The National Register. — London, England, 1819-04-25 00:00:00

TUB NATIONAL REGISTER -IAITI.I.IGENC.E. GUTT.DUALT„ tlohnsv. Arpu. 19. .11 , :px. Lord Chit"' JlottioArisoTT, and .14se.:ia1 fur:6. - ~ - " • amr'irt PIRACY. 7pg 'CMG r. IA PL.T.IA* . 1.1 . 0 Th; ',MIN TATE, TllO/1. 4 .9 .) C. n CEA. 30IIU ).nO.l-], I,ll,llAltnigilw . ..en.wisa l kok :,:to01:, Jas , :yll IAYi Ott, JAMES LAW, I)AVII) VIOUItti, 41 , 1) o 7 " TIM; wa an incli;tn,ci•t against the defendants. eleven in num hcr, for Conspiracy. it , ...reAt appear:' ibeOutt. (111:.! . had died. end ono 'iodised „italgatent to ga by tkriall: Those who appeared pleaded Not Multy.. Site inditient eilarged them wi:h a most dantierous foul renspitacy. It alk7.;eti, tlitft all the persons intoed complied t.) defraud the aorta fide creditor.; of John Smith. a Yorkshire 'Tooll,-n coriwrting together to purnre a frautl&-nt ,inn CI Bonkruidey, and to cause the s id .tohn Smith to terdier2nrcil s h.,.ikrupt —lt further alleged that tha defendants faoricatial divers fraudulent promissory notes and ITh of tart of it :Lie prior to the issuing wi the- Consinisdon. thw:tt wc , :e e3mitttd ;o prove claims on the estate of the lairr..rupi. in mustiance of this conspiracy, [lodges, one of the der:hue:as. made a fatale affidavit of debt, became a petition • in 4 cr.-ditor. alai several fictitious debts were attempted to be .ystrigi by the other defendants. A seee.la count atirgtal them .a ccmspiroey after the Commission of Pankniptcy issued to make fraudulent promissory notes and billsc: pare. h. The toain witness te ptotetheotzare was. John Smith. the brithrtipt. - lie stated,'that having sold goods tea perinn named Jacob. who had accepted for hint. and .laCab being unable to pay these baits, he found it• necessary to cotfie to town t, sell the goods. it: the hope of raisinginoney to talurup which .Ta&ils had dishonoured. It happened that the goods 'get into the hands 3f a #arvois who wes'the holder of the bills, and he futmd libr.self in the greatest C.iiileulty. lie • fLibweet to a privr.'S aLd then to' the Coachmaker's Anna in Foloon-t are, wit: re hofell ir.tu company with ‘Villiarn Flub. who was the first that told hint of the Infamous contriiariee; in 'which the defendants were iraplicaterl. Firth , introduced bins .tea Othtlio.itoteloit part it it. • Fin communicated his fion to alto told• bim•all he multi de was to loetittme a banktimt; an4 . le would so arrange it as to enable him to keep the property to film - self. I woolit find clean, he said, to bring it all About. — Firth trevailed on him to cell Ills good+. and take a lOilging at a publiz-Itouse, where they lived together. Ni. difficulties kept uteleasing. tssall'he consented to The proposal of I:nth. who said betted lren mbastheript three tithes. He int mioned John Shaw lathe pers..o who would be the pentiothng creditor for to/. lti PI/ *lnt pirsuo introeuccU hint us petitioning creditor •at 'Topper's -Arms. hot Shaw sfdd it Wollitl'not do for hint to a . epeor again ihthat Chttiswitor'; 4ie 4voiihl get email to be peti t cvalitur.for. ire A fe.r Mays after they went to a gentle th- the city Road. Firth said Sinito was about to he wader sainoltricon, and asked the p ersbn it he woxibl accept a hill ordealo bromide a petitioning creditor, The person; ratiM to his ere‘lit s relmied. The next morning they went to the CoStreef: Atni3;' *hire they found Hodges. Joints Taylor. lair ! sitd - o•Mers. TL.ey stated that the-I'mm hi the Cityltit.ol would not aoc:pt (tie hill, and they could not gat a petitianingoreuitor's dfat. La w then roH he vduld do it f6r three guineas. A stamp w!sathets produced, a bill drown . and accepted by Law. The tit:l.was written by Vadt, Smith sigreti it. and l 41 , / acapted.