Star. — London, England, 1827-10-20 00:00:00

SESSIONS. 74T ;,r.1 .4+0, EXEtER u,- ~~. 4. TRIAL or 111ILLIASI FRAitILL " pr i za wi nub, aged 37, wita r at abbot *quarter to' three o'clock, placed at Ale bar, on a-charge of forgery. The Court was crovided almost to sulfotation. Three indictments had been found against him ; and that on which he was now arraigned contained nine taunts. Messrs. Coleridge and . Osnam conducted ,the prosecu tion ; attorney, Mr. J. B. Sanders. Ikrr the defence wets Messrs. Crowther and Freed; attorney. Mr. Paw, jen. The prisoner was charged in a variety of waps; .the offence itself was the forging an endorsement. and -uttering as true, a certain interest or promissory note, of the city bank; Messrs. Milford and Son, and C.. for 6"1. No. 11,839, dated the 30th of April. 1826, and drawn in the usual manner, at 20 days, in favour of • Mary Easterbrook, with intent to defraud Elisabeth Callender.. . Mr. Couternaa said, it was fortunate that in this city cases of this kind seldom occurred, and it was not -probable that to most if not all the Joey, conversant as they were with their general duties in that Court. the consideration of a question of such vital import, both as affecting the prisoner and the public, had never be fore been presented to them. J. M. P. Bawling, is a clerk in the City Bank; the partners are. John Miff and and John Milford, jun.; re members the 3d of October ; knows the prisoner, and -use him at the bank/on the 3d; came about eleven in the forenoon, and presented four interest notes. (Two lamest noses, those drawn in favour of Ann Franks and Mary Easterbrook, were handed the witness.) The • two meeproduced are part of the four ; had seen them before that time drew them at the time of issuing, and have no doubt of their identity; have as little doubt but that I was present when the interest (for which the 'receipt for 16s. was- on the back) was paid; cannot at this distance of time say to whom I delitered them whets drawn. When presented by the prisoner, they sere neither of them endoesed. There was nothing on she back except the receipt for the interest. &'risooer said he vented the money. I • lodked on the back, and saw they were not endorsed, and said to hint, they could not be paid until they were so. I then asked his name? he replied, John Franks. I then asked him, who Mrs. Ann Franks was? He re plied, his wife. Prisoner then west away, and stayed, .1 believe, about an hour ; when be returned, he said his wife had been recentitemined, was ill in bed, and bad written her name no the front of the note. I told him be could not ham the money until his wife's name was written on the back of the note. He went away second time, and returned in about bal( an bOur, pro sinning the note again, with the name " Ann Franks." written on the back; I told him it was not yet sufficient, as Ann Franks was his wife; lie must write his name .under that of Ann Franks; prisoner said he could not write; I replied " You must then make your mark;" be did so, and I again asked him his name; be said John Franks; upon which, in connection with his mark, I wrote the words " the mark of John Frank; witness J. M. P. R." I then paid him the money, 601. with the interest; prisoner mired for gold; I told him I would give him Bank of England notes; he said either beforel 1 paid the money, or immediately afterwards, am not certain which, Mrs. Easterbrook is out of town. but he should be able to get her endorsement by the next day, when the note would come for payment; saw nothing mote of him or the note that day; but about eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the following day (the 4th), the same note was presented for payment by Ann Smale, with the name Mary Easterbrook written on the back ;ia consequence of information the bank bad pre• viously received, I did not pay it.—On his cross-era mination Mr. Bawling does not know whether Mrs. Callender has bad dealings at the City Bank ; the re ceipt for the interest premouslt paid is in the hand writing-of Mr. Lindford, a clerk in the bank. Though the notes arc at 20 days sight, it is always the custom to pay on demand, unless in cases such as occurred about two years since, of a run on the bank, whenthey avail themselves of the 20 days notice, in order to see what may come in; does not know Mary Easterbrook, but is certain as to the identity of the note, as them is only that 601. in the name of Mary Easterbtook in the books of the City Bank. Ann Smale is the daughter of John Smile, who keeps the Red Cow public-house io St. Sidwcll%; prisoner came to their house on the evening of the 3d of Octo ber ; had supper and grog, and slept there. On the following morning said he wanted to go