Star.
London, England, 1821-12-20 00:00:00

POLICE.

Lauarrw-vriterr.-7csterday, rank: 3Ti(hetay , a liticilleee,
labourer, against whom a verdict of Murder wa% re:ur.t.,i
by a Coronet's Jury, was brought up on :he Coroner', ,ar„,..
charged with the wilful murder of Richard Scans, lay tiL '
a heavy stone at him. • s;
The Office was crowded to hear the cx..mlnatis.:. zr,!
Rev. Mr. -.4l.tviiras, the Rector of Whiteciaa.u.l,
with the Magistrate who presided.
The first witness called was Thomas Stag, the 1andh,...1 of thz
Green Man, Castle-street, Whin:chapel; being sworn, he ;IE4
that on tfie rsight of Friday three weeks he shut up his loiLk
eleven o'cloch and went to bed; at about twelve he was aWoke
out of his sleep by some persons knocking at his door; on upen.
lug it, he found the prisoner, the deceased, and auoih„ mat,
who requested to have a pot of porter, which they Wefe at rvej
with, and they drunk it in the passage ; they talked i„;rther,
and witness heard the prisoner say to the deeeas,d... 1 ,
don't you remember havieg given me a dap en the fuer
Wing to a recent figta• which took place between them, in .„111,:h
Newts beat biro)—the deceased replied, " Not to bear malice,
so forget and forgive;' the prisoner then said to the deceased.
a I'll advise you to look out for yourself, or I will Wok out fur
I you." Alaboity, in company with his friend, went out of the
I house, and struck the deceased a despetate blow co the had
with a large stone.
John Sampson, a patrol, on heating that Neads lad /.neiad..
most murdered, called on him; be said that Mahon)• hid kikia
him. Witness apprehended hlahony at his lodgings; be thee
confronted him with the deceased; at which the Utter said that
lie was the man who had struck him the blow.

John Partridge, a constable, called at Read; how, aag
spoke to him ; in answer to kis questions, he said, that t„, ,as
consdous of his approaching death, anti that the prisoner w•as
the man who struck him.

