Star.
London, England, 1805-11-23 00:00:00

POLICE, &(. '

Bowsratior. Yeflerday James Remnant and
John Pollen were brought :adore Mr. BOND and Sir
‘VILLIAM PARSONS for re-examination, on fufpicion
of having picked the pocket of Mr. Tredway, at
Xingflon fair.
Joilina Paul, journeyman carpenter, of Harefield,
near Uxbridge, laid, that on Sunday Loft a man from
the neighboui hood of Temple Bar, came to him, in
company with another man, and requelied he would
interfere with Mr. Tredway, the farmer of that
neighbourhood, who had his pocket picked at King-
tton fair. The other man he underftood to be a
publican near Temple Bar.
William Tred way, of Harefield, farmer, brother
of Jofeph Tredway, whole pocket was picked, Rated
that Taft Sunday evening he was at a public !voile.
exiled the Cricketers, at Harefield, when Jolltua
Paul, a carpenter, the former witneli, called upon
him, in company with two (hangers, when Paul cal-
led him out of the room where he was fitting, and
alked him if his brother bad not had his pocket pic-
ked at Kinglton fair ? to which he anfwered in the
affirmative ; he then inquired how much the money
was lie had loft ? the witnefs anfwered, 421. and half
a crown, or eighteen pence. Paul told him, his bro.-
! ther might make himfelf eafy, for that he thould have
his money again, and added, that he Mould be paid
in a fhort time.
Jofeph Tredway, who had been robbed, raid, he
had had his pocket picked at Kingfion fair, on Wed-
:iefday week, and robbed of 421. half a crown. or
eighteen pence. On Sunday evening laft, between
nine and ten n'elnck. Paul, in company with another
man, called upon him, at his mother's honk, and ob.
lerved to him, he uncle: flood he had his pocket pic-
ked at Kingtton fair, and that an elderly lady, in
Londoo, had applied to him and his companion, to
come to him and fettle it ; and that one of the men
in cult orly for the offence was a relation of the old
lady. li'fr. Tredway might therefore make himfelt
very ea';-, as the money would be paid firmly. Mr.
Tredway raid, he liippofed his pocket was picked in
the fair, when Le was looking at Tome people play-
ing at Pt ickiog in the Gar ter, when he found himfelf
furrounded by a number of people ; he was fearful
his pocket would be picked, and put his baud into his
pocket, with a view to Genre his property, when he
found his purfe was gone, containing bank notes to
the amount of 421. and (nine (liver. He had no re-
colleCtion of feeing the milliners near him, and none
of his property bi.ing found upon thorn, the prifoners
were dilcharged.
Mr. BOND reprobated, in very thong terms, the
conduCt of Paul and his companion in Jiang to tam•
per with Tredway to compound a felony. • This
pra&ice is generally refitted to by all the well known
pickpockets when they are dereeted. It is what they
call in the Clang langnage,yolling the witncfs eff.
John Haines, alias Smith, &c. and Sarah his
wife ; and James Rogan, alias Roff, alias Hollo-
way, were apprehended by Baker, Limerick, and
Jones, a few nights fince, at a hnnfe in Colvill•cnurt,
on fufpicion of being titterers of forged Bank Note.,
counterfeit money, and other mal prattices. The
Officers found upon Haines two counterfeit half gui-
neas and three feven thilling pieces. Yellet day they
were brou;;ht up for re-domination. The men be-
ing itirpcaed of being &fetters, Colonel Rohinfon,
and twenty eight ferjeants on the recruiting fervicc,
attended, when all of them recognifed Haines as a ;
&rater ; and, it is fuppofed, 1.: has eoliited and de-
ferted from almott every regiment in England, and
obtained the bounties. Colonel Rohinfon obletved,
he was afraid this infamous praaice would not be
flopped, till an example was made of (horning an
offender. He was committed for further examina-
tion. Rogan was committed to the Savoy as a de-
fetter.

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PUBLIC OFFICE, WitiTECHAPItL.SACRILFGR.—
Yellerthty a long examination wok phice or. a perlim
et the name of NJ 'ale, a Plumhcr in Whirechapel,
who had a contraft to plumb the parish church of
St. Mary. White:lapel, which was under repair for
a confiderable time hack, and a lad of 16 years of
age, of tl:e name of Raydon, fin to the ("talon.—
They were charged with facrileginufly flealing about
live tons of old lead, which was melted down by the
homer, and nut a vellige of it was to be fern in its
original slate. Evidence was brought forward to
prove that' the lad was in the constant habit of carry-
ing lead to Noble's houfe. Many perfons appeared
who pave tettimony again(' the prifoners, who were
both fti.ly committed for trial, one as a principal, and
the other as a receiver.
Po MAC Of. i'VEs MARLBOROUGH STREIT:Yd.
terday evening, Martin Van Butchell, a well known
chararffer, charged a Serjeant of a Corps of Whin-
teers, w;rl, having air:rutted him, by pulling him by
the beard. The pr ironer laid that he wason the ring's
duty, beipg at the time in quell of one of the drum-
mers belonging to his corps who had deferred, and
he had only touched the Gentleman's beard in clear-
ing the way for himfelf.
The air.,•;lt, however, was pofitively (worn to,
and rather than bring the matter to a trial, it was,
agreed th it the accufed perfon fhould pay a &nail
le.m of maney to the poor of the parifh, defray the
expellees of his apptchenflnn, &c. and apologize to
the perfon who had Coffered the indignity.
Mr. lVoolley, a refpatable grazier, of Tenterden,
went into Romney Marti', on his ufual grazing bull-
nefs lalt Wednefday, and has not fence been heard of;
his herfe was foand the following day in one of his
own field, at Brooklan, with the bridle and Cad-
dis on.
On 'llinrfday afternoon a ynnth, thirteen years of
age. the fon of a tradelman in Dean-fireet, Soho,
met his death by chnaking, under the following cit.
cumflancear—He left his rarents before he had
finifited dinner, and, in order to do fo, before he
reached Omni, he carried part of it wilt him, and
continued to eat as he went along the flreet. • Fear-
fal of being too late, he eat his food ravennufly, and
in doing fo, he fell down at the end of Meard's-
court. He was taken to a furgeon, but he expired
I before offlllance could be given him.
Yeflerday afternoon, about three o'clock, the man
who attends the coach hand in the Old Bailey, was
run over by a gentleman's coach, and had his leg
broke. The coachman drove off with great (peed,
?.itbout waiting to know the injury he had done.—
The man was ear r icd to St. Bat thulompw's Hofpital.