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',worse, mi expirrad ih the etenieg; deeeoett no complaint
;of the general conduct of the primmer, but the latter complained of
his ill-treating and beating her ; she showed Ler arra.whichwas mush
Ibruised ; he could not swear the kick latmleil the death of the de-
eeseetl; his be.weis were in a very disordered state previoutly. The
Airy here stop2ed the etas, and acquitted shotprisonat.

NEW COURT. •
Before th. COMMON' t,ERCT.ANT and a Middleaex JuTy.
T.:dridge, a phalli, was convicted of stealing 40 pair
of etildru:•'s shoes, tram a lad of Mr. Hainan's, in Bateman's-row,
on 2lsr August. The boy was carrying the shoes in a basket,
which the prisoner snatcied front him, and ran off with it so cle-
verly as to make Ili+ escape. Some days afterwards the boy .EINV
!he primmer, and ran after hint, crying—" stop thief !" Ills man-
tes jnimild in the chase and sceuredithe prisoner. The property ass
not tcsand.

ffektt Gevrojtsral Mary wharf were indicted for stealing a ten
round no troto George Cousins, a seaman, on the 21st August, in
Ltmehore.
The prosecutor was rather tipsy, and went with Garrett into a
brothel belongiog.tp Mary Wharf, and fell asleep. On waking he
foubd "That a sailor and his money were noon parted." The pri-
soner said that she knew nothing of it. I ut he found on inquiry that
spur:diem named Fletcher bad changed the vote for the prisonets.
lie could cot tell of what bank the note was.
A gentleman who had paid some money to the prosecutor. proved
that the note in question was part of it ; his son marked the initials
of his name on the note, to which he could swear.
Fletcher said, that Garrett and Wharf came for half a pint of gin,
and changed the 101. tinte--he giving 9 sovereigns' and Ills. 3d.
On 104 to the watehhouse. Garrett confessed that three sove-
reigns. found in a drawer belonging to Wharf, were part of the
change of the note.
Math guilty cf stealing but not from the person, as the prosecu-
tor hard put off his trousers on going to bed.
During the trial. 51r. Fletcher stepped tip. and, taking the note in
his hand.. said, "Illy Lord, the note it, my property-1 hope you
will let the have it."
The Co mat oV-Stnortaxtv—Let the note remain where it is.
After the itotteistion, •
The C 0111103; SEUGEAYT said—Let the note be given to Cou-
sins; It is hitiprOperty.
Constable—Td whom shall I give the three sovereigns
The Costatos SEROZA:IT—To Flbscher.
F34tcter said, it 'etas very hied to lose his note.
The Comreow Seaolease,sNot at all. Yon should not have
disaster' s 104. mots, Orhuien of such a character. You should be,
thankful to get any of Ai money back.
Eliza indicted for steeling, on the Ist of August
loots sic buffets of guesald, of the eaten of 271., the property or
!len ry Herrin
Henry ti stria met with the prisoner, on the evening of the Ist of.
Augur. in Smithfield. Ile went with her to a house in George-
alley, Fleet-market, orbiting with her till near 12 o'clock. When
he tbund that he hail lost his gold, he charged the woman with'
hiving stolen it, which sheolenled ; he called a watchman, and
gave her in custody to him. As they were going along Saffron-hill,
something tali down by the side of the prisoner, whi:h wasmicked
up, and. on befog examined at the watchouse, was discovered to
contain the gold of the prosecutor, wrapped up in a handkerchief of
the prisoner. • I
The Gostswom BE3ler:4o:7f 'in charging the Jury, said, that
the prosecutor had told so lame a story, that it was impossible to
say.in what way lie Fad had his property. It appeared, also, that
he was drunk ; and if persons will be so foolish as to go to such
place; with valuable property upon them, they must abide the con-
sequences,
flue Joey immediately acquitted the prisoner.
The CoststoN SERGEANT—Let all the expenses be allowed but
those of the prosecutor.

