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London, England, 1821-05-21 00:00:00

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COURT OF EXCHEQUHR, MAT 19.
MOCK BAIL.
Mr. Baron Darrow wag the galy .11nrIge present this morn-
ing. Two persons were proposed as bail fur a debt of 761.
tine was represented., a baker in extensive trade at Wands-
morth, and the other as a Gentleman. Sir William Owen
eippost d both, and on their examination it turned out that
the baker had been in gaol since Christmas for a debt of 471.
which lie compromised on payment of 7s. in the pound; that
he baked no bread since last year, and had only occasionally
heated his oven for baking pies and puddings, and realism('
therefrom about Ja. a week.
The gentleman proved to be a broken alehonse-keeper,
and far the Mat year was employed by brokers to bold pus.
cession of houses with warrants of disarms.
gr. Baron Garrow reprehended the attorney for producing
such fellows as these to justify as bail, and immediately re.
j, vied them. He added, that if these fellows could pass, the
next Term a blacking fellow, 'silk his liirtuh and three-legged
moot, might pass as an esquire, and a mutton pie-roan as a
reassurareor.
Several of the Learned Judges were this morning engaged
in their private apartment in discussing the merits of a Peti-
tion presented by a Groilemart, who had formerly been a
member of Gray's Inn, but who bad subsequently become
a bankrupt, and who, on applying to the Brioche's of the
Inn to he re.ailruitted, had been rejected on the ground of
his baring been a hatiarropt.
The result of their Lordships' deliberations has nut tram-
p:red.
POLICE.

NOW-rilli Telt.
On Saltirday narirr Ark** was brought to the office, and
underwent an tramiaati 0000 before George Minshrili, Esq.
the Sitting Magistrate, charged with feloatorisly stealing 451.
in Rank of Rutland notes, the property, of Sir Alexander
C.f•ke, of I.L.vonshirc•street, Pooland-place.
aerreefed that in the month of %fleck last Sir Alexan-
der Croke wrote from the country to a friend in London to
• 1,7,C.• a footman to he in readiness to attend hum on hi,
a•ilval in town; his friend engaged the Prisoner for that
xurpirse with a good charm• ter, which he siostaineel during
the shunt time that he was in the Prosecutor's service. On
Ntilt,e,flay, 'the 45th of April, Sir Alexander Croke drew
n draft on his blinkers, M . Hammersley and Co. for
fifty pounds, which be sent by his coachman, well know.
tog him to he a steady •ad trusty man; the coachman
setergiett with Bank notes of varlons sums to the am-unit of
the &art ; his master tint bring in the way at the time, be
debyerral 'Lein to the Prisoner, who gave them in the Pro-
,.ectitmr, who after examining the notra gave a five pound
note to his son, the retuainiog 46/. he iiit into his portfolio.
!tt a short time after be had occasion to leave the room
where the portfolio was, to receive >t lady and gentleman
who had called open him, in an adjoining room ; while he
was engaged with the lady and gentleman, he heard •
knock repeatedly at his door, and inquired the cause of it
not bring answered, it being the duty of the Prisoner to
ni.swer the knocks at the floor, when he was informed by •
inmate servant that the Poisoner had gone out, and upon
inquiry it was not known for it hat purpose be had left the
house, and his not returning after some time, Sir Alexander
Croke began to suspect that he lett yja house for some im.
proper purpose, and on examining his poi-if:dm lie missed
the whole of the forty-five poun.l Bank notes which be
hail nbteed there a short time before, he then had so
but the Prisoner had nbstanded with them, and
40si 11.1 time in giving information at the above office,
when Ituthven, the officer, was employed to use his exertions
on the occasion. He accordingly exerted himself, hut with-
out effect, and then *mato his eorrespon.lents in different
parts of the country, but nothing was heard of the Prisoner
till Friday, when Mr. Hoof, the ;moire of Wt.:smooth,
met with him in that town and had so doubt of his being
the men, although disguised in the dress of a sailor, anti
addressed him by the name of David Adams which he at first
denied, hot at Irtlstit ronfesed that be was the man, and had
Lien io the st.reiett "(Sir Alexander Croke, Mr. Hunt their
took Lim into custody, and brought him to London.
At his examination Sir Alex. Croke's coachman attended,
•nd proved his baying delivered the fifty pounds in Bank
notes to the Prisoner ; a clerk is the house of Messrs. MI NM
useraley also attended, and proved a M. Bank note, which
was found upon the Prisoner by Mr. Hunt, at Portsmouth,
to be part of the fifty pounds be had paid the coachman.
The Prisoner was rommitted.

Witlimn Ball, driver of one of the Fulham stages, was
weirricted in the penalty of 200. and costs, for obstructing
with his coarh on the carriage way in Piccadilly.
The personal !orrice* of two rummonses on the De-
fendant bring iiresvet, and he baring in both !minor,* ne.
g!ected to appear, the proceeding was catered into ex-Porte.