Star.
London, England, 1808-10-20 00:00:00

ROLICB.

BOWSTREET.-.-A great number of shopkeeper:- in
and about the Metropolis, have, for a considerable '
time past, been defrauded of goods and money by a '
numerous gang of miscreants, both men and women,
who have gone about uttering notes of a Southamp-
ton and Hampshire Bank, and Ipswich and Suffolk
Bank, made payable in town, but which banks failed
some months ago; they having, however, existed,
and the names attached to them siot being fictitious,
no forgery was made use of, and the specious means
used by the parties putting the . notes off generally
kept them clear of being guilty of a fraud ; and,
from the very incautious manner in which the public
have taken such notes, these depredators have
hitherto escaped punishment ; but on Tuesday. a wo-
man was brought to this .Office on a. charge of utter-
ing notes of the above description.
A shopkeeper at Deptford appeared and produced
a five pound note of a Southampton and Hamp-
shire I}ruak, which had been taken of the prisoner in
payment for a shawl of the value of four shillings,
and whirl note was maa payable in town ; but on
presenting it at the place directed, the answer of no
effects Was given.
Mother shopkeeper at Deptford proved, that the
twlsonei tendered him the same note a few minutes
befOre, in Qayment for some goods ; but he having
been With* cheated by a two-pound note of the same
bank, told the prisoner it was bad, and cautioned
her agatnit ittempting. to pass it.
. Mr. READ,..the,Magotwate, was dearly of opinion,
Alit froth this circumstance the prisoner's knowledge
of the note being bad, when .she uttered it, was evi-
dent ; and that therefore she had been guilty of a
fraud. _ _

The Rarties were accordingly bound crier to prose-
cnte her at the neat General Quarter Sessions For the
County of rent. '
Sameelgyanu, a yew, was charged with picking a
snan's pocket in the one-shilling galley" Of Drury-
lane Theatre, on Monday night. The prisoner being
detected in the fact, ran down the stairs, endeavour-
ipg_to.escape,_ mid. put the money in a corner by the
trondow. Tridivay, Const4ble, produced three
guineas, two Se'rell sliPng pieces, and some silver,
fie found by the window on the stairsf and which the
prosecutor described to the sum he lost, and iden-
ified one of the seven shilling pieces. The prisoner
iras' fully cciumitted.
MAssios-Hotzsio—:Testerday Jolla Fierier was
ftlia.rged with having in his possession a box-coat. sup-
posed to havebeen stolen from some person unknown.
T. Sapwell, a constable, stated, that on Sunday last
be saw the prisoner in conpany with two other men
ht Bishopsgate-street, with a parcel tied in a hand-
Icerchief, in his hand ; that being acquainted with
the prisoner's character he advanced towards him,
*hen his companions ran away ; that on examina-
tion he found the bundle to consist of the coat above-
inentioned, and as he could not give a satisfactory
account of the mode of his obtaining possession of it,
he took him into custody. His Lordship ordered the
prisoner to be detained. and enquiry mask after the
owner of the coat.

MARLISOROUGH4TREST.--Yeltirday Reward,
the person who has assumed the•tide and lays claim
to the estats of the Duke of Norfolk, charged a Mr.
Yates, a publican in Great Russell street, with fe- '
long. It appeared that Howard and 'his wife slept
at the house of the accused on Monday night, and
with some difficulty procured the means of discharg-
ing the account. After continuing there the ensuing
day, Mr. Y. requested payment, when. Mr. H. in.
fanned him that he was going to the Duke of Nor-
folk's, and would settle with him on his return, leav-
ing Mrs. IL in the interim. On his return, however,
he stated that he had been refused admission at the
mike's, and was consequsntly unable to satisfy Mr.
Y.'s demand, but woulifleave his hat as a security,
This was accepted by Mr. Y. who was shortly after
apprehended on a charge of stealing the hat. Before
the Magistrate Mr. H. talked in a very incoherent
manner about his neglected consequence, &c. of Go-
4ernment taking an advantage of him, in deducting
51. a year out of his annuity of 501. and observed he
would from that moment turn 6.-ggar. The charge
Made against the publican was altogether-untrue, and
Mr. Howard left the Office with a full assurance
from the Magistrate, thit when he was-detected in
his promised profession, he should go to litridewell.
HATTON.G.Anvm—Yeliterdafthe- -man, in
-custody for robbing his fellow-loagtv of Bank-notes
value 1201. was brought up and tortimitted for- itno
ther examinati.m. On rettming from the Office the
prosecutor mimed stich evident symptoms of mental
derangement as readevet it necessary to secure him,
which was with some difficalty effected', and he was
cooreyed to a Lunatic Asylum, at Horton.

A smart affray took place on Monday night be.
tween a party of smugglers, who were proceeding
with a quantity of liollands and tobacco, &c. from
Fondintuidr.,e, Kent, to London, and a party of offi-
cers, who accidentally fell in with them. The smug-
glers had seven horses 'heavily laden, and three of
'ilsem were taken With.thespoil. The smugglers, who
were namensirsjorttnuttely had no arms, tnd made
their escape, iftcra smart action with sticks and fists.
Saturdaylast,•the brig Union, Lorene&Gros, pot
into Whitby, irt'a hurricane of wind from the North,
which in a eonsiderabledegree cut off the.communi-
eation between the opposite sides of the water at that
place. During themost violent period of the storm,
a young woman of the name of Pearson, in attempting
to cross the bridge,-accompanied byther brother, was
blown over into the river : though every possible ex.
ertion ,its used to reach her by boats from different
quarters, the greatest apprehensions were entertained
that the poor girl would finally lose her life, for
though her cloaths prevented her sinking much below
the surface, her head was observed to remain under
water from. the moment of her immersion to her being
taken out, an interval of about five minutes. She was'
taken up-by a boat from u vessel in the harbour in a
state of total insensibility, but by the application of
.proper means, she was at length restored to her scinses,:
and., eventually to her former state of health. On th.•!l
same day in person belonging to Whitby, of the name
of J.
.Auclas2 a joiner, fell a victim to the severity of
the'vee4thet, in attempting to walk from Egton tot
:Whitby, a &ranee of eight miles. He was &on&
dead thefollowing.day, mot far from the road, with.%
his head reclined en his wallet.