Star. — London, England, 1821-09-14 00:00:00

ASSIZES. CARIUSUF.. Akrander Haugham pleaded Not Guilty to a charge I of uttering eighteen guinea notes, purporting to be of the British Linen Company, knowing them to be forged, with intent to defraud J. Clark. In the opening of the case it was stated, that the prisoner was in the cattle trade, and on the 9th of June last the prosecutor had come to Carlisle fair from Ireland, with some cattle, for sale. He sold prisoner four cattle for £2O, who tendered eighteen guinea notes, and paid the remainder in silver. He said then, which was a very suspicious circumstance, that his name was Forster, and that he would be at Rosley-hill on the Monday following. Clark went there, but did not see the prisoner—he had occasion to change the notes into a bill on the Tuesday, but they were rejected, as being forged. Search was then made for the prisoner, and he was found at , Dornock. He, when first accost ed, denied havin g been at Carlisle, or of having purchased any cattle on the day in question. When taxed with. the notes, be gave a different account how be came by them to his former account. There was one circum stance in the prisoner's favour—he had not absconded, although he knew of the affair a full month before he was taken. James Clark comes from near Newry, in Ireland ; was at Carlisle market on the 9th of June last; had cattle there ; prisoner asked the price of four beasts, and after a little conversation went into the tent of Mi. Stevenson ; they agreed for twenty pounds;— prisoner gave eighteen guinea notes and twenty-two shillings of silver. Witness put them into his pocket, and never had them mixed with any other notes. Pri soner said he would be at Rosley-hill on the Monday following with the cattle, and some few more which he had at home ; supposed from what he said he lived on the English side; told him that his name was James Forster ; never heard him use the name of Haugham. Witness went on Monday to Rosley hill fair, but did not see the prisoner. Went to Mr. Elliot's Bank at Carlisle, on the Tuesday following, in order to get a bill for them, and Mr. Elliot ob jected to them as being forged ; witness previously lent four of them to a Mr. Mullen ; he left the other fourteen with Mr. Elliot ; went to Appleby fair in order to find prisoner, and when he returned the cattle ' had been brought from Dornock to Carlisle. Cross-examined by Mr. Losu.— Cannot read much, but knows one note from another ; knows they were the British Linen Company by other notes he bad seen of the same Bank ; never saw prisoner before; they were about an hour in company. William Wallace, an Irishman, was present at the time of sale. After hearing of the affair he made in quiry on the road as he was going homewards—over took Mr. Stevenson, and while he was with him a person came up and told them he had driven the beasts across the water (Esk), and got three shillings for it. Witness then went that way in search of them, and found them still in the prisoner's possession at Dornock—prisoner kept a public-house. Asked the prisoner how the beasts came on he had bought at Carlisle the Saturday before? To which prisoner answered, he had bought none, nor had he been there. Stevenson was with him then; and witness said to him, did not that man buy four beasts of James Cl:u kon Saturday last?—to which be replied that he did. Witness told prisoner that James Clark and a Police-oflicer were coming ; upon which he said he would .hew them the beats, and they went into a field where they found the four beasts. Stevenson then told him that the eighteen notes which lie bad paid for the cattle were forged ones. Prisoner an swered, if they were bad ones lie bad got them for good ones from a man in Carlisle, in payment for some bacon—he either said that, or that he had got the money exchanged he got for the bacon, and had received the notes in question in the exchange. He said he had got them the very day he bought the cattle. Witness brought the cattle away, and left the prisoner in company with Mr. Stevenson—did not know prisoner before seeing him in Carlisle. Cross-examined.—When asked why he denied being in Carlisle, prisoner said he was afraid of his cattle and goods being taken, as a man had an order against him—as soon as lie knew their real business he went into the field with them. Alexander Stevenson keeps a public-house at Cargo lane, and remembers being with a booth at Carlisle Fair on the 9th of June last. After hearing of the forged notes, went in search of the cattle along with Wallace..