The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-17 00:00:00

FORGRRI ES.

This morning the trials of the Prisoners t'ilm re.
yoked their pleas of Guilty to the Minor offence
were resumed. The first person put to the her
was John Kingston ; he was indicted for having in
his possession a forged one-pound note on the 19:11
September.
Mr. Serjeant BoSANQUET applied to the Court
for permission to proceed against the Prisoner
merely for the minor offence. The Court acceded
to this request. The Learned Serjeant iu statiniz
the coat to the Jury, took occasion to remark. that
the Batik, in mercy to the accused, merely pro.
cerded for the minor offence to which the Prisoner
had already pleaded Guilty. He entreated the
Jury to dismiss from their muds the recollection of
the Prisoner's former plea, and dispose of his case
according to the evidence which would be sub-
mitted to them.

Raphael Ronnanell said, that he kept stn auction-
room at No. 194, in the Strand. Hr rroiliected
that on the night of the 19th September, the Pri-
soner and another mail came to his room and war.
chased a sportsman's knife lor 2.. Gil. They ten-
dered in payment a 11. note, and the Prisoner's
companion mirked upon it, " Kingston, Hand-in-
Hand Fire Office."

This witness underwent a long cross-examination,
in which he ad►n,tted, that, thoue,li he suspected the
note to be a forge►y. he passed it away on the same
night at Houper'N eating-house, but the proprietor
knew him. He admitted that he was told at the
Bank to go up to Marlborough-street unit see if a
man in custody was the person who passed the note.
He went there and identified the Prisoner.
Thorns's Barrett stated, that he had been for
thirteen yeara a town messenger at the Hand-in-
Hand Fire-Office. On the 19th Se►rternher the
Prisoner was not a fireman at that Office, but he
had been about six yeas ago.
Charles Masters was Collector of the Watch-rate
in the precinct of Whitefriars, and resided in Tem-
ple-lane. Lombard-street was not the street near
the Mansion-house, but that near the Temple, at
the back of Fleet-street ; there were about eighteen
house. in it, every one of which he knew. The
Prisoner did not reside there on the 19th September.
He was perfectly well acquainted with the Prisoner's
person for thirty years, bat he never lived in
Lombard-street.

John Wakefield was a cheesemoriger, residing at
No. 61. Upper East Smithfield. On the evening
of the 23d July, the Prisoner came to his shop and
purchased about two shillings worth of bacon ; in
payment for which he tendered a 1/. note. Witness
suspected the note, it being different from all he
had seen, and said he had no change. He observed
the name of " Mackay," or some such name, writ-
ten as if with a bald pen on the front of the note. He
went out to try if the note was good, and in the
event of his suspicions being confirmed, to get an
officer. He shewed the note to one Moses, who sail
it was had, and lent him his porter, named [Nasty,
to get sn .ifficer and watch the Prisoner. The officer
semi (ime and brought the note in his hand, and took
the Prisoner into custody. The note now produced
was the same which the Prisoner tendered, and
which he (witness) marked at the time of the Pri-
soner's bring in custody. The Prisoner had five
shillings upon his person at the time.
Cross-examined—He had himself often got
change of a note when he had silver in his pocket.
M►. ALLEY here remarked, that the indictment
against the Prisoner was not for passing this note,
but for that said to be tendered to lionianell, the
auctioneer.

The witness, Wakefield, in answer to a question
from a Juror, said, he did not mark the note until
after he went to Moses; but he particularly ob-
served the name of Mackay on it before he first
left the *hop.
The officer who took the Prisoner into custody,
proved that fact, and that the Prisoner said he got
the note from two sailors, whom he took from
Gravesend to carry ois board an Indiaman. The
Prisoner at the time said he lived on board barges,
aid had no lived residence.

John Hatch, a lightermans said, he knew the
Prisoner for about twenty-five years. About the
middle of September last he met him taking beer
at the Bell, in Fulham. He said he had got a
barge of coals lying at %Vandaworth, and if witness
would come down at dark, he would give him some.
He then asked witness if he could get him change
for a pound note. Witness took the note and ask•.
ed the landlord for change. The latter gave limo
the change, and witness handed it over to the Pri-
soner.

