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London, England, 1821-09-15 00:00:00

SUICIDES.

Thursday evening, between seven and right o'clock, a
young woman, about twenty years of age, very decently at-
tired, was seen on Water loo.bridge in a very sorrowful mood
for a length of time, and she then left the place. Shortly
afterwards she was again seen by a waterman at the Strand
aide of the bridge, and it was not long before she, unperceiv.
ed by any one, climbed over the balustrade at this side of the
tolhhuuee, and precipitated herself therefrom into the water.
A shriek was heard, and a sound as if she bad dashed against
the stones prior to her reaching the water, and the uu-
fortunate woman must have been killed in her fall.
Several watermen immediately proceeded to her assistance,
but the tide had washed the body away, and the watermen
continued dragging until eleven o'clock without success,
nor did they succeed in finding the body yesterday, although
every effort was made. The same young woman was pre-
vented at an earlier hour In the evening putting her rash de-
sign luto executior. 1,1
Baween eleven and twelve o'clock on Thursday forenoon
as the Banbury coach, which sets not from the Bell and
Crown Inn, Holborn, stopped at the house of Mr. Wood-
ward, the White Hart, Southall, Cur the purpose of cheat-
lug Werra, the passengers alighted and went into the house
to take refreshment, and on their being summoned by the
coachman to resume their placer, use of the gentlemen was
discovered to be miming. A search took place, when, horri-
ble to relate, be was found lying. iiitbe yard on his back be.
twerp two coaches, with his throat cut in a moat shocking
manner, and weltering in his blood. A penknife was lying by
his side covered with blood, and is supposed to have been
the deadly instrument. He was carried into the house, and
surgical aid was prompt in attendance, but be expired in
about ten minutes. There was no papers found about him
to lead to a discovery who he wits; IS sovereigns aad a gold
watch were found in his pocket, and gives over by Mr.
Woodward to a gentlemau who accompanied the unfortu-
nate mao, and who promised to attend the Corvette' Inquest
this evening, when he will give the necessary tuformatioe.
On luquiry yesterday at the Bell Lad Crown we teamed that
the deceased and another Gentlemen look their places in the
Banbury coach in the name ofitlarnell, to go as far as
Winslow; that he was • gentlemanly looking msu, about
35 years of age, and that mut all they knew of him.

A bill of indictment preferred by Mr. Swaim,
•of the Bridge-street gang. against Mr. Pumps,
the proprietor of the Pines, was on Thursday
thrown out by the MiddJerez Grand Jury. The
indictment was for a libel, founded upon a report
of Mr. WAIIIIIKAN'S speech at the Common Hall,
at the late election of Sheriff's, em which occasion
Mr. WAITHIWAN certainly gave Mr. SHARP • very
sharp trimming. The bill was thrown est, and in
so doing the Grand Jury acted justly sod wisely.
%VII. the Ants was selected for prosecution by this
worthy Society we do not know. The report which
had the mistOrtune to incur its magnanimous dis-
pleasure, we believe, did not originate in that very
respectable I.'aper.

The Semiramis frigate, of 4i inns, his been
brought forward for sea ; Captain THOMAS INS..
X ISSON is appointed to the command of her.
The harms sloop, lately returned from the Bra-
zils, has been paid off at Portsmouth, sud recoio-
missioned t►y Capt. THOMAS HERBERT.
The Sprey slonp,Captain Bostrau., lately re-
turned from the Mediterranean, is to be paid off
all standing, and recommisaioned at Plymouth.

The Insolvent Debtors' Court will sit in the Ex-
clieqoer Chamber on Wednesday and Thursday
next fur the regular dispatch of business. The neat
ittiugs of the Court are fixed for Friday and Satur-
day, the 211th and 29th of this month, and Monday
and Tuesday, the 1.1 and 2d of October. There
ate thirty cases appointed for each of these four
day., but the Court will inquire only into those
which shall not be opposed. Those that shall be
marked 44 opposed" are to stand over until Fri-
day and Saturday, the 12th and 13th of October,
which will be occupied exclusively by the consi.
derstiou of these adjourned cases.
Ott Tvesdayse'nnight, whilst Mr. GRIT was va-
luing lith•s in the precincts of Goolonue..bridge,
covey Clare, lie was assailed by five fellows, who
beat him so severely that his life was supposed to
be in mamma dati4er. Two wen, who came to
Mr. Case's asaristatice, were also most desperately
ill used by the said party. Sienil.ir assaults were
committed upon two Proctors in the neighbourhood
of Kildimo, ou Thursday.

