The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-20 00:00:00

POLICE.

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-017ILDNALL0-4 ver y deceet-leoking man was
breaths op yesterday by Smith, the Warden of Black-
fliers-bridge. from whose exertions be had been pre.
tented fries throwing himself over the bridge into the
Tlmeetts. The poor-fellow, it seem, bad climbed to the
'tep if the ballostrtde. about eleven o'clock on Sunday
fommesa. and was, la the very act of throwing himself
10.44eleed by ewe passengers, sad detained till the
taper uses up, who, finding him quite cool, and apes-
redly Possible of his raslicondect, upon hie promising
to p immediasely bents. suffered him to depart. No
sante% however. was he at liberty, then he made a
seemed attempt, in which he bad verynearly sacceeded,
aerie was with the greatest difficulty Smith was able
Illepiveist his falling into die river. He begged ear.
noetly to be permitted to go; bat Smitb. after this
awed attempt felt It his defy to convey Wen to the
Compter. Os his examination yesterday. it appeared
he was sjouragetaa carpenter, is the employ of Mr.
ilose Hawkins, of Star Corner, Bereeeeduy. His wife at.
Seeded before the Magistrate, with an infant at her
Itteneet and explained. as the eases of his rash attempt,
Iffiefbed been labourieg under some pecuniary
didilattg s he had been eentiassed to the Court of
Ceeseimese for 4 small debt. anti being usable to make
his payments, se directed by that Coed, an extradite
hod been Areeteeed. the dread of which had drove
bin to tie resoled*. of making away with himself.
The priaoser, appearing seesible of his mincondect.,
aid disavowieg •U intention of rapidsg it. was dis-
charged.
Mr. AM. Laces very humanely "died the wife to
bias. and gage her seine silver to assist in relieving
thous (em their present difficulty.
JAM imams, a peeper, belonging to St. Faith's.
was heemOt up es tits charge of the Overseers, se-
der the tate termed the Workhouse Act, Ter refus-
ing to work at the employ (sued for him by the parish,
he Meg fully capable of performing the same. The
pauper. it appeared. with hie wife end family. bad
hew be dossers to the pariah for upwards of • tweke-
• sad amused determined to be saintaleed in
HO Xavier regularly refused toga to any employ
dhell bees firmed for him. Lately a sew employ-
ment bees (lived for the pampers at she wharf of
Ilesers. toe. allaidea-lase, who are la the habit
quendtire of bribeellits and gra.
tepees for the purpose of mending the public
ands. The Overseers bad offered Bowman to keep
his wife and child, to allow him lodging sad mainten-
ance le the house. and even the whole of his earnings,
'bleb would be about 2s. a day i bat he bad positively
refused to work, saying he would rather be tranopirted
first. In answer to his plea of incapacity tbrJegh ill
health, • medical certificate was produced pronouncing'
bite to be is • sound state of body. and fully capable
el the employment,
The Magistrate endeavoured to reason with him.
bet is vain I be would not, he said, be trexted like •
Mee and sent to break stones. He was in consequeaos
committed to hard labour in the Hosea of Corroodes
Ike fourteen days.
Bow-irreenx.—Tau KING V. Beooxes.--Johis Bee.'
Jamie Brooke*, the Attorney, of Broad-court. we.
brought up for the third time, charged with having
exhibited, in a late trial in the Common Pleas. a Celt.
tale false document purporting to be • check or re-
'sips for money, with later's; to defraud Was. Clark,
landlord of the Marquess of Anglesea public-besse,
Bow-street.

The sister'sl parts of this ease are already before the
piddle. the detail. of the first and second examination
►avisg bees given at length.
Mr. ALLOT attended on behalf of the prosecution,
and Mr. PLATT appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. Wm. Ward deposed that the check clluded to
was forged. He could swear positively that it was
sot the hand-writing of Clark.
Mr. nays, on behalf of the primer, contended
that the original document should be produced, the
merely stating that it was destroyed. should sot, is
his opinion, satisfy the Magistrate. The banker's
clerk who had paid it ought to have been produced for
the purpose of informing them what memorandum was
or the heck of It. He was satisfied that the original
cheek was not a forgery. and he could prove that it
was not If it were produced. It was held that the
'deeninent then on the table was a copy of the original
cheek. By what means could they ascertain that It
was an exact and (Thine copy?
Mr. ALhay...—You will find i■ Mr. Hill's evidence
that Mr, Brooks admitted, that be destroyed the on •
gins!.
The prisoner here denied that he bad done so.
Mr. PLATT.II a Mil to be put to the bar on his
own admission, said to be given by him in the pre-
sence of another person, and which he now denies he
ever made?