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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. FRIDAY, Dec. 9.

Jurors Gr.-rand WAS iddictedfor having entered the burial-
ground of St. Clement Hanes, in the Strand, for the purpose of
digging up and tai:Mg away the bodies of " divers liege subjects of
oct Lord the King." There was a second count, cbargtng a coin.
moo assault on James I:Hereon.
Mir. PRENDERGAST Witted the ca.e.
James Ellerston, a priper, belonging to St. Clement Danes,
sworn—The burial ground .in which the paupers are buried, in
Drery-latie, having been repeatedly plundered, I was atationel,
with two other paupers, by the parish offices, to watch on the
right in question. f had a loaded gun given to me. sod ore of
my termitic* had a pistol. About one o clock in the morning,
we saw the misonct and two other men on the top of the burls'.
ground wall, and anon after saw them descend into the ground
1./ means of a ladder they bad brought with them. We then
rushed out upon them. r was the foremost, and rats towards
the prisoner -.nth the pt in my hand, and called to him to
surrender. He pushed the gun on one aide with a spade which he
held,•and then 5tr...4 r me with it. the blow descended upon
my hat, but did me nu bane. (The hat was produced. ; the mark -
Indicted be thelhade was a very slight one, and it would appear
that the object 31 the prisoner was rather to terrify than hurt hint.)
ens of my comradt. came to my assistance, and we again called
upon him to surrender; he replied, ". 11l have your lives first,
you b—." I then closed upon hi.n, anti my couirade struck him
on the head with the No of his pistol, and brought him to the
tgrouod. lie then surrendered, and we conveyed him to the watch_
house. 'The other two men made their escape.
also a patrer, sworn.—.l wit armed with a pis-
tol. and on coming to the assistance of the former witness, I called
to the prisoner to surrender. Ile replied In the words stated by El-
lvison: 1 then put'iny pistol to his hold, bet it 'napped in the
pan, and I sprung upon him, and fa, lad him to the ground by
striking him with it on the head. The spade I now produce I took
from the prisoner. I helped to convey him to the watch-house.
Citaisistaw—Was the pistol loaded ?—Yes.
ertarltkaW—With ball ?—No, with small shot.
CILAIRRIAN—And do I untletetts: Ton, that you pulled the
trigger ?—Yes, but it did not go off; it flashed in the pen. '
CDAIRRIAN—It wea rODURite for you it did, not go (After
a pease.) Were you instructed to use firearms in the that In-
stance ?-.—No; but thought trysaif justified in doing so in self-
definer. _ _

James Franklin, another pauper, confirmed the preceding evi-
dence, and also prodreed a sick and a estiety of implements winch
be had picked %wriest the spot.
Cracklev, the watco.hotiso keeper, proved receiving the prisoner
iota eustnd;, and on searching him finding implements for opening
coffies, in his coat porlato. It. had a wound on his head, from
orliieh blood was flowing.
ThO CHAIRMAN, in summing up, said that the offence which
it was charge-1 these wen w commit, would, bad it been
committed, bane amounted to only a inisdenieanor, and the at-
tempting it. therefore, could not be more. The parish had em-
ielnyed•the witnesses to watch the ground, and had given them arms,
•ad in so doing, he could not say thin they had done wrong, but
then the wing of those arms, as one of them admitted having done,
was another and more serious affair, the offence thing, as hie had
betore observed, only a misdemeanor.. If, Indeed, the pistol was
Lord in detente of his life, he was justified In so doing, but if not,
smaller and a very diffaent sentiment would be entertained by the
country. 'They would cor.sider their verdict.
The Jury; 'Advent hesi•si ion. found him Guilty.
Mr. Pats DX.ROAST said he wan informed by the Vestry Clerk,
that the pound had often before been invaded.
The Cesitinen—l don't mean to blame either the parish et;
a, Valor/ Clerk, but fire-arms are not to be lightly used. Con-
sider well-to loaded gun and pistol--and that pistol only flashed in
the pan. Had A not an flashed, I should like to knew what would
hay* been the consequence ? I don't wish to say more, but we
must remember the risk the prisoner ran of losing his life in our
sentence.