OLD BllLar SESSIONS,
lIIIDAY, SEPTUM* 13.
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Williams Pert and Ash', Tipper were indicted for
forging and counterfeinu,g a bill of exchange for
26/. I7s. with intent to -defraud William Howell
and cud Co. bookers of Birehiii-lane.
Witham Howell exstnined.—He owed that he
was a gnu-maker, living at Birmingham. Ile r•-
coved an order by a letter on the lath Ju!y,
signed 'ripper, whose person he did not know, for
a doable and r single barrel gun. He was in Lon.
doss at the time and went to No. I. Marlborough-
street, to inquire for Mr. Tipper; he saw a woman
in the house who could give him no information ;
he went again in the afternoon, and again saw the
woman and left his card, and requested Mr. Tipper
to call on him. lie had Ito' left the house but •
few minutes before the Prisoners overtook him, and
asked him if lois name was I lowell —he said it was.
They wished to know if he understood the order.
One gave his name Tipper, hut proved afterwards to
be Putt. This was on the Wednesday, when Friday
was fixed for looking at the patterns, that was the
dry after the coronation ; accordingly they came and
looked at the guns. Witness said he could not
past with those which they had looked at. They
said they would pay by • banker's hill, on delivery
of the goods. On the 27th July lie received a
banker's bill for 171. 4s. 6.1. for one of the guns,
and on the I Ith August, another bill for 161. 17s.
was sent him, which he sent to a friend of his
named Jennings. Ile did not know thin it was a
bad bill till some time efterwards, when it was re-
turned unpaid. It is the same bill now in Court.

Robert Sherringtuie deposed that he keeps a
public-house, called the Two Aogels and Crown,
in St. Martin's-lase ; he received from Mr. Hoedl
two guns, at the same time instructions respecting
the way in which he was to dispose of them. Pott
came to witness on 26th July, and asked whether
they had got some guns from Mr. Howell 1 Wit-
ness replied in the affirmative, and Pott gave him
a bill fur 171. 2.. and the gulls were delivered to
the prisoner Pott. IVitness asked Pott his name,
and he said it was Tipper. On the 11th August
Poll came again, and witness delivered to him a
bog of guns, which he had received from Mr.
Howell, with directions to give it up to Pott, on
receiving a similar bill. The Prisoner gave him a
bill for 261. 17c—the bill now in Court is the one
the Prisoner Pott gave him. In the converration
which witness had with Pott he called him Tipper,
and the Prisoner answered to that name. The bill
was sent to Mr. Howell on the same day.
Cross examined by Mr. A DitEMS.—Witness
made no inquiry respecting the first bill, because
he knew the house in Birelon-lane to be a good
one. Witness first learned Pott's real name after
be was in custody, from himself; he learned that
the house of Williams and Co. is No. 20, Birchin-
lane ; when he received the bill fur the 261. 17s.
from Pott no other person was present but a man
who came with Pete, and who took sway the box
by his (Putt's) desire.
George Jennings stated, that he was a friend of
Mr. Howell's, and on August 15 received a bill
from him ; the amount was 261. 17s. (The bill in
Court was the one lie received.) He went as Mr.
Howell directed to inquire at Messrs. Williams and
Co. whether the bill was a good one. According
to the direction on the bill, he went first to No. 3,
Birchire-lane, and there saw a Gentlemen° making
up papers. He thought it was a strange plaoe, and
asked whether it was Williams's, the bankers. He
was answered it was Williams'., but not the
bankers. There was a large brass plate on the en-
trance door, hearing the inscription of Williams
and Cu. There ass a long dark passage through
which he went, and tu r • g to the right, lie saw u
woman folding linen. He observed nothing which
gave the •place the appearance of a house of busi-
ness. He knocked at s door which he thought was
an office, on the same lauiling-place, written on
"attendance from ten till four." Ile then went to
Messrs. IVillimus, the backers, and thawed them
the acceptance on the bill, and they said it was not
right, and witness went away. He wrote to Mr.
Howell, in consequence of which he received an
answer from hien. After this the Prisoners called
upon witness at his lodgings, at the Red Lion and
Still, in Drury-lane. He was not at home, aid the
Prisoners left word they would call again. They
called on the Saturday morning, and Pott intro-
duced himself es Tipper. Tipper himself said that
he called upon Williams at the request of Mr.
Howell to do some business with lain. Witness
told them that he was not prepared to transact
business at that time, and told them to call on
Mouday. In the interim lie wrote to Mr. Howell
Jesuitic him to conic up to town, and he did in
consequence come to London, and when the Pri-
soners called ou Monday he caused them to be ap-
prehended.
Mary Woodhall examined.—She stated that she
lives it No. 3. Birchin-lane ; she knew Tipper, the
man at the bar. A man of the name of Williams
hired a counting-house, a dining-room, and a bed-
room, at her bruise, ou the Ist of November. The
rooms were hired in .the names of Williams, Tip-
per, and Co.; the counting-house had formerly
been used as an office by a ship-broker. Mr. Wil-
liams came to the couuting•house one day after it
was hired, with a man of the name of German, and
his wife, who remained there as clerk. There was
a man in the counting-house when Mr. Jennings
called; witness did not know the man's name; she
was told Williams came to the house on Sundays,
but she never saw him. Tipper used to be at the
house cosestautly ; she never saw Putt there. There
was some sort of banking business carried on by the
firm, ouch as exclsabging notes. This business went
on till Tipper was taken into custody, when it stop-
ped. German acted as clerk. Tipper was one of the
firm ; she was to receive 801. rent for the year. She
• had net received a farthing of this money except-
ing a quarter in advance. When the second quar-
ter was due, she applied for it, and they said they
would not pay it. Mr. German paid the first
quarter, best refused to pay the second. She did
not apply to Mr. Tipper for the rent.
Cross-examined—She saw once or twice notes
paid similar to those in Court. There was a person
regularly attending ; there were hooks iu the count.
ing-honse, and papers of business. She Cu in the
habit of letting her counting-house to various people
of business.
Mr. Barges, a partner in the house of Wil-
liams and Co. banker, was the next witnesseatled,