-1 t wa given to Straw;- who gave it to Ilodges with instructions to tatia it .to a watery. Smith than gave Law dace guineas in gold. Hs Ors Shaw :eV. after he told him the docktt was struck.— • '!bey nett catriLd him in a coach to get his protection from the Cantnispiontn, , •Mtd afterwards met at a house in St. George's fields. where heater Iltotik; Sherwood, and' Vigurs. The eon .variation turned on laying a plea to prove debts under the com mission. They sigteed.to make protonotary norm and bills of ptreeja. Forty shilliags was the remuneration for proving a bill ut •zadnge, or a bill of parcels. They west: to Guildhall three days oiler. • nose who ?royal at the first tneeting acre 1 aid IL leather were tv tcceiveanother if. when Smith received ors cep • tif:eate.• Th.l esatrivod to make the petitioning creditor's debt antgant do ita. 133. (id. by handing a bill. and 77/. in nutei, through dl:C•rent bands. at a table, until Smith's money came •iba.:leagaiu own hands. After this juggle, and retrial -or theiff"Were'made asdgnees, Ttrot..m went down with Smith to . Yi7siubire to s dr. ti• . whizh he sold by a:lction.to Smith'; • Wkil cati t•Jrrior.e7: paid fur the gottis by giving a bill. • tvassio• substance. 'et the trar.iseti , m as-it olmeared on Me OLD BAILLY SESSIONS. y „.. eta t.*a-nt • wildl44%a:et:that he l . ,ad rc:r.lured himself L-rure the e:rmonissial.e7l. SUC x lra that he tail defeauct-d ha • 7 crelitora. Ve , tlthetely the Justix, the evidence gavrn by Smith was cetiffemitl by other witnesses, and the -cliarge ';:ought home . to tke defendants. Mr. Joseph Lockwood, a merchant, who attended as the agent of 4r. lttlinson, one of the keit file creditors doting the pm • e,etlie under the Commission, on the ?tb of Dec nther la! t, at 4;•_-illhaTh was struck l:y the suspicious ar , carance of tae pCTSU:I6 wt ) att , naled to pros...! JAts, and the i?:t::::.!cy between ti:.m t id bankrupt. • Ater the ineQ7in..; Le pre ;tired the r l : : .., ;( 1 a.tdressatot.tavaral of the ,lefendarts, and r.pur, et,ooit . t found t.:.4 ware arm *ons liting.in the rhmtt obscure ald incliNent wa. So:ue of them hid given falae ar.d were fut.:tid grewest Tattersill, one a wi , 9 c:e- SZ.:• :!I , ...l::ithVir to ba a lour-factor in Lambeth Walk, pro•:c , i to t•-• ?eraen !ling cheap itread. Smith'; e.... , 2my. undirt; the • . 44.1 fraudulent, very properly abattti..ned ; and hnahy • , the :letaroiattts wet. ~resacotea. Tee ,lief Juati a ethos:veil, it was impossible that the Jury, oa guleral .7tillt,:ct of the elsigt., could Ll!le , tilia s doubt. the J: y, found all the defendants Grip j. 1 - L,.. trial ii•iaLC4l • the w hul, of the day. APIUL $1 1 1 114UOULENT CONSP/lIACY. TUT ZINO LEST. LEWIS LEVU!, X:1; SEAR, WOOLY. AND OTHERS. The defeneants were indicted tor conspiracy to defraud dicers persons of goods to a greutaraclrrit. Ly issuing fraudulent bills. Tati,rlorecotirm opmesi by Mr. Gurney as a case of ;;on s;:1,-rable importt - ice to ;he coinat,untry as large, inasn;uch ..3 t: sc ct the most crar..r.ivt; 1;!ar;s to swindle; the. yol;lio ever lonns:.. isr, goods oh: ilvti by the parties attrnotvl vt " ; .tree to 1 , a;.. - ok , Thu I,e;;rnarl Counsel c me:A into a long ,1;;411 of the cire;.:.a.t.thees. Beyer, Kinnear : and the Levics, .;;;;,;) ,1 the Jev. persolsion, nem the twineipal directors in ::te e..nskita. ; a !:.er,un nan,ud IC'2,s, add I kitty Weiler, 1 ; ;;:lits. ; r ap;;;:,,r;nl that I evy, a yottng t; c (14; ::; . tci;i, had been Oared in bitsi• ;:te nyne litan., as dealers in Manche* a •:rrr r.~~ . I.tl to el A ~r~i:{' L. vri;:i a pere,,.l 1. A to by :1 - fu.; cr:d.