--(This witness corroborated the testimony of Wallace.) • John Fatish, writer in Annan, was present at the examination of the prisoner before Mr. Dalgliesh, a Magistrate of Annan.—(Examination was here sent in, which stated that prisoner had sold bacon in Car lisle, and had got two £5 notes ; had got them ex changed for ten British Linen Company by a person of the name of Telford, and had borrowed eight more of him, for which he gave a promissory note, and those for eighteen guineas were the same which he had given to James Clark for the cattle.) George Wilkin, of Caldewgate, bought bacon of the prisoner on the '2d June last, which was weighed by the Excise Officers (Willoughby and Morpeth). l'risoner paid the duty (7s. Bd.) Witness paid for part of the bacon in two £5 notes, Richmond and Settle Banks, which was not so current here as the British Linen Company. Is sure it was on the 2d of June, as he had that day received a monthly bill from a person with whom he deals. Telford resided in Caldewgate, but did not know where he now was. James Willoughby, Excise Officer, weighed forty stone of bacon for last witness—entry on 2d June; prisoner paid 7s. Bd. duty. John Elliot, banker, in this city, received the notes in question from Clar kl and Wallace; made a mark upon them after they had lain five or six days upon his desk ; he shewed them to Mr. Carrick, banker, agent for the British Linen Company, on the day that he received them.—(The notes were here pro duced, and Mr. Elliot believed them to be the same). Cross-examined.—Brought them from Mr. Car rick's in his hand on the day he carried them ; Bri tish Linen Company notes were i n great circulation in the neighbourhood. Laid the notes on the desk he does all his business on : it was possible his clerks might have changed them. Re-examined.—Took them to Mr. Carrick's be cause he thought they were forged. Hubert Nemo had bees clerk with the British Linen Company a great many years ; is sure the notes were forged ; the signature was engraved instead of written ; the numbers were incorrect, and knew, in particular, his own signature to be forged. John Ferguson, clerk with the same Company, corroborated last witness. Mr. Elliot was recalled by his Lordship, and asked particularly whether or not it was possible that the notes might have been changed? To which he an swered in the affirmative. The Charter was here put in, but it failed in au thorising the Company to issue notes, but on its being suggested to his Lordship that he had con victed five persons under it at Newcastle and that its liberty to issue was recognised by the Stamp and all other Acts which related to the issuing of notes, his Lordship was of opinion that that was sufficient. Mr. Lour, for the prisoner, submitted to his Lord ship that the case could not go to the Jury, as there was no evidence to identify the notes. The JUDGE expressed his doubt upon the subject, and said he had sent a note to his brother, llolroyd, desiring his opinion. Mr. COURTENAY, for the prosecution, thought this was an objection for the Jury to consider of, His Lordship.—Certainly not. Mr. COURTENAY supposed the case to be equally in the same situation as to proving the identity of a barrel of flour. His Lordship thought otherwise, as there were cir cumstances with regard to a barrel of flour which might tend to the identity of it, as quantity, quality, tracing, &c. and was clearly of opinion that there was no case for the Jury.—The answer to the note sent to Justice Ilolroyd was of the same tendency, therefore his Lordship told the Jury that the prisoner was eatitled to his Acquittal. There was no bill against Adam Sewell and Rich ard Winthoy for stealing 15s. 6d. from the house of Ellen Carr, of ltitson's-lane. No bill against the Township of llarrington for not repairing a King's highway. SOMERSET. The Assizes commenced on Monday sennight, at Bridgewater, and closed on Saturday. The calen , dar enumerated 101 prisoners, and there were 5.1 causes entered at Nisi Prias, though but few of any public interest. Mr. Baron GRAHAM, in his charge to the Grand Jury, said, that it was to him always a painful duty to say anything which might appear like casting an imputation upon the committing Magistrate ; but there was a committal which he could not pass over without the expression of his strongest disapproba tion ; he alluded to that of John Graddon, only eleven years of age, who had been sent to jail for want of sureties to appear as a witness to give evi dence against a man committed upon a charge of felony. He