The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-04-08 00:00:00

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%itst ; he gave it taltis servant, him, but tuarkeal
it fast.
Jones received the 31. Southampton Bonk note
of his toaster, and gave it to Mr. Curter.
John Carter (Attorney) acknowledged receiving
the above note of Jones, the 10th August, and bad
it ni Ins possession since that time, got another of
tile Saint kind from Ilirotis, waiter at the Warwick
Arms, and presented both for payment at Joggett
mid Co.'s, No. 14, New City Chambers, London,
and received for answer, that the house had stopt
pea, payincrit ; she person who gave the reply might
he Mr. Joggett himself; the room was very dark.
—nu being examined whether he had seen Mr.
• Bullock, or Mr. Homer, and whether he knew
there were such pent .11s he satid, he understood
*ere were such persons, that they had opened a
Sauk at Southampton, and were swindlers.
John Willis. next examined, was an engraver, and
4 lived in the Strand, London. The Prisoner, Hit- I,
ono, was at his lodgings the begii iii it ci of May,
is, and emplovad him to engrave a plate for a
S ..surniptou Batik Note, (here the witness pr 0....
.... cd the copy of the note brought him by the
streamer ; on compering them, he said it wits the
...one as those filled up.) Witness engraved the
plate, and, from Hitehin's order, printed 1000 im-
pressions, which he delivered on the 21st Muy, at
the banking-house of isstraett and Co.; he also
delivered 1000 oii each of the following days: 2241
May, 22d June, anti July; these were ill for
11. notes; he also engraved a plate for 61. and
worked off 1000 notes; he also engraved them a
plate for draft's, and took off 200 impressions, He
said the notes sheen in Court were all from plates
of his engraving. Ile had supposed that Hitchin
was either Bullock or Horner, and had made out
his note in their name, and had been paid by
them.
William Johnson examined. lie knew the pri-
soner Ilitchin, had seen him on board his vestri in
Southampton; cad seen him at the Bank in Semis-
sinkitou, on the 31st of MY last; had er:,:ived
money of him at r..e Bank.--:litchis went by the
name of Horns. person ..f the name of White,
alto was there, lad also se. Bullock at the Bank.
Colonel Jobs, Gordon w 1, at the Bank of Hor-
ner, Bullock, and Co. at Southampton, its August
last ; had beer.l several unpleasant reports respect-
ing them, soil procured a one-pound note of th...rs,
which he presented for payment on the 6th of that
mouth ; hut was told by a 'servant girl, that the
parties were all gone, sad had bcen several days.
James Woolley, Esq. of ihrusinglutin. stated,
that he knew !hillock, who had formerly been in
his employ ; he Manly believed that the harid-writ-
iug on the note exhibited to him. was Bullock's,
but that his name was Joseph Bullock wily.
Here his Lordship tree, :mil al re- s.:11 the .1 iv :
" Gentlemen—lt ha, liven atienipteil, nu the part
of the Prosecution, to establish a forgery against
the Prisoners at the bar. It has beets clearly and
!satisfactorily proved, that there are such persons uo
existence as Bullock. Horner, and Joovett. 'Else
witness, Willis, has been puid a bill by a house act-
ing under that firm ; and though the pretended
bankiag-house might have teen met up for the pair-
poses of fraud, yet I do lint thick the facts are suf-
ficient to comfit:up n forcers."
The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict
of—'lot Guilty.
Illls Lonosete observed, that if it appeared
that the money found upon the Prisoogrs had
been obtained by passing these lolls, those alto
had been defrauded by them would be first enti-
tled to it.
Sandon addressed his tordeltits and inlbrnied
him, that a. conairlerable slim of money had been
taken from them when they were apprehoutled„.aud
he hoped his Loril..hip would order it to be. re-
stored. His Lordship replied, as it plaitsly appear.'
ell that the money was procured by (Pula. he cuutd
under such circninstaiises, make an order for
its restoration.
The Prisoners then withdrew front the her.
The Prisoner-, Saudon anal Ilitehin, tire also
committed on two other iudicttitents,:for, conspira-
cy and hand ;' and were ordered to remain till next
Assizes, unless they enter into recognizance, with
four sureties for their appearance—themselves iu
20001. each, and each of their sureties in 5001.

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It bas been customary, since the earliest period
',four MI tropolitan History, for the Lord Mayor to
entertain the Nobility at his Mansion. -Juno 1336,
Sir HTIN RV • PIC•RD. Lord Mayor, feasted at his
table the kings of England, France, Cyprus. and
Scotland.
A potent has been taken out for Inakiog iron
cask+ op taillo, oubstitinco for the wooden casks
used on shipboard. The advantages are said to he
throe :---The.iron tanks being made either squaw
or octangular, will occupy Hoe-third less stowage,
and are tire tiinun as (tumid, as the wooden verse's
now in use.---They will prevent all leakage, as well
as all damage nn rats stud insect'. We under-
stand that a trial is about to lie made, nn a large
scale, in some vessels now going to the South Sea
Fishery. The present high price of staves is great-
ly in favour of this speculation.
Lust Saturday evening, as Mr. and Mrs. Bts-
IMT, of New-street, Birmingham, with their family
and three nieces, were sitting at tea. about 100
fret square of the ceiling fell nu them, but provi-
dentially no one was iu the least hurt. Mr. BlS-
r'o little boy shrived much courage and presence
of maid in endeuviinrilig to extricate hi+ father
form Ili+ ii.i:iten+a!it site 01011. The [marlin' bring
p nutellrrl with e;,::iiit paiiitiligs, many of the pie-
titers were tauten:illy
Mooday ought a portiiiiiiitcau trunk, containing
wearing apparel, deeds, policies of insurance,
the property of Mr. FARLOW. of Gray's-i 111 l , we.
cot from 1.40 re a pnst-chante going into Holborn
from the en.l of Fleet-market.
. On Tuesday night, nt ten o'clock, a fire broke
out at the house of the Rev. Mt. Mot LIM at the
village of Mickley, Oxon. .% hick entirely coo+ iinmit
it. triget4er with tabling. ice, awl four other"
bruises adjoining. Two horses were burnt, audit
is supposed that do.mage to the aitiouut of LOOM;
was sustained; the pren:ws were uninsured.
Elopements are now so common, that they may
be regarded as daily occurrences in the world of
fashion. A Noble Lord, and the wife of a West
India Mer. limit, !intl. just added nice more to the
many instances we have had to record of there
• Amebae of .tiosuestic peace.
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