The National Register. — London, England, 1819-01-17 00:00:00

JAN. V/ OLD HAILE Y.—.-SATtittnAy. BANK FORGED NOTES. John Adams, 25, was capitally indicted for uttering five forged 51. notes, purporting to be, notes of the Bank of ISneshind, he knowing them to be tinged. George HopSinson, examiaeil by Mr. Reynolds.— He is a grocer, residing at 35, Henrietta Street, Covent Gsrden. Prisoner came to his shop on Ssturday, No vember 14, at seven in the evening, dressed as a porter, end asked fir a pound of Bs. tea fur Mr. Robinson, Munday', Coffee Mince, Mahlen Lane. Prisoner said the tea was to be taken on trial, and if it was liked, he should call far more. Witness did not then know Mr. Robinsm. Served the prisoner'with ;ea. who tendered a .Bank note in payment : wrote Mr. Robinson's name on the note, part with black ink, and part with red ink. Bein,,e shown the note, witness identified it. Prisoner asked him if he knew of a situation for a bro ther of his who hail coe:e from the country, and was permitted to live at Mr. Robinson's house to help him (the prisoner) in the meantime. sPrisouer said he was Firer there. Gave hint the change, and paid the note to his banker, by wliorn it was returned in two weeks after us a firged Bank note. Inquired then at Mr. Ito bition's about the note and the prisoner, but could bear nothing of him, as he never was porter there. Saw all the porters, lint witness did not see the prisoner. 'Robert Robinson, keeper of the Coffee House for the last nine years. Prisoner was not in his service last November, nor any other time. No brother of his was iu the house. Never sent the prisoner to purchase any tea fhr him, and never gave him a note of any kiwi. John Barclay, grocer, 9.7, St. Martin's Lane, recol. leas prisoner coming to his shop, on the 14th. of No vember, about half past five in the evening, and ask ing fix a pound or eight shilling tea, fin Mr. 'Wells ; served him with the tea, and a 51. note was offered in. payment. Witness looked at the note, and .conceived it was a forged one. Asked prisoner what name he should put on it. Prisoner said, . 1 Mr. Wells, Nor thumberland Coffee House, Charing Cross." Told him then it was a forged one ; and sent one of his young men etf, to inquire if' such a person was seat for tea. Prisoner in his absence said he might as well.go after him. He did nut take the tea with him, and witness kept the note. Prisoner never mime back for the note.. Being new shewei the note, heidentified it as the one offered by the prisoner. Never saw him afterwards, till he was in custody. Prisoner was dressed as it porter. George Rose, sbopinan to lasi witness, corroborated the evidence of his employer, and stated ahat lie went to the Northumberland Cotli.e House, but no such per son had ever belonged to that house. Mr. John Wells, Leper of the Coffee House, said he never employed the prisoner as servant in 'any capacity whatever. He had seen him before, but never sent hi a of any messsge, nor ever gave him any money to purchase eny thing. Matthot Showsinith, a grocerin St. Martin's Lane, deposed, that the prisonsr came to his shop on Ti urs. dad the if/th of November, and asked him (witness) if he knew Mr. Godfrey, of the Rainbow Coffee House Witness said he did, and was then asked by prisoner, if he had seen him that evening. Prisoner looked round the shop, and said, " this must be-the shop." He then asked 'or a pound of Bs. tea, and tendered a 51. note in p :puma. and witness wrote Mr. Godfrey's name on it, es the tea was asked for Mr. Godfrey. Being shewn the note, he identified it. Put the tea up in pager, and then prisoner told hint to write the price on the paper and mark it us paid, as Mr. 'Godfrey was very particu lar. Witness knew this was a custom with air. God frey ; gave prisoner the change, and he then went nasty. Sort after this, he suspected the note, and tient next evening to Mr. Gndfrey, from whom he could learn no iurisrmation relative to the prisener. Jo ""ph Godfrey, of the Rainbow Coffee House, in King Street, Covent Garden, said he knew nothing of the prisoner, who never had been in his s.2rvice or entp:oyment, and of course was never sent on any . messalre by him. Valentine Bengo, shopman to Messrs. Yockney and Co. grocers, No 10, Bedthrd Street, Covent Gar lee, re.eollects the prisone.. coming to the shop on the .19 th November, abont seven in the evcnin; He was dressed as a portA., he asked fer a pout)] of B.i. tea for New Slaughter's Coffee House, which he got. and tenderedst live pound Bank note in payment. Wrot e . on the note . 4 Mr. Budded, Slaughter s Hotel," and gave bim four one pound notes and twelve shilling's in change.. identified the note now 'sheivit to be the one given liini by the prisoner. • John .ad dell, keepo. of drat Coffee Hous-, knows •notling of the prisoner, and never saw hut bet . ore joss now at the bar. Jilin Anderson, groeer, 94, 7;t. Martin's Lane, re colt, cts prisoner coming to his shop on the t 9th No vember to purchase some tea nt 7s. the pound, tie which a 51. Bank note was tendert:l ; saw the liiir./C of Chas. Phillips, w:vich was like .ttie signature of the B ink signing Clerk ; saw on the note, -4r oss, N.esitu Street, Soho," an.l ty•iitiag to the prisoner, asked Min if .t was his address, to winch he nodded assent ; gave Ilan 41. 