Star.
London, England, 1818-08-07 00:00:00

POLICE.

(-sittzwr.—Yesterday a number of person RNpbefore Sir NATHANIEL CONANT,
MT. BIE,
fr. BKETCHLT,_ to summonses issued against
)y Mr. Dew, the Churchwarden of the parish
Clement Dane, for non-payment of Church-
. Several persons residing in 'Change-court
pled,. r &ability o pay, and that they .could
not adepay thethei Poors'-rate t
; they also pleaded, that they
considered that many of the alterations and ecora-
- were quite unnecessary, and the church was
more like a play-house than a church. One
atleman, whose house .was rated at one hundred
"minds a-year, wrote a letter addressed to the Ma-
gistrates, stating that he had no objection to pay the
-ate if he could be accommodated atthe church, but
' been there and had been refused a seat.—Mr.
the Churchwarden, in answer to this, stated,
if the Gentleman would pay for a pew in ad-
and would attend the church at a proper time
eleven o'clock on Sunday. morning, he could
a seat free on the south or north side of the
.h.—Mr. Waugh, of Norfolk-street, attended to
tswer to being a defaulter in several rates, amount-
to O. Ss. Mr. Waugh objected to pay on the
and of his not having been consulted on the pro-
v of the alterations and repairs. He also de-
that his neighbours had paid. The Magistrates
.dormed him, that if he and his neighbours found
themselves aggrieved by the church rate, they must
appeal against it, and not refuse to pay. The Ma-1
giFtrates accordingly adjudged him to pay the rate ;l
• he pledged himself to appeal to the Quarter Ses-1
against the order.—The Magistrates called
Mr. Dew, the Churchwarden, to produce his
rate-book, in which the names of the persons com-
ined against were to be found as_defaulters.—On
producing the book it was found to contain a
authorising the collection of the rate, but which
signed only by two former Churchwardens ; 14iiv
was not signed by the Rector, whereas the Act of
'lament directs that be shall sign it, and that it'
. be a rate of the Rector, Churchwardens, and.
tabitants. This omission was not accounted for by
Churchwardens.—It was thought by the Magis-
trates that the Rector might have had some objec-
- to the rate, and had declined signing it. It was
fight that this rate operated very hardly upon poor
and upon those who did not attend the'
.urch.—The Churchwardens stated that they bad
o other means of paying for the repairs which had
lately taken place ; the parish officers received the
produce of estates belonging to the parish, which
they paid to the account of the poor-rates, and which
eased the parishioners of about one half they would
five to pay ; for, otherwise, instead of sixpenny and
sevenpenny rates, they would have to pay shilling
1 foumeenpenny rates.—The business here ended.
C:tAttne..—Yesterday James Hughes was
brought before Sir NATIIANIRL Cottiastv: upon the
following charge, made by Colonel Douglas, one of
the Sub-Cenmittett O Drury-I,ane l'lanagement :
The Public have been oplirised, that great diff_t-
rence of opinion prevails between the Sub-larnoilt..ee
. a consideiable majority of the Proprietor. ef the
.ricatre ; and they may remember also, that at a
General Meeting. on the.'llith dar of July, it was
resolved, amongst other matters, mat (Norge Col-
-lan, Esq. be appointed Stage Maqiler, w!thant
