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YORK SUMMER ASqIZES, 1804. TVAL Of TAYLOR, OP NEW MALTOS, YtOMAII, FOR RbtBEZZLENIENT•. There were six Indictments against the Prisoner T receiving divers sums of money of various per. sans, and at different times, on account of his em ployers, Sir C. Sykes and Co. and Messrs. Broadley and Co.; and for secreting and embezzling the same, contrary to the Affi of the 39th of his present Majesty. On Tuesday, the 17th of July, he was tried upon the indiament charting him with having, on the el st of September, 1801, received of 36. Samuel Pickerington, of Melton, tlOl. on account of he masters; Sir C. Sykes. and R. C. Broadley, Esq. and with having secreted and embezzled the same. Mr. Serjeant Cocasee stated the Aft of Parlia ment, and that the punishment inaidled by the said Ad for such offences was transportation for the term of fourteen years: :The Learned Serjeant ad verted to the extraordinary circumstance of a rob bery having been committed on the Bank the very day before a half yearly settlement was to take place by appointment of Messrs. Broadley and Co. with Mr. Taylor; also stated, that the impossibility of obtaining any information respecting that affair from Mr. 'l'eylor, gave rise to suspicions in the mind of Mr. Broadley. He said the difference in Mr. Taylor's accountr in 1801 amounted to be tween 7 and 80001.; yet Mr. Taylor was so artful as to imposi on his employers until the circumstance of the robbery above-mentioned, which put them on refleding how he could, out of his salary. compara tively small with his expensive style of living, con trive to lend money, as he then began to make claims of debts, &c. The Serjeant expatiated at some length on the different means made use of by Mr. Taylor, to cover the deficiencies; but as they will appear in the evidence, we omit them here. Letters were, however, offered to be read as evi dence of Mr. Taylor's having repeatedly applied to the bank of Messrs. Broadley and Co. at Beverley, and to a Mr. Watson, their agent for the circula tion of notes at Kirbymoorside, for large sums of money, a few days before the half yearly settlements took place, for the purpose of coveting his deficien cies. The first Produced was dated July, 1796, ad dressed to Mr. Watson, requesting the sum of 800 or 10001. with promise to repay the following Mon day. The second dated in 1797, requesting all the cash, &c. which could possibly be sent, with pro. min to meet at Pickering, and repay in a few days. ;fere the Prisoners Counsel, Mr. Lurie, objedled that letterseeritten so long before the period to which the Indiettnent referred, could be suffered to ap ply or be admitted as evidence, particularly as the firm was different in 1796 : But the Learned Judge direfted Serjeant Coetate. to read such as were of the date 18Q0, and later, which (after his Lord ship's declaration, that without such letters bei n g admitted as evidence, the Court and Jury could not possibly obtain all the necessary inf. ematton respeet mg the yaw ammo) was submitted to by Mr. Re tee. Serjeant Cockeet then read a letter. dated April, 1800, and another August, 1600, requesting else ft atson, of keirbysnoor sicken send him, Mr. Taylor. 4 all our notes, and all the stuff you possibly ca n,' _ &c. These letters being a dmit te d as p roo f that Mr. Taylor had been in the habit of covering his defi ciencies by such means for some time, the learned Serjeant proceeded to calleve!ence ; and first, R. C. Broadley, Esq. who deposed that he was partner with the late Sir C. Sykes, until within a few months of his death, when their coated of partner ship expired on the part of Sir C. Sykes, but that the business was carried on in the same firm until the death of Sir C. Sykes. That .Mr. Taylor was received into their service as confidential and chief clerk at Mahal, in 1790, and continued in the ser vice of Mr. hroadicy and Co. until November, 1803, but was not considered as very efficient after the .sth of March, 1803; be was then apparently so ill, from the circumstance of the supposed robbery, that another clerk wes sent from Hull, who was made casider and chief clerk; but Mr. Taylor con tinued to give information of the country, &c. and was paid to November, 1803, and lived in the Douse. Mr. Broadley said, he carried on husin-ss solely on his own account from the 30th of June to the 30th of September,. 