to the bank, but had drank a little over night, and wished some per son would go for him ; he asked me to go fur him ; said I would ; he asked for pen and irk ; I brought it to him, and saw him write upon a bill; it was on the back of the note. I believe he had three notes when he was writing; he gave me the bill on which I saw him write, with two others; cannot say on which of the three he wrote--ta note was handed the witness); this is one of the notes he me me; he told me I was to take them to the bank, and if there was any refusal to pay . the bills, I was to say " it was foe the person who received the money of Mein yesterday." I presented this note to Mr. Bawling ; the other two I presented at the Latter Bank fir t; the notes were not paid. Oa her crosf-examinatiun she said, 1 lighted bim to bed on the night be slept at her house; he was a little intoxicated, but able to walk up stairs; I pulled off his shoes; he desired me; did n ot take o ff any other part of his dress, nor do 1 of my own knowledge know whether he did; I cannot say whether he went into the bed; but iu the morning it was soiled, as from a person's lying in it; many persons frequent our linu.e; respectable persons I come there sometimes; saw him the next morning about half-past seven ; he was perfectly sober ; desired to have s e breakfast ; I got it as fast as I could ; it was about kalipast eight or nine o'cl,ck ; he had Sittl• sages, eggs, and tea; 1 nether attended him uor saw him have soy grog ; after breakfast lie drank some rum and milk ; I think he had in re than one glass, as I attended him with one, and observed, when I some time afterwards carried him the pen and ink, that he had then some in his tumbler ; I do not know what he paid, , nor do I know what his reckoning amounted to; he did ' not settle with me; he played at skittl-s during the n.orning with my father ; I saw them at play; my father was in the room when I carried the pen and ink; he ; was sitting near the prisoner ; the prisoner went out! during the morning ; he said he wanted to call at some house where he lett an umbrella the preceding evening he was not int..xicated, nor was he tipsy when he de. sired me to go to the bank. Mr. Raw.ing was recalled, at the request of Mr. COLERIDGE, and to a question put by the Court, as to the state in which Franks was when he came to the bank on the SJ, replied, he appeared as sober as any person that came to the batik for the day. John Tcotel is parish chock of St. Thomas's. Has been so seven years last November. Knows M rs . C a t.. lendar. Married a daughter of her's. Has been in the }talk of transacting her business with the Exeter bank, but never went to • the City bank — for her. Knows W. Fiank , the prisoner. His name is William. The pri. toner sad tit wife lived with Mrs. Callendar. Nis was confined about 12 months ago. Knows it about that time. Attended the christening. Ann Franks repeatedly since, and is sure she was Confined either in September or the preaent month ( tober) of this year. Franks can write. Has seen hi write on a sheet of paper, but not sufficiently so as be enabled to prove his handwriting. Mrs. Calleno► has another daughter, named Mary Easterbrook. Knows her well and her writing—(noteisanded); the sign Attrret his not her writing; knows her husband, FeterEaster % brook; knows his writing. but not sufficiently to be en allied to swear to it, but quite sufficiently to be en'abierl to swear positively that the signature now produced i not his, nor at all like his wining ;both those person have been absent from Exeter many years; Mary, sin June 1810, until last Saturday ; and Peter, the last 1 years. On his crosstlaminatirn he denied having a ill feeling toward the prisoner ; had never said he wodt4 endeavour to hang him, or that he wished him hanged. They were at variance at the time he married his II ife's sister ; if he related the cause, it would lead to other matters; that was six or seven years ago; at two years from that time they were reconciled, and had continued friendly since, until this transaction. Harriett Tootell is wife of John Tootell.—Mary Easterbrook and Ann Franks are her sisters; knows their writing well; the signatures on the notes now handed her are not of their writing. Elizabeth Callender was the mother-in-law of the prisoner; he married her daughter Ann; they lived with her ; she had interest notes, drawn in the names of her three daughters, whose property, on a certain event it was to become ; at present the notes were her proper ty ; they were kept in a box locked ; and in a room to which the prisoner and his wife had free and unreserved access as well as herself; she had recently, about the later days of September, seen them there, and was not away, of her loss until the day on which the prisoner was taken into custody; the box, to look at, presented the same appearance as before, but on closer inspection, it was found the hinkcs had been forced, the points of the nails having fallen down on the inside of the box; the whole of her interest notes were gone ; the signature, Ann Franks, to the receipt for the year's interest, 11. 