Star.
London, England, 1802-07-01 00:00:00

t'OLICE. fez.

MAR 'Anent. c 14-sta a e r.—Sunday the milkman,
apioeheotted on a lirong forpicion of having been
guilty of the murder of Ilia wife, in John.lirett,
V.•lgeware.road, Paddington. was dikhargett on
the verdiet taken before the Coroner of Acciklen-
tal. hath.

On Sunday morning, at two o'clock, NATile-
is ael CowawT, Efq. one of the Magiarates, At-
tended by the officers, entered a gaming houfe iu
and found a number of pettons alTem.
bled there for the purpofe of playing at Hazard
and other games; the implements for gaming
were feized 14 the officers, and the parties found
were taken into cultody, and were examined at
the office on Monday morning before the fame
Magistrate, who direited them all to find (unties,
as welt to appear at the Sefrums, as to be bound
not to be found at unlawful games in the mean
time. The owner of the houfe was,direited to be
profecnted for permitting fuch trantaaions to be
carried on.

Harros-Giansa.—Saturday a young genteel
woman was examined on a hal hearing, on a
charge of a trifling theft.. It appeared that the
was deranged in mind. Some refpettable friends
belonging to the unfortunate woman coming for.
ward, the was delivered up to them.
Three young lads were examined on a charge
of robbing a Gentleman of his pocketbook in
Holborn, a few evenings fine, he was
looking at a print.ffinp. After they had commit-
ted the robbery, they went to Saffron hill to puo.
chafe Come articles, where they offered a ten pound
note; but being fiffpeaell, a police officer w is fent
for, when they acknowledged the fat, but could
not deleribe the Gentleman whom they robbed.—
The Magifirates hearing the cafe, they were com-
mitted for re.examination. _

NIA wawa ,Houss.—Saturclay John Hawkens
was charged before the Loan MAYOR, by a num-
ber of reipeßable filk mercers and haberdafhers,
with defrauding them of goods to a confiderable
amount, upon falfe pretences, and at different
times. When apprehended, about 8o pawnbrokers'
tickets were found in his poffeffion, all of •which
were for at ticks in the filk way, which he cut up
and pledged. Several of the principal witneffes
not being prefent, he was remanded for a further
examination.
A very well drelfed lad, apparently about fe-
venteen, was charged with picking a Gentleman's
pocket, in Fenchurch-ilreet. The prifoner con-
dulled himfelf before the LORD MAYOR in a very
audacious and infolent manner: when diced whom
he lived with ? he anfwered with himfelf. He faid
that his father was a lawyer at Hornfey. Com-
mitted for re-examination.

A Danifh tailor was charged with hating broke
the windows of Mr. Wm.rr, the Danifh Conful,
becaufe he had refuted to give him money when
the prifoner had applied for fome at his houfe.—
This unfortunate man is in a itate of mental de•
rangement ; he was brought to the Manfion•houfe
in a Itrait•waiftcoat. klei was ordered to be
taken care of.

