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He was assisted by an inter preter, because he asserted that he did not understand EASTINDIA HOUSE, October Si, Is2l. OMB COURT of DIRECTORS She UNITED J. compiAlr q MERCHANTS e ENGLAND, Araiiim told EAST-121DISF, do Aesety gape Notice, Hats QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said company be bold at their Nouse in Leadenhall-street, on 9/REININDAY, the Illth December next, at Niemen &Clock la ea *Moo" for the purpose of declaring a DIVIDEND front Nfirsother last to Christmas next. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. SALES BY AUCTION. SALES BY AUCTION. BT. AtBAN'S, HERTS. ELIGIBLE, COMPACT, COPYHOLD ESTATE, FARM-HOUSE and OUT-BUILDINGS, and natty • TWENTY-POUR ACRES Of Meadow and Arable Land, Adjoining the Road front Hemel Hempstead to St. Alban's, . Between two capital Preserves. By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick -street, Golden-square.) Gstraway's Coffee-house, 'Change-alley, Cornhill, on Tunas- DAY, the 15th November, at Twelve o'Clock, 41 VERY ELIGIBLE COPYHOLD ESTATE, situate at Maiden Crouch, adjoining the Hemel Hemp stead Roads, about two miles and a half distant from St. Alban s, bitireen the Preserves of the Earl of Verulam and 11I•Tag pit, Rsq. comprising a Fatm-house, Barn, Stable, Coto house, Cott-house, and other Out-buildings, and nearly Twenty-four Acres of Meadow and Arabi: Land, in a ring fence, in the oe enpation of Mr. Roberts. tenant at will, who has notice to quit. A most desirable spot for a Sportsman, in the vicinity of the Hounds. To be viewed on application to Mr. Roberts, of whom Par ticulars may be had; and at the Woolpack, and White Hart, St. Alban'a; Essex Arms, Watford; White Ilorse, Uxbridge; Green Man, and Real Lion, Barnet; White Hart ' Southall; of Messrs. Impey and Wightman, Solicitors, Inner Temple-lane; at Garraway's; and of Mr. Robins, Warwicixotreet, Golden square, where a Plea may be seem Valuable FREEHOLD HOUSE, with OFFICES, COACH HOUSE, and STABLES, Jermyn-street ; LEASEHOLD HOUSES in Mary-la-bonne-street, Brewer-street, Francis. street, Golden-square, Swallow-street, Piccadilly, and the Haymarket; excellent for Investmeeit, &c. By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golden-square), By Order of the Executors of Sir ELIJAH Istrar, dacealed, At Garraway's Coffee-house, in 'Change-alley, Conklin, el TUVIIIIDAT the 15th November, at Twelie o'Clodl, Eleven Lo ts, A VALUABLE and SUBSTANTIAL FREE- A. HOLD DWELLING-HOUSE, situate No. 97, on the South side of Jermyn-street, St. James's, three Stories high, three Rooms on a floor: Ground Story, a spacious Shop, Ware house, Counting-house, Parlour, and Private Entrance; Base ment, a Kitchen in front and-a ack ditto, Closets, Vaults, dce. Open Area, Wash-house, &c. Stable for four Horses, Loft and Room over, and Vaults under Stable; on lease, in the occupa tion of Mr. Ash, Woollen-draper. A substantial LEASEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSE and IRONMONGER'S SHOP, with Yard and Outbuildings, held wider the Crown, No. 1, on the East side of Swallow-street, in possession of, and on lease to klr. Cowley. A valuable LEASEHOLD ESTATE, held under the Crown, No. 42, Piccadilly, North side; comprising a substantial HOUSE and HOSIER'S SliOP, lately altered and improved at a con siderable expense, on lease. and in possession of Mr. Eddels. A valuable compact ESTATE, comprising Eight LEASE HOLD HOUSES, under the Crown,substantially built, situate in Mary-la-bonne-street, Golden-square, Brewer street, and Francis -street; part on Lease,and tenants at will ; in possession of Mr. Hunter, Man's-mercer ; Mr. Papers , Modeller; Mr. Catanach, Mr. Blakely, Mr.Lennird, But.:her ; Mr. Keeble, and others. A substantial LEASEHOLD HOUSE, No. 54, West side, of the Haymarket, in possession of, and on lease to Mr. Aiding. ton, Baker. May be viewed by leave of the Tenants. Particulars of Messrs. Impey and Wightman, Inner Temple-lane; at Gana way's; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, Golden-square. EAST-L\DLI HOUSE, Odokr 31, 1821. WO COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED °OMNI e' MERCHANTS If ENGLAND, trading b.. LOT JAMES, do hereby give Notice, ne the Transfer Books of the said Company's Steck will bri be. TUESDAY, the 4th December next, at Three eca, od . %lewd again on THURSDAY, the 17th of the French language, but lie soon grew tired of that slow mode of communication with the Court and Jury, and , began to express himself in bad French, in which a kind of Scotch pronunciation was more ap , parent than the English ; but his extreme volubility proved he had little difficulty in choice of expressions. In answer to questions from the President, he could give no account of his hirth,there being no registers in Scot land. Respecting the distribution of the property of his parents, he said that his father had given him £4OO sterling when he went to New Orleans, and that he gave up all the rest of the succession to his brother, with the exception cf the share of his sister, who mar ried M. Debreton, against whom proceedings for forgery had been instituted at Edinburgh. The Pre• sident reminded him of the evidence already given of his identity, in answer to which, he insisted that JON* 11122 Amide the Dividend Warrants on the said Stock, due on 141 January, 1822, will be reads to be delivered on MON DAY, the 7th of the wine month. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. RICH WH EEL! —ALI. MONEY PRIZES! a RROLL, the Contractor, begs leave to state, C that although 6,500 Tickets were dratvn the First Day, the f o ussiag Rich Wheel retrains for the Second Day, 9.Qth NO VEMBER. when the First-drawn Prize will receive C30,000'. they must have been deceived by his-extreme rese w . - - blance to his brother. At last the prisoner objected to be questioned by the President. President.—You do not understand what my duty is. Prisoner.—lt is nut thus a Judge acts in England; a Judge there Is impartial. President.—So Is he also in France. I put questioiu to yna for your interest, but you do not reply to them with any preci. sion. I ask you no insidious questions. Why did your brother call himself Harper? 2 - of - .C 30,000 5,000 2,000 2 - - - I,ao .5 0 0 Besides others of .4300, £2OO, &c. &c. and NOT TWO BLANKS TO A PRIZE! B r Ikkets and Shares, warranted undrawn, are on sale. at C'Aanct.s.'s truly Fortunate Offices, N.. 19, CORN HILL, and 26, OXFORD-STREET. This day was published., price 6s. in boards, ACOMPEISiDIOiTS TREATISE on the TI-lEORY ad SOLUTION of CUBIC and lIIQUADRATIC EQUATIONS, and of Equations of the Higher Order. - By the Rev. B. BRIDGE, RD. E. R.S. Fellow of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. Printed for T. Cadet!, in the Strand, London; and W. Black wood, Edinburgh. Of whom may aLo he had, by the same Author, 1. A Treatise on the Elements of Algebra, Bvo. Fifth Edi -110,14. in boards. L A Compendious Treatise on the Elements of Plane Trigo nometry, !so. Second Edition, 4s. sewed. 3. A.'heatise on the Construction, Properties, and Analogies fiche Three Conic Sections, Sen. Second Edition, ss. boards. 4. A Treatise on Mechanics, in one Large volume, 8vo: price 4'l Is. is boards. BURN'S JUSTICE OF THE PEACE This day was published, in I•ive large Volumes, Bvo. with very considerable Additions and Improvements, price £3 lOC in THE JUSTICE of the PEACE and PARISH OFFICER. By RICHARD BURN, LL.D. Late Chancellor of therDiocese of Carlisle. The Twenty-third Edition, with Corrections and very cons'. feebie Additions ; the Cases and Statutes.brought down to the time of publication, By GEORGE CHETWYND, Esq. M.P. !turista at Law, and Chairman of the General Quarter Ses sions of the Peace for the County of Stafford. Landon: l'rintei for T. Cadet' and W. Davies; F. C. and' Rivington ; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and Joseph Butterworth and Son. Of whom may also be bad, 1. Blackstone's Commentaries of the Laws of England. Fif teenth Edition, with Notes and Additions, by Edward Christian, Est in four vols. Bvo. price X 2 Bs. in boards. 2. An Analysis of Blackstone 's Commentaries, in a Series of its, to which the Student is to frame his own, by reading that Work. By Barron Field, Esq. Bvo. Second Edition, price 81. in boards. THE LONDON MAGAZINES No. XXIII. for November, 1821, price Half-a:Crown, contains the follow ing Original Articles: IM's Head ; Elia to his Correspondents ; Ode to Dr. Kit donnr,ltc.—t. Grace before Meat, by Elia-2. On the Songs of Blbast, King of Navarre-3. On Parties in Poetry-4. liSr are Boors, No. 111. on the Homeric Poematia-5. Sonnet t Tad* Talk, No. XI I. on Consistency of Opinion-7. The Departure of Summer, a Poem-8. Sketches on the Road, No. IV.