Star.
London, England, 1822-01-04 00:00:00

on for hi' aiAnce, bat he declined saying anything
The Magistrate committed him to take his trial to'
the two chores.
MA RY-LA•BON NE OFFICE.-41fary CARlttner, a sem
known character, was yesterday brought before the
sitting Magistrate, J. RAWLINSON, Esq. by Prende,
Bast, the officer, charged with stealing various artidl
of wearing apparel, arc. From the evidence it
geared, that on the 26th of December last, the
soner was observed in Ironfoundery-lane,
fields, surrounded by a great crowd, who were rte.
rally tearing her clothes from her back. A p-,,r
woman named Williams, taking compassion on v,e
prisoner, took-her into her house, where she had a,
asylum for the night. Early next morning
Hams went out, and left the prisoner in bed, but ‘,l
her return in the afternoon, was greatly sot prised tt,
find the prisoner had decamped with saveral articles
of her wearing apparel, also a gown and i.etticea
belonging to one of her lodgers. Prendergast, liani
information he received of the robbery, apprellendef
the prisoner on Monday last, in Bryanston-strect,
found concealed about her person several of the stoic:a
articles. She was fully committed for trial.
Naw BAILEY COURT, MANCHESTER, DEC. ‘22.—.1
considerable degree of surprise was caused at se;:ing
spread on the table of the Court, pistols, a ciagge,,
bullets, masks, dark lantern, phosphorus bottle„
besides a quantity of grocery and other goods. TIT!
had been taken from Rate/ire, a baker, nf.,lr
Ancoats-street, who has had a shop there for abut
two years, carried on a tolerable trade, and had nee
been suspected of any dishonest practices till an ace.
dental discovery took place on the day of his Rpm.,
hension. Sevei al shops have lately been broken opos
in his neighbourhood, and amongst them that of Mr.
Tate, grocer, in Oldham-street. On the 22d instant,
a neighbour of Ratcliffe's, being in his bake -how;
happened by accident to discover some go.cerr
goods concealed in it. 'This excited his stispicic;
and he communicated the circumstance to Mr. Tate.
Several special constables then went to Ratcliffe's
bake-house, and kicked him up, whilst they srnt
to Mr. Lavender, at the Police Office. In the i:..
terval Ratcliffe escaped, by climbing over a
An alarm was given, and he was soon stopped, harihz
first been knocked down by one of the neighbours;
and on searching him, under his top-coat, was found
a belt tied round his bod), in which were paced
loaded pistols and a dagger ; upon his ; et-sone:lA
premi,es were also discovfied a black leather cap,
contrived as to cover the up, et. pa, t of his tare, lean.
ing holes for the eyes, a wig, and common mask fr
the face, a dark lantern, and phosphoru, buttes, On:
other articles, suited for the m,,st diabolical ptirpnsr.
A quantity of copper coin and various grocery gap::;
taken from Mr. Tate's, were also found, and a t;rea:
number of kettles, brushes, pans, and other house-
hold utensils, which had been stolen from the '11?
of Mr. Mellor, a broker, in Great Ancoats-street.—
Booth, of the Police Office, stated, w hen he took t 1::
prisoner into custody, he admitted both robberies, and
said his reason was, because he wanted money to pay
his rent. He was committed to the Sessions for trial.

Friday morning, between six and seven o'clrick,
Mr. JamEs WARD, of Great Houghton, in the cturity
of Northampton, grazier, was stopped on the high.
way in Yardley Cow. pasture, on the road leuilir.;
from Warrington toll-gate to Northampton, and rob.
bed of Banknotes to the amount of nearly £lOO, by
two men on foot, each having a pistol.
Tuesday morning early, as the Dover mail-coaclt
was going downßridge-hill, between Canterbury and •
Dove-, the reins broke, and the horses, being then at
liberty, ran on a bank at the side of the toad, by
which means the coach was upset, and the coachrraa
and two guards thrown some distance. TLe crac'n-
man and one of the guards (the latter belonging to
the foreign mail) were left at Bridge, so much hurt
that they could not Le moved. The guard belongi:
to the mail received but little injury : he, with tlto
passengers that were inside, and who escal'ed unhurt,
proceeded to Dover in another conveyance.
An account was lately given of the removal cf
some Caledonian cows and a bull from a field Lear
Ardrossan, in Ayrshire. A very old man had been
employed during the greater part of his life as herd
by the EGLINTON family, and these cattle were the
last of his flock. His was the only hand they woull
suffer to approach them, and their removal was to
him like the separation of old friends. On going Irrrn
Saltcoats he met a young man, to whom he signi;i-
candy said, " Your father was the first man 1 ken: !n
Saltcoats, and you are the last." How he met his lite
cannot well be ascertained, but he was soon after build
dead in a puddle of water of a few inches depth.