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/11,114 they adopted
'Oat quarter, MIPS its .
'the public, ask Illiberfore.
acquiescence so esatibliel
Corporation. He was
of 01,1 crime of _
consequence of the Ice .
in the manner souse pored:
on this point WOO by a co,
'somber of offesesosnitt witted,
prosecutions for eiessalliefeiting the
Bonk Itestriction Act passed.—t
This w is the real way of ewers
he miriti.leut it would,
his
41rleksit' (we believe Mr. Thomson) said,
that the only effectual way of diminishing the crime
of forgery, would be to withdraw the nue and two
pound Rank notes, and substitute specie for them.
tale wished to know whether the Directory were
tithing soy steps to carry such on arrangement into
. effect ?s--(iferie./
• The CNA tutus. replica, that so long as the Go-
',assent cootinued the Restriction Act, it was iin-
'passible to carry each an strangemesitinto effect ;
the •Directors had not the power. He assured the
• Proprietore that they were ready to give such a sub-
ject their best attention, and that from the Bank
no application should he made for interposing any
elt4ay in the resumption of cash payments—that
;originated with Govertneut, mud by no means with
them.
Mr. Timmins hoped the subject he alluded to
would be well considered. —1 Cries of •• More !")
He' and he would not make any motion, as he was
Ism, as on 4 former occasion prepared to leave the
,4ihoh matter in the hands and at the discretion Of
the Directors.
The Court was then adjourned. It was nume-
rously etteiteleB.

OLD BAILEY, THURSDAY, SEPTIMS 37.

YANK FORGERIES.

JosepA'Turner, aged 25, pleaded Guilty to the
Minor charge of having a forged Bank note iu his
pion, knowing it to be forged. Hi had
pleaded Not Gritty, but now obtained per-
tnissiou to retract that pled. There was another in-
diettsent against the Prisoner on the capital charge,
Serjeati• BOSAIIQUET, 04 the part of the
Bunk, declined prosecuting it.
'ulaw Scene". aged 16, pursued the same
course se the tirst Prisoner, and on his pleading
Guilty to the minor offence, the capital charge was
mot prusecuted.
Wu!. Quilt, aged 22, and Jams Wolfe, aged 16,
also pleaded Guilty to the minor offence, and' were
suit proses ked on the capital charge.
Was, Sad;er, aged 20, was indicted for Insviog in
his possesesoriss forged 1/. Bank uote, knowing it to
be forged, withlintent to defraud the Governor and
Company of the Bank of England.
Mr. Srrjeant BOSANQULT stated the ease to the
Jury. es it was detailed sii the following evidence :
Thoe. Denham -fsted. that the Prisoner came on
the I6tb July to his father, who was a shoemaker,
in Deats-street, Westminster, and offered a 1/.
Bank of England note its payment for a pair of
shoes. The Prisoner gave his address, " Was.
Sadler, et Swills's, 10, George's-pluce, Chelsea,"
which was written at the time on the. uute.
George Crosby stated, that h worked for an
istny-accoutrementonaker, and resided in %VW.
1111,131 tr. On the 2* July last, he saw the Pri-
soner, whom he knew very well by sight. He sold
Prisoner aii old coat for 7s. ; the latter gave 3e. its
bawd, sod called a few days afterwards and gave
• 11. note us payment of the remaining balance. On
going out to get change fur this stole, he liberr•
tinned it was a forgery, mud the Prisoner said he
took it from a Jew.
The Bauk Clerks proved both notes to be forged.
Alward New, aged IL pleaded Gniky to the
charge of having a forged 1/. Rank note in his pos-
session, knowing it to be forged.
Joseph Longwood, aged 20. was also indicted
for having iu his possession a forged Bank of Eng-
. land note. knowing it to-be forged. He was also
Capitally indicted for uttering the said note, know.
ing it to be forged ; and Mr. Scrjeant BUSANWAT
proceeded with the capital charge, is, consequence
of the retusal of the Prisoner to plead Guilty to
the Minor offence. •
It was stated in evidence, tlpst the Prisoner went,
On the 13th of July, to the shop of Mr. James, a
hosier, at No. 72, HuroOru-bridge, and offered • I/.
Mite in payment for two pair of stockings : on be-
ing asked for his mime and address, he wrote on the
back of the sate, 4 Smith, Goswell-street." The
Shopkeeper. not Millis% to take the note without
sending to the Yank. taut olf Isis shopnuni with it,
and told the Priesser that he must stop until the
young man retlilniteli when he should have the
itockings and cheap. The Prisoner did not seem
to like this intimation, and repeatedly observed that
the man was gone i long time, stud as he was in a
hurry he could not wait ; he also desired, that if
they suspected him of bring a passer of forged notes,
they should send for r constable at once to search
him, as he could not stop shy longer. IVheis the
messenger returned it was ascertained the note was
a forgery : the Prisoner then laid his mime was
is 'Maids," and not tfiat he put on the note; that
he lived sit a shoemaker's iu Thauses-street, and got
the suite from a gentleman outside. A boy was °b-
ottled outside, mud lie was brought into the shop
they denied any knowledge of each other.
Alter the evidence hail gone on thus far, the Pri-
soner expressed a wish to plead "guilty to the minor
offence.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM observed, that lie feared it
was too late to adopt that step now. The Prisoner
should, in the first instance, Isaac availed himself of
the offer made to him. It was for the Prosecutor
stow to say whether he would slay proceeding*.
Mr. Serjeinit Buchman re humanely consented to
relinquish this charge, usi condition of the Prisoner's
pleading guilty to the indictment for the minor
offence. This the Prisoner immediately slid, and
the ("spina charge was accordingly
Mr. Baron GRAHAM addressed the Prisoner, and
said he wits greatly indebted to the Prosecutor fur
allowing him. in so late a stage of his trial, the in-
dulgence lie had experienced.
Tints were some other Melva no public interest.