Mr. WrIEROAST —The ground has been attompted several
times Mnee thia•tnan was taken into custody.
The ellAl 111.6 X— t may bate been so, but I don't like the
using of fire-arms in these cases. They are but misdemeanors,
end nothing but the most determined resistance. and iirminent risk
ul life, ought to induce the using of such weapon.
Mr. A I.LiMr—HIA he kil!cd the man, it would hare been mu.
der beyond doubt.
TlrWCustustsw, after having ascertained that the prisoner bad
been 01St ou ba•l 1.1! cow, proceeded torus sentence on him, ob-
servio.g that the °Tents imputed had been mow clearly proved,
but as he had been put to the peril of his life, and Lb he had also
romfred a violent b!ow. it Court wan disposed to dad leniently
with him. For ti.est reasons only, and not out of any tenderness
our the crime he purposed, be should only sentence bun to seven
4.yeimprinoninem.

D Sureina.-9te town of Southampton. was
thrown into much agitation on Monday night by the fol-
lowing horrible occurrence. About 4 o'clock in the after-
performers of the theatre, named
o women attached tolhe house, to
is kept, anal load
observed on the circumstance to
seeing him take it down the
, itnniediately felt a presenti-
t. They followed him softly
!c bad extinguished the light
and the darkness that pro-
m proceeding further. While
lerable agitation for the cone.
ten came alp ; they related what
y instant the report of a pistol
mentioned, immediately rushed
tw passage leading to the pit,
the unfortunate man, perfectly
oost horrid spectacle that can
had discharged the weapon
the upper part of his bead was
blood and brains covered the
being known, the theatre was
imc. The rrformance, which
one of the.atisnagers, and war
, was of course putoff. Various
act. Some say it wati to revenge.
d affronted hint; but this is too
money is more likely, as he was a
An inquest pas held on him
no evidence of anv thing like
not bring in any tither verdict
was accordingly interred late in
-vard, witbeur any service, as
lime is non happily sWiished.

WINTER HOME CIRCUIT.

ESSEX ASSIZES, CmsLasroien, Dic. 7.

John Bruce eras indicted fcr felonimmly setting fire to a house ijt
his occupation at Epping, on the 14th Septirmiter. with intent to
injure William Beetham. Secretary to the Eagle Insurance COM.
pany. A second count alleged the intent to be to injure the Eagle
Insurance Company ; and a third count charged the intent to be to
injure John Conyers, Esq. the prisoner's landlord. The prisoner
'ad been committed for a misdemeanor only. in attempting to set
tire to his house, and had been admitted to hail ; but the prosecu-
tors, upon more mature deliberation, thought proper to prefer a bill
of indictment for a capital offence, and also a second bill for the
misdemeanour. The prisoner now surrendered to take his trial on
both Indictments.
_ .

Mr. liaron II u tame', in the course of the proceedings, ea.
premed his disapprobation of the course taken by the prosecutors,
after the prisoner had been committed for a misdemeanor only.
Indeed, he could not comprehend how 9ie Grand Jury could. urro
rag, return a true bill for the capital acme, and the other bill for
the misdemearor. _

