Star.
London, England, 1829-09-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.
Tabards,. Mop born Araks was brought up for re-exanain -
den, ape she sharp preferred on Monday. of setting Are to the
Cral of Mr. Oakes. the proprietor of the Portugal Family
, ellileet-etreet.
Sir P. Lauau said that be bad been oar the house, and had got
a plan of k; It was not usual fora Magistrate to do so, but be
thought the sods of justice required it.
Mr. Daniels aid that the prisoner shoot deg days ago opened
the door of No. 30, where a young French gentleman lodged ; she
appeared frightened, sod ran into a ciao; witness thought it
extraordinary. and was Mattel to ingot* into her character ; be
found that the prisoner was in the habit of sending out for ardent
spirits.
William Hume, the pot-boy at the Hole-In-the-WA public-
house, stated that he was hi the habit of serving the inmates of
the Portugal" with divers kinds of Epees. On Sunday night
be wont up stairs several times with porter ; be then saw the cook,
the prisoner, and Mr. Oakes ; the cook had her gown on bet arm,
and was about to descend the stair. leading to the kitchen. The
prisoner was attempting to go alp the stairs. which she was pre-
vented from doing by two or three gentlemen. He stated that be
was led to say, M I think it was the cook that did it" because she
was a very morose woman. He never served either the cook or
the bar-maid with spkite. Never beattbe cook say she was to be
discharged, bet other pawns bad told him m. Ile bad no reason
to suspect the cook.
Ana a charwomen, othadenally employed at the Portu-
gal, deposed that it was a rule for her to have a ease or two of gin
a day; witness used to fetch h; Never fetched any for the priso-
ner, or ever saw her in a state of intoxication, or any thing ap.
preaching to It.
Rhea Liaised, the chambermaid, deposed that she never saw
the prisonst drink. On the night of the Are she bad been in her
bed-room • quarter of an hour before the alarm of Are. There
were three other females in the room when she entered, preparial
for bed ; this was about ten minutes after twelve.
By Mr. flarener--Tbe alarm of` fire was about half an hoer after
the cook came up. She aw the cook in bed before the data of
ire. Mkw were in bed. Ulan the alarm the cook went down
with bet clothes on bet arm.

Sanders. the watchman; saki it wee a few minutes after melee,
when be twat beard the akr of ere.
The chambermaid said no petionn came up with the cook.
When witness went to bed the cook wee left atone In the
kitchen.

Mrs. Oakes, the hostess of the Portia!, was then examined at
considerable length. She said that offer the first fire the prisoner
appeared to be so confesed that she did not choose to entrust her
with the plate as usual.
Cross-examined by the prisoner's father—l have the best opinion
of the primate. character and disposition.
Elizabeth Arthur, the bosoesnaid, deposed, that her opinion was
that the cook could not have gone up stairs without being seen.
At half-past nine the prisoner borrowed a candle of her, and went
up stairs, where she remained a quarter of an hour.
By the Atanswax—Never saw the young woman drink spirits,
or the cook, to her knowledge. Had always been upon friendly
terms with the servants. Did Dot know that any animosity existed
between the cook and the prisoner.
Margaret Kay, the cook, was then called, and desired by the
Alderman to tell sop she knew on the subject. After a long detail
she declared that she never went up stairs between nine and ten on
the night lb Inestios.
The prisoner was remanded until Thursday.
BOW-ST KIST.
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Yesterday Mama Ma, who Stands oliaiged with Thome. ;top-
most. sod Bitherd ihmkstassies, with ooattnittlog a forgery to the
retest of 1,731. as the Cummins, was brought up for deal ear
initiation.

Edward Rusitall, of Greensetreet,
be bail known the prisoner about two years; he bid frequently
seem kin write, and be had on doubt that the body of the forted
receipt prodated was his baod•writimg ; the acceptance to the two
bilis produced went ales hie band-writing ; he bad knows the ri-
mier to be is indigent cinnamon's:aim:4U had accepted a bill for
.135 for a dowser of 41.

Rued that

Two other Wit. Melt were called, and deposed that they were of
opinion the hand-writing to the forged receipt was that of the pri-
soner.—.He was fully committed to Newsom.
♦ Mrs. Ni de was charged by a Patrol. who attends• the Eng-
Nab Opera House, with befog disorderly. He stated that sh was
standing in the portico. or boa-entrance of the Theatre (in which
a wipe-vaults has lately been opened) and when be told her to go
ea, she refused—she aboard him, and seised him by the collar ;
and Mr. Thomas, the Constable of Covent Garden. came up, and
told him to take the woman to the watchboube.
The woman. in her defence, said she had left home to buys lob-
KW, and a shower of rain came on. which caused her to take shel-
ter under abs portico of the Theatre.
The Petrol said that she was waiting to receive girls of the town,
who frequented the Theatre, and lived at bet' house.
The husband of Mrs. Neale said that Mr. Thomas was a very
aches person, and be Would bring an action for the assault upon
his wife.

Mr. Haw said that be would put an end to the of bro-
thel-keepers and meeting at the doors of Wrarres ; and
he ordered Mrs. 'dote find bail, which she put in, and was then
discharged.
HATTON-GARDEN.
The four men. Newer., Demoingler, 'rotaries*, and Correa. were
yesterday again brought up, and nosily eau:tined on a charp of
stealing 30 sheep she property of He. Thompson, of Islington.
A number of additional witnesses were called, whose evidence
tended to strengthen the case against the first three named.
pri•
sonars, who were folly committed ; and Carron was discharged.