Star.
London, England, 1825-12-16 00:00:00

y JaitF• Pilgrim, a watcl.mA‘, stated that, in •consequenc, or 0
r`a-mation he received irons the last witness, he went to the .t.„.
stated, that op the
of the Apple Tree public-house,wbere. he found the door wide re: 1 and the prisoner about two yards inside of the passage. Wie..,,,
I endeavoured to secure him, but he made his escape into the slii.ti;
&remind, and concealed himself under the benches, from ssi.i,i;
house,
yugethe last witness, alq
place witness dragged him into the house, and alarmed the landlord
who came to his assistance, and the prisoner was conveyed to the' ' watch-house. At the time witness apprehended the prisoner in
she Arittle-ground, he perceived another person making hisenneo-
from the window, but was unable t 6 ton o[
bevies dal ph.
*osier in custody, and he evincing symptoms of resistance.
molriniobengrtbAeflueraellede,slacrindl?edlordheofwtibsealaabronvieed
on coming front his bed-room observed the prisoner in his custode-
witness had the previous alht fastened up his house, and seene;.;
the door of the &Skittle-ground ; on returning tram the watch house
witness and Pilgrim searched the premises, but found no pronett,,,
mls,ing ; in the skittle-ground witness found the dark lanteisnrrio;
produced near the place where the prisoner was apprehended.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was innocent of the oirenee-
with which he
goring the was charged. On the mornin mentioned henat
o
in liquor, and back door of the above house fur
entered, and was instantly aeizA by the watchman. ope,
The prisoner was fully committed for trial, and the oiteme,
were hound over to pro•ecute.
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The prisoner has ileen once under xentence of death, aaj
'times in confinement upon charges of felony.
WORSIIIP-STREET.
Aa ItINT Or PERKINS, GLTS WET CO.—Yesterday, just as the
b
nets of the office was about to close, a person, az lien when awunt
rant seas issued some days since in th:t same of //,tit.,.;
placed at the bar by Attfield, one of the officers. A pAtion :lAritA
Peter Atkinson has already undergone several examittati
sets at tnis
office, charged with fraudulently Obtaining goods to tlrt antaunt or
above 5,0004 from various silk manofactarers in the tv:i;hhout.
hoods of Spitalfields and Bethnal green, for the house of Alex miler
Welch and Co. 76, Queen-street, Cheapside. In the emirs? of the
Investigation It appeared that Atkinson had ordered the goads to he
sent in to the firm of 'Welch and Co. and that the tradeipeopfe, 0.1
calling at the house, 76, Queen-street, were introduced to a perm,
sometimes as Mr. Perkins, and at others as dlr. Welch, until at
length the house in Queen.stren was closed ag, dust the credlter;,
and the key was afterwards enclosed to the landlord in a letter
signed " Perkins." Under these circumstances, a warrant was is-
sued against Perkins, who was now placed at the bar.
Mr. Ranee having recapitulated the suh.tance of the charges
against the prisoner, informed him that Atki44oll'S examination w.
to be resumed on Monday next, at which time his CASE aka r!.E: t
be fully heard. _ _

The prisoner, who is of very gentlemanly ap?earlnce, sett;-t:'7
between thirty and forty years of age, bowed respectfullw
Magistrate, and was removed from the bar.

LA M BETLI.STIIRET.

„Tao ilitips was brought up, charged with having stok4 Ira
carrier a trunk belonging to a butler of Mr. Wilberforce. 0 t
Thursday, Skillen, a Bow-stteet Officer, stopped the velvet. i
Whitecharl, with the trunk in hiS possession, when hr tiroppot
and was running away. but was apprehended by another Office:.
Yesterday the butler identified the propeity, and the prisoner tea
fully committed for trial.