Star.
London, England, 1828-01-24 00:00:00

HULL SESSIONS.

Sarah Stanhope (30) was placed at the bar, charged
with s ealiisg from the person of William Schofield,• on
the 27th of November, a leather bill-cad, containing a
promissory note for 204 a *bill at two months date,
value 151. three promissory notes of a guinea each, a
pound note, and a sovereign.
William Schofield, the prosecutor, being sworn, was
examined by the RECORDER, and gave his evidence.
The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of
Guilty.
The Recomaxa, after some observations oa the enor-
mity of the crime, and the irreclaimable habits of the
prisoner, proceeded to sentence her to be transported
for seven years.
The above unhappy woman is the daughter of the
notorious Snowden Dunhill, of whose family an account
will be found below, extracted from the columns of a
contemporary journal, and which we have reason to
believe is correct in its general Raters
" SNOWDEN DUNHILL AND MIS FAMILY..--It is but
rare in the history of crime, dark as is the picture it
presents, to find cases parallel with the following, con-
densing into one family an aggregate of guilt, and such
a weight of judicial indiction. The family to which we
allude is that of the notorious Snowden Dunhill, of
Spaldington-lane, near Howden, and the daring and
extensive depredation of whose gang, justly rendered
them a terror, and invested their chief vi ith a mysterious
and unpleasant fame, such as might attach to the cha-
racter of the Rob Roy of the East Riding. This man
was tried at the York March Assiz-s, in 1813, for rob-
bing the grinary of Mr. Barnard Clarkson, at Holme,
in the East Riding, on the 25th of October preceding,
was found guilty, and sentenced to seven years tran-
sportation. There ne• e tour other bills found against
him. Having gone through the term of punishment
awarded him by the Court, he returned to this.coutitry,
and taking up his residence in Delapole-court, Manor-
street, Hull, he re.ommenced his old course, and about
three years ago, either at Louth or Kirton Sessions, he
was once more sentenced to transportation, and is now,
if living, at Botany Bay. In July last, George Dun-
hill, aged 24, a handsome youns man, a son of the
above, was executed at Iltobart Town, Van Diernao's
Land. He was transported from Beverley S. scions
about eight or nine years ago, along with his mother ;
and at the same time his sister Rosa was also convicted..
and sentenced to six months imprisonment in. Icor*
Castle. At the last Leeds Borough Sessions she was
found guilty of lirceay, and sentenced to six mond] s'
imprisonment in Wakefield House of Correction, in
which place of confinement she now remains. Her two
husbands, Wm. McDowell, of Pontefract, -and George
Conner, of Leeds, were transported. Sarah 4whose trial
and sentence of transportation is recorded above) was,
imprisoned in York county prison, several years ago,
for twelve months, and was again tried at Beverley last
year. Her Mice husbands, viz. James Stanhope, altos
• One-at rued Jen); William Rhodes, and James Cross-
land, of Hull, were each transported. William, also. a
son of Snowden Dunhill, Was transported tor 14 years,
from York, about ten years ago, and died immediately
on his art ival at Sydney Cove, New South. Wales. Ro-
bert Taylor, a son of Mrs. Dunhill to a former husband,
was also transported. Thus have we traced the dark
events which have distinguished this ill-fated family ;
and here we must again remark, that one so thoroughly
criminal, whose guilt so uniformly extends alike Through

its matr7m,nial alliances and its hereditary descent, is
Ilmost without parallel. If the practice of virtue exalts
in the eyes of society, to what a depth of infamy must
such a course as that exhibited in this paragraph de-
grade the objects of its remarks!'

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. Long, a respectable merchant in the City of London, was
apprehended upon a warrant which was granted on the preceding
day, upon the oath of the Hon. William Erskine Cochrane, bro-
ther of Lord Cochrane, that he (Mr. Cochrane) believed his life
to be in danger from the violence of Mr. Long.
It appeared that a dispute had ariaen between the complainant
and defendant, upon the subject of the means vessel, called the
it resiiitible, which had been purchased some time since for the
service of the Geeeks, and which, upon being put to the test,
as to the velocity of her motion, was found better qualified for
going backward than forward. This vessel caught fire, and
was burned down; so much so, as not to be convertible into any
thing calculated to advance the cause in which she was intended to
be employed ; and it was determined to dispose of her ruin to the
highest bidder. Major the lion. W. Cochrane had, we understand,
the disposal of her, and Mr. Long became the purchaser. A mis-
understanding, however, took place between Major Cochrane and
Mr. Long upon the validity of the purchase. 'The complainant
aid, that Mr. Long had threatened to cane him
,in the Royal Ex-
change. He despised the menace; but as another threat had been
used, be thought jt prudent to seek protection. The defendant had
talked of the use of pistols and balls, and said that he was not afraid
of officer, ; but would Stet cane, and then be willing to shoot him.
Mr. Hodson proved, that when he was in Mr. Long's counting-
house, he heard him say, that if hiajor Cochrane was there, he
should like to shoot at him across the desk.
Mr. M• Pherson'said. he heard Mr. Long say, that be would go
on 'Change and cane. Major Cochrane; or. if the Major would
give him an opportunity, be would fight him with pistols, and blow

