Star.
London, England, 1814-11-17 00:00:00

POLICP►.

• SOV-PREET.—Tuesday evening tyro young wo-
men, dressed like servants, went into the shop of Mr.
Hammond, linen-draper, the corner of Dover-street,
in Piccadilly, where young Bolton was shot, and
' agreed for the purchase ot two valuable shawls and
other gcods, to the amount of 810, for which they
tendered a £'2o note in payment. From their appear-
ance, Mr. Hammond had a suspicion that the note
was not good; he, therefore, enquired where they got
it, when the one who had agreed for the purchase of
the goods said, from Captain Jones, who resided at
No. 17, New Bond-street. Mr. Hammond went out
under pretence of getting the note changed, and at
the same time went to the house in New Bond-street,'
where he learnt that no such person as Captain Jones
lived there, or any other lodger, in consequence he
declined taking the note. The women then left the
shop, sa; ing they were going further to purchase lace,
where th y should get change, and would call and
talc.. the g, ods as they returned ; however, on their
leaving this shop, one of them went to the shop of Mr.
Morris, linen-draper, at No. 55, Piccadilly, while the
other watched at the door. The one who went into
the shop agreed for the purchase of two shawls, Irish
linen, bombazeen, and 'minted cotton, amounting in
the whole to £ll 6d. for which she paid with the
same note she tendered at Mr. Hammond's shop, re-
ceived the change, and was just leaving the shop when
Mr. Hammond enter eel, and exposed her conduct.
which increased the suspicion. She and her cnmpa.
nion were then given into the custody of Nichols, be-
longing to this Office, who, on searching her, found
another 820 and two NW Bank notes. They were
then brought before Mr. Btasip., at the Office, when
the only account she gave of herself was, that she was
out ct place, but had formerly lived w:th Lady
Staines, and that the notes had been given to her by
a gentleman, but declined say ing on what account
before the office full of peopi-2. She, however, made
a private communication to the Magistrate, but this
did not induce him to forego committing her. S eon
after the business of the Office was over, information
came of a robbery, to a large amount, having been
committed in the house of Mts. Miller, in Clarges-
street. and suspicion arising that the prisoner had got
the property, the Officer accompanied Mrs. Wier to
Bridewell, whore, to her great surprise,
she found the priSom r to be her own servant, wh'.m
she ..id not suspect, she having made an excuse to go
out for another purpose.
Two bakers were convicted of having a quantity
of bread, short ot weight, exposed to sale; but some
of their loaves were over weight. Mr. Smith, of
Chandos.street, pleaded guilty, and was convicted in
the mitigated penalty of 2s. an ounce, on torty-two
ounces.

Mr. Vonham, of Charles court, in the Strand, was con-
victed in the like penalty, on the average of fifty-one
ounces. He pleaded that the loaves were over baked,
on account of his sleeping too late in the morning.—
He sail, he always allowed bibs. I 3ozs. for a quartern
loaf before it lb as put into the oven.
MA ii'. TA, the driver of the
hackt:ey coach, No. 2(0, was yesterday charged with
exacting from a lady, 4s. for a 2s. fare, and also for
defrauding his master, Mr. Wootton, of the same.
It appeared by the testimony of the master, that he
had reason to suspect that the defendant had often
kept track money, and in several instances, when the
coach had been out the whole day, the driver would
bring home two or three shillings. On the day he
extorted this money, he did not bring forth a shilling,
and he stated that he had not received any. The facts
were proved and the defendant was fined £1 for de-
frauding his master, and 10s. for the exaction.
Inf.-rmatioq was received at this Office on Tues-
day, that two young men of fortune were about to
fight a duel, yesterday morning, and consequently
t:iey were brought to the Office, to enter into sureties
to keep the peace. The matter was accommodated
with the consent of :ill parties.
QUEEN-SQUARE.—lNts:erd.ly John Hifi, a lad, appa-
rentlyabout ten years cf age, servant of Captain J. A.
Edwards, was charged with having stolen from his
master eight silk handkerchiefs and several other ar-
ticles. As the boy gave certain ininMation which
might lead to the detection of much more culpable
persons, Mr. FIec.DING ordered him to be commuted
for further examination, lamenting at the same time
that the events of every day should give so many new
proofs of the extensive depravity that existed in the
minds of the rising youth. Except some plan could
be devised to clear the town of idle and dissipated
14ds that were known to exist by thieving, what thou-
sands of desperate thieves wi.uld in a few years be
added to the present frightful list.

