Star.
London, England, 1801-02-26 00:00:00

POLICE.

Yeflerday Henry Hart, a very old offender, was
brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged by
Meffrs. Kirkby, lieeldey, gnd Kirkby, with uttering
to them a forged note of hand for 271. toss pur-
porting to be drawn by Hart upon Robert Elvey,
and payable at the houfe of Maurier •:nd Co. No.
so, Barking Church-Yard, Tower-Hill.
George Mackereth laid, he was a Clerk to Mr.
Kirkby, who was a Wholefale Silk and Handker-
chief Weaver, No. 2, Fotier-lane, Cheapfide ; that
t 1 Prifoner had goods for this note,' and upon
making inquiry concerning the houfe of Maurier,
'in Barking Church-Yard, be was told there was
no fuch perfons.
Mr. Beckley (aid, he had likewife made (rift
inquiry, and had every reafon to believe this note
was forged, as he underßood the Prifoner was a
noted (windier, and had defrauded feveral perfons.
The Prifoner Paid, that he had given a one-horle
chaife for this note, and that there were fuch per.
Cons as Robert Elvey and Maurier, but could not
tell where any of them were to be found at this
titne. He called a Mr. Price, who laid he law
Robert Elvey accept this note, but could not tell
where he was to be found. Upon his Lorcithip
:liking who he was i he laid he was a broker in
Long-lane in the Borough ; did not keep a fig;
ktt but publicloufes and chandler's lhopt.
Prifoner was committed to the Puultry Compter
du Friday next.
7arnee Clover, was again brought before the
Lolls MAYOR* charged, Tome days ago, by Mr.
Bagfhaw, mailer of the Crofs Keys, in Grace-
chnrch-Rreet, with Ilealing a great many watch
chains, &c. the property of force perfons unknown.
Mr. Baglbaw Paid, that the Prifoner was fervant
to him, and fulpeCting his honclly, he was going
to turn him away, but firll ordered his box to he
*arched, when they found a card of gilt chains
and other trinkets, which he confeffed he had taken
from a pair of (addle-bags in the cellar. Mr. Bag-
!haw having examined theft caddie bags, difcover-
cd they contained a great deal of valuable jewel-
lery, Ste. but could not find nut who they belonged
in: the whole, however, being brought before the
Loan Maras, he defired them to be advertifed,
which had tile defired effee, for a very reffettablc

rtradefman from Cattle-Rivet, Holborn, came for-I
ward, and told his Lordfhip that thefe caddie- i
bags, with the contents, were the.property,of a Mt.
Bentley, who dealt in: jewellery,.&c. and who had
tent them from the country, but they. were Bolen
on their way to town, about four months ago;
that they had taken every flep to recover them,
but to no effee.

Mrs. and Mifs Bentley attended, and clearly
identified thefe trinkets. The Prifoner having
confelfed his taking fome of the property, be was
permitted to go for a &Mier, and all the re it were
reaored to the right owner.

On Monday nert, the fecood of March, the Eng-
bib State Lottery begins drawing. The Tickets,
H :dyes, Qttarters, Eighthh and Sixteenth Stamped
Shares are foiling ih the greatelt Variety of Num-
bers, and loweft terms, at Mr. NiceoLsoh's Office,
No. 16, Cornhill, oppolite the Bank of England ;
where the fchemes at large, containing the parti-
culars of the extraordinary fucrs winch has at-
tended the purchafers at this o ce, are to be had
rtr. N. B. As Tickets and Shares wilt not k
lower, Merchants, Clubs, Etc. Ice. will fare money
by an immediate purchafe. , •

At Nine o'clock on Monday Morning next,
the State Lottery commences drawing. The Pi-
got Diamond prize will then be determined by the
Reit Ticket that is drawn out of the wheel, cor-
refponding with a Diamond Lottery number.
The Diamond is etlimated in value at near Thirty
Thoufand Pounds. The Tickets are on fale at
Two Guineas each, by RICHARDSON, GO4DLUCK
and Co. at their Offices, loa, Cornhill, Charing
Crofs, and Norwich, where the two laft prizes OF
Thirty Thoufand Pounds (hared, were fold.