Star.
London, England, 1817-10-11 00:00:00

POLICE'.

Bow artesr.—Yesterday Sarah Theft, the elder, and Slash
Trash her daughter, were brought to the Office, and underwent
an examination before RICHARD MIMI, Esq. charged with
robbing Mr. Wickham+, a butcher, in Clue-street, Clare-mar-
ket, of various sums of money. In the investigation of the
charges, the most shocking instances of wickedness and depra-
vity were discovered. It appeared that the Prosecutor turned
from £lOO to £l5O, weekly, in his business, io constant circu-
lation, and which was kept In the drawer of a looking-glaas.—
He often considered his cash account short, and had frequent
quarrels with his wife, suspecting that she was laying it out im-
properly; lie wever, a few days since, a £9O Bank note being
missing, and his wife declaring most solemnly that she knew no-
thing of it, a serious Investigation wok place, and Sarah Troup,
the younger, who was living with 'him as their servant, was
suspected, and was given Into the custody of Bond, the Can.
stable, who afterwards proceeded to the lodging of Sarah troop,
the elder, hes mother, in the neighbourhood. On Bond inter-
roguing her, she answered that she was deaf—meaning that she
would not answer any questions; on searching her he found a
Bank rote, which was proved to be one of those stolen from the
Prosecutor's house. The Offeer, upon a subsequent Inquiry,
ascertained that the mother had later endeavoured to get a resat
Rank time changed,whieh was direcly after the time a £2O note
had been stolen from the Prosecutor s kiss'', and there is no
doubt bar what it is the same that wa. stolen from the Prosecu-
tor. Ihe mother and the daughter were both fully committed to
Newgate fur trial at the ensuing Sessions.
SfiAte Xeeves was charged with feloniously stealing a boa,
directed to General Green, at Exeter, from one of Russell's wag-
gons, which broke down at an early floor yesterday morning, in
the Strand, near Cecil.street. The prisoner was seen to put the
box os his head, and inn away with it in a public manner. He
was pursued and taken with the hoe The only answer to the
charge that could be got from the prisoner was, that he thought
lit was his own, or be should not have ,aken It. He had the ap-
pearance of a naval (facer, but he denied having helouged to the
navy. An indenture was found upon him, sown that he had
served an apprenticeship to a surgeon in the city of Bristol, which
he acknowledged to be coffee'. He declined giving but very
little account of himself: hut having said that he had only been
in London about too moths, and bad lodged a great part ot that
thite in Her/lord-place, Drury-how, from his appearance and
conduct, it was suspected he was not right in hots intellects. The
landlord of the hini7e was sent for by he Magistrre, on whose
arrival, be confirmed the suspicions, by the description of several
acts while In his house. He stated when he took hls lodging,
that he had come to London upon public business, and had busi-
ness with the Prince Regent ; but he never appeared to be doing
any business, nor did any letters come to him, die. He consi-
dered him in distress. Only ts. Od. in money was found upon
him ; with a promissory note for .Etooo, upon blank paper, and
signed by himself, evidently drawn up by a man who did not
kuow what he was doing. He was committed.
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MA n sou House.—Yrstereay a DUO of the Dame of Jaellie,
and two others, well known fur their bad coudect, were charged
hectic the Loan MAToa on a euspicioo of being concerned hi
the robbery of a warehouse is Buckiersbery. It appeared that a
great qUanity of umbrella silk was stolen from this warehouse,
'none of which at present ey are able to discover, bat the pri.
Wipers having been seen about the premises, and from several cir-
cumstances suspected to be concern in the robbery, as such, the
Lord Mayor fuily committed them to take their trial.
GITILDIALL.—Yesterday William Herwell, a youth of it, was
charged with stealing a stin /hitt note, the property of Joseph
Asulrews, a respectable tradesman in Bull and Moutb.sereet, to
whosu the prisoner was apprentice, tully committed for trial.
Harlon GAIDCW--CAti Stun TO FAttatettli.-0110 of the
Officers applied yesterday to the Magistrate for his advice under
the following eneuitistances:—A Faratet bed applied to hint to
take a men into custody, whom the officer sated to be a notori-
ous chateau& his fellow is, it seems .cor.necied with it set of
swindlers, who have gone down 'wattle country, tad iu.dtfferent
parts boil/lit up OD credit large cran.ities of hay, at 15. Na
losit, which, when conveyed to London by the farmer, they die.
pose of ac four pound.. and set the lesmer at denstrea
Magisuste. In the suavest manner, esprewed his regret that
his power did not reach him. It was evidetitly • swintiiing tram.
sct.on, but, unfortunately, nut in a nature to be brought under
his eo,nizatice.
A Palmer fromPlachley ettendel to 'newer to an Information
against innit for lestiliog.his east Into the Ca! without a number.
tie pleadsd his ignorance, bat. the law was compulsory on the
Magistrate, and be was convicted hi a end of 40s. A. he stated
that numbers of the fanners in h.& Ighbouthood were ignorant
that they were liable to this penalty, we take this oppolualry tat
Seating for their infortitstiou that by the Act of the 1146 of Ids
present Majesty, the provitais of the Act alpha ?Tat George t,.
Are extended bcyousl the Notice of the hills of mortality, and by
the pri.vishans of that Act the owner. of all carts, ties, or drays,
or other such otretegee, are liable to a penalty of co. if found
driving them in the city or its suburbs, when not regulate/7 regis-
tered at the Hackney Coats Oilier sod numbered. The cost of
registering is one shalieg.
Jets Lend, a carpenter, in the employ of Mr. Burtooheed, of
Horasey Wood Tavern was brought up on suspicion of having'
beim concerned in the iobbtry and murder of I.ansbrry, itchy
found with his throat cut in &looney Wool—Dleckarged, in
consenneaceof Lembury's declaration, that he had caeandtted
thir act himself.

