The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-18 00:00:00

BRIGHTON.

Jan. I.s.—The Marquis of Salisbury returned to fhe
Pavilion this afternoon, and dined with the Priae4

Regent.

Count Fune;all, late Ambassador from the Court of
Portugal, and uncle to Count Pahaat', the present
Minister, arcivel at a late hour last night from I tuiy,
having travelled by way of Paris, Calais, Doer and
coastwise from thence to this town. Immediately upon
the arrival of the Count, at !he Castle Tavern, he pro-
ceeded to the Pavilion, and was admitted to an audiettust
with the Prince Regent.
To-morrow, the first Privy Council is expected to be
held at the Pavilion, which is likely to Le numerously
attended.

Part of the Q•teen's property, elnsisting of pieces of
silk and satin, goil awl silver, figured and plaits, not
made up, were measured lust week, at the Queen's
Ilouse, St. James's Park. amounting to :4140 yar.ts.
They were presents to her Majesty. or purchases mule
by her fir the encouragement of the manut:tetures.—
They are of various paces, from one guinea to five
guineas per yard, and many of them of the most beau-
tiful workmanship—one of them, a piece of green silk
shot with gold, is of the
valuable collection the Princesses have yresentel ttP
Madame Ileckendorli, as a mark of iheir esteem fin the
tavourite of their time:Lied Royal Parent. In another
apartment was a large store of the most superb shads,
Oriental presents to her Nlajesty, but many Of 1.11
nearly coosturkal by the mo:lts.

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OLD DEALS Y .--SATotumv.

RANK FO:Mielt eat CF.e.
ohn Adams, (25, Wes eaintelly indicted for utteriter
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five fanged 51. notes, pnrportims to be notes of are •
Beak of • he knewieg then), to be forged.
tieerge ilopkinswe'eteamined by Mr. Reynolds.—
He iica grocer, residing at 35, Heariettn Street, Covent
sardev. Prismer came to his shop on Saturday, No-
ec,'ediee 11'. at seven in the evening, ilreesed as a porter,
and asked for a pound of Bs. tea fir Mr. ilobineon,
lay's Cuffee Hmett, Meilen Lane: Prisoner sail
the" tea wa•; to be taken on trial, and if it was liked, he
sheeld .all far more. Witness did not then knew Mr.
Robieioa. Served the prisoner with tent. who tee,lered
a 51. Bank note in peyment write Mr. II 'bill, at's
name ;el the note, -part with black ink, and part with
red ink. shewn the note, witness identified it.
Prisoaer asked him it' he knew of a situation for a bro-
ther of his who hail co ne from the country, and was
permitted to live at Mr. Robinson's house to help him
-(the priemer) in the meantime. Prisoner said he was
pewter there. 0 tee him the change, and paid the note
to his banker, be woom it was retureed in two weeks
:Cr er as a thrge 1 Beak suite. Inquired then at Mr. Ito-
histen's aheat the note and the prisoner, but could hear
natitiug of him, as he never was porter there. Saw all
the peen, but witness did n it see the prisoner.
ilabert Robintm, keeper of the Coffee House fin-the
last nina years. Poisoner was not iu his eerviee lust
Noseenher, nor any other time. No brother of his was
is the lemse. Never sent the prisoner to perrhaee nay
tea for hit', and never give him a note deny kill
Jahn Barclay, grocer, '27, St. .lateia's Lune, recol-
lects prisoner caulk; to his shop, on the :4;h of No-
vember, about half past five in the evening, and ask-
ing for a pound of eight shillinee tea, for Mr. Wells ;
served !situ with the tea, and a 5.1. note was offered in
payment. Witness looked at the note, and conceived
it was a forged one. Asked prisoner what name he
should pat on it. Prisoner said, " Mr. Wells, Nor-
the mberlazel Coffee blouse, Charing Cross." Told him
then it was a forged one; and sent .me .of his young
113211 off, to inquire it' such a person was seat for tea.
Prisoner in his absence said lw might as well go after
him. lie did not rule the tea %vita him, and witness
knit the note. Prisoner never came back for the note.
Being now 'hewn the note, he identified it as the one
offered by the prisoner. Never saw hint atierwards,
till he was in cestiely. Prisoner was dressed us a
porter.
Geerge Roo?, shopman .to last witneee, corroborated
the evidence of his employer, and Retied that he went
to the Northumberland Coffee House, but nu such per-
son lied ever belonged to that house.
Mr. John %Welk, ke:p e. of the Coffee house. sail
he
!never employed the prisener as servant in any capacity
whatever. He hid seen him before, bat never sent
him of and message, cur ever gave hint any money to
purchase any thing
M.tttlien Simsetuith, a grocer in St. Martin's Lane,
sleensed, that the prisoner cattle to his shop on Thurs.
dad the 19:11 of November, and asked him (witness) if
lie knew Mr. Godfrey, eif the Rainbow Coffee House
Witness sail he did, and was then asked by prisoner. if
he had seen hint that evening. Primmer looked round
the shop, aud said, " this most be the shop." lUm then
cashed 'or a pound of ss. tea, add teivtered a 51. note in
payment. and witness wrote Itlr. Gedfrey's name on it,
as the tea was asked thr Mr. Godfrey. Being sliewn
the note, he identified it. Pat the tea up in peeer, and
then prisoner told him to write the price on the paper
and mark it as paid, as Mr. Godfrey was very particu-
lar. Witness knew this sees a custom with Mr. God-
frey; gave prisoner the change, and he then went
elev. Soon after thie, he suspected the note, and
went next evening to Mr. Godfrey, from whom he
eoeld learn no information relative to the prisoner.
Joseph Godfrey, of the Rainbow Coffee House, in
King etreet, Covent Oardea, said be knew nothing
of the prisoner, who never had been in his service of
employment, and of course was never sent on any
incsuge by him.
Valentine Bongo, shopman to Messrs. Yoeknev and
Co. goiters, No. 10, Bedfirel Street, Covent Garden,
recollects the prieone• coming to the shop on the 49th
November, plaint seven in the evening He was
dressed us a porter, lie :Liked for a pound of Bs. tea (hr
New Slaughter's Curdle House, which he gut. and-
tendered a five petted Hank mite in payment. Wrote
on thii note " Mr. Ruddell, Slaughter s Hotel," and
;ewe hint four one pound notes and twelve shillings in
change. Identified the note now 'hewn to be the
erne given him by the prisoner.
John Midden, keep r of tlett Coffee House, knows
welting of the prisoner, and never saw him before
jest new at the bar.
John Anderson, grocer, 91., St. Mertin's Lane, re-
collects prisoner comieg to his shop on the oth No-
vember to purelmee mime tea at 7s. the pound, for
which a 51. Bank note was tendered ; saw the mune
of Ches. Phillips, which was like the signature of the
Bak signing Clerk ; saw on the note, " Vose, Nassau
b,reet, seine° and pointing to the prieo ter, risked him it'
it was his address, iu whiett Ire :1011,ied :sem ; gave him
41. n3s..in Along ; put the note iu a Vdrata dridwae.