Star.
London, England, 1813-01-01 00:00:00

POLICE.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT. REPOR
—• Bow-STREET.—Wednesday evening, a tradesman,
The severe weather in the early part of last month carrying on an extensive, business in Drury-lane,
as had varied effects on the pursuits of agriculture, brought his clerk before Mr. NARES, and charged
e moss conspicuous of which consisted in the change him with feloniously stealing his pocket-book, con-
employment among the working cattle upon the taming bank notes to the amount of £BOO. It ap-
arm, by directing their labour from the plough to peered that the prisoner and the prosecutor were
e cart—as the attentive farmer will not lose the writing together at a desk on Wednesday. The pro-
pportunity of conveying the manure upon his tender secntor left the desk, and went into an adjoining room
ils, at the moment it can be done without injury for the purpose of putting some books into a drawer.
om . the trampling of the animals and the track of 1 On his return to the room where the prisoner was
e wheels; but the early frost, that is so propitious 1 writing, he asked him for his pocket-book, which con-
o this labour, makes great inroad into the winter i tained the above sum ? The prisoner replied he had
cock of provisions. The late fall of snow, and susSien I not seen, nor did he know any thing of the pocket-
(thaw, has greatly revived the flag of the wheat plant, ° book. The prosecutor persisted that he had left it
which bad apparently suffered in point of colour lon the desk. A friend of the prosecutor having left
Ifrom the preceding frosty nights. • 1 the room at the instant he left it, the prisoner sug-
The 1 ire severe weather has increased the barn la- I Bested the probability of his having taken it in a
boor, to furnish straw for the cattle ; hut the defici. I frolic, and, with the prosecutor's consent, the prisoner
lency of corn produce in the year 1811, with the great I ran after him to ascertain the fact ; he received for
demand for seed last autumn, has rim so far into the ' answer, he knew nothing of it. The prosecutor then
blast year's produce, as to prevent die pike of corn I persisted in his charge against the prisoner. and
ifrom being reduced so :Inch as was expected from I brought him in custody to the Office, where he was
!the late apparently favourable season and productive I searched, but nothing of the least suspicious nature
harvest. was found upon him. The prosecutor stated in the
Bailey has come more freely to market since the most positive terms that he had diligently searched
great demand for straw. The quality is strong, and every place where it was possible for the pocket-book
the yield abundant. t to be, and declared his belief that the prisoner had
1 The soiling crops for next spring had, before the ' conveyed it away. The prisoner was of course or-
'frost set in, formed a strong flag and good covering dered to be committed for the felony : he declaring
to the soil, which, consequently, will protect the roots his innocence in the most positive and solemn manner.
through the winter. In about three hours after, the prosecutor came to
the Office, and acknowledged to Mr. NARES that he
had found the pocket-book in the drawer where he
went to put some books when he left the prisoner at
the desk ; but the acknowledgment was not made
in the candid manner that might have been expected,
for he actually said, he thought the prisoner had
found means to convey it there. So much for obsti-
nacy. The prisoner, fortunately, had not been sent
off to Bridewell, but had remained at the Brown-
Bear ; he was, in consequence, brought over to the
Office, and of course discharged.
MANSION House.—Yesterday two seafaring men,
(one of them a black) natives of America, were
brought up, and who represented themselves to be in
a state of absolute starvation, besides being compel-
led to sleep in the streets for several nights ; and, in
addition to this, their being afflicted with almost in-
curable diseases, one with the scurvy and the other
with an ulcer in his leg. They entreated the LORD
MAYOR to relieve their distress, either by ordering
them to receive parochial assistance, or to be admit-
ted into an hospital. Hi; Lordship demanded, why
they did not apply for relief to the American Consul?
to which they replied, that they had made repeated
applications, but were refused relief on the ground,:
that, althouo they were acknowledged to be Ame-
rican subjects, they had served on board British ships
of war ; and that as their distresses had arisen sub-
sequent to their being. engaged in our service, he
would not listen to their having any claim for relief
from the Government of their native country. The
men stated, that they had in vain represented to the
Consul that they had been impressed into the British
service ; in the present instance, however, they waved'
this plea, and begged to inform his Lordshpip that
they had been wounded in the service of Great Bri-1
taro, and could produce testimonials to that effect.— 1
The LORD MAYOR ordered them to be taken into St.,
Thomas's Hospital for the present, or until they were
sufficiently recovered to be able to find employment
by going to sea. His Lordship lamented that so
many applicants of this description had come before
him of late, whom it was impossible on his part to
provide for, there being not less than 1000 of them
now in England.
UNION HALL—Joseph Tagg and Benjamin Ball were
brought before Mr. EVANCE, charged with breaking
into the shop of R. Evans, of Old Gravel-lane. It
appeared that the watchman, as he was going his
round about two o'clock yesterday morning, perceived
a man standing against Mr. Evans's shop-door : he
went up to him, and inquired what he was about ;
but instead of answering, he ran off : the watchman
sprung his rattle, and the patrole, who was at a short
distance, hearing it, and seeing a man running, who
proved to be the prisoner, stopped him, and took him
to the watch-house. In the mean time a second man
came out from Evans's shop, and rushed by the
watchman, who, by the light of his lantern, saw
enough of his face to know st was the prisoner Ball.
The watchman caught him by the skirt of his coat;
he pulled with such force, however, that he left it in
the watchman's hand, and also dropped his hat in his
flight. From the description of his person, however,
Goff was enabled to apprehend him the next morn-
ing.—The prisoners were both committed.
Several haberdashers were convicted in the penalty
of £.5 each, and costs, for selling British lace, not
having a licence.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.—William Hale was charged
with stealing a quantity of live pheasants, and a don-
key, the property of Mr. Dwyatt, a breeder, at Che.
sham, Bucks. The prisoner, it appeared, was in the
habit of supplying live pheasants to the menageries,
and the dead ones he found a ready market for
amongst the London poulterers. Mr. Dwyatt is a
breeder of pheasants, and many robberies having been
committed on his property, information was given
about Lnndon of such depredations, with a descrip-
tion of tue prisoner, who was suspected. On Satur-
day se'nnight the offender had disposed of 17 phea-
sants to the proprietor of a bird-shop in Rupert-street,
with a promise to get him a further supply, and yes-
terday he took 27 pheasants thither ; but, in the in-
tervening time, information bad been received of the
prisoner's practices, and he was secured, with a don-
key also which he had stolen with the birds.—The
prisoner was remanded till Mr. D. was apprised of
his detention.

