrirr breed.

Tom Cribb, the pugilistic ex-champion, as a friend of one of the
claimants, attended to see fair play.
The animal itself was produced in the possession of Mr. Toghill,
who declared that he bad brought the dog up from a mere puppy
to the age of seven months, in October last, when he lost it, and had
not since seen it until be found it in the possession of the other
claimant, a man named Cornish, a dog-fancier in Marlborough-row.
Cribb said tint he had often seen the dog in the possession of
Mr. Toghill, before he lint it, and he had no doubt whatever as to
its identity ; indeed, he said, the animal recognised both Mr. Tog-
hill and himself the moment it saw them that morning, by fawning
and jumping on them.
Cornish, on the other band, said that the dog was fifteen months
old, and that he had brought it up from a puppy; and he brought
forward a man, who caUed himself a dog-doctor, to prove the age
of the animal to be as he stated. This the worthy doctor did with.
out hesitation; but the Magistrate not deeming his Doctorship
altogether a disinterested juiee, directed die animal to be taken to
Mr. Ewart, of Nassau-street, to request that he would favour the
Magistrate with a certificate of its makes.. This was accordingly
done, and Mr. Ewart certified that the dog was about ten months
old, the age assigned to it by Mr. Toghill
Sir G. Faaaase said, that upon this opinion of Mr. genres he
would rely more than= that of the dog fancier's doctor,aod be wedi
justify Mr. Toghill in retaining possession of the dog, wkls
coutirmake out sonic better claim to It than be had earl dimes •
MARRY-LA-BONNE.
• Ames Holmium, an Irish laboerer, was committed for Steil*
a silver chain, two seals, a silver eye-shim aisd some other jewel.
lery, belonging to Thomas William Andre*. an assistant in the
shop of Messrs. Neate and Sons,pawubroker,of Duke-street, Man.
chester-square. A.senall box, containing the above articles, was
stolen about three weeks since by some Workman,' Who erks'em-
ployed in 'repairing the house of Messrs. Neate' and a pew dajs
afterwards the prisoner offered the greater part of them for sale at
the shops of Mr. Pickett, a silversmith of Nos. 294 and 265, in
Oxford.strett. He then said they had been " bestowed" upon him
by k relation. and by subsequent inquiry it was found that be was
one of the men employed by the builder, who bad the repairing of
the premises, but in consequence of the absence of his master, there
was no direct evideece that he had ever worked in the house.
The prisoner admitted having'aold the articles, and said that be
found them on a heap of rubbish.—He was sent to Newgate.
QUI;EN-SQUARE.
A letter and .bundle was brought into the °Mee ',few days ago,
addressed to the Magistrates, which had been forwarded by the
Chekeuham coach. The letter was from some of the Mei& of the
young man who had on Wednesday last made an applicadon to Sir
Richard Rink, at Bow-streety fur souse teller, but wins referred
him to this Office, as he bilged in the district.
It maybe recollected, tin that occaskin. he described himself
a Surgeon Dentist, but having failed is business was reduced to the
greatest distress, and was newly starving; all be wanted was the
means of getting to Exeter, where he had friends, or to Melte:amt,
where bis father resided. The letter contained a sovereign for the
unfortunate man, and desired that be .might be sent instantly
Cheltenham, whereon, expenses ',scarred would be dsfrayed.on
his arrival. . The bundle contained a bag* thick great coats ,
As the young man had made no application at this Oboe after he
left Bow-mmtet, Gilmore, the cbiel constable, went in purseit of
him in the oeighbourboosi of Orchard-target, and from the descrip-
tion he bad seen of him in the newspapers, he found him ins mise-
rable lodgiokbouse in that street, frequented by the very lowest el
*misty, where a hid, such as it is, may be procured for about 9d. or
3d. per night. •
' While Gilmore swiss gone in search of him, an elderly gentleman