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INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sm.

Alexander Soloman, late an auctioneer In Piasetsstreet, Stand,
Vas brought up for re-hearing, he having been before the Court in
June and August last.
At his list examination the insolvent•was examined as to his real
Inane and description, when ft appeared that he Jiff' better knees,' •
as " Mr. Shoran," thee "Mr. Solomon t"' therefore as the no-
tices served on creditors only exhibited " A lexander &lemon, late
oft" etc. &c. an inquiry was instituted, when the insolvent
trotted that he had boon known genetally ns •' S/4man,"•and that
goods were invoiced to hint, as an auctioneer, in that acme. but •he
could not tell whether or not lie had issued writs against others
(where his oath was necessary) by the name of Homan.
The Cotton, under the circumstance, ordered the petition, Ike.
to be dismissed, but at the Caine time gave leave for him to cetn•
melee de novo, and be nbtsined an order to be heard on this diy.
Mr. Comte, on baleen' the opposing creditors, however, am.
Plied to the Court to have a Nether postponement, In order that the •
insolvent might be examined DOOR the Officer of the Court, as
the insolvent had In the docurnantatittere the Court • disputed"
every debt of his clients.
The COURT thought that there ha been sufficient time for the
creditors to have made the investigation, and these who presided
in it should take care that their own regulations should not be
converted Into engine of oppression.
Mr. Cooxx wished for no such thing as oppression, anti fie was
ante the Court wield never stiffer it to he exercised • but he eelb."
ceived that it was right, (tom the Complex statignes;ll
schedule exhibited, minute inquiry ought to be inseittned. The'
Learned Gentleman then made statements which inducld the Court
to postpone the hearing until Friday next, in order that tire hives•
tigation might be proceeded in forthwith betore the Master. The
Learned Gentleman then said that Monday next would be a more
convenient day, its Mr. Norton would have considerable business,
diem et diem, until Thursday, which was the day of atonement ob..
served among the Jews. and the parties could on that day conform
to the necessary ordeal connected with Courts of Judicature.
The Coulee, however, made no alteration in its ureter, bet
suggested a means by which it might be complied with, without
intringing at all on the religious scruples of the attorney or hie
clients.

Brujamtre Kent (who was heard two months ago, but remanded
to amend certain detects) was this day brought up for judgment,
and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment within the walla of
the 'mason, for fraud.

OLD BAILEY PrioNDAY, Szir:l9.
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At ten o'clock Mr. Baron GRAHAM, Mr. Justice LIT LSDAL t.
and Mr..lurtice Owsitdis entire(' the court, when the following.
trials were proceeded in.
EMBEZZLEMENT IN THE POST OFFICE.
Thomas Baker, a letter loner, aged 22, was charged with steal-
ing a letter out of the Two-penny Post-office on the Ist of July
last ; lie was also indicted tor stealing a sovereign contained in it.
The prisoner pleaded guilty of stealing the sovereign as the
minor offence, which subjects hint to transportation, sod this plea
being recorded,

dlr. tilt it NE Y stated to the Jury, that as fiom the previous good
character the prisoner had hell, there was some reason to suppose
this was his tirAt offence, he would not offer any evidence on the
capital charge, but the interests of the public were so much at stake
in the department in which the prisoner was employed, that tor.
bearance could not be so practised in the event of the crime being
repeated.
The prisoner was in tears duriog the whole time he was placed
at the bar, and seemed to be much affected at his situation. His
appearance was considerably above that of the common °rasa of
criminals, and his demeanour decent and respectful throughout.

