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London, England, 1815-12-15 00:00:00

3Taxwell writ alive on the Ad: of Julie, or
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licit. iltury ttiouKin prolsabli, lie v. As hey
would find a verdict for the Defendant. but if they
believed he perished in the storm Which hid berg
described, they would lind for the
The Jury, after a. short consideration, fotind a
verdict for the Plaintiff.
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witratcsivE POIIGERT. ' •
Mr. Althea, IthicAesecif, of 'iftv.llll7, G •111140..
ford:square, Ins brisattlit up fuk di third eta .1144
lug' el. df forgery, fir Y 1 ere k folrVe •
• nsidiettlleieterest, that the
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by Wankel* ifertiwittbs Htisflibilt,' odd tie
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snt ererice, oft 44.3 , frindorill.atreetillArabesll.,`'
road, grivo. its, Adelidit,:Atiuml, Navy tight 4 brit44l-
- Sion to kis terrace evidence, state!, that having been lofonin-
ed by the Ptioliers, that Me. John Delman Miler Aar MN name
as an e' 'rent on the two Rilli of Eirtitinge; one fit,-
7601. wit' the Oilier fop addl. porpnetin( tie be•draire hr ••
C.C. Forbes, artier/la, he *the West Itutlesi at
and payable to ore All Oltys abet', - •
end purporting Ili • .14 NIL was a to, I cry ; ht., iii
conseqamees Op y, the *MI: of Ifiereniltee,
this Office, fur i yarlfist, said aCeolspitaled try flail chef' •
Liinbeitt, olleeiro..tibeibleet dry apprelseirded the Prlstineet •
when the Primmer. "times' used his aureately ill, and
that if the bilis ter be uttered them id the anew
state bit soceladO 111111dat. Witnesi
then tali) the Prilluallr-thAtikr• John jpvaaeppa was come era
tow*, and that lie sold 114Alica!to le to the litie was tumid ' •
to which the Miaow easd, tim.l it it teas, he uttered •
theta just as be Ham from Ca,ptala Halliday. Wit- -
nese told the Polsestaia Illet it Captain Halliday.***
ts! its are. • i
ter inl wit's* Wl* *tour if he told him when. he was •
be shoo be posted' to wilds the Prisoner anode no re-- .
ply. The Priapism thee *eked IN'ilsers, if tie basineei could
ttot be maimed. es be bed property in his possession to
accuse it, bathe did net my what tba.propesty WAS,
Mr. John Dougeb, of 'Teignatontit, in I)trOnaliire, i.t
addition to bis last leationtay, added, that be believed Pie
liaud•writing in the body of the hills to be in the.Pri.t•nset*.
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Julio Limb, ick being sworn, said, that be undJohn Hott, , is•
his brother ogle" accompanied Mr. Clarence, and took. .
the Prisoner Into custody, and on marching bin. Gould in
his aissesi.ion the two hills of exchange now prodncr-I, dated
Tortola, 22d of September, 1815, payable at fin days
aft w
eight, and endorsed " John Down; one bill for 1,1001.
and the ether bill for 1,4001. 1.
Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Samuel Hicks, his clerk, roved the,
endorsement," John Dungan," on two bilk fount'
by I.intbrick on the Priwnter, to be also forged, and not of
Mr. John Dohgan's band-writing.
The next charge against the Pri ue.ner wax; for uttering a
forged bill of exchange for 1,2001. date tt Tortola, the 7th or ••
July, 1815, payable to the order of John Dungan, Esq atid•
made payable at lite house of Anthony Mackestrut, Esq,
London, at sixty days after sight, end endorsed "
Dungan." „ ,
Mr. George Oppenlicimerinterctiant, of New Broad.street,
stated, that on the 20th of October last he received the,
above-mentioned bill Nona his broker, Mr. Richard J•ineit
in payment fur 15 tuns of hemp, sold on arcuuut.of witness.
and partner, by Mr. James to Mr. Goditi Shiffiter, fur the'
use of Mr. George Hardy, which bill witness inquired at tire'
hanking-house of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Sinith, who he
learned were bankers to Mr John Doutenn, if they world.
pay when due, but they refused, not. having any adwite lel •
that purpose from Mr. bongan. Witness afterwards gat,.
the hill cashed at the house of Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and;
Co. ; the mr.ottat of the hemp being about 75W.
paid the balance to the account of Mr Hardy.
Richard James being sworn, said, he lives in Hampstead, .
and at No. 76, Broad-street, and it a broker; wag employed,.
by Messrs. G. and M. Oppenheimer to sell some hemp ow.
their account; that on the 25th of October last, Mr. Gbditt,',
Ski/ruler called at his eintutingdwiese, and informed Witneele . •
I that he was commissioned to putreitase a considerable ainti.:•
tity of hemp 011 the account of Mr J. PI :Hardy, and Hatt.
the Mode of payment was the shove-mentioned bill, whiele
, he did not shew Witness, but which be gate the tratti.,..olicit.
