Star.
London, England, 1802-10-07 00:00:00

POLICE, &c.

MARLBOROUGH•STREET.—Yefterday Jame rYohn
flans and JoLa Spire, were examined on a charge-
of breaking into the dwelling houfe of Mr. John
Jennings, brewer, in Pulteney-ftreet, corner of
Windmill ftreet, Golden-fquare. Mr. William
Jennings, nephew to Mr. John Jennings, being
(worn, faid,that about two o'clock in the morn-
ing, he was awoke by a noife in the parlour ; but
at fira be took no notice of it, thinking it proceed-
ed from the engine, or fome other thing, in the
brewhonfe adjoining ; but foon after he heard the
noife again, and then liftened attentively, and
thought be heard people packing up fome things
underneath, whereupon he got up foftly, and with-
out putting any thing on, went down (lairs; when
he difcovered the ftreet door open, and raw a light
in the parlour ; on which, being barefooted, he
flipt nut foftly, and went in fearch of the yard
watchman, and having found him, Paid, " Arm
yourfelf, and come along with me ; thieves have
brcke into the houfe, and are now in the parlour."
He proceeded, being followed by the watchman :
they went firft into the counting houfe, and the
witnefs taking the poker, they both went up to the
Itreet door, and entered, obfersing the light on RD.
ing in, which the thieves immediately extinguilh.
ed. The witnefs then went out, and Rood by the
Itreet door, not thinking it fafc to remain within
in the dark, on which the two villains milled for-
ward, and giving the watchman's lanthorn a blow,
put out the candle. They both attempted to get
out at the wicket, or (mall door, which was in the
...ate leading from the yard into the ftreet ; on
which the witnefs *made a blow with-the 'poker,
and knocked down the prifbner James Johnllonc.
On his getting up a fecund time, and getting
through the wicket, the wituefs ftruck him another
17. rere blow, trying nut " Stop thief !" and pur-
flied hive into Green's-court, and Polteney-ftreet.

