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London, England, 1810-07-24 00:00:00

TO TIE EDITOR OF TOE BRITISH PRESS.

ffirt.--As every new discovery in eciesee claim* peculiar
alsentioo, and every itaprovemmt in loitered harmony may
IVO to t t, ,'atr devotion, I trust that 'au witi pardon my ',re-
sumption in reqmshise to *ninnies in vow valuable Paper,
as tarot that has reventiv occurred hi the Choir of Hereford.
The eset :hoer of Slut t bond Edablialimeist has long re-
cited the admiration of men of mortal talent*, aid crowds
hare hem; with canto, up„ the lips of the Drillirmers—hot
what CI a, on the fee, .1 the'earth will hear a niomeat's
compelitiou with it, now thr IleAn sod Chapter have elect.-J
to a •ioari,sl Stall, a man crdified to oina,„ if not erctl, the
evre.to.be admired H trnaii ! tilos shall withstand ilia
meth/bins' him • and enchanting 'trains of this meet shirr
of Israel, • hen nal> in • moment: attention to him on
the Any of rlcnioty one of the Dignitaries was stench dumb
wit b astourshmeat —iind sully shriiiik from Ike Gino st purpose
of los heart, and belied, by 64 silence, every prevails de-
eloratiou of lov tongue *Strange preindicas ball pervaded
sumo monde upon the application of • principle wort rally
acknowledged to he an true ris the gospel, and as old a. the
creation, " Pott a aoperitrneture calm's' be raised without
1: ling • ("nodally's." But eaperont ut explodes snch
Stitirinnted theory.
Thr di.ctrose of the day, within the precincts of that Ca-
thedral, is, that, a man may be a perfeella Vwreet over
• iihont burdcuing his abstlow intellects with musical
qiiiientents, air etra anderitandirm sole's, time. I am, Sir,
Metilgotilro,
Your obliged sernnot
Jolty so, tale. tiNktY PCHCiLL.

We underatmenl that atone change in the General
Staff of tiny. kniplont ir.iminednitely to tike place,
in courequence of which S., CIIA IMPS AIGILL will
Ite ancevtdra in the Dublit► iitivrict by General
Limerick Paper.)

_
A letter from loud WRI.I.INGTOII. in reply to
eve frn.n the Ditches, of Ht. ;mom o. expr.s4inic
thr Duke's ma hi.. eon, Lord MAILLIe., desire for
the baler to •errs in the misty under him. contains
the fullowilig passage. announcing h.s Lont.hip's
exp 4 eittlioo of a •Iwedy batik :—•• I hope chat my
oriole )oinig friend 'fly sums etubsik and join in-
here. Ikeause he will then prob..hly ter that AA hleh
he will reinember for the remainder of hits miliiary
life."

The formal annexation of Holland to France
has surprised nobody. It was part of the destined
terideacy of events: Holland may be said to have
died • natural political death. Louts was nothing
but her nurse is the last stage of her superannus-
lion. So much for what was olive a powerful em-
ow, that exercised no inconsiderable influence
over the fortunes of the civilized world !—Now, a
land of reptiles. where men and frogs croak in the
courvrt of comphrint--a mere Fricassee depot
to the great Naeott.om !
Lieutenant CHCISTIAN is appointed Flag Lien-
tengrat to Sir ROBERT Cu.uaa. sue LAWCAT.

Captain Nt.a on Monday took comment of the
Salvador del Masada. a* fig Captain at Plymouth,
rice WOLLIT.

