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LANCASTER ASSIZES, Ave. 31.
Pri Jobteste, Johnson, and ./itinh
Clarisusevrete indicted for uttering Ail heeitig
timelier of forged Beak of EuglaedNotei eetheit
pooseseiou.
111 r. PAIL Widey stated the case•on east pert of
the prnueeutien. ' he Priso.ters all pleaded guilty ;
mud Mr. Park obeereed, that the-gentlemen with
whims lie acted, on theist-lied' of the limes, had
here minced. attee mature detiberatieet, to abets-
ant, toe capital part of the chaeges against the Prim
soacrs, they having no doubt but the two former •
Preioners tied been the dupes lied tools of 'otherie
*rid therefore deserved coininiseration; ate] eircuin-
deuces had. crane to his knowledge, respecting the
hitter roomier, lest night, which, iu some degree,
stoned for his enmeb, which it would not be Proper
et snake public. 'Die whole of them,
pleaded giulty to the charges or merely twills:the
forged nutee in their' possession, and lie 'Loped,
wirier these circumstances, the learned Judge would
infiiet ben *slight !Itelistintent. '
Ilemjamin White was arraigns-el, at the same time,
deem st similar charge, cud hearing the other Prie
sneers plead guilty, 1w did 'the same; but Mr.
Park cautioned him against such -comilict, as tie
Circumstances hail traiwpirtd in his ease, to autho-
rise him, on behalf of the Director* of the Batik, in
interfemig to prevent the law taking its doe course.
The Pnehier, therefore, by the advice of Judge
Chain:ire, revoked his plea, and pleaded trot guilty.
Mr. Pete, in stating the case igniter the Prl..
sotwr, jaotly observed, that freineutly, from the
most trifling circumstances, the most material con-
sequences took place to mail. The circumstances
of the case are as follow. On the 10th of last Judie
it the time of the Nliincheeter raise, the Prisoner
went to u pablie-house at Broughton, neer the race-
enuree, where lie, with several other men, tossed up
haltrenee for money, and they tose-d for as large a
yea as ten shilliugs ; and tie Prisoner having lost
that suite threw down a 11. Hank Note for change,
which a man ideutiiied to Ise a forged one. The
Prisoner maid he hail taken it at a neighbouring pub-
lic-hotew, in change for a el. note. • He said he
Would take it back. He was followed by seine of
the' company, win discovered, that instead of en-
deavouring to return the cote, he hail pureued kW
way thwagii the garden at the buck of the house,
earl iato a sni•edow ; ward, on their coming up near
to him, he ells observed to throw something into
littiKr, which proved to be another forged 11.
irate, and on his being secured, half a forged it.
• er is found in his hand. The landlady of the
;meth,-house where he raid he had taken the :tote,
rovc.t, that the Prisoner had some liquor at her
house, for %Irich he tendered her a forged 11. note,
'which she refused. He then gave her a good 21.
Obit in ehoisge, for 'Which she gave him an old
tan 11. note, which did not In the least resemble
the forged one he had.
• Mr. one of the Inspectors of Bank Notes,
preyed that all the notes were forgeries.—
Goi/ty.
' Timm Souterson was indicted. on the prosecu-
ting of the Amer of Ow Mint, for uttering couu-
%elicit shillings at Orinskirk, and having a quan-
tity aniline faineant his lindeestiou.
Item Gifittly was found guilty of stealing, five
bundles and a half of burn yarn, Oa the bleat:sung
grutinds of Peter Sliewcross of 11raylesdem.
• R.Sejrd JO4Ol, a resp,:ettede wnrehouseman, of
Manchester, was indicted for feloniously stealing a
Bares quantity of goods, the 'property of Messrs.
orthingtou and Co. warehousemen of Manches-
ter.
It appeared in evidence, that the Prosecutors' and
Prieoner's premises join each outer% -the 'Prows
tutors twiug in a inure extensive. hue •of hey4iiess
then the Prisoner, required more warehouse ,ramp,
and they agreed to hire his • -second and _tined
stories ; ewe iur the convenience of seem to
them, had a door broken through the wall winch
separates the two err-miens. • On- Sunday morning,
the 7th instent, the traveller belonging to tfie pro-
secutors, very utiespectedly wittit . into their ware-
homie, he found the Prisoher, are! it was
discovered that 1w had merle an aperture through
some beards which tied been put up to separate the
premises, through which he had crept, and con-
%eyed away property belonging to the Prosecutors,
to a very considerable amount. The Prisaner made
no defence,. but appeared extremely penitent. Ile,
tioweeee, streuee to tell, called Mr. Worthington,
the Prosecutor, to give him a character, who spoke
very hiehly of him in every point of view except
the present rase.—Gitiley.
tieorge Corgis Carter was indicted, under the
Black' Act, for wilfully and tualitionely firing a
pistol, louden with ~iinroutler and a louden
at William Nye, in Liverpool. The Prisoner is
shier mete of the elinerkee Erick. from New
York. sad the Prosecutor s' the new. eh,
the 115th-day of lest Jutw, the Prosecutor applied
to the Captain for his protection to enable him to
est-on ehtne to rrewete his being preisiell- the Cep-'
tail] Mad the Prinwer had all the protections, end
toferred the l'rooreutor to the Prisoner, who re.
Laud giving him a- protection; the' conseqtience
seer, the Penitents/r was very abusive sense rough
language pivoted en both sideve which ended in a
red.the Prosecutor refused to do his duty
use beard the ship, and went on shore. hi the even-
**about six o'ciock, the Prosecutor, in company
with another of the crew, of tlw name of Smith,
tad die:tire-Ives with parts Of staves its their
on the shore, close to the ship, and de-
manded Alai, protortiousf when there were none
of the crew or officer* on board tint the
Prieouer; he replied he hie! that which would pre-
tete himself, and took up a pistel, lie told the
i'riernier, if he attempted to come under the guard
chitin, %oldie!' is *limit four feet high, aid placed
along Queen's Dock, to prevent persons Idling in,
ersil chew to which was the Eagle,. he would shoot
him ; the hrire'eutor, however, very impenitently
persisted in ttning, and while he 'was in the net' of
strespidie wider the eh:* . the' prisoner discharged
the 'smell at him, w3rielr shattered his Tight arin so
eesseittthuttunpnietion WIMPI obliged to be performed.
The witnee-es, however, for the prosecution, se-
enneentgeel that he designedly waved the pistol to
the ajar, sou br must kaie killed him instantly, they
being on s loisn together. The Prisoner did not en-
ear to sake his eselIPM, but surrendered him-
sett nt the naieliewii lwhwigiug to the quay.
to the dureace. it wets Meted. that the crew had