The prisoner was now asked whether he wished to sr. an
thing in his defence ? at the same time he was eau:to:kik de,
be need not say anything unless he thought proper, but 14.,,rve
it for his trial. Ile confessed that he had Mame ith the deceased,
and quarrelled with hint, but hr went straight honk, owl kouyr
nothing of the blow received by the deceased.
After the examination the prisoner was fully cousseekkau
Newgate for trial, and the witnesses bound over to eneecute.
Alr. Trumesow, the Chief Clerk. hutment-4 the Niagi•tre..
drat the surgeon who proved that the deceased's death was came'
by the wound on the head, had been examined betare the ea
ironer, and butind over by him to appear at the Sessions tope
evidence agaitist the prisoner.
Weaseirearazxv.—ifecai Dosle, an old wontan, wires kegs
fruit-stall in l'evicoat-lat.e, Was charged wi:h selling seem,.
two counterfeit &killings and sixpences. The OfE:er, haunt
ascertained that the prisoner had etered to sell cutalerfauln
the score, or thousand, at us. ed. per pound, employed perser2,;',
purchase sense from her with marked ns rue y. When Liu.; she
marked meaty was found in her possession, and she was fat
committed for trial.
Two men was fully cenuminod fur stenling twenty:se
pigeons, the property of rhotnas Collins, Esq. of:S! aniord
They were also charged with robbiug the house et a pa:Mune
Ilornsey.
Buse-rraz.zr.—Mrs. Mod, a dealer in second.h.nd
I was charged with having in her possession some garments este
from a 4.1246hter. Air. (Caney, of Brownluw.street. Ma.
Claney stated, that his daughter, five years old, was tent ea as
errand, when she was Suet by a woman who prim:lied her sat
toys if she would go with her. To this she consented, :and it
wretch took her to the back yard of a house its Belton-Emu,
where she stripped and left her, and where, after sumac m,
her cries brought dome neighbours to her, who took krises.
Mrs. Wood, in her defence, stated that she bought the esodies
for 25.6 d. of a woman whom she did not know, without ;V
least suspicion of their having been stolen, and nothing appor
lag to coutradict her statement, she was discharged, on givieg
up the property.
Harriet Dobai*, the wife of a person recently a traies.!illio
Piccadilly, was charged with steatite.; some bow..,
the property of Mr. Morris, a tradesman of the tame pl
Mrs. Morris having known the prisoner iii bet prospeliai, es.
ployed her Latterly as a semparess, during which titer radius
articles were mimed, and three servants, on whom susphienfell,
I were successively discharged. On Tuesday it iris, buvsv;
I discovered that the prisoner had stolen some of the oink, ad
on being taxed with it she confessed the fact, and whet. le
had pledged them. Mrs. Morris reluctantly agreed to pros
cute, and the prisoner was remanded. "
Biclured Fenton, a drunken coach-smith, was charted zii
stealing a hat from Abraham Cohen.—The Magistrate and
Cohen what business he followed ? when he repkedl, " I aui
dealer in clothes."—" Ah," said his Wonhip," You're tall
&Women. !"—" No, Sir, not an old cletherman."—'
bald), ion deal in new clothes?"—+" No, Sir, the debts 1 del
In have all seen their best days before they come to Ake—
" Why, then, as I said before,„res ore an old clothe as.
Your Worship's wrong again-1 .un ;1(.: yet treaty yea 1
age, and' you certainly cannot call me an old clutliesnae-
" Well, well, Sir, then we will say you are a :101014 cid C. 131%.
man, or a young dealer In old clothes - will that i....!sty Y r-
The prosecutor expressed his approbation of his Worsitips sir
finitf on, and the prisoner was committed.
Maat-a.s.-Ilunsa Orsacm—Yesterday, a young man twig
the Office, and addressing Easiesin GRIFFITHS, Esq. the sines
Magistrate, requested justice under the following circumstance:
—lie described himself as a travelling hawker, who hulas
Boned himself in Piccadilly, where he accosted a Gellatia3lol
whom he displayed what be termed a handsome highly.fiaiski
gik chain and soak, which he cliental to dispose of to bias is
twenty-seven. shillings. The Gentleman said, if he wail*
company him a short distance, be would give him meaty old
liege The complainant went with him to a house its Oai
market, where the Gentleman asked for a hammer, and is th
" twinkling of an eye," shivered the chain and seal, law a ma
her of pieces, exclaiming," Moses, if you delft immeshes:Ws
gone, I will give you a thrashing, which you nine richly is
serve." Mr. 6 ourrans—" The Gentleman did out put la
threat into execution ?"—" No," exclaimed the complationt,
w had I waited, perhaps he might."—The worthy alasistot
•then said, that lie regretted he slid not wait, fur Ise Most nclJl
deserved a thrashing. The I'ublic were daily imputed uaesif
gangs of such persons selling chains, &c. for two or threepoz4
which, in fart, being mostly composed of copper and ether
rious metals, were, in reality, not worth more than three
four pence. In the present case, the Magistrate said he wag
not do anything for the complainant, wha quitted tin OW
much chagrined at the bad success of his apple.ition.
Uodoe I Ima.—Ann Margaret Wadley, of China-walk, tea
bah, aged about 90, appeared to charge Ann feeashard en
having robbed her of five sovereigns. The old Lady stud,
that the prisoner was in the habit of lighting her fire and dshl
other little jobs; that yesterday morning, soon after the priest
had performed her accustomed offices, she missed her podia
which she had the night before carefully deposited under Is
pillow, cantaining five sovereigns and 15a. and a mistiaturesc
in gold. Witness made a noise, and an old woman, who lodei
in the house, accused the prisoner of the robbery. It was derail
by her, but when Mrs. Bradley charged her with it, she trill
bitterly. The old Lady then caught her by the hand and psi
the pockets front under her apron. The miniature and an 'IV
purse were in them, hut no money. The prisoner war nonlegal::
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I)IF.D.

On the Sth imant, at Perch, Captain Rollo, Barrack MO
at that stations On the above day f'aptain Rollo left his WA
apparently in good health, tea walked to the shop of Mr. 10
merchant, Ifigh.strett. lie had, however, only exchangedaiev
words with Mr. 11049, wi:ett he dropped down. ..kleslical!i
was almost initantly in r_ttentiance ; but Dr. Clark few: it 00
possible en extract one drop of blood from the lifekss corpi6
Saturday, at his house in the Little Cloisters, Weiusasie
Abbey, aged 63, James Fisher, Lid. Chief (lea. in the dui
tors' Office of the receipt of his Majesty's Exchequer.
Dec. 16, aged 64 yez..-4, Mr. Jesse White, Slayers
Woodreeye to the Dean sr.d Chapter of Canterbury, and Iki'"7
Wuodreeve to his Grace the Archbishop.

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