Star.
London, England, 1818-04-04 00:00:00

Ryman was part of Mr. Bird's property, but tithe
bought•it a tew miles beyond Oxford. The bundle,
he said, did not contain the pocket-book found upon
him, but its contents consisted of three watches, a
silver soup ladle, a silver wine strainer, four sheets,
he thought six or eight shirts, he thought six rings,
a quantity of old silver coins, two 21. Bank of Eng-
land notes, and three It. notes; the rings were wrap•
:poi up in rags, there was no wearing apparel in the
bundle,._and be did not recollect any thing else that
it contained. He put all the things which were in
the bundle into his box, which was at Luttou's Green-
wich Academy.
He was asked what the bundle was wrapped in?
He replied in a spotted shawl ; and on being asked
what had become of that? he answered, it might be
there now for any thing he knew.
He said he had pledged one of the rings at a pawn-
broker's in Tottenham-court-road, opposite the South-
ampton Arms public-house, for five shillings, i.; his
own name. He said he had worn black since the
time of his losing a relation. His motive for• absent-
' ing himself was, because he was ashamed to return
back after having such things in his possession, mean-
ing Mr. Bird's stolen property; and not coming for-
ward at the time to tell of it.
He removed his box, containing the stolen property I
from Lutton's Greet.wich Academy, to the house of
Mrs. Goddard, No. 35, Hughes's-fields, Deptford.
He said there was a stick near the bundle when he
found it, as if a man had been carrying it across his
shoulder. He was asked, when he went to take some I
of the things away out of his box, if he went alone?
He replied, that while the box was at Lutton's Green-
wich Academy, he took the rings out and put them
into his pocket; no person was present at the time.
He took his box on the Wednesday after the Satur-
day he had taken the things from Mr. Smith's
grounds to the house of Mrs. Goddard ; William Ha-
selwood (the man who has been in custody some time
on suspicion as an. accomplice) was then present, and
at that time he took things oat of the box publicly
behind the counter. Ile had no particular conversa-
' don with Haselwood at that time ; he did not know
whether Haselwood knew at that time that the things
he had got in his box was part of the stolen property
from Mr. Bird's house.
He was asked, if he had any thing. to say respect-
ing the charges that were made against him ?—lle
replied, no , he had nothing to say upon die subject.
He was told witnesses would attend against him at
the next examination, and it would be heard what they
had to say against him. Ile replied, very well, Sir.
Magistrate—You will be examined at a future day.
Prisoner—Very good, Sir.
Mr. Poulton, the constable, who apprehended the
prisoner, then marked all the property which was
found upon him, and he was bound over to give evi-
dence at the prisoner's trial, at the Assizes for the
county of Kent.
The prisoner, during the whole of his long exami•
nation, behaved with great composure; he did not
appear in the least intimidated. After his examina-
tion he was strongly ironed, and conveyed to the House
of Correction, in the custody of Adkins, Vickery, aad
Bishop, the officers, together with the jailor.

OLD BAILEY SESSION&
Yesterday Joseph Davey, aged S 2, was put to the
bar, charged with forging a certain order for pay-
ment of the sum of 1241. 10s. with intent to defraud
Edward Stephenson and Co. Bankers, No. 69, Lom-

bard-street. . .
Mr. ALLEY stated the case to die Jury, and called
the following witnesses :
Edward Hall, a pay clerk in the banking-house,
said, he recollected the prisoner coming to their
house on the sth of March last, about half past four
o'clock in the afternoon, when he presented a check
for the sum mentioned. Witness asked him bow he
had procured it, and for whom he was to receive the
amount ? when he replied, that he had come from
Messrs. Smith and Co. distillers, at Bow. Suspecting
that the check was a forgery, in consequence of its
general appearance, witness went to the back part of
the house, and told the circumstance to Mr. Tolmin,
one of the partners, who then came to the front room,
and asked the prisoner where he got the check ? and
the same answer was given. Mr. Tolmin thought it
a very singular thing that a check to that
.amount
should have been sent by such a man as the prisoner
appeared to be, instead of coming in the usual way,
through the banking house of Messrs. Smith and Co.
Ile expressed this suspicion to the prisoner, who then
said. he was instructed by a Mr. Thompson, -a• clerk
of that Company, -to draw the money, and that
Thompson was in the Bird-in-Hand public house, at
Bow. The porter was then sent with the prisoner us
for the purpose of finding Thompson. Mr.
Parley, in whose name the check came, usually keep,
his cash at their home.
Mr. Joseph Tolmin, a partnet in the said house, re.
collected the conversation with the prisoner on thu
sth of March. He repeated the same evidence as
I tall had done, and added, that the prisoner told him
that Thompson said—" As you are going to Londor
you can get this done for me, and I will give you
when you return." This story appeared to him so very
odd, and so utterly incredible, that he sent the porter
down with the prisoner in a coach to Bow. •
John Stevens, the porter of the banking house, am
also a constable, declared that he went with the psi
soner to Bow by order of Mr. Tolmin. When the
entered the coach, prisoner ordered the coachman
drive to the Bird-in-Hand public house. When t'
came to Bow, prisoner pointed out the King's Arm.
as the place, and they of course left the coaci. Wit
ness bade him look to the door, and see if he saw th
man, but there was nobody there. They then wei
into the public house, and entered the parlour. bi
Thompson was not there. Prisoner described Thom,
son, the person who had given him the check, to be a
tall man with black whiskers, a brown coat, Sic. on
which the landlord was sent for, and on being asked,
he declared no such person had been in his house that
day. The prisoner was then searched in presence of
the Landlord, and on his person there was found a
bill case, which cor.tained a check of an old
signed " James Farley ;" the check was a valid one.
The prisoner was then brought back to London, and
.on being taken to the banking house he expressed a
strong wish to have a private conference sshh the
partners. This was, however, refused by Mr. Row.
land Stephenson, who told him that as he was f.us-
pected of a public offence, his story must he he nd in
public. He then, on being asked, acknowledged