Star.
London, England, 1826-01-19 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

A decent looking young woman, of the name of Frances Core"
was charged with obtaining, under false pretences, a quantity of
goods from Messrs. T. and G. Baker, linen rapers, Ludgate-hill.
Mr. Thomas Baker stated, that on the 2d of December last, the
prisoner applied for a piece of seven-eighth Irish linen, stating that
she came from a customer, Mrs. Davidson, of Islington, and that
the quality of the piece was to be the same she usually had for the
children's wear. This point was ascertained, of course, by referring
to the books, and the prisoner stating that she was going to call in
New-street-square, where it was well known young Mr. Davidson
is employed in a counting-house, the shopman's suspicions were
dulled, and the piece of linen was delivered to her. Ott the sth
she came spin, and said she wanted another piece of Irish to make
Mr. Davidson some shirts, and that her mistress thought the last
was not so good in quality as she had been a.rved with at the price
before. She also asked for some French cambric for frills, and
some muslin and black silk for Miss Ross, Mrs. Davidson's sister,
who lives with the tawny. When the bill was delivered after
Christmas, all knowledge of these articles, or the prisoner, Was dis-
claimed, and the latter calling again yesterday morning and asking
fur five yards of flannel in the name of Miss Ross, she was given
into custody.
Mr. Davidson declared he had never seen the prisoner before,
and that she certainly could nut have come from the house at

Islington.
The prisoner, who said she had never been in the shop till yester-
day, and that she was at Gravesend when the goods were obtained,
was remanded for funhes examination.

BOW-STREET.

A young West Indian, named Turnbull, WU brought before G.
R. filissunt.t., Esq. the sitting Magistrate, on suspicion of for ing
a certain written instrument. The circumstances were the follibw-
ing : Ale. TurnbuU having placed himself under peculiar obligations
to a young Lady named Anne Nettlefold, gave her what he called
a check on the house of Smith, Payne, and Smith, at four days'
sight for Jeln, and signed "S. Hsnnam." The prisoner, at Ihe
time, erased the name written in the body of the check, as the
person to whom the amount was payable, and substituted that of
the prosecutriz. Lie also told her, that if any difficulty sheild
arise in getting it cashed, she must say that she had received it front
the second son of Sir John Hannan, M. P. The cheque was pre-
sented, and the answer of the clerk was, that the house knew
nothing of any such person. The prisoner was soon after seen in
the Strand by the prosecutriz and given in charge to the watdi-
man. These facts having been stated, he was called on for his de-
fence. He denied having written the cheque or 'substituted the
name, as stated by theprooecutriz.

A Mr. Fearne, a We 4 ludia merchant said, to the beet of his
belief, from the knowledge be had of the prisoner's hand-writitg,
he did not believe that the cheque, or the name, was written 11
hint. Mr. Turnbull had a very large sum of money in the hanlds
of the witness and therefore there could be no inducement for him
to commit a forgery. Messrs. Mitchell and Co. also West India
merchants, held a considerable sum belonging to Mr. which they
would pay at his direction to any person pointed out.
Mr. MINIHULI., on this evidence, comntitted the prisoner to the
watch-house for further examination on Thursday.