16s. was the writing of her daughter. It was done by her authority. Could not now recollect whether she sent her, or accompanied her to the bank ; but is certain she ultimately received the money. Her daughter, Easter brook, was not aware, nor was her husband, hat such a note was in existence. until this transaction made it . wn. Knows the writing of the whole of the parties; the signatures now shewn her are not theirs. This witness was also cross-examined, but nothing was eli lted to invalidate her testimony in chief. Mr. Otos/mum took a variety of objections, the first of which he thought so strong, that it must prove fatal to the indictment. He believed it to be an invariable rule of law in cases of this kind, that the alleged forged last r ument should be set forth in all its pacts in the in dictment; in this case he observed a writing on the back of the note, beside the endorsernent,which he could, and others had very easily made out to be, " Mary , Easterbrook;" this was wholly omitted in the indict illeiet, and he submitted was fatal to any forther'pro tnedings. The other objection of the Counsel, which, with the former, and followed by Mr. Freed, were con tended for at considerable length, went to the effect that the proof of forgery, amfecting the prisoner, was ifor not complete. Mr. COLIIIIDGE, followed by Mr. OINAU, replied briefly. The'Covar gave full credit to the Learned Counsel their exertions in behalf of the prisoner; they were such as the Court would have expected from them, and did them honour; but at the sametime felt hound to say, that they had no weight whatever. There was quite sufficient to go to the Jury, and with them the question Innstbe left. William Howard, the officer who apprehended the prisoner, was called to prove the time and state Of in-' toxication he found him in. Howard believed it to be about 11*o'clock, and that he colfsidered him tipsy, but Doi 'so as not to know what he said to him. Mr. R. R. Sanders spoke from the bench: he saw the prisoner within a few minutes of his being taken into custody by Howard, and he appeared to him (Mr. San ders) so very much intoxicated, that he recommended the Magistrates to suspend the examination until the following day. Mr. Street, surgeon, and Mr. Pickett, deposed to character. Mrs. Spreat thought the prisoner rather tipsy when he came to her house about ten on the morning of the 4tb, but appeared to know what he was about. The RECORDER summed up. The Jury, alter a few moments' consideration, and at about seven o'clock returned a verdict of Guilty, The COURT saw no necessity for ptoceeding on the other two indictments. Mr. COLZRLOGR rose, and in the name of all the parties concerned in the prosecution, recommended the prisoner to the merciful consideration of the Court. RECORDER have no discretion as to what my duty must be now. William Frawks, you have been con victed on evidence verb• satisfactory to my mind of the crime of forgery. I confess that in your case there are many circumstances that convince me you have committed a most dt liberate act: you commenced your crime w ith an act of felony in breaking the box and stealing the property of your aged relative, and until your career was stopped, persevered in your at tempts to appropriate to your own use the savings ot, probably, her whole life. It only remains for me to finish my painful task by sentencing you to be hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may GOD have mercy on your soul. The Coon. met this (Wednesday) morning at 9 o'clock. Yesterday morning the son of Mr. GERRARD, of Rat. cliff Highway, a youth about 18 years of age, accom panied by another young man, took a boat for the porpose of going to Greenwich, bet, in passing the Thames Police Office, through their unskilful manage ment of the boat, it upset, and young Gerrard sunk to rise no mure. His companion was fortunately rescued by a waterman. Yesterday evening an inquisition was taken at St. George's workhouse, before T. &inmost, Esq. on the body of James M'Cleerwp-who was found on Wednes- day night last, in a dying state* Kent Street, Bcrough. A great quantity of evidence was heard, from which it appeared that the deceased was taken to the house of Mrs. Driscoll in the above street. on Monday night last, in an apparently dying state ; th4t he was kept