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TN RATRZROTAL, DRUIRT-LANR.
THIS EVENING, TUESDAY. Sept. ie.
hie Maisete• Servants will prirforgi (9th time) a sew
Demme lie Piece, is three seta. called
C;ERALDI DUVAL,
THE BANDIT OF BOHEMIA.
Gentili Dues', Mr. Cooper; Count Altealierg, Mr. Bar.
wird ; Merrier, Mr. Genie; Wittikin, Mr. Eight;
Mr. Randall; Stanolf, Mr. Smith. Ethetind, Coastaw
of A Itrularg, Miss Smiths°. ; Nis., Miss Cabin; Nimiette,
Mee. Bland; Barbers, Mrs. Egerton.
Alter whirls
THE CORONATION.
The Pruceseios commences from Westeniester Hall.—
The Seruod Steve; the laterior of the Abbry.—The Third,
sad Introdartory Setae, is which Mr. Knight wiN inirodom
a uew COOlie issug, estlilrd " The King and the Corosation,
Old &wised sad she People. =The Fourth Scene, the Hell,
is the coarse of which the Grated Estee of the Chimipiss.
To cosetude with (29th lime) a sear Faroe, called
THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM ;
Or, A GHOST IN SPITE OF HIMSELF.
The priweipst Claineriets ip Iforre. Cooper, Gallic, Bat-
said, imilb, Knight, Mem
.oeigre, sod Miss Bmithsoa. _
The Doors is be *petted at Six ABM% sad the Fir.
foreassers to begin st Paves.
Bases, 7s ; Seemed Price, Ss. 11410.—Pit, Bs. id.; Sams*
Prier, ie.—Gallery, 9a.; Seamed Pelee, 15..-..Uppet
kss,ls.; Stroud Price, flif.
To-marrow, Daval--with The Cortmatior
which rill be produced a sew Fame.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARICRT.
THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, Sept. Is,
will be performed the Opera of
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO.
Coast Almavivs, Mr. Junes; Morelli, Mr. Lori Lee; Fi-
garo, Mr. Decamp; Antonin, Mr. Tay'cure; Cherebine,
Nis Chatierky. Coentess Alinatirs, bliss Carew ; Susanna,
Miss R. Cori ; Barbarism, Mrs. Garrick.
After which, 18th time, • new Comic Piece, is one set, called
MATCH-MAKING.
The Principal Charactery by Messrs. Jones, Oxberry, De.
camp, Terry, sod Mrs. Clistterley.
To conclude with a Farce, in two acts, called
A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER.
. Sir Mark Chase, Mr. Williams; Alfred Highillynr, Mr.
Decamp; Mr. Selborse, Mr. Baker; Fixture, Mr. Hain.
awed ; Gamekeeper, Mr. Henry. MIS. Seiborne, Mrs. Gar.
rick; Maria Darlingtun, Mrs. Baker; Mrs. Fixture, Mrs.
/uses.
• handwrote Saloon has been added, sad it is respectfully
hoped that in esery particular the New Theatre will be
Trend worthy the approbation and patronage of a British
Public.
Doors to be opened at Half.past Six o'Clock—the Play to
begin at Seven.
Pisces for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Massinghani, at
the Theatre.
N.B.—Private Boxes may be bad nightly, by application
at the Box-unite.
To-morrow, Rise sad Fall—Metclossaking—and No swig
so supper.
Os Thursday, a new Comedy, in three acts, interspersed
with Music, milled Match.breaking, er The Priwes's Present.

IYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE,
STRAND.