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imgethar dower
He (the winless)
dpsaretter, who be imforesed of lb. circumstance, they tow
into custody. He fused the picture is the pee.
SeGAON of the prisoner Reed.
The witness produced the pletere, which was s haltimigth
pintail of o hewer °Meer iii full insifumn.
disuses Mile', the ticket-portee, corroborated thesis*"
.11119Gl. a the lout as to the Iskieg of the Moaners
liiii.enetedY, and the Guiding of-the picture iu the puesignion
if Rid.. • •
• jle. Crestott stated, That Mr. Hervey was in France, and
44 Gentleman who conducted his brasiers; for him was sot
ablate slimed. He believed the portrait to be property
,of Mr. Harvey, as he sow hint painting it, but be would out
_undertake to. swear positively that it was his properly. He
bed men Me.* Harvey's brother that morning, and iufeensed
bins of the circumstance, who was of optuiun, as it was
very eucertain whet lisle Mr. Hervey world return to this
trouistry, end as he war the only person that could swear
positively to the picture that it would be better to forego,
the proeseeticto if the poloessios of the portrait could he
regained
The Fri/otter Reed, is Ids defame, said be bad • ow,
six yeses of egg, who had a strong propeestly to the military
life, which he was micoriraged is by his mother. He was
going to have a new suit of clothes mods for him, and to
oblige them both (mother apd sou) he istended they showld
be a Is a • Mahe. The other Primmer, his friend, was •
tailor, who he had applied to to make the clothes, mid they
had spout the shirk of the asuiresing in examiniag different
shops to God a patters to please them, and they could rut
suit themselves until they canoe to Mr. Hervey's. His fel-
low Priseoer attempted to take a sketch of 'the *mikes" re-
perensted in the portrait, but felled ; after which they left
the door, end euesolled together as to what was best to be
dime, when they agreed that there could be no bares in bow-
martin the portrait fur a few de's, cud returniug it wises
the clothes were made. Ile, the Prisolier, monk' nut deny
he had takes it, bat, on hi, hamar, he intrusted to reollre it
when. the object he wasted it fur airs obtained. If there
was any Ma me to he attached Cue burrowing the portrait it
might algae to fall 9.1 him, and wet on kis (mud, the other
Primmer.
The Alilermao observed, as the Prosecutor was absent,
sod Newsom to identify the portrait so his, it would be useless
to commit the Prisoners for trial. Hr rectangle:Weil then'
to be careful bow they Will burrowed without asking the
persuasion of the owner fur if they did, they would nut
again escape being committed fur trial.
The Primmer' west diseherged, end the portraitsivem to
Mr. Creseutt.

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should, by the concurrence of . - - . POLICE.
II an authoritative shape htfliett -risme,
afore. receive that atientiorraftd ' . * oott.onALL.4ol
rntiol to the well-bring .of the MILITARY lllLNlAarittiltA' • it OP A HUSSAR
roe convinced *lilt ma jorerrate It'll.
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on the Bunk waspriut the —. yi,;,,suireurlew... itt,s, were pet to the bar ebor
tee of tuftellic gurrettejt S'aite; clakpal witbithibllair t portrait of a Wow Offsrer
la paved ; cud his. opinion how the door of MaJtarvey, liernsit sad miaiatore-pairier,
IL
by • comparison of the , No. 111, Cbrepeidn 7---
slated, that as he wee plea alum
Mkt wilted, with the kfttit 'a, ..46,„i-84"id tr". sw imi, awl 4,. eeteat . jam lie
glii.tettilig the eeint I*fi'reltie etee.iist 14- hissers 'wading et Mn Remy% deer, 'vtawtog
let Passed.—THear, keer.)— the pictures; they.weet away, lietWierwerde returned, mid
lof ascertaining the Gee; sod die plower Reed took a picture which hew os a !WI 09.
t would, wheu tried, establish lick of tie door. and he "la thinner POnnsfr wed sitar
3i
together dews the Oltl'Cltaisar. and isle "Adagios'
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