1801, when he took part ners. Said he believed accounts were settled monthly, but a general account of stock, &e. was only taken twice a year, sifter Christmas and ?Aria summer, but not always exadlly at those time.. That Sir C. Sykes, living more in the neighbour hood, was oftener present at those times than lie was; but that the method they used was to take a sche dule of all notes, cash, &c. and that at those times Mr. Taylor exhibited all to them. That the juatior cleric kept a sapartte cash-book, and Lad also some cull in his keeping, but that his and Mr. Teylcr's cash-hooks were brought forward at settling, area Mr. Taylor vets always considered as having the whole property under his care. Mr. Rtnedley was at Sledniare on the 4th of March, lfei3 ; did not see Mr. Taylor that day, but was met on tee read by Mr. Taylot's servant. Saw Mr. Taylor tee evening of the rich ; had taken account of sto:.1: ,before seeing him ; deficiency then was between 14 end 13,0301. Mr. Taylor said he had been AL aod got home late.—.sere Mr. R .rez ob jated, tha." there appeared a cuntradidlion in seating that stock was ociy taken at Christmas and Mid surnnter ; bait was answered by Mr. Broadley that seek had not been taken the Christmas before, nor t rtil that time eke the half year. He then procteded to state that Mr. Taylor had informed him that he, 7 :r. Taylor, got prune late the evening before ; had eit up till his servents t auk care of his horse; went e. het about eleven /o'clock • was awakened be some '.'he rushing seole nt l e on him, and throvieg the bed cecies over his faces could not say it there wees rare than one rrson, but be the effeas, !i? vine one Land eel to one, and the teller hard to tee other side .d the bed, .and his feet to the sem'es at tee t ..1 the Lei; and he 'heated the witness part et a bee. with which, he said, he had been tied ; del tot stet the house had been lobbed ; and occou..ta-i far the number of thc:r r.otcs beets aeraeet 0.1 non chests, by saying they La ihen oruug d t the tax-gethereis. One ef • 1 " 1•• .4 . ' , rut 17.7.,rtAnce ut ti, • corn ne,,d . o; it 14.,s been sent is •I• ;), I. c •.1 -ca, • • 'xi muc't n..e• chests (there being two in the bank) was found open, not bloke open, but opened with a key; and on being questioned by Mr. Broadley, Mr. Taylor said his coat was laid on the bed, and the key of that chest in the pocket ; that he supposed the coat had fallen down when the bed-clothes were thrown over his face, and the key had jingled, by which they had found it ; the junior clerk had the key of the other chest, which was not opened. When Mr. Broadley saw the chest which was opened, there was no property in it. Said, Mr. Taylor i.;`ormed him, that the greatest part of the property which was in the chest that had been opened, was their own notes. Broadley was procmJing to state that they Ad. vertised a v a ry gteat iev•aru for a discovery of the robbery ; but the Court ohjened to ent ering into any discus..jon resp o.ling the tobloery, it not being reguarly 1:e•lore thorn ; but his Lordship said, any evidence of; Mr Taylor having prevaricated about stock would be received. This Witn.ss was cross-examined by Mr. Rant, who unicrst i d that Mr, l'aylor had said he thought more than one person was concerned in ty ing him; Mr. Broadley replied in the negative; but admitted that he thought Mr. Taylor's face looked flushed, and his eyes as if bloodshot; ad mitted it was possible. in large money concerns, that mistakes might arise ; but denied the possibility of cash Is ig entered in the cash-book, without going on to the ledger, and appearing there on its deficiency ; and on Hr. itAINIE pressing the question. whether, in time of great hurry, money might not be brought in without being entered then? Mr. Broadley an swered, it was very possible; but the mistake could continue n i longer than till nest time when the ac count of cash was taken. whets an overpius would appear;: and said such mistakes could not happen often. He thought Mr. Taylor too easy a man, and one who would not follow