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London, England, 1808-10-27 00:00:00

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The Session commenced, yesterday, before Lord
ELLENOOROIeII, Chief Ju-ice of the Court of
Bench, Sir SOULDEN watts cs., one of th 6
Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, liornis
THOMPiON. the Louts Msvoa, ItEcosurn,
a Utah of A1.14101i. N.
Samuel Cummings was capitally indicted for hav-
ing feloniously uttered a piece of fal,e and coun-
terfeit money, purporting to be a shilling of the
coin of the realm, he having been before convicted
of a like otknce, and sentenced to one year:scets
finement.

Mr. [leery Edward Powell, assistant Clerk of
Clerkenwell Court of Sessions, deposed, that a
person of the same uame as the Prisoner was eon-
witted at the Sessions, on the 7111 of July, !ink, for
uttering it counterfeit half-crown, he knowing it to
he a counterfeit, and that he was senteuerii to toe
year's imprioouinent, and to find sureties for his
good behaviour for two years more, to he win-
peted from the end of his imprisonment.
William Beery, clerk to Mr. Newport, keeper
of the New Prison, Clerkenwell, proved that the
Prisoner was the person so convicted, and that his
stiiteuce bad been duly executed.
Francis llurgnive, publican, ut the sign of the
Old Turnpike Gate, Stamford-hill, in the parish
of St. John. Hackney, deposed, that on the 6th
of Stpteuther last, the Prironer came into his bar
and asked for a glass of ale, which he gave hint.
The Prisoner handed him a dling, which lie threw
on the counter, and he asked the Prisoner was it a
good nue ? lk answered in the affirmative ; but
the witness not liking the sound, and the bar being
went into the passage to the, light to look at
it. The shilling looked very well ; but on rubbing
it, he perceived it was a coutiterfeit one. On the
witiiess's turning round to tell the Prisoner it was
bud, he perceived Ray, the Police Officer, had hint
in custody. The ivituess marked the shilling, and
gave it to Kennedy the Ofticer, who was iu com-
pany with Ray.
John Ray, Police Officer of Worship-street Of-
fice, deposed, that on the !twiling of the 6th of
September last, Edmonton Fair day, lie and his
brother officer, Kennedy; were goiug on duty to
the fair; they saw the Prisoner, and hating known
hint before, suspected that he was at his old trade,
and followed bins ; at Newington they lost sight of
linn; they went into a house and saw him pass by ;1
they got into a hackney coach, and drove to the
sign of the Old Turnpike Gate ; they were there
hut a few moments when the Prisoner came in, and
called for a glans of ale; he was talking to the
landlord, but the witness did not hear their con-
versation. The witness laid hold of the Prisoner,
and asked him what he had about him ? He ap-
peared confused, and made no answer; they took
him into the back parlour and searched hint ; in it
pocket insideof his jacket they found tee counterfeit
shillings, each wrapped separately iu a piece of pa-
per; in ns fob or watch-pocket, nine others, iu the
same condition; and in his outside jacket pocket,
seven good sixpences, and four shillings and two
pence in copper.
James Kennedy corroborated the testimony of
the last witness, and produced the counterfeit shil-
ling he hid received from Hargrave, which be had
marked.
Hargrave was agent called up, and proved it was
the same shilling he bad received from the Pri.
loner.

The proper Officer from the Miut proved that
all the shillings were counterft.it.
The Prisoner in his defence said, he bad not ten-
dered the shilling; he had only left it on the coun-
ter ; he intended to have paid for the ale in half-
pence, but the Officers prevented him, by taking
him into custody.
Lord ELLSNBOROVGII summed up the evidence
with his usual precision, and the Jury found him
Guilty—Death—Aged 29 years.
John Spikes, detained on his own confession for
being *deserter from His Majesty's regiment of
York Hangers, was indicted for felomouslv, with-
out any lawful cause, being at large 'titian this
kingdom before the expiration of a term which he
bad been ordered to be transported.
William Adkins, Police Officer, belonging to
Bow-etreet, deposed he knew the Prisoner. On the
19th of September last he took him into custody
on hoard of His Majesty's tender the Enterprise,
off the Tower, in consequence of his having con-
fessed Vtiat PlOas a deserter from the regiment of
Royal York Hangers. He appeared to have been
doing the work of a sailor en beard.
llaiosaii, one of the keepers of the Pri-
son, deposed, that the Prisoner was tried in that
Court on the nth day of September, 1802, for be-
ing found at large, he having been ordered to he
transported forleVell years, and that time not bait-
ing expired, he was convicted, and sentenced to be
hanged ; but His Majesty was most graciously
pleased to mitigate, his punishment, and order hint
to be trenepeeted for seven) ears. He ass sent on
board the hnlks at Langston Harbour.
The Prisoner made no defence, and the Jury
found him Gailty--Death ; aged is years ; but
recommended him to mercy, on account of his
having entered into His Majesty's service.
Cooper was capitally indicted for steal-
ing, in the dwelling hone, of Mary Wealling,'Turk-
street, Bethnal-green, on the .M of October last,
two 21. Bank Notes, eleven 11, notes, and six
seven-shillings pieces.
She bad made a written confession of her guilt,
but no person appearing to prove her signature,
she was acquitted.

CLERKEAWELL

William Sweet" was indicted for assaulting John
Sweeny. The Prosecutor is a tailor, and had made
clothes foi woe Clinton, a brother-in-law of the De-
fendant, amounting, as he laid% to Itl. 19•. alto
offered him an acceptance of the Defendant's for
111. 9s. at two mouths' date. This he refused for
less than the full amount of his debt. and the note
was gives' him, altered accordingly. The De-
fendant paid the note, as it stood first, in two pay-
ments, but refused to pay the renianiing thirty
shillings. Upon the day 14,41 ii, the indictment, the
parties were drinking in a public house, and the Pro-
secutor demanding the balance from ttieDefendant,
he threw a glass of ale in his face, and best I
this was attested by a person who was present. The