Star.
London, England, 1821-09-05 00:00:00

POLICE.

Moostox-nottsix—ronwar Resonates iv Tilt CllT.—Tester-
day a man, named J. Young, was charged by Mr. Frederick
Wolfe, of 17, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, with having
robbed him of a valuable watch with its appendages.
Mr. Wolfe stated, that about eight o'clock on Monday night,
he was returning home down Clement's-lane, when he was sud-
denly beset*by three ill-looking fellows, one of whom obstructed
his way In the front, and another jostled him. Just at this mo-
ment, the prosecutor said, a hand made a violent pull at hie watch,
the case of which was loosened by the violence of the pull, and
was left behind ; but the watch itself he never saw again. He
immediately laid hold of the prisoner, who was one of the three,
and succeeded in securing him, after a violent resistance. The
other two wore out of sight in a moment.
A female deposed, that she was returning home through the
City on Monday evening, when she observed, at the corner of
Chancery-lane, Fleet-street, three fellows dogging a party of four
Gentlemen very closely. As she went the same way the Gen
tiemen were going, she watched the motions of the men who
followed them. The robbers kept up close till Mr. Wolfe sepa-
rated from the party at the corner of Clement's-lane, when the
three turned down the lane after bins. The witness went for-
ward on her way, hut had not proceeded many yards before she
heard the alarm of thieves given, when she turned back and per-
ceived Mr. Wolfe straggling with the prisoner, whom she re-
cognized as one of those who had followed the party Fll closely.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial, and the parties
were bound over to prosecute.
A fellow, named Ciaedia, was charged by Mr. J. Bruce, a ve-
nerable old Gentleman, with having robbed him of a valuable
watch. Mr. Bruce stated, that about eight o'clock on Friday
night, he was proceeding down Ilishopegate-street, and at the
end of Half Moon-street, he was sot-retooled in an instant by
five or six men, one of whom tore hi% watch out of his fob with
great violence. The prisoner was one of those who were about
him. Several of the gang struck at the prosecutor desperate
blows, but he parried them off with his umbrella. Ile was em.
ployed this way for some moments, during which time the rob-
ber who had taken the watch made off. up Half Moon-street.
when the gang left the prosecutor, who followed them with the
cry of " stop thief;' but without overtaking any of them : oe
returning back, however, he met the prisoner, and gave him in
charge of au officer.
The prisoner protested that he followed the prosecutor when
he raised the cry of stop thief, with a view of rendering him
assistance, when the latter turned round on him and charged
bins with being one of the gang ; nothing could be more un-
founded ; had it been the case, he would naturally have rl.n
out of the way.
The prosecutor said, that from the situation of the prisoner at
the time, he could not have acted better for his own safety than
he had. If he had ran forward, he must have been taken, and
a crowd were rushing up behind bins, so that hi, only chance
was to endeavour to escape notice.
The Loan Mania said a Jury could alone decide the matter.
The prisoner complained bitterly, and hoped his usage would
be a warning to innocent persons nut to interfere to catch a thief.
Jeremy Garfield, the silversmith, who was examined some
time since on a charge of having forged the Hall and Duty marks
on plate, underwent a final examination. No new evidence was
brought forward in any way material, and upon the evidence
first adduced he was fully committed for trial.
It was stated that the crime of forging the Hall and Duty
marks on plate had of late been committed to such an enormous
extent, that the drawbacks received on plate at the Custom-
house, notwithstanding the constant vigilance exercised to pre-
vent fraud, exceeded the receipts of Duty at the Hall. 'The ex-
portation of gold rings with forged stamps has been carried on
to an extent beyond any other articles, and it is in contempla-
tion to abolish the drawbacks entirely, It is said that more than
two-thirds of the exporters are Jews.
As the LORD blAvoa was transacting the business of yesterday,
a person of remarkable appearance, dressed as a Quaker, covered
by a broad beaver, on which he wore a large cockade of red,
blue, and white, came into the Office attended by a string of
persons whom his strange appearance had attracted. Ile ap-
proached the Lord Mayor in a respectful manner, and stated
that he bad no other business with his Lordship at present than
to offer for his acceptance a paper which he held in his hand.—
His Lordship, he said with an air of mystery, might read it or
not, as he thought proper : a copy of it had been transmitted to
Farb Bathurst. He then said his name was Charles Wheatfield
Squires, and withdrew without making any other observation.
The paper he presented was found to contain a soft of carica-
ture portrait of himself, with a velocipede, holding a paper, on
which was inscribed " The Spirit of Despotism," and several
unintelligible inscriptions. This individual is the proprietor of
a large farm in the country, which he suddenly left within a
few days, and came to town on a velocipede, being seized with
a design which, it is given out, will astouish and benefit the na-
tion when divulged. For three days past he has been moving
about the metropolis, and the singularity of a Quaker with a
tricoloured cockade excited much curiosity and speculation as to
his purpose, with which he declines gratifying any one.
Outenowee.-3faty Calder, the Witch of Moorgate, was
charged with assaulting Miss Walcot. Miss Walcot resided on
the first floor of the same house with the defendant, the floor
above being occupied by a labouring man and his wife, named
Dale. In consequence of something said by the defendant, Dale
gave his wife a thrashing, with a view of averting the spells of
Mrs. Calder. The wife, in revenge, suspended a doll dressed
up as a witch, with a highacrowned hat, and a pack of cards in
her hands. Miss Walcot being in alliance with Mrs. Dale and
the offensive spectre, the defendant rushed into the room, fought
her way up to the window, and seized the effigy, and it was for
this assault that reparation was sought. Mr. Dale, whose dread
of the old woman's incantations had given rise to the whole af-
fair, did not venture to make his appearance against her ; but
ridiculous as his apprehensions were, he was by no means the
only one who stood in awe of Mrs. Calder, for a young man
described her as the terror of the whole neighbourhood. When
any one offended her, she would kneel down, even in the open
court, and, after muttering some mysterious imprecations, pray
in the most fervent manner that their food might not nourish
them, nor their trees grow, &c. and every one felt a dread of
the possibility of her spells having some effect. Under all the
circumstances, the Magistrate dismissed the complaint, and ad-
judged the defendant to pay costs. Mrs. Calder, who had re-
mained hitherto silent, then declared she would go to all the
prisons in the world before they should get anything out of her.
She was then ordered to be detained until she found bail fur the
assault.