Mr. Jrssorr conducted the proscution, and Mr.Bnonascr
defence.
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A strong cave of suspicion was opened agaimit the prisoner ; but
as the prosecution ended upon failure of proof of a most essential
fact to support the indictment—namely, the burning, it would be
improper to publish the statenient of Counsel. It appeared that
the primmer came into the possession of a public-house. called
•• The Harp," in the parish of Epping, In the month of February I
last, having taken the stock, furniture, anti fixtures, at a value- I
' tion, from the out•going tenant. He had effected a policy in the
Eagle Insurance office, for SOM. in the month of July. On the
morning of the 14th September last, between four and five o'clock,
his next-door neighbour, being aroused by the alarm of fire got
up, and pereeited a smoke issuing from one of the windows of
the prisoner's house. Ile immediately proceeded to the door of the
Harp, but found it fastened. Apprehending danger to his own
property, he returned to his house to take measures for removing '
his furniture. In about ten minutes he went again to the prisoner's
hour, and the door being then opened, he entered, but found
nobody in the lower apartment. Ile then ascended to the
moms up stairs. Passing through one chamber, he was going
into another, when he perceived a light on his left hand,
with great heat, issuing from a closet. He was returning, for
the purpose of arousing the inmates, when he met the prisoner
coming into the first room, who, appearing greatly agitated. ex.
el:timed, "Oh ! dear, what shall Ido ?" The witness was about
to effect his escape by a different route front that be had en.
tercel the house, when the prisoner said, " You are wrong ; this
is the way :" and made room for him to go out by a different
passage. Another witness, named than:woes. the son of a
carpenter, proved that on the morning in question he entered
the house, on the alarm of tire being given, and saw the prisoner.
The latter was running about and sweating. Ile said he had
lost his pocket-book, containing lOW., which was in a chest of
drawers in the room where the fire was seen. He said there was a
plot laid by some one to burn his house, and rob him of his fund-
tune; end that his money was taken from the chest of drawers. 'Water
was procured, and the fire in the closet was soon extinguished. This
I witness went to the cellar, for the purpose of giving the men who
assisted in putting out the fire sonic beer, but found the door locked.
I The key was procured from the prisoner, and, on entering, there
was smoke anti the appearance of fire in a cupboard, but it was
just out. Witness had searched the room in which the prisoner
said that his pocket-book had been taken from a chest of drawers,
but could find nothing In the room except a stone jar. The fire in
the closet, which was five it, six feet in dimensions, appeared to
have commenced in a bur, and had communicated to une of this
qusrterings which supported the partition. A piece of the guar-
' tering, about a foot in length, was now produced. and it appeared to
be considerably scorched, but not burnt. A shelf taken from the
cupboard in the cellar was also produced, but this was slightly
scorched. It having been alleged that the prisoner had removed
the best part of his furniture in the dead of the night previous
to the fire, and had employed a London carrier for that purpose,
the carrier was called ; but on his cross-examination, he admitted
that he bad come down to Epping for the purpose of removing
some things for the prisoner in the day-time, but instead of doing
so, he had gone to Harlow-bush fair for his own amusement, and
hal afterwards removed the things in • the night contrary to the
piisontel wishes. There being no other evidence of the Louse
having been actually set on fire,
Mr. Heron Huatocx interposed, and said that in the absence
of more distinct proof, he thought the case ought not to proceed.
The averment in the indictment was, that the prisoner had actually
set the house on tire. There was no evidence of that fact, end
therefore the prisoner ought not to be put on his defence, assuming
that the cue of suspicion which had been opened was satisfactorily
pored.
Mr. Jtssoer :Omitted that he could not carry the case as to the
actual burning any further.
The Jury, therefore, under the Learned Judge's dirttions, re-
turned a verdict of—Not Cari/fy.
The prisoner was then put on his trial for the misdemeanour,
in attempting ro set fire to his house with intent to injure the F.agle
Insurance Company. After the case was opened, the policy of
insurance alleged to have been effected by the prisoner in the Eagle
Insurance office was put in, for the purpose of sustaining the aver-
ment of intention to injure the Insurance Company. It purported
to have been signed by three of the Directors, but no evidence
cottlJ he given of the hand-writing of any persons who were sup-
posed to have signed it.
The Learned Judge thought this was a necessary part of the
case ; and as the difficulty could not be got over; his Lordship di.
rected an acquittal. Verdict—Not Guil:y.

John Smith was indicted for stealing at °nett on the IGth Nor.
a horse, the property of Hobert Partridge.
On the arraignment of the prisuner, he desired to postpone his
trial, on the ground of surmise. lie said he had been removed
only on Tuesday from the Middlesex House of Correction, and hail
out had time to prepare for his defence, expecting that he was to be
tried at the Old Bailey. No affidavit was produced to support his
motion.

