Star.
London, England, 1821-11-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

Maxstos-Lousy..—Yesterday, a poor woman ap-
plied at the Justice-room for directions how to proceed
against a stock-broker. whose name was not men-
tioned, but who, we have reason to believe, will be
called to account 14 his conduct before the Court of
Aldermen, if immediate reparation be not made to
the unfortrinwe applicant. The complainant was ac-
companied by a Gentl man from the Bank. She stated
that she had employed the stock-broker to receive her
dividend onT5 Long Annuities at the Bank, to which
she accompanied him, in circler to hive him the pro-
per :authority. The broker put before her a book,
which he told her it was necessary that she should
sign before he could act for her, and tinder the im-
pression that she was merely enabling him to receive
her dividend, she put her name to an authority for
actually transferring her stock to a third person.--
The poor woman, who has thus beer. deprived of the
only means of support to which she could look with
confidence, was in great affliction while she men-
tioned the circumstances, and begged that a warrant
might he issued against the fraudulent broker to
whom she had given directions about her property,
which it was impossible he could have mistaken.—
The Gentleman from the Bank corroborated the
statement of the complainant, as far as related to the
transfer of the stock. Ile stated, that the Bank
having suffered nothing by the fraud, would not pro-
secute the broker, but were very anxious to render
every assistance to the distressed woman in her ef-
forts to recover her property.—Alderman BROWN,
who sat in the absence of the Lord Mayor, inquired
whether the person accused was a licensed broker, or
one of those fellows who prowl about for tie pur-
pose of imposing upon the ignorant? The answer
Wits, that the accused was regularly licensed, and well
known at the Bank. Mr. Alderman BeowN, upon
receiving this intelligence, said, that in his opinion
the most probable way of recovering the stock would
be by application to the Court of Aldermen, who had
licensed :he broker upon sureties to the amount of
two thousand pounds; and who, if the injury were
an iastantly repaired, would no doubt direct the City
Solicitor to proceed against the bail. The Alderman
seemed, however, to think that this public notice
of the transaction would be sufficient, without any
farther proceedings, to induce the stock-broker to re-
member thaLhe ss as responsible to a Court which
would look most narrowly into his conduct. The un-
fortunate applicant was quite reconciled to her chance
of recovering her stock, and went, by the advice of
the Alderman, to the Bank Solicitor, to receive his
assistance, the Bank having given unequivocal proofs
of their disposition to have justice done to her. It is
not understood whether the complainant had seen or
applied to the broker upon the subject or nut, since
she had ascertained her loss. _ _

MAIILBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday the following
three women underwent a second examination be-
fore G. B. MAINWARING, Esq. the sitting Magis-
trate, charged with throwing a maxi named Thayers
out of the window of a house of ilbfame, in Charles-
strret, Drury lane—Hannah Pathick, Maria Angel,
and Mary Haggerty. A mart named Burnell was
al .o cly.krge4 as being an accessory..—Thayers (who
wa; indulged with a seat while giving his evidence)
stated, that about six weeks since, he was proceeding
through Holborn in a state of intoxication, when he
was accented by the prisoner Pethick, who prevailed
on him to accompany her to the house in question.
Oa going up stairs he sent her for some supper, which
she brought, and refused to give him the change out
of the money he gave hcr: this led to a squabble,
when a man presented himself and inquired the cause
of the uproar? he was quickly followed by two
women, who, after some mutual abuse, prevailed
upon Pahick to give him his change; he was about
to quit the room, and when on the lobby near the
door, the man struck him, a scuffle ensued, and
while Seuffling he received a bluw on the head from
some hard instrument ; he fell senseless, and recol-
lects nothing more until be found himself in the hos-
pital. He was confident he could not have thrown
himself from the window. The unfortunate man
then examined all the prisoners, and declared he
could only sweat to the woman Pethick.—S. Furst-
man and Clark, constables, said, on hearing the
alarm, they hastened to the place and found the man
lying ie the street. .On proceeding up stairs, they
found :be room in the greatest disorder, and the
lobby bore all the appearances of a eiolent'scufile.
A woman named Price, residing opposite the house,
stated that she was alarmed by the ciies of " Mur-
der!" and on going to the window, she perceived the
room opposite, in which Pethick lived, suddenly
filled with people, and she also saw a woman re-
sembling Pethick thrust a man out of the window
into the street, where he fell. The prisoner Burnell
lived in the house with Angel, and was a kind o 1
bully there: Scott, an officer, arrested the prisoner)
Burnell, at Chehea : be acknowledged to him being
in the house at the time the man carne in.—Pethick
and Angel declared they knew nothing whatsoever
about the mall's falling out of the window, and said
he must have thrown himself out, as he behaved in a
Roost violent manner. Pethick said, while she was
gone to call a watchman he fell from the window.—
aggerty denied all knowledge of his falling from
the window; but acknowledged his creating a dis-
turbance about his change, and she said Burnell had
been in the room and had• scuffled with Thayer.—
Burnell denied being in the house when the man fell
out, and said he could bring persons to prove he was
absent.—Mr. Matuwantscr remarked that the case
was involved in a great deal of mystery at present,
and remanded all the prisoners for a week.—Thayers,
it is said, will never recover the use of his limb': he
is bruised in a shocking manner, and speaks with
much difficelty.

