Star.
London, England, 1823-09-27 00:00:00

MARY-LA-BONNE,

J. Bridges, who was charged with obtaining Unen-drapery goods
.from hir.„Crook, of Piccadilly, and hir.Pouglas, of 'Whitehall-
.by. gleans °fictitious notes, as stated In our Paper of Wed-
inesdaY. was frought up for re-ezainination; when H. Pratt, shop-
!Mai to Messrs. Watson and Co. of Holborn-hill, deposed that the
prisoner, on the 11th instant, obtained from than two pieces of
shirting, and three silk han.dkerchiefs, in consequence of a Actitions
inote, purporting to be from, Air. Wombwell, a customer of their
ihouie. Mr. Wtizon, of the OM of Graham and Wrixon, stated,
'that on the 13th instant he obtained from their house two pieces of
;frith linen and six silk haidheichiels, by presenting a note in the
inainit Of. Idia..l9llsori, s customer, to which that Lady was a Aran-
.ger.—The prisoner said nothing in replf to the charges, and was
'resitapded till Wednesday, to giro opportunity to others, whom he
"has defrauded, to attend.

i MARLBOROUGH-STREET. •
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SIMILAR Cesg.-4 person gaily dressed, wearing large mulatt-
o
*loss was brought up frqm • St. _George's watch-boese yesterdays
,asrpd witli dralting a distiirtiance inEburpatreet, Melee", cm
ITtairaday night. ~
_ It appeared from the evidence of John Norman, an owner of at
tea, that he waseogsged by the defends% to convey a quantity.of
goodifrom Mr. Bullock's Sale-rooms in Holborn, yestet clay morn.
mg; and that the defeudant directed him to proceed up and down a
great number of streets at the west end of the town, alleging the
'goods were fora house that7hithed hired. Many hours were thus
spent withoot
,his being ;hie to discharge the load. The deferid.ort
idarected him to drive to Hy4e Park-caftger, and as noon as he got
there, he was orderedlp return again to the neighbourhood of Bond-
'street. The vim wts 'lien dragged from street to street, and house
to house, without aria 'prospect of being eased Of the burthen.--
Iskbout eight o'clock the ddendant took 4 haejosey coach, and lcd
e way for the van; bathe turned pp and down aevecal streets
without seething to have any particular destination. ' At length be
ered the coachman to drive to Ebury-street, Chelsea, where, be
,be had hired a house; When they 'reached that' street k
Was after ten o'clockat night. On knocking. at a door where the
Pendant alleged he was well known, the family denied having!
y acquaintance with him, aid the coachman finding he might, be
stained ail night, demanded Lis fare, which the defendant rtfusA
o ay, He then gave Wilma the custody of the watchman; who
took charge of the van loaded with goods, and they conveyed
to. the watch-house, The van was standing riptide all night,.
' th Men to watch it, leit the property should bc stolen.
tp
The defendant, who eidently was labouring under an aberration
of mind, advanced to address the Magistrate, J. F. Couater, E.q.
lib harangue was very incoherent. He said his name was Thomas
Wider ; that be had been fifteen years a waiter at lltookees Hotel,,
at. arrtes's.sireei; and that he was known both by Peer and pre
pant. That be had rccently taken a house in Ithary:street, witkill
be was about furnishing; and that he purchased sixty puutis' words
jot goods at Mr. Bullock's auction-rooms. He added, that' the
*aster of the van had disobeyed him in not taking the nearest road
ite-the bane belad hired, and that be bad beaten hisliorviseeverely
is the street:. . . .
Thq. Magistrate impliced if the defendant, had not -reoently been
before him? and was &awl:red iu the affirmative, Ile was told,
moreover that the defendant's friends considered him deranged 3 that'
he had spent 1.,001. in one week on a worthies' women, and had bran'
guilty of other extravagant action*.