Cross-examived.—He did certainly expect the
note to be paid by the Bank after this prosecution,
for the landlord knew witness, and of course ex-
pected hr would pay the note. There were other
persons present when the note was passed, hut they
were not at present in town, they were at Waltham
Green. He went to sea for about six months, hut
not to escape front a charge of stealing timber ;
there was nu such charge made against him; irrit-
ate's could not write, but he believed the landlord
put his name on the note when lie gave the change
for it; he knew Mr. Prnituni, a lighterman, ut
Follw', and worked for him at different periods
for let years; about a year anal a half ago he was
absent from him for about six months, but not in
consequence ol a tillage of stealing timber; they
had inert ly had a quarrel.
Richard EYlllls said, he was landlord of the BA
Inn, at Fulham, last September; in the middle of
that month be saw the Prisoner and Hitch at his
house, and changed a note for the latter, and at
the time wrote ou it, " Hatch, avatermatt, Fulham."
The mite now produced war the saute which lie
then changed.
humanoid' Morison said, she was the wife of
Thomas littreisett, who kept the Crow., and Anchor
public-house. in King-street, Seven Dials. On
Tuesday, /Iv $1.1,,f Nitro-440)er, the Prisoner with
two other:, came to lbw of Ute public-linutte,
and our of the .urn (•oit the Pe ittti,ell, bni.lervil
it.tte 8,1 1-t)inetu fur some veppirtuint. fiec
emir now laud acrd was the saint.
Timm** Ilia-on, tier itipit..titi of the last wit-
u. +s, corrolioraird her testimony, and r.tttlt that as
lie lard some su•pti..ms of time note, he sent for an
(Aces, who imilt the ti rer earn into custody ; the
l'imsatr olte:ed a alight resistatices ou searchnig

him, upwards of a pound ip silver was found in hie
pockets.
Samuel Flimflam. n constable, merely proved
that he took the Prisoner, and two others Into
custody.
John Lees said lie was one of the Dank Inspec-
tors, and had been co Farr twenty yemi.. The note
proved by Humanell was handed to witness, who
said it was a forged our. It was not the paper used
by the Batik—it had not the waved mid crossed
litres, whieli constituted the fbink water-mat k
there was an initiation of Ilia se !,alas itierelr, as cell
as of the words Oale-114111. of EA:4l4nd." The
unit:mon eill be done in various Vi.lyS, but in this
note it wtr done lay impression, hut nut in the
manner of the Batik 111 i:itaßctia.ed paper. The
dale line in this note was raw-loved. but in the gr.
twine note the date was stereotype. There was a
blank left in the plate fur the I,eitoine note, and
then the stereotype letters and numbers were .put
in with a different sort of itik. The signature ia
this note was also forged, and the No which pre-
fixed the number was engraved art the forged no:e,
but it was done its stet.. otype in the
water-marks iu the forgery were executed by pres-
sure and oil.

The other notes were proved to he forgeries L•y
the witilemg, in • plinths,. in:inner.

to his cross-examination he admitted that lie had,
notwithstanding his experience it the Bank,
He hewn
deceived in a particular note. e knew that risve-
ral forged notes were taken at the Bunk. ley ili
Clerks, in the course of the last year. Ile could
not state the precise iitimher, but the Clerks weer
certainly deceived by several of the forgeries. Ile
never saw the Batik paper its the process, of manu-
facture in Hampshire. he merely spoke of it faun
seeing it at the Bank. He never compoied the
forged note with the Bank plate fir genuine notes.
But he formed his judgment limn his experience
and familiar knowledge of the character of the
genuine Bank paper mid plates.
Re-examined by Mr. Serjernit BOSANQUET.
The forged 'Joie% which he alluded to us tieing
taken at the Bank in the cotirss.. of Lire year, were
certainly taken through the neglect of the Clerk,
and lie was always obliged to pay for the forgery,
unless he could ascertain the person from whom lie
took the note.

Mr. Lister, one of the signing Clerks at the
Bank. proved that the forged note now produced
had not his signature.
Cross-exnatiged—He recollected cases in which
a genuine Bank note had gone forth to the public
without signature. He could not recollect the
number of such instatices.—lt once happened in a
case of his own book of •totes; hut if such a note
were afterwards sighed in his name by another, if
his attention were drawn to the circumstance, lie
must detect the signature.
A Jaror—" My Lord, we wish to ask Mr. Leers a
question."
Mr. Lees then went into the witness-box, and the
Juror put to him the following question
" Has any instance ever occurrtd, where • ge-
nuine note was rejected at the Batik, and stamped
forged?" Yes; it was a recent instance,
and where the note was an old mutilated, one pasted
on paper, and rejected by a young Inspector."
Q.—" Are you * paper-maker, or an engraver, or
• worker on stereotype?" A.—" No."
The Juror—.." My Lord, after the scene of yet.
terday, our feelings are very great, and where the
life of a man is at stake, we think we have a right
to require the beat. evidence."
Mr. Baron WOOD—" You have had it here to •
greater extent than in former case•."
The Learned Judge then summed up the evi-
dence to the Jury, who, after five minutes delibera-
tion, brought IH a verdict of Guilty.
The witnesses were all separately examined at the
request of the Prisoner.
Je►emiu/r Ilejfert was next put to the bar on a
similar charge. He was indicted for having in his
poosession a lorged I/. Batik note.
By desire of the Prisoner, all the witnesses were
ordered out of Court.