• as it wa.s under -ry n n trade. and the . . , einered c:o.e s t...a, toys th,o protee , !•,l N Manw,astrr nod w,:ere is tr. , k lar tc nurelia.‘er gold!. neet-idanc e r. cf rAt one mc.rior; 0.-e -:::r Nityor tin. doubted, and qeive brotig'a a yerrnn ::;t.,:cO•iider to see him on thew! , At arrorad very intdefiant that hi.: credit should be doit'oted, an n. ci - ift fC'.l to pay di the tills agaluat 'Pr- or thrci bills were ronsequently o r. , !-!: er.ie.it v .i.t r.l.Aaret nt , (l. ibus. B ANK PROSECUTION S. APR IL 23. ~.. a,. ‘7•70. a . . . . - .. Glaighw lend other plates Una the eacria Iteceittellca• Melee 'meta inisetyliillit 'seep it thtfilt tiTirileriiiiitl"y t • t was etat the deft:Arm% in order to get 3. / 44 for the En°4ll to the a most mercifol lutd lenient endue. • fote;AbanittkttAntal feinted a connectibifiiith'Miler, a Herman, The ortsono.„ tie then a u aesinute4 of Iho capital who Ittalleti'lastelen t in 11116 a with no inure than' ten frindein charge. r • ' • • hispechea. Berme+ iutrealtreed to Leery , by Jacob Meyers et . . Levy's !louse in Pot rese-street. Ile had. bout recommended by MANSLAUGHTER. Olia vine on the Oh of h noree Oiddoris end T i tiotear Toe nsi red were indicted a friend at ('tuts Harrel Matta, and lfityilsairl 'he' WiSuld make for hint a ferret Irwin: a Weller eras then fannishiel with decent iirten ere It last,. at Hadley, felonionsly sod elutlics end ea up hy the defendants for a fbreign meneliarit. driven A chaise Oahe the Batty of John Matthews, an infirm, liti . was as t.. ett a he d t‘t he could procure le tters of seeonme n. by WhiCll he received diverse &oriel st Condo, of which Ire intion from' a pease at t'thns. Ile he's*, ii tamed netned Mbri,a died on the spot. i clerk in: the hoonewf Perinonl.,llll4l he eonfriandto {,et It letter of 1 The first witness called was a constable at Hadley, who reanniocurtation to the prose of Miners and Stride in London.-s- I apprehended the prim:mem. lie met Gidcluas, who in. When he shinned the letter to the deft-talents in Levy's counting • f ume d hi m of t h e acc id en t, tome, Abeutreli.lane. Weide said it was 713 good Xs Make/. In their pockets. They gave him a gold watt:hand a diamond pin, W. Co: was neat called. On the nth March, Letweee ten and three o'clortie in the day, be was filh•int a drift cult to improve his appeertnee and sent hint to Nlinete and Co. With n ,t, road /id r , a , , „, . , the letter. He was to Wl' them he was a foreign, merchant come o e si " e ' " tar na'HeY• li e saw tune cbalesa to this CiIIIIItt.i . to do businem. The defendants gave him moot. coming front Barnet ; two of them wet e tit tyin hard. to deposit in Me Wands of Miners and Stride, in ortine that lie but the one which did tie accident was coming al g a very might thaw upon them as occasion might require. Ile was then mode Otte Pace. The two fi r st timbres. as sullit as the as . intradttord to Keys , who was described to be a respootable broker eilleni happened, wetted their paces t tint the chaise 4, for Meyers travelling to Scotland. He was to take Kens to NtMets which the 'prisoner Githions was, immediately stopped. and Co. and let into have Reif. on his credit. Keya went to The prisoner Cititlotts went for a surgeon to Hadley, and Glasgow and drew bills ripen him at short (Mee, which he paid. (tar. Booth and his son came direetly. The child was The goods sent to him went to the warehouse of Meyer, sod Were tat en upty a man of the online of Evans, and carried to thially shipped vie for Ostend Maas, the friend of Weiler' at 1 the hone to which the child belonged. It was the pi !