FORGERY.
Frederick Wilson, a respectable looking man, aged 30, was in.
dieted for forging the acceptance of Mr. Joseph Thompson. toe b LI
of exchange for leitlf. Ile was also charged with uttering the same.
knowing it to be forged.
Mr. Law, ha stating the case, observed, that the charge of fo:-
ging the name of Mr. Thompson could not be brought home to the
prisoner, but the evidence would fully prove his having uttered the
bill in the name of Ogilby, winch it would 'peens lie took for the
purpose of escaping detection. 3I r. Thompson, whose name was
tinged, lived in Northampton, and havingoccasion for a sum of um.
ne>, saw one of those advertisements which appear in the newspa.
pet., offiring accommodation, and shortly after he had written to
the advertiser, he received a letter seemed Ogleby, mentioning the
terms upon which the writer would remit him cash for any bills be
sent him, charging 2g. 6d. per cent. commission, and directing hint
to admires, his letter to the Rant Inn, Smithfield. Soon aftet wards
Mr. Thompson came to town, and met the prisoner, but the nego-
tiation was not completed. The primmer subsequently negotiated
a bill, purporting to be drawn by a person named Cooper on !11r.
Thompson for 1501., for which Mr. Thompson was sued ; and he
then ascertained his name had been forged. The prisoner being et.
ken into custody, wrote a letter directing his landlady to destroy
papers, but the letter having been intercepted, a clue was 'fended
to the plans used by the prisoner in negotiating the bills, as amongst
them was a letter stating he had lodged Thonipson's bill and oche,s
with a person who was to employ an attorney for the purpose of te
king legal proceedings, and when the amount wits recovered Wilson
was to receive one-fourth as his share of the plunder. Witnesses
would prove that at those lodgings lie went by the name of Cooper,
as well as by that of Ogilby ; and that the person who had nemiumeit
those names had negotiated the bills under his present name at
I Wilson, The prisoner proposed to get the bill. discounted by
bankin Scotland, but the prosecutor refused to accept the bills, 3/
leging that the prisoner might as well raise the money in Scotlate
on lug own responsibility, and then when he brought the money ro
him at Huntingdon, lie would accept the bills and pay hint his ex-
perms ; notwithstanding this arrangement, however, the bills were
as had been already stated, negotiated with the prosecutor's forged
acceptances to them, and he was now called upon to pay them. By
a strange anomaly in our law, the evidence of Air. Thompson would
nut be adinissable to-day, and therefore he should be compelled ts
resort to collateral evidence to prove the forgery, ss well as the lei-
soner's guilty knowledge of it.
Sarah Ambling liviles at 36, Union-street, Little Moor-fields.
proved that the letter signed with the name of Ogilby was in the
hand-writing of the prisoner, and also that the body of the bill of
exchange, the acceptance to which was charged to be forged, we,.
in the prisoner's hand-writing; the letter was an offer by the li:t-
-winer to ditcount that bill for
Thonias Brown is the landlord of the Ram Inn, Sinithfieki—
knows the prisoner by sight; he frequented witness's house in the
month of April last; he was there in company with Mr. Thomp-
son, the prosecutor ; the prisoner left his card in the name me
Ogilby, and said that he should have a letter come to witness's
house, and requested witness would take it in for him ; this was
near a fortnight before witness SRN him there with the prosecutor ,
letters came, and witness accordingly took them in and handed
them to the prisoner, who opened them and read them.
Cross-examined by 3lr. Ant:itemise-When he gave witness
the card he did not say, " this is my card," or " niy name is GO-
by ;" he merely said, " If any letters come in the nenie of Ogil-
by, take them in fur me."
William Ady is a waiter at the Rain Inn • knows the prisoner
as having been at the Ram Inn ; he went tliete by the name a,
Daniel Forrester, an officer, produced a bill of exchange. Wit-
ness received the bill from Thompson, the prosecutor; there was
some dispute about the bill, it was handed over to witness.
Cross-examined—When witoess first saw the bill it was at Me
Isaacs, the solicitor ; there was a dispute about the possession of
the bill ; there was a dispute between Mr. Isaacs. Mr. Thompsoe,
the prosecutor, a Mr. Moss, and a Mr. Creed, a tailor io Ab-
church-lane, regarding time possession of the bill. 3lr. Dime caul.
in Thomp.ooli presence, that Thompson had come under WV-
tenet of taking the bill up, and got the bill into his possession.
Thos.pson did not make any answer to this accusation- Witness
was sent for to interfere as an officer . • does not know who sent tur
hint, bit it was Mr. Isaacs's clerk who came for the bill. Thotnp-
ion said that the acceptance to the bill was rot his hand-writing..
Samuel Shannon received the bill in question from the prise/sc..
at No. 1, Duke-street, Houndsilitch ; it had at that time Orem
repute° written on it; he parted with it about I month be film re
was clue to Mr. Henry Moss.

Cross-examined.—knows the prisoner at the bars but dew s
believe the bill to be his hand-writing.
By the Junot.—The indorsement on the bill, " F. 'Prllion.'
was made by the prisoner at witness's house.
Mr. William Creed received the letter now product a /cm tilt
watchhouseAceeper of Bunhill-row, and in consequemx went to
Lloyd's-row, Spa-fields, and in the tint room on the I.ift hand. to.
the ground-tloor, he found the paper now produced. airbus tstr,
read, and contained a list of sundry bills on different penans, a;1
the amount of about 1.3004.)

