Star.
London, England, 1804-01-05 00:00:00

POLICE, Ae.

Maintops House.—Yellerday a man whole name
is Murphy, a patrole, was charged with affaulting a
patrole of Billinegate Ward, Who produced a hanger
which the prifoner was brandifhing in the lireets,
fwearing dent uftion to thole who fhould oppofe him.
It appeared by the defence of the prifoner, that he had
gone out of 111 ward in leech of an unfortunate wo-
man who had offended him; but bein very drunk,
lie had infulted all he met with. The Loan.Mavoit
told, him, that his being a patrole was an high ag
gravation of his crime ; that when the officers of the
city were a&iveln their duty they Ihnuld receive every
degree of proteilion and encouragement; but when
they abufed it, they mu.t expea to find the utmoa
rigour of the law infiiled on them.—He was com•
mitted to the Pottitry Coripter.
Tuefclay the Inqucil of the Ward of Lime-fireet
gave information to the LORD Mavoa, of having dif-
covered a great quantity of meat in the (hop of Jo/•n
Blay, in Leadenhall market, which was expofed to
(*ale in a putrid flue. The LOOM Mayne, in confe-
quence, ordered the Officeis to feize the meat, when
Mr. HOLDSWORTH, the City Matlhal, with proper
affiflants, carried away a cart load of it, confiffing
off 1 cwt. of different forts, part of which was
produced at the Manfion Houle. His Lordfhip did
not chide it Ihould be buried, as It would even create
a dittemper among dogs • as fuch lie ordered it to
be burnt in Smithfield, which was accordingly done
at five o'clock yellerday morning. Although at 1;1
early an hour, a prodigious concourfe of people af-
fembled to witnets the feene; but the fmell being fo
obnoxious, the greatelt part of them fled haffily away.
Serne of the It:quell Jury, who gave the information,
were butchers, of that niaiket, a'-d thought the pre•
fent method would be a caution to the trade in ge-
neral ; and that the falefmen would find that they
were anfw:rable to juflice for felling the carcafes of
loch kind of meat. Nay is to be indiacd for the
offence.

M•atsoitourns-sratrr.--Yerleiday Davis,
butler to Sir Francis Burdett, charged the Richmond
carrier with outrageous condu'l towards him. The
carrier bad by tome means broken fome ankle
that was delivered to his care, in confoittenet of
which Mr. Davis thought proper to inform him that
he fhould not pay him the fum of ss: which he Rood
indebted to him, without he would make an acknow.
lodgment, by fume apology or rertfuneration for the
fame. The cattier had repeatedly come to the hook •
of Sir Francis, and created a ditlurbance in the fa-
mily by impious and degrading expredionsawearing
he would not leave the hr.life until he was paid, and
ringing the bell at the door, while a mob gathered
round him. By the lenity of Mr. Davis, and his
having a family, he was difmiffed on promitiug neves
to moleft him in future.

WOR P•S rlt E I r.---Yefterday fcveral young WTI
were charged before the Magiitrates, on fufricton of
being concerned in divers robberies in the vicinity of
BaWs Pond, and Newington. They were
committed for re-examination.

TMasiaa Orricr.—Yellerday a fhopkeeper at
Deptford, was charged with having in his poffeffion
a quantity of rope and yarn for Cie making of rope,
which he was furfirfe.l to have mine by dithoneftly.
—The defence of the aceriged was, that as his houfe
WAS contiguous to the water fade, feveral met., having
the articles upon them, perceiving the officers follow -
ing them, rtilhed into his houfe, and threw the Alli•
cies into hi. th,,p, as hi. wik inhumed him, he
ablint at the time.—This defence bdng inadruitlihk,
and being fill-petted of being a common receiver, he
was adjudged to pay the penalty of icl fru the King',
flares, bcii:g tinder the value of tos.--Ire was far
ther acr;udged in the penalty r.f 51. tor the ,ad ,:ensd
prepeety, cotil.l not be fworn to 4, Li. thi ,jel-
ty's. The n-h.dr,•' goad.. wete Inricts..l, and t),.:
man ditchargeJ, r.4},ot, the tines and e.• Is
both cafes.

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