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London, England, 1822-12-09 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE, Doesussa 5.

At • Congregatimi 114 Ma* lad, Hie Rey. Daniel Crime.
well, Fellow u( Trial', College, woo erected Doctor i• Ds-
viiilty by Ra'Moodo*..
The Ref. LewisLe Rowerbonk, of Trinity College, was ow
the imme'day adoiiitrd Master of Arts.
The Genilemen were on Friday appointed Exa-
miner, of the Qiiestioniotos—Rev. Chaska Ffeetieti Brom-
bead, M Trial* College; Rev. William Greeawoorl,M A.
Comas Christi College; Rae. Temple Chewslller, M.A. Ca-
tharine Hall; Joshua King. Em. M.A. Queeies College.
Uss Wedoesday Mot sloe fallowing Geotteniew were appal*.
idditional Kaansisers•f she Queatioisistos—ftee. Rasird)
Dews., M.A. Dooming College} Key. Joseph Cape, M.A..•
Clare Hall.
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Mr. °l'm, of Lanark, has arrived at the Com-
mercial Buildings Hotel, in Cork, from Waterford.
in furtherance of his plan for the amelioration of tho
condition of the poor.
The reinohns of Lady THCODOSIA VMS, lieff.
removed yesterday from Brighton fur ititerruckt
the family vault at Lincoln.
When the English were frond Catholics they
usually drunk the Pope's health in a lull glass,
every dry after dinner—ass boo pere, whence our
word '6 bumper."

A beautiful variegated partridge was shot by
JOHN COATES, Eq. of Woudcote, Shropshire, the
latter end of October. A fine silvery white was the
predominant colour, harmoniously mixed with greys
and redish browns; the bill was nearly white, ex-
cept the trout, which was grey,
It is ascertained that the consumption of gas in
Briglitou is at present at the rate of nerd) 8,000,000
cubic feet per year.
At a •eeting of Magistrates, held not long since
if -Somersetshire, a very respectable farmer was
mionsinienl before them for killing gams on the
MOWN of one of the then sitting Nlagistrates„ and
convicted in the penalty of 61. The farmer pleaded
very hard against the conviction, hut all in vain;
he then stated that he -had au information to ley
*piing a respectable iierson then pterient. lie waa
sequested to lay it on oath ; he did so, and hail ilie
aforesaid Magistrate convicted in the penally of la
for killing game, he having neglected to take out
his certificate.—/Devises Gazette.)

On the morning of Friday Wiwi& tile rood
over Soutro-hill, 'lcor Ediribusgh, Joy twu ftet deep
orstb snow.

CHURCH ON FlRR.—The beautiful church at
Orseti, übout two or three miles from 11rake6eld,
Yorkshire. *as discovered to be esti tire, between ten
mot eleeeit o'clock no Saturday night loot, the heat
from the flues hewing communicated to the pews.
The g.tattest alarm erne ►prend throughout the town;
and resistance war promptly procured. We Are gird
to add that the flames were •ono extinguirlird, rod
thst the damage done was

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Jobs If'sif, mid AM, was isdided for forging a power of
attorney fur 1,11181. Ilts. ld. wide intent to defraud the
Carouser and Compaq of the bank of England.
The Prosecution owl emitted ed by Mr. ftrjeant Boirampret
and floßead; sad the derelict by Mr. • }east Pell sad
Mr. Campbell.
Francis Field, clerk in the Bank of England, produced
the ledger of ;bat emablishoseut • 00 referring to it he
found there was entered to the credit of joho Wait sod
Joins Coo the sum of 2.1891. it.. 14. It was mitered in
July, 1818, sod was placed to the joint monies of those
persons.
Juba Uoderhill, • itork-broker. deposed, that in gement.
her, 18111, he received a letter from • period of the ammo
of Wait, at Bristol.—[The letter produced was 'bat kiter.).:.
Is soloseeeenee, he made regular application to the Beak
for a power of attorney; he received that which was now
produced, which was tilled up with the signatures and ti-
le-otitis'''. This he sent down to Bristol directed to Mr.
John Wait.
Jobs J. Jeffery d the notice, of which a copy was pro.
duced, o• the Prisoner in the 22.1 of November. This was
• notice callisg upon him to produce such letters as he bad
received from the lasi *its's&

