Star.
London, England, 1807-08-24 00:00:00

POLICE, &c.

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Mati.nottnnun.sraler.—Saturday, a ynnog man
of genteel appearance, was charged with robbing the
houfe of a eLs/bingutrieur, in the vicinity of Fitzroy
fquare. The fervent Itated, that the priGmer vied
frequenly to call on her miflreft, who had gone to
Brighton for a few days ; and being informed of ber
abfence, on Thorfday night slept in the hook. In
the morning fome light articles of jewellery were
mining, and they were traced to the prifoner ; who,
in defence, laid, they were articles made prefents of
by him to the lady, whole permiffion he had to make
ufe of them. The young man vas held in fiireties
to appear on a future day, when the lady would be
1 fent for from Brighton.
Herron Geerin.—Saturday T.Birch was brought
rip from Clerkenwell Bridewell, on his final examina-
tion on the charge of Mr. Healey, clock and watch
maker, No. t, Brtinfwick-place, Brownlow.fireet,
oppofite Bestirs:el-row, for paffing to him for goods,
and a b4larsce in cafh, a certain bill of exchange,
drawn hy the prifoner, and accepted by a Utitious
firm called Harris and Co. No. 9, Chancery-lane. The
acmptors could not be found, and the prifoner was
charged with being nne of a very numerous partner-
/hip at No. 2, Sion College, Aldermanbory, London
None of thole partners were to be found, except the
prifoner, who was taken up a few days ago by Mr.
Hemley's fon, a boy, in the ftreet, by chance. Tl•e
prifoner contended, that this tranfaelion was purely
mercantile ; and that the bill of exchange would,
when due, be honoured—adding, that the acceptor,
Harris, was now at Exeter, in Dtv toffiire.; and laid
that Mr. Hensley might have his goods b.:ck again
on paying a turn of ;l. for them; arel that the re-
maining balance would bt paid when the bill became
due.' The Magifiretes yielded to thie law, but corn
mitted the prifoner to the Poultry Compter fur a
felonious charge in the city of London.
Mall s tom Ho us a —Saturday, John Laag was again
brought up before Alderman _Poseisr, and informed
that, as the account he had already given of the
concealed property of Bullock the bankrupt, was not
fatisfattory to the fnlicitor for the profecution, be
not having (fated the whole of the foes, he could
not be admitted as a King's evidence. But he was
allowed fome farther time to confider the bufinefs.
HONER STEALING:A Mr Morris, a boric dealer
in Bifhopfgate Greet, appeared to a luminous under
the following circornftancesi—A Mr. Williams Paled
that he had a brown mare Rolm from him fome time
ago, and could hear nothing of her, until W. Pearce,
the late convia, previous to his execution for bode-
Pealing, fent for Mr. Williams, and told him it was
be who (tole his roam and air° the perfon to whom
he fold it. Mr. W. traced his mare from this perfon
through two or three different hands, into thole of
Mr. Morris, who either could not, or would not tell
who he fold her to. Mr. Morris in his defence (aid.
he dealt largely in tortes, and that he could not tell
whom he fold bodes to, except when he fold them
on credit. The Magi Prates difcharged the fnmnions,
and advifed Mr. Morris to give the complainant all
the information he could. _

A ,few days finee as the infant daughter of iMr.
Waddilove, Itone-mafon, of the New Road, Pad-
dington, was walking with the maid fervant, they
were overtaken by a drove of oxen, when one of the
beats ran at the child, and, ariking his horn againit
the back part of her head,
.fractured the &oil in Co
bad away, that (he died in a 'bort time after.
On Friday evening, the fon of Mr. Higgin, o
Whitecrofs (tree, only ten years of age. fell out of
a two pair of [take window into the fireet ; and, what
is very remarkable. he receive no other injury than
the diflocation of his Moulder.