Star.
London, England, 1808-01-15 00:00:00

cat) Liair.

Yesterday Alm Coate: and ReittY Badgers two boys,
e indieeed for burglariously breaking and entering
the dwelling house of John Doward, and stealing
thereout apiece of Irish linen, two silk handkerehiefs,
and a Muslin shawl, his property.
tv,tan Deirard, the prosecutor) son, swore, that
his father is a haberdasher and hittii'7r, living at No. 5,
New-street, Brompton ; that en the sth of the pre-
sent month, about eight o'elock at night, he heard a
•r.ittling at the shop window, and he thought Was
the effect of some mischievous boys throwing peat
against it, but he was seen undeceived by s person
who came in to tell him the shop had been robbed,
and that the thieves had run o lovikar*
I le rushed out, and rail after them, and came up with
them 11e 4e Icniiihtsh4dge : he saw the prisoner Coates
On the footpath, with ; bundle under his arm ; asked
him where he got it ? he said that two other boys
gave it to him, and gave him half a crown to carry it
to the White Hem Cellar in a handbeechief. 44 Where
is the handkemhiei, you rascal P 1 said the young man ;
Coates put his lipid in his pocket and pulled out An
handkerchief, which he said the other two boys a"
him. The witness saw the other two boys at a little
distance before him ; he spoke to a passenger to go
up to alkel:seize them • he weal up, took one, who was
Badger, the, other boy, whose name was •Lacey,
escaped. On examination, it ;neared Badger's hand
was covered with. bleod, which he must have caused
by putting his hand through the glass. The boys at
first deni;d any. knowledge of each other, but after-
wasds, before the Magtorato they admitted their
acquainAtice. The property found in the parcel was
peciselywhat hld been stolen from the shop of the
rosecutor.
Mr. ;Justice ',An/et:wen left it to the Jury to consi-
der, 141ther these two boys were companions, and
kadi es cotijurictipe with each Other accomplished
theft, son cooninon object determined on by both?
• COateiiiiiien, illater fourteen years of age.
Seitefilk.firoodireeindicted for stealing a variety of
articles Of plate, to the value of upwards of 201. in
the dwelling; use of Alexander Bence, Esq. of Pall
.t
ja.all-Mall, and burglariously breaking
therioitCnitle night time.
Alexindee Bruce, Esq. swore tha: the prisoner had
lived as a servant to hint, but had almost immediately
afterwards said, she must quit his service on account
(if het" leant of health. She was to go away in a
.reek, /hen another servant was to come in her
place ; bni in the morning before the other servant
came, she disappeared, and the articles of plate enu-
merated in the indictmentevere missing.
The prisoner went afterwards to the house of Mrs.
Hollis, of the King's Road, Chelsea ; and being
known to her, and also of a genteel address and ap-
pearance, esked for alodging there, with which she
could not' bee accommodated, but was allowed to stay
all night She went away the following morning,
leaving behind her a basket with several articles in it.
She then, went to the shop of Mr. John Kimber, a
Emphroker, of Knightsbridge, and offered to pawn
various articles of plate. On being. questioned who..
riser Wei-litre her own ? she said they were, and of-
fered Soto with the servants of the pawnbroker to
Mts. lintee,..foira whom she said she had them ; but,
thex.yez on their way. thither, she confessed that
she had to proLlerty from tke how of Mr.
Bruce', in. all.:Mill-Conyto. tipon. which Mr. Bruce
being infianited'of the matter, sad attending, proved
the property detained the printirOkei to be his;
11111).001h popery. found by. Jona, an Officer of Bow-
scut, is 44: bet at Mr. Hollis's,. to which place
he had lklen referred by. the confession of the prisoner.
She'fiad a good character.
44e. JuitlceTtaislies told the Jury that this was a
espial 'offence. that of stealing in a dwelling and 1..1ur-
e:147714y, bteakmg.thavotte ; but they would acquit
the. burrlre h!te.ttse there was no evidence
of boweleuse was fastenedw or that the. pri-
Ear went out in the'night-time ; but another part of
the offence was equally capital with that of burglary,
which was, stealing in the dwelling-house to the
amount of forty shillings, New, the quantity of
goo& her taken away amounted to a sum so much
higher thin forty shillings, that he knew not how to
state a doubt that this was a capital offence in that
respect. He should be glad to have been able to spew
the Jury how they might reduce the offence below that
of a capital ors, but he really- could not. Guilty.—
heath.