orders, but extended credits contrary thereto : thought him competent but indolent. Questii-n by Mr. Woon, Counsel for the prosecu tion, Hc.w often, Mr. Broadley, should a clerk ba lance his cash-book? Answer. Every night, if regular ; but certainly every week at least; and if any mistake had arisen by not entering in hurries, money received, on ba lancing, such mistakes must appear from a surplus in the cash, and ought to have been immediately rectified. Mr. Thomas Austin has been junior clerk in the said bank from t 793 to 11104 under the orders of Mr. Taylor, whom he obeyed; kept books, and had access to those kept in the iron che-ts ; says stock was generally Laical at Christmas and Midsummer, but not always at those times; said Mr. Taylor knew very well that he had. knowledge of defici encies, and Iyafore the time of taking stock, bad used language to this effe&, addressed to the Wit ness, " Tommy, we must contrive to make up the deficiencies somehow." Witness had been a year and a half when he knew first of deficiencies ; un derstood from Mr. Taylor it was then 20001. Pot larger every half year while he staid; at leaving was 80101. Mr. Taylor in general said it would be for the good of the bank in the end ; when Witness first knew of it, he understood it was a real de ficiency s cools& not reconcile it with Mr. Taylor's d clarations of being for the good of the bask but found it too delicate a subject to regnest any informa tion from Mr. Taylor, who, at settling next time, sent to Beverley for 2 or 3000 guineas in notes from the casli;er of Messrs. Broadley and Co.'s bank ; latterly, on such occasions, has sent to Mr. Watson, of Kit bymoorside, their agent, for sums of money, which he put to cash to make up deficiencies. Did not enter such sums to credit of Beverley bank, nor Mr. Watson; nor at all in the cash-book till per haps a wi•ek after stock WAS taken ; but if any defi cieacy remained, alter getting all the money he Gould get in this way, he used to debit Beverley Bank for remainder. Witness posted in all the books; had a separate cash-hook ; but there was a general cash-book, into which both his and Mr. Taylor's cash-books were posted, from thence into the ledger. Cross-examined by Mr. Raise—Says Mr. Tay lor did lend money to customers at interest beyond his orders, but wryer knew him debit himself with such interest. Did never enter the sums received from Beverley, or Kirbymoorside, on the occasion aforesaid, at the tames they were received. Mr. John Watson has been agent for circulating the notes of Messrs. Broadley and Co.'s bank ever since the year 1742. Mr. Taylor has uniformly, at different times, and during the whole time (rum 1792 to ISA, spoken of having lent money to friends, or custormrs, and of taking or giving checks to oblige friends, and has been in the habit of sending for m 'ney before settling times.; has ap plied both by letter and messages for that purpose. —Here Mr. RAI NE objeacd; but the objection was ovei ruled on the ground of the vs. alum., and leave given to read a letter dated the Ifith April, IWO : u Dear Sir, this is to desire you will send us all the stuff you can muster to-morrow evening, or Friday morning ; say not later than eight o'clock morning." Mr. Watson accordingly sent WS. .ss. lid. as ap pears by Austin's entry, 19th of April, in Mr. Watson's ca'ck cash-book, sent with the said m ney, and returned to `.lre Watson. By another letter, 21si of August. 1t../J, " I will thank y.. 0 to send me as Mtli:l as you C4l by to-morrow night, and as mach of nor own notes as you can." Sent in consequence 61.21. 14s. and 6711. Is. &I. as appears by Austin's e..try, 25th of August, in Mr. Vs'atson's cash-book ; before these sums Aug ust , entered by Austin in the bank cash book, stock had been tak:n by Sir C. Sykes, or Mr. Btoadiry. Mr. Taylor has given Mr. Was sot: 500 guineas, and that several different times. saying he had been obliged, by necessity, to debit him t.r those sums, to make up deficiencies of cash at On so ne questions being put to the witne4 by Mr. iiAI•L ; witness says lie did not knum it, but !la.! ..iv been t, -Id by Mr. Taylor that be had lent o,- eel money to customers, and been J. Sa;.l to witnes di it rho ,e advances were