Star.
London, England, 1821-10-09 00:00:00

POLICE.

Maturou-Hotraz.—Yesterday, three young men,
named Ramsey, Bartlett, and Hall, underwent a final
examination, on a charge of having robbed a respect-
-able female, named Finch, of her reticule. Mrs.
Finch stated, that at about eight o'clock on Friday
evening, she was passing down Sun-street. Bishops-
gate-street, when a fellow behind her seized her re-
ticule, which she held fast, but the robber got it from
her by a continued pull until the string broke. He
immediately darted down one of the adjacent alleys.
The reticule fortunately contained nothing but a
pound of perfumed soap, which the prosecutrix had
Just purchased. 'lnc three prisoners were identified,
and were fully committed to take their trial. •
Bartlett was detained upon another charge, of
having, in conjunction with three others, named
Waldron, Chester, and Jackson, robbed a person, '
named Reynolds, of his watch and appendages. J.
Reynolds stated, that, on the 14th of last month, he
fetched some beer for his supper, and was standing at
his door, No. 10, Angel-alley, with the pot in his
hand, and had just knocked at the door, when a fel-
low deliberately walked up to the door and took
his watch out of his pocket, and handed it to a man
who was waiting close by, and both ran off together.'
They were all identified as being concerned in the
robbery, and were fully committed fbr trial.
Girmnnazz.—Yesterday, Peter Jonas, an appa-
rently decent and intelligent man, was brought up
before the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman Cox,
upon the charge of the Churchwardens and Overseers
of the parish of Christchurch, Newgate-street: The
prisoner, who had formerly held a reputable situation
in several commercial houses as a traveller, but who
has long since given up all thoughts of maintaining
himself by his industry, has for some length of time
been a continual annoyance to the Parish-officers of
Christchurch. The relief afforded him, whether in
clothes, food, or money, being almost instantly get
:id of, and his applications immediately renewed.—
During the last week he applied to be furnished with
some articles of wearing apparel, which the Parish-
officers, recollecting how quickly the last articles he
received had been made away with, refused to give
him. Jonas suffered a day or two to elapse, and on
Saturday called upon Mr. Claridge, the Overseer,
and presented him with a letter, purporting to be
from the Churchwarden, to the following effect:
" Bull's Head-court, Saturday, Oct. 6, 1821.
" Sts—The reason why I refused „Toaas, is to shew him the
value of money. with your approbation. I consent to let him
have the articles on the odic side of this paper.

" Mr. Claridge, Overaee;." " A. SEWARD.
The articles enumerated were a shirt, shoes, stock.
ings, and neck-handkerchiefMr.Claridge, not doubt-
ing but that this was a genuine letter, gave him se-
parate orders for the several articles, upon the dif-
ferent tradesmen, to which he added, on his own dis-
cretion, an order for a hat, with a view of making
him once more decent in his apparel, in order that
he might obtain such a situation as his abilities qua-
lified him for. If the prisoner could have been satis-
fied with the success of his fabrication (for the whole
letter was a forgery), he might have received the
property, and have decamped with it ; but, by trying
a step further, he was detected, and will now be put
out of the power for some time of committing simi-
lar depredations. The orders which he received from
Mr. Claridge were only for one article of a sort, but
the prisoner altered each order by prefixing a 2, and
in that way had obtained from Mr. Randolph Not,
a hosier, in Newgatestreeennstead of a pair of stock-
ings, two pair of stockings, having altered the pre-
fixed " a" into a figure of " 2." The remainder of
the orders were found upon him, altered as already
described, with the exception of the one for the hat,
the prisoner.having received that article and made
away with it.—These facts being proved by the evi-
dence of Mr. Claridge, Mr. Seward, and Mr. Not;
'the prisoner was called upon for his defence, when
he treated the business with perfect indifference, said
he was in actual want of the articles, and the parish
officers had refused to give him them. What he had
done, therefore, was a matter of necessity.----Alder-
man Cox said this was a case of so much atrocity,
that it was absolutely necessary to make an example
of the prisoner as a warning to others. It was cha-
racters such as this fellow that caused parish officers
to be sometimes over suspicious, and brought upon
them the charge of being bard-hearted. The offi-
cers, he trusted, would feel it their duty to prosecute
in this case.—The parish officers signified their de-
termination so to do, and the prisoner was commit-.
ted to take his trial for the misdemeanour of obtain-
ing goods under false pretences.
HATTON4iARDISS.— Yesterday a considerable bustle
was created at this Office, from its being expected that
Samuel Horsey, well known as the King of the Beg-
gars, was to be brought up by the Constables of the
Mendicity Society. About two o'clock his Majesty
arrived in a coach, attended by a numerous retinue,
having been apprehended whilst following his usual
avocations near Middle-row, Holborn, on Sunday last.
He appears about 60 years of age, and, having lost
both legs, moves himself upon a board with the aid
of two short crutches. He has for many years in-
fested the leading streets of the Metropolisi receiving
considerable sums of money, by means of which he
lives in constant riot and profligacy. Upon being
brought before the Magistrates an offer was made, on
the part of the Mendicity Society, to procure his im-
mediate admission into the workhouse of the Parish
to which he belongs, but this he declined. The Ma-
gistrates, therefore, after expressing great satisfaction
at the prospect now presented of clearing the streets
of such a nuisance, committed him, under the new
Vagrant Act, to the House of Correction for S months.'
Bow-erstaer.—Yesterday Lewis Barnet, a dealer
in clothes, appeared before Sir R. Blame, the sitting
Magistrate, to answer to an information exhibited
against him, for an offence against the provisions of
the Act of Parliament, 54 Geo. 111. c. 110, s. 1, for
the protection of the Charity of Greenwich Hospital.
Mr. BICKNELL, Solicitor to the Hospital, attended,
and on the opening of the proceedings, he stated that
the defendant was charged with purchasing several
articles of wearing apparel from James Hurst, an out-
pensioner, the same being at the time marked, as
prescribed by the Act.—lhe information was then
read over, and the defendant pleaded not guilty.—
The witness,•Hurst, was sworn; he deposed, that on
the sth of September last, he was proceeding down
Rosemary-lane, with a coat on his arm, when he was
accosted by Samuel Levi (shopman to the defendant),
who inquired if he had anything to dispose, of ? Wit-

