Star.
London, England, 1816-11-12 00:00:00

POLICE.

HATTON GARDEN.—Yesterday Anderma, a
young man, about 22 years of age, a watch finisher,
living at No. 12, Little Sutton-street, Clerkeirwel!,
was brought up in the custody of John Hutt, the
officer, charged with the wilful murder of John Levi,
a young man, in the 21st year of his age, apprentice
to Mr. Turner, silversmith, in St. John-street Road'.
William Knight said, I am a watch priug maker.
and live at No. 6, Gee-street, Goswellaireet ;-1
was at the house of Mr. Robert Rowland, the sign of
the Cart and Horses. Gieat Sutton-street, Cle. ken.
well, on Saturday night before the affray commen-
ced ; about a quarter before twelie o'clock the pri.
soner came in, he appeared rather intoxicated, and
challenged any person in company to play at cards
for five pounds ; cards were pri cured,. and as they
were. going to play, the landlord came in and took
:them away; a quarrel afterwards took place between
'the deceased and the prisoner, and they agreed to
light. lendeaveured to prevent them, but to no
purpose ; they went into the street, and fought to-
gether; several persons were present, but none inter-
fered ; in the first round the deceased fell, and was
raised again ; they had another round, and they both
fell, the prisoner being undermost ; the demised, on
getting up, staggered and fell ; he was cut in the
face, and was bleeding profusely. The deceased
was immediately carried to Mr. Taylor's, a surgeon,
where he shortly after died.—William Taylor, of 71,
Goswell street, said, there was a transverse wound
on the deceased's head, which was laid open to the
skull, and an incision dividing the cheek bone from
the ear, which appeared to be done by a knife,
some sharp instrument. There was also 4 wound on
the upper part of the right thigh, near the groin. in-
, (Lewd by some sharp instrument, about three quar.
ten of an inch wide, and about an inch and a half
deep ; the femoral artery was cut through, and the
de:eaied bled to death ; there was another wound
on the opposite thigh, which was only muscular. and
another on the chest.— Several witnesses corroborated
the testimony of the first witness as to the cause of
the quarrel ; the deceased, after two rounds, said he
was cut; he then dropped, and spoke no more. The
prisoner was fully committed for trial.
Quiten4QUAnz.—YesterdAy was appointed by Mr.
FIELNINO to give his decision respecting a seizure
of game at the house of Mr. Richard Pearce, poul
terer to his Majesty, Jerasyn-street.—Mr. ALLEY at-
tended for Mr. Pearce, and said that Mr. Pearce was
qualified to kill game, he having freehold property
of more than an hundred pounds per annum.—Mr.
FIELDING said, that the Bench of Magistrates had
left the decision of the case entirely to him, on ac-
count of his having examined the different Acts of
Parliament with particular attention. In the first
place, the sth of Anne imposed a penalty ea for
every head of game which was offered for sale or
told, by a higgler, Chapman, or inn keeper, and the
9th of Anne had, by a clause in the Act, not only
given a description of the persons who, 'but also had
provided that game being found in the possession of
those persons, was equivalent to selling or exposing
them for sale, and the 28th of George 3, had also
described who were the persons subject to the said
penalty, viz. higglers, inn keepers, pastry cooks, pal-
terers. fishmongers, &c. and also stated, that it game,
was found in the possession of the persons so descri-
bed,'
whether they were is qualified to kill or not,"
they were subject to the penalty ; and the different
Acts of Parliament respecting game were to be con-
sidered not separately, but as a whole ; and he,
therefore, convicted the defendant in the penalty of
ten pounds.—Mr. Pearce gave security for his pro-
secuting the case by Certiorari, in the King's Bench,
and was discharged. The Office was filled with per-
sons belonging to due Poulterers and Fishmongers'
Company, who were interested in the decision.
Bow-ernzer.—Yesterday two sailors were brought,
up to this Office from Sheerness. and underwent a
private examination, before Sir NATHANIEL CONANT,
charged with the wilful murder of the Captain of a
schooner sailing frotn.Smyrna to England. One of
them, it is said, cut his throat, and the other threw
the body overboard. 'fire crew ccns.sted of them
selves, the Captain, Mate, another common man, and
a boy. The prisoners nailed the Mate into his cabin,
and spliced a rope ready to hang him, till he agreed
to tell them where the wealth was in the vessel, which
consisted of doublOons to a very large amount ; and
alio that he would. agree to steer the vessel where
they wished her to go; which was near Malta. Upon
these conditions his life was spared e he, however,
contrived to get them intoxicated, and ran the
schoouer into Gibraltar, when they were made prises
u.ers. They were. committed to take titeir trials at
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