FEM'ILE FOHIONS FOR J.4NUAR

MORNING WALKING-DRESS. —A round robe of Cambric
muslin, with long full sleeves, and simple short collar, confined
in the centre of the throat wish a stud or broach; the same
fastening the dress at the wrist. A robe pelisse of bright morone
velvet, formed quite plain, simply meeting in front,with rounded
cotlar ; trimmed entirely round with spotted ermine, and con-
fined at the bottom of the waist with a ribbon of corresponding
shades, tied in front. A Flora cap, ornamented with ribbon and
small flower on the left side. A village hat of morone velvet,
'with open edge of black chenille; a flower similar to that which
ornaments the cap, placed on the opposite side, and tied under the
thin with the same ribbon. Half-boot:: of morone velvet, or kid.
Gloves of pale tan, or amber kid. Ridicule of morone velvet,
embroidered with gold.
0 t.ERA DR E its.—A round superfine cloth robe of the new Rus-
sian flante-colour, or pale tan, with long full sleeves, ornamented
at the feet with satin of the same colour, in deep vandyke. A ,
fancy bodice, composed of pink satin, and trinuning correspond-
ing with the dress, finished with bows of ribbon on the shoulders.
A cap a la Mary of Scotland, composed of the same material as
the robe, lined with pink satin, and covered with net-beading,
which forms a most unique and becoming finish for the edge.
The hair divided in the centre of the forehead, dud in fall curls on
each temple, blended with a small sprig of the winter berry.
Necklace and cross of pearl ; bracelets and ear-rii,gs of the saaie.
White satin slippers, trimmeol with silver. White kid gloved;
and long tippet of spotted ermine.— "lei:mans': Repository, eft-
' WALKING DR Ess.—High dress of light ruby merino cloth,
made very tight to the shape in the body, and the waist rather
longer than last month ; back very broad. Made up to the
throat, but no collar : it buttons in Wont from the throat to the
waist, and is finished at the waist by a bread band of rich fancy
ribbon of a very dark bottle-green, slightly shot with ruby ;
two rows of the same riband goes round the bottom cf the
dress, which is made a walking length. A long sleeve, easy but
not very wide, is also finished by a cuff of the sante rtlarid,
considerably broadtr than the trimming; round the throat is
Iheewise a binding of the same, which displays a rich lace shirt,
1 with a collar also of lace put on quite plain. White satin cap,
" with a rich broad lace quilling in front, which turns up, and
tied under the chin by a white lace handkerchief, A white lace
veil which reaches to the shoulder, is thrown carelessly over.—
York tan gloves, and black kid half boots.
EVENING DEESE —Plain white satin dress, with a demi train,
made extremely low and quite square in the bosom. Epaulet
short sleeve, which is set in without a shoulder strap. Over this
r dress is a short one of white lace, in the form of a drapery,
which is one of the most elegant and becoming things that we
have seen for sense time ; it comes nearly to the knee in front,
and is sloped to a point behind, where it is about a quarter of a
yard shorter than the und, r dress. It is fastened down In front
by rosettes of pearl, and trimmed round with a rich but not
very broad lace ;—a very light and elegant trimming, of either
G real or mock pearl, goes round the bosom and sleeves, audi is so
contrived as to trim both without being divided ; a band of the
I same goes round the wa sr. The kair is dressed in the same
manner in front as last month, only rather more full, but the
whole of the hind hair, which is fastened up behind, falls in light
ringiets from the top of the head to the neck. A bandeau of
i
entail flowers, which is formed of pearls, goes twice round the
head. Pearl necklace and earrings • white satin slippers, and
white kid gloves : crape spangled lath A rich tissue mantle is
thrown loosely over the shoulders by some of our Elegantes.—
, La Belle slime:Um

