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NORTIIERN CIRCUIT.

YORK, JULY
CRONVN SlDE—Before Ale. Baron II uLLOCIt.
BANK PROSECUTIONS.
Jidda West was indicted for uttering, on the 27th June last, a
certain false, forged, and counterfeited Bank note. purporting to be
a note of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, he
• eheleald *Martin Nest well knowing the same to he false, forged,
.and counterfeited, wish intent to defraud the said Governor and
4)mstrotny. •
• ale, bCAIII.ETT (with WhOttl was MT. COLTMAN) stated the
• ea•e Mt the prosecution.
*James Dennison stated that he was a linen.thaper, regaling in
Hillifax, and oempied a stall in the market-place. Recollected
that the pri.erter core to his stall on the 2711 of June last, and
porchnpea some geode of the value of ss. Prisoner tendered a 11.
Bank pt England note in payment. 'Witness asked if it was a good
one, and prisoner replied that he had received it from the bank.
Wimetts said, "Stop whilst I get • friend to look at it," and pri-
soner ar.swered, " 1 es, to be sure." %fitness then went and
*hewed the note to a friend, and in consequence of what his friend
told hint. immediately went back to the prisonerand told him that
doe nate was a bad one. A crowd gathered ertateld the stall, and
witness -aid if primmer would not give hint another note he would
fetch Briefly, the constable. 'Prisoner said that if they liked he
'1044 go to Brieriy. Whness then gave the note to a person of the
n.one it Ilitv.ke, who took 114 prieont r to 'trimly.
• Joshua Brook recollected ?wing at Dennison's stall on the 27th
June last. Dennison gave witnves a one pound note, which he
-wild +le had received from the prisoner. M'itneis sit:d to prisoner,
** dm is a bid note ; where did you get it ?" Prisoner replied,
" I got it from the Rank ; I am in the habit of turning over man,
hundred notes, and I ought to know a good note as well as you.
Witness then took the prisoner to 'he Market-place, and delivered
hint and the note to Swale, the assistant constable. Witness ac-
companied them to the police office. Prisoner (as soon as he got
there) threw his hat un the pound. Swale tack up the hat, and
drew from under the lining a small parcel, containing three more
owe pound notes. Briefly counted them. Prisoner said, "if those
notes were in my hat, you have put them there."
• William Swale. assistant constable, mentholated the testimony
of the last Witness. As they were going to the police office pei-
aoner said to him, " If you'll do sour best to get me off I'll
ir at you with a glass or two." liVitness said he would have no
glace"
John thinly, the (viewable, produced the note, which he had
• received from the lam witness.
• Charles Christmas, inspector of bank owes for the Rank of Eng-
land, proved that the notes were forgeries in every respect.
They were neither of the paper, ink, or signature of the ge-

I iiotef.
The prisoner In his defence uiti that he sou a manuf.cturer, and
in the habit of receiving a great many notes. The note which be
losi Arend to the prosecutor he had received in the course of bind-
He denied any knowledge of the three notes found in

I.e. hie.
Mr. Baron Ifni. LOC IC summed up, and the Jury found the pri-
soner Guilty.
fril/larn Fromm was put to the bar on an indictment, charging
him with having, on the 17th July, feloniously, knowingly, and
at bout lawful excuse. had in his possesalon, flee forged and coun-
terfeited Bank of England notes for five pctinds each, and eleven
forged and counterfeited Bank of England notes for one pound
', well knowing the same to be counterfeited.
Mr. SCAB LETT, in stating the ease to the Ju”t, observed that
the neisoner had been indicted under an act passed in the reign of
ft:s )rte Majesty, which made the possession of forged Bank of
:}:nglantl eotta, knowing them to be forged, felony, and subjected
the oil'. nder to lourteen years' transponaunn.
JOhn Gibson stated that he was the Deputy Constable of Brad-
fo-d. On the night of Saturday, June 17, witness saw the prisoner
or t". high road from Bradford to Nl'akefield, in cmnpany with
,two mber men. Prisoner parted from his companions in a minute
at too, and went into a field. It was about eleven o'clock at night,
and it was moonlight. Witness stood at the woe of the field, and
saw the prisoner go to the wall, and stretched his left hood to the
sail. er.d then put it in his right hand waistcoat pocket. iVitness
cleft got over the gate, and asked prisoner what lie did there. Pri-
.3:lef glee no answer. Witness then put his hand to prisoner's
r.ght li.end waistcoat pocket, and felt a parcel there. Pri,oner
strorgly resisted. Witness then called out for assistance, and
a person of the name of Randal ll'plker came up. They then
took the parcel nut of the prisoner's pocket. Prisoner said, " It's
Inv money ; it's good money." When they got to the gate,
prisons slime.' away, but was soon overtaken. Prisoner was
then taken to tl:e Wheatsheaf Inn. Witness gave the parcel
u.ken from the prisoner to Mr. Tolson, the Clerk to the Magi.
lames. The parcel contained five U. notes and eleven of IL
Harald Walker emfirmed the account cf the last witness.
51,. Tolson produced the notes delivered to him by Gibson the
C.J3Vahle.
M-. Christmas, the Bank Inspector, pronounced the notes to be
forge io in every respect. The five-pound notes had all come from
thr some pis e, and the one pound note had done the same.
Cr, a -examined—Witness bad never learnt the art of engraving.
but ti e was ab'c toasty that the notes had come from one plate. Wit-
e.est levied that he had ever at a trial at the Old Bailey pronounced
a not., to be forged which bad afterwards been proved to be ge-

