Star.
London, England, 1811-08-02 00:00:00

POLICE* &c. •

Tits Moen PARSON.—Yesterday this adventurous
Wight was again brought up for examination at Bow.
street, when Mr. Webb, robe-maker; of Holywell-
street. stated, that on the 22d of June the prisoner
hired a Clergyman's gown, which he took with him,
and, at the same time ordered a sack pudding sleeve
gown, which was to come to eight guineas, and di-
rected•it to be sent to his residence in Green-street,
Grosvenor-square, saying he was Curate of Park-
street Chapel, which was taken on the Wednesday
following; he then wrote his name the Rev. Wm.
Tucker. Since, Mr. Webb has ascertained, by com-
paring the hand-writing in his direction, that he is
the same man who obtained a gown to preach in on
the 9th of April, 1810, saying, he was recommended
to him.by the Rev. Mr. Hutchins, of St. Dcnstan's
in the East, when he wrote his name, J. C. Tuck.—
He was therefore committed for further examination

for obtaining these articles under false pretences. In-
stead of being the son of the Recorder of Exeter, as
he stated to the Clergymen who appeared against
him oh his last examination, he proved to be the son
of a poor but honest man, oho supplies that market-
with vegetables, and the' prisoner formerly got his
living by tcaching writing 'and arithmetic at atade-
mies, the last of which was Mr. Flagg's, at Padding-
ton, and having got acquainted with several Gentle-
men who had been educated at lialiol and Magdalen

Colleges, he had, by conversation with them, got ac-
quainted with many particulars, which a natural
shrewdness of intellect had enabled him to turn to
advantage in his intercourse with those whom he too
often succcssfully duped, to whom he likewise stated
that he was in expectation of a valuable living, and
produced copies of letters from several great men, in
corroboration of his assertions, observing that he
never culled the original about him for fear of ac-
cidents.

Yesterday J. Per4iiir was charged, at Guildhall,
by one of the watchmen of St. Sepulchre's, who
stated, that on Wednesday night, about twelve o'clock,
he apprehended the prisoner in Skinner-street, with a
bundle containing two carpenter's planes, and some
'small leaden pipes with brass cocks. The pipes ap-
peared to be newly cut; on his person was found a
clasp-knife notched, so as to be used for a saw. His
defence was, that as he was lemming from his work,
about eleven o'clock, near the Marsh-gate, at Lam-
beth, he stumbled on the leaden pipes, and of course
picked thcm up ; the planes he used in his business.
The Alderman (llosiviLLE) told him, that he should
remand him till Saturday, in order to st.: wh-ther
any one would claim the pipes ; it not, he was liable
to a penalty of 4,05. for not beiag able to give a better
account or the means .by which they came into his
possession ; and it he fiiled.to do that, or pay the
penalty, he must go to prison for a certain titre.
I Harrox-GARI)%N. Y esterday William Howard,'

apprehei.ded by Hancock, the officer, underwent a
final examination, being charged with having bur.!
!gloriously broken open and entered the dwelling.:
Av,use c t Mr. Cables, the George public-house, in Little'
Saffron-hill, and stealing thereout spirituous liquors,
table and other linen, with other property ; part of

