Star.
London, England, 1801-03-10 00:00:00

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tron....;ht before the fittn,..; Nlairjarates
of flolen iron: o,:e rt.rren
e-a Sat nkia, I)l.nry-lan.: Ti),Tatr,,
book, contaiiiin of .1.:nv!a:;.:
and iochefler Bank notes, to the arn,t:ta I 21.

hlr. Swan Ilatei, that on Sa:nrday ri:.;ht he
'went into one of the boxes at Drury-lane Theatre,
at ulich time he had the pocket-hook with the
notes in qualion in his left hand coat pnel:!, that
the pi ;loner fat on the feat bel,ind him, and Iron
after he miffed his pocket-book, when conimun;..
eating his lois to a friend, they came to BOW
Facet, and procured two of the officer;, who im-
mediatclv returned with them to the TI acre.

William Pickering and James Limbrick, two of
the patrole belonging to this office, laid, that in
confequmcc of being applied to on Saturday night
by Mr. Swan, they went with him to Drury lane
Theatre, at which time the performance had finifh-
ed, and many petfons were gone out, but going
up to the boxes on the firli circle, they met the
prifoncr 11a,Te:, who endeavoured to run back,
but knowing him to be a fufpicious charaaer,
they took him into cullody, and direaly fearch-
ing him, found the whole of Mr. Swan's notes
concealed under his left arm, between his coat
and flirt.

Mr. Larkin, a Gentleman who accompanied
Mr. Swan to the Theatre, corroborated the whole
of the foregoing evidence, and identified the pri-
foner as being the perfon who fat behind Mr.
Swan in the box, and that he was gone when the
book with the notes was miffed. The prifoner, in
his defence, faid he found the notes in the Theatre
without the book. He was fully committed for
trial, and the parties bound over to profecute.
MaNsioN-Housts.—Yellerday Samuel Wood and
William Smith underwent examination before the
Lord-Mayor, charged upon the oath of William
Green, with (leafing a quantity of fugar from the
Cullom-houfe Quay, the property of perfons un-
known ; they were fully committed for trial.
HA L L.—Same day Samuel Parfon: was ex-
amined before Sir William Leighton, charged
upon the oaths of Frederick Letceftcr, and ano-
ther, with going into the (hop of Mr. Yates, but-
cher, in Fetter-lane, Holborn, and taking from
the laid 'hop, under falfe pretences, a quantity of
beef, value 4 and upwards, by telling a lad who
was in the (hop that he came from a Mr. Gordon
for the fame ; but, inftead of making his way to
Mr. Gordon's he (taped his courfe towards
Iflington, which was a contrary road ; the prifo-
ner was folly committed for trial.

Us iott-Hn L.—Yefterday yob" Evan:, a pub-
lican, near the Albion-mills, was examined a fe-
cond time, charged with receiving a quantity or
fugar, ftarch, and other articles, the property of
Mellis. North and Co. of New Bridge-Greet,
Blackfriars, knowing the fame to be ftolen, and
for which he gave an inferior price ; the principal
evidence againit the priConer was a difcharged fer-
vent of Mr. North, who Role the articles, and
who was fuppofed to have been the dupe of the
prifoncr, he having detailed his tranfattions with
Evans ; a warchoureman in the fame houfe, fwore
that the articles were the property of his mailers ;
the prifoncr was committed for a re-hearing.
A baker was fined 241. 15s. for baking bread
deficient in weight 99 oz. which the Magifirates
fixed at the rate of 55. an ounce, but mitigated the
fine to 91. he (till, however, complained with much
indecency, upon which the Magiftrates affirmed
their firs award, and ordered the bread to be
given to the prifoners in the New Goal.
A woman of the name of Ray was committed
to the Houle of Correetion, for taking illegal in-
furance in the prefent State Lottery.