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AN EXTRAORDINARY CR AROE OF FORGERY.
Ahoy,s a fOrill4ht since Mr. Mill, the alto' 'try, of Chancery-
) ifle, mid. at. applicatina at the Mike for a *salmi ag inst.
Wt. Juke Pertjr.tatin /Ono Add, iesiding in nroad-rouri, Bow.
street, carryiog no thb business of an agent, mid also
hied to h 1 acting an attorney andel. the authority of two
mlnruelie, of the name. of Isaacson and Thomas Clarke.
The ciremostancesi under whlefi Mr. Hill made the appli-
r-Ition heti,: of a very peculiar palate, his statement wan
r (erred to Si, Richard Male and Mr Halls, who attended
j oney to hear Mr. Hill on thd grounds of his application ;
end his "tegument, in soppnrt of them were, that i• an
Amino tried before Mr. 'italic, Park, In which Mr. William
C mke, who keep; the Marquis of iteglesey public house, i•
/10.••treet, was the Mime mad Mr Brookes Defendant.
....eine lie trial Bmokes produced is Court a ch.rk drawo
I.y hint -ea Mews. llotlaoll swillhigling,- in the Strond. for
IN. and rudorsed on the hack "Cash St lac—Check 101."
nuking in the whole 151. 101. sad signed at the bottom
...Witham Clarke," nernortiog to be the eittimure of the
PlatritilT I. the echo's, but whiele be dented, and staled
the whsle to be a forgery; sod the Jury who trte.l the
Vitae tit their verdict peeved they believed it to be so.
cremeseatation to Mr. /astir, Best, that this loudest.
meat was a forgery, he summoned illaßraoll, the attorney of
Ilt.oihea, in the c.w.0., to attend before him, and to pro
/1,/ee the check. Issaman attended areordingiy before the
Judge, sod stated that not heist in Fronosaion of the check.
lie could a•ii produce it. Brookes attended also, and *vowed
ithel•he Bad destroy.d the cheek, hating bees advises) so to
deism* which the Judge replied, although be cit•Bi not
relmr4 eiqpi singlelsanaled, he hoped proceedings is the law
moult be imistated. Mr. Mill .stated, in the kw of she
smigiaal Saistrament, be was is nowarsion of so achwow.
Wend correct torn from BrooliS., which be coutended was
toolielent to ground (Tientsin, roceedings to cosvictis•
staaktat Brookes, sod cited several eases is which espies of
irotromritts tar 41000 MI WS had been admitted as tridents
upon. criminal trials which however, did not prove satis-
factory is traduce the Magistrates to issue a waslrasst of
forgery agaisist Mr. Brookes; they supposed the original
was tostbroming, and in that ease they did not admit
of the follaPfilleare attached to the check which Mr. Hill
did, •.:d as to time eivilursessest at the back, Boy were
of apiaioa Is had nothing to du with the cheek, sad
She endersemieut was worded so very lat. nit, that it
ore's be made to apply to almost say thing; It was mil sof-
fit-lent fier as are•••• or a receipt.
. .

Mr. Hill, io reply. urEed, riot it was • receipt, and was
sollicieLt in be prodeeed in eviertare, allhoogli not on a
ebony on a rtiMilllll hist, sod cited several cases hi which
they kid been admitted in evidence.
The investiealion of the application necop;ed near Iwo
hours, *lwo Mr. Hill Iris the Magisirates, iiiil.naling that
he ..huitlel draw up a case upon Ike subject, and sake she opi
none Of Counsel. The Magiiirates expressed their wiliest.
ury so h.ar him on Souther application.
Mr 'Hill haring drawn •p cases and obtained the opinions
aMe the ass awl Mr Adolphus, who were both i• favor, of
his application, the same were laid b fore Fir Richard Bir-
taie;.wheis, steer disc eunsideralims, he agreed to issue hie
warms' against Mr. Brookes, which was inirwaird to the
egrculioa of Salmon, owe M the principal officers, who •p-
-preheoded Mr. Brookes on Monday Miernouw, and Sir K.
Burnie appointeil the everting fur hie examination. Mr.
Muskeg re quested shat it assay be private, which was refused.
The I nvesimalio• then proceeded.
Too informative's, which had bets taken at considerable
fregth by Mr. Ridimond, the cloak, were reed over to the
Primmer by Mr. Woods. They stated as follows:
. Mr. William Clarke, of the Marquis of Anglesey politic-
bowie, Coveut.garden, deposed, that on the 11th day of
-lone lasi, be she Mal of a cause in an active limelight by
bin against she Prisoner, Julio Brookes, who was awmrtirnes
called Jolts Beftjaasin Brookes in the Court of Cosmos
Pleas, saildi was tried before Mr. Jodie' Pack, when she
P•deoner produced • booker's check, of which be bad every
reason Iw believe the following is a copy :
Loudon, 175 k December, 1821,
345, Strand.
Messrs. Mirka and Stirling, pi, Mr. Clarke or bearer
ten 1y:on& JNO. B. BROOKES.

