Star.
London, England, 1820-01-11 00:00:00

POLICE.

WORSAIP•{TREET.—About one o'clock, yesterday,
Mr. Phillips, jun. appeared at this (Ace, in pur-
suance of the notice given by the Magistrates—the,
Overseers and Parish Officers of St. Clement Danes,
were also in attendance.—R. BEYILLz., Esq. wh•
presided, and the other Magistrates, then proceeded
with the further investigation of the death of Anne
Yonder Tressen. The deposition of Elizabeth Payne,
given in our Paper of yesterday, having been read,
she was again swam, and stated it was true, and that
she had no addition or alteration-to make in it.

Mr. Phillips, jun. now put a question to Eliza-
beth Payne, whether he did not ask the deceased, on
Tuesday evening, whether she had applied to the
Officers of St. Clement Danes, and whether they
would take her in ?
Elizabeth Payne said, he had put several questions
to the deceased, but she was unable to'
-answer them.
Mr. Phillips observed, that in the deposition it
was stated, he was in a passion when the witness re-
turned with the deceased to St. Luke's, and he would
now ask her, whether he did not object to paying her
the money, by saying, he must wait for his father ?
Elizabeth Payne said, he did speak about waiting
for his father ; but she still contended, that repeat,.
edly he told her, she ought to have left her on the
steps of the Workhouse.
Mr. Kimpton's deposition was next read, when
Mr. Shepperd, one of the Overseers of St. Clement
Danes, observed, that part of it was untrue, which
charged him with knowing it to be the opinion of
one medical man that she might live twenty-four
hours, and of another, that she might live forty-eight.
Mr. P fillips, jun. urged, in his defence, that he
should never have sent the deceased, had he not con-
eluded that she would be taken in by the Officers of!.
St. Clement Danes.
Mr. BEVlLLE—Whatever improper conduct may
apply to the Officers of St. Clement Danes, will be
no justification for yourself. The particular charge
against yourself, is that of directing the deceased to
be taken out of the coach, and placed upon the steps
of the Workhouse.
Mr. Phillips said, that this statement was false.
Mt'. MAINWARING, who was also on the Bench,
wished to know distinctly, whether Phillips knew
the state of this woman the day before her removal ?
Mr. Phillips said, that he did not conceive she was

in a dying state.
Mr. Powell, the medical man employed at St.'
Clement's Workhouse, being sworn, stated, that be.
saw the woman, when brought to the Workhouse,
and he was of opinion that she laboured under a con-
sumption, but she was not in such a debilitated state, as
to induce him to think that her removal back would
occasion her death.
To a question from Mr. MAINWARING, he an-
swered, that all removal had a tendency to inflame
disease, but he was not aware that it would produce
death. He could not say but her death had been ac-
celerated by removal ; still he did not think, at the
time, there was any reason to apprehend her imme-
diate dissolution. .