-2. Traditional Literature, No. XI. the Haunted Ships -10. Lines written in an Album, by Olen-11. A Sentimental Jamey from Islington to Waterloo Bridge-12. Review of Warner's Church of England Theology ; Mock Manuscript Laos-13. Life of Hnity-14. A Dream ; a Sonnet, by Joha Keats-15. F.dward Herbert's Letters to the Family of the Powell*, No. 11. Greenwich Hospital-16. Letter to C. Van Vinkhooms, Esq. on the Exeter Exhibition of Paintings -17. A Visit to John Clare, with a Notice of his Village Min strel, and other Poems-12. The Drama, Report of husk, &c. Loudon : Printed for Taylor and liessey, Fleet-street. DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Ills day, October 1, 1821, is published, price 2s. Q. with 'a Portrait of the Duke of WasuNorow, Part XXIII. of THE PERCY ANECDOTES--By SHOLTO and REUBEN PERCY, Brothers of the Benedictine Monacteiy, Moat Benger. Containing AN EC DOTES of W A B.—Also lately publithed, of the same Work, as undermentioned : Part. 1. Anecdot e s of H uman ity, Portrait of W. Wilberforce, R 7art 2. Anecdotes of Eloquence,with Portrait of Lord Fxskine. Part 5. Anecdotes of Youth, with a very interesting Portrait et Robert Charles Dales, the son of Sir George Dallas, Bart. Part 4. Anecdotes of King George the Third and his ramify, With Portraits of King George 111. and King George ll'. Part S. Anecdotes of Enterprise, Portrait of hi.ingo Park. Pan C. Anecdotes of Captivity, Portrait of Sir Sidney Smith. Pan 7. Anecdotes of Science, Portrait of Sir J. Banks, Bart. Parts. Anecdotes of Heroism, Portrait of Marquis of An. Pan 9. Acecdotes•of Justice, with a Portrait of Lord Eldon. Part 10. Anecdotes of Instinct, with a Portrait of the Ettrich 16 ePherd. Part 11. Anecdotes of Dumont., George Colman the Younger. • Pat 19. Anecdotes el Imagination, Sir Walter Scott. Pan l7n Anecdotes cf Fidelity, Marquis of rlastings. Part 14. Anecdotes df Vine Arta, Sir Lawrence, L. Pat 15. Anecdotes of llospitatity, T. W. Coke, Ea+ 51 -P- Part 16. Anectletes of The Net, Thomas Denman, Esq. M. r. Tart 17. Anecdote* of (.o,itt, , , Portrait of Bob. 'Southey. Itsq. Pan it. AueJdozes of Shipwreck, Capt. Murray Maxwell. Part 19. Anectlltes of The Pulpit, Beg. Daniel Wilson, A.M. Pin 20. Aneetiotes ef Inaluatry, Portrait of Itolit. Owen, Eiq. Pan9l. Aitecd.ites of Iknevoh•nce, Portrait of Mrs. Fry. Part 9i. Atieedwes of 1:M1.., I'm - trait of Napoleon Bonaparte. 1 Path I'at.l coniplt to in itself, and said separately, pies 4*.i6d. tendon: Printed for T. Rocs, N 0.7, Ludgatzdtilli also sold 1 14 Booksellrra. HERTS. VALUABLE and very IMPROVABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE, with a RESIDENCE, large BARN, SHED, and COTTAGES; and upwards of TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE ACRES Of MEADOW, PASTURE, and ARABLE LAND; with RIGHT of COMMON over MIDDLE MOOR and WAT FORD FIELD, and of FISHERY in the River COLNF, adjoining the Town of W ATFO.R D, in the County of HERTS. By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golden4quare), At Garraway's Coffee-house, Exchange-alley, Cornhill, on TIIIIRSII.IIV, November 15, 1821, by order of the Trustees for Sale, in Two Lots, - A VALUABLE and very IMPROVABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE Lot I. The WIGAN HA LL ESTATE, situate in the Parish and adjolning.the Town of Watford, within 15 miles of the Me tropolis; domprising a Dweillug-House, with rough-cast Fronts two stales high, four Rooms on a floor, with French glaxeci Sashes, convertible at a little expense into a comfortable Resi dence ; large Barn and open Shed, with Coach-house, &c. tiled Roof; Three Cottages; and sundry Inclosures of Meadow and Arable Land, and Land in Middle Moor and Watford Common Field ; containing upwards of TWO nu% D RED AND THIRTY-THREE ACRES. The principal part lying perfectly compact, intersected only by good Roads ; the River Colne partly bounding the Property, which is stored with Trout, in which there is a right of Fishery to the extent of nearly one Mile, and many fine situations for Buildings, with Brick Earth, Chalk, and fine Gravel on the Estate ; the principal part in hand, the remainder let on Lease, which will expire at Lady-day, 1822. LOS 2. A compact FREEHOLD ESTATE, the CLAYS, situate on the East side of the Road from Watford