Star.
London, England, 1819-08-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDIIA L—Yesterday William Wells and deiseph
George, tw.i lads, the eldest not more than 15 years
of age, were brought before Alderman J. J. Sacra,
on a charge of felony.—The youngest boy (yells) was
in the employ of Mr. William Woods, wire-worker,
Na. 4. Newcastle-street, 'Fleet-market ; his master
having missed articles of some value at different times
lately, at length began to suspect he was the tide!,
and watched him, as he thought, very narrowly.
Notwithstanding all his precaution, on looking orer
some silver spoons, which the servant had been clear-
ing on Saturday, one table-spoon had disappeared. It
was usual with Mr. Woods to give the bey his sup-
per on a Saturday night; but on this occasion, he
left his work early, and went away without waiting
for his supper, which tended still stronger to increase
Mr. Woods suspicion ; accordingly, on the boy's corn-
in:a..to work on Monday morning, he sent for Wor-
rell, the otHcer, and in his presence taxed him with
the theft, which the boy immediately confessed, say-
ing, he was induced to it, by the prisoner George
and two girls of the town, and that he had given the
spoon to one of the girls. Wells was accordingly
sent to the Com pter, and before his examination came
on yesterday, the officer had secured George and the
two girls, named Ann Collins and Mary Harvey, and
brought them in custody to the Justice4oom. Wells
acknowledged that he had robbed his master several
times, that George told him to steal what he could,
directing him at the same time to bring what he stole
either to him (George) or to the girls, to whom he
ietroduced him, and they would dispose of them for
him.—When George, who is shop-boy with Mr. Ro-
per, capper-smith, Snow-hill, was apprehended, and
learnt the detection and confession of his companion,
he also confessed that he had been in the constant
habit of stealing the metal from the warehouse ever
since he had been in his place, and disposing of it at
a house on Saffron-hill.--The two women, each of
..whom was old enough to be the mother of either of
the boys, affected to hare nothing but a general know-
ledge of them, and to be wholly unacquainted with
the fact of their robbing their masters ; Collins ac-
knowledged that Wells brought the spoon to her on
Saturday, and asked her to pawn it for him, saying
it was his mother's, who was going to give him a
new pair of shoes. She did not pledge it herself, but
got Harvey to do it : she, however, went with her
and waited for her at the door of the shop.—Mr.
Woods said he had been at the pawnbroker's and seen
the spoor ; it had been pledged for 7s. 6d. in the
name of White, probably from the initials on it, which
were W. H. W.—The, Magistrate observed upon the
improbability of the story told by Collins, and ex-
pressed his indignation at the wickedness of seducing
boys of that age into the commission of such offences;
he recommended the most active exertions for the dis-
covery of the receivers, and remanded the four priso-
r.ers till Thursday next, with orders that they should

be kept separate.
MR. AND MRS. STENT.--From the favourable cer-
tificate received from St. Bartholomew's Hospital
yesterday morning, which represents Mrs. Scent as
continuing to improve in her health, she is considered'
sufficiently well to be able, without danger, to attend
and give her deposition. The Magistrate has there-
fore appointed to-Morrow (Wednesday) for the final
vamination of the husband.
Bow-OTREET--r-Yetterday an investigation took
place into, a robbery that was committed at the Opera
House on Saturday. A pocket-book containing a
draft for L 45 on Cos and Greenwood, and some
othe papers, had been taken from the person of Mr.
Higgins,. of Beaumont-street. A man who stated
himself to be a ticket porter at the Inner Temple gate,
presenting the draft, was taken into custody, and
committed as having the stolen property without
bcing able to produce the thief, or to prove that be
was ignorant of its being stolen.
Ten young men were convicted of bathing in the
Regent s Canal on Sunday morning after 7 o'clock,
the-hour allowed by the Company.
CHARGE or A RAf&—Captain Mills, of Chelsea,
vas charged with a rape on Hannah Whitehorn, a
girlof only 15 years of age, at the time she lived as a
servant in his house. The charge was brought for-
ward by the girl's parents, she beulg, it was said, un-
able to attend in consequence of the ill-treatment she
had received, and the disease with which she was in-
fected. This was confirmed by Mr. Campbell, a me-
dical student, and*Mr. Fincham, a medical Gentle-,
man of Spring-gardens, who had examined the girl.
The Captain denied the charge most positively, and
entreated that Mr. Astley Cooper might be allowed
to examine the girl. He stated himself to be a Ma-
gistrate, a housekeeper, and offered to give bail to
any amount : Mr. Drummond, his banker, would be
bas hail.—He was committed for re-examination.

The execution of Edward Broadbent, of Horsham,
On Friday, for the murder of Serjeant Watson, at
Brighton noticed in nur Paper of yesterday, was ac-
companied with the following distressin circum-
stance :—When the wretched mandroppe his hand-
kerchief as a signal that he was prepared. r. Smart,
the jail-keeper, ordered the man who was at the head
of the horse to move on, which he did not appear to
understand, and the unfortunate man finding no at-
tention paid to his signal, threw himself from the
cart. when, .dreadful to relate, the noose being bung-
lingly fornned, the rope slipped, and lowered the
poor fella w so .that his toes rested on the ground.
The jailer **proposed to untie him, adjust the rope,
and turn the sufferer off again ; but one of the offi-
cers of the Sheriff called aloud for a spade, which
could not be procured for some minutes, but it was
at length brought, when the ground was dug frOm
under his feet, which were held up by the executio-
ner, during the Operation, and at this period the
acute sufferings of the dying man were made mani-
fest by a deep groan. The concourse of spectators
upon the melancholy ociasiOn was unusually small,
in number not more thp ahimsireii. consisting chiefly
of boys and girls. _ . .
...
Yesterday *ming, I yang man of the name of
Wheeler, abOut 17. years Of age.. went tobadai is the!
reservoir belonging to thg Capal; near MaiLtio-lixe,,
Battle-bridge, when he hailscezeely'entered the wap
ter before he slipped down, and; did not rise again
It is lamentable to remark, that {Our lads have been.
drowned in the same piece of water within' the last
ri.ontli.