in the house two nights, during which no medical assistance was called in ; and that on the Wednesday night, about ten o'clock, he was taken from his bed, by order of Mrs. Dsi.coll, and in nearly kstate of nudity, placed on the stones in the carriage way. On being discovered, he was taken to the workhouse, where he expired a few minutes after his admission. The inquest was adjourn ed till- Tuesday evening at seven o'clock, for the im pose of having the body opened. him to wait, . went - albmok._ waited ex. only two hours (from two o'clock till four), and then drove away„ not expecting that he would return. Next day, the driver, bow., ever, actidanally met the defendant in Holborn, and addressed klnt upon the subject, but was repulsed indignantly by him, and was lased his address. The driver, therefore, in order not to loss his fare, collared the defendant, and seeing an dicer, welkin Mrs cm- Andy for the offence of bilking the cab." Mr. Coke, the Solicitor, questioned the driver very closely his notions of identity, and was answered in the most It was impossible, be said, that be could be be bad never seen the &tendon before the day the ea. lief bleed by hiss. The Loan Mayon-asked the defendant what he bad to say ? Mr. Llouville said, thee hr bed merely ee state that be never had hired or gone into a cabriolet on Ow dap speasionsil, end UM seek an occurrence never bed happened to bins. Ma.bed enewered driver indignantly, it was true, bit dim aim nig 54 indignant at a charge (dutch a destripthark tilise two servant girls of die defendant swore most positively their master had here trout before nine o'clock *mil hour on the day in question superiuten4sug the repairs in hh home in Soho-, square. They had seen hint very frequently shout the hou.e the course of that tinae, and they heard his voice when they did not! see hint. A plumber and glazier who had been at west in the house also swore that Mr. Dou villa had been in the house frees two. o'clock until four. There were several other witnesses to depose to the same oem tradictien, but The Loan MA Iva said, it was evident tint the eau was Nth taken, and that it was unnecessary to proceed say further wilistbot defence. Mr. Coles said his client would not be saddled widish* mere dismissal of the case. Ile wished to can whatnots to prove a cam of assault against the Miser. The Lot* Affect should have told hb addles+ when the man accaised him. It was his refuel to do so that brought him into this disagreeable prealicanwat of being collared in the street.. and charged. The defendant said, that be had told the driver that he was sot the person to whom he Winded. in speaking of his cabriolet.--lbe deicer denied this. The Loan Maros said, that the nun seised Mr. Dunille. think ing that he had bold of the person who had ran away haus h.s fare, and that he the Lold Mayor) would not take cord:once of any charge of assault again the driver. Nobler said. that in cases of assault the anima was always considered by the Jery, and it wu evident in this cue t►at the intention was not to do injury or to annoy a stranger. i :AA L of tdat.ll Plabitj a i the other (dicers, pee dot e ~part confirmed by the Mesos.Powell tag man speaking to the pieces of eels fe lle d corresponding with the mould' (woad prisoners Rowland, Milton, Riley, std knowledge of the concern. Cole aod hoi4 —sod saying any thing. lai"ldristae.itornaolilanerl.,Collhlraerieylßere":cthastakie anclififtnagy The whole tits were then folly committed to Newlin' for trig, M*lrate, against A 4mie RL . BO 7 :OOG ST R EgT, Tuesday last two Gentlemen, James Thelendl. Rsq. and c e p taii Fe w a ll o ta, oska both . st o pping aia a a t a !b a: bot hpe an aperacharge. A summons wee accordingly issued, and woe spa the driver, ordering his attendance the neat day to di g flyer ; but, inwestled his doing sochis employer a air *d ot Left; flame to the Mks, sad 'said that the ma n had reco,ed ibe.awnontons regularly, and she advised his attenda nce, txit ie abla he'd be d--d if he wadi:tattled for the Magittraten t The sift hearing this else Magistrate immediately ho le d h t - e ' t ,; . fat his apprehension, and yesterdsy he was brought in curt lit to Me Office when Certain Carlton pref erre d th e followlogehirp the ;donates-4M the 18th of this ntuoth,he sold, =di and himself 'arrived s the Tower Stun, by a stwr - 'ild Item the Continent, and hired Me prhoott's coach Irene ToWer-hill, to convey them to Ibbotsoo's Hotel, and on their vs rival thwe the prisoner, to their astonishment, demanded ss his fare. They immediately ascertained that the proper chyl e i e f that distance was only as. hut as they had a smell quantity of le e : gage with them is the coach, they would willingly