Star.
London, England, 1804-01-03 00:00:00

POLIt.A. &c.

Gottonaxx.—Yeiterday, Mr. Roberts, the keeper
of the White Horfe Inn, Fetter Lne, was brought
before Sir NLITTHRIV Bi.ozir•sr, the fitting Alder-
man, for detaining a parcel containing a turkey. tent
from Norwich to Mr. Montan, a Gentleman refid
ing in CharlotteAreet, Bedford-fqnare; the latter
Rated, that his friend had written a letter to hinit,
dated the sad of December, mentioning tha: a fine
turkey had been fent the fame day, by the Norwich
Telegraph Coach, and would arrive at the White
Horfe. Fetter lane, on the next day (Friday), in-
tended for dinner on Chrifirnas day. Mr. Mountfey
accordingly expeaed the fame, invited a party to dine
with him, but experienced a difappnintment by not
receiving the prefent from his friend, which ought to
have been delivered on Saturday night ; he, there-
fore went to the coach office, on Chriltmas Day, in-
filled on having the turkey, and was denied it, under
pretence that no parcel had arrived by the coach an-
fwering the defeription.
Another application was made by Mr. Mountfey'
to his correfpondent, who immediately wrote to Mr.
Roberts, ordering him to deliver the parcel, as he was i
certain it had come to town. The turkey was then
fent to the complainant on the Wednesday follow-1
ing; but in fo bad a Rate, owing to the time it had
been detained, as not to be eatable ;—it was, there-
fore, fent back again to the inn. Mr. Roberts en-
deavoured to account for the detention of the par.
eel, by Rating that one of his men bad carried it to
No. 2, in Cagle-greet, Holborn, where it was di.
reeed, and found that Mr. Mountfey did not live
there, therefore brought it back ;—and, having no
lets than three thonfand parcels to deliver on that
day, he did not conceive he was bound to make fur-
ther inquiry after the party. It, however, appeared,
that a large painted board had been placed over the
door where Mr. Mountfey bad lived in Cagle-greet,,
defcribing his removal to N.). as, Charlotte-Rreet ;
in confequence of which, the Alderman ordered Me
Roberts to-pay (Weep (killings for the turkey, oh-
(erring, that it was too often the cafe that the pro.
perty of individuals was defiroyed, by the inatten-
tion of innkeepers and their tenants, who were bound
to deliver, whatever came to them for conveyance,
with all poifible difpateh.
Manama Horse.—Yellerday Rolm Hezard, a
froartly dreffed young fellow, was fully committed by
the Loan Maros to take his trial, charged with (kit-
ing a pocket book from the perfon of Peter Forfula,'
containing a banker's check for aol. upon the bank-
ing honk of Mallerman and Ca. in White Hart
Court, Lombard tireet. Forfula Paid he was em
ployed as a porter by Wirt!. Fearly and Warren, of
Wardour-greet. is get ca(h for this check ; that on
his way there on Saturday evening, about five o'clock,
he taw the prifoner, with two others, by the Poit-
Office, whom he took for Gentlemen, and :tilted his
way to the above banker's, who offered to Slew him ;
that he had proceeded with them a very little way,
when I.e felt the prifoner's hand taking his pocket-
book ; that upon taking hold of him the prifoner
knocked him down. although he Rill held him by
the coat for fume time; at salt he broke from him,
hit va.i. C.ton af:cr Rupp:J. He swore politively to

L.ltr.ct. a corn able, ?eve an account of his appre•
itcrl.rg the prits:,nct, up,in the cry of flop
clo:e R al Eleh utge ; anJ, upon taking him
to .11: Corni.ter, he fouu.t two putket books upon
him. one w;.ich contaiaei fix one pound notes, but
the IP ket book dolen, containing the no'. check,
&c. not frrnJ

ptitiiner. by the advice of his Solicitor, referv-
e./ I ience t:I1 his trial.

7 u /.'nr. and &dr :b Bale were likewife fully
c,,ninol•teJ, char4:d w;:h Iteaimg foap anJ grucery
from t:.7 loufe 01 a grocer in Coleman fired, who
toles i:ia Lordihip the plifoner, Sarah Blake. waa a
t in 1.1, •t upon g-ing out on Sunday
r* abort fa o' duck, with h.nie of hib family,
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::.**f LAW two men ...arching near Lis door t that he
t• rir•l Lack to w.t:rli the prifoo:iii, when he fa.n faw
j Inc d t. i Make. uh..gavethe other pri-
r.,r (.1.:: 'Ley ho.ts vrc:3 off with ;
• ! c h.aowed Cuon to Old Ilethl:m, where the
. 7. dd.: overed ,Isty were watched. when he
I :.ern. and char;;ing A entdiAblC w.th them
:.e their poirciron :to be his pro.
.1 lira' the hose, if both she pti•
.1 vase: was fugal

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MAR ctintouc 7.—Yelterda7 a Mr. Davis,
was charged by a Mr. Cavener with an :drank. It
appeal: that they had accidentally fallen into com-
pany at a honfe in Margate, where they dined to•
gether with others. AFer dinner, there Gentlemen
fell into converfation relpeacling furgery, whelp an al.
tercation earned, in the courfe of which Mr. D. x ok
his opponent by the note, and flruck him. He at
length with difficulty extricated himfelf, And left the
room, when his opponent attacked hitt. in the pal
rage,' and gave him a revere caning. He was not
able to obtain a warrant at Margate, but was in-
formed by the Magiftrate of that place (Mr. Cobb)
that be might obtain one Rt Dover, which he declin-
ed doing. M. C. tome time after heard that his
opponent retitled at Ibbetfon's Hotel, in ceufequence
of which he procured a warrant againil him, n tun be
fled to Croydon, where the warrant was (creed.
Mr. D. in his defence did not deny the charge of
the afrauk, but urged that he was prompted to ad
haflily by the ungendemanlike behaviour of Mr. C.
who had in his director-re made tile of irritating lan-
guage, and degrading comparifons. He was admit-
ted to bail to anfwer the adanit at the earning Maid--
Hone fettions.

