Star.
London, England, 1827-09-25 00:00:00

PROD[ THI MATH JOURNAL.

One of the indictments preferred against Ralph
Howarth at the late Bridgewater Assizes was, fors eal-
, ing, in company with his brother George, a gig. the
property of Mr. Lewis Drews, painter and glazier, of
Frome. It has since been ascertained, that these daring
villains actually went to the shop of Mr. Drews, the,
day after the robbery, and purchased some paint of
him, fir the very purpose of painting Mr. D.'a gig an-
other colour, to prevent his knoiing it!
Gaoaoa HLWARTH.—The conduct of this culprit,
since his recapture, has not been marked by so much of
that daring and determined character as might have
been expected; but he seems absorbed in thought, and
is extremely sullen and morose. He would not make
any remark on the numerous burglaries in which he has
been engaged, but would readily answer any inquiry as
to the manner of his escape, and how he was retaken.
He prides himself on his great strength and ingenuity.
On his return from Knutsford, he was loJged the first
night by Mr. Oxley and Mr. Lee, in Birmingham gaol,
where he boasted to the prisoners " that if he had not
those heavy irons on his legs, he would get through the
roof of the gaol in ten minutes." After his escape from
Frome, he says that he beat the handcuffs off his right
hand by means of a sto ,e, and threw them into a ditch
near the barn in which he slept the first night. Search
has been made for them, but they ate not yet found.
After he had been brought back to Frome, and secured
in the guard-house by Air. Culverhouse, the constable,
he declared to him, " that the strength of his wrist ea,
so great, that he could, if he chose, snap tire handcuff,
be then had on in a minute," although they were ea-
ceedingly strong. He further observed, " that if be
bad but two knives, he would get the heavy irons from
Iris lags in twenty minutes." Being questioned how be
would do this, his reply was, " by backing the knives
against each other, and making saws of thear.". The
most effectual nacistnes wer., however, taken, by Mr.
C. to prevent either an escape or self-detruction on the
part of the criminal, by placing guards inside and out
of the guard•house, until he was removed and safely
'lodged in the custody of Mr. Hardy, at Ilchester, who
,has been made fully acquainted as to what a desperate
character he has to deal with.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NUNNERY.—The Nunnery
has been occupied by both families of the Howarths till
about four years ago, at which time tieorge Howarth
and his family removed, leaving Ralph in possession up
to the time of his apprehension. A canstant commu-
nication was, however, kept up between the families, as
George was a journeyman to his brother Ralph, and
it was at the Nunnery that their business, as millwrights,
was carried on i • the removal of George being only to
a very short distance, for the convenience of assisting
his brother in the regular trade by day.
At the Gothic window over the porch is the small
room, supposed to have been used for slaughtering the
sheep that were stolen; a great deal of blood being
found smeared upon the walls, and the place furnished
with crooks and tails. Behind that ii a large room,
used partly as a workshop, and underneath the floor of
which the parish blankets were found concealed, as well
as many other stolen articles. At the window on the
left hand ground floor, was the common dwelling-room
of the fidwarths; and the chamber and garret imme-
diately over it are the two rooms in which many secret
recesses were made is the walls and floors, and where
much stolen property was found. There is a continua-
tion of an original part of tire Nunnery on the right
ad, but it is divided into tenements, and occupied by
dilations persons, who had not the least idea what
sort of persons living so contiguous to them.

A woman named Charlotte Brinkley, the wife of a
mechanic residing in the New Cut, Lambeth, came by
her death in a very extraordinary manner on Friday
evening laa. The deceased was'a woman much addicted
to gin drinking. On the night mentioned, she had been
partaking freely of her darling beverage at various
houses in the neighbourhood ; after which she staggered
home, and finding the street-door open, she proceeded
to poke her way up stairs in the dar k to the roam which
she and her husband occupied in the second fib ,r. The
room-door being locked, and her husband having the
key, she thought she should be enabled to enter the
apartment through a broken pane in the door, one half
of which was composed of glass, and for this purpose
she dragged over a crazy old box that was lying on the
landing-place. Having placed it against the door way,
she mounted it and thrust bet head forwards into the
broken-square, when unluckily at the moment, the box
suddenly gave way under her feet' leaving her sus.
pended by the neck above two feet from the floor. It
appears the unfortunate woman was unable to extricate
herself, for on the return of the husband, in about a
quarter of an hour afterwards, he found her in the pos-
tion above described. Assistance was called, and atter
considerable difficulty, owing to the smallness cf the
aperture into which she had forted her head, she was at
length released, but was discovered to be lifeless, baring
broken her neck.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