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'militia performed the Cassie Operet ts, called
BELLES WITHOUT BEAUX;
Or, THE LADIES AMONG 'THEMSELVES.
Xs& Deakins:lo Miss Kelly; Vngini• Mies Carr; Elias.
trii Boleiway; 'Mrs Grreadrapori' Mrs. Jerrold;
Mrs.
'Mfg. W." Berusett ; Mrs. Easy,, Mrs. Bryan; Priscilla,
-Minlllbsosaiso.•
To *Lich will be added, Aid time. a new Comic Piece, in
one art, called
TWO WIVES! Or, A HINT TO HUSBANDS.
Sir ll'illiass Prune, Mr. W. Bremen; Mr. Triaorr, Mr.
Auwbotliarn ; Flank, alias Captain Boomer, ,alias Lawyrr
Johnson. alias fltimphry Clod, Mr. Harley. Lady Prase,
Mrs. Bryan; Mrs. Trimmer, Mrs. Balls.
To conclude with the Mein-drama called
TWO WORDS; Or, SILENT NOT DUMB!
Sir Hildebrand de Gay, Mr. Bartley; Valbelle, Mr. Pear.
gnaw; Teener?, Mr. J. Knight; La Fleur, Mr. Wilkinson
Annabelle, Miss Kelly; Lucie, Miss I. Stevenson; Hostess
(Id time), Mrs. Bryan.
Bose., be.; Second Price, 3s.—Pit, 35.; Seennil Prier,
la. Sd.-7Lower Gallery, Ss.; Second Pr.ce, ls.—Upper Gal-
lery, Is.; Second Prier, ed.
Doors open at Half-past Six, the Performance to begin at
Seven. _ _ . _ _ .

LON DON?"'

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,MBER

Highgate. The Priaouer only hail si iinemied the
transfer thade by. Hui. ''No broker being present.
the Prisoner had himself *skit Starling if he waist-
ed 1,000/. of Navy Five pei:Cents. and received a
cheque for the amount, which was paid by Ilse
bankers in fifteen notes. of which eo less than
twelve were tritced ire befog !mid by the Prisoner
for hi own individual purpolies. He (Serjeaut
Booanquet) was prepared to go into that detail
of proof as to the whole 10,0001., hot hr apprehend-
ed that if he proved the firms lie hod staled respecting
Ilie receipt of 1,045/. r,l the name of Penn toSturlitig.
the Jury would have nu difficulty in finding it at &Ise
instrument, which the reissue'r had merle, or at least
uttered with • guilty knowledge. He adverted
to the Prisoner's attempt to escape after being
taken into custody. gs n token of guilt, nod then
proceeded to tall hie wit Seines.
II
The Int witures called wog
Edward Salisbury. eteasimil by lir. Reyoolds—l am a
clerk is the 5 par custillige 11prparieSiese Slim
Meet ame le iItiteiNSINISV" OetWoldeg fea ffins Wier
at Se Robert 11)1sTartasgeitg0 reta Mtge, dk tin sodr Say
MK," T.'S.: I WyrW NM% 10,0061." It is my
bond- %Si ism, bet it has heel:Vl E
altered since ; U. Y. to .1. Pare,
1,181. The data is prefixed to • previous entry, and is sot
is nay Imad.writing. It was wanes by me goth March 1821,
E. Y. 86.1,111. 100001. ; it now steads 0 Y. 68. No. kill,
14,0081. 'Pithead soy date. I mode the eatry from the Inne-
n, book. The 0. Y. and 86. No. 5,281 refers to the transfer
book Moe treasifer book produced] The original retry
of mime was R. Y. Two pages are missing, and that would
eremites the remenral of rineillaer leaf. -rb re appears an
enemies in maxim/ the folios, it was 84, and now stands
115. The parries appears to be written on erasures as fur as
page 91. No alteration appears in the paging of the earlier
part of the book ; the leaf talon oat would he pages 88 mod
dl; page 63 is nut the corresponding leaf; page 86 es it
steeds is dated 20th March, sad page 80 is dated list
March.
Cross examined by Mr. unit gir.—When I ass describiag
the way in which I wrote the entry 1 am' not speaking to any
recollection of the fact, but from reference to other books,
the eatries of which are net written by =pelf, hat by ether
clerks. There are about 50 clerks in the b per Cent. °See,
sod all may have access to the ledger. There are entries
made by other clerks when transfers are made, and one seta
as • check on another, so that a person looking at the ledger
would have ceeficienee it was tree. They are checked the
same day, atowithstandiag which mistakes somesimes occur.
The Primmer was one of eleven clerks in the ledger office.
There are more ledgers than one fur single letters.
Robert Prosiest's., examined by Mr. BoLututs-1 am •
clerk in the 5 per Cent. office; it is my duly to open new
attronots la the ledger. I find an entry to the credit of John
Penn, of Highgate, 10,000/. 1 made the entry from R. Y.
tesasfer book, folio 86. On looking to the transfer book I
do sot now find the transfer from •bicb I made that entry.
When 1 posted it, it was No. 1,181. There was uo other ac-
count before for John Peen of Highgate. The entry as it
now steads is the ledger, is 1821, March 26, F.. Y. 86. I. R.
sad a name illegible, Nu. 4,181, 10,0001. As I made the
entry it was 1811, March 20, R. Y. 96. No. 1,181, 10,0001.
I can't lad any Irausfer ticket of 20th March, 1821. The
teamster ticket in printed and filled •p with the same of the
person transferring the stock, the yersois name to whom
transferred, and the amount; sad op transfer is made with-
Met midi • Oreenfer ticket beteg made. The retry in the
book is made from the ticket, and the ticket la then Sled,
and pot in the strong room. I have searched the strung
room, bat I can't find any such ill Rosier ticket.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALLICT:.-I riot swear from re-
eoltectioa twat • figure of vllll stood in the place where •
_thee now la to is nut aloays my duty to file the transfer
tickets, sal it was not at that time; I find oo transfer from
Sir Robert Peel in the hook On that day.
By the Judge.-1 make the entry so far as it affects the
account of John Penn; Mr. &slithery makes the entry as
it affects Sir Robert Pei.