The prosecutor, Mr. Bruce, said he hoped he should
not be considered as going out cf his province, by re-
commending this prisoner to mercy.
The Learned Judge asked, on what ground ?
Mr. Bruce said, on account ocher appearing to be
wholly unprepared to do such an act, which he be-
lieved to be the effect of a sudden temptation. She
did not appear to have any companions, nar to be ill.
connected. He came forward, because it was neces-
sary to do so, to identify his property. He had no
wish to prosecute her, but it was unavoidable. Hie
wished torecommead h'er to mercy on anotherground,
that of her apparent penitence.
The Learned Judge took a note of the recommen.
dation.

Jas. Matthew: was indicted for stealing various ar-
ticles of plate, viz.—knives, forks, dessert and table.
spoons, Scr. of the value of 101. is the dwelling-house
of Mrs. Shunt, a lady of fortnne and condition in Bed-
ford-square.
Peter Reed, the butler, proved, that on the 30th of
December last, he put the articles stated in the indict-
ment up in the pantry, with the other articles, about
seven in the morning.
Reenaed.llity, coachman to Sir. Charles Price, nett
door to Mrs. Sum, saw the prisoner come up the
area of Mrs. Sham's. house, about halt past 9, and'
wasitositive as to his person.
David. Gordon, pawn-broker, St. Martin's-lane,.
proved the prisoper Awned a silver. ladle. with him
fur 15s.
Thomas Nelson, shopmmt to Mr-Wingfield, pawn-
broker Drury-lane, proved'that the prisoner, offered-
sired articles of plate-to Pawn, bus ahem. being a crest
rn therm, he was quwianed how. he get • theta; • Of
-
hisser:then saiNi.,;ould his • mother- come to
pployslhl Yes, he aikb as I)masouid go to fetch
her i-ntnl.be went savoy, leaving it*platfr, but • never
''turned. He,tioff wsLotheenstieles sit ithestso*
Gordon, An. .oks. Sc. MartirOsibine ;

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there he was detained, and lee °lScer
was sent for, who searched him, an 4 foun
session articles of plate. Being an Pr(
butler proved them to be the property. of]
Guilty, Death.--Aged 18.
George Rudd, alias Rude, and Moo*, Dorelvon, ts.
former a master butcher, at Chelsea, were indicted
for cealing '9 sheep, the property of J. Burnet and
R. Swain, on the 28th of December.
3. Burnet, butcher, in Cow-cross, stated, that he
purchased 74 sheep in Smithfield-market on the 28th
of December, and drove them to the reservoir-field at
Battle-bridge ; of them were purchased of Mr.
Head, and marked across the nose, and the other 54
of Mr. Billing, 25 of winch were marked across the
loins and shoulders. The next morning 29 were mis.
sing, and the riveter part of them found at the shop of
Rudd, Chelsea; five, which witness knew by the.,,
marks, had been alaughtered. Rudd was asi4e4 how
many hi gore vibes he answered aisle* 324 it WAS
ascertaineVje intness that the other four were in the
act of being dress* backwards. The prisoner said be
had no more, bet on witness resioving a cloth, he found
three mu,. Alive, belonging to those lost, but disfigured.
Witness gave Rudd in charge of the Bowstreet Offi-
cers. On enquiring for the key of the stable, Rudd's
wife and boy informed him, they had no stable ; but
on finding such a, place, and on breaking open the
door, 14 more were discovered alive. The prisoner
had informed witness, that he had purchased nine
sheep of Mr. Hyatson at Smithfield on the Monday,
when witness informed him that could not be true,
ifor Mr. Hyatson was not at Smithfield that day.
Mr. Swain, partner of Mr. B. corroborated the
above evidence.

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the.

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It was further proved, by other witnesses, that the
prisoner Donavan drove the sheep found at Itudd's
house from Bagnigge Wells, and that they were re-
ceived under such circumstances as did not admit of

a doubt of the criminality of Rudd.
In defence, Rudd said he had purchased the Bock
of Donavan, and denied having said that he bought
them of Mr. Hyatson, in Smithfield.
Donavan stated, that he had been sent with the
sheep to Rudd's house by a peason from Islington,
but neither of the prisoners brought forward this per-
son. Evidence was called to the character of Rudd,
who, it appeared, lived in credit, and was always con-
sidered an honest man. The circumstances wcre
clearly demonstrative of guilt, and they were found
Guilty—Dealt.
' Six were convicted of felony, viz : Jane Patten, for
stealing two pounds of tobacco, the property of Messrs.
Taddy, Tomlin, and Hatfield ; Sarah Douglas, for
stealing two table-cloths, vale ss. the property fP.
Thompson ; W. Roach, for stealing a bottle of Port
wine, the property of N. Temple ; Sarah Bott, for
stealing several pewter pots, the property of Margaret
Andrews.