Gut Lon AL. t..-11fr. Brown, the proprietor of the
Ruse lnn, in Smithfield, applied for advice, under the
following circumstances: The servant of Mr. Sharp,
a horse-dealer, brought five horses tohim on the2Bth
of October, and afterwards Mr. Sharp himself came,
and desired they might he taken care of, and that his
man might have what was reasonable. The horses
were taken out, and brought back, and some of them
sold, and things went on thus till last Saturday, when
there being but one of the horses remaining, Mr.
Riown gave Mr. Sharp his hint to which he made no
objection. On the .Monday following Mr. Stuckbury,
another horse-dealer, came, and asked Ms. Bsowci tc
let him has e Lis WU for Lite keep of bib Worse ?

Brown denied having any such, and Mr. Stuckbury
explained, that it was the one now in his stable, which
had come with Mr. MAIO ; and, on Mr. Brown re-
fusing to let it go without the payment of his whole
demand, he brought an Attorney, who threatened
legal procee-tines. Mr. Blown, therefore, wished to
know if he should be justified in keeping the animal?
Mr. Stuckbury, who, with Mr. Sharp, was in Court,
said, he could brine forward the person of whom he
had bought it. Mr. Alderman ANSLEY said, as this
was not a criminal case, he could not interfere; but,
if lie were Mr. Brown, he should certainly detain the
horse until he got his money. Mr. Payne, the clerk,
recommended an application to the Attornies of the.
Lord Mayor's Court. Mr. Sharp did not say a word,
pro or con.
Mr. Slack, of Smithfield, appeared, to answer the
complaint of H. Clement, a hackney-coachman, for
refusing to pay him his fare. It appeared that the
complainant was ordered to draw up close to the
curb, that a Lady might step in, which he refused to
do, and the hind wheels were at least four feet from
the curb, observing he might draw up in the middle
of the street if he liked, as no law could make him
do otherwise. Mr. Slack then refused to let the Lady,
go with him, or pay him Is. for coming off the stand.
Alderman ANSLEY thought Mr. Slack did very right,
land discharged the complaint.
The coachman was equally unfortunate in another
complaint, against Mr. Birks, the proprietor of a
Kensington stage, for driving furiously against his
coach, on Ludgate-hill. From the testimony of a
passenger on the stage, it appeared, that so far from
furiously driving, the coaches were locked together
in a long rank, and the damage was caused by the
complainant hacking, and thus getting entangled
with the ram's.horn on the end of Mr. Birks coach-
pole.—Complaint dismissed.
HATTON•GARDEN.--YESleTtlity, two informations
against the proprietors of private stills came on to be
heard. The first wits against 11. Kean. On his being
called, Ann Pitt, who resides in the Hampstead-road,
produced a petition from the defendant, setting forth
that he was a journeyman carpenter, with a wife and
six children, and pleaded Not Guilty to the charge.
knives Druit, an Exciseman, deposed, that in conse-
quence of information, he and a brother officer went
to the house, 2t, Cromer-street, Gray's Inn-lane, and
found a copper still at work, with all the various
utensils necessary for carrying on the business ; be-
sides three or four gallons of raw spirits, and about
fifty gallons of wash. In the kitchen occupied by /he
defendant they found a large bottle of raw spirits,
and in a vault in the front area a panful of yeast,
used for fermentation.—He was convicted in the
lowest penalty, being £5O.
The next information was against James Jones, who
did not appear.—F. Gibbs, an Excise officer, deposed,
that he and another officer went, on the 20th of Sep-
tember, to the house of the defendant, 3, Edmond-
street, Battle-bridge, where they found a still, and
three backs, containing 120 gallons of wash ; also two
gallons of low wine, and two of spirits.—The de-
fendant was convicted in the mitigated penalty of 401.
Dacey was remanded,
charged with snatching a purse, containing £l2,
from the wife of a jobbing tinker, at the Star pub-
lic-house, in Wentworth-stteet, where they were
both carousing.
MARY-LA-BONNE.— Patmore was re-examined,
on suspicion of robbing country churches, 'when
Coates, and another Constable of Mary-la-Bonne,
stated, that they had received information, about six
months since, that the prisoner had been stopped
with a bundle, by a watchman, near the New-read,
who, on requesting to examine the contents, was
knocked down by the prisoner, who darted off, and,
was never heard of until a fortnight since, when they
apprehended him in Grub-street. In his apartments
they found a quantity of Clergymen's gowns and
surplices ; a variety of communion cloths and other
church furniture, phosphorus box, centre-bits, crow-
bars, picklocks, &c. which they brought away. The
Officers had published a description of the property
found ; but could never trace the owners, although
several Clergymen, whose churches had been robbed,
had examined the property, but could not swear to
any part of it. The Magistrate said, the property
had evidently been stolen ; but as they had no evi-
dence to prove that the prisoner was the thief, they
could not detain him any longer on the charge of
felony. Ile should, however, order him to find bail
for the assault on the watchman; and he, in default
I of sureties, was committed. .
QuEEN-SQUAnE.-11;:.71reth Fox was fully com-
mitted, charged with robbing the premises of Mrs.
Dixon, of Palmer's Village, of various articles of ap-,
parel and other goads.
J. Dennis, a young man who stated himself to be
an apprentice to Mr. Cuff, saddler to his Majesty,
was brought up from the watch-house of St. Marga-
ret's parish, where he had been locked up all night,
charged by.one of the nocturnal guardians with being
drunk, disorderly, and singing " GOD save the King l"
thereby disturbing the peaceable inhabitants. this
active guardian of the night, it appeared, was on his
beat yesterday morning about two o'clock, When the
prisoner, with four or five other persons, attracted
his uncultivated ear by singing, not in a very melo-
dious strain, the air of " GOD save the King:" having
no disposition to listen to music at that early hour of
the morning, he requested them to " cease their fun-
ning." but they still continued to vociferate their
loyal effusions with far more discordant vehemence'
than before, until they were accompanied by a dif-
ferent description of music—the guardian cf the
night convincing them that he had a rattle, which he
played upon most unmercifully, and discomposed the
party's music in a brace of shakes. In a short time
they were surrounded by a host of mindsets, and the
sort of harmony that prevailed may be easily con-
ceived. The whole of the party escaped with the
exception of the prisoner, who, the watchman said,
abused him with a score of names, and he was taken
to the watch-hon Se. Ti:e priioner denied being
drunk, or abusing the watchman. He trusted he
_was a loyal subject, and while his Majesty reigned
over the country in. which he had the pleasure to live,
he ss..uld never bridle his disposition to utter_ ex-
pressions of favour or resl:ect to his Sovereign ; and
there were no other in " GOD save the King:" he
eould not conceive that it was an offence. Mr.
RAINSFORD, instead of condemning his loyal feeling,
highly commended it, and trusted the prisoner would
never sing any other song ; but whenever be fek de-
sirous to exert his nntsical talent, he ought to reserve

