Star. — London, England, 1817-01-10 00:00:00

POLIGE. ilenry TAO, butcher, of Phan• eery-line. appeared to a summons issued against him by Mr. Westwood. Solicitor in t! e }lank of England, charging him with nelawitely having in his posses. him a forged Bank of Eop,land note tor Al, without being ahie l ega lly t' acc nuit f.lr it, or to give a rea sonable excuse or it, he "we.l k•towatz it to be torged. Mr. Westwo td stated the case: He alluded to the canstant practice of the flank is detaining forged notes, which he conteioled they were legally justified in doing' by the Act of Parliament, but their only motive for doing at wis to be enabled to trace out the forgers of them, which was for the public gond. Although a great deal was said upon this question, yet it did not appear how the now, after it had been paid into the Bask, had got out of their possessioh. Mi. Westwood called Mr. Thomas Harris, one of Cie Inspectors of Bank of England notes, who stated that on Saturday the 4th instant, he went to the shop r,f Mr. uck, the defendant, in Clis,pcery-lane, and gave luni a regular notice that a forad £1 note had been paid int ) the Bank, which had passed through hi: h inds, to whith Mr. Tuck replied that he had retorned it to Mr. Starkey, the Gentleman whom he took it from, and who was a customer of his. Mr. Harris, in consequence went to Mr. Starkey's house, in Chancery-lane, and informed him what Mr. Tuck had said, who admitted Mr. Tuck's statement to be correct, and that he then had the note in his posses sion, but refused to give it up to the Inspector, as signing as reason that it was his intention to keep it, in order to enable him to trace it to the person he bad received it from. Sir NATIIANML CONANT cited the Act of Parlia ment under which the Bank agents acted ; and was of opinion they were justified in detaining forged Bank notes, as they were accustomed to do. The Act of Parliament made the punishment transporta tion for fourteen years, for any person having a forged • Bank of England note in their possession, without being able to give a satisfactory account how they became possessed of it; and Mr. Starkey having avowed himself to be possessed of a note which the Bank of England pronounced to be a forgery, and which was proof sufficient that it was so, he therefore cautioned Mr. Starkey to reflect at his answer before he gave it, or to consult with a legal adviser, if he bad one present, upon the subject. Mr. Westwood, however, informed the Magistrate, that he knew Mr. Starkey extremely well, who was a barrister. Mr. Starkey admitted that he was in possession of the RI note which had been alluded to, and which be had taken in Lancashire, and he kept it for the purpose of tracing it back to the person be had taken it from, otherwise st would be in vain far him to tell any person that they had given him a forged note without he had that forged note to produce to them., He had no objection to give the Bank every possible assistance in tracing the forged note; in tact he thought they ought to have it, and he had come to the Office voluntarily for that purpose. He argued that he had a right to the note, and denied that the Bank of England had any right to it. He had brought the note from Lancashire to London, and bad paid it to Mr. Tuck, who had brought it back to him with the word " forged" in large letters on it in two places, and Mr. 'ruck requested to have another instead of it. He examined the note, and found from the name of Schofield on it, that it had passed through his hands, he had therefore no hesitation in giving him another ; and he now possessed the forged note, and admitted that he had refused to Mr. Har ris, the Inspector, when he applied fur it, to let him have it, as•if he did he should not be able to obtain another for it, he knowing that he had taken it from Mrs. Whitaker, the "wife of Dr. Whitaker, of Holing, near Burnley, in Lancashire, who had received it from a tenant of the name of Schofield. Mr. Westwood, in reply, said, that if tracing the note was the only objection to delivering it up, which the Bank deemed essential, the business might be very soon settled, as he pledged himself that an agent of the Bank sixfold go into Lancashire to trace the cote--in fact it did not signify to what distance, ei ther in this particular case, or in any case—and be wished it to be publicly known, that the Bank would send