Lewis sworn and examined by S..jesnt BOP A NQU RT.
—There are primary books and duplicates Tutu which trans-
fers are abstracted every day from the transfer book ; the
entries are made in the primary and duplicate by different
clerks, and at the close of the day are compared. [The
primary book of the 20th March produced.] It was my
ditty to make out Oratorios for the primary hook am she
20th March. There is lin entry relative to Sir Robert Peel,
part of it is in my baud-writiug. I examined io the after.
anon wish Mr. Campbell, who keeps the duplirate. The
sums only were compared. One clerk reads and the other
cheeks.

Cross-examined by Mr. WILLIAIM—.II have no MPROIS of
judging if the clerk who read., reads cursedly. Though
there are only eleven clerks in the division from L to R, all
the clear in the office have access to the books. Sometimes
clerks from other oaken come, hut that is ass irregularity. I
have known, notwithstanding the comparison of the primary
and duplicate hook, that errors have escaped detection.
John Comphell examined--I am a clerk iu the 5 per
Cent Office, in the divisio, Lto R. It is my duty to make
the duplicate entries from the transfer-book, and compare
the entries with the primary book with the clerk who makes
the entry in the primary book. There is au entry in the do-
plicate which 111311.1/8 thus:—."Wits March, MI, Sir Robert
Peel, John Penn, of Highgate, I0,000f." There is no drte
attached to that particular transfer; the date is at the first
entry. There are about eighteru entries on the 20th of
March.

Cross-examined by Mr. A DOLPIIIVI.—The entry in duplicate
is In my hand.striting ; the primary and (Implicate have been
written at the same time; 1 ieurember two instance, where
it was done. On comparing the book, in the evening, the
duplicate clerk reads, and the other hears and looks at his
icon book; we read the unities and slims; previous to Fe-
bruary last s►e only read the figures, hot that was reform-
td altogether in March.
John Hake, Maned examined by Mr. BOLLAND.-1 am a
clerk in the Navy 5 per (lent. Office, in the division L to
R; in the ledger there is au gutty of 14,7591. Is. sd. to Sir
Robert Peel. A part of the entry was' made by me; my
►ntry was 4,759/. Is. sd. and some person lota written a
figure of 1, making it appear like 14,7591 Is. srl. ; the ori-
ginal entry was on the nib April, 1829, in transfer book,
and is 4,759/. Is. sd.
Cross-•asntined by Mr. GURNRY 34 in debt to Mr.
Turner 95t.; he kut it me at Christmas last, mid he was
nut to ask use fur it till March ; I was to pay it by instal-
meuts I had paid Otte instalment when the Prisoner was
apprehended. Mr. Turner sou in the office when some dis-
coveries of improper cotrics were imade,mid be quilted at his
usual hour.

John Exete► examined.—l am ■ clerk io the 4 per Cent.
()thee ; it wait my duty in SI irch last to supervise th► en.
tries in the Navy S per Cents.; I think I recollect a transfer
in the name of Sir Robert Peel.

