Star.
London, England, 1825-01-27 00:00:00

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Clarks May, an Attorney, was brought before the Loan MAYOR,
charged with having defrauded Messrs. Clifford and Shaw, of the
Temple, of the sum of ,as under the following circumstances.
)Jr. Clifford stated that the defendant walked into the witness
and his partner's shop, which is a law-stationer's, and said he
-wanted a thirty shilling stamp. He said he knew Mr. Shaw, and
that he wanted the difference between £5 and the price of the
stamp. Mr. Shaw then entered the shop, and the defendant int.
mediately said to him _ " Ab, my good friend Shaw, how do you
do ? I want a stamp for upwards of .00, and you must give me
change of a checque for £5.
Mr. Shaw said he knew Mr. May by sight, and not doubting
that he was a respectable man, did not hesitate to give the stamp
and the change of X 5. The defendant told him he hugged at Sir
-John Pinhorn's house, and gave him sechecque accordingly. When
the checeue was offered at tke counter it was refused, and the
witness was told that Mr. May was in_the habit of mewing himself
in that way(tueaning 'le drew upon the house without having effects).
Dlr. Weston, a partner in Sir Juhn Pinhorn's house, stated that
he did not know the defendant personally, but he knew that the
defendant kept cash at the house four years ago. Witness was
positive that as long ago as that time the house refused to take the
defendant's money, no account of his having kept his accounts so
irregialArly. There was, he believed, a balance due to the &fen-
dant of eight shillings, hut since February, 1820, he believed there
had been no cash transaction with him.
The defendant here declared that the house had never refused to
receive lifs money.
Mr. Weston stated, thit the money had certainly been related,
but whether over the counter, or whether notice had been sent to
the defendant-to that effect he could not tell.
The prisoner said, in his defence, that he believed he had more
money at hie bankers when he gave the checque than proved to
have been the fact. He also stated that he had expected the sum
of at 7.00 immediately after, which k was his intention to pay in at
the banking-house, and hich would, of course, have prevented
any disappointment to Messrs. Clifford and Shaw. As for the
sum of £5, he could have easily raised it had he been driven to ex-
tremity, and could never have entertained a thought of defrauding.
The LORD MATOS said, it would be fora Jar, to decide wise-
' tber the defendant had given the chccque to Mr. Shaw with a
consciousness that there were no effects to meet it with at the bank.
ing house • and bound over the complainants to prosecute at the
nest Sessins.

Yesterday an information which was exhibited against Messrs.
Bogges and Savage, corn-factors, on the 4th instant, for making a
false return of the quantity of con sold by them, and adjourned
in sonsequence of the non-attendance of the defendants, came ea
to be heard, when Mr. Law, as Counsel for the defendants, stated
that they were not in attendance, and that their presence was un-
necessary, of which he cited several cases. Mr. Bourn., for
the prosecution, said be should, before be proceeded to rebut these
arguments, call his witness, and if he was not in attendance, be
'would withdraw the information. lie. George Walker was then
called, but did not answer. Mr. Bottum said he should withdraw
the information, but that the defendants would be proceeded against
on other cues is another Court.—lnformation quashed.

BOW-STREET.
The Chief Magistrate of this Ofike, yesterday morning, soon after
he had taken his seat, expressed in strong terms his disapprobation
of the conduct oldie officer, whoever he might be, who was stated
to have dragged a Gentleman from one of the boxes of Drury-lane
Theatre on Monday evening, during the contest created by the
appearance of Mr. Kean. He hoped that no officer of this esta-
blishment had so misconducted himself, and be could hardly believe
that it was, because he on Monday gave positive orders that not one
officer should be seen within the house. He was determined, at
all events, that the offender should, if possible, be identified and
properly desk with. The three parties of patrol who were ordered
to be in attendance on Monday night, were then sent for, and the
conductors, and as many of the men u could be found at the moment
attended. Sir R.Beasse said that his orders on Monday were, that
they should be in attendance at this office in case of a disturbance at
the doors of the Theatre, and that thuhectuld, on no account,
enter the house unless they had farther ions from him. In
the evening, Mr. Winston, the Stage Manager, came to him, and
represented the crowd to be so tremendous, that there was reason
to apprehend that the money-takers would be overpowered ; and
be then ordered one officer to be stationed at each pay box, to assist
the money-takers in the necessary performance of their duty ; but
with directions to leave the Theatre the moment it Was filled. It
had been stated to him that some of the men had been seen in the
lobby of the Theatre during the performance, and he wished to
know how it was that his orders had been disregarded ?
One of the conductors said, he believed that Mr. Winston, ap-
prehending a tumult, had taken some of the officers into the lobby,
after the house was full. - .
Sir R. Banana observed, that Mr. Winston had no proper autho-
rity to de any such thing. The Public were divided upon a ques-
tion arising out of recent transactions in which a Public Performer
was said to have bad a principal share, and the Public alone were
the fit judges in inch a matter, and must be left totally free and
uncontrouled, long as se open violation of the peace was com-
mitted. The police should not lend itself in aid of the views of
any Manager, or any other person or party. The duty of the
officers was to keep the peace and to that their duty as regarded
the present matter must be saltily confined, or heavy consequences
would fall upon them. He understood there was likely to be a re-
petition of the scene of Monday night on Friday next, and the
officers would do well to bear in mind what' he had just id. Sir
Rscnaas then asked if either of the conductors knew what man it
was who had dragged a Gentleman from his seat 1 and being ao-
swered in the negative, he gave them orders to ascertain it as
quickly as possible, and report the offender to him, Whether he was
a Bow-street officer or a parish constable.
MARY-LA-BONNE.

