Star.
London, England, 1825-12-13 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Edmund Cetkerell, whose case we so lately stated in
our Police Report, was indicted for stealing, on the
19th of November, a watch value Si. a gold seal value
54 one sovereign, and five shillings, the property of
John Francis Bawley.
The only additional evidence to that which we have
already laid before the public, was that of Mr. Sams,
the engraver, who deposed that the prisoner had em-
ployed him to engrave a 21. note, which he said was
for a new bank, that of Messrs. Hot:muse, Wright, and
C... headed Bath and Bristol Bank. This he accord-
ingly did, striking off, at his desire, 500 impressions,
after which he was directed to alter the 21. into 51. and
strike off the same number. This, too, he complied
with, but a subsequent order to change the Si. into 101.
excited his suspicion, and induced him to write to Bath,
when he found no such firm existed.

A doubt arising in Mr. Seijeant ARABIN'S mind,
whether the case proved amounted to felony, he retired
for a few minutes to consult the Judges on this point,
dnd on his return stated, that their Lordthips concurred]
in thinking it merely a case of fraud. The indictmeat '
of course could not be sustained, but the prisoner was'
ordered to be detained, in case any persons might at
the next Sessions indict him for the forgery.
The notes were given into the custody of the Officer of the Court.

The following laconic notice was cried through the
borough pf Lewes on Wednesday—" L,sr, the Town
Crier," by a man ssith the ernes bell, and nho was
followed by a number of boys hallooing after every cry.
Sunday se'nn;ght, a collection was made in fhe
Bethel Chapel, Sunderland, and the amount thereof,
consisting of silver and copper, was left in the building
that night; some villains, however, thooglit proper to
pay a visit to the place, and before morning, they re-
moved the mote precious metal, leaving behind them
about thirty shillings in copper. This hint not being
sufficient for those who had charge of the money, the
visit was repeated on Tuesday night, when the thieves,
as if determined to prove they were not deficient in
brass, carried off all the copper !
A prise shooting of great interest, took place at Oldham, on
Monday annight. There were five subscribers, and the person
strho that day killed the most grouse, was to be entitled to the
boomers of the day." The parties accordingly set out in the morn-
ing, with grins, dogs, bass, and every sportsman-like accoutrement.
The morning was cold and chilly, but being well provided wish
as Inward lining, they bid defiance to the northern blast. The
Pitt Bank estate, being in the immediate neighbourhood, was, they
eopeelied, the most likely plan to supply their bags with " the
tenants of the sky," and

" bring them from their towering wing,
iloioa Dead is the ground."
The scene of Action rebtaunded with the reports of" the loud.thun-
dering gun;" :tad the trunk of every tree was vigilantly searched
fer the " killed and wounded," until the dark shades of night
igeti thou to retire. The towlers met at an appointed place,
and four of them candicUy confessed their " W luck ; but the fifth,
Oh! mirabili dicta! pi aced a sparrow! ! Considerable ahem-
' dais ensued amongst the keen Ilportaneb, whether or not a sparrow
wet "ea ite," that befog the word expressly mentioned in the
Apinesuat ; but the paten was, ultimatdy, adjudged to be the legal
property of the spartooNdwoter. To complete the amusement of
these uhra-sportuasst,ttlibrosodoos have bean threatened to b t laid
against them, fee earrylOg gyps, and sheeting with the same, cot.-
uary to the Statute," Ike.

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MOM