Elizabeth .11ferwool was found guilty of stealing two
coats from the house of Thomas Sapwell, a constable
of Bishopsgate Ward, being his property. The pro-
secutor recommended her to mercy, on account of
her' being 7 months advanced in pregnancy.
William Janes was indicted for feloniously stealing
on the 19th of December, 52 gross of buttons, value
51. the goods of James Deacons.
The prosecutor it appeared is a carrier, employed,
in the conveyance of goods from Manchester and
Birmingham to the metropolis.
Edward Clarke, a carter in the service of the prose.
cutor,statca,that on the 19th day of December, he was
conveying a number of parcels, according to the re-
spective
directions, in a cart for his master ; and that
one of these parcels, which was marked No. 48, and I
addressed to Messrs. Willet and Co. was missed by
him from the cart, about nine o'clock in the morning
of the above day. Being asked by the prisoner—
whether he sa,w him near the cart ? he answered in

the negative.
Anthony Harris, a police officer, stated, that he
observed the prisoner and two other persons going up
Noble-street, near Bridgewater-square ; the prisoner.
had a large brown paper parcel on his shoulder,
marked No. 48, soon after nine o'clock in the morning
of the I9th of December: suspecting that some foul
play had been recently performed, he stepped across
to the side of the street on which the party were, and
collared the prisoner, and asked what he had got ?
on this, the latter canted the parcel off his shoulder,
and endeavoured to bolt ; but the officer having too
firm a hold of him, he could not, and the collar of the
pi isoner's shirt was much torn in the attempt. The
prisoner still struggled, and a sort of scuffle ensued
between them. He still kept hold of the prisoner.—
While they were thus engaged,, the prisoner put one
of his hands across his body, and endeavoured to take
something out of either his waistcoat or grenct coat
side pocket. On perceiving this proceeding be gave
the prisoner two violent blows in the face. He af-
terwards got the prisoner into a public house, where
he was secured ; andon being searched he found in
the side pocket of his great coat a large clasp knife.
This was produced in Court,, and admitted by the
prisoner to have been in his possession ; but he as-
serted that the officer took it out of his breeches-
pocket instead of his great coat pock*. The witness
added, that in his recollection he never saw the pri.
soner before that morning, but of his two companions,
who fled at the commencement of the conflict, he
had some official knowledge. •
The parcel was produced in Court, and identified
by the prosecutor's servant as that taken out of the
cart as above.

The Prisoner, in his defence, stated, that he re-1
caved the parcel in. question from a man who gave'
him half-a-crown to take it tOr him to a place at some
distance. N.., witnesses, however, appeared in his
behalf. The prisoner-said he had recently come from
sea, where he was under the command of C.zikain
Morris, and that• he hail. been mostly al Sea for the
last seven years.
After. an appropriate and perspicuous charge from
Mr. Rszonton, the Jut, immrdiately•pronounced-the
prisoner—Guilty. _ _

The Convit- t Ctatedthic age to- ii-11' and the Ili-
MADER commended llarris.the otliblifibrtheetteeste
vigilance and spirit of his conduct. on the occasion'.
And two were letplitted, viz. may. dettefc ikild,
An* Brsincior was intfcted fur. seeding- a hag.oF
wool, the property of Mr. hiarkTlylor, ofeolfte
:
Hill, on, the Bth December,
David Evers, warehouseman tia: Mn Tailor) dew
bow
posed, that Ito saw the pritoriet- coo' deft' the.
stairs.frem the warehouse tb.elitiiiititt. - - that- she
foU'd•wtßltreit. Rain Ob. tle-iiat ' isV*ltistiblsi

