The Statesman. — 1812-02-06 (London, England)

THAMES-OFFICE. FoacritT.—A. young man, of most respectable connections, who has been for some time employed in mercantile speculations, underwent his sixth examination at this Office, on Tuesday, upon several ,charg•es of felony, which were exhibited against him, all of which were, however, done away, except two. One of these imputed.to him the offence of having uttered a certain forged acceptance, purporting to be the acceptance of M'Dowgall and Co. of Great Hermitage-street, Wapping, for 941. well knowing the same to be- forged ; and the other the fad of having, in conjunction with his clerk, conspired to defraud a tailor of wearing apparel to a considerable amount. With respect to the first charge, it appeared that the Prisoner, in passing through Bond-street, observed a very elegant gig stasding at the door of Mr. Danniel, the coachmaker, and went in to ask the price. He was told eighty guinetii. He then expressed a wish to purclime it, and observed, that although he did not want the vehicle immediately, he would become a purcl ..ser piovided Mr. Danniel would take a bill at a short date, and then said, that his name was M'Dowgall, and that he belonged to the firm of M'Dowgall ant Co. in Hermitage-street, Wapping, and giving a reference ton respectable merchant,in girder that Mr. D.might enquire into the solvency of the hous'e, he departed, saying he should call at another time.— M4*Dannjel tuning made the necessary enquiry, and beisg perfectly satisfied of the respectithility of the house of Messrs. M'Dowgall and Co. on the Prltoner again calling, expressed Iris readiness to let him have the gig on the terms proposed. The Prisoner immediately gave directions where it was to be sent, and, having ordered some harness, drew a bill for 941. the value of the whole, upon his supposed arm. This bill Mr. Danniell przsented for acceptance in Hermitage-street accordingly, delivering it to a person there, who afterwards became the clerk of the Prisoner, and who, taking the bill into a bak room, returned with it accepted in the name of M'Dowgall and Co. Upon the bill becoming due, however, the forgery was discovered, and the Prisoner was apprehended upon that a well as other charges of having procured the means of supporting his extravagance by such acts. The fact being clearly proved, he was fully committed for trial. He was likewise committed for trial, in conjunction with his clerk, for having conspired to defraud the tailor of clothes.  A person, charged with receiving part of the indigo recently stolen from She London Docks, underwent a partial examination, and was ordered to attend on another day, in order that the matter might undergo a minute investigation.  An audacious attempt was made to rob the house of a Lady in Oxendon-street, on Saturday night last, about nine o'clock. The mistress of the house, who was sitting in the kitchen with the servant, going nit stairs, she was met by two men, one of whom knocked her down, and alarmed by her shrieks, the fellows made off. It appeared that the robbers had effected an entrance .by picking the lock of the street door. Patrick Donoghue, of Ratcliffe-highway, who was lately apprehended in this city on suspicion of being concerned in the late murders' in London, was, ou last Sunday, released from prison ;,a letter from the Shadwell Police Magistrates having been received, stating, that from particular enquiry being made, he was clearly aacertained.not to be at all implicated, and the account which he gave of himself was in Every reaped-correct.—( Linseric.le Chronick.) . A. carriage, in which were.. three young Ladies (the Misses Long, of Hammersmith), was overturned on Monday night, on the road leading from Brompton-row to the village of Old Brompton, in consequence of the wheel coming in coutact.with a post, which, from the darkness of the night, and the eb... 'ence of lamps, escaped the observr.tion of the coach. man. We lament to state, that all the Ladies were severely injured ; and that one of them, the eldest, had her eye literally cut out by the glass of the window, which happened to be up, and against which she fell. The coachman received a slight contusion ; and the horses taking fright, dragged the -vehicle to a considerable distance- before they could be stopped.  . -