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' . . . i tlene 0 Saturay, Y d eomen, Jai Mary Perak Was Will ! Ande rson, a having forgo Oily. if , Jeremiah William Bin was William Smith, Willi Edward Neu li Flood, Will `i. 1 others, who t pleaded not, ( John Dris 51. note, In soner pleade The Cour • to withdraw prisoner said of having th not know it Mr. COM at • do not, by i away your I security of I • die t . you ca • it is recordeo ► Prisoner, 1 . - Mr. Coast nate, but be and a wicke you force th cent of the c . are, in the e Prisoner.- they found t possession, t Mr. COM' put the pros guilty becat Prisoner.- Mr. Cora time, let 1111 1 away your I advantage f cost you yoi not guilty. :r. i The priso his Solicitor tance, pleat William 1 dwelling•ho t . i , spoons, a gr i • value 40s. a ; , John Dri ,g , k fore mentiot rish of St. J; o i note, with i o party of the 0 . count in the it . ; uttering tho Sprotson. Thomas i his brother, On the 11th • and purchas t, other article He tenderec him his add street, Soho. which was t prisoner the purchased a Cross-exa prisoner. 1 f prisoner wai ! J. Sheppe No. 8, Crow housts in qua 1 street, C , o u : i s i - .l c n x ierc a l T. prisoner did 1 Thomal C lected the pl "Al his house in to drink, th some pence. paid thc roc . .', be a forget precisely the present indio . , pony with tl i the prisoner in the tap-ric John Foy, . , • l't ' mation, wet :IN court, Whit , found some , t some old she ! , pin ; on exa 1 ‘ f e l . " screwed, an t found five . whose propc nets wife sa i delived the 1 tor; this w; .t found some ~ ' o Mr. Chris ''. that those ft of the preset lord of the 1 . I , • sembling ea paper and is Mr. Lamle of England, li p I tl' ) his name to The priso • 4 : i .' o with the Jut t Justice BA v lVilliam I ~.. aged 26, tw dieted capita 1 1 :.•.;‘' forged one 1 Governor as I 1; 4 ‘ l' '..' the 18th of well knowin i Ann Fre: known the Weller at th ' : • i , 4r..., , . \ . r\ ... _ _ OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. Saturday, Hannah Gilbert, Timothy Lane, James Jenks Dallas, John Dunn , Jane rilliams, Pendleton, John Watson, William Willa, Maria William Charters, Ch arles Hanscomb, John 7n, and Sarah Ireland, were arraigned for forged notes in their possession, and pleaded .. Bryan, Joseph Turner, Thomas Seeley, .. Burn, Thomas Owen, William Quin, Tho- William Smith, Benjamin Tathen Willis, Mary William Serfs, Joseph Longteood, John Jones, ' New, Elizabeth Brooks, Sarah Ward, John William Woollen, James Wolfe, and several who were indicted for a similar offence, not guilty, and were put upon their trials. Driscoll was charged with uttering a forged e, knowing the same to be forged. The pri >leaded guilty. Court interposed, and strongly advised him 1W that plea, and plead not guilty. The said he could not do that, since he was guilty the note in his possession, though he did was forged. I MON SERJEA HT.—Then you are not guilty; pleading guilty to this indictment, throw life. It is a capital offence ; and for the the public, forgers .of Bank-notes must can expect to gain nothing by this plea ; if recorded, you must die. oner.—Guilty, my Lord, guilty. Common Sza.ntANT.--Do not be thus obsti •be advised. You are acting both a foolish ':ed part thus to throw away your life. If the law to take your life, you being limo ! offence with which you are charged, you eye of GOD, guilty of suicide.- -.—How can I plead not guilty? They say ! the notes in my room. I had them in my though I did not know they were forged. (MON SzaJEANT.—Plead not guilty, and prosecutors to prove their case. You are not cause another person says you are so. -.—Guilty, my Lord! guilty ! )MMON SERJEANT.—PTISODer, for the last me entreat you, as a friend, not to throw life thus ; do not expect to derive any from this plea, which, if persisted in, muss Your existence. Let me entreat you to plead Consult your Attorney. prisoner then consulted a few minutes with icitor ; and at last, though with visible reluc pleaded " not guilty." 'iain Saunders was indicted for stealing in the ►g-house of Hugh Stephens six silver table •• gravy-spoon, and other ankles of plate, s. and upwards.