here paid tit Omer a couple of shining' more, although lee bad made bo art , Marge that if et. The primmer, however, *oda vat t a k e k the 10'. and they, in cooselperfte, pad kat =taso*tigaber of his coach. * Ingrodotior, In his defence, said that he considered bio t a do g good, far the distance, luggage, &c. to rut. but it via„ vog overcharge, it was a mistake of his, and - he was ready o sae the difference. NIAO4IIaIIIIII said that the Frisson. soiet have bo on we , :Moll that be was not entitled to any such auto as 10s. for tin he lance, which, no doubt, he had often gut:, before: and as lot leg. aaless be made a specific agreement fur the varier a n be started, he was oat entitled to any thing for the untie et The whole cam was one of daatfieful extortion, the Magi anti and based the prissier SL sad costa, and in default of pay* eidigo% committed Limn to haul labour at the tresinull for no masa the Rowe Correction. , MARY-LA-BONNR. A butcher's man, was charged with ernes:element by bir ter, Thomas Kiss. of Paddington -surer?. iie bad lived Ina ha, t h e promoter stated, about free or six mouths. He wa s an ea . ',toyed by him as a regular clerk, but omassaially intrust e d to to. cells money tor west he took out so cintomert and d ar i ng t h eft ix four roman of the brae he had detect e d ben to markt' out bids and giving receipts foe different sum% noose of slum se had as maimed tor. Prosecutor did cot know to what amount he had ben robbed, and requested to bemuse rimier rem:ailed in order that Le osigla Inaba inquiry. specuble.louk ni pri6tft ire r, g lit y lo ls w g as o ckt ian it ; at n kaow hil i tn edpel ele dhreeuha'slanadryropra very,,. ustr 'arises sums for which he was vety sorry. If Mr. King in* let him off, to would return every farthing. The drat monis kept back be said was to give to a brother who was in eery s* again,stre aandt would o bo w t th ev a ery t and ran at af tbe , at if tse u rs r. be ic t7 g an w s ub v i st irotrq him, arise had a mother who was well off, and would embh ye t so to do. The prosecutor repeated be did not know to what meat he hal beeu robbed, he cesild say Ditching t►ere(ore tilt then. Un consulting with Mr. Houma, who beard the case, asks settled that the peimeer should be remanded until Tuesday we,* one o'clock, in order to make the necessary include,. Mary JAM, an Irish saleswoman, who keeps a cast rd stilt things in the Weems, brought up her daughter Mary Mee, a watt girl about 15 (sod who wept bluetit) upon a charge diens' MINI her of various sums of money she was entrusted es takeis Ot Asp whilst her mother was out with goods. She mentiesed Saran/le her taking within a wry aloft time since I2s. and at Melt as us terday le. id. These sums, the mother said, her daughter sett far gin with, and treated different people. Mr. Human asked if she had broken open any place to Me the money from, and was /old she had not. He said it en a sett' shocking thing, het be could net commk the girl induct nee specific charge, and advised the complainant to be moretrogr how she entrusted her in (stare. TOWN-HALL Cathy, an Tridttnan , was iron — ght up, coveted MI Isal, to answer for a murderous 'attack argon his wife. Theydisimit appeared, retarded home drunk the previous night, and se baba his wife at home, on her mum brat her with the mop; them* attempting to ascend the stairs, were appeal by the prissier, eis struck two of them with the tongs, when a despeute armee esmi and the staircase giving way, they came down pelleneli togedm and continued fighting for some minutes in the dark, the pnwar receividg a number of blows from the watchmen's stave/ kin be could be secured.--The A LDISIMAN wan sorry tie dements ts dawns rendered nth severity mammary, and in CONIALIEIIe lowed the - prisoner's discharge, on the wife's intercessics. He we subsequently taken to St. Thomas's HomitaL UNION-HALL _ _ _ Two Dutch Jewesses were charged yesterday with wain 6 spurious description of camels' hair shawls about the streets, widget a licence. The informer stated that he saw the defendants ear a mechanic's house, and display a shawl to his wife, Sedates it was the " real thing ;" she at hest hesitated to look at din:tide, upon which one of the defendants, by way of indseeroest en hers become a purchaser, lung one of the shawls over the shoulders aide poor woman, the colour and border of which so denied her nue nation that she was about to make the purchase when the Walser Made ids appearance, sod having discovered that the defendants et* not furnished with alicenceibe seized their goods and bruit& tits to thisollice.—The shawls were prodsced ; they were of the ea, engem deacriptiom and not worth a shied of the peke they asknl ha them.