Star.
London, England, 1829-06-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday crowds attended at the Mansion-Hoom to witness alt
oecood examination of Isaac Addenlseoie, Charles Barlow, Jaws
Some/ Andrews, and William Mennen, who were btought
ap by John Forrester' the officer, charged with having obtained a
great variety of goods of all descriptions from tradespeople under,
false pretences.
Mr. Charles Phillips and Mr. nobler, jun. attended for the pro-
secution, and Mr. Humphreys for the prisoners.
James Shepherd, the 300 of Mr. Shepherd. a respectable sta-
dotter, stattd, that be went by the direction of his father, to the
house- of Messrs. Addenb.rooke and Co. Earl.street, Illacktriars,
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with some account books on the 27th of May last. Re was told
by his father that Mr. Addenbrooke would pay for the books, but
when w:ttiess called. the servant girl, who tururd out to be
Ileumll, the wife of one of the prisoners. said her master was not
at home. Witness left the books and called several times, bait never I
got a farthing of the motley.
Mr. Shepherd stated, that Addentarooke called at his shop and
ordered the honks, saying he wanted them for commercial purpo.ies
and that be would pay for them immediately upon delivery. The
books were immediately afterwards found at a pawnbroker's shop,
where they had been pledged, without being ever used.
Mr. Phillips submitted to the Lon, Mares that this was a lase
evidently of premeditated fraud, and be thought that Addeo-
brooke might with justice be sent to a Jury upon it.
Mr. Hobler, the chief Clerk, stated, that the case bad certainly
every appearance of a swindling transaction.
Sim HenneU curtsied to the Loan Mavis" ani acknowledged
that she bad passed as setvant-maid.
The Lean M6voa—Credit has been given hero, and lir. abets.
herd, by his conduct, sanctioned it. It will not do for a ins y.
Mr. Phil Ups—l have a letter in my bands from Messrs. Lealby
and Co. of Birmingham, which states against chase people what
amounts to a charge of forgery. They have passed upon that house
a bill in the name of a pretended firm, called " Dyer, Fry, and'
Co. of ClerkenwelL"

Phillips, the prisoner, said he should espial,' that matter very,
fully : there had been formerly a firm of that name, " Dyer, Fryi
and Co." in Ray-street, Llerkenwell, as he well knew, for he hap-
pened to belong to it.
TbaLoanklavol—Howdid you belong It?
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Phillips—l was a partner in it.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Joseph Wesley, of Graceeberch. street, stated, that a couple
of months ago, a Gentleman requested that he would inquire into
the respectability of Messrs. Dyer, Pry, and Co. He accordingly
went to Ray-street, but be found the concern of such a nature
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that he thought it unnecesszsy to make any inquiry.
The Loan Maroc—Was there no appearance of commercial
business?
Mr. Wiley—Not the least.
Mr. Wesley said, that the letter in question from Messrs. Beaiby
and Knott, are iced that morning, and was mused by the publicity
given to what had taken place at the Mansion House a few days
ago. relative to the prisoners.
The Solicitor to the prisoners said, that there was no charge
whatever substantiated against his clients. The letter might have
been written by any person present.
Mr. Wesley said that be knew Mr. Bealbr's writing, and had
no doubt of the correctness of the statement.
Mr. Phillips—This is surely a statement sufficiently strong to
warrant the Loan MAYOR hi remanding the prisoners.
The Loan Maros—Certainly there is some ground for re.
mending the prisoners. There are two most serious charges, and
we mast give opportunities of investigating them. ilia Lordship
asked where the prisoners were found.
Forrester said, that he and a Gentleman named Groves, whom
they had attempted to defraud, went to the house in Earl-street,
and found four of the partners in the kitchen, over some ale and a
pack of cards.
A Gentleman stated, that the firm is a great deal more exten-
sive than was generally supposed. The gang was a very large one.
There were three or four gangs of them, in fact, infesting different
parts of the City, and recommending each other to tradesmen.
Some of the prime movers of the gangs were in the King's Bench
Prison, and, in fact, it was in debtors' prisons that the plans of
fraud were generally laid.
Mr. Phillips hoped that justice would not be frustrated in this
Cast.

Mr. Mohler. jun. said, that Mr. Bealby could be is town by
Wednesday, to give evidence relative to the charge of forgery.
The Solicitor to the prisoners asked what charge was against
Andrews, Barlow, and Heinen ? He did not hear a word against
them.

The Lour MAYOR said, that they were an belonging to the
a part in it too. by pretending to be the servant.
firm, and they should all be remanded till Thur.day, in order that
milers who had been defrauded might come forward. His Lord.
ship considered that it was in cases of this nature the Press ei-
ercised one of its most important functions.
AU the prisoners were then remanded till Thursday. No body
appeared to hail any one of them.

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday, -- Godfrey, the proprietor of the Marquis of
Anglesea public house, in this street, appeared before Sir R. Beams
and Mr. Milani:Li., in consequence of complaints preferred against
him by several respectable persons, as to the disorderly state of Ms
house.

It appeared from the statements of several witnesses, that the
defendant's house was open at between three and four o'clock ou
Monday :nornimg, and that upwards of one hundred persons, con-
sisting of thieves, pickpockets, journeymen tailors, and prostitutes,
were enraged in keeping it up" withinside- Three of the most
disordetly of those persons were brought before the Magistrates,
and held to bail.

Mr. Kenneth, the hookseikr, and others, deposed to the dime.
derly character of Godfrey's house.
Sir It. Brame said, that be was himself an eye-witoess of the
riming that took place in the street, at that early boor in the morn-
ing. Ile had been awoke from his sleep by the noise.
The Magistrates Stied Godfrey a under Mr. Nstcoort's New
Act, fcr keeping a disorderly house.