—Guilty. . Driscoll, aged 39, (the man whose case is be mentioned), was indicted for uttering, in the pa- James, on the 11th of July, a forged N. intent to defraud the Governor and Corn e Bank of England. There was a second :he indictment, charging the prisoner with the note with intent to defraud Samuel Sprotsou stated, that he was shopman to , who is a woollen-draper, 2, Bedfordtairy. Ith of July the prisoner came to the shop !based a cprantity of cloth, velveteen, and ...les, to the amount of 41. and upwards.— tendered a 51. note in payment, and witness asked his address, which he gave as Davies, 8, Crown- Soho. Witness wrote this address on the note, the same now produced. He gave the the change, and he took the articles he had ' away with Mgt. :amined.—Saw no other person with the The amount of the change witness gave ,perd was formerly landlord of the house, Iwn-street, Soho. On the 11th of July, the luestion was uninhabited. larnined.—There were two Nos. 8, in the ich was very irregularly numbered. leer proved that he lived at the other No. 8; 'id not lodge there on the 11th of July. Cordell, a publican in Spitallields, recol prisoner and another person coming into in May last ; they had some rum and water , their joint reckoning amounted to 6s. and pence. The other man, whose name was Lloyd, the reckoning with a 5/. note, which proved to forgery. 'His note was produced, and was • the counterpart of that the subject of the ';ctment. There was a third person in cons them at one time, but he went away before prisoner and Lloyd did. The prisoner was sitting the tap-room whilst Lloyd paid the note at the bar. Foy, a police officer, in consequence of infor went to the prisoner's lodgings, in Lamb itecross-street, which he searched. He velveteen ; and under a table, amongst shoes and other rubbish, he found a rolling examining it, he discovered that the top un and in the inside, which was hollow, he 51. notes. He had previously inquired property the rolling-pin was, and the priso :le said it was hers. The witness afterwards notes to Mr. Christmas, the Bank Inspec .as on the !7th of July. Witness also' new velveteen and cloth in the prisoner's ,hich he now produced. istmas, Inspector of Bank notes, proved found in the rolling-pin, that the subject present prosecution, and that paid to the land of • public-house, were forgeries, equally re each other, all from one plate, and th,e writing the same. Lambert, one of the signing clerks of the Bank land,' was called, who proved the signature of to be a forgery. isoner made no defence, but left the case dry ; who, after a summing up from Mr. vw:v, found a verdict of Guilty—Death. !Feller, aged 20, and George Cashman, two men remarkably well dressed, were in itally for disposing and putting away ten pound notes, with intent to defraud the and Company of the Bank of England, on July last, in the parish of St. James, they knowing the same to be forged. Frears, witness, is a married woman ; has prisoners since the 13th of July ; saw the Coopers Arms on that day. Witness went to the Coopers' Arms that day, in consequence of instructions she had received from the Solicitor to the Bank, to purchase forged Bank-notes ; introduced herself to Weller, and said she had got a watch to sell, for which she wanted 18s. but she understood he could let her have some queer notes (meaning forged ones) ; he said “ Yes, he could." Witness then asked him if he would let her have two one-pound notes for the watch. After some further negotiation, he delivered her two one-pound notes. She then left him, and took the notes to Mr. Christmas at the Bank. In the course of conversation Weller told her she might have forged notes at any time. On the following day, the 14th, she went again and pur chased two other £1 notes for 16s. She then asked him if she took ten whether he would not let her have them cheaper? He said yes, he would let her have them at 7s. 6d. a piece. She then appointed to go for ten notes on the following Saturday morning. She went, according to appointment, on the Satur day. On all these occasions she took a person named Grey with her, who waited for her in the street. On this occasion she saw both Weller and Cashman ; they went into the back parlour, and all sat down. Cashman asked witness how many she wanted ? she said, half a score. Cashman asked her for the money. Witness said she had got it all right, and when he brought the notes she would give it to them. Cash man said he must have the money first ; it was his rule, in case it should be marked; and that they might put it away before they produced the notes; and that witness need not be afraid, it was Weller she was dealing with, and he would continue in the room whilst he, Cashman, went for the mites. After some time she gave him £5. 