Mr. Underhill, in conlisioation, said, he sent the letter,
rontainiag a copy of the power of attorney to Mr. Jolts Wait,
BrioSol.
John Derry, who formerly lived with the Prisoner at Dir.
mingkam, and who was acquainted with his hand.writins,
swore that the eigaainrea, Ike. to like doennieula produced,
were Mr. Wait's verities.
Serjeant PlLLeamined this witness as to hill realities for
leaving Mr. Wait's service, and the witness said he did not
exactly know.
John Sherlock, another person who had been in the employ
of Mr. Wait, likewise swore to his band-writing.
Examined by Mr. CAN —Did not leave Mr. Wait's
service fur any thing particular; does not know there was
any property left. Witness look a note one day, which
was put to the till, hut could not be found next morning.
Witness ►ad since travelled on commission, said had been in
busluess as a tobsecooist, on his own Sooolllli. Left
Bir-
mingham in consequeoce of • misunderstanding with the
Excise.

Re-examined by Mr. BOLLAND —Tbe note was afterwards
fousd, and the bositwas cleared up. Mr. %Vast offrred to
reawseend ►ias afterwards.

Examined by the Conn.—He had no other quarrel with I
Mr. Wait.
John Hall, glass oirreinat, Bristol —Has known the ,
Prisoner between 40 and 50 years. In the spring of 1811, ,
Prisoner called we wining to know his broker, as he had
ignite or fowlers' honked pounds stuck to sell. He men_
turned some perms, but it was sot Cox, referring to the per. '
sal who held lbe stock jointly. Witness told him the name
of his broker in Loading. ,
Examined by Mr. AuoLpuva.—He has borne a good Ms- ,
ratter all his life time.
William Seepheid, stationer, Coen-street, Bristnl.—Pri.
sorer came Ur me the latter end of 1621, to witness his ornate
to a power of attorney. The warrant produced is the oar;
be desired the Masks to be filled up; tritium wrote from lais
dictation; witness wrote "Joh., Wait," according to his
dictation. The Prisoner signed the deed. No other person
Was prelim*. Mr. Davies was directly opposite; Davies wit. ,
snail likewise; witness attested it; Watt then signed, and
took it away. Witness did out see it again till it was Infuse
the Magistrate.
Crow-examined by Serjrant Pam...—" I do sot recollect I
seeing the name of 'John CDs;' do sot think 1 wrote the I
acme of John Cox; am 1101 certain there is smother person
In Bristol gamed John Wait; beard of mach a perm. as John
Wait ten inn ago. Can't say that be said before the 81.. i
'incites I wrote the name of Con."
Examined by the COURT.—I do not think it is my hand-
%anis& 1 did ant see any John Cux execute the deed.
Never saw Cox sal Wait together till after this linear, was
isalitonrok
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flosses Davis, auctioneer, Bristol—Cited opposite to the
last winless; onward the deed produced; Wait and airp-
lane went lime; no pontos mined Cox was there. To tie
blot of winen's belief ilea same of Wait only was therebr
jos did .rue the some of Cox there at the time lament g4l
tested it 4 the same was certainly sot there. . • 1
John Cox was then called. •
Mr. Bede'''. Pitt.t. objected to the examination of this
wilesso, sad grated Mr. Justice Park's decision is Rhodes's
c.a.
Mr. CAMPBELL followed on the same side.
Mr. Justice BAYLIT, with the coueurreace of Mr. Baron
GARROW, overruled the objecting.
il John Cox livailt miles from Bristol. Witness produced
Le' be probate of the will of James Mitchell, bequeathing to
b witness 2,0001. Wait was one of the Trustees. In Delo- '
1915, Wait accompanied witness to the Castle hank,
Bristol, to invest the money in Three per Crab Consuls.
Mr. Courtney suggested that it should be placed to witness's
risme with Wait's, as a second trustee was not present. '
Witness never gieire any person authority to *ell such sleek.
The hand-writing of " Jolts Con" un the deed now produced
is not his. • •I
Cross-examined by Sevjeaat Pm.t..—Witness has sot bees'
Isiah acquainted with Wait. He always boar a ndlotelshit` I
; chanter.
The name" Cox" in the power of attorney, is noleilillinelat
i I from what it was when witans saw it before the Magistrate.'
:The witness's naval mode of writing the C, is not as it ts
'here. Witness observed at the time he first saw it that it
was no hnitation, as it arm quite Marary to his m bf
mating tine. 'He also remarked that tile C alienist the
. name of the street in vie snestatios war Kilt same therae.
ter with thatbf thegignature. Never 'MOW soy dividend
from ihe stmt.
. Wal. Cos, of the pilot-amerce, Bristol.-s-lo the lieginnfor
Of October
.lest a person hired witners's boat to go to CM-
vent, to pet • gentleman on hoard the Auriga. Gm to
• Cloverry the same manor, and saw the Ihroonee Witneva
stayed with him two days, and ran to the Welk Mist; had
• leo conversation with him ; left him on hand.
Thomas Evans, of the police-Bam% Bristol, deposed AM
on the Fth and 9th of ()motor he wont with the water-UMW

