Star.
London, England, 1828-12-08 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Mo. 6.

YORGIALY.
Matthew Riley, aged 20, the extramdinery charm..
stances of whose apprehension will be recollected by
our readen, was indicted for forging and uttering a
cheque for 1801. 10s. with intent to *Laud Messrs.
Grote and Prescott, bankers,
Mr. Baoneio stated the case for the prosecution)
and called the following witnesses:*
Mr. Hopper Banks examined by Mr. LAW-1. am
clerk to Miss's. Grote and Co. Messrs. Line and Co.
of Lincoln's Inn Fields, kept cash at our house. On the
10th of October, a cheque, purporting to be arawn by
Messrs. Lane and Co. was presented and paid. iq one
note of 1001. and two of 401. each; the mac& now pro-
duced cotrespoed with the.entry op the books.
Cross examined by tit. CLAIIIKIIOII-.1 cannot swear
that the prisoner was the person who presented the
cheque: 1 beliese he wa'.
Mr. Kempston, a, teller. in the. Bank of &Wand,
proved having changed the note for 1001. ac the request
of a person who gave is MID, Matthew heir ; be
"received a 501. or to and 50 sovereigns.
• Mt. James Cony.; proved that the prisoner bad

bought a suit of clothes of him in October,, for athicb
ptuts eat of a bag of sovereign&
The defence set np• was insanity, to sustain which a
greet number of witnesses were examined, all of whom
pr►ved that the prisoner had manifested symptoms of
menial derangement.
Mr. Baron HULLOCC summed up the evidence.
Tim Jury, after a short conference, returned a •erdict
of " Gaily of uttering a forged cheque with a guilty
knowledge.
In two cases of shop lifting, where it appeared that
the articles stolen were exposed outside the door, the
Jury found the prisoners Guilty, at the same rin►e re
commending to tl e Court not to grant Vie prosecutors
their expenses, as the practice of exposing goods in ►h
way was calculated to tempt either the idle or tie din•
honest.—The Court perfectly concurred in the singes.
thin, and the s•xprnses were withheld, except as to nit-
urs•es not personally ii termed in the prosecution.
Charles Yaks, aliaslyilliaasSasitk, alias CharlesCuombe,
aged 30, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him
with returning Iron) transportation.
iIIGIIWAY Bonanity.—John Attridge, aged 16. was
indicted for as.aulting George Arnett on the King's
highway, and taking from his person a parcel contain•
ing certain shirts and other articles, the property of
Edward With Brown. The charge was clearly estab•
fished against the prisoner by the testimony of Arnett,
an intelligent le lad, upon whom the' robbery was
committed. Vet doct—.Gstilly—Death ; but strongly
recommended to mercy.
NEW COURT.
John Wildey was indicted for ksealiag a coat, the
property of J•►hn Baker, a coachman.
From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor left
his coach in the care of a lad of the name of Hawkins,
while he was gone for a minute with two letters to the
post office; when i.e Came back he found that his great
coat had been stolen off she boa.
Hawkins stated, that during the short absence of the
prosecutor, the prisoner, and another man not in cus-
tody, took the coat, and made off with it; he denied
that he ever told the allot of the prisoner that he we; to
receive 31. 16c. for transporting Wildey, or offered to
go ow of the way if they would make up a small mat.
ter of money for him.
Oa a question from the Comm, he said that he had
teen the cast taken, bet did not give any alarm, as he
knew at any time where to find the prisoner.
In the prisoner's defence, the aunt swore positively
that Hawkins told her that he was to get 31. 16s. but
that if she would make up a sum for him l►e would go
out of the way; and a former master of Hawkins gave
him what one of the witnesses called a" most putrid"
character, statitrg that he was one of the most incorri-
gible lists he hall ever known, and that he would not
believe him on his oath.

It appeared that the prisoner, on being apprehended,
denied all knowledge of the transaction, and the coat
had never in any way been traced to him.
The Jury ithitiediately Arritted the prisoner.
A gill was tried for stealing a shawl from a little
gill, about nine years old, which afforded air. Sergeant
A RABIN an opportunity of potting the following ques-
tions to the child:

Now old are you am ring on for Wan
Do you ewer go to. thumb .—Yes, Sir.
Do yes sax you; prilefil-NO, Sir.
Where do people go. whoa they din, if they MU liest.—Ne Gnawer.
The Clerk of Arraigns here assisted the Leveed Sergeant is his
Catechism.
Don't you know what becomes of nubility pee* when they dye?
go to Veil, Sir.
The este wat proved without the tilde:toe of the little lady, and
"the-girl was convicted.

PQLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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MANSION-HOUSX.