Cross.esaminetl.-11'hen witness went to Lloyd's-raw, ho Wr.s
accompanied by a person named Cleveland, another natned.Powles„
ti young man a friend of Mr. Powles. and witness's Sallee; is::
these. reasons were members ut a society called the Sotlety
Guardians, for the protection of trade. The witness was titre
asked a numerous list of questions regarding two Guardian Socie-
ties, but neither questions dr answers bore upon the trial. Never
heard Thompson tell my father to stop paynlent, bees-ewe hr had
been swindled out of it ; it was a 1501. bill.. Don't know
how Thompson gained the information of the forgery, or how
he came to know that the bills were to be presented at I.:Wailes:
Wm. Thompson, jun., the son of the prosecutor. Imo«s htwta-
thcr's hand-writing—the acceptance to the bill now prod aced. is to:
his father's hand-writing. The witness proved the hand-writing ot
his father to two papers produced.
Cress-examined by Mr. Apo's. PH Ull—Proved the hand-writir
of his father to several letters. The bill of exchange is made pay-
able at Esdaile's. lam positite it it not my father's accept:wee.
trivet law the bill until this moment. I heard of this transactioa
before. My fattier is not in town now ; he was last sessions, when
the prisoner put off his trial.
wasasTel;ha;:rjnlmtme ea read,ed. andhe
bil purported
htoad the W
acceptancedrawn
of atTh ne,ammpoonuthesa'
it when she prisoner negotiated it to me.

TN, WAX the case for tile prosecution.
The inlanher addressed the Jury. raying thee she katemmit tnadr
by r. Thompson, that he had not accepted the bills at the Ran►
inn W.l* true, but they met at the Foe and Anchor, ChArterhotr.e-
Nne. next mosninr, where he sent for ststups, as he would rov,-
by 3h. Davis, the landlord, and Mr. Thompson then accepted mit

Mr. Darter—T know Mr. Thompson, he frequents my h"use.
recollect inc coming there. and that the prisoner wss with Same
some time in April; ;het had been there twice on one day, is la
beck yasome loor, and. after soe conversation, some bill strtp. *lre
emu for, my coo bought them and laid them on the table, wke4
Mr. Thompson asked for a pen and ink. Ihe prisoner began to
write on the stamps. and 1 withdrew into another room, art
through a window which was up I saw the prisoner draw ..the
ball. Soot atter I went into the roam, and 1 sow Mr. Thontpaioa

