Star.
London, England, 1826-07-10 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A man of the nano of somas iloydw as brought to this office
on several charges. He is a man of the most singularly eccentric
appearance. He wears a large straw hat, with a broad brim turned
up on each shit. His person is short, thin, and meagre, and he
wears mustachios. He has taken in many of the hotel-keepers of
the west end of the town, under the pretence that he is related to
the Attoniey-General of Jamaica, and the proprietor of two vale.
able estates in that island. He has also pretended that the Lord
(.Itancellor allowed hint £2OO per annum, to avoid a public expo-
sure. The proprietors of Oliver's Coffee-house, Westminster-
bridge; of the York Arms, Clarges.street, and other tavern.
keepers, and several coach proprietors, were in attendance. He
was sentenced to bne month's imprisonment, for refusing to pay
li, the fare of a hackney coachman. He was also committed in
default of hail, for threatening to shoot a Gentleman named Mans-
field. His conduct during the examination was most impudent ;
he threatened actions against the parties whom he had duped, and
called the officers thieves and rogues ; and swore that he never
would pay a farthing to the blackguards" who had preferred the
charges against him, to they had proved hint a scoundrel, a traitor,
and a deserter.

The Drum Major of the Coldstream Guards proved that the
prisoner, in 11100, was a fifer in that Regiment. It was stated, thht
the prisoner deserted and i?ined Bonaparte. He exclaimed, " I
received a pardon for that.
A Gentleman, named Taylor, Mum the prisoner had duped,
said, the prisoner represented to him that he had just arrived from'
the West Indies, and that he had property to a great amount in the
City, in foreign coin, which he should get exchanged for Rogfish
currency in a few days. The prisoner exclaimed, " I know the
law, they are only debts; I made no false representation that you
can prove. I was a fifer twenty-five years ago ; and what of that?
it is not what I have been, but what am. I married a -Lady of
fortune, the aunt of the Attorney-General of Jamaica ; and, be-
cause [ horsewhipped him in Cant, I was sent away to America
without a trial, and I came to -England to seek redress."
The prisoner was conveyed to prison.
Three brothers named Clarke, residing in 'Wild-court, Lincoln's
Inn-fields, were remanded, charged with an extensive robbery on
Mr. Morris, fringe-maker, of Bedford-street, Covent-garden, by
whom one of the brothers was employed. A considerable quantity
of the property was produced, and Mr. Morris pointed out WMe of
his marks, which had been defaced, and the prisoners marks placed
over them. Mrs. Clarke, the mother of the prisoners, a woman of
respectable appeirance, was in the office, with snore! pretty well.
dressed girls, her daughters ; and she said, that the property which
had the marks of Morris on the wood, had been purchased by her
at his shop; and she denied that the property found in her house
had been stolen.

• _ _ _
The books ud the prisoners were produced, by which it appeared
that they had been carrying on a considerable business, and under-
selling the trade genet Av.—They were remanded till Tuesday next.

M A RL BOROUG H-STREET.

A very genteel looking boy, not above eight years of age, wbo
said his name was Jervis Levy, but who had nut the slightest appear-
ance of belonging to the Jewish persuasion, was placed at the bar,
to the height of which his head could not reach, charged with the
following impudent robbery :
Mrs. Warner. the wife of Mr. %Varner, an engraver in Tottenham-
court Road, stated that she went that day, in company with another
Lady, to make some purchases at the Bazaar in Soho-square, and
while there she took out a small pocket book, and laid it on the
counter by her side, and in a minute or two after the Lady who was
with her told her that this boy had stolen her pocket book, and on
her ►urning round, she saw him endeavouring to make his escape,
but he was stopped before he could get out of the place, and the
pocket book found in his possession.
The other Lady Jawing corroborated this statement, the Magis-
trate asked the child who his parents were, and what instigated Dim
to commit this theft. He replied that his father is a fruiterer hr
Broad-court, Long Acre, and that a boy much bigger than himself,
who was with him, desired him to steal the pocket book.
He is remanded until Wednesday next.
If A TTON-G A R DEN.

