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milted -its your character of Treasurer of the poor of the Pa-
rish of SI. Matthew, Retinal-green; and the other, in your
ciorracterof a Magistrate of this County. 'rile first of these
'indictments charged that pin fraudulently, clandestinely,
and unlawfully, inserted in your accounts, as such Treasurer,
a sum of WI. ts. 3d. awl fraudulently, clandestinely, and
Imlay% fully appropriated it to your owls Jise ; and the other
indictment charges )uu weal corruptly alai nolawfully :who-
rising certain persons, whose names are mentioned, to keep
public houses in this county. Ou these two indictments, re-
spectively, you have been found guilty, and upon the discus.
lion •that the case hiss since lergone, the Counsel in your
behalf' rather strongly insinuated Ciat prejodice might have
had a material ittfluence epos those verdicts whirls were so
given ; and, on that acconut. it becomes neces►ary shortly
to detail some of the circumstances of the ease ; because it
would snake a very matt I.i:4l44i:roam in the punishment, if
the verdicts were nut completely to the salishietion of those
who have to pass the judgment of the Court ou you.
Otis Lordship here entered into a summary exposition of
the evidence on each indictment, and thus pruceeded.]
" Now, shortly .before the licensing day, in 1815, yon sent
for one of the witnesses to your own office ; it was not there-
fore a casual meeting, and you made to him observations
which were calculated to prevent that disclosure-of the eir•
cumstsners relative to public houses which ought to have
been made to all the Magistrates. He rept., vented to you
that lie should have some difficulty with respect wale oath he
wets I.oollllii to take, and your asa•wer on tibia •Occasiutt was a
great and considerable aggravation of your offence ; and in
the presence •of Sir Daniel Whinnies, you :preveuted him
from making that .disclosure which it was his ditty to make.
The same observations apply to anotheeof the witnesses, and
if a .person who is acting under the saw:ben of an office fur
a long series of years, as you have been, intimates to a party
that an oaths is linen matter of loam, certainty the offence ia
of as bad and wicked a Dawre as it well could bc.

" The Court has taken into its consideration every one of
the circumstances of the ease. It iv, nut by any means inat-
tentive to the character and Nitnat ion in lite which, down to
this period of time, yon have filled; and it re-collects, that the
degradation which you must necessarily stiffer by those very
proper convictions on these several indictments, supported a,
they have been by (be nse.l clear and conclusive evidence,
must embitter, in a great degree, the residue of your life.
That is a permanent punishment; and in that respect the
Court may alleviate . the punishment which it is about to
pass. The Courtwviil also feel it their bounden duty to re •
present to the. Lord Chancellor, that these convictions have
taken place, 'and will report to hie Lordship the sentences
that shall be passed, in order to give him an opportunity of
exeteiving his discretion whether it will be right that you
should any longer fill those high and distinguished situations
which you have hitherto filled. The Court also take into their
consideration what has happened since these convictions, and
they-recollect you have nut only restored the, money you so
fraudulently emSeuled, but also restored it with interest.
Chat uperatesas an alleviation to the pecuniary punishment the
Court would have felt hound to inflict; and taking all the cir-
cumstances of the'ease into consideration, this Court doth
order and adjudge—that, fur the first of these offences, you
do pay to the King, a line el 2001. and be imprisoned six ca-
'ruder months in the prison of this Court; and for the other
.1 these offences, that you be imprisoned twelve calendar
months, to be computed from the end of the former six
months ; and that you be further imprisoned until the
attire-
said fine be paid."
During the whale of this proceeding the defendant ap-
peared deeply affected, and quitted the Court in the custody
of the tipstaille, under Lsleient impressions of considerable
emotion. lie wee it conveyed to the King's Bench
prison.
THURSDAY.

On the entrance of their Lerdshipr into Court this t.sartting, Lem
Elknbomugh stated, that an application had boon made w a few
days ago, on the part of a person named Bruce, who was bete. the i
Court on &writ of habeas Corpus, in order to obtain his discharge,
from prism. lie did not mean to go tutu the statements made by
that person, as perhaps it was not proper they should be repeated.
Mr. Bruce said he had deposited in Court the tonount of the debt
for which lie was detained, and if so, lie was er.titled to a rule to thew
cause why he should not be set at liberty. Ile had stated, that there
was a,ronspiracy against him, mid that he could get no one at the
Bar to move for bins. This was a slander on the liar, and he (Lord
Ellenbonnigh) should nut mention it. were it nut for the purpose of
shoeing why lie introduced the subject. If Mr. Scarlett was in Court,
he should put his name to a rule for Mr. Bruce, as it was improper to
have him in attendance from dayto.day. or to have the Court taken up
with much frequent applications ou th'! subject, as there was not a day
since the commencement of term or: which some application had not
been made. Perhaps in the absence of Mr. Scarlett, some other
gentleman would put his name to a rule tar the purpose.
Mr. Topping said, he could not move tor a rule for the gentleir.an,
as he was counsel against him.
Mr. Clarke said. he had no objection to move for the ride.
Lord Ellenborough—Very well. It is necessary•tha, there should
be counsel to state the case, as the party would, if allowed to 'peal.,
go into irrelevant matter.

