Star.
London, England, 1825-09-26 00:00:00

:Urn AORDINARY iftIRGI, irR F.

A burglary and robbery, under very pecirliar
mysterious circumstances, was effected in.the house of
EDWA RD WILOAUS, Esq. No. 21; Manchester-street,.
last week. The *roily were on the eve of leaving
for the tototty, and had packed up, in two large
c.:;e • a large quantity of wearing apparel. which
" 'were placed in the lower part of the house. - The
r ily retiredto rest before twelve o'clock, and Stokes,
the watchman of that station, on passing- the house,
found the area gate, ate. secure ; but knowing that
the house, No. •20, was uninhabited, and the door onlyl
on the single lock, he, having an extraordinary presen-
timent that a robbery would be committed on his sta-
tion that night, considered that this house, having but
imperfect fastenings, would be singled out: he there-
fore placed under the door some straws, in such a man-
ner that, if the door was opened, he would discover it.
During the night he was occupied taking some charges
to the watch-house, and on going about three o'clock
to the empty house, he found that the straws had fallen,
and therefore the door must have been opened ; but all
was quiet, and lie observed no lights; being at a loss
how to act, he replaced his mat k under the door, and
walked round his station ; on returning again his sus-
picions were fully confirmed ; his mark was withdrawn,
Ind the door had evidently been again opened. The
watchm in became alarmed, and remained near the
house until about five o'clock on Wednesday morning,
when, upon some of Mr. Williams's ;errant. getting
up, they found the house had been broken into from
the tear, and robbed of the two trunks and a variety of
articles ; they gave the alarm, and in the' course of the
mo ning it was discovered that the robber •had tra-
versed the drawing-room and anti-chambers, the par-
hat', and all the lower part of the house, and had taken,
besides the two large trunks of clothes, a bundle con-
taining about 301. worth of dresses, a gold watch and
appendage, worth about 1.50 guineas, and 401. in
money, besides some silver plate.
By direction of Mr. Williams, a message was sent to
the Mary-la-bonne office, and Stowell, an active officer,
was sent to examine the premises, and upon his inspec-
tion he found that the entrance of the thieves was as
peculiar as it was daring : they had in the first instance,
by picklocks, opened the hall dcor of the uninhabited
house next Mr. Williams's, had passed through it into
the yard, from which they climbed over the wall, and
were at once in the yard belonging to Mr. Williams's
house; they then forced open a small trap-door in the
back kitchen, which was occasionally opened to let osst
the steam occasioned by washing; through this smell
aperture, one of the gang must have forced his tiab;
and, opening the yard-door, admitted his companions, I
who commenced the work of plunder, and mast base
carried their heavy booty over the wall. Stowell traced
the footsteps, as the morning had been very wet, to as
upstairs room, where were found the two trunks and
bundle of wearing apparel; the cordage had been re.
moved from the trunks, and was found, with a very'
large clasp-knife, in the area. The officers judged that
the burglars had watched the motions of the watchman,
and, in the interval of his absence, made their escape;
and, from the circumstance of their removing the
watchman's private marks, it was perceived that had
nct escaped their notice, and probably influenced them
in deciding upon not removing the trunks, or any part
of the wearing apparel, having only carried off the
watch; money, and plate.

POLICE IN i ELLIGENCE.
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MANSION-HOUSE.

Ann relays, a well-dressed woman of the town, was charged by
a Mr. Harris, of Nightingale-lane, with having committed an as-
sault upon him on the preceding night, after twelve o'clock.
Mr. Harris stated, that as he was passing near the East India
House, the prisoner started from behind one of the columns, and
struck him a most violent blow on the chest, at the same time that
two other girls took bold of his hands. He struggled, and caned
the watch, and succeeded in getting away. The defendant was
taken into custody. Mr. Harris had, be said, to revret the loss of
a paper from his pocket of considerable consequence. It was no.
thing less than a requisition from a large body of freelsoldets, to a
Gentleman, inviting him to stand as a candidate for the representa-
tion of a Borough in Parliament, and as the signatures were genuine,
and not copied, it would be matter of some difficulty to repair
the loss.
The Loan Maros said, he understood from the police, that some
women of the town were in the habit of assaulting ines in the man-
ner described, for the purpose of robbing them. On such occasions,
one of the women struck a most violent and sudden blow, and
disappeared, while others of them ran up on pretence of rendering
assistance, and while the person attacked was writhing with pain,
contrived to pick his pockets. His Lordship ordered the defend.
ant to find bail, in default of which she was committed to prison.

seals elsont fourteen or if Stsmileamof or. 1 don't think it
dse Witneis Johdrist. -
This wet au the eviderde -*Mt *Web the prosecutors were pre.
pared, the whole d the evidence, already produced was read vi..e.
to theeememive witnesses.
Mr. Humphreys submitted that tbere vas me evident
Amatory of tbe wituesi Johnson, mho was an aceomplice.
therefore thought that the Mailistrpc could not cetnott cs
Abele prodfs. •
Pdr. Fresbfirld submitted, on the 'this-baud, thin dreerieek,
f gibe other witnesses had materially :word fined the stasemuct,
I the accomplice.
lilts MoistruLL saki, be should certainly commit ea this re.
*nee, but be was bs doubt whether to commit Intoodlately,e,
bleb till soother day.

Mr. tharnphrtris said, that abe most convenient name soda
circumstances was, that the prisoner should he beaten up asp
for re-examination.
Mr. Aiwa nu. then agreed to the proposition of Mr. Ranspitte%
and the prisseer was ressoved hem the bar.

