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

THE HERMIT.

COR3Ntet brew s sr.—Yeilerday Mr. JARRETT,
the Coroner for Surrey, with 24 refpeaable
Jurymen, met at the French Horn, at Dulwich,
for the purpofe of taking an inquelt on the body
of Samuel Matthews, found murdered, (as men-
tioned in our Paper of yellerday) near the mouth
of his cave, in Dulwich Wood.
The fill While's was Nathaniel Field, one of
the boys who had for Tome years been in the habit
of viliting the old man on holiday opportunities.
He and two companions, on Tuefday morning,
had got into the hut, which, from being (mall
boys, they were enabled to do, when they could
find nothing but his bottle ; they therefore (allied
out in qucit of their old friend, and difcovered
his body, covered over with two coats and a
quantity of fern. The boys returned immediately
to Dulwich, to give information to the Parifh Of-
ficers.

Mr. Kitchen, the Surgeon, who examined the
body, depofed,• that he found the deceafed, in
coufcqucnce of information of the murder, lay.
ing on his back—his mouth entirely filled with
coagulated blood, and the right jaw bone broke
in two, one part of which perforated the outer
skin. He had known the fingularity of the mode
of living adopted by the deceafed, and believes
that the inlirument from which he received his
death was the oaken plant produced ; the hook
part of which (between (even and eight inches
long) had been hitched into his mouth, and from
the violence which had been ufed by the perfons
who had in this manner attempted to draw the old
man out of his cave, the jaw was broken. His
pockets, at the time the above Witnefs faw him,
were turned infide out.

To prove a robbery had been committed upon
the deecafed, Mr. Turk, jun. Butcher, in Dul-
wich, laid, that on the Monday evening Matthews
called at the lhop, and gave him half a-guinea,
laying he owed his faller as. 4d. He could find
no fuck account againft him, but the old man in•
filled on paying it, and he gave him Bs. ad. in
change, and alto made him a prefent of a break
of mutton to take home with him.

Thomas Day, a watchman, depnfed as to a
converfation he had with Spraggs (now in euflody)
a Gipfey chimney fweep, which, as it will be the
fubjelt of further inveßigation, we•forbear to men•
tion. The Jury then returned a Verdict of Iriyal
Murder, by a Perlin or Prrforts rabsowa.

Saturday night, about eight o'clock, as Mr.
Price, of Warminfler, was returning home from
Salilbury, be was flopped near Stapelford by two
highwaymen, who lobbed him of upwards of 181.
in cafb and notes.

On Tuefday evening two foreigners of diflinc-
don were flopped on Bexley Heath, and robbed
of notes and money to the amount of near tool.
They had jail come from the Continent, and were
on their way to the capital. Among the pro-
perty taken were a number of pieces of foreign
coin, which, it is probable, may lead to the &tee-
tion of the parties.
Tuefday night the houfe of Mr. Defrand,
in Qren's-row, Pimlico, was entered by fome vil-
lains, and robbed of wearing apparel, bed furni-
ture, table linen, and cafh to a confiderable amount,
with which the robber, made their efcspe.

A few afternoons fine, between four and five
o'clock. as Mr. MAW, of Birmingham, was tra-
velling in a tingle horfe chaife, accompanied by
his fervent, he was flopped, between Waltham
and Epping, by two highwaymen, who robbed
him of his cafh and notes. They then infilled on
Mr. Oram getting out of the chaife, and delivering
to them the trunk which he had fattened to the
chaife, which he very reluaantly was obliged to
comply with. One of the highwaymen rode away
with the trunk, and the other remained over Mr.
Oram and his fervent, with a piflol for a fhort
time, threatening to blow their brains out if they
looked after them, or • made any alarm. The
trunk contained tiny guineas, thirty-five half gui-
neas, fix feven.thilling pieces, about 801. in Bank
Notes, 81. in flyer, and fome other property.