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Os the back of the check was the following sodomises" :
Beaten bill,
Cash, 5/. 10s
Check, 10/.

151. 10s.
WILLIAM CLARKE.

And that the Prisoner produced the above cheek and endorse-
ment, purporting to have bees Maud by bite as a receipt
or mimeo ledgmi at is charge him with the said sum of 151.
10ti. ; but he di coated must positivily that he s was in
pomeamon of the cheek, •nd that the name Willis amke,
en the buck of el, was sot his hasohuriling, which has bee*
forged fee the purpose of defrauding him of 151. 10s. and he
has every reason to believe that the Prisoner, at the said
trial, did utter as tree the said check, knowisg the more to
he (urged
Mr. Richard Hill, attorney, of Citaacerydame, staled, that
he an present iu the Court of Common Phu on the 12th
adorn* last, who n the trial took place between the Prosecu-
tor and the Priesoer, whets the Prisoner produced to eba
coort sad Jury a cheek with an endorsement therein', for
ISt 10a. The ropy produced by the Prosecutor he be.
loved so be eserect. He further said, that by order of Mr
Jv tier Pest, in a cause now pending, is which the Pri
is the Plaintiff sad the Prosecutor Deleadaut, that the check
with Ilse endorsement should be delivered without delay le
Mr Isaacson, the Prisoner's attorney, and that he (Mr. Hill)
should be at liberty to taspect and take a copy of it if be
lbuirsAhl 51, sad also that Mr. Isaacson should prudeee the
said cheek at Me. Justice Best's chambers, for the porpoise
4.f shewitur it to any person he (Mr. Hill) deemed necessary;
sod Mr. Isaacs.n undertaking to produce the said check
upon 'be trial of the above . On the 17th dry of Jane
last he received a copy of the said cheek and endorsement
above shaded to from Mr. Isilacsoll as attorney in the case.
By moodier order of Mr Justice Best on the 34 July, direct.
tog that the Primmer should os the fullowieg Friday pro.
duce to him, Mr. Hill, the check, u directed by the Judge's
revues order, be accordingly attended at Mr. Justice
Best's ehandstos fur that purpose, when the Pawner arid
Mr. hawses, She attorney, attended at the same time. sod
the Judge asked Mr Inane, to produce the cheek, whiik .
h. did not do, sad asaigerd as • reason that he had not et
• st. The Judge thee asked the Prisoner for the check, wham
he replied, I have taken able advice in consequence of the
situation is which I stud, and I have been *risked to de-
stroy the check, and I do out mean to produce il, for I have
destroyed it, or expreseioas to that effect.
The bill fur which the check was given was dated the 11th
if December, at two asoatimi date, draws by oar William
Giarke. Mr. Hill Ow stated that the Prisoner bad bits
praciisiog as as smarmy in a house in Broad court, Bow.
Wile., warder the names of human end Thomas Clarke,
who were admitted atioureys, bet against whom is She
sutler of complaiut against them in the Court of Comm..
Plea., Mr Serjeani Vauehan had on affidavits on the 21st of
June idst ohlapsed •o order of the Coort fir them to skew
canoe to the Court why they should out be struck off the
roll of uourneys. As order was also obtained at the same
time against she Poisoner, to *hew cause by what authority
b• acted as all whinny, or in the names of !uses°. and
'fumes Clarke; also hoe them all to answer all and every
tir• metiers eualaessed in the affidsvits, and also to chew
rime, *by they should nut pay the costa of William Clarke,
the Prosecutor, aegriait the Prisoner, occasioned by his ap.
phratmo to the Court.
To I'rove the hased.wrilimb of the copy .f the cheek, aed
the rodoisemeoi on it, as cumin (Turn the Prisoner's s "re,
sad to. oth.rney, I a, Sir. Hill called Mr. James Tur-
ner, We cl,rk of the Prisoner. It did not appear how Mr.
't urn.. come into the office, bat being there, Mr. Hill put
into hi, hood a paper runt•siimit • cup,' of the chew! and
endorsement ',Web 1.04 b.en seat to him by Isaarsoe, the
ottorery, as the acknowledged copy of the receipt seri m-
eet-earnest.
The Primater objacied to Turner being called to prove the
16•64-orilill• and the copy.
Wig Richard Baru ourruk.d the objection.
Warner, attar lookiug at the parr to a considerable lime,

