Star.
London, England, 1821-08-29 00:00:00

POLICE..

MANStott-House.—Yesterday, Charles Roy a fel-
low of the most savage appearance and demeanour,
underwent an examination before the LORD MAYOR,

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on a charge of having robbed a young Lady of a
gold and a silver watch, together with some trinkets
of value.—Miss M. Sims, of Bi unswick-house, Hack-
nerroad, stated, that about nine u'elock, on Friday
night be was passing .!own Bishqsgate-street, in
company with another female; when near Widegate-
street the prisoner darted out upon her, and seized
her reticule, which he tore violently from her,'
and made off with it. She gave an alarm, and the
prisoner was pursued by some of the by-standers, from
whose statement it appeared that a gang of four
other ruffians endeavoured to impede the pursuit, but
without effect. The prisoner, when taken, fought
with the utmost desperation, and it was not until he
had inflicted many severe blows and kicks on his pur-
suers, that he was secured. The reticule, which con,

tained a gold watch, a silver watch, and some neck-
laces, belonging to the young Lady, bad been handed
out of teach, and no trace of it could be obtained.—
The prisoner, who refused to say anything, was fully
committed for trial.

A lad, named James Awry, apparently not more
than fourteen years of age, underwent a final exami-
nation on a charge of having robbed the ltev. Dr.
Lindall of a gold watch.--It appeared, from the state-
ment of the Reverend Gentleman, that he was re-
turning from his ministerial duties down Bishopsgate-
street on Sunday evening, and was passing near the
church, when the prisoner darted upon him like
lightning from out of Catherine-wheel-alley, and
jerked out the pro,ecutor's gold watch, which was
immediately handed over to an accomplice. The
prisoner then with astonishing rapidity returned down
the court, but was pursued by Dr. Lindall, who was
beset by three men in the alley, but being a powerful
man, he succeeded, after a contest, in getting past
them, and pursued the prisoner with the cry of
'• Stop thief r until he was taken by Turrill, the
parish beadle, who chanced to be near the spot at the
time the watch was lost. The prisoner was fully
committed for trial.

A boy, much of the same age as the last prisoner,
named Charles Bull, was charged with having robbed
Mr. J. Phillips, of No. 21, Nicholas-lane, of a gold
chain, seals, &c.—Mr. Phillips was passing down the
Minories, at about eight o'clock, on Friday evening,
when the prisoner ran against him and snatched at
his watch; the prosecutor, however, seized it as it
was escaping from his fob, when the chain broke. In
the struggle both the prisoner and the prosecutor fell
to the ground, and the seals were handed to an ac-
complice. The prisoner got away, and endeavoured
to make his escape down some of the intricate streets
near, but he was seen and pursued by two shop-
keepers, who, after having been interrupted by the
prisoner's accomplices, succeeded in securing him.—
He was fully committed for trial.
A number of carmen, who ply at the stands in
Bishopsgate-street, and in the ne►ghbourhood of
Thames-street, were summoned before the Loap
Mayon, on charges of the following nature:—
The night patrol, and several of the inhabitants of
Bishopsgate-street, stated, that for some time past it
had been the practice of the defendants to come to
their stands at most unseasonable hours, for the pur-
pose of getting on the first, that they might be first
employed. This was the occasion of constant and
desperate contentions, which alarmed the whole neigh-
bourhood. Sometimes the inhabitants were awakened
at the hour of midnight by three or four of their carts
coming thundering down the streets at full speed, like
so many fire-engines. Indeed, at about two or three
o'clock in the morning, races of this description were
constant. But the disturbance did not end with the
race, for the carmen would often, by swearing, hal-
looing, or fighting, keep the inhabitants from rest
until the dawn of day. The nuisance had arisen to
such an intolerable pitch, that the complainants were
compelled to claim the protection of his Lordship,
who had authority, under the Act for the regulation
of the town carts, to fine the defendants in the pe-
nalty of not more than 20s. for each offence.
The LORD Mayon said, a great portion of his time
had been latterly employed in hearing complaints of
this nature from various parts of the city. He had
fined some, and forgiven others on promises of not
repeating the offence, but, it appeared, without the
slightest effect. Many of the most opulent carmen,
who had six or mote carts at work at once, had
found it to their interest to pay the fines, as but one
fine could be imposed for the whole of the carts, and
the poorer carmen who had but one cart must en-
deavour to get on the stand at the same time, or be
ruined. All endeavours to procure an agreement
between the proprietors not to send their carts on the
stands before certain hours had been fruitless, and in
consequence orders had been given to the officers to
sweep all the carts which they found in the streets
before the proper hours to the Green-yard. This had
been done, but the opulent part of the proprietors
had contested the right to do this, and had obtained
a verdict, subject to a case for the Judges, whose de-
cision had not yet been given. His Lordship expressed
his intention, as the case stood, to use his utmost en-
deavours to protect the repose of the inhabitants. He
fined most of the defendants in the full penalty, and
excused others on account of their extreme poverty ;
but his Lordship gave notice, that no pleas of this
kind would in future be taken in extenuation, since
lenity had been found of so little avail;—he should
fine all against whom the fact might be proved.
The carmen expressed their assent to the equity of
his Lordship's determination, and regretted that it
was the interest of the large proprietors to render all
arrangements abortive.
The LORD MAYOR feared that the nuisance could
not be effectually abated until new enactments were
obtained which would authorise more summary and
efficient proceedings against the offenders. His Lord-
ship said, that if the inhabitants, by petitioning, could
obtain an enactment which would authorise the offi-
cers to carry all carts to the Green-yard which might
be found on the stand at an improper hour, that would
be all that was requisite; and he strongly recom-
mended them to pursue that measure, winch, he was
persuaded, would obtain their object.
Manusonouoit-STREET. Fiteg, the jour-
neyman tailor, who was committed to Tothill-fields
Bridewell, on Monday (in default of bail), for ex-
citing a riot at Knightsbridge, on Sunday evening,
was yesterday brought up on a charge of felony.—

Yesterday two City Officers, who had been the ?al
fortnight on the look-out for the prisoner, applied at
this Office, stating that he had robbed a poor laun-
dress, in Nettiebed-court, Aldersgate, of shirts, hand-
kerchiefs, and other articles. Wales, the officer,
went to the prison, and found one of the stolen shit is
on the prisoner's back, • and a handkerchief on his
neck, besides ten duplicates of wearing apparel, &c.
which, from the price affixed to the duplicates, must
have been new. He was brought up in a shirtless
state, and identified. This robbery was committed
in the prisoner's lodgings sixteen days since, although
when examined for the riot he said he had not been
in London during the last three years. The prisoner
was remanded till Thursday, to see if the owner of
the pledged goods will appear.
OUTRAGE TO A LIFE GUARDSMAN. William BIM.
rowes and Duncan Menzies, a shoemaker and a tailor,
were charged with riot and assaulting Joseph Earn-
shaw, a private in the Life Guards. It appeared by
the testimony of the Magoon, which was corrobo-
rated by other witnesses, that he was assailed in Oz-
ford-street, on Monday evening, by a mob; on leaving
the house of a relative, with the epithets" Murderer,
Butcher," &c. which he did ndt notice. He was next
attacked with stones, fists, dead cats, icc. but some
respectable persons passing by, interfered, or he must
have been killed. The complainant walked tiSaards
the Office, the mob following him to the very door,
when the two prisoners, who had repeatedly struck
the complainant with their fists, were seemed by the
officers in attendance. An affray took place between
the officers and others, who attempted a rescue, to
the discomfiture of the latter.