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write across one of them ; i don't know whether he bad written oa
all of them. Leitrim to Atr:Thocepson oo theeth of June„ and
received an answer. This (letter peeducrel) is I bare trot;
quently seen him write, and I believe that the hand.writiog to the
bill alleged to' be forged is his hand-writing. I have no doubt
about tt. • Last eistutday week I caw Air. Thompson, and he then
staid it was a hard case he should low so much money. Ile did nut'
wish to hang the prisoner ; all he *anted auto get his bills back,'.
and he wished me to try and get them, us there was one coming,
due in October.
(.ohs-examined.-1 won't take on me to say whether he said 1,
bills or aceeptabees. I don't knot whether there were two ore
three stamps. 'My little boy, who bought them, is not here. The
prisoner meet came to my house until he came reiih Mr. Thomp.
son. I have heat in the limey ; in the lighting Way,and went by
the name of "Cy Davis." AI y boy was very well this mottling,
and cat walk eery well.
Re-exantinek—The bon is about eight years old.
Jemor.-1 Keen the prmoom twO Or the Liles before he came
with Thompson.
Re-examined.—l have left the faner.p-yrar and a half I went
with Mr. Thompson to AVorahimetreet *Police Office.
An officer was here sent, by direction' of Mr. Adolphus; along
with Mr. Davis, to bring either his wife or boy.
Mr. Henry Mosso-1 received the bill from Mr. lzhanr.on, and
as it was protested gave it to Air. Isaacs to sue uron it. A Mr.
Wright, whom I afterwards understood tic, tre a Mt. Creed, Pee-
posed an arrangement for the payment, nit the bill had been ob-
tained front Mr. Wilson fraudulepdv. I referred him to Alt
Isaacs, and we went there. Mr. Thompson came there, end
mid he was defrauded out of it. Mr. ('reed asked to see the
fill, and Mr. Thompson got hold of ii.-from him and put .it
in his pocket. Mr. Isaacs sent for an officer. Afr. Thompson
then said it was a hard cam for him to pay those bills, as they were
forgeries. 1 said, if it was a forgery, he might not be afraid
of being obliged to pay the bill. Thompson made no answer to
this remark.
Elias Isaacs received the Fill in question from Moss aid Co.
lie then confirmed the testimony of the last witneas as to what took
place at the meeting, but positively denied that the younger Creed
wa~praent at the meeting that had been alluded to.
Wm. Lambert Jones—l know Mr. Joseph Thompson ; have
seen him write ; and to the best of my belief the signature on this
bill is his hand-writing.
Crom-examined.—lt was on Tuesday last I first said I knew
err y thing of. the hand-writing. I was eubpernaed by Mr. Harmer.
lam by trades carpenter, butt that is a trade I don't follbw. lam
alb assistant to a sheriff's officer, which Is a trade I do follow.
14. laugh.) I live at Northempton, and have been about three
years assistant to a sheriff's officer.
Re-examined-31r. Jay's clerk came to me, and Peeved me with
a subparts, but asked me no question, neither did his master or
mine. I had not seem Mr. Harmer thin. I have seen Alt. Thomp.
son write within the last three months, and have seen him sign his
name several times.
By the COCST-1 arrested Mr. Thompson c and it was on that
occasion I saw him scribble part of a bill he had as a set off to the
plaintiff in that action. He handed it to his son to finish. The
s.ailibling was not like the acceptance on this bill.
Mrs. Davis, wife of the former witness of that name—l saw the
priioner at the bar twice, in company with Mr. Thompson. at our
house. M little buy was sent for bills; I believe two. Pen and
elk was called for by Thompson, who, with the prisoner, was in a'
litee back parlour adjoining the bar. You an see from the bar to
the parlour. I have se,n Air. Thompson write several times, and
can swear the acceptance on that bill is his hand-writing. I have
to doubt of it.
Craw-examined—Thompson made no difficulty in verities; nor
(lid not call anybody to assist him. lie did not scribble. I Saw I
kill Write in March, April, and May this year. There is a window
in the door of the whom
Ile-examined—There is a table at the window, where my hus-
band wastes his hands. I never saw Thompson wtite when
aerated. My husband washes his hands on a table in the yard
beneath the parlour window. There is a folding door between the
parlour and bar.
By the COURT—The window between the parlour and yard
was open on both data. I have received letters from Thompson,
AO' acted on them, and we have afterwards conversed about them.
I have twice received letters from him, directing me to make
purenesee for hint, which I did. This was after the month of
Minn.
Win. Datis, son of the last witness. a boy nine years of age,
was here called ; erd hating been questioned by the Cover as to
his knowledge of the binding nature of an oath, evinced consider-
able lotelligence, and depoiod—l know the prisoner, and saw him
in company with a stout tat gentleman, at my father's house.
When they were there one day, my mother sent me to fetch
aoilnps, which I dht from the house opposite. They were small
pieces of parer, and I tetelad two. I carried them in, and laid
them on the table in the back parlour.
Cross-examined—The girl washes the classes in the passage, in
a httle corner, where there is a round table. There is a tub in
the pursue. I know the prisoner, the auto who stands opposite
me. 1 often Paw him at my father's house, but my father was
not often with hint- Once I saw Mr. Thompson with him. I
don't know where he took his meals. I never went for ham
Snit cheese for Atm. I did not know him by the name of Wilson,
did. never heard him called any name. It is a long time ago
since I went over the way to Dickson's to get the stamps. I had
the money in my hand for them, but don't remember how much.
By..the Coe a T—l asked for stamps, but don't recollect at what
Oen- I bad no written paper with me, but asked learn my own
mooch.
This was the ease for the defence.
Mr. Jostle* GASELEC charged the Jury. The prisoner stood
charged with a capital offence, and was indicted for forging the
Game of Joseph Thompson to a bill of exchange. and tittering it
knowing it to be forged. With regard to the first part of the
barge, he thought the Jury must acquit the prisoner upon the
counts of the indictment which alleged the fact of forgery against
him, for it had been distinctly proved that the signature on the bill
was not in the prisoner's handwriting. The question would then
resolve itself into chit simple point—did the prisoner utter the bill
rut queetion ? and with the evidence before them, he did not con-
ceive they could entertain any doubt.; upon that pare of the trans-
action. The next point to be considered was, whether the accept-
ions wait or was not in the irtedwriting of Air. Thompuin ? if it
was, and the .charge of forgery was only an after-thought, as had
Leer suggested;then the Jury would of course acquit the prisoner.
If, on the contrasy, the eignature appeared to be a forgery, and
that the prisoner at the bar wan COglllSint of that fact, and uttered
thebill, they would find him guilty of the offence laid to his charge.
ThieLearned Judge then proceeded to recapitulate the evidence,
ant went into the history of the money transactions between the
prom-titer and the prisoner at the bar. Having done so, he called
the attention of the Jury to the conflicting testimony with rerpect
es the hand-writing of Thompson, and under all the circumstances
ut the case left it to them to decide on the guilt or innocence of the
prisoner; recommending them, it t' ey entertained any reasonable
derebts upon the subject, to give the prisoner at the bar the full be-
nefit to be derived front then, notwithstanding the unfavourable
light in which his conduct must be viewed on many pans of the
transaction.
'Poe Joey consulted together for a few minutes and tine ex-
preesed a wish to retire. After an absence of about ten minutes.
they returned intoennn, and the prisoner having been again placed
at the bar, pronounced a verdict oLJsto Guilt*.
• The prisoner withdrew from the bar; he was a respectable look-
SISSW and appeared extremely. intelligent, employing himself
from time to time during the trial in writing notes and forwarding
them io hie Counsel and Solieitor.
After the verdict was returned some discussion took place as to
the disposal of the bill of exchange for 1114 M. when it was deter-
mined that it should remain In the possession of Mr. Isaacs, the
t.S.alicitor of Mr. Moss, the last holder of the bill.
NEW COURT.
Before Mr. Coat SSON.SEIIOEATIT and a Middlesex Jury.
Jake Devi, was indicted for embessling on 'lre 25tli of July,
Arty ahtllings and forty sixpences in silver, and ten shillings in
the monies of his master, John King, a baker.
. .fhten King stated that the prisoner was in his employ on the
2.7ith July last, on the evening of which day he absconded. In the
zoom*, the day it was his duty so go round to receive money from
witness's customers. He did not account for any money received
by html that'dsy from Mrs. Williams. Witness never saw the
priarner from that time till he saw him on the day he was appre-
hended in the Borongh.
The primmer said he offered to pay his mistrees tLe money on
the,nielit he left, but sbe refused to take it ; and he then borrowed
of her
, Ilannah King denied that the prisoner ever offered her any
money on the evening in question. lie certainly dld borrow half,
it „sown front her.
Moe Williams proved that she paid the prisoner 31. 10s. on the
24th July, on account of nis vetoer, mostly in silver.
The prisoner said he had no intention to embezzle his master's
mosey.
The Jury found him Guilt',.

