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,fr ' II . 0 2 ' and Wakor." Now this bill had nothing to do witkary foreiroltoometioo, Inaba wu it drawn in Ills ten ~peciaed~iem whiekit most be infer. red.:that I:WM.llft WEE connected with it, and that he 'doll wait . The Ckist Junes Mid, if the Jury were a opinion ,that there was no such person as Web's.; and that this deed was merely trumped up fat' tbs purpose of turning round, at a period subsequent to its date, any individual who ought happen to sue Davis, they would find for the Plaintiff—Amu if thee con.idereil the tortritienship to be real hunt' fide. they would return a verdict for the The jar! found fur the Plsiiitiff—Dimimm tpdaeipal end interest) 436/. ifk.....v oi t is 40s. At half-past two o'clock the CIIIST JUSTICE 11100 e, being obliged to attend a Privy Couwil. Mr. Justice liAr,ot - s number Ha' . - then took his seat. mid proceeded to try a . of causer. . Watts v. sittioca. This etas cap action bronuht by the son of a 'Thustc-seller at Bath. to recover &mars from the Defendant Inc kaviaic pirated a musical comprni. firm, the property of the Plaioiili. called Captain White. a cnontry donee. which had long been n avonrite in the foilltiimable circles in Bali and iLsonlon. Mr. Simms?* . batrlsor stated the particulars of the case. proceeded to call evideucr iu support of the Plaintiff's - claim*. Grorga White r the brother of the present Plain. tiff, resides at Bath; his brather composed the dance now called Citphsits White. Winters saw hi. brother compose it, the first part in 1814. and the latter part its 18111. No Dame appeared to it till the latter part was published. It was first sold in • 1110onewcript copies, but no copy was sold without a mtfilication on the top. is This dance is the pro ver of J. White, as entered at Stationers' Hall." Metieen 9,000 and 4,000 were sold in manuscript. lt was afterwards published with fifteen other coun try themes, at 3s. 6d. the set. aross-ezonined.--Tlw first pert was co.:spoon' in about five minutes; witness was present during 'the time; he was also present when the second part was composed, which occupied about the same time; it was repeatedly played before it received a !name. by the Plaintiff. to the wittiest* ; it was first blushed in mannscript, in December, 1816; Om it was first printed, it was stated to be the Ileol.mksis of J. T. Reid, and so it was entered ot &Nhewers' Hall; but the Plaintiff 'told the wit. ness he had entered it as the property of Jabs Jo 111 White, ten. (other of the Plaintiff, he . WM a vansic.seller at Beth, anti belonged to the Co inert band foe upwards of fifteen years. Thu Youutiff. setting aside the partiality of • father, pea l s spainlerful pious. He composed the dance tailed Geordie Plato. It was extremely popular, it was deuced every night fur more than half Shoran The other companions in the printed collection were all. with the reception of three. the smiteporition of the Plaintiff. They sold in four • • ,aimiths after the eolfiction was published about attlelsoodred; the sale then fell off wonderfully, the Music-salters in Loudon having pirated it.— It was about two mouths ago. that they learned the Defendant had pirated it. Cross-examisied.-.Believed hie son might have composed shoot $OO country-dances. Jahn Frazer purchased a copy of the Defendant in October last, at his shop in Bishopsgate-street, for one shilling. It was taken from several others, James Power received a manuscript from the Plaintiff in the early part of 1817, and delivered it to Mr. Bates, to have it engraved. Mr. Muproe received a manuscript copy of the set of deuces in 1417, from the Plaintiff, to have it angrared. lie delivered it to Mr. Bates. Mr. Bates proved having received the two copies, itind*rtgraved them. The first was the copy of a *e or,do, the second a set of deuces. This was in April 1811. In October last witness received a set from the Defendant in manuscript, and an order to engrave it, which he did. Wm. Walton,* printer of music, was employed bit the Deferidaist to print 123 copies from the en searrirg. lie also printed six copies in the single Watt. He printed no more, for Me Defendant Wald on him, and said there was a piece of work abut the deuce, and he would publish no more. • • Mr. Whitaker, the composer, was called, who rend that the publication of the Defendant was fusessely the same es that of the Plaintiff. It was Illfe (*owlet, piracy. Crosperaminett—There ores one note more in the fourth bar, but the fifth bar was the some. la the fourth bar of the second strain there was a colourable alteration, a d instead of a 6, but in sub stance it was the same. Several other composers were called. whose