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down the river, and found the Prisoner un board a small yes-

eel called the Sh fir Os mentioning his nose he appear, d
surprised. Witness took him away. Had previously been
to his house in Wilsou-street, but he was nut at home; his
fife and family were. There are many persons mimed Watt
to Bristol.
James Ribble. postman, Bristol—The Prisoner lived at
Net. 5, Wilteonstrret, about two years. Lived there in Sep-
tember last. He always bore a good chariot r, and was con-
sidered a retpeciable man.
The Prisoner's letters to Mr. Underhill, clock-breiker,
were then read. Thee stated that he had been recommend.
erl to Mr. Underhill by Mr. Hall, and desired him to sell
ihnt the money in question. Other learn on the Fame busi-
ness were also read. Letters were also put in from John
Co; add il to the Bank, disclaiming any knowledge of
the power of attorney which he had beard bad bees pre-
sented.
The power of attorney was then read.
Mr. &skint PELL here took an objection to the indiel.
theist. The power of attorney Jost read did not, as it we&
do, correspond with the indictment. In the forma
were The foitawing words :—" Consolidated Three per Cent.
Annuities—sale of 4,189/. 11e.;" but they were omitted is
she letter.
The COMM overruled the objection.
The Pe4-

e Prisoner declined making any defence.
Charles Junes. wine•wierehnot. Mark-lime, Lowden, woo
parts'sr with the Pastiest frons.lllll to 1816; during that
one witoesa bad frequent opportunities of seeing his writing.
The letter of September, 1828. was here put into the witneses

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hand Wieners had seers the letter before. It woo shown Its
►im by ■ gee:lleum. from the Bank. The letters " I. T.
Wait" a little resemble Priociaer's beatleritiag, but the
other parts are very unlike, This the witness stated befogs::
to the gentlemen of the Bark; he afterwards received a sub..'
plena• -Berry transaction of t►e Prisoner's known to the
Witting' wee strictly honourable; his general character was
•ttat of on loosest man.
Crissa-examined by Serjeant BOSANQUST-11 did admit
that there were many results more oumpetent to judge of
his hand•writiag; Mr. Mnure was in psttnersbip with Mr.
Wail about live years, and frequently saw it. The letter

sow prodneell of int wham hs WS WIN; II wan pot
into hie beads by the Bank. His opiniesolna asked, and
be replied. a I do sot think I age ailed spew to eves,
opirdue,"...o Tba writing of the letter," whores matinee/4
" I uow state to be very dairrreat indeed from wbat I recol-
lect of bib characters. I always considered tbe Prieonah
character to be of the highest stamp."

