Star.
London, England, 1821-09-03 00:00:00

POLJCE.

Iganstmr-Honst.—Saturday a woman underwent a final exa- I
mination, on a charge of uttering a forged one-pound note. She I
had, it appeared, been detected in uttering a forgery at the shop
of a Citizen, who detained and gave her into custody. She was I
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recognised as an old utterer, and the usual nature of the charge I
was sent by the Loan Mavoa's clerk to the Bank, that they
might prosecute. In the meantime this woman was remanded,
and was on Saturday brought up for final examination, when '
Mr. ItLevi:wan attended from the Bank.
Mr. I‘IAYNARD informed the Lord Mayor, that the Bank had,
since the issue of gold, come to a determination not to prosecute
in caws of uttering forged one-pound notes.
The Loan NIAVOII here expressed his surprise at this deter-
mination, as it was the interest of the Bank to uphold the public
confidence in the notes.
Mr. Mavaaan said, that the Bank wished to warn the Public
from taking the one-pound notes at all. It was entitely at their
own risk, and on their own responsibility, if they now took one-
' pound nctes from strangers. He would not go the length of
saying, that the Bank would not prosecute at all in such cases,
but they declined all interference, as they did not wish that the
notes should he taken.
The Loan Mayn't said, that the Public should now be parti-
cularly cautious in taking the notes, which were so easily con-
verted into specie, and should weigh well the risk; of taking any
of them from strangers. It should not, however, go abroad, that
the law against utterers was dead, because the Bank dec!ined to
prosecute. The Public could prosecute equally well ; if 3 charge
were to be brought by an individual, the Magistrate could bind
him over to prosecute, as in other cases of felony.
The person who gave the prisoner in charge, as he had not
lost anything, did not appear to prosecute. The prisoner was
consequently-discharged, aftet an admonition from his Lordship.
—lt may be worth observing, that, since the Issue of gold, the
number of persons taken in custody on charges of uttering one.
pound forged notes in London has been diminished, from an
average of thirty to one or two a week. The number of persons
taken in custody on charge. of uttering forged five-pound notes
has increased, but not in any proportion to the decrease of the
number on charges of uttering forged one-pound notes.
Gurt.onacx.—Two men were brought up for riding horses in
the neighbourhood of Smithfield, for shew. The Migistrate
having no power to mitigate the penalty below 40s. and Alderman
Cox considering the conduct of the men, as they were unac-
quainted with the clause in the new Paving Act, not deserving
such a punishment, directed them to be discharged, on paying
the fees at the Green-yard, and the Officers' expenses.

Friday night, about eight o'clock, as a Gentleman was passing
front Gough-square into Fleet-street, his watch was snatched
from his fob by an expert thief, who, however, was taken on the
spot ; but the watch (supposed to have been thrown away) was
not found upon Man. The robber was lodged in St. Dunstan's
watch-house. It has lately been asserted, by an experienced
Police-officer, that there exist not less than MX) persons in Lora-
-1 don who would either rob or murder for the must trifling hope

of immediate gain.
Saturday, J. Lawrence, an engineer, descended a well on the
premises of Mr. Kelvetion, a carman, in Berner's-street, Corn-
mercial.road, when the noxious vapour so far overcame him as