testi mony was similar to that of Mr. Whitaker. The Plaintiff also proved the sole of 123 copies. Mr. CAMPBELL. for the Defendant, submitted that the Plaintiff had not made out the substance of his declaration. He had declared that he had published a certain book, or country deuce, called Capiatia Whim. Now his proof was, that he had published a book, consisting of • collection of country dances, of which this el nice formed a sheet. Mr. SCARLET? suhmitted that this objection would not lie on the statute of Anne. Every dis tinct piece might be considered, and was considered by the Act, es a book ; and such had been the doc trine held by Lord Elletibormigls. Mr. Justice Bavt.E., said, he would not stop the cau.e though he would save the point. Mr. CAMPBELL then submitted, that the puh 'Wittig in manuscript must have put an end to the Plaintiff's claim of copyright. Mr. Justice BATLEY said, that would only affect the term for which the Plaintiff's copyright should continue, after the publication of the printed copy. Mr. CAMPBELL then submitted, that the entry at Stationer.' Hall being in the name of Reid, the Plaintiff could not now maintain an action. Mr. Justice BATLEY MBE of opinion, it was un necessary to have entered it at all, but having en tered it, he had a nght, whatever name he might have used, to 'wove his property in it. Mr. Csoescht. then proceeded In address the dory. He regretted that this task had fallen on Wm, as lie was wholly ignorant of the science of music, whilst his friend, Mr. Braden, might, if he choose it, take on himself to play first fiddle at the open t .house. With respect to the compositions now under consideration, be could he thought prove that they differed most material. The Plaintiff's (.'ap. tads White, differed from the Defendinier in figure, and hews* informed that gentlemen were in attend ance with their instruments, and would with his Lordship's permission, play over the two composi tions, when their variance would be most apparent. The Learned Counsel said he should also be able to prove that this boasted composition of the Plain tiff 'a was a mere compilation from other pieces, and that there was not a single bar usigival. 'l'he Plain tiff. imputed to the Defendant that his piracy had destroyed the profit which he had derived from this extraordinary composition. The foci was. that it had gone out of fashion ; it had ran, eccordiug to the Plaintiff's account, twelve nu v ths, and the good peoPle of Bath now wanted something new. Oit this ground he trusted, even if he should not be so fortunate is to get a verdict for his client, the question of damage would become merely nominal, and would belimited to the lowest coin in existence. William Wilson is skilled iu the science of mu sic ; had seen the dance called Captain White; it was uot an original composition, but a new coin• binistion of old passer.. Witness knew nearly all the passages in it. The first settiug-off is one bar of Love is thine Eyes ; there was also a pas sage from The Irish Washerwoman ; and two half bars from The Irish Washerwoman are put to gether ; and other parts were taken from other dances. The Plaintiff was no otherwise the author of it than tacking the shreds and patches together. Wittier* did eau sieve there had been an original country dance composed for many years peg. Cron-examined.—Witness bad ? composed some things, but never any thing forithe Defendant ; kart of this was from Off She goes. Three notes of ■ common bar is a passage, and therefore there can scircely he any thing original. Mr. Richards, leader at the Royalty theatre, had seen the dance called Captain White. It was ■ compilation of various old tunes ; witness did not think there was any originality iu dances, though there was in compositions of more importance. Witness called the compositions of Mriz.irt„ Han del, and the great masters, original, but lie would not take on himself to say, that a single bar of Mozart's music might not be found existing in other music previous to his. Benjamin Payne, a musician, 6, 3111 in the habit of supplying the Defendant with censor) . deuces; he furnished him with Captain White about two years ago; he learnt it by healing it played ; he did not know Mr, White was the author td it ; he never heard of Mr. White. The shopinan of the Defendant proved, that his master published the dunce in question iu Octi.her last : he published it from a manuscript copy which hr intichinied of the last witness. It had been pub lished by other persons iu London the year before. The Defendant published the dance about ten slays before he heard it was the Plaintiff's property. Wit ness believed two had been sold ; hut as sows as he wet served with notice, he stopped the sale, and re c.lled all he had sent to other music-sellers i►► ex change. Mr. SCARLETr replied. and regretted much he was nut able to return the compliment which h►s Learned Friend had paid him. lie had been pleased to my, that he (Mr. Scarlet) u•davatootl music so well that he might play first fiddle at the Opera-house. It would be • mutter of much gratification to him if he was qualified to do so; but he certainly might, without vanity, assume that he knew more of the matter than his Learned Friend did, for his Learned Friend had by his conduct in this inquiry shewn that he had no skill in music, except the bagpipes—or in dancing, except in the Scotch reel. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to contend that his client had fully made out his case, and had entitled himself to • verdict. Mr. Justice BATLEY summed up, and the Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff--Damages, 51. costs, 40s. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Wenutinta, Noiomr, Dualism 7. Before the Caw James aid Special Juries. TURSCIII V. TUIRICIL This was an action brought by Sir Gregory Page Tuner, against his mother, Lady Tamer, his two brothers, and as node, for a conspiracy to take out a Commission of Limicy against him, and procure tbe posseasios sad mmisreinent of his property. The Commission was taken out in the year 1814. Wises the case bad ben stated to 1k yarn amid two wit nesses eitamiued on the part of the Plaintiff, the Cully lonics suggested, that as it was always necessary its cases of this *stare, to prim cot only malice hit want of proba ble cause the latter of which would be difficult, even after what ha d already appeared, whether it world Not be inure sonsidevate and humans not to proceed further. lu his (Tinier the Plaintiff ought to be called. Mr. ierjeaot Laws a/stated, aid the Plaintiff was ae tordiagly iloammited. VIILTOII V. OAKES. This Was an action to recover 3671. Pls. the price of two horses, add by Defendant to Plaintiff, with a warranty of seundoeis, but of which one afterwards proved unsound, to. it ether with 111. ea. Sd. the charge for keeping them trim the time of lbs salt, is livery stables. Mr. Serjeaat Vaßedran staled the case to the Jury. The Plaintiff was a dealer in homes, the Decadent a Captain its the first regiment of I.ife Guards, be was sure a very boomer. able man, and who acted in the present ease trader a miscue. corium. The Defendant bad two horses, one s bright bay, the other darker in colour, which, fur distioctims sake, he should call a 'Wilshire., it the barracks at Knightsbridge, which he was desirous to dispose of. He spoke to the Plaintiff to look at the horse% which he did, and was very much pleased with them. They were *hews to bins in Hydapark. Milton agreed to give 330 guineas fur the pi 4, but as the sum was large, wished to have a warrauty. In this so dilicully was made; die mosey was paid, and the horses sent home the 29th last Septesber. It was for the purpose amnia' theta the Plaintiff bolight them; earl only a day or two after his purchase, sold tbir Yorkshire to a Mr. Fernier, a gentleman knows in the sporting world, fur 300 guineas, engaging barn to be Rood. Mr. Fermin, however, suspecting something to he wrang with one of the horses legs, took him two or three days after to be esamised by Mr. Sewell, of the Veterinary College. Mr. Sewell advised his by ors Biases to keep the burst, as he woe lame in the off fore foot, ad bad a contraction in the fetlock jabot, which appeared to be of some standing, He &coned- Mgt, rosined die hoarse, as being truseuud. It would be proved by Mr. Fereaties sei raid that the horse was on. sound from the time be came to bis master's stables. His client would be very glad the horse could he primed sod at the time be sae delivered to Mr. Fermor, rod that that corneaet could be affirmed, became sheer he should receive $OO eidaess for ale horse- A number of rimer.% of sc. knowledged skill in the diseases of bur..., would stale the hone was decidedly uasuand when in she mamba/me uU Mr. Fernier, sad that he moist have been so before that time— and that was the ()medium for the Jury, not whether Captain Oakes was aware of tbe.ormoondness. If they showed God fur the Plaintiff, they, anent, wool.' add to the value of the horns the expense of keeping them in the interim. W. B. Ramsay was them called and entailed—Received the price of the horses far Captain Oakes. he being out of town; the receipt handed to Men is that he min ; it is fur 3133/. 