The amount of coin counterfeited is 200,0001.
per antigun. There are about 3,00 u receiver. of
stolen goods : 10,000 servants at all times out of
lilac,: 20,(100 persons, it is supposed, rise every
morning. without knowing how they are to subsist
daring the day!
A suicide has been committed at Bulford, near
Salisbury, event-led with extraordinary meow-
stancis. A man nam-d Chalk, a shoe-maker and
petty shopkeeper, having excited the indignation
of his tieurlArours, by gross and mod scandslou•
misconduct towards an apprentice boy, his r
was paraded through the village, with proper marks
of sitoominy, and at length consigned to the gal-
lops. The intervention of Sunday (the 15th) pro-
cured hiin some respite from the din of these are.
nuying ceremonies, whets he asked, )'water fries f,
What hr had brat do ?" and was frankly sits
towered, " Go and hang puormell.l" The wretched
man followed his advice. a:4 was saute time after
found snspeuded a corpse.

SPORTINfT INTELLIGENCE.
WINCHESTER RACES.

sitThRtJAY, JULY SI.
On Tuesday last .nor At.itUal Hart" enminenred, whkh
West arty flatti,mattl., and aaincruat•'y alt.-nerd all three
days; a 3,1 the Theatre, nn 1% eilncsday, by de.ors (IL.
Steward, SO. Ilrpry Ist John Miltiely, [last *till. trey CI VW4.
113:I at Sir Hells y's hokete wan literally titled with
all the beauty and Artisan of the etty and neighbouring couris
try. An depict din. er. provided by Millcr, ezerslast soy
repast Steil fur many yens,.
_...._

•
- . 11:16DAY. . . . .
lii Majtury's Plat. of One Hundred Goissii. • '
Mr. Duo:Oasis Delusion, 5y sa old • I 1
Mr Houveries Discount, S yrs uld A... a ! '
Mr. Lilly's Guano.), awl a fir '
WEDNFODAY. '..!

The City Plate of Fifty Poesds.
Mr. Bouverie's Discount, 5 yrs old r $ 4
3lr. Goddard'. Nytnphitta, ti yrs old 9 dr PP
The 14.01deutea and Geatleuten'a Plate of Fifty Poona. •
Mr nay.* bl c Japan,• pi old I A .
Mr. A•honor.oa u c. K , 4-yrs eid 9 s
Mr. Douglas's b. c. Rue Dia, 41-yrs old 9 9 '

- - -
Tilt Rio a it,
For the Ladies' Plate or Fifty Pnonels.
Sir 11. NI ildrum)'s hr h Orton, Mr. W. Dilly's br. c. Fiolia,
Mr J. Dilly's e. f Gamesome, and Mr. runlet's e. g. Teddy;
which wat woo by Gamesome, in two heats
A Cup of eighty guineas value will, ran tiir by eight hones,
ant woo li7 Mc M. bl. c. Japa., in Iwo beats. The
I,IOICOW unt• in this race were Iltnatly ; Bedard as
the favourite burst, di which bets ran five to two.

Sir H Tippiorott's cb. to Sewers..
Lil Oxford's eh. c Little Vinton....
TDUPIDII.V. JUL,' 11.
A Free Plate of fifty Putot.ls.
Sir H. Lippiorott's ch. no. Jcw ars I i
Mr. Harlot's b. lo Arthur 2 2
IA Oxforol's clo c. Little Preston rir
Mr. Du).E. b c. Vulenlior ris
s•mv. DAY'. •
A Socrepstolas of Five Gullies,. Two miles. (13 Sob-
itsibuts ) . _

2 .2

Sir C Morzast named Snow Ump I I
51r Jinni, limner! wII .iimiiscutt's Brown Dem 9 3
Mr. M. Phi nattier', Glainorgamilsire Lass 3 4
Mr. Lucas named (pt !wits's Muria 4 3
Mr. A. Dill named Mother Ginise 0
dr
Mr. Berrie named Valentine 6
Mr. Hawkins named Jewess dr
Mr. Vivian Dieted Hey Diddle Metal a dr
The weather was extremely unfavourable oe Tuesday, but
on the two following days Sops cheering heats, malivemil the
acetic., aid rendered it the gayest within reeullectios. The
number of elegant egitipsers on the Course, tilled with beauty
sod fashion, ear rerri.l an precedent.
The horses wr.c general well matched, and better sport
was newer witnessed.
Tbsi,pubie breakfasts, ordinaries, sad halls, literally over-
flowed with company; nearly coo perilous attended the ball
us Wednesday night. The pJliteuess and attention of the
Stewards, Si, Charter Morgan and A. Hill, were univer-
sally arktiowleilseil. Sir Charles liberally furnished the driest
venison and choicest finds from Tieilegar in abundance.

