Star.
London, England, 1828-02-28 00:00:00

BAILEY, FEE. 27.

Toms Johnson, aged 20, was indicted for stealing
a• horse, chaise, and harness, the froperty Lf Joseph
Eastwood, on the 24 of Febtuaty.

On the. day named in the indictment the prisoner
hired a bore and chaise for the day. for the purpose of
going to Hounslow. • About ore o'clock the prisoner
was seen at Highgate, where he sold the hprse for 21.
and offered to tell the harness for 10s. He was taken
into custody ; and the same ever.ing the prosecutor ap-
peared against him at Dow-street.
In his cl, fence, he said that ht-was drunk, and that
when he offered to sell the li. rse it was a mere joke:
It was positively sworn that he wa••• quiresober. The
Jury returned a verdict of Gsfilly-Death. '
• Alerander Ephraim .qorter, .ss hose trial was post-
potted on Saturday, was charged with knowingly
uttering a forged 5/. Bank of England mte,*itli intent
to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank Or
England.. ,
The f.rg-cl notes were utteteJ principally to publt
cans in the neighyout hood of Llingtiin.
' Mr. Sergeant 13usAmauer stated the case for the
prosecution. The Learned Sergeant, after remarking
upon the number of offences With which the 'prisoner
'stood charged, detailed the.facts of the cast, acrd called
e following witnesses: '- •
R.' firmer examined by Mr. LAW—I conducted the
'business of the Britannia pubic house, in Gray's Inn.
line, for Mr. Andrew, who is • the landlord. • On the
15. h of January,- a person named Smith gave me a si.
Bank of England note to pay for some drink which he
had ; I gave him the change, and put Mr. Smith's name
on the back of the :vote. On the 18th the prisoner and
Smith's On came to the Britannia, and drank a pint
of;ale.'. The prisoner asked the price
.of gin by' the
gpons • •Witness told him, and he ordered seven
qtjarts, as that would not require a per mit. He ordeled
a couple of bottles of turn. The gin was to be sent
to. No. .57.-Lanciaster-street, Burton-crescent, and the
rum to Smi h. Prisoner thtn gave me a 51. note in
payment. The note now producei is the same . I had
in'
ry possession. The note I received on the 15th. I
in
ermined them both together, and suspecting they were
no good, I procured an officer, .and we went to the
Henley Arms. I called the prisoner out and said,
" Shorter, I think this is a bad 51. note you have given
me." He said." If it is, I will change it for you. He
then gas e rue 31-.175. which was the change. 1 had paid
him. The gin and rum .had not been sent, and I gave
him the 51. note back. The prisoner was then given in
charge to a consaable, and on being searched three
forged lanes were found.
Richard Smith, examined by Mr. Sergeant BONA*
411 JET—On the 15th January the prisoner came to" my
father's house, in Gray's Inn lane. He gave me a 51.
note, which I paid to Mr. Linares, at the Britannia
public-house, and returned prisoner the change.
'• 'William Smith, exan:ined by Mr. LAw—l was pre-'
sent when the prisoner was apprehended at the Henley
'Arms. Three forged cotes were found on him.
By the Couni-1 have known the prisoner fifteen or
sixteen years,' bat I' do not know where he has been for
the last five years.
-• • Evidence -was then put in to show a general uttering
tof the forged. note,. The amount of the whole was 4.51.
• The Bank laspector proved that the paper, plate, and
signature were all forgeri, s.
The case for the prosecution has ing closed,
• -The prisoner, in defence, said he !IA received the
notes from Captain Petter, of Walworth, and from a-
nun narned Snottey, of-Gravesend, in paymint of 175/.
41.1e.denied'all guilty knowledge of the uttering. • .
fit" r. delitiCe• GASSLEE suirrnsei up. His Lordship
suid,lthat the charge was one which would probably
feet the-prisoner's life, if the Jury were of opinion that
she charge had been -sustained by' the evidence. .
T..e Jury found him Giliky—Death.
- . Anna Mier: was indicted tor forging an acceptance
ito a bill of exchange, and uttering the same.
Aonsis Levi; examined.--1 lire in the neighbourhood
of,4l.gentet Park, and I am a watch maker. The
pri ter offered the bill of .exchange to me, and she
sai she got it-in consequence of selling some pig lead
tola
arkeri and Company, bankers. The prisoner tan-
wet read notwr ice.-- Her name was signed by her son,'
wh -is not in custody.
'the Counsel for the prisoner here took an objection,'
and Baron VAUGHAN then directed the Jury to find the
pri r Not Guilty. .
tie
ward Barry was indicted for stealing 344. a
chi ue for 91. rind sixteen e.ilver spoons, from a trunk,
the 1 property of John Ross, and John Murray with'
ree4vbitilsg the same, knowing them to be stolen.
. Ross, the prosecutor, stated, that on the 7th of
December he returned home about teno'clock from the
Ina ral bf his wife; he went up stairs, 'and saw the priii
ssal rln die room where the trunk was kept. The pri-
son eladged with a fitness, and his late wife was pri.i'j
.soare'ssister. That mo.ning, about ten &flock, he was
call E' up by; the watchman, who found the window
Opeps-lie then found his trunk faring broken 'open in
the back-yard, nerd the prisoner gone. The cheque pro-
ds:444:4lle one he lust. , .
• , A Mrs.-Roland. said, that the prtsrmer Barry owed
her someimoney• for lodging, and about a week after
Christmarhe brought the cheque in lieu of the 50s:he
owed herd -She took into Murray, who is a shi.pman
to a pawirbrekerovho offered her Ss. for it, and after
wards gave•her 41. 10i.• %Then the case was inquired
into, he sent het the balance.- • •
Mrs. Woods deposed to the prisoner Murray getting
cash for it: ..- •• • •-• :- - •