—lr was stated, that great numbers of people vie,e cLettsi by with importers u the defendants, both of whom were Inter each, ceder the Hat/here and Pedlars' Act, and in default a psi• mint, they were committed for tLree months each, to Ktngstom BIRTHS. Ta‘day, at Guiabtidge, Baru, the Lady of A,dey Corr, ad a sum _ _ Yesterday, the wile of Mr. Buckley, an Officer in *Nee Police, was lately Es id three children ; two bolt "d al girl, who, wick die wasdrwr i are likely to do well. ,• WAD. Yesterday. at itkinnsed. wiser, be bad gone for the norm d Isis lushly Linat.-Calamiel Frederick Saekale, of the I 4 E jE India Consisaby's service, ill the 43d year of his age. Monday, at his house in Foley-place, Captain George Debbi° of the 59th Foot. aged 75. The 13th inst. as the bowie of Ms father, Rear Admiral Bros% at Ilfraessen‘e, Dhooshire. Capt. J. Brow, It N. aged 4t NEWUATE LSADENHALL MARKETS. oct• II Bed— ----as ad to 41 od I Veal 31 ill le lb Millss..,—;.«.as el to S 4 lad f Pork Lomb 3. Od to 4i 4d. • r i I ICES or HA! AIM STRAW YESTESUAI. IT.JA liteS. WWITICIIMPSI. Hay 411 ts Od to SI 101 Od 1 Hay SI 15i to SI Si 0 Clover SI Os tad to 51 150 od j Clover 41 10, to SI V°l Straw 1116, Od to 41 Os Od 1 Straw 11 141 to 11 13+ 01. 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I,Pictest-pbeg,Tinvie-Bar• . . PHs wife , POLICE IN&LIGENCE. Suitt. He aloe which bad been it to be , —.sr— . • 111 Alp810111.1110USA: Lloyd, Kirby, and the Hes seen Yesterday Mr. Difilime, a teacher 'of the ',midi laingsmae, was testimony , which was in. an confirm*. e was not the L ean aurae , to tam calor w h il l ia - refused add, the latter 'Gentleman speaking t. oath (0e- to pi the driver of e cabriolet the amount at a fare. being all counterfeit, and correspoodim Seen hitn The driver's account was this: He had talles up gr. Thsedile tbt 'a leet s• SO it to in Leadenhall-ureet, and was dedred by lim to drive him to t h e la their defence, the prisoners Its LI a I ten"! corner of Walbronk. He did us, and Mr. poovßie gin astordered Awatigi, denied ally h"winlic of the ~., him to wait, and went down Walbrook. Th e d a m. wa i t .," ez • declined saying any thing. _ _ GUILDHALL Yesterday A,us fmourde4, - a pauper on the parish of fit. Sepulchre, was brought brture the ►lagiurate, by the Otruneets of that parish, under throe circumstances :—tike caned epos them yesterday, in al state of extreme into:kith:et, for her weal , ' allowance, which was ss. intended for the support of herself and revisal Andrea. At that ' moment the had left her children in a state of the pretest dirtiness, , hunger, nut, and misery. The owner of the house ascertaining the children's situation, Went to the °embers, and requested them to visit the house a see the state of the children ; they went, and found them as described. Sir C. Hums saki, the Act d PaainUM authorised the Ma. glatrate to impose a fine of five shillings, to go to the support of the poor, of whom the prisoner herself was use; it gave her a week to pay that nun in, and oc tailing so to do, called on the llaglatrate to put be: in the stocks for ail hours. The Act was an old one, but the prisoner's case was so aggravated, tbat be (Sir C. H.) felt it his duty to impose the fine, and to assure bar that, if it WOW MN paid within a week, a new set of stocks should beau& for her oceans- BOW-STREET. Yesterday two young men, named Meet and Wailer, were beaten before Sr R. Beam, charged by a Mr. Davies, a member of the Jewish fraternity, with committing a violent assault epos him. The complainant stated, that he went en Thursday evening, with an acquaintance named Jones, to the house !mown as" Water a . .," it Brydges.street where billiard tables are kept, for the purpose of having a ftieeidly game as billiards. They had not been long playing when the two defendants walked into the moat, un covered, and appeared as though they belonged to the horse. Ooe of them challenged complainant to a game at bastard, and produced a boa and dice. The challenge was declined, upon which the de feedasts commenced a sneering attack upon the templaiinua and W friend, observing, maw otheethings, that they supposed com plainant was afraid of spending too mach of his master's money.