NT. LEGER sTAKcs.
la the North, ae are iutorttetl, that a to t is takes
that hir 11'idialli Gerard's th tans, by Beraugbrought

TURF LITR.I.

RICIBIOND RAC .S, sem.
T.lst Day .—Nooomation for the Mutters' Stakes.
Mr Shafto's b. g. fisethoro, 6 yrs. old
Mr. Allna'a b. g. Cleaehy, aged
Mr. Uovison's hr ra Spd6rr.6 yrs. old
Cul. Chaytor's h. g 011spod, b rrs. old '
M►. F. Ilsrtley% r 6. S. Yaw., Roy,b sre old
Mr. Tweedier 's br. g Lo 1. Paddy, aged
Mr. Mardottekra b w [Wei, 5 yre old
Mr. Oebtldr►tuu't b. g. yrs. old.

Hewitsit Rarer, sear Haverfordwest, en Toesday last, af-
forded 'antis entertainment. The Cop was woo by Mr Rub-
le it's b. ns. dfstsucum Mr doom's IA as by Spoliator.
The SJIIIIIi! by Mr. Jones's eh. to by Pa.t.w, who distanced
Mr. lligsm'a b. to Me. Lloyd's eh as and Major Stages
p m The Sadie rod Whip by Mr. Rees's b as. beating Mr.
Jerusin's b. as. Mr- ►.loyd'a ch. us Mr. Puitb's b. la. Mr.
Reed's h. sad Mr Hinnies h. to —Foe the bwecpstakea of
Gee gnineso each (to Ralrcetb•n), a capital race was nos by
Mr reues'e Pemh►ukr) eb. m Hare All, and Mr. Hob.
bin's Is to I.y.lia, and woe by the former by mils half a neck.
Tilt company, which was name, i.aa Ind respectable nutwith.
mantling the imetures of the day, then retired to &moles
Rotel, an.l prow k of a cold COIIIIIIO% after w►ich the
spurts rumuu-nreel of felonies yenning in farts, anti vneo
grits thrusyh a Kral:fun : Mrs. E dist.ineed ell her tem-
te-ntore r. ihr tureen rice, mad Mr. Sinoett's piutighossu
uut-,riutted bin oppouruss P.r the latter.

EDINBeRaII, JOLT lb.

RUN COURT OF JUStICIAKT.

Thursday came on the trial of Peter Hughan,
lately clerk to Mr. John Grant. collector of Excise
foe the Fife district, accused of forgssiO and ut►ering
certain debentures, for obtaining a drawback of the
duties ow salt, used by bleat:hers iu inakurg osi-
vended torriatie acid.
• The iadsettistent was laid at common law as well
as on a particular statute; hut, before proceeding
to trial, the Solicitor-Getieral, on the part of the
eroqn, restricted the charge to the statute merely,
*lnch limits the punishment to transportation.
The Prisoner having pleaded Nut Guilty, the
following witnesses were examined :
tVilliam Swan, agent for the branch of the Glas-
gow Banking Cowpony at Kirkcaldy, deponed,
that on the tith of March last, the Plisoner culled
at his office, and asked him if he was in the prc..
tier of discounting debentures? and on his answer-
ing iti the affirmative, he presented those mentioned
in the indictment. On looking at them, the wit-
ness hesitated at first to discount them, as he did
nut know James Smith,. bleacher, Struthendric,
the person's name in s hose favour they were drawn
tip. Alter some conversation, however, during
which the Prisoner said the debentures had been
sent him by Mr. [lath' ty, °nicer ut Excise at
Leslie, he gave the Prisoner the money, amounting
retaivii:g a small alicount for his
trouble, and sent the delittittnes with his clerk,
who W 49 ?hat day going to Edinburgh, to Mr. Paul
Battler, of the Britieb Fire Office, who usually ne.
gotia-rd those transactions fur the Deponent. He
afterwards learned that the debentures had been
(weed, iu con►equence of which the Prisoner was
apprehended. Witness identified the debentures
pruduc-d no Court to be the seine lie had discount.
rd fir the Pi limner.