Editor Poole was indicted inr stealing ni the Y9tli July a black
frock, .I,irt, and, petticoat. iv-T:1 Catherine, the chili of Win.
Ifutirds, a pnor mtn in Spitaltit

1 ladle kitty, almicit nine years old, was the only witneas, why
stated that he Raw c pew; woman take the ciothea off the child,
and row 'CMS the liehts a itlt therm, but he could not positively say
rust the primner wr,..; the person.
The Cony:able rt...ed that when the prisoner wss apprehended,

tune of the things rem furnti upon her: end shcdenieti the theft.

:Thii Court thiiiiel.t the cvelco6e r, as not sufficient to contact the
prwmr►,
.The Jury acenrd;Pgir *PINUP d her.
Aller flarrfana and Afar:rot a Amelia ifrclb, otherwise Afar-

wares iffsvc/lu Mitt/soli, were indicted for stealing, on the Ith of
July lest, a silver ladle, two giber fish slices, two silver bowls, a
' eanesp.. purse, emnaleing several sovereigns, mime silver, and a
one-pound provincial bark note. a pocket-book, and other arti.
clee,.the p.-operty of Mr. Wm. Kingsford and Mr. Charles Bar.
Lam, the tespectsbie proprietors of the Belle Sausage Taman,
Ludo e.!,; 4.
Mr. thstitem esamined.—l ant Joint props for with Mr. Kings.
first of the Belle i'attlVlT, Tavern. fin tile etti of July List, 1'
111404 rd a bag containing Lem or tire pounds in cash, being partly is
ri 1, and partly In silver. and n one pound Weymouth note. I saw
di money there the day before. I Our missed some filar snider
trurri the cupboeni in tie parlour ; Lut not until information was
receive! Infra Bow.strect, that such things bad been found upon
kite prisoners- There were ts• silly; wavy spoons, one punch
hole, twu fish sheep, sad otherartielnll. One of die fish slices MIS
used the day before. 1 know the things Dow produced to be my
Property

Mrs. Barham exanthaul—l am thswife of the last witness. The
things now produced are the vmperty of my hatband and lit. I
klogeleed. I used este thr fish &hue on the Sunday previous', at
tear dimmer, at tout o'clock. All the articles are masked aladlor to
Shopeltbish lit. 1 believe thus we* ab9st Olio pounds W the

