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H.:NSON •`tD OTHERS P. NOSRS.

T!174 was an aaion for goods sold and delivered
by the Plaintiffs, eminent tea-dealers in Holbotn, to
the Defendant, a Jew.
The Defendant was recommended to the Plain-
tiffs by one Mr. &smut} Davis, in a letter to them,
stating, that tt the bearer was a particular ac-
quaintance of his. an honest man; and he would be
answerable for him to any amount r" in cone-
queace of which recommendation, Plaintiffs gave
him goods to a large amount, which be Jireaed to
be sent to Phineas Davis, at Pottiest.

The Plaintiffs always understood his nlnte was
Davis, until he came to them to request time for
payment, and offered them ten shillings in the pound
for his debt ; they then discovered that his real tame
was Abraham Moses, and that Piiineas Davis was
an officer of mace at Portsea.

Mr. Samuel Davis, and Mr. Hanson English,
Fr :wed the case.

The Defmdant endeavoured to screen himself
under the pretence that he was not the pers,n who
reccieed the goods. The ►ury found a verdia for
the Plaintiffs, 1.511. 13s. sd.

•OT.n Jct., 4.

d fie . Roo r. nAd Mr. 7a 'lke LAW-

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.Arcpt .Ia,IY”, a g-.rnieri)-n-rtng man, was indi4l-
- farging rho indorsement of a promissory note
for 130'4. ; and littering the same with intent to
defraud Jnh:r Brown. o,her counts in the india-
rnmt charged him with having a forged indorse-
Merit in his posstssion, ss hich he had uttered, know-
ing the same to he forged, with intent to defraud
Messrs. Lindsey and NAarmOuth, on whom the
note was drawn, and others.

From a lone train of evidence, it appeared, that
the Prosecutor, Mr. Brown, being in want of cash,
made application to Mr. Acres, a gentleman reJ
siding on the Adelphi Terrace, who, on the 1 nth
of Mitch last, went to Baker's Coffee-house, with
a view to get two bills discounted, drawn on Near-
mouth and Lindsey, for e,eool. one of them was a
1,2031. acceptance, and the other for 1,3001. which
was not indorsed ; having met the Prisoner there,
after some previous conversation, he said he would
get a person to prieduce the money; in consequence
of which, with the consent of Brown, who was with
Acres, the bills were put in his hands. and Acres
desired he would come to his house at five o'clock,
and bring good Bank of England note,. Acres
then went home, and Brown joined him at his
house, at six o'clock ; about which time a young
man was sent by the Prisoner with a letter, StAIIII:T0
that lie was sorry the bills had not been discounted,
bet that the person, with whom he was settling the
business, a Mr. Corms, had expressed a desire that
the 13031. blll should be indorsed, as the rash
w..uld be peid immedietele. He also peered the
propriety of being ,inteested with the bulls ti I ?not n-
ine, on giving ...!cur;ty. In the mean time, the
Prisoner, in orcn- to obtain the discount, h id ap-
plied to Cooms, a raiser of money on stock, who
readily undertook to procure the cash, by pur-
chasing linens from Mes rs. Webster and Cr.bbet,
and afterwards disposieg of the same. An arrange-
tnent to that. etre& bein:; made between the parties,
the notes were car:ice by :he Prisoner so Me;srs.
Webster and Co. in 176,6y-street, to be apptovt-d
of : the result WAS, they objeeted to the 13001. bill,
and sent it to Corms to he regularly indorsed.
Coons gave it to the Prisoner, with the necessary
explanation ; and the latter went away with it.
About half-past six o'clock, the Prisoner returned
to Cooms, at his warehouse, in Queen-street, and
said he had sent the notes to be indorsed. A
short time after, the lad, who had been cent
by the Prisoner to Brown, returned, on which
the Prisoner said, Brown had not indorsed the
bills, but had expressed some anger upon the oc-
casion—but if Cooms would go and hurry the par-
ties who were to deliver the goods, he would go
himself and get the bill indorsed. He then went
away, and Cooms went to Webster and Company,
and from thence to the City Coffee-House, where
he had appointed to meet the prisoner, who was
not there—but his vcife and a gentleman were ;
and the Prsoner came in soon after ; he said, it was
rrfeeily right, he had been with Mr. Brown. and
had got the bill indorsed. Co MIS, and the Prisoner
then went to Messrs. Webster and Co. and the
43001 bill was paid to them, purporting to be in-
dorsed John Brown. The goods purchased, came
to 1,3381. they were Irish linens, and were
delivered at Cooms's warehouses, in Queen-street.
On the next morning, Saturday the 17th, Coons
and the Prisoner went with the goods to Ricarby
and Co.'s warehouses is Gracechurch-street, and
they were sold for 2000 i. The Prisoner, on going
to the compting house to receive the money, was
told by a gentleman present, that as the linens were
to be examined very quickly, he would pay 14001.
and the balance when the whole was approved of;
is cheque to that amount was given on the house of
Neseenham and Co. which the Prisoner presented,
and was paid in several notes, one of which suss for
10001. dated ith of March, No. 333. Ruing get
the money, he told Cooms that Brown was weitine;
for him at Baker's Coffee house, expecting the cash;
they then walked that way, when the Prisoner sud-
denly went towards London Biidge, and said lie
was just going to see his wife or for Maidstone,
Cooms offered to go W1.:41 him, but. appearing not to
desire his company, the latter parted, and observed
the Prisoner turn down Cannon-street, instead of
going over the Bridge ; before be parted, he desired
Cooms to meet him at the Antigallican Coffeehouse,
at the Royal Exchange. And the latter went there.
but did not see him ; in consequence of which. he
went to Baker's Coffee-house, in hopes of finding
him. but did not succeed. Cooms then went home,
and on his way met the Prisoner's servant ; after
which he retooled to Baker's Cnifee-house, and ir.-
formed Brown,whom he found there, of then isoner's
absence: the first step taken was to stop the cheque.
The Prisoner was shortly after traced to Ireland.
and Mr. Nalder, the City-Marshal, being sent to
Dublin, found him in custody ; he had been appre-
hended. and a pocket-book was found in his posses-
'jog, containing memorandums of his journey
iron% London, by which it appeared that the day
he parted with Cooms, he took a coach to Ken-
sington, from whence he went in post-chaises to
Bristol, and in a packet called the Geaeroar, ar-
rived at Dublin, es here he remained a short
time, then proceeded to .killing, where he was
taken into custody. On king conctuaed to London
from Dublin, by the City Marshal, he confessed he
had been induced to take the money from poverty,
but denied forging the indorsement. A note was
found in his wite'e tippet, answering that which had
been paid him at Messrs. Newenhams and Co. It
was for 1 etOol. No. 533, and other circumstances
were dis:overed to prove he received the amount of
the cheque.
After the evidence for the prosecution had proved
the above fads. The Prisoner in hie defence denied
the forgery, but acknowledged his having run away
with the property. He persisted in solemnly as-
serting that he had met the Prosecutor by appoint.
ment, who indorsed the Ell, and gave a receipt for
eOOl. as past of the two which he was to dis-
count ; he complained that al: the evidence had not
been called which was liksly to prove his innocence
of the forgery. In order to prove Mr. Brown had
no knowledge of the indorserncr.t of the Bill, it was
stated by hfis. Brown and daughter, that the Prose-
cutor did not go out of his house until twelve o'clock
on the 17th of March, two hours after the Bii: was

