Star.
London, England, 1805-10-05 00:00:00

POLICE, &c.

The officers at Union Hidl were on Thurfday
morning very much furpritedsat teeing a young wo-
man delve up to the door in a very elegant one bark
.chaife, who came to a& relief of the Magiftrates for
herfelf and a child, which the had in her arms. It ap-
peared that the had that morning applied to the parifh
officers of Lambeth for relief withoiit drat, and as the
was comity our of the officer's boufe the obferved a
cbaife !landing at the door empty ; Rippling it
longed to the officer the determined to borrow it,
aad immediately got in and drove to Vnion Hall;'
where the Magiarates, totally ignorant of the
equi-
page Handing at the door, granted her an order for
rdief, with which the was returning io the officer's
boufe, when the was nut by Mt Aitley, jon. of the
• Amphitheatre, who, fdring the bridle, requelled the
fair slamfel to alight anctrefign the whip to bim.—
The fa& was, Mr. Miley had been with the parilh
officer on Wind's, and bad left his carriage at the
door, when the lady perceiving it empty and the
boric Handing idle, had taken the liberty of borrow-
ing it for her excorfion into the Borough.
MURDER OR Ma. Bt IGlTT.—Thinfday morning,
foon after eleven o'clock, Helier KitehOer, the fir-
rant of the deceafed, was bionglit from die brown
Dzar publichoufe, Bow-II reet, and underwent ilhng
private examination. Mr. Patch was then Woo&
over, and remained under examination till pga, amp
1r o'clock. The evidence of feveral witnefes who were
examined before Mr. GRAHAM, on Wednefday even-
ing, was read to him, and he not being able to give
a fatisfaelory explanation relative to certain points,
the Magiilrate informed him that he thought it his
duty, Irma the circumflances that had been proved,
to commit him to ptifon. A commitment was ac-
cordingly made out, charging him on fufpicion of
having been guilty of the wilful murder of Mr.
; ,trol he was conveyed to the Houfe of Cor-
rtaion, Cold Bath fields.

MAR LTlnStolrG H-STREET.—Yeßerclay, a porter from
the Bull and Mouth Inn, was flimmoned before the
Magiatate, at this office, on a charge of de-
liveting, a box of game at the 'inure of Colonel Duty-
toughs, in Nlatistield•llreet, the fame haritig been
cpened, and a brace of groufe taken therefrom. The
Colonel produced a letter, which had been fent in
the box, with three brace of birds from Scotland.—
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It was prt.ved, by his fervant, that the box contained
only two brace, and that it had the appearance of
having been broken open. The PHeentor laid, he
had taken this Ilep, to pit a flop, in finne meafure,
to a public evil, for he had often been played thcle
tricks. The hlagillrate Rated, that it was too corn
mon a praElice, for he himfelf had had birds chang-
ed. •As there was no.evidence, however, to prove
she delivery cf three bra=e in the hrt place, thecafe •
flood over I Mr. Humphries, the Solicitor, having
afrured the Magilhate, that Mr. Willan, the Inn-
keeper, would tn• all his exertions to fearch into the
fad.
Mitastort Flottss.—Yeflerday the Captain of a
Margate hoy wasfummoned before the LORD MA yna,
for refuting to deliver a elicit belonging to a Mrs.
Murray. It appeared, the complainant Lad fent her
property on board the hoy belonging to the Defendant,
for conveyance, from Margate to London ; but the
p
was afterwards vrevailA open to go in another 1,,,y,
Anl fent for her chell, &c. wt 11 the Captain refuted
r,(idly .3, tinlels the paliage . &ley Was paid, which
had been previeufly agreed to. ti, .
The LORD MAYOS thought the Lady had adetl
the

