Star.
London, England, 1803-12-30 00:00:00

POLICE, &c.

Mansion Hoots. —Yetlerday J Same!' was
fully committed, charged with burglai ioufly entering
the warelioure of Mr. Gibfon, fugar baker, in Lime-
ilreet, and ilealing I a loaves of roger. It appeared
that he WAS flopped early on Tuerday morning by
one of the watchmen of Langbourn Ward, and on
being interrogated on the nature of his load, he de-
clare i it to be cloaths be was taking to Chelfea, but
on infpellion, it being found of a different kind, he
was detained. In the cantle of his examination he
laid he worked for the profautor, who, on being fent
for, immediately (wore to the fugar being his pro.
pert'', as did two other meo in his employ to two
Ihii is in which it was tied sip. The evidence being
clear againft him, his Lordfhip allied him what he
had to fay, at the fame time telling him not to fay
any thing that might injute himfelf, The prifoner,
in broken Englilh, laid he underflood his Lordfhip,
and that his t ealon for taking it was. that Mr. Gib-
fon owed him Come money, and on his afking him
for it, he told him be might get it how be could.
Cewper, who was committed three days
fince by the Loan Maroa, charged with having, in
company with five or fie others, dragged Luke Va-
lentine along Tower. Greet, and pled him cruelly, pre.
tending that they were a piers gang, and as fuch had a
right to imprefs him. was again brought up before his
Lordihip. Captain Richbull and the Midfhipman at.
tended, AS did the Lieutenant from the Rendezvous in
the Borough, when the Captain and Lieutenant allured
his Lordfhip that they had given no orders to pier; in
the City, and that the gang hid been fent home at
nine o'clock. Valentine teemed willing to take a
cotnpenfarion, which was aeed to.
On Wednesday Pq& was brought before the
Loan May.,s, charged with Reeling wine from the
cellars of l'ileffrs. Wilds, in Martin's-lane. Cannon-
areet, with whom he lived as porter. Several wit-
netles were produced again& him ; on which Pugh
was fully committed to take his trial. Mrs. Parilli
proved, that when Selwood, the carman, flopped
with Mr. Wild's cart at Miller's door, (who was
fully committed fame days fines), the law both Pugh
and Miller draw off pails full of wine, and take it
away. A Gentleman from Finfbnry-fgware charged
them with Reeling wine from his honk. Several
perfuns who had ptuchafcd wine from the prifoners
were bound over to give evidence. It appeared that
Miller, on purpofe to carry an his deceptions. tiled
to drefs gay, and lometioses changed his drefs four
times on a Sunday. One of the palms appointed by
the pawners to watch, was well known to have been
a porter to a 'viper:table wine merchant. who once
bad him before the LOOM Mares, on furpicion, but
not being able to identity the wine, he was difcharg.
ed. One of thole Rationed to watch was Miller's
daughter, who at time* tiled to give the figual not

to conic ont of the cellar with whit, &c. This little
girl has been examined, but, from motives of hunia
nity, the Lmto MAYOR and Mr. Wild have decrned
binding her over to give evidence againit her father.
'The full extent of thefe men's depredations is not
known. _ .