t•. rlic friends of the hank. .iaii Mr. •raylor -vas o•tivcr•aliy respeaed at Talton:, but under.toad :.c lent money contrary to the wishes of his 5.C1...t I Pickering, farmer, near Mahon, trans sad with the bark of Messrs. Broadley and t to. NT in 13..1 ; put 2101. into Mr. Taylor's :ands, :s Me s srs. Broadley aadCt . about a tort.' ceived Mr. Taylor's check. or mon7-recelp: 1 , ,r the some. as :Iva; the sum of 2101. was pll,l in notes and drafts ; gave tae said check, or m )ney-receipt, to Mr. Hall, the preient cadtier of the said bank since that time, and received a flesh receipt (or t'.e LATtIZ. Thomas Hall is now clerk and cashiTr of the said Rank ; produced Mr. Taylor's receipt for Vori to Samuel Piekerj ng , an d proves i t Mr. taylrir's hand writing. Says that initials H. on the mar gin thereof, are his ( !lan's) writing. and wroie there after he had carefully examined the books of the bank. and found that the money had never 11,,c0 en tered in aly cash account; gave Nit-. Pickering an other receipt in exchange for it of the s tma valle ; says, there ;smother entries of cash received on e:e same day by Mr. Taylor in the bank cash-books, but an trace of the receipt of this, or of its b-ing carried to account ; says, it newer has been account ed for to the bank. Q. put to Mr. Broadley. Did you ever receive this money A. Never to my knowledge. The Prisoner was here called on for his defence. Prisoner.--A4 I never did one :OA in my Ire with in tention to defraud the bank, but to do it all the ser vice in my power.' The Counsel for the prisoner then prneeeded to call witnesses to the charader of Mr. Taylor. Rev. Mr. Gilhy has known Mr. Taylor for thirty years, and has had dealings with him when a *woof len-draper at Beverley ; always forrild hiin a pcifecb ly honest man, and of strid integrity. Sir Malik Masterman Sykes, 13art. Rev. Mr. Lundy, Lockington, I)r. Simpson, Mr. Lockwood, Beverley, John Arden, Ext. Mayor of Beverley, Mfr. Rigby, Mr. Midileton, It•:verlcy, Mr. Thomas Duesberry, Beverley, Mr John Todd, Hull, Mr. Mr William Ward-I, Beverley, all stated that tliej knew the prisoner for many years, some.for twenty years, others for thirty years, and gave him an ex cellent cbarader. The Prisoner's Counsel was prOceeding to call Mr. Edward Soulby, when the Learned Judge in terposed, saying, that it Was quite unnecessary to call any more witnesses on the subj,vlt. The evidence on both sides being closed, his Lord ship, in an elegant and most iMpressive soei•th, ad dressed the Jut y ; in the course of which ' his Lord ship lamented the frailty of human nature, which. afforded us, too often, instances ot persons deserv ing and possessed of the best of charatleis up to certain periods of life, by giving way to temptations. forfeiting, in one moment, all that pre-eminence of virtue they had before enjoyed, and sinking into the opposite and wretched state, that of a person whose good charafter is entirely forfeited and gone. His Lordship said, the fads necessary to be proved in order to constitute the prisoner guilty, were, first, His being a clerk or servant ent:usted with valuable property : Secondly. That a secre tion or embezzlement of some part of such property had taken place by him : And, thirdly, That his in tention, by such secretion or embezzlement, was to convert the said property to his own use or pur poses, thereby defrauding his employers, sad becom ing guilty of felony, or rcaling the same. The first faO was clearly proved : The sec. ind also : 'The evidence on the third was before the Jury, who must believe the intent to Weftandulent, ut.less th-y surly :led it probable, that the prisoner was, by sow lucky hit, some wonderful stroke of fortune. cf which, said his 11.ordsl.ip, the witch or fortuna-teller might have informed the pi isoner, to be enabled to replace his gnat deficit; or rather, whether it was rational to suppose that he trusted to a continuance of his arts to cover the deficiencies, Mull an op portunity might offer for his escape. llis Lordship having concluded his observations, the Jury retired ; and on their return, the Foreman returned a verdi of—Guitiy ; with a recommendation, founded on the nunteroulend respeaatle testimonies of charac ter, for akn nt punishment; to whi,.h recommend- ation his Lordship answered, although charretsr cannot do away the offence, it ought and shall have due weight in mitigation ot punishment. Mr. Taylor was again tried on Wednesday, upon another of the indiatments, by the desire of the Judge, for reasons which we think it would not be prudent in us to state, for embezzling three separate sums of 514. ss. s'l. 381. 