:ontroul ; that the *!embers now rex raantng its the
;lib-Committee (ercent Lcrd Tertroutli) were de-
:lared utterly di squab .ed, and
ti that theTheatreshottld
not be again opened until the ttlms of the creditor;
were satisfactorily arranged. It seems, ho-vere,-, that
'se Sub-Committee have, within these few days, er.-
gaged Mr. Stephen Kemble,_ as their stage-Manager,
and arc in treaty with Performers, with a view to
ipen the Theatre at the usual period. In consequence
if this step, the Special Committee caused the fol-
iwing placard to be placed contiguous to the Stage
our of the Theatre :
" Dauer Lave Tnearre.—nn the part of the Select Com.
Attee of the Concerns of Dr:ry Late Theatre, of which Com-
mittee 1 am Chairman, I herebT give notice, that by a !Icsolu.
tion of the Meeting cf the Provictors of the said Theatre, held
. the 51st day of July lag, it was determined, that the said
Theatre should not he re-opened ; ari that no Contracts or
Engagements should be made by the Sob Committee of ikis-
nlement with Perform.rs or other per.ont until certain
arrangements were marls ; and that such arrangements have
cut been nails, so that no Engagement or Contract made, or
,shish shall be made, by the &aid auh Committee, will be valid
or effectual. Performers or other persons concerned are there.
f.tre hereby cautiGned against snaking or entering into an) such
contract or cne...eoment. " IL ittnaNs,
Chairman of the lklect Conuvittee."
The Man carrying the placard being placed before
the Magistrate, a Gentleman (one of the Sub-Com-
mittee) addressed the Magistrate, and stated, that
the man had been standing with the placard which
he then appeated with, close to the Stage-door of
I,;rury-lane Theatre, which collected a number of
persons round the door, to the great annoyance and
oisturbance of those resorting to the Theatre.—The
Magisttate, on reading the placard, observed, that
be did nct perceive any thing libellous in the matter
printed, and it was only with such that a Justice of
the Peace had any thing to do ; and besides, the
Play-houses issued bills to induce people to stop and
read them, and this bill did not do any more. —The
Complainant urged to the Magistrate, that the as-
semblage of persons collected by that placard might
lead to a riot.—The Magistrate, in reply, said, he
could not interfere till an offence cognizable before
him had been committed. The collecting of the
people round the*Stage-door of the Theatre might
lead to picking pockets, but still no felony had as
yet been committed ; and the Magistrate, on reading
time contents of the bill more particularly, observed
4 G. H. Robia signed, and understanding it to be
Mr. Robins, the Auctioneer, of the Piazza, he ob 7
served, that he had no doubt but that respectable
Gentleman would be answerable for any thing he
put his name to, and for any thing the man did, if
he were acting under his direction ; he, therefore,
declined detaining the man ; who, on being dismigsed
from the Oilice, went and took his station again near
the Stage-door of Drury-lane Theatre, in Great Rus-
sell-street, exhibiting the placard as before.—ln
short time after, Mr.G.H. Robins entered the Office,
and presented himself to Sir NATHANIEL CONANT,
requesting to know the charge which had been made
against Ins man. The Magistrate informed him what