10s.; has heard beta Captain Oakes the remaining 51. were paid to him. Cromexandeeti—Knew the boron front their original per. chase by Captain Oakes. above a year back -, they were used as regimental horses. has seen one of them hunting, and has redo another of Mein himself; always understood them I. be sound, there was tin "'presentee to the rookery ; has sees one of them go through &day's bust very well; never sup ported them to be unsoiled ; has been used to books since a boy; never observed • contraction in the foot of the York. shire, never looked particularly at it; the hones op himself to Milton; they were rode up aid down thewsgh the yard of the livery-stables in Peet.lare ; it was pond; heard nu remark made by Milma, or any other penes peasant, shout their legs; they etkibited we symptom of weakness ; the bright bay hone, not the Yorkshire, one bed a swellieg above his kite,, but was eared of it ; there was No enlarge ment on the ?et luck-joist of the off furoleg of the latter. William Ftrmor, Esq. extemand.—Wers Ante by Milton the Yorkshire horse which he bad purchased of Captain Oakes ; it was in the latter nil of September, or begioning of October ; on his warren* his to be send, bought him for 300 guineas; bad previously observed the fetlock join of bolls his fore legs swelled and iadamed ; rode him no soft ground in the Park; told Milan he was appreheo. sive the bone was unarmed, het so be warranted him would take hint ; he wits delivered op to hint the very evening he bought him ; rude him to Mr. Sewell to be examined, as well as be can recollect. 'boot fear days after; his own opinion, after riding hint two or three tomes on soft ground is. the Park, in the intermediate time, was, that be was lame ; be was rode by nee* hat himself; rode him to the Veterinary College himself; is quite sure he was lame then ; the injury appeared to he in the fetlock Joint of the off fore-hg ; his coachmen had the care of him while is his possession; only be suspected witeenadons, inlaid have aeut him at once to his hunters. Crose.rxemined—The bone was scot back immediately after Mr. Sewell saw him; neon charge his memory with exact dates ; did nut ride his. atter he had been at the col lege : was in his posseasioe three or four days before be was taken there ; hod exercised him I. is than any horse he ever bought; did sot think it right, becaose he son uncommonly fat ; merely eantereil him ; did not " put hits. out ;" did not make him sweat; hail buss out anew four times before be discovered him to lse lame. Edward Stone, °whom to Mr. Ferro.,, _slated, that the horse was looter Ina etre, sad rode by embody but Isis mas ter ; the next morn.ng after he came, he perceived a great inflammation, heat, sod swelling in the part before mention rd, hut observed no lameness till he went to the College, and was told by his master; told his minter of the inflammation in both fetlock joints the merniag after the bums was brimicht. Mr Sewell, of Si. lake/nary College, ',remained. Raw the horse in question the day be was brought to the College by Mr. Fermor ; can't Mate the day of the month; ,perceived him lame; ohmovird an enlargement in the elf fetlock joint before, attended with heat set swelling; there was also a slight entities in the shape of that foot; it might have been natural, or it might have been from " Girotiring it;" the bow was thew decidedly unsound; any one would theo have observed his lameness ; a hone it ofteis lime without its brio; observed; the borne is still lame, thqueb not an mach en as he was. In answer to the Ciller hornet —instead of entering the horse three or four times routed the park, liner the is.. Aammation had beam perceived, the more proper asst hu mane emirs. *oak, have bees to let him stand is, the stabk. Mr. Colman, a Professor in the Veterinary College ; Mr. Herniae, and Mr. Powis. Veterinary Su^ Jobe Hell, a farrier, corroborated the testimony of wit. now. kinelAbs Henry Ben, E. was neon whoa the bought by Mr. Femme; thought from hie appose's= he could not be wend, anil dissuaded him bon the purchase. Baker, Erg. sew the hone the neat morning after Wog bought by Mr. Fenner, and said be would be lame after the best gallop James Maul, a lowneelealer, deposed, that the other horse had own got an injury is the leg while in possession of Captain Oakes. Byng, servant to Minos, stated the hone was sold to Mr. Fermur the day after he was bought by his master, and returned to Coping Oakn the day after Mr. Femme sent him back. J Woodkin, keeper of the liemy-staidee, Park-lase, proved that his bill amounted to ell Ss. dd. This wss the Plaintiff's ease Mr &skit* Lexa on the pert of the Defendant, remark ed how unlikely it was that • min who had beers a regular horse dealer, like the Plarstiff, for twenty-four years, sbutild have overlooked so material a defi•st se was now said ex isted in the hor , e