George Miller, clerk to the preceding witness,
was prevent when the PriAmer disceuuteit the debtii-
ture,,, and corroborated Mr. Swan's testimony.
Alexander. Alison, clerk to Mr. Hubert ilirrell,
manufacturer. Kirkcaldy. was also present its
Mr. SViitlel, (Mice, when the PriSolltr came in,
and saw hint get the money for time debentures:
Paul Baxter, to whom they were sent in Edin-
burgh, deported. that he presented the debentures
at the Excise-Office. but pay limit was refused, be-
cause the rubseriptions were forged.
John Grant. collector of Excise, Kirkcaldy,
stated, that the Prisoner had been for some time
his clerk, but hr discharged him prior to tith
Marco last. On being shewn the debentures, to
which his ninny was twice adhtbited, he depuned,
that these subst-riptiorts were nut of his writing
that Strathendrie, the place where James Smith,
bleacher, was ►aid to reside, was within his district,
but that no such person ever lived there.
Philip Anstruther Halliday, officer of Excise at
Leslie, deported, that lie was certain he never
had transmitted the debentures in question. to the
Prsoaer, nor any one else; that the subscription
thereto, le snug to he his, was not written by him;
sad that he knew of no person of the naive of
James Smith, a bleacher, who resided at Strath-
mine.

Hunter, a supervisor of Excise, residing
at Cop tr, depatied, th:.t St,athendrie was within
his di,trict, but no such person as James Smith, a
Ideacher, resided there. Ile also deponed„ that his
name, which was twice adhilmied to the debentures,
was a forgery.
In Ina declarations, before the Justices of the
Peace for Fife. and before the Sheriff of Edin-
burgh, the Plisoner adiurtted that lie had received
the money upon the debentures, but denied the for-
tray. He stated, (Ist when lie was clerk to Mr.
Grant, he rem coil:tithe blank debentures, by letter,
from Slr. Halliday, with ilie proper officers names
.u.scribod ; along with which was also a certifi-
cate, by which lie filled up the quantity of salt
for which the drawback was claimed, and the name
of James Smith, who was to receive it. Hr then
pre.ented them to Mr. Gram, who, he said, also
subscribed them ;and on thin he drew the money,
and transmitted it 111 a later, by post, to Mr. Hal-
liday. Mr. 11. however, nevir acknowledged the
receipt of the money ; and the letter which he re-
mit,. d from hirn, covering the &heroines, had been
destroyed, but in e hat manner he could not tell.
. .

After the Priminer's declarations were read, the
Solieitor-General whirr- ed the Jury. lle stated,
that this was • tine so clear and simple, that he
would trouble them with very few wants respecting
it. The Legislature hail thought proper, to order to
enemoratt,e certain manufactures, to give a drew.
buck of the dillies ~10n salt, which were awed
in them. 1,1 order ch entitle them to this, the