THE XING v. 1/ OEVER.
Mr. Topping moved the judgtnent of the Court en the defendant,
who was, at the Sittings after last kern, found gully of a libel on Mr.
Chippendall, an attorney.
Mr. Header said he wished he had seen the affidavits before they
had been tiltd. The defendant was already in prison for debt. end
he could not see what his learned friend wanted more, unless he
wisehd to have the =study changed.
Mr. Topping allowed Lila{ the defendant was in prison ; but it was
from his prison that he had written those letters which so lunch dis-
turbed the quiet of the plaintiff:
Mr. Reader said, the defer.dant was ready to enter int": '3ll engage
ment not to disturb the plaintitlin a similar manner in Imam
Mr. Topping observed, that he had made such an engagement be-
fore. and bad broken it. It was necessary that some effectual steps
should be taken in order to p. meet a respectable gentleman from such
unprovoked attacks, and 11,:vouk1 nut take the engagement of h con-
victed libeller for the purpo v. If the defendant could procure sonic
respectable person to join him in such an engagement lie had no ob-
jection to it. as the plaintiff liail no other wish in bringing the action,
than that of securing his own and family', quiet.
Lord Ettestnotioustit.-1.00 have a right to object to the de-
fendant's engagement if you please, but )ou might obtain a rule to
hind hint to his engagement, and by which you could come upon
him if he should la future do nay thing in contravention of such
Rule.
The Court held that the CAW should stand over until neat Term.

On Saturday week, as Mr. P. Ifowe was returning (min Cran-
i brook fair in a singh• i.orse chaise, he was accident:Lily thrown nut,
. between that ;dace. and Cox.wath, and, billing upon his head. *c-
c wed a Very severe injury ; after seine little time. however, he mil
gji r Ireatgefed as to be ahle to rontinue his joursey..aud proceeded as
tut as Corcheath, when he biaanie th,a it %Vali &MAUI necessary
to p admit toted. A surgeon WS.% sin tor ; bet 1411• OIMIC11:1110n0 of
rain rad been so 'titian, that he i.J.pired at twoo'clock on Sun •
dry AtterOOVLI.

!NE

POLICE. --
MANSION-lIOLISE.
Mutincireshr CAIII!.—On Saturday week a young frmare„
aged It, and uncommonly interesting in her manner and ap-
pearance, was bronght before the Lord Major by a night
constable, who stated dust she had beret found at a very late
hour on Ft iday night, u ottemated in a wharf on the banks
the Thames, near Illackfliara Uridee. On being brought
to the 14 atch-house,4l.e acknowledged that her intention was
to commit suicide, and that she ass just about to throw her.
self into the river, alien discovered by the watchman. fleittg
now asked what could have led to so rash a •tleternsination,
she 'elated the following eireumitances :—Sbe was n native
of Peterborough, in Northamptonshire, which place she left •
about.three years ago to reside with a sister in London. Thu
sister imagined beta the lawful wife of a gentleman with
whom she lived ; but alter a lapse of more than tau years be
threw off the mask, proved that he had deceived her by a
mock ceremony of marriage, and at length totally deserted
her. She had contracted considerable debts, and by his
desertion she found herself so trrech involved that she saw no
alternative but to go to prison. Two of the most clatnorots
of her creditors, to whom jointly she owed MI. threatened
an immediate arrest, and in • this dilemma the yenng girl now
in cvstoby was intleted to apply fur assistance to an emitter:
merchant in the nelehlourtentel of Cheapside, who had some
knowledge of her family. After repeated solicitations he
at length consented to advance the required sum, and hone
she and her sister were overwhelmed with gratitude to their
generous benefactor. Not many weeks had elapsed, boa ever,
before, by the usual artificta, he surceeded in accomplishing
the ruin of theutifortuttate girl„pad after supporting iher for
some time at a house at Peatinville, deserted her altogethe7
She immediately applied to her sister, but the latter reit:act
to notice her, *ad she was thies driven to, a coarse of life 31s
abhorrent to her principles and feelings, that she had dee:
mined to rid herself of existence. The poor girl, during-her
narration, was dissolved in tears, and her misfortunes gentled
to exctle4he coraniimaration of all present.
The Lord Mayor spoke lo the kindest terms to her, and ex-
pressed his joy that her rash design lad been frost' ated.-
Her asked her if she was aware of the extent of the crime 0:t-
-wee shoot to commit.
Female.—" Perteetly so, my Lord ; but the misery I hal
endured ter the last few weeks wrought so powerfully upon
my•mind, that I could not bear the •idea of a longer exi,
truer..