his brains out.
A Solicitor, who appeared fir Mr. Long, said it was absurd to
suppose that hi, client had any intention to shoot Major Cochrane.
The Loup MAYOR, however, said, there was enough to justify
him in demanding bail; two. in 1001. each, and himself in 2001.
The sureties having been obtained, the parties retired.

BOW-STREET.
Tuesday evening Mr. Wells, the keeper of St. Martin's watch-
house, brought a Jew named Phillip, alias Allen, and a journeyman
baker, named Morrington, before Sir RICHARD BUMS and Mt.
Miussrur.z, each having given charge of the other at the watch-
house ; the Jew accusing the baker with stealing a watch from him,
and the baker charging the Jew with having defrauded hint of 51.
The facts of this case of cross—charging were simply these :
On Tuesday afternoon Phillips and another Jew, both notorious
duffers, were passing through Round court, in the Strand, when
they met Morrington, the baker, and Phillips thinking, as the phrase
goes, that be had caught a flat, called him aside, and producing
a silver watch, as big as a good sized turnip, he said—" Here,
my boy, is a bargain; so help me 1 got it che3p, and you
shall have it for four guineas, though it is honestly worth 71.!
but"l want the money, don't you see, because I am going to Deal."
It so happened that the baker had once been "diddled," as he called
11, by. thii Fame Phillips and another Jew, out of five pounds, by the
putchase of a watch exactly similar, which proved to be worth
about 7s. and be determined to take this opportunity of revenging
himself. He requested to be allowed to examine the watch, but
it war no sooner put into his hands than he ran into a public-house
with it. Phillips pursued him, calling " Stop thief!" and a con-
stable thought it his duty to take the baker to the watchhousea--1
There the Jew triumphantly gave the baker in charge for felony la'
stealing the watch, and was about to depart, but Mornington turned
round upon hint with his charge of fraud, and Mr. Wells, the
watchhuuae keeper, happened to know bins, and locked him up
without ceremony.
Morrington said, that he merely detained the watch for the pur-
pose of bringing the Jew to justice.
The baker was at once discharged, and Phillips was detained,
when Fagan,,orre of the patrol, said he would in a short time pro-
duce another person who had a charge of fraud against him.
The patrol returned very shortly, bringing with him Mrs. Elia.
Watlittg, of the Colonnade, Russell-square, who statod that she
keeps a shop for the sale of second-hand wardrobes, and that in
July last the prisoner came into her shop, habited in the undress of
a lien.leman's footman, with striped dressing jacket, black breeches
and stockings, and his hair profusely powdered, and carrying a
Large bundle under his arm. Ile told witness he had some very
valuable clothes to dispose of, belonging to his master, who had
just died, and that he was sent by the butler, whose perquisite they
were, to make the most be could of them. " But," said he, looking
round the shop, " I don't think you buy any thing so valuable as
tile articias I have got—l must go some where else." At this
moment a Jew, with an old clothes bag, popped his held into the
shop at:Li said " I will give you 71. fur them." " Go,along, you
liagabond," said the prisoner, Ido not deal with rascally Jews;
you should not have them at any price." The Jew then went
away, and the prisoner offered to leave the things and call again,
observing that witness could meanwhile ascertain the value of them,
and give a price accordingly. He was leaving the shop, when he
turned round and said, he supposed she would have no objection to
advance him 71. upon them. She said the would do that, and he
bade her be quick, for that he had left the area gate open, and was
desperately Wald of thieves. She gave him a fivelaound note and
two sovereigns, with which he hastened off, and was seen to go iti
an opposite direction from Guildford•street. The bundle he left
contained three coats, which, upon examination, proved to be
worth not one pound.
The prisoner. on being asked what he had to say, declared, be
did not know what the woman was talking about, and begged that
he might be suffered to go 'about his business.
Mr. MINSEIULLNU, no, I shall not part with you yet ; but you
shall have justice done you depend upon it.
Prisoner-0 yes, justice indeed ! Pretty justice, to do all you
can to convict an honest man.
An officer stepped forward and said, he had known the prisoner
for six years as a notorious fellow on the town.
Prisoner—O, there are Many who have known me three times
six years—l was not born yesterday, you know!
Jones, the gaoler, said, lie keew him to be a duffer.
Sir It. Biassed— 1V is a duffer?
Jones—A Jaw fellow, Sir, and there are plenty of them, who
goes about with goods of no value, and gets as much as be can for
them from any flit be can catch.
The prisoner was remanded till Friday. His companions in the
two frauds have since been taken, and will be examined with hint.
DI A 11 L ROUG 11-STREET.

