Star.
London, England, 1828-10-28 00:00:00

OLD BAILEV—Tuts DAT•

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Defocralr. Janice PARE, and Mr. Baron Gaasow.
Joseph Headua, aged 58. And described As a drap-r.
was placed at the bar, and indicted capitally tor having.
n the City of London, nue' ed as true, a forged bill of
exchange f .r the sum of 4111. 10s. with iptent to defraud
Sir. William Curtis, Bart. and others.
He was again indicted for uttering a forged ae
ceptance for 1621.95. with intent to defraud the same
parties.
And again with uttering a forged bill of exchange for
501. to defraud the same parties.
The prisoner, who was habited in the garb of a
Quaker, pleaded in a firm voice—Not Guilty.
Mr. LAM and Mr. Baonawit appeared for the 'prose-
cution, and Mr. ALLAY, Mr. Anot.ruus, and Mr.
PHILLIPS, for the defence. •

Upon the pinnel of Jurors being called over, the pri•
sorter challenged twenty of them, without assigning
cause; and therefore. as a sufficient number did not
appear to try the case, his trial was postponed until a
later period of the day.
Humor handed in a paper, which be requested might
be read by the Judge.
Mr. Justice PARK advised him to submit it to his
Counsel.—Hunton declined doing so.
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r.rilau rte ARK read part of the paper, which stated
that be.was not at all prepared for his trial, in conse-
quence of the absence of certain books now in the mos-
session of his assignees; and in the continuation of his-
statement he disavowed entirely the instructions given
to his Counsel, and also the line of defence intended to
be adopted by them.
• Mr. ADOLPHUS, 'Mr. ALLav, and Mr. Panuars ad-.
dressed the Court upon the course pursued:by-the pri
loner, their client. 'and intimated that is he wishedlo'
persevere, they could not take charge of his detente,
therefore had determined upon returning their briefs.
Mr. Justice PARK said, as the prisoner bad not been
given in charge, they would allow him to make affirma-
tion to any good cause more than he had stated, for the
postponement of his trial. The Learned Judge re-
minded him, that since the postponement on Saturday,
he had plenty of time to collect his evidence by subpoena,
but his present muse they did not consider sufficient.
Hunton repeated that he was not prepared at all with
his defence.

After some discussion, in which the Learned Judges
observed they could not allow such a precedent to exist
as that of a man wishing to elude justice, by having
his trial postponed upon frivolous grounds. they had
determined that no sufficient ground existed for the
postponement, and ordtred the trial to proceed at one
o'clock.

In the meantime William Willis, a young man of
extremely getter' appearance, who was indicted for
uttering a forged order for the payment of 641. 10s.
with intent to cheat and defraud George Horatio Street,
and others, was put to the bar, andpleaded Noi
The circumstances of the case are shortly as follow
The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. John Davis, the
newsman, and while in that employment, he presented
at the 7 Mies Office to Mr. Street, the publisher of the
The: Newspaper. a check for 644. 10s. in payment
for papers received by Mr. Davis, and he received the
difference. The check was subsequently found to be a
forgery, and- the prisoner absconded, but he was ap-
prehended. ,
ln his defence, he said he was greatly embarrassed in
circumstances, and being at the Times Office on Mr.
Disris's business, he saw a young man drop from his
pocket the check is question, which be picked op, and
appropriared to his owa use in the manger described.
• Several witnesses gave him a good kharacter. • •
Mr. Baron Garteow. in 'unstring op the evidence,
said it'frosild be for the Jury to consider. whether the
defence of the prisoner was at all probable.
The Jury. after, a short consultation, found him
-Guilty of uttering the check knowing it to be forged.
• Thel•prisoner burst into tears, and, clasping his hands.
exclaimed-44 Goo forgive you. Davis! my life is in
your hands."—He was instantly removed from the bar.
The trial of Joseph Heaton was afterwards proceeded
in; the result of which was, a verdict.of Gritty returned
by the Jury, whri strongly recommended the prisoner.
to mercy on account of his large bawdy.

