Star.
London, England, 1822-02-15 00:00:00

POLICE.

Dow-rrainer.—Yesterday, J. Ilaggett, one of the patrols of St.
Martin's in the Fields, and Deborah, his daughter, aged six years,
were put to the bar. It appeared, from the statement of Mr.
Geldart, who occupies part of some premises as a leather-manu-
factory, that, suspecting he was being plundered, he set a man
to watch, who observed two girls and a man go in on Monday
evening, and one of the former return with a bag. He seized
her, but the other girl and the man escaped. While at the
watch-house, a boy, about twelve years old, who lived in the
factory, came and confessed that he had given her the bag of
leather ; and he also stated, that her father had enticed him to
his house, under pretence of keeping the girl's birth-day, but, in
reality, to get him to rob Mr. Geldatt ; and that he or his
daughter were always about the door to receive what he could
steal. Ile used to get a penny or so for the articles. The Ma-
gistrate committed the prisoners fur trial, and animadverted on
the enormity of the elder prisoner's crime, he being a guardian
of public property, and having led his child into such wicked and
abominable practices. •
'Eke invincible Jack Randall was brought up on a warrant,
charring him with assaulting W. Edwards, a porter of Lincoln's
Ii a. Mr. Edwards, whose eye bore sable testimony that he had
indeed been grievously punished, deposed, that lie lodged at the
I lole-in-the- Wall, in Chancery-lane, of which Hole Mister Ran-
dall was the landlord. On Tuesday night, or rather about one
o'clock on Wednesday morning, he let himself into the house,
and was going quietly up to bed, when Mr. Randall rushed out
of the bar, called him everything but a gentleman, and following
him up stairs, gave him the black eyes which he now sub-
mitted to his Worship's inspection. The Nonpareil, in his de-
fence, said Mr. Edwards was a blackguard ; and, moreover a
very troublesome fellow. He had often and often given him
notice to quit, because he kept such bad hours ; but he would
neither quit nor mend his manners. On the morning in ques.
tion he came home quite !why, whilst he (the Nunixtreil) was
making up some gin, after the business of the night was over, and
his company had all retired. Hearing somebody blundering I
along towards the stairs, he called out, " Is that you, Edwards?"
To which Edwards replied," What is that to you, you Irish
thief !" at the same time using a very indecent and contemptuous
action ; and thereupon the Nonpareil gave him a bit of a
which blacked his eyes as aforesaid. The Magistrate having
learned, from other evidence, that the complainant was drunk at
the time, and that, though he had talked of producing witnesses
had failed se to do, discharged the complaint, and the Nonpareil,
according to custom, retired victorious !
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W. 0s1;orn E. Coeirane, alias Morrison, and J. Clare were re-
examined, Charged with a burglary at Mrs. Kelly's house, near
Harrow, and were fully committed.
Msxsics-House.—Yesterday, J. Ball was charged with having
stolen the hat and gloves of Mr. Rich, stationer, in Coleman-
street, from out of his shop, where they had been deposited but
a few minutes. The keeper of an eating-house said, that he ob-
served the prisoner deliberately enter the shop, take up the ar-
ticles, and walk away. The prisoner's mother begged that all
means might be adopted to transport her son ; as, If he was per-
mitted to remain in England, he certainly would be hanged.—
Notwithstanding a severe whipping which he had lately received
at the Old Bailey-yard, he continued to practice his old vices.—
The LORD Alavoa regretted that the poor heart-broken mother
had such a son ; and said, that in all probability, her wishes
would be acceded to. He was fully committed.
Guit.nuata..—Yesterday, a man was brought before Alder-
man IlzroaTe, on a charge of having robbed the premises of
Messrs. Dunkin and Hardwick, of Lawrence-lane, of property
to the amount of six hundred pounds. It appeared, that on the
2341 of December last, a servant who was left in the care of the
premises of the prosecutor, took an opportunity of going out in
the afternoon to drink tea with an acquaintance, and on her re-
vim, on opening the door, tumbled over a bag which lay. in the
middle of the passage. She [soon discovered that some rogues
had taken advantage of her absence to rob the heuse, by ransack-
ing all the drawers, and packing up nearly all the portable pro-
perty ready for removal. A large quantity of silk, to the amount
of six hundred pounds and upwards, had been taken away.—
The police were employed, and in a few days Brand, the Mar-
shalman, in consequence of some information, went to a house
in Still-alley, Houndsditeh, which was occupied by a man of the
name of Grout. In his apartments were found a bag contain-
ing 250 pair of silk gloves, and in another room two empty bags
and a pair of silk hose. The silks were identified, and the three
bags were found, upon comparison; to resemble the one found
upon the premises. Grout was, committed for trial on the
ground that the recent possession of the stolen property, unac-
counted for satisfactorily, was evidence of the felony. In de-
fence of her husband, Mrs. Grout declared that the goods had
been brought into their house by the prisoner, who lodged there.
The prisoner was in consequence apprehended, but made his
escape from the officer. He was soon after retaken, but as soon
as he was in custody, Mr.. Grout, who had made the deposition
against him, disappeared i and after efforts had been made in
vain to find her, one of her daughters was found, who deposed,
that the prisoner occupied the apartment In which the two
empty bags, resembiln: the one left upon the premises, were ,
found, together with the pair of silk hose. The prisoner was;
fully committed for trial. • •
MAllL""Vonestimse..—Yesterday Alba was fatly
committed for Dial for the miigdcr of Mary Lau, ot,porwiro