Gutt.nmaxt..—Yeßerday a man was charged
upon fufpicion of dealing a quantity of poultry.
The owner not being able to attend, the prifoner
was committed for a re-hearing:
Wu trscuarst..—james Anderfon was fully
committed to Newgate for trial, on a charge of
robbing J. Townfend, a Captain of a veiTd, in
Sun-yard, in the parith of St. Botolph, Aldgate,
of a (Hirer watch chain, with an intent to rob him
of his watch, which was raved by the chain break-
ing, which the man retained in his hand, by which
the felony was proved.
WWI 3 H r -silt is T.—On Saturday two men, or
the names of Clark and Brown, underwent an ex.
amination, being charged with having committed
a fraud, by felling to a perfon, near Kingfland
Road, a bode as found, but which proved to be
slandered. They were remanded for further ex-
amination.
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The fame day a woman was examined on a
charge of healing a child, and felling its cluaths.
Committed for rehearing. •
Yeller:lay three brothers were examined, on fuf-
picion of having entered feveral gardeners' grounds
at Hackney and other places, and :tealing a variety
of articles therefrom. Remaned for another hear.
in
-A woman, who hands charged with being an
acceifary in healing a child, was examined a fe-
cund time. She was remanded for another hearing.
SHADWNLL.—Yellertlay Richard Vickers, wa-
ternian, was examined, charged with lying with
with his boat under the bows of a convia hulk,
a few days lance, and carrying away a COnVia.—
Being perceived, he was purfued, and the man re-
taken. The priloner efcaped for that time, but
was was taken on Nfouday laft. He was commit-
ted for re-examination.
THa, ',of, CL.—Saturday a man was com-
mitted to the Houfe of Correaion for one month,
as a pilferer.
A man was fully committed for trial, on a
charge of g6ing on board of a veld in the night,
lying off New-Crane, Wapping, getting into the
cabin, and healing the Captains !liver watch,
whilft he was faft
On the i9th ult. an inquifition was taken at
,Baiingftoke. on the body of Thomas Beale, an in-
habitant of that place, who, in reaching to take off
a bundle of wood from a ti-ober-carnage as the
honks were moving on, flipped under the wheel,
which going over his body, to much bruited him,
that he fisortly after died.—Verdia—Accidental
Death.
Monday fc'nnight an inqueft was taken at
Southampton, on the body of a Tailor, who was
(truck by another in bed, which occafioned his
death. Verdict—Manflaughter, againft a perfun
unknown, as he ablconded.
Oh Thurfday the body of Mr. Hubbard, of
Realby, was• found drowned in the river, near
Melton Mowbray: it is fuppofed to have lain
in the water four or five days. The Coroner's
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Maria ring, listan years of age, who was letting
nut tome rope belonging to a bathing machine,
when the fame fuitdettly went with great velocity,
and an iron bar Bruck her a violent blow on the
head, which fractured her tkull.—Verdia, acci;
d, ntal Death.
Tburfday fe'nnight an ir.quell was lucid at Didf-
bury, on the body of a child killed by a c trt, the
d iver of which, as is but too frequent, was be-
hind its—The Jury found a verdia of Manilaugh-
ter, and he was fnmmitted to Lancaster Cattle for
trial.
On Sunday Lift an inquell was taken in Leicef.
ter, before Mr. Alderman Swinfen, Coroner, on
the body of Joseph Berwick, a youth about 17
years of age, who was kicked by a bode, in the
ttab'e belonging to Meirrs. Pickfords, on Friday
the 19th init. who languilhed about 24 hours, and
then expired.—Verdiet Accidental Death.
On Saturday the 19th ult. one of the Coroners
for Hartip(hire took an inquell. at Whiteparith, on
the body of Mary Dear, a poor old woman, who
lived alone, and was found dead in her cottage on
the preceding day, and from appearance had been
dead two or three days.—Verdia—Died by the
ViGtation of Gm

