The National Register.
London, England, 1817-10-06 00:00:00

aIIZADMUL EFFECTS OP 0411UNG.

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The leardvent was opposed in tits-dieeberge by Mr. tient%
on thi part of Meters. Houlditcb. Long Acre, oeschmakerS,
en the grounds of his having in the eapsoity of blessrs.
servant, estbesaled or applied to his ewer use, conskierable
mum of money belonging to them. It appeared in evidence
that the prisoner was sent by Messrs. lieelditeb to the Coa.
timid, to take orders for carriages; be was allowed a hand-
some salary, and was famished with carriages for . sale,
the meaty be received for them he was to send to his eat-
ployers, after deducting his expenses; bet instead of so doles
he gambled nearly the whole of it away. Mr. Heath pot in
evidence the following letter, acknowledging the fact, which
was read by the perk of the Court.
Before the letter was read, the insolvent said, that he did
net suppose that Mr. Houlditch woold have exposed his con.
duct, atter his brother had promised him ferygiveness, and
to take the money deficient by lastalmeets.
Mr. Hoolditeh denied that ever any suck agreement took-
place, nor had he paid a shilling of tie mosey.
The insolvent said. that bad he not bees premised what be
had stated, he was sure he should net have been there at that
moment, or he should not have put an ladle his miserable es.
isteuce.
Mr. Heath told the insolvent. that bee aught to be thankful
that his employers, instead of opposing-Mat *ewe, dial ant
bring him to the Bar of the Old Bailey. Mad they done so
Ire would certainly have beta traaspooltd. The letter is as
follows:
Ste—Thom:ors into which I have Wow so to hate
myself. that I have adoptedthe horifide bf
myself. I am moil* of 14 aka. I mam=
my family, and misty. but we not eseeeses le five dishonourod.
The gams* asillilmos you plated in tap 1 two* homely violated :
I have robbed_ pro. And. tio=nsitialrielsatZtt:tte conscious.
new of it ea& vaulty. and want.
I could bete—conscioneteelgrity support me 4
bli.
acquaintance I heed led me to shoes earthly • mg-
houses. and then commossol my villain* dad my to you.
My lessee were not logo at fist. and the swiss that to told sae
of gain. made me Opt dtry would be post reebM • At this pe.
riod *mind theme* to go to Vial*, awl a stsdisji at **hotel.
I found ea debts trebled What I had expend s I was wasioasopeoes
reropt * leave the sonloges as a ice for port of the
debt. Wok I had not Voy poem to haslital ash
wove m Vigils. .4W sash* au to IMO ell to Ps I hail- •
MOP ina
rho=dierk ea my mem* Paris,
Foitaillatirli="ll4maitade WEN cessortilsillmit.lhei=shstYlasty rts,
Prabide• h ahshil--notot7 mithbusitit thomosiso. wooloiss.
year isaidoies mme y destroyed. Y. not Wits is lob last to
see my wife and children and die. Medan br that held me in
miaow a beds lower. The gaming pride presented halt' to my
ime giration. as the only pad* anew et extricating myself. Count
Adostroll's SOW fuses. which I rosiverthefors you rinse to Par
ia.
ihmishid one with tho onsonsT-ary dude verbs the result. After a
so bpi sa inissu tfear it will he of no um to solicit your
foe its 10X~We andfildbili family.-..0h, Sir if yea
on the:* annuli kindly. and do am leave them to
is a• foreign list. the tonsolowneas of the as will cheer you in
yeenlastmotnents„ and tiod will reward you and yours for hut ten-
. slid. • Their nn iniature *ill not long cause them to need hwuras
.ednThus shall Ibe a three-fold murderer. I thank you for the
you have manderedme ; and I assure your brother, that he
has fir this (health' moment my ardent wishes tie his welfare hero
wad bilniabs. I havo so contrived it. thatite Mete a pleat
the Princes lapeatirrow. that will inanpret rev Ow' In non tir •
my fate to him, you will nut much serve your owe interest, w
blackening my character and memory. I subjoin the reward of my
'Ananias, and the correct balance of the account. Couot Edmond
regular' bills I have not received ; his valet will give you them ; the
others ant in a pocket-book, which will be found on my corpse
in the wood of Bourogne.
W. KINSEY.
Mr. Merjeant Runnington.— The prisoner must be re-
manded for a gross fraud mid breach of trust, %Welt sub.
jests , him to ten years imptistoutteut, unless he pays the
debt. •