Star.
London, England, 1826-01-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE?.
A young fellow was brought before the Lou, Maros, on Friday,
charged with having stolen watches to the value of upwards of dna
from the shop of Mr. Grant, a watchmaker, at No. 75, Fleet-greet.
Mr. Grant's thopman stated, that on the lath of October last,
the prisoner came to the shop, at about nine n'elock in the morning,
in company with another young man, and desired to see some
watches. They did not pretend to make any purchase at that time,
but next morning they came again at
.the same hour, and the pri:
soner's companion selected a particular watch which he had before
noticed. He paid baff-a-crown deposit upon it, in order that It
might be laid aside for him. They were then leaving the shop,
but they suddenly turned round, and the prisinter asked to look at
some steel watch chains? to which ht directed the witness's mei).
clan. These watch chains were bung in a censer of the shop. He
was some moments in selecting the particular chain. On turning
round, the witness perceived that the other prisoner's companion
had disappeared. The prisoner immediately [Wowed him. The
witness did not at the *sum miss anything, but there had been
lying on the counter a cue about a foot and a half square, cootain.
int watches which had been taken out of the iron chest. in a
minute after the disappearance of the two young men, be iterelived
was stolen. An immediate alarm was given, and a pursuit com-
menced, but the thieve. pt clear off with their: booty.
Two witnesses, the one a boy in Mr. Grant's service, the other
an errand boy in the service of a next door neighbour, identified the
prisoner, who was fully committed for trial.
Mr. Grant has not recovered any of the property. Some time
after the robbery, be received information in a certain way, that be
might have his watches back again at a bargain. Mr. Giant at
once rejected the offers made to him, and preferred the alternative
of making every sacrifice to that of resigning the chance of bringing
the thieves to justice.
BOW-STREET.

Hoary Cietedesiey, an athletic looking personage, apparently about
thirty, was brought up on a warrant obtained against him by Anne,
his lawful spouse, for beating, kicking, and otheraiSe makreating
her, the said Anne, from whose statement, often interrupted by
sobs, it appeared that she had been married to the dehndant up.
wards of three years, and that during the major part of that
time her Henry bad behaved excessively ill towards ber—ao
much so, indeed, that from continued ill-treatment she had long
been under the care of a Dr. Jones, who considers her constitution
to be very greatly impaired. On a sort of crosamtanduatiou, she
admitted that she had married under peculiar circumstances, but
that her former mode of life was no secret to Mr. Cloadesley, who
promised, on her consenting to become his wife, that he would
never " rake up" what was past. —Defendant was bound over in
401. to keep the peace for a twelvemonth.

AII,LBOIQU STAX,E,T.
Our readers we dare say remember the Which was lately
committed an the prqpeety,of Lasoh=ty-street, K
amp-
stead-road. The particulars wer* reportad ta this Paper,a few
days ago. On &weds,. Arthur lledree
.apd a carpenter named
Wingate, were biou&ht up to . this qioce in,sustody.,,,libifriss as-
serted that be had got a lease of the preihises,p4 Wide" advised
:to,agt as he. didr Ita,ppeare the preside*, are olurissit Prey**
• Ides. LaMb denied that he had may Igaso. The defeildants were
requited to sad, bail in Mi., each; which king ASIA shed`,Werc
discharged.
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• • • • AYWASWP.-.SP4KI7-
lgr. Smith, who has been several dafi, in custody, Charged with
aviolent &mania on ppor, map named John' ;dais!, tras,relessatd.
on bid, himself in 3001, .VMS, ten. unitive is 1001. eack,.for his
appearance at the Smile y& A certiftcfo ;ow pieslously read
from Sir W.llligerd and.Myt klent,stming Maser to.holeakofdapcm;
reaPirdaYsJinsfs 11allys*. br*.sklir is T1thrf44.44.4719510 who for
tified his house against the entrapcn 4othchrs. of justiceAap:d.: who
ritS4e4lhr police in the e4ccushstof an affWt,ll/rraDsd way
brought berme Sibiu* Twx.rppo, Tag. tits, preshling. Magistrate,
for further .ex*mipatiom.
We*, she,Mlicer, stayi.tkat ctose.to ilict right hand of Ames
Lawson there-wasalike agejnst•the.mali, and be ohserved ts, was
essid to Janws..l4wsopl, 'l •is.# villainous VreepoP ;
you must be a villain to make use of said,* 1 had* right,
' or.Leaktisider. I had a right to protegt qty brother."
lifter this evideice, the wpichy klagistrato•copsKeresiltklwility
to remand the pritimigf to thelliouso.of Correction till a future day,
when he and his brother area° undergo another examination.

PA W 11 rtomute PLapoes.—As some misunderstand-
ing exists on the f uhjec t of property pawned, it may be
useful to state that the law does not penult pmnbro,
Teets to retain articles pledged- for more than 10s. if not
redeemed within a twelvemonth, exclusive of the day of
pledging; :otter the expiration of twelve months, they
re at lihjskray. w sell,.hut ate, bound, if the, property is
not cold,- to „return it, 'and it sold, to pay the overplus
to the owner. It is generally believed by the poor, that
the property pledged; it not redeemed within tl twelve-
mol4o, is .t truly lost-144, liokt,tbat they have no claim
wh4 Lever 011 the pawnb-tvlter, cube: for the at ticl; or if
the otierpluv.