Star.
London, England, 1827-04-16 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

A novel species of fraud has been carried ea to a very cossidee.
able extent against a useful and industrious class of individuals, that
carrier* of the metropolis, by which many of them have sustained
severe pecuniary losses. We subjoin the examination of a man
tamed littler, at this office, on Saturday, who was charged with
having committed the offence alluded to.
Mr. Merry, the proprietor.of the Cock, on Kanningtoo-green,
stated, that he was in the habit of booking parcels daily, for Streat-
ham and other villages round the metropolis. On Thursday last, the
defendant called at his house, bearing on his shoulders a large hamper,
which be hooked for StrLatbam, and directed It to be sent by the
carrier. He then intimated that the hamper contained lamps, which
had andergotse some alterations at his employer's manufactory, the
repairs, &c. for which amounted to es. Id. He then produced the
bill, adding, that the Streatham carrier would give widens the
amount, and that be (the defendant) should call for it in the evening.
The hamper was directed for Mr. Adkinson, to be left at the Pied
*crotchet's, by carrier. Carriage paid to Kenniagton.”
BuFlilt4y,ihe Streatham carrier, if appeaNd, celled at Mr. Merry's
house, and hay.ng conveyed the hamper as directed, saspocted that
it was made up of materials of no value, for the peep's* of defraud-
ing him, as be had suffered of late in emissinesott II( parcels having
been delivered to him which be paid foe, and which on subsequent
eustniastlon,erere towed to contain potbinatt,rebblals. The hamper
In question was accordingly open", a" end to be Sled wkh
brick bats and straw. The carrier, no this dirawery hastened back to
Mr. Merry's bane, and having Istessnell he of the attempted
fraud, marked two ball-crews pieces ands AM*. Ti. marked
money was Mussed to Mr. Poi to hand over to the defendant
when he called at the time he mcmtfosKd. The defendant was true
to his appointment; and having asked whether the carrier had left
the money for him, and being !answered in the aMrmatlve, the
marked half crowns and sidlliags were given to him, and he was
about to depart, thinking that b. had tally soceseded in his mats-
ge ns, when a constable, who bad been etegeged for the purposes made
his appearance, and took the defendant into custody, In whose pos.
amnion he found the money that bad been meviewsly marked.
The Magistrate (M. Swaser, Req.) obetrved, that be had heard
frauds of a similar description were became very prevalent of late;'
the public, he added, were Indebted to all the pales foe the tit
ner in which the alleged offender was brought to justice.
The defendant declared that he was net aware of the contents of
the hamper, which had been given to him by a stranger to cart"
to Mr. Merry's house. It was the lost also, he had ever bees
brought before a blagistrase, Asa Se hoped that circumstance
would operate in his favour. ' '
The Magistrate observed, diet inribeeld not be dein his duty
to the public if be did not seed bigot... 6 a Jury.
The defendant was accordingly cellinitted.
THAMES POLICE.

Saturday Captain Java Nogg, of the bets Valiant, was brought
up for final ematinationt, charged with the nowdet of Francis WIL.
Yams, a black man, the cook and steward on board doat mend, as
the 16th of September last, addle on her voyage to the Isle of
France. He was committed foe iris/