10s. and I 11. 41. 9 , 1- as in terest money, paid into the hands of the Prisoner, by tl.e agent of Me . Fentons, of Ma'am', on account of the bank. Mr. Broadley was main examined, and gave, in substance, the same evidence as upon the preceding vial, as to carrying on the business of a hanker at Malton; the situation of the Priioner in the Bank ; and that the Prisoner had no authority or per. mission to trade with money belonging to the bank. Upon being cross-esamined by Mr. MAINE, Mr. Broadley admitted that, in the multitude of business which must necessarily pas, throagli the Prisoner's hand, mistakes might h amen in the bn.d o „ ticuiarlf as he considered the Prisoner as rather care less ; bat that his int. in epaiaichaide sip to a certain period ; had it not been so, he would cer tainly nut have continued him in the situ.stiva tie was in. Mr IZ:chard Parker, anent to Messrs. Fenton', of proved, that '.n the behalf of Isis employers he had borrowed money at the Mahon Baia, and paid sic interest for io:o the hands of the Pri soner ; the first paym.nst s as the sum of 541. Ss. Bd. on the 14th of March, 180 u; the second the sum of $Bl. Pis. on the 13th of June. 1900; the third the sum of 811 4s. 9d. on the 23i of June. 1800. Mr. Thomas Hall, cashier to the Slidton Bark, produced the cash-book of the bank for the }ear 1800, as also other books of accounts, which all ap peared to have been kept by the Prisoner, or by Alr. Austin, the junior clerk; but, after minu:elv es amming all the books, he could find no entry in any of them of money paid by the preceding Witre-s. except an entry fit the h....1-seri:l:l of Mi. Austin. dated `_oth of June, 1.. e the sum of 41. 4s. a-,1 which was il:SO entered by the Prisoner in his rough cash-hoA. The l•risorcr, in l.s defence, sad, that he never bad any intmlion def:asidii.:-51.e bank. The Learned J alter ci.4,,tulAtilig the evi dence, stated the law th.. ..LO, ILe !::le • , upon the preceiin-: ; 14)(14 c.!.iccs th. Jury found A r s ariC. , e..r . Tra,417.4 !atm. . _ _ Sjicitk.rs f.r pf •,,zution, Mews. E sAsK - . MIDDIS.SEX FLECTIOW. SIXTH D A Y..-•-•At the close of the Poll this day, the Sheriffs stated the L umbers to be as follow : Fe Mr. M For Sir Fr.thea. Burd4tt . . . Majority fur Mr. Mainwaritig Sir Fa ANCISThen came forward,and,as soon as an audience could be'obuineti, he observed, that he did not envy hi. adversary the temporary triumph he had gained ; and accounted for his lo.s of numbers on the poll that day, by saying. that it keing Battu-• day, many of the freeholders in his intercstt. were probably engaged in bosines., and had fntin.llt in convenient to attend on that day; but that na Mon day and Tuesday, he hoped the exertions of bit, friends would place him at the head of Or poll (loud hu Agar). lie next tittered into a comparative state of the ;soil at this time, and 'that at the elision of the s . xth day in the last contest. and it - I"tied that thore was no rational ground for belies.- M^,-, that the Friends of Freedom wouid not t: itm;:h (load epidatuf.).—He next ailuded to the irurr-per and uncons.tthtional influence which, he said, the Magistrates bad exercised over pre',llretas, in threatening them with' th- loss of their I,ceetces. u 'less they rolled for his adversary.—(7%; ii;rsas Mr. Ara:au-du:: red timed, "Na me- iltsenee 40e been tierrited."—T ie of fhe 1.,q4 iNfrial..7 it to he the fre44-1..(.: zouL.l assure them, that if a IT such persons 1 , -fre ultimately injured 11 .riving their suffrage-, that he should consider h elf bound hereafter to protect them with lit wealth A- d 'faience (repeated ,heat, aviaase pr. r from, al ?;de(.)--I le also observed. th at . he had the of many friends, who would comefurward fie& yet it was better r.