Star.
London, England, 1818-10-07 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.--Yesterday three sturdy vagrants4l
named liolden,• Thorounigund, and Sty/ea/an, we.-u
brought up by the B;adTe of St.Sepulchre's, who
stated, that for some time Fleet-market had been
nightly infested by this description of characters.—
Some .nights •there were as many as 150, aad so
daring were they, that any person who refused to
give them alms was certain of being insulted. Son:e-
times they even threatened the lives of the passengers.
The passage of the Market was absolutely danger, ins
after dark; and the prisoners made much re,istance.
They were ordered to be sent to Bridewell, to be
passed to their parishes.
BOW-STREET.—Yesterday, a case of considerable
importance to the public and the coal-trade came on
to be heard before HIED/IRD BIRNIE, Esq. the Sit-
ting Magistrate.—George Alder, a coal-merchant,
appeared to a summons to answer to eight informa-
tions, charging him with sending eight waggons
loaded with coals to the house of Lady Drummond
Smith, on Piccadilly Terrace, on the nth day of
August last, without the Vendor's Ticket signed by
him as to the sorts of coals that were sent to the pur-
chasers, countersigned by the Meter, to which the
defendant pleaded- Not Guilty.
Mr. ANDREWS, the Barrister, attended to conduct
the prosecution, and stated the case.
William Savage, under-butler to Lady Drummond
Smith, of Piccadilly Terrace, stated, that on the 25th
day of August, eight waggons loaded with coals
came to her Ladyship's house, and he received some
of the tickets, all of which those concerned in carry-
ing on the information had got possession of ; and a
Vendor's Ticket, one of them for 39 sacks of coals,
being shewn him, he identified it as one of them
which was received at Lady Smiths house on the
25th day of August last.
Jarvis Kendall, Lady. Smith's butler, confirmed
the above; he observed, that the present proceedings
were not carried on by Lady Smith, or with her
approbation.
John Ogle, a labouring meter, stated, that he was
meter at St. Bride's Wharf in the month of August,
and recollected that he metered the eight waggons
load of coals on the 25th of that month. De ad-
mitted that he did not countersign the Vendor's
Tickets of any of them ; he was not asked to do so,
nor in fact did he know that it was his duty to do so,
not having any such directions, as he had observed,
in the book of instructions which be had received
when he was appointed a meter, and which he then
had in his hand.

This was considered a very extraordinary state-
ment, as the Act of Parliament was explicit upon
'the subject.
The MAGISTRATE desired to look at them; and on
examination instantly discovered the directions for
signing the Vendor's Ticket.
The MAGISTRATE stated himself to be satisfied,
that the case had been made out ; and some conver-
sation then arose as to the amount of the penalties,
the Act stating, that it was not to exceed 20/.
Mr. ANDREWS said, he was instructed by his client
to say, he should not take any of the amount al-
lotted to him, but wished it to be given to some
public charity.
The MAGISTRATE fixed the penalty at 101.
Mr. Humenneys gave notice of an appeal to the
Sessions against the conviction.
The hearing of the other seven informations was
postponed.
LAMBETH-srarer.--Yesterclay J. Norris was com-
mitted, for attempting to cut away the trunk of Mr.
Chitty, the Barrister, from a post-chaise in which he
was going to Bury St. Edmunds with his sister.
UNION-HALL.--SURREY GANG —A vast -number
of persons assembled yesterday. to hear the examina-
tion of Joseph lueson and John Owen, two desperate
and notorious housebreakers, and of Maria (Wirer
and Harriet Wilcott, their female associates. The
evidence of seventeen persons was taken at great
length. The principal charges against Iveson and
Owen, were for burglariously entering the house of
Dhooge, Esq. Townsend-street, Kent-road, on the
12th of September, and stealing various articles of
linen, plate, and wearing apparel ; a similar offence
at the house of Mr. Hoare, Bedford-street, Lock's-
fields, on the 13th of September, from whence they
stole several articles of plate, and some valuable
trinkets, The property of Miss Hoare ; a like depre-
dation at the residence of Mrs. Hull, Peckham, on
the 21st of September. and stealing a large quantity
of silver plate ; and an attempt to break open the
house of Mrs. Wilkinson, Burdett-street, Walworth.
Upon all the above charges the prisoners Iveson and
Owen were committed, and the respective parties
bound over-to prosecute at the next Assizes for Sur-
rey. The female prisoners were admitted as evi-
dence for the Crown, and gave information of a
most important nature.—Oliver is 17, and Wilcott
18 years of age. Wing unable to find bail for their
appearance at the Assizes to give evidence, they
were necessarily recommitted, but are at present
separate from the felons ; they ~ere informed that,
upon sureties being provided fur their appearance,
they would be set at liberty.
Two more of the Surrey robbers have been appre-
hended by Goff and Hall. Their names are Charles'
Brow:: and Thomas Harrison. The former was'
taken at a brothel in Artillery-street, and the other
in an obscure part of Lambeth. Nearly one hundred
Pawn-brokers duplicates of rings, watches, seals,
plate, Sc. were found upon them, as were also the
usual instruments used for house-breaking. A crow-
bar found in their possession corresponds with the
marks on the doors and windows of the house of Mrs.
Challis, near the Cobourg Theatre, which was broke
open a few nights since, and robbed of property to
the amount of 5001.

Sunday evening, about ten o'clock, as Mr. Lyall
was going along Prince's-street, Leicester-square, he
was suddenly knocked down by a blow on the head,
which stunned him, and at the same moment some
person snatched his watch and ran away,.
Thursday night, as Mr. J.. Doran, of Duke-street,
Manchester7square, was going along Oxford. street,
he was attacked by a gang of ruffisns, four or five in
number, who knocked him down; and whilst one of
them knelt on his breast andprevented him from call-
ing out, the rest robbed him of his watch, a El note,
and some silver, with which they escaped.
GOLD AND SILVER.—GoId has increased in price,
bars being now worth £4. 2s. per OUDlC.—Silver is
at ss. and fourpence halfpenny.