Star.
London, England, 1830-03-25 00:00:00

WORSHTP.STREET.

Fonouit.—Yesterday Jobs Af'Donald, a young man, of re.
airectable appearance, was charged before It. E. BROUGHTON,
hog. with uttering a check for OW. 10s. purporting to be drawn by
Sir John amtwood upon Messrs. Gosling and Sharp, bankers,
Fleet-street.

John Shaw, 16, Boot.street, Holton, porter, stated that he met
the prisoner about a fortnight ago. near Covent.garden, who asked
him to take a cheek to blesses. Goslings, and say it was for Sir
John's eldest son, and then return with the money to an eating.
house.in the neighbourhood of Covent-garden, where he would meet
him. He firstAled the witness his name and address, saying, if
he was not at the eating-haute be would call on witness for the
money. Witness presented the check, and it was stopped. He re.
turned to the eating-house, but did not find the prisoner. A few
days afterwards he received a letter from the prisoner, requesting
whom to pay the amount of the check to the bearer of the letter,
and to deduct a half sovereign for his trouble. Witness refused to
pay the money to my person but the prisoner, and on Monday last
the prisoner crane himself to witness's house, when witness endea-
voured to keep him in conversation until he sent for seonstabie, but
the prisoner suspecting all was not right took to his heels. Wit.
nese pursued him, calling out "Stop him !" when he was stopped
by one of the new police.
Mr. Ewing'', clerk to Messrs. Gosling and Co. said, that Sir
John Chetwood kept cash at their house, but the signature to the
check produced was not Sir John's handwriting.
Sergeant Bedford, letter N. No. 2, said, he searched the primmer,
and found a letter addressed to the witness Shaw. 16, Boot.street,
Holum, being a copy of the letter alluded to by Shaw t also a part
of a catalogue, the other part of which be had torn and given to
Shaw to wrap the check in, and which Shaw produced at the sta.
tlon.house, and it corresponded. The prisoner first gave his name
and address " William Thomas, 47, New Bond.street," but after.
wards mid it was " John 111`Donald, at lir. Richattlson's, Oxford.
street." He said a man gave him the check to get changed, bet was
told that it was not right. ' Ile had not known the man more than
two or three days.
Mr. Harmer attended for the prisoner, and advised him to offer
DO defence at present.
He was remanded till Monday next.
LAMBETH.STREET.

Yesterday a Russian, named Abraham. Neisirow, was brought
before Dlr. IlAnDWicw r under the following circumstances —I t ap.
peered that the prisoner had gone into a house in Red Lion-street,
Whim:hope), about eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, and bolted
the door, telling the inhabitants it was all right. They, however,
were of a different opinion, and gave him in charge to a policeman.
He had been seen about the city during the day behaving in a vio-
lent and riotous manner. When taken into custody he acted the
drunkard. the fool, and the ruffian by turns, and spat in the police.
constable's face. _

The prisoner said he had been in England only five days, and be.
longed to a ship which is lying in the kunmercial.dock.
HARDRICILE ordered the prisoner to be committed to the
House of Correction for three months, and directed the inspector of
the police to make inquiries respecting him, that he might be sent
out of the country as soon as poasible.
A curious practice of the Jews, with respect to a certain form of
marriage ceremony, Ras detailed in a charge of assault preferred by
Rachael Simmonds against Moses Jacobs. The our, as stated be-
fore the Rev. Mr. MATHIAS by the complainant was that the de.
feistiest had come to her house and struck her repeatedly.
Rev. Mr. 111wrisims—.What was the cause of his assaultingru ?
Complainant—Your Worship, 1 was his wife, but I have divorced
myself from him.
Rev Mr. Marnras—What divorce, yourself ? Then do you
think you are at liberty to marry spin
Complainant—Yu. Sir.
A person present, in explanation, said the parties, being Jews,
had married in the form called Meearlisli—a ceremony which takes
place in the presence of two witnesses, and, though binding. yet,
upon one of the parties disagreeing. the High Priest had power to
divorce them; and this was one of those cases. . .

Rev. Mr. ilAterstas —Why, the Jews are in a better situation
than us Christians. If I want a divorce. I must apply, like Lord
Ellenborough, to the House of Lords ; but the Jews have, it ap-
pays, a much shorter and leas expetudve mode of settling matters.
I don't think they will gain much by emancipation, at least in this
particular.

Maria Reid war charged by Thomas Swatter with robbing him
of the sum of ids. Id. and his pocket-book.
Complainant said that he met the prisoner on Tuesday afternoon,
whom he knew formerly when she lived at service, and told her
that he was very ill and obliged to lean his ship,exid he should be
glad to lay down for an hour or two. She told him be might rest
comfortably at her house In Slim-gate-fields. and he went with her.
In about an hour be was awakened out of his sleep by the prisoner
feretting at his pockets. He got up and missed his money and
pocket-book, but she denied having taken either. She returned his
watch, which he had preyiouifiltilen her to take care of.
ded the prisoner said she ab..
minded after the robbery w he wok her he searched her, but
found aoditag.

bow he could convict upon the terms in the act, which mid "put or
paint." elielkint wax putting.
The informers said that chalk was liable to be washed off, and it
was not the inseation of the act that chalking should do.
HANDWICKIL said he was not to say what the intentions of
parsons were. He must administer the law as it stood, and should
decide in favour of the defendant.
This le an important decision, as numerous convictions have
taken place on that; question.