The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-08-19 00:00:00

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er 31. los. 3,1. on ateount•of,tbe 4,TeletaleAws,
were received by Gibson. obi ;14, nail that both
those entries were in:the•Orisoneesioliatl-witting.
The Prisoner Gibson tfelivelettllk to the witness, on
the Monday followies, in his leletti-wriftoV, thy ab-
stracts of the Elections of the preoudimpireak; which
ebstraets agreed with the.entrter in: theitook, and
the witness paid over the exact anamllit coma:tied
in those entries to •the Corporation, and no more.
The suet total for that wed: was 3361.
which the witness paid to the corporation. A coal
certificate was alwayo delivered to Gibbon, giving
on account of the quality and qiiiintity of roal'il
which each ship hod set' board, winch certificate i..
attached to the on ket. SUCII a eradicate, delivered
by the titter, Gibson leaf to indorse, wed to specify
the ainount of the town's dues awl other duties
which each ship had to pay. (The certificate of
the ship Robert was produced jut Court.) This cer-
.titlettte, the witness deposed, relates to the ship
ftl'..ert--6 dated the 45th of October, is signed by
4 anti the figures 31. P 9.. 6d. are also in his
erf-writile4, and put down by hiiii for the towies
certificate was inerkecl and afterwards
tiled. (The certificate for the Telemachus was pro-
duced./ The certificate of this contains the
.usual forms by Gibson, and the town's dues marked
by him were 31. too. 4tl. which sum was received
'by the Prisoner. All certificates are delivered to
the masters of the vessels, and are produced by
them at the Coal EXelt:ilige, hut without any refer-
ence to the ditties, but only as vouchers for the
coalsthe 511ips att bidets with. The titter's clerk rea
ceives a eie;.t a:ter, wh:vit is mink out by Simpson.
F'6•lllk.S. i;:e master of the .hip ltabert,
produced tin ch•aranc.. o that ship, anal said it was
in the hard-w ri ll.g of Simpsn.
Mr. Ogle called 4.",ni is Sillnroll'S duty to
make out the clearance, and to deliver it to the
IWO SJII alio dears the ship. This clearance of the
ship Robert contains an indorsement in the hand-
writing of Simmtiii, sod 51. 19a. lid. marked as the
stain due to Cut C•lrilinlaio4l, which the clearer cf
tile ship to pity. Simpson makes out this
fie:trance from a document previerattly made nut by
Mr. 'Naito...3,, of the Ballast-Office, in his own
hand-writing. which is afterwards given to Stank-
rtott, to enable him to calrolitte the amount of the
ballast-duty. Brankston makes out tile calculetiou,
to ascertain the duty to be paid. The Ballast-As-
seasor delivers to Pin kney an account of the quan-
tity of ballast delivered by each ship, by whick
Pinkney is enabled to snake out the ballast-ticket.
Brankotoa, atZer making out the calenletion, sic-
livers it to Simpsoii, to make nut the clearance.
Simpson keeps a daily account of the amount of
the several clearance., a. a check upon the witness
and hie second clerk, which account is compared
afierwards with the accatint the witness's clerk
kt e1)-. (The daily aceount was produced.) Tois
is !tie daily iii.conlit kept by Simpson, and is de-
livered in every Monday morning to the Corpora-
tioo-office—it contains an account of the town's
does, paid on account of the Robert and the Tele-
machus. Against the Robert there is an entry of
only 31. 193. 6.1.; and against the 'Telemachus an
entry of 31. 13i. 4,1. The entry of 31. 19s. fid. of
the Robert, this account, applies to the *AMC
tintnaiOn of the clearance of the ship Robert.
hici. paid 51. In, Gel. slues; and the entry of 31.
10s. ail. •pplie,‘ to u similar fraud its the clearance
of the Teleatachas, which paid M. We. id. town's
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dues.
Cross.e.rantinel by Mt. Sc Aar. urr—mr Previous to'
1801, the: corporation received the tiiwn's diner
theinsaces, at 'lasi:. own office.—Before that bane,
Hie ships woult often get away eidinut paying the
dues, if they haat prcir ()lay got a clearaucc at the
custniu.house. The corporation doss base nothing
to do with the g.istergt concerns of ebb custom-
house. though I certainly receive a copsideration
fo, the collection hf those loci.
.. Braiitstoo and
Sinspsou were lOW Gill in as my.c!erkas hut were
paid by the corporation—and the Commissioners of
Hir Majesty'a customs have no cnntroul over them.
Gibson aro my Clear, seal sworn is as the (Alec.
toes clerk, bat ac. table to me only. Gibson
was Ly do mean.. ac....tuu1..1.14 to the corpoiation„
but to use alone, aired the other clerks, Illraiskomu
Wad Sintostio, ssooloN ed by the earporation, erre
• 'Litt ailed as a •eltesli silent I • . I sin under DU
further responailoilay to the corporation, than to
Pitt theta the money which. was previoualy paid to
Gibson as tuff clerk.'
Robert Poilroey, chamberlain to the corpora-
tist°, deposed, that before a ship clears out at Ness-
eartte, the eiwporittion clerks come to the witness
far a hallast-other ticket. wise+ ticket contains is
stalagmite of the earls woo ballast delsvrred by the
ships Oa ths2.3rli of October, an application was
Made to me lay Simpson for a ballast•ollice ticket
fur the &hart.

Winton' Armstrong, clerk in the hutch of the cor-
poration, produced the ballast-office ticket tor the
!i.hcre, and deposed, that the to Izet %sus ilthrertil
to him by Simpson, describing the umnunt of du-
ties due to the corporation on act ()Ain of that
ves el.

Mr. Violin". calkil main. It was Sianison's
duty to enter the amount of twilailt by Wl,lOl the
does w!!:.t. to be charged. Sim ii-on hasrutered 54
tlae4 of ballast in Ins honk, and it is the trite 110611-
twr of tote. delivered by the /laical. The 11411.1...t-
-offee ticket of the skim.. ..1111) 1.4 lit flraiii,tita'.
trtiNt-WrltiUg hut it is 4 lid., ticket, a. it contain,
en account of only :1 t ton.. This deficiency of
tons corresponds with tile suits of •21. &Antic-a on
the Robert, Id tea ma k... the 34 too., sod the stun
of 19s. lid. agree with each other.— !Menlo-
thus ticket progoce4). This ie the ticket belong-
ing to the Telea44lolllA..ind contains irri account of OS
toil. of ballast, iu Brankstim'a hand-writing. The
UOMlper Of tun. real s charged by lltaliketna in the
fraudulent t,.' et was body 37 tons, which corrr.-
ponds with ear 41. deducted in the. .ac, own of the
Telo-osebus. The I.4k:obi:lois ii made be Braid.-
food from Cie ballast-oilier hook,. Tli;. wants.
al Way, the real Ali hi. own 1,001,4.
Crux-O-reUnined. —" I ens employed by the Cor-
poration, roil biwinow i. to lire?, an account of
the h.lla•t, aiiil to &User the acouutite to Brank-
at. 14."
lipid deposed, that he was agent to Bell
and ilroan, clial-litter., who are the titters for the
ship tl,d'a re ; wattles, pool the clearance-money for
the Robert—(Ckerattee prodoce-U—thot was tie
clearance of the Robert, em which 5L 10a. 0:1.