. Ili:herd Elliott, s boy, was indicted for stealing two silver
;peons, yisloy 204,
The prisoner iwitolog &oat ilm tt basket, enntaining willow-
shaving, for sale: roll in going into thc, kitchen, removed the
spoons Fran one part fir Che table to another—but, being disturbed,
he ran off without therm

R/LXIN said, that ft was a common practice for
boys to go afoot pretending toadl willow-shavings and such things,
mutely as a covering us-steal anything they could fay their hands
Oil. 'll.e removal of the spoons. if only for an inch. was as truth
feints* in the eye of the *w, as if he had taken them altogether.—

POLICE.
POw.IITREET, SEPT. 17.--Jcaw Berger, otherwise Cle.rd,
or D, rtipAi, the reputed .Major, who was examined at this office
en Saturday, the 11th, was brought before G. R. 31inshull, Esq.
for a second investigation.
air. FaasiihELn attended as solicitor for the prosecution 4 Mr,
11 t: et en nt to apixaresl on behalf of the accused.
.16CrtagitarlitIsDatated, that although there were several *ft-
netses 'hi 'at tendonce, yet he was afraid that the cute could not be
concluded without porponing it to another hearing.
31r. MINAIIULL said that it could not, to far as he saw, militate
against cite intereth of the prisoner to prolong it, because there was
no probability of the case being tried these Sessions in the evert of
his being committed, so that any evidence now ready might as well
be taken at once.

Mr. John Bennett, clerk to Messrs. Sansom and Co. was then
sworn and exatnined by Mr. FRESEFIELD.—On the 29th of
June a check was presented at their banking-house in Lombard-
street, for 7.5/. purporting to be drawn by Joseph Green and Co.
The check nt.V produced Is the same. Green and Co: kept cash at
Messrs. Sansom 's bank. There was no other check of theirs pre-
sented on that day but the pap for 7.11. It was raid in one note of 1
SOL one of 2W. and ain cash. The bank book was then produced,
and the whitest referred to the entry, which exactly corresponded
with his statement.

Mr. IIumPHRIES—By whom was that entry made?
Witness—lt'was made by the cashier, Mr. Nathaniel Clarke.
Mr. IlumPaßiEs—ls Dlr. Nathaniel Clarke in attendance to-
day ?
Witness—No, he is indisposed at present.
Mr. illixsat:Li. observed that it would be necessary to have his
evidence.

Mr. FRESAFIELD said he would certainly have been produced
but for the circumstance
. of his indisposition.
.11r. Green, a junior partner in the house of Green and Co.
examined the cheek now produced for 751.; he thought it extremely
like the writing of Joseph Green, but had no hesitation in saying
it was a forgery.
Catherine Callaghan. servant at the Old Swan public-house,
'where the prisoner and Packham and Johnson were reported to have
trier, was then called. Some time in the mouth of June, on a Mon-
day, between eleven and twelve o'clock, she remembered three
gentlemen coming to the Old Swan. They came four days in the
same week, 51onday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. On
thsJatter day one of them gave her a 61. note to get changed. She
should know the person again who gave her the note. (Packham
was then brought in by the gaoler, the witness viewed him). She
believed he was the same. There snwe several papers lying on
the table, but she could not say whether or not they were Bank
notes. Iler mistress gave change, and they went away soon after-
wards.

Mr. Farsarzrto--.Look at that person at the bar; do you
know him to be one of the party ?
Witnew—l cannot swear positively, but I think he wan; the
man to whom I allude as like hint had no whiskers on as he has.

Mr. FRIA/IFIELD—WW you mean by whiskers, I suppose, is
the hair on the upper lip ?
Witness_Yes, he bad none when I saw him at the Old Swan ;
but lie is of the same size and height. It'ilen they went out they
left a message with me—in ease any young gentleman should call
to say that they would return shortly. A person did come soon
after (this was Johnson), and I told him what I was desired.
(Johnson was then railed in, and the witness identified him).
John Castor, a porter at the Spread Eagle, in Graceehurch-
street, proved that in June last he was sent with a letter to the
bank of Messrs. Sansom and Co. addressed to 31r. Johnson, who
came to him from an inner ofik:e, srd delivered a verbal message
that ha would "attend to it." (Johnson was identified by this
wuness also.)
. Robert Partridge, a young man, whose father keeps the house in
Queen-street, Bloomsbury, where Packham lodged at the time,
swore that he remembered the prisoners visiting Peckham several
times. He passed then by the name of Major De Clifford. There
wa4 a person of the name of Jones who also visited Mr. Peckham.
Mr. Faxsurier D said, that the object of producing these wit.'
nesses was merely to prove the Intimacy that subsisted bets een the
parties. At present he could go no further.
Mr. Minsuut.t. (to the prisoner)—You have heard all that has
already been alleged ; if you think proper to make any remark on
it, I think, as you are now provided with a legal ad% iser, it would
be 4udicjous in you to consult him before you advance any thing
1 against the charges.
Pilaoner firritlY"ftfiniff/i):41. is, its I have already said, a
most malicious conspiracy a nst ins; a most false and unfounded
accusation. There are one or two circumstances to which I shall
call your attention.
Mr. /Nara nies--I would much rather, Mr. Berger, that you
would say nothing at all on the "abject at present.
Prisoner—l shall be advised. Sit, entirely by you; though a man
of honour and sensibility cannot be supposed very easily to sup.
press his feelings under circumstances so peculiarly calculated to
exasperate and excite them.
Sir R. Br awt E—There is one question, Mr. Humphries, which
I slieuld be glad to have ans.:reed, provided you do not think it
ran militate against the interest of your client, and if I thought it
would, I should he sarry to put it; but I do pot think it can.
Mr. Iltrxrnetrs said, that under this pledge, he had no objec-
tion to the quest ino at all events being put ; if it were improper, he
should petit it his client making an answer.
Sir R. Ili n NiE—lt has been stated that you were at one time
an officer tit high rank in the British army. Now I ask you is that
a fact ?