— At length* (complainant) suffered himself to be provoked into a game with the dice, and he very apeedily lost three half-crowns. Cenapkinarst taxed Chilcott with cheating, and he immediately Sew into a great passion, and struck him. The other defendant joined in the attack upon complainant and his friend, and they were forced out of the room. The noise brought up a man embed Smart, ma hie Wife, who, it appeared, were the managing keepers of the tam, and both of them assisted in beating the tailplanes& and Ms friend in 11 most unmerciful a v ant. Mr. Jones, the friend of the complainant, corroborated this statt mem, and s aid that the two defendants came into the street, and be gave them in charge to the watch. Sir R. Beams, on beariag this story, seat for Ms. and Mrs. Smart, and placed them in the character of defendants. The answer to the charge made by the defendants was, that the complainants lost their money fairly, and then quarrelled about it, and behaved in a riotous sad Insolent inaoiser. The marker of the ailliard table was mat for, and from kink 134 R. Beams obtained the names of all the partnere in the boom in question. Sir Stetson° said be was glad that the nausea of the AM bad been obtained ; it might answer a salutary purpose. He this ordered all the foot defradants to And b4l for the 'Staudt. • A young man, named lime, was charged by Non, a - beadle of Covent.gardeti, with molesting his in the mastics of his duty. Mott stated, that at a late hour an Thursday night, or rather yes terday morning, there was a mob of people collected in Bew-nrest, and he and the watchmen were endeavouring to disperse them; when the defendant came up and interfered, declaring that esitia.l he nor the watchmen knew their duty, and that the tattier had so business to knee theit beats to make die people g. away. Weenie! took him into custody on his refusing to go about his bossiness. Sir R. *num asked the defendant if he was an inspector of the watch ?—The defendant said be was not, but an inspector was nitwit wanted, from what he had seen of the watch in this neigh- , bourhood. Sir U. Blame said there was some truth in this. He wished much that the 'Watchmen would do their duty is looking after sad putting down the abodihtatit bonnie which abounded in the neigh bourhood ; if they did not, be woold-diecitarge throe or font of them, amid that step perhaps would beteg the remainder to their wows. He understood that a man Willi h 44 kept a house tailed the Shakspeare, and from which be had been ousted, had opened rooms of the same kind directly opposite the Mee. He would net, if he could prevent it, suffer suck a nisimeee under the nary nose of the Office. Unfortunately, the lest Vagrant Act had de prived the Magistrates of the right of what was called privy search, er these houses would exist but a very Ain time indeed.—The defeudwt was discharged. H ATTON.G MIDI N. Ku-hod Roseland, George Riley. Jobs Amen, •Bliemesti Cole, lied Smite, and Mary Mikes, who were remanded on Thursday, were placed at the bar of this office yesterday, charged as manufac turers of base and counterfeit coin, against the statutes, 'cc. The -Messrs. Powell, and Mr. Field, the Inspector, were present. John Lambrick, an officer of this establishment, deposed, that he. ent with four other officers, in consequence of affinestine which he had received, to a haute ° No. 13, partly In ffieyesiti's. court, and partly in White-street, Mood:rids, about four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. Himself and Lloyd (another -officer) went in at the front door, which opened into an apartment, and they saw the prisoner, Blizbeth Cole, seated at a table before a fire, and the othr five prisoners mound her. AB the females were without boenets or shawls, as if at home.— At sight of the two officers they appeared In the utmost confusion, but were kept together until the ether officers entered, which was not immediately, Inconsequence of the difficulty of boiling the back door. —A quantity of counterfeit cons was at the time dropped on the ground in the hearing of the whole party, and Milted was observed to drop six shillings and sixpences, all base, bet k for circulates. —Two moulds were found hot on the hob, with Impressions for shinnies and sixpences on the Inks, and in a bode en the table, which was half full of water, were found eight pieces of white metal , resembling shillings ad sixpences, which appear 'ed to have just conic from the mould. Mr. Powell and Mr. Field were then sent for, and two hackney coaches being pee -1 cured, the whole six were handcuffed and brought to the office.— The search was afterwards renewed, and a considerable quantity of counterfeit shillings and sixpences found about the floor, as well as glass paper, used in robbing, plaster of Paris, In powder, some crucibles containing melted pewter, files,brokeu moulds, and other articles, altof which were produced. William Brown Edwards, another officer, after describing the difficulty of findin g t h e b ac k d oor , corrob orated the latter part of Limbrick's statement, produced fifteen shillings and twenty•foor sixpences, all counterfeit, put of which were seen to drop from K. 4 4$ 6 1 I lOW. Pal ?girt Nil 114 , Dig 6,1 lisio