Star.
London, England, 1802-07-08 00:00:00

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BOVV-ITREET.—Several of the pickpockets, Pp.
prehended on Monday lalt near I.old's icke.,
Grotind, at the aicenlion of the balloon, wcre
terday examined, when it appeared tit t a
them had planted tliemfelves in Baker. fire, ;.
among the thickefi of the croud. I rnmediar.-!,.
the balloon going up they made a great rut.!:;:r.L.
robbed feveral perfons, ("mile of w.1,1:11 w,:re
ed down, and very ill treated ; a party of t:ie
trole coming up at the moment, f,:cer,;d threc
them, one of whom was leen to throw away two
watches, but they were picked up. One of the
patrole, was knocked down in the feutile, the pr(.
loners making a defperate
Wunn, a brat's-founder, in neighbour.
hood of the Strand, identified one of the watches,
and the perfon of one of the prifoners, who, he
laid, with feveral others, hufiled him in Baker.
fireet North, and robbed him of his watch ; that
he feized the prifoner, upon whichieveral others
refcued him, knocking him (the witnefs) down,
and were going to throw him over a bridge, into
come water, when the patrole came to his aid.--
The other watch was identified by a young matt
of the name of Ward, who was robbed on the fame
(Pot ; and who faid that he had no doubt but the
prifoner, who was ken to throw away the laid
watch, was the perfon who took it out of his
pocket. A third man was identified by a gentle-
man's fervant, whofe breeches pocket he had turn.
ed infide out, though, fortunately, without obtain-
ing any thii;g, the fervant having neither watch
or money about him. He was, however, commit.
ted to take his trial for the mifdemeanor ; and the
two former prifoners for the felonies.
Fifteen other fufpicious perfons were apprehend-
ed bidiferent parties of the patrole, and moll of
them being reputed thieves, were committed to
prifon. Several other pickpockets were appre-
hended by the conftables who attended on the
occafion.

HATTON GANDAN.—Richard Elbe, a chimney
(weeper, and Sara Barber, w ere fully committed
for trial ; the former on a charge of dealing a
watch out of a window, in Leather-lane, Holborn,
and the latter for pledging it for one guinea, which
they divided between them and another perfon not
yet taken.

MANSION HOUSE.—YetterdaT John HaeaEias
was finally examined on a charge of defrauding
feveral tradefmcn in London of mercery goods, to
the amount of nearly aool. He was committed
for trill.

Gu ILDH Lt..—Yetterday a man, known by the
name of My Hearty, was charged on furpicion of
having ltolen a quantity of primed cotton, the
property of fume perfon at prefent unknown. He
was committed for re-examination.

WHITECHAPEE.—Yeaerday
George Martin and
a woman of the name of Daley were esamined a
third time, on fufpicion.of knocking down a lady,
fome nights ago, in Wentworth-ftreet, Spiral&lds,
and robbing her of a gold watA, but n'.) p:ofecu-
tor appearing, tLey were difchar3ed ; as wac a
man, for the fame realon, on fulpicion of hav
ing committed footpad robberies in the county of
Kent.

ADWELL.—Yenerday john Alban; coin.
mitted for trial, charged u ith tlealing from a fel.
low apprentice, coming in a velfel from Gravcknd,
a quantity of wearing apparel, together with Tome
flyer and halfpence and a bottle of fpii its.
An American failor was committed for trial,
charged with breaking out of a houfe, wile: ein lie
lodged, and flealing a quantity of wearing apparel.