Star.
London, England, 1829-09-18 00:00:00

BOW-ST REE 1.

Yesterday Clarks Stores, a fashionably dressed man, about 55
years of age, was brought up and finally examined, charge.] with
committing forgeries upon several persons. Tile charge upon which
the prisoner was first apprehended was that of having passed a
forged cheque upon the I'etersfield Rank for 71. ISs. to Mr. Dut-
ton, a buotmaktr, in St. Martin's-court, from whom be received
.% in money, kin the balance of an account which he owed.—
Several fresh charges 'tete now preferred against him.
Lieutenant Mears, R.N. a resident in Greenwich Hospital, said,
on the 17th of August theprisoner called upon him, said he was the
son of his (witness's) old and valued friend, Stares, of Bishops'
Waltham, and borrowed 51. from him under pretence that he
wanted that sum to release his luggage from the Custom house, he
having just arrived from Ostend. He gave witness a draft for the
51. upon Seymour and Co. his brother's bankers, at Bishops' Wal-
tham ; but Mr. Seymour, when written to for payment, stated that
Mr. Stares positively refused to do any thing for his brother (the
prisoner), adding that be had not seen bins for three years , that
he had already advanced several hundred pounds to save him front
similar dilemmas ; and that be was an idle spendthrift, and woull
have recourse to all kinds of stratagems to raise :stoney.
Mr. James Mousfield Dods, a solicitor, stated that the prisoner
was formerly a fellow clerk with hint in the office of an eminent
solicitor in Lincoln's Inn. On the Ist of August the prisoner,whom
he had not seen for a long tints, called upon him at his chamber.,
and, after some conversation, persuaded witness to give hint .s
chock upon Messrs. Contr., witness's bankers, for a check upon
the Peterborough Bank, payable in the City, and where the pri-
soner said it was inconvenient for him then to go. Mr. Dutton's
assistant said that since the first examination a great many gentle-
men had called at his house, and made similar complaints against
the prisoner; het were reluctant to come forward, unless it was
absolutely necessary.
Sir li. Biagrz said there were quite charges enough, for he could
produce them in abundance, as he bad received several communi-
cations from persons who had been defrauded by the prisoner.
The prisoner said nothing, and was fully committed for ti ial,
and the parties hound over to prosecute.
Mr. Thompson, the comedian, came to ask Sir R. Birnie and
Mr. Halls if he could hive a warrant against a person who held an
official situation at Druty4ane Theatre, for a fraud, under these
circumstances —" Ism asked," s.d.l Mr. Thompson, " by the
individual mentioned, if I could write a couple of pieces on giro'
subjects, and I s ,id I thought I could. I accordingly produced two
pieces, the one called T.c Donau' Savoyard, and the other Jack Ro-
binson, both of which I confided to the care of Mr. NVIAIe

was in Paris these Nieces were brought out, and were both very .LC•
cesstul, and I expected, when I returned, to reap a pretty litte
piece of profit for my labours ; but on applying, I learttet:., to my
astoidshment, that Mr. had introduced the pieces as hi:,
own productions, and hod received .541. from Mr. Dltstun for one,
and 501. for the other front Mr. Price, and had applied the money
to his own use, and he positively reluses to give me a farthing.
Sir RICHARD—It seems to be a scandalous piece of business, but
It is not a case in which we hove jurisdiction. Your only rense4)
Is to bring an action. •
Mr. Thompson—An action, Sir Richard! That would be u:
very little use, because I should never get a farthing, and the gen-
tleman would soon walk out of prison under that beautiful piece of
legislation called the Insolvent Act.
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Sir R. BtaiszE-1 dare say be would, and lar sorry we cannot
assist you.
Mr. Thompson—Well, I suppose I nilist put up with the loss,
and I have now found out that Mr. l'rice has two bad characters
on his establishment— i rogue and a tool. 3lr. —is the rogue,
and your humble servant is the loc.l—(A laugh). Mr. T. then
retired.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A respectable-looking female, attire.] in mourning, requested rt.
lief under circumstances of peculiar liard,hip. Ilcr husband she
described u having been groom to the lion. Colonel Lincoln Stan-
hope, and lost his life in the Colonel's service, on the 26th March
last, in Grosvenor-place, where he was killed by one of the
Colonel's horses kicking him in a vit.ll part. Her husband entered
Col. Stanhope's service in India, where she married him. and she
stated that she had no settlement is this country, owing :o her
baying been born and educated in the East Indies, atid the parish
had refused to relieve her on this plea. She hAti in vain exerted
herself to obtain a situation ; but having hem unsuccessful, she
was in a starving condition.
Mr. Roe said be lamented that he could not afford the poor wo-
man any assistance. She was now residing in the Parish of St.
Luke, Chelsea, and to the Parish Mixers of that district he would
recommend her to apply. If they refused to assist her, then she
must apply to the Magi►trates residing in the district.
UNION— ILL

Ellen Stanley, a common woman or the town, was charged with
having committed a desperate assault on Sarah 11• Can, a female
following the same unhappy line of life. It appeared that oil Sa-
turday night the prisoner and the other tcniale were locked up in
St. Saviour's watch-house, and they had not been lung in the place
together when they quarrelled, and the prisoner struck 'AI' Can se-
veral violent Mows on the back of the head with a pint pot, and
which has placed her life in great danger.—She was remanded until
the fate of the wounded woman is known.

BIRTH.
On the 15th inst. at Sandwell. the Countess of Datmouth, of 1.
daughtrr.

1)1ED.

Monday, at Paddington, universally respected, Dr. Crave, Minis-
ter of the said parish, aged 68.
Tuesday, Charlotte Anne, second daughter of Vice-Admiral Sr
John Gore, K.C.D, in her 19th year.

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