Star.
London, England, 1819-01-15 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDIIALL.,4OANNA Sot TMCOTT'S DIVIPLT ..-••ICIllterd ay,
Samuel lttley and his wife, and the other poor deluded men and
children, who bad been engaged in proclaiming the coming of
the Shiloh, in Budge-row, on Wednesday, as reported in our
Paper of yesterday, were again brought up before the Sitting
Magistrate, Alderman Cnatseornea SMITH.
Sibley was again the spokesman, and, in reply to the \ tees-
'trate, who inquired if he had ever been in Bedlam? said, the
Gentletnen might laugh, but be was not mad, but had vegigated
`the busir.ess thoroughly before he was convinced. He -believed
*the Bible from cover to cover, and could point out the prophe-
des which were now fulfilling. He then went into a long .rhap.
sody of nonsense respecting the vi,inns with which the boy had
been favoured by Gon, and declared he had witnessed miracles
performed by him. In the course of his long address, he quoted
' • the Scriptures very fluently, and concluded by referring, in jus-
tification of his belief, to the passage ia which it is said. " in
the latter days your old men shall dream dreams, and your
young men sec visions." Being asked what place of worship he
attended, he replied his church was his own house, 3, Gooch-
yard, Upper Whitecross-street ; there were about thirty of
them who met there frequently, to read the Bible and receive
the commands of the Loan. Ile bed. now received command
from Gun to desist from any further proclamation; and if the
Prince Regent were to collect Let the money in the world, and
lay it at his feet, he dared not do it; the Magistrate might there-
fore rely there would be no repetition of their previous conduct.
Yet this declaration he was joined by his wife and the resteof his
iiic;elafes, who all declirecl aloud, that they dared not now pro-
ceed any futther in this business. On this assurance on their
parts, they were discharged with a suitable admonition from the
worthy Alderman.
Bow:stittet.--Tnanarrittsc I.Erreas.—On TucEday thc Earl
and Countess of Morton attended before 111 C Hsi RD /NAME, Esq.
the Sittittg 'Magistrate to exhibit a complaint astainst a maa of
the name of Mica Geismar. from whom the Countess had re=
nerved he° threatening letters, to extort a sum of money from
her Y.adyship. The first was dated from the 'Turk's Mead, Rat-
cliffe-cross, Ratcliffe-highway.' It stated, as a communication
to the Countess of Morton, that he was about to publish an He-
nix Poem, in which he should introduce some unpleasant cir-
cumstances in which her late father, Sir Elancit Buller. was en-
gaged, while on a visit to the Isle of Man, which would be une
pleasant and injurious to his character; but if met was sent to
him, be would suppress the publication. 'The second and last
letter was also dated from the Turlee Head, Ratclifie-cross,
Ratcliffe-highway ; in which he enclosed a specimen of the poem
relative to the character of the late Sir Francis Buller, and
again urging'for a draft of leof. to be sent him, using violent
threatening language if his demand was not complied with;
sad concluded by advising the countess to recollect and keep
in mind, that there had been a AA Hingham, :led that there now
was a Grierion."
After the Magistrate bad finished reeding the letters, he was
asked what he had to say for himself? when he coolly admitted
them to be his writing, and avowed the sentiments contained in
them. This rendered it unnecessary to resort to the proof of their
being the prisoner's hand-writing, and the :ountr,s of Morita
proving the receipt of the letters, made the charee complete.
The prisoner was then' ordered to be committrd to the Now
Prison, Clerkenwell : and previous to any ball Lice received
for him, to give 48 hours' notice of them, with a full description
of who they are, and what they are, to Mr. Mason, as the eons-
ntitting Magistrate. The prisoner was understood to have acted
sonic years since as a surgeon in the Isle of Man, but is mow
reduced.
MA

Private information wet received at
this Office on Wednesday afternoon, that a du.A was to iake
placeinunedlately at Chalk Farm; and Mr. CONANT dispatched
Wales, the officer to prevent it. The parties (who are Thomas
Adams Rdche, Esq. and --- Murphy, Esq. Captains in the
Army) appeared on the ground appointed ; but as it wet occu-
pied by a party of pigeon shooters, they retired back to liruivo's
tea-gardens, Camden Town, when the officer made them ac-
qiiainted With his errand, and Captain Roche followed hint to
the Mee,' and was held in sureties to keep the peace. The
other Gentleman also gave his word for his appearane.

About half-past seven o'clock an Monday evening,
Mr.. BRAY, of Rosamond:street, Clerkenwell, passing
along the City-road, was attacked near the turnpike,
by several iillains,,and robbed of a double-cased gold
watch.—The same evening, about seven o'clock, Mr.
Jon zi Buitrow, of New North-street, Red Lion-square,
was attacked in Spa-fields by some of the same gang,
and, robbed of a'double-cased silver watch.
-Yesterday Mrs. Condy, a widow, who lives in
Stewart's-rents, Drury-lane, and sells soup in Covent-
gatden' 'met 'We a dreadful accident. ighe was pre-
paring her oirn and children't breakfast; for which
purposft she threw some of the charcoal, used in heat-
ing her soup, on the fire, when a dreadful explosion
took place, which forced the grate out of its place,
and set fire to her and some other children's clothes,
,by which they were severely scorched. There Is no
doubt the combustible matter was put into her char-
' e. 334 balket by sorne ruffian, to enjoy the brutal plea,
slob the pc)* wtimaa's Iwip kettle blown up.