The pcieoacY,Berry said-he had picked it up. He re-
,ceived-a good character.
. Murray brought a *citron forward, 'who swore thif
he heard Murray lay he would keep the one half of
the amount till he4ound the chequered, and that he
rover offerad4s. for it.• - He received i good ciunactir.
" Verdict. Edward Berry, Gs&y; John 'Murttb'
.14'et " • ; . • • • -•- •
• Churl* Taylor, a 4erriatelligent•looting 141;64

twelve years of age, was capitally indicted for uttetin
-a bill of exchange for • 1761. with a forged acceptance,
be well knowing the same tfililive,been'forged, with in.
sent•to defraud Messts.Ledbfooke and CO. hankers.,
Mr. Bnouttler am:PC4SW on the:patt 'of Mes‘ts:
.Lxa-
brooke and Co:- as 'CliiirtSlefor, the prosecution:' He
said, that it was a lamentible circumstance to see li4
person of such carder years placed 'at' the Bar of
the- ecurt to answer for' int bgtbek-tshith" .a&ctea
his life, but at the: beg, who;A' *folk ills cattiorilinari
'art and management an the a ffair.lt waste be feared;
hid a criminal knowledge 4 tbat. he was abut. had;
been the-ageht of *greater Vrittinal, the plote'cutitrs'
were atirious that.bis cast 'Mudd inra
tavourably, and, that he shOuld be treated with the
4lrmost humanity. A: there did etist a doubt in hi,
favour, the prosecutors; with 'of Coast
would not precis the prosectitioil farther.
Mr. Baron VittottArt said, that. under the circum-
stances of the case, the prosecutori hid acted di!..
erectly, and with great feellitr buntanity. —The
prisoner was found 'Not Si!'ti bite' ivitepice being
P offered, and was discbarg.ed from ttie • • .
NEW' COURT.

Willie,. Chelion, 'aged 32; was indicted. for stealing
seven mourning cloaks, value 141, the pinpeity of Wm.
W..l.'egravtoPatker:
ThE priihetlites
.11fe 'mired:lliv A 'slick time since
a,cliitd'.longing tO one of the navigatirs at the Dock.'
.died, and was teonornd'ln thOirlstlu prePikalbty
interment. "Fhel,tiboiter roar's tti het' linti se,
and the 'fotralek .die'.c,iii).'w6l4raid said that
mea had raised a subscription to have a. deceit!
funeral, and there would WEI long pioce.siorl,-anirSo
cloaks at least wonli be wanieJ. • W..en the d 4
the funeral 'arrived truly fled Urn' came; and I er hus
band lett home on his way to the boii.l genii .d.'
lie had not got far brunt the psis •Ler came in a
manner, and said that a pertrof prisons had
met the corpse and her (wiiners*.) buiband'sesithidi to
Inch as many cloaks a. she t byt-iielr; wibt.l.l
her to put his own on, but he would not wait fur the
hatband, as the corpse had rested. Witness having seen
the prisoner berme, s ho' mlinifested great grief on ac•
cunt of thelehild,. pAtied thi-cliiaks.•
.he was obeying hefrusbandisOrde"ist she thought a' e
gave hint seven, bt.side that he had on ; they had never
been returned nor discovered.

Mr. Packer proved that the prison-r never met I int
pa the day in question, and that be never sent any pc:7
sun for the cloaks.. '
;The prisoner, a Area d Yorkshireman, made a pitiful'
defence, and completely falsified the tjtatrment of Mrs.
Packer, but no person in Comet believed'hiar..•
.;
:Mr:. Sergeant ABABIN said, tbart were a number of
very extraordinary discoveries made iri this Coast, but
this was one of the most strange robberies that he bad
ever heard, but-it hod-borweffecteelY great manage-
rnent.--The Jury, wilktut ebhstllting, ieturited a ver-
dict of Guilty. •
The prisoner had a significant hint'that he wbuld be
sent to "navigate" in another region than St.Catheriuok
Docks. • • ••

Yesterday morning about seven o'clock, the body of
.1 Man was discovered at the footaaf Waterloo Bridge,
drownel. The body was taken out of the water, and
removed to St. John's Church, Waterloo Road, td be
owned. Tie unfortunate man appeared to be about 55
or 40 years of age, and had on a black coat and waist-
coat, black breeches a' d gaiters, light Coloured hair
and sandy whiskers,-pitued with the small pox, and
marked on each side the nos*.' Itt 'the pockets of the
deceased were found two viishiog bills with the name
of Haller.