'Whit* to42dePositct previeGa•tisintitristrtist iseshil
the • ' ' - : •,14_ ~. ---. ', `k• •
,P
il paioner being askeit whethell sktio-eishad,ta
put, ny
.questitint so this witness ? dm replied,- that
* vie quoxican4 at .thq dm. ignanwss qiiestionil I
MM.& fact; and he admitted that she was intoxi-
cated.
The prisoner, who was a woman of a very inte-
resting appearance,• addresatid the Court in lsnguage
which shewed that she had receiired a good oduca.
tion. She said, •tlint.r.lie had been tivloyetl fanner,.
IT by Mr..TaTlor, aod had gone an the nth of De-
ember, to ask again for employment ; that she wax
midi intoxicated, having met her h-isliend with a
false female friend, with whom be had lately a,.1
habited ; that it so affected her mind, that she had(
recourse to liquor to stifle her feelings ; that not
findhlg.tdr. Taylot at how, and being bereft of kw!
tea^ &OM the effects of the Ilitoor. she tool vp libel
bag in her arms ; but the serrorshoexpeviencednemia
her stumble, when the warehouseman detained. her..l
Sixteen years since she met with her. husbands (Inv
Irish fortune hunter), who inveigled her into mar-
riage, and got possession of a.few huntheds• which
she possessed ; that she has a son serving hislvlajesty;
and that her husband had been with Mr. Taylor.
since her confinement, to induce that gentleman to
transport her, in order that he might live ruiner-1
ruptedly with her false friend, whom she had feel said •
clothed.
Evers was questioned by the Recorder with respect
to his knowledge of her husband. He said, that he
was a roan who. bore a.very hones; character, and liv-
ed
with a cotton dealer as warelmasernan.
The Prisoner—" Yes, my Lord, I believe him to be ,
a very honest man, so far as concerns his employer ;
but his conduct has. been the ruin of me, by placing
me in this situation."
The Court and audience were much affected bi the i
impressive manner in which the prisoner deliveted
her address. .
The Jury, after a short consultation, found her
Not Guilty.
The Recorder then said—“ Prisoner, you have bad
a very feeling Jury ; I hope the story you have told is
all true !"

prisoner—u My Lord 3 am incapable of telling a
falsehood--I do assure your Lordship it is. I would
much rather accuse myself on any occasion, than tell
an untruth."

The Fenwel, Wellman; the Ass, Cornferth ; and a brig
(name unknown), weft driven on shore in a gale, on the itsd of
November, near Arandahl. The former was totally wrecked;
the Ann oated oC, and was taken possession of by the Dana;
the brig went to pieces, and, it is supposed, the crew perished.
The Horatio (an American), Rowland, from New-York for
Honduras ; the Wilmington, —' from Wilmington ; the John
and James, of Halifax, front Cape Prancois fur Gonaives ; the St.
Bride, —, from New-York ; the James and Wiliam (an AM,
riean) Dawson; and the Pomona (of k), Bit Naught, from
Jamaica for Port-au-Prince, are and seat into Jamaica.
The latter vessel, on account of batting SS* doubloons on board,
but has been liberated—but it is expected the doubloons will be
libelled.

The Joseph and Edward, Suithell, from Guernsey for Dover,
was taken on the 6th inst. off Dover Pies, and carried into Calais:
Severil other vessels have been lately al:fiat in there, maps tbeni
are three American vessels, one of them the Hyades, from
Charleston end Cowes for London, which was captured on the
she. alt. ; the Captain and crew of which were taken out of the
ship and pis under &guard.

The Nelson, Waters; and the Velodty, Cooper, from Cork for
London, are captured by French privamsts. The former carried
into St. Maims, the latter into Calais.

The Cyrus, bound to /leftist, is put back to Quebec,
having been on shore.

The Mlnerra, Steinson, from London, bound to Surinam, put
back to Falmouth on the intis inst. She parted from the flcet,
on the 28th ult. in bes, 46. long. 11. 14. *kb the wind strong at
W. S. W.

The Marquis of Huntley,Mastirs; and the Caledonia, Miller,
from London; Argyle, Campbell; Princess Amelia, Dickensoss4
Ceres, Molyneux ; Blanchard, Connell; Mersey, ;
Htubcote; Kitty, ; Amelia, and three American yes-
gels, from Charleston, were at bonny (coast of Africa), on the sth
of August.