agents to all parts to trace forged notes, fres from any expense to the parties Whom the note was last traced to„ as it was the wish of the Bank to be liberal upon such occasions. He therefore pledged himself, and would give it in writing if Mr. Starkey preferred it, that the note should be forthcoming and produced by a Bank agent upon any occasion as a a matter of legal evidence. . This statement appeared to satisfy Mr. Starkey, and he produced the note from his pocket. It proved to be a very excellent imitation, so that any per sem might be deceived by it. • Mr. Starkey preferring an undertaking in writing for the production of the note, Mr. Westwood gave him one, which was drawn up and signed by him in the office, in the presence of the Magistrate. Mr. Starkey delivered the note to Mr. Harris, the Inspector. Mr. Tuck requested to be informed in what way be might know whether a note was good or bad?— An answer was declined, and the Magistrate cen sured the inquiry. Mr. Westwood admitted that the question had not been decided; but the Judges bad always approved of the conduct of the Bank agents. .• • James Frampton was charged with robbing and most cruelly treating Mr. William Harlot, who sta. ted, that on the night of the 23d of December last, about tea o'clock, when he was passing along St. John-street, the prisoner walked dose to him for some dlstance, and when they came to near Adsby-streve he came up with a tall stout man, armed with a 'bludgeon, with which he knocked him down. The blow was given with so much violence, that, together with the. tfects of the fall, be became senseless; the upper part of his forehead was much cut. When he came to himself a little, the prisoner was then i n t h e act of turning his pockets inside out, and taking what they contained. The tall stout man was kneel" ing on his breast, pressing a stick on his upper lip to prevent him from making any noise" and he ex. claimed —" You if you mak e any noise, I will blow your brains out I" Having got the con teats of his pocket, consisting of 16s. 4d. a silk hand ketchief which was rptmd his neck, and a cotton one out of his pocket, he then received a violent kick from one of them, which did considerable injury to his nose, the effects of it were still visible, as was the cut on his forehead. He was then again ►enseless for some time, but did not know tor how long ; the first circumstance that he recollected alter hE came to hitt:- sell was rime cold water riming d::wo the back of his neck in the kennel. He had no daubt of the pri. saner being the min ; the prisoner, however, denied it, and said that his father could prove that he was at home at the time. T.ie lathe:, a respectabh trades- man, attended, but could not spezt.; to the night.— The character of the prisoner, however, WAS pretty well ascertained ; as Wilson, the Constable, who ap- prenended him from the descriptida of the prosecu tor, said be was in company with a number ni thieves when he took him, and Humphreys recollected his being brought to the Office on Lord Mayor's Day, charged with a robbery, but it being only sightly proved, he was discharged on the entreaties of ;iis mother. This lenity, however, bad no effect upon him, and be was in custody again on the fol lowing evening on a charge of felony. He was com mitted for trial. Gorge rater was charged with being concerned with others in stopping and robbing Mr. Wilkins, of H anway-street. William Jefferson, the Const.ble, stated, that al)nut eight o'clock on Wednesday eye. ning, Mr. Wilkins was attacked in Great Ruud:- street, Bloom,bory, by four or five men, who knocked him down, and robbed him of his gold watch, chain, and seals, with which they made their escape. The robbers ill•treated Mr. Wilkins so moth, that he was confined to his house in conse quence. and he understood had two of his ribs broken. Mr. Wilkins gave him a description of the robbers, arid he h lying seen the prisoner pass through Long Acre bAween eight and nine o'clock, about the time he could have got from Russell-street, and he answer s ing roily the description of one of the robbers, and I knowing him to be a reputed thief, he took him into custody yesterday mor ning at a public-house in Wild ' buret. The prisoner was committed for further exa- mination. A genteel dressed female entered the office, and stated that she had been most daringly and violently attacked by some robbers