Mr. 11A13IER, the attorney for the prosecution, stated that the
prisoner had been in custody for three weeks, and had had a writ-
ten notice of trial, for these Assizes, served on him last Saturday.
Under these circumstances, the Learned Judge suffered the trio! to
proceed. . . .

Mr. Itnongicx, who cor.ducted the prosecution, called wit.
nesses to prove the fallowing facts :—ln the night of the 16th Nov.
the stable and cart-lodge of Mr. Partridge. a small farmer at Or.
sett, were broken open with a bill-hook, and the horse in question,
a cart, and a set of harness were stolen. The robbery being made
notorious in the neighbourhood, the prisoner was apprehended
under rather singular circumstances. A roan named Saunders
having been apprehended at Islington, on the l6tlt November, on
a charge of stealing eleven sheep, which wine found concealed in a
stable in Sermon-lane, told the officer who had him in custody,
that if he would go to the stable between five and six o'clock
in the evening, light a candle, and give a whistle when some-
body knocked at the door, he would see a man on horseback.
He desired him to take particular notice of the horse for there
was a reward of 40/. offered for it. The officer accordingly went
to the stable, lit a lantern, and hung it upon the shafts of
a cart, which be found there. About half-past five o'clock
he heard a tap at the stable-door, gave a whistle, and, on opening
the door, he found the prisoner on horseback. and immediately took
him into custody. Mr. Partridge, on going to town, immediately
identilicti the horse, which the prisoner rode. and also the cart, and
the set of harness which he found In the stable, to be his property.
Evidence was then given that the prisoner went from London to
Onset on the 16th of November, by the stage coach, and was set
down within half a mile of the prosecutor's stable. Ile was then
triced by a train of evidence, on his return to Loudon, early on the
morning of the 17th of November, travelling with a hone and
Cart.

The prisoner said nothing whatever in his defence, and the
Jury, without hesitation. found him Go:il(g .
lhii wretched man had been convicted or horse mealing at the
lain Summer Assizes fete this county, but the capital punishment
had been mercifully committed to eta months' imprisonment ; and
within two moats after his liberation, the offence ic question was
committed.

Ed-bard Balls, a young man of respectable appearance, was In.
flirted for stealing, at K elred..n. on the 17th October, a bay cart.
horse, the property or VVilliam Itrown.
Mr. JESSOPP conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Baontica
the 'faience.

On the 17th October, the horse in question was stolen from a
field. The theft was Immediately discoveted, and within four miles
of the spot whence the horse was taken, it was found in the posses.
slot) of the prisoner, who had !XV. in his pocket at the time he was
Reprehended. No defence was offered, and eh,: prisoner was found
Gai!ty.

Henry Young was indicted for stealing at Romford, on the 10th
October, a cheanut gelding, the property of James Trower.
Mr. BR Ynots conducted the prosecution.
It appeared that, in the night of the 10th October, Mr. Trower
lost his horse from a field at Gluon, in Surrey. On the 12th the
prisoner was found at Romford market, offering it for, sale. He
gave two or three different accounts of the manner in which he had
possessed himself of it, and was therefore apprehended. No an.
ewer was now given to the charge, and the prisoner was found
Gouty.
Before Mr. ..Instiee LITTLEDAt.t.

141 P-y Ann T/w'w wax indicted for telorion•ly intermarrying
with Thomas Clsrkr, at St. Leonard, Shoredien, and afterwards
with %ViMann Riches at the parish of South Minster. in Hoax,
weU knowing at the time of such marriage that het husband, George
Thew, wax living at Chelmrfool.
It. BRYDGES conducted the proecntion, and JEssorr the
defence.

It appeared in evidence. that tl:e prigonet's first husband having
been convicted of some offence at the last Spring Assizes for this
county, was sent to the /louse of Correction for six months. In
the interval the prisoner successively married 'fliiimas Clarke, a
bachelor, and William Riches, a married man, whose wife was
then living.
The case woe clearly peeved against her by the evidence of her
first husband, by her own confession, and by the certificates of her
several marriages.

bile au found GaiGy, and sentenced to twelve months' impri-
sonment.
Willi nu Riches, by trade a dealer in marine stores, was then
indicted ter felonioutsly •intermarrying with the lest prisoner, a
South 3liester,.his wife Mary bring thee lirir,g.