it for proper and seasonable hours, tiler e being link'
for all things. The watchman had acted properly.
and ought not to be abused. If 'he were to abuse
the. prisoner Ogle he was sewing his saddles, he
would think it hard. The Foreman of his shop
proved, that the prisoner was not very Musical, but
whenever he took it in his head, ,c GOD save the Kin,z"
was his usual strain. He was ordered to pay the
King's.feey(ss. for getting drunk) and be discharged.
WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday a lad named Allen,
whose languid appearance plainly denoted that he
was in want of necessary sustenance, applied to the
sitting Magistrate for relief from the par ish of Spitil-
fields. The poor fellow, with tears in his eyes, stated
to the Magistrate that he was an orphan, and with-
out any friend whatever ; he was employed at turn-
ing a wheel in the manufactory of Mr. Squires, in
Spitalfields, for which he received only ss. a-week,
out of which sum he had to exist, and pay for lodg-
ing and washing. The work that he was employed
at was very laborious, and required necessary food
to keep up his strength, which failed him greatly on
account of the half-starved manner iu which he was
compelled to live. He, therefore, having been born
in Spitalfield's workhouse, waited on the Committee
with a recommendation from his master, and im-
plored them to allow him some pecuniary assistance
weekly, to prevent him from starving, but they had
refused his.request, and he had now waited on the
Magistrate to solicit his interference to compel 6;1
parish to relieve him, or take him into the work-
house. The Magistrate told him lie was truly sorry
for his deplorable situation, but whilst he was earn-
ing money, although it was scanty, he could not
order the Overseers to relieve him, unless they
chose so to do.

