The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-30 00:00:00

UN lON H Aix .

Win. and Mary Pearson were committed for uttering a
forged new to Mr. Lindner, a butcher at BernlOndirY and
two Offing; to 1111.011 es, victualler, at the same place.
• Sarah Clonglis and Cath. Ooriaitei were charged with titter-
ing a forged 11. note to Mr.lione, of Ake London-road, haber-
dasher; and with. having twasitheaseis their possession. The
prisoners had been taken sa.liatton GartleeLlast weck,for
• uttering a 51. forged note; when the prosecution was given
np, on their undertaking to abandon their criminal coarse of
life. The prisoners said their husbands were at Botany 8tr...,
and they were anxious to join them. In the poeltot of Llouglls
was rotund a Petition, a.leire,sed to Lard Sidninuili, for pet'-
mission to go to Port Jackson. Illey were eurismitted.
Ann Williams %%SS CU 1111 l tc las ;01i impusiel. She a efil to
ea...overseer of Christchurch fur -abet,.. crarelitl:; tir gone
in pregnancy He Aleut her to the khoome in a chair,
Sc here she, with considerable reluctance, pultere.l het sell to
be delivered of —a termite aSeags.
,I%Y v. CLARKE..-. 1111. Was all inntrinAtion inelet the Stage
coach act, for currying a greater number of pireArtiger,, en
the outside Viall is allowed by law. The ease was" !idiom:toed
f the WI instant, and.nacinent deferred in order to Mew
the derttulant an OPpOrtitlllty of 'fro/Vial:, that h, tail b .vii
etitivieted-for time salute offence at another place (Post Ili).
The slrrentiett made the same bialessirttl as upon i.el former
hearing, Itiai a prior Volt/it:WM 1444 lakem piace, tint •faiied
prifiluiceauy record of such dee itrons. 'Me Magistrate said,
0141 no sufficient evidence was produced to supie, t she ate.
Ifence set tip. and convicted the defendant in the penalty of
.10i.. 4411.1 410 S. rusts

Toe Nl.l4astritte„ weer tletiveritte judgment its the above
cane, ig.igit reterrett to the ae•t tur the 'ie.:Walton ut.■tae's.
coacher, .1.1.1 deter est II On °pinto° 'expect tog v
11,4; ji t, highly inn/ottani Its the tirtiptirtinii awl lint 1,14 ul
Ihutc v,-Itietea. 'l•he inforatisti in, he said. nputi vrlii h Le
lid jo.t Itroilril.B,l 101111,111nd this 'offence to ilri..ti.Clll 1110 k
place in the cowl!, of :surrey, on the Ith in !
detours. it we• e.tate it that fur th. •an.e ntleurr wa uniotitiA.
nen was laid at Portsmouth, which meted that the v;olatioi, or :re
set of Parhament took ntac.. on tile Itth, in An• cm•nty of hallo
lie Was dcau.dly L..► rutu.au 3 as

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the same offence. but that a fresh Weave was incurred in awery.differ-
ent county. and that a line Might. be indicieth in ertry fresh jurladic.
tion through which the coach travelled. end clustinued to carry more
than the legal number of passengers ; and it was therefore possible
that a driver of a stage meth might by the illegality of his conduct
incur a penalty of ruinous magnitude on the same day. whoa he
might be satisfied is his own mind that his breads of the law could
not extend beyond the punishment of intheting a penalty of Joh he
each passenger beyond the proper number, even should he pereat
in the diem: throughout the Journey. Several prepors of tie •
coaches were present, and appeared to feel unschautoadunent at the
above opinion.