Star.
London, England, 1822-01-26 00:00:00

POLICE.

linw-sTnErr.—Yesterday, Solomon Rogers, a baker,
in Iligh-street, St. Giles's, was charged with selling
bread deficient in Weight ; but got off by an error in
the information.
Orecn, a baker, in the same street, was fined
'. 63. per ware:, on 5 ounces, for a similar offence.
Sarah. Foster, allout 70 years of age, was commit-
ted as a reptlled !Wel, being detected in attempting to
pick pockets at the pit-entrance c.f. Covent-Garden
Theatre, when the doors were about to be opened.

Ba.w zetn and .1 Perry were fully committed,
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charged with bteaking open the house of Mr. Hop-
kins, in North-street, Westminster, and stealing a
W. Ridley was charged on suspicion of stealing 13
pounds of Bengal taw-silk. Moses Jonas, a clothes-
salesman, in Iroly well- street, stated, that-the prisoner
offered him t:e silk for sale ; bur, suspecting he had
rot ccare honestly by it, he gave him in charge to a
cnnstahle, whom he told that he had fOund it on the
tca,i, near 'Alvlboroygh.—Remanded.
.1. (//kenell, a th:gi.r, who has lung infested Hol-
h(a.n, on the Ly.k.-rut for countrymen to take in with
fl:msy wns ordered to find bail for threaten-
ing 'n-nc ser:ous injury to Mr. Hewitt, an iron-
tron•;er, or that place, I )r his cautioning people
against tlie defendant's deceptions.
NIA N lON-1101:3E.—Ye6terday, William Grey was
charetd with having stol&el a fowl and part ot a hare.
The servant Ritl of Mrs. Western, of Finsbury-11ace,
put a roasted and the greater part of a haAted
hare, in the safe, at half-past ten e'ekck on Thars-
day night. At eight in the morning, up:at going into
the she missed the eatables. In the water-do:et
were found the bones of the hare, nhile the fowl
had vanished ; but on looking into the coal-cellar,
she saw the p: i:ener ; who, upon finding that he
vas discovered, acknowledged he bad eaten the at-
ticks. The prisoner said he was quite overpowered
by hunger, and had gone down the area for the pur-
pose of eating any victuals he could get hold of. He
ate the fowl and hare, and, having filled his belly,
he valid not get up as he had descended. He then
hid himself, intending to escape as soon as he could.
The LORD MAYOR thought the object of the prisoner
did not extend beyond the gratification of his appe-
tite, and was of opinion, that a month's hard labour
in the 11')use of Correction, would be more advisable
than the trouble of a prosecution. Mrs. Western,
however, considering that he came with a more se-
rious intention, and seeming inclined to prosecute,
the prisoner was remanded.
GurLDlJALL.—Yesterday an information was exhi-
Sited against A. Hunt, a butcher, in Duke-street,
mithfield, for selling meat on the Sabbath. The
defendant pleaded, in excuse, that the Parish Officers
bad given him leave to remain open until half.past
ten ; when the Alderman replied, they could not do
that; but, as he pleaded guilty, he would only fine
him five shillings. A Clergyman stated, there was an
.efror in the information, where it stated Duke-street
to be in the Ward of Farringdon Without; it was
not so, but in the Parish of St. Bartholomew the
Great, which was a franchised place. This was a
proceeding at the instance of the Inquest of Farring-
don Without ; and he must say that, in quitting their
own Ward to meddle with the concerns of his parish,
they became nothing better than common informers.'
Alderman ATKINS said, an informality had been
pointed out, and he must quash the information ; but
be would observe, that the objection to the Inquest
of one Ward going into another to find out violators
of the law was unfounded. They had laid before him
an oCence committed in a place over which he had
jurisdiction, and that was quite enough for him.
J. Byford and R. It:Warlord were charged with
robbing their employers. The prisoners were porters
to Messrs. Brooks and Co. in Basinghall-street.---
. Rutherford was overtaken by H. Archard, a fellow-
porter, in Crooked-lane, who, having seen him go
from the warehouse empty-handed, and that he had
then a package, questioned him as to what it was?
Rutherford,. after some prevarication, confessed it
WaS a piece of serge which he had stolen from their
employers, and engaged Archard to take it to the
dyer's, that it might be replaced, without suspicion,
among others which were about to be returned. Ar.
chard then inquired if any one else was concerned?
'to which Rutherford replied, the other prisoner was.
Archard promised to keep their secret, but did not.
They were remanded.
Arthur MsCanna was charged with attempting to
4efraual J.lHall, a private in the Ist Guards. The
prisoner met the soldier near the Bank, and offered!
to sell him, for 255. a gold chain, ring, and two seals,

which he said ha bad stolen the night before. The
soldier inquired what had become of the watch, and
was told that it bad fallen to the share of another thief.
The soldier agreed to the price, and invited the pri-
soner to come with him to get the 'stoney ; instead
of which he gave him into the custody of a Police-
officer. The prisoner produced a hawker's license,
and denied the charge altogether. The Alderman
sent to inquire into the authenticity of the license,
which proved to be genuine. The Alderman then
fined him £lO, on the ground that he had produced
the articles from a piece of paper, which he consi-
dered a package, in the terms of the license, and
should have had the number, and the words Is Li-
censed Hawker" thereon.