had not expected to meet with such an instance in this country in the present enlightened age; it resembled the barbarous practice of days long since gone by. The Jury might take the law of commitment of witnesses from him ; when wit nesses had given their depositions, it was the duty of the Magistrates to bind them over to appear at 'the Assizes or Sessions to give evidence against the pri soner ; and perhaps in some cases they were justified in requiring sureties from the witness, as in the case of a responsible person refusing or wishing to evade attending—then the Magistrate might say to the un willing witness, " If you do not enter into recogni zances to appear, I will commit you." But if a poor man or woman, not resident at or near the place, should be a necessary witness, it was toe much to require sureties, and in default thereof, to commit them : the Magistrate's duty was to bind them over to appear on their own recognizance, and not to ask impossibilities. But for an innocent child, only eleven years old, without friends, to be sent to jail for three months, because he could not obtain two responsible persons to be bound for his appearance to give evi dence, was most unjustifiable; it was inflicting upon him, considering his tender age, by an imprisonment of three summer months, a greater punishment than the culprit himself would, if convicted, receive by one even much longer protracted. In Italy, it was true, this practice prevailed ; but what was the con sequence? Why, when assassinations and the most atrocious crimes were openly committed in their streets, persons, instead of preventing or appearing against criminals, ran away and hid themselves, be cause in that country the witnesses were sent to pri son to secure their attendance at the trials. He could not refrain from making these strong animadversions on this practice, which he trusted would never again occur. There was another committal which called for notice, namely, that of sending two girls, one aged 14, and the other 16, to the Assizes, for steal ing a basket of wortleberries ! The worthy Baron concluded his animated charge by strongly recom mending the Magistrates to bear in mind that they should commit prisoners in such a way as to lessen, as much as possible, the expense of prosecutions, both to the prosecutors and the county stock : this, by sending trifling cases to the Sessions, would lighten the business of the Assizes. He congratulated the Magistrates of the county upon the absence'in this and the neighbouring counties of all prosecutions which tended to agitate the public mind : it was with sincere pleasure that he learnt there were no prose cutions for the publication of treasonable or seditious pamphlets; nor for political riots; nor for the disse mination of those horrible irreligious publications which tend to undermine the Christian faith, and destroy those hopes of eternal happiness which are the best consolation this life can afford. TILE KING t•. ROBERT POOK. The prisoner was indicted for forging an endorse ment to a bill of exchange, with intent to defraud Messrs. Sparkes and Co. of Crew-kerne, bankers. Michael Lewin, the first witness examined, stated, that he was a traveller in the employment of Mr. Samuel Hebditch, of Lopen, near South Petherton, in this county; in July last, being at Bideford, he sent to Mr. Hebditch a letter, inclosing the bill in question, which was a draft of the Old Bideford Bank, upon Messrs. Esdaile and Co. for £5O, pay able to the order of Hebditch, together with a pro missory note for £2O, and a customer's acceptance for £lO ss. Dakin, a clerk in the Crewkerne Bank, proved, that on the 21st July the prisoner brought the said £5O bill to the bank to have it changed ; the witness told him it could not be discounted without the en dorsement of Mr. Hebditch, to whom it was payable, upon which the prisoner took it away ; on the 25th the prisoner returned - with the bill, which note had the words, 44 Mr. Simeon Hebditch, L. Lopen;' written in one line on the back of the bill ; witne=s observed, it did not appear to be Mr. Hebditch's hand-writing ; upon which the prisoner said, it was endorsed by Mr. Hebditch's son, a young man of his own age, by Mrs. Hebditch's desire. The witness then gave the prisoner forty-nine £1 notes of the Crewkerne bank, and 15s. 3d. in cash, retaining for the discount 4s. 9d. Some suspicion having attached to the prisoner, who was servant to Mr. Templeman, of Lopen, he absconded, and was pursued and taken at Lyme, in Dorsetshire. The 1:93 promissory note and