The case a fell net him was proved by bia owneonteision; and by
the evidence or the marriage barbs 'been celebrated.
It leo objected, on hi: b:halfitt so maxtment world not lie

THE BRITISH

on the statute, where a married man eontramod a second marriage
with a married woman, her first husband being alive.
Mr. Jestice LIT TLTDAI.E, after a conference with Mr. Baron
HaPock, over-ruled the objection, and the prisoner vais found
Gs illu.
Sentence—One year's imprisonment.
This prisoner was stated to be an expounder of the Gospel to
a select congregation in his neighbourhood.
Thos. Skinner was indicted on the 4th Geo. 111, for entering an
enclosed field called Christen Ploughed Park, belonging to John
B'fikes, Esq. in the night-time of the 29th October, armed, with
intent to kill gerne.
Mr. PAT /SO x conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Dowtigia
the defence.
It appeared in evidence that on the night in question the
game-keeper of Mr. Wilkes, with five armed assistants, went out
in search of poachers. Having placed themselves in ambtteh,
they saw three men, armed with large sticks, in die act of netting
a hare. They sallied forth, and attempted to seize them, when
a scuffle ensued, in which one pf the assistant game-keepers re-
ceived a desperate blow on the arm, which disabled him. The
'Poachers managed to effect their escape. The prisoner Skinner
was apprehended next day, and was now positively sworn to by
one of the game-keeper's party as being one of the. poachers.
Two others expressed their strong belief as to his identity.
The main ground of defence set up was an alibi, which was
proved by the prisoner's mother, who positively. swore that
on the night in qu.stion her son, who was lame in one of his
feet, had not left his had from seven in the evening until seven next
morning.
The Jury found the prisoner Nat Guilty.
There were seven persons convicted of this of at these As.
sizes. A❑ were respited during his Majesty's pleasure, except
John Smith, whose case is above stated. Upon hint Mr. Baron
pronounced the dreadful sentence of the law, and advised
him to prepare for his fate, which was inevitable.
The Assizes ended on Thursday evening.

POLIO[.
DOW-STRUT.

Yesterday Corkereft, the utterer of the sham Bath end Bristol
notes, was brought before Sirl It. BIRNIE. and finally examined.
The only additional case heard was that of Mr. Bowley, a jeweller.
in Sydney's-alley, from whom he obtained a hunting-watch and
seals, In exchange for one of the notes.
Sir It. BIRNIE said. he had given the cases against the prisoner
souse consideration, and he was of opinion that he ought to commit
hint for felony. lie got pcssession of goods and money by the
presentation of a piece of worthless paper, and converted them to
his own use, and he thought that amounted to a constructive
stealing.
Mr. Wanda, the clerks said that some of the complainants had
gone before the Grand Jury, on Thursday, and that Mr. Stafford,
the Clerk of Indictments, at Clerkenwell, on hearing their state-
ments, had prepared bills for stealing, instead of fraud. he being of
opinion that the prisoner erns guilty of felony (if of any thing), it
going into a shop to possess himself of any goods on which he could
lay his hands, under the pretence of purchasing.
The prisoner was fully committed to Seagate for trial for grand
larceny.