proper officers of the revenue certified the quan-
tity of salt made use of. which. being filled up iii
schedules, called debeittur.m, and afterwards duly
authenticotedv entitled the holder to payment at
the Excise-office. The Prisoner. as clerk to Mr.
leant. had occasion to know all this, and, therefore,
was fully enabled to commit the crime of which he
was accused. There was no occasion, continued the
learned Counsel, to any way thing of the netii.l
folery, because it 111111.4 diatioctly proved by all the
witnesses who had hoer examined respectiog it,
who all agreed in swearing. that they had not sub-
.cribed the debentures. As to the fart of Liar pri-
soner being io the Itoowledge of the delwidurcs
being a forgery, there could be as little doubt.
Whew he obtained the money (ruin Mr. Swall, he
held out the real existence of Smith. although this
had been contradicted by no I. sa than three re-
spectable wit Dewier. When easnoued Ise the Sheriff.
he stated. that he actually low Mr. Orem odhibit
his name to the debeid ore., whereas Mr. Grant bail
distinctly sworn that lie never did so. Mr. llsllt-
day. ton. had sworn that he never sent the Prisoner
the dehentives. nor received any imarey from him.
although the Primmer had asserted the rotatory.
These circemstaoces, afforded sufficient evidence
that he inveigled to commit a fraud; and. therefore.
his knowledge of the debentures bring forgeries
must he held the mantel trod irresistible Meer-
garner.
Mr. Stlersoe, for the Paorml. mid. he did not
rise to jiistify the offence. which hod been charged
ettainst him. It was a rime of the deepest dye.
and cslcitlated to overthrow every mornmercial secu-
rity in the country. Bet although this circum-
stance wise ant to strike the mood forcibly, he ea-
treated the Jury mot to permit it to bill wence them,
in judging of the present case. " It is a laii6uase,"

• Nft. Simpann, ri which lam entitled to noss,
that the Prisoner must he held innocent until he to
pruned to be guilty. There were lour points, .(lasi
commuted) which required comudeiatieti : Whets
Cher the d. bets/urea were forged ; .111, Whether the,
Prisoner committed the forgery ; Sdly. Whether he
actually used and Vended the detiguturei ; and,
• Whether, if he did 00, he knew that they
were forged documents."
The forgery of throe documents had no doubt
been proved, but it was °tie thin;; to prove the for-
gerv, and another that the Prisoner had cummitted
the crime. The Solicitor-General had nut, in fact,
adduced .one Minces who could bring the charge
home to the Prisoner, and therefore it was Obvious
he had abaudoned it altogether.
LORD JUSTICE CLERK, in charging the Jury, re-
marked, that lie considered the public Proseeutur
barred, by his previous motion, from instatitig
against the Prisoner upon any other ground thaw
the lenticular statute founded on in the indict-
meld, and, meat undoubtedly, that statute enacted
na ',minim:mut id this CUSIt for inertly tittering
forged documents. His Lordship, however, was
perfectly clear that the Prisoner had actually com-
mitted the forgery. The fogged document it is
proved, NA admitted to have been in his DOS•1-,-.1011.
Slidell goods, discovered in the custody of any per-
sou, afi;“..l prima fiseie evidence, that that person is
the thief, uttlesi br can prove the reverie. Nothing
of the kind had been attempted hrre. On the
contrary, it had been distinctly established, by the
Pt isotirr's (two adinissent, that the debentures ive,e
filled up Ly himself with the name of James Smith,
with the quantity of butt for which a dras bar k was
claimed, and with tne sum to be allowed oil that
arcoutit. Ile hid attempted to induce it person-
sitsii, that lie saw Grata ,:411 his name ; hut C.'s bad
been dispi med. Tilts, hoe ever, was not the worst
part of his story. Ile not only charged Ilalliday
falsely with having stilt biro the debentures, ties
this charge implied, that Halliday had committed
the forgery. It was impussible to figure a case,
dept tiding upon circuit:at:tuna' evidence, 50 COlll.
pletely mode out as the present. His Lordship.
inderd, had never seen one so directly proved, tans
less where the actual subscription had been sworn
to. A person, paying iu motwy to a batik.amongst
which a forged note was discovered, might perhaps
be entitled to plead, that, as no proof could be
brought of prior posaession, he could not be • held
accountable; although it was doubtful whether
this plea would avail him in all circumstances; but,
in this case, the Prisoner could have no plea to
urge. The forged documents had hi en tr nerd to
his posseision from the first moment, and he ad-
mitted he filled them up. Ile 'sad no daribt at-
tempted to account for the subscriptioni; but all
this had proved to be false, and the existence of a
person, who it was supposed was to he benefited by
• the fraud. was even established to be a mere neuter'.
tity. "In ihort," concluded his lerildiip, "if it
be possible to hold a person gird!)• of forgery,
without seriog him subscribe his name, which may
not te• the core till the end of time, this simmers to
use to be one, of all others. where the least doubt
ought to be eutertained."
The Jury. after reliving for some rime,ret :trued a
verdict, in which they found, by a plurality of voices,
that the charge of forgery was sot prated but, all
its owe voice, finding the Primmer guilty of tittering
or vending the dabeatturt a.