13s. ; iut the note in .a spara e dra v,..e THE NATIONAL itEGMTIL lby Wunesi soon atter wrote the name of coats" on it. as the prisoner wa, like a person of that name he knew. lie wrote this :.:SO for the pur. pogo of ilentifying the note, which he now did on its being lievvn him. No such person lives in Nassau Street. John Lees, inspector of Bank notes fir upwards of 20 years, is able, frorn his experieNec, to distinguish botween good and bad notes. The Bank use u pecu liar kind of paper for their notes whip Ike is in the daily habit of seeing. There is a water marl in it which is in the fabric of the paper. k nows tite en graving; and the signatures of the different Cle& who are authorised to wign notes. The notes now sliewn him ore not genuine notes. They arc not Buuk paper. but mere imitations of the good ones. The water mail: in them is put in the paper afterwsr3s. The engraving is quite different front the Rani. plotes ; the line in the genuine notes which contains the date, &c. is printed in the goal notes. not so in the others. The signature is a titrgery. S mie of the notes arc of the cline number. the Bank, from some accident, may have i:,sued two of the same anuther, bat it hos happened uncommonly seldom, not above three ar four times within the last 20 years. James Lambert, Cashier of the Bank, stated that none but Cashiers are allowed to sign five pound notes Oa being sliewn the notes now in Court, de declared the signature purporting to be his was a forgery. This closed the case fur the prosemtion. In Lis defence, the prisoner, in a very agitated toile of voice, said he gave the note to Mr. AntlerAm, but declared he knew nothing of its being a forged note. He gave a wrong address, as he was out of a situation. lie called no witness. s. Mr. Justice Holroyd charged the Jury; said the evidence s,f the note being a thrg.al one was uncom monly full, and the ciremirtauce of the prisoner giving a wrtnn addrCE3 was very conclusive against him. Besides, the singular conduct he pursued in passing so many other notes was of such a nature as could not fail to strike any person. The very possession of so many thrged wiles by a person in his situation, his passing two within un hour of each, was most suspicious. How came he to want so much tea, and if he did want it, why did he nut pay for it with the silver he had pro- Cured in the last place he was in? The only rational con clusion which could be drawn from doing so, was this, that he knew the notes were all forged, and therefore he was anxious to dispose of them. Had he been an honest character, he wouldunquestionably have been abl e to give an account of them ; but wits it like an honest man to run away, and leave in Mr. Barclay's shop the 51. note, without ever coining back to enquire after it? Inte grity and honesty never require the mean sulaerfuges of deceit and earning. The counterfeited notes were made of different paper, because it was well known tnat it was a capital felony to have Bank paper in the possessien of any person but those belonging to the Bank establishment. Taking all the circumstances into consideration, it was extraordinary to see how any doubt could be entertained of kis gailty knowledge. The case was one of great public interest, particularly to those in business, and it was equally important to the prisoner, that, the evidence should be satist:wtory. The prisoner was in tears, and begged earuesaly fur mercy from the Court and Jury. he Jury, without a moment's hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty—Death. LORD ELLENBOROUGII'S WILL. The will of the late Lord Ellenborough was on Sa turday proved in Doctors' Coinnions. It is in sub stance as follows ; and tL•e persunal property is sworn under .?00,0001. _ _ _ lie give; to Lady Ellenborough 1,2601. per annum,. fur her life, which, with the further sum of 71 , 01. per annum, secured to her by marriage settlement, will make an annuity-of 2,C001. to her for life. Ile also gives tier all the household furniture and pictures in this house iu St. James's Square, (except certain prints in his dressing room, and some others afterwards men tioned) all his wines, household linen, wearing apparel, and (obi's, (except us afterwards mettoned), all tier own books, and one halt' of the plate. 11e directs the gold chain worn by hint as Chief Justice of England, to be offered in sale to his successor, us it was to him by di revtion of his predecessor Lord Kenyon, at the sum of' 100 guineas, the money to sink into the residue of his property. Eke gives his gold watch and chain to his clerk, Mr. Richard smith; and also for mourning, as a small mark of his remembrance of Mr. Smith's long and &id.. ful services. • _ . _ Flit gives to his eldest son, Edward, (now Lord El lenhorough), all seals upon which his anus, &c. are en graved, and also his cost of arms, emblazoned by Sir Is.tur Heard ; he also gives him the . remaining half of the plate, all the horns, cattle, live and dew'. stock, Re. at 11. , )elvinytou, (except each it, are used by Lady EV lenbortm A li), the remainder