Sunday se'nnight, the man-servant of Colon.-)
CLARK, of the Royal Marines, at Chatham, broke
open his Master's •drawers, and stole a quantity of
wearing apparel, and other effects to a large amount,
with which he effected his escape.
Saturday se'nnight, in the evening, nine brass-
knockers were broken off, and stolen from the dogs
of as many houses, in Durham ; and the same eight
'several lathps were wilfully broken, and the tops and
burners taken away.
The fellows concerned in the recent outrages In the
county of Tipperary, the robbery of Mr. Prendergast,
and the attack on the Cork Mail-coach, were dis-
banded soldiers of the Wicklow militia. Mr. Butler,
brother-in-law to Mr. Prendergast, lately received
information, by means of which he traced them to the
town of Tipperary, where, with the assistance of an
officer of the .sth Foot, named Collins, he seized three
of the gang, with a good deal of the plundered pro-
perty upon them. One of them gave information
which led to the apprehension of the rest.
A man, accompanied by his wife and child, is
travelling in Lincolnshire, with notions of living
cheap. The party lately konoured the Red Cow Intl,
Boston, with their company ; and after remaining
there three or four days, decamped without payong
the bill. Last week an innkeeper, at Stamford, was
patronised by the same party, who treated him also
with as little ceremony. A L.*dy, under a similar
impuhe, left a Hotel in Southampton, last week,
Without first calling several tradesmen, woo would
have been much pleased at such a mark of attention.
Several are gone in pursuit of the fugitive, but with
what success remains to be proved.
Yesterday se'nnight, there.was a considerable. fail
of snow at Edinburgh ; a circumstance rather un-
usual so early' in the season.

NJPAL PROIIIOTIONS.
Captain Croker is appointed to the *izard, in the' Mediterra-
nean. He will take passage lit tlielMeamier.
Captain Sotheby, from the Slaney to the Tamer.
Hon. Captain Arbuthnot, Lite of tbe Avon, to the Martin, vice
Senhouse, posted.
Captain Edward Kate*, tp the Cornwallis.
Captain Charles Bullet), to the Ak'bar, vice Dickson.
Captain Hugh Pigot, to the Nyruphe.
Lieut. John Sykes, promoted to the rank of Cammamisr, and
appointed to a brig is the West Indies, lately captured from the
Ainericans.

Lieutenant T. Penberthy, to the Tamer.
Lieutenants—Henry King, of the Seahorse; George Pe.llnr, of
the Dragon; James Scott, of tke Albion ; George Urmston, of
the Albion, and George G. Burton, of the Tonnant, to the rank
of Commander.

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Lieutenants—Nugent to the Cornwallis; Heipman to com-
mand the Mullett; R. Ander, to the Chatham ; Ruling andl)avis
to the Aniaranthe ; Leake, to the Mutine; and Stuart, to the
Leonidas.
Mr. Engledew, Master, to the Boyne; Mr. John Roberts,
Master, to the Priori's.
Mr. Price is appointed one of the superintending Masters at
Plymouth, in the room of Mr. Peters, who has swiped from
ill health.
Mr. Penn, of Cawsand, Superintendant of the Anchorage in
Cawsand Bay, is appointed Superintendant of the moorings of
shipping inside the Breakwater, Plymouth, with an additional
establishment.