Star.
London, England, 1809-11-22 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDIIALL.—Yesterday a woman named Bates,
the wretchedness of whose appearance excited com-
miseration in the breast of every one present, whose ,
hands and arms were literally eaten into by disease,
and whose appearance indicated the strongest marks
of poverty, was brought up, when it appeared from
the statement of an officer, that he had discovered her
the evening before, lying in the open street, visibly a
prey to misery and want.
E. She stated, that she belonged to Mary-la-bonne pa-
rish but that the otHcers would not take her in, un-
!les:she had a pass ; that she had not slept in a bed
for upwards of two months, and the last time she did
so, was :it Woolwich. The worthy Alderman (C.
Stunt) humanely relieved her, and ordered the clerk
to give her a letter of admission to one of the Hos-
pitals.
Henry Upson was charged with stealing seven yards
of cannel from the shop of Mr. Edy, of Beech-street,
' on Saturday night last.
The prisoner was brought up on Monday, when the
proofs were strong enough to have warranted his
being committed, but on his expressing a wish to go
to sea, Mr. Edy consented not to prosecute him '
he, however, afterwards refused to go on board the
tender, and in consequence was brought up and fully
`.committed for trial.
- MassioN-Hot7sE.—Mr. Brayne, one of the Inspec-,
tors of the City Pavement, charged Mr. Tierney, the
pavior to the New River Company, with leaving 14
places open, in different streets, to the great danger of
passengers. The defendant pleaded illness, and ex-
pressed his sorrow for the neglect. The Loan MAYOR
Ltold him there was a penalty for each charge, but as
he seemed at present too much indisposed to attend to
his business, he should not convict him for this time,
'but assured him if any such complaint came against
him in future, he must expect no favour
A Mr. Barber charged a man with being found in
his watrchouses, in Thames-street, with an intent to
steal ; several cheeses had been removed by the pri-
soner, but not taken off the premises. The prisoner
said he had been six years at sea, and begged to be
sent to serve his Majesty, which was consented to.
ManLaonouon-sTar:Er.—Yesterday Simpson,
the keeper of a brothel, in Suffolk-street, Middlesex-
Hospital, was re-examined, charged with a rape on
a child twelve years of age, servant to her sister, a
prostitute, residing :n his house. The prisoner, who
is 60 years of age, was fully committed.
A woman of the name of Pond, a pretended
prophetess, was also committed, for defrauding
Ann Smith of RI 17s. under pretence of disclosing
future events. The defendant obtained the money at
various times, and she also got possession of the
greater part of the clothes of the credulous girl, who
was a servant in Tottenham-court-road.

HATTON-OARDEX.—Yesterday Peter Bulb. was
fully committed, charged with strafing carpenter's
tools, in Gray's Inn•lane-road, while the mea were
at their dinner.

A person was convicted in the penalty of £3O for
working a private still, in Russel Mews; 900 gallons
of wash were carried to the Excise, besides the appa-
ratus for distillation.

MIADEII.—On the night of the 9th instrnt, a party ,
of villains entead the house of Mr. M,Culloch, of
Brekart, near Belfast, murdered him, and robbed his
house of cash, notes, a great deal of apparel, bLin-
kets, and even the children's clothes, What adds to
the infamy of this crime, is, that the wretches stabbed,'
cut, and mangled three of his sons in a manner t"o
shocking to relate. The life of the eldest, about 16,
is despaired of, having no lois than :12 bayonet wounds
in differnt parts of his body.
On the evening of the' ld inst. two men of the name
of Cochrane, acquaintances, who had attended the
market of Ballymoney, and were seemingly in striend-
ship, having son' frivolous altercations on the road,
about half a mile from thence, one of them drew a
spear out of a cane, and stabbed the other under the
left breast, of which wound he died on the
After perpetrating the horrid deed, the murderer had
the hardened temerity to return and lodge in the town,
where he was the next morning arrested, and commit-
ted to gaol. The deceased was a man of good cha-
racter, and has left a pregnant wife to bewail her ir-
retrievable loss.

BIRTH.
Saturday, the 18th instant, the Honourable Mrs. Codrington,
of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On Saturday last, at St. Helen's, Bishopsgate-scree
Esq. of Crosby-square, to Miss N. Mercer, of Devi
Portland-place.

H. B. Hall,

Friday, at Edinburgh, Captain Alexander Robertson, of the
ship Surat Castle, lu the service of the Hon. East India Company,
to Jane, eldest daughter of Alexander Laing, Esq. architect in
Edinburgh.
At Edinburgh, John Tennent, jun. merchant in Glacgow, to
Jessy, only daughter of the late Captain Jones, of Slaneypark,
Ireland.