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Vary. Deegan, in Cleorgo4Preet, St. Offers. Mr. Ogle, the mar
it:agave the eine evidence as be bud done at the inquest --
ware some diseentieng voites.*lsangst the Jurymbu aastg
'hot reconcile the evidence of the *Wessel, and, at their geslre,
the back part of the bead war again etantined, where the do.
ceased was said to have been thrown down amongst some coals.
The surgeon repeated that the only mark of violence, inwardly
or outwardly, was a superficial bruise onlezre. Iceanswer to
a question, Mr. Ogle said that screaming have been rather
an exciting cause of apoplexy than the bruise en the eye. The
parties were bound over to prosecute. and the two women carne
ordered into custody to glee evidence, from the trouble to sit
them to appear.
Uttion-Hatt.--A poor, half.fantished,iniserable-looking erer
inns was yesterday Fuelo the bar, on a charge assenting him.
self In an area, for the purpose of getting Into a house to rob it..
Ilse fellow was found sitting ire a earner voraciously „,t+,,
thread and cheese, which be had stolen from the Leder; a5.4.-C,
taxed with being there for a wicked purpose, he protested
rile most positive and serious manner, that he was imir
ie-
%bead to go there with the hope of finding something to sujity
Ws extreme hunger. Ills emaciated appearance gave etidente
hit aele, and the Magistrates, under the impression that his di.„.
arose from the cause be stated, discharged him,
ire g him on the Improper and dangerous means he ha&
taken to relieve his distresses.
By the Act of Parliament which regulates the dealint,s of
hawkers and pedlars, those persons arelsaund conspicuously to.
display in the room, &c. where they may sell their goods, their
name, otoupation, and the slumber of their license, in °riles to•
protect them front the penalties which follow the non.ohservolce•
of these regulations. A feW days since, one of Ouse itinerant
tradesmen who travel about the country, visited the village of
Merton with linen-drapery, and conveyed his packeze;
in a cart, which, in all respects, conformed to the restrictio::,. d
the law, as to its having painted on it the name, profethien,te,:r..-
ber, &c. of Its owner. The goods were removed from tt
into a room of a publie-house, which was temporarily convertel
into a shop, and several persons went in and made purchases,
among whom was the Inspector of Hrwkers for the village.—
The Inspector not seeing the vends r, name and profession
posted up in the room, conceived it to be an evasion of the law,
and consequently filed the present information against him, to
recover the usual penalty. The defence set up was, that as t!•:e
pedlar was travelling with a cart on which his calling was lezi-
bly written, that the removal of the packages into a room k.t
the purpose of ale did not require that a second license
be used. With this docttine the 3lag,istrates concurred, and ti._
information was quashed.
LASlliallf-STRECT.—A woman was remanded yesterday, who
was charged by a Gentleman, residing in the City, with picking
his pocket as he was going along the street, on the evening of
the Ist instant,of seventy pounds in Bank-notes and cash. She
had evaded detection until Wednesday night, when he net her
near Whitechapel Church, and had her ap;rcht nded. One of
the notes, which was for £lO, was traced to the Bank, where
it was paid in by a linen-draper, in the 3linories, who had it of
the prisoner for some goods, in about half an hour after Use roh-
bery was committed.

A few days since some school-boys were filing a
small brass cannon on a mad near North Claugh-
lane, Lynn, whilst a poor woman, named Skinner,
was passing, who was. so much alarmed at the report
that she started and fell, when a cart that happened
to be going by, passed over her head, and killed her
on the spot.
Yesterday, a man named Webb, at work on the
new Duchy of Lancaster Office, near Waterloo-bridge,
fell from the third story, and was dreadfully cut and
bruised. He was carried into the Savoy Palace, and
surgical assistance was immediately procured, but
little hopes are entertained of his recovery. This is
the third accident that has happened at this building.
Last night, an Inquest was held a St. Barthol.:,-
mew's Hospital, on the body of Sarah Wood, aged
14., who on Monday morning was reaching some-
thing off the mantle-piece, in Cooper's-court, Old-
street, when her-dress caught the flames; she rushed
into the street, where her brother was, and threw
her-
self into his arms; he attempted in vain to put cur
the flame, but others coming up, the fire was evil...
guished ; she was, however, burned so dreadfully that
she died on Tuesday. Verdict—Accidental Death.