Star. — 1802-03-25 (London, England)

STILLIT.—On Monday night, about nine o'clock, as the Hon. Mr. Bos es brother to Lord Strathmore, was pairing throng(' the courts, roar St. Martin's church, he was extremely annoyed by Tome of the lower order of women of the town laying hold of him, and begging money, when, to get rid of them, he gave one a (billing : he had proceeded a very few paces further, before he felt himfelf feized violently by both arms, and, at the fame intlant, he received a blow on the back part of his head, which totally deprived him of his fenfes. As he does not recoiled any thing further that paired till he found himfelf in an up-flair' room of a houfe, with a woman of molt makuline appearance and voice, whom he had reafon to think was a man in female attire, and who, with the:nail horrid imprecations and threats,demanded all his property. telling him, at the Lune time, that he mull fuppofe he was brought there to be robbed and murdered. as others had been ferved before, and that the could immediately call feveral men to aflilt her if he made the leap refillance.— Mr. Bowes being jolt arrived from the country, and having a drab great coat and boots on, endeavoured to perfuade her he was only a fervant, but without die& the difcovering. from the interior of his drefs, which had been torn open in the fcuffie, that was not the fain, obferving his watch. with a very valuable gold feel to it, the fnatched it out of his pocket, and infified upon having fome rings the alto law upon his fingers, which he pofllively refuting to let her have, the called to her accomplices to come and murder him, upon which Tome voices were heard at the door, and the again attempted to get the rings from him ; but in the ftruggle he fuppofes they were loft on the floor, as flue then opened the door,.(which had previoufly been locked) and atked if all was fah below? This moment Mr. B. taking the advantage of, as the only opportunity he had of efcaping with his life, knocked her down, and mated out of the hottfe, no one appearing to prevent him ; he made his way into Chandos-fireet. Mr. B. notwkhltanding the confuted (tate of his ideas, Occanclied by the blow and fuddennefs of the inanition, which feemed to him as magic. had noticed by the light of a fmall candle placed in the chimney corner, five empty bird-cages in the room; and as be was &aping from the hook, he remarked the flotation of it, and , the number of lamps to the end of the court having procured eggs= from 6t. Martin's watchliouie. be, by this means, difcnvered the houfe, and in the room on the firlt floor found the cages, but the birds were flown. On Tuefilay cventug the landlord of the home and a woman were apprehended, and examined at this Office, but there not being fufficient evidence to criminate them, they were difmifred; the man. however. is to be hub/filed for keeping a diforderly houfe. Mr. B. had all the time upwards of tool. in Bank notes, in a private pocket, which he fortunately faced, by his refolution in °toggling with the fiend. He complains much of the hurt he received on his head, neck, and back.  MArision.flouse.—A labourer on the gnat's having a quantity of cotton upon him which be could not account fur, and fufpetied to have been ftolen, was committed to BrideweU.