Star.
London, England, 1817-10-25 00:00:00

POLITIr.

MAttageal-HOnat.--.THIS BAN -Yesterday a rtb:!
spectable Merchant made application to the Loan!
MAYOR for advice, under the following circumstances:l
He stated, that some time since, in a payment he had
made to the banking-house of Sir Peter Pole and Ce.
Bartholomew-lane, he had presented a rel note, which
he was subsequently informed had been declared by
the Inspctors at the Bank of England td be a for-
gery. He had beep applied to by an agent of the
firm mentioned tselake good the value of the bad
note; but he refired to do so. saying, that if the note
were given to him, .he would recover the value from
the person of whom he received it. He was then told
that any application for the forged note must be made
at the Bank of England, the firm of Sir Peter Pole
having nothing whatever to do with that part of the
question. The complainant then applied at the pro-
per office al the Bank of England for the restoration
of the note, or for some document by which he could
satisfy the person of whom he had it that it bad been
stopped, but he was refused either. A few days since
,he had been summoned by Sir Peter Pole and Co. to
the Court of Requests, Guildhall, for the value of the'
note, and was, by an order of the C•anmissioners of
that Court, compelled to pay it. The object of his
present application was, to ascertain whether means
could not be taken to enforce the restoration of the
note to him ?—The Loan MAYOR said he would most
willingly assist the complainant in the recovery of his
property. if it were in his power, but unfortunately it
was not. His Lordship advised the Gentleman to,
consult w Solicitor as to the practicability of recover.l
ling the value of the note by an action at common
law. That was the only remedy he had left. —The
complainant left the Office with a determination• to
act upon his Lordship's advice.
Gouxonma..—Lewseed &mem, an unemployed
sailor; was charged by James Bailey, a porter on•the
River, with stealing 17s. from his pocket while he
was asleep. The prosecutor deposed, that he met
the prisoner on Thursday mornig ip great distress.;
Having formerly known him, he took him to a pub-
lic-house, and gave bias a breakfast. He afterwards
went with him to Queenhithe, and they had some-
thing more to eat and drink, atter which the prosecu-
tor laid his head upon a table and went to sleep, when
the prisonee, who sat by him, took all the money be
had. When he awoke he !Quaid the prisoner was gone,
and was informed that he was getting drunk al' pub- 1
lic-house in the Borough. The prosecutor went there
and found him in company with a bad woman, to
whom he had given 41. of the stolen money. He got
an Officer, and had him taken into custody. The'
prisoner was remanded for further examination.
PUBLIC-Honig Pol.! rICIANs.—Me. 41Met biller ap-
peared to a summons, to answer the complaint of
Mr. Richard Spears. The complainant stated, that
on Tuesday evening he was sitting in the parlour el
the Falcon Tavern, in Fish-street, the defendant and
several o, her persons were in company. The conver-
sation turned upon the British Army in France.—The
complainant observed, that it was a pity the Britisho
army were not all sent back " to pay their debts at
horde." He allowed that the observation might ap.
pear rather harsh, but he agsored the Alderman he
spoke feelingly, having suffered proferliesal, by se-
veral individuals in that army. The wards, how-
ever, had no sooner passed his lips, than the defen-
dant began to abuse him like a pic*poctet, called
him by a great variety of epithets, seized him by the
collar, tore his shirt, and thrust him obi df the rooml,
and this was the assault he complained ciE.—The de-
Pendant, in his defence; commenced by assuring the
Alderman that the complainant was notorious for his
disregard of the whole truth." It was very true
that they were in company together, and be bloated
to acknowledge it, for the complainant was a disgrace
to any company. It was also true that they were
conversing about the English army now in France ;
but beyond that point the charge was must erroneous.
For when the British army was mentioned, the com-
plainant furiously remarked that they had no busi-
ness there, and he wished the French would drive
them all out, at the point of the bayonet. This was
language which, as an Englishman. be could not bear
to hear, and be told the complainant that he was asto-
nished he could broach such unnatural sentiments ;
on which be called him a tool, and a greater
knave than any soldier in his Majesty's service
',hempen his choler having risen, 'he seised him by
the shoulders and ejected him from the apartment.—
The landlord said he would vouch for the truth of
the defendant's statement. The complainant was a
most troublesome man—always kicking up a row with
his politics when in company—but in his trade he'
always took care tosuite his politics to Ins customers.'
The Complainant ~•44 Why, you know that you
are .lways inviting me to your house. Did you not.
tell me that the first people ni the Ward frequented
your house, and that I was its chief ornament and
attraction I"

