Star.
London, England, 1812-08-21 00:00:00

POLIC.B.

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.Thitennank.—Sataas. Yesterday, J. Bell a. stout
athletic coachman, was :barged with a.ssanlting Mr.:
W. Price, a warehouseman, who resales in the eitv.
The comp ainant stated, that be was in Fleet-Street
on Wednesday night, Looking at.the
when the. defendant struck him a blow wiiich produ-
ced a black eye, Without the least provocation given
on his part for the assault. The defendant. in. este-
nnation of his conduct, said he was walking *ling .
Fleer.street with two young women. The Mob at
the same time were wantonly throwing squibs, and
burning the clothes of every female who untoitu-
nately caught their notice; endeavouring to get
thtongli the crowd, be observed the complainant
standing before him, with a lighted squib ready to go
off, and thinking it was intended for the women un-
der his pro;ection, he snuck the blow, which was the I
subject of the complaint. Mr. Price admitted that
he held a squib in his hand, but denied that he had
any intention of throwing it at the women. Sir W.
Lewis, under all the circumstances, dismissed the de-
fendant, after the latter bad made an apology to the.
complainant.
' J. Alantort, a baker in Long.lane, was convicted in
a mitigated penalty of 20s. for exposing for tale small
leaves if sight weight.
Three pickpockets, Cragolti, Bridliy, and WA,
examined before, on a charge of piaci istng their pro-
fess un in Fleet-street, on a Bankeiii Cierk, oh( m
they watched out of the. Banking-house of Praed
and C were sent by their own consent eta board the
Tender.
tow-srararr.—A man who calls himself Frasseit
bas for some time past been sending letters
to Mr. svehesley, Mr. Hamilton, the Under Secre.
tar) of :state, anti ocher Gentlemen in official situa-
iionta about an unfounded claim, and stating pretty
kia.7, if. attention was nut immediate.y paid to
Jaya. tti4 tivey
,attest look to themselves, lie
in comet:tut:lce, taken intu custody on Wednesday,.
and uudervient a loog private ex.anamation before
Mr. BIRNIE, on a charge t f awing an Alien at large,
tvithout having a itcence ; wa en we nude:v.4nd viat
the .account he gave ..1 himself was :—He acknow-
ledged teat he w..s born in hpasn,,but of English
rents, alai contended, 144 by the 4th of ,Geiage,ll.
tie was e sun jeea t f king Gene 114. and '
their f, ire iequired nu licence. Mr. Diable questioned
him as to what he had been, and bow be had been
tale/yeti? He confessed that hi had beinin °Meer
In the.Sesinith service •tw enty-tht ee. 'years back, and,
bard Often -fought against Ergiand ; upon which the'
Miegistrate intortnedtirn, that it Was rather an awl',
*ero sitnatirin which he hal placed hin'ailf in, for if
he had proved .-lenat he asserted, viz. that he was a
i liege knbject "figtiting against his Sovereign, he must
comb-kit him on a Itltteh inert beritlit thatge. How-
! ever, as the case stood, he tett it his duty to send him
to prison, and committLd him to Tatiiilllelds Bride-
Well tor sm mouths, as an Alien mithout a licence.
Innis aricias.—A number of late and diserdcrly
rs
fellows, who endangered and annoyed the public, on •
iVLdnesday even'og, in viewilig the illi.rninatiins,
wids fire-arMs aria nee-weirka, were broeight before.
• am magistrates. A sgreat many had been lodged in!
watch-houses. The following were exatnined before
Mr. BIRNIE t . •
Stephat Morfraii Was brought by R. Limberickattd
I convicted, tor throwing a squib in the Strand. • • •'.
1 how White v.. cliaged with diseharging a pistol
near the Admiralty. Tne pt is Mr tieing a very
young boy, and his master utanataking that he sb..nid'
not be guilty of the like again, be was discharged.
Amer Foster teas convicted cif throwing a *iamb
; near cLarrierset Hnse.
Beare Tivkg was brought by R. LiMbeikk, and
. am. tia tiirowng squibs in the Snug', hay.vg
anti-, and found t. h hitn.
Joditu w convicted for throwing
•• a squib in St. J,troes's-stred. t.
1 tn.) street, St. James's, several. women were
Pet pn fir, ; the doors of coathes were opened, and
Ere-wt rks .thrown in; although t hose inside, and t: •t
ci..clarrien,elsok 'off their hats. Stet:ape were throe t.
• int toe Catlerimerie f..cvs, and at the h rses heads.l
v. .hi b eausechhem to be ungovernable, and a veil;
pets lie were kialcited, a)nseqii• its
during tine waist. A iteMaiiionn wits-hie:4ld down.