Mr. SIMPSON then moved. " That, as the crime
of forgery, to which the public Prosecutor hod ex-
pressly mstocted his libel, had not hero prime!, the
Prisoner fell to be dismissed from the bar." Some
doubt, however, having arisen, as to the extent of
the restriction of the libel, under which the Pan-
ne-I's Cuusuel pleaded, the Court ordered metal.
Bala, upon that point, to be given in.

A few days since. as Mr. and Mrs. BARIMIR,
CARVER, and Mrs. WAKEFIELD, were returning to
Cambridge from Heasingtield, in a vehicle collet! a
Pic Sic, which carries two pe►soces before and two
behind, the hor►e being Unwed by flies. turned
his head in such a manner at to get entangled with
the harness, and tore the brittle from his head; he
then ran Away, when the parties were thrown out ;
anti at Lord's Bridge. Mrs. HARBCR was flung with
such violence over the bridge, that. sinking against
a projecting part, she was Lilted upon the spot. Mrs.
CARVER was thrown ont at the same time, and re-
ceived some slight con^:•sous.—Mrs. BARBER is
the mother of Mrs. POLL. of Norwich. and Mss.
CARVER, her sister.

A letter has beers ieceived, at Plymouth, by the
wife of Gill (the man who was taken away 111 the
powder-hoy), dated at Modals, in which he states,
that there were only eight Frenehruen that made
their escape in the troy ; that they were armed with
long knives, and on his calling out to give an alarm,
they threw him down the hatchway, with such
force as so stun him for some time. On his re-
covery, they promised to let him have the host to
retrain when they got half sees over : but a heavy
squall soon afterwards cause on, and carried away
their mast: the weather was so tempestilows, that
they were three data getting over, and many times
in danger of fousdering. Gill is not confined, bet
has liberty to walk about Morlaix. The poor fel-
low is io the greatest distress. having neither clothes
nor money. A small soliwriprion 11,0, been entered
into at Plymouth, for his relief, which will be re-
mitted nil the firit opportuoity.
A girl, abut twelve years old, baring eoreterl n
watch which Ireliriteed to a carter in Dundee, a i.ear
neighbour of her father, she, by the assistance of a
key, entered the carters house, and had got pea-
session of the object of her when, hearing •
footstep on the weir, and conscious of the crime sin•
was committing, she ran to the lire-place, and
ascended the chimney. The hi,._sod-cic a in.
iu-
stautly raised, and the thief was discovered sitting
on the top of the chimney. it least tin feet from the
ground. A crowd of people aqiernliled in the street,
and eyed with horror her perilous situating,. A con-
*Wile, who was employ. d to take the thief, hoeing
throat his head and shoulders ont of a skylight, the
girl's terror became extreme; airil,•ecriniblieg dean
the outside of the chinuiey, slit `vin along the ma
of the honer in the very edge of she eves-drop. Some
humane people prepared blankets to rei eive.ber, in
ease she should fall s hut the girl continued, how-
ever, to Imo on the' rwof ; and was at last taken, hy
the united efforts of a messenger, a toisu-offrireee and
a ilister.