Star.
London, England, 1803-01-14 00:00:00

POLICE. !gc.

MAlLLsoanvoH svasay.--Wednefday
Pearce, the perfon in milli* for fhooting at Wm.
Cobb, a butcher, in Mary.la-Bonne-street, was
brought op fin re-examination, when Mr. Knowles,
as Counfel for the prifoner, attempted to prove
the want of malice in this tranfaaion, from which
he contended that there was no authority that en-
titled the Magifirates to commit, under the Black
Aft. To fupport this affertion, he called a Mr.
M.lntofh, who lives nearly oppofite, and who de-
poled, that he faw Cobb repeatedly attempt to
flrike the prifoner, and that be believed the piflol
was only fired in Pelf-defence, and that at the time
Cobb fo attempted to ftrike the prifoner, Mifs
Johnfon (the lady on whole account this unfortu-
nate event took place) got between them, and in
that fituation received feveral blows.
Several witneffes were, however, called in fup-1
port of the profecution, the evidence of one of I
whom was very unfavourable to the prifoner.
The Magifirates were of opinion, that from the
nature of the evidence adduced there was fufficient
grounds to commit him fully to take his trial " for
malicioufly (hooting at, with intent to kill," which
is a capital offence under the Al commonly call-
ed the Black AR.
Mifs Johnfon was committed to the New Prifon
for want of fureties, or until Cobb is pronounced
out of daiger, of which event there is little reafon
as yet to entertain much hope, as the jaw bone is
confiderably fraeured, and a part of it his been
taken away.
Mr. Pearce was committed to Newgate.
The profecution againft Captain PEARCE is car-
ried on by Mr. SHARP, the man's mailer.
On Tuefday 7 hot.
.7ohlfea, a gentleman's coach-
man. was charged before Mr. KIMNAIRD, the fitting
Magiftrate at this office, with extreme and wanton
cruelty to one of his mailer's coach horfes ; in the
courfe of the exercife of which barbarity he gave
the poor, but fine animal, In violent a blow with a
large flick, as to break the grille of his nofe, from
which, and other fevere ftrokes he had Co brutally
given, the horfe was not expetted to live.
Mr. Kinnaird reprobated in the ftrongeft terms.
the favage condo& of the priloner, and, as an ex
ample to others, ordered him to be confined to
three months hard lahourin the houfe of correaion.
UNlON.HALL.—Yeilerday Spew, and the two
Raven, the men who are in cuflody on fufpicinn of
being concerned in the murder of Matthews, the
Dulwich Hermit, underwent a long private exa-
mination and were again remanded for a further
examinatifin. • _ _

WN IT ECHATEL.—Yefterday a woman was com•
mitred for re-examination, being charged on fuf-
picion of (leafing a large quantity of floes. the
property of a filmmaker.
Mamma House.— Wednefday an information
was exhibited before the Loan MAYOR and Sir
WILLIAM LEIGHTON, upon the Wool All. charg.
ing a Mr. Brown with removing a bag of wool,
withont affixing the word " Wool" cn the outfide
of the bag, accordpg to ad of Parliament. This
wool was feized by the Officers of the Cullom:, at
the Vine Inn, in Bilhopfgate-Ilreet. Mr. Brown
Rated, that he had received the wool from a Rapier
at Wilbeach, and that the word was then on it ;
but upon examilling the quality, it would not fuit
him, and he had therefore fent it back to the Inn.
in order to its being conveyed to Wifbeach. He
laid there was nrt the kali intention of defrauding
the revenue ; and the mark mull have been rubbed
out in removing by the waggon. The Magillrates
obferved, that they were of opinion no fraud was
intended. but Rill Mr. Brown had made hin:felf
amenable to the penalties of the AR, fo far as it
regarded the fine. They thought he was entitled
to have the wool rellored, but mull pay a penalty
of 6d. per pound. making in the whole fol. which
was paid, the wool reftored, and the complaint
difmiffed.
Yeßerday, about twelve o'clock, word was
brought to the Lotto Marna of the death of Mr.
W. Camase, one of the City Marfhals : he had
been toQ2eenborough about a fortnight Race on
bufinefs, where he caught a cold attd complained
of being indifpoled. On Friday Christmas
Day he attended his duty at the Manfion Houle.
in procuring paffports for Come paupers. Among
the indigent perfons who applied, one of them was
infected with fa loathforne a complaint. that it was
neceffiary to put him out of thiroom in which the
Lord Mayor fat. The City Marfhal incautionfly
remained near this man. and Come time afterwards
remarked. that he could not is get the fmell of
him out of his note I" after which he went home,
and his diforder increaling. he never came out
again. He was about 53 years of age, and was
generally beloved for his humanity.
Tu•fday morning, about eleven n'clnck,a moll
dreadial .accident happened to a family in Ral
Lion-flreet, Holborn. A pot of inflammable liquid
being on the fire, it boiled over, when the flames
caught the clothes of a child. Its mother going
to its relief, alto caught the devouring element :
the hufband, roofed by their (creams, came into
the room, and, endevourg to Cave them, was
himfelf loon in a blaze, which reached to the bed
curtains. Mr. Price, a conßable, coming by at
the time, with Come a6Rance. focceeded- in ex-
tingnifhing the flames, by covering the unhappy
family with blankets, and throwing pails of water
over them.. Five of them were. however, convey-
ed to St. Bartholomew's Hofpital, where one of
the unhappy vidints died yeflerday ; the re are
in a very doubtful Rate.
The following is an *felling inflance of 1DOT•
ta:ity is one Finlay. Mr. Henry Ratcliffe. inn-
keeper, of Haflingden, in Lancafhire. had four
children i the oldell, (about eight yeah of age)
was buried on Chrillenas day left, and the Mow
day following, the remaining throe died within a
few hours of each others.