Star.
London, England, 1814-02-15 00:00:00

POLICE.

MA It LEOROUGH-STREET.—A hackney-coachman was
fined on Friday 40s. for abuse and extortion, He had
conveyed a fare of two Ladies and a youth from Co-
vent-garden Theatre to John-street, Oxford-road, and,
on setting them down, lie most unconscientiously de-
manded 51. the fare being Is. 6d. It was refused;
but, to avoid the extraordinary bad behaviour of the
defendant, he was paid the extoreionate demand to
get rid of him, and this information was preferred.—
In defence it was contended, that the link-boy had
agreed with the coachman for the sum taken ; but
such was denied, and even had it keen so, the fare
were not compellable to abide by such contract.
HATTON GARDEN.—John Standish, a watchman,
was brought yesterday before Mr. CAPPER, for exami-
nation, charged with robbing Jemima Flower, the
wife of John Flower, of Green-gate-court, Hamp-
stead-road, of a bundle, containing a piece of bed,
some bread, and two five shilling papers of half-
pence. It appeared, that on Saturday night, about
eight o'clock, the prosecutrix was returning home
from town,, and happening to miss her way, she ap-
plied to the prisoner to put her on the right road,
saying she would treat him to a glass at the next
public house. They went into the Sol's Arms, at the
corner of Charles-street, Hampstead-road, and had a
quartern of gin, of which each had a glass. She gave
her bundle to the prisoner to hold, while she got
some half-pence out of her pocket to pay f.r it. Atter
paying for the liquor they left the house in company,
and she knowing her way home, set off without think-
ing of her bundle :—she acknowledged to be a little
in liquor. Next day she related the circumstance to
the watch-house keeper, who, when the prisoner came
to the watch-house, asked hint about the bundle, and
lie denied any knowledge of it. His lodging was,
however, searched, and there was found a coarse can.
vass bag, a towel, and some loose half-pence scattered
Alm the floor ; the bag and towel the prosecutrix
swore to be part of the property the prisoner robbed
her of.—He was remanded.

Tile Mousr..--About a fortnight ago, Mr. Txo-
MAS LANG, of Littletown, deposited in a drawer of
his desk two bills of exchange of the value of upwards
of seventy pounds. On Tuesday Mrs. LANG having
occasion to refer to the bills, went to the drawer, but
to her great consternation no bills were to be found.
Every article in the desk was turned over, and the
search was continued until midnight without effect,
and resumed the next morning with no better suc-
cess. When all hepes of finding the lost property had
vanished, a neighbour came in, and having heard the
story of the loss, removed the desk, and on the back
part of it, a small aperture was discovered. On con-
tinuing the search, a similar hole was found in the
floor, and upon removing three flags, a mo*se's nest '
was discovered, in which were the lost notes, almost
reduced to their original rags, and which the mouse,
with great ingenuity, had converted into a very com-
fortable lining for its nest ; but fortunately the bills,
though torn into minute pieces, retained sufficient of
the writing to ascertain their identity.
Last week a farmer in the neighbourhood of Cocker.
mouth appealed to the Commissioners against a charge
made upon him, for not taking out a Game Certifi-
cate, he having, on a certain day, been out with the
hounds, hallooing and cracking his whip, and other:
wise aidiag and assisting in killing game. The far-
mer denied having any way aided or assisted ; but
Allowed that he had hallooed and cracked hir whip : bat
it was for the purpose of driviiig the dogs off his
grounds. The charge was dismissed.

RETURN OP WHEAT IN MAIx-LAwt, from Jan. 31. toFeb. 5,
Total 3031 quarters.—Average 775. Sid lower
than last return.
RETURN OF FLOUR from Jan. 29, to Feb. 4.—Total 13,699
sacks.—Average 745. 6;3.-01. 51d. lower than last return.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, FEBRUARY 14.
PLR STONE or 81b. TO SINE TUE OSVAL.
Beef 6s 44 to 7s 4c:
I Veal 7s od to 8s 6d
Mutton 6, 64 to 71 84 .Pork 7e od to 8. od
Bc.mo 4, 2 00—Sherr Io,26o—Calves, 90—Pigs, 250.

PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD.
06 to 6
11-IFIELDI.IOi
Meadow Hay 41 Oi to 51 02 I Clover
Rowen 01 Os to 01 Os I Straw 11 12s to 21 0

NENVGATB AN!) LEADENIIALL. MAlil~E'I S.
(By the Carca3s)
Beef, per st. 4s lid to 6,4 d Veal - - 6s 01 to 83 Od
Mutton 51 41 to 6s 8d I Pork • - 7s Ott to 8, 4,1