ness replied he haB, and they accordingly Went into
the defendan't's shop, and Levi persuaded witness to
sell his Coat, waistcoat, Etc. and offered to give him
4s. and some old clothes into the bargain. Witness
consented, and there saw the defendant, and heard
Levi ask for some money to makeup the 45.—James
Staff, first porter at the Hospital,
on oath, corrobo-
rated the statement of Hurst —Sir R. DIENIE asked
the defendant if he had anything to say why the pe-
nalty specified in the Act should not be imposed on
him ? when he began his defence by au eulogium on
his honesty, which, he said, he always considered as
if he was on his death-bed;' he denied all knowledge
whatever of the transaction ; and his shopman (Levi)
had not any recollection of it; he was sure the party
must have been mistaken.—Sir It. BlRNlE.retnatked
that it was rather unfortunate that his testimony was
contradicted by two witnesses, the credibility of one
was unimpeachable, and he must, therefore, convict
him in the full penalty, as the Act did not admit of
any mitigation, and he hoped that Hurst would not
escape punishment—Mr.BlCKNELL said he certainly
should not. There were certain regulations for the
observance of the pensioners, and the slightest in-
fringement of them subjected the offender to a rigor-
ous punishment ; he should make it his business to
report the case to the Commissioners, and he had not
the least doubt but that Hurst would have cause to
remember it. He added, that the frequent occurrence
of this species of fraud had caused a determination
of the Commissioners to prosecute in every case.—
The defendant soon after left the Office, muttering
at the undue severity which he said bad been ems-
cised upon him.—Sir R.BiaNie allowed the prisoner
four days to pay the penalty.
MARY-La-Boxse.—George Wilson' a young man
of great respectability, was brought up from the
watch-house by Pyall and Coales, the constables,
charged with disturbing the congregation at Mary-
la-bonne New Church, on Sunday evening, while
in
a state of inebriety. The defendant expressed his
sorrow at having so transgressed, but he had been
spending the day with a few friends, and had drank
too freely. The Magistrate regretted that he could
only fine the defendant ss. for being drunk, as he
considered the flagrance of the offence deserved a
more severe punishment. It was now at the option
of the Parish whether or not they chose to indict him.
The defendant having paid the fine, was discharged.
Samuel Truelove, who exhibited his left cheek be-
daubed with clotted blood, and one of his eyes bruised
and completely closed, was charged by James Fidget,
a watchman, with assaulting and beating him in a
most violent manner.—The prisoner was committed
to the Sessions.
Upwards of 40 persons of both sexes were charged
with disorderly conduct on Sunday and during the
night, in the neighbourhood of the Office. Several
were discharged on paying their fees, and others were
convicted in the penalty of ss. for being drunk.
MAnusonouon-srnum—Yesterclay Wm. Grady
was charged with attacking a Gentleman, of the name
of Walden, on Saturday evening, before eight o'clock,
in James-street, Oxford-street, and taking from his
person a gold watch and its appendages. The pri-
soner is one of the four who were liberated on their
way to prison by the Rescue-gang, when Marsden,
the jailer, was so violently treated. He was after-
wards tried at the. Old Bailey for the burglary with
which he then stood charged, when he was acquitted
and his accomplices convicted. Mr. Walden was
returning home, when the prisoner appeared before
him, and looked him full in the face immediately
under a gas-lamp, and he could not be deceived in
identity. He struck him twice with much violence
on the breast, snatched his watch and made off with
it. The prosecutor felt the violence of the blows, but
he was able to call out, " Stop thief!" and pursued
him. Mark Huntley and John Dobson joined in
pursuit, and apprehended theprisoner in St. George's-
market, after a,smart chase. The prisoner was fully
committed for trial.
LAMBETH-STREET.Yesterday, Andrew Feally was
remanded, charged by T. Paterson, a sailor, on sus-
picion of robbing him of ten pounds. The prisoner,
who keeps a lodging-house in High-street, Poplar,
enticed the prosecutor, while in a state of intoxica-
don, home with him ; they slept together, and on the
sailor's awaking next morning, he intimated to his
landlord that somebody had robbed him of the afore-
said sum, which was folded tip in a Post-order. The
prisoner remarked, that it must be among the bed-
clothes, when after a fictitious search of a few se-
conds, he produced the Post-order, but no note was
to be found.