UNION•IIALL.—Richard Petit, the driver of the
Brirton stage, was charged with furiously driving..
Mr. Lambert a passenger in the coach, deposed. that'
the defendant drove his coach against Dowden's
coach, and repeatedly crossed the road, whilst driving
at full gallop, for the purpose of preventing the other
coach passing him. This testimony was corrob ratt-d
by that of another passenger; and the defen.lant was
fined five pounds.
Edward Plumber and Benjamin Sia,sleton were
committed to Brixton House of Correction, tOr three
months, being fo'tnJ concealed in the house of 0:0
Rev. Mr. Backland, of Prospect-place, St. (ieurge's-
fields, with intent to steal.

Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, two fel-
lows, of decent appearance, were observed lurking
about the house of Sir WILLIAM ADAMS, in Albe-
marle-street, Piccadilly ; one of them ventured to go
down the area steps, and look through the kitchen
window. On finding no one there, he beckoned to;
his companion to follow, which he did, and both of
them entered the house. Their manoeuvres being
watched by a footman, who was cleaning the win-
dows of the adjoining house, he instantly proceeded
to alarm the family. Search was made, and both
the villains were found concealed in the coal-cellar,
with a valuable coat belonging to Sir WILLI AM. A
constable was then procured, and they were taken to
Marlborough-street Police Office, where they gave
their names, James Janes and William IJonvell. They
were both fully committed to Newgate for trial.
At an early hour on Thursday morning, the house
of the Hon. Firznov STANHOPE, in Sloane-street,
Knightsbridge, was broken open and robbed of plate,
&c. to the amount of between £2OO and f.:300. The
robbers, it is supposed, concealed themselves on Wed-
nesday night in a house adjoining, which is not lulu'.
bited, and which, it is discovered, was also broken
open, and waited till Mr. STANHOPE and the whole
of his family had retired to bed. The robbers ef-
fected an entrance float the garden at die back of
house, where a small non bar had been forced from
the window in the back kitchen, and a sqtrA.re of glass
broken, which enabled them to open the ;vindows.
A piece was cut out of the back and fro:A kitchen
doors, which enabled them to unbolt the doors, and
in a closet in the front kitchen the plate happened to
have been left, which very rarely occurred. It is
supposed that the robbers were disturbed, and took
the alarm soon after three o'clock, as they left a silver
jug behind them in the kitchen, and they did not pro-
ceed to plunder any other part of the house. 'There
is no doubt that they left the house precipitatelri. a.
they left behind them a variety of implemenrs of
housebreaking. Among them were an iron crow,
two complete centre-bits, a bottle of phosphorus and
matches, a key, &c.
Wednesday night, the Princess of %Vales Tavern,
near the Obelisk, Westminster-road, was robbed of
sovereigns, Bank notes, and silver, amounting to
nearly £lOO, besides other property. The house is
kept by a widow, who was with the Excisernan in.
the cellar during the time the robbery was effected.
The property was in the landlady's bed-room, in a
chest of drawers, on the first floor. Some suspicious
persons were seen in the parlour, and one or two
strangers in the kitchen. The robbers, by means of
false keys, opened the door at the bottom oldie stairs,
and also the chamber door, and got away with the
plunder unobserved.
Monday night, two young men of dashing exterior,
obtained lodgings at the Globe Tavern, Blackheath.
They retired to rest at an early hour, having previ-
ously paid for their beds; and on the servant's going
up next morning to call them to breakfast, it wavdis-
' covered that they had decamped, and carried off with
' them apparel and money to the amount of one bun-
dred pounds, from the room in which they slept and
Lan adjoining one.
Mr. ROBERT %VI LE I N sow of Church•street,
End, was stopped about half-past seven o'clock, on
Wednesday evening, not far from his own house, by
two men, and robbed of a silver watch, capped and
jewelled, with his name on the dial-plate ; also a
chain and two gold seals.
A further examination of Rolfe, who was impli-
cated in the smuggling transaction at Sandgate on
Saturday se'nnight, took place on Thursday, before'
WILLIAM DEEDES, Esq. when he was fully commit-
ted for trial to Maidstone Jail, charged, on his own
confession, with being concerned in that affair. Oa
Friday morning he was removed from Hythe in a
post-chaise. Apprehensions being entertained that
a rescue would be attempted on the road, he was
guarded by an escort of the 9th Lancers as far as
Lenham, where they were relieved by a party of
troops from the Cavalry Depot, Maidstone, who
brought him to th; County Jail, where he was
safely
lod4ed about one o'clock,