riparssr Mu was charged with having felonioufly
embezzled divers articles, of the value of tol. and
upwards, the property of Mr. Flannagan.
The prufecutor is a literary Gentleman, refiding in
Dean-dreet. and bad feet the papers in quedion to
Major Dri per.of theld regiment of Life Guards. who
as he thought kept them a eonfiderable time. On his
writing for them he received back an anfwer that the
papers had been delivered to a trufly Grldier in the
'regiment, of the name of Collins; he immediately
made enquiry in the houfe, and found by the fervant
maid that fhe had received the papers, and delivered
them to the pritQner. On lurching him Come keys
were found, one of which Mr. F. recofnized -go be
the key belonging to his trunk, which he had 1011,
and had bad the trunk broke open, but he having no
furpicion bad not miffed any property therefrom.—
The prifnner was remanded until the witnefs Collins
be prefent, as well as to give the profccutor time to
examine his trunk.

Daniels, a dragoon, belonging to the sd re-
giment of Life Guards, and his wife, were brought
up for violently adfaulting Rachael Smith, and were
committed. Capt. Bates came forward, and good
b ail fur the male prifoner' expreging a with that his ,
Wortbip would give the other her due punilhment,as
her eon.!uel was ungovernable.
Howieta ClarA was committed on the charge of
robbing her ready fotaillted lodgings.

W I +ICH AP I L.--Yellerday
fully committed for trial, being c arged with Realing
a piece of Scotch plaid, and feveral yards of linen,
out of a fKop in the neighbourhood of Wellclofe
fquare. which it appeared fhe had fold to a woman
ander bail.

Woasatr-Srassy.—Yeflerday s young woman
was committed for trial, charged with going into a
(hop under pretence of buying fume trifling articles,
And Reeling others of greater value, which were found
upon her on quitting the Chop;

A man was brought before the Magiftrates, charg-
ed by his wife with deferting her and his children,
and having another wife. The man recriminated,
laying, that when he had married her the knew of
his having a wife, and he knew of her having a he
band at the time ; but not being able to live with her
through a violence of temper, be returned to his for-
mer wife. They were both detained foe a farther
examination.

On Tuefday evening about fir o'clock. an Holder-
nefs farmer, named Jofeph Hewland, who had been
at Hull on bufinefs. in walking along the Southfide
of the Dock, near to the gates, fcll into the water,
and was drowned.

Friday night the houfe of Mr. Groves, of Bethnal
Green, was broke open by a gang of •llains, who
robbed the fame of npwards of 'col. worth of pro-
perty in plate ■nd other articles.

Lail week a (hocking accident happened on board
of his Majefty's fhip VLIZTFIt. Captain Itssou, on
coming to at the Little Nore. The anchor, after
it was let go, not having immediately brought the
(hip up, and the cable in eonfequence running out
very fall, the carpenter, who had incautioufly hood
betweet the leaks of it. got fo entangled as to he un-
able to extricate himfelf, by which means both his
thighs were miferably fhattered. He was taken to
the Sulks Hofpital fhip with little hopes of his re.
covery.

Lail Friday night a hnufe in the occupation of Mr.
William Bellamy, in King-111ot, Finfltury-fqoare,
with a part of the Three Compalles, adjoining, fell
down, about half paR eleven o'clock, with a molt
tremend us math, jug as the family were going to
bed ; they ran immediately into the greet, almoß
naked ; their (creams alarmed the neighbourhood,
who ran infiantly to their affithece. It is intrifible
to defcribe the feeling of the man and wile. on teen!
letting that five infant children were Beeping in the
upper Rom of the damaged honk, and no one dar-
ing to venture in for Come time, to extricate them
from thei• perilous fituation—.The bottles around
having bean polled down for the intended new mar-
ket, on the cßate of Earl Darnley. and the above
only fupported by props. Providentially they were
got out without receiving any injury.
Wednefday fe'nnight, about noon, an alarming
fire took place at Great Driffield, Yorkthire. in the
centre row of old thatched buildings in the main
&ea there (in which was a large quantity of Rai).
%% hid) burg torch in fo hidden and violent a manner,
as to threaten delltuftion to a great part of the town,
and to bid defiance to all human efforts to put a Rop
to it. The inßantenoous tdiemblage of a number of
the inhabitants, and by their great and well dirated
etertions, in a little time the roofs of the adjoining
bottles to that its which the fire began were (tripped.
land in about tacitly minutes tLe whole was delage•t
with water, hrntight in buckets, and the Ere eons
pletely got under.
At ten o'clock on Satnrday night, an alarming
fire brote not at Mr. Sandmen', lertgating and drug.
works, in the Park, C.sontliwat 4. which for a time
raged with great fury. The turr.ci.ck happening to
be near the (pot. availed himfelf of the fnlnel• of
the tide, and flowed the ilreets with water rapid
ly, that on she arrival of the en;;inev. the fire val.
two tttirriglied.

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hiajdtr's Bedchamber Warnett. Oa chid chili
Yugl-atcet, Portman- krtre, the Lady Mear. retrine,
Erg. et Damao, of a daughter.