Star.
London, England, 1801-01-08 00:00:00

POLICE, Es',.

1143w-STRlET.—Tucfday night Jabs /iTowlets
and Richard Doles were charged be ore N. Bonn,
Efq. and Sir W. Passoas, on fufpicion of having
been guilty of divers felonies.
Crocker, one of the Patrole hated, that on the
23d of November lafl, he 'aid others apprehended
the prifoners, and another man, in Tottenham-
court-road, and finding feveral implements for
houfe-breaking in their pollifflon, he lodged them
in St. Giles's watch-houfe, from which they efcap-
ad the fame evening.
James Morgan, the Keeper of the Watch-houfe,
fivore, that the prifoner,nd the other man violent-
ly affaulted him, in endeavouring to break out of
his cnitody, Ltd forced open two doors before they
could effe& their efcape.

. Warren, one of the °Seers of the Police-Office,
Marlborough-a:met; Paid, that he apprehended the
prifoner on (*it:ion of being concerned with
executed a port time fince for a burgliat7
in the haute of Mr. Monkhoufe, of jermyn-itreet:

Richard Evans, a patrole, belonging to thi pa-
rifh tf St. James's, depofed, that on the night bf
the 23d Of GeOber lall, he and others apprehend-
ed the laid Clafron, immediately after the burglary
at Mr. Monkhonfe's ; that the prifoner, Nowlan,
and another man, were then in company with
Clafron, but rho elcaped.
Win. Willon, another of the patrole, corrobo-
rated this teflimony, and laid, that he law Now-
lan in company with Clafron, and another man,
in Jermyn-greet, on the night of the sad of Olio-
ber lag, before Mr. Monkhonfe's houfe was broke
open, and alio when they apprehended Clafron.
The evidence being fo ftrong, the parties were
bound over to profecute Nowlen for the burglary,
and a detainer was ordered to be laid aglinit them
for the Wraith on the watch-houfe keeper.
Has-row-GARDE w.—On Tuefday evening lag,
now Brea, alias Sailor Jack, was examined,
charged by Mr. Coleman, of Saffron-hill, with
going into his houfe, a few eVenins finee, when
only his daughter was in the houfe, and Pealing
as umbrella, value sp. He wanted the young
woman toset him a pot of porter, which the re-
fufed, and on defeending the Rairs' to get it him-
felf, he Role the umbrella, which was hang be-
hind the parlour-door.—He was committed to
Newgate for trial.
The frauds of this young man are exceedingly
numerous among publicans and flop-fellers, feve-
ral of whom attended the examination, who Rated
that the prifoner came to them as a featnan enti-
tled to wages from private EaR India (hips, by
which' means he obtained money and clothes, with
board and lodging, and frequently robbed thole
who fell a dupe to his artifice.
Mr. Errington, of the Ship and Horfe-fboe, in
Nightingale-lane, has been a confiderable fufferer
by this fellow ; and it is fuppofed that he has com-
mitted frauds and robberies to the amount of fo-
veral hundred pounds.
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yaws Peterwas committed for re-examination,
being found by. the officers at the fire in Turrunill-
flreet, attempting to rob.
MANSION-Houss.—Yellerday yaws Kelly and
Elizabeth Keefe were fully commixed by the Loan
Maros, charged with privately stealing from the
(hop of Mr. Surtordhaw, haberdaffier, in the Mino-
Tics, 55 yards of Isomba seen.
)4ARLHOIROVOH-STRELT.—Yefterday pasts Ca-
leb was again brought before' Mr. juffice NARES,
and fully committed for trial, charged with being
concerned with others in (leafing a great quantity
of cheefe aad batter, from the warehoufe of Mr.
Edward Gaiztsford, cheefemonger, Grafton-ftreet.
At two o'clock in the afternoon of Friday lay
the Chop of Mrs. Rumbold, of Somer's Town, was
robbed of hofiery, and other articles, to the
amount of I& by two ragged boys, who effeaed
their efcape.
On Tuefday fe'nnight a woman, endeavouring
to fwinslle a fhopitceper in Wincolrnlee by falfe pre-
tences, was foon after deteBed, and (lands com-
mitted for the offence;—and on Saturday even.
ing, an elderly woman, pretending to purchafe
groceries in a (hop in the Market-Place, took ad-
vantage of the young man's (crying another per-
ton, and walked off with a quantity of tea and
fugar, &c.
On Tuefday fennight was committed to York
Came, William eustfoa, late of Hunflet in the bo-
rough
of Leeds, who was fentenced for tranfpor-
tation at Leeds feffions, in April 'aft, and efcaped
from out of that gaol on the fame night along with
the notorious John Williamfon, who was alio re-
taken,and lately tranfportcd. The faid William
Simpfin WAS apprehended at Liverpool.
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Five or fix perfuns have been taken into cullody
on furpicion of being concerned in the different
robberies that have lately been committed in the
neighbonrhood of Liverpool, and there is a proba-
bility of the fchemes of thefe infamous depredators
i being fpeedily developed, and of courfe defeated.
1 One of the game-keepers at Criteheli, the feat
of C. Srvar, Efti. wason Monday night fhot, by
the gun of another keeper going off is the former
one had turned round to shut the door of his houfe.
They, with others, were going to try to deteft a
gang of dcfperate poachers that nightly inalll the
manors in that neighbourhood. The contents of
the gun lodged in the lower part of the bowels : the
man languilbed about four hours, and then expired.
Tuefday morning between one and two o'clock,
a man was found dead on the wellern Reps, on
the Surrey fide of Blackfrisdel Bridge: from the
appearance of the body it is thought that he had
been in a (late of intoxication, and, falling, ll*
thinned himfelf, and perhaps been fuffocated.—
His head. both on the huk part of it, and on his
temples, was much broiled. A Snrgeon who at-
tended. attempted to bleed him, bur without Inc-
a& it is foppoted he had lain in the place
where he was found Grote hours i the night. till
1 the time of di; rifft of the moon, hiving been
f extremely dark.—The derrafeJ teems,from his
i drefs, to have bern a working man, probably a
potter. ,