Rosati at Ms. Roast's Ftast.-4- man who called b
Ads Hhaards, was bouskt op, charged with stealing two vratcbe,p
the Ti et Mr. SR&
Claoholbseetan to Mr. Essex, said, that he discovered iv
fire it the ae sbig Muse to his master's, at about ten inimeet pat
acne o'ciock, sod that the prisoner came into the shop presently
alter, wheat whom, knowing him as a customer, aliosved him to I,
behind the counter and assist to removing some of the ptuperty
a place of security; bat after he had been upwards of an boar ;It
house, the witness saw him take two watches from a drawer, ?NI
put then into his pocket, and go out ; wherespon be sent a etto,l,
after him, who brought him back, and the witness took the two•
watches from his pocket, and gave him into the charge of an oacer.
Ford the gaoler said the prisoner's name was not Edwards La
Ester, and it is said that be has before been convicted of felony.

UNION-HALL

CHAN:11o? Mllltaltß.—About five weeks •Ince a man of fzr

name of Furlongee was found drowned in the Thames, with .1
extensive fracture in the skull, that induoed a Coroner's Inquest is
return a verdict of wilful murder, and the brother of the deceutei
bas within these few days bad a young man, ranted Pratt, takes. int•
custody en suspicion of committing, or being privy to the bu pp= 4.j
murder. The circumstances that attach suspicion to Psatt are
these:—About the middle of August the deceased had two mil
committed in default of bail for grossly assaulting him, and on the
day they were committed, Pratt met a woman of the name at
Ring, with whom Furlonger bad cohabited, and said to her, " l'une
man will be brought home on a abetter before long." The manse
'night the deceased was miming, and was afterwards found dead is
the way before described.
Pratt was known to be intimate with the young men that were
committed; and Pople, the °Seer, bad beard that Pratt had said
he would never forgive the deceased, for Kinton's (one of the young
men alluded to) sake. Pratt, however, came forward voluntarily,
when he learnt that he was suspected of the murder, and denied Al
participation in it, but promised to assist in unravelling the my,.
tore, and has mentioned circumstances that seem likely to Jag.
He seal therefore liberated, besehissoosnise to attend when required.
HATTON-GARDEN.
Saturday, James Slipper, a young man about twenty years afar,
was brought before A. S. Lamm, Esq. in the custody of Avery and
Thompson, of the Bow-street patrol, upon the following singular
charge
*eery (a conductor of patrol) stated, in consequence of numerous
depredations and robberies lately committed in the neighbourhood
of the New Road, the patrol were compelled to be extremely
lent. Friday night mite and Thomson were going up Church lane,
off the New-road, in quest of some suspicious characters, he ( Avery)
stumbled against a bundle which lay in the centre of the way, the
night being very dark, and the way not lighted. On stoopin to
take up the parcel to ascertain the nature of its contents, t, his
amazement a string was pulled across his legs, by which he was
tripped up and pitched on his head. Thompson, who was rine by
his side, observed the prisoner run down a lane which meted this
read. He pursued him, and succeeded in capturing him, findit.l a
part of the string in his hand.
The bundle and string were produced before the Magistrate. The
bundle was made up of rags; the string was a thin whipcord.
Thompson explained the mechanism of this contrivance. At the
intersection of the two lanes, one end of the cord was fastened 4
one side of the cross-road to a kind of stake, the bundle was placed
in the middle of the way; a circle was made round it with !he
cord ; and the other end was held at the other side of the crms.roal
by the prisoner. Therefore, when Avery stooped to take the par.
eel (being then within the circle made), on the cord being pulled
by the prisoner, a noose was formed round Avery's legs, aril it
was impossible for him to escape be ng tripped up. Thompson stated
that this was one of the modern inventions to assist a single high-
w , who might find some dUSculty in knocking a man down,
that robberies have been lately effected in this manner.
The prisoner denied his having any felonious intent : as, however,
he could not give a satisfactory account of himself he nas ordered
to find bail.

Workmen have lately raiaed a scaffold to repair thr
south west end of Westminster Hall.

It is remarked that the Prussian Generals BLuentu
and BuLow' whose manoeuvres completed the triuniva
of the great day of the 18th of June, at Waterloo. have
been already ''carried off by death. NAPoLE IN has
terminated his career at St. Helena ; so that of all the
Generals in Chief who commanded on that day, the
Duke of Wet.t.tatrrow alone remains, who is indispu-
tably the greatest Captain in Europeo.-Brusseis Paper.
A journeyman hatter, belonging to the Trade Union.
named Smith, has been sent to Briiton for two months,
for deserting his wife and family of fire cisi'dren
A person of respectable appearance Was, on Saturday.
charged, at the Mansion House, with having com-
mitted an indecent assault upon a young man, in
Lombard-street, in the middle of the day, and ordered
to find bail in the sum of 4001, to answer the com-
plaint at the Sessions.
ATTEMPTED SALE OP A WOrt.--IE Canterbury cattle
market, on S itruclay last, a fellow from the gauntry,
with his wife, and another, man vi Ito intended to become
the purchaser, arrived in the' course of the morning io
effect the desired object, and accordingly she was Ird
into the market, with a halter round her waist, for
competition. • But-one of the County Magistrates, vk
had heard of the intention, frustrated the at empr, by
sending a constable to give a welcome to the parties,
and the husband was taken into custody, and com-
mitted to Sc. Augustin's gaol. The woman was suf-
fered to depart.
An Inquest was held on Saturday, on the body of
Mary Hunt; a married woman, who came by her
death in consequence of a blow given -her by a matt
named Ranken, as stated in Saturday*: STAR. After
some demur, the Jury returned a verdict of Mau-
slaughter; but the prisoner, who-is in custody, is, it
appeats, to be arraigned on the capital charge. The
deceased was in a state of extreme intoxication when
she received the blow.