Star.
London, England, 1801-04-03 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow STST tr.—On Timid:ly laft a farmer in
neighbourhood of Uxbridge, having hat 1t 1 _n rnta
of his barn a bulhel of wheat in a Mel:, which the
offender (his own day-laboorer) had afterw.:eils
left concealed in his matter's hovel, and being dir.
covered, a watch was fvt, when the prifoncr CAlllc
(with a fecund man) and in the at carrying it
away was fecured, but his accompli--e viewed.—
Upon the prifoner being anted what h, had to lay,
he replied, " I acknowledge 1 took it to relievc
myfelf and farmly from Itarving!"—And
then queflioncd as to the number of his family,
answered; " I have a wife and fix children, -the
oldeft not eleven !—My earnings are only ten Mil-
lings per weak !" A rcfpeClable inhabitant of Ux-
bridge happ-ning to he relent, ohferved, that he
had known the prifoner many years, believed him
to be a fiber indliftriousman, and that theldiarels
of his family alone" mutt have been the caufc of
his taking the wheat. It lik‘wife appeared that
his accomplice was a labourer with a wife and
(even children. The feelings of the Magiarates
prefent being much affeeted, they appealed to the
profecutor how far the prifoner ihcsuld not be con-
lidered by him as an objed of his pity and comp:d-
emo, who, with great chearfulnefs, reouefted that
he might be permitted to return to his wife and
children.
UNION-HALL.—On Tuefday afternoon, Join
Nolridge, alias Harris, was put to the bar, being
charged with a highway robbery on Clapham
Common at eleven o'clock on Monday night lA.
A Gentleman of the name of Woodman de-
poled that being in a poll chaife, rather fleepy,
he was awakened by a knock at the chaife door,
wben he faw the prifoner on a black poncy, and ;
in a quickvoice raid, " Your money, your money ;
damn it, give me your money ?" Mr. Wood-
man not being armed gave what lode money he
bad in his waitleoat pocket, when the prifoner
pllopped away. Having alarmed the watchmen
en the Clapham road, they purfued him with the
of rtance of a fervant belonging to the Swan,on
Clapham common, who happened to be on boric-
back, overtook the prifoner, whom he unhorfed,
as he was turning into the Wandfworth road,
and dole by him was found a penknife (which
mnft have dropt out of his pocket in his fall), be-
longing to Mr. Woodman, given to the prifoner
iimongli the money : when taken he had no arms
upon him. The watchmen depofed that they bo-
lieved the prifoner to be the perfon who robbed
Mr. Woodman.
The prifoner in his defence Paid, that he was
much in liquor, and knew not what he wasabout ;
that he hired the poney of Mr. Baily, of the Tan-
kerville Arms, at Hounflow, to go a little way
into the country, and had loft his way when he
was flopped by the watch and the perfon on horfe-
back. He conferred to Mr. jackfon, High Con-
liable at Clapham, that he had been formerly a ,
groom; was after that imprefed into the navy ;
itad vied from the ARDINT man of war, went
on board of a privateer • came home to Portf-
mouth in a prize, but had not been regularly
fettled fince. He is a !port (warthy man, about
thirty years of age : he was committed for re-
examination.
Maysiow-Houst. —Wednefday two men and a
woman of the name of apprehended the
preceding evening by the City Officers in Holi-
day-yard, Creed-lane, Ludgate-hill. were exa-
mined on fufpicion of being the perfons whofome
time fince robbed the Rye and Haflings mails ;
Wort alujee was brought teirward as the Robber ;
Yobs and Sarah Au/eu as accomplacis, by whom
he had been aided and abetted.
It was flitted from the Poll-Office, that the mail
had been robbed in Kent, as was above related,
and that letters and bank notes to the value of fe-
veral hundred pounds had been taken from it on
that occafien.
The Arlin: were taken in apartments in which
they lived together ; and in thofe apartments was
at the Caine tunic found money to the value of 861.
in Bank Notes.
John Fryer the port-boy, related, that on the
morning of Monday, March 16, he was acetified
in coming to town, by a man in a fmock-frock,
with a handkerchief over his has, who called,
" Deliver the Mail, damn your eyes, or I will
blow your brains out !" He threw out the Mail,
feting drat the perfon who called had a pinol rea-
dy to be difcharged. At frit the Poll Boy would
not (wear potitively as to Awiel'i perfon. After- I
wards he was induced to (peak with great confi-
dence, :old more decifively.
Mr. Heidi's% orth the City Mar(hal, related, that
the prifoner had been taken at a houfe where he
came to dine with his brother and lifter.
Richard Tipper, atria:tilt to the Mna Mal, relat-
ed, that the prifoners were taken with lone diffi-
culty, and on circumliances ftrongly fufpicious.
'lie notes found on the prifoners,to the amount
of Bal. were alfo produced ; as were iikcwife cer-
tain articles of dreg's.
James Atiften ftrongly denied the guilt imput-
ed to him ; but was warned by the L.-cum-Mayor
tin prepare for his end, as a criminal who could
not efcare.
The putties were committed for re-examination
and ti.
v I.N AR t.—On Wethaday evening lan,
7aia. r /Airealias /11,!!‘, was ,:oniniitted by
P. Cows airy, Ettl. to Tation.Fields llridewcll,
for want of iiireties, to aiiiiver the complaint of
Johlt Chile, for extorting Iv m him the film of
vin ,;sainca, under a threat of c!l4rl-.ing him nit),
ctimniitting an carenceasalint the I,t‘, ht.. taking
ilic. al Mint:ince in the prelim: haiglifli State Lot-
t_,,•. On the in..efligatiini i-f the above charge,
-t d, that notto- hitanding (101 - had given
a guinea. be had lodged an ialor-
ination, and ti.l:ea for the pur-
pose of obta aing from him a further flan, and
that lie afttiaily got tient at that time three
guineas m e. under a priunife that lie would not
iyFar and give evidene.:- Conn:lir to which,
and upon his crofs-examination (wore his
Lame to be James White, when thee filet has
twee cawed out that his mil lutpo :.jarncs Mills.

t nntorions inforrner, an who, by renfon or h:q
:.eltimony being rejened by feyeral Magiaratcs,on
,ecount of hisnot being a credible witnefs, thought
roper to :dame the prefem name. The Magif-
r: ate much lamented that Mr. Clofe had been com-
mitted upon the evidence of Inch an abandoned
loan as the Prifoner appeared to be,and was lorry
chat it NV:IS not in his power to remedy it ; but ex-
peo.:d that Mr. Clore would do all in his power
to mak.: :0% example of the Prifoner, by not only
indicting him for the ex tortion,but for perjury alio.