Star. — 1826-11-11 (London, England)

HATTON-GARDEN.  A poor, miserable-looking fellow, dressed in shabby black, with scarcely a shoe to his feet, and worn-out hose, with a remarkably white head of hair, and a preposterous pair of whiskers, whose real name is George Pottle:itch, but who has passed himself off as the" Earl of Strathmore," was brought before the Magistrate on a warrant by Andrew Lloyd, the officer, charged with attempting the life of an old Lady named Colman, residing in Cursitor-street, Chancery. lane, under the following circumstances s It zppears that some months back the defendant went to reside with Mrs. Colman, who ii upwards of BO years of age, and keeps a lodging house in Cursitor- at reet. When he entered the house he agreed to the terms of the old Lady, and he was to board and lodge with her; 'he represented himself to be no less a personage than the Earl of Strathmore, and that his affairs were in Chancery, but that under an order friani the Lord Chancellor, he was in the receipt of three guineas a week. Upon this assurance he was treated as a Gentleman of rank, and his society was courted by every pewon that came to the house, although his Lordship was in tatters. The credulous Mrs. Colman was so infatuated with her noble inmate, that she never thought of troubling him fur money till her demand amounted to the sum of 141. 17s. 9d. and then being very much in want of money, she ventured to apply to the Earl for a part, if not all, of her account. This she did in a most respectful manner; but neverthetas, she, it appears, excited the displeasure of the Noble Lord, who expressed his indignation at the old Lady's temerity, by seizing a sword-stick, and with most horrid asseverations, declared, that if she ventured into his apartment again, death would be her portion. Things went on in this way for some time; and no money being forthroming. the old Lady took the advice of a Gentleman, a' friend of hers, who undertook to ascertain the right of her lodger's title to the earldom, and whether his story as to his being in the receipt of 31. a week, under an order from the Court of Chancery, was correct; and on Tuesday last that Gentleman ascertained, beyond all manner of doubt, that the old Lady's lodger was nothing more or less than an impostor, and thereupon be communed with Mrs. Colman, and it was determined, if possible, to get him out of the house ; but on the old Lady entering his room on Wednesday last to give hint notice to quit, he flew into a violent rage, seized his sword-stick, and swore that if she ever annoyed hint again on such a trivial matter, he would tun her through the b-dy. This threat was made with such vehemence that the old Lady, in a state of alarm, shrieked out murder several times, and on the maidservant running up stairs to her mistress's assistance, be declared, by all that was good, that she should either fall a victim to the sword or the pistol, and that leave the house he would not till he thought proper. Under these circumstancet, the old Lady considering herself in bodily fear, applied to the Magistrate for his assistance; and the consequence was, that a warrant was Issued for his appprehension, and he was now brought forward to answer the charge contained therein. _ _ _  The defendant, who is evidently labouring under a delusion of mind, said that he *as the person he represented himself to be, bet his accounts were unsettled, and he thought he had no right to be annoyed. The assault being clearly proved, the defendant was held to bail to answer the charge at the Sessions, and he not being provided with it was locked q.