Star.
London, England, 1814-11-07 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow-crezefoie-Saterdav, -J. Grout, the pretended
Navel Officer, underwent a second examination, on
chargoas of fraud on a number of publicans, by getting
into their houses, under pretence of being just arrived
from sea, and having considerable sums to receive at
Somerset House. About '2O publicans attended, to
prefir charges. One was at a public house, Stationer's-
court, Lnelgate-hill. This being in the City, it was
referred to the LORD MAYOR or sitting Alderman.—
A charge from the Northumberland Arms, Totten-
ham-court-road, was preferred, where he had made
off with a number of articles of wearing apparel. The
particulars of the numerous charges were not gone
into ; but the parties were instructed to Indict him at
the next Sessions. The charge against him by Mr.
'vitt, of the King's Head, in Duke-street, was com-
plete, and, the witnesses were bound over to prosecute.
T. Elliot was brought up by Dickons, the officer,
who Staled that the prisoner called on Saturday at
the Green Man, nearly opposite the Office, and offered
two hares for sale ; one of them was in a wicker-
basket. The landlord declined purchasing them ;
but Dickons soon after went into the house, and, on
examining the basket, he found them directed to Row.
land Ingram, Esq. No. 10, Connaught Place. There
was a porter's ticket, purporting to be that of Benja-
min Lockyer, the principal porter of the White-
Horse Inn, in Fetter-lane, whence he suspected that
he came improperly by them, and took him before
Mr. BIRNIE. He there represented himself to be a
porer belonging to the White Horse Inn ; that he
had purchased the hares for the purpose of selling
them again, to make a shilling by them ; hut finding
this not satisfactory, lie changed his story, and said
the hares were iiitetoied for Mr. Hazard, the landlord
of the Brown bear, Bow-street. Mr. Biatefe ordered
the prisoner to be taken to the White Horse, where
the clerks denied that the hares had gone from that
Inn. Information was sent to Mr. Ingram's house,
who was gOrie out of town, but his man servant atten-
ded, and, on examining the card which was directed
to his mastet's house, on the contrary side of it, per-
ceived a direction to his master's brother-in-law, at
• Stevenage, -which he presumed had been a direction
on fish from his mastei s fishmonger in London. Mr.
lanekyer, the principal porter at the White Horse,
stated, that the priVerner had been a porter at the Inn
fur several years, but had been dischatged about six
months lance. The prisoner persisted in refusing to,
give a correct .account how
.he became possessed of
the haresohnt on Mr. Lockyer undertaking for his ap-
pearance en a future.day, he was liberated.
J. Kwici was charged by Wilson, one of the pa-
trole, with robbing the Raw public house, in Rose.
street; Covent-garden, under the following circnm.
stances :—On the morning r,f the 15th tilt, about half
past six, the prisoner, in company with another man,
went to the door of the Rose, which was just opened
by a young nun %vim lodged there, whom they told
they were Besr-street officers, and had a warrant to
search the house for stolen goods ; the young m:tn
called up Mr. Kelly, the landlord, to whom they re-
peated who they were, and the business they had in
his house. Mr. Kelly assured them they were mis.
taken, but as they must do their duty, he requested
they would conduct themselves with as much decency
as possible, as his wife had only been brought-to-bed
the night before ; which they promised to do. They
then proceeded up stairs, and Mr. Kelly attended to
his business. Atter some time they returned down
stairs, and told him they could not find the property
they were in search of, nor a man of the :name of
Riley, who they were informed lived in that house.
They said they had not disturbed his wife, and asked
to be treated with something to drink, and he treated
tin m with some gin. Atter they were gone Mr. •
Kelly went up stairs : when he found they had been
into his wife's bed-room, and that of another female ;
and on going into his bed-room, he missed. his watch,
which he lett on a table when he quitted the room ;
and no person having been in after be left it, he had
no doubt but they had stolen it. He then enquired at
the Office, and found that the charge of stolen pro-
perty being in his house WAS groundless, and that no
officers had been sent to search it. On describing the
persons of the men, Wilson had no doubt of the pri.
soner being one of them, and on Friday night disco-
vered him in a house in Charles-street, Drury-lane,
and secured him. Mr. Kelly identified him, and he
was committed for trial.