15s. and he went to get them ;he was gone about half an hour. During Cashman's absence, Weller asked witness if she ever wanted any £5 notes? She said a man that she knew had asked her about them ; he said he would let her have them at 30s. and she might charge .50s. Wit ness asked him if he would meet her and her friend at a house she named ? he said no ; he delivered them no where but at the Coopers' Arms ; he had complied with the wish of a young man on one occasion, and went to a house named to him, where he found two officers placed to detect him, and he had since been more cautious. Cashman soon after came back, and de livered the notes to Weller, who gave them to the wit ness. Ultimately it was agreed that Weller and Cash man were to come to the Horse and Cart, in Gas well -street, to meet her friend; and on the Monday morning after, she went, accompanied by Sellers, the police officer, who was introduced to her by the Bank Solicitor, to the Horse and Cart. Sellers was dressed as a countryman. Witness left Sellers there, and went to the Coopers' Arms, and informed Weller and Cash man where he was, and stated that he wanted six fives. Cashman went to the Horse and Cart, whilst Weller went to get the notes. After some negotia tion, Sellers agreed to take four fives at L'2 a piece, and ten ones.at Os. Cross-examined.—Witness is a married woman,but does not live with her husband, who has been trans ported, and is at present on board the hulks for pass ing bad notes ; no promise had been made to her that, if she convicted the present prisoners, her husband should be pardoned. She came forward on the pre sent occasion to do all in her power to put an end to the circulation of bad notes, and thus prevent other women being placed in the same unhappy st ate she now was. Witness at present lives in Oakley-street, Westminster-road, and supports herself by washing and ironing ; expects to be paid for her loss of time, but looks for no other reward ; she got the money to purchase the notes from Mr. Christmas, of the Bank ; does not know whether the money was marked. The notes to be furnished to Sellers were four £5 at E'l a piece, and ten ones at 9s. each : the money, £l2, was given to Cashman, but the notes were never delivered to Sellers or to the witness. _ _ _ Joseph Guy corroborated the testimony of the for mer witness. In his cross-examination, he stated, that lie never had received a farthing from the Bank, nor had he any promises or expectation of receiving any reward. William Sellers, a constable of Mary-la-bonne parish, corroborated that part of the first witness's statement which related to her going to the Horse and Cart to negotiate the purchase of some forged notes. Cross-examined.—Witness knew nothing of the notes mentioned in the indictment ; they were pro cured by the first witness before she was introduced to him. Mr. Christmas, the Bank Inspector, proved receiv ing the notes from Mrs. Frears, and that they were all forgeries. Cashman, in his defence, declared he never saw Mrs. nears in his life till he saw her at Marlborough s reet-otEce ; and she then said, in the hearing of seve ral persons, " My husband was transported last Ses sions by means of a Jew in Field-lane, and I'll hang every Jew in the country if I can, for they are all related." _ _ _ Weller said he should leave his defence to his Counsel. They called no witnesses to character. After a summing up from Mr. Justice BURROUGH, the Jury found a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners. MEL UPON HENRY HUNT. At the rising of the Court, thi* well-known cha racter, who had taken his seat at the Counsel table, and who had previously risen to make a motion, but was prevented by the proceedings before the Court, now rose and stated, that the Grand Jury ly.:d found a true bill against certain parties, for a gross and scandalous libel upon his character, and his motion was, that he should receive notice of bail, and that the parties should also be called upon to find bail. The COMMON SertJEA.xr asked him who were the parties, and what was the nature of the libel ?