Star.
London, England, 1803-02-04 00:00:00

POLICE.

Townfend, one of the Bow-RN-et patrole, who
was fu dreadfully wounded on Monday night Lit,
in Crown-fireet, St. Giles's, by a robber, is fo much
better, that hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Bow- sra x sr.—A curious cafe was ye fierday
heard before Sir RICHARD FORD, at Bovz-flreet.—
An elderly woman, of the name of Calvert, cook
and houfekeeper to Mr. Troward, of Not folk.
(tree', was charged by that Gentleman with wil-1
fully doing damage to fome very handfome fur-
niture in his houfe. The fa& was this :--The pri-
foner, who had lived only five weeks in Mr. T.'s
family, had given fuch repeated caufe of dif-1
(misfit/lion, that the received warning to quit,
in revenge for which, the, with fome inftrument,
made feveral holes in two of the cufhions of the
drawing-room chairs, cut two large holes in the
carpet of the dining parlour, and mangled the
flair earpetting of one flight of [lairs in the fame
manner. The whole of tilde articles being quite
new, the damage is eftimated at upwards of thirty
pounds. The prifoner admitted the whole of the
charge and, in creole for it, pretended the was
adttated by paflion, but that the was willing to
make good the damage. The Magistrate lament.
ed exceedingly, that it was not an offence cogni-
zable before him, though, perhaps, it might be
indi&able. Mr. T. with much humanity, con-
rented to drop all further proceedings, if the pri.
loner would replace the damaged things with new
ones, which the readily agreed to, and lodged zal.
as a fecurity for performing the fame.
Corr Paivitrors.—Yelterday Robert Dean, a
fellowthip porter, fummoned a Mr. Clements be-
fore the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR, at the
Manfion-Houfe, to anfwer to a charge for having,
at different times, landed turnips within the dif-
triet of the city of London, without paying to the
fellowfhip-porters the dues they conceived them-
(elves entitled to for the fame, fecured to them
only by a fpecific ad for that purpofe.
Mr. Clements Rated, that he was only an agent
in the affair.
Mr. Rhodes, an eminent cow-keeper at Hoxton,
Paid, that he had, for fome time pall, been in the
habit of receiving turnips, brought to London by
barges from the country, and when he had notice
of their arrival, he employed what men he thought
proper, to meafure and land them, and did not
conceive that this article, which was meant only
for food for cattle, could come under the defcrip-
lion of fruit; the meafurement and landing of
which only belonged to the fellowthip-porters.—
Mr. Rhodes endeavoured to refs upon his Lord-
(hip, that to be fubje& to pay for turnips the fame
as for potatoes, or other vegetables intended for
the confumpticn of mankind,would be tantamount
to an exclufion.

The farmer who reared the turnips gave evi-
dence, to thew that he had fent many thoufand
tens to London in barges, but never knew that
the meafurement or landing was under the controul
of the fellowfhipporters.

A cafe was mentioned wherein Mr. Rhodes's
father was fummoned on a fimilar affair; but which
fell to the ground.
His Lordhip took occafion to read the Aft,
which affigns the privileges in queflion to the fel
los/Chip-porters, and inftanced many articles which
came under their controul. Turnips was not in-
ferted, but it was his Lordihip's opinion they
came under the general defcription of " fruit ;"
and added, that he could not Allier the dillinaion
to be made between an article intended for the
human/petit: and tattle, as the parties, in that cafe,
would be liable to daily imputations.

Mr. Powis, principal meter to the fellowfhip-
porters, Rated that turnips were certainly an ar.
ticle fubjelt to the meafurement of the fellowfliip.
porter►, had been frequently aced upon as filch,
and, as it had lately been objected to by Mr.
Rhodes, they were refulved to try the queftion.
Mr. Rhodes was not catibfied with the opinion
given by his Lordthip, and Paid, if he had no oh.
jedion, he would refer the point to the jurifdletion
of a fuperior Court.

His Lordfhip (aid, he was certainly at liberty to
do fo, and that the City Solicitor thould have no.
tice to defend the City Privileges.
A female Quaker underwent a private exami.
nation. She was charged by her fervant with
beating her and tearing her clothes. After In.
lemn affeverations on the part of the gi2akerefs,
and Come (wearing on the part of the Maid, it was
agreed that her Millrefs fhould indemnify her fin
the apparel which fhe acknowledged to have torn.

SII•DWILL.-74411 SIAO4/1 Olaf examined, upon
the oaths of Jufeph Bear and John Wickham, on
fufpicion of haling a large quantity of bricks
while in thcir employ, and building himfelf a (mall
houfe with thcfe, their materials. He was com-
mitted for re-examination.

Owen Smith was charged witk crying old clothes
at Hermitage Bridge, -Wapping, and going into
the Ihop of Mrs. Brown, where he Role three nth ts,
and ran into the lb-cm He was immediately pur-
Cued and taken with the property upon him.
WHITICHAPAL.—Samird Bariee, a difcharged
Ccreant, from Captain Campbell, of the Guards,
was brought from Swallow greet, Piccadilly, on
fulpicion of ilealing a quantity of plate out of the
apartments of that Gentleman, who was doing
duty at the Tower. The prifoner was committed
for reexamination.

&siert Dal4t, of Dihdin, in Effer, apprehended
in Whirecbapel, on fufpicinn of divers burglaries
in Effes and adjoining counties, was brought to
the Office, where he underwent an exansination.
He is a gnnd•lonking young man. He appeared
very indifferent about the charge. kic was COM-
initial for re-ezamitustion.