William Inertlcy, alias Sir Thomas Hewn, alias F. G. Sos
Esq., alias Rirtrilesavra, ace. &c, who stood charged yesterday
se'nnight with defrauding Mr. Gale, a livery-stable-keeper, in
Oxford-street, sad Mr. Thompson, the proprietor of Thomspon's
Hotel, Caeendish.square, to both of whom he passed himself as
Sir Thomas Hewitt, Bart. and obtained credit accordingly, was
again brought up before Mr. Halls and Sir R. Wrote. The office
was crowded almost to suffocation long before he was placed at the
bar, and it was said that almost every one present had a charge of
some sort to prefer against him.
Mr. Warmer, and his clerk Dlr. Butler, attended for the prisoner.
Mr. Thompson said, that since the last examination, in conse-
quence of the publicity given to it in the newspapers, he had re-
ceived a great number of letters fiorn all parts of the country,
communicating details of swindling practices, which had been car-
ried on by the prlsoner to an extent, and with a degree of skill and
address, he believed quite unparalleled. Several of these persons
expressed a willingness to come forward, if the prisoner was re-
manded for a sufficient length of time to enable them to attend
with convenience to themselves. One of these letters was from the
Rev. C. Hodgson, at Salisbury, who stated that the prisoner came
to that place a short time ago, with two lads, whom lie called his
eons, and introduced himself to him as an old schoolfellow, brought
it to his recollection that they were at Cambridge together, and in
consequence received an invitation to stay at his house. When he
and his sons had been there some days, the prisoner one day return-
ing from a walk, called Air. Hodgson aside, and said, " Bless me!
I am very awkwardly situated—l have just had a loss."
He of course was asked the nature of it and he said he had
dropped twenty pounds from his pocket while he was out,
and it was peculiarly unfortunate, for it happened that that
was all the cash he had left, he having, as his worthy friend
knew, been travelling from home for a considerable time. Mr.
Hodgson condaled with him on his loss, and having received a hint
that a loan for immediate uses would be acceptable, the Reverend
Gentleman consented that he should draw upon his banker for that
amount, on his giving a bill at a short date, for convenience' sake.
This was done, and finding his Rev. friend so accommodating, he
got hlm also to cash two or three draughts upon a London banker.
lie then left hint, and Mr. Hodson found, when too late, that he
had been grossly deceived. The Rev. gentleman, who has a nu-
merous family. had just before sustained a very heavy loss of pro-
pert, in the West Indies, and this misfortune was several times
the subject of conversation between hint and the prisoner, who
seemed to condole with him with great kindness and sincerity. Ale
Hodgson expressed himself willing to come forward on a future
day, if it should be necessary. •
A Solicitor statql that be had a charge to make against the pri-
soner, which he believed would be considered by the Magistrates to
amount to a much more serious offence than any which had yet
been mentioned. lie was prepared with evidence to substantiate a
charge of forgery committed in Dorsetshirc. This gentleman then
called

Mr. John Bennett Luce, who suited himself to be the son of
Mrs. Luce, proprietor of Luce's Hotel, at Weymouth. On the
241 of November last the prisoner landed at Weymouth from Guern-
sey, from which place he came by the regular packet. The witness
saw him first on the quay, and obtained the favour of his patronage
for his mother's house. He had twoyouths with him, who passed
as hie sons. He did not then give his name. He remained until
the 36th, occupying a suit of apartments and living In the first
style. On that day he announced his intention to depart, and
calling the witness, he told him he had not much loose cash with
him, but he had a bill of exchange for a sum which would about
cover the amount of Ids bill, 3W. Ile then produced a bill of ex-
change for 3JI. I4s. dated `• Leeds, 17th of September," purport-
ing to be drawn by Janata Bennett, upon Messrs. Jones, Lloyd,
and Co., bankers, London, payable to Messrs. Swainson and Co.,
and (as the prisoner said), specially endorsed by them to him. He
said to the witness's mother, in his hearing, " lam 31e. Robert
Wynn, and am brother to the President of the Board of Control;
this bill Is specially endorsed to me. I will endorse it, and then of
course it will be paid to you in proper time." Witness's mother
consented to take It, and the prisoner then took a pen and wrote
across the back of the bill " Robert Wynn." He was then fur.
fished with a chaise and four, and started off towards Salisbury.
At the first stage he dismissed the post-boys, giving one of them a
draft for the payment of the hire of the horses, themselves, and
also to pay the waiters, whom lie said he had tUrgotten in his
hurry. This draught was drawn upon Hoare, Harnett, and Co.,
London, for 41. 19ss., and signed " Robert Wynn." This draught
was given to the witness, who thought it a little singular that it was
upon a difibrent banker.
. . _

Sir IL lit lE-Oh ! not at all. There is nothing uncommon
in a man or rank and influence having two bankers....