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In answer its • qurstioa from the COVIITI should mat .
have Haught lir letter his herd-writing if it bad bee. pest
to me.
J•mes tletavgre, Esq. Mayor of Bristol ; Mr. Cabe, one of
the Sheriff. of Bristol; Sir Richard Vaughan, woe of the
Aldermen of Bristol; Richard Hart Davies, Esq. M.P.
Mr. Protheree; the Rev. Mr. Iltddislob", Reelor of St.James'is
and lea other gentlemen, (awe the Prisoner the highest
character foe honour and integrity daring a period of from
twenty to thirty years.
This was the case for the defence.

Mr. Underhill wail recalled by the Collet? as to the re-
ceiriag the letter cootainioic the power of attorney, fur the
purpose of provini the interior in London; and, oa being
await the lever, after some hesitation, he declared it to be
the onb he hod received.

Mr. Justin Bavit.gr summed np, and the Jury found the
Prisoner Guilty, but ►ecommended bim to mercy, on ac-
count of Ws former rood character. _ .

Ali. Justice Bra Lay said, that the Jury might rely upoa
the reeummeadatios bents duly made hasowa at the fountain
of mercy.

MIDDLES EX SESSIONS,
S&fUaDAY, DOOMS= 7.
LIBEL OS THE DUKE OF YORK, THE DUKE OF
GLOUCESTER, the.
Thorns. Webb was indicted for a series of libels upon his
Royal Highness the Duke of York, as Commander-its. Chief '
of the Forces ;his Ituyal Highness the Doke of Gloucester, NA
Colonel; and Surgeon-Major Hay, Nod the other Surgeons, •
of the 3d regiment of plaid..
Mr. ADOLPHUS, for the prosecution, stated, that on the
26th April. ISM Jobs Haig, • private so the 2d Gamed., el ied
of an Inesnintatioo is his bowels, sod that from that period
to the mem, time, the Defendant, who is married to a sister
of the deceased. continued to stick up we' placards *burst
Westminster, beaded, " Notice—Military Mork Jab," re-
flecting must severely two lbe estoduct, trot only of the our-
grou• who attend. d Haig is his lust illness, bat upon the cha-
racter of the Dotes of Yost sod Gloucester, falsely repre-
sented ort tertian the Prisoner the iuformatioN which he
eunsidr red Necessary respecting the cause of his brother-in-
l•o's death. The Prisoner matte various applicatiosis to
every department of the War Office, as will as to the
rrri-
mental officers. on the rultko, and received satisfactory
answers from all quartet.; lost that slid tint prevent the
Istisaner from grossly libelling the permits. above OW. d to,
from Slay 1816 to the present time. It was out, said Mr.
Adolphus the wish ado! Prosecutors that heavy punishment
show(' be inffictrd on the Prisimer, hut to convince him and
the public that hie statements were totally void of funudattuo.
The Prisoner persisted tu saying sad publislitog that Haig
came 'by his death from a inottikation in his arm, which ‘4•••
let blood on the 2d day of the mouth in which he died,
although he was permitted to see the Reports of the Medics/
Officers who examined the body.
Mr. Hay and the other migeons were called, who proved
the Learned Gentleman's statement as far as they were coo.
mimed. Willi were also called to prove the remaining
parts of the Counsel's speech.
The Defendant read a written defence, which occupied
'bust two hones, and abich embraced almost every subject,
excepting his own defenee.
The Jury found him Gritty; and Mr. Broderick again
slatted la the Court the desire of his clients Not to press
for meet so exemplary geolibee, on tendinous of hi. de-
snail% in future from such procerdings.—Judgasest deferred.