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London, England, 1824-11-03 00:00:00

UNION HALL.

Caunot or FonoEny.—Yesterdr.y, Titeetas Fritk, ere see.
tioneer and appraiser, of King-street, Snow's-fields, seas brorrge:
before K. J. EnAstnEns and D. KING, &qrs. for reexamos.
tion, cherged with having, on the 18th of September, felonious:,
forged and counterfeited certain checks purporting to be gibs
hand-writing of Joseph Turner, and drawn upon 31essto Wales,
Allen. and liossock, partners in the Borough of Southwark, back-
ing-house. in iligh.street.
Mr. Ilse six a attended for the prisoner.
:qr. Weston, and two clerks of the firm, eeposed to the meet
of tour checks, which we-e presented by the prisoner, purpulos
to have been drawn by Mr. Turner.
Joseph Turner, of High-street, Southwark, baker. depreek
that he has been in the habit of serving the fri.oner with bread Is,
the last three or four years, and on the 6th of July last, he du.
counted a bill of exchange for 111. and upwards, for the prism;
out of which he (witness) deducted the sum of 21. then owing by
the prisoner, and then paid him the remainder by a check on his
bankers, Weston and Co. for 13/. 10s. (now produce') ; sod,
upon examination thereof, there appears to have leen a pen mod
river the characters of his signature, as if sonic person had bees at.
tempting to imitate his name. Subsequent to the 18th of ()caber
last, upon examining his banker's hook, witness discovered that
three several sums of COI. each, and one of 701. had been num
tively charged to his account as drawn out of the Bank by duds,
purporting to have been drawn by him ; but which checks, be,
witness, has never drawn, and which, upon examination, be dia
covers not to be in his hand-writi,g, and, upon refereneeto alma
received by witness from the prisoner, he immediately suspected
him to have committed the forgeries.
Henry Bridge Hines, a clerk in the Teller's Office in the Book
of England, deposed. that on Monday, the 18th of October, Una
five o'clock in tire afternoon, a person, very much resembling tie
prisoner, and, added tire witness, after haying closely viewed tb
prisoner, " the belief on my mind is, that Ire is the poses:
came i ,to the Office in the Bank, and presented the MIL note, new
produced, dated the 25th of September, 11124. No. 12,8 n, and re-
quested sovereigns foe the amount, which witness paid him. &/irs
the person, whom he believed to be the prisoner, left theme:ter,
lie had reason to suspect that lie had paid him a sovereign too
much. Witness accordingly asked him to return the some**,
which he did, and on again counting them, witness discovered tint
he had paid him SI/. instead °fal. which latter circumstance tonSl
him to take the more notice of the person than he otherwise 'hood
have done, owing to the multiplicity of business transacted mat
course of the day in the Teller's Office.
The evidence of Hall, the Chief Constable, relative to thee.
tempt at escape made by the prisoner, after his apprehension from
the Bell lock-up-house, in Falcon-court, was then taken down by
Mr, Staples, the Chief Clerk ; after which, the prisoner was re.l
mended for another examicatinn.

MARKETS.

Orr= the London New Pries C'sirretst.]

