Star. — 1830-08-14 (London, England)

POLICE REPORTS.  BOIV-STREET.—Yesterday, John Seale, if Ilolditig, and 7 harms Abbott, were charged before Mr. MINSHOLL, the two former with having assaulted police serjeant Booth of letter F diviI sion, and the latter with having attempted to rescue them from the officer's custody. It appears from the evidence of Serjeant Booth, that the prisoners Haste and Holding were riotous and disorderly at the corner of Fountain-court, in the Strand, at a late hour on Thursday night, and when admonished to go about their business, they became abusive, and struck the serjeant several times ; and the prisoner Holding tore his coat. A police constable named Kent came to the assistance of the serjeant, and the prisoners were secured and conveyed to the police station, on the way to which the prisoner Abbott attempted to rescue them, but was himself secured, and locked up with his companions. The prisoners said, that they were standing quietly together, when the police-serjeant told them very uncivilly to be gone, and as they were not conscious of doing any harm, they refused to comply, and were dragged to the watch-house. They denied having struck the constable. Mr. lIIYIHULL ordered the defendants to pay u fine of 40s. each for assaulting the officers in the execution of their duty, and he expressed his determination to inflict heavy penalties in future, in all cases where the police were wantonly assaulted. _ _  Wonsutr-svaiewr.....Yesterday, two men named Taylor and Allen, were fully committed to Newgate for trial. Mr. Hobsown, an oilman, in the Kingsland-road, had been informed that an at. tempt would be made on his house. On the night before he shut up his shop and took a walk, and returned a quarter of an hour before eleven o'clock ; on going in he heard a noise, when he called out " Who is there ?" He seised Taylor; Allen got into the street, and constable No. 94 secured him, and on his person there were found three collars and a piece of ham. On the person of Taylor, there was found a bunch of skeleton keys, a jemmy, dark-lantern, and every necessary implement for house.bteaking.  An elderly man, with hie head very much cut, and bleeding, named Hayward, a housekeeper, in St. Luke's, entered the office, with a man named Williams, and his wife, who were in custody, charging the latter with having that morning attempted his life.  The prosezutor stated that the prisoners had been lodging at his house, and that in consequence of not being able to get his money, he had repeatedly desired them to quit. In consequence of their stopping out the night before, he, on the following morning, refused them admittance, upon which the male prisoner actually pulled up some gag atones, and at the same time threatening to shoot him, burst the door open, when seizing a large rail from the banisters of the stairs, broke it, and afterwards cut his head open with it. The female prisoner told him she would some day or other murder him. The rail, which was of size sufficient to kill an ox, was produced in the office, as also the flagstone. The prisoners denied the assault, and called witnesses who proved that the prosecutor had conducted himself so violently that it WAY difficult to distinguish which was most in the wrong. The prosecutor having no witnesses, Mr. Twyford ordered the male prisoner to find bail, and discharged the wife. I.lwtow-