Star.
London, England, 1827-07-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-lIOUSE.
Yesterday Jamey Gregory, a watchman, of Ffishopsyste Ward,
charged a man named Clarice Mud, who appeared at the bar in an
undress by far too cool to suspect him of having, at thi hour stated
in the watchman's charge. committed the pranks complained of.—
The watchman, being duly sworn, stated io the most circumstan-
tial manner that tfie prisoner, about a quarter before two on Sunday
morning, there or thereabouts, had come up to him as he waa com-
fortably smoking his tau &um, (anglici—fragtnent of a pipe) in ids
shelter, and snatched at it in a manner that was quoit ovinteel ;
with that, said the watcbmaa, I up, and all him, wuat are you up
wksays I? and he made nu manner of a reply at ail, begging your
Hssour's pardon; only says he, what need you care? klekaase,says 11,
Weeny boaiona to and whereupon be upped with his La and sat
Masi au!, ;aid only I tiJr a 'mold of him, he'd be there still, barring
ire *holt hid left hips. When I saw im your Worship, sated in
my boa, I geoid bear it no longer, but says I, get out of that, and,
sure enough.* would not stir an inch; whereupon I brought him
to the wallabies., and there be is, your Worship, and let hint say
what be out to mower the same.
The Lose Maros'. having beard from another witness something
almost confirmatory of Gregory story, ordered the prisoner to
find bail.
Oh ! asked Hunt (the prisoner) can't I settle it with him ?
No, indeed, said the LORD MAYOR; I shall never suffer charges
made by watchmen to be arranged for money. If their object in
making charges be to obtain money for hushing them up. I shall dis-
appoint them ; and if they do not choose to prosecute, they shall be
without any recompence.
The prisoner and his accuser were evidently dismayed alike at
this decision. and the former was removed in custody, followed by
his antagonist, whispering words of consolatiou.

GUILDHALL.
The City watch had $ bard time of It between Saturday sun-
down and its rising on Monday morning; for within that space
they captured no less than three dozen and odd felons, drunkards,
misdemeanants, and simple dimrderlies, In the western half of the
City alone, not to mention th,ise captured In the more disorderly
eastern half, and carried to their account before the Loan MATOL.
The three dozen and odd were brought before Mr. Alderman
WAITHLAII, at the Justice Room, Guildhall; and the following
are a few of the most weighty charges:
Mr. Edward Humphries, a tall, thin, elderly, in a snit of rusty
black, was charged with haying wantonly demolished a transparent
sten and path-bowl, the property of a publican in lanig-faire. In
Miltdellente be pleaded, firstly, that he was very lame ; secondly,
diatbeitras very tipsy ; thirdly and lastly, that he was a %Velshman !
The publican e.timated his transparent sun and punchbowl at
fifteen shillings; and the defendant having undertaken to pay that
sum, he was discharged.
Ahn Barnard and James TANWPON. a couple of stout young Irish-
men in new blue coats and white continuations, were charged with
having assaulted a kw-stationer, living hi Chancery-lane —"• I was
walking along Holborn with my. wife ander my arm," said the
complainant, when these two Gentlemen came up and collared me,
and tore my shirt ; but as I find they are hard-working men, and
very sorry, I don't wish to hurt them.'
It appeared by the evidence of t►eir friends, that they were but
recently imported from 'Cork, and lad transgressed in sheer Igno-
rance of the usages of this country.—Fur themselves they pleaded
penitence; and they were discharged, with an adm•mitioo to go
back to Cork as soon as possible.
John Cannata/tam was charged by Mr. Dennis O'Keefe,a watch-
man of St. Andrew's, with having been "bogey drunk" and" er-
trainely rebellious."
" Plate sure Honour," said Mr. Dennis O'Keefe, " Sunday
mornin, hard upon four, he was bastely drunk at the earner of Field-
lane, an' bekase it was eneself .ortheed him en out of that, he
thritten'd to bate me, if I wouldn't let him alone ; so I tuck him
of to the watches."
John Cunningbana denied that be was drunk at all—he was
" sober as a Judge," he said ; and was ouly speaking to a friend
whom he accidentally met, when Mr. Dennis O'Keefe peremptorily
ordered him to move sus out of that.
" Mee yore Honour," said Mr. Dennis O'Keefe, " I've said
nothing to ye, worth sinking of; but t'other watchman's here to
the tore, and he'll make it all clear to lure Honour!"
Tother watchman said—" Dennis O'Keefe toukl me the nun
was raisin a &ernes upon the street ; so we tuck him to the watches,
bekase be thought not to go in if we wouldn't bring him in forcible."
And as this evidence unfolded the matter, instead of making it all
clear, the prisoner was discharged.
Mr. Timothy M'Curtat and Mr. Bartholomew O'Toole were found
fighting with each other in Shoe-lane, on Sunday afternoon ; and
as they would not be peaceable they were locked up,
'ln their defence they admitted having thumped each other a bit.
" But," said Mr: Timothy WCatty," I've no call to Pat O'Toole ;"
and Mr. Bartholomew O'Toole declared he bad no charge to.
Tam Carty ;"..ad so they were both discharged, with an admoni-
tion t►at a repaid's' of such conduct would lead them to she
:macho&
MARY-LA-BONNR. - _ _

Yesterday Andrew Nowau, a young man, was charged with
stealing a quantity 4 wearing appatet, a fowling piece, /cc. from a
cottage belonging to the Grand Junction Company's engirte-house,
at Paddiogton. It appeared by the evidence of Mrs. liosina Gin.
gell and others, that on Sunday morning, between 11 and 12 o'clock,
the prisoner got into Mrs. Gingen's bedroom by the window, and
took the property from thance,with which be endeavoured to escape,
but in attempting to get over some pales, he fell backwards. with
the bundle, and was apprehended by Thomas Alexander, who had
watched his actions from a window at No. 5, Cooduit.place. He
was committed to Nevegate for trial.
A lad named Wm. Mar* was charged with stealinga copper coal
scuttle and other things, the property of William Brummell, Esq.
and fully committed. He was Wand a little before six yesterday
morning in the area of that Gentleman's house, in Connaught.
terrace, by the watchman, with the coal scuttle tied in a handker-
chief, and some shoe brushes at his feet, and a bottle of blacking in
his pocket.
The prisoner said his cap fell down the area, and he went after ft.
Mr. Itawitsison observed, that his cap could not tie up the scuttle,
nor put the blacking in his pocket, therefore his case must go before
a Jury.
A shoemaker was charged with aruelty towards Matthew Clark,
his apprentice.
Mrs. Jane Gillman, who has lodged in the same house five years,
stated, that although the boy earns for him from 121. to 15s. a week
by boot closing, his master compels him to sit up every Saturday
during the whole night to wash his linen and scour the rooms. He
sohabited with the boy's mother after his father's death, and has
three children by her. She died in October, and since that time
she has had occasion frequently to interfere when she heard the boy ,
scream murder. The prisoner was in the habit of coming home
intoxicated in the middle of the night, and then he dragged the boy'
out of the bed, and beat and kicked him most unmercifolly, the
marks of which still remain. She (Mrs. Gillman) did not know,
until after her death, that the prisoner was not married to the
boy's mother.
Evidence of cruelty was given by Other witnesses, and Mr. Raw.
Lissom held him to bail i■ 504 and two sureties of 2.51. each, for the
parish of St. Pancras to prosecute.
The prisoner not being provided with bail was committed, and
the boy was taken to the workhouse.