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THE COAL TRADE. ••••,11111
Yesterday the in.raiwatiuu was smarmed Toque, Rh:Hann
"finale, Esq. rest es the filliug up the vender's ticket%
with the esiiiiirrsigaipg of she meta a warm to them, to
timer'. the purchasers receiving the sort of rusts the
•Irr's ticket purported they were. Tire quest iou excited coos
siderentr isterest sown; the coal trade sad the Warten.
Mr. Andrews again attended to support the informatifins
'referred against Mr. csecrge Alder, $ coal sonebant. The
Learned Gen :ennui addi eased the 3asgiatralent wow length,
fit moment. to the insiuustioes that bad been Hareems sass no
Tuesday egailiat Mr. Bradfield, the informer, (het tbeassitives
that actuated bin in hrieging forward the charges were of a
prrsuwal amine, whrrras, he Mahal bias to be • swat re.
spectable coal merchant and that he aloud opus public
groneda. and for the public gaud.
The Bret intomat • called ou out of the revels unheard.
'eras fur air ildively of 38 seeks of coals at the hens, of
tads Eliza Smith, on the 25th day of August last, in Pie.
cadilly Terrace, without the vaulter ticket beteg properly
'signed.
On the informatiow being read, Mr. Hirseplewyelooft an
objeetina as to the form of it, as it stated veuder's tickets,
mistress is the Art of Parliament these was us swelleword as
tickets. it tieing the Act, in the singular tturobse,'"tirket,
Hee a / and he comeistlest, that if they me oat any
mist of /he act of Parliament they were humid lo set it out
correctly, as was the case is prosecutions for forgery, whore
the VW irldell of • tells r was fatal.
Tee Illegistrate admitted IMO in eases of forgery the Mete.
tarot of Mr. Humphreys was corehet.
Mr. Andrews, in answer, eusimuted that the whole of the
addeetion was groundless, and that it was not offerer, to
"rite any part of the Act of Parliament, and all that waa
'necessary to say was, that it was contrary to the Moline.
The Magistrate over-roiled the ohjection, situ the charge
"emmederi.
Mr. Humphreys objected to Mr. Bradfield Mending near
"la Aintrews, but the LearisedGestkisan stating that tie
ateutled to colt him as a evilness, he remained in his place.
Mr. Audrews stated that he should be glad fit see Lady
Smith there. to ascertain fruits her Ladyship, if she spree.
• ed of the conduct of her servants, use.
Was. /Mamie. under butler of Lady Edits Smith, wasralled,
and questioned as to his knowledge of her Ladyship's Chris-
.
sum name, which, he said, he did not know ; bet be
enl-
'rnitlal that he believed her name to be Eltes, and that he
-had Mee her Ladyship write, sad item tette.. directed to her.
A qoastioo arose as to whether abs 0111•11 S scut to have been
..stenevilstal as Lady Drummund Smith, she being the widow
if Sir Drumnsuoil Smith. Bart. However a gentleman
• is tie Hike stated her Ladyship to be the daughter of
Eart of Galloway, sad therefore she was • Lady in her
'owe, right, sad was described right as Lady Elise Smith.
A sander's ticket fur 38 sacks of coals was strewn to Savage,
' sod @eked if that was one of the tickets he received with a
areggois load of coals at Lady Bashi. house, on the 25th
of August which be said he could slot positively
identify,ow acconut of the butler turrieg received one of the
right tickets. The ticket was dated the 25th of August, last
Mr Andrews contented that was oat wellicient proof.
On wiliness being crosii-exandoed by Ms. Husupbrrys, he
said be had received no verbal or written eirstructions to pen-
weed with these informations by his mistress, Lady St/61111.
A letter had bees received from her Ladyship, in which she
• -desired him to speak the truth. On the 10th of September
last be recollected Mr. Bradfield calling opus him, who said
he came from Mr. Kendall, the butler, he had given hint
permission to see the tickets sent iss with rails aid in coo-
sequence be &hewed them to him, sod Mr Bradfield naked
him if be had any objection fur him to take and examine
them, to which be amented. having known Mr. Bradfield for
some years, he having served Sir Drummond Smith some
years Mace with coals.
Jarvis Kendall, the butler, was called to identify the yen.
"tees ticket, but be said be Could udt be militia that it wee
-weaved un the 2311, of Angela.
Mr. Bradfield am* ealled.and he iatatified the Heim as
bowleg received it fruin Savage, Lady Smith's under-hailer.
'and that be told bins he received the ticket on the 251 b of