litlsH STEAM BoATIL-•-;The following neficeof m 6.•
don itands on the orderbook of the House of Commons,
for this week :—" For a bill- to allow tbs use ofirst4-in '
board
.ietselipropeUed by steam in the port.s;harboutti
rivers, canals, and lakes of Irelamt."' . • •' • .''' • .-- '
Naw.Pvist.:6 Woaas.—i.Applicitions have been made
kit 'the. flonse of Comnioni tot ifsiii sanction to the
'following. works ::—To eirct a new' bride' over the
Thames, at Lambeth; a bridge over the thittnes. at
,is Staines; to taise mote Money to carrron'the Tharnes
Tunnel ; to form a new entrance to the East laeindon
Docks; to forma- rail road to the London Docks; to
IM
ake spend Canal from London -to Poi txmouth t to
• •
construct •a aerrPier for the landing of pisf,engert at
VraMerid; itri Make' ar.Solithwirk, Bridge kiew Oad,
and asSurteY :Bridge :Nevi Reid; a Fruition has been
rvaerited from Mr. Burs, the principal' Land Coat
snit ter. in -Srarrelvfof the nellititat of the' Lind Coill..
Inmate; it. • that. eriunty ; raid applications* have been,
made for Bills from the Independent ikesiCompany;the
Star Ca... Company,. and the Imperial GairCornparry.
Iheestamated slumber of learns IreOpelted 'by Irate,
en -3teant power 'stir the • United Kingdom,' ific4ll4l:ng '
those-in ptepiraticin for farrikisig previous .to the.star
natjon, and as near as any calculation knobs madros
58,00%, • The average product; taking it at twenty tiro'
Airgwe-yards w-day.roalreis•l;29‘ooo; ot 1,741 yisidtiii'
initiate 4f. weekly, 7 524,000; eisoattly; .31.,360,001ii I
yeally, 376,200,000. Allowing Oa Yin d+ to each mina'
foe, yearly consumption, will -supply 62,700t000.- ot.d.
will cover. 6511002 am of ground, and in length
.would
'extend 213.750 miles, and .reach across the Atlantic
O .:Oan77/ *rue,.
• 11l aiffTs 007-Jeavtvenr—Some time time before •the•
abblition of qbe Jesuits a 4entlenua of Paris died, and
W thas *State to that religious body, on condition that
on the teturn of his sun, who was then abroad, the
wochY Either. should give him "la pantie qui fear
plakteutfi.whirtever part they e! ow. Whoa the son
table he went to the 'father+, and received butt a very
small share indeed,-the wise sons i,f Loyola choosing to
keep-the greatest pert to-themselves. The young gen.
tlernan•consulted hi. fr-ends, and all agreed that he was
Without remedy-. At 'length a 'barrister, to whom he
happened to mention his case, advised him to sue the
convent, and assured him that he would gain his cause.
Tien gentleman followed the barrister's advice, and the
'ruit;ter ostoas:cl in his favour, through the management'
of ire advocate; who grounded hi. pleboh this reason.'
itlgol " The testatorhasielt his son that put which the'
lathers should .cfroose ;0." la pantie qui fear plairoit* are
'the express words of Abe. will. Now, it is plain *hat
pars they have ChoSen, by what they would keep to
themselves. My (lein then stands on the words of the
'will ;,..let me have,' says kie, 6 the part they have chosen,
an al I.a m satisfied:". it :Was accordillt awarded to
hinil without beritatiOn: '' c' ''• - , .1_
During the rigours Of' Winter, not any 'attack more
Serlohtly irnpairk the beauty of a fine skin than inclement cold ; it
beat les rpugh,red, voljorly unmeant), itroken, ebapped. Arcs sN.
w . dcfcimitlesßitolgod's 4ai34.r .prevents or removes, , It.
.net, )ity,C4°Tlifi'..2l°4 Netkfativc mew*, .autnee Abe mast
"°le ..I"Attl.Pauirsi PP4 . Mauler the skin tfutly, comfortable.—
Thr Voil'i Tien, thpe, and ifiniate this rakigni auxiliaryr mop
the Tit and kmisin,radiant brilliaist:ya ape. perpetuates the vivid
blown of juvenile attraction, To. Mothera *sooting their Offrpring,,
the,Solydoe pieties a healing baits in all Gil,* of 'pureness or Mani.
mutton ot the 'breast ; aott to tAstleinen, ft. inevious. application
removes *irritability Of doe said, and renders the act of . shaving
,thereftne a p4stiitaii4 difika, iptY, an eusx itid pleasant, operation.
Pried 41. t 4. End es., bd. prr beide, duty inqudeAl. 'Each genulee
tntlie his the noise: and aci*k.engrave4 ou 4he Goveywneut
ft
Stainve*Ali ft gaited instaiW ** ido.;—.A;lttevi.Avo End3v, VP,
llittOti:.oartfon."‘• • ..IP" "•* . '.
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