The City Pollee commenced their operations on Saturday upon
the new plan, which the Gaol Committee has been Ds some time
occupied in, bringing to maturity. Although the Bow-iteem Po-
lice
had been considered exceedingly defective some of its
sarangementa it has been thought proper to assimilate the City
, SPASM to It.ao some respects. The Collllltittell of Aldermen,
however, have chosen the stoat anobjectionabia part of the Bow-
,street Flu. Six °Ricers have been elected as chief officers, to
:whom, in cases of all great crimes, reference may be alwaya made
'by the public. Before this change, all the slicers were occupied
'in patrolling the streets indiscriminately. The six chief Akers
are exempted from this obligation, but the patrols, who are to
roam the streets from eight in the morning till eight at niebt, are
still to labour under the sespicion of negligence or corruption ;, and
its run of to the Mansion-house to sign the check-book.
Tbs. Loan Mama took occasion to mention on Saturday, that
be had observed great laxity in the performance of their duty
amongst the constabk. of the night in sonic of the Wards in the
City. lit bad occasion to visit a watcb.house a night or two ago,
and he found that there was no sight constable to be seen. Cu-
riosity led hint to visit other watcb.heusee,, and he found that pre-
cisely the same negligence. was manifested wherever he went.
Wane such conduct 'A....exhibited upon the part of the Diehl con-
stable-, the watchmen could nut be expected to alter their profes-
sional and proverbial habits of indolence and extortion. A check
must be given to this moat culpable negligence.
WOILStiI
A very be Omit man was placed at the bar before Mr.Bsounit-
eon, the• Magistrate, on Wednesday, charged as a deserter, a cor-
poral and two privates of the Grenadier. Coma drawn up in the
Office with loaded muskets ready to reeeive.bim.
Mr. Baotionvondesired the corporal to be beam but as he had
no knowledge of the cinconotances.he declined taking the oath.
, Prisoner—l delivered my-elf up to the Tower guard, Sir, as a
'deserter, but was taken to a watkltheuse•te be brought before you.
* The Csppotal said the prisoner hattsarreadetataclai stated, and
it was consider:el:necessary to base Mm regaled, utataertati. by a
Magietrat": into the custmiyiof the *amt.
hl.. Atonally:smashed the parapet. what Reslwast "whirl be.
Ringed to, and where be quitted it?
He ssid,bc was &private hada linth, and left it at Gibraltar is
April Lot.
Magistrate—Are you not apprehensive of pantihose= that you
surrendered yourself as stated. What was your motivator demnima
• The prisoner stated, that he was an Officer's servant, NA having
bees somewhere In attendacce upon his master,,he got intoxicated.
and warleft behind. He afterwards wandered within the Spanish
lines. and was made prisoner.
Being questionell•.a. to hisdestlnation subsequently to his capture
by the Spaniards. he stated, that after a do:anion of same time he
was passed from town to town in Spain, and at length arrived In
Prance.
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Mr. Daouossowt—How did you contrive to smart yourself?
The Trimmer said be nude Ms wow to Calais, whom Is worked
for some thug on .boarg the shipping, and at Ileitis cow to England,
sodwarreadord as.alroady stated.
Ili WM • that. *dash:web siren in Jug* to disgust*, who
algebra! hies away fros the
HATTON. GARDEN.

Nicholas Any,* ne,elsarged with obsalaing goods to the amens
of 174 tase modes falsopresteoss, from Mr. Hooper, a grecs, of
*Mary-la.hopos-strest. The prisons le a well.lessorn character.
He was .reasseded. until Saturday seat, for. ressandostion at the
preset charge. N was also,a.tvoesse, who hoop a shop la the
general hoc utt,Rswstoo,orsot, apd who, itsppessede hi the course
of the investigation, had purchased or received. the Podia. the
peisoses.
Ild A 11 LBORO U G ET.
' gliiNonsfimith, Seq. who is charged with violating hiseernnt.
was brought before Sir GeoatesFestaars for the porporsof being
fully,cooymittsd to Newgate. Mr. Homer, who now. awroiled,
oe the past of the defendant, informed the Magistrate that
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consequence. of, the. poplicity giveit to the previous examinatlou
by. the 1 kllc,Press,, several witnesses had Toloutasily come
forward to Kaye that the posecutria and her fellow, segvast,
the cook. were women of loose and immoral *suet ; that
thaw west in the habit of enticing men into the house of Own
master. during has absence; that be had witness, to. prove
that. they had been picked up by the proseerritt, and had
been wish her to brothels. lie was also prepare( to prove that
'the. prase retrie had uut gone immediately from Mise Bastes
SO 'Mr. Smith's, as she had falsely asserted, and that tI
preseaseria, aware, prubably. that this falsehood would. be
detected, bad sent to Miss Baiter, to request she Would, it
'peal:toed, oblige her by saying that she ably left her services

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