the £lO ss. acceptance were found upon him, and he had deposited forty-six of the £1 notes with the daughter of his landlord. Upon his examination before the Mayor of Lyme, he voluntarily confessed that the letter containing the bills had been entrusted to him by the Postmaster of South Petherton (on his calling for his master's letters), to carry it to Mr. Hebditch; that he had opened the letter, and being unable to read, had shewn the bills to a little boy whom he met, and who informed him of their value; that the bill had not been endorsed by Mr. Hebditch's son, but he refused to say by whom. Mr. llebditch's eldest sort, a boy of ten years old, was examined, to prove that the endorsement was , not written by himself or his brother, a boy of eight years old, and the endorsement by Mr. Hebditch himself was disproved by Lewin. The prisoner, in his defence, stated that he was not aware of the consequences of his offence, and the Jury immediately found him Guilty. The prisoner was recommended to mercy by the prosecutor, in which he was joined by the Jury. Twenty-one persons were sentenced to die; four to be transported for life; one for fourteen years; thirteen for seven years; and the remainder to various terms of imprisonment. It was given in evidence, that James Loston, con victed of house-breaking. being discovered in the fact by the prosecutrix, who endeavoured to secure him, he inhumanly broke her arm. I)emis Hayes, convicted of stealing a shirt, when called upon for his defence, stated, that being poor and diseased, he committed the theft for the purpose of enjoying the cleanliness and comfort to be found in Ilchester jail ! INQUESFS. FIRE IN GRACECIIURCII-STREET. Yestei day evening, at a quarter past seven o'clock, Inquisitions were taken at the George and Vulture Tavern, George-yard, Lombard-street, before Ttros. SHELTON, Esq. Coroner for London and Southwark, on view of the bodies of Hope Parkins, Abraham Jackson, and another man, unknown, who perished in the following melancholy manner : After the Gentlemen of the Jury, who comprised sixteen of the most respectable inhabitants of the Ward, were sworn and impanelled, they proceeded, with the Coroner, to view the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers, which were placed in Allhallow's Church, where they exhibited a most heart-rending spectacle. The Coroner and Jury having returned and resumed their stations, the following witnesses were called and examined : - . ...... _ Samuel Burstin, of Three Kihg's-court, Lombard street, fireman to the London Insurance Office, stated that he was at the Engine-house, Bishopsgate-street, between two and three o'clock on Sunday morning, when an alarm of fire was given ; he went into the street, and saw a number of sparks in the air, in the direction of Gracechurch-street; he called the de ceased, Parkins, to get out the engine, and when they a: rived in Gracechurch-street they found Mr. Ryan's house on fire ; Mr. Ryan was in a state of great agi• tation, and said he was insured in the London In surance Office; they went up to the first floor, and found that and the greater part of the premises in flames ; Parkins took down the clock, and went down stairs with it; witness received a weighty box, which he imagined contained cash; and took it out at the wind9w ; but when he came to the house of Mr. Col lins, where he intended to deposit it, the lid came off, and he found it only contained brown sugar; on his return, the house.had become such a prey to the devouring element, that any further attempts to save' it would be fruitless ; he consequently went to play upon the house of Mr. Bull, which was insured in their Office. The body of Parkins was found on .Wednesday morning, under the writing-desk, at the house of Mr. Ryan; :the same evening, the body of Abraham Jackson was discovered also in the ruins of the same house. Jackson was a turncock belong ing to the London Fire Office; another fireman as sisted in taking out some cheese and a looking-glass at Mr. Ryan's house; he saw Parkins coming down with a glass; he afterwards returned up stairs, and found the staircase above the dining-room all on fire, as also the kitchen; not seeing any of his fellow-ser vants, he came out as precipitately as he could, and in a quarter of an hour afterwards the roof and wall fell in, and he was told two of his fellow-servants were baled in the ruins; cannot say accurately in which house the fire broke out, as they were nearly all on fire at the same moment. Here it was observed by several of the Jury, that