On Sunday fe'nnigbt an inqueli was taken on
the body of Harry Afher, of Charlton, who, in
company with an acquaintance (one Benjamin
Edmunds, waggoner to Mr. Kelvil) bad killed
himfelf by drinking to excefs out of a calk of
brandy, ity means of a vegetable tube. Edmunds
was called before the Coroner, and lirialy interro.
gated ; but he appeared fo little affectled by the
unhappy confequences of his dilhortea imprudence,
that he would fcarcely admit he had done wrong
in giving away the liquor moulted to his care ; -
the Coroner, therefore, recommended that he thould
be profecuted as an example to others.
On Sunday lalk as Mr. Moline's wife and
daughter were going from their houfe at Stratford.
green, Elea, to the Friends Meeting houle, Flail-
tow, in their chaife, the horfe took flight at Up-
ton ; the animal broke the baits of the chaife, and
I endeavouring to extricate hinrfelf, took to kicking,
and broke both the legs of Mrs. Molise in a moll
chocking manner.
Friday laR, Coon after the arrival of the Innif.
killen dragoons, at Tariftock, the holder of the
Exeter Inn public houfe, in that town, had occa-
lion to go to the liable where the dragoon hones
were kept, when one of them kicked at him in to
violent a manner as to break three of his ribs,
on account of which his life is Much defpaired of.
Tuefday a waggoner was killed near Keyn-
fliaur ; he was holding the third horfe from the
(hafts, and in turning the corner of a hill, was
thrown down, when the wheel not being dragged,
went over his head.
The following unfortunate accidents lately hap-
pened in the neighbourhood of Loughborough :
On the 3d ult. Smith, fervent of Mr. Mills,
of Thorp Acre, in a Bate of intoxication, attempt.
log to mount the !hafts of a waggon, failed in his
attempt and fell to the ground, and the waggon
palling over his body, cruthed him to death. And
on the Thurfday following, Lees, a fee.
vant of M. Phillips, Efq. of Garrendon, being un-
fortunately intoxicated, fell down by the fide of
his honks, and the waggon obliquely paired over
his body and fraeured both his right leg and left
arm in a dreadful manner, of which he died on 1
Wednefday fennight ;—And on Friday a fervant
of Mr. Throne, of the fame village, from the fame
cattle, fell from the cart, and particularly injured
his right arm, but is in a fair way of recovery.
Ou Tuefday George Lythe, a. workman, in the
fervice of Mr. Robert Hales, of Went, was killed
in a marl pit, by the falling in of a large clod, and
a (port time (ince a boy in the fame fervice was
killed by a waggon.
On the, morning of the 2.lth init. a boat, belong-
ing to the ConfliQ gun.veffel,lying in the Downs,
overfet, and three men were drowned.
I.att 'Thurfday a lad belonging to a corn veffel,
near the Hermitage, Wapping, going aloft after
fume fparrows, miffed his hold,- and falling on the
deck, he was killed on the (pot. The Coroner's
verdiO—Accidental Death.

On Friday fe'nnight, as the labourers were de-
livering the cargo of the Elizabeth, Captain Hop-
per. lying in the Dock at Hull, a large beam of
timber, about to be fhipped ou board a river (loop,
was impetuoufly forced on one fide, by which the
man in the hold, who was guiding it, was crufhed
to death. And on Saturday, as ft. Tootle was
loading his fhiop for Sheffield, from off the dock-
fide, a rach, with his man upon it, fuddenly flip-
ped off, and he fell unfortunately betwixt the
wood. He died in a short time after.

Sunday morning, about one o'clock, a well.
drelfed man was picked up by one of the watch.
men, near the cheep pens, in Smithfield-market,
with his head fractured, occafioned by a fall. He
was taken to the hofpital:
The fame day a woman felling mackerel, in
Fore-ltreet, Cripplegate, teeing a parifh officer
coming along, it being fervice ume, in her hurry
to get away, fell down and bloke her arm. She
was likewife fent to the hofpital.
Thurfday le'nnight, as two lads were playing
near pond, at Fatal, near Folkftone, one of
them, named Richard Andrews, about eight years
old, took up a ltone to throw at fome lizards, when,
with the force, he threw himfelf into the water,
and before any affiftance could be given he was
'drowned.
Two brothers, of the name of Oakley, were
found on Friday fe'nnight in the hay loft of the
ThrecChoughs, Blandford, nearly fuffocated. One
of them, by medical affillance' recovered, but the
other died in a few hours. They •had drank a
large quantity of (pines.
The Overfeer of the copper-mills at Bitton was
Taft week way-laid by one of the labourers, who
beat him violently on the head with a flake,
'and then threw him into a ditch. The fellow is
in cultody.
Friday morning karly. as Mr. Bentley, of Rom.
ford, in Etre:, was coming to- Leadenhall-mar-
keti with, poultry, ite. be was lb between
,A2te.sties.A "..d Raw. i with