—Mr. Hunt said, the indictment was against J. Stoddart and E. Quin, Esqrs. and A. Mitchell, of the New Times Daily Paper, for a scandalous libel upon his character. Mr. Common Serjeant asked, if they had had no tice of the bill having been preferred against them ? —Mr. Hunt was not aware that they had. The Common Seijeant then said, he would not call upon them for bail on a Saturday night ; and asked if the Gentlemen had been there during the evening ?—No answer was given to this question. Mr. Common Serjeant.—Mr. Clark, what is the usual sum ? What is the sum, Mr. Hunt, you expect them to be bound in?—Mr. Hunt.-1 have to move, that they be held in recognizaaces of £4OO, and— Mr. Common Serjeant.—The Court at present only know that k is a libel ; but before they call upon the defendants to enter into excessive bail, it ought to know that the libel was of a most dangerous nature. What is it? read the libel, Mr. Clark.—Mr. Clark, Deputy Clerk of the Arraigns, was about to read it, when Mr. Hunt said, it was a gross and scandalous libel, reflecting on his character. Mr. Common Serjeant.—lt does not impute any thing against you punishable by the criminal laws of the country I suppose. In ordinary cases of libel, we generally call upon the parties to hold themselves in recognizances in £BO each, and two sureties in £4.0 each ; but I suppose your motion is to take a warrant against them to night? Mr. Hunt—lt is ; I would certainly wish to secure them. Mr. Common Serjeant.--Then the Court will not grant it on a Saturday night. Mr. Hunt—l don't ' care ; I have applied for it. Mr. Common Serjeant.—lf the motion had been made by Counsel, such a thing would not have been requested.—Mr. Hunt—lt was the suggestion of Counsel. _ . Mr. Common Serjeant—ls it within the City of London ? Mr. Hunt—lt is. Mr. Common Serjeant—Do you think the defen dants will run away before Monday ? Mi. Hunt— Not the slightest ; I have no such thought. Mr. Common Serjaant—Then where is the use of it ? where can be the use of it ? If you are prepared to make affidavit that they are persons likely to run away, in that case, I may grant the motion ; but if you are not prepared to say, upon affidavit, that they are persons likely to run away, I cannot accede to it. Mr. Hunt—l cannot do that ; but from the character 'of the libel, I think they are likely to run away. Mr. Common Serjeant—lf you make an affidavit of it, it will be another thing. Mr. Sheriff DERANGES, who was upon the Bench, said, he had not the slightest objection to be answer• able for the Gentlemen, although he had no know ledge of the parties. Mr. Hunt said, that he did not require it; but he might, even in that event, think it right to examine that Gentleman, upon the subject of his competence to bail three such persons. The COMMON SERJEANT then ordered the warrant to be suspended ; that the parties should have notice to prepare themselves in the usual bail of £BO each, and two sureties in £4O each ; and that 48 hours no tice of bail be given to Mr. Hunt, the plaintiff. Mr. Hunt— Then these arc the sums you hold them in ? Mr. Common Serjeant—The Officer of the Court has received the order. Mr. Hunt—Then I have done my duty, and I came here for that purpose. The COMMON SERJEANT resolved, that notice should be served upon the parties, and Mr. Hunt was sent after, to be apprised of that circumstance, but he had gone to far, and the Court immediately afterwards adjourned. MIDDLFSEX SESSIONS. Saturday, W. Adams, 15 years of age, was indict ed for assaulting a girl nine years old, with intent to violate her person. He decoyed the girl into a field with other children, and when there he dispersed the others in search of flowers while heperpetrated the ii.ftmous offence, and communicated to the poor child a loathsome disease.