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London, England, 1819-09-18 00:00:00

POLICE.

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74ANSION•TIOUSI.
FORGERY.
Rollaloftiest, While, a person of very resperrsble appear-
antra, and, we -understand. of respectable connexions, was
yesterday broilizlit rub:fore his Lordship (basing bee• re-
ou a former day), under a charge of forgery.
Mr. Alley attended as Counsel for the prosecution; sad '
are understood him to rely sin this principle again.% the
Prisoner, t►at, ander the dreth of Grn. 111 any person dis-
posing of, or putting away a ready-made bill. *ilk lutes.-
thou to defraud, was in point of law guilty of forgery. The
Prisoner was the town ;teem of a Mr. Witeatley, a country
incrchast, and bald an office in Worsd.street.
From the evidence of Mr. Wheatley, it appeared, that he
remitted bills to biro for purchases made in London to a
very large amount. The Prisoner hail direction. not to take
any ready-made bills. In December, !KIS, he hamlet; over
• bill fur ISO/. porportisiz to have been drawl' by C W.
Rowland, of Carbide, on John Abbot's, of Manchester, dated
Id Roverolter, 1815, at gig months. This hill was not paid,
Sad ON witness asking the Primmer :shunt it, he said that It
was endorsed to him by a person of the name of Laws, a
merchant, whit ennui inns resided in London, and sometimes
Lisbon. tin inquiries both at Carbide and at %Melt. 4-
ter, it appeared that no person, answering to the names of
the draw, r and acceptor of the 401, livid in those places,
Me. E. 11. Rowland lives at Carlisle; is well acquainted
there. The bill now prorlucesl loot been Aeon to bun, and
at different times, before oilier fictitions hills of the same
kind had been produced to him. There is no inch person
residing at Carlisle as C. W. Rowland. Winos. is positive
of this. Oilier bill. of the same kind having been presented
to witness, he was the inure minute in hi. inquiries, and he
a is positive that no such perm's' a. C. W. Rua laiid result a at

Carlisle.
The next witness was a Mr. Lints, a Tax Comptroller at
Manchester. This witness swore that he made every in-
quiry at Manchester after J. Abbott'', the surmised acceptor,
and to the hest of his belief no person of that name resters
at Manchester.
The LOU' Mayor naked the Prisoner whether it was his
wish to address any thing to the Bench, as from the evidence
produced he felt it lila duly to commit bun'
Mr. Adolphus, the Prisoner's Counsel, here observed, that
the Prisoner had mock to say in hia defence, but that, as his
Counsel, he advised him to 11'1114111 altogether silent ou the
present occasion.
The Prisoner was fully committed for trial.

GUILD!, %Lt.
Alderman Christopher Smith took the Chair at kal-past
one o'clock fur Sir Julio Earner.

SINPICION OF HORSIVMEALING.
Robert Young, one of the frateratti of Opp, was pat
to the bar.
Janos Stanton, an officer, stated, that between efeces
and twelve o'clock that day, he saw the Poisoner exposing
• horse for sale in Smithfield markrt, and he suspected that
he had ant honestly heroine polio toed of it. He tpsestioned
biro, arid he said he had the hose from Lee, a gipsv, (or the
purpose of tieltotz it. He (the Offiecr) knowing Lee was •
wan of hsol character. took the Prtatmer tato rostply ; but
that was not his only motive for doing so—lle Prisoner
offered to sell the hone for 71. sad ill his (the otfieer'o)