critic
Tie prisoner asserted in his defence that he knew nothing about
the rotes, and that the constahle must have put them into his
packet.
Mr. Baron liriLoca summed up the case, and the Jury frond
nit ptibriner Guilty.

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THE LATE RIOTS.
.10 a lladtrrorth and William !follow acre capitally charged
t•t) I. isirg, on the Bth day of May last, at the parish of Bradford,
Bung with divers other persons, riotously assembled in disturbance
u: the public peace, and with endeasouring to destroy the factory
mill of blesses. John Garnett Wails% William Ilonifall, and
Tit', Hetsfall, situate in Bradford aferesaid.
Iln Hoene stated the ease for the prosccution.—The prisoners.
ltr übserved, were iniikted under an Act passed in the 42'1 yew of
the rcign of his late Majesty, which enacted r. 30 see. 2. that " if,
after the passing of this Act, any person or persons. unlawfully,
riotously, or tumultuously assembled together, in disturbance of
the italic peace, shall unlawfully, and wi h force demolish or pull
down, or begin to demolish or pull down any erection and building,
or eogine, aliich shall be used or employtd, iu carrying on or etirl.
3U 'tire any trade or manufactory of goods whatsoever, then every
,uci, demobs:ling, or pulling down, shall be adjudged to he felony
without benefit of clergy." The Learned Counsel observed that
the °Bence charged had been committed at a time when great dia.
errs prevailed in the country. That tintless he lamented as much
sc• or, one ; hut it was necessary that the prisoners and others in
toe: si.i.otion should be taught that distress did not form an ex-
t•lr the violation of
A great number of witnesses were cited ; and from. their testi-
ruuny it appeared that for scone days previously to the 3d May,
ant.t.t.:..,es had taken place amongst the yo r people of Brolford
w,. )a. re oot of employment. On th 3 ad 31,y a handbill was
p..httified. a 'yenning that it meeting wou'd the place on the fol-
lowieg 'they, to take Into consideration t*.e distressed state of the
uaecittivs. The meeting acconlingly sock place on the-3d of May.
~um towards of a ohousand peop'.e, armed with sticks and
L.odcons, a sembled together. After some speeches had been de-
Itetx.d, the crowd fell into a line, and proceeded in marching order
Mean. lloesfall's mill. The mill is situated at one extremity
of Bradford, and it employs power.incms, rifteh require few hands
Tha proprietors had been employed for sone days in putting the
toril taw a state of defence; and besides arming their own men,
they had procured ten of' Lord tirtintham's yeomanry. The mob
arrived at the mill-about one o'clock, and poured a volley of stones
ilia (toms and windows. The windows were all driven in, and
iho rid, sustained so much injury that it became necessary for the
p.r.rsoas within to lire. In doing so they killed one person. Col.
reo.pus and other Magiserats then came up, and read the Riot
Ait. The prisoner Holdsworth said to Col. Tempos. " What are
we. to do, are we to starve The other prisoner Bolton was also
OrAOrted to heavier in throwing stones.
prisoner Holdsworth Rata, tlitt if Cu). Tempts had been
at:l aa a winless, he would have proved that ha (Holdsworth)
Swat owl las best entleavuut to prevent the crowd trim throwing
atones. •
Rofosie sled that ht. had had a paralytic stroke, by which he had
tar a UHT time been dein iv..d of the use of his ate, and therefore it
VIM impoitelble that he could have thrown stones.
:,;r. Blum H ogi.nes summed up the case, and the Jury re-
eel.
Ilse verdict had not bet!: given at ten o'clock, when our report
conic away.