Star.
London, England, 1825-09-24 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Two meanly-dressed lads, named John Bar Hey and Henry Conyers,
were breught up yesterday before the Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Al-
derman LCCAS, on a charge of attempting to obtain money under
' false pretences. Barkley was immediately recognised as having been
committed from this Office between two and three years ago, for
selling Carlile's publications in his shop in Fleet-street, and for which
offence he was subsequently imprisoned six months in Newgate.
The circumstances of the present charge were as follows :—A
letter had been received by post by Sarah Richmond, an upper
servant with Mr. Lake, of Chapel street, May-fair, about three
weeks age, purporting to be front Edward Chandler, the waiter at
the White hart public-house, in Giltsput-street, requesting the
loan of aft, and stating that he would send a person for the money
next day. A female called accordingly the neat morning, and
Sarah gave her a half-sovereign, saying that it was all she could
spare Mr. Chandler. This letter, however, turned out to be a for-
gery, and a sunilar letter, containing the like request for the loan of
£l, purporthvg to come from Sarah Richmond's brother, and di-
rected to Chandler, arriving by the twopenny post, on Tuesday,
Chandler supected it to be an imposition, and when the prisoner Co-
n, yen culled for an answer, gave him in custody t. Sheppard the officer.
Conyers statement was, that he knew nothing of the contents
of the letter, hut had been sent by a young man, who was waiting
his return under the gateway of Bartholomew's I hospital. Chand-
ler and officer went thither immediately, and found and secured the
prisoner Barkley.
On his being confronted with Conyers, the latter immediately
identified him.
Barkley did not deny havitig sent Conyers, but he had no know-

ledge, he said, of thebele.ot Conyers
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some orders for the Coburg Theatre.
Daniel Wchroonsl, whose signature to theletter to Caandleriso
forged, was stated to he the Commander of a sni vessel Roo it
set ; there was no likelihood of procuring his at.tenilince,.an4tlstet.
fore the prisoner was dlichargeil.
On searching the person of Barkley, it•Lppeated Awls: haZile,
making a similar application for money to his old master, cuts.
a letter from the latter, of which the toihtwing is a t cipy, watfasok
in his possession :

Throchester, Dec. Qs, Ittr.l,
" Sta—lf I could and* yen without doing others an injury or ,
justice, I should be forward to de. it. Sects an application as
made fur the loan of money 'tepid -obtain attention front no
becau-e when the purpose is good it is always wise to wane it, Ai
additional claim. Pounds, or epcund, is a matter of tork.,:tr,
dots to me under present circumstances, whist I have 4ein, ac
hear to the amount of AVOCI. In every other respect my
miens, correspond with the disclosed detter-gthat my offer of
110 Ct refers to a time width b net yet arcived,s-my liberati.m.
proof of the differenee of my sitaatton dosing ye* StVeisnowki4
and at present, I have to observe, that I do not and t moot
feri men in Newgate any weekly sum of money; and this is a resai
Irby I-canuot and ought not to lend you what you ask.
44 With reference to what you say about having been offeted roaret
disclose my affairs, I can only say that you have my heart,
111111MIumendation to make what money you can upon that subjer
Taki care to make a good bargain, and to have the money
you begin ; then tell all you kr.ow. It is possible that the Atilti-tet.
might fancy a thousand circumstances that do not exist, but I Ls
quite sure you can tell them no more than they know. 1 will telt
all myself if they will pay my debts.—ltespectfully your's,
‘4 RICHARD C ARIAL"
" To John Barkley, Printer, 114, Drstry-laue, London."
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday, John Barton Loot, the apprentice of Mr. Sisilsbury,te
Poland-street, and the principal witness in the case of John Grosse(
Muirhead, was brought Infers Mr. Comas; the 'Magistrate, lie
running away from his apprenticeship, and enlisting istt• the Ens;
India Company's service. The apprentice did not deny the aoct.A•
tion, and for the offence, the !Magistrate committed hint for we
month to the House of Correctlort.—The lad cotnplainsd of .eveie
treatment he had experienced already in prison, and the Nlagistrate
told him that he would give such directions as would prevent the
repetition of any unnecessary severity ; and that every moderate
indulgence,con►istent with the prison rules, should be afforded bin.,

Mr. CONANT said, be had bee; informed that Mr. Spilsbury bad
received a letter containing an extraordinary proposal, as connect:Nl
with the case of Muirheid. lie crusted A.r. Spilsbury would hate
no objection to publish the letter, and expose the person who mad:
the proposal. Air. Spilsbury handed the letter to the Msigibtrate,ii
which the following is a copy.
" No. 29, Northumberland-street, Strand.
" Sia—From a very close intimacy for more than 30 years willi
the unfortunate J. G. Muirhead, Esq. 1 can moat truly and fake.
fully assure, that he is one of the best, most hospitable, and hew:
volent men living. If really be is guilty of the indecencies LW to
his charge, I more pity than blame hint. Alas! we are all, eye.,
the best of us, poor, weak, imperfect creatures; and let him whii,
laying his band upon his heart, can say, I sin unconscious of any ie.
crct sin, throw the Ant stone at poor Muirlsead. You, my gocW.
Sir, have it in your power to perform a praiseworthy action, by
saving that poor, infirm man, seventy-eight years of age, front
shame; your apprentice, the chief evidence against him, is in cus-
tody, and your bail for his appearance on the day of trial is eighty
pounds. Now, good Sir, if by any means yoo can ccultrive to c
him out of custody, and let him enlist to go shread, I willingly, a,
an old friend of Mr. Aluirbead'si take opon myself, not only to re-
imburse you the eighty pound:, but to add £503 as a pi-tient. As
there is nothing onworthy, a perfectly honest man in what I pro,
pose, and which you may with perfect propriety accede to, I si al
expect your written answer; after which, should we agtte, I 'hall
appoint an interview somewhere out of town, to avoid being inter.
rupted. Address to me as above. Your s, &c.
" JO. 1 EVANS senior.
•

" Mr. Spilsbnry, 1, Poland-street, Broad-street, Golden-square."
Mr. COXANT said, that he expected, before the tertuhrion of
the boy Lane's month of imprisonment, the trial uE 3luirhead
would come on.