in Covent Garden-market. She received a violent blow on her head from one man, so as to stun her for the time, while another man snatched a valuable veil off her head, and ran off with it, and they made their escape. MANSION House—Yesterday William Collins, Gee. Potter, Wm. Judd, Wm. Ramsay, lietkrt Carliburn, and j JYm. Lee, were brought up and underwent a final exa mination, charged with unlawfully carrying on what is termed a " Little Go," or Lottery. Mr. ARARIN, on the part of the Commissioners ofl Stamps, stated that the prisoners stood charged with' an offence contemplated by two Acts of Parliament. The first was the 42d of the King, which enacts, that if any person or persons shall be found practising in what is termed Little Goes, they shall, upon infor mation in the Court of Exchequer, be fined in the penalty of &SOO. The other was the Act of the 17th of Geo. 11. that if any person or persons be found offending as before described, they may be appre hended by any person, brought before any Magis trate, adjudged to be rogues and vagabonds, and dealt with accordingly. The proceedings in the pre sent case would be founded on the last mentioned act, his clients humanely abandoning a prosecution on the former. After making some observations on the illegality and the shameful tendency of the of fence, the Learned Counsel proceeded to call wit nesses to prove the facts of the case. Henry Turnpenay, the officer, was the first wit ness on the part of the prosecution f haviog taken the prisoners into custody. Mr. Andnews, on the part of the latter, objected to his testimony, inasmuch as he had apprehended his clients without a warrant, and the Act of Parlia ment expristly declared that in order to entitle the informer to a share of the penalty, to be inflicted upon conviction, such an instrument must be issued for the apprehension of the party. The Loan Mayon overruled the objection, and re minded Mr. Andrews that the proceedings were not instituted to recover the penalty, but to prove that the prisoners had committed an unlawful act, and had exposed themselves to crimioation as rogues and vagabonds.—Mr. ANDREWS then took an objection, as no warrant had been issued, the Lord Mayor had no jurisdiction to hear the case. Mr. Arotarsr replied, that the Vagrant Act gave any person power to apprehend the offending party. and the Magistrate power to decide. The Loan Melton concurred, and desired the evi dence to be proceeded upon. Turnpeuny then' stated, that in consequence of in formation, he went a few days since to the house of' i one Adamson, a baker, in Lime-street, where be knocked at the front room door of the first floor, and was admitted by . a woman. Upon entering, he per ceived the six prisoners and two others (who imme diately fled out of the room), apparently engaged in some business. There was a large table in the room upon which lay three boxes, each containing pieces of paper, some blanks, others writtvn upon, some rolled up and some loose; a large pocket-book was also found, containing papers of a similar description, together with two Al notes, but this none of the par ties claimed. On the person of the prisoner Colima,' were found an Exchequer bill, banker's drafts, notes, &c. amounting to £l7OO. The witness told the prisoners they roust come with him, and they complied quietly.—Braud, the Marshalrnan, deposed, that the payers, etc. found in the room of the priso ners, were such as were used by persons practising in Little Cwt. • Mr. Ilsoazwa now took two other objections, the first of which was, that the evidence was not of a na- I tore to justify the conclusion that the papers pro duced we used in the Little Go ; and next, that even if the Lord Mayor was of a different opinion, it DM incumbent by the Act of the Legislature to ch ew 4 Who kept the house where the offence was committed. Mr. ALUM said, the evidence was of the same nature as that which had governed all similar cases, that the keeping of the house was demonstrated by the use, and that the landlord cook' not be expectecil to' come forward and criminate himself. . The Lotto Karon said, that the carrying on such a traffic was quite sufficient ID skew the keeping, and it, was satisfactorily clear tp him that the parties were assembled for the illegal purpose in question . ; be felt it his duty, therefore, to commit them for the ofillice, and send them to the Sessions before a Bench of Magistrates, who would finally decide the case, and apportion the punishment. His Lord .!