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false hill" to his creditor" the Monday after thelsst
meeting ; hes ,in %tit IA with hi" creditors ; has no

rra►an to know that he will be discharged by them
ou aecoont of his testimony ; is acquainted with the
solicitors for the prosecution.
lit answer to a quest from Law, one of the De-
fendants—Did not recollect he had told Law lie
wanted a hill front him which had five or six weeks
to ruts, for the purpose of purchasing wool.
Samuel Lupton corroborated that part of the lust
wittier:. testimony which ►elated to the application
to him for a bill.
ft Mr. Neat, the landlord of she Coachmakers' Arm.,
Mr. R Hawkins, of the Coopers' Arms, and Mr.
Win. Hall, of the Horn., confirmed the statement
of the transactions at their respective houses.
Mr. Lockwood, a merchant of London, attended
at Guildhall th,• 9th December 1817, she day of
choosing the sesignees on the part of Mr. Rohunion,
of Ilittltlerrfieltl; at the meeting observed that per.
SOllll with whom the bankrupt associated had not
the appearance of men who were bona fide rreditors;
procured their name. and addres•e. from Mr. Pol-
..

lan; lognired after them, ■nd either could not find
them at all. fir, if he dill, in situations quite diffe-
rent from their descriptions.
. A clerk to ,•Ir. Jacob give similar testimony re-
sparring Ratcliffe, Moan. leegue, :mil White.
-- Poole, a tipstrff in the King's Bench, knew
Vigors to have pissed by the name of Leegir.

A letter was then read from Brown to Smith's
wife, censurer; the son for not obeying his fathei's
commands, and directing money to be Wilt. to town,
without which, it added, the certificate was not to
be signed.
G. Robinson, James Potter, and Simon Ilefford
did nut depose airy new circumstance.
Mr. Plaits, an attorney, of Castle-street, Nut-
horn, sow Book, Joseph Taylor, and Vigor., at
Mr. Jarvis's oft•e after they had been arrested;
and heard them engaged in coiriersation on the na-
ture of the charge against them. Brook said he
thought they 'Amid not convict !din, as he hail only
the snaking up of the accounts. Taylor said tie had
got the stomp fir the bill, but he defied them to
prove where. Vigor, was sure they could not con.
vict him, as whatever he had door was in the county
of Surrey ; and added, that he had got persons to
endorse the bills.

Bithroyd, clerk to Smith, proved lie had
not been indebted to any of the Defendants.
Stephen Walters proved the hand-writing of Law,
in a letter which was read. It was dated King's
Bench Prison, May 19, 1818, and addressed James
Taylor. It stated that Hodgetts, Tait, and Brook,
were in contiiientent with the writer about Smith's
bankruptcy, and, among other matter, contained
the following expressions :—" You know what port
I have acted—tell as little as you can."
Mr. Bentley st;ited, he bad received the above
letter from James Taylor, on his death bed.
Joseph Stead and Eastwood did slot depose
any thing new or material.
Mr. BARRY addressed the Jury• on the part of
the Defendants, and Vigor. in particular.
Mr. Cuitwoon followed tin behalf of Hodgett•.
Law read with some difficulty ti written paper,
by which lie endeavoured to make it appear there
was a contradiction between Smith's deposition at
Guildhall. respecting himself, and his evidence iii
Court. Hr then called Elizabeth Lazenby, who
first described herself es Law's lions. keeper, and
then as his daughter, and a widow. Her testimony
weighed nothing u. his favour.
The Judge then charged the Jury, end read
over and commented on the evidence, after which
the Jury instantly found all the Defendants Gstaiy,
viz. W. Firth, James 7'ait,Stephen Hodgetts,
J(1111/3 Brown, James .Iliertrood, War. Brook,
Joseph nylor, James Law, and David Vigor:.
James Show suffered judgment to go against him
by default, and James 7'ityltir was dead.

ADJOURNED ADMIRALTY SESSIONS.

OLD BAILEY, MoNDAY, Arita. 19.

An adjournment of the Admiralty Sessions for
the trial of offences committed upon the high seas,
was held this day at Justice-Hall, in the Old Bai-
ley. The Bight Hon. Sir W. SCOTT, Mr. Justice
Bcir, and Mr. Justice HICHARDSOs, presided.