Thumas Francis examinrd.-1 am i clerk la dm Navy
Five per Cent. °Rice. 'lt was say duty to enter powers of
•uternry as they came in, to compare the transfers with the
accounts), and put them round to the several divisions. I
lied for the entry in lime ►ook, and fur the original power
of ■ttoraey from Sir R. Peel, but could not fiud it. Mr.
Trotter acts with me in the swine department.
.1. Trotter examined.—l as a clerk in the Navy Five per
Cent. office. My duty is to compare the powers of attorney
with the ledger to see if they are correct. I have searched
the powers of attoreey for the 20th March, and I find none
io the name of Sir R. Peel.
Cha►les Norris examined —1 as chief clerk in the Navy
Five per Cent. office. There were eleven clerks ou duty in
liar division from L to R, on the list March, the Prisoner
Win out.

The names of the eleven elerka in the appearance bank
were called over, and the witness said they were all present
on that day.
Cross-eitainined by Mr. Gmtwaar.-1 have sin reeollretion
of Mr. Turner iseirie absent fur übunt a fortnight after the.
20th March.—[Upou referring ill the appe book, tie
afterwards found a• entry from which he knew Mr. Tornfr
to have been shaent from ?Ist Arai 10 7th kiss.)—The
opinion I had formed of the Prisoner was a very high one.
J. Mansell eznashred.-1 certainly did PM OHIO • 11111111frr
on the 40111 March to Sir R. Peel, our did I make any alter-
ation in the books.
The other clerks in tke °Afire were severally railed and re•
ausined to the same poiats, and gave liar same testimony as
the last witness.
Three of them were also asked if they knew a person
seined James @mists, a broker in the Roomla, mid if they had
ever employed him, or seen him empMyed, to identify pre.
suns (liming to make transfers, to which they answered in
the twenties.
Sir R. Peri, who sat on the bench, was awn called on and
sworn.
hlr. Ar.t.ww now submitted that the worthy Barnet. had
an interest is the VW', and wan theattrote iticisfikr!"o

Mr- /ler:pm. lissapetiorr contended that he Was f eotelpe-
tent witsess, immortals as no forgety was charged to bare
been committed upon biro.
The Court ruled that a release should first be give...
Robert Best, Egg. Secretary to the Rank of Eastland, was
thew sworn, sod produced the entry uf an orate of the Di.
remora of. the Rank to replace 10,0601. Navy 5 per Cents.
to the across! of Sir R. Peel, a transfer having hee:p made
of that sum.—[Hen the witness was stopped, as the reason
fur the order could sot be received in evidelieej
Benjamin Cole esausimed.-1 sin a broker. I purchased
10,000/. Navy 6 per Cents. for Ike limb, to be transferred
to Sir Peel; that was us the 3J July, 1821. I teceived
the mosey from the Batik, and paid for the stock at that
time.
James Wynne.-1 sin II desk is Ike Navy 5 per Cent.
office. I find in the transfer book an ratty 011 the 3d July
of 7,6001. transferred to Sir R. Peel, and subsequently two
further entries to the same person, one of 2001. and one of
2,800/.
Sir R. Peel was then esamised.—Os the 20th of March I
was in the coostry. I did sot transfer 10,0001. stock os that
day, nor did I personally, or by letter or power of aiturary,
ur otherwise, autholise any Krone to do so in my name.
Joseph Starling, a broker, examined.—l know the Primmerr
at the bar. On the 21st of March last I saw him at the
Bank. He asked me the price of storks, and I told him.
He then said be had 1,0001. to dispose of. The price that
day was 104/. 1 agreed to purchase the 1,0001, and the
Prisoner went away. About the close of the day I saw him
again in the office. I gave him a check for the amount, and
he gave me the receipt. When he had giver me the receipt
I saw au error of fire shillings in the casting, which I men-
firmed to him. He altered the receipt sod then gave it back
to me. I have seen the Prisoner write but very seldom. I
do not know his handwriting well enough to speak to it.
Crowsexatnined by Mr. ALLesr.-1 cannot positively recut-
lees whether I gave the check to the Prisoner before 1 gut
the receipt or afterwards.
Rc.eirsminecl by Mr. Seri IlclantgueT.—There were
several persona in the o re who might he brokers, but
there was no broker in the tranaactiou between the Prisoner
and me ; nor did I see any broker of the mime uf James
Smith there.
("buries Norris re-examined —I find the following entry
is the transfer-book un the 21st of March :—"Jots Pimp.
Highgate, Esq. to Joseph Starling, Stock Exchange, Gristle-
less, 1,0001.- This is in the handwriting of the Prisoner.
Theo follow the words—" Witness to the identity of Join
Penn." stud under them a signature "J. Smith," is a baud-
writing with which lam nut acquainted. J. Penn appears to
me to be in the hand-writing of the Prisoner. In the course
of business it ought to be filled up by the person making the
transfer. It is not necessary that the person signing as
J. Smith" to the identity should be a broker. Mr. Camp-
bell was the clerk imho filled asp the 'moiler, and therefore it
was his duty to have filled up the identification. las not
acquainted with any person named J. Smith, a broker, at the
Rank. The receipt now handed to me I believe to be is the
Its ud-writieg of the Prisouer.
Cruss-examined by Mr. ADoLottue.—When a person
comes with a foreign name, or a mime hard to be spelt, it is
often written in by the bioker. The name of Penn therefore
might be written by soother person instead of the desk who
filled up the transfer.
. . . _ .