The iandlord—g, Not lately, I have not told you
so ; you are not whet you Used to be, And I beg you
wilt never come jot) my house again."
The Sitting Magistrate (Mr. Alderman Timer).-
if The complainant has mentiolied his buying sulfe-
red profruieeelly by military men j may I inquito
what hts•pr9tession is ?"
The Landlord-" He, your Worub;p, why he is
nothing but a Aeriel It the military netnews him
any thing, bi bound 'he shaved aiena clout
enough for it."

The Alderinan observed, be could not think of
'bolding the defendant to bail on such a charge ; he
would, therefore, dismiss the complaint, wbith sP-
.peared to mortify the complainant exceedingly, who
said he would appeal against the decision.
MAILLMOAOLICINI sea r.—Yesterday then Withal
underwent a second examidation, charged with rob.l
'biag Mre.laylis, and with various acts of fraud;
The prisoner tented the house No. 1, Smish.street,
Kiag's.road, Cbehea,of Mrs. Baylis, at ve1.30 for one
year, end before he bad been in it many days, it was;
acsrtained Aka the goods, which were let with the.l
house, were nearly all removed,.—Mrs. Baylis stated,
that she had lent the prisoner nine phr of sheets, tied
a great variety of other linen, suat being ao part 01
'the contract for the house and furniture but tor the
use of hie family mail Mrs: Wilkins arrived from the
country to make Mc inserhaset. Be pressed toe more
Jimas but witness cooed not spare it, and he appeared
'so imtsch of a Gentleman that, she was only uneasy
Omit the linen should gob be good enough. Finding
that the prisofiet bore a bad chaVittat anionfrik ths

tradespeople its tho ItaigkirrifShOOdr SIBOJIMeig 10 him,
when be talked of his respectability, and gave a re-
ference to a person in Gray's Ihn-lane, and to another
in the City, and in this pursuit she was satisfied she
had got a dishonest person in the house. She de-
manded her goods, and the prisoner nude Irivulous
excuses. In order to gain time, he promised, by a
written agreement, to give up the place, a cellar of
coals, /cc. but witness's landlord seited for rent whilst
this parley was taking place, and Mr. Paul, the
broker, found the house literally stripped. The pri-
soner had stolen a quantity of wine also, and this act
and the stealing of the linen constituted the felony.
The Magistrate remanded the prisoner upon the
charge St felony until neat Tuesday. He stood com-
mitted for the fraud. He observed there were a•

'number of persons in the Office who hid become the
dupes of the prisoner's artifices, but the majority
were debts only. The prisoner was conv►cted of
fraud at the Middlesex SessiOns in April last, and
was sentenced to thrte months imprisonment.
Woasbtp•srttasr. Yesterday. Jews, a
weaver and shuttle-maker, residing M Bethnal•green,
was charged before J. E. CONANT, Esq. by Samuel
Kemp, a Spitalfidds weaver, w►th assaulting him,
and th►ea:ening his life. Mr. Kemp stated, that on
Thursday evening he was sitting with his family,
when the prisoner came and requested to speak to
him. Witness went towards the door, when priso-
ner in very abusive language, accused him of-har-
bouring his wile; an altercation ensued, and prisoner
who was on the outside of the door, threw the stone'
now produced, which waft at least fin pounds weight,
at him. The stone struck against the doorpost; and
then upon witness's forehead; it knocked bun down,
and cut him very mach. 'The neighbours having-
interfered; the prison4r was secured and sent to the
watch-house, where he swore he would take the life
of his wife as well as the witness's life. The wife
came to the Office in the evening to complain against
him. The prisoner here flew into a violent rage, and
with dreadful oaths declared Mr. Kemp had seduced
his wife, harboured her in his house, and for a con-
siderable time past had made her his bed-fellow, by
which he had ruined his (prisoner's) family, and not
only his family the villain had ruined, but another
tradesman's family, whose wife he had also seduced,
having previously turned away his own wife.
Kennedy, the Of I saw you yesterday, pri-
soner, at a public-house drinking with your wife.
Prisoner.—" Yes, I met her, and would forgi►e
her, and take her home, because T know her inno-
cence, and that she Is not aware of the injury done to
her family, or even that she is doing wrong ; but the
villain's, wretched villain's influence prevented her
'going home, and she went to him again."—(Here
prisoner became apparently frantic, clenched h s fist,
'uttering the most dreadful oaths and threats to Mr.
Kemp, till interrupted by the Magistrate).
The prisoner's daughter, a gill about 17, said her
mother was quite innocent of what he accused her.
Magiftrate—.o Mr. Jones, ►he only charge against
you is for assaulting Mr. Kemp. I have nothing to
do here with what provoked you to do so, therefore
youniuttfind bail for the assault."