The Lard Mayor sent ats olfeer to the residence of the
merchant she Lad ►mmed, to rtrlttest his attendance, hot he
WAS Vile into the country. his 14ndship then ordered every
care and attention to be shown her until he conld he written
too and said he would ultimately send her home to her
friends.

S. Haywood, the driver of the Braintree stage,avas charged
eel suspicion of stealing a parcel containing about 40001. in
country Bank-notes. Mr. Alley stated, that the above nubs
of the banking-house of Messrs. Ray, at Clare, were sent $
few days since by the coach, of which the prisoner was the
driver, by alessrs Barber and Cu. of Leadentiell.street, which
did nut • come to hand; yet the prisoner admitted that the
parcel was in the coach when hr stopped within .even mile'
of Clare; seed witnesses were ready to prove that no other
person could have taken arty thing front the roach until it
arrived at Clare. rwo days only had elapsed before the loss
was discovered ; yet upwards et. 1001. of the notes had been
presented, and exchanged for those. of the Bank of Faigland, at
tile Loudon banking-house at whirl' they were payable, and a
great member had also been cieetilsteit. The prisoner never
made the lobs of the parcel known to any one; and that cir-
cumstance serving to strengthen the suspicion egainst him,
he was taken into custody. The prisoner protested his in-
nocence, and said he could produce the must r apectable
testimony to his character. Mr. Alley said, he knew that
op to the ;trowel transaction the pr iaoner had borne an ir-
reproachable cheraette ; but observed, as it would be neces_
satyr te examine a great numbs.' of witnesses, he requested
II that the investigatiun might be postponed, and the I)l4e:tiler
was reneauded.—He ens brought lip again on Tuesday, but
liti direct proof being sufficiently made out against him, he
was teletitted to bad.
'Tuesday the young hou, who was some days since examined
upon the charge of defrauel several attorneys, by pretend-
ing to be the son of the late I ie. S. Fraser, Governor of the
Island of Bermuda, and the heir to :einitaise property, lett
I ' by his brother, was again brought lip. In addition to the
former charges, Mr. Rice of Lincoln's Inn, and Mr. Dirkins,
of Gray's InieSuliciturs,stated, that the prisoner, by the same
story, had obtained money from them.
Mr. Corby), a music and dancing master belonging to the
Opera 'louse, stated, that he had a charge of felony to pre.
for against the prisoner.. Ile because acquainted with him
in February last, and was imposed upon by the tale already
related. After a few days acquaintance the prisoner said,
that a young female ..hoot he was about to marry was some- .
what deficient in the polite accomplialenents; ayt he would
thank the witness to iiistt uct her in dancing at his (Fraser's)
lodgings. The wetness went there, but was MA A little
shucked and sit: prised at the dirty place into which he we',
ushered. Mr. hisser apologised for this, and said, that it%
though in a few morel's Ise bilotlld be reassessed of 20,0001. he
was then rather parr. He said, he shotalii himself like to
have a scar lessons in the mazy art, but he bad no pimps or
pataloons fit for that purpose. The following day witne,a
atilt again to the helve provided with bath pumps mid pan-
taloons. its m ell Ifs oilier necessaries. Amoug other things
he brought a violin and a valuable flute cane to amuse his
pep's. }laving occasion to call at another place he left these
articles in the care of Mr. Fraser ; but on his return he found
that gentleman, his there aptie' the flute, cane, pump, pants.
loom, Arc. had all disappeared together. Ile !ward no more of
lien until tic 114%V an account of hue eaawittation in the public
prints. _ _ _

A letter was produced from the Ilanoarablc Mrs. Fraser.
at Edinburgh, disavowing all that the prisoner had ;nese' led
as to his relationship with the family. It was alms S;alle:i.
that the gentleman v. hose name he had assumed is nuis
Englund.
The pi isoner, in a speech of an hour tong, attempted te.
deny the truth of the charges bruotglit against him, and, in,
ated, that Mr. Coi bpi had obtruded his services upon hint
in the hope of profiting liandsowwly by 111(..111 When be (Fraser)
should get his fortune. The mistral cans., :tic. lie said were
pe,,eilf,d to 11,11 b. Mr. Corbytt, who, in the sentence of his
friendship aml ,segard,. lead uttered to reseal to hint hsu,
very important ',veldts, although lie aeletion 'edged. that by
so doing he 'Mond he siulatilig an oatl►.—These
were indignantly repelled by Mr. Curbyu. prisoner
Ma% billy einaituitted is Ne%pitu to tiikt: his trial Apou all
the

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