- Paris, then coutrited to open a onrespondence between Weiler I soner Gid c l ons o l io * h o e s . the chaise which dirt the acei and a supposed banker ae Paris , reined Legere. Goods " were dent. The child oas about three or fouryeats old When coosigned.to hem, and Weiler drew flee bills on Lefevre for Mtn/. he first Si, the chaise it wee coming eking the middle of each. One of the bilis remitted to England was put tutu the hands of Mr. Shirr. a bill-bicker, who passed it to a 111 r. Elderrnan.— the road but as the other two chaise& passed it, the was frightened, and glanced: o ff to the shit id the road. Weiler was to-have bid half the goods sent to Lefcvre. It was sooa after disaevered that Lefeere was not known at Paris, and Th. primmer Oldilone was di ivitig at a very proper pace. the holders of the bills in London attached Weiler's money in Matthew Cox was also nreselit at lice dine the accident the hands of his banker. Elderman received a letter from Paris, happened. It was occasioned by the horse glancing off. dieting that LeUvre's bills were worth nothing.—The whole It implicated to him to be an accident, nit urcapiuned by transaction was then exploded. Meyer ishstendial, and with any cerelessnese of lice ptiermets. 'll,e two other( lutist a the bills agallett - hint to a large' amduht, and Weiler . wet e driven, one by the prissier Towerend, and the other cbtained a pl 101011• 110 follow In‘ centuple. He 'Anatol by * man of the name of Wild. at first. and was threatened witls the vengeance Of the William Eddrtge. alai , , aw the accident, and combo.. deft:Leant', if he did not quit the country. H e " eei ' vell a 4C) 111 1 1 . 11 the tdrosee statement. use two - I-halve is Wall li'aprdeorW • front Maas to enable him' to get t its. . Ile ' teen „,. ts•etal went to tweet, pawed over to Calais , read proteeded to Brineelia saiddoia. 14'1"r"; to him to be Inswing • 'Ace. I . biy Where he was found by , Mr. Sharp, who had been In pureuit of were (hiving. ver.S . fast. him. Sheep said he hen shipped goodr for Ottead, and 1:e should John Evans said, that when lie picked up the child, its go there. Ile went to . Ostends and in the Hotel d'Hancbonrg bead was completely 'smashed, its jaw was meetly oil, tied found Woolf, Levy . . Maas endafsaanaplaying at card.. They , the bruises on its body were innumerable. 'lke child was were deeded at. the sight of him. Woolf mid, " for &etre sake. , totally unable to stand, and died Bute quit tire of au hour why do you come here." lianis said, "go out of the room, or utter the aeeident, yrni are a dead man'!" They all took up theirportmanteaus The prisoners laid themselves upon the merry of the anti immediately left the hotel. The and sent to Lek- Court. ere were put 'into Clharp's possession. and Weiler was tree at By the witnesses caller! for the dt fence, it was proved liberty. A • Mrs Martell came two or three days after. and bright him to England, Ile wsr, made &bankrupt . , and one or ,i!tat both the pasoners had tontine*, end bore matinee:Oa the Levies and Mr. bias, a tailor, were made his assignees. Ley ab l e characteis ' hit humanity ; they had been employ 441 as allowed hint in'that situation 51. a week; and he Was told. If e drisers mane years. would do as the defendants wanted bins, be *hinds! 'hive Ylilool. psis Baron Wood was about to snm on the evidence, wilco when the affair was over. the Jury declared theinaelves whaled. 