Star.
London, England, 1801-08-27 00:00:00

POLICE:

Folic rlt v.—On Tuefday a young man, of vet y
genteel appearance, underwent a long private ex-
amination before the LORD MA vox, on a charge of
forgery.. Mr. Ao ilt attended as Crionfel for the
profecntion. He Rated, that the prifoner bad ob-
tained goods to a conliderable amount from leve-
ral mercantile hooks in Mancheller,
for which he had given bills in payment, purport.
ing to be drawn on different refpeCiable merchants
in London. When thefe bills were fent for pay-
ment, no perfons anfwering the defcription of the
acceptors could be found. He laid hc.fhould be
able to prove that the prifoner had accepted thefe
bills in the names of the parties on whom they
were laid to be drawn. Letters had been fent to
the hottfes, and returned froth the Poll-office, they
not being able to find out the parties to whom the
letters were addrefred. In conlequence of this, the
prifoner was apprehended. •
The letters were produced in evidence, as alto
two of the bills. 1 were fworn to have been
accepted by the prifoner in the names, of Good and
Co. and Baldwin and Co. of Bow-lane, no perfons
anfwering the defcription refiding there.
Mr. WATSON attended for the prifoner. He re-
quelled it further time might be allowed his client,
as he faidhe fhould be able to prove that he had
authority to accept thefe bills from the parties on
whom they were drawn. He did not mean to
juftify this mode of drawing bills, but trufted that
they would Rill be paid.
The Loan MAYOR laid he would remand the
prifoner for a further examination.
The prifoner was accordingly remanded to the
Poultry Compter.
Yefterday James Tqfiland, a drayman, in the fer-
vice of Melfrs. Whitbreads, brewers, was charged
before Sir JOHN WILLIAM ANDERSON, at Guild-
hall, with affaulting and violently beating Jere-
miah Brown.- It appeared that Brown'was driv-
ing Conk pigs out of Smithfield market, which got
under the prifoner's cart, in Long-lane' when fome
difpute arifing, the prifoner &ft ltruck Brown with
his fill, and afterwards whipped and beat him
with the but end of his whip in a moll unmerciful
manner. Three witneffes, who Caw the prifoner's
brutal conduit, confirmed Brown's steftimony.—
The mißrefs, with whom Brown is fervent, gave
him a mollexcellent charaler for honeftv, (OW-
ety, and being of a peaceable difpofition. The pri-
foner, in his defence, alledged that Brown (truck
him firft, and ufed very altufive language. To
prove this, he called two wirneffes, who, rt appear-
ed, were fellow draymen, and who Rated, that
Brown had conduLted himfelf as the prifoner
defcribed.
The Magiftrate reprobated in flrong terms the
prifoner's conduit, and obferved, that draymen
were in general a fet of brutal and inhuman fel-
lows, of which he had feen many proofs. He or-
dered him to makes fatiafailion to Brown for the
alfault. After they had retired for that purpofe,
one of Mr. Whitbread's Clerks, of the name of
Minton, told the Magißrate, that it was the inten-
tion of the firm to protect this man, as they
thought Brown had behaved as ill as the prifoner
could have done. The Magiltrate, obferving that
Minton was conduiting himfelf rather in an autho-
ritative manner, defi red bimto withdraw, informing
him, that the bufineli was difpofed of, as he had
ordered the drayman to make a compenfation for
the profs affault he had committed. Minton then
withdrew. After Rime time the parties returned,
and dream; intimated that no compenfation would
be made. On this the Magiftrate ordered him to
be committed, or find bail for his appearance at
the next Quarter Satins. Minton and another
perfon, in the fervice of Mr. Whitbread, then gave
bail for his appearance, and he was difcharged.
Two very genteel girls were brought b&re the
MaVrate, having been taken up at a late hour
on uefday night on Ludgate-hill, charged with
being diforderly. The Magi ftrate gave them fame
excellent advice as to their future conduit, and
ordered them to be difcharged.
A man was committed for want of fureties,on
a charge of affaulting his wife. It :ippeared that
he is an idle diffolute fellow, and his wife a hard-

working woman.
A charge was brought, at Shadwell Office, by-a
Deputy Coal-meter againft a frequenter oefales,
who purchafed tome coals at.an auaion, and in.
(lead of taking them home, fent then to one of
his cußomers ; they not being meted, gave rife
to the charge. The penalty infliaed by the A.
of Parliament on filth omiiiion is tot. without mi.
tigation; but the defendant laid that be would
make an appeal% the Qtrter Seffinns.
A young man in the drefs of a failor ran about
the Rreets near Goodmaa'selds, and was guilty
of very grofs outrages on the perfons of fuch peo-
ple as came in his way. Some of the Police Offi-
cers being near at hand, fecured him after a revere
Clruggle. On being examined, his anfwers were fo
incoherent and wild that no doubt was left of his
infanity. It_was found at length that he belonged
to a family near Wapping, to whom he was con-
veyed.
At the Public °lee, Whitechapel, a Jew boy
was charged with picking the waißcoat pocket oI
a poor labourer of a tobacco pouch, in which
was a feven Chilling piece, the night before in Role-
.mary-lane. The profecator ,being pofitive in his
allegations, the Prifoner was fully committed for
trial.

On Wednefday night lafl a gang of thieves, to
the number of fix, broke into a boufe in Edward-
Itreat, Surrey-road, and carried off a magisificent
fideboard of plate.
Late on Thurfday fe'nnighr, or early on Friday
morning, the house of Mr. Kilburn, c,,lico•printer,
at Carfhalton, Surrey, was broke open, and pro-
perty carried oil* to .3 vex), sconfiderable amount.
A few mornings (ince a well known female cha-
rider went•into. a turner's ihop in the neighbour.
hood of Covent Garden, and an infirm eldeely
gentleman only being in the (hop; (he played off
ittfold tiirk called the pir,:b, by eking for a Phil.
littg article, and then. requeling change fbr a gni.
bta, 'ohjetting 10 atlissidl all the change Aar was
pfreriitlttnd ehatitlttgir *vet-al times, tillihe con:
trived to make off with 3L Bs.