Star.
London, England, 1802-03-04 00:00:00

POLICE, &c.

Bow-rraerr.—The infolence, extortion, and
cm:Otani ill behaviour of the drivers of numbered
coaches, travelling as thort Rages, particularly
theft on the Hammerfmith road, has long been a
nuifance much complained of. The offences were
generally fuppofed not to be cognizable by the
Heekney-coach Laws; the determination, how.
eras, of a cafe on Tuefday evening laa, at this
Odice, puts this quellion beyond a doubt. The
driver of a numbered coach, travelling as a ftage
to Haemserfmith,Turnham.greent Sm. was brought
in cheaudy. on a warrant, for refuting to take a
perfon in his coach from Hamrnerfmitb. The fa&
was this—a lady, who lives at Hammerfraith, bad
engaged the prifoner to carry her huasand to town
from that place, and paid him the fare i • but the
prifooer never called to take him up asdireded,
by which he was put to the greaten inconvenience.
The prifoner denied the charge in tow, although it
was wrongly fupported by other evidence; and the
delver of another coach was produced, to fwear he
was the man. This the Magiflrates confidering as
an aggravation of his offence, conviEled him (un-
der the Hackney-coach Laws) in the full penalty
of Three Pounds.

One of a notorious gang of ring-droppers and
(harpers, who confiantly infelt the fireets of Lou.
don. to entrap the unwary, efpatialiy tailors and
countrymen, was brought before tbc Cuing Ma
giaratev, by an invalided feaman, whom he had
def.'s/laded of 51. by the Rale trick of pretending to
find a diamond crofs. The pmfecuttx laid, that
estate. lath of January bit be had beep to mein

Sl. for wager; and returning, *as acenned 'nth(
strand by the priforter, who raid he had alio priie.
money due to him ; after walking together come
way, the prifoner picked up a pocktt•book, and
faid the prokeutor thotthl Pa tic what it contaiwed
they tl en went to a public !inure, iu the weigh•
booth of Fleet-lireet, where one of the prifo.
nee:. accomplices was itationed, and in whole pre•
fence the book was opened. It contained the era;
produced, which they told Lim was of diamonds,
and,
.according to a hill and receipt with it, was
worth tool. The finder then went out, under pie.
tenet of borrowing 4;1. to giv.: the prokcutor as
his part, but of courle retail ned without it, and it
was then agreed the proiecutor thould give him 51.-
on having the crofs in his poireflion till the nelk
day, when they would meet for the purpofe of die-
poling of it. The prilimer did not keep his appoint-
ment, and the carts was h.trsily worth 6d. The
prolocutor never law him alterWard3 till yeaerday,..
when he again met him in the Strand, and lecure&
him. The 51. being obtained in the city orLondon.-
the prifoner was ordered to he taken before the
Lord Mayor.— He is a very old offender, and has
been twice tranfported for lanilar offences.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Our Readers will probably
recollect an a.rault committed a conliderable time
ago on the body of a perfon in Chiffwell-street,
attended with circum ita 'tees of the molt barbarous
cruelty. The unfortnnate fuffcrer was conveyed,
to St. Bartholomew's Holpital without hopes of
recovery. Five perfons were apprehended on fuf-
picion of being concerned in this atrocious bufinefi,
and have lime been detained in cultody ; Tuefday
they were brought before the Loan MAYOR, when
the man, who is now happily to far recovered as
be able to give evidence, ident;fied one of them as
the perfon who had cut open his btovels. This
being corroborated by tub tellimiiny of an accom.
pike, they were all conveyed to Hatton.Garden
Office, in which diariCt the crime was committed.
They underwent an examination, and were re-
manded for a further hearing.
Yefierday Edward Harty/rig& underwent a final.
examination, charged on fulpicion of forging and
uttering lirvetal country hank notes for Ist each,
several of which defcription were found on his
perfon. He was committed for trial.
WHITECHAPEL.—YeRerday Thomas Nowland
was fully committed for trial, it being his fecond
offence, fin urtetiog counterfeit flyer, knowing it
to be fuch. Ten counterfeit fhillings were found
upon him.
Early yeflerday morning the houfe of a laimdrefs
in Compton-itreet, Clerkenwell, was broke open,
when linen and other articles, to a large amount,
were stolen. The villains loofened the copper from
the brick work, in order to carry it away, but did
not fucceed, as it would not pals through any of
the doors without making a great
Lail Saturday, as Mr. James Stevens, of the
Kent-road, was palling by Ealt-lane, Walworth,
on his way home, ite was flopped by three font.
pads, who robbed him of four 11. Bank notes, and
nine shillings and sixpence, with which they made
their efcape.
The fame evening Mr. Townfhend, of Chapel.
itreet, Audley-fquare, was bullied by a gang of
.pickpockets, and his pocket picked of a valuable
gold fnuff-box.
A few evenings fince, the houfe of Mr. Richard
Price, in Somerfet.ltrect, Kingfdown, was broke
open, and robbed of plate and- other property to
the amount of upwards of tool.
On Tuefday night the houfe of Mr.-Blaker, lea-
ther breeches maker, in Lonvacre, was broke
open, and robbed of leather breeches to a confi.
derable amount, and the contents of the till, with
which the robbers made their escape.