tancc he was from him at any time did *riot ex-
ceed (even yards, until he was flopped by the
watchman. When the witnefs fit it furprifed them,
and ia theirrunning oat, they dropped feveral ar-
ticles of plate, particularly three Meer *caftors, a
large. Elver waiter, and fiber funnel, feveral
canter labels, and a gold watch, all the property
of Mr. John Jennings, who is now in the country.
The gold watch appeared to have been dropped
by the other prifoner, as the witnefs was certain
Johnftone did not go that way. The next wit-
, nets was Robert Holliday, the watchman of the
yard, who, being fworn, equivocated very much,
and- feemed more like a confederate than a wit-
nefs. He raid he followed the laft wieners : he had
no, arms; the night was dark, he few nobody, as
he kept dole behind. the left witnefs; his light
went out, and the candle light being in his eyes,
he could not fee. On being queftioned by the Ma-
Orate, he faid that one of them in wilting out,
knocked the lanthorn out of his hand ; he heard
them drop the plate ; he faw the left witnefs (Irike
a man fome blows, whom he could. not identify ;
he kept behind Mr. Jennings until the prifoner
was taken. Being afked why he did not take fome
arms with him ? he faid Mr. Jennings went on
and did not give him time. He acknowledged
Mr. Jennings had that night given him a gun, but
the witnefs declared it had no touch hole, k was
r (opt up, &c. On the whole his evidence was full
of equivocation and evafion. The next witnefs
was. Richard M'Connell, parifh watchman, who
Paid he heard the cry of " (lop tief," and a rattle
fprung ; he faw the ptifoner JaMs Johnflone run-
ning, and Mr. Jennings in his thin running after
him : Mr. J. was quite dole to him: he flopped the
prifoner who pleaded that lie was not the man
they wanted ; on which Mr. Jennings faid, 4, I
am lure you are; try his head and yon will find
it cut." The witnefs did fo, and found the pri-
foner's head cut, and bleeding very fail. He had
no hat on, nor handkerchief round his neck.
Thomas Remington, another parifh watchman,
Paid, while he was crying two o'clock he heard the
cry of " flop thief," and faw the other prifoner,
John Squires, coming oat of the fmall gate lead-
ing into Mr. Jennings'! yard, on which the witnefs
laid hold of him. The prifoner raid, " I have done
nothing, let me go;" on which he gave a fudden
turn, and broke from the witnefs; and ran up
Green's-court. Witnefs heard the cry of " (top
thief" repeated, on which he followed the prifoner
Squires, and f;irung his rattle. He purfued him
up Green's-court ; and Swift, another watchman,
laid hold of him ; but wieners yeas' fere he was
the perfon who came out at the wicket. Mr.
Jennings could ',t fwear to the perfon of the pri-
foner Squires, but he could (wear pofitively that
there were but the two, and whoever came out fir it
at the wicket was the accomplice of the other pri-
foner Johnflone.
Edward Swift, another parith watchman, (wore,
that after he cried the hour of two o'clock, he
heard a rattle spring; and the cry of " stop thief!"
on which he ran up Hopkins areet, and faw the
last witnefs running up Green's court towards
him ; that on looking round he obferved the pri-
foner 'ignites (landing up dole to a door, with his
face inwards, striving to conceal himfelf. He intt
mediately laid hold ot him : the prifoner faid, he
flopped there only to make water ; the other
watchman raid, that was the man who came out
of the gate, and had efcapd froin him: Here the
evidence clofed, when theeprifoner, Johnftone, re-
marked to the Magiftrate, that one watchman
fwore he raw the other watchman {top him in
Green's-court. The Magiftrate looked over the
evidence, and it appeared that one watchman (wore
he was flopped by the other at the end of Green's.-
court ; the other (wore
.he flopped him in Hop-
kins• ftreet, which, it feems, is at t e end of Green's-
court. All the plate was produced. Mr. Wit.
Jennings, who is profecutor, faid he did not pofi-
tively -know whether there might net be feveral
other articles loft, not yet miffed, as the cupboard,
which was forcibly broken open, from whence
there were taken, was but feldom ufed. The pri-
fluters had the plate on them when they attempt-
ed an efcape, but threw it away in every direBion.
A (mall bar of iron was produced, found on the
parlour table, with which the prifoner: forced
open the ftreet door, the cupboard that contained
the plate, and the defle from whence the gold
watch was taken ; it was about fixteen inches long,
flat, about an inch and half wide, and half an inch
thick ; one end of it was Iharpened like a chiffel,
the other end turned up and alto fharpened.—
Johntione's hat and handkerchief were alto found
where he dropped them in his ftruggle to efcape.—
He is about thirty years of age, has a ruddy com-
plexion, and a forbidding countenance.
John Squires was dread in a new velveteen
jacket and breeches, new black waiftcoat, and new
(hoes. He appears to be a well looking young
man, under twenty years of age. They both were
fully committed to take their trials at the next fef-
flons to be held at the Old Bailey.
Yeflerilay the Quarter Seflions fat the Tower
Hamlet was held at the Court Houfe, Wellclofe-
fquare, to determine affaults, &c. after which
application was made to the Magiftrates for a re-
newal of a licence to the Royalty Theatre, in
Wells-ftreet, Goodman's-fields, which was rejefted
by a great majority of Magiftrates, being confi-
dered as attraaing a great number of ditorderly
perfons in that quarter of the town.
The intended exhibition of fparring between
Belcher and Burke, advertifed at Sadler's Wells,
was prohibited by he Magiftrates, and the people
whowent to fee it, returned difappointed.
On Tuefday night, as a fervent of Meas. Gor-
don and Knight, -Diltillers in Gofwell.ftreet, was
going along Ceimpton-ftreet, Clerkenwell, he was
attacked by a man, who (tabbed him in feveral
parts of his body, when eleven more came to the
alliance of the affeflin ; after thiy had robbed
him they departed—The unfortunite man crawled
on his knees and bands to his lodgings, from
whence he was removed to the Mitidlelix Hofpital,
With little hopes of recovery.
' On Tuefday evening, as the Dudley Waggon
coming to town, by fame accident took fire, near
Ridge-hill in the count)! of Hens, and was entirely

COUNTEr NEWS.

