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London, England, 1825-01-17 00:00:00

Mr. Rut, a clerk to Mr. Wright, a solicitor, said the prisoner
was the son of General Campbell, ma be had represented himselfto
Mr. Messer. 3lr. Wright is concerned foe the family, In a faintly
Chancery suit, brought by the prisoner, against the General's se.
coed wife, who is now at the Cape, to obtain an amount of the pea-
perty ; if the prisoner succeeded in the suit he wash: be entitled to
considerable property. Witness has known hire two years and a
halt; and had no reason to think bad of him. Deis about 18 years
of age.
The COMMON SERGEANT said, he was afraid the letter pur.
porting to have been writuni by 14r. Page made the cue worse ;
no one knew whether or not he lived in Eltham, snd it was impos-
sible to say that it was not a forgery ; he was thetefore of opinion
that it made the fraudulent intention more clear. If he intended to
pay for it for the time he kept it over the fortnight, the pawning it
with an intention of redeeming it could not Ammon to fraud; but
whether he did or did not intend to redeem it, and return it to Mr.
Blesser, remained fur the Jury to try.
The Jury consulted together a few minutes, when one of them
inquired if they were of opinion that the prisoner hired the carriage,
and although he pledged it be intended to return it, they were to
consider him guilty ?
The COMMON SERGEANT put it in both war. whether he had
hired it for a fortnight certain, and at the expiratien of the time he
was to become the purchaser ? Secondly, whether, when he hired
it of Mr. Messer, lie took it with a felonious intent of converting it
so his own use, and carried that intention into execution, by pledg-
ing it at Dixon's Repository?
After a long consultation, a Juror wished to know whether,
when the prisoner went to Dixon's Repository and raised mo-
ney upon the carriage, they must of necessity find him guilty of
felony ?
The Costatow SERGEANT said, that the letter, purporting to
come from Mr. Page, seemed to militate against the good intentions
of the prisoner—for when a person went to pledge en article, he got
as much as be could upon it.
The Jury retired to consider of their verdict, and after being out
about half an hour, the C'osestos SERGEANT sent for them, and
said, the only distinct question they had to decide upon was, whe-
ther, when the prisoner obtained the carriage on hire, he intended to
dispose of it, and deprive Mr. Messer of the property ?
The Jury again consulted together about an hour trod a half, and
found the prisoner Greilty.
The Prosecutor recommended him to mercy, In which recom-
mendation the Jury concurred.
The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced the prisoner to three
months imprisonment, and during that period to hard labour.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JAN.I.S.

The'following proclamation was made in Court this morning :
Percy, Bishop of Clogher. John 31overly, come forth and sur-
render yourself to the sheriff of the County of Middlesex by the
octave of St. Hilary next, or you will be outlawed.
Mary Mailings, Richard Milverans, and Mary Palings", were
severally convicted of uttering counterfeit half-crowns, and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment. The prisoners all pleaded guilty, by
which IMMO they saved six months' imprisonment.