Star.
London, England, 1814-08-18 00:00:00

POLIO.

HA TTON•C A 11111V:.—Tho$. Thorlts was re-txamii
charged with forging And uttering a chcqne for £t47
purporting to be drawn by Thomas C-?al, tobacconist,
in NVl:itechapel, on Messrs. Taylor and Co. baskets,

in Lombard-street.
J. Raper stated, that he was ledger keeper to Messrs.
ylor and Co.; that on the 3d instant, as he verily
believed, the prisoner presented the cheque now pro-
duced, to T. Boon cashier. Mr. Boon handed it to
witness, to see if he thought it was the hand-writing
of Mr. Ceal, when he had no doubt it was a forgery.
Witness stood up to go to the counting-house, to shew
the cheque, when the prisoner ran out of the house,
and left the cheque behind him. Three of the clerks
puoued, but the prisoner was out of sight, and he
had not seen him since until this day. R. Peppin
and J. B-rwick, clerks is the banking-house, confirm-
ed the above statement. They pursued the prisoner,
but lust sight of him, near Abchurch-lane ; but from
something which was said to Berwick, on their re-
turn, by a porter, the prisoner was apprehended.
A. Ceal, the son of Mr. T. Ceal, said, that the
name of Thomas Ceal, subscribed to the cheque, was
not the hand-writing of his father, nor his own.
W. Read, a tobacconist, in Gray's Inn-passage,
stated,•that the prisoter lived in his employ, as porter,
troin`the 2d of May last to the Saturday before lie
was apprehended. Having been shewn a letter
marked, A. signed Thomas Ceal, he said he received
that letter from Mr. Ceal, which he put upon a file
that hung in the shop, and to which the prisoner had

access.
John Limbrick, the Officer, stated, that having
been for some time in search of the prisoner, he at
length took hilt' into custody on the 7th instant, at
Mr. Read's, in Gray's Inn-passage. Mr. Read gave
witness the letter marked A. and signed Thos. Ceal.
He searched the prisoner's box, and found among
other papers the three now produced; marked respec-
tively B. C D. which the prisoner acknowledged to
be his, and which papers appeared to contain imita-
tions of the signature of Thomas Ceal. The prisoner
was fully committed.
BOW-STREET.—Tuesdayg Reynard, one of the horse
patrole, was infoi med by the ostler at the Nag's
Head Inn, at Epping, that a man had put up three
horses at their yard, which he suspected to have been
stolen. Reynard went to the spot, and, on inquiry,
the man first said he had bought them, and after-
wards had received them to sell for his grandfather.
He was, in consequence, brought to the Office, when,
not being able to give a more satisfactory account of
his obtaining them, he was remanded.
T. Dosseter was charged with robbing his master,
Mr. Steel, baker, in Drury-lane. Mrs. Steel stated,
that she had fur souse time suspected that he had
been pilfering; and yesterday, as he was going out
of the shop, :he perceived something bulky under hie,
cloaths, wh:-'l, on searching him, proved to be a.
stocking fu it flour. He was committed for trial
at the Quarer Sessions, when he requested to be tried
at the Oid Bailey; but this extraordinary request walk
refused.
CUILDIIALL.—Mary remote was charged by Mr.
Merl, of Castle-street, Falcon-square, who stated, that,
on Tuesday night, about half-past eleven, he was,
alarmed by a violent knocking at his door, when his
servant informed him, that a woman wished to see
him. He got up, and went down stairs, when he
was accosted by the prisoner, who accused him of
having given her a bad 3s. piece, about an hour be.
fore, for certain attentions which she paid him, and
in•iska upon his changing it for a good one. Mr.
Elul having been at home from halt-past seven, was
much astonished at this demand, and told her she
was mistaken. She would not, however, be con-
vinced, but made a dreadful outcry, and abused him
sorely. He.then gave her in charge of the watch.
Yesterday she persisted in her story. Mr. R.'s ser
vant was then sent for, and she positively stated, that
her master had been at home from half-past seven till-
the time the prisoner called*
Sir J. Suitor strongly reprobated the conduct of the
prisoner, and sent her to Bridewell for a month.
MA N. i.Un ROUGiI•STRSPT.-1/enry Clark and Jame:
Piper, were charged with stealing a quantity of cloth,
the property of Mr. Rbissel.
Mr. Russel had sent his errand-boy,- f 5 years of
age, to take it to a tradesman in Se. John's-street. Oa
crossing Smithfield, a man upbraided him with be:ag
so long on his journey, stating, that the persint was•
' waiting for the goods, and some black cloth was also
immediately wanted, and took the property; at the
same time desiring the youth to hasten back and fetch
the black cloth. The boy did return, and thus lost
the goods.
Mr. Savary, a publican, in Poland-street, suspect.
tog he had some improper persons in his house two or
.11.ree days since, sent to this Office for Foy and Bens-',
nett, who recognised an old friend (Josephs, a Jew),
seemingly bartering for the property in question.-
They in consequence seized the prisoners, who were
remanded for another examination.
UNION..I-lALL.—Graji and Marrag were examined
before Mr. CITAMSIIIS, charged on suspicion of hay-
ing been concerned in stealing and slaughtering three
fine sheep, the property of Mr. Alnutt, of Clapham.
The skins and offal of the animals were found in a
'ditch,
.near the spot where the sheep had been pas-
tured, and in consequence of some information the
Officers had received, they went to a cottage near
the spot, inhabited by a woman named Macdonald,
and to which the prisoners had been traced the even-
ing before. Here they knocked and called for ash;
mittance for some time, but in vain; at length the
prisoner Gray looked out at the window, when the
Officers threatened, if he did not open the door, they
would break it open. Upon this threat being held
cut, he opened the door; the Officers entered, and
proceeded to search the house, and found concealed,
under some straw, in the bed-chamber, two pair of
hind=quarters of sheep; and in the lower room, they
discarered three heads of sheep also. The prisoners
were both committed for re-examination.

Mr. SHALKS) of lirs,entish Town, was stopped, on
Saturday night, neat Mr. AGAR'S house, by a single
tootpad, who. demanded his money. Mr. Sniti.zt,'
not perceiving the ruffian to be armed, refused to
comply with 1.4-. requisition; the fellow then strewed,
a knife, which at once produced the desired effect,
Mr. SHALES giving him five 3s. pieces. As mon as•
he got this sum, without waiting tor more, he ran off
in great perturbation across the fields.