Prisoner—Most certainly:
Sir It. DIENER looked incredulnusly at the prisoner, and re.
pealed the question—" Were y ou ever in the army ?"
Prisoner I have said that 1 was, and 1 repeat It again ; 1 was an
officer in the British army.
Sir It. fit R Nig—ln what department of the service ?
Prisoner—ln the bile Guards.
Sir R. BinNlE—ln the Life Guards?
Prisoner—Yea.

it—Under the name of Berger !
Prlanner—Yes, certainly.
air R. Iliaxtg—That is suthcient, I ',nerdy wished to ascertain
that from your own lips.
Prisoner—Yes. it is a fact, and though placed at this bar on set
serious a charge. I have no doubt of establishing my innocence. In
the whole course of my existence, I neVer committed a dishonour-
alde action, never penetrated a traud on any man.
Sir K. Duran—flow long hare you left the military 'orrice ?

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Prisoner—Ten years4go, as nekly sa.-loarsycmensbet.
Mr. H VMPIIRI us said that it would be necessary, for his client
to obtain fair wrens of defending himself, to have an easy access
to his friends. The present practire. *Well obliged Oahu' to ap.
ply on every occasion to a magistrate for an order, was productive of
very great inconvenience and delay.
Mr. M menu tr. did not think he would be justified in departing
from the ordinary practice.
Mr. Lloatrnatss said that it was a privilege granted in very
many cases of the same nature—for instance, that of Dr. Dodd. the
two Perous, and other persons charged with fcirgery ; their friends
were always allowed free ingress. to the prison without any order.
Sir It. BIRYTE thought that it was the immediate prerogative of
the Governor of the prison, and there could be no doubt that every
attention would be shown in that quarter.
Mr. HuatrunlEs then said. that if an order wan to be granted
without obliging the person applying to explain the era of his
business with the accused, it would, at least, reduce the afficulty,
because it might be necessary that a great part of these commupi-
cations should be con6dentiaL No objection could possibly be raised
to that accommodattorr; even by the Solicitor for the prosecution.
The Bank had, of course, only one object in view, namely, public'
justice, and as it could not in anywise tend to defeat that object, he
trusted that this request would be granted.
life. 11l [NIL: VIA, said, that he should feel happy to give every 1
facility toe prisoner for preparing his defence, which the law did
not forbid. Of course the legal advisers should have an uocondi.
. . .
tional otderfor