' of. Witness informed Air. Shilllter that he could not rive
him an nuswer before he informed Messrs. Oppenheimer;
and he desired Mr. Sitifilier to call next day; and he thenefd
let him know. Mr. Shaffner referred %vanes' it the time to
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, as to the goodness of the
hill, they boring Mr. Dutif,taiiss hankers ; Witness according.
ly informed Messrs. Oppenheimer of the cite', mstance, who, ,
after making the necessary inquiry ,expecting Mr. Congas.;
and receiving satisfactory information, authorteed IVittucts
to dispose of the lump for the sehi hill. Next day Mr. Go.:
din Shiffner called on Witness, nod hetught 15 tons of h, mp,
for which he paid the above-::sentiened bill, and rrecived
near 500/. truing the balance of the sa.d bill, after deducting
the price of the hemp.
Godin Shiffner being sworn, said, he 13 a broker, and lives
in St. Michael's-alley, Coruhill ; he received the bill 110 W
produced from Mr. George N. Hardy, by whom, and on
whose account, he purchased the hemp from Mr. James, and u
to whom he paid the said bill in payfnent, stud received the
difference between the bill and the price of the hemp, in a 1I
hilt fur 4201. aunt tt cheque, which together amounted to hear
5001. which bill and cheque he paid to Mr. flamer • 4-
John N. Hardy keing sworn, said, he is it broker, and
lives in George-yard, I.,,mbard-street; Rhine the beginning
of October Witness saw the Prisoner Mr. Matitenrut, who 4
told him he hail such a bill, which he wished to get valor
for, and that the hilt was then in the hawk of Mr. Kinnear,
of Gower-street, Medford-square; the Prisoner wrote by
Witness to Mr. Kinnear Uur the hill, which letter Wilma*
delivered to Mr. Kinnear at his coututing.houute, at N 0.12„
Martin's-lane; Mr. Kinnear delivered Witness the hilt* . . '
which he brought to Mr. Mackestrot.the Prisoner, abeat the
20th of October, and which bill Witness aft, rwards de- u
livered to Mr Godin Shill's:et-, by order of the Pi isonet, for "
the purpose of buying or purchasing any specks of goods,
which he accordingly did; stud Mr. lellifiner putehnsed fir,
teen tons of hemp tor the WI, which tonontricil to irear
7001 and Mr. Ski/ruler paid IVititesa the diderence be-
Nuevo thu price of the hemp and the amount of the hill,
which amunisterl to near 500/. which balance tVittteet env
vied to the credit of the Prisoner; Whitens title, warn. dis.
pelted of the fifteen tuns of hemp, the price of which he also
carried to the eredit of the Prisoner.
The Counsel for the prosecution better to question the
last witness whether he paid the differrat sums in his hand
to the Prisoner; het the Magistrate objected to stud, ones-
liolll4 as having nothing to do with the charge of forgery :
that was to be inquired into its another place.
Mr. John Dona:nal !whiz sworn, said, that he knew nothing
of the bill now produced ; the endorser:it nt, " John Doo_
gait." on the hack of the SUM bill, is not of witness's hand-
w • g—it is a forgery. %Vito( as has fi levelly Krell Ilse
Prisoner a rite, and lie believes the head-trtd.tig in the body
of the bill Os be the l'risoner's hand.writitit;.
Samuel Hicks being sworn, said, he 117(5 et No. /4, Cesl-
tege.street, ‘Vestutinster ; is clerk to Mr. Coogan, tied
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knows his hund-writrag, having' frequently teen hi at 0 rite ;
the endorsement, "John D.wigno," uu thu bill now .pro.. • .
(hired, is nutof Mr. Itotsena'a hand-m sit: 42%
Sir. Isaac, the Pri,ol3Pel, I> tiorury, nrrplieptiro, to
the Magietrates, as the present charves weOt nerfretiv gone
through, to c 't the Prisoner no tin in tot trial,- as he
would still he in a place of mere custody,. awl wineuable Ito
any i'ersh ellargss thAt 'night he brought against him ; but • .
time Magistrate, objected, as there was another cluevoeti of
as great eennequenre to the public, to comae agannt the
Prisoner 3 the Prrittecotor nu that elia.ge bed stew a right .to -
preter lola aeenaalko.
The parties present were then bound Pteril.priMeetllC the
Prisoner, and Le was committed ft., further twanilaatko.
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ROBBERY AT THE titsTmiNs.tErt w()RicH9Tose.
Yesterday George Hawkins and Ceo7ll* FtrtlesttOn were
brought before Mr. Co tAntlell zti rhw*god nith' toumfittlng
I a most atrocious natatory on their fellew-piti47,...ir, by brenisr
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