of the books,.and all mants .eripts emt rapers, u gold medal which he obtained us as u prize ak Caniliridgc,•and.the reminder ni the p:eturts, particularly that of 116 father, by Romney : the Bishop of Elphin, by Robinson ; the bishop of ter, by Harter: Dr. Paluy, by Romney : him•d:; :,y Lawrence, : painting of poultry, supposed by lloo clicceter He also gives to his eldest son his Pcer's robes, and letters patent of the Peerage for life; teeing them afiewards to accompany the title to his hein mule, as heir looms, agreeably to a clause in thei letters patent. He gives to Lady Ellenborough 2001. for a present supply of cash at his death. He gives to his dear natural flan - giver, Miss Elizabeth Thornton, 2,0001. with intere ,t, front his death, to the time of payment. He devises the Manor of Thorby-ball, and all his other hereditaments to his son Edward, tine life, with remainder to his heirs male; and on failure of'issuc, to his second son and his issue ; and so on in succession to all his other ems and their issue ; with remainder. on failure of issue of all of them, to his own right heirs. Ile grunts a power to lease to each tenout for life, for am• period not exceeding 11 years, and appoints the Puisne Judges of the Court of King's Bench anti their heirs trustees, to support contingent remainders, &c. He tle‘iises his estate at Roeharupton, Sorry, purcha.s. ed of the late Benjamin Goldimid, Esq. s trustees, with all the furniture, wines, live and dead steck, fitrming itnplements, &e. to his sun Edward, and 2,0001. in money. He directs the house in St. James's Square, with such furniture us is fitted to it, to be sold, and Oyes the proceeds, with all his remaining pesonal estate, to be equally divided amongst his nine younger and such others as might be afterwards born in, his life time, or with which Lady Ellenlmrough might l ensient at his death, on their attaining ‘..? 1 years of .age, or being married, with benefit of survivorship na usual. He requests Lady Ellenborough to execute the power of appointment necessary under their caarriago.. settlement, fur giving effect to the provision thus made for the younger children ; but if any considera. tions should arise to make it ialviseable in her estima. tion not to do so, his Lordship expresses his wish nut. to limit their operation in her mind ; but he leaves her, in that case, at liberty to desditte executiug the power of appointment. He directs that Lady Ellenborough shall' be paid s, suitable sum for the maintenance of such of the younger children as shall remain with her, out of their respective fortunes, at the • discretion of his executors. Hugh Leycester, Esq., and his br..ther Ewun Law, Esq., with the advice of Lord Sidmouth, Chief-Justice Gibbs, and Mr. Se.rgeant Lens ; whose decision he di rects to be take.' upon all differeoces that may :trite under his will. In addition to the two executors just mentioned, his Lordship appoints Lady Ellenborough,his son Edward, and hit nephew - Edward Henry Lushiugton, LS(I., his executt. rs I.kewise; and he gives to ail hts executors, ,and to Lord Sidi-mouth, 501. each, .for their trouble in the discharge of the trusts confided to tl tem. ile. observes, that as it might be painful to Lady F.llcnbotough to be disturbed in removing from St. .I.ltue*'s-square immediately on his th& - -ase, he directs. that she shall be permitted to retnaia tl:ere, with EL imitable allowance fhr housekeeping, for one month afterwards. He appoints her guardian of all his younger ail.. &en, Ile directs his funeral to be as plain and eccinorr,C. cal as pessildc. lie givvs inonruing rings to the Lord Chancellor s Vice Chancellor, Master of the Rolls, his successor, and all his brother Judges, the Attorney sod Solicitcsr General, Lord Sidruouth, Mr. Nathaniel Bond, the Bishop of Cluster, and to his executors Min% mew. tioned. _ _ TJ.e will is aated on tha 20th March 1 1817 • The will and codicil are proved by all the executors, except Mr. Ewan Law, to whom a power is reserved of doing so, if he should think proper, at any time hereafter. The will and codicils are all his Loraship's own hand writing, and they are attested by his tip.stad . and two servants. The hand writing is couch lessceat iota legible than in general used to be, and the papers lawra have. the appearance of having beau written hi illness, or in great haste. A Love Tale and Clandestine M:triiage, dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Frances Vane Tempest, is making a buz in the thshionablc circles. Tha story a povular one, being founded on the marrisge of Loth Robert Bruce with the Countess of Carric'k, (the name of the ale,) from which the pccm nt Royal Family .are descetidcd—a fact ti.,t generally known The generous and manly virtuesthat characterize Lore Bruce, through the whole of this imerresting 'Pale, are reported taa form a .trong contrast to the Chancery le?ortell 011011 attic noble lover of the Pet's Ramie!: , • A Italy who had just parted with her linuaesuild, asked her cook if she would take the hou.emaid's place but the answered, " Madam, the cook and the cut have always something to cat, but the housemaid, footiguß A and dos, must wait ti it is th.‘ir