Star.
London, England, 1828-04-01 00:00:00

POLICE IN

MANSION-111)1;SP-
A man of shabby appearance was ch: rged with going also ,
different public houses in the City, and feasting most pivot tidy
therein without having a farthing rt. ply fur it. Thu prison r,
appeared, was in the habit of walking into the parloar, ,nod
in conversation with those who fro ph used it, eng•tge a !),-,t,
eight or ten, and sometimes twelve or lourteen goes of spirits,"
as many dices of bread aid butter, with half a dozen eggs, tpri
couple of pound of rump steaks, or bacon, to relish them; ash
this gratification be repeated as often as he was permitted. pro,
one house, the Bear and Wheataheaf, in Thames-street, be sq
turned out by the landlord. lie had eaten and drank to de
amount of XI 3s. 9d. but no cash was forthcoming. mrh
pressed for payment, he produced a bill, accepted by a gentlemas
of equal respectability with himself. The bill was for X2O, aod
he said he was ready to take the difference between his debt and
that sum. At another house, the Crown, in Tower•street, he acted
in the same manner; the landlord, however, did not content him.
self with turning him oat, but gave him in custody to an officer.
The LORD MAYOR told the prisoner that be must discharge the
reckoning of the latter landlord before he could be allowed to de-
part.—. The prisoner contrived to accomplish the payment of the
hill, and was permitted to go. Ile was in a very awkward con•
dition indeed, for the landlord, who had kept the bill as a security,
was present, and recognised a pair of slipgers which the renew had
on bis fret as his property. They bad, however, been only hoe.
rowed.—The Loan MAYOR advised him to endeavour to curb hid
appetite in both respects. It was evident that he had eaten and
drank himself into extreme poverty, and that be was qualified td
bestow the same sort of favour upon ether.
MA RY-1, A. BON N E.
Thomas Hailer was charged with stealing silver plate in tbi
house of Mrs. St. Ledger, No. 22, Baker-street. • . •
Between one and two o'clock yesterday afternoon, William
Southcombe, a footman belonging to this lady, saw the prisoner go
up the area steps, and, suspecting that be had been down them fur
the purpose of stealing, he stopped him and searched him, and
found in his pocket five silver table forks and three table spoons.
The prisoner carried in his band a basket. containing a few
potatoes, to give himself the appearance of a green-grocer, and
prevent suspicion.
Ile had noshing to say before the Magistrate, and was fully com.
mitted fur trial.

Mary Bre**, a very old Scotch woman, was charged with pot.
stealing.
At half past twelve o'clock on Sunday night, William Smith;
conductor of the Bose-street patrol, met the prisoner in George.
street, Eryanstone-square, and heating something about her per.o !
rattle, he searched ►er, and found a pewter plat pot in her pocket,
belonging to Mrs. Oliver, of the Adam and Eve, in Duke-street,
Cheleea.

The pot was owned by Its. Oliver, and abet. 14 Mr. Rawlinsos,
that between Friday the 7th of Marth, and Monday the 10th, she
lost twelve new quarts.
The'prisoner gave her address, No; 34, Horace (late Cato) streeti
Mary.la.bonne, and said she received its. 6d. a week from the parish.
She was committed for triaL
MARLBOROUGII.SfItEI~T.
Yesterdays tall, middle-aged man; of gentlenuinft appearance,
and dressed in the first style of fashion, wad brodght before '
GIORIR FAILILANT, upon the following (barge of uttering a f,
la note. In addition to the imposing appearanie of the priionee
person and dress, he bad with him, when taken Into Custody,
valuable gold watch, with four gold seals, and two gold rings.
Upon being placed at the bar, the Magistrate inqisired his r
The prisoner replied, Aka lfonigonsery.
Sir G. FAIIRANT—Did you never pass by any other name
The prisoner (after a slight hesitation) replied, Never.
John Simmons, shopman to Mr. Newby, of Southampton-s
Russell square, deposed that, on last Saturday week, about
o'clock in the evening, the prisoner called at his employer's
and asked for tbe half a dozen intro' tea-spoons and a pair of
sugar tongs which he had sat cted of Mr. Newby that alien
Witness accordingly handed him a parcetprevinusly put aside
Mr. Newby to be called for. The prisoner banded witness
Bank of England note ; and, upon his (witnt ss) asking what
he should indorse upon it? the prisoner replied " Guidon,
Marchmont.strett." Witness gave the prisoner ch.- change, amour
ing to 71 ss. after deducting 21. IS.. the amount of the hill for
plate. The prisoner then went away, witness. having p.. via
indorsed the name and address given by the prioatier on the
of the note.

A note was here handed to the WitIIIPSS by Mr. Freeman, a
In the Bank of England, which witness recognised as the not
received from the prisoner.
Witness continued—That a few days afterwards the non
returned to his master from the Bank, marksed„l. Forged.'
consequence, witness went to the address gig. n Isr.dasitrisone,
when he found nd such person as Gordon was known at No •
Marchmont-street, and it proved to be a fictitious address
to. private information received by Me. Newby, hr was
duped to suspect the prisoner was to be round in a house
Great Ormond street, and he and the shopman went there-
preceding day (Sunday), Mr. Newby Watching at the
door, and witness in the front of the house. They bad not
there long before be heard his master give the alarm, and he
the prisoner running at full speed across Queen-square. and
Devonshire-street, where witness came uc with him. The
loner demanded what witness wanted With him. When the wit
explained, the prisoner offered to make goad the 1(1. note, and
'be would leave his gold watch, atc. as a security. lie gave th
loner into custody, and he was taken to the watch house.
Fresentan, belonging to the Sink of England, pronounced
the note sworn to by the witcess, as having been received from
prisoner, to be a forged one.
Sir Gooses PARMA/IT intimated to the prisoner that he would
rousamiled for re-examination, and he was not bound to say
unless be felt inclined, on the present occasion.
-The prisoner, whose manners and address evidently showed
W have been superiorly educated, thanked the Magisteate for
intimation, and said be should confine himself merely to statinli
that his giving a false address arose from particular circumstances,
unconnected with the charge then preferred against him, and I,
denied all knowledge of the note being forged. Had the note
objected to at the time, he bad plenty of money about him to
paid for the plate.
The prisoner requested be might remain at the watcbhouse owl
the next examination, as he would there have a better opportunity
of consulting with his friends.

Sir G. Frasarr could not grant his request, as the re examinatko
would not take place till Thursday. He, however, would take care
that the professional advisers of the prisoner, or any other props
persons, should have the privilege of seeing him.
The prisoner then applied to have his gold watch restored to him,
or that he might be allowed to raise money upon it, as be was totally
without the mesas of procuring these neeessarles he required in bit
unpleasant situation.
Sit G. Fositaur, after consulting some time, said his request
would ►e considered of on the following day.
The prisoner bowed to the Magistrates, and retired in the custody
of the gaoler.

Theie ate few more important months to the farmed
than that of March. The one which has no* doted
upon us may have had its parallel, but a finer (with
the trifling exception of some injury to the early w4Il
fruit) this country never experienced. It has suited all
purposes of agriculture; and the stinging frosts of the
last week have had the beneficial effect of cLeeking the
too forward vegetation, which the mildness of the pre.
ceding ones had given birth to, and which might have
been injurious to the wheat crop. The barley growers
nevei It id a finer preparation for their seedtime than the
March month of this year has given them, ankdonbt.
Tess its effect will be seen at harvest.—Couniy;Chronick.