Star.
London, England, 1809-12-23 00:00:00

POIVC.E., Eli.

Bow-mosT.—YestArday John Baker, John Lee,
and Robert Blake, were brought before M-. READ,
from Covent-Garden watch-house, and charged by
Humphries, the messenger, with being assembled in
1 the Piazza, at Covent-Garden, for the purpose of
picking pockets. Humphries stated, that he watched
the prisoners on Thursday night, when the company
were coming out of the Theatre, and observed them
make several attempts to pick gentlemen's pockets ' •
but did not perceive that they accomplished their ob-
ject in any one instance.
The prisoners not being able to give a satisfactory
account of themselves, the Magistrate ordered them
to be conveyed on board the tender.
One of the prisoners is a very desperate character ;
and was one of those who was tried for breaking open
the house of the Countess of Morton, hilt acquitted.
Yesterday, on his being put under confinement, at
the Brown Bear publicliouse, previous to his being
sent on board the tender, he procured a large case
knife, by means of a woman with whom he cohabit-
ed, with which he cut his hands in a most dangerous
and shocking manner, so as to disable him from be-
ing sent on board.
MassroN-nousz.---Yesterday G. Breoch:r, John
?hilly, and Solo:non Levy, were charged, the two
former with stealing a chest of tea, and Levy with
purchasing it, knowing it to be stolen. Mr. ALLEY'
stated, that it was the wish of the prosecutors that
Brea‘hy and Play should be admitted as evidence
1 against Levy. •
Mr. KNAPP, en behalf of Levy, whom, he 'said,
had no other evidence against him, but that of two
thieves, hoped his Lordship would not commit him
upon such evidence, as it was now some months since
this offence was committed, and none of the property
was ever found. The LORD Mayoft,'however, said,
it was necessary for the ends of justice that they
should be admitted as King's evidence, as such he
could not comply with his request. Broacher then
repeated his confession, with little alteration, aisd
Philly stated, that early in June, he was in the em-
ploy of William Jury, a master carman ; that he
was engaged to cart a load of goods from the ware-
house of Smith and Edwards, tea-dealers, in Ald-
gate, with Breacher ; that after having delivered the
goods at different places, they discovered, at the Swan,
at Holborn•bridge, that they bad a chest of tea left,
which they could not account for, as they had got
receipts for all they were to deliver; they then 'went
to the White Horse, at Cripplegate, where they
thought of taking it home to the warehouse, but at
last they agreed to sell it, and divide the money ; that
he drove it to Cutler's-street, near Hounds-ditch,
where he went to the house of Levy, who agreed to
' take it ; that he then- went home with his cart, and
Breacher with his receipt-book ; that Levy gave him
£8 for the tea, three of which he gave to Breacher.
, Mr. Edwards, the prosecutor, said the chest of tea was
Worth X2o.—Levy was fully committed, and the
others bound over to give evidence.
UNION HALL.—Yesterday Mary Matron, alias
Minton, alias Melinda Gresi, was charged ott suspi-
cion of having committed divers felonies.

Mr. Dignum, of New-street, Covent Garden, re-
cognized the pi ironer as having come to live with
him as a servant, but quitted the evening but one
following, having first introduced a person into the
house, by whose assistance she conveyed away ar-
ticles of wearing apparel, and other things, to the
value of several pounds.
Mrs. Carter, of Chancery-lane, stated, that during
her absence from hone, on the 14th of. February
last, the prisoner, who was known to her, offered to
officiate in her stead, and make tea for Mr. Carter.—
Her services being accepted, she took an opportunity,
in the absence of Mrs. Carter, to decamp, taking with
her a quantity of wearing apparel.
In June last, the prisoner applied to ":t Mi s. Watts,
of Arnold-place, Walworth, and offered herself as a
servant, referring Mrs. Watts to Mr. Jeremy, linen-
draper, in the Strand, for a character, under the
name of Phoebe Middleton. Mrs. Watts* accordingly
applied to Mr. Jeremy, and a young, woman of that
name having recently left his service, he gave her an
excellent character ; she accordingly went to Mrs.
Watts's house, on a Saturday evening; and, on Mon-
day morning, decamped with table linen, and wear-
ing apparel, to the value of near £3O. She was re-
manded for another examination.
HATTON GAttom—Yesterday Rieltaa Abbot, a
hackney coachman, was committed to the House of
Correction, for ill treating his horses, and keeping
them in the streets twenty-three bouts, without food
or crater.
QuiEm-sQvaßt. Yesterday a haberdasher, in
Wigmore-street, was convicted in the penalty of £l3.
Bs. for having in his possession a quantity of contra-
band goods ; as was a haberdasher near Charing-
cross, in £3 3s. for having a smaller quantity of simi-
lar goods.

On Saturday evening seven felons escaped from
' the county gaol of Waterford, by removing two cross
bars from one of the loop-holes in the lower cells'-
ward, and scaling the walls by means of a rope-
ladder. Another prisoner, who was in the act of as-
cending the ladder, when it broke under him, was
, secured by the goaler. Five of these fellows were,
some weeks ago, sent from the county to the city
, prison, from which it was apprehended they would
have escaped, having several times attempted it.
Some days ago a Gentleman in Belfast, having put
unslacked lime into some barrels in his yard, in
Ann-street, the tide rose in the night time, wetted
the lime, which set the barrels on fire, and commu-
nicated to part of his stores, but was fortunately dis-
covered, and extinguished before. it had done much
damage.