-ip expressed a wish that the conviction would have a good effect.—The prisoners were then commitud. MAMAS ntoucir-sri:EtT.--Yesterday Patrick Danfic was brought tip by Foy and M'lntosh, officers, t.ncl brfore Sir WILLIAM PAP-SONS, upon the following charge:— Rich-ad 13mm' said, lie was a farmer, and lived in a cottage at Sherry Green, about hall a mile from Wilsden. On friday, the sth of December, about ,even o'clock, he, his wife, his son, and daughter, were in the kitchen, mangling some linen. His wife ialt,.d his so:iWilliam, who is nearly 20 years of age, to go to the well for some water, to boil half a call's head for supper. His son went out of the door and called to him to fasten the door, for there were thieves round the house. He had scarcely spoken, when he (witness) heard a pistol fired; he ran to the door and bolted it ; he heard several persons threat ening his son, and him begging for his life. His wife told him to go out and prevent his too being murdered. He went the back way, and had got into the yard, when a blunderbuss was fired at him ; and one of the men called to his companions, and said, 't Fire away, my fellows, while your blood's wst'rm I" He could distinguish the figures of three persons. He went in at the door, and fastened it after him. His wife said, she thought they should all be murdered ; she broke one of the panes in the front window, and called as load as she could— " Murder I" several times; another pistol was fired, the slogs passed by her; she was stunned for a mi nute by the report. He took up the poker, and stood by the side of the window with it, to prevent them from getting into the house. A pistol was fired at him, and the slugs grazed his arm as they passed through the sleeve of his coat. He heard them breaking in at the back of the house, and ran up stairs with his wife and daughter, and fastened the room door with the poker. He heard them coming up stairs, and his wife pat his daughter through the window, and told her to run as fast as she could to Wilsden, andbring assistance. While she was away he heard one of them call to another by the name of ‘. Fotherick." They pushed against the room door, and broke it open. He resigned himself up to them. They swore they would murder him. He told them that he had never done them any harm. The pri soner replied, “ You would if you could ;" and he and the other two dragged him down stairs. He begged them to spare his life ; at that 'moment he heard a bind whistle outside the house; one of them said, "• Shoot him, and put a stop to his noise ;" and they left him lying upon the ground, and left the house precipitately. His daughter returned at that critical time with four men from a public house at Wilsden. The villains had decamped and got clear off. . William Banton laid, that on Friday night, the sth of December, he was sent by his father to the well for a pail of water ; when he got out of doors a few yards, he saw the prisoner and two others behind a cart ; they seized him, and tied his hands and feet with some thin cord ; the prisoner struck him with a blunderbuss, and he fell on the ground nearly insen sible. Oirt of the prisoners fired towards the window Of the house, and snapped a Fistol at him, which missed tire the first time; the second time it went off, and a bullet passed through ha smock frock. Foy, the officer, said, he was sent down toWilsden to endeavour to discover the offenders. He found some buck shot in the front room, and also found the door broken which leads into the sleeping-room.-- He produced the string which the last witness's bands were tied with. _ The prisoner was apprehended that morning in Queen-square, Bloomsbury, at work in raving the square. The complaivants were accidentally passing by, and recognised him. They positively swore to his person, and be was committed. Two men were charged with stealing a 450 Bank note, the Property of an East India Director. The prosecutor had gone out, leaving the 450 note amongst others, loose on his table. One of the pri soners was found in possession of the note, which he got changed at a baker's in the neighbourhood. He had called at the house of the prosecutor to see one of the servants', and circumstances of suspicion con nected the other prisoner in the robbery.—They were both remanded. Harrow Gannete.