Star.
London, England, 1818-07-23 00:00:00

POLICI.

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Drixstox Horse.—Yesterday Mary rx.rnsi alias ,
ifnue Thomas, was charged with utterireg a Forit'd
;lank of England Note for One Pound, at the shop of
Ps .% right, linen-draper, ill Iloundsditch. The pri-
ion= tendered the note in payment for come stock-
in s, anti Mr. Wiight suspecting it to be forged,• de-
tained her. On questioning her, she said she had
taken it of a sailor at Deptford, but prevaricated ;-
4t one ti me saying her name was Elizabeth, at another,
Catharine-Watson. The indorsements on the !rank
note were discovered to correspond with those of se •
veral names upon forged notes passed in the same
neighbourhood,—Reminded. •
Gritrium.t.--Yesterday a young female, r.nrred'
Jones, was charged with robbing Mr. Meyer, of Bread-
street, Cheapside, with whom she lived as servant, of
considerable property. The prosecutor had occasion
to leave town, and the prisoner was left in the house.
During his absence, his partner, for some miscon-
dace, discharged the woman. Upon the return of
Mr. Meyer, he discovered that chintz and other fur-
niture, to a considerable :ur.ount, had been stolen ;--
and' suspicion falling upon the prisoner, her lodgings
were searched, and a great part of the stolen pro•

peaty found.—Committed.
Gnoss Imeosirme.—Thornas Coatis, a porter at
the swan with two Necks, Lad-lane, attended to an-
swer the complaint of a Mr. Seward, for an over-
charge in the carriage cf a parcel. Mr. Seward pro-
duced the wrapper of the parcel, and it was observ-
able that the original figute, of charge had heel
erased, and additional ones substituted. The prac-
tice, he observed, was too commas, and he was a
very considerable loser by it.—. Mr. PAYNE said, that
the altering cf figures was an indictable offence, and
to procedin that matinee was the beet way to put an
end to so nefarious a practice.—The deleadant was
fined in the sum of tweuty shillings and coe.s.,
Thomas Elliott, another porter at the same Inn,
was charged with a similar offence by a 51r. Bailey,
who declared that he suffered weekly a loss of nearly.
ten shillings by such practices. He was fined twenty
earnings and costs.
• BOW-STREET.--Yesterday Patrick Quintus was'
charged by John Huggins, a man employed by the
Commissioners of Ilan-kers and Pedlars, with having
committed an offence.--flee complainant stated,
that about half past eleven o'clock yeiterday fere-
neon he observed the prisoner go to a footman; who
was attending a carriage in Lower Brook-street, and
offer the contents of a s—^ll box which he had under
his arm for sale. Afterwards he proceeded to Tho-
mas's Hotel, in Berkeley-square ; to the Clarendon
Hotel, in Bond-street ; and then to No. 8, Bennett:-
street ; at all whiCh places he offered his articles.—
The contents of the box proved tool* combs, a few
pieces of soap, and three bottles of rose water. The
prisoner admitted all the witness had stated -to be
correct, and that he had not a hawker's and pedlar's
license, not money to pay for one ; but a Gentleman,
of the name of Kirkland, who resides in Bennett-
street, had promised to purchase him a license on the
Ist day of August. He added, that he had been 'en
upper servant in a Gentleman's fa-mily, but on ac-
count of i1;-health was not able to hoop a r lace. His
appearance confirmed his statement ; he was very
clean and decent, yet evidently in poverty, with a
wife to support. It was with 'egret that the Magi-
strate felt compelled to convict the poor fellow in the
penalty of 410, which being not aLle to pay, he was
committed for three months.
Herres Gnanee.—Yesterday J. Ifiggint and
Mitchell were remanded, on suspicion of robbing the,
house of Mr. Dawson, Kenton-street, Brunswicke
square, of a quantity of plate and other articles, to
the amount of 400. The watchman, on going his
rounds, found Mr. Dawson's door open, on which be
alarmed the family, and the cupboards of the kiwer
part cf the houseerere found broken open, or the locks
picked, and the plite, 6:e. stolen. Part of. the pro-
perty was found in the street; and the prisoners were
taken alenit rive o'cleck next meaning carrying a
bundle of plate across Somers Town Fields.
Di.tt BEEF-STEAM ADVEN-
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'rune..--The cook-maid of a Lady of fortune, who
keeps three servants, and is the sister of a Noble
Lord; yesterday chat ed her mistress with assaulting
her. The following is the curious case ;—The Lady,
who is of a nervous habit, rang the bed-room bell for,
her waiting-maid, on Tuesday morning, and she was
dispatched fur the cook. When the cook made her
appearance, her Lady, taking her shawl in her hand,
desired her to get a nice beef-steak directly far her
breakfast, about a pounds describing the size with a
part of the shawl. The conk got a karts, as she
termed it ; but on informing her mistress that it
weighed a quarter ever the pound, she flew into a
vielent passion, and began to assault the cook, who,
in .her retreat, had been nearly thrown down the
stairs, and her Lady followed, uttering expressions,
which kept pace with her warmth of temper.—Tire
further bearing of the case was defer*, to give the
parties time to come to an amicable reconciliation.
UNION-HALL—11. Morris, Esq. late an Officer in
-the 18th Dragoons, was yesterday charged by the
parish officers of Ham in Surrey, with deserting his
family and leaving them chargeable to the palish.—
Mr. Overseer of Ham, stated, that about three
three years ago
j.the prisoner occupied a house in the
parish, and raided there a considerable time with his
wife. He afterwards quitted the reeighbourhood, and
left his wife and twe. children destitute of the neces-
saries-cf life. She was compelled to apply for pare-
' chial relief which was given her, and by which she
had been supported for several months. One of the
children died, and was buried at the expense of the
parish. Mr. Spitter, Proctor of Doctors Conntions,i
stated, that Mi. Morris was of a highly respectable
fimily, and would eventually he entitled to estates of
considerable value ; a suit had been, instituted against
him inDoctore' Commons, by his wife, for restitution
of conjugal rights, which witness had conducted, and
obtained a favourable decision; but the rapid move-
manta of Abs. Morris, from one place to another, had;
prevented a final arrangement for the future provi
sion of Mrs. Morris. The Magistrate said, that he
could only notice the charge epon which the prisoner
had been 'brought before him ; namely, for deserting
his family, andleaving them chat geable to the parisli.
Mr. Morris mast either make an arrangement to the
satisfaction of the Officers, or be adjudged a rogue
and vagabond, and committed accordingly. Upon
the earnest sot:citation of the ptLoner, the Overseers