! Wrong it leaving the hoy, after hating agreed to go
in it; and he ordered her to pay the Captain's de-
mand of nos. and receive her property.
BENEFIT SOCIETIES.
Wednefday a cafe of confiderable importance to
Benefit and Laudable Societies occurred before the
LORD Mama and Mr. Alderman Hoarse, at the
Mantion-houfe, the fubflance of which is as follows:
James Stewartfbn, a Member of the Laudable So-
ciety of London Tradefmen, who meet at the Red
Lion, Old Bethiem, fell into diftrefs in June lalt year,
and application was made on his behalf for half-a-
guinea a week, to fupport him,, as others who want
relief are fupported, but it was refilled, and it was
alledged that he had forfeited his right to the relief of
the S ,ciety,• and that he ought to have been expelled;
and they fofpended h;tn as a member, upon which
the Cohduaors of the Society now contended that he
is not entitled to any relief from them, refore to af-
ford him any, and he having become burthenfome to
his parilb, the with called on the Society to make
this allowance and the quellion came b?fore the
LORD Maim-anti &Mr. Alderman Hu NTER on Thisrf-
day fennight, when fome doubts arofe whether the
Court had jurifdiaion in this cafe, under the Al of
Parliament by which thisSiciety is regulated; and that
queflion was fubmitted to the Common Serjeant, and
the further confideration of the cafe was adjourned
tmtil Wednefday ; the refult on the point of law was,
drat the LORD MAYOR and Aldermen had juriftliaion
to decide the cafe.
Mr. GURNEY contended there was no pretence for
withholding this fum of money from this perfon, for
that he had been a member, and conformed to the
rules of the Society, and had fallen into ditirels. fu
as to be entitled to relief.
Blekburn, one of the leading members. of
the 3ocieiy, contended he was not ; and this he put 1
upon three grounds " That the perfon it; I
queftion bad gailied admitlion into the Society as a
member of it, under falfc pretences, and contrary to
one of the Articles of the Society."
Here Mr. Alderman Eloorsa obferved, that as
the man had been nine years a member of the Socie-
ty, it was fomewhat late to Ran this objection to
him, when he became a burthen, and the:efore he
thought the Society would not make much of that
point.
The fecond objeftion was, " That this perfon had
irritated his fyflem by the ufe of-fpirituous and strong
liquors, by which he had brought on insanity, and
rendered himfelf incapable of fnpporting himfelf, and
was on that account excluded the benefit of the So-
ciety."
Thirdly, " That he had worked when on the box
of the Society for relief, a thing by which he
forfeited his claim."
The LORD MAYOR and the worthy Aldermen ob-
ferved, that this was a very bad cafe on behalf of the
poor man, and the Court was called upon to lean as
much to him as the rules of law could allow ; cor-
tainly no further. They were decidedly of opinion
that the allowance ought to be paid.
Mr. Blackbuto rub:rotted that the cafe might Rand
over to a future day, in order to bring proofs in fup-
port of the ohjetions.
Mr. GURNEY faid,. h e would affent Z that, pro-
vided the parties applying for the delay, would pay
the colts ; ntherwik there was no pretence for it.
Mr. Alderman Hoarse obferved that the Society
had appeared on the preceding Thurfday to oppofe
this application ; and as they knew it flood over
merely to confider the point of law, they had no ex-
cure for not being ready to-day with evidence, and
therefore unlefs they paid the colts they were not en-
titled to any further delay in the determination ; in
which the.Lnau MAYOR concurring, it was ordered
that the Society do pay to this their member 66 half-
guineas, being the number of weeks the claim has
been made and refilled, that is, 341. 135. which, not
being paid on the iiilfant, Mr. GURNEY informed
thofe who attended for the Society, that a written
Order would be ferved on them for the payMent, and
if not paid, the Society would be indicated.

On Thorfday morning the :tonic of Mr. Wraigio,
in Burrow's Boildings,llllackfriars Road. was broken
open and robbed of plate. a pair of pi**, &c. to a
c.o9fiderable .amPaint. _ _ .

On Friday fent-tight Mr. Colwell, of Newnham,
brandy merchant, left Gloucetter, on horfeback,
with a confiderable turn of money, intending to re.
turn home. On Sunday morning his horle was found
in the meadow on the fouth fide of Over Caufeway,
adjoining that city, with the ftirrups and reins of the
bridle cut off, a deep cut, asif With a (barn inftrument,
on the near fide of the laddle, and the off-fide ripped,
probably by the fpur, on Mr. C. being dragged from
his bode. The ftirrups, and one fpnr, were found at
a flout dillance from each other, jut 2 beyond the
bridge, over the Severs, at, that: city ; and tsfr. Co).
well's, pocket book was fctund in th river, Cetera'
miles below that place. ftripped.pf .all its contests,
except a draft for Joni. Thia•hody of the unfortu-
nate Gentleman was found, covered with leaves,
early on Monday morning, in a lane, nearMinfler.
worth, between three and four miles from Ginned'.
ter. A perfon has been taken up on fufpicion of hav-
ing committed the hortid deed, and is confined in
Glouceller gaol.
A 91311 of a very mean appearance who was very
much Intoxicated,on Thurfday took it into his head
to hire a hackney coach, and ordered the driver to
take him to a place which was a !hoe t di‘tance off,
where he faid he lived. The coachman thought that
he had got what men in his way of life call a light
fare, that is, in other words, that he had but a limn
dillance to go for the money he was to receive.—
When he came to the place to which he was direfted,
the drunken man told him that was not ih place ;
if rte had bli4 cut he was millaken. lie then gave
him a licit direaion, and kept on in the J:tme man.
per renewing his order until the patience of the coach
man was exhaufted. He then drove the fare to n
palice office to snake his complaint againft the man.
The lattices, however, could do nothing in the bull-
nefs until the man thould be able to find his home.—
t If then he did not pay to the full amount of what the
I law authorized the coachman in demanding, he
I might be fummoned to appear before them, and they
would either do the coachman immediate juaice or
bind the other to anfwer for the offence. The coach.
man was then obliged moll reluaantly again to pro-
ceed to a Inetlndeftination, as the palfcnger would not
quit the coach. The refult is not yet known.