Star.
London, England, 1804-02-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

MARSIOII House. The Toque& of Prirtfoken
ward complained to the Loan MAYOR that the Jews
were preparing to celebrate the Fead of Purina, com-
monly called the Hanging of Haman, with their
ufual riotous mirth, to the great annoyance of the
neighbourhood, and requited the interference of his
Lordfhip to prevent it, which he affured them he
would attend to. •
MARLIOROUGR-STRIIT.--Yeßerday T. Irseki and
Bridget Saab, were charged with Reuling a tt. note,
the property of Hannah Davilon : the profecotrix
called at a public houfe in St Giles's, where the pri-
toners were drinking ; the took a slats of liquor at
the bar, and pulled out a purfe containing a sl. and
a 11. note, and half a crown which the gave to the
landlord to take his demand. On leaving the boort,
which is the corner of Crown Court, the /allows
followed her, and, with their companions, hunted
her up the court, and pufhed her down, with intent
to rob her. Her (creams brought others to her of
fillance, who delivered her from the delinquents,
when the proceeded down Holborn, where fh: flop
ped, and on polling out her purfe the dropped a 11.
note, which the man prifoner, who had with the re
male followed her, picked up, and attempted to run
off with, when the charged him with the robbery.—
On his being taken to die watch houfe, be Paid he
had picked up the note for fun, but it has not been
produced. They were committed for trial.
HATTOII GARDIN.--Nefterdity R. Berry was com-
mitted for re.ezamination on fufpicion of picking the
pocket of a Mr. Jenkins of tool. in bank notes, &c. in
an :tuition room in Holborn.
R. Twig: was fully committed for Realing an iron
bar, the property of Mr. Wilton, of Portogal-ftreet,
Lincoln's Inn Fields.
--- Cooky, Chimney (weeper, of Hampflead,
was convided in the mitigated penalty of sl. for fend•
ing his boys to coiled% foot in the name of ---
Garratty, of Gray's inn Lane, and without his ad.
chefs on their caps.
WORSHIP-STRlST......Yefferday
committed for healing pewter pots.
As was a man for extreme cruelty to his wife,

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On Saturday lea a gentleman had his gold watch
chain ant off, apparently by a pal: of nippers, at an
audios room in Holborn, by Come villains who car-
tied it off undtkovered.
On, the evening of Wcdnetday UR, a petfon
knocked at a houfe in Earl-fireet, Blackfriars, and
on the door being opened by a fervent, delivered a
paper parcel containing fome.oranges. which he Paid
he was ordered to leave, and that he waited for an
anfwer ; while the fervent was gone, he took advan-
tage of her abfence, and made his efcape with three
great coats, which were hanging is the hall.
Lark week Henry Kowen, aged about t 6, fervent
to Mifs Peareths, of Pilgritn.ffreet. Newcaßle. was
committed to gaol, to take his trial for robbicg his
millrefs's honk, nn iath ult. of calls, notes, sod
checques. to a confi &therabic amount. Part of the pro-
perty, with the offender's watch, was found conceal-
ed in an out-houfe ; and after that dircovery, he
acknowledged that he had thrown the remainder of
the notes down a draw well, from whence they were
procured. uninjured. All Ins been recovered cue's'
a few pounds.
LaR Monday, Tunßall, a private of the 4tb Dra-
goons, Rationed in Lewes New Barracks, who in
purfuance of the lenience of a Court Martial, was
lately flogged for a burglary in the houfe of hit.
Aaatve•N VIRRAL, of that town. after having the
facings cut from his uniform, was, in the barrack.
yard, drummed out of the regiment with a halter
about his neck, as an incorrigible rogue. He was
afterwards lent under an efcort to the military depot
in the Itle of Wight, for fervice to Come condemned
regiment, agreeably to the promife of Major DAL-
SlaC, to the prolocutor. On being told by the Cum-
sanding Officer. that it he had emulated hinifelf
properly,ke might have been a ferjeant, and a credit
to the regiment, he coolly replied. " Vero io no et•
etessisr far the frailties of hewer satere."
On Saturday fe'nnight. nine men, in eobles, he
longing to the town of Hartlepool, adventured to
lea, notwitbilanding the unpromiling raped of the
weather. On their return the elements proved fo
adverfe as to render it imprataicable for them to reach
the lbore i they the' elite toth, tc. alter making one
ineffellual attempt to hazard any swim, patiently
awaiting their dit'oi•nts fa.c. The life bn.st was im
mediate:), Lunched to r.:a.der them airsianre, and
reached them in a Ilrirt 4)4c:14u:11e, ftirnilbing ta-
colsic with a trelli mAn, and. ‘a in by the ode (.!
thr.m, ready n+ pick up any t:..tt he
conveyed the gluts; i.. fifety 4.) ate