Star.
London, England, 1826-01-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Saturday, a lad named Alfred Dowers, was charged with having
committed a robbery in the shop of a Mr. Esetham, a tobsecenist.
It appeared that Mr. /bedlam had been robbed of several boxes
of cigars, Ike. which were placed near the door, and to put an end
to this sort of depredation, he attached tenter-hooks to the gOods,
being determined by this plan to catch the thieves. Friday even-
ing a youth was caught by the books, and roared lustily to be. Übe.
rated. Mr. Beecham took pity on him, and lest him to bis
com-
panions to warn them of their danger. However, he had cause to
repent of his kindness, for he was shinty after robbed of three
soul-boxes. About three hours afterwards, a cry at the dear
announced that another thief was caught in the trap, and who was
the prisoner.
Mr. CONAIIT highly approved of the Ingestions plan, and sera the
boy to prison for a week.
James Green, a half:starved looking young man, was braight up
for re-examination before F. A. Rea, Req. the sitting Magistrate,
charged with having committed a _burglary at the house of Lady
Coleraine, Albany-street, Regent's Park.
A watchman that on Thoraday morning he observed
the prisoner neartredburn-plate, having two baskets. Suspecting
from his appearance and the hour that he had been committing a
robbery, he was induced to stop him, when osa searching the
baskets be found they contained severdblankets, sheets, &c. and
hr a bag underneath, a great variety of housebreaking implements,
some of which were of juke a new construction.
This evidence was corroborated by two other witnesses.
The prisoner in his defence said that as be was going along the
road to go on board a ship, a Gentleman came up and offered him
!s. id. if he would carry the two baskets to London-bridge, which
he agreed to do; but he knew no more about the robbery than he
did about the dead. .

This defence being very unsatisfactory. he was committed.
A well-dressed young woman, named Sarah Baas, was brought
from St. George's watcb.house, charged with the following eh-
pert robbery :
A young man named Major, shopman to Mr. Garnett, a grocer
in Welbeck-street, stated. that as he was ea his way tome about
ten o'clock the night before, be met the prisoner in Oxford-street,
who accosted him a very polite and seducing manner, and beg-
ged the favour of his company just round the corner of an adjoin-
ing street, for a moment, and she would, as she said, " take his
likeness fur him." Not exactly understanding how any artist, how-
ever clever or ingenious, Could take a person's likeness In the street,
on a pitch-dark night, he had curiosity enough to step round the
corner with the prisoner as invited, and while he thought she was
making the necessary preparations to. sketch him off to the life.
she suddenly wished him very politely a good night, and walked
away without saying another word about the profile. He
thought all this very odd, but When be got a little distance
on his way home, be • thought it still odder that be could
not Lad his purse, containing six sovereigns, which be was
convinced he had safety drposited in his pocket the moment be-
fore he met this female artist, on whom his suspicion imme-
diately rested, and be set about a metropolitan bunt after her, and
in the course of about one hour, he had the goad fortune to run
her down, and gave her in charge to a watchman; While the Watch-
man was carrying her along to the watch-house, witness thoitiht be
heard something jingle on the pavement, very like the found of his
sovereigns, and stooping down, he sure enough picked up, near the
priscaer's feet, two sovereigns and a half sovereign, which be had
no doubt she had dropped, and had as little doubt that they were
a part of his property.
The watchman said, that he saw the last witness pick up the
money as had been described.
The constable of the ni‘lit said, that when the prisoner was
brought to the watch-house, he searched her for the remainder of
the six sovereigns, but could find nothing of the kind on her; but
on his questioning her as to what she had done with it ? she cane
didly acknowledged to hint that she had thrown it away as she
came along.—She was committed for trial.
QU EEN-SQUARR.

Jaynes Fowler, with Ants his wife, otherwise Nancy Irsaie, were
charged with robbing their ready furnished lodgings in New-street,
Cataaby Market. The landlady deposed to a variety of articles
she had tr..ced at different pawnbrokers, belonging to her, and
plettied by the prisoners; who, in their defence, said, the rent was
regularly paid. The Magistrate said, it was paid, nu doubt, by
pawning the prosecutrix's pt treerty, and committed them for steal-
ing a looking glass.
Two other females, sisters, Knight and Crashe, 'were also com-
mitted, r similar cireuto,tantes, for stealing the feathers from
she beds, and selling them in the neighbourhoud.