hot he Ins not io of tesideneei A Messenger Ind
been dinp4telied for him. Mr. Atiderwr nisi. c eel to
waiting, but the Lerrised Judge (►lr. Boron Grn..
ham) maid he would take it on himself to writ fur
▪ short period, Hail in the interim rit..ther Prisuute
was plrt•rd at the bar. After Some time Mr.:Bur.
gess wrier I
; lie apologised fur his is,su-a,sest.istim.e,
wi
lie was ignorant the trial would tome nu tu•drs
Win. flock Burgess was then esuitii•ed : he is
• int,taser iu she house of and 117...

Mr. ANDREWS objeCted that elle ceolence of li.jg
gClltielll 111 could out be received, an. lie was a ratty
hoirrrstral.
Nlr. Baron GRAHAM thought his ev;dence would
be stl,ll Ssiblr if he were released lit Mr. flowed:.
A release was accordingly prepar-il and executed,
slier n coosid-ralele delay, arising loon the Prose-
cesien's having employed no legal assistance.
Mr. Biro,. GRAHAM censored in prvrre term•
the l'arsrinont• which, in a case like the present, bird
iii•lueril the Prosecutor to act fur himself, urns-
oiogiung a loss of two hours of the lime of the Court.
The Prosecutor excused himself, saying lie heed
been told the cave was so clear there would be tie
twerssity for employing any legal assistance—
W. H. Burgess's examination was then resumed.
The accepiance is not at all like the hand of airy
persons in witness's house. It is not the acceptance
of any person in the house. It is alw•als H partner
who accepts the bills, and that is not lie hand.wri.-
ing of sny one of the partners. Ile knew of tan
beeekers in Biechindane, or in London or Wrst-
minister, of the name of Williams and Co. beeichs
their house. The form of acceptance of the house
is Williams and Co.

Cross examined by Mr. A N DREWS.-1 is a corn-
Mall mude of acerp•anee to write an red ink, and
across the bill. There is u No. 3 in Bireliiii-lane,
mood lie had ',eel, Williams and Co. on the door.
Fle 114 s had instances of bills drawn upon No. 3,
and brought to his house, which have been referred
to No. 3.