when be was sold. He should produce several very respectable witnesses, to prove that at the sale the horse was pot through very severe exercise is the park, mod that fur mouths before, sad up to that time, lbws was vot the most distant 'poem/sacs of soy ossooodoess Major Kelly, of the let Life Guards, was then enamined Knew the two horses, the subject of the action, very well; knew them up to the time they were sold to Minos. Cape. Oakes was in the habit of riding them to the geld ; continu ed to do so till within a fortnight of the rile; should con sider this s very severe trial for a horse, rrquiring hard gob loping, sodden pulling in. and wheeling, which shake a hone very much; did not perceive him to be lame; it be bed been, most probably would bows observed it, as Captain Oakes used to ride in front of $ squadron ; the other horse was nut lame; saw both very often in the stable, and looked at them very minutely, though he never took tip their fete. Four or live Officers of the Nine regiment, including the riiiingmaeler, with the sasists•t-ridiagmasler, and farrier, confirmed the above stateeneot in every particular. James 1310%1111, Veterinary Sergeo• to the regiment, stated, it was his slaty to examine nit the horses once a week, and report any of them footed to be onsuund—oever had mos- Bios in report either of Captain Oakee's horses. Charles Newland, servant to Captain Oakes, cleaned the borses the morning they were sold ; washed and cleaned their fret ; examined them; dam was so tameness or asp appearance of iinsotiodnimo perceptible. Mr. Serjeant VAUCIRAX ties spoke to evidence. The Cuter Jvsetes read over the evidence and comment. ed ou it, and the Jury, after two or three usiuutes dritbasa. lieu, brood 6 verdict rK the Deesstaat. OLD BAILEY. Dsc. 5. MOST IMPORTANT CASES OF FORGED NOTES. Jails Williams, aged 11, was arraigned fur forging and pimping a U. mote purporting to be grimiest, with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the hank of England. He ales Mood charged with patting away ten of the said U. motes; and another count elated his having pat sway five of the said 11. notes in the coons, ot Surrey. Mr. Serjeant Bosatittorr stated the ease to the Jury, and Celled the following witnesses :..--. William Underwood deposed, that he was engaged by Mel bigot constable, Samuel Fumanti, anti William Coate*, to detect the Primate at the bar in passing forged notes. 11' it nem hid become acquainted with the Prisoner on the 211th of October last; and on the 7th of November, fur the first time, he met the Prisoner et the Coach and Horses, iu If/envy-lame, when the Prisoner was is company with John Gay, whom he well knew, and who iatroduced him for the purpose of buying mutes of the Prisoner. He bad been pre viously told by cosy that the Prisoner would sell him some queer ones, meaning /urged notes. He hunght one, fur which be paid Is. ands day or two afterwards be hosight five more from Prisoner on Waterlimbridge. Cat the 12th be met Prisoner en Monument-y. 4, and purchased leas wore forged noire. Prisoner then asked) the witness whets he wait!. ett tome? to which whores replied, he should wear other sides by Thursday, it bring the day before Kingston Fair. eross.e.rautiwed.—He hut hero • calico-printer, a copper smith's porter, and a coal dealer with his cousin, who was also a clerk Its a lawyer. He had gives isforestatinn against three other persons besides the Prisoner. 11 . •;11inm Sellers stated that be was entpktrd by the flask of Englaud In detect the passers of forged notes. and for that purpose had procured the last oilers, (Underw ood) to mi4r chair notes of thr Prisoner. He (witness) was instructed as to the meeting of the parties, amid went to Motiument-yard, 'mots the night stated by the last witness, where be saw the Prisoner and Underwood.; but the former suddenly disap peared, nod, as he minderatoo4, ran car by Poddinglene, io which ilirectiost he pursued him in vain. Prisoner wee, however, so length traced to the Coach and Horses public house, in Unity-lane, where he was apprehended. John Chalmers, the neat witness,• nowthat tie was by trade • shoemaker, and 'Aided is High Holborn; that the Prisoner at the her came into his shop oue evening towards the latter cud of November lest, when lie offered him alt note in purclutte of some goods. Primmer then gave him what he afterwards hisruvered to be a fatale name and adder's. The note hr thew tendered him (here the note wan produced in Court) wui the same as was now prt tented to bins. Thomas Glover, the inspector to the Bank of England, was next sworn, and, upon the stoles being produced, he dk tiered than all to be forgeries. He had Iwo Inspector of Bank notes