The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-28 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
CHANGE OT FolicEar—Saturday, a young man, named R.
Toll:begtos, was brought before the Lord 3layar, in the of
William Beck, an officer, chazgtd with having attempted to pass
a forged cheek ter 21/. at the Backing-loose of Willis and Co. of
Loviderd.atreet.
Eldred Addison, clerk to Atmore. It'illia and Co. stated that the
prisoner, who was some time ago footman to Captain Brown, a
gentleman who banks at the house, walked into the office and pree.
armed a piece of paper, containing these words—" Mews.
Percival and Co.—Please to pay. the bearer twenty-seven pounds.
S. Brown." Witness was convinced this order was a forgery—de-
mined the prisoner, and sent for Captain Brown, but learned that
lie was at Brighton.
A gentleman, who is well acquainted with Captain Brown. stated
that he had often seen the Captain write. and was sure that the
cheque was not his writing. In tact, it bore but a slight resem-1
blance indeed to the writing of the Captain.
The prisoner, upon being detained at Willis's, contrived to
escape Into the street, through the window, but was soon retaken.
lie was committed for further examination.
In the course cf last week &solicitor applied to the LOIDMATOR,
in behalf of Mr. Rothschild, to grant a warrant for the apprchen.
lion of a Frenchman mined Daiwa, on a charge of having fe.
looioudy obtained 10,0001. The application was made upon the
facts which had been previously stated to the Magistrates of
llow.street, and which have already been made public. It was
particuleriy urged upon Ins Lordship's attention, that the repre-
eentation made by Doloret, that he had before hero trusted by
Ala Rothschild (upon which representabou be obtaipad the bills),
was false.
The Loan blaroit said, be felt ,the case to be one of great
doubt; but he would not venture to decide upon Abe application
without first taking the opinion of his legal advisers.
The case was according laid Infer the city law authorities, aid
they gave it as their opinion, that the fraudulent intention of Do.
loret was not sufficiently manifest, to induce them to recommend his
Lordship to grant a WatEstlt.
The Loan MAYOI, therefore, under all the circumstances of
the case, acted upon the doubt which he originally entertained, sad
declined granting a warrant.
The parties were, we understand, fully aware, at the time the
application was roade,that Duloret had left the country, and it was
believed he had gone off by the steam-vessel for Rotterdam. The
purpose Ica which the warrant was conaidered necessary, under
these circomstance*, we could not learn. his believed that Do-
loret will dispose of the bills by some other mode than the regular
course, and that he sill, in all probability, keep himself out of the
way uf the French Police.
BOW-STREET.
Mr. loses, a gentleman residing at Angel Park, Stoke New.
ington, was brought to this office in his own on Saturday,
charged with a riotous attack upon Mr. I We, a portrait
painter, residing at a baker's shop, in the Strad.
Wyley, the street keeper, was the lint witness examined. He
deported, that about two o'clock in the afternoon, be was alarmed
by a cry of " Murder," and looking up at Mr. Lethbridge's win.
dow, be saw 3lr. Jones, with his body half out at the window, and
crying " Murder, murder," repeatedly. Witness instantly went
into the house, and proceeded up stairs to the first floor; he there
found Mr. doors and Mr. Lethbridge at high worsts, and Mrs.
Lethbridge, with several other persons, endeavouring to pacify
them. Upon his entering the room, they each endeavoured to in.
duce him to take the other into custody ; and; not knowing which
charge to take, he brought them bosh before the Magistrate.
The Magistrate decided that Mr. Lethbridge should be first
heard, though 3lr. Jones endeavoured to obtain that privilege.
It appeared from Mr. Lethbridge's stateistelt, that souse time
ago be was employed by an elderly maiden lady to paint two like-
nesse% of her; and whilst these likenesses were cede hand, she
fell in love with, and married Mr. Jones. When the porteahs
were finished they were sent home; hat, though be applied re.
peatedly for the price agreed upon, 111. he amid net ebbe& it; and
at length he directed his solicitor to recover it by doe aonne at leer.
What measures had been taken in consequence, he did mot exactly
know, but whilst he was in coovissation with Mts. L. yesterday,
she having just returned from a call upon her physician, whom site
had been to consult respecting an incipient cancer in the breast,
they were alarmed by a tremeadous knocking and ringing at the
street-door. In a moment after Air. Jones entered the roam, and
told him he was an infamous scoundrel; and then melatadied in •
very great passion to apply so mans opprobrious epubees to him,
that he found it necessary to order him to quit the room instantly;
but as Mr. Jones did net think proper to comply with this order,
and still continued his abuse, Mr. Lethbridge directed a servant to
go for a constable to remove him. Tie moment a constable was
mentioned, however, Mr. Jones flew to the window, threw up the
sash, and roared out " Murder," so furiously, that he not only
raided a mob about the house, but speedily caused the appearance
of a coustable, without the trouble of scatting for one. During the
altercation Alr. Jones repeatedly doubled his list at ken, and
had not Mrs. Lethbridge, ill as she was, interposed herself be-
tween them, be had no doubt Mr. Jones would have knocked him
(lobo.
Mr. Jones was extremely impatient whilst Mr. Lethbridge wes
telling his story, so much so, that it required all the authority of
the Bench to keep him quiet; and when he was asked what be
had to say in his defence, he began by asking Mr. Lethbridge
whether be did not say to him, the moment he entered the room—
" Oh ! I know you ; your name is Jones; you are just out of the
King's Bench ; and you have been down to Margate fortune.
h Mtnethbridge positively denied that he bad made any allusion
to fortune hunting; though he admitted that he might have said,
though you make El much boast of your money, you are ooly just
out of the King's Bench," or words something to that erect.
Mr. Jones persisted in saying that he very grossly alluded to
fortune-hunting ; and said, that the very mention of the King's
Bench wee enough to rouse the feelings of any man who was well
aware that it was a most unfounded insinuation. The fact was, be
continued, that neither of the portraits were good likenesses, and
one of them was so bad that it was sent back to Mr. Lethbridge to
alter; but, instead of altering it, he very politely sent him the
copy of a writ. It was in consequence of this writ that be ease
to town that morning, with the Intention of settling the Whew t
but he had no sooner entered the room, and announced himself,
than Mr. Lethbridge flew into a great pension, and accosted him
in the manner above described. Nor was this all ; for, in a mo-
ment after, he found himself beset by several perms, and he ac-
tually received three blows on the breast from Mrs Lethbridge
so that, considering his life in danger, he was constrained to lift up
the sash, and cry out " Murder,' in his own defence.
Air. Letlibridge's scream corroborated her master's account of
the affair ; and declared that her mistress merely peg bet bode
against Ala Jones's breast to keep him front hitting her master.
The Magistrate expressed his surprise that a person of Mr.
Jones's personal capacities should stoop to charge a sick MOW*
with having assaulted him and then ordered him to find balk
to keep the peace, himself in 401.. and two sureties in 201. each.
THAMES OFFICE.
RoNBEItY IX TUE WEST INDIA DOCE--Thessas ?week,
of No. 7, Lamb's-row-place, Betlmalopor, who haa been in the
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