—Guilty, and sentenced to six months imprisonment in the House of Correction. M. For was indicted for stealing a quantity of lead, the property of Mr. Cannam. The prisoner was a labourer in the employment of Mr. Cannam, who was building several houses, most of which had been plundered of lead. This induced Mr. Cannam to watch, and he saw the prisoner come out with a piece of lead under his jacket. He followed him to the door of a dealer in marine stores, and there took him into custody.—Guilty ; but, in consideration that he informed Mr. Cannam of the person who in duced him to steal the property, he was only sen tenced to one month's imprisonment. WELCH GREAT SESSIONS. Carnarvon Sessions commenced on Friday week. .7. Jones, a drover, was tried for uttering forged notes, and notwithstanding SI witnesses established the' charge, and Mr. Glover, Inspector to the Bank of England, traced 39 notes to have been paid by the prisoner to different individuals in purchasing cattle, the Jury returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. Next day the same prisoner was indicted for having forged notes in his possession, and the Jury again returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. Chief Baron RICHARDS then said—" Prisoner, you have been tried for a very great offence, but the Jury, both yesterday and to-a)* thought proper to bring in a verdict of—Not Guilty ! Such a verdict, after such a mass of evidence, must be extremely pre judicial to the public interest; and, for my own part, I cannot conceive how they can answer it to their own consciences ! That you are guilty is as clear as that two and two make four. However, if your con duct in future prove honest, it may be considered a fortunate circumstance ; but should you ever appear again at the bar, I hope you will never meet a Jury so unjust." Cuatops Cam—At Flint, a man was indicted for extorting 14s. 6d. from another, under the pretence of rescuing him from the " well," Llaaeilion. It is customary, even at the present day, for people at en mity with each other, to write the names of those they wish denounced, on a piece of. slate or paper, which they throw into the mysterious well ; and it is believed, that so long as the names remain there, the person is at the mercy of the evil Genii, and consigned to ultimate perdition. To escape from this maledic tidn, sums of money are given to have the name re moved, and thus restore the party to peace ! About twelve years ago, a poor tailor in Fliatshire, was charged with stealing a goose from an old woman.— She was asked how she came to suspect the offenderB when she observed, that having threatened to throw his name into the well, he confessed the crime. 7. Hardman and J. Walker, for horse-stealing, and E. Foulkes, for robbing his mastei (L. Hughes, Esq.) of sums of money to a great amount, were severally convicted, and received sentence of death, which was commuted for transportation for life. • Wednesday a gentleman of the name of Johnston, residing in Greek -street, Soho, called to pay a short visit to a friend in Lisson-street, New-road. During his stay he fastened his horse by the bridle on therail before the parlour window, when, although it was only seven o'clock, and the eye of the master was almost constantly kept on his horse, yet in this situa tion some person or persons contrived to steal the saddle, with which they got clear off. POLICE. MANSIO N-Hou 3L—Saturd ay the Lon much stirprized by the appearance of a 31 a venerable looking man, dressed in the a General Officer of the last century, wh himself at the table and demanded an au, LORD MAYOR having told him to prod he was a native of America, and had ti loyalist, for this country, in the first Ars He left America for England for the pur maading the Princess Elizabeth, daughte tannic Majesty, in marriage, and he wi , tain the interest of his Lordship to proc audience with the proper authorities up ject. The LORD MAYOR told the appli too late, as the Princess Elizabeth was a tied. The American then said, that any a ter of George the Third would do as w was determined to have. He went on it rent manner to state, that upon an estai possessed in America, he had discovered g but he could not prevail upon the unenli habitants of that country to work it, a: fore intended to solicit the Drill It Gov grant him a vessel filled with artists to hidden treasures. The Captain of the sb the applicant came over being present, how he came to lning a passenger who w, deranged? He replied that the Geatlem fectly sane, except upon one particular having once got him on board, he could of him. Some money which the America him was taken care of, and he himself Compter, until some arrangements can into respecting him. QuEEN-SQuAar.