Star.
London, England, 1819-02-08 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANstori-llousE.—Saturday, a respectable jewel-
ler and lapill:ey was summoned to ai.swer the com-
plaint of a lit :ta named llarper, undcr these
circumstances :—Mr. Harper had his pocket picked
of a pocket-boo-,.cotitaming, among other articles,
a Scotch pebble, for which he had Nid He soon
af'er saw it in the defendant's wiuslow, where it was
ticketed 50 guineas. The lapidary persisted in •re-.
fusing to inform him of whom he had obtained
but asserted that he had got it honotirkbly.. Afia
much altercation, lie at. lentil effereki it to Mr. H.
fcsr CS, a proposal which the latter resisted. On
being brought before Mr. Alderman Smizti, who sat
for die Lord Mayor, he
istill refused to give any ex-
planation as to, the way n which the pebble had got
into his possession, and said he was determined to

keep it. The.2erehdeitel ihopyinan, however, elited,
that. it had been bough;, of a ..pereou who Om ed it
ftir. sale. fOr eight;:eii-pep.ce: • Tlielteeltrate eaPre !tied
his surprise at the extuordinary Value put upon the
article, when its price Was at once raised from Is.
to 50 guineas. The defendant said, that this 'wits
all matter of taste; and, in fact, that the value of suet
stones was merely ideal; some deeming a pebble to
be worth LW, while another party would not give!
2d. for the same article. The chief clerk 'suggested
that, as the defendant was so little disposed to ac-
commodation, it would be quite lawful for the Ma-
gistrate to grant a search-warrant against him, the
complainant, of course, sweating to the robbery of
his pocket-book and of the stone. After considerable
discussion this course was adopted, and officers were
dispatched to execute the warrant.-

GumuitaLz.—Saturday Thcophllus Brown; a la-
bouring man, who gets his living by what is tern.ed
following the markets, attendiag at Covent Garden,
Smithfield, and Newgate markets, early in the mor-
ning, for the purpose of carrying, home goods, &c.
was brought before the Sitting Magistrate, Alderman
ANSLEY, in custody of Worrall, the officer, on the
zhargc of uttering Forged Notes. By the evidence
produced, it appeared that the priconer went to the
shop of Mr. Blackett, clothes-salesman, No. 31, West
Smithfield, between eight and nine o'clock, on Sa-
turday morning, and purchased, what, from the state
of his apparel, he seemed to be in great want of, viz.
a jacket, a frock, an apron, and a red cap, for which
he agreed to give 19s. 6d. and tendered a Li note in
payment : S. Luccock, Mr. Blackett's shopman, sus-
pected the note to be a forgery, and se:.t it up stairs
by the shop-boy to a Mr. Stevens, an inmate in the
house, to ask his opinion upon it. Stevens came
down into the shop immediately with the note, told
the prisoner it was a bad one, and asked him if he
could change it for another ? the prisoner replied,
Oh ! yes, he had got some more ; 3nd produced three
others, desiring Stevens to take his choica of them ;
Stevens took them into his hand, and pronounced
them to be all forged. He then inquired of the pri-
soner where he got them ? at the moment he replied
he had them of his uncle ; bat immediately after-
wards acknoWledged that he fcarnti them. Stevens
then left him in the care of Luccock, and went out
for an officer. Prisoner expressed no apprehension,
but remained quietly in the shop till the arrival of
Worrall. In the interim Luccock asked his name
and address, which he gave readily as Theophilm:
Brown, and said he had no regular lodging, but last
slept in Drury-lane. When Stevens returned with
Worrall, the latter searched the prisoner, and found
upon him £l.Bs. in silver, and Bd. in copper, also a
new pair of worsted stockings, and two new cotton
printed handkerchiefs, for all of which the prisoner
thus accounted to bjm :—He said he was coming
through Rose-street, from Long-acre to Covent-gar-
den, on his way to the market, for the purpose of
looking for a job, at about six o'clock on Saturday
morning, when he observed a small parcel, wrapped
up in a bit of rag, lying on a ledge where they put
shutters, near to the two houses of ill-fame in that
street ; he took hold of it, and on opening it found it
contained six one pound notes ; a strange man was
passing at the time, to whom he said he had found a
prize ; the stranger replied he had a right to half of
it. Prisoner answered he should not stand that, but
if he knew any house open where they could get
liquor, he would not mind treating him with a glass;
the stranger said, that Wingfield s, No. 45, Strand,
would be open, and he could get change there; they
accordingly proceeded together to WingF.eld's, where
he got a note changed, and they had each a glass of
brandy. He then parted from the stranger, and
pursued his way towards Smithfield, and stopped at
the shop of Mr. Ottley, hosier, 159, Fleet-street,
where he changed another note to pay for the articles
found in his possession, and the silver and copper
were the change he had received out of the notes so
passed. At the desire of Worrell, the prisoner most
willingly accompanied him to Mr. Ottsey's and Kr.
Wingfield's, where he found his story confirmed; Mr.
Wingfield adding, that he knew the person of the
stranger who had been with the prisoner, by his
having frequently drank at his house. They thence •
proceeded to Rose-street; where the prisoner pointed
out the precise spot where he found the notes, which
tallied exactly with the previous description hi had
given; The notes were then produced, and were as
follows :—Nos. 71,522, 72,851, 2.5,712, 71,252, for
one pound* each, and were all dated I.oth December,
1818 ; two of them were signed Bishop, one Leete,
and one Gardner. Mr. Freeman, an Inspector, whit
attended with the Bank Solicitor, declared the
whole four notes to be forged in every respect.--
When called on for his defence; the prisoner said,
with great coolneis and every appearance of inno-
cence, that the officer had told them very truly every
thing. that had happened ; he found the notes that
morning ; he could read and writer and therefore
knew what they were, and thought he had got a
great prize, having no suspicion that they were forg-
ed, and was willing to answer any questions, and
give every information in his power,The general
feeling, both of the Magistrate and of every one in
the justice-room, was evidently in favour of the inno-
cence of the prisoner, who conducted himself through-
out with great propriety, without exhibiting the
smallest symptom of alarm or apprehension; but as
Mr. Ottley aad Mr.Wingfield were net in attendance,
nor the notes changed with them produced, and as it
was also necessary to make inquiry respecting the
general character of the prisoner, the worthy Alder-
man, with the consent of all parties, remanded him
.or a farther hearing on Tuesday next.