The triaoner was dressed in a suit of handsome black clothes,
and Teemed perfectly composed during the whole thfie lie remained
at the bar. lie was remanded for further examination on Satin-
day next.
HATTON-GARDE x.Stex-17.—A ...ATERFOILD MERCHANT.
—Mary Manama was brouOt up for final examination, charged
with having taken improper liberties with some bed-clothes belong.
ing to a Mr. Michael !dulcahy. The complainant's appearance
excited as much interest as the detail of his grievances. -Ile wore
no shirt ; his coat was certainly of home manufacture—and his
respect fur primitive habits and simplicity led him to hold in utter
contempt shoes and stockings. The crown of his head appeared
to have been shaved to give him an intelligent appearance, (.• as all
baldheaded men must be sages ;") and two carrotty locks were
drawn across his forehead in the form of a cross. His cheek-bones
I were protected by a tremendous pair of red whiskets—with a pair of
ears in the back-ground, that nearly overlapped them.
It appeared from his statement, that he was affected with the
mania nt.w raging for speculations. In his :noise country, he was
; once a hard-working, honest labourer ; but this humble sphere of
life was crushing his genitis—and by degrees, from being a huxter,
a horee.doctor, a pig-driver, and a pig:killer, he attained the glo-
' rious eminence—the pride of a commercial country—of being -• a
Waterfbrd Merchant.' He then traded, as be said, from n ate:-
fiord to Bristol, " with pigs' ail" •
Mngistrate—" Offal ! what do you mean ?"
Complainant—" Why, hochi and croobeens."
This explanation being still unintelligible, he proceeded to de-
monanete on his own leg the distinctions between the two articles
or commerce. From the knee to the foot was the shock r the foot
was the croobeen. Prexiously to his last trip from Waterford to
Bristol, he intrusted these bed-clothes to the prisoner, who was
coming to England, to leave ate friend's house at Bristol ; but on
his arrival he was informed that no such articles were left. His
croabans not being much relished In Bristol, he brought them ell.
London, where, to bib astonishment, he met the prisoner with a
I.one\on potato merchant. As he was resolved not to agree with'
Boyle Roche, " that pigs and potatoes watt always hand in hoed
together," he declined any negotiation with this merchant on the
part of the lady, and gave her into custody.
The pawnbroker, with whom the articles were deposited, at-
tended, and gave up the articles to Mr. Mulcahy.
Mr. filulcahy then withdrew, carrying his bed-cicithes on his
back, intimating that he had met with so many breaches of confi-
dence since he embarked in mercantile business, he would try to
get back to " Ould Ireland," and resume the spade and shovel.

BIARTLEEONE OFFICE, KtPT• 17.—Thomas Harrison. one
of tile beadles and summonsing officers of the parish of Padding-
ton, appeared before Was. HOSKINS. EMI. the sitting Magistrate,
to show cause why he did not furnish billets and aecommodation
for 4.5 recruits to Stair-Sergeant Rowland, as regulated by the fitla
of his present Majesty.
Sergeant Rowland stated, that on Thursday last he had the com-
mand given him of forty-three recruits and two corporals, and
was furnished with a route which instructed him what lies of
road to take. In pursuance of his orders he marched the men to
Paddington, where he presented himself to the defendant, show('
him his route anti muster-roll, and requested the billets necessary
for procuring them accommodation. But Harrison, using fay in-
sulting language, asked him where he had brought "them vaga-
bonds from ?" He replied, they were not vagabonds, but re-
Inuits for his Majesty's service, and pointed out his nuthorityfrom
ot)lWel'4l,4egefik,• for passing each man to the regiment into
bleb be bad enlisted. Harrison still refused to find any billets.
and finally desired him and his party to travel further, as had no
billets for them. Consequently he was obliged•to march to Ken-
aington ; but many of the men were so knocked up with their long'
march that he seas compelled to pay fur beds fur them in several
public-bowel, on the line of march from Paddington to Kensing-
ton. Having communicated the refusal to Lieutenant Maitland,
the Adjutant to Colonel Macgregor (who is Colonel of the London
recruiting district), he ordered the present complaint to Ipe in-
stituted before the Magistrate.
Harrison, in big defence, said that in the parish of Paddington
there were only nineteen public-houses, and in which at preatet
there were above l&O soldiers of the Foot:Guard ;:anit he considered
that such being the case, and knowing the houses were so heavily
billeted, he thought himself justified in refusing to take any more.
He begged to be understood as totally denying any abuse, and the
only term he applied to the recruits was "ragamuffins."
Mr. HOSKINS said that was very improper in the first place;
and it was evident he did not em front ignorance, but had some
other unworthy native; he therefore would be fined in the penalty
of 50a. and coats.

Harrison said, he was unable to pay it, but was afterwards
allowed a week, within which time the money was to be paid.

Wonsturr-sTitzer, SEITLX2III7.—A journeyman of Mr.
Cox, shoemaker, of i.ondon.wall, was brought up on a warrant, for
nnlnwfuily pawning the goods of his master, intrusted to him to
make into shoes.