present:A to Webster awl Co. indorsed. The evi-
dance of Mrs. Webb, of Air-street, Manchenes-
square, and that of Major Allen, Dr. Buddy-man,
with others that were at tslrs. Webb's house, proved,
that the Prosecutor dined there. and was not out Of
the house the remainder of the day. A receipt was
pr siuced on behalf of the prisoner, purporting to
hay.: been given by Brown for 5001. received as as
pert of the -Bills which the prisoner had to diieount.
The s'giviture was, however, disbelicArect to he
Brow: ifs hand writing, and a Witness named Man..'
cere ot, who was in B tker's. Coffee-house, with the
Prisoner, explained the instrument to be a forged
one, by stating that a receipt bad been written in Ba-
ker's Coffee-honse by a man that did not appear to be
Brown : that instrument had afterwards been destro. -
ed, and the Fri sorer sent for Maucereati in the Poultry
Compter, and threatened to take his life, if he dist
not sw:Ar, when called upon, that the receipt now
produced was the identical receipt which had been
given by the stranger at Baker's Coffee-house. After
a long investigation of this intricate case, whie.4
lasted five hours, the faes appeared to be brought
home. •'.ll after some deliberation the dtiry found
the E. i r Guilty of tett.-ng the Note, knerr,:.,es it
t., 1, J. I.:ed.—A.olh. .