NEW MAYORS, &c.
Dublin.—Jaeob Pool, Efq.
Belfaft—Edwaril May, Efq. Sovereign.
Hull—William Watfon Bolton, Efq.
Hcdon.—John Bur&11, Efq..
Middletob, Efq.
Lecds--William Hay, Efq.
Doncafter-.Thomas Woodcock, Ef
Leiceiter.--John Slater, Efq.
Abadeen.James Hadden, Erg. Provoft.
Montrofe—James Lyall, Efq. Provoft.
Dumbarton....John Denny, Efq, ditto.
Stirling—John Glace, fen. Efq. ditto, and High Sheriff.
lnverkeithing—Sir John Henderfon, of Pordel, Bart. Provoft.
—.Mars. Elder and Alexander, Ratifies; Mr. Barclay, Dean of
Guild; and Mr. Robert Angus, Treafurer for the year enfuing
—The Councillors Continue the fame, as by the peculiar let of
this Burgh they are all drifted for life.
Culrols--The Coup cil,svith theaddidon of one fingle Deacon.
who is a friend of Sir john Henderfon, are the fame as laft year,
QL/EENSFERRY.-At the elation of Magiftrates
for this Borough, notwithttanding the keeneft exer-
tions on the part of the intereft formerly fuppofed
to be predominant, the triumph of Sir JOHN
DiRSON9S friends was in every refpea complete.—
The-memorable phalanx of .Eleves, who had fo
nobly refitted every effort of corruption, flood
Ready to the caufe they bad efpoufed, and, of the
oppofing Ten,only one fmgle unit (aMr.CastPBELL
'WPM). was fuffered to retain his place in the Cou-
ncil," as a veftige of the vanquithed intereft.
A party of dragoons was cantoned in the Burgh,
immediately previous to the day of eledion, the
Lieutenant commanding which was directed to
take his orders from Badlie *Nam, the now ek-
pnfet/Chief Magiftrate ; and, at one period of the
proceedings (which lafted till a very late hour of
the night,) in much warmth and !male took place
as teemed to threaten very ferious confequenies.—
At this critical moment, it vies that the military,
with fixed bayonets, approached to the very door
of the Counci:-!oom ' • but the fpirited condu.ft of
Baillies MARTU4 and Nicor. loon quelled the art-
ful endeavours of the lofing party to involve all in
riot and cor.fitilon.
Sir Joon HENDERSON, of Fordel, Bart., Repre-
fentative in Parliament for the diftria,was prefent
in the Council,having, on the preceding day, been
eleaed Affetfor or Recorder of the Burgh.
EDINBURGH, SEPTEMBER 3o.—James Ander-
fon, who, on the eoth Auguft, was fentenced by
the High Court. of Julliciary to be banithed Scot-
land for life, was yetterdly whipped through the
ftreets of this city for returning from banifhment.
John Mitchell, tinfmith, one of the perfons con-
cerned in the unfortunate affair in which Mr.
Hutchifon 101 l his life, was brought to town on
Tuefday from Newcaftle, in cuftody of a police
officer of this' city. After' ramination before the
Magistrates, he was committed to prifon.
Hut 1., Ocr. g.—This mcfrning a houfe at Pref-
ton in Holdernefs, containing three tcne-nents,
was ditcovered to be on' fire, and before any
affillaace could be given, we underliand was re-
duced to afhes. Very little property, was faved
from the conflagration, which Was vifible at fome
miles diftance.
Thurfday morning Mr. 'Aycock, who had been
a great many years book-keeper to Mr. T. Atkin-
' fon, raff-merchant,' at York, was found dead at
' the bottom of ; he had !pent the evening
with tome ft iends, whom he kit at twelve o'clock.
It is it:pi:tided he had been fcized with a fit.
On Tuefday fe'nnight the Mancheffer, Matfon,
on coming out of Mr.Gibfen's dry-dock, Hull, into
the harbour, struck the rudder of the Nonfueh Lin-
coln veWel, Capt. Ryder, whore wife with a young
child (landing near the (lern, the tiller came for-
cibly upon them, hack the child on the temples,
by which its (kull was fraaured, and part of the
brains cane out ; and with a returning blow,
bruited the mother feierely on the face, breaking
out tome of her teeth. The child died during the
night ; the mother is recovering.
Lave ILPOOL, OCT* 4.—By the alive exertions
of the Committee, and the perfons employed
under them, property of various defcriptions has
been daily recovered from under the ruins of the
late fire.
On Thurfday afternoon, about four o'clock, a
very extraordinary and diftreffing accident hap-
pened, near Mr. Statham's houfe, in Edge-lane.
The driver of a cart employed in leading [tones
from the quarry at the top of Edge-hill, was re-
turning with his empty cart, in which he was
(landing upright, as is too frequently the cuftom,
when the wheel going over a high (lone pitched
him out upon the road. Some perfons who law
the accident obferving him to lie without fenfe or
motion, went up to him, and found him entirely
lifelefs, though not the fmalleft mark of violence
appeared on any part of his body. A medical
gentleman happening to come up, he opened a
vein, but no blood followed. It is fuppofed he
mutt have fallen on his head and received a con-
cuffion of the brain.
The new Life Boat conftruded and built on the
molt approved principles by Mr. Richard Buthel,
was launched from his yard in this town, on
Tuefday laft, when it was tried in pretence of
numbers of perfons, and anfwered their molt fan-
guine expedations; it is fo perfedly buoyant that it
appears impoffible to fink it though filled with
people and water logged,- and from the experi-
ments made, it may with the utmoft fafety be
ufed in the moil (lormy weather. This boat will
always be ready to put off to the relief and atlift-
I ance of any veffel in diftrefs, and the promoters of
this :molt ufeful and humane undertaking are
entitled to the gratitude and approbation of the
public at large, and of feafaring perfons in par-
ticular.

