Star. — 1824-04-21 (London, England)

TTON- G A RIMS.  IMPaRTANT TO BENEFI r Sorieries.—Yesterday the Treasurer of the Somers' Town Female Union Society appeared to a summons taken out by a Mrs. Smith, to shew cause why lie refused to pay her the sum of fifteen guineas, to• which she was entitled, by the rules of the Society, on the death cif h..r husband, who had desirnyed !Muscle in a fit of insanity. The Treasurer, in answer to her demand, stated, that by one of the Rules of the Society, it WAS lice aced, thzt no Member of the Society should be entitled to an, henent from it who committed suicide, unless they were satisfied the was at the time insane. Although the Coroners' Jury bad rzturned a verdict of insanity, the Society refused to pay. *rise Mieg:,:rate (Mr. Serjeart Srews) said, that rule did not app:y to this ease. The rule w. s, if any Memher committed suicide, &c. I:: this case, it was the husband of a Member, who bad destroyed himself, and the money must therefore be paid. A not respectable looking young man applied for a summons agaii:;t a watchman, for a gross dereliction of duty. Ile stated that last night, as he was passing by the Angel Inn, at Islington, three dandies, for a bit of a lark, tripped hint up, and otherwise illzre.ate4 him. lie charged them on the se.itch, which they retorted oil him ; however, on reaching the watt:b./muse, he found that they had slipped something into the hood of the watchman, by which • they slipped ibronah his fingers and made their escape.—The sum-, nio.ts was immei'leely granted.  Nciegiart, a young girl, only fifteen years of age, was brought to the Office, charged with having stolen two pieces of cotton from the shop of Mr. Pemberton, linen-draper, in S:. John-street, Clerketiwell. His shopman said that this girl (who is in the service of a respectable family) has been in the habit of occa4ioi:ally purchasing some trifling articles at his shop, and that on Thursday evening last she came in, and after selecting a piece of cotton, left a shilling deposit to have it kept for her, and then went away ; she was seen, however, to take the property in question, and was immediately secured. The most repectable character was given of her parents. She was fully committed for trial. DARING Foarrertv.—Yesterday a lad named Howell, only thirteen years of age, who was remanded until this day, was brought up upon a charge of forgery, under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that he had been about three months in the employment of Mr. Anderson, law-stationer, Southampton-buildings, Holborn, and some days ago he was sent to the bank of Messrs. Brooks and Dixon, Chancery-lane, for a blank cheque book. On receiving it, he contrived to take out some of the blank leaves, and accordingly went on Thursday last, and presented a cheque with Mr. Anderson's signature to it for twelve pounds seven shillings. The clerk to whom lie had offered it suspecting its genuineness, sent for Mr. Anderson's chief clerk, who pronounced it a palpable forgery. The boy was immediately taken into custody, and brought to this Office on Thursday night last. As, however, Mr. Anderson was not in town, the investigation of the case was deferred until this day, that Mr. Anderson should personally attend. After waiting fur a considerable time, intimation was given that the prosecutor would not come forward, and the boy was accordingly discharged. Yesterday Anus Morris, a gigantic blacksmith, was charged by a respectable Professional Gentleman, with committing a most scandalous and wanton assault on his person. It appeared that about nine o'clock the preceding evening, as the complainant was on his way home from Spafields, he met the prisoner in a beastly state of intoxication, just after getting up out of a filthy pool into which he had fallen. On complainant attempting to leave the way, the prisoner grasped him in both arms, and pressed him to the wall, and began to clean himself by rubbing against him. The watchman coming up, he gave the prisoner in charge.—Ordered to hod