The journeyman had no defence. It appeared from the state-
ment of his mailer and his own admiasion, that he had not com-
mitted the offence through distress ; but to indulge his propensity
to drink. He had no fondly to support, and after obtaining pee.
session of the material, had from time to time applied for and
received money in advance from his employer.
Ile was convicted in the penalty of 20s. and double the worth of
the property pledged (N.). being unable to pay the penalties was
committed to the House of Correction.

The pawnbroker was convicted in the penalty of 19s. 2d., being
double the amount of the monies lent on the materials.
Mr. Cox stated, that within a short time, no less than three of
his men had absconded after having made away with his property,
which he had no expectation of ever being able to recover.
THAMES Orricx, SET. 17.-77cmss Rice, a tnasterbutcher,
residing in Poplar, was brought before Cpt. RICHSELL, the
presiding Magistrate, charged with basing robbed Me. May of a
bill of exchange for the sum of 201.
Mr. John May examined—l am a baker, carrying on business at
Poplar. Some time since I received a bill of exchange for 201.
from the prisoner, drawn on a Mr. Brown, a soap-boiler, at
Bow.common. I received it, together with some money, In lieu
of some checks of Air. Potter, a grocer in Fenchurch-street, on the
banking-house of Messrs. Glyn and Co. which were refused et
the bank, the clerk saying there were no effects. I took the checks
originally as those of Captain Poulter, of the Trinity House,
whose the prisoner represented them to be. I was sure, in my
own mind, that they were that gentleman's, from the tt not being
crossed, and the letters resembling it. The bill on Brown became
due on Thursday last, when the prisoner called at my house, and
requested me very earnestly to renew it for one month longer. I
at first refused compliance, but at lust I consented, and called in
my man, to whom, in the presence of the prisoner I gave the bill,
cautioning him, at the same time, not to deliver it to any person
whatever, until he had received the renewal in Its place. Two or
three hoots had elapsed, when my man returned, and informed me
that the prisoner, under some lrivolous pretences, had obtained
possession of it. I instantly proceeded to his house, but he refused
to restore the bill. Before I left home to come to this office I
wrote to him, mentioning my intention, and again requiring him
.to arrange the business ; hut the reply be sent was, that there were
still sonic outstanding bills, in which I was concerned, and that he,
in consequence, would not give up Brown's.
John Hearn, the journeyman of the last witness, confirmed his
master's testimony, and added, that the prisoner got the bill from
' him, under pretence of comparing it with annther. The prisoner
afterwards gave wimps lid. to go into a public-bowies whale be
went fora stamp. The prisoner did not return, and in two hours
witness went home.

Capt. Blot nELL—Are there any persons now present who have
further charges to tirefer against the prisoner
A Mrs. Allen, of Limehouse. gave the folio wing statement :—I
am the proprietress of the Five Bells public house. On the 20th
of July last, the day after the interment of my husband, the pri-
soner called noon me, and produced a check purporting to be
drawn by George Potter, of Fenchurch-street. on the firm of
Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, and Co. for the sum of 201. He told me
he wanted it cashed, and that as he owed my husband 21., I might
repay myself by handing him the balance ; I complied with his
request, and q•'are him eighteen sovereigns. On the following day
I passed the draught to my brewers, who, on pteaenting it on the
20th, the day on which it was made payable at Messrs. Glynn.,
were informed that there were no effects ; it was of course returned
to me. and though I have frequently made applitatioo both to
Mr. Potter and the prisoner, I hate never received one farthing, up
to the present moment.

Allen. brother-in-law to the last witness, stated that he
had called in Mr. Potter, the drawer, to get an explanation, but
had only met with abuse from that person.
Mr. Potter theft explained that the prisoner had obtained the
checks from him by fraud, which was the reason of his not making
provision for the payment of the bill.
Mealy, an officer of this establishment, stated, that he appre-
' hended the prisoner the preceding evening, and searched his house.
In some drawers hefound a great nu -nber of bills, ellecks,idraughts,
&c. of various penams, sonic of which he brought away. Ile here
presented them to the blagiatrate; and they, together with those of
Mr. Potter, were ordered to remain in the office.
The prisoner, when called on for his defence, denied having any
fraudulent Intention when ha took the bill, and reproached May
with ingratitude, whom he said he had assisted on several occasions.
Alay said the assertion was fulse.
Captain }tacit nEt.r. then addressed the prisoner and said that he
considered hum deeply implicated in these fraudulent bill transac-
tions; he would for the present forbear making any further re.
marks, but lcarc it to a Jury of his country to decide ou his guilt