Star.
London, England, 1809-12-29 00:00:00

DUBLIN, DECEMBER I.

The Post-boy conveying his-Majesty's Mail from
Cashel to Thurles, was attacked on the night of the
I.7th instant, near the cross-road leading to Geal, by
three men armed with pistols, who took away the
entire mail, containing the bye letters from Clonmel,
Tipperary, Waterford, Cashel, and the Cork line. '
The mail from Newtown-Mount-Kennedy to this
city was, on the night of the 12th instant, either lost
or purloined, and same has not since been recovered.


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Mr. Arrol, a boot-maker, in Pall Mall, stated, that
the prisoner called at his shop some months since, in
company with a Mr. Wood, whom witness knew to
be a gentleman of respectability, and attached to the
firm of Messrs. Bellaries and Co. bankers, at Derby.
After Mr. Wood had left London, the prisoner gave
his orders, and represented himself as the brother of
Mr. Wood, but Mr. A. on writing to the house of
Bellaries and Co. was informed the prisoner was an
impostor, who bad insinuated himself into the confi-
dence of Mr. Wood, by representing himself as a
minor, who would come to good property. Mr.
Arrol then went to Mr. Hale, a boot-maker, in Fleet-
street,
to guard him against further imposition, he
having recommended the prisoner to him. Whilst in
Mr. Hale's shop the prisoner called, and Mr. Arrol
secured him. The prisoner had defrauded Mr. H.
of RlB. He represented himself as having consider-
able
landed property in North America ; that he had
been brought up by the Marquis of Thomond, and
that Lady Ann Barlow was his god-mother.
Mr. Searle, tailor, in King-street, Covent Garden,
had been defrauded by the prisoner, who shewed him
an estimate of a service of plate, said to have been be.
spoke of Mr. Rochefort, for the wedding of his bro-
ther, 'he Derby banker, who, however, died last
spring. He was fully committed.
A gallant son of Neptune, full of the Tuscan grape,
reeled into a pastrycook's shop, in Oxford-street, on
Wednesday evening, and fell on board a valuable
frigate, which he attempted to take at one broadside
The lady who had thus attracted the Lieutenant's
notice, is newly married, and, notwithstanding the i
remonstrances of her husband, the tar seized her in
his arms, and would have carried her away, had it
not been for the assistance the watchman afforded.--
It was found necessary to take the Lieutenant to the
watch-house for the assault • but, on acknowledging
his error, to the satiffaction of the parties, he was libe-
rated at this office.

MAxstoN.RousE.—Wednesday, Joreph Betty was
fully committed, charged with indecently and cruelly
assaulting a lady, the night before, on Fish-street-kill. ,
—The complainant stated, that she had been at St. I
Mary Axe, and was walking home ; that she stopped
at a toy-shop door, to make a purchase, when the
prisoner, without speaking, behaved in such a brutal
manner, that she screamed out, and fell against the
door, which was opened, and she was protected, but
fainted with the pain. A person who was passing by
secured the prisoner, who stated 'himself to be a foot-
man to a respectable citizen, and pleaded intoxication
as an excuse, but this paltry defence was denied him,
as the person who apprehended him saw no symptom
of it, and he was committed for want of bail.
John Ford, charged with stealing a cheese, was sent
on board the tender.
Yesterday Elizabeth Bull was charged with stealing
a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of Eliza.
beth Tudor, servant at the Bunch of Grapes, public-
house, Church-row, Aldgate ; the landlord of which
stated, that he had let the prisoner lodge in his house,
upon a slight recommendation; that she slept with
his servant, and took the opportunity of rifling her
box of all her wearing apparel, and absconded ; that
she was afterwards taken with part of the property in
her possession, and confessed Wing sold a gown,