the houscs had been in a very dilapidated state, and had been built about the time of the memorable fire of London, at which time it was an inn, called the White Hart. Mr. Ryan said, he heard an alarm of fire in the street ; he then opened the window, but perceived no fire; he alarmed the family; his servants brought down their boxes; he got his books from the count ing -house, and also his cash-box, but still saw no ap pearance of fire; he looked towards Mr. Fossick's, next door, but still saw no fire; he then returned up stairs, and found the whole place in flames; and the heat was so intense, that he was obliged to retreat as fast as possible. From the circumstance of the bodies of the de ceased being found in the ruins of Mr. Ryan's house, it is conjectured that they went to render assistance, or to save some part of the property. The Jury expressed themselves satisfied, and re turned their verdict—That the deceased persons came to their deaths by accident. In the course of Wednesday night some villains broke into the shop of Mr. Simpson, silversmith, of Piccadilly, and succeeded in taking away property ' s to die amount of £5OO. EXECUTIONS. 'Aloud ay se'etigla, .Ye Then Moor, and 1 , 4.1.: wer e esw cuted on Whitley Common, near Coventry, for a robber s ., h . c ommitted in the house of Mr. liouratr Owes,' of tengtort When sentence of death was pa=ced neon these ger men, at the conclu-inn of the trial, they evinced gre at k a te hood and indifference, but a few hours' resection pro ine r t „ very different degree of fecline. Three Dissenting (.1, attended them until their execution, and it is but juc t i c co a x" that the latter conducted themselves suitably to th e i r ird, cholv situation. The prosecutor visited them prior to execUtion, and the prisoners having obtained his furri, ene .: seemed much comforted. About half-past ten cas morning, the malefactors were put into a heht wagenn„ was brought to the jail door, and were seated an their cofies. accompanied by the executioner. Having arrived at the of execution, the men ascended the scaffold, and the prayed some time fervently. Butcher warned the multitude-sto avoid those wicked courses which had hrotteht him and 14,, c ,„ ‘ „ that untimely end. A few minutes before two lye o'clo c k , o w , l principally y the usual time, tin r the inhabit a n ts o f t h e ne i *a b 1 were launched into eternity. '!he co:icourse of persons a bled was immense—it is presumed that upwards e3.otXt •o. sonswer v e u p la r g er i ft, bring t h sr a in n c gi i were given to their friends, who interred them at Ii ew ori , Wednesday evening. It is lamentable to c.eerve, that durier time these men were sulTerine the punishment of the law, /Atte miscreant stole a watch front one of the spectators. The eaf n .„ tunate men were both m trried, and had formerly bAnriged.o de . Sect called Ranters. Aloore had two children (tine an it: el!. 4. which his wife was delivered since he r tarsi) .na's condeneee e • and Butcher had also one child, and a wife far advanced ir, l e o ; nancy. This woman, with hei child, took a parting tarewdl of Butcher, on Saturday, prior to the executien.---Fteday lug, abort nine o'clock, Carlo-and r1.)M:11 Sledk ; fae former convicted of stealing front the hretse of Ir. IL u m ., of Birmingham, and the latter of sheep-stealing at si i „ tteme, , r . : were executed in the front of the jail at Warwick. fi t se g ie., sided for several years past at hhotteswell, and has left a wife and two daughters; he was a hiegler, and othme o . a notori,,ta character ; lie was extremely illiterate, hut. thmugh the curdle s of the He v. Chaplain, died penitent. W. Carer seas a - ry nt at Kidderminster, and several years ago fotmedanintimacevrd Lottiia Cornforth, a fellow-servant. (This winoan was tried ang condemned for the same offence, bat afterwards respited am account of pregnancy.) About five months ago they rinet t og their acne , tintance, and Carter, having seduced her, ;weak her to rob her master of goods for his use, and also to admit V." secretly into the house. let the intered which elapsed bennea this first and second acquaintance with Cornfurth he mant e l another woman, who, with a child, is now being at Wedr,or e .,. IL., however, since hie condemnation, appeared deeply impera4 with a due sense of his viand situation, and died truly mita:. MIRTH. Tuesday ce'nnight, at Wshoer, the Lad' of Lkut. Hwy Tryon, it N. of a sort. :NIA111111 7 .1). • Sept. 7, at Horne, James Leith, Esq. Solicitor, aril Toss Clerk of Dcal, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Mrs