Star.
London, England, 1810-07-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

- BOW.STREET.—Yesterday application was again
m isle at the office, to bail Cook, the landlord of the
Swan public house, in Vere-street, Clare Market ;
when Mr. NARES, the Sitting Magistrate, refused the
application, referring those who applied to the Sessions,
which were then sitting.
Early on Friday morning, Colonel Thornton. well
known in the sporting world, gave information that
Mr. Hubbard, an attorney, of Southampton Build-
ings, and Mr. Wrathen, of Gray's Inn-square, were
going to fight a duel at Chalk Farm that morning.—
Mr. READ, in consequen:e, issued his warrant against
the parties, and Lavender was dispatched to execute
it, accompanied by Colonel Thornton ; they went first
to Mr. Wrathen, at his chambers in Gray's Inn-
square, and found him at breakfast ; Mr. Wrathen
appeared much astonished, especially at the Colonel's
interfering in the manner he had done. The Colonel
very coolly replied, it was impossible for him to per-
mit him and Mr. Hubbard to fight a duel, when both
of them had got so much business and papers of his
in their hands. Lavender conveyed Mr. Wrathen to
the office, when he gave bail himself in £5OO, and two
sureties in 8250 each to keep the peace. During this
time Mr. Hubbard heard that there was 91,warrant
out against him, and attended at the office, and en-
tered into similar securities.

The dispute originated respecting some bets at
Newmarket.

Information was received at the office, on Saturday
night, that Mr. Charles Champonier and a Captain
in the Guards were to fight a duel, near the two-mile-
stone, on the Edgware-toad, on Sunday morning, at
five o'clock. Lavender, the officer, went to the spot
about four o'clock. Mr. Champonier resides in Foley-
place, when in London ; where he was called up at
four o'clock, and went to the Earl of Barrymore's
house, in Sackville-street, where his frivnds assembled.
About five o'clock the Earl of Barrymore, accompa-
nied by a Gentleman, arrived in a carriage, near the
two-mile-stone, on the Edgware-road. ."hey were
iollowed by Mr. Champonier, on horseback, accam-
panied by two servants on horseback. A pest-chaise
next arrived, with one Gentleman in it, supposed to
he a surgeon. Another chaise arrived immediately
after, with three Gentlemen in it, the Captain and
two friends. A Gentleman on horseback followed,
supposed to he the Captain's surgeon. The Earl of
Barrymore, his friends, and all the parties, remained
in conversation till six o'clock ; when, it is supposed,
that, through the interference of the intended seconds,
an explanation took place without fightirg ; or that
they saw Lavender, the officer, in waiting, to take
them into custody, in case a breach of the peace was
committed. The dispute originated at the Opera.
John Baifoot was charged with a footpad rubbery.
J. Pin, late servant to Captain Le Blanc, of the Wel-
lesley India ship, said, that on Wanesday morning
early, he was stopped in a post-chaise, between
Shooter's hill and Blackheath, by the prisoner, who
opened the door, and exclaimed, 44 What have you
got here P' Witness replied, 44 Who are you ?"
The prisoner said, 44 I am a Custom-house officer,"
and seized a hag, which contained some dirty linen,
and pieces of India handkerchiefs. He then called up
two other men, and they seized the horses and chaise.
The witness got out, when the men took a small
bundle from hint, containing two silk waistcoats, a
shirt, and neckcloth. Wituca got into the chaise
again, and the men with him, and proceeded together
as far as Blackheath, when the prisoner asked the
witness to get out, he having previously offered them
S 5 dollars and four guineas, to let the horses and chaise
go. The prisoner then called him on one side, and
asked him for the money. The witness took the dol-
lars out of his pocket, and put them into his hat,
iaaving the four guineas in his pocket. The prisoner
asked for the guineas. The witness then took the
guineas out of his pocket, and put them into his hat
.with the dollars, when the prisoner took the dollars
and two of the guineas, and he and the other two
men went away, leaving the property seized in the
chaise. The prisaner is an extra watchni in, belong-
ing to the Custom House. He acknowledged the
charge, and confessed it was wrong. He was com-
mitted for further examination, on a charge of high-
way robbery.
Yesterday T. Brown was fully committed from
Hatton Garden, for endeavouring, to snatch a watch
out of the fob of a tradesman, in Lang-lane, Smith-
field, on Saturday night - the chain broke in his hand,
when he pocketed three- gold seals, and was imme-
diately secured.

A forgery to the amount of JE3OOO has, it is said,
been recently discovered upon the Belfast Bark. The
person who issued the notes was traced to Lanarkshire,
in Scotland ; but there the clue •was lost, and he is
supposed to have gained the sea-coast, and embarked
for America.

JEFFRY, the seaman, was nn the Gel nit atWenham,
State of New England.. The public curiosity had been
so strongly excited with respect to him, that he was
visited by vast nenthers, and found so ample a provi-
sion in their generosity as to be relieved from the ne-
cessity of labouring for his subsistence.

Thursday se'nuight, a Gentleman had his pocket
picked in the crowd at the horse market, Perth. He
lost £l6O.

Last week, four boys at Montrose having gone to
the Back Sands to wade, three of them were unfor-
tunately drowned. The three sufferers were all ap-
prentices in one shop.