Star.
London, England, 1805-10-11 00:00:00

Pat ItP, tee.

arln the tsth ult. Bromfield, cletk to N.
M&ibbon,Efq. colleitor of Land Taz for the county I
of Argyle, abfconded with a large fom of the public
money. He was traced to Shields,-from whence he
went in a vetfel for London : information thereof
being fent to Bow-ftreet, Rivets and Miller, after
tome time, difcovered that he lodged at a Mrs. John-
lon's, in Wellclofe-fquare. They accordingly went
there on Wednefday, and learnt that he was at a
neighbouring public kuufe, whither they proceeded,
and feein,,n a perfon anfwering his defeription, they
went up familiarly to him, (hook him by the hand,
and expreffed their aftenithment: at fceing him. He
appeared very thy, but on their calling him by his
name, and telling him he was from Scotland, he ac-
knowledged the fad, but told the officers they Lad
the advantage of bin,, on which they took him to Bow.
fireet, and were direeted to convey him inflautly to
Scotland.
Yetterday J Brown was charged with feloniou fly
dealing a variety a jewels and trinkets, the pro.
petty of the Duke of Portland, on the zd of lad
month, at his Grace's houfe at Iluldrode. Griffiths,
an officer behnging to Worlhip-dreet Police Office,
(Wed, that having had information of the robibety,
he exerted himfelf to deted the robber, and learned,
at Mr. ‘Vinfur's the pawnbroker, in Whit‘cchapel,
that they had taken in pledge (rime articles, which
they afterwards found anfwered the defcription of
thofe Rolm from the Duke of Portland's houfe in
Bulltrode, and defcribed the man they had b en
taken from: in confequence of which they apprehenc
ed the prifoner. Several pawnbrokers attended, and
produced a vat iety of articles which they had taken
in pledge from the prifoner, and which, on exami-
nation by feveral perfons in the employ of the Duke,
proved to be his Grace's property. The prifoncr
was fully committed for trial.

On Tuefday lafl, a baker and a flour faCtor were
funamoned before the Lord Mayer, on a charge of
making falfe returns of the price 8f fl"nr to the
Cocket Office in the Manfion Heft& By the returns
made by the baker, it appeared that he bad purchaf-
ed the flour at the price of feventy-five (billings the
lack ; however, he confeffed that there had been a
private agreement between him and the faClor, that
he (hould pay the latter only feventy fhillings per
lack. The parties being confronted, did not attempt
to deny the charge, and they were accordingly con-
viCled in the penalty of 51. each, betides expences.
This convietion took place in the prefence of the
Mailer of the Bakers' Company, vita attuned his
Lordibip, that it was thefe fraudulent returns of the
price of flour that gave rife to the difficulty of fa-
ding the weekly aflize.
At the Manfion-houfe on Tuefday, a cyprian was
' charged by Mr. NALDER, the City Mat that, who had
taken her into cußody the preceding night, on Dnw.
gate hill, while the was prowling abf ut in the way
of her immoral profeffion. She had accolled him, and
led him to a 'Temple recently eftabliffied in the neigh-
bourhood, the millrefs of which, however, on teeing
the Marlhal, denied her occupation. The girl in her
defence excited fame laughter,;by retorting the charge
upon Mr. NALDFR, alledging that he had picked ber
up, and led her to the houfe above mentioned. Not-
withflanding. however, this ingenious defence, the
was fent to Bridewell for a month.
Yefterday at Marlborough-ltreet, a pawnbroker
was fummoned by a Major in the Army, to recover
flolen property pledged by his fervant, who has ab-
fconded. The complainant flared, that the property
was taken from his houfe in September. The pawn•
broker Hated, that the property had been pledged
and redeemed many times by the fervant, and he un-
derftood then) to be the property of the fervant's mif
trots, who lived with the complainant. The Ma-
giltrate was of opinif:n that as it had often been re-
deemed, it manitelled a privity between the miflrefs
and (avant, and therefore did not come ander his
jurifdi Lion, although there was a claufe in the Al
relating to pawnbrokers, which left in Lim a difcre-
tionary power. The cafe (lands over for want (ft- a
witnefs, and in the interim the pawnbroker will have
an opportunity of producing books to verify his
tion.

Yelterday at Whitechapel Office a man was com-
mitted for returning from tranfpot tation before
expiration of his sentence.

Tuefday night as Mr. Dillon, of George-fireet,
Whitechapel, was returning with his f m fmm C.m-
terbury, he was Bopped by a fingle highwayman,
and robbed of about t6l.

On Friday J. M. Cripps, EC+ of Lewes, in Suf-
fel, was thrown from his honk, ncar his farm at
Staunton, whereby his arm was fraCtured. He is,
however, in a fair way of doing well.

On Saturday a fon of Mr. Deane, of the King'i
Head Inn, Brighton, received fa vdcnt a kick from
a honk in the inn-yard, as to fraelure his Ikull.—
Hopes are however entertained of his recovery.
On Wednefday noon a man of decent appearance
called at the houfe of a widow lady, in Doetor's
Commons, with a letter direaed to her, and purpor-
ing to come. from a merchant in the city, recom-
mending him as a fit perfun to be recommended to a
fituation in a public (Alice. He was defired to wait.
in the parlour, and the lady would (peak to him, but
in the courfe of a short time, being left alone, he
robbed the parlour of plate to the amount of 201.
with which he decamped. The letter was a forget y.

A few nights Since -tome depredators broke—into
the flaughter houfe of Mr. Gruver, hu:cher, on the
Cliffe, Lewes, and killed a theep, but not being able
to flay or diffea it, they left it behind, and *fie,-
wards robbed a waggon in the fireet of various arti-
cles of ironmongery.
Aid on the fame night two artillery drivers broke
into the houfe of a poor man in Mailing Itreet,
Lewes, and after colleding every portable article,
were about to decamp, when they were difcovercd,
and taken, one in the houfe, and the other in bed
at his quarters, to which he had fled from purfui!.—
From a blood flamed knife being found at the door,
and the blood that appeared on their hands, it was
feared murder bad been committed, but on examin-
ing the houfe the old people were found in bed, and
being both deaf, were totally ignorant of the eircorn
fiance. The knife, it afierwards appeared, h.td
been brought from the flaughter houfe. They were
committed to Hortham for the burglary, and or-
dered to be brought up tor examination for breaking
into the flaughter houfe and robbing the waggon.

11R11111.
At Sir Monrietk, oa :11.f. 16 ttei.
of Lieut. Cul. Marvell. LI. P. of a fon.

MARRIED.

On 15Jefday bit, it Wre.thatrt l'hurth, ivy the key. C...,rte
Robron, Captain J. Van Cartlardt. of the Royal chit F,.
and Major of Brigs& to Major General Either, to 11/4;ifs Ann W -
rington, 6. coed daughter of the Rev. G. Warringtoo.
(.1n Wednefilay, in Corson.itreet Chaps!, C010n..? Jones. f n of
Theophilus Jones, of Condult-ftreet, Eli. to Mira ire:A:tiler.
At Edinburgh, on the 4th inftant, fir. Robert Ratirte, wfirer
to the lignet. to Xlifs Rachael Milne, &slitter of thc
Mr. Thomas Mi;i:e. merchant iu Ealoburah.