Star.
London, England, 1827-12-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Saturday, a young man, who gave his name Datram Sales, was
brougk before the LORD Idaroa, on a charge of having uttered,
at the banking-louse of Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co. a forged
&ark for the sum of Alto.

Mr. James Wood, the chief clerk to Mears. Jones, Lloyd, and
Company, stated, that on. Friday afternoon a boy tame and pre-
sented the cheek produced, purporting to be drawn for sitllo, by
Mr. Charles Fothergili, a Member of the Stock Exchange, who
resided at Lower Clapton. Witness suspected the check at once,
and compared it with Mr. Fothergill's signature.
- A boy of fifteen years of age, named O'Neil, who attends the
coaches near the Bank, deposed, that at about a quarter after four
o'clock on the day before, the prisoner came to him in Founders.
ball-court, and asked Min whether he wanted a job? witness said
be did; the prisoner then gave hint the check produced, and told
him togo to the Banker's with it, and return to the court, where
be Would wait for him ; witness asked what he was to get for It ?
the prisoner replied two notes; the witness went, and when ques-
tioned, told how he had been sent : the two Gentlemen accom-
panied him to point out the person; be did Dot find him in Foal-
den'dtall•court; but upon going a little farther, saw him In the
next court. Witness told him he had seat a wrong check. The
prisoner Instantly made a start, as if to run away, but the witness
seised him by the collar and held him tight, until the two. 43-
&men came up and secured
Mr. Gallalty, a senior clerk at Meson. Jaws, Lloyd, and Ce.),
deposed that the check was a forgery.
A Selkiter, who attended for the prloonee,• requested thohne a
IslB6l, of movenleoce, he might be remand rqf ■ few days. 7
Us Lose ?deem' said, he should certal_ commit the whiner
frit trill; but he had no objection's.) remand hilh.--The packer
was accordingly remanded.
OCILDHALL. •
MIIIIIT v. Doan.—Mrs. Dora Dodd, a diminutive bet eery
sprightly matron, was charged for that she, being an eviLdhposed
,pereen, did knock down Mr. Merry with a certain weapon called a
• or seil-iron ;--aecondiy, that she bad imprisoned him in his
olio cellar, ;—thirdly, that she had caused him to catch cold, by
drwieg him out of doors into the rain when he had nothing on but
his breeches c—fourthly and Ludy, that she bad threatened to era-
dicate him from the face of the earth by taking away his life. To
all which charges Mrs. Dodd replied, that the said charges were
very much exaggerated, and thereupon issue was joined.
Mr. Merry pleaded Ms own cause; and having first a;
the Bench fur his broken voice—the consequence of his!
driven got into the rain with sloshing oo but- la

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Firmistrert, and Mrs. Dodd and her husband rent any two hat that says nptelng. They owed Me Ilea wrecks rent, and I yet
In the hroker last Tuesday. Then Mrs. Dodd wort desperateropy
ea‘ let Ay many big speeches about untswlliels the broker tali
to me at the bottom of the stairs, and adviseirme to take nous%
of it, an 3 'I didn't, hut went about my business to my m
ast
After dinner I went down Into the cellar to feed'three rabbits's
what I keeps there ; and Mrs. Dodd, she crept dnism altet
ste sit
bolted. mq in, saying—' Yon villain, I've got you now, and ra
keep you pie!'—and then she went op stairs and left ine...hot y
took nd matiat. After I had been in the cellar about lull an bey
I did not kiwi* what to do; but at last I shoved my little bee
up througlbche bars are the area, and he went round and In el;
ost;—laut I took so notice. As sight, when I was in bed oith
my wife, Mrs. Dodd came thundering at my dew, ea ta,
one pair, and declaring- that she would have my vita, ;I'
cook 'ern • for • her arapperi--ben I took no seem built
by I beard bur husband go out—he's a printer, and works 0'81044
and as I thought be wouldn't come back again before anomie& y
toldlny wife is tali's° notice, and I went quietly dnoe 'teal*
locked the front door after bins, and then went back to Wapiti
wif,e with Ilse key of the front door in my hand. Prniony 'a
him come knocking at the front door—for he'd only gore to
a pot of porter to epirictbeniseives up with ; so I whir ea of
braechee, and runt dawn stairs to let him in, with the key is
wy
band, but Mrs. Dodd she runs past me with a sad iron to break%
lock, you know. • For goodness sake don't go fur to brat tby
lock. Ira Dodd!' says I curs the lock and you to., !' nye deo;
but kook tro notice ; and while I was trying to get the key
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the key hale. die kept hammering at the back of my neck veldt tk
sad iron Ike any thing—nobody but our two selves, and nothing el
but my blrooches—hut I took no notice; and at last I gets Atka,
into the hath and opens the door, and die knock's' me ritbt Woof tie)
house, *lap down upon the cold pavement—all amongst the gala,*
nothing sabre my breeches!—by which means I cached such a ody
that I tam* massage my voice at all, and it rues away front an, a
your Wonbip beans in a squeak--hut I took no Der. kr. So am*,
all went us bed ; brit neat meriting she threatened she'd kiss ly
life before alse'd dose with me, and I'm afraid she I
should take no nosier.'

