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1 given In Shaw, nod he !matd it to Ifoul4etts, to he
sent to a ##### It was to fall due in a 111 or
two Ater—pool Liar titter guineas in gold bor loss
acceptance ; l Level{ there were Iwo half guilt's'
totiou,4 than ; borrowed them of Joseph Stead, or
llitolokr-tielol. The following Saturday Tait came
to Imis at the Coopers' Aron.. mid ittrormed lobo
be had hero directed by Firth to tell !silo that
Garilwidi. (a bona file country creditor) was hook-
ing for Ilion, to arrert hien, and to keep up to lois
herlsromul on this. artist too loos room at the Comoo-
makeva' Arms, and droll eel the landlord not to od.
mit any person' to see ilia', except Filth sod Tout.
Shaw call.d ml loin there. mod told hint want-
ed 30/. which he must hue, bettor the cuitintiwnii
could he opened ; drew flat. out of the hands
of Tucker, aid gave it to Shaw to deliver to Pul-
len. After the docket was struck, gave Shaw 10/.
fur the petitiottitig creditor, winch also hr got loom
Tucker. it wait Firth told him the docket was
struck mid the c mission opened ; got a coat li
Mod brought hint to Guildhall to get his prootec-
lion ; did obtain the protection. After the c .
mission was Hit. hed, Tait spoke to witness about
Brook, whom lie described as a person that amid
find men to prove false hills of exchange, end bibs
of 'tercels. for 41. or Went with Firth moil
Tait to Brook's house, near the King's Bench
prison, on a Sunday morning ; lie was Hot
at house, but they frontal him in a public-
house at the top of Dover-street. They went
together to a room up stairs—there were several
perilous iu the Mum whom he had not known
before, viz. Joseph sod James Tay our, onesr
Brown. Wm. Sherwood. David Vigor-, be-ides
others. with whose names be is unaapvii Wed. The
room heti% f d too small for such a eiontiloo-r,
they weld to another. A conversation was itchd on
getting false hills and bills of parcels. It was ar-
ranged that one hill was to go through the hands
of the Taylors. and to be proved by Sherwootol—
ether agents were to be procured by Brook and
Sherwood-40s. a-piece was to be given to each per•
son for proving the hills and bills of parcels—and
Vigor* was to act in that way. Brook got to the
• value of 4/. or M. At the breaking up of that
meeting it was resolved to meet next day at the
Harps, in Thames-street; that meeting took place,
1 and was attended by witoes., Brook, Joseph Tay.
kW, Tait, Firth. Sherwood, Brown, and N'igoor-.
A black acceptance was drawn out fur Jusepis Tay-
lor, iu the room where all the company were asseits-
, bled. and on a stamp. During the writing the
landlord came in—they had eating and drink.
This was two or three days after being at Guildhall.
All the persons he has mentioned afterwards came
backwards and forwards to him oat the subject.
At the first meeting at Guildhall there appeared as
creditors, besides Firth, Brown, &c. Ratcliffe, George
Will% Charles Wordsworth, Thomas Lacy, and
Thomas Leegir; had loot previously known any of the
last five; hail not owed any of them any debt ; had
before it delivered blank ;acceptances at another pub-
lic-house; did not see the bill* produced at Guild-
hall, se he had been told to keep out of the way as
much as he When the first meeting at
Geililhell was over, they all went and bad chimer
at the (lotus; beetiles those he has meottiotied,
Bartholomew and Parker were of the company,
was be learned from Brook bud proved debts loom
bib. During dinner, it was said they must take
erre to get plenty of strength fur the second
meeting in order to overpower the country cre-
ditors. Witness will{ to have the property tom-
self in obtallitog his certificate—paid that day a
pound :I-pate to every wan who had proved a debt.
They were to have another 1)14 sigiang the certifi-
cate. Between the filet and second itierting all
theme persolos called on him every day. It WWI
agreed that Brotvii. Hoolgette, and Sherwood weir
to be the assignees ; iniderstood there were plenty
of other persons ready in case any of (loose fixed on
should fail. After the dinner at the Horns, three
or four blank bills were put into Vigors's hands;
was spoken to by Ow landlord of the Coachinakere
Arts, about having each a set of nowt.' :sod
blackguarols coming after them, and said lie would
kick Otero out if they came again ; went, in rouse-
gitence, to another loolging; on the elllIC1111)1011 of
the second useettlig had another dinner at the [horns.
All the former party %tyre at it, and some others,
hone or them real e.e.litora. All who had newly
proved got a pound a- piece; wanes. pawl them ;
had got that day a ten imolai note from Filth out
of 23i. 10.. which he Intl lent loon, and the land-
lord changed it. 'There was a dispute about the
mode of creating llud,rtti debt, but it was finally
urraugrd I ildt it 141141111 i 1'01161b4, 111 Saxony wuul and
cash. 1 ludgetts gave wallets a very email oolosople
of wool. I ludgette handed witness a 51. a 31, and
a It. cote; motors. ildivered them to Tail, who
returned them to Iludgetts, and thus they went
round till the a. t of 77/. was made up.
[A WI of parcels atal aleMoraiidtlin ui the debt
was hese hand, it to altars>, which he proved to be
iu the hand-wraitig of James Tait.]
Tait assisted in inaktoog up witness's books, to be
produced betote the Cot ttttt mintier*, for which lie
was pawl. sifter the allognees were chosen Brown
and witness went down to Vorkshire—wltllesy to Ins
home, and Brown to Iludderefield, six naive distant,
where as :Wagner he cAltil a 'meting 01 Comore
creditors. 'Floe property was sold by Brown, and
the priocipol pelt of it purchased by satires's
son—the litter had no motley to make the
purchase, haying only worked before fur witness;
Was told by Brown his son gave limo a toll. This
was hewer,. the second mid third meeting. Shaw.
Tait, aim 1 advised him to hold his tongue as
to what was doing, fur if it was divulged, the coin-
iniesion would lie superseded, and they transported,
and what toot ; was really indebted to Brook and
Cu. above 100/. ; Eastwood and Graham, ;
Had Daltrey, a clothier, in Yorkshire, 40/.-1A
letter rids at this part of the tau ttt t nation handed
witars., which lie elated to be in the baud-writing
of Toot, ft was addressed to witness. mod ac-
quainted lam that a strong cave had been mode out
against halo by Ins opponents ; that Mr. Pullets hail
only scot a clerk. without any ineirtietions, to a
toweling held after his departure front town ; that
Coates had sesigiled all share in his busiosese ; atoll
that if he ever intended to employ Counsel, that
was 1119 tinsel
Cluss-e.rdsktied. —Failed once before for Sottl. or
Mitt/. and paid earthing. All the Defend lots were
strangers to him except Firth ; does not know the
amount of his fictitious debts, nor of hie real nits;
comiusuoicated the circumstances regarding the