MA RLBOROUGH-STREET. --- Saturday a woman,
named Davis, who keeps an infamous brothel in
Swan-yard, Strand, was held to bail for having en-
ticed from home two children of a poor widow,
named M'Karthy, and having aided in their scduc-
•tion. The younger girl was not apparently more
than• eleven years of age.
• W. I. Ward was committed for cutting a square
of glass from the wir.dow of Mr. Bevan, in Mary-la.
bonne-street, and taking out spoons value 40s.

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Queem-setmnz.--.Saturday G. Greened and J.
W. Frost were corn:tined for robbing r. Bun, on
the highway, of his watch and pocket-book,
An Army Officer, on half-pay, was charged by
Mrs. Wall, of St. Martin's•lans with having taken
out, by affidavit, some articles It a pawnbrok*s, the
dsplicaes for which he had Keviously sold Ur. He
setts con r:!:,ed of hail.

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• FROM S.SLIRDAY.WIGLIT'S C.,IZETTE.
LARb CIIAI.IEItLAILI*S-OFrICF.;
eratrasirribsiCtiurCigifing into :siburnlng,:ort &Wasy nett,
the-7th inotant for her late rlsjesty alb Reigning 'Queen of
Witiamberg, viz.
The Ladies to wear Mack silk, 'ft inged or plain Kneel, white
gloves. necklaces and ear-rings, I.ll.igh or white shoes, fats and
tipEets.s—Undress--White er zit y Instant'. tabbies or damasks.
The Cerit!Wncii to wear Mask, full triiralied; friug. d rieplain
linen, black swords and buckles.--43irdress-•-Grev frocks.
The Court to change the Mourning on Sunday the 14th inst.
The Ladiei to wear black silk or velvet; coloured ribbons,
Aim and tippets, or plain Wilke, or white And gold, or whith'and
Aver stuffs. witlblack ribbot.s.
The Centlenisn to wear Slack coats, and black or plain white,
or white and gold, of white' and silver still!' walit.aiats; full
ttloined, coloured swords and buckles.
Aail on Tharadliy, the 16th"iustalit, the 'Cana to* go out of
Mow zing.
RANKRUPTCP:.; SI;PritgEDI:I).
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Benjarnia &avant, carpenter.
JoLn Ti yford, Portawood-ni.hiu-Brunungt..n.,
_Ches.hire, cot-
ton4pianer.
William Cluunberlayne, Leiceiter, hosier.

Samuel BA jce, law of Livirpnal, bacr.

BANKRUPT&

Christopher Jackson, Upper Thante.s4tre4t, sursr factor, to
surrender lreb. 13, 43. and rilsrcla 20, at :at
Anomie', Messrs. Swath and lieutiersqn, lesnou.4arect,
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Goodman's-6A1%.
John Henry ‘Velbeam, D. narrey. rectifyintdistillcr,
Feb. 9, It; and Marc:i au, at ten at Ghatthaa. Attar:dr%