The broker, who bad advised Mr. Merry to take no notice,proveg
that Mr. Merry bad scrupulously followed that pacific advice; mg
that Mrs. Dodd had threatened In his hearing to have aAnepirref
week with Mr. Merry as soon as she had g.c rid of him—the bruin;
by which be, the broker, understood that she meant re de Yr.
Merry_ some serious bodily injury.
Mrs. Dodd defended herself aghinst these charges as well as ris
touts—not by denying the principal facts charged—hut by sake,
ins them down wherever t►ey would admit of that proms. Dm,
though she acknowledged having imprisoned Mr Merry is kis me
cellaroke denied having threatened to cook his vitals for tpesuppevi
and whilst she admitted having nobbled him a link with the eull
leas, she denied that she knocked him out of ►►s Mese—Me 'Mg
pushed him out ; and as to bis having caught a cold, t►at was es-
ti/cry his own fault, iv venturing down stairs in thinly clad; ant
with re►pect to her having threatened his life, she bad no more ia.
tention of doing it than she bad of flying over the vousimaa,
she declared that what little she had dine had bees amply
punished by the distraint upon ►er goods, and a black eye received
by kakt at the fist of -Mr. Merry's wife, which black 'le was nil
very plainly to be seem
Mr. Merry replied ; and, after mach discussion, he eememm
to withdraw his complaint, upon eondhion that the Dodds amid
quit Lie two pair fouthwith—for, as he said, be wanted noting bm
what Wth right ; had if they (Whiled that condition, he woolly*
no farther node.. _

- BOW-STREET.
Ft considerable time past, a regularly organised pug d
thhe s /tas infested the neighbourhoods of Acton. Hammered,
anillThippard's-isusb, and committed extensive depredations ea As
piggeries, poultry-yards, and larders of the respectable inbabtuots
of thew places. Seven of this gang have at length, hem secured:
there names are, Nilsen Ledgeneved, Jewel Ledgerwesd, Owls
Lafgerweed, brothers, Jobs Tyrone, dean Brims" Joims AIM
and Miami Giber they underwent an reanimation at tids
Mice, when a leg of pickled pork, two fowls, and two
pigs, which, some time since, were *mien from Mr. Hitchcock,
of Hammersmith, were traced to a shopkeeper, who had purchased
them of the prisoaer& This shopkeeper did not come forward,
although he had been summoned to appear. The prisoners welt,
consequently, remanded,and a warrant was granted against the shop.
keeper, to compel his attendance at the nest examination.
HATfON GARDEN.
Saturday a woman of very masculine appearing', saki as
Cilmeore, was charged before Mr. Lasso with highway
The prosecutor, a very intelligent lad, named baled
Parra, stated that on Saturday, the illth inst. about ii o'clock et
night, he received Ss. from his master, and proceeded towards *
nukthefs home in Gray's-inn-lane. When about Misty re Ai last
his master's premises, In the foot-path across the kids tram ike.
nigge Wells to Gray's-inn-lane, be was accosted by the prieepek
who demanded what be had, saying, if be did not instantly glos k
up she would throw him into the Fleet Ditch, width ran cheek,.
He said he had no money ; but another female coming up at CM
time, laid bold of hint by the arms, while the prisoner @carded Ms
pockets, and took from hint two shillings, a sixpence, sixpence k
copper, and a watch-key; they Men threw hint in the mod, and
ran away. The prosecutor also stated that the person of the pd.
soreer was well-known to him, from baying seen her repeatedly
the spot, and in his master's house.
The prisoner endeavoured to prove are ehli, but completely failed.
The evidence was then taken against her; but she was ordered
to stand remanded, to be again brow& op, should her accompli*,
who is also well known, betaken.

WORSHIP-STRBBT.
In the coarse of an investigation at this Mice. a circumstance arm
dhelosed which excited the surprise of Mr. 11104743HT0N, the Magi,.
taste, and all the person's present. A men charged another Elk
purloining 250 pounds weight of snow*: the tact of the primmer
having taken the article was Dot disputed, but Mr. Atur, whet*
tended no his behalf, stated that his client was the inventor or nun&
factursr adds drug or coksuripg ; the prosecutor had entered IMO
agreement with the prisoner, which clearly constituted a co. partite-
ship, and therefore no charge of felony could be supported. Mr.
Abotirstes, who appeared for the prosecution, opposed Mr. Ai'
uies arguments, but the Magistrate on reading the agreeinau,
concurred with Mr. ALLitv. and discharged the Prisooer.—While
the case was discussing, -Mr. Baiseoneos asked for what morn
annum was used? The prosecutor answered, its principal coo-
suriptioa was for colouring milk and cheese ; whercupoo Mr.
Bacurommur expressed his regret that these important articles of
hod ahoold be adulterated, and hoped the practice of culoariug
them would be discostinued.