Monday night, a thief slipped into St. Sepulchre's
wacth-house, in Cow-cross, and robbed the constable
of the night of his watch, while he was taking down
the charge against a pickpocket.
The activity of the authorities in nutlike in the
course of last week, made an old woman speak after
sixteen years' silence. She told " dumb fortunes,"
and in this way picked up a living by pleasing fe-
male credulity. She was committed on a Justice of
Peace's warrant ; and after '2l hours' fasting and ob-
stinacy, she was fain to exclaim—" Oh, Maister Wat-
son, gie me a drink !"
Monday se'nnight, a man residing at Kirkintil-
lock, in navigating a boat through the Canal at Kel-
vin Dock, unfortunately stepped into a double of the
rope to stop the boat's way in approaching the lock ;
but from the velocity of the boat, he had his foot com-
pletely separated from the leg at the ancic joint. He
was carried to the Royal Infirmary, where he had his
leg amputated below the knee, and is in a fair way
of recovery.

ExEntmoN.—Saturday last, was executed on the,
new drop at Bedford, pursuant to his sentence, Geo.
Snowden, for a burglary in the dwelling-house of
Mrs. Walker, of the Cock Inn, Eaton-Socon (in whose
service he lived upwards of two years, but having be.
come addicted to drunkenness, and other vices, was
discharged), and taking therefrom plate and money,
a silver watch, and Bank-notes, of the value of £7O.
After his condemnation, he became very penitent,
and wrote several affectionate letters to his fellow-
prisoners, exhorting them against drunkenness and
bad company. A tew minutes before twelve, he was
launched into eternity; amidst numerous spectators.

DIED.
August 23, John William Buck, Esq. Barrister at Law, of
Lincoln's Inn, and of Montagu.place, Ruse 11-square.
Saturday, at his house in Holborn, William Kinnaird, Esq.
aged 66, many years a Magistrate of the Thames Police Office.
August 30, Sophia, daughter of Mr. Baker, of the Theatre-
Royal, ll.rymarket.
August el, at Peterhead, Jane, eldest daughter of the Right
Rev. Bishop Torry, in the 29th year of her age.
August ti, at Falkirk, Mr. John Taylor, surgeon.
Thursday, aged 32, James Robinson Scott, F. H.S. F. ELL.
late senior President of the Royal Medical Society, Edinburgh,
Lecturer on Botany, ke.
Monday se'nnight, aged 90, Mr. Roger Carter, of Kendal.
father of the very llev. the Dean of Tuam.
Thus relay sehinight, in the 36th year of her age, Barbara, wife
of Mr. Thomas Button, surgeon, Newton-upon-Ouse, near York.
Wednesday, Edward Hill, Esq. youngest son of Sir John Hill,
Bart. of Hawkstolie, Shropshire.
At Shaston, at an advanced age, the Rev. George Button,wito
bad been a preacher in connexion with the Wesleyan :Methodists
between 40 and 1.0 years.
.Monday, at Newport, Isle of Wight, Mr. William Whit-
tington, aged .15 years. His death was occasioned by an engine
passing over both his legs at a recent fire there.
Lately, at Andov,..r, Benjamin Noyes a labourer, whose death
was occasioned by his Imprudently drinking cold water when
very
.warm.
Thursday, at Andover,where she had been on a visit, aged 62
years, Mrs. Baker, wife of Mr. Baker, of Pool,!. The deceased
had engaged an inside seat in the Old Salisbury Coach, to return
home, and on leaving the George Inn, where it had stopped to
change horses, she appeared to be in 00,l health, excepting being
troubled with a lit of coughing, brit before the vehicle had ar-
rived at the extremity of the town she because a core ;e.
A few days ago, is Lancaster Castle, Charles Itartrhettoroi
the young man who ab.crenled in May list, with a consiclerabie
suns of money belonging to his cmplojers, Messrs. Hargreaves
and Dugdale, calico-printers, at Broad Oak, nen Blackburn,
and who stood committed to take his trial at the aiproarliir:
Assizes for the offence.
Wednesday evening, 14 liss Cumming, Dove-Lid, Glarow. She
was returning front Kirg-street, where she was seddrirly :Ara
ill, and sat down en the pavement in the Gelb:Negate.
Suddenly, on Thursday, in a steam-boat, en his way to
lielensburgh, Mr. James Marshall, woollen-yarn merchant,
Glasgow. While seated on deck, he became stidder.iy lndir
posed and was carried below, where he had not been :nure than
a few minutes when he expired.

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