Star.
London, England, 1827-08-11 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Yesterday Mr. Young, jeweller, of Newgate-street, applied for a
warrant against a person be had about an hour before given in charge
to an Aker for a fraud, and who had escaped from custody.
Mr. Young stated, that the day before the person who had
escaped came to him with a written order for a valuable brooch and
pin, which were delivered to him. He came yesterday morning
with a similar order for a diamond pin and a gold seal, the latter
not to be higher in price than 31. Mr. Young having, since he gave
the former articles, ascertained that the order on which he had
given them was forged, on the person presenting a similar order
yesterday, gave him into the custody of an officer, who searched
him, when the brooch and pin he had obtained the day before were
found upon him ; and about a dozen orders for goods addressed to
different tradesmen, all of which are apposed to he forgeries.
A witness, whose name was signed to the orders, presented to
Mr. Young, proved that the signature was a forgery.
The officer being called on to state in what manner the prisoner
had been allowed to escape, said, as he was bringing him to the
Justice Room, he complained of being thirsty, and asked to be al-
lowed to go in to take a drink of beer, to which the officer con-
sented; before he drank the beer he pretended to have occasion to
go out of the room, and went out. The officer said he followed him
in an Instant, but was not able to see or find him.

Mr. Alderman Ke strongly condemned the °Rte.'s conduct,
and told hint it should be represented In the proper quarter.—The
warrant was then granted.
BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Sarah Elliott was charged by her master, Mr. Neill,
upon suspicion of having stolen aM. note, a pearl brooch, and some
other trilling articles. The prisoner had been in Mr. Neill's service
about three months, and until within the last few days, when the
note disappeared, he had no complaint to snake against her. On
missing the note, however, he upbraided her with being the thief,
as it was impossible that it could have been taken by any one else,
and accordingly he had her box searched, when a comb, a piece of
ribbon, and some other articles, belonging to Mrs. Neill, were
found, together with the duplicate of the brooch, on which a loan
of is. log boon abtalised.
Pain, the Mater, who apprehended the prisoner, produced the
comb, ribbon, &c. which were Identified by Mrs. Neill.
Mr. Arehlautt, a pawnbroker, produced the brooch, which bad
been pledged by the prisoner, and which Mr. Neill identified.
Mr. Evans, shupman to Messrs. Jennings and Poodle, linen.
drapers, deposed to the prisoner's having purchased, at their shop,
goals amounting to two guineas, for which she tendered a Hank of
England 51. note, and received the difference, but he did not know
the number.

Sir R. litaing--Well then, that charge is one of mere suspicion;
but there is abundance of evidence to send thepiiioner to trial.

The prisoner male no defence. She was fully committed.
UNION HALL

Yesterday the driver of a cabriolet, No. 21, was summoned be.
fore the sitting Magistrate, J. T. Howe, f.aq. charged with de-
manding more than his fare, and also with making use of abusive
language to a Gentleman named Hunt, residing in Great Surrey.
street, fhackfriars-road.
The complainant stated, that on Wednesday last he hired the
cabriolet in question on the coach stand opposite How Church, in
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Cheapside, and was driven along Blackfriiis-bridge, to the corner
of Upper Ground-street at the foot of the bridge, where he alighted,
and tendered the defendant Si. the distance being within the mile.
The defendant said his fare was a shilling. Mr. Hunt, however,
convinced that he had tendered the legal fare, refused to give him
any more, offering hie card, and observing that the driver had his
remedy at this office if he conceived he had not received his due.
The defendant, instead of accepting either card or money, Inuit,-
diately seised Mr. Hunt by the collar, and calling him a shabby
fellow, said—" If I can't get it out of you by fair means, I'll shake
it out of yon." He then proceeded to shove Mr. Hunt about,
pointing him out to several people who had by this time collected
on the spot, as a Fellow who went about bilking coachmen of their
fares. The complainant having endured this kind of treatment
for some time, at length gave the fellow a shining, glad to escape
out of the midst of a rabble who, influenced by the defendant,
called out after him. and booted as he walked away.
Mr. Hoes.—This is a very aggravated case. What have you to
say in your defence?
The defendant endeavoured to palliate his conduct by stating,
that at the time be demanded the shilling from the complainant, be
told bins that if it was more than the fare he had his remedy by
summoning him (the driver) to a police °ice. He also called his
master, who spoke favourably of his former character.
The Magistrate, however, under all the circumstances, inflicted
a penalty of 40s. and costs on the defendant.
A hies. Bowdell and her daughter were brought up, charged tin-
der the Wilful Damege Act, with having cut up, and destroyed a
rope mat, belonging to Mrs. Lumley, their neat dour neighbour.—
This case exhibited in a remarkable degree the sway a fortune teller
possessed over a superstitious mind.
The complainant briefly stated the ciromutances. She said that
a few evenings ago being absent from home, on her return she
found the hall door-mat cut up in a thousand pieces. On subse-
quent inquiries, she ascertained to her satisfaction that the damage
was committed by the defendants.
Mr. Hose—Where are your witnesses? Let them be called.
Complainant—l have no witnesses in attendance ;lamon my
oath, and I hope that will be sufficient to convict those two persons.
She here produced the remains of the mat, tied up in a cloth, and,
looking earnestly at the defendants, said, " You know you have de-
stroyed my goods."

blr.
Hour—My good woman, we must have evidence to prove
the case against the persons you have given into custody.
Defendant— Your Worship, she consulted a fortune-teller about
her mat, and the fellow told her that I and my daughter were the
persons who spoiled it, and that has induced her to make the charge
against us.

Mr. Hone—How do you know that fact? Has she told you that
she has been with a fortune teUer on the subject?
Defendant replied, that the complainant had admitted to a fe-
male, then in attendance, that the moment she discovered her mat
hadbeen cut, she proceeded: to the fortune-teller, who attributed
the offence to have been committed by her and her daughter.
This person was accordingly called,. and in reply to the Magis-
trate's questions, she said, that in a conversation she had with the
coMphtinant, after the mat was destroyed, she stated that she had
been with the" cunning man," who, on bring made acquainted
with wear bad happened, drew the likenesses of Mrs. Briwdell and
her daughter to the life, adding, that they were the persons who did
the damage.

The complainant, on being questioned relative to her having
been with a fortune-teikr about the business, did nut slimy the

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Anna 9, in Jeffrey's-square, after a long and lingering illnen,
in the 69th year of his age, William May, Esq. Consul Coast of
his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, in Greot Britain.