Star.
London, England, 1824-04-21 00:00:00

11A TTON- G A RIMS.

IMPaRTANT TO BENEFI r Sorieries.—Yesterday the Treasurer of
the Somers' Town Female Union Society appeared to a summons
taken out by a Mrs. Smith, to shew cause why lie refused to pay
her the sum of fifteen guineas, to• which she was entitled, by the
rules of the Society, on the death cif h..r husband, who had de-
sirnyed !Muscle in a fit of insanity. The Treasurer, in answer to
her demand, stated, that by one of the Rules of the Society, it
WAS lice aced, thzt no Member of the Society should be entitled to
an, henent from it who committed suicide, unless they were satis-
fied the was at the time insane. Although the Coroners' Jury bad
rzturned a verdict of insanity, the Society refused to pay.
*rise Mieg:,:rate (Mr. Serjeart Srews) said, that rule did not
app:y to this ease. The rule w. s, if any Memher committed sui-
cide, &c. I:: this case, it was the husband of a Member, who bad
destroyed himself, and the money must therefore be paid.
A not respectable looking young man applied for a summons
agaii:;t a watchman, for a gross dereliction of duty. Ile stated
that last night, as he was passing by the Angel Inn, at Islington,
three dandies, for a bit of a lark, tripped hint up, and otherwise ill-
zre.ate4 him. lie charged them on the se.itch, which they retorted
oil him ; however, on reaching the watt:b./muse, he found that they
had slipped something into the hood of the watchman, by which •
they slipped ibronah his fingers and made their escape.—The sum-,
nio.ts was immei'leely granted.

Nciegiart, a young girl, only fifteen years of
age, was brought to the Office, charged with having stolen two
pieces of cotton from the shop of Mr. Pemberton, linen-draper, in
S:. John-street, Clerketiwell. His shopman said that this girl (who
is in the service of a respectable family) has been in the habit of oc-
ca4ioi:ally purchasing some trifling articles at his shop, and that on
Thursday evening last she came in, and after selecting a piece of
cotton, left a shilling deposit to have it kept for her, and then went
away ; she was seen, however, to take the property in question,
and was immediately secured. The most repectable character was
given of her parents. She was fully committed for trial.
DARING Foarrertv.—Yesterday a lad named Howell, only thirteen
years of age, who was remanded until this day, was brought up
upon a charge of forgery, under the following circumstances :—lt
appeared
that he had been about three months in the employment
of Mr. Anderson, law-stationer, Southampton-buildings, Holborn,
and some days ago he was sent to the bank of Messrs. Brooks and
Dixon, Chancery-lane, for a blank cheque book. On receiving it,
he contrived to take out some of the blank leaves, and accordingly
went on Thursday last, and presented a cheque with Mr. Ander-
son's signature to it for twelve pounds seven shillings. The clerk
to whom lie had offered it suspecting its genuineness, sent for Mr.
Anderson's chief clerk, who pronounced it a palpable forgery. The
boy was immediately taken into custody, and brought to this Of-
fice on Thursday night last. As, however, Mr. Anderson was not
in town, the investigation of the case was deferred until this day,
that Mr. Anderson should personally attend. After waiting fur a
considerable time, intimation was given that the prosecutor would
not come forward, and the boy was accordingly discharged.
Yesterday Anus Morris, a gigantic blacksmith, was charged by a
respectable Professional Gentleman, with committing a most scan-
dalous and wanton assault on his person. It appeared that about
nine o'clock the preceding evening, as the complainant was on his
way home from Spafields, he met the prisoner in a beastly state of
intoxication, just after getting up out of a filthy pool into which he
had fallen. On complainant attempting to leave the way, the pri-
soner grasped him in both arms, and pressed him to the wall, and
began to clean himself by rubbing against him. The watchman
coming up, he gave the prisoner in charge.—Ordered to hod