• • GUILDHALL.
irestetdiy, a young man who pee his name Hier, CM!. WM
&Used by Mr. Spencer, the Governor of *hhecross-street OUu
with attempting to convey aquantity of raw spirits into that Melo.
Mi.. Spencer stated, that the prisooerwas an old acquaintance, fee
whom he had been upon the look out for some time past, be Mei,
long had infortnation that he was In the habit of corivellbrile
n into the prison. Whether, however, he bad aiceainedku
was blow* did not appear, but until about twelve o'clock resserday
morning he had not made his appearance. He was immediately
searched, and a quantity, about two quarts, of raw spirit., of ex-
traordinary strength, was (uund in his hat. Had it arrived safely
at its destination, the process or rectifying would have been accom-
plished within the walls, as the individual to whom it was COll-
- was quite master of that art, being a pincer at the suit of
the Crown for illicit distillation. He had takes a sample of the
spirit to a chemist's, who declared it to be exceedingly dangerous,
and that if any quantity was taken of it, it would cause instant in-
sanity. The Magistrate Sned him WI. and in default of p quarto,
three months' imprisonment and bard labour, regretting that, in
such a case, he could not inflict a more severe punishment.

BOW-STREET.
Yesterday Reuben Josephs, a general dealer, wko has for many
years carried on businessin Monmouth.strest, was brought up for
anal examination, charged with baring received a great quantity of
valuable goods, knowing them to have been stoles.- This prisoner
had undergone several previous examinations.
Mr. George Woollett, of Holborn Hill, woolleb.draper, stated*
that some month, ago he sold some pieces of cloth to Mr. Edward',
of Hatton•garden. He had examined some cloths found at the
_prisoner's house, and bad no doubt that a piece of green sloth and,
a piece of Oxford mixture were part of the goods whirls be,to sold
to Mr. Edwards.

Mr. Edwards deposed that his house was broken open, and a
great quantity of cloth stolen on the 3d of August last. The piece
of green and the Oxford mixture now produced, found at the pri-
soner's house, were a part of the prepetty stolen from his premises.
Mrs. Jane Pereira deposed, that an the night el last Tuesday
three weeks her house was broken int*• and robbed of a inantity
of plate and other property. Six teaspoons now produced by
Morris, the officer, were part of the ankles stolen from her house.
Other charges having been preferred against the prisoner.
Mr. Anotyros, who attended for the prisoner, said, that if the
robberies which- had been spoken of had been commit:od pre-
viously to the period when Mr. Peel's new Bill canto into opera-
tion, he should have asked the Magistrates to take bail; bet as it
appeared that they had taken place subsequently, be couldnot ven-
ture to ask such a favour. There was a great deal of property
however, and that of high value,taken from the prisoners Moose,
which had not been identified, and he trusted this would be reetored
to his client.
Sir R. Bums said he had caused all the property to be advertised,
and be should not at present give an order for any part of it to be
given up, as more might shortly be identified.
The prisoner was then fully committed to Newgate for trial.
HATTON GARDEN.
Yesterday, Mrs. R—, a very respectably dressed female, was
charged by Mr. Mackey, of Gray's Inn-lane, with assaulting him.
The defendant did not deny the charge, but pleaded as an excuse
the aggravating conduct of the complainant. " I went," said she.
" to inquire after my husband, and he called me a d--d wiles*
surely is language that no Lady ought to put up with."
The Magistrate did not think a sufficient justification bad Ism
proved, so Mrs. R. was ordered to find baiL
Was. JoArsr was ehargrd by kis master, James Johns, with robbig.
him.—Mr. Johns said, that he was a slater, living in Berkekq,
street. Clerkenweli, and that the prisoner was his apprentice. en
Saturday night, during his absence from home, his desk was beefing
open, and seventeen shillings in silver stolen. He charged the prinowng
with the theft, and he immediately confessed it. Mr. Johns aided* I
Is did not wish to prosecute—his object in bringing him Wiwi she
Magistrates was to get his indentures cancelled.
Mr Lama said, if he did not wish to prosecute, he shadd not
have brought him there ; he would, for the present remand him.
Ain Gentry, a companion of Bull and Johnson, who received
sentence of fourteen years' transportation on Saturday last, for,
rubbing a Gentleman, was committed to the Hone of Correction
for one munch, fur creating a disturbance in
late hour on Sunday night.