The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-12 00:00:00

KINK roattEstiEs.

Grorge Smith was brought up for re-examination on
, sundry charges tot uttering forged 10/. Bank of England
notes: when Mr. 31arriott, a cheesenatonger, made a
•Ireslo charge against him, of having paid a forged 10/.
. note to him in payment for a ham and 141.111 e cheese, at
the same time representing himself to be Time .on of sir.
Wi:von, of FA ton, a very revertible gentleman, we
understand. This charge was hilly substantiated ; and
the Clerk to the hank Solicitors wished him to be re-
manded till Tuesday next, when other charges could be
preferred against 14m.
The Magistrate said, he was always desirous of lll•com-
modeling public prosecutors, but there were private
reasons why this Mean sh Id he instantly cot 1111 l itted.—
Ile was then folly committed to Nrwgate fur trial, and
the officers were directed to be particularly careful of
him. It was apprehended, we believe, that a desperate
gang of ruffians u lib whom he has fur some time asso-
ciated, contemplated his rescue, bed he been takeu back
to the Mouse of Correo•tion.

ActLOHAl.t..—A decent looking man, named William
Puorril, was brought up yesterday !before Sir Bo:nano
CARR I ILT M. charged Recording to the offence set against
his name in the list of prisoners furnished by the scribe
at the diltspur•strret l'ociopter, with felony.
Mr. John Lutyess, of Itertou-street, Burton-t•rescest,
together u ith a Hampshire gentlemen of the name 0(1
Wheatley, and two other friends, hail been dining with .
Sir William Curtis, at the 0111 South Sea-house on
Thursday. where they had motioned pouring out Cfrl
pious libations for the success of the 11 orthy Baronets)
election until three o'clock 10 the infinitive.; a hackney-
coach was procured shortly afterwards, into which they
all four stowed theinsekves for the vowelise of bring con- ,
reved home. In thrir wat through Newgate-sirret one
of the gentlemen obseryid a man rut tttttt g, and evi-
dently eying the coach with more than common atten-
tion. As there were so few passengers io the street at
AO early an hour, the coniloct of the mail, also was wren'
joined by another. occasioned voine alarm, especially as
both the fellows continued to follow and help up with
the roach. Nothing. however, occnrred twill they lame
opposite Brook-street, in Holborn, when the coachman
was called to by the prisoner to step, which he did accord- !
ingly. The prisoner then opened the door and presedted
something which the gentlemen all thought was a pistol ;
he said nothing more than that it was all right, and was
about to shut the door, when Mr. Lutyens, judging
that the two fellows were thieves, and were deterred
from robbing only through fear of bring over-matched,
jumped out of the coach and seized Powell, on which his
companion made off. Powell made some resistance, let
the other gentlemen assisting, he nits conveyed to St.
Andrew's watch-house; when there, he showed the
dreadful instillment which alarm had converted into a
pistol, but which proved to he a constable's staff. He
said he hod authority for his conduct ; that be had re-
ceived • information. and he hinted that Mr. Levens
must not be suffered to pi. The getrthmen were, fotow-
ever, suffered to depart, and the prisoner was conveyed
to the Compter.
By the dettorrtneitt before the Magistrate, it appeared

TESMASI:

that the primmer was one of the extra constables em-
ploy►tl under the City Marshals; that the man in com-
pany with him was also an extra countable of t►e name
of Johnson, that they were upon the look out fur any
sport that might be stirring, and seeing this coach driv-
tag rather faster than numl at each all hoar, they UM-
peeled something wrong was doi►g, and accordingly
stopped the coach to satisfy their suspicions.
lir. N'oatner, the City Marshal, said, the prisoner
bore a good character, and had been employed under
him fur nearly two years, as well as Johnson, whose
name hail been mentioned ; be however thought it very
extraordinary that they should have been out at such an
hour.

Under these circumstance, the Magistrate, after a
suitable admonition, directed the prisoner to recompense
the coachman and the watchmen for their loss of time in
attending the Other, and lie was then discharged.