Star.
London, England, 1810-11-12 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow-sTREBT.----FridAy night, Henry Pray and Da-
vid *Gordon, two lads about 18 ye trs of age, w4.,ce
brought before Mr.-Re3d, in custody of Godfrey and
Flackmam, belonging. to the office, charged with being
'deserters from tho.9.sth regiment of Light Dragoons.
The prisoners not denying the ch.trge they wet e corn-
nmittcd to the Say.orprisou. _ .

A man ‘...tio said his name was Join Book, of very
genteel appearance, was charged with defrauding
Hr. Coleman, Westmoreland-street, St. NI arylubanni.',
of a watch.

Is The prosecutor stated, that on the 2J instant the
'ltrisoner came to his shop, and said.he wantA a new
watch. The prosecutor asked what sort of a watch ?
h•The prisoner replied a gold one ; and observed that
he had purchased one of him before, which proving
a very good one, induced him to come to his shop
again ; the prosecutor shewed him several watches,
and lie at last ordered one that was to cost 30 gui-
neas.' The prosecutor stating that he could not get
it done till about Christmas, the prisoner obsct-A,
that would be a very. long time for him to be without
a watch,• and asked the prosecutor to lend him a
watch in, the mean: time, which the prosecutor did,
presenting. him with a watch that was worth about
four guineas ; but Observed, as the prisoner was A
stranger to him, he must request a deposit to be left.
The prisoner replied, that he had unfortunately come
out without suf4cierit cashlnt if the prosecutor wo*
call at his house, he svoi,a give him eight or, ten
pounds as. a. deposit, Which he sripposed- would be
sufficient • and at the saute time took up a piece of
paper with the greatest degree of coqseqrience, and
wrote his address, Mr. Brown, 26,.ctuaon-sheet,
May-fair." The prosecutor said he did not rertuire,
any further deposit than the value of the oid watch ;
but the prisoner sai4 he would give him a check upon
his banker for 45, as -oe uuver drew for less than that
sum, and wrote the. following draft—

" London, Nov. 2, 18.10.
" No. 17, Philpnt-lane, Fenchurels.streei.
" Me.,srs. John Alexander and Co. please to pay Mr. Cole-
man, or bearer, five pounds on demand.

44 'L.S.

" J. 8R0W311..

The prisoner added, that if the prosecutor did not
pay the check away, and would send it to his house'
the next day, he would give him the cash. The pro.
secutor, however, presented the check for payment
where it was drawn, the next day ; .but payment was
refused, with the observation, that it was good fur
nothing, and. the drawer's real name was John Boote.
A similar charge was exhibited against the priso.
ner by a watchmaker of May's-buildings.
William Ford. was charged, on Friday night, with
breaking-the shop windoiv of Mr. Alex-mace, in
Prince's-street, Soho. J. Brand said, that ahout kix
o'clock in the evening, he was sitting in the kitchen,
when he was informed that a man was cutting the
shop window, on which he went into the street by tbn
private door, when he saw the prisoner and auother
snap walking in front of the window ; and soon after
the prisoner cut a pane of glass, and had something
in !:is hand resembling a diamond,, upon which he
seized him and the other man, but the latter ran away.
The above was crmfirmed by Mr. Alexander, jun. arta'
who also identified another man, who said his name
was John Eastons, and who was in custody, to be the
man who was in company with the prisoner. They
were committed for further examinauon.

Saturday the new LORD MAYOR presided for the
first time in the Justice Room at the Mansion Bow.
No eases of any impertance came before his Lordship.
One woman was charged with stealing a bundle of
clothes, and remanded, because the good; could not
be found. About 50 officers and extra constables
were sworn in.

Saturday a Kiker's apprentice was brought to the
Whitechapel Office, charged by his master with steal.
ing Sibs. of meat cut off from a number of iindresse.d"
joins sent in to be baked that day. He had concealed
the meat in his hat; and was going out with the sup-
posed intention of disposing of them at a neighbour-.
,ing public-house to some Labouring men, when the
detection took place, by his hat being, accidentally
knocked off. He did not deny the erime,but plea Jed,
that he boarded himself, and that the wages his mas•
ter allowed him were inadequate to his maintenance.
The Magistrates, finding that the allowance was less,
than usually paid, desired it might he increased to t
specified sum, and dismissed the party with a seVere
rebuke.

W. Pail Ayer was on Saturday fully committed from
Hatton-Garden for stealing a quantity of cheese from
a cheesemonger's shop on Satfron•hill : as were two
females, named, Olfich and golith, for robbing two
men, whom they had inveigled into a house in New
Rents, St. Mardn's-le-Gran.d.

Sattirday, at Union-Hall, several pedlars were fined
each, tar selling their articks withent licences.

adder Walton, who was tried at the last Old /Wei
Syssions for coining, but acquitted an a point of l,iw,
was brought. to the Public ()thee 'in Worship-street,
on a charge of enlisting into different regimen's, and
receiving the bounty-money from each, and after-
wards deserting. He waOrent to the Savoy,
Some feltows were appreiiended at Kentish- tOWII
and Highgate on Thursday, in consequence of having
sold several forgeries of a pottrbroke.'z duplicates
for watches, gold chains, silver srnons, &c. which ar-
ticles had never been paWned. This frauciperiginatel
in a theft from the piwnbrokees window., of a number
of blank duplicates, which the thieves filled up, and
which their accomplices have been.selling ever 41M