'llia 'Almoners . The aboVe appeared to be the main facts proved in support of wets, acquitted. the conspiracy. Mr. Baron Wood recommended the prisoners to he more At eleven o'clock at night the trial was postponed till the next careful cot to run races another time. shay, when several documents produced in support of the pTOZe• Ealward Pelton was capitally indicted for stealing, on cation were read, and particularly the hater of recommendation the ath of March last, in the dwelling-house of Matthew from the house of Pcsigurd, at Paris, to 'Weiler. . Wood, Dirl. M. P. South Auilley-street. a bank-note fur Mr. Searlett, for Woolf. the Common Sr r}eant for Levy and „ to • payment Of t.O/. the ITO 1111tli of John Say ors Key. Level, and Mr. Denman for . ohn Kinnear , urged till the topics i.,,,. favourswe to the defendants, and endeavoured to point out iecon • lite prosecutor was tit l e se t rvaiit of Mr. Al .. twat, Wo . od, sistericy in the evidence called in support ut the prosecution. but and by his evidence Proved, that he bad il. ab(‘i in his declined calling witnesses. apartment, a Qt. a toe a al. several 11. notes, mid a lim n n. The Chief justice summed un an immense mass of evidence, her ut Weevers''s and half-eovereiens. Tire prisoner was with great precision and strict impartiality, 0311=e:fling' on the a shoemaker, and ou the illth of February last, had dune features of the case. smite work for Kay, who paid him in part by a one piamil 'flue Jury retired from the b-se, and es. their return. about note. On the ieJd of Farm:try subsequent, lit pain lino seven in the evening, pronounced— again, at his Arai tinetit, De. lid. fur some ono r ste l a, Re a John Kinnear Guilty— _Loui; levy (:a:`;/ —Montague I.evoi i t was out tel the dilt of Marc It that he discos ered the toes 1v,4 1,- s Ninselev .4e ..,/. of his £ Ol. ti dte. 'lids note he had received from a lady, The Si•ting ended in roi't:li, all: crl :,Tr. Hunt's protecraion %atilt l'i hum he had before lived, together wile tit(' 0ta.,1 will stand ever to nee: 'Coin, .s the ijilisf justitse continues his ' Sittin; ; ;s in Serjetues Inn bail. of a like soot olio+ he paid stony, dt Penzance, in Vs.. - ei . i ll. maul the discovery of his loss, lie applied to 11. e Ii ' • to It' whether he haul not given lain tit 'soma , ata,itec LOW . d . 20 lllS:Cittl of a It. note, but the prisoner denied it. It was subset wilily ascertained, bow-ever. that the pi iron. r, in Collyi;l.j 01111 A 11:1111 named Hill, had changed n s ' '. note in Fe s meat fur 'woe waimetiating, fee. at a di,: shop in Vt-lo•latte. The ;nest -rotor tilt. waids tr.... - 211!. note, 'which hail pawed tlitingli the hands of . -. pi is( ti into the Itiii.k or IStialatal, end main which it.., set in, n the name of tss late teinrese. The doubts is Licit now a. use % li sl e th ole , noma t e , ale- titer the xOl. nine so traced to the hank, us{ the idetaiest our eteden limn the pro.ecutor, (an objection was fah. ii by Mr. 110,14131, for the pit oder, to thew 111.11 it t• as tioi / , or ate of the Gc e others paid away by the poser-mid - ore PrIIZIIIII - e, nem of a hielt were known by their nt. nibe I :- Acid secondly, ii the jury believed it to be the iteteal bete, whether It etas tint given by the proserutor in mis take 10 the prisoner, who, however wicket he might hate been to conceal it, 1101/11 the discos , -ry , suit load not ills nionsly stoup it. In ittlilitieu to these. doubts, the 1.;1 - MIMI' received from Primal respectable witnesses all almost unimpeachable character. Mr. Justice 'Palk charged the Jury, who havien, (It :.. berated for 'bold a toaster of 1111 hour, pronounced the prisoner Not Guilty. DIOoT hIIRAORDINARY CS SE. Joseph Soloinnus, a sueng matt, stood indictej for feln 'dourly breaking and coming the dwelling-house' of lien: y Brown, in the day time, on the 2 'ftli of Deceit:her, 181 a. ha 1/Cl6Oll rejig therein, and ideating thereout a Batik-nuts :or the pas merit of kWh and other umnirs, his property. . Mr. Alley stated the circumstances. of the cam to Ise Jury with his toolil ability. Mr. Henry Brown thited, that be had bran a Mrster in the Navy, and iived, on the 27 to of Beciosber lest, in I a,t• street, Stepuey. On that day. being Stand .y, he avid es wits neut. to church. having ',trimly second she iloois. tin their return he found the hack dear open, and the fe ast duos upon the single lock. he hosing doubly locked it. li is : , 10* perty nu' streseed :Meet the i a elle owl a VOI. sale. .....1. salad notes, and e great qmiiiiity of weutieg opriii been stele!' t pr. setetar n u t 41.1 C seen the ...''