POLICE OF LONDON. ELOPEMENT.--Mr. Hodge, a gentleman residing at Hoxton,
came to Worship-street office un Monday evening, to request the Magistrate's assistance to recover his daughter, who had doped from hoine. He stated that his daughter was a ward in Chancery, and was eighteen years of age ; hut, on arriving at the age of twenty, would be entitled to a property of 10,000/. On that morning she had, at an early hour, absented herself. The Magistrate ordered one of the officers to art under the complainant's di. rection. The parties appeared before Mr. Twyford next day. Walters, the officer, stated that he found the parties celebrating the wedding at a house in Skinner.street, Bishopsgate-street, on the same evening. They had been married that morning, at St. Sepulchre's church, Newgate-street ; time bridegroom, Mr. Tippins, was a baiber, residing at Hoxton. Mr. 'I'wyford, alter severely lecturing Mr. Tippins, observed it was a case in which he hail uo jurisdiction. Mr. Hudson, a professionat gentleman, said he had instructions to apply to the Lord Chancellor ; and assured Mr. Tippins that be might prepare himself for a birth in the Fleet Prison.
TREATMENT OF A W1FE.—The wife of a clergymen, who was formerly one of the most popular preachers and lecturers in London, applied to the Lord Mayor on Wednesday, to request his Lordship to interfere to induce her husband to afford her some means of support. Mr. Hobler advised the applicant to represent the case to the parish ; which she expressed her determination to do. The name of the clergyman did not transpire, nor the reason whicti led him to leave his wife in this miserable predicatnent. He is said to have au income of about 300/. a year.
Roueseues.—Sztrah Bovick, aged nineteen, was on Saturday committed from Lambeth-street Police-office, charged with laving robbed her mistress of a gold watch, and other jewels and trinkets, to a considerable amount. Pawnbrokers produced the articles, and identified the prisoner. Anne Andrews, servant to Mr. Jenkins, jeweller, in Hatton-garden, was on Wednesday committed from Hatton-garden office, for having stolen plecious stones value 50/. from her master.
Several pickpockets were brought to Bow-street, on Monday evenines charged with attempting, to rob various individuals in front of St. Martin's Church, on the occasion of the Welch charity children being paraded there, for the purpose of attending divine service. A gentlemau, who had two ladies under his charge, wasknocked down by one of the pickpockets. Time
assailant in this case was committed to take his trial for assault with intent to rob ; and the examination ended by the coma-dummied seven others of the gang to Newgate.
SWINDLINO.—George Frederick Brown, apprentice to Mr. Trevethan. upholsterer. Burton-crescent, was on Tuesday committed for trial, from Guildhall, for havine obtained goods front tradesunen in his master's name, In the con me of the last two months he has obtained printed cotton fiurniture front a linendraper to the value of 42/. No portion of the goods have been discovered.
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