Star.
London, England, 1802-10-04 00:00:00

POLICE, Eft.

Mmq slots HOU3E.—Saturday a carman was
charged before the Lord Mayor with having en-
dangered the lige of a child, by carelefbly driving
his cart in the area.
Mr. Woolley Rated, that about a month fence,
as the prifuner was furioufly driving a cart, with-
cut having hold of any rein, his fon, a little boy of
!2 yens Old, while croffing the ftreet, near the
Manfion houfe, was beat down, and fo much
hurt, as to be for fame time under the hands of.a
forgeon, which was attended with a confiderable
e pcnce.—A gentleman who was prefentconfirmed
the above evidence, arid raid he, at the time, feared
rthe child muff have been killed. _ _

in confideration of the man's poverty, Mr.
Woolley contented to his ditcharge, on receiving
his note for two guineas, to be paid at the rate of
3s. per week.
Go I LDHALL.—Saturday a perfon of the name
of Pearce was fully committed for trial, charged
with having committed a robbery in the houfe of
Mr. Wilton, watchmaker, in Well Yard, Little
Britain, in company with two other perfons, who
made their efcape. When the prifoner was pur-
• fued, he threw away three watches.
A man and woman were committed for trial,.
being charged with !Icahn carpenter's tools in
1 LeatLer-latie, Holborn.

WHITECHAPEL.—Saturday, Mary 11P Kenzie and
Mortar Late were examined a fecond time, on
fufpicion of robbing James M'Neal, a (haring
man, of property to the amount of ten pounds.
The charge being imperfect, they were difmitTed.
WORSH I P•ITIl att.—On Saturday a boy was ex.
*mined, charged on fufpicion of picking the pocket
of a woman the fame morning, in Spitalfields
Parket, of a canvas bag, containing. 14s. in Myer
and halfpence. He was committed for re•exami-
don.

UTTlit LIMO man mon v.—yekn Ovum was brought
to the bar to anfwer a charge of uttering
_bate
coin to a• Mr. Willman, a druggifit in Blackfriara

Road. The apprentice of Mr. Witfun was &ft
examined. His eviienzte went to Rate, that the
prifoner came to his mailer's (hop on Friday night
laa, jut} after the wadies were lighted; that he
aikcd for a finial quantity of an article they fold,
which he weighed out for him: in payment he ten
dered him a ; he had fome doubt of it, and
refitfed it. He wab offered another; perceiving it
to be of the fame family, he went backward
get change, anl fent for a conttable, who, while
they were arguing, feized the prifaner. On fcarch
ing him there were found. 53 bad (billings about
him. Being known as an old offender in this line,
he was committed for trial.
The Warrington horfe mail guard was on Fri'.
day committed to I.:!ncaller Cattle, for having
throngh inebriation, on Wednefday night, lo!t the
Warrington and Mancheller bags, which he was
conveying to that city.
At the Aflizes at Jedburgh, on the 22d ult. P.
France, the officei of 11xcife, who (hot J. Broom-
field, a carter, in Greenlaw, on the 25th of June,
for refufing to flop his cart, was tried there for the
murder, and acquitted.
A few evenings (ince the haute of Mr. N with;
cabinet maker, in GrevillcAlreet, Hatton Garden,
was broke open, and goods llolen therefrom to the
amount of upviards of te;t pounds, by thieves yet
unknown.

On Tuefday evening fome villains broke into
the Tabernacle, Moorfields, probably with an in. ,
tention of fingering the communion plate,, which
they, however, foon difcovered to be only pewter.
The Rev. ICIr Cretre, of Bath, was timre even-
ings force robbed on Dunkerton Hill, by two foot-
pads, who, without doing him any perfonal injury,
fuffered him to depart; he had nothowevcr proceed-
ed firr, when three other ruffians milted out and
aimed tome blows at him, but his horle taking
fright, he efcaped unhurt.
The Magiftrates of Hinckley lately canted J.
Plant, a frame work knitter of that place, to be
apprehended-for ill treating a female parifh ap-
prentice. The girl having fworn a child to her
mailer, the MagiUrates fined him iol. for her ufe,
and an order of filiation was made, compelling
hint to pay 2s. per week towards the maintenance
of the child.
Abnut ten days ago a poor woman at Berwick-
upon-Tweed, having left her honfe for a' few
minutes, found on her return, that her young
child had fallen on' its back in the fire, and was
burnt fo death..
Thin fday afternoon the cook maid of Mrs. Peale,
of Maidllone, fell down fitddenly, in a fit of apo-
plexy, and expired in an hour after.
• J. Thompfon, a drover, on • Saturday arrived
at. Newark, .and at night retired to bed in his ac
euftomed health, but in the morning he was found
Welds.