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
For full and half dress the hair is more worn than any thing
else : it is still fuller on the temples than last month ; atul the
• whole of the hind hair is either twisted up behind a la-Grsc, or
else tails in light loose ringlets from the crown of the head.—
The prevalent colours for the month are fawn, dark-green, ruby,
and brown ; fawn and brown are most in estimation; purple is
still worn, but not so generally as the last mouth. in jewellery
pearls are again worn, but they have not yet displaced either gold
ori,anients of pr::,:ious stones.

ru,it Neu, rear'r Day.—Many persons make it an
invariable rule to purchase in the Lottery on the First
Day of the Year, in order to try if the New rear will
bring better luck: to many it certainly must, for on
the 14th Two Prizes of Twenty Thousand Pounds,
) Two of Ten Thousand Pounds, &c. &c. must be
gained by Somebody.
At the market in Brechin, on Tuesday the 9.lth
ult. a deserter frcm the Royal Artillery, who had
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enlisted with another party, was recognised, and
lodged in jail. On Sunday morning, however, while
the jailor was serving out his breakfast, he sprung
past I: im, and ran with great speed down the street.
rite jai,or instantly gave the alarm ; and his &ugh-
.' tcr, who happened to be standing in a door which
the fellow had to pass, hearing the cry of her father, I
stood concealed in the door till he arrived right op-
• posite, when she darted forth, seized him by the
collar, and threw him on the ground ; and, although
considerably bruised in the scuffle, she boldly kept
tier bold, till proper assistance came, when lire was •
cui,duct...2d to his cell again.
A n►•„t nielaacholy accident happened at Baffin.
ruim, Stratliturnmel, parish of Blair Athol. On •
Friday the 11th ult. Alexander Calebanach, alias
Dow, tenant there, being employed in drying grain
on a kiln, went about midnight, accompanied by his
daughter, a young girl, to lift off the grain, when
most unfortunately the rafters, which it seems were
rotten, gave way, and he was precipitated to the bot-
tom of the kiln, when it immediately took fire, and
before any assistance could be rendered him, be was
burnt to death. Owing to the scarcity of water, the
darkness of the night, and the late hour at which the
accident happened, the fire was not got under till
about noon next day, when the body, which was al-
most consumed to atoms, was, with much difficulty,
extricated from the rubbish. He has left a widow
and three children, in gnat distress.

i Wednesday morning the warehouse of Mr. Snell,l
the south side of the Basin, Paddington, was broke
open, and robbed of four chests of tea, with which the
thieves got clear off.
The plan of robbing hackney-coaches has been re-
newed in two or three instances recently : two stout
fellows hired a coach, driven by Joel Cloud, from the
end of Oxford-street, and when about 300 yards past
Paddington-gateway, they alighted. One of them
presented a pistol at the coachman, who is 60-years
of age, and the other robbed him of his watch and
£2.75.; after which they cut the traces and made off.