Johnston was again at work at this Office, and succeeded in con-
victing Mr. Duburg and Air. Sallis, the proprietors of two restau-
rateurs, in the Haymarket, for ielling wine without a proper license
to retail, and suffer it to be drank upon their premises.
There were two separate informations against Mr. Duburgh, but
at the suggestion of the Alagistrate Johnston consented to withdraw
one of them, if Mr. Duturgh would plead guilty to the other, which
Duburgh, under advice did, and paid a penalty of 10/. and costs
on the one conviction.
Mr. Sank, who was fined a similar sum a few days ago, wasalso
convicted in the penalty of 10/.
Johnston said that he had several other cases that be could bring
forward against the same parties, but he would now promise all
those whom be bad succeeded in convicting once, that he would lay
no more informations against them for their past offences, but he
would caution them to beware of the future.
• .TAI Alt Y. I.A- BOSN E. ,
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Jane Murphy, and her servant. Mary Lystch, were charged with
assau'ting Nathan, a Sheriff's Officer. It appeared that .Nathan
and his assistant went to arrest a Gentleman at Bayswater, and
having knocked at the outside door, it was opened by those inside,
and they pushed a stick in, that the door might not be closed,
against them; on which the females inside called out" Murder !"
and" Thieves!" and they 'lewd the person whom they wished to;
arrest threaten to cleave the scull of the fit st man who entered. The
two females then threw several pails of water ever him, and the.
Gentleman escaped.—Nathan added, that the Gentleman adopted
the'most extraordinary methods of disguising himself: sometimes
he would colour bis face over like a Negro, and sometimes he
would walk out dressed as a bricklayer's labourer.—Both the
defendants were committed In drfauk of bail.
Mark Pita and Boater Stanton, privates in the 2d battalion of
Coldstream Guards, were charged with highway robbery.
Ann M'Carthy stated, that between six and seven o'clock on
Tuesday evening she asked the prisoners, who were standing in
Osford-street, the way to Baker-street. They directed her down
Orchard-street, and in three or four minutes afterwards followed
her, l ushed her dome, and took from under her arm a bundle of
linen-drapery, covered with paper, and tied up in a lawn handker-
chief. She Wolfed Stanton into Portman-street Barracks, with-
out losing sight of hint, and swore to Welch's identity, who was
afterwards apprehended, because she observed his features in Oa-
foid-street.—Tkey were sent to Newgate for trial.
HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday a kilo* named Thomas Balliday, was proved to have
stolen a piece of bacon from the shop of Mr. Borden, Little Guild-
ford-street.

Mr. liooaas— What have you to say to this charge, prisoner?—
Prisoner. Why, I say that the charges what's made against me is all
gammon.
Rooms--Thert a Jury 6f your country shall try that quer
thou. Take him away.
I Three boys, natned Begiontin Francis, Robert Rillingron, and John

Rowland, were committed to the House of torrectien for one mouth
as being reputed thieves. •
LA M BETH: STltßtt.

Yesterday a Collector 'at • the Whalebone Gate, near Romford,
and Thomas Webster, a carrier, appeared berme the Siting Magis-
trates, :11es•rs. Wy•rr and Thansvicr, to answer erogs' ch3rges of
assault. It appeared. dim nu Sunday night Webster Anti • friend
were returning from Rumford; the gate was cirri]; they knocked
at the Gate-house door, when Bullock came nut; word ensued,

ad they proceeded to blows; and it was alleged that Bullock beat
Webster with a stick, presented a pistol at him, and wounded him
in the face with some sharp instrument. Bullock alleged that
Webster and his friend were the first assailants. The Magistrates
said, they night go the Sessions, and in the meantime they held
them to bail.
TOWN HALL
A young woman named Castle: was summoned for woOndlnelares
Ford, a lad about eighteen, with a red-hot poker. The defendant, It
seems, lived a short time since as fellow-servant to the complain.
ant at a liverystsble.keeper's in Blackman-street, and becarat_sto
enamoured of him, that on his quitting that service she followed,
him to his new place, and annoyed hint to that degree with het
importunities to merry her, that, as be said, his life was nearly wart
tied out of tutu. On Saturday she went again, and on his telling lief
it was useless to persist in such conduct, as he had never gismo hi*
reason for it, she seized the red but poker from the fire, and strycls
bim twice across the face with it, and afterwards jobbed him In
the mouth with the nob end, and cut his under lip open; arid was
only restrained from attempting further injury by other prising hi
the room. The defendant being called upon, chose to rents%
silent, and was held to bail for her frantic conduct, and lucked up
in default.