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appearing, she was mtranded.
Bow-srazzro.;--V.rednusday J. Britain and S. Solo- -lite protektor of the Vine Inn, Bishopsgate-street„
emu were fully committed,• charged by J. Cotton, was summoned for not having delivered a hare, which
jun. a painter, of Angel-court, Windmill-street, with had come bilk coach to, that inn. ' The book-keeper
a highway-robbery- It appeared that Cotton =id a and potter stated, Alta m consequence of its being
lad met the prisoners at the Harlequin public-house, directed to be delivered Off the stones, they gave it
in Drury-lane, on Tuesday night, when Solomons of- to a carrier to deliver, and-never heard till this time
fered him a shilling to enlise for the marines, which whether he delivered it or not. By the Act provided
he rejected, as did also the lad ; the prisoners them for delivering parcels, it appeared that the delivery
repeatedly put out the lights, and as often hustled was within the distance, and should have been deli-
the prosecutor, who at length got out of the house, vered by the porter ; for not doing so, he was fined
but was followed, by the prisoners, who seized him 20s. and told he Witold be prosecuted if the hare was,
by the collar, swore he was their recruit, and threat- not delivered.
ened to take him to the watch-house. The prosecu- UNION-Hatt—Wedneiday a female pauper, named,
tor then extricated himself; but was followed again Brown, charged the wife of one of the Overseers of
by the prisoners, who knocked him down, fell on St. George's Parish, with an assault. Mr. Overseer,
him, and drew from his waistcoat pocket a dollar and it appeared, considering his wife, from the natural
three shillings. He immediately gave 'notice of the softness of her sex, as most likely to feel the distresses
eh cumstance to Adkins, the officer, who went to the of the poor, invested her with power to act in his ab-
Harleqain and secured the prisoners. sence, and she, being determined that the parish
- A hackney coachman drove an extraordinary cha- should have no reason to complain of her dissipating
racter to the Office on Tuesday evening under the fol. , their property, when Brown produced an order of re-
lowing circumstanEes :—The coachman stated, that lief, signed by-a Magistrate from this office, attacked
he had taken tip the Gentleman in his coach at the her violently both with her tongue and hands, and
Garrick's Head public-house, in Bow,street, a short having reduced her to a prostrate state, she, with the
time previous, and he told him to drive to No. 20, in assistance of her journeyman, turned her into the
the Strand. When he was driviog down Southamp- ' street, using at the 'same time such threats towards
ton-street, the Gentleman called out murder, so vio. her, that in her fright she left her cloak, almost the
lently and repeatedly in the coach, that he was obli- only garment she had to cover her, behind her; the ,
ged to stop the horses, and a great number of people condition of the poor woman's arms bore ample tes- '
assembled, to investigate the cause of his crying mur- timony of the truth of her statement. Mr. EVANCE,
der so violently; but as there was net any person in the Magistrate, animadverted in severe terms on the
the coach with him, they were soon convinced conduct of the defendant, and expressed his determi-
no violence could have been offered him. The nation that the question should come before a Jury, i
Gentleman then told the coachman not to go , and therefore ordered her to put in bail.
to No. 20, in the Strand ; but did not know the! Yesterday Nathaniel Scott alias Jamey Johann, and -
number when the coachinan enquired of him ;he ;roam Bell, were charged with robbery. A young
then said he would be driven to Montague-place.— wornan named Lucas, stated, that on the evening'of
He, however, varied his directions ao often, that the the 16th inst. she went into the John o'Groats, public
coachman concluded that he did not know where he ' house, near Christ's Church, Surrey, in company with
wanted to go, and suspecting him to be deranged, ' another woman, had a glass of liquor, and left the
took him back to the Garrick's Head, where the house immediately, when Johnson and two other men
landlord, entertaining the same opinion, refused to ( followed, and at a little distance Johnson came up to
take him in, and said all he knew of him was, that :her' and confined her arms, whilst another of them
he came there in a coach, a short time previous to his turned her pockets inside out, and took from her Bs.
having this one called, and only staid to drink a glass ! a handkerchief, and the shawl off her neck, and then
of brandy and water. .-The coachman not knowing' ran off. She knew Johnson, having seen him before.
what to do with him, drove him to the Office, where The statement was corroborated by the young wo.
it was a considerable length of time before he could man who was with her, and the prisoners were re-
be prevailed upon to get out of the coach ; and after minded.
a long investigation before Mr. NAREs, it could not A woman, named Brown, was fully committed,
be ascertained.where he lived. He had no symptoms , for taking a piece of beef out of a butcher's shop ; and
of intoxication, but his memory appeared to have en- a man, charged on suspicion of stealing a quantity
tirely left him. He said his name was Barker, and 'of butter, was remanded.
that he belonged to the 7th regiment of Light Dra- I WHITECHAPEL.—Wednesday Barney, a sailor,
goons. He had a military great coat on, which, in I was re-examined, charged with snatching a gold-
some degree, confirmed the account he gave of hi,,imi i chain, &c. from the watch of Mr. Smith, of St. Ca-
self. He had several Bank notes in his pocket, a '''" l : therine's, when it appearing that his intellects had
and receipt for board and lodging; but where it was , been for some time deranged, he was discharged.
be had lodged, he could not tell ; also a bill and re-
ceipt for jellies and pastry, to the amount of between THAMES POLICE OFlPlCE.—Wednesday North-
Mr was fully committed, charged with stealing a
43 and £4, which had been had in a short time, from
Mr. Vandercomb's, pastrycook, in Hart-street, ; quantity of hemp
he from the warehoose of Messrs.
Jackson and Co. in Horselydown. . .
Bloomsbury, where the coachman was desired to take
him, as it was supposed he would be known there.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Wednesday Alonzo, alias
M'Lean, alias Wood, alias Bellarier, was charged with
divers frauds.


Christmas day as Mr. Purl, the landlord of the
Blue Post, Bond-street, was spending the afternoon
with some friends in his own house, he retired to go
backwards, somewhat inebriated, and he fell back-
wards,- and was precipitated down a long flight of
stairs'intts a cellar. Surgical assistance was immedi-
ately obtained, but the unfortunate man expired im-
mediately. A Coroner's Inquest brought in a verdict
of—Accidental Death.

Wednesday night the shop of Mr. Cross, of Wood-
street, Cheapside, was broken open and robbed of'
goods, to the amount of £2O.

FlRES.—Braintree Church, Essex, was discovered
to be on fire on Monday, but the flames were got
under, and the steeple, composed of wood and shin-
gles, preserved.
On the morning of the 14th inst. a fire broke out
in the flax-shop of Mr. KiBBY, of Berrow, Somerset,'
which consumed a barn, icc. containing a quantity
of hemp, flax, and. other grain, and a pig, together
valued at nearly £4OO. Providentially the progress
of the flames was arrested by the sudden shifting of,
the wind, and a heavy shower of bail and rain, else
five mows of corn, one of flax, one of hay, And one of
hemp, would have been inevitably destroyed. The
servants of a person to whom Mr. KIBBY sold some'
flax, with the liberty of working it on his premises,
introduced a fire for the purpose of cooking, and
hence, it is supposed, the conflagration originated.

BIRTH.
On the 21st Instant, at Cuckney, Na
of the Honourgble Mr. Monckton, of a

the Lady

PIED.
Tuesday, Nathaniel Newnham, Esq. of Mansion-house-street,
Banker. He was also an Alderman of Vintry Ward, and Colonel
of one of the City Regiments of Militia.
At Carmarthen, in consequence of having slept in a room
in which there had been a charcoal fire, Elizabeth, eldest daughter
of Rear-Admiral Alms, aged 21.