Star.
London, England, 1817-01-08 00:00:00

POL ICE.

.414 A yam- tiovss. —Yester ci ay Jobs Cartenier was
stgsio brought op, for the purpose of being finally
exArnined And identified as one of the rioters of the
2d of Decembrr lAft,

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Joseph Dynan, the ynnog man who had already
recognized some of the men committed for trial, de-
posed, that on the day of the riots he %vac in Skin-
ner street, at Eh, time the shop of Mr. Beckwith was
broken open The prisoner was in the midst of the
He saw him distinctly, and particularly no-
ticed that when the rioters retreated towards New-
gate-street. the prisoner accompanied them, carry-I
in.; with him two pistols, one of which was of a
snitch less size than that traced to his possession. He
was positive as to the person of the prisoner.
None of the persons summoned to attend the els-
stivn were enabled to state that the prisoner was
con in the shop of Mr. Beckwith on the day in

trestion.
Thomas Friend, the Borough Offiter, repeated
his former evi.lence, as to the pistol found in the pos-
session of El:z.beth Owen, which she had offered
for sale, and the confession of that person of her
having received it from the prisoner. The witness
oho states, th it he had discovered that on the night
of the 2cl of December he had made his escape into
the country.

Elizabeth Owen confirmed that part of Friend's
evid:nce, which related to receiving the pistol from
the prisoner, and subseq•,ently, at his request, offer-
ing it for sale, when she was in consequence taken
into custody.
Roberts, Mr. Beckwith's boy, proved that the pis-
tol produced, and traced to the possession of Carpen-
ter, was the property of his master, and had been
purchased at the sate of Mr. Mortimer, of Fleet-street.
The prisoner denied bring engaged in the riot.,
and again bolemnly repeated that he had received
the pistol from a manger, who also offered him am-
Munition.

The LORD MAYOR said it was positively sworn
to by the witness Dynan. and considering the corm•
borating testimony of Friend and the woman, he
fett it Ins duty to commit him for trial. He was ac-
cordingly committed, but informed that bail would
be taken for his appearance at the Sessions.
A man named Ward, the reputed proprietor of a
coffee-shop in Bride-lane, appeared to anbwor the
gammons of the LORD MAYOR, and shew cause why
he kept his house open at unseasonable hours, not
only for the reception of prostitutes and the worst of
company, bet even without a licence. The particu-
lars of this case were published yesterday.
The defendant said the house was not his own.
that he nterely kept it for a Mrs. Smith, whose ill
health had obliged her to quit town for Brighton.
The Lean MAYOR said this was no exculpation for
his offence, and if the person mentioned had even
given him charge of the house under the infamous
circumstances with which it was turrounded, he was
not bound to persevere in such a line of conduct.—
His Lordship now declared. that unless a complete
reformation or a total abdication of the concern took
place, he must expect the consequences of an in-
dictment.