Rear-Admiral Dour:re, who has been some time
ening as.first 'Captain to Admiral Coto watLlS. off
Nett, is ordered to hoist his flag on hoard the 410,-
1 pc, of .50 guns, off Ostend, and is to have the
command the ships on that station.
On Tee:day evening. the Coroner's Jury took *
view of the body of a young man who WAS killed in
a boxing-match with another man. in a tit•ld near
the Shepherd and Shepherdess,
.City road ; the &-
ceased was taken to the City Arms public-house;
near the ~/111C place, where, after a minute inves-
tigation, the Jury returned a verdift of Mantlaugker.
• Wednesd ty, a Post Assembly was held at the
Exhibiti,n-House, Wiiii :m-street, Dublin, to take
into consideration regulatim.s respelling the New
Prison. After some deliberation, the busiueu was'
referred to the neat Quarter Assembly, on Frulay.
the 420:1) Lily next.
NATIONAL IMPrOVESSLi:T IN PAINTNO —We
are alwayi happy in affording every encouragement
to the Fine Arts through the medium of our paper;
and we know of no late one more deserving our
notice than the SCPER i PAINTING exhibited in the
PANORAMA of Messrs. REINAIRLE and BAKKEN, in
the Ste Aso. Their beautiful views are taken
from an elevated situation, on so large a scale, aril
so extremtly COTI Ca, as to embrace the most min•tte
der.:lling, as well as every aka of magnitude in the
largest towns and cities. Their present C: and View
of Rome has been visited breat part of the No-
bility ; and we are happy tend a daily increase t-t-
-elcg int visitants to a spot where the mind is a• u:k
with awe, on beholding the :indent bnildieg; that
still remain, as well as a perfelt view of 4.ome
its modern state.. The eye is ii:Lrested beyood de-
scription, a: the distant views of Cathedrals,TernpLit
Falaces, Baths, and Villas, sarrounded with
mountains of Mario, Soractc, and the Appeninee.
COINAGE.—On this interesting subject it m • t
be unacceptable to state the quantities vf. • .1.:
coined since the time of E Liza ass u

Gold.
Sy ducat Eliiabaill
bine. 1 .
C.,arirs 1
...filament and Cr:nuirell
Ch:al - 11
II . 1,400,000 1,...,7 .3;
WI:kali!!!
km.
(I!..rge I . 8.0110,0410 '• Y.; •
nrl;c II
- 111 C3,774:36
From this it is evident that the coinage of
has been greatly neglefted during the las: duke
reigos. and that the quantity in existeneu is s..n.e-
what inadequate to the circulation of the coanti y.
A snort time since, died at Ortots on t:le I /0.
Leicestershire, the Rev. WILLIAM .
'fhis gintlzman was the yotmgest brotntr to
poet, and was educated at Wes:minster Set-, L •
the STOIC standing with LLOYD, BOXIILL r/104r -
TOM, CUM:STORMER SMART, and other contz•mp
rary sons of genius. Mr. Cni:aciriLL's mocker •
was unequalled; and he would have contiroiro
humble Curate to the grive, if his uncle. t 1 J..
Bishop of Sr. Asarb,lski not rewarded I.i.
with the living of Orton. Besides maily uth •
lu:thk puhlieatioas, he has left a corcrit, • .
his brother CHARLES, wit:,
natory cf those political passages and
likely to grow obsolete. The work is pu
two ofiava volumes. Mr. CirtAiessi ss-ir

celler4 scholar, a man of merit and prole'
ten bene•rulcnt to his own prejlas.
lo►ed by all his acquaintances; and, 's-
and *literature are cherished, will live

b ante ut all who possess a knowledge (.f h:.
I aatr.

Monmouth Wonl Fair, on Wednesday, was -
respedably attended by a numen.us of s.
thiers and dealers in that article, and a Lug,- quitr.-
tits. wa, brought for rale. Prime samples vta3 se n
2.65. to 31s, tid. per stone. all of which :uet
ready purchasers; inferior meta from 14.. upwards.
Le:ters f-om the Coat: cort:nue to -pc I: e`
the encrease.l preparations in the enemy's ports, and
of the frequent movements of gun boats, and other
small craft along the opposite coast. Every 'set-
lion, however. is making to augment our blockading
squadrons with that description of force wh'cli, it
must be admitted, is hest calculated to encounter the
light flotillas with which our shores are now so in-
siilently menaced. Gun-vessels of various descrip-
tions are fitting out in several of our ports. to de-
fray the expence of which a vote of the House of
Commons was on Monday night obtained by tie
Min?ster.
The First Regiment of Somersetshire Militia,
commanded by Earl Politica, marched into Salis-
bur y from Tiverton, in four divisions, on Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last. Th-ir
first route was for Winchester; but. having received
counter orders on the march, the first division of
s 5-1 men halted at Fordingbridge and Downton
the second division of 293 men, at Stockbridge and
adjacencies ; and the two last, amounting together
to 513 tnro, remain at Salisbury, till further orders.
together with 1 pan of the first division, who have
marched back from Fordingbridge.