Star.
London, England, 1817-04-19 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW4TATET.EASSF7.ZLICSINNT.YriteriIay ---
ilaanneat, si man of respectable appearance, land
steward, &c. to George William Gassaume, Esq. a
Gentleman of considerable landed property, between
Hatfield and Hertford, was charged with embealing
property to a considerable amount, belonging to his
master.—lt appeared that Mr. Gassaume, on Thurs.
day, discovered that the prisoner had sold several
quantities of corn for much larger sums than he had
carried to account ; he mentioned the circumstance
to the prisoner, and desired an explanation of the
transactions, wishing to avoid the exposure of him,
on account of his respectable family and connexions;
the prisoner promised to give a lull explanation of
the whole of the transactions yesterday morning, but
instead of that, it was ascertained that he went to the
house where he resides, near Mr. Gassau me's seat, and
in a short time after lie absconded -front his home.—
Upon Mr. Gassaume discovering this, lie had then
no doubt but that the embezzlement of his property
by the prisoner was to a much greater extent than he
at first suspected ; and upon inquiry he learnt, that
the prisoner had sold to a neighbouring inhabitant
timber and won't to the value of £6O, and bad only
carried to his account fill) ; and that I.e had corn-
initted various other frauds, which he had no doubt
would amount to £l5OO, besides manufactured re-
ceipts, which it is suspected must be construed into
forgeries • but, lowing to the humanity of Mr. Gas-
saume, they are not proceeded upon. The pi isonet's
flight was traced through Hertfordshire to London,
where the place of his retreat was lost for some time;
but through a correspondence with a friend of his,
telling him to be cautious td the Bow-street r (Seers,
he was traced to the Bell and Crown Inn, in Hol-
'born, which place he had lelt, though it was sup-
posed he would return there. Mr. Gassaume had
obtained a warrant against him early yesterday mor-
ning from a Hertfordshire Magistrate, and brought a
Hertfordshire constable with him to execute it. On
application being made to Mr. Bastian, he backed the
warrant, and Adkins was dispatched with the Hert-
fordshire constable in pursuit of the prisoner, and he
was at length found at the inn, coolly drinking brandy
and water after an early dinner. He was taken into
custody, brought to this Office, and ordered by Mr.
Banters to be taken to Hertfordshire to be examined
by the Magistrates at Hatfi:ld. The whole was so
well managed, that from the commencement at the
pursuit he was in ,:ustody, and on his way back into
Hertfordshire in the course of eight hburs.
'The examination of Sarah Joseph and Joseph Na-
than, charged with robbing Mr. John Peallte, lateiy
from the country, of bank notes to the amount tat
4150, at a house in Star-court, in the Strand, was ap-
pointed to take place for a second, time on Thursday ;
but no prosecutor appearing, they were discharged.
Ma aLsonouon-ersitie r. --Yester day Mary Carey
was charged with assaulting John Ward, a patrol= of
Sr: James's parish, by throwing a bucket of night-
sail in his face.—The complainant stated that he was
on duty, in Peter-street, on Thursday night. A mob
had collected round to door dating a dispute with a
hackney-coachrnitn--the witness interfered—when
the prisoner came out, and threw the offensive slush
over him —he attempted to take her into custody, but
she exclaimed—" 13—n your eyes, you ta-- old
scout, get out of the way," and struck him with the
bucket.—Siveral persons corruborated-this evidence.
The prisoner said she had an Irish gontletnan who
would speak for her, and he immediately stepped
forward.

MAGISTIIIILTI" What are you, Sir r--" An plass your
Wcublalp, I'm a shoe•maker,or, more plainly speaking, a colder."
" Mid pray, Mr. colter, what do you know about this ease r
Plug your' Worship, very little—only this poor women,
save your Worship's Fissures, threw a pail of upon Mr.
Patrols; and he and arcing Philistine dragged her along, by
I—, wane than an Algerian would a Christian ; or just m your
Worelip would drag an old hurse's head to a bonfire !"
The worthy Magistrate could not help smilirg at
the oratory of the witness, who, he observed, instead
of assisting the pkisoder, had clearly proved the as-
sault ; and who was, consequently, ordered to find
bail, or be committed.

An Incfaisitian was taken yesterday at the Fox and
Hounds, Old Brentford, on the body of Sarah Mon-
day, aged 17 years. George Byfield, Esq. of Old
Brentford, deposed that as he was walking by Brent-
ford Chapel on Monday night, about eleven o'clock,
be saw some sparks fly on the stones by the plunging
of a horse, which was tied behind a waggon, going
towardi London ; the driver had called at a house
in Brentford, and suffered the team to go on without
bite, and he_ran after it. He and the driver went to
see what was the matter, and found the deceased on
the ground, she having fallen out of the Waggon.
The wheels had passed over her, and had torn the
flesh from her legs, and crushed her most dreadfully;
she wu.taken to the Fox and Hounds, and lived only
two hours. She said that she was going to the Queen's
School, and her friends lived at Newbury. —The Jury
viewed the body, which was in a shocking state, quite
putrid, and complained that the Inquisition had not
been taken sooner, that die body might be buried, for
it was dangerous tor them to view it in such a sites-,
tion, as if bad lain in that state from the Monday till
the Friday. Verdict—Accidental Death.
Friday aennight, some quarries employed by
CiASLIS CAMPBELL. Esq. of Comby, to repair a
breast-work, had put 'in a charge which did not go
off, and when employed in clearing the touch-hole,
it suddenly exploded, one man, named *Yea!, was
killed—the other, named M‘leillop, was dreadfully
hurt, his head being much cut, and his left hand
shattered.

Yesterday morning, at en early hour. the body of
a man, name& Dobson, was found suffocated in the
mud at the bottom of a sewer in the Regent's Park,
where it is supposed be fell in by accident the prece.
ding night, on his way home from the Jew's Harp
Tavern, where he was employed in setting up thc
skittles in the skittle-round.
About six o'clock, yesterday evening. a fire hroke
out at the house of a linen-draper, adkoning the U.P.
, and P.S. Tavern, in Runell-ceuit, Drury-lane. Ii
was occasioned b. 7 a spark failing from a candle
amongst some shavings on the first floor (the house
being under repair). The greatest part of thc stock
was removed by the assistance of the neighbours into
the adjoining house ; and owing to the prompt as•
sistapce of the firemen and neighbours, the flames
were extinguished before they bad communicated II:
any other pert of the horse, and without doing any.
serious injury. The shop had been only opened os
'Monday last. •