s:a dg late of Broomfield, in Herne. Tuesday se'nnight, at Launceston, Mr. Simnel Wakens Miss Mary Ileanes, both of the parish of Kill:bat:rue. There was something so unusual in the behaviour of this coal couple, so strangely at variance with the affectionate stearin that young persons under similar circumstances manifest :alma each other ' that their conduct is worthy of observation. soon as the Clergyman had pronounced the nuptial beneilicier, the bride and bridegroom, by mutual con,ent, quitted the elterO by different doors, the bridegroom hawing first inft.ned Lis bride he had no convenience to take her with him, andthat must follow by the first conveyance she could find.—They the separated, when the man went about his ordinary al soon afterwards left the town. DIED. Sept. s, at Camberwell Grove, aged 67, Edward 0* Esq. many years Secretary to the Sun Fire Office. Sept. 8, at his house, in Addington-square, iiiarrate, Ftitrrl Bancroft, M.D. it: his 76th year. Friday, at Charlton Douse, near Blackheath, Carci:tr...b second daughter of the late Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, Bat in the 17th year of her age. Saturday, at Canterbury, Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. Maio. las Simons, in the 61st year of her age. Sept. 7, in her 80th year, at Springfield Lodge, Canthennt, Arianna Margaretta, widow of the late Colonel Ckalmen. Last week, at their house, iu Union Crescent, 31argatedh Reynolds, and a ftw days afterwards, Mr. Reynolds, owl years an inhabitant of that place. EASTINDIA BIRTHS, 31.1.RRIAGF.S, AND DEATHS FROM THE MADRAS cocaina or MARCH rt. Ii! RTIIS. Feb. 8, at Madura, Nrs. Anne Ilurby, of a son. The 7th inst. Mrs. Anna Calcraft, of a son and heir. Feb. 23, at Ryepore, in Chatteraghur, the Lady of Th Vans Agnew. C.B. of a daughter. MARRIAGE. The 26th ult. at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Mr. L P. Fr sanha, to Miss Anna Brickmire. DEATHS. The 9th inst. of the spasmodic cholera, Mrs. Magdalen Stai rey, aged 65 years. 1 The 2d of January, 1821, at sea, on his passaze .Sozapore, whither ill health had driven him, Lieut. R. F. of his Majesty's 55d Regiment. The 2d inst. at Seringapatam, John South, the infz.nt son d Anne and W. South, aged seven months and six days. Sunday afternoon, at the house of John Hinny, Esq. of di spasmodic cholera, Robert Stevenson, Esq. late of 31anilla. Sunday night, at his house in Black 'town, Poombavay vanada Moodelliar, inhabitant of Madras. FROM THE SAME PAPER OF MARCH 21. BIRTHS. The sth inst. at Cuddaloor, the Lady of H. Atkinson, of a daughter. The 12th inst. at Pondicherry, the Lady of F. Valli, Eat of a son. 1 _ _ - DEATHS. On the evening of the 17th instant, Flizabeth, the daughter of Captain R. H. 6th Light Cavalry. Fels. '26, at Remedy, of a fever, aged one year ad months, the infant son of Mr. Thomas Meßican, Sub-. Surgeon. Saturday, the 10th inst. the infant daughter of Mr. II Rag; on the Sunday morning, Mrs. Mary Balfour, wife of thee" aged 25 ; and the next day, Mrs. Jane Balfour, his motherplid 50 years. Thus in the short space of three days this ries. nate young man was deprived of a mother, wife, aid child Feb. 14, at Seringapatam, Captain Charles Dering, of theist Batt. 18th Regiment, leaving three orphan children to Lulea his loss. The 4th inst. at Poonamallee, Lieut. Watts, of his Majestfs 95th Regiment. The 4th inst. at Vipery, Mr. John Best, late Conunissel si Stores at Matulipatam, aged 56. BENGAL BIRTHS. Feb. 17, Mrs. Westroop, of a daughter. Feb. 18, Mrs. E. Cropley, of a son. Jan. i 9, at L•ickipore, the Lady of Richard Finney, Est a daughter. Feb. 7, at Secrole, at the house of Major Bytrs, Comm ing Ist Batt. 11th Regt. Native Infantry, the Lady of La.' George Chapman, 2d Batt. 18th Regt. of a daughter. BENGAL AIARRIAGE. Jan. 1, at Singapore, Lieut. C. E. Davis, Cantonment I t ' . cant at that station, to Miss C. D. Farquhar, secon d davel of Lieutenant-Colonel Farquhar, Resident and Com/I=lW' Singapore. BENGAL DEATHS. Feb. 16, Mrs. Mary Dickenson, wife of Quarter-Th. Serjeant Dickenson, of the ith Light Cm:dry, deeply lam e 7; Lately, at Cochin, Marianne Amelia, infant daughterdv Mather, Esq. • BO:1113AV AI.kBRIAGF- Feb. 26, at St. Thomas'q Church, )Ir. Sub-Cone duel Dwyer, of the Gun-Carriage :11anuf:Ictory, Cobb"' Miss Eliz. Wantir.g. HI G 11. WATER at LONDON iRIDGE TO-110111t( Mt riling ' - 12 n hew. Air 4 AM. rreon - 44 ............-.....• 4 -- ----- LON DON : Printed and Tntbli4hed hvg I.rrtt• NUT, 0111/111' il.tts, I:Wit-Bat. Ili an 131 bu