to Harrow, adjoining the Lands of Cumnis Larrtanats, Esq. at Watford Ikath, about three quarters of a mile from Watford Turnpike Gate; consisting of Four Inclosures of Meadow Land, in a fine commanding situation, with a great depth of Brick Earth, con taining upwards of TWENTY-El GHT ACRES in hand \ The Lands may be viewed by applyipg to Mr. Dyon, Auc tioneer, Watford, of whom Particulars may be had; at the Essex Arms, Watford; Swan, Rickmansworth ; Woolpack, St: Alban's ; Cranes, Edgeware ; Harrow ; White Horse, Uxbridge ; Old Hats, Ealing ; of Messrs. Hall and Brownley. Solicitors, New Boswell-court; at Garraway's; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, Golden-square. HAMMERSMITH, NEAR THE CHURCH, AND AT BROOK-GREEN. Valuable FREEHOLD, and COPYHOLD (equal to FREE. HOLD) ESTATES; capital Dwelling-Houses, Garden- Ground, the GOAT I i•IN, with roomy Yards, Stabling, Barn, Sheds, and Out-buildings ; Gardens, Cottages, the QUEEN'S HEAL) Public-house, Brook-Green; Brick Dwelling-House, in possession of Mrs. Satiric ; Garden-Grounds, Meadow Lands, with 'valuable Brick Earth ; an Enclosure of rich Land, about FOURTEEN ACRES, and Two Cottages op posite the White Horse at Shepherd's Bush, with great depth of fine Brick Earth. By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golden-square), By Order of the Executors of Sir Ewan Near, deceased, At Garraway's Coffee-House, in 'Change-Alley, Cornhill, on Tnuasnay, the 15th of November, at Twelve o'Clock , in Thirteen iota, AVALUABLE FREEHOLD spacious FAMILY RESIDENCE,. with Offices, Fore-court, Garden, &c. walled, situate in Queen-street, near the Church, Hammer smith ; in the occupation of Misses Atwood , tenants at will. A spacious FREEHOLD RESIDENCE adjoining, with Fore-court. Lawn, Offices, Garden, &c. walled ; in the posses sionof Dr. Ch;sholme. Valuable COP Y HOLD ESTATES, equal to Freehold, com prising several Plots of Garden-ground, well planted . with Fruit trees, and walled roand, adjoining, in possession of Dr. Chit ' holme, Mrs. Smith, and others. Three COTTAGES, GARDENS, &c. adjoining, in posses sion of Thos. Smith, Wm. Bleasdres, James Henley, and Mr. Roberts. A Genteel DWELLING-HOUSE,with Offices, Coal Ware house, Yards. &c. in possession of Mr. Edward Roberts. A HOUSE, with Out-huildings, Offices, &c. ditto. The GOAT INN, Stables, Out-buildings, roomy Yards; &c. and three Cottages in fror.t of the street; in the occupation of Mr. Cleveland, and others. The QUEEN'S HEAD PUBLIC-HOUSE, on the South side of Lirook-green, with a Cottage, Gardens, &es in the occu pation of Mr. Marsh, Ste. A FA It3l-110USE, Stable, and Garden, on the North side • d oT Brook-ere.n, - in possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith ; Garden in Shepherd's Bush-lane. An F.:NCLOSURE of ARABLE LAND, with sne Brick Earth, in *possession of Mr. Cromwell. • A ver,. desirable and valuable ESTATE, situate on the North side of the Uxbridge Road, opposite the White Horse, at Shep herd's Bosh, comprising Two Cottages and Hop-garden, Field behind, rich Land, and great depth of Brick Earth, nearly Fourteen Acres, in possession of Mr. Cromwell, tenant at will. The Lots may be viewed by applying to Mr. llollist. of Brook green, where Particulars may be had; and at the Goat Inn, Ham mersmith; White Horse, Shepherd's-bush; of Messrs. Impey and Wightman, Solicitors, Inner Temple-lane; at Garraway's; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-str:et, Golden-square, where a kin way be seem SPACIOUS RESIDENCE, With excellent attach . ed and detached Offices, Coach-house, and five-stall Stable, with Loft and blanl-room, &c. on the West Side of W I 111 PO L E-ST R E ET, C A VEND ISII-SQUA RE. By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-strect, Golden-square), By order of the Executors of Sir EtAsso Torre, deceased, At Garraway's Coffee-House, in Exchange-Alley, Cornhill, on T ' HURSDAY November 15. 