—Saturday evening a charged with refusing to pay His share &c. at the Goat chop-house, at Chelsea, to ss. fid. It appeared that, after the rep tinguidied fashionable had darted out of but being perceived by the landlord, h and, sans ceremonie, took his Dandysk, arm, and brought him back.—The Magiss had no cognisance of the affair, and tha dant should have been taken to the Ce guests. chargd, He when nonhsecie became ueatly order charged, against the landlord, and the Magistrate in order to get rid of him, to threaten to c for contempt. The utility of a vessel of water kept c readiness in an hop-oast at this season. better exemplified than in a tire which I the hop-oast of Mr. BA I. DERSTON, of Well near Canterbury, last week, occasioned of bond timber having been introduced i ney of the oast. The Sre was discoven roof of the building, and the dryer hart sence of mind to apply two or three pai instantly the spot, it was happily e without doing any material injury. On Friday moining a fire broke oat a of a cooper, named HoLsres, at Hawk Tonbridge, Kent, which totally deStroye and cooperage. What adds to the calam of Mrs. HOLMES, about three years old, sr fully burnt that her hie is despaired of. perty is not insured, and the poor man extreme distress. Two unfortunate accidents happened day se'nnight, at Jersey : One at St. Bi James Eggy, a pensioner, was prepatini rock, at the instant of setting fire to the up : the unfortunate man was thrown al high into the air; his body Cell on the roi and legs were shattered, and his neck died in the greatest agonies a few hours tal accident. The other accident happen quarry near St. Aubin's: James Hint lishman, in chargint , the mine, endea.ottt an opening to introduce a tube , this he with a sharp steel instrument, like a need tact with the rock it produced a spark, took fire, and with the bursting of the r was blown into the air. He was liorribl; and burnt, his body wounded in ditterent ' his right arm broken in several places. sistance was immediately had, and his rig psuated : little hopes are entertained of E ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIO The Rest Chas. Hume Renville, M.A. Vicar and formerly Fellow of New College, Oaford, rented to the Rectory of Itedhampton, Bann. Rey. Mr. Kidd has been unanimously elected Grammar School at Lynn. Saturday se'nnight, Mr. John A. Roberts, of 1 Cambridge. was admitted Fellow of that Sudety. The Bishop of Exeter has instituted the Rev LLB. to the Vicarage of St. Reran in Zabulo, the presentation of the Dean and Chapter, void the Rev. James Bennett. BIRTH. rre., the lady of tiv Tuesday, in vian, of a aos. MARRIED. ' Monday, at Dawlisb, John Howell, M. D. Maria, only daughter of Robert Garden, Esq. Tuesday last, the Rev. Hobert Lee, of the lode by-house, Cambridge, to Miss M. Marshall, Pr. Rev. Henry Huskies Rector of North Pen daughter of the late Rey. William Phillips, of mortsetsbire. DIF.D. Sept. 2, at Huntingdon, the Rev. F.. Wadcson. Saturday at'anight, at thfosd, the Rev. J. W. Bare. T. Starkie, M.A. formerly fellow of St. bridge, 18 years vicar of Blackburn, and ineuniben Rev. IL R. Whytebead, rector of Coghill, .rd forth, Yorkshire. Rev. T. C. Taylor, vicar and lecturer of Eh dha Rev. Edward Tew, fellow of Eton College, as At Lamm's*, in his 62d year, the Rev. Jain tor of that parish, and of Batton. Herefordshire. At his house in Bennet-street, Bath, in his trth Dr. Maxwell, who for nearly 50 years had ch that city. Lately, at Harlow, in the 69th year of her 31 of Mr. Stephen Foster, late Pastor of the Cosign tenant Disseuters, faldoo. PRICE OS STOCI Bk. Stock Reduced shut Cons. 75in Si per Ct. 4 per Ct. shut Navy 105e} 'HS ON SITIO Long Ans. India Stock - Omn. Sit dis Exch. Bills 0 Coss. for Ac. Lottery Ticks ri Plated sod poddied by Lanai Moe. icalpfsMar.