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Arran bag. T put it there myself on.tifeSonds'y fnernaing. Them 1 EXTAAORDI&Akf ClitArl7PONI 'ilE DUKE
elm also a very handsome roaewood writing desk stolen, which ; .
contained aong.Othet things a pocket-hulk. The book been ' .ni (4' NOR:nip:o E IIL4ND.
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found, but not the desk. •
hlr. Ilan, of Holywati-street. Stroud, silversmith. examined— It wilt be recollected that a poor woman applied a short time ago
On the 4th of .Iniy last; both the prisoners Cagle into tit' shop and at the Mansion.house, for advice., as to the manner in which it
brought the several articles now in Court to sell tome. rto, ,;,,,,A, 1 woula be advisable for her to pro-eed, in order to make known a
'very rtluctaht in saying what it wus they wanted, bat after sone claim which she had upon the Duke of Northumberland. to his
I time they showed me the things, and ',lied me to purchaac them. Grace, and that she stated. dam her grandfather, Mr. Longa, who
I asked what it was they wanted for it. •• Oh, " said they, " give was married to the Dowager Duchess of Somerset. had maple:sl-
ue what int% like, you know how it is." 1 paid, I did not urger- "USIV goiVen up to the Percydarnily all 0001. for which he had the
stand what they meant. They then said, " give us no.. for it." a bond of his wile. All the circumstances stated upon that occasion
mid, I ani sure you have stolen this property, and I shall Iteten were it appear* well thunded, but there are two or thrce inac.
you and it too. They then replied, ••On no, never mind. we will coracle*, which, a& the case is extremely important to both parties,
I leave the things with you and let es go." I immediately sent for a we think it wiry to correct. - The name of the unfottun Lie
constable, and with difficulty detained them till he cams and took grand-daugh
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them into custody. .father was a citizen of London, and carried on business, at No. 87,
The constable deposed to taking the prisoners into custody— t :Mr. !AIMS is ‘Vebster, and not Lomat. Her
Newgate.street.• Mr. Career, one of the pariah officers, who moves.
The prisoner 11'ells having told him that she lived in Pye-arreet, fig:tied her case, when she was compelled by the sudden death of
Westminster, and thee tier husband, who was a black man, John her father, and the refusal of the Northumberland family to make
: Peter 3litthell, was there, he went to the house and found such a any permanent -provision for her. state* diet lie believes it to be
man as had been described to him. On the following day he went true in all its leading particulars. The statement that the ap-
again, and then he found the pocket-book now produced. bancmled Plimine's mother had received a pension was ctroneoua, for her
under the font ot the bedateal, up in a corner of the room. mother was no more before her grandmother, who was the wife of
Thomas Ford, an officer belonging to the Bow-street establish. Mr. Loma+. died.
Imeat ' suited that he locked tip the two prisoners at Bovr.atreet. Notwithstanding the fact that many days have elapsed since the
He seirqbed their persons.aral totted a .movereign and 3s. 6.1. in publication of the remarkable circumstances of the ease, and that
silver iaile tight hand shoe of Ann Harrison. After the prisoners f the Duke of Northumberland has been applied to by petition and
were committed to prison he went into the privy at the office. and letter, no notice whatever has been taken of the matter, and the
found :he canvass bag row produced. No other person had acceria unfortunate pauper has often expressed a wish, that, it the Duke
to that place except the prisoner*. . suppose', her to be an imooefer, he would vindicate himself by
The prisoner Wells bald there were several other persons who prosecuting her—a route by which her claim would be settled
could get to it. I beyond the pnasibility of inrther dispute. When the widow of Mr.
1 The stress then raid that there was only one other woman con- 1 ',times died, her only survivor, the complainant, applied to the new.
fined besides the prisoners. Dr. hi 'Lend. the Rector of St. Ann's, Soho. and put into his pos.
I Mrs. Barham was then recalled, and identified the canvus bag, I session, according to her statement, the original letter of the late
land also the pocket-book. Duke of Northumberland, premising to take ate of the descendants
The prisoner Harrison in her defence said. that as she wan.going ILomas, in order
ands'hat be might interfere with the Percy
over Lontloa-brolge on the morning in question with a view to . family in her behalf, procure a contimaince of the annuity of
iprocure lodgings, she met two young Well who were entire strangers 251. per annum, which had been paid to MIL Lomas for 32 years.
to her; that-they directed her where she might procure lodging.. The Duke of Northumbenland, it was stated to the parish officers.
and soon after came to her with a bag containing the things, and excused himself from making any provision for the descendant of
said if she would go and sell them they would give her as. She Mr. Lorna', on the ground that the Ea 4 of Beverley, the second
then met the other prisoner, and asked her to accompany her. The grandson of the Duchess of SOinerset, Was in possessian of the
young men directed her towards the shop, and said they would magnificent fortune whiab Mr: Limes gave up with such noble
wait its the street until she returned. she, however, thought she disinterestedness. In Annum. Min, the Earl of lievrrley, paid a
modest mistake, and went to the wrong shop, which she accounted' visit to the widow of Air. Lomas, and gave her a guinea. He was
for by not having any breakfast, and having drank two glasses of exceedingly desirous that she 'Mould give up the letter of the late
gin, which she was not in the habit of doing, where'y her head Duke of Northumberlarnt. acknbaleilging the ohligations of the