Pike, Eady, and Moore, the three fellows taken by Waddington,
one of the dismounted patrol, at the lower end of Lamb's Conduit-
street, and on whom were found every necessary implement for
the most extensive burglaries, were brought up for re-examination,
having been remanded for some days, to give the police an oppor-
tunity of identifying them with any of the numerous attempts at
burglary in the vicinity of Russell-square and the Foundling Hos-
pital. they being all well known to most of the (dicers.
Waddington stated, that he bad not been able to bring any thing
further against them at present, although he had taken infinite pains
en the occasion. Since the first examination, however, ►e had re-
ceived a very singular letter, though from whom he knew not,
which, with permission. he would read. It was as follows:
" Mr. Waddington,
" Sta—The three chaps you grabbed last night just by the Found.
ling, Jack Pike, Bill Eady, and Bill More, they intended to sane
the tailor's crib in Lamb's Conduit street, by getting into the empty
house next door to it. They have been making their brags at Cook's
(a sort of flash house), these three weeks, how they meant to sarve the
tailor's, and how they had had a shy at the Foundling itself. Mr.
Waddington, you'll find all this true by G—n, what I have stated
to you, and I shall soon put you up to more sarvicable information.
At present I have no time, and must remain,

'• Yours, Unknown."
The Magistrate said such letter could not be received in evidence,
being anonymous, and perhaps without any foundation in truth. In
the atsence of any further evidence against the prisoners, he should
commit them to the House of Correction, as incorrigible rogues and
vagabonds, until the Sessions, then and there to be dealt with
as the law should direct.

The prisoners here applied for leave for their friends to come and
see them but they were told they were going to the House of Cor-
rection, and would of course abide by its rules.

UNION-HALL
Friday, a gentlemanly looking man, who gave his name John
Pagel, was brought up in the custody 1f Shergoki, one of the con-
stables of the Slurry watch.house' before the sitting Magistrate,
J. 8. Cagamut., Esq. charged with stealing the undermentioned
articles of plate, the property of Miss Brown, of Henry-street,
Lambeth.

Mrs. Mary Brown stated, that onarhunday last, at two o'clock
in the afternoon, there was a knock at the door, and a man of
gentlemanly appearance inquired whether be could see Miss Brown.
Witness happened to be up stairs at the time, and desired the ser-
vant to show the " Gentleman' into the parlour, and inform him
that she should wait upon him presently. He was accordingly in-
vited into the breakfast parlour, and Mrs. Brown soon afterwards
entered, and saw the prisoner, who, on her entrance, immediately
rose, sod made a most profouud bow, accosting her in a familiar,

manner, as if he had been aerrainted with her prevton,ly. She,
however, intimated that he had the advantage of her in !hit re-
spect, when the prisoner, without further apology, asked bre
whether she knew Dr. D;xon. She replied, that she v,2, r.,t
acquainted with the Doctor, but that she knew there was each
a person. During this cnnversason, although the stranger 1.2,1
the appearance of a Gentleman, she began strongly to suspc:t
that he had come there for no good purpose, and on looking to-
wards the parlour closet, where all the plate was deposited,
she observed the door wide open, and, upon glattalg in: &he
directly missed a quantity of silver articles off _the—slielhet;
and at once accused the prisoner of being a thief.
o's }lap-
peared agitated, and said, " For Go sake," but she
bear the expression that followed the exclamation. threMoest-prkm
ceeded to take out of his pockets and hat the folloWing articles, visa
—a silver fah slice, a silver mug, one gravy spoon, two silver table
spoons, five silver dessert spoons, one silver sauce spoon, and three
silver salt spoons, which he 6rsrplaced on the table, and afterwardi
put them back into the closet, and baying done so, be then attempted
to run out of the house.—Mrs. Brown, however, followed, and
prevented his escape, by seizing his collar, and lustily calling. out
" a thief, a thief," when a man named Oliver came to her assistance;
and they both held the prisoner until the arrival of Skergold did
constable, into whose custody he was given. Mrs. Brown added;
that the several articles above enumerated are the property of her
daughter, and of considerable value. She never raw the prisoner
in her life until the day on which he came to the house, as alreadl
described.

Shergold stated, that when he came op the prisoner was makint
violent exertions to break loose from Mrs. Brown and the mad
Oliver, both of whom were holding him. When he (Sberguld)
took him in charge, the prisoner in,isted upon being set at liberty,
declaring he would indict all of them at the Sessions, if they petse-
vered in detaining a Gentleman.
The prisoner said nothing in kis defence, and he was committed.