which was found in possession of the prisoner, which I
was identified, and the fact being sworn to, lie was'
Cully committed to Newgate for trial.
Stephen apon was finally examined, standhi
charged with having entered the premises of Mr.
Mitchell, at Somers-Town, by the area, and stealing
thereout a quantity of linen and several other articles.
The charge being made cut, the prisoner was fully
committed to Newgate for trial.
DARING ROBBERY.—Wednesday night, about 12
o'clock, as a very respectable looking man, rather
intoxicated, was standing at the corner of Prince's-
sty eet, Drury-lane, he was accosted by two women of
the town, who stole from him a valuable silvei- watch
and gold seals, and were proceeding to strip the coat
off his back; but being observed by a Gentleman, he
gave an alarm, when several watchmen /wide their
appearance ; but, in the mean time, the woman who
actually robbld the man made her escape, and could
not be fout,d. They thfm escorted tile other to St.
Giles's watclohnise, where she was starched, but no-
thing being found upon her, she was .2ischarged.
Mr. Gent, of Air-street, was stopped in a single
hr rse chaise, by two footpads, on Ether Common, on
his way to London, at ten o'clock Ott Morday night.
The I-chi-41.s were well dressed, and after taking £J2.
from Mr. Gent, together with his son's watch, they
cut the reins and traces, wished Mr. G. good nigh:,
and made off towards Cobham.
A few mornings since the house of. Sir Henry Tre-
lawney, in Clarendon square, Somer's Town, was
entered by a depredator, who climbed over the iron
railing, and 'got in at the parlour window, and who
carried off a valuable silver candlestick, and other ar-
skies to the amount of about twelve pounds, without I
being detected.
SWINDLING.— genteel dressed elderly man, ac-
companied by a girl ab it 15 years of age, whom he
represents as his daughter, has committed divers frauds
and felonies lately about Lond, n, and particu:arly at
some of the principal lnrc,s where he resided, and at
most of which he obtained money by artifice, and at
others decamped with portable articles. Under as-
sumed names he has fraudulently gut possession of
different articles of tradesmen's goods, most of which
were traced to have teen s(,lcl at a mock, or rig auc-
tion, conducted by Jews. The swindler drove about
town in a green bodied chariot, which he got at Ox-
ford, where he passed for an Under-Secretary in one
of the Government Offices, and which was never paid
for. His visage is long and sallow, but his address
is fluent and comman.:ing.
Thursday se'nnight a genteel dressed man,mounted
on a fine horse, on leaving the sands of Leith, was
apprehended by the Superintendent of Police, and
sent to the Police Office for examination. His name
is Neil Moram. This nun, for some years past, has
successfully preyed on the generosity and humanity
of the Nobility and Gentry of the counties of Edin-
burgh, Linlithgow, Stirling, Lanark, &c. by intro-1
clueing hirhseil as an unfortunate American shipmast '
ter, whose vessel had been wrecked on the north cons-
: of Setllitid, and, by forging the names of several re-
spectable persons to a fictitious subscription paper,
'levied considerable sums of money from the public.
He has been committed to Leith gaol for further ex-
amination.
Film—Early yesterday morning a fire broke out In
a house at Shadwell.market, which totally destroyed
it, and greatly damaged the adjoining house.

BALMS OP THE Eras..

Mr. and Mrs.WILLIAIUS, Oculist, Red Lion-square,
have authorized us to inform the public, that, in ad-
dition to their own practice, and also at the Royal
General Dispensary, High Holborn, (where the in-
digent are received gratis), they have nearly S(X) as.
sistants, consisting of Clergymen, &c. in different
parts of Europe and Asia : and that all who arc
afflicted in any part of the world may be possessed
of their Medicines by application to thena (post tree),
giving reference in Town for payment of the accus-
tomed charges.
Extract of a Letter from Mr. T. Atkinson, dated Collingwood-
street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, June 22, 1811.
" Sir and Madam—Pursuant to promise, I beg leave to in-
form you of the goisd.doing here, by means of your invaluable
Medicines, and desire to be thanki ul that I have been the hist: u-
nient (next to yourselves) in seviiral v. ry remarkable apparently
desperate cases. Mary Kingston can now see any one pass her in
the street, after being blind ten years. Mrs. Crow, aged tin, Wed
five years, also benefited. A child, aged two years, Wiwi eigh•
teen months by cataracts iu both eyes, underw..nt a sit:peal ope-
ration, and was worse in cotwequence, but is also now h,ginnieg
to discern objects! Others, of *pecks, films, &c. are gradually
improving lu sight.—ln haste,] remain your's, &c.
" THOMAS ATKINSON.

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ECOLISTAWICAL 141OrtICIT10219-
The tYnlveisi.y of Edinburgh have cuuferred the Der,rrs I f
Duster of Divinity oa the Rev. Rubies Ileiozm.r.ister a
united parishes of Lambert and Dui4tpate.
Ws-Ines. ay the Will nit. the Rev. J..hn Rolserts..n w.t. ao.-
mined to the pastoral charge of the Associate Congregat
Stranrarr.