for a period of 25 years, and he knew the notes were all from one plate. The Jury seemed much dissatisfied with the evidence of this erittiess, and the Foreman rose, when the attention of the whole Court was at once directed to him. He begged leave to observe, with all deference to the dignity of the Court and the opinion of the Deitch, that neither he nor his brother Jurymen: were satisfied with the evidence of the Inspector to the Beek, and they wished to be informed by bim, it' poen ble, how he knew a forged from a genuine note? They themselves (the Jury) had several notes in their possessiou, which they bed oak. a in the course of trade, and they really could not see the difference between those notes stud the one prosiounced to be f*.roli. The note heinz here handed to the Jury, each of the twelve Jurors minutely examined it,and compared it with several of their °woodier which the Foreman repeated, that it was their decided opinion that the Bank Isiapectur was bound to give them some specific mark in the body of the oute by which they might judge whether be was capable or not of thslinguisbiug between good and bad notes, for the note in vocation was so will executed, sod in all respects se similar, tb it they could not make up their minds on the subject. Baron WOOD tenintked in reply, that the information they requested was ratio r of a delicate kind, and it might not be proper to make the politic at large acquainted with the secret by which the Bonk of England was enabled to detect the rotted uutes nottinpted to be passed as genuine. It might, in fact, he very piiiilorlise ofiucuuveuieuce if this was done, and sorely the circiimoance of the Prisoner selling fur Is. what "'aglow's' to be worth 20g. was a strong proof of guilty knowledge. The Jury were, however, by no mews satisfied with this opinion of the Bench, when, et last, Mr. Serjeant ROCINQUAT said, he should call Mr. Glover .again, and mounine him no the subject still further. Mr. Glover the inspector, said, that he would endeavour to comply with the request of the Jury, as far be reasonably could. In the first place, the paper was Not of the same kind; next, the watermark, in the forged notes, was in dented by a sudden pieroure after the paper wee menufae lured, whilst the water-mark of the Bank of England was interwoven. in it were, with the manufacturing of the paper of which they were made. Then, as to the numbers, or 'gores of the different awes; those belonging to the Bank were stereotyped, while the figures of the forged notes were always struck upon the copper they were engraved on. Mr. Baron ti'noci then charged the Jury, and observed the ease had, in his upiuiou, been clearly made out against the Prisoner. The Jury retired 75 minutes and returned, lading the Prisoner guilty of uttering the note to Mr. Chalmers, but they could not, on their oaths, believe one single word that Uoierwouri, the first witness, had said. The Learned Baron told hem the Prisoner was charged with selling the note to Underwood, and they must therefore aninit him if such was their opinion. The verdict was theta declared to be Net Chitty! Wilikort Connor, aged 31, was indicted for uttering seve. ral U. forged notes, with intent to defraud the Governor and Cumpaity of the Bank of England. Five persons gave evidence to th.! Prisoner's having passed forged notes to them. The same kind of evidence as to forgery was given as in the receding eon. The trial leste4 till See o'clock. when the Jury retired, sod at IMOe in the evening returned into Court, when the Foreman stated the verdict to be as fol. lows:—" Guilty of passing the motes in wiestites, but the Jury are not all satisfied with the erbium, widneed as to the note being forged." The COMMON SENJULATIT...." It is your duty, Goptleenen, in such a case to acquit or convict the Prisoner, es appears to you to be proper. Foreman- 6, The Jury have no doubt the Prisoner passed the aide, but we are by no means satisfied that it is • forged ante. The evidence dors not at all convince user that" The COMMON SARJEANT.