A correspondent is of opinion, that the present City
Lottery stands not in the least need of any literary
encomium, since a view only of the many Capital
Freehold, Mansions, which constitue the Prizes of the
Scheme, is fully sufficient to render it extensively
interesting, attractive, and popular.
The body of a, seafaring man was picked up be-
tween London and. Blackfriars bridges, on Wednesday
morning, which,. to all appearance, had not been long
in the water. He turned out to be the mate of a mer-
chantman, and who had gone from his ship oa Sunday
km to see a relative at Battersea. He left thatplace,
after having drank pretty freely, at nine o'clock on
Sunday evening, and was not heard of afterwards.
His name was Knight—A Coroner's Jury have re-
turned a verdict of Accidental Death.

Saturday, the infant child of Thomas Jowlers, of
Favershans, fell into a kettle of boiling water, and
was so much scalded as to occasion almost instant.
drath.

Monday the 4th instant a child about three years
old, belonging to Mr. Stephen Allen, of Stoke near
Rochester, being left by its mother about a quarter of
an hour, its clothes caught tire, and bswiti it in so
shocking a manner that it died in_fenr hours after-
wards, in great agony.

Thursday night, or early on Friday morning, two
fatal,secidents happened in Ramsgate harbour :—Sa-
muel Parcels, masted of an Irish trader, fell into the
inner harbour, and' was drowned. The night was
exceedingly dark, and it is supposed he walked over
in endeavouring to get to his vessel, .A sailor be-
longing to the Spectilator lugger was found. drowned.
near the Pier. The Coroner's. inquest sat on the bo-
dies oa Friday, and. bniught in. their verdict—Acci-
dental death.
Monday last as some labourers, in the neighbour-
hoodcoi. Reading, were cutting down part of a tree
which had. beensitivered; by- the wind, a large branch
fell on one of them, rid; killed him on. the spot.
' • Wednesday last awinquisition.wassakenatWalton,
near Aylesbury,. in the countrof Beats, before James
Burnham Gent. one of hiphtiliesty's Coroners for
the. said' canary, on view ot the 1104. of Thonais.Tohy.,
laheurer, who,, on the Monairripecedingt. retunsinel
from Betihamsteadi to. Ay , ire
seddenlr!
in. some- faith nadir that pirith4 Tilt deceased; was
oaccomptliesdilirkstotheepiersan, who having left hiss.
~some short distance on the rod, and
spristannin he
vitas, 'MK dicklot-iikurri in. search'. of him. Tim liqdr
t fowni- die next horning.—T.- 'vverclict-44 c i
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tIZSTOM HOLi&t.- PORTSMOM
On Thursday, el si la ouarFo ligst at Tea °Mock ist the r
win bejtmsed to irnb2ie ante, attlas as%
THE UNDM-MENTIONED GOD;
tuns having Wes: 'sisal, and legally tandem.*
Sisawile4 Mstalitt. 4.4411 Oak brisk 141144 ensiswil
s,as. Featitept Ifacts..o4l6A___Ximp. litsetito4-.
Ogg., Hovers, Mstong, sow% Otto of Rept,
Welter, Oil, Tes,Bugartessittee'Slicealet,tini4
Irlisma, Mewl, Carat Taiiiiiils, erresae
Root, Wax Candles, Oranges; Lemons
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Raub Pio4 OW& Ntita,lefik.
Wine, Vrandy, Rna. Cas Cis,pik'
. Painting,
Dealt. z
poses of Mitt, Tsslnti
Wainscot Logs, An L , Whew?, ett.
Ann FOR IMITATION,
paarpotea, Mika, and Glam.
Winds *Ay be 'rimed *Qire }firm three data woo.
sale com appr icatios to the Wltretviel.keeper.

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TQ bg sow PU IS.OOL Y to tbe HIGHEsT ktae
At the 'a Warehouse. is Ransom. on Kathy the
January et half past Ten &Clock, in the Foresee-7
THE FOLLOWING GOODS.--;it
tea ' ustaie cow semrryoN,
4$ Gallons Omen Eca-hook Staves
1$ Ditto Aiirsady $ Piave Cantuie
$ !O Pounds Tee sitadry Boats it
so Ditto Iron

Vol 11,0RTAT10?1,
154 Neon Silk Handkerebk4s.
And st one o'clock is the fifternieen of doe same daroga hes
at the ItioffaWareboooe in Min ate,
Poi SWAM COVISUMIPTIOs,
1274 Callow ClentWa l2 Yards Edging
241 Ditto Brandy 5 Pounds Ctioodits
4 Dliito Soy 19 Ditto Tea
5; Yards Lace

:TATUM.
Shawls.
Cent. will be required,