Star.
London, England, 1815-01-10 00:00:00

POLICE.

Botv-svitairr.—Yesterday E. Stitith was diarged
with committing a robbery at the fire at Charing-
cross early on Sunday morning. 'l'. Limbiriek, one
of the patrole, belonging to -the Office, stated, that
he went- to assist in preserving the property Of Mr.
Russell, the occupier of one of the houses; the pri-
soner was also carrying the property out of the house,
but on his being informed that be had made off with
something, he pursued and came up with him near
the King's Mews-gate, and found him in possession of
a loaf of sugar. He was committed for Mal;
MARLBORODUH-sTRIIT.—Ana Miller was charged,
with Catharine 1 ill;ater, by Mr. Stanford, baker, in
Hanover-street, with uttering base silver. One of
'them aent into the shop and passed a bad sixpence,
and afterwards joined the other and a little boy in the
street. Mr. Stanford suspecting their designs, caused
them to be apprehended. On their persons were found
many pieces of base coin.—They were accompanied
by this boy, who had some good silver about him,
and he was discharged. The two prisoners were
fully committed for trial.
QUaeN-SQUA Rs —Yesterday J. O'Csamer and D.
Sullivan were charged with having wilfully set fire to
the Custom-house in February last, Sullivan standing
charged on O'Connor's confession.—On Thursday
last, O'Connor underwent a long private exantina-
tion, at his own request, after having contradicted
all his former representations made in this Office and
at Tilbury Fort, an which he said, that 4, Sullivan,
and one Thompson, fired the Coatotis-honst for'phy.
He stated, that as they were sitting in a publie-house
(the Black Bay) a German Said, that he would wil-
lingly give ar2oo to'see the Custottl.houte in flatus;
whereupon O'Connor offered to gratify him for a
much less sum ; and that it was finally agreed that
O'Connor and his companion should commit the,
crime for 440, which was paid them in Spanish dol-
lars. Two barrels of gunpowder and a barrel of
pitch and tar, were deposited in the cellars amongst
straw, which straw was fired ; and while the flames
were raging, they were smoaking their pipes in a
neighbouring public house. The fire continued nearly .
four hours before the gunpowder caught, which ac-
counted for the supposition that the fire commenced
in the bousekcepees rooms, as the explosion made
the fire begin to rage there. He denied what he bad
before stated, that he had served on board the Iris
and Clarence limier the name of Nellagan, 'but said
that he had personated that individual on shore, and
by means of forged papers had received his prize.
money, ecc. But yesterday, on seeing Sullivan, he
denied all that he bad previously said respecting the
self-preferred charge of setting fire to the Custom.
house; observing, that it was all false, but refusing
to assign any reasons for his conduct.—Sullivan said,
the
.prisoner knew him from the circumstance of their
having once lodged in the same houte, but 'hit no
intimacy had ever existed between. them ; and as to
the charge, it was impossible for him to have been
concerned is the fire, because, for months before and
after, he had been confined t• his bed.—Mr. COLQU*
noun observed, that altltongh the desperate character
of the prisoner could not be doubted, yet that his pre-
sent conduct was inexplicable, except, indeed, it was
for the purpose (which was probable) of putting off
that punishment which would inevitably fall on his
back for his desertion, Ssc.—The Solicitor foe
Customs attended, but thought Iheiltas DOOM
O'Connor's tat:tries. Remanded, however, for 411%.
titer examination, that the truth of Sullivan's state.
meat might be ascettained.

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Sunday, during the time of Divine Service, a man,
far advanced in years, was detected in picking a Gen-
tleman'S pocket in St. Clement's Church ; but the
Gentleman, fearful of interrupting the congregation,
suffered him to go about his business.
Yesterday morning,between eight and nine o'clock,
a boy belonging to a public-house at the corner of
Portugal-street, bating been out collecting pots, was
prevailed on by a sharper to run for a wager of six-
' pence with 'another boy round Lincoltes-tan•fields.
On his return he found the fellow who had laid the
wager was gone of, taking the whole of the pots
with him.
Yesterday evening, between five and sis o'clock, a
man knocked at the door of Dr. HARMON, In Sails.
bury-street, .Stearsti, which was answered by a Goer
boy, of whom he inquired if Mr. Surma •
a Gentleman who has been an innutee of the Dcc'.
tor's about sis days ; the boy said he was ; hirer he'
replied, he came from Mr. b1441/unistes, a hatter,
for a bat to be repaired ; the boy was proeseding up.
stain to inform Mr. &Lena, when boring a noise in
• the passage, be looked behind bins, and observed the
fellow handing the great coats, hats, and other ar-
ticle* which were in- the passage, to another man at
the dear ; the boy called to a female servant for as-
sistance, when the villain knocked him down with