Mr. Weaver, another medical gentleman, had seen
her, but did not th..ek there was any danger to be
apprehended about her removal back to St. Luke's.
Hanneh Jennings, the nurse at St. Luke's Work-
house, stated, that the deceaseLl was brought iu
about seven o'clock in the evening, and that she died
about eight in the morning. Nehber the witness nor
any other person, sat up with her. Some baley-
water was offered to her, which she did not take, nor
did she hare anything else.
Elheibeth Edwands, the matron, said, when she
heard there was a patient tome into the house, she
o: deted her into the sick-ward. She did not sit
up with her. She saw her about eleven o'clock, and
left her to the care of the nurse, who bad always
done her duty.
Mr. Bevieez—But it is very clear she has not
done her du.y, nor have you done your's.
Hall, one of the Officers of St. Luke's, intimated,
that they bad received a letter from the Cartier, in-
quiring what they intended respecting an Inquest ,
upon the deceased ?
Mr. LEVILLE said, it wits very desirable that an
Inquest should take place, and the Public had a right
to expect it. He thought it necessary to give further
time for the attendance of the medical man who saw
the deceased before she was removed, and he should
take Mr. Phillips, juniors, word for his appearance
on Fliday next, at twelve o'clock, when his lather
would be required also to attend. The further pro-
ceedings were adjourned accordingly.
BOW-STRELT.FRAUDULENT HOAX.—Yesterday
morning, Mathias Mason, the landlord of the lied
and Horns, public-house, in lirompton, appeared
before J. E. CONANT, Esq. charged with defrauding
Mrs. Anne Davey, a neighbour, who resides oppo-
site to him, 'of eightpence. Mr. HARMER attended
for the prosecution, and stated that the charge
against Mr. Mason, for defrauding Mrs. Davey of
eightpence, was of that nature, although it was
' commonly called a Hoax, by sending a dead cat in
a parcel, which was attended with such circumstan-
ces of terror to Mrs. Davey, that it.was
,a consider-
able time before she recovered herself. Mr. Mason
denied all knowledge of the transaction, saying the
basket was left at leis house by one of the Fulham
coaches. He entered into recognizances to appear
at the Sessions.
QUEER-Souerna.—On Saturday night, at the con-
clusion of the performance at the Opera, Mr. W--,
and Mr. A--, two young Gentlemen, came from
their box to escort two ladies to their carriage, and
afterwards were returning to some friends, but ac-
cidentally pushed against Captain G--- and his
brother, who were cbming down the staircase. Thel
'latter said the others were no Gentlemen, and some
warm language passed. Mr. W-- struck cite of
the others ; but Lavender having been called, put
an end to the matter there, by taking the offenders
into custody. The company being about to depart,
more publicity was given to the affair than proba-
bly would have otherwise happened. Cards were
exchanged, and no reconciliation could be effected.
Lavender permitted his prisoners, upon their word
of honour, to depart, on promising to attend be-
fore the Magistrates. They accordingly waited on
Mr. FIELDING yesterday, with their respective friends,
and represented the matter to him. The worthy
Magistrate, after hearing their statement, said he
was fully satisfied it originated unintentionally ; andi

Last week a number of robberies were committed
in Clerkenwell, by a thief who entered the houses
at the windows, by raising the sashes, they having
been imprudently left unfastened.—A thief found
means to enter the parlour of Mr. Sledge, at his
house, Wellington-street, at the window;. he de-
camped the same way he entered, with property of
about 101. value.—The parlour of Mr. Pinder, •
Smith-street, Northampton-square, was entered at
the window, op Saturday night last, just after dark,
and the ornaments of the mantle-piece and other
property, value about 8/. were carried off.—Sunday
night Mr. Sams, cabinet-maker, King-street, Gos-
well-street, went into his parlour and found the
window open, which was shut- abdut half an hour
before. He looked round the room and found a
little fellow, who, from his size, did not appear to be
more than seven years of age. He began to cry,
and said a big lad had lifted him in at the window.
The prisoner was taken to the watch-house ; he had
not had time to remove any property. He was
yesterday brought up to Hatton-garden. He turned
out to be about fourteen years of age, and is one of the
most expert adepts in the art of taking the property
of others. Mr. Pinder and Mr. Smith stated, that
they believed the prisoner was Ole person who rob-
bed their parlours. On the chair covers were the
marks of a child's shoe, as near the size of the pri-
soner's as possible. The prisoner was asked what
he was doing in Mr. Sams house ? He replied
that he had nothing to say ! He appeared quite
careless about his situation. He was convicted un-
der the Police Act as a rogue and vagabond, and
sent to the House of Correction till the next Session.
An affray took place, on Saturday se'nnight, in a
public-house, at Portsmouth, between a party of
sailors and soldiers, and about twenty of.tbe crew of
the Prins Frederick, when a modern Hercules, named
James Memory, Mate of the schooner Ann, of Brix-
ham, having succeeded in laying prostrate no less than
eleven Dutchmen, with his single arm, he was most
treacherously stabbed in the groin by a twelfth, whom
be, nevertheleu,sacceeded in laying beside his fallen
countrymen. A soldier of the 55th Regiment, was
also stabbed through the wrist by one oldie Dutch?
men, and one of the latter received a wound on the
bead, with a bayonet.
One of the helpers in the Earl of Otistow's stables
having, on Thesday last, procured some gin to treat
his companions, it being his birth-day, as none of
them would join him, drank the whole quantity him-
self, which caused almost iastait desk.