It was proved in evidence, that this Prisoner. in
company with the last Poi-oner, went to Mr. Har-
rison's public-house, iu Knig-street, Seven
and attempted to pass the note in question, on the
9d of November.

The usual proof of the note bring a forgery,
was given in this case by the same aitnes,es and
in the Millie rummer YS In the hint case.—Verdict.
Guilty.
Kingston and Heffrrt were then put to the bar,
and arraigned on the capital charge.
A verdict of Not Guilty was recorded, as the
Bank offered no evidence on the capital indictment.
As the Prisoners were about to be removed from
the bar, Heifer' exclaimed-_" My life is sworn
away ! I Ste there is no justice to be had in this
country ; I hope I shall get more in the country
where I am going."
Wat. King, a boy, was then indicted for having
in his possesision a forged 1/. note.
Thomas Jones proved that the Prisoner came to
his shop, in Laystsll-street, on the 14th of Novem-
ber, and tendered* forged 1/. note iii payment. Wit-
ness having suffered a great deal from forgeries, de-
termined to stop the next person that attempted to
impose upon him in tins manner. The Prisoner,
when questioned respecting the note, gave a false
mime and address.

The note was proved by the Bank Clerks to be a
forgery.
The Prisoner, in his defence, denied the charge.
Henry Iluimisou gave lour au excellent ch Jac-
ter, and said, he had worked for him fur two year.,
and up to it to. tnigh.! I.eiore this trans.*. tiou
took place, when i.e we .t house tlittrugh
Verdict— Guiliv.
The Prisoner was then arraigned and Acquitted
ort the capital charge.
Mr. Setjcs ot Bus 4 kolltiET then expressed his otitis.
fsctivii, that thi% %VHS the list of the Bank cases
betnie the Court. He was Wed that the Prisoners
had revAtell their pleas, sod put themselves, as
they had done, tin lhsir country for trial.
These trial. occupied the Court until sis o'clock
in the evening.

The RECOR.OEII tlwn adjourned the Court for
on hour. At *-ii;la Wel°, k he proceeded to pars
'vacs". on Prommers.

Sentence of Death war tamed on the fullorring
Ptivoin.ra
'Mumma Pernk., far house breaking ; Robert Petraoas,
Jahn Cynical, Ucu. Wouds for bilreary Will. 1111"11IY,

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,
ror korvi James Egertoa, tor bizlilf4Y rohhrry I
Richard Evros and JatIIEPS 11,11 four, fur •leallog iu • du.
bot:,ot : I+1{111• AMIN for higliway ry ; Sarah Thwalles,
for lut-e-btrak.gx; %Yon. RA I.Luck, for high euy ruhlses y ;
It.ibera Tbruw.r, 14,r •14.41ing its a ,Ise;liug Louse; (i.os ge
Hardy, fur burglary; Juba Nfamtu, fur straliug in n tlwrl-
ling-huttgr; Julio IhdKeuu, for burglary; Wm. build' as
Etulrra B:v.11osao, (or sicallog in • rtwriti:ir-buu,t ; Joint
Fellottm, for burglary; and Rularrt Taylor, fur cutting ti cry.
A wool of law 1. sawrrl fur the la,t owner.

Wm Irillisms, fur robtiery, was sentenced to be trans-
ros ted f,w life.
J ' Kffigsiou, Jeremiah Hared, ■nd Win. King (the
Prisoners notirieted tl.is Jay on the Bank proseculions;,
were senteueed to 1$ vats transportation.

Kingston exclaimed, u. the Recorder W ism..
lug sentence, that ligsvotivietioa was nbtaitied by
ratite ecideuce„ and lie hoped, w herever he was .cut.
he would obtain beaer jostler than hcattaitird here.
littlest said to hunt--" Come away ; there'. ito
use in speaking to him."
Ralph t'cuper was sentenced to seven years trans..
poitat ((((( .

The Court was then adjourned until Wednesday,
the 13th January next.

Sir Iteßerr Mr. Alderman WooD,
Aliiessneis IVAttum AN, awl Cud. Unets,
for 11'urcrater•, wrre oh tlie Bench duriiig the wholit
of the trust ul hingstun.

POLICE.

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