Saturday night the town house offikorge Offor, Esq.
Trinity-square, Tower.hill, was.bargliriously entered,
and plundered of some plate and a quantity of wearing
*mar& The thieves bad obtained an access to the house
by surmounting a wall at the rear, and removing the
fastenings of the window by means of a Centre-bit. They'
were frightened from their work by a noise. they had
overheard, which was occasioned by Mrs.OffOeS leaping
out of bed while under the influence of a disturbed dream.
About four o'clock this morning, an alarming fire
broke out upon the premises of Messrs. Nightingale and
Co.' carriers, Berwandsei, which in a short time corn.'
illicitly destroyed the entire range of building. By
great exertion the flames were prevented extending to
the adjoining houses. A plentiful supply of water was
obtained, and no accident occulted.' 'the buildings be.
loaginglo Messrs. Nightingale and Co. were insured.
• The Treasury. Department of the United States. have
blued a circular to the collectors of the revenue of the
lialand frontier, On the Canada line, 'recommending the
almost vigilinCe of the officers to prevent the smagglini
of foreign goods on that great and extended inlaod and
water frontier, which it is acknowledged gives annum
isellities for the introduction of contraband goods.
Laic evening, shortly before eight o'clock, a alas
went into the shop of Mr. HOLIAILD, gold refiner. in
Long Acre, aid asked to be served-with eight grains of
lee gold. The shopenan took down a canister to weigh
the quantity asked for, at the same time keeping one
head cautiously upon the canister. He was about put.
ring the geld into paper, when the supposed customer
said, " How much have you weighed r k Eight
grains, according to your order,* was the reply. " 0
dear me,' said the fellow, " I beg your pardon, I made
a mistake; I was to have asked for twelve grains." At
this time the shorn= suspected that he intended.
matithing wrong, and be kept a tighter hand upon the
lbw. The man again apologised, and the additional
four grains were put into the scale, • and at that moment
the fellow took something from under his waistcoat.
and discharged a quaatityof burning liquid (afterwards
caned to be aquafoitis) upon the face of the shop.
man. The agony produced was most dreadful, and tb&
shopman screamed aloud, at the sometime instioctivelyl
making an effort to seize the diabolical ruffian, but he
eluded his grasp, and, snatching up the canister COON
taming the gold, made off with it. A man in the back
shop came out on bearing the young man scream, and,
he ran into the street in pursuit of the thief, but fad
disappeared as though by magic. The shopman was
is a dreadful state of suffering, and medical assistance
was procured as soon impossible. The skin, wherever
Ithe liqu.d had fallen, was completely burned through,
She hair on the front or the head was removed, and one
eye was found in be materially injured. The canister
taken away contained about 140 ounces of fine gold,
which at the probity prise of that article may be valued
at about 6 .

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
,(take net letters of adininistradoe, as, indeed, be had
—oil— (every tight to do; and the question in the present ease
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, \Venialness. Om. 27. would- be, whether the
Adjourned Sittings In Middlearx. after Trinity Term, Mute lard,, worsting an administrator for a debt which had Orlin
TINTERABBI and a Special Jury. , impacted entirely without his knowledge or consent?
martinis W. MARTIN.
He was arrested at ten o'clock in the morning.and kept
This was an action by a surgeon to rectrrer a• sum of
in custody until eight the same evening; it wealth
41. 14s. the amount rd his bill. for setting a broken arm.
therefore, be for the Jury to say what compeasesien
i'he Gees proved for the plaintiff were, that the defen-
they thought he ought to receive for the violence &no
dsat's father kept a riding school in the neighbourhood
to his feelings during that time. They would also me
of •Blackfriars-road, and that in May last his son was
thrown off one of the horses which
member, that the eiscumstance of his having been
he was then ism.-
attested might operate on the feelings of his neighbours,
cuing, and broke his arm. The plaintiff, who was on
the spot, attended the son and set the arm. Not know-
and prove injurious to his character.
ibg the son's Christian name, he some time afterwards
Several witnesses were called,who established theca*.
