Star.
London, England, 1817-08-01 00:00:00

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Eow-crimeT.—Yesterday J. ..tesinivs, a butcher,
was charged with stealing a watch from the person
of J. Dohie. Wm. Blown, of the Mansfield At rns
pohlic-'inure, Kentish Town, deposed. that D•shie
had been drinking in his bousc on ‘Vefinesday, 40,4
about four o'cloCk he went into the skiitle.ground,
where he fell asleep, when deponent taw the priso-
-ner put his hand into the pocket ot the litter, and
draw ford) sc.ntetlainl. which Ite put in his own pocket.
Witness immeAiately ran down and accused the pri.
soner•of robbing Dohie. HI at first &flied. it ; but
on heing vitt he must he searched, he produced the
watch, and slid he did not melts t.) keep it.—He
I remanded.

J. Smirk was remanded, being stopped by a pitrole
in Liqiiorponsl street with a bundle of apparel, of
which he could not give a satisfactory account.
Foot. or the frail sisterhold were charged with a
riot in the So-anti. Two of them having intruded I
oil what they termed their beat, were assailed by the
others, when a battle royal commenced, which ter-
minated in their being conveyed to the watch-house.
They were reprimanded and dischurged.
MaNsIoN iiol.7bß.--Yestorday the female islaniac,
who ; applied at the Bank for half the money
maned there, was again brought before the Lout)
Marna, ia consequence of a letter (in all prababdity
a boxy which his Lordship had received hum Trow.
bridge, in Wilts.. The writer therein desciihei her
as possessed of splendid talents, and not insane, and
said hit- name was Eleanor Cleft. 'fhottpli he acknnw.
!edged her as his eel ition, he nevertheless gave no
hint of a wish to take her under his corn; but on the
contrary, recommended her to the well known rent.--
rosily of his Lordship; to whom, he added, from die
solidity of her jod4rnent, she would he extr.nialy use-
ful in his Magisterial capacity. The poor mariiac
continued to utter the most incoherent thapsodies
while under examination. She would not ttll her
name, farther than owning that she answered to the
call of Klemm. With the usual reserve of an un-
married
fatale, (which she says she is), bordering
upon fifty, she said she was upwards of twenty. She
is about three feet four inches high, and Ira: the ap.
pearance of having long since passed her tortieth
year. Her face is very plain, rather what'll; termed
forbidding. The LORD MAYoft humanely ordered
her to be taken care of for a little longer, until he
'should make up his mind about her. While under
examination, she observed his L aalship writing, and
iif Irriruediately struck her that he was reporting what
she". said for the Newspapers. She accordingly be-
came more senatorial in her elocution, although still
less intelligible than before.
GLlLDRal.f..—Yesterday J. Clintem, who was the
other day examined on a charge of stabbing Ains-
worth, the coal porter, was (filly committed far trial,
tinder L•rd Ellenborough's Act.
Harris Gattnem.--Yesterday James and John
Walth (brothers), and the wile of the latter, were
finally examined on a charge of robbing their em-
ployers, Messrs Madiwick and Cooper, of St. John's-
lane, Clerkenwell, japan manufacturers, it a great
quantity of ironmongery and Japan-ware. The two
ambers were hilly committed for trial ; the female
risnner was iiiscnarged, as having acted nadiVlie
tothience to her husband.

• Quitesi-souane.—Yesterday a min, who ePs
John Irt/fiamr, was hotly committed for stealing
three geese from an outhouse in Old Brompton.alle
Was caught by the watchman, with the geese, ne4,ly
killed, in a bag. He made the old excuse, o► being
desired by a stranger. to carry them a short distance
for him. He is described as one of a gang of IS, viho
have lately plundered almost every outhouse and
garden about Brompton.
-J. Higher, servant to Captain Duff, of Chelsea,
'was charged with an attempt to violate the person of
Elisabeth Haynes, •t child, eleven years of age. He
was admitted to bail. The circumstances are too
disgusting to lay before our Readers.
Elicalth Tenant was remanded, on a charge of
robbing a soldier, at a low brothel, of a silver watch.
P. Miller, a night in an, of Brewer-street, Westmin-
ster, Was tined £5, at the instigation of one at the
patroh, for employing his men in the exercise of their
profession, before twelve o'clociit, a few nights since.
The Magistrate told the patrole, that lie approved
much ' has conduct on the occasion ; and on every
future event of this kind, not only he, but all other
patroles and watchmen, who met with persons re-
moving night soil before twelve at night, or after,
live in the morning, it was their duty to take all the
persons employed into custody, and put them hit° a
watch-house, and to detain the hor:s..carti,&c. with
their contents ; for by the Ad all those things are
not to be released till the matter or employer of such
carts, &c. hai paid the penalty of Sri.

• ADVEN•TURES OF A TiN.PCIUND
MA RUI umuou-sTneaT.—YesterdaY Sizarfte and
J. Qudth (two boys) were examined on suspicion of
stealing a selo note. On Monday eveniii the pri-
soners were returning from West End Fair, when
they saw a piece of paper on the road, and found it
was a £ll.l note. They were at some loss to know
bow to dispose of it ; but at length it was agreed
that Sharpe should personate the servant of a gentle-
man •in Penland-street, and go to the . shop of a
grocer, where he was to pay for a quantity of raisins
to be sent to his mantes house, and to take the
change himself. This plan had nearly succeeded ;
but as he was about to receive the change, he sheaved
such uneasiness to be off 'as to convince the grocer
he had not come by the note honestly. He therefore
gave him in charge to an officer, together with the
other boy. The officer adv:ftised the note ; when a
Gentleman, residiog in -Alfred-place, Totteisharn-
court-road, came forward ns the claimant. Ile stated,
that on Monday Me received .4'2006 front the Ex-
chequer °face, which he counted out in his arary ;
he left the note in question on his table, zft:r taking
the date and number ; he Cie:- locked, the rest. is? his
cash box, which he was about to place in his sezre-
taire, when a sudden gust of wind entered rooni
and blew the dote up the chimney.. He witnessed
the whole transaction, and sent for a sweve, who
searched the chimney and roof, but without efract.—
, He had given up every idea of seeing it again ; %eh-en
one enorning,at breakfast, he was agreeably surprised
to find a.descri?tion of his note in the Newspver.-
111 he note was sworn to and delivered. to the Gentle-
:man: with a c ution nut to let it take another, trip to
West Enid Fair. 'The prisoners were discharged.
Miry *tiniil was remanded, charged with robbing
LI:. Bate; a buy, 12 years old, of 15..