The witness proceeded to say, that he took the bill and draught
to his mother's bankers, at Weymouth, in order to have them sent
to London tor payment. They were sent, but returned unpaid.
The bill was noted. On thin inetrunier.t was written "no advice,"
and on the draught, "we know no such person." While the pri.
soner was at Weymouth he talked very largely of his possessions
in %Vales and other parts, and got acquainted with several
persons. He introduced himself to Mr. Hares, a butcher and
grazier in the town, and agreed with him for the purchase of a
number of cows, which were to be sent to Denbigh Manor-house,
as be called his supposed seat in Wales. [The witness was pro-
ceeding to describe the particulars of this transaction, but was
stopped, and told that any thing which he bad heard from a third
person could not be evidence.] Having learned from Mr. Hares
that the prisoner had represented to him that he was going to
Denbigh Manor-house. The wimess went to Bristol, and from thence
across the terry to Wales, but halted at the border, and wrote to
the bankers a' Denbeigh, inquiring if they knew any such person
as" Hobert IVyno, Esq." °Tench a seat in the neighbourhood as
" Denbigh Manor-house." Ile received for answer that they
knew of no such person or scat, and the witness then returned
home. His nest step was to write to the Right Hon. C. W.
Wynne, President of the Board of Control, in his mother's name,
requesting to be informed it the prisoner was, as lie had tepee.
'tented, his brother, and if he would be kind enough, if it wet e so,
to forward his address. To this the following answer was itatne-
diatelv returned :
" 111 r. W. Wynn has to acknowledge to Mrs. Luce the nneipt
of a letter of the 23d inn, and begs to inform her that he no
brother of the name of Hobert, and that he is perfectly unac-
quitinted with a Mr. Robert Wynn, and therefore lie cans.ot in.
corm Mrs. Luce of his ad.:tess.

" Board of Control, 2nth Nov. 1811"
Witness heard no more of the prisoner until a few dyes ago,
when a friend at Salisbury wrote to him, advising him to 'look at
the Boa street report In the newspapers. -He did so, anet seeing
the description of the prisoner, he immediately felt cern tin that
" Robert Wynne, Esq." was ii the hands of the law, and game as
speedily as possible to London.
Gawps Lowther, Esq. of Wolfing House, Wineheir; was
next called. He turned round to the prisoner, and said " Mr.
Wheatly. lam (we understood) sorry to see you there. Y know
me. I believe."

The prisoner. in an under tone, Raid, a I do, perfectly."
Mr. Lowther was ohnitt to any aomething further to the prisoner.
when Mr. Hat. desired hint to address himself to the Bench,
old asked him 11 he kucw the gentleman at the Bar ?

Mr. Lowther then said he did. perfectly well. Be tisd slivers
known 111111 as William Whrmtly. He had a letter 1. his pocket
written to him bhe prisoner when abroad in MD,. la which he
signed himself " William
HATOTEZ said he believed it was Very commits for gentle-
men to ehango their mums when e.n the.Coniinem. -
Mr. llat.i.s—rerhsr, so L but the prieir.er gives NisAusie here

William Wheatley. Do you know any thing else of the prisoner,
!Ur. Lowther?