--Yesterday Richard Dude, a young man of notorious bad character, who has been frequently examined at this office on various charges, underwent a long examination on the following charge :—lt appeared that the prisoner went about twelve o'clock that day to a school for children, kept is Richbell-court, Lamb's-conduit-street, saying he was sent by Mrs. Wigzell for her two children, Dick and Tom, and that they were ordered to go home with him immediately. The Governess, not knowing the prisoner, refused to let them go with a stranger he said the servant was out, and she might rest assut•- ed he was very right. The children were•retused to be delivered up to him, and on further inquiry it was discovered that his pretences were false, but for what purpose he wanted to obtain the children, if not of rubbing them of their clothes, was not k.trnt. As the prisoner did not commit the offence, but only attempted it, the principal part of the charge fell to the ground. He wet, however, committed for one month to the House of Correction. Woasute•araner.—Yesterday John •Dallcy and his son, a youth about 16, were examined before Mr. Mantwatano, charged with stealing a musket, the preperty of 1s1;. Elwell, wine-merchant, in Wood street, Cbeapside.—Wann, a constable of St. Luke's, deposed he met the young Dailey in Golden-lane, about seven o'clock in the morning ; he had the gun wrapped up in a piece of green baize. On beans; questioned about it, he said his father, who is a bricklayer, gave it to him to carry home. He was asked where his home was? he replied, near the Foundling Hospital; that his father was at work in Wood-street, at the house of Mr. ElwalL The con- stable observing him going in a contrary direction to where he said his home was, followed and took him into custody. Having lodged him in the watch house, he then repaired to the house of Mr. Elwall, and found the father, as he stated, at work in the wine Cellar. On examination i gun was found missing, but Mr. Elwell refused to come forward. The pri soners refused to say any thing.—The. Magistrate observed, they had been already a week in custody, but as Mr. Elwall refused to do his duty to the pub lic, of course there was no prosecutors ud cope. ~!`" , *tidy they must be discharged. He then cant: the old man not to be guilty of a similar offence, to train his son in such evil and disgraceful prite They were accordit►gly discharged. WEsTMD Snit SESSIONS. Yesterday these Sessions commenced before WArsoN, Esq. and a full Bench of listigistrees. John Gardner, John !isms, and Robert Grants; , watchmen, were indicted for assaultiog John Chal man, on the 29th of June last. The prosecutor stated, that he was returning home about two o'clock on the morning of the 29th Jo: when he observed the three prisoners sitting in argument on the step of a door adjoining the lit in which he lodged. The subject or their discuisi was, whether they would not be justified, as wr• remunerated, in tilting into custody paupers lying or loitering about the streets at night 'had settled the point in the affirmative among , selves just at the prosecutor came up. He, !tower( thought proper, though a perfect stranger to parties, and indifferent to their pursuits, to stop tote them and to interpose with his opinion. ' discussion soon became warm and general, whin prisoner Gardner Benched the argument by loot close at the prosecutor's face, and exclaiming—ft is this you ? now I know you ; you are Chapmai the resurrection man." The watchmen at once 11 termined to revenge the dead upon the quick, r forthwith proceeded to carry Mr. Chapman to watch house. The Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and the sentenced them to seven days imprisonment. William Jugging was indicted for assaulting Cathe rine Wilder, ou the Ist of August last. The prosecutrix stated, that the prisoner kept f shop for the sale of grocery, bacon, &c. and that $ occasionally dealt with him. On the Slst July made a purchase of a pig's face from him, which, dressing, she found was not eatable. On the fr' ing day sbe carried it back, and very gently ( her own expression) remonstrated with the pri: for having sold her such useless meat, and instant required of him to return her money, or she expose him to his customers. So far from this remonstrance having had the desired effect, the soots came round the counter, grasped her arm, violently