applied, through his attorney. to a brother of the de-
Mr. Sergeant WILDE, for the defendants stated that
fendant's named John Martin, sand that person refereed Price, as had been said. was a Yeoman of the Guard.
and had died wholly unattended by any of his friends*
him to the defendant(Willian Mattin), stating that it
was his arm that was broken. The defendant was chat decomposition followed so rapidly after his death,
that it was found necessary to bury him before any of
accordingly applied•to for payment, and ultimately a
his friends or relatives bad been discovered. and that
writ was served on him. At that time he admitted that
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he was the person whose arm was broken, and that thefietefore the defendants had been employed for that
plaintiff had set it. The defence was, that it was not purpose. As a Yeoman of the Guard, Price was en-
the defendant's arm that was broken, but
that it was itled to a sum of money at his death, but as no
gtatuit-
the arm of a brother of the defendant, 114111 Cd James 1 heir could be found to whom that sem could be
paid. advertisements were inserted in the papers fee
Martin, and that the plaintiff had set the arm
the purpose of discovering the OM of kio. bi ma. ously; James Martin having accommodated him with
sequence of that adverteseasent. the plaintiff Pe.-
prove use of some horses. James Martin was called to
seoted himself, and having established his claim to
prove this case, and he swore positively to the facts as
stated by thedefendant's Counsel; and stated also, that the property. be was made acquainted with the Ili
Illi consequence of the unskilful manner in which the penses which had been incurred in the burial of
'plaintiff had set the atm, he had been' obliged to call in ibis relative, which he engaged to defray wbea be
Mother surgeon. He denied that he had authorized
obtained possessi.in of the property. In this, bows
either his brother or the attorney to defend the action. ever, he did not keep his word, fur having gone tothe
The case went to she Jury under the directions of Chamberlain's (ace and received the money, he re.
Lord TINTRIDIINi who put it •to them to demi:sine fused to satisfy the demand, and was consequently pro.
whether any and what credit was due to the testimony seeded against. The Learned Sergeant regretted abet
of James Martin? . an arrest had actually taken place; but he contended,
upon the strength of several cases, that the defendants
The Jury, without hesitation, f •und for the plaintiff.
Damages, 41. 14s. 6J. were authorized in proceeding against the plaintiff, as
it had been held that where a person died without the
• Tllt KING V. HUGHES AND omens. knowledge of any of his friends, who should direct his
This was an indictment against John Hughes, Wm. funeral, that any person about him might order the
Salmon, and several other persons, for riotously assem- burial, and that the friends who should appear to claim
bling round the house of. Henry Lewis, at Chelsea, on the property of the deceased should be subject to the
the evening •of the 3d of November last ; and, after
having broken into his premises, assaulting his wife. It
exPenThisersse7tethaseent funweraasif
fully borne out in evidence. Is
was tutted that one count of the indictment charged the appeared that a person named Brown had employed
defendants with felony. uin beginning to demolish the the defendants to perform the funeral.
prosecutor's property.* The details of the case were
Mr. Sergeant TALIDT. in reply, COOtellded, that the de.-
reported some time ago. when an assault action was tried fendants should have proceeded against Browa, who bad
against the defendants, m the suit of the present prose- employed them. and not against the plaintiff.
color, in which action a verdict for Is. 'damages was . The Loan CHM JIIIITIGL in his charge to the Jury,
ohbatdaLed.anlctisatedppebayrpedrotcehasst
ftrhoemprthoseec.muitoishr.aMisear. Lecouft'
wis, observed. that there was perhaps no Judge upon the
Bench more inclined to discourage arrests titan himself,
at the suit of a creditor, and the defendants. Hughes He thought that no man should proceed to arrest
and Salmon, had becotne. his bail. Pfir. Lewis after-
"ether until every other mode of recovering his *ill
wards removed the proceeding% into the Court of zing's
bad failed. He regretted that at the present day arrests
Bench. and put in nominal bait to the action; sand the should have become so general. for be thought that in
defendants having theeresolted to render him, in dis- many cues a milder course would be attended .with
charge of their liability to the Sheriff, went to his house equal -success. It did not follow, however,• that every
so the evening in question in 'easels &hint; *and not arrest was malicious; and the euestias in the present
having immediately succe:ded in finding him, they con- case would be, whether thedekudants, in arresting•the
elected thansehres le the riotous manner complained of. plaintiff, had been actuated by a foaling of malice? If
After me witness;•Mrs. Lewis, had been examined, the Jury thought
• Lord Taurammesuggeited totheContinonSer t, that they had' they would lie the
plaintiff suelt damages as in their opinion would prove
who appeared for some of 'the defendants; 'that a ver- a compensation to him*. but if they thought . they bad
dirt forth* prosecution could not be reiisted. • • not, they would give their verdict fog the defendants.
