Star.
London, England, 1818-10-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow-enure.—Last night the young female, who
was examined the day before on a charge of obtain-
ing a quantity of fur by false pretences from Messrs.
Harding, was again put the bar on various charges
of obtaining goods by false pretences. She stated
herself to be Lady Emily Stewart Bruce, wife of Sir
Stewart Bruce, residing in Ireland. Among others
who preferred charges against her, were Messrs.
Jupp, hatters, in Old Bond-street; Miss Card, a dress-
maker, in Pall-mall ; Messrs. Harding and Co. fur-
riers ; and Mr. Spicer, a wine-merchant, in New-
street, Brunswick -square. The prisoner went in her
carriage and ordered a quantity of elegant articles to
be sent to her house. She would, upon receiving
them, contrive to detain part without payment ; and
when the tradesmen sent for their money, she was
not to be seen. In this way Miss Card was defrauded
of a dress, value 22 guineas. At Mr. Spicer's she
ordered wine and brandy to the amount of twenty
guineas ; and when he went for payment, he found
an officer in possession of her premises. T.e
lady told him she had seized on Lady Bruce's goods
for rent; he then requested to have his wine re-
turned ! but the landlady said she was about to keep
an hotel next door, and the wine would be useful to
her; and he had no doubt a conspiracy existed be-
tween this precious pair. A inachmaker complained
that she was indebted to him 21 guineas for the hire
of a barouche and pair of horses ; and various similar
charges were preferred. In defence, she said she was
really the wife of Sir Stewart Bruce, who had been 16
years a Gentleman Usher to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland. She had been three months in England, and
had no intention of defrauding any one. Sir Stewart
had been in the habit of remitting her drafts : and
she referred for the truth of her testimony to Lord
Llandaff and other respectable persons. A Gentleman,
however, stated, that he had made inquiry, and nei-
tiler Lord Llandafr nor the other persons mentioned
I knew any thing of her.—Remanded.
GUILDHALL.— William Clarke, aged about 20,
dressed the Dandy fashion, was charged with pick-
ing pockets. Mr. Dean, of Swallow-street, said, he
was passing Whitefriars on Thursday, abort
o'clock, when he was told by a Gentle:nan that his
pocket had been picked. The companion of the pri-
soner ran away, burthe lams, from some inability,
was unable to do so, and was secured. The witness
saw Iris pocket-book lying on the pavement; it con-
tained 1.6 in Bank notes. Mr. Bushell saw the pri-
soner and his companion follow Mr. Dean, and
thought they were men of fashion. He was soon dc-
ceived, however, for he saw the prisoner put his hand
into Mr. Dean's pocket, and take out his pocket-boor.
A pocket-book, containing six £1 notes, was found
upon him. The Dandy, in his defence, said, " Upon
my honour, I took them all in the way of business !"
He was filly committed.

llarros-Gaanete.—T..forter was committed as a
rogue and vagabond, for threatening Ladies in Bed-
ford-row and its neighbourhood, if they did not give
him charity. When asked I;,r his defence, he said he
lhad been 10 years in his \lajesty's service, and it was
hard that he should starve.
MARLBOXOUGII-STREM—A case of the most ex-
traordinary nature occurred yesterday at this office,
descriptive cf a line of conduct on the part of an in-
dividual, that appears almost incredible, and which
the respectability of the Gentleman who applied to
the Magistrate alone could have induced us to be-
lieve. The following are the particulars ;—A Gen-
tleman of great respectability who resided at Elms-
row, Bayswater, represented a day or two since, that'
a person had been engaged in his family as a female
servant ; after this person had been there a few days,
a man-servant, who had a spark of affection for a
female who had resided there some time, informed
;the, that the person lately received into his service
was a man, and not a female, and that he had se-
duced the maid. Upon this the Gentleman remon-
strated with the person, who declared that she was
not a man, bin a woman ; the Gentleman insisted upon
this doubtful being immediately quitting his house,
and threatened to investigate the matter; but the
wretch promised to quit the kingdom. A few days
afterwards the Gentleman missed several articles, and
his suspicion naturally fell upon the person he had
lately dismissed. Upon inquiry, he learned that a
correspondence was carried on with a person residing
in Strutton-grounds, Westminster : he went there to
make inquiries, and, to his astonishment, saw the
being he suspected, and said, " You monster, are you
still in England ?" Upon this statement, the Magis-
trate granted a warrant against Sarah alias Samuel
Watson. Plank and Jefferies, two officers, were in-
trusted with its execution. They went to the house
in Strutton-ground, knocked at the door, the
,person
inside was some time ere she opened it, during which,
Plank heard some one say, " Sally, the officers are
after you." The person of whom they were in pur-
suit jumped out of a window, 10 feet from the
ground, at the back of the house, and escaped. The
following morning, the woman who lived in Strut-
ton-ground iriquired of the officers what charge was
against her? they replied, " Only a trifling affair ;1
she is charged with being a man." " Oh ! Oh!" re-,
plied the woman, " if that's all, 111 find her out, for
I know she's a woman ;" and she accordingly pro.
duced the wretch yesterday morning. The evidence,
as regards the felony, was not fully entered into; but'
that part of the case was adjourned until Tuesday
next. This woman had persuaded a young female,
who resides at a wholesale jeweller's in Gerard-street,
Soho, that she was one of the male sex, and had ac-
tually assumed the character of a lover, and gained
the girl's affection ; a letter was written to her onl
Sunday, from this woman, describing that the writer li
was on board the tender: the letter was conveyed by
a person who lives in 'White-horse-street, Rosemary-
lane. What the object of the woman could be in
thus misleading this girl, as well as the whole of her
conduct, is altogether unexplained.
UWION HALL.—Yesterday an Excise Officer was
charged by a Tallow-chandler of Camberwell, with
robbing him of several pounds of candles, while in
the execution of his duty. The Officer alleged that
the charge was false, and only done to ruin him, he
having been compelled to prefer an information
against the complainant. The Magistrate admitted
the prisoner to bail, and directed that the transaction
should be made known to the Commissioners of Excise.
. Patna or Bus.ctoe.—Yesterday Gold was without
any quotation. New Dollars and Silver, in bars,
stiadard, wars at Sr. lid.