' The defendant expressed his contrition, and assured
the Load MAYOR that a complete removal of the,
nuisance sirodel.take place without loss of time.
WORSHIP-STARET.—Yesterdayßfizarth Murrell and
Josepot Rudd, apprehended by J. Armstrong and
Bernard Gleed, the Officers, at Norwich, charged
with being accomplices with Elizabeth King, a no-
torioua character, in robbing her reedy furnished
lodgings in different • places, of property to a large
amount, were finally examined before Jour Girrofte,
Esq.—The different brokers who purchased part of
the property of the prisoner King, as well as the
penults whom she bad robbed, attended, and iden-
tified the prisoners to have accompanied her. . She
represented Murrell to be het sister, but it was now
proved she only .knew her from the circumstance of
her having cohabited with Rudd, who it appears is'
a deserter [rpm the F.int Guards, and.a comrade tol
the man with whim King cohabited, also a deserter
from tbe,Foot Guards, but nut yet taken. They were
fully committed to Newgate for :vial.
Information was given at the Office that the house
. of Mts. Miles, Whijechapel-road, had been broken
ism on Monday bight, and robbed of table-cloths,
napkins and weaning apparel.
Mem.nortouotr-ernerr.—Yesterday Pakki Dewar:,
Troikas Barak, and. William Perin- were brought up
• for [coal examination, betorr Sir Wu. PILAW'S, upon
tfie charge of murdering Edwatd Stanton, on the
morning of the 29th December, .at Bestall's Coffee-
thop, in George-street, late Dyot-street, St. Gilei'a.
The whole of the evidence, which has already ap-
peared in this Paper, being read by the Chief Clet It,
the only addition .1 evidence was Mary Lee, who
. said she was in Bestall's Coffee-shop on the morning
of the 29th of December, and saw the deceased enter
the house with a girl whom he bad meg in Georpe.
street i she had enticed him into the house. '1 he
girl was acquainted, with the gang of thieves who
fremsent Bestall's, and ibe inveigled him in that.
• they mien gob him. She •sess the earner
bolding the deceased across a ta thers'
were endeavouring to rifle his pockets. The deceased
forced himself' from them, they pursued him and
pushed him into a chair, which broke and let him
oe to the ground, and they threw themselves upon
him, he smuggled very much, but she could not
bear him groan, for they 'made a great noise to pre-
vent it. &stalk'
was
very much intoxicated at the
time when he heard the chair break, and not till
then did he interfere. Re then ordered every one to
leave the house. Sbe saw the prisoner Downes drag
h the deceased to the door; and Themes Walton, the
i sailur. (not yet in custody) who was at his back,
I . pushed the deceased through the door-way into the
street ; she believes that he tell upon the pavement,
but she did not sec him after he was out of the house.
The Magistrate said that he should discharge Bea
tail and Parker upon their entering into recogn ounces
to appear to give evidence against the prisoner
Dowses at the ensuing Old Bailey Sessions.
Downes was fully committed for trial, and Began
and Parker, after being admonished with overifto
their future conduct, were discirtged.
Union-Hera..—Jails and Mathew Loci were yea
terday brought tip, charged. by Mr. Kemble. of
PhdpOt-lane. with 'hopping him on the King's high-
way, and robbing him or his gold watch, chain, &c.

Mr. Kemble stated, that oa *nnd.ty last, &boat

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one o'clock, he was walking along the road between
Sydenham and Dulwich, when suddenly the two pri-
soners rushed upon him, each of them armed with a
Ilarge hedge stake. They placed themselves before
him, and hn said " Your money ear your life." As
Mr, Kemble was unarmed, he did not consider it
prudent to resist, he therefore took out hi; w itch,
worth about ten guineas, and give it to diem. .1o:,n
then said i, D—n your efes, ix ask on." Mr. Kent-
hle did not wit a second bidding, but proceeded to
Dulwich, where having obtained the assistance of
Shaw, the constable, they went in purslit of the ran-
bees; about five o'clock in the afternoon they disco-
vered them in a cottage at Norwood, and took them
into custody. Matthew had Mr. Kemble's watch in
his possession, and confessed the robbery. They were
fully committed for trial at the assizes.
Bow-sriterr.--Yesterday the Rev. Mr. Gurney, ,
the. Rector at St. Clement Danes, accompanied by
his attorney, attended 13,:fore Mr. BIHNiE, and stated
that the 'intoner of his parishioners had considerably
decreased, in consequence of the lets improvements
about Temple-bar, there having been stretts, courts,
&c. pilled down, to the amount of two hundred
houses, by which he was a considerable loser in his
1 income. The Act of Parliament passed for the its-
' provements, directed that the houses built afterwards
should pay a compensation amounting to a sum
which was calculated to make good the loss the
Reitor would sustain, but he had not yet been able
to obtain it. He had applied to the Lord Mayor,
but it being out of his jurisdiction be could give him
no redress. The Act of Parliament passed fot the
accomplishment of the improvement of the entrance
to the City of London, directed also compensation
to be made to the Rector of St. Sepulchre's parish,

in which the improvements to Skinner-street,&c. were
made : he had applied to know hew the c. nipensa-
Lion had been procured by the Rector of that parish,
and learnt that several of the proprietors of the new
houses having refused to pay the compensation, they
had been summoned to the Police Office, Hatton
Garden. Mr. Ford, the clerk of that office, recollected
the circumstances but Mr. Leach, who was the Sit-