and !Hr. Hal loavieg repialleAly 'pressed Wm fur an Gnawer.
he at !earth said, " I don't know 'Abuse writing it is; I
don't recoil.** in illnirit."
The seiinem was still present for a direct answer, ekes he
replied " I have distill my answer."
Mr. Hill—" Upud your oath is it not your own writing?"
Turner looked at It again, and said, " It is very simile,
In my hisiriLwiiting, but it is not mine; I don't know
whose it is ; I don't recollect writing it."
The Prisoner addressed himself to Mr. Hill, and *slit, you
are doing this to toree• yourself to prevent a prosecution
against you, but you shall not serape as long as I have got
• ignitors; I have sin doubt you have got a dotes sediment*
really to swear any thing.
Sir R Btrnie obsorred it was a dry -question, if an in.
*sternest produced and snort, to In Court is • forgery or
sot.
The Prisoner admitted the Judge's order.
Mr. tI.II 'dallied him nut to admit soy thing, as he would
have plias, to suawcr.
William Clarke. she Prornentor, stated the endorsement
at the Writ of the cheek vi:is • forgery.
Sir Richard 'squired of Mr. Hill hew the copy of the cheek
came into his possession ?
Mr. I lull repli.d it was left •t his office, bet could not
tell by whom.
Mr. Hill requested Sir Richard Birnle spin to put the
question to the witness, Turoer, as to the eupy of the check
being his hand verbiage" sot.
Sur Richard said it was no evidence, but feared the effect
it might have ow the young maim T , and clobbered,
know there ere cases where eupis I have been admitted in

twidener whirr you eon prove a ear, eet copy."
Mr. Hill, in reply, said, lumens, the atto►ney, wrote to
him, raying that the copy was ready for his inspection ; he
comidcrid this forge.y as impudent as any that bad ever
been committed by may man.
Mr Richard uhureed, that he had hail many such before
Mae, and he thought be bad heard quite eunuch of the simi-
larity of writing of the witness Turner, and asked Mr. Hill
what be prayed for
Mr. Hill replied, he prayed that the Prisoner might he
committed to a convenient day, when he should be able to
produce abundance of evidence.
Pie Richard said he could not commit any man to what
was calk(' a rnav►nient cloy, bat had PO objectioa to com-
mit him till Thursday, with which Mr. Hill was aatisbed.
The Prisoner said be *Gould he able to produce a witness
who saw William Clarke write his same uu the back of she
mote.

Yesterday two Informations against George Stereo's came
on to be heard before Sir Richard Birnie and Thomas H►lls,
Erq. under the Act of Pa►liament of the 113th of Geo. 111.
chap 88, sec. 26, fur regulatiog the Si. James's Hay-
market ; one mu fur not cowing the sale of a load of
hay, ■a the Act directs, In the sauket•book kept for that
purpose ; and the our r was for selling ■ load of bay six
orison short to the Holm of St. Albans. .

Mr. Alky encoded forth, Defrodast. and took an °him-
tine to the intsrataiimse beteg Weed cede► the wording of the
Act of Parliament, and couteaded that these was rot one
Act in ten *honeyed reeled like it in allusion to the laying
the information, itimildg she summons, and heating she
charge upon it, the Act directing that the whole usual be
before the same Magistrate, and as the ,formation and
summons had been received and maned by Mr.
and the Act directing that Ilse cha►ge must be heard before
theism, Magistratr,it was not in his power to cussed either
of the Gentlemen he had the honour of addressing into M►.
■nd contended the hearing of the ioforinattua
could sot proceed.
. _ _

