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London, England, 1822-10-24 00:00:00

No. Clarke, the prooeetator,was then eallrd.

Mr. Serjaitot PELL objected to his beeme e--
swiped. on the ground that he WU an interested
witness.

• Mr. Justice PARK held that the objection was
properly grounded.
Mr. Joseph Beildington deposed, that lie accom-
panied the Prosecutor to Ccldbath Fields, ■here
the Prisoner was confined ; he requested Clarke
rot to attend at the following examination at Bow_
st►e►t office; the Prosecutor said be would nut, pro-
vided that there was money deposited to pay the
law expenses; the Prisoner agreed that it should
he d.po•tted, on which the Prosecutor introduced
the wittc-ss to the Prisoner, and he deposited with
him a Bank note of 1001. and also 2.51. in Bank
notes, and a bill -et a short date for 25/., and he
gave an undertaking that it should be used iu the
payment or the law expenses ; he gave up the
money about 14 days back to the Prosecutor, and
received hit undertaking. .

On his crosa•ezamination he said he paid over the
ISO/. to Mr. Dill, the attorney's brother.
Mr. Thomas Jones, clerk in the banking-house
of Messrs. !WWI and Stirling, proved that lie paid
the Prisoner's check of 101. in December last in
favour of the Prosecutor.

The copy of the check, and the endorsement was
then put in and mad.
. _ .

Mr. ALLEY stated that this was the case for the
prosecution.
The Prisoner, in his defence, read • long state-
ment, io which lie contended that the prosecution
was not that of Clarke, but of M►. Hill, to prevent
his being prosecuted fur perjury; and stated the
reason he had paid the money to pay the law charges
was by the advice of his friends, to get out of the
hands of Mr. Hill, who had declared he would be
his rain.

Several witnesses were then called, who contra-
dicted the evidence of Mr. Hill in several points,
particularly as to the body of the letter directed to
Sir Richard &rine being in the hand-writing of the
Prisoner, which was sworn to by Mr. Hill us being
his. The person who wrote it gave evidence of his
having written it.
--- Turner, clerk to Isaacson, swore positively
the he saw the Prosecutor endorse the check in the
Prisoner's office, and that the account he hid writ-
ten for the Prosecutor, as between him ■nd the
Prisoner, was dictated by the former, which the
latter objected to as being incorrect before delivery,
which lie informed the Prosecutor of.

Henry Arthur, a broker, deposed, that hr was in
the Prisoner's front office when the Prosecutor came
into it with him ; he heard the Prisoner ask him to
emforre the check; he did not pee him do it, but
from the posture lie stood in, he had no dotibt but
I,e did endorse it.

There were shout twenty.four witnesses called
who gave the Prisoner a good character for inte-
grity and honesty.
The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence
with his usual perspicuity, and the Jury, without
retiring, returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
This most intricate ease occupied the Court
• from ten o'clock in the morning to ten at night.
The Counsel fur the prosecution were, Mr. Alley,
M'. Curwood, and Mr. Adolphus; for the de.
Pace. Mr. Serjeaut Pell, Mr. Bolland, and Mr.
Platt.