became confused; but she declared she had no idea that the family to thedescendants of Mr. Lomas, but this additional evidence
things were stolen. - of the diainterearechicss of her family site positively runsed to give,
The other prisoner, in a very broad Scotch accent, declared her and bring a woman of a high spirit, addressed ilia Lordship, in
entire ignorance of the things 'being stolen property. terms not by any means agreeable to the delicate ear of prosperity,
The Jury without hesitation found both the prisoners Cr/My. ellOc•-isuy from one alto was considered by noire it: the light of
Illergarct Martin. a very genteel young woman, was indicted for a ploy relation. The Earl bas mossy resided in Fra;:cz sinew
stealing, on the 20th of August lasi, tutyards of black silk, the that period, and therefore has not been applied to.
property of Wm. Henry Smith, a linen-draper and silk-mercer, in We have learned that anon after the pauper had rut her case into
Great Tothill-street, 11 esuninster. the hands of the Her. Dr. Macleod, and intratited him with the
Henry Wm. Smith, the nephew of the prosecutor, proved that letter of the late Duke. she was asked by him whether, if the Duke
on the evening pf the 211th of August the silk now produced was made a permanent provision fol. she would consent to Ore up the
in the viols window of his uncle, opposite a broken square, 'letter containing the imp. To this she readily consented, under.
over which a piece of galoon was pasted. On the following 'gentling that•the Bev. gentleman had been in communication with
morning he missed the silk. When compared with another piece his Grace. She was some what surprised a short time afterwards,
of silk, its. the possesaion of Mt. Smith, they corresponded in upon learning from the Doctor " that Ids Grace would give no
; colour, pwuern, and width; and he had no doubt it was the *same more than 2.-ii., and that Litton the receipt of that sum he (the Doe-
that had been stolen. tor) had given up the letter." She then had no alternative; she
John Murray, the prosecutor's shopman, examined—ln cense- smog in a deplorable condition, and she took the 251. iNo application
quotes of some information which I received, I went to art- was made by her until about two years afterwards, when she ap-
other shop belongiog to my master, and procured a piece of plied in a supplicatory letter to betel Prudhoe, the brother of the
. • silk oil which the silk that was stolen had been cut; and then Duke of Northumber l and, stating the nature of her claims From
I took a pattern of it to several pawnbrokers, and requested that his Lordship she received ht. When this pittance was exhausted
if any such silk should be brought to their shop, they would she applied again, and the Duke sent her 201., on which site lived
detain the person, and give information to my master. On the for twelve months. All has sulusequent applications proved fruit.
24th of August I received • piece of silk from Mr. Jonas, one less, and she was driven, as was before stated. to seek relief from
of the pawnbrokers, and which I believe to be a part of what the pariah. The pariah Meer, although they can make no die-
. had been stolen trom my master's shop.. The pieces correspond unction in their allowancetylte'deacendant, of the gallant gentle-
in every respect, particularly the aelviclge. which is very peculiar. man to whose generosity the notate family are indebted for so large
We have been in the habit of selling silk of this pattern, gm via an addition to their %Teich, treat her with great respect and kindness.
years. but we never hadany with such a seitidge before, nor Mr. Cresar, the hosier, of Newgate-street, when in office as au
had the manufacturer ever made a piece with such a kind of overseer, very benevolently exerted himself In her behalf. The
selvidge either before or since. Mr. Jones Informed me that the following,.we are assured, is a verbatim copy of the letter from the
prisoner had pawned it with him; and I then .went to the police late Duke of Northumberland, to suppress which such 'tumuli'
office and obtained a search-warrant. Two officers went with exertions were made:—
me to the prisoner's husband's house. The prisoner at first dentist
having any silk. We went up stairs, but found nothing. When
I one dOwn one of the officers bad a piece of the silk in his hand
which the prisoner had gloat to him. The question was put to
the prisoner, whether ehe had anything more? She said she be-
lieved there was Something more in a theft of drawee in the
back parlour, where two other pieces of silk were found. I further
found a roller in the house, which had the " symptom of a mark
upon it. but which was not visible" (laughter.)
One of the of sers stated, that the prisoner's husband kept
an old iron shop. In addition to the evidence of the former wit-
nese, he said that the prisoner, without hesitation, informed bim
that she had pawned part of the silk at Mr. Jones's, 'stud that
she purchased parr of it of a young man, who told her his mother
hod purchased it nt a tally shop • but that, u it was too good for
her to wear, she wished to mint. The other part she purchased
of another young man, but she did not know that they were ac-
quainted with eirli outer until afterwards, when she saw them to-
gether in the street. 'The prisoner gave the same account at the
police office.
The prisoner was called on for her defence; when in an ex-
tremely agitated manner, sherepeated the same account as on the
two former occasions.
Mr. CastsswELL was about to call witnesses to prove an alibi on
behalf of the prisoner, but was stopped by
Mr. COI MON SE•GEANT, who considered it unnecessary to
proceed with the defence, for that he conceived the space ot five
days having elapsed, between the time of the theft and of the pro-
perty being found with the prisoner, the evidence was not sufficientto bring home the theft to her. The circumstance of her informing
the officer that she had pawned the silk was inconsistent with the
supposition of her baring stolen it. There might be something