1821, at Twelve o'Clock A , VEItY Desirable LEASEHOLD ESTATE, A - comprising a spacious, well-planned, and convenient Fa mily Residence, situate- No. 65, on the West side of Wimpole street, near Cavendish-square ; containing on the Upper Story, a Nursery, and Sleeping-room adjoining, and three other excellent Rooms for Servants ; on the Second Story, two spacious airy Bed-chambers, and two smaller ones ; on the First Floor, a noble Drawing-room, about 50 feet by 18, communicating by Folding doors to a back bowed Drawing-room, beyond which there is a Lady's Morning-room, Boudoir, and Water-closet; on the Ground Floor, a spacious.F.xtrance-hall, with Fire-place, an ex cellent light Stone Staircase to the first floor, with Iron Balustre and Mahogany Hand-rail, Walls stuccoed ; a secondary Stone Staircase, with Iron Balustre from the Basement ; a neat Break fast-parlour, walls stuccoed in panels, communicating by folding doors to a noble bowed Eating-room, Library, Gentleman's Dressing-room and Water-closet. In the Basement, a set of well arranged convenient Domestic Offices, detached Kitchen Wash house Laundry, Five-stall Stable, double Coach-house, with Loft and 116's-room over. To be viewed by Tickets. Particulars may be had on the Premises; of Messrs. Intpey and Wightman, Solicitors, Inner 'Temple-lane; at Garraway s; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick street, Golden -square, of 'whom Tickets for viewing may be had. EAST-STREET, RED LION-SQUARE. TO BE LET, By the Masters, Governors, and Trustees of the Beciford Charity, on a REPAIRING LEASE, for a •Terns of Twenty-two Years and a Half, from Christmas next, AHOUSE, N 0.28, East-street, Red Lion-square. Parsons desirous of taking the same, are to send in Pro- Paints in' writing, sealed up, to the Repairer, Mr. Goan's!), 99, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, on or before the 10th day of November next. A Form of the Proposal, and a Particular of the Repairs, may be seen op the Premises, or at No. 92, Great Russell-street, between the hours of Eleven and Three. FORGLRY ON THE BANK OF SCOTLAND. PARIS COURT OF ASSIZE, OCT. 25. The trial of .lames M'Dougal, alias William Har per, alias Debreton, commenced this day before the Court of Assize. He was indicted for having corn ' initted certain forgeries upon the house of Barillon and Co. in Paris, and the Bank of Scotland, and cir -calating them knowing them to be forged. The prisoner, in contradiction to the declarations of numerous witnesses who recognized him as Wil liam Harper M'Dougal, said that his name was James Harper, and that he had generously substi tuted himself for his brother, in order to save him from an ignominious sentence. The prisoner had lixed in Edinburgh in 1819 under the name of Debre toh, Where he taught the French and German lan guages. He disappeared suddenly before the forgeries were discovered, and an outlawry followed. He re- Paired to Paris, where he assumed the name of Capt. Wm. Harper, and lodged in the most elegant hotels he could find. He frequented the gaming tables, and became intimate with some English gentlemen of dis tinction.. In the month of June, 1820, under the name of William Harper M'Dougal, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Bedford Hodges, in the Chapel of the English Embassy. Some time after he waited on M. Barillon, the banker, and presented to him a let ter of credit from the Directors of the Rank of Scot land for £l,OOO sterling. This pretended. letter of ' credit, which had a false stamp and all the appear. ance of the Bank of Scotland paper, was not sus pected by M. Barillon, who allowed Harper to draw two bills on him, one for £6OO, and the other for £4OO. Drafts which he gave to different persons in' discharge of his marriage expenses, lodgings, &c. were also paid without hesitation. The amount of these drafts was 1'2,699 franc , . The Bank of Scotland, knowing nothing of Wm. Harper, allowed his bills to be protested, and M. Barillon found he had been doped. It w as discovered that he had fled to Ghent, but on the application of the French Government he was deli vered up by the Authorities of the Netherlands, and on the 23d March lodged in the prison of Lille. He there made a very strange declaration. lie asserted that he was not the person accused, but his brother, and that he bad, in concert with the wife of William M‘Dottgal, planned his escape. Through the manage ment of the wife, her husband had been sent forward to Lille under the care of a single officer. The car riage which conveyed him was about to leave the yard of an inn at Coudray, when the prisoner (James), who had followed his brother oh horseback, and was dressed exactly like hint, stepped into the coach while the horses were changing. He quickly put on his bro ther's cloak and cap, who escaped. James now in sisted that he was only liable to the punishment for assisting in an escape. The indictment, however, charges the prisoner with being the same persrn who bad been successively linowa under *e names of Prisoner.