Star.
London, England, 1826-11-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Abraham Panne?, the old sailor, who bad succeeded in obiiiin-
ing some meals, by pretending to bring persons information respect-
ing some relative at sea, and had purloined a few trifling articles,
was committed for trial for obtaining ls. 3d. under false prctences
from one party ; for stealing a knife from a second; and for stealing
a knife, a tobacco-hoz, and a handkerchief from a third. No fresh
charges were preferred.

BOW-STREET.
Johts Cross was charged by a patrol with letting off fire-works in
Castle-street, Leicester-fields. As it had been frequently decided
that *pubs are dangerous missiles, he was fined 20s.
CURIOUS COINCIDIENCIL—Ann Copeland and Louisa Jones, were
charged with stealing a handkerchief from the shop of Benjamin
Alather. of Covent-garden. They went Into the shop under pre.
tence of purchasing, and secreted the same handkerchief which had
been stolen a short time before by two men, named Maltby and
Jones, who were both transported for the offence at the last Old
Bailey Sessions.
The two girls were pursued and taken by the same lad who bad
taken the other thieves, and the handkerchief was found on Louisa
Jones, who, like the other Jones, was committed, with a great pro.
Isability of following him still further. namely, to the hulks.

Tuesday evening, a young man of very respectable appearance,
was brought to this office by Mr. Spencer, the keeper of White-
cross-street prison, and consigned to the custody of the gaoler; he
stating, as his reason for so doing, that a detainer was lodged against
the prisoner in the month of April last, whilst be was in his custody
as a prisoner for debt. The detainer charged him with forging the
name of a Mr. Dickinson, to an acceptance for sta, with intent to
defraud a Mr. Henry Thew.
No one appearing for the prosecution, Sir Itscitaito Timms
directed an officer to make inquiries after, and endeavour to find out
the person who had made the charge, and a Mr. Arthur Edward
Forty, a friend of the prisoner, promised to use his best endeavours
for the like purpose.
Yesterday morning, the prisoner was again brought up, but no
prosecutor was forthcoming.
Alr. HALL, said, although the party wbo had made the charge was
not forthcoming to substantiate it, he must hold him to bail, to
answer whatever charges migbt be br,ght against him at the next
Sessions, should Bfr: Thew think proper to prosecute. And his
Worship further observed, that if Mr. Thew had been In any part
of England, instead of on the Continent, be would have issued his
warrant for him, and compelled his attendance.

MA It LBOROUG H-STREET.

Yesterday, nearly thirty informations, preferred against sundry
stage coach proprietors, by Byers, the informer, came on to be heard
before b Ir. Dr ea, the Magistrate, at this office._

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The informations were laid under the Act of Parliament of 25
George II f. c. 51, a. 52, and charged that the defendants had
omitted to have painted on the pannels of the coach dobrs, u directed
by the above Act, the name of the place from whence the coach
starts, and of the place to which it goes. Mr. Horne, of Charing-
cross, and several others, were fined ICS each, and costs.