..* By the consent of both parties, a verdict of Galt,
*as then recorded. it being understood that the facts on The sits" thought a° malice had hem Frayed' and
accordingly returned a verdict for the defendants.
bath sides would be laid before. the• Court next Term,
Moo the defendants• will be Ili-ought up far judgment. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Om. 27.
~,.,-.. "t ..•• montou 111. amorrair.
Jahn B all.
• This wavei actioo tor an assaith. The parties' were
George Lisreiaraer
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litailderX residing at Uxbridge ; and the defendant bay. ere! , Tho rrer. Richard Heemords' Thomas ihttert, 7b.
ireeed freak MAW
conceived that, the plaintiff had done something to farreteeght Genre Shaves hew Helen. Amish Widen
mGate him in his business, and had ascribed the writing g. and Ada Wiikirmors, were indicted for riotously
of an anbnyttious letter to him, overtook him on his et. .
.reothling together oel the 23d of last Seraltber. and
way to his cottage at Hillingdon on the 25th of March violently assaulting smell individuals.
last, and then assaulted his., by holding up his whip in John Heat deposed that be was aswatchenan ;on the
'a threatening attitude. night of the 2Sd of September, be was on duty in the
The.COMMOU SIRGRANTi upon these facts, addressed City-road. mu the bridge; a vast number of Mr. Pick.
• the Jury for the defendant, and urged that the smallest ford's men were "Wing- on she bridge, interrupting
damages would compensate such a trivial matter as and insulting every one that passed them. In obedience
this. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 40s. to the orders of the Magistrates of Worship-street, who
RESNICK V. GAP?.
had been isformedof the disorderly and improper ceme
This was an action
on a horse warranty. The horse duct that was nightly adopted by persons who
vas put up for sale at the Horiellsuar on the lit March gated on that spot, be desired them to move ea.=
gave him bad language. and refined to stir ; sherd ether.
Usti and bought in. It was sold the lame day to
while going his rooms, be met *young girl crying, who
• the plaintiff for 361. 10s. On its being taken to' the
told him her shawl had been fordibly taken freebie by
plaintiff's stable, the ostler discovered that it bad a
some of the individuals that formal the before mentioned
cough. It was taken care of. but the cough grew worse
crowd;' ibe, however, could not point out the pecan
in the course of a day or two, and on the Bth of March
who deprived her of her property, and he was unable
a veterinary surgeon was sent for, and the horse, which
to do anything for her. In about ball an hour after he
wit then in a very bad state, was bled. It was isLooded
by the surgeon for about tea weeks. and was afterwards beard a scream, and on running to the bridge he saw
turned out to grass, and ultimately it being discovered a 7°11,2_2 ;2114,...__11 servant
_a, in,the
oysters for that the cough had been a confirmed chronic, the horse was bringing home '"
and her petticoats dragged
was put up to sale by auction, and solil for 241. The sepPer° knocked 'am'
ver her
above facts, and also that 'the horse was observed to up o bead. He immediately rushed in to save
have a cough about a week prior to the Ist of March, the young girl from being further abused; when
were proved on the part of the plaintiff; and one of
Thomas 'I homes: took up a brick, flung it at his, and
the witnessesve it as his anion that the-cou was
the missile coming with terrific force against his bead,
One of severa day: standing. opi gh
his hat was tut in two, and. himself laid prostrate
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by the blow. While on the ground, there was a gene-
. For the defendant several witnesses swore that the
horse, which formerly belonged to Mr. Biddulph, the ral cry of" Heave him over the bridge r Thomas kicked
banker, and was sold by that Gentleman to the defen-