HATTON GARDAN.—Yefferday a young man was
brought to the office, by a conftable. who was taken
in the ad of making a cut at his brother with a knife,
who retitled him with a fimilar weapon, until the
witnefs interpofed. The prifoner growing very
lent, lie was obliged to handcuff him, in doing which
he perceived a handfonse mourningring on his finger,
which was taken from him and produced before the
Magiftrates, as fulpedrd to have been Itoleri. Nor
giving a proper account of it, he was therefore com-
mitted for re-examination.
Three fulpicious men, guilty of felonies, were com-
mitted for re-examimit on.
WOR SNIP-STAR ET.—Veßesday AL-x. rein, W.
Fiber, and Alas y Wright, were examined, the former
nn fufpicion of having tiolen out of a waggon, a few
evenings fence, a bale of Dutch flax, in tit. Paul's
Church-yard; the two latter with teceiving the fame
knowing it to be (Wien. It was ((mild in the paler-
lion of the receivers; which was (worn to by Mrs.
It. Francis to be her property ; upon which the pri-
foners were committed for trial.
A man of the name of Witiarnfin was Committed
for re-examination, charged with having aolen
quantity of diaper tablecloths.
MAILLBOROUGH•STRAIT.—Yefterday Eli z. Lefley
charged Margarm with an affault, the nature
of which was as follows—The Profecutrix was mar-
ried on the lids inftant to Ltfley, a cow-keeper,
at Camden Town. On the Profecutrix coming to
her new habitation the met with fome few incivilities
°from a female, whom the undertlood to be the houfe-
keeper, who was loon after difcharged. The pri•
loner had lived with Lefley for feveral years
pat, and had borne him eleven children. Some few
days after the prifoner met the profecutrix in Cam-
den Town, when the committed the aflault by vio-
lently tearing ber apparel from her back, her money
from her pockets, and (wearing with hideous impre-
cations that the would not ref until the was forfeiting
her life in the cattle. The prifoner pofitively declar-
ed berfelf to be the lawful wife of Lefey, hav-
ing been married to him at Aberdeen fome years
fince. Lefley was examined, who agreed that
he had lived with the prifoner for fome years pall,
but never had been married to her. He declared his
marriage with the profecutrix on the i tth inftant.—
The bufinefs was poilponed until a letter be written
to Aberdeen, with a view of proving the prltoner's
claim to the protedion of Lefley.
Peter WO was committed for trial, charged with
violently atfaulting Abraham Hanlon, a publican,
with whom he lodged. The landlord, in confeqnence
of a great dilturbance between the prifoner and his
wife, went up Hairs, when the prifoner truck him,
and bit his thumb nearly of.
On Wednefday jalms Brylow was examined at this
Once, charged by Thomas Barry with having flop-
ped him in Dyot-Rreet, St. Giles's, on Tuefday
evening. The prifoner being affißed by four or five
others, tied a handkerchief over the informant's
eyes, rifled his pockets of their contents, and forcibly
took away his watch ; the others made their efcape,
but the prifoner was flopped. He was fully commit-
ted for trial.
William Hardy was committed [or breaking into
the houfe of Mr. Smith in Bedford Place, and Real-
ing a one-pound note, and a great quantity of linen;
he, was obferved in making his retreat from the pre-
miles by Come of the neighbours, and taken into cuf-
tody with the property on him.
The carrier from Wilton to Lymington, was moil-
ed by a man near Whitepalifh, laft week, who entreat
ed of him to let him ride, he being much fatigued.
The carrier accordingly fuffered him to get into
the waggon, when he Come time after entreated him
to let him drive, while he, the waggoner, flept awhile.
He agreed to the propofal, and the waggoner awak
ing fome time after by the floppage of the honks,
looked for his companion, but in vain.--the robber
having decamped with a confiderable booty
A robbery, attended with the mot atrocious cir-
cumilances, has beenlately commitiednear a villageio
the North of Germany. A Natant had fold an ox
to a butcher of an adjacent village, and was to go to
receive his money on the following Sunday. His
bufinefs preventing him from going himfelf, he em-
ployed his daughter, who, at Silt, very naturally,
refufed to go to fuch a diftance alone, particularly as,
it was neeeffary to go through a wood of crinfiderable
length, and as the would probably be obliged to
make part of the journey during the night. Recol-
lecting, however, that the might get her fweetheart
to accompany her, the no longer oppofed her father's
propofition. She ran immediately to him and pro.
poled the excurfion. He pretended Winds that
was indifpenfr.bly neceffary, but to induce her to go,
he affured her that lie would come and meet her on
her return, and fee her through the wood. She let
out accordingly, and received the money. She con-
cealed the gold, for the fake of fecurity, in her hair,
and put the filver in her pocket. On her return, at
fume dißance from the village, the was flopped by
two robbers, who, after taking from her the filver
the had in her pockets, allowed her to proceed. The
fright (be was in made her haften her Reps ; but what
was her joy when the difcovered at fome ditlance the
approach of her lover. She relates the misfur tune,
cleicribes the terror the was in, and concluded by in-
iOrming him, that the had luckily concealed the
greater part of her money, which was in gold, in her
hair. Some time after they had entered the fora,
her lover elks the young girl if the had a knife ; the
replied, the had, " give it me, Pays he, I with to cut
myfelf a hi. k, and, fit you down, in the mean time
at the foot of this tree." She fits down, and feeling
herfelf relieved from all her fears, began tilling. Some
minutes after the young man returned to her; be
Rrikes her on the head with the Rick, and flretches
her fenfclefs on the ground. The villain did not take
time to extricate the gold from her hair, bat cut of
her head, and wrapping it in his handkerchief, be-
took hinged to Right. At that moment the fire of
a rnufket was heard : the molter thought the fhot
was directed againtl him, and ran as fall as poffible
to efeape. The fportfman perceiving him, and Being
him fly In precipitately with his bloody prey, foppof
ed he had carried off the game which he had jut! kil-
led; he therefore purfued him, overtook him, and deli
vexed him over to the hands of joitice.