Star.
London, England, 1804-01-24 00:00:00

POLICE, &e.

&MOTO 211, &Ty. who ia euftody on
fufpicitni if being concerned in hurtling and robbin '
Meffrs. Hamtnerfles't clerk, of Oxford notes, to the I
amount of near 3c.ou). in Fleet itt co, about t a months
fence, was brought up for further examination. The
evidence of Bennett, who Rated, that he uttered tome
notes. which were proved to be part of thofeltolen,
which he received from the phones., was fallrgone
into.
This evidence was ennfirmed by a waiter from the
Flying tie lon, at Warwick, who proved Ben
nett and the prifuner to bate been in company at the
time of the Tail r.tces there, at which time the ntnes
were uttered. A w. man from Litchfield likewile
proved a fimilar cite umftance.
Mr. C. sat, who attended for the Bank, raid, he
certainly Ihould advife the pitfuner to be indided as
a principal.
Beetows and Sutras an attended for the priinner,
and endeavoured to perfnade the Magilirates that it
was a bailable offence, but admitted it was optional
nn their part ; but the &tail Magiftrates rejetted
the applicatitin.
Fie was committed for trial at the next Warwick
A Lizes.
Ititiimation being received by Sir R. Form on
Sunday, that a man had been Shot in Major Mut cot's
garden, Kenfington Gore, on Saturday Right, he gave
dtredione to the captain of the patrols for that dif-
ttift. to make enquiries, when it appeared that on
Thurfday night the copper and lead belonging to
Major Murcot's houfe had been (Wen, and 011 Fti.
day, when Come men were turning over a dung'-heap.
they found it ctiseealed ; in contequence of which,
two men were appointed to watch. On Sunday
night two men came :o take it away, and in the lenge
one of them Was Ihnt.
The perfon who tired was apprehended, and Teller.
day gave the following account of the tranfatihun
About half-patt eight o'clock on Saturday night,
two men came into the yard, and proceeded to take
oat the laad. He then went between them and the
gate, intending to drive them into the yard and to
take them, dewing them to surrender. The frnalleß
was armed will a drawn (word ; the dee-eared Paid to
the other man, Co round him, and ent his head off.
He accnrdinglj made a colt at him, but miffd him
by his flipping on one fide; the other man then threw
a brick at him, which hit hint nn the breath; fever l;
more wero thrown at him, which mitred him. At
this time the deceafed was chtti with him, when he
fired a Mani at him; after which the deceafed mov-
ed about twenty or thirty yards, and then fell.
lie was dircharged, it appealing that he had aged
in felt-defence; but Sir RICNAIDFORD condemned.
very throng terms, the prat:lice of watchmen and
(Abets 'booting at pert;Jus; as, he obfcrvcd, the sic-

ceafed might have come for impinsper.parpofts, yet
not enough to jtillify being pat to death.
Mayas Gaaaaw.--Yeakerday Baca ere swth was
charged by a pang& with being found difnrdcrly in
the &ens on Sunday night, and very drunk ; the
was farther charged with dealing a. bolder and a
Steen Her landlady appeared to claim her property,
who laid, that the had known her a great many
years, and always thought her to be honed ; that the
has a hatband, who is a blind beggar. hying with
another woman, who treated this poor creature with
great feserity. Her landlady taking companion on
her would not pitfectite her, but took her home with
her by content of the Magillrates.
WORSHIP svasse.—Yellerday nano: Tweed on.
derwent a final examination, charged upon the oath
of Thomas Scott with breaking open a box, and
'keeling theteout a quantity of wearing apparel, the
property of die Paid Scott. The property being fworn
to, the prifoner was committed far trial.
MaaLsoenua saver.—YetterclAy 3bn Brown
was charged with committing two burglaries on Sun-'
day evening.
Mrs. Kennedy, of Drury-lane. Rated, that the was
in bed about eleven o'clock on Sunday evening, when
the beards whilpering in the Farrar, and Come time
after few a light, when the got up and law the pit.
loner in the Chop behind the cannier. She inne•
diately alarmed her hatband. when the prifoner ran
of, leaving a fit behind him. On examining the
firm. nearly a fidget bacon, ahem' of Berwick pork,
and various other articles, were miffed, and the tireet
door was found to have been forced open, as alto the
door leading fines the pafage to the thop. Mr. Kea-
nay and his boy went different ways to give infor-
mation, when the boy obferved the prihner attempt.
ing to force the door of a baker's thop a few doors
from his matter's, who on teeing him made off.—
About an hour after the alarm was given that fume
perfan had broke into the thop of a Mr.-Crow,
is
the fame lane, when the watchman fecund the pri.
Inner in the yard. and on fearching him, implements
for haute breaking were found in his pofetfion, and
Mrs. K. recognikd him as being the man the had
teen in her Sop. The prifoner denied any knowledge
of the robberies, and Paid he had gone into the work-
(hap for Betterfrom rain. He was fully committed
for trial.
• An attendant on a toach.dand charged Mr. C.
Kentbk with in afoul,. It appeared that Mr. K.
called a cold on Sunday evening, in Oxford ftreet,
and on attempting to get into it, °Versed it to be a
very alley rebid., one of the hinges of the door
being broken. At that indent, the profeeutor drove
it to the other fide of the -way for another party,
which Mr. K. refitted, and gist into it. The prat-
cuter then charged him with-breaking the hinge. and
infided on his king taken to the watchhoule, and
Paid hs would efean-bim thither in the coach, to pre-
vent which, Mr. K. put his foot againfk him as he was
*feel:dint the Rep, at the fame time obferving, he had
no objefhon to the company of the watchman. This
be maimed into an afault. Mr. K. was immediate-
ly difcharged, and the profeeutor detained to =Aver
for the falls imprifonment.

Tnefday, at two o'clock, the High Court of Jul-
ticiary met at Edinburgh, to pronounce lenience on
the verdie of the Jury m the cafe of John Macfarlane,
found guilty of culpable homicide, as (fated in the
STAR of Friday left. The Judges, afterlediveriog
'their opinions at fome length, fentenced Macfarlane
to be imprifoned in the tolbooth of Edinburgh for nine
months. and Mee to be liberated.

James Campbell, who Rands banned the county
of Ayr, for iheepflealing, having returned, was
publicly whipped through Ayr at a cart's tail, on
the 6th infant, purfuaat to the certification in his
lenience of baniflunent.

John Cowie, convicted of the murder of his wife,
was executed at the ufual place of execution, at Edin•
burgh, on Thurfday laft.
The Gazette of Saturday announces a reward of
one hundred pounds for the apprehenfion of fame
perfans concerned in an dttack lately made upon the
gaol of Chefler, in confequnce of one of the Voluo•
leers of that town having been preffed and confinedl
in that prifirn. Conformable to the order of the
Svc aaaaaa of STATE, a Regimental Court of In
quiry has been held at Cheller upon the fubjee, and
the refult forwarded t.) Government.
During the revere gale of Thurfday evening, the
roof of one of the Rabies of the New Barracks,
building at Falmouth, of 178 feet in length, was
blown off bodily, and even of the walls little more
than fragments remain. A high will of a new horde
in Leinnn.ftreet, was blown down, which beat in the
wall and roof of another honk, that of Mr. Almond
Hitchens, about to feet diflant from it. One of the
pinnacles of the tower of Camborne Church fell
through the roof, and has greatly damaged it. The
root of a large barn between Penryn and Truro was
lifted whole, and thrown upon the turnpike road at
feveral yards &lance, ahich fat a eonliderahle time
prevented the palling of the mail coach. A very
great number of trees Lave beast blown down at
Carcldw. Tregothan, &c. •