Uncut Hat-L.—ElCelan DercaVrtv.—Yesterday a female
of resplcfable'appearance applied to Mt ETA cs, the Magistrate
for Surrey, under the fallowing circumstance. t--She stated, that
two days ago, a young woman of respectable connexions, who
lives in Clarles-street, Westminster, called at her mother's house
on a visit (as the hedirequently done before), and [shed her
mother if she would Vow Mary Ann to take a walk with her t
Her mother consented. 'ley went nut together; tilight came.
and neither of them retutoed; she went to Sarah Brim's friends,
and found she bad not returned to her friends. Every means
ware used to discover their retreat; the nett night arrived, and
their distress increased, as no tidings could be heard of either of
the fugilves. On Thursday morning Sarah Bryan returned to
ter friends, and confessed that she and Miss Carew had accom-
panied two gentlemen to a bagnio, where she had left her; she
had repented of her conduct, and told her she resolved to go to
her friends and endeavour to obtain their pardon, and she advised
Mary Atm to do the same, but she sald she was determined to
remain where she was. She (the applicant) therefore begged the
Magistrate would send an oilers to the brothel' Where she was
secreted, sod compel her to go home. blur was, indeed, afraid
to go herself, for the place was a Lest of notorious charawers.—
The Magistrate sent an officer to the house; he returned, and
brought the young woman with him; she sets riot 16 years of
age. and of an interesting appearance, but was not in the least
affected with tier situation. Ihe Magistrate, having =pressed
his sorrow at the disgraceful situatiou in which she was found,
advised her to go home, keep her secret, and she might yet be
happy. She refused to go home, and insisted upod going back.--a
The Magistrate threatemed to send her to the House of Correa
tion unless she did She purebred in her determined= not to. get
to her friends; when the Magistrate ceder= her so be emu*.
ted to the House of Correttiou' and kept to bard labour. • The
Irknds of the girl cried, implored, and eo:reated her to =com-
pany them, mid begged the Magistrate not to send her to prism/.
The Magistrate said, that U they woad.' take her home be would
not commit her. She opposed the endeavour to take Mc, and
was actually taken home at lag by main force.