Mr. Lowther-0 yes, Sir; enough, I belive, to keep this office
in amusement till twelve o'clock at night if I chose.
Mr. HARMER—I think, Sir, you should not make such obser-
vations when a man is under examination for a capital offence.
Mr. HAW said it would be necessary. in order to complete
the case to have the evidence of Mr. Wynne, of the Board
of Control, to falsify the account which the prisoner had given of
himself to Mr. Luce. In the mean time, if there was any other
charge against the prisoner, he was ready to hear it.
A letter was sent to Mr. %Vynn, requesting his attendance.
A Clerk to Jones, Lloyd, and Co., was examined, to prove that
the prisoner was not known there, and the fact of the bill of ex-
change mentioned is coming there and being returned.
Bishop, the officer, called out, " is there any other Inman who
has a charge to make against the prisoner ?" and there was imme-
diately a general bustle and pressing forward amongst the crowd,
and accusations of various kinds were made against the prisoner.
Mr. Sanderson. a tailor in Bond-street, said the prisoner came to
hint, and representing himself to be a man of large property, and
that he was well known to Messrs. Gillow, the upholsterers in
Oxford-streer, of whom he had ordered several thousand pounds
worth of furniture, he obtained 401. worth of ciothes. He fetched
the clothes away in a coach, and gave his address " W. Wheatley,
Esq. Illatesfield," where he said he had • seat. Complainant
knew Messrs. Gillow, and believed the prisoner's story. When he
sent his bill, however, to Marestield, at Christmas last, the letter
was returned with, " No such person here—gone away several
years."
Mr. HALI.II—You should have made inquiry first. Your cue
will not do, Sir. You gave credit too easily.
Mr. Butler observed, that all this gentleman could say was,
that he had given credit, and could not get his money, no very
rare occurrence in Bond-street, he believed.
Mr. Sanderson said he did not know what his case would amount
to, but he thought it his duty to come forward, as it might
strengthen others.

Mr. Billow said, that the prisoner about the same time ordered
large quantity of furniture, but the order was not executed. He
contrived, however, to obtain a carvedsivory cup and other things.
Complainant bad done business for the prisoner several years ago,
and he then paid every thing honourably. He always passed as
Mr. W. IVheailey.
A Solicitor, who paid he represented the bonne of Adams and
Co. Bankers, of Boulogne, said that he had to make a charge
against the, prisoner of fraud and forgery committed upon that
house.

Mr. Emus said he supposed that offence was committed in
France. and of course not cognizable here.
The Solicitor said the offence was certainly commenced at Bou-
logne, but he apprehended, was completed in London. The poi.
soner resided some time at Boulogne, as Sir Thomas 'Lewitt (we
understood, the complainant spoke in a very low tone), and re-
presented himself as keeping cash at Messrs. Baring's, bankers,
Lombard-street, London, and he prevailed upon Adams and Co. to
supply him with money, upon his giving a draught upon that house.
The draught had been since sent to M mars. Baring's, and found to be
faille and forged. Complainant wished to have time to bring wit.
resses to prove his case, if the Magistrates thought they could take
cognizance of it.
Mr. HALLS said he was afraid not, but would consider of it.

A tradesman, whose name did not appear, said he bad furnished
401. worth of goods to the prisoner, who then lived at the Imperial
Hotel, Covent-garden, and never got his money.
The prisoner was then removed from the bar, to await the ar-
rival of Mr. Wynn. The Bight Hon. Gentleman came in about
half an hour, and some conversation took place hetween him and
Mr. Halls as to the probability of his being able to leave his
public duties to attend the Dorsetahire Assizes. He inquired when
they were likely to take place, and being told at the latter end of
March or beginning of April, lie said it was very likely that he
would be much engaged ut that time; but, of course, if his at.
tendance was absolutely necessary for the furtherance of justice, he
should feel it his duty to be present if possible.
Mr. Itivnn was then sworn, and said—My name is Charles
Watkin 'Williams Wynn, I am President of the Boatd of Control,
and lam not aware that I ever saw the prisoner before. I have no
brother named Robert, or whose Christian name begins with the
letter B. I never heard of any such place as Denbigh Manor-
house, as the property of any part of my family.
This was the whole of the evidence as to the charge of forgery,
and upon it the prisoner was fully committed to ta:,:e his trial at the
next Anises for Dorsetshire. Ile seemed much depressed, and
covered his face with his hands during the whole of the examination,
except when desired to remove them for the purpose of enabling the
witnesses to identify him, and then he showed great reluctance to
comply with the request of the Magistrates.

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