A few evenings fince, as Dr. Gt.o►sa, of Ruth-
hill, was returning home on ,the Wandfworth
Road in a tingle horfe chaife, he was (topped by
two footpads near the four mile (tone. As Coon
as the Dodor flopped his chaife, the robbers pro-
ceeded to put his lights out ; one of them then
got up behind the chaife, held the Donor's arms
back, and demanded his money, which he deli-
vered to them. They then demanded his pocket
book and watch. They were not content with
this, but rifled his pockets ofall the other property
he had, and then made off acrofs the fields.

The chambers of Mr. SHAW, the leader at
Drury. Lane Theatre, in the Temple, were ThurC-
day morning robbed of two coats, a waiacoat,
and Come linen and plate. The laandrefs, who
lights the fire, having left the door on the fpring
latch, Come fneaks, who were in the purfuit of
their prey, entered and carried them off unobferv-
ed. fhe theft was &Id difcovered by the porter,
who law the door open as he went by. The
chambers are three pair of flair: from the ground,
and Mr. Straw was in bed in the adjoining room.
Lan. Tuefday night, or early on Wednefday
morning, the Rorehoufe belonging to the Ship
Inn, New Romney, was broke open, and a num-
ber.of parcels (direded to different perfons) lodg
ed by John Fox, one of the newfmen of the Kentith
Gazette, and others, were Bolen therefrom. The
oßler, who rote very early, difcovered the robbery,
and gave the alarm, in confequcnce of which the
thierwas traced by Mr. Fox, Mr. E. Gibbs, Mr.
J. Shindler, Mr. W. Foorth, and others, to the
Rae and Crown public boat, Old Romney,
where they apprehended him, and recovered the
principal pan of the goods he bad Bolen. One
parcel, containing four watches, direded to Mr.
Abrahams, Lvdd, was opened, and one of them
fold at OH komney, for a guinea ; but it has
fince been returned to the owner. He was taken
before the Mayor of New Romney, examined and
committed to gaol.

POLICE.

UNION gALL.—Yefterday a man was eonvined
in the full penalty, for riding through the turnpike
at Vauxhall, without paying the toll.