Jiihi:Campbell re-raamitied (baking at the transfer-hook.)
—The name John Peso is my hand-writing. I made that
entry in the book from the transfer ticket. Ravin made
that entry my duly was complete.
By the Cotray.-1 received the transfer ticket (sum the
clerk, whose ditty it was to hand it to Islas un that day, but I
du mit ceerallect who that was.
Edward Taylor sworri.—l am a clerk in the Impose of
Ransom and Co. I paid ■ check of the amount of 1,045/.
to the account of Jusrph Mao hug. The check now •hewn to
me is of my cancelling —[This was the check paid by Mr.
Starling to the Prisoner, soil identified by that Gentleman.]
Questioned by a Juror.—l do not remember to whom I
paid she money for the check.
William West ,in ex omitted —I am s clerk in the Three per
Cent. Consols office. On the 27th of March I received from
the Prisoner a sum of 550/. in bask miles, oneof3ool,, amd
two of 100/. each. I paid all the hank notes which I re-
ceived on that day from the Prisoner to Mr. Harman.
Sampson Royce Harman csamined —On the 27th of
March I received several notes from Mr. Weston, which I
marked. I have ski doubt those now •boas to me are the
same soles which I receie.sl from Mt. Weston.

Mr. Nixon examincd.-1 ion Deputy Rec. iris. General (or
the county of Middlesex. 1 received from the Prialner
al the liar, on the 6ili of April, 1,600/. on the 6th April au-
other 1,6001. arid on the 7ih April 2,10411. A treat pail of
these liwymenta was made in bank notes; all of which I paid
into different banking houses.
Mr. Carter, • clerk in the banking-holm. of Sir William
Curtis •nd CO. produced arid proved an ruby of smeral
note' which be received from Mr. Nixon on the sth April.
Mr. Thom., clerk to a stork-broker, proved that on the
22d March he received from the Pria!iner 300/. in bank hole■
fur stock ; but he could nut prove to whom he paid those
notes. The Willie to which lie belonged banked at Menus.
Ladbrokes.

Job,. Abutter, a clerk is the house of Ladbrokr and Co.

proved that he received a sum of moiety in bank notes from
the last wither" on the 22d Marcie. Amuog those notes
were MU Mr of 100/. and another of 401. which he !identified
as those which were now handed to him.

Mr. Mose examined-1 am a desk in the 3 per Cent. He.
duced office. ltn the month of March I received from the
Prisoner a sum of 1311. 12.. in bank notes, of whirls I paid
three notes for 101. each to Mr. Stiarhan, of Gutter-here,
Cheapaide, and the teal to She huit,e of Sir Wm. Curtis and
Cu. who are my hanker,.
C►ou-exassiued by Mr. Gurney—l ran undertake to say
dal 1 paid into my bankers the identical 1001. note which I
received from the Prisoner. Ido not recollect on what day
in March it was, and I might have paid iu more than one
mule fur 1001. in She cows, of that snow b.
Mr. W. Brackett examined—l am a clerk in the banking-
house of Sir W. Curtis and Co. Ido nut know of Mr. Muse
baying paid any sum whatever into our house is the month
of March.
Robert Strachan examisied.-11 lire in Gutter-lane, Cheap.
aide. I remember Mr. Muse paying me three uoles of 101.
each in March last ; I eauaot speak lac the day. The notes
wow show. to sue ■re Iwo of them. I wrote on them the
name of " T ,' by Mr. Mose's direction.
Mr. Joseph Kaye, Solicitor to She Bank —OO the 9th
of May I saw the Prisoner at the Bank relative to certain
entries its the transfer bunk. Several transfers were Aron to