Star.
London, England, 1824-07-23 00:00:00

POLICE. LVTELLIGENCE.

BO W-STRE ET.
WATrom Detvrtn.—The driver of the hackney chariot, No.
460, attended upon summons, charging him with having
wantonly
driven over a Waggoner of the name of Richard Wright. The
complainant stated, that as he was driving a waggon laden with hay
up Whitehall towards the Regency barracks, the prisoner drove
lbetween hint and the kirb-stone, on the wrong side, thereby en-
dangering his life; upon remonstrating with bins for this miscon-
duct, he became very abusive, and subsequently drove his horses
against his leader, and then purposely backed, so as to force him
under the wheel, and overturn his own chariot. 13y this conduct
he (the complainant) was dreadfully bruised on the breast, thigh,,
and leg. Several Gentlemen came forward, and described the con-
duct of the defendant as being wanton in the most aggravated de.
give. The crowd were so incensed at his brutality that they cut his,
traces, and would scarcely let him escape instant punishment.
Sir ItteueßD BIRRIE ordered the defendant to find bail; but gave I
him an opportunity of remunerating the complainant for the injury
he had sustained, with a view to avoiding prosecution. We under-
stand be subsequently agreed to pay A',6o to Wright, X 5 down, and
the rest by instalments, and with this Wright was satisfied.
MA NS lON- HOUSE.
Two persons. named Booker and Fisher, against whom various
charges of fraud have been exhibited before the LORD AJAVOR,wtre
examined yesterday at this Justice Room.
A needle-maker, residing near Smithfield, was applied to by
Booker, who offered Mr. Hurst's bill for Li 30, fer a large quan-
tity of needles; but he thought proper to decline cashing the bill,
and soon found in what maimer it had been obtained. When.
Booker was apprehended he tried to tear the bill and swallow it.
Fi,,her applied to be clischrged, hut the LORD MAYOR refused to
comply with his request; and having intimated that the system of
fraud in which the accused were deeply concerned. was one of most I
extensive ramifications in town and country, he ordered the parties
to be committed fur another examination.
GUILDHALL.

I'liil j, Farrance and Ames Griffiths were charged with felony.
William lio,!burn, warehouseman, of Castle court, Lawrence-
lane, stated that the prisoners were porters in his employ. Oo Wed-
nesday he was informed by Mr. Lloyd, a rag-merchant in Fore-
street, that the two prisoners bad that morning come to Is;, shop,
and off.-red for sale a bag of the wrappings of bales, having witness
name marked on them ; they were in aU about 9ulbs. weight. On
their being offered for sale they were refused until they had in-
quired as to the owner, when the prisoner said that they were
made a present of them by their master, and that they might inquire
at Castle-court as to the truth of their statement. Mr. Lloyd called
and informed witness of it. They returned to Mr. Lloyd's, and
there found the two prisoners. Ile never gave them to the prisoners,
and of late he has lost many of the same articles. The prisoners
were then taken into custody. The property was valued at 2.55.
Ilse prisoners made no defence, :aid were then fulls committed.
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