setchaliolence,.that he wss insensible for some time,
and the two robbers made their escape with the whole
of the property which was is the passage.
FALSt COARACTER«-Mr. Maven, of Norwood.
House, Sprrey. his hem `robbed, ender theiecerity
of the oli %ticket coniaty metenztiendatios and.chn.
Facto., to a footman. An export kilo*, noised Har-
ris, advertised for a footman's piece, and entered. the
service of Mr. MEYER, on the Sd inn; his reference'
was to -Mrs. HIIRDON. Hensworth, a widow. Lady,
with whom he had lived two years and a half. Mr.
M. wrote to the Lady, and, of course,had a veer",
tisfactory return of the qualifications of Thimsi
with the Hounslow post mark. -However, last Fri-'
day, after dinner. in the absence of his master, be'
went out, tilling the servants he was going
.to meet
the Norwood coach. fir a parcel from London I but
not having returned for some hours after his master
the authenticity of the recommendation
doubtful, and the house was searched. when it was'
discovered Thomas had, from a drawer which be,
broke open, helped hidtetlf to a couple of 810 bask
notes, a blue hunting frock, a brown coat, six gibe
shirts, ten neckerchids, with Mr. Maxim's initials;
all new, a table cloth and napkin used that day at
dinner, and a large et cetera of pantaloons, breaches;
boots, and shoes. On inquiry in the neighbourhood.
it was ascertained he bad been stepped by the patrol*
in Norwood-lane, with two heavy bundles.; bet as

his answer, that he was panial from Lewisham,
through Croydon, to Blackfrian, stlaa *area satis-
factory, he was suireted to prows% ited sari witb
tbl Poen* •

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:PORTING INSELLIGAINCS. ' .
TATTICILIALI irrliZroota..i. iiesoAT, tAs. t
DERBY,
9toIMN 9d to intsidsone is tot opt Mr. Watwoo's Dick,
10 in 1. Sir Thome Andrews colt
14 NA I .i.r.• the Salt snit IS is 1 sett Mr.' Lake's et*,
IS b 3 ••,-......4q1dinti11s dam by you's 'Menke,'
IS to 1— Detipol 30 to i apt Black Diamond
iii to I.i Egntsoe
OAKS.

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10 to 1 agst Mlniet 120 to 1 apt Deena
Vito I Louisa
po to 10 apt namingthetitree winners of the Oatlands.
M. J. D. Larobton has purchased of Mr. J. Jackson a bay colt,
rtelhit three yeses old, by Orville, data by •Delpini, out of Tipple.
Wes; and a ches. colt, by Young Woodpecker, rising en', out
of the some mare.
A letter from grunt*, of the Ist instant :aye:—" An Eng.
day before yesterday, laid a wager that he would
ride on one horse from Antwerp and back, in five hours and a
half; be won It. He must have ridden three French leagues per
hum The Wager was for 500 guineas."
)lit fight for 50 guineas between Dell, and Screggies,
take place to-essorrowa—Betting 0 to 4 on Smith.
kiturrittod—Monday se'tanight the Prince Regent's Staff
Hounds met at the Golden harmer Hill, near Blackwater, to
draw the new plittuations for an outlying deer; they had not
been thrown into cover more than a cleaner of an hour, when a
&gimp was heard. from the musical and heart•cheering tongue
of a favourite bound (theeffeets of whith, people who feelthet.
ripe spirit of bunting, can more easily imagine than it is possible
to he described), after bunting the drag, for more than a idle
(as if finding a fun) they rowledirons her hdr, a bind, which made
innuatliateiy, for flvskaley, at s racing rate, and after making ea
veral widi circles en the forest, the huntsman thought it best to
stop the Minnie front this (it being a bind), and lay the* on the
Went of; Mir deer, that was singled front the herd, and bY ,
=bath a ailew. It-baffled ltim so impel, that he flew from his
the home aparisvoleee to him, and crossing a tre-
rent' heavy country beyond Blackman, to Binfield, leaving
oklnghan. to the left towards Haberfield, after running an
hour and a half eseerely, wai taken near Bear Wood; the ehace
of the first deer hated. an hour and forty minutes —The Prince
Regent's Stig Hounds *lll meet on Friday, at the Golden Fanner
Hill, near Ilagibut„ at half-past tee o'clock.
Szienutata Foa Cadet—Friday last, as Mr. Cane, of Ripe,
i Sussex Was out with his beagles and greyhounds, beating the
beshestie a hair, in the fields between that place and Stimestim,
he ankennalled a large fox. At first the greyhounds were on the
opposite side of the hedge, and Reynard was making off, pursued
Only by ,teo or three beagles, who were so dose to hint at start.
*What he was obliged to tarn about and fight to disengage hint.
WU, which be soon effected.. He then made off across the field,
Mt bad got It considerable distance before the greyhounds could
Jae got ~the hedge; bat when they were made to see him, he
lad not run above a hundred rods before be was overtaken. Ile
tow attempted to defend himself, and bit the dogs so severely,
that,they let him go. He then made a dash into a pond just by,
but this did not save him, fur he no sooner reached the opposite
bout, than Mr. Cane's deg Hector seized him again, and before
his master could get pp to save him alive, poor Reynard had
fallen a victimi to his staunch pur'uer. He was afterwards car-
ried& ttithopts to the vilkitt, and nailed up over the sign of the
Lamb, where he is now suspended:via* a little singular that in
the same hedge Mr. Cane hadlound ant coursed two hires, all
within the distance of about 200 yank.