UNION HALL
A young man in the employ of Mr. Campain, a butcher, of Brix.
:on, was charged on suspicion of being implicated in the robbery of
his master, who was knocked down, cruelly beaten, and plundered
of £l9O and upwards, between four and five o'clock on the morn.
log of the 21st ultimo. as he was on his way to purchase cattle at
Smithfield. The evidence was nut strong enough towards critni-
nating the prisoner, to induce the Magistrate to commit him even
fox re-examination.

The following afflicting narrative will be read with
the deepest feelings of commiseration:—‘' Br igus, Nov.
21.—The James, belonging to Mr. Cozens, arrived at
Cubits yesterday from Portugal. The Master says,
that a few days ago, in the longitude (I believe SO
degrees) he fell in with a brig, waterlogged, having
a living woman lashed in the maintop, four living sea-
men in the rigging; and (dreadful to relate!) a dead
• man spread in the shrouds, on whom the rinfor mare
and unhappy survivors were subsi,ting. The master
says that he made every exertion to save them, but,
alas! without avail; and that a very heavy gale, which
lasted 48 !mars, caused him to leave them to the
mercy of the foaming ocean, into the bowels of which
he has no doubt they were consigned soon-atter its cons.
mencement. The master descried Indi—"ot, sores pat
of her. He came close to her several times, and requested
the poor fellows to throw themselves overboard, that F.(
might be enabled to pick them up, but he could heat
them say that they were too weak ; and when they saw
the impossibility of saving them, thm lamentations werr
dreadful"—Dublin Evening Post.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS, FIASINGIIALL-STREET.
TO-MORROW.

J. Parkinson, Albany-road, Islington, builder ... 3la
G. Guyatt, Dulwich, Sutrey,lutcher ...... 3
14. B. C. Stevenson, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, coach

proprietor
W. Benton, Vahge, wharfinger ••• ...
J. O'Brien, Molyneux-street, Edgware.roid, grocer
J. Bryant, George-street, Hampstead-road, builder
J. S. Paney, Ahlermanbury, scrivener ...
11. Taylor, Bet'wick•street, Soho, vletusller
M. Izart, Union-street, Borough, haktr 2 11
II Ellis, Brighton; Sussex, haberdasher ... ..s .. 2li
J. Walters, Cwm Corwg House, hloumouthshire, brewer... 2
i. Buttivant and Co. Appledore, Devonshire, &c. merchants 2 1
T. Woodfield, sell. White-street, Little Moodelds, horse•

1

.. Z 11
.. 3 11

... 2
... 1
... 1 1
.. 1

dealer
S. Garthwaire, Giboon.street, Lambeth, auctioneer
T. Plume, Paid-street, Finsbury-square, victualler
J. Kendrick, Vauxhall Bridge-road, oilman
M.-Lyon, St. James's-place, Aldgate, victualler ...
T. Clark, Northampton, boot manufacturer
J. Avery, New Bond-street, silversmith
T. Bye, York Wharf. Regent's Park, wharfinger 1
R. D. Diunefurd, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, draper ... 1
W. Gadd, King's Arms.rard, Coleman-street, scrivener .... 1
H. Chaplin, Deptford, Kent, miller
J. Cooke, Liverpool, dealer
T. Wilks, Tring, Hats, innkeeper
DIVIDENDS.
R. Maltby, Mortimer-street, money scrivener
J. Dowley and Co. lowland-street, Scc. buildeta ,
G. Eady, Bromley, Kent, coachmaster
T. Lawford and Co. Bevis Mark, St. Mary Axe, say factors ..
H. Cooke and Cu. Coleman-street, merchants -
G. Collis, Roniford, Essex, ironmonger
W. Batger, New-road, St. George's, sugar refiner ..,
J. W. Sbaw, Fenchurch-buildings, merchant
J. Shew, Theobald's-road, auctioneer
F. Whayman, Amelia-row, Bermondsey, leather seller
Gandar, Bedford-place, Commercial-road, brazier
111. realm, Arbour-terrace, Commercial-road, agent
J. Abrahams, Mansell-street, merchant
J. Storer, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, undertaker ...
I: E. Sparrow, Blshopspate-street Without, ironnumger
G. Wilkie, Edmonton, farmer

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