The Prisoners, on being called on for their de-
Price, declined oinking •ny themselves, but let it
to their ef ))))) rl.

Teas&le Cockell examined by Mr. ANDREWS.
—lle is iu the office at Someset House for licensing
bankers. Ou the efith February, MI, a license
was taken out in the names of Wm. Williams,
John Tipper, ■nd John Williams, all residing at
Swansea, in the County of Glamorgan. No li-
cense is necessary, unless it be to issue mites paya-
ble to bearer ou demand. The license endures to
the 10th October following. lie does not know
the persons who obtained it. A copy of the bill
which the house means to issue is required by the
Act of Parliament.—(Copy of the bill was put iii.)
Mr. Baron GRAHAM then summed up the eri-
deuce to the Jury, and observed, that if they were
of opinion the bill was made with the idea that any
person reading it should take it for an acceptance
of the established house of Williams and Co. it
was a false instrument. In judging of that the
p►incipal thing fm them to look to was the solidify
of this house of Williams and Co. at No. 3, and in
that respect there was little matter of doubt, fur if
there were a house or firm at Swansea, it was com-
petent for the Prisoners to ha►e celled evidence to
have shewn it. It was true there was a banking
license taken out for that house, and there might
be such a firm, but there was no evidence to cot.-
nect the Prisoners with it ; there was no evidence
to shew that either of the Prisoners wade the bill.
and the evidence of uttering applied to Pint only ;
if the►efore, the Jury should be of opinion that the
instrument was uttered with the intention to avail
themselves of the credit of the established house,
they would find accordingly.
The Jury retired for about three quarters of An
hour, when they returned with a verdict at,saiiist
both the Prisoners of Guilty of uttering with intent
to defraud.

Mr. Baron GatUAM desired the Jury to recon-
sider their verdict, as there was no evidence to mi..
&sect the Prisoner Tipper with the uttering.
The Jury deliberated for a short period, wire►►
they returned a verdict of God by agamst Port—
Tipper Not Gritty.
Mr. Baron GRA•IY asked if they found that the
intention was to make the instrument assume the
credit of the established house of Williams and Co.?
One of the Ju►y said No; mud after again deli-
berating in the box for a few mioutes, they again
retired, and in half an hour returned with a verdict
of Mot Godly as to Topper—Putt Guilty of utter-
ing with intent to defraud.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM asked the Jury if they
found that the iostrument was made its order to as-
sume the credit of the established house ?
The Jury replied in the affirmative.

Mr. Baron Geatimit—" Then, that, in my opi-
nion, amounts to forgery.
The Prisoner Tipper was afterwards put to the
bar on a similar charge for the bill of 17/. 2.. but
us the evidence was the same as in the preceding
case, the Jury, under the Learned Judge's direc-
tions, (squatted the Prisoner.
The trial occupied the Court upwards of six
hours.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

CLERKENWELL, FRIDAY, StIPTURICII 14.

Thomas Collissom, • by of 12 years of age,
was oat►victed of stealing r trisntity of .phials,
property of his employer, Mr. Jonas /101 l lit•p ,
surgenn, of Sotnerset•atrett. Puna:an-square, t.N.,
stated, that he had been rubbed fur a considerable
time past of pnisla And bottles to • great ru►ouut.
The Vrisoner is the goo of a widows woman of must

respectable appearance and character; who has tour
other children.—He was sentenced to be imprioned
one month in the House of Correction, and well
whipped en going into Confinement, and again on
coming out.
Jones Barn, aged 57 years, was convicted en
two istdictesentslur pot-stealing, and sentenced .to
• be imprisoned-three mouths and three slays to 'the
Home of Correction.
John Brickfield and Edward Lock were roust. t.
ed of picking the pocket of a young Gehticru4o ut
his pocket-book.
It appeared that the prisoner Lock, wh3, al-
Abough but twelre years of age, tuts *betcre be,ia
convicted of felonry, took the pocket-bo.k fro.o
the young pocket, and it to
Drickfield, the other Primmer, who :a hut 13 y€6.-‘
of ,age, .and who, upon lacing . charged with .ilia

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