During tlfe interval of Saturday night and Sun-
day morning, the shop of ShIYTII and Co. shoe-
makers, in Regent-place, Oxford-street, was broken
into, and more than 500 pairs of Ladies boots and
shoes were stolen. The thieves got into the premises
by forcing the gate of the area.
In consequence of the recent disgraceful outrage
in Charles-street, Drury-lane, the Gentlemen connec-
ted with St. Giles's have determined on putting a stop
to such proceedings in future. At a Meeting which
has been held, a Resolution was framed and adopted,
that an extra patro,e should be formed at the expense
of the Parish, for the purpose of parading this vile
neighbourhood, both night and day; and all suspi-
cious characters are to be apprehended. The patrole
is to consist of four respectable persons, who are to be
dressed in a kind of livery; two of them are to pa•
rade, and occasionally relieve each other during the
six days, and on Sunday the other two are to be em-
ployed; and k is hoped that this mode pursued by the
Parish will not prove ineffectual. The late circum-
stance of Mayers being thrown out of a window, in
Charles-street, gave rise to the institution of the
above plan.
Txa REMOVAL OP ConvlcTs.—Yesterday morn-
ing, at about six o'clock, twenty-five male convicts
were removed in a caravan from Newgate, for tran-
sportation, pursuant to their sentences.. The/ were
met in Blackfriars-road by a detachment of Dra-
goons, who are to escort them to their destination.—
As usual, a great number of persons were collected
to witness their departure; among whom were se-
veral of their old companions, equally.deserving of a
seat in the caravan. There were two or three Mill-
woods also present, who whimpered a parting farewel ;
but the caravan was scarcely out of sight, when ex-
cessive grief drove them into a dram-sliop, where a
quantity of gin afforded them immediate comfort; and
they separated, exclaiming against the severity ofthe
!laws, and the cruelty of the big wigs

MORE OUTRAGEt IN TnE COUNTY OF
LIMERICK.

DUBLIN, OCTOBER 3.
Sunday evening, at the early hour of seven o'clock
a daring band of armed ruffians entered the hnuseof
Curragh, in the County of Limerick, the seat of sir
Aubrey De Were Hunt, Bart. and posses•ed them..
selves of one musket and one blunderbuss. The
villains, many of them wearing turbans, searthed
LI several apartments, but as their avowed object *as
to obtain tire arms, they retired without committing
any other depredation. Sir Aubrey is at present
I England: his cousin, Miss Hunt, and Sir Aarty's
I two children, who were at Curragh during the visit
of the ruffians, have removed to the hospitable man,
I sion. of Castletown for safety. _

The same night a general search was made
these deluded wretches in the neighbouthc.c.J ot Beek
Castle, for fire-arms ; the habitation of near!r creri
peaceable inhabitant was broken into and doors
windows demolished.