-••" Gentlemen, if you are not agreed iu your verdict, you must retire, and again coo eider The Foreman—" We are agreed, my Lord, but cannot be satisfied with the evidence of the forgery." The COMMON Si T—•." if, Gentllyien, yon ere not satisfied with the mote le-ing a forged note, purporting to be of the Bank of England, you are bound to acquit the Fri super." Mr. Shelton (Clerk of the Arraigns)—" Gentlemen of the Jury, is the Prisoner at the bar guilty or not ? Foreman (its a firm tome of voice)--" Not Guilty." This vegiltet was received with the losides4 a pplitivm by a crowded audience, who seemed peculiarly iiitetested in the decision of this trimly important ease. trillion Nratesylsy was capitally convicted ofsteaiinga brown gelding of Wut. Brinell, and a road geldiug of John %Varibboutue MONDAY. DEC. 7. CHARGES OF FORGERY. Jolla Dye was eapintliy indicted for tittering a forged Bank of England note, knowing it to he forged. Sir. ROLLAND opened the pleadings. Mr. Serjeanl RANtANQUAT ADM.' to the Jury, that the pre sent prosecution rested chiefly on the evidence of the witness whew testimony they had heard on a former trial (on Satur day). When the evidence of a witness, however culpable, was supported by other testimony, it was always held suffi cient. But in this case he meant to adduce no corrobora tive evidence, mail the Primmer utust of course be acquitted. The Prlsunerwaa immediately Acquitted. Inc Howard was indicted for feloniously uttering to Elisabeth *Pherson a forged 11. note, kuovriug it to be forged, with intent to defraud the said Elirdwili *Manson, or flue Governor and Company of the Bank of England. The Prosecutrix stated, that she kept a hosier's shop at No. 74, Newgsle•street, and on the 4 bth November, in the erelong,. the Prisoner came into her shop to purchase worsted stockings, and in payment tendered the note in question, whit h she afterwards found was a forgery. She had some difficulty in identifying the Prisoner. The Jury found a verdict of—Not Guilty. The Pi isoorr was again indicted for haying the same note in his possession, know iug it to be forged ; but on evidence being adduced fur the peusccution, • verdict of acquittal was 'eon POLICE. .111. • BOW %TR Err. Yesterday a young man of genteel appearsoee, Wa.Clialrged the shore (Aire s till VAI I. ty of ft atitiolcniiinitsactions, in obtainiag suits of mo u rning clothes of numerous trades. men. The Pri , •iiiier and hn brother commenced their ope. rat immediately after the death of her late Majesty.— Tke Prisuurr ass comtnitteil fur trial. Such is the continued mildness of the seo'ot►, that the hirild, having Hu calendsr by which they con judge ill the progres. of the weather but their feel. lug ., Wive. 111 iiiduy Lieguit to build their aiev.t.„ es if H I.t 0' suntn►er %roe epproacliug. Young roue.., litill-tleilge4l, ore low n► the trees at Hatch 4...:Htirt, lieruu. nee aria 6! 11. I. Cot.t.uss, E.g. unl several .10 •.ttiug on eggs. MIDDLESEX SESsIoNs. MOST WICKED ASSAIL`L.T.—SET A ROY'S HEAD. A lamplighter, named Gable, was indicted for a mu* wicked assault ■pou a little boy named Fallon, by striking him with hiss link, an 4 at•ttibg his head on fire. , A boy, who was passing by, saw the poor child with his head on Gee; the child cried Out . , Put it out ! Put it out Witness did so; be did not set the sneak committed, bat he beard the lamplighter 'cruse to put out the burning oil. To a question asked by 11w Prisoner, the witness said the child cried wit that it was Om lampiirht.► that did it. T. e ni..ther of the horn, how said, hrr sun was brought li•mir with his bead burnt to the boor. The child suffered extreme agony, and hecatne oomph. toy delirinue. The CMAIRMAN °battered, that whi ober the lamplighter had done the injury iutentiosally or occidcutally, he was a moat shocking brute. The Jury returned s verdict uf—Gitilly. Mesas Cole was indicted fur baring in his possession twenty pieces of base metal, in insitatiou of the current cola of the ►ealm, called shillings. The possession was proved upon the evidence of two officers, who, upon apprehending and searching the Pro loner, were told by him, that they had either put them Into his pocket, or that somebody else had done so. Another man was with the Prisoner, but be was discharged tom the Police-office. FIRE TO Mr. Powell, of Ibe Mini, deelsred the shillings conning fait. Several pertains, of respectability gave the Primmer a good character.—tiailiy. lie was 'sentenced to six months imprisonment; a mitt• gated punishment, tbe Chairman said, In consequence of the good character elm him. Several persons were convicted of tittering counterfeit sbit• lines. to one ease Ilse Jury thought it necessary to *lnoue mend a female to mercy. . . . The Chairman regretted that ' s' it was not a trial at com mon law, it was out of his power to mitigate the rigc.ur of the prescribed punishment. In a trial for an assault, one of the witnesses dated, that the Magistrate before whom the summons had been beard, bad recommended the parties to " fight it nut." The CHAIRMAN immediately said, the Gentleman who ad vised that mode of decision might have been " a Magi* - trate," but he certainly was not a " Joutice of the Peace." CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday an inquest was belts at the Steel-yard Coffee. house. Upper Thanws.street, before