Star.
London, England, 1824-12-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Lawrence ennerbell, styling himself nephew-to the Duke of Ar,
gyle, was finally examined on a charge of stealing a lantlauht,
value Xi tO.

Mr. Messer, coach-maker, of Margaret-street, Cavendish.sque,„
stated, that on the 4th of September the prisoner came to him, and
said he wanted the loan of a carriage. lie looked at several% and
fixed upon a landaulet. Unasked the price, saying he wantedie
for a fortnight. Mr. Messer told him the price was £.2 per week.
He agreed to the price, and paid him two sovereiens. Mr. 11,;
questioned him as to his name and property. Ile replied that his
name was Lawrence Campbell, son of General Campbell, mnd ne.
phew to the Duke of Argyle, and that his income was about 000
a-year--that he was well known at Brighton, where he resided,and
that be was going to take a few Ladies into Kent. Mr. 1lerttr
' wanted a reference, and he referred to a Lady living in Niargaret
street, with whose statement he was satisfied, and he delivered rte
landaulet to the prisoner. The carriage not having been rot irno
at the expiration of !litre weeks, Mr. Messer proceeded t.,
and other places, and at length found the carriage in the rosses,L..
of Mr. Dixon, at the Repository, Barbican.
Mr. Dixon complained of the manner in which he bad been us,,t
in this affair. lie bad acted cautiously throughout the trati,aeti,..,
and through his exertions entirely the prisoner was sppreliended
Wednesday last. He declared that any tradesman would ii;,•;
acted as he had done. _

The Lora MAYOR coincided with Me. Dixon ha this, aoa
prisoner was fully committed.

DOW-STREET.
Autumns Roassay.—Yesterday, IV. Ants, a youth respectal.:„
attired, was charged with stealing .liver spoons, lockets, shirts, k.,;,
the property of Martha Nat:tz.
The prosecutrix lives in Fetter-lane, and bad known miser.:
about five years. On Monday last he came to drink tea with ;
after which she was obliged to go out, and they both went t0gea,...,.
When she returned, about nine o'clock, the door of her rou-1
(which she had locked) was open, and the property now pr0dt,.....!
missing. The room was in great disorder, having been complee'y
ransacked. A lodger told her that the prisoner had returned, and
asked for the key of Mrs. Name's room, as he had left some valu-
able books there. which he must have.

Catherine Brown deposed, that she lodged at the house where
Mrs. Nantz lived. About nine o'clock on Monday evening, the
prisoner came and demanded the key of Mrs. Nantz's room, Which
not being left in her care, he took tri a poker and was Caving an
entrance, when he thought of witnesb's key, and got in with it. Wit.
ness did not recollect how long he remained in the room, hut whrr,
Mrs. Nantz came home he was gone, and the property with him.
Information was immediately given to several officers, and the pri.
soner was apprehended.
Mrs. Nantz was greatly affected in giving evidence ; she slid the"
prisoner was without victuals and clothes when she retilved him.
She is a laundress, and the shirt the prisoner had then on was taken
from her room, and she wished much to have it returned.,
The Magistrate ordered the prisoner to be searched and the shit:
taken from him. lie was consequently taken back into an outer
office, and in a few minutes returned with his fashionable surtout
buttoned up to his chin.-I'lse prisoner said nothing in his defence,
and was fully committed.