Star.
London, England, 1826-09-23 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE

A Cyprian, who gave her name Afary Anne Johnson, was put re
the bar, charged with robbing Captain Gordan, of the brig-snow
Anne, of his watch, chain, orals, and key.
Captain Gowlan stated, that on Thursday evening, between the
hours of nine and ten o'clock, be was passing along Rateliffe-high.
way, when the prisoner accosted him, and wanted to accompany
him. He declined it, and on his so doing she gave him a pipti
from her, and snatched his watch and appendages, and instantly
ran off. He then gave an alarm. The watch was a silver oi);,
and the chain, s.*.h, and key were gold, and those now produced
are his propertl.
Thomas Boyce, a watchman, stated that he was on his beat he.
tween the hours of nine and ten o'clock, when he saw the prisoner
coming up. He asked her where she was going to in such a hurry?
She said, to King David's-lane. Immediately after he heard a cry
of" Stop thief !" and another watchman coming up, he pursued the
prisoner, and took her into custody. On his bringing liar to the
watchhouse be found the watch, chain, and seals, in her bosom.—..
One of the seals had been lost. The prisoner told him that this
Captain had given them to her.
She made no defence, and was fully committed.

By a decision of the new French Minister of the In-
terior, the Custom House of Bourdeaux will hencefor-
ward be open to the importation of books.
Thursday morning a quantity of plate was stolen
from the pantry of Mrs. General Popham, in Serie-
street, Portman-square. About four o'cl ,ck in the
morning Mrs. Popham heard a noise, but not appre-
hending mischief, she gave no alarm ; nor was the dis.
covery made until the servants came down at tsieir
usual hour. Mr. Griffith being made acquainted Kith
the circumstance, sent Stowell, the officer, to examine
the premises ; when he found a skeleton key in the area
gate, which the thieves had left behind them ; the
kitchen door had been opened by means of a centre-bit.
The thieves had hung a table-cloth before each window
to prevent the light being seen, and they had evidently
retreated by way of the front door.
A fine infant male child, a few days old, belonging
to a woman of the name of Hobson, residing in For-
street, Top Close, Leeds, was found smothered in the
bed on Thursday morning, in consequence of her hus-
band retiring to her! in a state of brutal intoxica. ion.
' Twenty-one persons, including the don( r, were re-
galed with roast beef, padding, and ale, at the Bell lnn,
in Oakham, on Tuesday, whose united ages amounted
to 1,579 years, an average of upwards of 75 years each.
Twenty were resident labourers of the place.
At Uxbridge Market, on Thursday last, Wheat sold from £l6
10a. to .218 10s.—New Wheat, £l4 to £l7 10s. per load.—
Barley, 545. to 40s.—Oats, Us. to 571.—Beans, 441. to 54s.—Rye,
42a. to 465. per quarter.

MARRIED.
Sept. 20, John Kesterton, Rog. of Denmark Hill, to Miss Mary
Moore, of the same place.

DIED.

At Edinburgh, on the 14th instant, Ann Louisa, fourth daughter
Lieutenant General Sir John Hope, G.C.H.
At Lisle, on the 10th instant, William Malcolm, M.D. son of the
ceased Sir John Malcolm of Balbedie, Bart.

At Jessfleld, near F..dinbursh, on the 25th ultimo, Kenneth

Mackenzie, itsel. Garrison Surgeon at Surat, Bombay Presider.ey.
Monday, at his seat, 6lenhow, near Leeds, in the 84th year of
his age, Sir John Beckett, Bart.. Sir John is succeeded in his title
by his eldest son, the Right Hon. John Beckett, M. P. his Majesty's
Judge Advocate General. _ _ _

Ai the Manse of Kingarth, on the Stb inst. after a short ilium,
the Rev. Joseph Stuart, Minister of that parish, in the 29th year of,
his age, and the second of his ministry.

NEWGATE AND LICA DENEI A LL MARKETS, Sm. 22.
Beef.... 5s Od to 4s od Veal
I Mutton ........3s 2d to 4,2 d Pork 3s 44 to 3s 4d
_ _ .

Lamb 3s 8d to 4s

PRICES or HAY AND
ST. satin's.
Hay 5114 s Od to 51 10s Od
Clow 51 Ss Od to 61 153 Od
Straw 11 Ss 6d to 21 Os Od

.AW YESTERDAY.

WHIM:HAM.
Hay 41 Os to 51 5s 05
Clover 41 4s to 61 10s 04
Straw 11 14s to 11 183 04

PRICE OF HOPS, PEEL CWT. Sire. £2.
Rent Pockets . . . . . 41. 03. to 41. 14$. to 51. sa.
Susses Pockets . . . . 31. 18s. to 41. 83. to 41. 12s.

Essex Pockets

. . 41. Os. to 41. Its. to 51. Os.

Old Duty laid at 5e250,000.

THER.
Best Dressing Hides l2sd to 154
Common Ditto lsd to 17d

PRIi

Crop Hides, 5.5 to 40Ibs for cutting 134 to 154
Ditto 45 to 50114 lsd to 17d
Calf Skins, 86 to 401bs ......... 144.244
Ditto SO to 701bs
Ditto 70 to 801bs ...... 21d to ezd
Small Seals, Greenland)......... ..... ..... 19d to 21 d
Tanned Horse Hides lod tc,144
Spanish Horse Hides—. ..... .....

PRICK •r TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1124
Town Tallow 47s Od Yellow Soap
Yellow Russia ... ..... 428 Od Mottled .. . .
White ditto —s Od Curd lo2s 04
Soap ditto —s Od Graves... ..... ... ...... 22s eel
Melting Stuff s4s Od Good Dregs

COURSE OF EXI
Amsterdam l2 8 C.F.
Ditto at sight 12
Rotterdam... 2 U 12 9
Antwerp ......... 12 9
Hamborgb 9i U 37 $
Akona SI U 37 9
Paris,3darssight 25 70
Ditto 2 U 25 95
Madrid '54
Cadiz ......... 341
Barcelona ........331
Bilboa 34

'HANGS, Sam 12.
Seville ..... 33b
Gibraltar........ 45
Leghorn ......... 47

Genoa ............ 43
Venice. ..... ...... if
Malta ........ ..
Naples ..... ...... 38
Palermo ........ 114 d pet oz.

Lisbon 49*
Rio Janeiro 43i

Dublin... ...... .. lft
Cork... ... . .... .. I i

PRICES OF GOLD AND SILVER..
Foreign Gold in Bars ........ ....... ..... 17 6.1
Silver, in bars, standard.... ....... .............. 0 4 lid

COAL MARKET, Sem 22.
Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Priee.
211 Newcastle *4 gds Od to 574 44
7 Sunderland 6 3.is Od to as Od
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MAILS -'
ARR. DC Z.
1 0
1 0

'ills DAY.

Dublin
Waterford
GJeroses and Jersey 0 1
Lisbon 0 0
Donagbadee 0 0
Malta 0 0
Holland 0 0

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•1111.
Frant e O 0
Hamburgh 0 0
Flanders 0 0
Brazil 0 0
Sweden 0 1
Guttenburgb 0 0
0 0
America

SIGH-WATER at LONDON-Bin DG E TO 1110111:0W.
Morning . . 6 mintars .tier 7
Afternoon • 35 minute: et. r 7
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