..l l '. net. Criessexatineed ny :Mr A r ilim.--Ile had the 'ie. the trU 'I. 11411 C, hilt 1. ,, t "f tae rest, :it'd lie ki:r•A it number, the date, and the sum. 11. , did not see t flow the '..itl , :t• Drceitilier tic 1 the 101 I. 0: Miiit and he hart never seen the le isoosr :thou( his pit misc.. Mr. Geo. Dsei, a clerk to the Bank, st.iteil. ti , "l ' LW. of Match, ahuut four ...clerk, the prisoner prewi Conk-note fur 110U1. Ile eatuniuid it. in order re IP( i if it was nut.tunditig. It being a inelvsesouth gear. 1 ' neer wary ter 55t"....•••• 'As jab Istrted twahe hunk aer 'Tt , T)A^. APRIL 23. This morning the ft7l!‘;‘:;;;;;iii 7 isure;; were arrnizood at I the B.it ilnsh, 17nt. Stovers, George Wilson, Elizabeth Rite'les, Jo George, 1' aniel Thomas Cornwall, William Cli( k, and Joint Neer, eltata,cil oti tw e vomits; the one with having hail in their possession sun-, dry notes to a large amount, purporting to be of the Go vernor and Company of the Rank of England, they well tmaisiiiig them to be forged ; and on the other count, with put! ing the said notes away, with intent to detrand the said Governor and Comp;tny of tile Bank of England, and ii;.er persons These prii-oners having pleaded (:Hilly lu the tir•t chat-v..lll'kt' subjects them to transportation tur yrars, awl Not Godly to the latter ; and the Balk cf Etiglnod having declined to prosecute nit ills latter charge, the prisoners were cooilitatini from the Aar to tiniler;o their setitenee of transportation —Thus. Bradhurv, 'olio "Inrphy,Jos. Brain - It, Geo. pi iee,slas. Os Ike, andWillinm and Susannah Cavesnn, weresihio an a:; charged with hiving had i 3 their posses:ski:. :milky notes, to various amounts, !bey knowing them to he forged, with an intent to defeauti the Govan tier and Company of the Brink it England, and oilier pet sons, these prisoners havinc pleaded Not Guilty, were taken away to motet:o their trials. ones Clarke, Sti•atina Ideal ner, and WiLlam aver err, pleaded not gully to the offence of basing forged notes in their possesaion. The nine ptisoucts who had pleaded guilty to the minor offence wereflien put to the bar, and; the capital indite:- nicety were real against each. 'Mr. Reynolds then, on the part of the Bank, stated, that it was not the intention of the prasennters to produce any evidence on the capital charge strains! the prisoners. 'll4 eases of the individuals now at the bar bad undergone a painfoil consideration by the gentlemen who instituted these tirmiecutions, aid they had been induced to ask the Court to hilow them to withdraw the capital charge against the pti111)111rs now at the bor. After the explanation given tot the hesicli, it could ant he doubted but that the pri simers were well ith the steps they 16.1.1 taken, and with the ectetrat,ences el at he conceived lase Illsl there was as little tluant. that GP prism:cr. wirte actuated in taking this coil isc by n r4lll3f . .Oll , llPSUnf their own gitilt, and at tear of a 'evetcr punishment than that whirl, they now received; let these cue twice*, nu evidence %veldt' be offered. . :.ti 4.1 I • t. Mr. Justice Part, in dirertiec the Yttry in iteettit thr priisters, observe..., that .tte LLG ZIO iicuuttbe • - $ 7 O ‘,6rwOW. - It J •