Star.
London, England, 1804-11-22 00:00:00

POLICE,

A Sun was brought up on Friday to the Manfions
Houle, who appeared to be deranged, and was
charged by a young man with threatening him that
he had (lopped his letters, and taken out drafts for
money that were feat him ; that he had taken from I
the prifoner a flocking, with a brickbat tied in the
end of it, ready to &rite with. The prifoner give
the following account of himklf: that he had arrived
in town from Liviirpool within the week, and wanted
to go to lea ; that he had kept the Thatched Houfe
Tavern in Liverpool ; that he had ten pounds fent
him, but did not know who had got it ; that he had
not been in bed for two nights, nor had any fleep.—
This account was confirmed by' feveral letters found
upon him. directed to St. Catherine's, and figned
Thomas Smith. His Lordftip order him to be taken
care of, and his friends informed of his fituation.
In confequence of feveral complaints at the Poll-
Office, from the diltrie of Newingto* Butts, and in
particular by a gentleman whole correftiondent had
tranfmitted the halves of feveral Oxford notes„ an in.
veltigation took place, when the lall mentioned letter
was traced to a pollnian named Collins, who denied
any knowledge of it; ice was, howeveripprehended,
and, after an examination at Jnion-Hall, was corn.
misted for trial at the Surrey Spring Attires.
Monday at Marlborough flreet. Elenezer ?'banger
was charged with ()eating a titanic) bitch, the prop.. cy
of a Mr. Howell. The profecutor miffed the ani-
mal as he was walking in Tottenham-court-road on
Saturday evening. He bad obferved the defendant
follow him, and fulpeCted him : he traced him to St.
Giles's. where he law him enter a houfe, and in two
hours after obtained a warrant and fearched the honk,
when feveral Ikins were found, and among others that
of the Koko bitch, quite wareq. The defendant denied
:he charge, and was remanded inurder to bring proofs

of his innocence.
Bow-srasce.—A numerous gang of villains have,
for force time pall, nssJc a predict of extorting mo-
ney from Gentlemen, under a threat of charging
them with a certain abominable crime, and in order
the more tilt-dually to enforce their demands, and
terrify the party whom they fixed upon as the °hied
of plunder, pretended to be Bow.llreet Officers. One
Gentleman who had been attacked by them, gave in.
formation of the traniadion at row.Rreet, when fuch
means were adopted as led to the apprehenfion of
three of,this banditti, and of their acknowledgment
of having received the funs of Isl. from the Gentle. I
man alluded to, who on Monday appointed to meet',
them for the purpofe of anfwering Tome further de-1
mends they made upon him, when he gave them a
draft for :pl. and brought them in a coach to the
Strand, where proper officers were Rationed to ap-
prebend them— Monday they were examined before
Sir RICHIAD FORD asd rlr. Graeae, and committed
for a further healing.
Tuefday %Mee men, in cuftody for nettling game ,
cocks from the neighbourhood of Chelfea, were
brought up, when one of the cocks was owned by an
inhabitant of Turnham Green, and one of the yr on
gentlemen belongin m to a fchool at Kenfington, prov-
ed hi. porch:4llg it of one of the prifoners. They
were comn.it:ed for further examination.
An informatko was laid by Mr. Robert Hullnway
atzaind a Mr. Holland, for penalties amounting to
scot. for keeping, what is gcsiceally termed a Little Go
Mr. Holloway opetka his cafe in a fpcech of conti-
derable length, in which he acknowledged that he
feldom appeared in court lost for the fake of the pe-
nalties, but pledged hi:of-elf in the moil folemn niart-
ner, that he bad undertaken this bufinefs merely icr
the public good ! In tilt cootie of the proceedings a
deal of recrimination palled between him and Mr.
_Wood, the Lottery lufpator, on whole condo& Mr.
H. was very revere.
Mr. Mac tray took all objellion in point of form.
viz. that the infra motion fisted. that the defendant
had fet up slivers games, without flaring that he fit
op in an office or place, which the Magiatate allowed
to be fatal.
An infosmatioe againe a fable-keeper in the wills
of St. James's alas came on to be heard, for letting a
horfe to hire for three days. and only delivering a
Stamp-Office ticket for One day. This bawds was
slat quAlttcd for informality.