Tyrsioax, Nov. 2, 11121.
COTTON.—In consequence of the accounts from America of
the crop of Cotton having suffered much injury from floods. &Gs
spirited buying has been kept up through the last week in Liver-
pool, which has had the effect of clueing our market to assume a
more animated appearance, and considerable business has bees
done, both on speculation and for consumption, at an advance of
id. on East India Cotton, and about Ad. on other sorts.
The letters from Glasymr, received this morning, states very
animated demand foe C• t on had taken place in that market last
week, both from the trade and speculators, in consequence of Os
unfavourable reports from America; the sales were considerable,
at an advance of Ad. upon American, and id. per lb. on other de•
scr lotions.
lavc. aeon's. Oct.. 30.—Owing to an active demand from is
dealers and spinners, as well as front speculators, our Cotton mar.
kct has been very brisk during the week. This demand has beta
particularly animated since Wednesday, when sane accounts war
necked Irons the United States, stating that considerable injury
had hen done to the crops in South Carolina and Ileorgia, by rains
and floods. The prices of American descriptions have advance!
ad. a Ad. per Ib ; aid Brazils fully id. per lb. from our last quo
Litioll;.
SUGAR.—The firmness in the Sugar market, which we lett
Indy noticed, was inn:roved last week by the accounts from Jr
'liana, a Bich were unfavourable as to the Sugar crops; the island
had sittlsereil much for the want of rain. Sugars above 60s. realise(
an advance of Is. ; Sugars from 36A. a 525. were also in more it.
nand, and were held thr higher prices; in the very low Broad
there was no improvement. There was a considerable number s
buyers early at market to-day, but the shew was indifferent. ne•
sisting mostly of low brown qualities; the coloury Sugars, and psfi
• eels fit for the pans, go off readily at improving prices, but the very
low descriptions hang very heavily on hand. The public 14(6
Barladues Sugsr to-day, 113 hhda. went off steadily at full pons,
r 7.. 6d. a fills. In the Refined market the advance of the raw eu•
gars had tit " effect of making Refined more firm, and several of tbe
holders would not sell, except at an advance. The improvement
was not, however, maintained.; the market receded to the fonder
rates, and closed very heavy. 31•4 asses were 275. Time ism
alteration in the Refined market this foto:eon ; low goods goof st
the previous prices, but there is no briskness in the market. 310.
lasses are heavy at 275. In Foreign Sugars very few punchasd
have been reported.
COFFEE.—The public sales last week went off heavily. bet
there was no further reduction in the prices, except in Foread.
which sold a shade lower; St. Domingo 375. to 3641.; good site
ordinary ('uha 18s. to lila. There was a considerable revival to tle
demand for Coffee by private contract yesterday ; St. Domingo,
rt
fair quality, sold in large parcels at Mls., and 60s. was asked torte'
line ordinary. There was only isle public sale this forenoon;
rat
consisted of 113 casks British Plae,tation, and 4.141 bags Foreign;
the St. Doiiii-J:ct, ray ordinary, sold 5Rs. to Ms. Col.; la Goy%
6ila. to Ms. ; very ordinary to good ordinary rank Jamaica 53•••
366. The market today his taken a very decided appearance of
advance : Coffee, we think, is full 2a. per cwt. higher than 1.4.
week for Foreign, and for the tmlinary descriptions Janata.
Ink quality St. Domingo, by private contract, Gds.

BIRTH.
On the 20th nit. at him !mime in George-street. Edinburgh, tti
Lady of Lieut.-General Sir John Hope, G.C.B. of a 1011.

AItRIEI).
At the Chapel of the British Ambassador. Paris, Henry It Pe.
'haw., Esq. second son of Sir William Bagshawe, of the (hit,
1/erbyshire, to t:atlierine Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John &M.,.
ring, Esq. late of Lower Groavenor.street.
On the lit inst. at funian Church, Robert Mangles,
Sunning Hill, Reeks, to Charlotte, third daughter of Rear-Aihnusl
Ross Donnelly, of Sussex House. Hammersmith.
On the 2d ult. at St. liars-la-banns Church, John Skelton, fit 4..
of Spanish Town, Jamaica, to Elizabeth Jane, only daughter al
Colonel Pritchard, Bop" Artillery.

111 ED.
On Saturday, William Virers, Esq. of Wars7ey.green. Wor*
etatershire, many years an active, and, at his death, senior 31IpY
trate of Birmingfutm.
On the 19th of Aril last. ilrownnl off the island of Sr. PUP•
in the 21st year of his age, t: hales, youngest son of the late 10-
Thomas Ripley! Of WW:tell Bassett.
hi the 25th t. at I)piin the teat of the Earl of
sou(ll, of a brainul fever, Slits Ilanmond, the only child of Lieut •
tieneral Sir Thomas and laly Hammond, aged 16 years and if°
months.

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