Szessulo.--Hesery Maggisias, a young man, seventeen years of ,
age, was charged with stabbing Wm. Sheppard, a street-keeper.—
it appeared from the evidence given, that the prisoner had been on
board the Prince Regent, at Chatham, and bad deserted. He had
been confined in the Oerkenwell Prison fir a month, and having
obtained his release a week ago, be returned to live with his mo.
eser, who resides in Tottenham-mews, Tottenham-street. His
Mother, who has been in the greatest distress on account of his
bad habits, had tried every means to induce him to lead a more
regular kferbut finding her attempts vain, she sent for Manning, a
ailmlehii of St. Pancras, to take him into custody. The constable
came chest half-past ten. The prisoner was then-sitting en a chair,
with aOw in one hand, and a knife ht the other. On seeing the
conga* be said," Who are you? stand *way; I'll be hung for
some we to-day :" and then rushing upon* him, he struck Manning
a severe blew on the arm. The poker was bent about three inches
by the blow, and he was. quite disekled from the effects of ft.—
William Sheppard, street-keeper, shortly afterwards came in, with
some others, for the purpose of arresting the prisoner; and while
Mr. Richardson, another street keeper, was' in the act of seiz-
ing him, Sheppard came behind him to assist, when be struck
him a most violent blow with the knife on the brew. The
knife penetrated through both his coats and clothes and struck
him on the first rib. There was a considerable effusion of blood,
ind the surgeon, to whom he instantly applied, informed him, that
but for the knife striking on the rib, the wound must have been fatal.
The prisoner was instantly secured by the other attendants.—His
mother, an aged woman, said, bee son bad frequently said be
would murder some one, and should be banged for it. lie had be-
haved ill lately, and when she tried to correct his habits, his conduct
became 'violent. Mr. Itawunscoo asked Mr. Lewis, the landlord,
whether there was any appearance of Insanity about the young
man ? he answered in the negative; be bad known bins for eight or
ten leant, and though there was something odd about him, he
always considered him sane.—From other evidence given, it up-
pealed the young man had been in a violent state of agitation for
some time; on Tuesday night be had torn use of his hands is a
shocking manner with his teeth. Mr. newsmen asked what be
bad to say for committing thq offence with which be was charged?
He replied, in a careless manner, " I have nothing to say." He
appeared quite careless- of anythng that might happen, and was
fully committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Saturday an elderly, respectable looking-man,, with but one leg,
was brought up on tile 'following charge :
William Latham,. a young man tin the service of Mr. Barber
Beaumont, who resides in the County Fire-OSce establishment, in
Regent-street, stated, that on the evening before, the prisoner
knocked at the street-door in 'klieg-street, and inquired if a girl
named Jane lived there as 's Servant? Witness replied; that there
was no female of that name in the house. The prisoner said that
was very odd, and walked away. When witness went down to the
kitchen, he mentioned to the female servants the description of the
. man that called, saying that be bad a wooden kg p and on bearing
this, one of them (Sarah Batchelor)• ezelaim.d, that she bad no
doubt he was the impostor who called and inquired for her mister., a
few days before, at the hastee,of se Harry Calvert, at Chelsea Cot-
lege, where obeli in service ;And under the pretence of being a re,
lation of her's, got 10s. fkl. from her. This-turned out to be a fact