The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-01 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.

NEWCASTLE, JULY NI.
William Little was indicted for feloniously concealing and cm.
batting part of his personal estate, to the amount of 301., he being
a banktupt.
Mr. SCARLETT stated the case.
After four hours had been occupied, in what Mr. Justice PARy
very properly termed the fringe of the can... a variance was detected
between the record of the indictment and some part of thepro-
ceedings under the commission, which it had been necessary to se:
out in the indictment, and after a lung argument the ohjectton wa.
holden to be fatal. . .

The irla;uerlu acquitted.
FORGERY ON A SOCIETY.

John B‘mairough, a man of respectable appearance, and A
Peony Bates" an attorney at law, were charged with forgiag
bond, a ith the intent to defraud the at:wards and members of a so-
ciety called the Independent Society.
John Taylor sworn.-1 live in Newcastle. In May last I be-
longed to a society, called "The Independent Society." In that
mouth the society had 1001. to lend. Bambrough, the prisoner, ap-
plied to borrow it, and offered, as his security, Mr. Tulloch, a
surgeon in Newcastle, and Mr. Bayd, of Gateshead. The society
was satisfied with the security proposed, and instructed ire and
John Everett to manage the business on behalf of the society. Ac-
. cortlingly, on the 10th of May, we calltil on Bambrough. He was
not at home, hut we met him in the street that morning We c-
companitd Bambrough to the ofi:ce of Mr. Wilson, an a•torney-
Bambrough then said, that Mr. Ila!eson, the attorney, who Eve.'
next door, owed hint money ; and it he made the bond, it would rub
off part of the debt. We first ascertained whether Bateson was a
regular attorney, and then we saw him. We all went into Bateson'a
face together. Bambrough said something to Bateson about pre-
paring a bond for 100/., and then we went out to get a bond at tile
stamp-office. I left them soon after. About two o'clock the sans,
day Bambrough called upon me, and we went dovin towards Mr.
Bateson's togeher. We found Mr. Bateson at a public-house,
called the ‘Vitite Swan. Bambrough gave Bateson money to get
a bond; and he went out, but returned without getting one. (la
the following morning, 17th May, we all met at Buteson's Mica.
and Everett gave Batescii the names of the President and Steward.
of the Society, and the names of the proposed sureties. Bateson
prepared the bond, and veal us to go to the White Swan, where h.:
a °old join us. We went there, and Bateson joined us with ti.e
hood. We then nil set off to Mr. Tullochs, to get his signature
to the bond. On our way, Bambrough said to me and Everitt.
" Tan had better go to tile Black Horse and get a pith of ale, and
we will be with you in a few minutes." The reason Banibrouga
gave was, that Mr. Tulloch did not like to see strangers about hi•
kinilaVeti; twenty tyntanrninbffiuutepg, hanadt
hnontreeon e .
wentW'e
on.w t
Ti into the Black
returned
asked them if they had-seen Mr. Tulloch. They said they had.
I asked if Mr. I' ullocit had signed the bond, and they said •• Tea,"
Bateson produced the bond. tiered •` Benjamin Tulloch." I sai
to Bateson, " Is t' at Mr. Tulloch's hand-wri:int, ?" and he said
"Yes." I said, c• If that is not Mr:Tulloch's hand-writing, it 1.
a forgery." We then went to Gateshead to get the signature tit
Boyd. 11e went into a public.lioaae, and Bambrough wen.