Mr. R. Antboroiigh, of Peterborough, on Sun
day, while walking. on the rodd to Orton, fell
down and expired without having experiented the
leali previous illnefs.
Laft week as a man named Waltham was work
ing in a gravel pit at South Willingham, the
tipper part fell in and a ufht:d him to death.
On Saturday 'aft Lucy Siniiikr, a girl about
fixteen years of age, was drov.a..l in the river
Sow, near Stafford.
On Monday night lA, the body of Nichol7s
;fames, a collie:, of Oakhill, was fo•ind ov the
turnpike road, about a mile from Wells. He had
been to Glitflonburs- fair, and was on his return
home, when, it is loppoll:d, he was killed by a
waggon palling over him.
The coachman or the Marrhzfler flage-coach
was killed on Tuefday afternoon, at Newport
Pagnel ; he had quitted-the bodes, they flaited,
and not being able to reach the reins, in endea.
vouring to flop them, he was thrown down, and
the-coach went over him.
Tuefday evening as a fervant of Mr. Papillion,
of Acrife.in Kent, was going from the Halfway
Houfe, Dover Road, his horfe fell with him, and
he received a violent injury on the head, and
fratiured two of his ribs. Very little hopes remain
Of his recovery.
Two unfortunate accidents happened in Leeds,
on Sunday fe'nnight: aline boy, about five yea?
was playing near the river Aire, when he acci-
dentally fell in, and,was drowned before any att.
ance could be given: a child was likewile fuff
into ocat-
ed by falling a privy.
Wednefday fe'nnight •an unfortunate man,
named Taylor, coach-driver, in Canterbury, was
taken extremely ill : after driving from Rocheller,
on Friday he difcovered eminent marks of derange-
ment, which increafed to fuch a degree that he
required confinement ; and on Tneiday, in a
fudden fit of phrenzy, he efcaped it ow hi lodgings,
in Orangedireet, and ran to the Role inn, when,
on being led back by two men, he fell in th,:ir
arms, and in a few minutes expired.
Thurfday, while the city barges were palling
through Wellminaerbridge, a boy, who had got
upon the balluftrades to fee them, fell from his
Ration into the Thames, and was fortunately
picked up by a boat palling at the initant. The
boy was carried on fhore lenfelefs, having fallen
flat-ways into the water, which had'confequently
deprived him of his breath.
The late exceffive hears having nearly dried np
one of the arms of the Saone, at Pontailler, feve
ral of the inhabitants of the neighbouring country
fought there to procure glories for building, of
which th found a great number. They alto dif-
covered everal columns, fragments of beautiful
marble, inftrumeats rf copper, and a figure of
bronze, about ten inches in height, reprelenting
woman coming out of the water with her hair wet.
The figure is finkularly graceful, and finely pro-
portioned. A Member of the Academy, Citizen
LPECHEVINt hearing of the circiimilance, imme-
diately went to Pontailler, to examine the bed of
the river. In addition to what had been already
difcoveied, he found there feveral chirurgical in-
liniments, a number of medals in bronze of Nerva,
Vefpalian, Nero, Antoninus, Dotnitian, &c. and
feveral copper utenfds. A repert is fhortly expec
ted to be made to the Academy, on the fubjet of
this dil'coverv.

Frem the LONDON G.SZE.TTEr'.),7-ler

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Gorcli.n, dec-aftd. I ).ited R •-. 9.
13ANKittiPTClf
I%Tov. 20. James jachrmal, of En,..•..4 r, r
• Guildhall, London. •
Oitober so. John Dance, late oi. 07.ford.;'.1r
ormge-tnerchant !r•T, .tt ar
Nov. 20. Clui,l.l)ii,•!r Cink, of hockinih....:ll-!'rect, Saar.,;;
Middkfex, tialikr, at tea, a! Cuti,lhall.
BANKRUPTS.

'Thomas Lewis, of Bedfi.rel-ltrer.t, Covrnt-01e.....-:, (2.!--,37-:q
dealer and ellapman, to kill-m.lc'. (:);t4)i); rt 2, t,. ?v..; ..'
13, at ten, at (Wadhall. Attorney, Mi. `!g'ai't,:, f `oiet„,,,i.
ltreet, Londr n.
Ris.harel !deacon Solly, of St. illargarets, at CI: r, r,at r„.... .
rent, me.: chant ..nd fliip-owr.:!r, Odolter it, at :::::, ,1,!: ~ .:
23. and ilo2 x,3, a eleyea, at Guild/al, London. At• on- .
Mr 'lilt :nas Alldicld, fligh-ftrect, Ylarlwrll.
jofer... A ',An's, la-e of Bromr:nn, Kent, butekr, ' • -.. :
.;
prif:•nerKn Maid:lone Gaol) Oetober t 3, at one, Oit, t.. r
• at ten, and Nov. 13, at one, at Guiltiball, London. A,;, -r: :
Mr Gibbs, at Strood, near Rocheiler ; or Mr. Harvey, Car.'•
fitor-ftreet, London.
John l'cp.ew, of Shrewlbury, Salop, linen-draper, de:11,./ aLi
chapman, Nov. 1,2, and 13, at two, at the Gl;.,'hal ili
Shroribury. A'.orney, Mr. William Egerton Jeffreys, ia
Shrewlbt.ry.
Ilaun;•net Mendez Da Cofta the younger, of Ora:..gc-ftrce,
lilo,milbur,,,, 141iddlefez, gr.eer and tea-dealer, 00. ob r 9,1,,
and Nov. 13, at &yen, at Guildhall. Attornies, Nle:::::'
Willett and Annefley, Finlbuty-fguare.
Jot,, Whate:ey, late of Bankiide, Saint Saviours. Sauthwarl:,
Sur-ey, colour-manufadturer, deafer and chapnia I, 0.1 c! :-:
.5, 16, and Nov. 13, at ten, at Guildhall. Attoruits, :Vela:.
Wadefon, Barlow, and Crofvenor, Aultin- Friars.