(11 FORD, OCTOSER 2.—Early on Wednefday '
evening, notwithftanding the Freat precautions
that were taken to prevent it, l'homas Camtnel,
alias Gregory, ,found means to make his efcape
in a very extraordinary manner from his cell in
the Cagle Gaol.
Yefterday H. Whondley and Wm. kilning were
committed to our Caftle by the Hon. T. PAR KF R,
on fufpicion of having burglarionfly 'Wen eight
flyer fpoons and tome thins from the
houfe of the Rev. Mr... Ellis, of Great Mill ; y
alfo Rand changed with having committed a 1. ;opy
iq the out-houfe of J. RileT.

DUBLIN, 06 7(221.!?

The poll-boy conveying the mail from C
Tipperary, on Wednefday the 29th of
was flopped about two o'clock in the ill
near the mote of Kilfeikle, by three armed
on horfeback, who robbed him ( f the hAg
difpatched from the General Poll-office
day, the 27 th I4' September, for Tipoerart.,
the by and crofs-road letters for Li ro•!t iek,

The port boy conveying the mail from D!,-ry
to Drogheda, was (lopped on the 29th nit. Let wt,ni
eight and nine o'clock, near Tullyallen, wiz!, It
two miles of Drogheda, by a tingle man, nil
armed with a knife, and robbcd ate
containing the bags of letters cr(;:n the t.
poft-towns to Dublin, viz. Der; v,
naghan, Omagh. Aughnacloy, tov, n
Ballybay, Coothill, Ardee,
town-Limavady, and Collon.

A fhopkeeper in this city, lia:•ing
Saturday evening at fix o'clock, lout 11,,, , '
at t9s. 6d. per load, it being dark befole
attire could be put on his loft, the carman with a
penny-boy, and fervant, is collufion, fold tilt:
fourth load for 9s. 9d.

Sunday laft a poor blind man, who was
led about the ftreets by a dog, fell into the
arid was drowned. This was occafioned by ion;e
abominable villain cutting the cord with which the
poor man was guided by the dog. The animal
difplayed attonifhing affeetion to the body ()t. iris
matter, when taken out of the river, by licking it
over, and fignifying grat concern at his fate.