Star.
London, England, 1825-11-16 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

13enfamin Feasts, a gentlemanly-looking man, and late a meet
of a vessel, was yesterday put to the bar before W. J. Mosul?,
Esq. the presiding Magistrate, charged with basing feloatusq
taken a chronometer watch, of the value of £5O.
Robert Miller was. the first witness sworn.--I am mete of the
brig Harlequin, lying in dock at Fast-lane, Bermondsey. S.lturday
last the prisoner came on board to dine with me. I have him
him upwards of five years. A drawer in the state-room was open,
in which ley the Captain's chronometer. The prisoner asked tie
to let him look at it ? I did so. He returned it to me again, .0
I put it into the drawer. The prisoner went ashore about dusk. I
did not go to the drawer again until Monday morning, when I
missed the chronometer.

It appeared by other evidence, that the prisoner carried the duo.
nometer to a pawnbroker's in Bermondsey-street. The prisoaer
asked £2O, which were refused ; he then asked for £l5, hut the
pawnbroker would only advance £lO, adding, that be might have
JCS more on 33onday. lie was fully committed for trial.
LAMBETH-STREET.
Idea. Byrne, a respectable woman, was yesterday brought up from
Whitechapel watch-house,when the person who gave her in charge
not appearing, the business was gone into, nevertheless ; and it ap.
pearls& on the investigation that she had been most impropetly coo.
fined, a warrant was issued for the apprehension of the person who
had given her in custody, who shortly arriving, was hekl to hake
the assault; and an action is about to be commenced against bins
for false imprisonment.

WORSHIP-STREET.

J. Averse, was charged by Messrs. Liss and Son, silversmitlis,is
Finsbury-street, Finsbury-square, with pawning a silver Intr,
given to him to chase, the duplicate of which he enclosed to tbe
prosecutors, with an insolent letter of defiance, in whisk hr told
them they might proceed Against him and be d—d ; but sign*
himself theirs, respectfully. He was ordered to pay £6, the ssm
for which the article etas pledged, and a fine of 40s. but in dcfmlt,
WAS recommended to the care of Governor Vickery, of Spfeekli
Castle, who undertook to provide hint with board, !Aging, and it
amplitude of wholesome etc:vile * his famous Mill.

- - .
In •n of the fashionable torts at the extreme West-
end of the Town, a Gentlental standing, the other
in OP hail, npeaking.to.ho servant, with the stied.
fooi open, wben a renpectable-looking elderly man
watlked in, in a fam4isr manner, and caught the Gee
lima by both hands with great cordiality, expressing his
Joy at seeing him after the lapse of so many years. The
Genilcman begged to know the name of the stringer,
a* he hid no recollection of him. " I am General C.cee
of your father's oldest friends." On this the General
was asked to walk up stairs, was introduced by the
Gentleman to his wife, and pt oceeded to relate many
anecdotes of the different branches of the noble family
to v horn the Gentleman is closely allied. At.lengthilic
General, recurring tohimself, mentioned his strarieral
circumstances in the decline of life, an 4 that an intimate
friend of hiss General 11. was about raising a sub.crir
don for biers, to which be hoped • the Gentleman scold
lend his aid. this the latter declined, alleging tbit
hi hal a large family, stc. but expressing his repeat
the unfortunate situation of his fathei 's old :riend. O.
this die General next complained, with raise stifled
groans, of the rheumatism arid lameness with strict, he
*as afilicteJ, which rea.'er.:d walking very difficult, and
begged the loan of a few shillings to pay his coach hire
back to his lodgings, Which having rectiyed, he, w'it6
repeated assurances of the delight he bad exprience4
in seeing the son of his old friend, took his &patio.
The conversation had been well sustained by thesoi•
disaOt General; his manner was gentlemanly, his lan-
guage good, and he sheared a correct knowledge of
that Gentleman's family connections. Suspicion, how-
ever, had been excited; be was followed into the street, wbea the,
bold impeetor was seen walking quickly away without any SIPS "`
lameness. The Gentleman overtook him, tapped him hastily°
the doelders witb the salutation, " General, stay a moment, fm
got to mendoo one thing to you before you left my house."—" E;l',
eh, what is that r Why, General, that you are a d—d scoutalra•
The'detected culprit, in alarm, denied the justice cf the V"'
brious epithet, and referred to Cox and Greenwood 21 his stew.
" You we a scoundrel, and would have no occasion to borrow" tt
shillings for coach-hire, if you had such respecrabk agents."
Sere is the five shillings," producing the money from bis packet'
Nor,liletalisal, I grave only to teU you, that I have not timeiro:
day to take you to How.street,but if ever I see yen again is th!
neighbourhood, before a Magistrate you shall go, and now rwrch
The self-styled General forgot his feigned decrepitude, r•ii:"
instantly c rapid retreat.

DIED.
Saturday. Mr. J. Kennedy, for many years bead door.ke.ve 0.
the House of Commons.

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