turned her out of the shop under chum. stances of great rudeness. Ann Derby, who had been accidentally minx ' shop door at this moment, described the violente r towards the prosecutrix, and declared that ir quite unprovoked. Mr. ALLEY, after addressing the Jury for sorter, produced a witness, who save quite complexion to the case. This wrs the shop I the prisoner, who stated, that the pig's face has sold to the Lady at the reduced prtce of 10Ed. that when she returned with it, so far from its in the state in which she bought ir, it waned tongue, and ail the lean part of the meat. Ht described net conduct as any thing but concili, on the occason. She raved Abwit the shop bran, ing the pig's face, turning out the customers norsc ; and when the prisoner's wife interfered. begged her to be peaceable, she rejoined by sr the good woman twice across the face with the and was only by a forcible ejection from the prevented from pnrsuing other acts of violence. The Jury now declared themselves satisfied the case, and acquitted the prisoner. The prosecl I ti is could not conceal her indignation at the t and was with difficulty silenced. The other causes were of no public interest ever. A boy appeared in a case without the diction of the Court, who, it seems, was drive hackney coach, No. 268, though he is oriy of age. The Court expressed their decided of the gross impropriety of permitting the safety to be entrusted to such cluldreii, and the Commissioners for Hackney Coaches would it their duty to take care such was not the case. Mr. ALLEY made his arst appearance in since the Duel, and was opposed in small CAUSES to his antagonist. Mr. AD 1L1.111.75. The New York Legislaiure has passed an the suppres;:on of Dada:. By this Act; at,y who may fight a duel, wherein death shall en.‘ be incapable of holding or being elected to an of profit, trust, or emolument, civil or roilitarl that State. The bearer of a challenge is sup the same penalty. It is required of menibel legislature, officers, civil or military, (etcel officers) Artornies and Counsellors, to take additional to that prescribed by law, that the, not been engaged in a duel, or in any other in violation of this law, since the Ist of July, nor w:11 be concerned, directly nor indirectly, duel during the continuance of the said A, while an inhab►tant of the State. The quantity of sugar shipped in the H; from the Ist of January to the 31st October was 153,514 cases', and that of coffee in the sal :313,030 arrohces ; or 1475,750;b5. This duel elude exports from Ore ours districts of the it A tradesman in London lately received ft maic:t Out► ounces of lin,urgent dollars in for an adventure:. The Bank refused w recei as standard money, but vh:tr carried to an they were f.runal to be so purr, and so nicer of alloy, that they were purchased- az 42J of staadvid silver. • MARKILD, Lord I Tuntittgfield, to Miss llluis s datigister of air Ciao• Bat:. of Corktieltl HAL 1 ilhll. Not 7, at Barbadoes, Mr. Edward Pre:eatt, Midsi Dee. 80, at Edinburgh, Mrs. Clur.es, reLL: at Litt Clues!, of Crakaig. • Saturday seuilirht, at Lucas, Kear Du;ilin, in the Lis age, Sir Juba White, the oislust Msi;istrate of that PRICE OF STOCKS YES I'ERDAT Bank Stook, 251141122 India Stock 1914 11l 3 per Ct. Red. tiSfie India Sonde Zs ad pi S per Ct. COilb. Gg* el 3 624 Fzeh. Bills ts 15 pr• I per C, at. 794 i Canso' s . tor Accouir s per Cent. Navy 94/e i t Lottery Tickets ell Los.g Amu. 16/ 5-tti i HIGH WATEIL TO MOIULOW AT LONIX)ti Morning • 50 min. an Afternoon - LONDON: Printed by Levet. Kier. Picket-1-, rebitelied *woad at the Stas•Orme, feelpic4g" kk ; , :ned :es or :tires. • three Chap. home :le, Sharp hoist, pg fr:•;...i The. worn., 10 tlt clp he. The 1:n the ookinz 0 ! prria it, ICe de- k, and to the Court Cathe- kept a Isat ate ily she Lich, on follow. (to use ?risoner tstantly would s gentle the pri- •at, and cireunt. sing the Wee used t it was the pri• a new boy of tad been td. and • ts being std tier He :lit Ciiiitt4:l • rsadis! ; by red. :i• striS' Lee le stitip: ed wi• t' prosecy• verdict st %hr• se kris• ver of I 12 yews oponiv publ: 1 trust , : paid iv.. se Ag Ai n Co. , I trillk Act !• I Pt" •11-!, Sii: avy pt. , up' ) 3 , ut t. !pt os' hey hi r , IS:4 (, ja a. , ‘ct, !assn. ;r, l: One ti es 2e: from . pay ,- eive L 3 e.Y ., ;' ounce , = 7 : 7 0:31. %itipMg Llg• -• • iat :vi It Pr. ✓efq 23 Iw ; fritOk: aucr l 0n,,04