BOW-STR E rT.—One of thole favages called dro-
vers, was yefterday brought before N. BOND, Efq.
on a warrant, wherein he Rood charged, on oath,
with having cruelly beaten and ill treated an ox,
a few days fince, in the Strand.
Mr. Thompfon, the auctioneer, Rated, that a few
days fence, as he was palling along the Strand, the
prifoner very cruelly beat an ox he was driving,
particularly by giving him a violent blow with a
itick on one of the hind legs, which it lamed for
Come time, and die poor animal apparently in the
greatelt pain, hopped upon three legs ; that the
ox was then driven up Clement's.lane, and had got
out of his fight, but following, he was informed by
a woman how cruelly it had been treated, on which
he feized the prifoner, and infifted upon having
his number, which he refuted, but in the aruggle
he got it. The fad being fo clearly prbved, the
prifoner was convicted under the 21 Geo. 111, in
the penalty of zos. which he paid.
Mr. BOND, and Mr. REID, another Magiftrate
prefent, exprefred the greatett abhorrence of the
prifoner's conduct, and declared their refolution of
punifhing fuch offences with the utmoß feverity of
the law. Mr. BOND particularly lamented the
prifoner's ability to pay the fine, Rs he was thereby
prevented the pleafure of fending him to prifon.
MA L BOHOL/ G 14-SM ElT.—Thurfday a poor fail-
or, who had been duped by his faithlefs miftrefs,
applied to the Magiftrate for protection againß her
fury and further pillage. He entered into a long
pillory of his land misfortunes, as he termed them,
which had all been produced by having too great
a regard for the fair lex. Sarah Allen, the wo-
man who had wronged him, he Paid, was the wife
of a taylor. He had become acquainted with her
and her hufband before he went to lea, and his in-
timacy continued up to the tithe his 114 was paid
off. While he lay in Margate Roads, Allen had
kindly come to fee him, and being at that time in
confederacy with other journeymen againa their
maim, he had borrowed of the complainant 321.
promifing to return it as foon as he got into work,
and to make him clothes for nothing when he
fhould come on (hove. A fhort time after the
complainant was paid off from his fhip, and, com-
ing to town, he fought out his friend the taylor,
who at that time had unfortunately feparated from
his wife. After enquiring into the quarrel, and
not approving wetly of the taylor's morals, he
(wore the Lady fhould not remain without a pro-
tector, therefore took her to himfelf, the taylor
&if figning an agreement to that effect, to prevent
any future action for damages. The complainant
thus moored, furrendered up the remainder of five
years hard earnings, and with it alto that fpirit
and courage which had been fo often difplayed
in the moments of peril and danger, as it appear-
ed the lady loon became commander in chief, put.
ting him upon (tort allowance, and Wing him
worfe, if poffiblc, than the had done her former
helpmate. The money was foon gone, and though
he endeavoured to gain frell fupplies by mending
china, he found his irufinefs in no degree fufficient
to, maintain them in the way they had lived before
his (hip money was expended. Mrs. Allen, too,
I grew falfe hearted, and threatened to return to the
taylor, which (he had adually done on Sunday
morning left, carrying with her every thing the
could (crape together,leaving him whoUy dellitute,
and with only one penny in his pocket. Her in-
gratitude, he Paid, had cut him to the heart, and
had affected him more than all the hardfhips he
had undergone on (hip-board in his life. We
therefore prayed his Wor(bip would over-bawl his
faithlefs mifirefs and the taylor, that he might get
Come of his property back again. The cafe Rands
over for a further inveftigation.
A Isrx.lake lowlier, of the name of Dix, was yef-
terday brought before R. Naves, Efq. charred
by Mils Handley Sufenan, a young Lady readier
in Ncw Life-greet, with robbing her. Some wit-
odic were produced, who Cwore that the prifoner
obtained admiffion into the houfe under falfe pre-
tences, and took therefrom a pair of filter table-
fpoons, a (Aver milk-ewer, two film falt-fpoons,
a pair of plated egg-cups, and a metal watch, with
two gold feats. The keeper of the watch-houfe,
to which he was taken, laid, he found upon the
prifoner, betides, the following articles :—A gold
breall pin, five pocket-pieces refemhling guineas,
two fever (billing pieces, and four (billings in Inver,
in a purfe ; and-hkewife, concealed in the crown
of his hat, a worked fpring muflin cloak, which
the profecutrix (aid did not belong to her. The
prifoner Paid, he was intimately acquainted with
the profecutrix, and that he only took the articles
out of a joke, and with no intention whatever of
Reeling them. The profecutrix utterly denied her
being acquainted with him, but (aid (he had Peen
him once or twice before at a friend's. He was
fully committed for trial.
Woa s I P•Sllar.—Yeßerday fix men were put
to the bar on fufpicion of having committed divers
daring robberies in the neighbourhood of the me-
tropolis,but nopofitive proof being adduced againft
them, they were committed to the Houfc of Con-
reaion as reputed thieves and vagabonds.
WH I TtCH a PEL.—Yefterday one of the Lambeth-
Rreet Officers apprehended a perfon, charged with
having robbed a (top at Aldgate of" leveret
watches. He was referred to the city for exami-
nation.

On Wednefday evening, about nine o'clock, a
young woman was (Lopped by two men at the
bottom of Bermoncifey-Ilreet, Southwark. and
robbed of a bundle, containing a quantity of wear.
ing apparel, together with her bonnet and cloak.
Tuefday night, about (even o'clock, as two Gen-
tlemen were walking up Snow-hill, they were at-
tacked near Cock-lane by a gang of pick-porkcts,
who robbed one of them of his fiat. Their gene-
ral method is this : one of the thieves pretends to
be intuited. and begins to fight, and while appa.
rently he aims a blow at a perfon's face, he Rrikes
of his hat, whack's caught up by an accomplice,
' who runs away Talk it.