ting Magistrate at that time, did not.—lt was stated
that there is no Rector's rate in the parish of St.
Clement's, or, it was suggested, compensation might
be recovered in the same manner. The Reverend
Gentleman however stated, that the compensation
directed by the Improvement Act of Parliament was
not as a remuneration of small tythes, or tythes in
any shape, there being none in Westminster, but it
was in consequence of the diminution of parisbioners,
and the loss the Rector sustained by there being less
marriages, births and burials, and consequently less
fees received —The Magistrate inquired if the quota
upon each house had been demanded in a regular
manner ? The Solicitor replied it had frequently
beers so, and the Act of Parliament was not explicit
how the payment was to be enforced.

Mr. BIRNIZ Advised that another demand should
be made upon the parties in a formal manner, which
he promised should be done ; however, Mr. Gumx
statrd that some of the parties were willibg to pay,
b►►t waited for its being a general thing.
The Magisuate promised to give his opinion on a
future day.
Joists liftraday, apprehended by Clements, the
Horse lestrole, on suspicion el beinx concerned in this
late footpad robberies in Essex, undet want dumbly
examination. _ _

'Mr. Coleman, Surgeon, of Laytenstone, Essex,
attended, and stated that on Saturday evening fort-
night, between six and seven o'clock, he was return-
ing home in his gig from visiting a Lady wler resides
a short distince off. When itC had arrived within a
mile of his house his horse was suddenly stopped, the
lamps to his gig were immediately broken and lights
knocked out, it was however light enough for him to
see that the robbery consisted of three men, the tallest
of them was armed with a bludgeon, the two others
were armed with pistols. They kept his horse fast,
and demanded his money; he gave them three or'
four Al bank notes, but this did.r.ot satisfy them.
One of them kid they must li.-re his watch, which
he reluctantly gave dice:, it was north /kW. He
thought the pri,o.ier resembled the 'hottest sobbei,
bat could mit pretend to swear to
Mr. BlaNift then interrogated the prisoner as to
where he was at the time of the robbery, ate. ordered
him to put on his hat, button his coat, &c.
Mr. Coleman and his servant were not convinced
by seeing him in that state, or hearing him tallt..they
only considered him to resemble the shortest rtber.
Clements, the conductor of the Horse Patrole in
that part of the country, stated, that be met Mr.
Coleman on the evening he had been robbed, soon
after it had taken place ; and he and the three 'patrol,
under his orders went in various directions in puilloit
nt the robbers. He apprehended the prisoner in con-
sequence of his beicg a suspicious character, and
finding him in bed at night.with his clothes on.
There being no charge substantiated against Mun-
day, be was discharged.
An interesting and elegant looking female applies,
to the Magistrate under the following circumstances
She stated herself. to be a native at Jamaica.. Maws
:she had some little property, and where she formed,
unfortunately, a coonexion with a Gentleman, who
' now fills an important diplomatic situation, by whom
she had a child, now a very fine boy ; the father of
the child stipulated with her when be left Jamaica,
that she should bring the boy to England as soon as
she thought he was old enough, and could bear the
voyage, which she accordingly did, and arrived in
England with the child some moths ago. She had
since received some assistance occasionally from the
father of the child, but he having married, and gone
abroad on an embassy, she was now reduced to ex-
treme distress, and had bees obliged to part with her
clothes and other property to purchase the necessaries
pf life. The relations of the father since he was g,ltie
refused to give her any assistance.—The Magistrate
lamented that be had it not in his power, as the pu-
tative fathet was out of thg kingdom, to assist her ;
but advised her to apply. m the Overseers of the
Parish in which she-resided.

; Oa the examination, a few days ago, of a Alai who
bad bought soma of the goods stolen from the East-
India docks, the Magistraft, m a preliminary to bib
ieterrogations, addressed him—if what is
your Christian mune ?"—" shie, said the son of 84,-
,4 I ant no more a Christian than you ant".