Star.
London, England, 1817-01-06 00:00:00

quecion.
The Prisoner was now called upon by the LORD
Masn' to account for the pistol being in h. posses-
sion on the day of the rots, and for what cause he
bad fled from town? The prisoner said, that on die
2d of December- ha was in Cheaoside, standing on
the curb, close to the Mansion House, when a mob
approached, halted, and gave time elvers. Instantly
is man, upon whom he never 44 Clapped eyes no"
before, came op to him, put the pistol into Ins hand,
! and asked him to take a supply ot powder and s!.ot,
and to join the people." To ti-s prapsAl h.: mule
no reply, and the stranger heft him merely in p•lsses-
sion of the pistol, which, instead of using in the riots,
he carried home, and gave away for the purpose of
having it sold. As to his 44 bei;:g out of the way,"
as stared by the officer, he denied the imputatimi, and
said he was merely upon a visit to his lather at Pern-
bridge, in Wales.
Fr,:nd denied that this was the fact, and said that
he had traced the departure of the prisoner to a very
different part of the country, fur he had discovered
that the prisoner and another had taken their passage
in a Gravesend boat, a day or two after the riots„
' and gone to Strood, in K-nt.
The Lotto MAYOA inquired if there was any per-
son in the office wh' remembered seeing the prisoner
in the mob on the '2d of December ? !Sting answer-
ed in the negative, his Lordship ordered him to be
remanded, to afford time for future investigation.
Elizabeth Owen, having received an excellent
character, and promising to appear as a witness in
the use when called upon, was set at liberty.
GUILDHALL.—Saturday, Francis Phillips, a notori-
ous thief, was fully committed for trial. charged with
stealing from thi shop of Mr. Lane, of Fleet-street,
90 yards of printed cotton, valued from £4 to £s.
The prisoner was but slew days since discharged
from imprisonment, to which he had been adjudged
for a similar offence.
George Bassinian was folly committed, charged with
stealing from a waggon, in Redcroiis-street, four
hampers, containing a number of battles of Burgess's
fish sauce, value £4.
Bow-saiteire.—An investigation took place during
the last week, the circumstances of which, on the
first discovery. caus:sl some alarm. On the night of,
Thursday se'nnight the premises of the Countess of ,
Orkney, at her seat in Taplow, in Buckinghamshire,
were broken open under some extraotclinail circum-
stances, which induced the Countess to send an
express to London to her Solicitor, who lost no time
in applying at Bow street Office, and detailing the
whole of the case which hr had received from Tap-
irs*. The Magistrate immediately dispatched Bishop,
a trusty officer, to ahead the Comae* Upon the
officer's arrival there, and after examining the pre-
mises, he discovered that the principal part of the
property which the rob'Jurs had stolen consisted of
tire.arms, and that the place which they had entered
was an uut.building, used as an armoury, containing
the ancient family armour, consisting of muskets,
pistols, pikes, &c. the property of Lord Kit
the Countess's son. Bishop lost no time in consult-
ing the Magistrate on the subject, who advised that
the arms should be conveyed to the Tower, as the
best place of security. till Lord Kirkwall's pleasure
could be gnown ; and the whole were in consequence
carefully 'acked up. amounting to upwards of live
tons weight, conveyed to London, and lodged in the
Tower last Thursday.
On Friday Lord Kirkwall attended at the office,
and thanked Mr. BIRNIE for his attention and con-
duct in the business.
After a due consideration, it is hoped that insur-
rectionary purposes were-not the object of those who
stole the fire-arms, but that it was an act of a gang
of poachers who infest that part of the country.
On the night of- the :MI of December last the
house of Mr. Hall, a pawnbroker,. in High-street,
Mary-la-bonne, was broken open, and robbed of jew-
ellery, plate, and other property, ta the amount of
between 4 and £5OO, with which the robbers made
their escape. On Saturday as application was made
to Mr. Him, by Mr. Hall, upcin the subject,
stating, that he suspected that part of his stolen pro-
perty was concealed at a house is Stanhope-street,
Clare-market, and the party who occupied the pre-
mises being well known to the officers, a warrant was
readily granted to search the premises of Zachariali
rhillips, in Stanhope.steeet, Clare market ; and Perry
and R. Limberick were dispatched to execute it. On
the constables arrival at the house Zech:Ali:tit Phillips
was not at home, but his wife was, and they informed
her their business, and proceeded with their search,
during•which two men entered a back foram, where'
the constables were, with a common basket, in which
were three dozen of three-pronged silver forks, the
same number of knives, a number of spoons, and
three handuane bunches for a -dinner table, and
ether valuable property. On the constables ascer-
taining the contents of the basket, they thought it a
remarkable circumstance, as the articles exactly cor-
responded with those stolen from Mr. Ball's premis
ses s however, on examination, therproved not to be
;so; but the officers thought it right to secure the
men, and Zachariah Phillips having returned home
in the mean time, they also took him into custody,
having no doubt but the two men had stolen the
property, and had brought it to Phillip. They were
and all brought to the ogee, underwent anexamination