Police.
The Times, 1824-11-27T00:00:00

Asfaesro-rnouswa..Yesterday Pcnnel, who stands charged with having uttered a forged check for 2611. upon the house of Sir John Perring ard Co., was brought up for final examination. After tie first examinatioo, the prisoner, upon being loaked uIp in the cape, ahowed stron? symptoms of rebellion; end when Reris-field, tbe officer, told inm that it was necessary for th.e greater security to put handouffs upon him, he swvore that no officer should handcuff him, and that he would resist any such degrading punishmlent fromii the bands of an officer to the lst drop of his blood. 'L e had previously refused to goin a coach to the Compter, from which the officer cOO. jectured that lie was determined to run away upon the first opportu nity. The officer itnimediatelyseized him fbr the purposeof putting on the handeufis, and he kickeed and used his fists in a Yery vio ent man. ner for some time. He was, however, at length overpowered, but had not Iisbhands being secured, he most assuredly would have made a desperate effbrt to escape. A witness stated that the signature of the names of Alessrs. Cap. per and Co. upon thie check was a forgerv. The prisoner saitd he would abide by the truth of tie conversation which he had had vith Messrs. Capper's clerk, to whom he had men. tioned that a gentleman who saw him on the Exchange took hiim to theNew York CofFbee-house, and commissioned him toget cash for the check. He declined inaking any defence. W1 e understand that a day or two before tlis forged check was ut- tered, a person ralled atthe bankinv-house of Sir John Perrins' and asked forthe banking-book belonging to Allessrs. Cappcr and Co. It being supposed that the percon who called was a servant of the latter firnm, the book vas given to him without 4tesiration. It contatned some of thp canceUed checlks of Alessrs. Capper, and it is supposcd that by means of those checks the forgery was accomplished. The Loan MAYOR observed, tkat it was now so much the prac- tier to sbtain a tradesnman's book from a banking-house Qne day, and te return it the next, that the greatest fircility to the commision of depredations of this nature was afforded. He thought that it wvould be amostadvisable plan fbr bankers never to give up such books without an order, especiaily to strangers. Mfr. Roberts one of the firm of Sir J. Pcrring's house, said he felt the force Ot the Lord Alayor's observations; but, considering the nmultiplicity of business whieh the house had to transact, he appre- hended that such a practice would cause innurnerable anct instir- mountable obstructions. Edmuntl Angelini, professer of languages, and whose fra- cas with tlie Austrian Ambassador respecting the refusal of a passport has excited seaie curiosity, came before the L,owRi MlAyon, and made a statement to the following offect:_" Al\v Lord,-He who has violated the law, ought to perish bv the sword of Justice-.Mr. Fauntleroy ought to perish byW ttie sworil of justicc. If, however, another takes hiis place, I think justice ought to be sa- tistied: now I devote myself for Ilr. Fauntleroy. I take uponnir- self his crime, and I wish to die to save him: he is a father ; he is a citizen ; his life is useful-mine is a barden to the world. I am in good healtlh; my mentUl faculties are rinhnpaired. I do not ask this in ordter to get my action spoken of, bat I apply for it as a fa- vour." Afr. Angelini proceeded to support this request to die on the scaffold, with great energy of manner, and uncomman external ma. nifestation of sincerity. The LonD AMAYon expressed lis sutrprise at the application, -nd his doubts as to the souadness of the petitioner's faeulties. AMr. Angelini vehementlv assured his Lordship of the perfect con- dition of hi understanding. Accordea rnoi cette grace, said he: J'oi tortue ma tMte. l'le was informed that it was contrary to all justice, and to all eractice too (as a man of 'his education might have known), that tire Ife of an innoceat person shotlcl be taken, as a substitute for that of one who vas guilty, however disposed the innocent person might beto make the sacrifice. Mr. Angelini said, that there was a strong argument against that poiition in holy wvrit, fron which it was plain to all believers, that oUr SalYour died as an atonemnent for the sins ef others. lie did trot see why he should Pot be allowed to imitate that grand example. UTpon being informed of the absurdity of his application, he became calmer, but he said lie was very, extremelv, willing indeedi to die. When asked whether lie was the same person who was sonie time ago taken before a magistrate at lnarlborough.slreet police-office, he replied in the Rffirmative, btt said that the charg,e was ixi wronz. that he was innocent, and that his iniocence was proved. lie also' acknowledged that he had lived somre time at Bath, but declared that his character would bear the strictest investigation. AARLaoOROUoGa-STREET.-Yteser(lay Sir Jolioh Coplev, tbe Attorney-General, carime to tlii ofrice, anti applied to Sir GSORGE F'ARANT, thie lagistrate, for ttie assistance of an officer in tracine out the perpetration of a robbery that had becn conmmittei in his heoise, in George-street, Hanover-square. The Magistrate directed Plank, the clief officer, to attend to the right hon. gentleman's statement of the particulars, and take the ne- cessarv measures accordinglv. Sir 'John Copley said, that somc time ago a quantity of plate, consisting ot spoeats, forks, &c., had been stolen from a press or cupboard, which had always been kept locked, and the key o which hung in a particular spot, kniown only to certain persons; and as no violence had been coinmitted in operning the nress, it was clear it had been opened by the use of the key. Beinig, however, quite at a loss upon whoF6 to rest suspicion, as hIis servants were all o' the best character, he let the matter drop, arid took no trouble to investigate the circumstance; blt the plate was removeti to another place, wiChI was also kept locked, and the key also deposited in a difrerent spot from wlere the formerr nsed to be laid. Now again, however, without any violence upon the place where the plate was kept, a considerable part more has been carried off; and, as he still could have nosuspicionof any particular individual,he was anxious to have the matter investigated. The loss of plate in thie whole was of' the value ot about 3Q. Plank imtmediately gave the necessary instrtctions to Allcstcott, an active ohlicer, to proceed to the lion. gentleman's house. POLICR.