August.
He admitted, on fiCtroas-eximination, that he bad no
orders Crum Kendall the huller to get poesessios of the
`tickets, but that Savage did mot object 1p his toting them
away; he denied that hemid ha had orders, hut fee admitted
'that his object was to get possession a them In make them
evidence for the present informations. lie was asked if lie
or whores to -pay the-emoeuses of these informatious.
Mr. Andrews objected to this question, as, if that was to
be 'applied, nu person of respectability scarcely would sae-
bark in careerism a penal statute.
Jul. Ogle, the labouring meter, who was stationed at the
wharf frown where the coats were sent. called St. Bride's
Wharf, *dunned that he had not countersigned the vendei's
ticket to Lady Eliza Smith, of 38 seeks; in fact, the ticket
wee Dot signed by any perms. He admitted that he had
uever coteutersigned a vender's ticket, Dor had been called
upon by a weerchliat or dealer in tools to sign a vender's
ticket since he had-been • tamer. He confessed his ignorasce
upon the subject, and 'limbs did wet know it was his duly to
sign them littlest Tuesday,wleen the examination took/dace
upon the first information. He also admitted that he had
discovered that he was liable to a penally of evq. (or uut
countersigniug the vender's tickets.
Mr. Humphreys addressed the Magistrate at considerable
length, and urged that the delivery of the vo odiv's ticket
had out been proved on the e5lll of August. His client was
a very young man, having only succeeded to his father's
hominess about two or three years, and that he was totally
ignorant that it was Necessary to have the leavening Thrtec.st
name countersigned to the veuder's ticket, VA no fraud
could possibly be iiateaded, no charge upon the subject
had been made by 'Lady Smith. The ticket. ''spun wish h
these infurthations were groluded were obtained from Lady
Smith's house eurreptitemsly. The full penalties eulogist
to be recovered by these informatiOns 'amended to the
enormous sum of 1101; he aurefure hoped if •consietern
look place, that the lowest penalties 'refold be inflicted.
De The f;ndant addressed the Magistrate, and assorted his
ignuraiece that it was necessary fur the meter to countersign
the vender's ticket, and if he bad 'men sensible that it was ne-
cessary, he could easily hare complied with the Act of Po:-
liatnent, by putting the meter's name then on duty to the
tit ket, which was all the Act required, as it merely said in
the form—" Here i siert the meter'a name,' mid thetefore no
fraud condo, he intended, sod to which he pledged himself
must celentitly.
Me... Baker, one of the chief iTtitmineter meters, was
called upon to state the practice. He stater: that the meters
belonging to his office eountersignedthe vender's ticket-, and
thiy could correct any impoeitiou of soh.ditating ou, stilt
of coals fur mentleer by Crooking at the ship's certificate, cud
be knew there wedafigete shabby •fellows in the trade who
would do it, tad he'haTa conviction at the office ou it.
The Magistrate observed he wee tarry the 'wrathy fell ior•
on the vetidetsnd udt on the meter. Ile was Informed th..t
was not ton late, and t they were geeing nii. He inquired
if ail the iiiforniarimos w b;forroeedeil upon.
Mr Huniiiloevs yaw he had ts plead guilty to all,
or pay MI. wad each sin the nix other cases; thou
would he etraietleag fur costs, as it was iu the Batik of 'Lie.-
land case. _

Aod,ews said At; would spec to this, if Mr.'Hum-
phriqa world ahasalus his appeal to the first cutiviction,
which he agreed to.
Mr. Bradfield said Its should give bis /hare of the eonalc-
two to the Ro,al Fever Muavital nod the Hainrine
lie added, that he was deteriniutd to exiiuse the diete.s.

Umu.notota.s: stnrrr.
!MIMING AN HOl EL.

IVilliata //aatiiton, who tkaertbeti laincelf to be a mr..
dital statics*, a as awl& by Mr. Rvebvtiout, IN (+rimed, of

pair
his cowl, which hid trees stolen from soother gentleman's
realm, awl a raw. This witness bad also last seise articles
itf Hues front 14+ drawers. •
The relator, said, that he lodged aver Otiwiter, bet he
had an objection to Mate where; hot, however, on the Ma.
trskate stating Hatt he ►buuld detain Itsiws, he said, that he
was erred, its isetody, 10.1411 that he was a ruler of the
ittett's Bench, which was tie aere-Ikeerstfer residence.
The Priewier was remanded

coulrellict • clalesome iu your Paper
float the disappointment of the players
frail their expectation of my appiar-
--7 were-duly apprised of tht; impua-
Tbe are as folios
part of the Nottingham Club, *liked
2 days before left it for the Highlands in Scut-
and' requested sae to snake the match, wli,ls I declined.
After repeated solicitations us his part, stud also ON Mr.
Lambert's, I did make it ; Ind I expressed, at the Oilier, my
fears wining able to play. Ensiling my doubts reshoed when
'hooting in the Highlands,l immediately wrote to Mr. Loh.
hen, to inform Most of the impossibility of my reaching Nut-
sitigham iu time, and that I them* the beit phut would be
lo postpone the match, as I would hive nothing to du with it
if not loresent. This letter reicher! Mr. Lambert iu fall time
to prevent any mistinderytaodiog intent the players, as I re-
ceived so insestor to it at FAinburgh cm my return from tine
Highlands; mid if oily Sisappoistbocut took place' the fault
most remain with Mr. Laifibert, 'either Lord Frederick
Heaucletk, Mr. Budd, woe soitilfi were present to condoct
the swatch. It is oat surprising I did nut snake the Stakes
goid, as they would hive adtkd seed materially to the
strength of Eughand, and, of course, I did not like to trust
solely to the players."-1 am Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
GEORGE OSSA LDESTON.
Alotierten Lodge, Mallon, Sept 20, ISIS.

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