Star. — 1808-01-02 (London, England)

DURLL/NG. . • ,MasmoN-Houss.;----Yesterday a woman in the emA meeting took place on sVednesdaV, near Totten- ploy of Mess's. Fourdrinier and Co. wholesale staham, between Mr. C. a Lieutenant, arid Mr. T. a toners "and pape rags from their warehr-Makers, was examined use. on a charge Collegian, after two ineffectual .previous meetings, of stealing some A gnat to adjust a difference which subsisted between them, number of women are employed by Messrs. F. to sort relative to a debt of honour, the former Gentleman the rags, and from time to time those amtlemen have had been held in sureties to keep the peace, aad at this missea quantities, in consequence they set a watch, meeting he was slightly wounded in the arm by the and detected-the woman with a smar quantq in her second fire of his antagonist, when their differences possesSion.—She was committed to Bridewc for a wise adjusted. w.sek. On Thursday, about eleven o'clock; .Mr. NARES, WIIITECHAFEI,.—Yesterday Ain Thompson, whom the sitting Magistrate at Bow-street, received private we have previously mentioned as being in custody for information that Captain Campbell and Captain Her- stabbing J. Walker, a hlack sailor, with whom she co-, bert, of the East India Company's service, were to habi .ed, was fully cenonttted•,fr.om this office. The fight a duel at twelve o'clock that day, on Wimble- Coroner's jury having brought in a verdict of Wilful don Common ;in consequence of which he issued his Murder. . warrant against the parties, and dispatched Adkins, Maidaimmuciit'SpatEr.—A haberdasher in Brookin a post-chaise, attended by-T. Jones, one of the'pa- street, moved with compassion towards a poor destltrole, to apprehend them. They proceeded to the spot tote girl of about ten, years old, took her some days with all possible speed, where they arrived soon after ago into his house, in order to be serviceable in his twelve o'clock, but the parties were not there. Ad- kitchen. Having, on Wednesday, occasion to send kins went to the Bald-faced Stag Inn, , about half a mile an assortmen' of goods to Str Alban's-street, for the distant from the spot, and. inquired of the landlord, insinpection of a lady, he thought he might send them who inforrnd him that he had seen three Gentlernen a band-box by this wicked little inmate. He acin a chaise go on the Heath, followed by two on horse.- cordingly did so.—After remaining on In r errand back ; they remained a little more than a quarter of an near four hours, this wretched creature returned with hour, and then returned; the chaisewent towards King- the box empty ; on her being interrogated by her ston, and.the horsemen took the road for London ; a master, what she had done with the goods, sirs reman in the inn said he heard the report of a pistol while plied, that not being able to find out the lady's house, the Gentlemen were on the Heath, and concluded she placed the box on the steps leading to a large they had been to fight a duel. Adkini proceeded to door; and, after resting herself, she returned home, the Robiii Hcod and Little John Inn; and mide hiqui- without knowing that the goods were taken out. In ies of the landlord; while they were conversing, the this story she persisted before the Magistrate, who orRev. Mr. Butcher, of Wandsworth, an active Magis- dered her into confinement. Before she had been an t ate for the county of Surrey, rode up on horseback, hour in the cell, she confessed that she had carried the who was likewise in pursuit of the duellists, and said goods to a woman in Westminster, whereupon the he had received private information of their intention Magistrate ordered this notable receiver of stolen proto fight on the spot where Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. perry to be brought before him without delay. The Paull - did, on Coomb's Warren. The Magistrate I goods were valued at upwards cf 61. and Officer accordingly joined in their pursuit ; the