-41 . arper is the name of a person who kit him money, on condition he should take the hams of the testator. Pre ;Went—You say you got clothes made similar to your bro ther's : what tailor made them ! Prisoner.—Why do you ask such questions? As I know that the Belgian Government is despotic, I shall take good care not to mention the name of the tailor, for that would only get hint thrown into prison. _ In answer to these questions, the prisoner sketched with a pencil a plan of the yard of the inn at Cour. tray, to explain the mode in which he said his bro. ther escaped. The Court then proceeded to examine witnesses to prove the prisoners identity. Several persons with whom he had lodged or associated, deposed that he was the William Harper or M.Dougal described in the indictment, and that he used to speak French per fectly well. Major Foley, of the British service, recognized the prisoner. He had dined with him, and had seen him mere than fifty times. The prisoner put questions to the witness, which were interpreted to the Court. The Major said that he observed no difference in his style, except that in 1920 he spoke like an Englishman, whereas now he assumed a Scotch accent, which might be easily imitated. M. Byerley had become security for the prisoner to the amount of 800 francs, which he was obliged to pay. He afterwards challenged him, and they were to meet in the Bois de Vincetirks, where the witness waited three hours and a half after the time ap pointed, but prisoner never came. President.—Are you quite certain of the Identity of the prisoner ? M. Byerley.--I hare not the least doubt. If he will take of the handkerchief which he has tied about his head, you will see that he is bald. The prisoner refused to remove the handkerchief pistil all the witnesses had been examined respecting the colour of his hair. He said the truth was that M. Byerley had endeavoured to swindle his brother out td . I:800 francs. This he would prove by the testi mony of Mr. Manning. Mr. Manning (an English lawyer) was immedi ately called. 'He stated that a Captain Harper, who appeared to be the same person a 5 the prisoner. had consulted him on his difference with M. Byerley.— The dispute was settled by arbitration. M. Ilyerley was again called up, and went into de tails respecting the life of the prisoner, who, he Said, had been married in Edinburgh' under the name cf Debreton, and had under that name published a French Grammar. The prisoner was repeatedly checked by the Court for putting insolent questions to the Gentlemen and other witnesses. Several tradesmen with whom the prisoner had dealt identified him. A Mr. Drake had sold him three horses, for which he was paid by bills on M. Bat illon. The prisoner asked this witness whether he thought a Scotsman could imitate the English accent. Mr. Drake.-1 cannot tell. The ADVOCATIC•GENERAI..—The witness, it is true, is an Englishman ; but he is a connoisseur in horses, and not in languages. M. Barillon had not the slightest hesitation in re , cognizing the prisoner, who spoke French perfectly. A Captain I Carper had been arrested in London in= stead of the prisoner, but the innocence adult Gen tleman was soon proved, and it was ascertained that the prisoner's real name was Debreton, and that he had been a teacher of languages at Edinburgh. Mr. Sloper, an Engli it lawyer, stated that he had been consulted by M. Bat illon on a letter of credit produced by a person calling himself Harper, and that he had seen no I e. 1,011 to doubt its authenticity: He had seen the prisoner at M.Barillott's bank, and now recognized hint. The Court adjourned to five o'clock. HavFng re assembled at that hour, the Advocate-General and the prisoner's Counsel were heard ; after which the President summed up the case. The Jury having debberated for three quarters of an hour declared the pi itonCr Gai/Py-15t, of forgery of commercial and banking wt itings ; 2d, of having used a forged stamp of the Batik of Scotland; 3d, of forgery of private writing. The sentence of the Court was, eight years hard labour, pinery, branding, and SGQ francs fine.