The gentleman who attended to condect the charge was"
heard is reply, and after considerable dlicussiou as to the
wordieg of the Art of Parliament, Mi. Alley, we understood,
waived his objection, and the charge proceeded.
Francis Provers, bailiff to Joshes Walker, Egg. of Ilene
dem, stated, that on the 10th July be seat a load of hay by
George Bombay to Edward • Nicol, boy salesman, to St.
James's Haymarket.
Edward Nichol, the hey salesman, admitted the receipt of
the leaded hay un she 11th of July, which to said he meld*
George Stevens, the Defendant, for Sl.
Willis. Coulnoo, cosehmss to the Dwke of St. Album,
said, that on the Huh of July he purchased a load of bay of
the Defendant, George Steveos, which was delivered at the
Doke of St. Albans' stables, Cleveland-mew, Eingietreet,
14. James's, fur which 41 St. was charged. This witmss as-
darwent an extraordinary cross-examivation by Me. Alley t
be said that 41. were pat down, Rod he charged the
Doke 4/.Bs. The Defendant did nut give hint U. but gave
him some silve►, he did nut know how much ; be admitted
that be allowed six trusses so be taken off the load before they
reac►ed the stables; he did spot boon that be bad commit-
ted two transportable off . .
Mr. Alley explained to him; one was for embezzling Ills
money of the Doke, and the other was for charging more
than he had paid.
The witness said he had done so before.

James Crowder, clerk of the market, produced the book
kept, as directed by the Act of Parliament, fur recordieg the
sale of hay sod straw of that market. He examined the
book very carefully, but could not Ind say entry of the sale
of hay by George Stevens or Edward Nicol, from t►e 11th to
the 16th of July.
The Gratleman who attended for the p►osecution stated,
that although the proreedurgs were against Stevens, he wished
he could proceed against another person, he beiug more cul-
pable. Tbere sal sossetlnag more than appeared abut day
or he should not be there. _ _ _ . .

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The Magistrate convieted the Defendant io the penally of
51 for the non-entry of the sole.
Mr. Alley expressed his determination to appeal against
the conviction. .

The evidence was then liken against the same Defendant,
for selling to the Duke of St. Albans a load allay, sir/ trusses
short, for which be had incurred a penalty of 301., being bl.
each. _ . _

William Coulson, the mistimes, stated, that the load of
bay, purchased of Defendant, George St , was delivered
at the Duke's stables, Kintstreet, St. James's.
The Magistrate told the witness that be suspected the evi-
dence be was about to girt would make him liable to trams-
portation.
The coachman, however, proceeded: he was salted how
massy trusses of hay were is the Wad ; be auswered thirty.
Whew he first applied to St bout the purchase of the
hay,Sl asked him If he wasted • whole load, if he did
not, he would take off See or Ms trusses, and make it look
like • load. 08 his cross-examination he admitted that
lite hod cheated his master, the Duke, out of IL Ss.
Ile. Alley observed, be wt.. afraid the horses were cheated
also, if a stated quautity of hay was allowed thim for • c‘ r-
lain time.

George Bombay, the carte►, proved bit briogihg 341
inlays of hay from Hendon to the Haymirket, where, by
the order of George Sieves., t►e Defendant, he threw uff
six trusses previous to driven it to the Duke of St. Albasa'
stables.
This being the case for the prosecution, Ur. Alley observ.
ed, that no case had been made out against bit client, as the
coachman could mot be considered as a cridible whitens, as
be was liable to be transporii d for the evideace be had given,
but be supposed his being a favourite was the reasou why
be was out prosecuted and punished.
The gentleman who •t ieudetl fur t►e Prosecution staled,
the Duke of St. Albtrus had nothing to do wit► the present
proceedings. lie saistained that the coachman's evidence
hind been well supported and coiroborated by other witnesses.
lie oh d, that the Deleudasit Sitvens was the li at trans_
grersor, by his proposing to the coachman to take six trussts
abort of the load.
Mr. Halls, the Magistrate, said, " Have we evidence be-
fore us that a load of bay bad bees sold ? I think sot."
Sir B. Meek appeatiug to agree with Mr. Halls, the
charge was dismissed.
Mr. Alley thee said, he should not appeal sgatast the
int convlctioa, and the penalty of St and costs were paid.
Urtab Dens, the driver of a. stage-coach, was charged
with wilfully driving aphid a c►aise-cart, is which was Mr.
James Hood, of Keppel-street, yesterday oe'aulght, wear
Colebrook, when Mr. Hood seeing him coming at a furious
pace, called out to him for God's sake to stop; but the Pri-
soner paid uo attest ion to his request, d--d Ills eyes, and
asked bias sky he did not get out of the way. The cart was
it etiosequeoce upset, Mr. Hood thrown out, and use of his
arms bri.kee. .

The Prisvacr was clavicle] la the peaaltyi with cols,