Star. — 1815-03-23 (London, England)

POLICE.  -- • . MAnt.nonotron-rrsear.—Yesterd Ay, A procurer of . men for the army was convicted in the penalty of £2O, under a recent Act of Parliament, for advertising fora substitute to serve in the 10th regiment of Hussars, without permission in writing so to do from the Adjutant-General. W. Sweatinan was charged with robbing Mr. Coxwell, of Great Baddon, of some silver and papers. The prosecutor was passing along Drurylane, on Tuesday evening, when the prisoner, accompaded by two others, trioped up his heels. They then rifled his pockets, and two of them got away. He was fully committed for trial. Bow-srime.r.—Yesterday, J. 134istow underwent another *examination, charged on suspicion of throwing stones, Sc.:. at the house of Mr. Robinson:—T. Sutton, the footrn, rt, detailed the particulars of the proceedings et the nr.‘h, as stated in a former paper. Mr. Litchfield, the Solicitor to the Treasury, attended to conduct the pros:cution. The prisoner is an apprentice to Messrs. Stephens and Croft, haberdashers, of Oxford-street ; the former of whom attended, and gave him a most amiable character. They have ten apprentices, and the prisoner is esteemed one of the best. He was not out of his house the first night of the riots. On the night he was apprehended, he could prove, beyond a doubt, that he had not left his house a quarter of an hour, when he was apprehended.—He was committed for further examination.  THE LATE INQUEST•EaTIy on Tuesday morn, lug, the Coroner issued his .warrant for the appre. hension of James Ripley, butler to Mr. Robinson Richad Burton corporal; Richard Mathews,and Robt. Herbert, privates in the Sd Guards, pursuant to a verdict returned by the Jury imputing to them the wil; ful murder of Jane Watson, who was shot in Old Burlington.street. The three soldiers being in the house, they were taken to Mount-street Watch-house, and from thence to Tothil-tields Btidewell, whew they conducted themselves with great propriety. Next Tursday bang the day appointed for the general gaol delivery, they will be removed to Newgate, preparatory to the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, which commence on the sth of April. Ripley, the butler, was in the house a short time previous to the verdict being returned, and was heard to say : 46 As he' thought he should not be wanted arty more, he would go home." He accordingly went away, and every search since made by the Constable to find him has been ineffectual. Clark, the Constable, attended yesterday, at Mr. Robinson's house with the Coroner's warrant, but did not succeed in apprehending hi T/. At Waterford Assizes, Michad Mountain was in. dieted for forcibly carrying away Ann Murray against her consent, and with intent to defile her.— The prisoner and the prosecutor, however, had settled the matter the day before is a friendly manner, by marriage, and the prisoner was of course :acquitted. At the Assizes for Sussex, held at Horsham, on Tuesday, Thomas Hall, William Hall,Wm. Randall, Wm. Mathews, and James Hearne, were all round guilty of horse-stealing. Saturday the Assizes fir Kent terminated, when nineteen prisoners were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death, but were all, except three, reprieved before the Judges left Maidstone. Those left for execution are Daniel Cope, for towing forged Bank of England Notes, at Greenwich ; and Wm. Baker and Richard Baker for burglary at S)denliam. At the York Assizes, Wm. Roberts was tried for not surrendering to a Commission of Bankruptcy issued against him. The facts against the prisoner being clearly proved, he was found guilty—Death.