Star.
London, England, 1827-01-23 00:00:00

POLICE ME'LLin.Exc',.;
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GUIT.DFIALL,

Blartrpe Efigdwri, a well devised young man, was charged with
forging and uttering a cheque upon a banker for A'::4lk,
It was proved by Mr. Booth, clerk to Messrs. Ilanhory.s, the
bankers, that a cheque for 1:345, dated October 5, 1826, drawn in
fs`eour of Mr. Widiatis Wright, and pueporthrgto be signed by Mr.
Sewell, a hop merchant, in the Vortical', and who kept an aecount
at their house, Wail. en the 4th October, presented tube cashed. A
8300 note and forty.five me:reigns were paid to the person who
presented the cheque. He had on recollection of the person tol
'whom be paid 11w money, nor could 1w swear that the siguattare to
die cheque was not Mr. Sewell's liandWithig.
" Mr. Shepherd, assistant to Mr. Hawley, jeweller, in the Strand,
said, that on the evening of the 4th October, the prisoner tame no!
Mr. Hawley s shop. and purchased a watch and appendages, which
'amounted to 441. and he paid for it with soven.igus. When bell
pilled oast bts money, he observed," I must take care of this large
note." The witness inquired the amount of 11? and the prbotser re-
plied that it was a £3OO note, 'that it was ton much to carry about'
at night, and thik he would be glad if witness would take care of it
for him until the morning. Witness consented and took his addres.,
William Parker, Frincesplaee, Kennington... Neat morning
th 'prisoner called for his note, and observed, that be was going to
see his father in Northumberland. and be selected a watch, clisin,l
and seals, value about 83S. as a present to his sister,Cnd requested
the witness to deduct it from the note. Witness asked the prisoner
if he had any objection to accompany blnt en the !Link to get change ?1
He answered none whatever, and away they went and gut four WI.
notes, and one for 1001. The prisoner received the difference, after
paying for his second purchase out of the tool. note, and requested
the witness to take care of the 501. notes until he returned bunt the
Country.
Mr. Gates, the soliehor for the prosecution, sated he mild bring
forward other evidence to prove, that the signature to the cheque
was not in Mr. Sewell's handwriting. Vie prisoner was there-
fore rimanded, till Friday.
It was understood the prinnier was formerly in Mr. Sewell's
employ, al clerk. On Saturday morning, the prisoner presented J
himself at Messrs. Flanbury's, and gave himself up as the utterer I
•f the cheque, and he was immediately given Into the custody of
Mr. Cope, the City Marshal. He seemed quite calm, and us,.
mindful of the awful punishment that almost uniformly awaits
such offenders, upon conviction.
BOW-STREET.
-- tin. a master bricklayer, residing in Fleet-street, appeared
to answer the complaint of Mr. Harrison. a tobacconist at the cot-1
nee of St. hlartin.s.court, Castle-street, Leicester fields _

It appeared from the statement of the complainant, that the de-
fondant. in descending from the outside of set age coach which stop.
ped before complainant's shop, missed his footing, and reeling across
the footpath, fell against the window, and broke a pane of glass.
The defendant, in his defence, said he had come all the way front,
Hounslow, on the outside at the coach. In the intense cold of
Saturday night, without having had mare than a glass of brandy and
water. Ile attributed the cause of the accident which had got ►im
into this dilemma, to the ail having deprived him of the proper use
of hie limbs, and thereby occasioned him to slip io getting off the
coach. He then complained of the treatment he bad received. He
said he was taken to the watchhouse and put in the cells, where he
Seas kept until Sunday morning, although be gave the complainant
his address, and offered to leave all the money (three shillings) he
had about him. He obtained his liberty on Sunday morning by
giving bail.
In reply to the Magistrate, the complainant said, the expense of
replacing the broken glass was its. 6d. and a further expense of Its.
had been incurred, which he thought he ought trot to lose.
Mr. Micas adjudged the defendant to pay 10s. 6d. and the de-
fendant, with great reluctance, paid it ; declaring, at the same time,
that he would bring an action against the complainant for false
'lmprisonment.
)IA RLBOTIOUG H-STREET.

A man, named George Paget was charged on suspicion of baying
committed a robbery on Friday last, in St. James s-street. The
prisoner was observed among the crowd which was assembled at
St. Jantees Palace on Friday, and one of the officers saw him drop
a pocket-bunk ; he was taken into custody, and thirty pounds in
notes and sovereigns, and also a gold watch were found upon hint.
The owner of the pocket-hook, a Gentleman named Fell, of Wan-
stead, Sue:, came to the office yesterday, and identified the pocket-
book as his property; bnt no person attended to claim the other
property, which the Magistrate ordered should be restored to the
prisoner ist the course of a week, and be was committed for steal.
ins the pocket-book.
Two other persons, named 27senspaors and Drown, were also,,
charged with surrounding several persons, and attempting to pick
pockets. On Brown were found a gold watch and some sovereigns ;
and on the other prisoner, were likewise found a watch and souse
gold coin. They were committed to the House of Correction as
rogues and vagabonds.