Star.
London, England, 1802-03-25 00:00:00

POLICE.

Been-STILLIT.—On Monday night, about nine
o'clock, as the Hon. Mr. Bos es brother to Lord
Strathmore, was pairing throng(' the courts, roar
St. Martin's church, he was extremely annoyed
by Tome of the lower order of women of the town
laying hold of him, and begging money, when,
to get rid of them, he gave one a (billing : he had
proceeded a very few paces further, before he felt
himfelf feized violently by both arms, and, at the
fame intlant, he received a blow on the back part
of his head, which totally deprived him of his fen-
fes. As he does not recoiled any thing further
that paired till he found himfelf in an up-flair'
room of a houfe, with a woman of molt makuline
appearance and voice, whom he had reafon to
think was a man in female attire, and who, with
the:nail horrid imprecations and threats,demanded
all his property. telling him, at the Lune time, that
he mull fuppofe he was brought there to be rob-
bed and murdered. as others had been ferved be-
fore, and that the could immediately call feveral
men to aflilt her if he made the leap refillance.—
Mr. Bowes being jolt arrived from the country,
and having a drab great coat and boots on, endea-
voured to perfuade her he was only a fervant, but
without die& the difcovering. from the interior
of his drefs, which had been torn open in the fcuf-
fie, that was not the fain, obferving his watch.
with a very valuable gold feel to it, the fnatched
it out of his pocket, and infified upon having fome
rings the alto law upon his fingers, which he pofl-
lively refuting to let her have, the called to her
accomplices to come and murder him, upon which
Tome voices were heard at the door, and the again
attempted to get the rings from him ; but in the
ftruggle he fuppofes they were loft on the floor, as
flue then opened the door,.(which had previoufly
been locked) and atked if all was fah below? This
moment Mr. B. taking the advantage of, as the
only opportunity he had of efcaping with his life,
knocked her down, and mated out of the hottfe,
no one appearing to prevent him ; he made his
way into Chandos-fireet. Mr. B. notwkhltanding
the confuted (tate of his ideas, Occanclied by the
blow and fuddennefs of the inanition, which feemed
to him as magic. had noticed by the light of a fmall
candle placed in the chimney corner, five empty
bird-cages in the room; and as be was &aping
from the hook, he remarked the flotation of it, and ,
the number of lamps to the end of the court
having procured eggs= from 6t. Martin's watch-
liouie. be, by this means, difcnvered the houfe, and
in the room on the firlt floor found the cages, but
the birds were flown. On Tuefilay cventug the
landlord of the home and a woman were appre-
hended, and examined at this Office, but there not
being fufficient evidence to criminate them, they
were difmifred; the man. however. is to be hub/filed
for keeping a diforderly houfe. Mr. B. had all the
time upwards of tool. in Bank notes, in a private
pocket, which he fortunately faced, by his refolu-
tion in °toggling with the fiend. He complains
much of the hurt he received on his head, neck,
and back.

MArision.flouse.—A labourer on the gnat's
having a quantity of cotton upon him which be
could not account fur, and fufpetied to have been
ftolen, was committed to BrideweU.
GVILDHALL.:—A woman was committed to
Bridewell, charged by a butcher. in Fleet-mar-
ket. with Realing a quantity of beef from his
&ambles.

HAT ros-Gs.anrs.--Yellerday Francis Bohol
was examined a third time, in confequence of hav-
ing fpread a report that a gentleman, of the name
of James Barnwell, had been clandeflinely buried
from Judd's Place, in Soesers.town. During the
examination, Mr. aariwell end hie father wire in
Court, but the did not feem to have the !earl know-
ledge of them. It is thought. that the is inane,
and was therefore difcharged, and her friends re•
commended to take care of her.

Two countrymen were put to the bar, charged
with lmving committed 4 violent affault upon a
poor• man, whole life is in imminent danger.—
They were committed till the fite of the man is
afcertained.

Before the JFdge left York on Friday, he was
pkafed to repneve all the eight unfortunate eon.
vies, who received (entente of death, as mention-
ed in our PaPer of Vaefday
Laft week were committed to the Caftle of
York, for trial, William Baker, who Rands
charged with (leafing five horfes in the neighbour.
ho of Doncalltr, fbur of which were taken in
his poileftion.—Alfo, John Mai-than, charged witli
felonioufly taking five ibilllngs, by force, from the
perfon of Anthony Nelbitt, late fchoofmafter of
Slaikftop, in the Eaft
Smith, one of the perfons concerned in ftealing
five horfes from High Ellen, near Doniafter, was
apprehended on the sth ha, with the blood mare,
in Smithfield-market, London,and is committed to
Lincoln Cattle, to take his trial for healing three
honks from out of that county.
On Thurfday night the houfe of James Kiero,
Ef9. at Cottinghatn, was broke into, and feveral
articles of property ftolen therefrom.
On Tnefday fe'unight the body of John Staple-
ton Barker, tide-waiter, Come time ago drowned
'in the Old Harbour, Hull, was thrown up near
Hefsle, and on Wednefday interred in the burr
ing ground of the Holy Trinity Church -in that
town.

• As Tome boys were playing near a windmill at
Wefterfield, near Ipfwich, A few days ago, one of
them, about nine years old, was caught by the
fails, and carried round four times when being
difcerned by the miller, he was releafed from his
perilous lituation, without &Raining any injury.
Tuefday fe'nnigbt a fat hog. Under two years
of age, was killed by, Mr. Phipps. Mager of the
Canteen at Lewis Barracks, that weighed '9611.
61b. The weight of the lleash alone was Bft. 71b.
It was purchafid. at 6s. per
Robert Young. latcly.aßfzeiwadcd for abfc°°o'
ing with 23001. with which he was. entnifted as
aEling Quarter Matter (tithe battalion ofthe Cold-
*ream ekards, is 'cissfioid at Portman Barracks,
lioid is ht a few daysto be tried by a General Court
I Martial at the Hods Guards.