The prisoner here became extremely outrageous,
both in language and bodily exertions. It required
live of the Officers to remove him from the bar tufo
the strong room, where they had no -sooner turned
their backs. than he pulled a knife Irom his pocket
and cut his throat dreadfully. One of the Officers
happened to look back before the door bad been
I closed, and seeing the gash and the blood sowing
from it, gave the Blare, and sprung upon him... 6,
Garton, the gaoler, them forced the knife from his
grasp. lie was again overpowered, and taken into
a room io the public.house, where a surgeon was im-
lnediately sent tot, who, with great difficulty, dres-
bed the wound, and reported it not to be mortal.—
The unhappy than kept still declaring he would de.
stroy Isiosself.—The Magistrate, under these circum-
stances, ordered him to be taken to Clerkeawell In-
' &ahoy, where he was conveyed in a hackney-coach.
Duskin Pox:ca.—Dusts-seater OFFlCL—Sunday
Mr. Manning, Chief Peace Officer of this Division,
apprehended two men in a lodging in Townsend-
street, one. named Jeha Hardy and the other Jwia
Fisher, the former of whom stands charged with hav-
ing embezzled bills of exchange, otfe of them amount-
ing to £286. the property of Mr. Jessey Howard, of
Stockport, near Manchester, to whom he had been
book-keeper ; and the latter charged with being an
accomplice, and having forged an endorsement on a
bill of exchange, which he negociated at the Twist
Company's Bank at Hollyaell, in Fliutshire. Mr.
Manning found in the possession of Hardy upwards
of £2OO in gold and dollars, and in the possession
of Fisber nearly £lOO, together with ready-made
clothes, pieces of linen, and other articles; nhich they '
bad packed is their trunks, for the purpose of taking
their passav to America. They were accompanied
by two &males. whom they acknowledged were not
their wives. Each underwent a separate examination
before the Magistrates, after which they were com-
mitted to Islewgate, to be from thence transmitted to
Chester, to abide their trials.—buifia Journal.

INCENDIARIER—We regret that we have to notice
two more case's of the diabolical crime of arson, in
the county of Essex. The followiag are copied from
the Chelmsford Paper of yesterday es About twelve
o'clock at night, no Saturday so'nuight, a largt bay-
.stack (about 30 tons), belonging to Mr. John Good.
win, of Ao-
sb Park, near Wickham market, was disc
vered to be on fire, which, after several hours exer.
tioo, was extinguished, without having reached some
other stacks standing wear. Upon a full considera.
tion of all the circumstances, there is no doubt but
the wilful act of some wicked incendiary was the
cause of the unfortunate event. A considerable quo-,
tity of bay was totally destroyed, and the remainder 1
very materially damaged."..-4, Wednesday se'neight
a fire occurred at Chapel, on a farm belonging to
Mr. Lay, of Crepping Ball. which speedily destroy-
ed a barn filled with grain, and a stack adjoining.
i
A woman, said to be nsane,The wife of a carpenter
in the neighbourhood, was observed proceeding from'
the scene of haves, in a manner exciting suspicion,
and was therefore taken into custody s a bunch of
matches were found upon her, and a quantity of
shavings In her area. When queitioned, she did
oot dray the incendiary act, but vauntingly admit-
ted, that if she had not been prevented; It was her
intention to have carried the wort of decraction still
Nether, by vetting fle.e co the premises ea other pro-
jetty' sf Cterping Hall.';