The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-17 00:00:00

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!he blessing of Di vIN E lj ROV ID Eric E, has been effected prin-,
ly by the arms, and under the wise and perservering coun-
Ihis Royal Highness the Prince Regent.
" 'l'hat your Majesty and all the Royal Family may long live
to enjoy the blessings of peace, and the love Ofa'free anil happy
people, is the humble prayer of your Majesty's most dutiful and
loyal subjects, the inhabitants of Brightelmstone."
Her Majesty returned the following most gracious answer :
" I thank you, Gentlemen, for your dutiful and loyal Addresi
and beg that you will make known to the town how highiy
'appreciate the sentiments of loyalty and attachment to the
King, myself, and particularly to his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent, who has frequently informed me of the affectionate zeal
-of the inhabitants of this his favoured residence. Long may he
continue to patronize this spot, and the town to increase in
prosperity. Believe me, Gentlemen, the reception which I -
experienced at any entrance yesterday evening was most highly
' !rratifying ; andl.l did extremely regret that the latene's of
the hour prevented my paying that reyect to the Gentlemen
who attended, which 1 so much wished. '

OLD BAILEY.
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Dce..B, W. Bagnall the elder, W. Bagnall the younger, and T.
Bagnall, a father and two sons, were tried under the Act of the
V2d of the King, for coining and counterfeiting certain silver
pieces, resembling the dollars issued by the Governor and Corn-
pany
of the Bank of England.—Mr. Searjcant Bosanquet stated
the case to the Court. By the Act of Parliament upon which the
present indictment was framed, the offence with which the prison-
ers were charged was punishable with 14 years transportation, to
be mitigated, if judged proper. The prisoners were a father :mil
two NM, who were by trade die-makers and medallists, living in
Seward-street, Goswell-street ; and they were detected, as by the
following evidence, in the very act of coining. But thesingula.
rity of the case was, that they were actually. using silver dollars.—
The price of silver having lately fallen, so that the Spanish dollar
might be purchased for four shillings and sixpence, they were
counterfeiting the Bank stamp, which gives them currency for ;,.s.
6d. The two Foys, the Police Officers, stated, that they went to
the workshop of the prisoners in Seward-street ; and one entered
at the back-door, while the other and another officer entered at
the front. Before they entered, they heard the stamping-press at
work : when they got into the work-shop, the father had si. stumped
dollars in his hands, and lying near the press was a tray with Spa.:
• *fish dollars ready to be struck oft. the press were the two parts*
of the die for stamping the Bank impression, and the upper poet'
of the die was hit. The father, upon being apprehended, desired
the officer to notice that they were not making counterfeit dollars,
but were stamping real Spanish dollars. These facts being proved,
the elder prisoner put in a written defence, in which he Stated,'
that, being a die-sinker, he was employed to make a ine4al like the'
Bank Ziollar, and the person for whom he made it told him it was
to be sent to Holland. He was not aware that he was doing en il-
legal act; and, lastly, he implored mercy for his sons.—The Jury,
after a few minutes consideration, found all the prisoners Gui/t/;
but recommended the two sons, one of whom is 211, and the other
18 years of age, to pardon, as acting under paternal influence.
The only trial of interest during this week was that of five. pee-
sone named Ridgway, Hastings, Brown, Ramage, and Gates, ar-
raigned on Monday, the two first for stealing, and the others for
receiving, a large quantity of shawls and muslins, on the rivet..
Thames, when about to be conveyed in a lighter on board a vessel
bonnd to Surinam. The principal evidence was one Flygar, tine _
fellow entrusted to take the goods down the river ; but who, hav:.
ing turned King's evidence, deposed, that the prisoners assisted
him in committing the robbery, and in taking the stolen goods tq
the house of Ramage, the Indian Arms public-house, at Blackwell.
Flygar's evidence was not corroberated, and the Jury acquitted all
the prisoners.
Friday the Recorder passed sentence. of Death on the following
Icapital convicts, viz.—J.W lute, tor stealing goods, value 41.
the property of S. Nicholson and others, in the d,veiling-house of
.1. Nicholson the younger; Ehz. Ziarith Kent, and CAUL
Simmonds, for stealing goods, value 11. lss. the property of
privately in his strop; J.Willnuus, tor stealing roods, value 91 Zae
property of M. Coulter, in his dwelling-house; J 'Claimed, for a
burglary in the dwelling:house of S. Oliver and W. Hioon, and
stealing goods, value 2b l. their property; K. Parsons, ter stealing
goods, value 121. the property of Hobert •Raynsturd,'Eeq. Cos

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