Star.
London, England, 1817-01-20 00:00:00

POLICE.

THAMES POLICE OFFICE.—THE MURDER OF Lieu
TENANT was on Saturday brough
up. The trial of Halton upon the charge of felony
luting been expected at the Old Bliley, that priso-
ner and Giddy:: were not at the office. Mr. Price
papduced a very important witness in favour of the
prisoner. This was the Mrs. Potter of whom Raines
had spoken, as one who could prove that Giddons'
wrist was in its present condition twelve years ago.
The M igistrate desired her to reflect upon the testi-
mony she was about to give with peculiar care.
Mrs. Potter said, that her evidence could do no-
body harm, and invoked the spirit of her husbuld,
who was drowned two days after the murder, to
witness the truth of her allegation. The dreadful
fate of her husband, she said, gave additional force
to her memory ; she never heard of any who were
suspected of the crime until she learned from the
newspapers that an accomplice had turned King's,
evidence, and declared Raines and Hatton princi-
pals in the murder. She was surprised at the charge.
Mr. KINNAIRD—" Do you know any thing of
Giddons's wrist r' Mrs. Potter—" I heard him
say, in the year 1807, that his wrist would be a pro-'
section to him." Mr. Kinnaird—" What do you
mean by protection ?" Mrs. Potter—" I don't know
any more than I say. It was in going to work where
there was danger of a press that I heard him say so."
Mr. Kinnaird—" You peremptorily say, that Gid-
dons spoke in this manner of his wrist r Mrs. Pot.
ter.-" I would not tell a falsehood on this subject
for my precious grandfather." Mr. Kinnaird
" Yau need not go so high in your generation." Mrs.'
Potter here stated that st.e remembered the circum- '
stance which she mentioned as having.occurted its
1807, in consequence of the civility of Giddons and
Hatton to het' in the absence of her husband, during
the billowing year. She knew Raines by sight a
long time, but no further.
Raines—" When Giddons worked with me eleven
• years ago, his wrist was as it is now, We worked on
board an East Indiaman, lying down the river, and
he was brought to this office for stealing tea. I re-
member I was very near mischief. for telling the
people who brought him here that he was a poor man
with a wife and•children. He went then by the name
of Gardiner. The officers threatened me for taking
his part. •Tte scoundrel got away, and told me that
be got off with a fine of 2us.
One of the clerks examined the books of 1806, 7,
and 8, but found no record of the charge alluded
to by Raines.
Jacob -Kohler, a German, with whom Raines
lodged at the time of the murder, said be did not re.
collect the absence of Raines upon any one night
from the beginning of January t) June, 1809; that
Raines always appeared a fair dealing man, and re-
gular in his habits.
Raines—" The only night I ever slept out of your
house, while I was your lodger, was the Saturday
night before Palm Sunday. Your Worship will remem-
ber the scoundrel said I was with him several days."
Mr. KINNAIRD••"." I will most willingly listen to
any thing calculated to shew your innocence. Some
circumstances which have come out this day unques-
tionably ate favourable to you."—Remanded till
Saturday next.
Bow-sramr.--Saturday two brothers, named
Joselik and William Follett, the former apparently about
eighteen, the latter thirteen years of age, underwent
an examination before Mr. Haas, the Magistrate,
upon five several charges brought against them of
uttering counterfeit Bank of England notes, knowing
them to be forged. They were committed for trial.
AN ISINOSTOR.—A man of genteel appearance was
brought to the Office, charged with representing him-
self to be the Hun. Arthur St. Leger, for the pur.
pose of defrauding Colonel Thomas Aldcock, of Chel-
- sea. The Colonel stated, that the prisoner called on
him at his house in a familiar, manner, as a brother
Officer in the East India service, and a Colonel in
the Madras Establishment, and that his name was
St. Leger but fraying no recollection of him, sod
suspecting him to be au impostor, he made several
inquiries, to ascertain whether be was the man he re-
presented himself to be, which be could not answer.
Colonel Aldoock bad now no doubt of his being the
man who had lately defrauded his friend Major-Ge-
sseral Garston,• of Manchester-square, of a sum of
money, by representing himself to be General St.
Leger, and boldly charged him with it. The prim).
nee acknowledged his guilt, and begged for mercy;
the Colonel, howeyer, had him secured and brought
to the office, whet, he gave the name of Thomas &a.
gee. After-undergoing an examination beforwthe Ma.
gistsatc, he was committed for further investigation.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY is.

Their Lordships were occupied during the whole
day by the discussion of one new nial. The name
of the cause was Royson v. Thomas Coles, the facts
of which hive been twice mentioned by us, once or.
the trial before a Special Jury at Guildhall, and again
on the motion by Mr. Toetuxo for a Rule Nisi for a
new trial. The ATIOnNEY GENtRAL and Mr. Gott-
en this day, at great lentr!), su;ported the verdict,
and they were followed by Mr. Toreisc, Mr. Malt-
RYAT, aad Mr. COWLEY, on the opposite side. Th.
question was merely, whether the itlaintiff had for-
feited his title to a large quantity of gum-Senega:
placed by him in the hands of Coles, Brothers, and
Co. for sale, and fur which the latter held out to the
plaintiff that they had procured a purcha.er, when
the fact was otherwise. Every minute circumstance
attending the transaction was pressed on both sides,
to support the affirmative or the negative ; but the
Court .decided against the new trial on this short
ground : that as to a complete sale a vendor and
vendee were necessary, and as it did not appear in
this case that Coles, Brothers, and Cu. had procured
a vendee for the gum-Senegal, the title of the plaintiff
remained unaltered. The whole contusion of the
case arose out of the practice by Coles, Brothers, and
Co. to act as metchants as well as brokers.