--t to lease weir cause suth ea. pendenciet, but by °He Acn,-I.il and itc. see, rirz fort render such assistance tuti: , ..ess try. (.43.:Inirra.) —The Baronet said he should take Lis leave of his friends that day, by quoting a very hon.:Ay aajings; and that was, that, in a cause such as he i :is cnoged in, he required only "a clear ,loge arid esoi:,:var"lo beat•his adversary. (Lord app 0441 l MT. MA INSVA KING presented himself upon the Hustings, and was assailed by the accustomed cla mour and abuse. He was compelled to retire with out being heard. Nothing particular occurrel on the outside of the -Musings. CLERELNWELL Saturday was the third Jay's poii, and at the close the numbers %t•er _•, For the R F•orer :46 Forth: It• Mr. Leadon Majority in farear of M.. FaiStet $0 cutc.vLAa LETTER. The following Circular Letter h4s bcm iss.,ed from the Adjutant Calends' Of tel..ive to the Price of Dread for the Army : Tha Consininariat General having retorted to •he Como-al der in that the price of wolf-bread la tem eteare •'. cio Lo..f. in many Counties F.orlar.,l, and I , tt, id geett , .-e th • the eh de monthly pe•niel.'s are node to the contra.ters, Jy the Payslieters C.orin a:;s draQrd by Ile R.rfa, lit.::intet to re. ; irto, that 13 wit:, tt, gear 1 alpine the poseSility of the miller, paaii.g /sore 1",. their ;bread, than the contract price to lit paid for bra. d in each eounty i., ::our district, for the month eedi.is on the 24th, as detcron:nti !iy the certificat , - the Criesteismari,t Geo, : .1, to be announced in corral cede, thi- uud r your t oneued, icerous to the 25th of ..ay mown 31141 t.., .4 ,r of the commiteary 4,,.trt 15 thn ' • wi I, (.r that purproro, t Cwwroit. argot General to make a report of tho mop- to (Sienedr W. W YNYARD, D'p. AL (kit. To keutemo.tAkeieral Re. Rte. Re. On - Wednesday last the Earl of Powts was met at Tenhurc, by the Ltll , ,w Cavilry, on his :churn to Shropshire; after an absence of s?ven years, and by them escorted to LualnW, where he was gree;ed with thm b artfelt congtAtulations of fire corp ,ration and inhabitants. His Lordi:iip's carriage was then drawn through the town be the populace, and from thence to Oakley Park: the seat of his mother. anti nn the Old Field, was j ined by the Bis'infr's Oustlo Cavalry. When arrived at Oakley Park, he return. ed thanks to the Acers and memh.r.. both cnr?s, for their polite attention and respe&. A tine or WAS r -asted in Ludlow, on the occasion, and prep *rations are maicieg for celebrating his return at Montgomery, bishop's Castle, tic. • The Farmers' meeting, on Monday hut, at the Duke's Heai. Lynn, for the +purpose of presenting Mr. COKE, with an elegant piece of plate, was nu merously attended, there being 150 gentlemen and f.rusers present, The cup is extremely elegant, and answers to the desctiption of its emblematical de vice.. which we have already given_ It weighed 700 ou ces,. and from the beauty of the workman ship. cost as many pounds verlhig. The customary meaitue of compliments and thanks was observed on the pi es.ntation of the valuable gift, by the Corn• mime to Mr. Coat. it is worthy 4 remark, that the three last State Lotteries contained ably six ::0,0001. prizes; five of which wete :rated: F.-• . . . No. Si\ L . It t• , . . . . e,eYt, 20,0:1 •.Icl Lottery, . . Y, 114, 20. ..0 T I I...ttery, . . :10,000 D This circumstance in some manner arc ,unts for the rapid demand for 'rickets and Shares in the `resent State Lottery, to be drawn in September next (being the only Lottery to he drawn this year). which conta;ns three 20,0(001. three io,ooAl. three 5,000, Ste. Bcc. na Prize les: than ert oily 25,900 Tickets, and which divides more Prize Money thaa in any Lottery for many years past. STATE Lnrree v for 1801 begias drawing Sep& tember et. The Tickrts and Shares :Ire selling by ht r . HALL and Co. (.uccessers to Mr. Ni. ch•,is,n), at their Licensed State Lottery Office. N t, red, CJrnhill, corner of the Royal Exchange. London, in a variety of numbers. (Scheme, grates.) SHA!“-SPE RE Lorrzay..—The Public are re. speattilly acquainted, that Messrs. Maxi. and Co. successors to Mr. Nicholson, No. 89, C. rnhilk, caner of the Royal Exchange, are appointed by Bovoetts, foe the sale of Tiuvt, is tLe Lottery (which they 11.:ve it V rjet monber.), price Three Games,. Man.+ mar b• • -