to cause his instant death.
Saturday evening, a girl between seven and eight years of age,
with an infant between two and three months old, in her aans,
in going along Smithfield Bars, a s
w rung agait Theyb a brutal fellow,
who pushed her down with great violece. girt was severely
hart, and the infant was carried, apparently in a citing state, to a
surgeon, in St. John's-street.
Saturday se'nnight a man, named Muldoon, returning at night
from the market of Roscommon, with the price of his oats, was
waylaid and attacked on the high road, in the pariqa of Fuerty,
by a party of the country people, who, having robbed and mur-
dered him, secreted the body, which has not yet been discovered.
Eleven men, charged with the above offence, were on Monday
evening apprehended and committed to the jail of Roscommon.
Monday, a Coroner's Inquest was held in the Parish of
Worthenby, Flintshire, on the body of Susannah Jenkins, and
the Jury have returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Thos.
Dutton, of the same parish, who has absconded.
TIM LAYS Menses se Heastower.—The inquiry respecting
this inhuman outrage is carrying on with unabated activity. It
has been stated that Barrart, who gave evidence before the Co-
roner's Jury, was apprehended on Tuesday, on suspicion of be-
ing concerned in the murder. This man was under-gardener to
Mr. Hasa, in whose service the murdered man was, as before
stated. Some of Lance's party of horse patrol, belonging to Bow-
street, being employed to make inquiries, learned that Barratt,
instead of being at the house he stated on the Inquest, on the
night of the nmrder, was seen in a public-house at Muswell-
hill, in company with two or three men, whom the landlord de-
signated to the Officers as " suspicious-looking fellows ;" and
when he (the landlord) took a light into the room, he observed
them hold down their heads, as if to conceal their facet.—
They remained there but a short time, and went away together.
The officers, upon this information, apprehended Barrett at
Tottenham High Cross, and took him before the Rev. Mr.
Owes and Mr. Benue (of Worship-street), who reside at
Highgate, where he underwent a short examination, in the
course of which he protested his innocence, but appeared rather
averse to answering questions. Ile was committed for a further
examination, and the officers went to search his house, where
they found a large quantity of plate, apparel, and china of a very
superior kind, stowed in various parts of the house ; some of
them with the name at full length, and others the initials of Mr.
Roesiscimn of Stamford-bill, the Banker, with whom Barratt's
wife had lived, as servant, about two years ; and upon searching
her trunks some more of her master's property was found. She
was taken into custody, and on her way to prison she fainted ;
and when recovering, exclaimed," I know my husband will be
hanged for murder, and I shall, too, for the robbery ; but be
will die innocent !" The husband and wife are both in confine-
ment, and will undergo an examination before the same two Ma-
gistrates in the course of a week. The property found would
almost fill a waggon, and the linen alone is estimated at nearly
£lOO value.
Wednesday evening, the 13th ult. a woman was
found dead in Illackgrove-wood, in the parish of
Tilsworth, near Dunstable, with her throat cut in
two places. She was rather thin, and is supposed to
have been at Dunstable on Sunday, the 12th, and at
the Plough public-house, between that place and
Market-street, on Monday, the 13th ult. in company
with a man who had the appearance of a Gentle-
man's servant.
On the 18th ult. a man was lost by the sudden
upsetting of a boat off Stonehaven. The particulars
of this melancholy accident, as far as we can learn,
are as follow :—The unfortunate sufferer, along with
his wife and four children, had come passengers in a
vessel from Caithness, bound for some port to the
southward. Owing to some circumstances, he had
wished to be put on shore at Stonehaven. The boat
in which he was proceeding to land was upset by one
of her oars being entangled in the double of a rope
suspended from the Tourist steam-yacht, which was
passing, and was a considerable way off before those
on board could render any assistance. As soon as
possible, the steward and some of the crew of the
Tourist proceeded to the assistance of the sufferers,
and were happily instrumental in saving the wife and
children. and boatmen but the unfortunate husband
and father had sunk to rise no more, Five pounds
were collected by the crew and passengers of the
Tourist, for the benefit of the widow and children.
As great numbers of Persons are rendered very unhappy by
Spasms, Wind in the Stomach, Obstructions in the Bowels, want
of regular Perspiration, Vomiting', and Bilious Complaints,
Head Aches, Heart Burn, Costiveness, Nervous Disorders,
Cholic, Gout, &c. we are authorised to say, that Speetliman's
Pills are in most cases an excellent remedy for these Complaiats,
and especially recommended during the time of Sea Bathing,
and drinking the Sea and Mineral Waters; also for those
visiting warm climates. Prepared by Thomas &minor,
jun. Druggist, Tottenham High Cross, Middlesex, by virtue of
an assignment from 11. and J. Beswick, sole Proprietors of the
Receipt, by the Will of M. Speediman; and are sold by Shaw
and 'Alward', No. 66, St. Paul's Church-yard ; and Bacon and
Co. No. 150, Oxford-street, in Boxes at es. es. 6d. 10s. 6d. and
Otte Guinea ; and may be had of the psincipal Venders of Me-
dicines in Town and Country.