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Arsterence shortly afterwards crate is, lAN
2 4 hi
"thews said, "Holiest, Bobby ! you are he the • '
and I'm for the Queen." Lawrence 111111de a •
If you use not for the King, you are not • for.
Yourself." Matthews then began talking of the
*address to the King, and asked Lswrente whether
many had signed it f Lawrence said, " I have
not had the ;demure of seeing your name to it."
Matthews replied, he would not sign en Address.
A say Stith personage as the King, and
proceeded to indulge in the most . gross and
'vulgar abuse of the Duke of Clarence. Elphick
expressed his Nitwitoe that he should speak is this
atomiser of his Royal Highness, who was alwaYs a
Vold neighbour to him, and instanced the fact of
his having built on the Freehornt and against the
lark-wall. to which his Royal Highness never ob-
jected. Seise conversation followed about an un-
settled actouat, during which Matthew's called El-
l'hieli s " swindling, elle filing fellow." Matthews then
eleew out his card, and throwing it towards Elphick,
'aid he would meet him as a man to-morrow.—
lgphick, in return, add, if lie had • horsewhip he
would horsewhip him ; adding, that it was beueath
aim to strike him in any other In inner. Matthews
then ran for the poker, which was taken from him
by Coombs. Elphick resat, " ‘Vhat ! you'll poker
sue..will yost," nod then rang for the whip, saying,
he wealth horsewhip him now. Elphick then went
dise the whip. On returning, Matthews ran at him,
v'hiie he h-id the whip will by his side, and seized"'
hint by the culler. Elphick then hit hint slightly
weer the sho older, twice ''.r thrice, with the whip,
asaseing as he did so. It was not true that EI-
441sek had whipped him round the room. Wiiriess
had too doobt Nlatthews and Bevis were very drunk.
Matthews afterwards laughed, and eked Elploick to
driOL, which Elphick agreed to do, and did think
with hue. After Matthew* w,.: gone, Goodall, Hill,
stud Bevis begged Mr. Lawrence's pardon for what
lied pieee.l, o:trd lamented iliat they had conic with
IWltih.ll%
los cross-examioation, witness said thot the quer-
vill had united le consequence of the allusion to the
stose.tled account., when Elphick rang the bell for
the hora-whip• lie persisted in saying that after
the affray the l'hentiff turi [),f-odatit were friendly
i.e„etioer, and the former a.k..11 taw latter to call on
-him, and is take a gle., of lianialbrewed ale.
•Wm. Consults 'red Robert Lawrence corrobo-
rated the testionoey of the leo WHIMS,.
Mr. &Privies! VAUGHAN male an able reply. iu
wh•eh he denied that there was the least credit slue
to the Defends:it, even flow the alinement of his
owe witnesses, for either loyalty to his Sovereign,
or attacinneut to hi. Royal Master, as it appeared
titst he lon.l berm only incensed when taunted on
his own nff.ir..
Ti., '

LORD Cuter JUSTIE6 having summed op
. the evidence, said it woe the province of the Jury
to $47 to winch art of nitneises credit ear to be
xiseo.
The Joey, oriel a f w minutes consideration,
!triad a verdict ler the Defendiint.
OLD BAILEY, FEBRUARY 17.
Arikwr Ilepbrra •liar IV. Dayton and E. Persons
were unheard fur interim' a forged 1/. ante. They were
'teisosi ratty, sod Hawses was very strongly
.remeauweaded
swerr).
IV. Noutorer /PAP indicted for tittering a forged 11. rote
to gr. Greets, a tail. r its the FAgeosre.rmul.
The Prisoner purchased a finnan jacket at the Pearce-
toi's tamp, is paym►as fm which he gave a 1/. mote, which
af►rwar,ls proved to be forged. He gave his name "George
Cooper, at Mr. Gardarea, Chiswick." This address proved
to be false we. as A whew en officer approached • public.
bonne in which the Miaow.- war, fur the purpose of app►e
Beading him, he endeavoored in escape. Verdict, Gritty--
Booth.
Tteittly Crawly, a simple looking countryman, was
weal indicted for a similar offence. The Prisoner, on the
bib or Fetwuary, went to Mr. Dsonfield's, a butcher, is
Chelsea, sod mitered s forged note iu pa)nicut fur some
mutton, tiring, at the time. ►is seal manse, but a false ad-
114tiewal persons gave him a good character. The
`3ary found him Not Gant,.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, FSBRUARY 17.


TNt KING V. lIVILMAK BLACK.

This was as indictment preferred at the Maumee of the
Metropolitan Law Society against the Defendant, who is an
mummy of the superior Courts at Westminster, and also
an attorney of the Iseettivesot Withers' Court.
The indictment chargtd him with having on the 21st of
October last defrsuded Rarrhitine a law stationer,
residing in Essex-street, Strand, by tendering to him •
check upon the banking home of Sir J. Perriisg sad Co.,
purporting to big fur W, he !mowing at the time that he
had not effects in the hands of these bankers, and that such
Reek would not be plid.
Me. Colts opened the pleading, and h r. Au.so staled
the case fur the prosecution.

, The Scat witness was Was. Harriskiee, the younger, who
stated that the Ildeudawt, oa she day issentioued an the in-
dictment, came to his shop its Ellillt•aftrei, and purchased
mune schedules sod other papers used in the diisolevet
Debtors' Ceurt, to the amount ens. Ild.; that he pee •
cluck to Mr. Harrill's*, on the beak of Sir J. Perring and
Co. fur the amount of bL amid received as change 41. 7s. 44. ;
mad that the thick was never paid.
William Hats Whine, the alder, stated, that he had offered
11e-cheek at she bootleg house of Sir J. 'erring, sad was
eeld that the fldemisat had nett !ewer le draw epee them
fur W.
_

Mr. Lewis, clerk in the bsak of Sir lobo Terrine, staled,
that on the 21.1 of Getuber, Mr. Black had in their hank
only 60.. that for eighteen months he bad Never paid any
snoney into the bank, and that the bOs. bad remained there
for several rnenths.—That other cheeks bad been offered
tier payment at the bank, bat bad bees velment.
A Mr. Godfrey ono railed, bet did not appear.
Mr. WILLIFORD addressed the Jury fur the Defeodant, and
called H• White, a surgeon residieg in electors, who stated
that Mr. Black had, in his prolessiooal capacity, presented
a petition fur him to the Viee-ebeweelloroleat he bad paid
him es ace-oust of his hill of costs which, however, had
meter been taxed, a bask note of TOOL and still conceived
that he was indeheed to Mr. Black 601.116.24. that be had,
ars the 20614 of October, promised Mr. B to pay this money
auto she hank of Sir J. Penile( mid Co. eon hostesses's,.
Three other perm's, were called to fealty reopeeting Mr.
Slack's character. TWrereleed Magma hien for throe Sr four
yews, and had newer heard any thing to hie discredit.
Mr. ALLAY replied, mod commeoted with great force mod
severity upon the evideses given by While.
The Learned Chairseme charged the Jury with his seem.
domed pevapie•ity, and told them, if they bad any &Bohm
respseteag the motives of Mr. Black, they ought to give
kite the bestait of them.
The Jury deliberated for a long time, sod Really retereed
• verdict of--'ul Guilt,.

Wedneoloy night a constable went to a house of
$ll-time in Bell-court, Grey's Inn-lone. to execisie
a warrant, and took the woman up ; she obtained
leave to step into tbe nee t room to clean imperil;
and put tot a gown, and locking the constable op
eu the room, effected her r.ctir.