Star.
London, England, 1806-10-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDNALL.—A Court of Common Cooneil being
to be held at twelve o'clock, the LORD MA TOR did
not fit yeilerclay at the Mention Houle, but the dif-
ferent chargea were brought to Guildhall.
FRLDNIr AND UTTIRING Or SAIR COIN.

John Elliot, who keeps a tea and chandler's (hop
in Longlane. Smithfield, Rated, that on Wednefday
night, about five o'clock, the prifoner at the bar, a
young woman of the name of Mary johnton. called
at his (hop and purchafed articles to the value of 6d.
for which the prefenteil a one pound note. The pro.
fecutor gave her in change a-half guinea. a (even
(billing piece and two (billings. The prifoner aped
to have (liver for the feven (haling piece, which the
profecutor gave her. She then *died to the half.
guinea, Rating that it did nct look well. The pro-
fecutor on taking it into his hand, immediately raw
that it was a counterfeit ; and though he flit-paled
that it was not the half guinea he had riven the pri.
toner, yet being enable to (wear that it was not, he
gave her another in place of it, putting a mark on it,
at the fame time, her which he was certain lie Ibould
have known it again. To this (wind half guinea
the prifoner alfo objeaed, laying it was much work
than the former, and that the profecutor mull be well
fupplied with bad money, in offering two fuch im-
mediately following each other. On looking at the
half guinea returned to him by the prifoner, the pro.
fecutor was immediately fenfible it was not the one
he had riven her, hot a counterfeit, fimilar to the
one which the had formerly returned. He told the
prifoner what he had obferved, and that he would
fend for a conßable, to have her (earthed. A con-
*able was accordingly fent for. but did not arrive
for about two hours and a half afterwards ; and in
the mean time the prifoner made away with the two
counterfeit half guineas, which the profecutor had, on
the fir fl dikovery of the impollure, laid on the coun-
ter. When the conflable arrived, on fearching the
prifoner, no half guineas of any kind were found on
her, but the had from ten to twelve (billings in filver
and copper in her pocket. The profecutor had oh-
(creed the prifoner as if eating eluting this time, and
he could account for the difappearance of the half
guineas in no other way than by fuppofing that the
prifoner had either (wallowed them or had given
Them to fame of the people who, in the mean time.
bad called at the (hop, and tolone of whom he had oto
limed her (peak. He politively (wore, however, to
the fa& of the twocounterfeithalf guineas being taken
lona off the counter by the prifoner.
In her defence, the prifoner Rated, that the had
been an unfortunate girl, but having refolved to re-
turn to the paths of reftitude, had got from a Gen-
tleman, with whom the was acquainted, the rl. note
it the filver found on her perfon, for the purpofeof
paying off her little debts, and with this view (he had
called at the profeeutor'slhop, to get change for the
al. note. As to the difappearing of the half guineas,
diklaimed all knowledge uf it.
The profecutor remaining Redfall in the account
be bad given, and offering to verify it on oath,
Mr. Alderman Pantile, the Sitting Magiftrate.
(aid, that. inked of fully committing the prifoner,
which he at one time was inclined to have done, he
fhould remand her till to morrow, for the purpofe of
affording her ao opportunity of pointing out her ac-
complice in this abominable traffic, into which, pro.
bably, her neceflities had induced her to enter as an
inflrument. If (be, between this and tomorrow, be-
thought herfelf of the fituaticia in which (he Rood, an
opportunity might be afforded her, not only of (eying
berklf out of the &nation in which fhe was now in-
volved, but *We of rendering her a better member of
fociety in future.
The prifoner hill declaring the bad no accomplices,
The Marillrate Rated, that he only threw out his
opinion on the fubjeft, Without at all prefcribing to
her what ought to be her conduill, of which flue would
have to confider till tomorrow.
Bow-sra er —Yeßer day William Layman, the
fon of the Ametican Conful, about ten years of age,
was at a ichool in the neighbourhood of Hackney.—
On Monday, one of the Gibers infliaed a very revere
parliament upon him with a waaghee cane. Early
on Tuesday morning the youth made hit efcape from
the (chord to his father's honfe in ttirchin-lane.
On his father hearing his Ratemeut, and examin-
ing his body, he came to the Office, and made ap-
pheation to Mr. BOND and Sir WILLIAM Paesoiss,
the Marini-ate, who difpatched Rivett, with a war.
rant, ip a poll chaife, to bring tute Whet before them,
The officer returned with him with-all praffible (peed.
The Conful with his. fon, and his /attorney, were in
readinefs. The youth'. back was Wean to the Ma.
gißtates, when it appeared to be nearly one general
mats of bruit-es. The Magiftrates cenfured, very fe-
verely, the conduit of the prifoner.
Sir Macias( PARSONS obi:reed, that if it was
poffible for the youth to have committed an offence
to :call for fuch a violent punilliment, the 'Mailer
Should have inßilled it, and not the Prifoner ; but
reprobated fuch a mode of punilliment very feverely,'
and recommended as the moll proper mode of pit.,
nithing boys, to deprive them of play, make them
do an extra number of accounts, learn extra talks, &e.
The prifoner appeared penitent for what he bad
done, and begged pardon; but the Conful laid he
couldnot poffibly accept ofit. He Should get a Surgeon
to examine his ion's body. and fliould profecute the
prifoner in the Crown Office. The prifoner was or-
dered to find bail for the afTsult.
Yetlerday the Corn porter who is in cuflody on a
charge of being the murderer of Mrs. Pooley, at
Horileydown, was brought from the Houk of Cor.
ration, double ironed, and underwent a long private
examination before Mr. GRAHAM.

LBOILOUG H gra/ay.—An elderly man, whole
appearance and demeanour excited a Ronal deal of
inierea and fympathy, fought Magofetialaalvice, on
Wednefday la:I, tni the recovery of his daughter, a
girl of 19 years of age, who had been taken from
home by a man who called !timid( Captain Fife, be-
longing to a regiment rf infantry. The old gentle-
man had come from a village in Shropfhire where
he refided, in confequence nt not having heard from
his daughter ; and the officers of jultice have been
for fome time on the look out for the Captain, who

VAS found to be a fwindier. The ftippored Captain
was conßantly in company with a gentleman of gen-
teel appearance, who reprefented himfelf as a mer-
chant in London, but who was afterwards taken up
t.r fr Thcf: two invottors, by as aruul ash!

infinnating addrefs, afoctated withlwpie of refpec•
Lability in the country, and it was at this time that
Captain Fife became acquainted with Mifs Wheeler,
the daughter of the old Gentleman, from whom
he alto found means to obtiin a loan of fifteen
pounds. The daughter was teen in London a
fortnight fince by a relative, and the reprefented the
man whom the called her hulband to be a Mr. Griffin,
a Gentleman of confidevable property in the Well-
Indies.
She Paid the lived in Charlotte fireet, Mary.
la-bonne ; find that Itatement appeared to be true, for
the father had been there informed, that a (windier,
who called hirnfelf Harthorne, Efq. had duped
the gni:4th of the houfe. The old gentleman was
infirutied in what manner to proceed, with any pro
liability of recovering his daughter. 1