Thomas Shelton, Eag. Coroner, on the body of a mum commonly known in the neighbourhood where he resided by the name of Lord Cas tlereagh, but whose rent nanie was Daniel M'Swtun y. The deceased was an Irishman, and resided to Long-lank, in the Iturungb. Philip Cunningham, of Pepper.ellry, in the Heroin(li, deposed as follows:—" On Friday morning lent, abode eleven o'clock, I was standing near she premiers of Me. Calvert, at the bottom of Allhallows-lane, awl saw soma. thing lying ha the Thames, which I thought was a dog ; it was nearly covered with mad ; it was ebb tide, and the wa.. ter bad left it on the mud. I called to a person who was nearer to the objoet than myself, and said, le it a dog?' He answered, ' No, it is a man.' I went up to him end sow the deceased's face, upon which I exclaimed, ' My Guff, it is Lord Castlereagh! is be dead?' I thee assisted in tak lag him to the neareet house to the spot, quite dad." . Coroner—" Why did you call him Lord Castlereagh ?" Witness—" I knew the deceased for three years, and he weal by that name. I have worked with him. I wai told by one of Mr. Calvert's men, that be saw the decrabed on the teeming of Thursday, washing some potatoes at the bot tom of Allhallows Stairs, by the water aide, and was at that time In a state of intoricatioa. Verdict—" Aretdealally dreamed is the Rise► Thames." MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, Dramatize. F. Having received a large supply of Wheat from our own coast (from 6 to 7,000 quarters), although the arrivals from abroad were not quite.. numerous, vet the sates in English Wheat were very heavy, at • decline of two shillings per quarter, and a liege quantity left unsold at that reduction ; Bruns arc in demand and support their price; the anpply of Barley being large MAO quarters, English and Foreign), the sale MIN heavy; the arrivals with Oats were smelt, and the prices the same as this day week; in Pease, and other kinds of grain, there is no alteration. CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN. Foreign 87s 62. Finr ditto 72s BOA English Wheat b6s 60, Fine ditto 76s 110 s Oh ditto —a s Rye bOs —s Fine ditto s6s —s Grey Pease Fine ditto Tick Beams . • • • • • .12" 72. Old ditto —I Small ditto 731 SOB Old &its Feed Oats 32s 35 Barley 4ss 52s Fine ditto .. 6os 66s fine ditto Mt 3s. Poland ditto 36, 40. New ditto 70. 75. Fine ditto 4O, 43. Malt Potatoc ditto 44a 44• Fine ditto White Ptase (boilers) 70s 72s Fine ditto Rape Seed, per last 461 521 Fiue Finns 65. 7011 Seconds . 60. 66, PRICE OF BREAD THIS WEEK. The highest !mice of the hest Wheaten Bread throughout the metropolis, is stated by the principal Bakers to be One Shilling and a Hallpeury she Quartern Loaf. Some Bakers sell the Quarters Loaf from oue penal to two-peace lower. lb. crs lb. or. Peek Loaf to weigh IT $ Quotient Loaf to weigh • Half ditto Bll Half Quartern SMITHFIELD MARKET, MOMDAY, Mecums 7. This day's market had a Loud supply of prime Beus', and the slam of Cattle in general was considerable; Beef and Motion were dearer ; Veal and Pork sold at lost prices; sod the trade for the most part was pretty brisk. The Mir* in the Hay-market wrre somewhat lively; Straw and Closet have dropped in pike; Hay fetched last price. COAL MARKET, DECLAIM 7. Ships at Market. Ships Rohl. Price. 531 NCIICARi le 11 1 1 ; Sunderland ioa 335. Bd. to 401. Oil. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Retl.7l3litii I Ex. Bills, ... 19 90 It's 31 per Cent...... 88H I Lottery Tickets, l lgl. 18s. 4 per Cent.. 96,lii I Ornsituus....... Bank L. Ann. 20 5.16 3 I Cons. for Acc. 8011 80 India Bond, 8.1 pr. I 791 BIRTH On the morning of the 2.1 instant, at ber,father's house in Merritm.aquare, Dublin, the Lady of H.R. Carden, Esq. of the Priory, Templemore, of a daughter. MARRIAGE. .At Paris, on the 14th November, Robert Travers, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel of the 42d Dragoons, to Catherine,only daughter of the late Colonel Richard Lee, of Waterford. DEATHS. On Friday, the 4th instant, at his bonne in Bedford-square, John Louden, Esq. a Member of the Hun. the Cow t .if Directors fur the Affairs of the Hon. East India Company. On Tnesday Ina, aged 90 years, Mrs. Herbert, widow at the late Mr. David Herbert, who formerly kept the King , Arms, in Plymouth, and there first intmdured to the notion of the Roams.* Omits that delicious fish the John Dom. with which be was so well pleased as to invent a sauce (or it; atilt celled by his name... LONDON: Printed and Published at the 05c7, No. It 7, 'tried; where Advertisements ate received, and lAtt,.. (post-paid) must be atitirmaed.-...C. ti)ITN, No Cleanest% Inn, Printer-1 WHITE, No Ili, Strand. Publisher. • • • t~ 7 , i