eery improper in her purchasing such things from'a costermonger ;
and her-first denying that she bad any more silk in the house, and
afterwards producing other pierce, might be thought to betray a
consciousness that she had obtained the goods in an improper way ;
but still he did not think that the evidence would justify the Jury
in finding her guilty of the theft.
The Jury expressed themeeires satisfied that the prisoner did not
steal the goods, and immediately acquitted her.
No sooner was the verdict pronounced, than the poor young coo.
men, who was of a most delicate make, fainted, and fell into

the arms of the gaoler, and in that state she •u taken out of Cont.

" To John Cowslade' Esq.
"Alnwiek. Jan. I, 1790.
" Dear Sir—l have received' yours, enclosing one from Mrs.
I.mras, and, in consequence of your information and her distress,
I sm very willing to allow her 101. a year for life, which I shall
comtnence as from Christmas last. I have therefore enclosed a
check fur 251. for the that half-year. I should not have troubled
you on the occasion, but I thought it would give Mrs. Lomas an
additional pleasure to receive this information from your hands,
and I have no doubt hut my brother, who is in possession of my
late grandmother's personal fortune, which Mr. Lomas undoubt-
edly might hare claimed, will make any addition as may be thought
necessary to the shore sum.
'• Yours sincerely, "NOIIWrIIIarBERLAND."
The Duke afterwards made use of the remarkable expression,
" Whilst a Percy lives, a descendant of Lomita shall never want."
The unfortunate pauper, to whom God knows it would be cha-
ritable in some one of this great- family—which is perhaps the
wealthiest in all England— to bear in remembrance the immense
sacrifice made in their favour, anti the honourable assurance given
by the late Duke of the eternal gratitude due to his benefactor,
appeared yesterday at the Mansion-House to make enquiries as to
whether unything had been heard respecting her ease, and was an.
swered in the negative. Her condition is indeed miserable ; and it
appeared to those who saw her that she was net at all likely to be
long a burpen to any one.

DISCHARGE OF THE LONDON GRAND JURY.
In the evening the foreman of the London Grand Jury returned
with several bills for felonies and misdemeanors, and informed the

Court that they had no further presentments to make.
Mr. Sergeant ARABI:4 congratulated the gentlemen on the ter.
urination of their important and unusually protracted labours. for
which they deserved not only the thanks of the Court and their
fellow-citizens. but of the country at large.
They were then discharged.
Among the bills brought in was one against Mr. Richard Coster,
a warehouseman in the City, and Frederick Wilson, for a misde-
meanor.

➢dr. Law moved the Court that the pada be called upon to
give 48 hour!' notice of bail. One of the defendants bad been

this day tried and acquitted on another charge, but Coster was at
large. The misdemeanor was an alleged conspira:y with intent to
dctraud to the amount of 7001. Under these circumstances he

thought the Court would gr■nt not only the application, but also a
bench warrant fitt the apprehension of Coster. •
The Court granted the warrant as a matter of course, and the
order mad. wtot. that the party do enter into his own recognisance
in the sum of COI., and two sureties of 40!. each.