Star.
London, England, 1803-01-04 00:00:00

POLICE, &c.

Maat.acutouau-srasar.—Veflerday a lad of
genteel appearance was brought before N.CoN ANT,
Lfq. charged with ilealing feveral prayer-hooks
out of Trinity Chapel, the evening before. It
appeared that the Pew Openers, on going their
rounds at liz o'clock in the evening, found a
number of the bell prayer-books in the aitles of
the Chapel, and the prifpner was found concealed
in one of the pews, with feveral fmall prayer-bof iks
in his coat pocket and bofom. He was fully com-
mitted for trial.

2 &nun Batt, alas Mame, was brought up for
re-examination, charged with a burglary in the
liouie of a Mr. Gerrard. He was fully committed
for trial.

I3ow-sralsr.—Yelterelay two ferrants of Lord
Barrymore were brought before Sir Ric H sari r fro'
and THOMAS RoisHlow, Efq. charged with deal-
ing plate, wearing apparel, and other property of
his Lorddrip, at his houfe sear Windfor. It ap-
peared from the evidence of his Lortiihip, that for
there feven months pad he has miffed prnperty, but
could not difcover the thief, and having thong
fufpicion of the prifoners, he difmi Ted them front
his fervice, having no proof aga:::d them. Within
;heti few days a gold box, which had been
tiolsn, was conveyed into bis hinife, and covered
with siud, to make it appear as if it bad been on
the fhclf where it was conccalcd for fume time ;
but this fame was dircoetre,i by a letter being
intercepted from on: of the p: ;Liners, direeted to
)o:inq girl, who was to convey the box into his
Lordthip's honk ; is c -'equcnce of which, his'
Lcrarip obtained fearch warrants in Croydon,
Surrey, and Southmolton•flrect, where a confider-
abfc part of the property was found ; the prifoners
w, c.,nferitn.nce taken into cnitody.
GSB:St. FVf. who is in cat.tr,dy on a charge
on far:h.:ion c..f murdering his ss ifs; and child, by
ti.r,•.ing them into the Grand Juncrt;on Canal,
uu•.is brought to the ofrce, and un:'eru ent a final
frclh evidencrswere adduced;
:hey hein7 of a cirrumflantill nature, we do
:hulk i: prudent to t-ocr into it. He was
ti!y committed for trial at the elifainft. ferlions.
The Doke of Cumberland, Eail of Aylefbury,
Mari!,::, of ir..rr, Lrrd L'.z:rytnvr:, Mr. Walpole.

Mr. Monk Lewis, and the M In. Mr. H. MtDe- '
nald,jwere prefect during the examinatinus, expel
ing Hatflekt would be ezamir ed ; but there being
no further evidence againil him, he was not
brought up from Totbill.fiAds Di idewell.
Map:stow House.—A man, named Samuel liar
ker, was yeßerday biought %before his 1.--dihip,
under a charge, the particulars of which evince it
to be of the titmoft irapsrtaiii:e, 'hat the vigil.inee
and energy oldie laws 'bout.' afford the moil ef-
feelual protthion to the Citizens of London in the
exercife of the bufinefs of their (hops. About five
o'clock in the evening of Saturday laft, Barker, as
appeared in evidence, having for Come tio:e li)iter-
-1 ed, with a defign of theft, near the (hop, of Mrs.
1 Hill, jeweller and Watch maker, No. s, Loot-
i bard-tlrect, feized the opportunity of that Lady's
walking wit, while only her errand boy. William
Crouch, remained in attend .:ace in the thop. Bar-
i ker :hen entered with an air of tidy confidence. as
if lie carve to make a I:int-chafe is a !hop which he
had been before accuftorned to f:zciik:iit. Mutter-
hit, (lime words, which the email; buy did not dif.-
tilidly hear, he advanced towards the (hew win-
dow ; locked with an eye of clitlinguilhing ezami-
nation on the watches, which were expoled in it :
picked out the belt, and that inftant ran off with
it. Crouch following, called out. 44 Stop thief?"
A Mr. Friedenburgh, a Jewilli cutler, paring,
heard the cry, marked the flight of the th.ef, and
feized Barker, A be attempted to turn the corner
tinto George's Yard. He was brought back into
; Mrs. Hill's (hop, but the watch was not now to
be found about him. As one went to look for it
in the fireet, it was brought in by Mr. Stanton, a
1 gentleman of the neighbourhood, who had feen it
thrown into the area before his bottle. B.trker was
then conducted by Mr. Scott, the ennilable, to the
1 Poultry Compter.—Thefe facts were related before
i the Lord Mayor in detail, on the oaths of Mrs.
Hill, William Crouch, Mr. Friedenburgh, Sic.—
Barker denied the charge; reprefented hind-elf as
a failor newly difcharged ; and Paid, that when
taken, he was very innocently palling, along to
vifit his brother, a reputable inhabitant an Alderf-
gate.heet. It alfo appeared, that he had lived
eight or nine years hoe, when very young, as
errand boy in Mrs. Hill's thop. He *as commit.
ted for trial.

Sarah Rob on was charged by Mr. Wright, but-
cher,
in Leadenhall-market, with having defraud-
ed him of a guinea, about a week tincc, in the
following manner : She bought a piece of meat,
and in order to pay for it, alked change for a gni-
nee. Mr. Wright being then othcrwifc bufy, re-
ferred her to his daughter, in the back (hop. Fto-
binfon expreffing a particular defire to have in the
change a new half guinea, Mifs Wright obligingly
took out her money, and was at tome pains to
find fuck a one as her cuaotner thould like • at
Rohinfon laid the would accept ar.y half gui•
nea, rather than give any further trouble ; the
change was counted out, and Robinfon then af-
firmed, that the had already delivered the guinea,
' and would not fail to know it by certain marks, if
it might be again (hewn to her; Mifs Wright pro-
duced her fome guineas ; Robinfon chofe our one,
turned round, marked it with her teeth, and then
affirmed that the knew it by the :narks ft% had juft •
made, to be the very guinea the had deliTered.--*
In this Rory the was fu confident, that Mr. Wright
then yielded to her affirmations, and allowed her
to carry away the piece of meat and the change.
Upon fubfequent confideration, both he and his
daughter were fatisfied that Robinfon had deceived
them by falfe pretences. Enquiring alfo among
his neighbours, he found that many of them had
been, in a (imam- manner, abufed by her kind-
ling artifices. She had ells; laid that the kept a
baker's Chop in a place where, the was not to be
found. Mr. Wright was, in confequence of there
things, induced to procure her to be taken into
ecidlody. She is committed for re-examination.
G ILD A L.—Yciterdar a young woman was
put upon examination, charged by a contlable
with picking the pocket of a gentleman on Lud-
gate-hill. I'he gentleman not then appearing to
prove then charge, the was committed for re-c xa.
minatio.

An Irifhwoman was chlrged by another with
having robbed her of a tin box, containing four
guineas. To attefl this, two girls came forward,
one fixteen years of age, but not under:landing the
nature of an oath, the cafe was put off to another
hearing.
WHlTtcHAPlL.—Yeaerday a Jew, of the name
of Jofeph, was fully committed on a charge of
taking away a large quantity of linen, handker-
chiefs, and other articles, the property of Mr. J.
Condcr, cf Webb-flreet, Shoreditch, to the value
<l3l. while he was bargaining for other goods.

S *Dm I..—Eliza4eth NVilliams was fully com-
mitted for trial, on fufpicinn of having entered the
bode of Mrs. /Lamm, in Anchor and Hope Al-
ley, and (Wen a large quantity of bed clothes and
other articles.

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