The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-20 00:00:00

POLICE. INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Yesterday Benjamin Brooke:was brought
up a third time for re-examination on a charge of forgery. The
whole of the evidence taken on the former examinations was
read over by Mr. Woods, the clerk.—Mr. ALLEY was for the
prosecution, and Mr. PLATT for the defence—James Turner,
Isaacson's clerk, who was examined before, swore that the
paper produced was his handwriting,. -which he was doubtful
of before—this was the copy of the check with the endorst-
rrient ; he also swore that about a fortnight ago he saw the
check (that is,' since Brookes has been in custody). It will be
recollected before that Brookes said, in presence of the Judge,
when at the Judge's Chambers, that he had destroyed the
check ; and 'he, witness, swore further, that. last December he
saw Clarke sign his name to that very check, and that another
gentleman, named Arthur, was present when Clarke signed
his narne.—The parties
,ere bound over to prosecute (except
the prosecutor Clarke, who was absent), and he was fully com-
mitted' fat trial. .
Laiirrt H-STREET.—SAtRILEOE.—James Scott was exa.
mined, charged with felonies coming under the above denomi-
nation.—lt appeared that "a few evenings back, during divine
service at Sion Chapel,'Mile-end New Town; the prisoner was
detected by the chapel keeper in the act of opening a large chest
containing books, which stood in the end of the chapel,. and on
his being searched' y an officer who took 'charge of him, a num.
ber of duplicates for- divine books were found on him. The
officer by diligent inquiry discovered that three of these books
deposited at the pawnbrokers belonged—one to Mr. Gregg, of
13, City-road, and the other two to a Mrs. Nainfain, ID, Bow-
-ling-green-lane, Queen-street, Southwark. These parties
attended yesterday and identified the books as having been
-stolen from Albion Chapel, Moor-fields, in April last, emit° be
their property. The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
GUILDHALL.—ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—A very decent
looking mah Was brought up .yesterday before Mr. Alderman'
• Lucas, by Smith, the Warden of Blackfriars-bridge, through
whose exertions he had been prevented from throwing himself
over the bridge into the Thames. The poor fellow it seems,
climbed to the top .or the ballustrade, about 11 o'clock on Sun-
day forenoon, and was in the very act of throwing himself off,
seized by two passengers and detained till the officer came up,
who finding him quite, cool and apparently sensible of his rash
conduct, upon his promising to go immediately home, suffered
him to depart. No sooner, however' was he at liberty than"he
made a second attempt, in which he had very nearly succeeded,
'and it was with the greatest difficulty Smith was able to pre-
vent his falling into the river. He begged earnestly to be per-
mitted to go, but Smith, after his second attempt, feltit his duty
to conveyy, him to the Compter. On his examination yesterday, it
appeare be was a journeyman carpenter, in the employ of Sir.
Hawkins, of Star Corner, Bermondsey. His wife attended be-
fore the Magistrate, with an infant at her breast, and explained,
as the cause of his rash attempt, that they had been labouring
under some pecuniary difficulty. The prisoner appearing sen-
sible of his misconduct, and disavowing all intention of repeat-
Mg it, was discharged. Mr. Alderman Lucas very humanely
•called the wife to him, and gave, her some silver to assist in re-
lieving them from their present difficulty.

In cutting off an elephant's tooth yesterday,
Mr. George Berry, of this town, found a bullet of mailable iron
sunk a considerable depth in the tooth, without the appearance
of any aperture by which it had entered, the ivory having grown
close round it on every side.- (KEndaT Paper.)