Star.
London, England, 1820-12-01 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION-notrsit.—Mr. Walker, a merchant, ap-
peared before the LORD MAYOR, upon an informa-
tion, charging him with having sent out of his pre-
mises a pack containing 2601b5. of wool, without
having the word " Wool" marked in large letters
on the pack. The information was laid by a Revenue
Officer. The defendant pleaded not guilty ; he
proved that everything which the law required had
been done, with the exception of the insertion of the
word " ool" on the pack, which he thought quite
unnecessary. The LORD MAI/vs referred to the Act
of Parliament, and found that the penalty for the
offence was the forfeiture of the goods, and a fine
of one shilling per pound upon the wool. A discre-
tionary power was, however, vested in the Magis-
trate, to reduce the fine to sixpence in every pound.
The LORD. MAYOR said, he was convinced the de-
fendant's error, was attributable to his want of know-
ledge of the legal requisites, and limited the penalty,
at the same time expressing his regret that the fine
-could not be altogether remitted.
THE OWYHEE einem—The Loan MAYOR said,
he had to thank the daily Journals, in the name of
the two poor natives of Owyhee, for the publicity
they had humanely given to the unfortunate case of
Ithese foreigners. He knew it was only necessary to
make known the circumstances of that case to com-
mand the generous mediation of Englishmen be-
tween the poor strangers and starvation. His Lord-
ship added, that he had received a letter from Pres..
top, with le letters R.l; p: enclosing a L'.s note, and
another from J. Angerski'n, Esq. Woodland. en,
closing a bank note of the same amount, for the ser
viie Of the Chiefs.
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• Bow•STlLlCßT.—Wednesday evening the notorious'
Bill Sommer, Charles Smith, and George Osman, twel
other notorious characters, were brought befbrel
Geonow MgNSHPLI., Esq. the Sitting Magistrate,
charged by one of the patrol with being among the
crowd collected at Charing-Cross; and being per-
sims of evil fame, and reputed thieves, he took them
into custody. Mr. Mtwsnuu., convicted the whole,
as reputed thieves,
A. Rowley, a well-known character, was brought•
to the Office, and underwent an examination, charged
with bei concerned with a number of others in
robbing colonel J. Hardy of his gold watch and
seals. The prisoner, on being called upon to give au
account of himself, said he was a gentleman. How-
ever, Mr. BIRNIE recognised him as having often
been before him on similar charges. He was com-
mitted for trial.

A Gentleman who was with Colonel Hardy asked
the Magistrate if, in such an attack, a man would
be jpstihed in making use of a dirk or any other
weapon that he might happen to have about hin3 ?
Mir. Bums, " Most certainly, in his own defence ;
and if these fellows were to get, now and then, a
sound drubbing; the nuisance so much complained
of, would perhaps be abated."
Yesterday, Colonel Joseph Hardy attended at the
Office again, and stated, that when he was at the
Office on Wednesday, he had not discovered the whole
of his robbery. On going to pay some money, he
found that his coat had been cut, and that the thieves
had secured his pocket-book, containing two £5 and
seven £1 Bank-notes.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Clarks Sear, alias
Withers, was charged with robbery in the house of
Mrs. Cook, Upper George-street, Portman-square.--
The prisoner was taken out of the streets in a dis-
tressed state, by means of a false character, and be-
fore he had been three weeks in his service his dis-
honesty was discovered. A Captain who lodged ini
the house lost his watch, value 70 guineas, which the!
prisoner obtained under pretence that Miss Cook
wanted it to seal a letter. Having obtained the
watch, he left the house, taking with him also L 26
of Mrs. Cook's, a quantity of silver spoons, &c. Upon
the confession of the prisoner that he sold the watch
for two guineas to a man of the name of Fenton, and
seven tea-spoons fur I4s. to a man named Pethrick,
they were taken into custody also, and the whole
were remanded.
THE hESCUE GANGe••••TWO other prisoners, named
Marsh and Hatakira, were remanded, on the charge
of wounding Marsden, who is now out of danger.

The remains of the two children, whose lives we
stated had been lost in the fire at Mr. Fulford's, in
Little Bell-alley, were yesterday dug from the ruins
of the house.

Saturday, a melancholy accident happened at H -
milton. Christian Bell, a you woman who had
been assisting at the Masons' Tavern there, when
proceeding to clean the windows of the upper floor, '
slipped a foot, and was precipitated headlong to the
pavement. She was carried into the house severely
cut and bruised, and with little hopes of recovery.
What adds to the calamity is, young woman
vtas•to have bean a bride-nen:dap _ . .

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