Star.
London, England, 1802-08-30 00:00:00

POLICE, &e.

A DASHING SWlNDLER.—Saturday a genteel
young man, having the appearance of a Creole,
was charged before Sir J. W. ANDERSON, at Guild.
hall,with having fwindled feveral tradefmen ont of
goods to a large amount, under falfe pretences..
The &II charge was made by Mr. Dark, a part.
ncr in the houfe of Jones and Co. No. 65, Hol.
born Hill, linen-drapers; who faid the prifoner
came there, pretending to be recommended to
Mr. Jones, arid having made choice of two pieces
of fine frith linen, ordered them to be fent on Fri-
day morning to No. 5, Spanith.place, Manchefter-
fquare, which he defcribeci as his lodgings. When
the fervant delivered the linen at this place, he
was fir dazzled with the elegance of the prifoner's
lodgings, that he was induced to go away with-
out the money. though &idly enjoined by the
profecutor not to leave the goods without it. He
was dented by the prifoner to go back, and bring
him fome cambric ; when the fervant returned,
he was ordered to go again diredly, and get the
money or the cloth. When he went back to the
prifoncr's lodgings he could not fee him, and
' could only find one piece of cloth, whichhe brought
away with him. The people of the houfe could
give no account of the prifoner, and it appeared
that near two cart load's of goods had at this
time been fent to his lodgings ; that feveral livery
fervants were then waiting at the door to be hired
by him ; that a taylor was there with elegant fuits
1 of livery for the trfe of thefe intended lacqueys ;
' and that a groom had tw u tine grey horfes in train-
ing for his curricle.
To this charge the prifoner made no other de-
fence, than that the man left the linen of his own
accord. Wli::i :diced who he was, he faid he was
the fon of a Weft India Planter, but cordd give no
reference to any pedlar in London who knew him ;
but faid he had a letter of credit on a houfe
at Liverpool, from whom he drew money. He
had no document however by him to prove this
aatement. He was ordered to be brought up
again on a future day, when.it is expeled that le
venal tradefmen whom he has defrauded will ap-
pear againit him. One of the fervants cif Jones
and Co. then produced a lift of various perfons of
whom the prifoner had ordered goods. Among
thefe was Mr. Burgefs, an eminent oilman in the
Strand, from whom he obtained on Friday morn-
ing about id. worth of pickles. hams, &c. on pre-
tone of fending them abroad. From a Mr. Wedge-
wood he had obtained goods to the amount of 341.
alfo a quantity of goods from a Mr. Davis, in
Bond-areet.
UNION Hazz..—Saturday three of the defperate
villains who cut, wounded, and robbed fo many
palm at Peckham Fair. viz. yaw Hain% games

Kale, and 'john Wins, were folly committed t-, •
the County gaol for trial at the next fr;
the County of Surrey, on feveral capital charg,fs!
againß them. A number of perions appeared, :all
of tshoat fwore politively to the identity of the
prifoneri, and bore evident marks of their brutal
conduit. Two men had their heads leverdv cut ;
one woman her car torn, and her fact: lattiLecl; and
the other had her cloak torn off, her upper gar-
ment cut, and her pockets dragged off while the
lay on the ground Itunned with the blows the re-
ceived. . _

Mary gam and Ellz. Tralcoit, two imputes, were
brought from St. George's-row, on a charge of
robbing J. Johnfione of his watch. On Thitriday
night the pi ifoners picked him up and took hint
to their apartments in St. Georgt.'s•row, where
he fpent lime time with them. Ile attached him•
fell to Islifs Trufcott, who advifed him to lay his
watch on the table. lie law the prifinier Jones
take the watch from the table and go off with it.
It was produced by a pawnbroker with whom
Jones had pawned it. Jones was fully committed
for trial, and Trutiott difchargcd.
HATTON GARDEN.—On Saturday a man was
examined on a charge of robbing a failor, in Mid-
dlc•row, Holborn, of a pocket book, containing his
certificates. He was committed.
A man in the common praftice of tittering
counterfeit money underwent examination, and
was committed for re-examination.

WORSHIP•STREET.—Saturday a young woman
was charged by her matter, with whom the lived
fervant, in Petticoat-lane, with (Leafing a quantity
of plate and other things, his property. Several
of the itolen goods were found in her po(leffion,
which were produced and identified ; the was ful-
ly committed for trial.
SH ACOWELL. Saturday in confequence of) an
information, an officer belonging to this place
fearched a houfe in the precind of Saint Catlia-
rine's, where he found a large quantity of beaver.
wool and fugar, fuppofed to have been Ifolen from
fome (hip in the River ; the man was taken into
cuflody, and not being able to do away the fufpi.
cion he was fined 4os. and the goods were of courfe
forfeited.

On Saturday laa, in the afternoon, near the
gibbet of Haines and Clark, on Hounfluw Heath,
a Lady of Sunning Hill was robbed by a (Ingle'
highwayman, who being immediately purfued,,
was taken and carried before PETER Ilstonssou,
Efq. of Bedfont. His name appears to be John
Jobbins, and born at Knightlbridge. The horfe
on which lie was mounted is of a dun colour ;
from the defcription of which, and of jobuins
himfelf, little doubt remains of his being the iden-
tical perfon who on Thurfday night lalt robbed a
Mr. Adams, between Smallbury-green and Houn-
flow, who afterwards, for future fafety on his
journey, got into the Worceller mail-coach at the
George Inn at Hounflow. Jobbins is to be brought
to Bow-ftreet to-morrow morning, in order to
meet any further charges that may be exhibited
againft him.