Some few months ago, a Mr. C. a Frenchman,'
being much in debt, was befet cont.tivally by the
Bailiffs ; and being, one morningg, informed by.
the Maid of the bottle where lie lodged, that the
Philiftines were hanging about the door, he imme-
diately packed up every a rrtick he had of appa-
rel, even to his thin, haßened into bed, and re
quefted the Servant to fecure his box in her room,
telling her, if they alked for. MTh, to fay he was at
home—they knocked and enquired--stud being
anfwered in the atErtnative, were directed to his
garret ; tapping, at his door, they were told to
come in, and going to the bed-tide, they Aced
if he was Mr. C. ? 0 Yes."—" Then we hate ri
writ againft you for"—" Ah ! ha !" faid Mon-
ficur—" lit-a me fee—ha 1 you take my body I
your writ lay."—" Yes, you mull get up and go
with us—come, make haße and iirefs otnielt.
" Begar, 1 have no, drels."—" No drefs what
do you mean by that ?—togie, come, We cap't
loiter here ; get up."—" Upon my yard.- all my
drefs at dc pawnbroker—you take my body I your
'writ fay—no drefs"--and immediately he (prang
from the bed is paris eaturaliter, and danced about
the room : being a perfea Elam, he made. a molt
groterque apearance. The Myrmidons in vain
failed on his dreffing, while he reiterated, " take
my body I" " Why, who will take you in .fuck
st Rate?" " I cannot tell ((aid he) you take my
body." D— your body—come along, Muns-
on, we'll have him as yet tome how or other—
D-- his body ;" and for that time they left him.
The Frenchman handy etrlpped himfelf, and in-
Randy changed hi! lodgings in a few weeks af-
ter, the powerful arqfier of mortals feized him, and
for ever freed him froM trouble.