A large -party, consisting of many !mere& 0(
armed ruffians, made a descent from the mnun,l,tint
1 bordering on the County of Kerry, into the 10,114
Newcastle, and Churchtown adjoining, on S9ndn7
night last, and about twelve o'clock (the night being
!extremely dark and showery), an advanced parry
I approached, without observation, close to the Castle,
and being discovered by a sentinel of the 40th regi,.
merit, the alarm was given, and the guard corning
to his assistance, after several musket shots being
fired, the marauders retreated.
A few nights since, some malicious mow
trampled down and wholly destroyed a corn field
belonging to Maurice Harnett, near Newcastle, and
a potatoe field of the widow Buckley's, whose son
was recently murdered at Ardagh, on his return to
Newcastle from the Assizes.
. An escort of the 40th regiment brought into flit
Newcastle Bridewell, on Monday evening, a prisoner,
upon whom was found the gun of which Mr. G►
ing's policeman was robbed, near Abbeyleal, whit
the prisoner was in the act of levying contribtaiwn
with it at night.
Several houses near Charleville, Listowel,
Glin, have recently been plundered of arms.

The system of levying contributions in Louses ty
night has extended to an alarming height, and which
nothing short of an increase of military force, poi
giving to Captains of detachments the Commission
of the Peace, can effectually put a stop to.

At the-old sheep fair, nn Tuesday last, at Lam
about 10,000 were penned, and the sales werecoosi.
tiered brisker than those of the last (21st Septet*
fair. Ewes were sold from 20s. to 25s.—lambs, hat
1 Ss. to 18s.

Brough Hill fair was held on Monday and T.
day. There was but an inferior shew of caale,sha
consisted of Highland bullocks, Galloway heifers*
Irish cattle. There was considerable demand, its
reduced prices, and nearly all were sold. Pails
who kept cattle a twelvemonth, lost very cosi,
ably. There was a good shew of sheep, which sit
off slowly, and_ sold from ss. 6d. to lOs.
There is at this time 60 wheat ricks of this ydt
growth in the small island of Selsey, near Chiche,ter;
a much greater crop than was ever remembered, asd
all got up in lair condition.

BIRTH&

Thursday, a poor woman at Beeston, of the name of Gm
Heaton, was delivered of three children, two boy. and
who, with their mother, are doing well. Her husband is a al.
lier, and frequently out of employment.
At Brodera, in Guzarat, on the 7th
Lieutenant-Colonel Nlackonochie, of the Hi
pany's service, of a son.
At Edinburgh, on the 2d inst. Lady Torphichen,
Its Dublin, on the 3d imt. the Lady of Jr-
Sargon Eat;aordinary to his Majesty, of a

MARRIED.
Saturday se'nnight, at Leeds, Lieutenant
to- Margaret Anne, daughter of Mr. John .
ton, near Leeds.
On the 3d inst. Henry Sibbald, Esq. Wn,
Agnes, only child of the late James Edmond,

DIED.

Sept. 25, at Horton, in Ribblesdale, Mr.
son,_ Assistant-Master or the Free Grammar
Sept. 27, at Caledon; of a decline. Mrs. M
Mr. William Martin, Quarter-Master of the

Sunday se'nnight, at his father's house,
Down, Aii-thony Scdgwick Boyle, Esq.
Tower Hamlets Militia.
Monday se'nnight, at the house of her
phier, in Waterford, at the advanced age
relict of the late Captain Wolsely.
Sept. 24, at Paris, Alex. Govan, F.sq. late
Feb. 17, at Zoar, in Arabia, while on 0
giment, lieutenant James Paoli Boswell,
dia CoMpany's 10th Regiment of Native Infantry.

NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, Wl.'
• (By the Carcase.)
Beef Qs 81 to 3s 81 Veal 3l 4J to 5. 01
Mutton.. ...... 3s Od to 311 4d Pork Qs 44 to Ss d
Lamb 3s. to 4a. Bd.

PRICES OF HAY *WO STRAW YESTERDAY.
ST. JAMES'S. OITECHAPIL.
Hay 31 5s Od to 41 Os Od 31 10. to 41 410.
Straw 11 4s od to 11 171 6d Straw 11 61 to rim fi
Clover 41 Os ed to 41 1.5 s Od Clover 41 Os to g 5/ as

PRICE 0:
NiW SACS.

? 110 Pa
NMI roams.
Kent
Sussex
Essex
Farnham
SOAP, &c per 11211...
3/1
Ditto rough ...... .
Yellow Sap ........... •
Mottled ................
Palm .........

Kent
Sussex 2l Os to 21 lis
Rues
Foreign

PRICE or TALLOW,
Town Tallow 50s OA
Yellow Russia 47s Od
White ditto

Soap ditto ......... 43s Od
Melting 5tuff............ 38s Od

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