Star.
London, England, 1812-03-10 00:00:00

,POLICIL

GClLDRALL.—Yesterday Jame: Taylor, a lad of 17
years of age, an apprentice to Mr. Phillips, bookbin-
der, of Cherry tree-court, Aldersgate-street, was put
to the bar. Mr. Phillips produced a letter in the
handwriting of the pr6oner, addressed to a poor la-
bouring liishman, named friurpty, residing in the
neighbourhood of Saffron-hill, to the following eki,ct:
Dear Murphy, there is a fellow of the name of
Phillips, who lives in Cherry—tree•court, Alders-
gate-street, that is a horrible . enemy to our country
and religion.' He has freqUently employed a press-
gang to kidnap our fellow-countrymen, and richly
' deservei our vengeance. Get as many Irishmen as
you can to come dawn this evening and burn down
his house, and I will reward you with money which
I have saved for that purpose. Come about four
o'clock, and you will meet with a friend to assist you.
When you see the door open by any person, rush in
and accomplish your purpose."—Then followed a
• number of sums, purporting to be the reward of the
!persons who shall join in this diabolical plan. This
letter, it appeared, was delivered to Murphy, who
very prudently took it to a constable, that resided
near his house, whom he ,accompanied to the dwell-
ing of Mr. Phillips, %vivre a fellow-apprentice cf the
• prisoner recognised the letters to he one which the
prisoner had written the preading day. It appeared
that the only inclytcement brwhich the prisoner was
sretuated- to this infernal- purpose, •was the circum-
, stance of his maker having had occasion to take him to
Stationer's Hall, to exhibit a complaint against him
rfor.frauds, which he had practised upon several book-
'fellers, customers of Mr. Phillips, to one of whom
also it turnod out he had written anonymous letters,
1, threatening them with destruction if they presumed
Ito employ Mr. Phillips any longer. The prisoner
totally denied tlytt he was the author of the letters
produced.—Sir W. CURTIS desired him to be kept in
close confiaement, until his father, who is a carpenter,
at Deptford, can, attend.
Sopkia Ruth Robson, a girl 18 years old, was char-
rd with stealing 18s. Gd. in the .dwelling-hi.use of
Mr. Pearson, linen-factor. Mr. P. frequently missed
money friam his purse, and having some suspicion of
the prisoner, marked some silver, and left it in his
pocket upon retiring to rest on Sunday night ; and on
the ensoing morning, the prisoner having come into
1 his bed-chamber to 'tilt the fire, after her departure,
he missed the money. Confirmed in his suspicions,
he sent for an officer, who found in the prisoner's box
the cash which had been stolen. Committed for fur-
' i ther examination.

Samuel Ilurehill, only 12 years old, apprentice to
Mr. Nightingale, batber, of shoe-lane, was sent to
Bridewell, for one month, for having stolen a quan-
tity of halfpence, in the house of a hosier, in Hol-
born, whom he was sent to shave.
John Pittman, a notorLus offender, was committed
to take his trial on a charge of having picked the
pocket of Mr. W. S. Gilpin, of a waistcoat, on Sa-
turday night, in Fleet-street. The prisoner was
seen by i young-man named Vaughan to cotrntit the
theft in company with thrte others. Mr. V. seized
him by the collar, and accZsed him, upon which he
slipped his arras from Lis great-coat and ran off.—
He was pursued immediately, and secured, and the
property was found in his great-coat pocket.
Bow-sTu EFT. irt!Sterd ay Henry Butler underwent
an examination, charged with having in his possession
several forged Bank-notes, and a number of coun-
terfeit dollars, three shilling, and eighteen penny
tokens. Ile was fully committed for trial at the en-
suing Assizes for Kent.

AN UNFOTiTITNATE LUNIATIC.—An unhappy wan-
derer, cf the name of It!in Marsdon, who was con-
fined in the York hospital, Pimlico, evaded his keeper
on Friday, and got into the adjoining fields before he
was discovered. He was pursued as f.:r as Sloane-
square, where he was overtaken, and enticed back to
the hospital, when he rebelled, and got on the
top of the boldi, g; but was again secured. He had
on a strait waistcoat the w hole of the time, and he
suddenly got away from his keeper again,by opening
the ward door with his mouth, his hands having been
also secured. He however made a leap, and succeed-
ed in ascending a paling ten feet high,,and from
thence he plunged into the bed of the privy, and de-
scended t, :t 12et, and was smothered. The verdict
of the Jury w.is—Lunacy.