Elizabeth Burntridge was convicted for not having
a bushel measure in her coal waggon, as directed by
the Act of Parliament.
A drayman in the employ of Mr. Calvert, the
brewer, was convicted of a nuisance in letting 14 tants
of beer stand nn the pavement in SouthAudley-street,
while letting beer into a cellar.
MaNstov House.—Saturday C. Butler WAS charged
with stealing ttio silver spoons from the chap-house
of Mr. Jordan, in Finch-lane. Coruhill. The prisoner
called for a bason of soup, which he paid for and went
away. Soon after the waiter missed the spoon. The
next day he came again, took anotheYbason c f soup,
and was again walking off with a spoon in his pocket
when he was stopped, and searched. The spoon was
found in his pocket ; and on being accused of the theft
on the preceding day, he confessed it, and pleaded
distress as his excuse. He was fully committed.
GUILDHALL.--A Caledonian, of creditable ap-
pearance, was charged by an Hibernian patrole, on
suspicion of stealing a tub of butter. The complain-
apt stated, that as he was walking through St. Paul'i
Church-yard the preceding evening, lie met the pri-
soner at half-past nine, with the tub on his shoulder.
He asked Mm what he had got? and he answered=
a cat; he then examined the tub, and finding itton-
taiaed butter, and not a tabby, he detained him. The
Caledonian, however, satisfactorily accounted for the
way in Which he came into possession of the butter ;
and it appeared that in answer to the patrole's ques-
tion,he meant to have said a kit, but pronounced it
so broadly as to occasion the mistake whiCh led to his
detention. He was of course discharged.
QUILIEN•SQUARE.—Saturday J. Morrison, an invalid
soldier, of the '29th regiment, was charged on suspi-
cion of having um/minted divets felonies. Mr. New.
land, el Seymour-place, Chelsea, stated, that about
eight o'clock the precedingevening, the female servant
came into his sitting-room, and said that some, men
were attempting to get in at•die back:abbr. -Having
provided himself with fire-arms, he went to the bac'l
first floor window, and saw the prisoner. Hethreaten-,1
ed to shoot him, but this had no effect ; and totrighil
ten him Mr. N. fired over his head, whoa the prat).

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ner etttlechill the guns ;n Christenjom, esciaithitsji
that he cared for neither shot rot ;o-vciet. He was
then scented, and some neighbours stated. that they
had seen tivo other men ►n the garAen with the p► iscn
ner. The prisoner attempted to excuse himself on the
ground that he had been drinking, and that be hail
no intention of breaking into the house. He was re-
manded. _ _

Bah, a baker, was convicted in ih • penalty of
Is. 3d. per ounce, on 154,ounces deficient in qu ir-
tern loaves, and 42 half qitattern loaves, ant:tinting,
with 20s. costs, to aef) 12. 6d.
UNION-HALL.-7. Dawson ar.d .Brown, were
committed for stealing a box coat, from the h' use of
Dr. Benson, of the City-road.
A baker, residing in the Borough, was broug:tt up
by May, who discovered in his bakehouse a cp.( .thy
of potatoes boiled, and ready to mix with flour ; and
also a bag containing' about 12 ounces of allum. The
defendant pleaded that he was only doing that which
every one in the trade did. This defence not satisfy ic4i
the Magistrate, he was fined £lO and costs.

FOREIGN MARKO'S.

ST. PETERSBURG
11k1 Ft
per pool. Rubel,
Cotton, Geurr ia 6U 65

:Ai, OCTOBER 7.
IR I'S.

per pond. Rubes
Pimento 47 48
Pepper, black 55 GO
Rice 14 22

Tin, In Bars

55 CO

In Blocks 44 48
Sugar double Loaves 00 co
Crushed Lumps 51 GO
Havanitah White 52 54
Brazil ditto 48 49
ItT S.