opinion it was worth much more.
The Prisoner, in Isis defence, raid he was a chair-bottom
maker and a raeurgriuder, and lived in St. Thommew
buildings, Somers Town; that Lee, the person who rove
him the horse to sell, heed iu the same buildings.; awl he
wily seam, 71. for the horse on accousit of his being lame in
one of the shoshiers.
The um thy Alderman remanded the Prisoner, to give him
an opportunity of twinging forward Lee, and also perewas
speak to his character.
BROKERS' LAW.
Jahn rineherawast was charged with eoneweltting an assault. !
Edward Beach. of Alilersgate.sireet, taint-maker,
stated that the Prisoner was lea lodger, having recited a rue.
wished room Soots Lien at hr. per week; 1w ilia' not paid up
his rout, and the WIIII4VII gave [aim notice so quit, which
did not do. The relit continuing tie aecaneulate, by the ad.
vice of Mr. Kelly, • brisket, reside's': in Smithfield, he yes- ;
Imlay put a padlock am the Prisoners doer is his ab,ciace.
On his return honer he wrroched the emallock off the dater,
and on the witness' ra-motedraiing nits b: u., he lifteil up a ;
poker and ileiwiteatsl to knead: Men down, we shads lee gave
him into the charge of ass oaks r.
The ['violence is his (lettuce said be was a butcher.
had occupied the Curoplainnell's room 27 wet kit, had
paid lien' his nest regularly timil Ilse last roar oral.
certainly did feel exasperstrd on his retain honer last nighe„
ten finding a psellock on his door, and hie wide turned not
into the street. The only foresails's. uf the C plaiimna's
that was in the room was a heal, the remainder ems his ass
n.
Alderneau Smille addressed eke Cumplainant, awl tide' lota
he hail acted illegally by putting the padlock up the door.
The Complainaut said tic did not believe it, as he acted by
the &deice tai a broker.
Alderman Smith said it miglit he brokers' law, but he was
certaiu it war not the law of ehc laud. lie ought it. have
determined the Prisoner's ammo Inc the annonul of his reut,
and hare brought in .j. ctiownt in the Itlayna'a Coati in
put him wit of possession. Ile tasking the law auto his nun
bard. the Prisoner casuist Ming tin art for damages mlsitest
him in a Court of Law ; he Waal improperly contiewd, fro it
was his, the Alderman's, deity to e!esrhargehea,.
The Prianuer was accordingly dischin ;ed. In a few mi.
miles afterwards the Complainant ratio emining • the
office, much agitated, and csslaineed, Centime's:, Ire says
lie will not pay me these six months '•
Aides-map Fuith--.. I(a C net him. You may sum.
mutt hint lo the Court of liespteirs "

CON FI R Al ED DEPRAVITY.

Flearor Cook was elear;ed wnh COlllaOilliaC a felony. It
appeared that the Prisoner hail been before examined by the
Lord Mlyor.
Mr. Cake, of New-street. Ilishoptigatesetrest, merchant,
stated, that she Prisoner came solo has 'rester oo Saturday
last; he took leer unt of she Refuge for the Destitute, at
11011011, whets she hail been .iiiineleeu months; from the es.-
cellent character given ul bus by the geretienoso e.f thle
establishment, be was induced In take her into hiQ service.
About kali-past f !TIM o'clock• on Monday emeroilre. vile lett
has hituse washout the knowledg^ of soy pal Vt his faimly ;
shortly after'hur depot Sure there was missed it geld ring, two
*owns, awl four pair of stockings, which she acknouledged
.16 have pawned.
• blahs Thomas, another servant of the Prosecutor's,
`elated. on the articles being produced by the pawnbroker,
that they were the property of Mr. Clake.
The Prisoner, lit her &feint., said she was sorry for what
she had done, arid dint she would slot be twenty years of
age until neat Christmas from her appearance we should
suppose she was neater thirty.
The Master of the Refuge for the Destitute said, it was
the wish of those connected with the establishment, that firs
Prisoner should be prosecuted; she had deceived them. by
leer good conduct while in the home, otherwise they would
not have recommended her as a servant to the Prosecutor,
■nd it was necessary that the pupae should ►now that they
never recememended any person that they did nut believe was
reclaimed.
The Prisoner was folly committed for trial.

COW STRVET.

ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
Yesterday John Eli.oha was CIO ttt I t led before R. Rirniet '
Esq. charged with violently healing Jane Greenslade with a
poker, with intent to murder her.
Jane Greenslade bring sworn—Two years ago, the 6th of
last Jane, the pri r, John Elisha, came to my mis-
tress's house, Mrs. Curry, Upper Terrace, Islington, and
drank lea -with me; after tea he still stem', and did not
arm willing to pia. Al eight ealock I loAt lip me mistress's
supper into the psrluur,aud win n I returned Imo the kitchen
I', surer SSA sitting by the /We of the fire, with his Gee in
Lunt of it. I heard hint rattle the puke.. against the bars of
the grate ; I stood by the side of the sink, and Primmer
conibed his hair over his eyes, and remenalwr it was quite
black. Ile liltU caught the p. ker out of the Me, atid case
me live or six blows, and brat in iiiy skull. Prisoner then
tweed his fingers into my mouth, which was SO seriously
injured by lies violence, that I conkd scarcely speak.
That was also a violent brume under my don, which dad