had passed, and that on seeiog his name attached to
the paper, he had said he bad no doubt but that he
would abide by any consequences to any thing he
put his name to.—Mr. Robins bowed his assent, and
said, most certainly he should, and then left the Office.
MANSION Houses—Yestsgay the LORD MAYOR
ordered the Robin Hood, in Skinner-street, Bishops-
gate, to be indicted, as a disorderly house, an the re-
presentation of several officers that it was kept open
at unseasonable hours for the reception of people of

bad character. •
HATTON GAnnaii.—Yesterday the driver of one
of the Paddington states was ordered to be summon-
ed for attempting to pass another in opposition to;
him, by driving on the foot pavement, which caused]
his coach to fall against the other ; but luckily no
accident happened.
Mr. Poyader, a builder, was fined £5, for taking
up part of the pavement in Red Lion-street, Clerken-
well, without the leave of the Surveyor .of Commis-
sioners of the Pavements.
Mnataoilovim-sTnevr.---Yesterday, four boys,
named George, Shea, Ryan, and Dwyer, were charged
by a Gentleman belongio to the Mendicity Society
with begging among the Lishionables in Bond-street.
The Gentleman stated, that the prisoner George had
'received a relief ticket from the Society's Office, for
which he received, on each application, a pint and a
half of pea-soup and a penny-loaf, and proper per-
sons were appointed to observe that the numerous
applicants cat their share in the kitchen allotted for
that purpose. Notwithstanding which many of the
paupers were found begging. at the west end of the
town, a crime which the Society were determined to
punish with severity.—The parents of three of the
young offenders attended, and informed the Magis-
trate that they had sent their children to St. Patrick's
School, and were unacquainted with their being in
Bond-street. The boy George, a-pooi orphan, was
proved to have begged at the door of Gentleman's
carriage in Grafton-street, and this" child of mis-
fortune" was committed to prison for seven days.—
'Die others were given over to their parents, no act
of vagrancy having been proved.
WORSIIIP-STlMET.—Yesterday J. BuTess and S.
Laurence were fully committed, for stealing a horse,
and some fowls, the first the property of W. Trield,
of Ponder's-end, and the second of Mrs. Walker, of+
Hackney.
UNION HAT.t.—:Yesterday .1. Smith and M. Isaacs
I were committed for stealing a horse, the property of
Mr. Hoy, of Bethnal Green. They sold the horse in.
question and two others to a Mr. Harrison ; and Mr.
Dalby, of Stoke Newington, stated, that the two last-
mentioned horses were his property, and were stolen
from his premises on Monday last.—Mr. Williams,
of Bow, said he purchased a horse of the prisoner on!
Tueiday last, and as he was driving it in a gig, on;
the S:iratford-road, a Gentleman stopped him, and.,
claimed the horse as his property, stating that it had
been stolen from him, and actually rode off with
the horse.
Catherine Doyle and 3fartha hillock were ordered
to be imprisoned one day, for carrying spirits into
the King's Bench Prison, both being ignorant that it
was•an offence.
Sarah !Wilson was cl ar2;ed by W. Spears. a
teritclanan, with robbing him of a sii.ver watch.--
About five maths ago, the prisoner was walking!
almig the Clapham-road at a late hour, when she WAS
ov!rtaken by a heavy. shower. The prosecutor invited
her into his box. lie went his round before the
weither elearsd up, and left the prisoner in the box.
On his retina :.he vnis gotle; and a silver watch, which
:ft :eft I.:angirig on a htd disappeared- He
rever saw her again Weinesday, when he met
her accidentally in vise Borough, and gave her in
custody. The prisoner confessed that she stole the
watch, and %: as committed.

Saturday, at Durham, as the prisoners were re-
turning to jail, after receiving their sentence, John
Pratt, a young man, 24. years of age, (sentenced to
transportation seven ye. r ), suddenly threw off his
handcuffs, and ran away fr im the constables in whose
charge he tl:en was, near Elvet-bridge. Although the
alarm was instantly given, he ran through the market-
place, Ni hich was much crowded with people, and
got clear off.
Tuesday night the house of a Lady in Paradise-
row, Stoke Nesvington, was broken open. The rob-
bets carried off silver plate, several sovereigns, a
gold watch, and numerous articles of linen, to the
vain.: of El JO.
Mr. It. SrAmrs, t f Holloway, ring to Deptford
in a ore-horse cliai;e, on Sunday night, was attacked
in the Kent-road, by two men, who held the reify;
pulled Mr. S. out ot tlie vehicle, and after severely 1
beating him, robbed hint of IN. and his watch. Sun.l
day evening Mr. STAPLES received a note, purporting
to come from a relation at Deptford (by a man shab-
bily dressed), which stated that his brother was very
dangerously ill, and wished mach to see him.
lie
accoedingly set off about eight o'clock, And was rob-
bed as above stated. On arriving at Deptford, Be
found that his brother in perfect health, and the let-
ter was a forgery.
Mr. Peat BER, of Battersea, having had his orchard
repeatedly plundered, determined to watch, for the
purpose of detecting the robbers. On Thursday
morning, between three and four o'clock, two lads
got over the fence, filled a large bag with apples,'
and were in the act of conveying it away, when he
came from the place of bib concealment, and secured'
one of them ; the other escaped. Yesterday he vas
taken before a Magistrate, who ordered the Constable
of the parish to give him a whipping. The Consta-
ble objected to become the instrument of punishment,
' but-the Magistrate pointed out to him tam the pa-
nishnient was according to law, and that, if he failed,
to perform it, he was himself liable to be sent to the
House of Correction. The Constable bowed, and I
complied.
Cutup SrnatiNu.—Tuesday last, a poor woman,
named Connor, residing at N 0.5, Spread cbagle-coura,,
Gray's-Inn-lane, went out, carrying her child, about
a year and a half old, in her arms. She was met by',
a woman of genteel appearanbe, who pretended to,
be acquainted with her, and began to admire the'
child, which she took from the mother, and carried
along the street. The mother having occasion to go
into a shop, the other said she would remain outside,
and keep the child until she returned.
.. When the
mother came out, she found her new acquaintance
had carried off the child. Neither the wornaa nor.
the child have since been heard of.

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