him in the side. Worth struck him with a heavy
dint a few days prior to the Ist of March, was at that bludgeon (bludgeon produced), and Limeburner threw
time perfectly sound and free from cold, and that no stones at him. 801 l was amongst the party. Hamad
not identify any of the (abet prisoners. The dish epos
symptoms of cough. were discoverable. One witness
also stated, that he saw the horse in the plaintiff's stable which the oysters were, had been thrown into the Ulnas
and the oysters lap strewed about the road: Such wog
on the 4th of March, and that he did not then discover
r . . the severe treatment experienced by him, that be has
that it had any cough. The horse, after it had been
been ever sinCe understhe care of a surgeon. Upon .•
'Mid by the plaintiff for 241. was put op to auction a
number of constables and other officers coating to Ids
third time, and' fetched 384 lOss—Verdict for the de-
fendant. • assistance, the parties made to their boats, tut the cable,
and went to the opposite side of the canal ; a taconite
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, avicaliacc, Orr. 27.
The Loan 01111/ JUNIUS arrived in town iiom his force; however, soon came. who boarded the boat. pad
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country seat this morning. and immediately resumed took persons prisoners, but only the clews at the
his sittings at Nisi Prius in this. Court. His Lordship, bar were detained by the Magistrates the followiug
waning. Tito disturbance took place between ten fond
are happy to say, is looking extremely well, and
appears to have, in a great measure, renovated from efeven.o'clock at night.
his lameness.
Samuel Eames* who happened to be passing. it the
• CHURCHLAND V. ARTALID AND armies. moment, said, that in addition to the outrage just de-
Mr. RICKARDS opened the pleadings.. posed to, he observed another girl, who had been treated
Mr. Sergeant TADDK stated, that the object of the in even a more shameful lesbian than the stream girl
plaintiff in bringing this action was to recover a *then of. There erne upwards of 40 petsoits belonging
to. the offending party.
pensatiou in damages for a malicious *nigh The A number Of other witnesses wen examined, who
plaintiff was the keeper of the poor-house at Nortbfket
in Kent, and as might be imagined, was not in very' corroborated the previous testimony, but they were not
diluent circumstances. He bad a relation, however, able to speak to the remaining seven primmest, as rotas
at whose death he expected to receive very consider- iDgTpheariLett,threetearl n:Olediet arialtifri oriest Jobs
able poverty. The name of that person, who was a IL tug, Lim:harms Thismilf
yeoman of the guard, was Price. Th defendants Worth.Ba-G The mi...1..9 -----411tirotees and Rebell
were undertakers, residing in Queen Anne-street, Ca- Bul was senteetc—r--r—"—ed to four", Zeonattbrambitrd labour in she -
wendibb-square. Price died in October. 1826, and House of coteeetiost
.Limehutnet to seta amok i
on the 19th of that month the difendaete furnished Thosses,to six sueths; arid Weitietwsie meths.
and performed bis funeral. The circumstance of
the death of his relative did not reach the ears of
the' plaintiff until a month after it had taken place ;.1
but he was no sooner made acquainted with it than he
hastened up to town in the expectation of receiving a
very handsome legacy, but, to his great astonishment,
initead.of receiving a legacy, be was arrested at the
suit of the defendants for the expenses of the funeral.
Previous to the meat the plaintiff had bees induced to

Saturday evening. at seven o'clock. a young woman
called at the ho of Hr. Sergeant Anonaws, in Sleds
ford-street, to answer an advertisement for a knee.
maid; and while the footman was gone up stairs to in.
forms his MINIM who et., in waiting. tan; pretended
servant decamped. takiag with her a geld watch end
appeedages, value lOf, which bed bow lift is the leo
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