The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-20 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

FOROZRIES ON COUNTRY BA N*s.—William GeRCPy. *
young ittan, n•as imt to the liar. under an indictment charging
hint with Orgill.; and tittering as tree a flitted .11. fire Ito issory
note of lite Bury and tieffalk Bank, well knowing the same
to be a forgery. The indictment contained three different
counts, the first charging the prisoner with forging the note,
the second with num lag the note with intent to -tltfrouti
. .

Edward Walineglev, and the third will) intent to defraud
Messrs. Oakes and Sun, bankers, of Bur) !)t.EgjithnPs,
Suffolk. '

William Morphew was the first witness called. lie stale'
that he was iii the service of Mr. Welinesle), a linesidraper,
residing in Graecchurch-street. 011 the 7011 Aitutitt,lll)uut 7
in the evening, the prisoner came into theshop 411(1 put...tuned
a piece of filth linen, whirls 1111111. to 31.25. 10.1. its to tiered
in payment a 31. note of the Bury and Sirtiolk Bank. and gave
the name of " Junes,. of Deptford." Witness wrote that 11.1111 C
Mid Addle.* Upon the note immediately. The next day he
went to the banking house of Ales. rs. Lee, Sinieun and Co.,
of Lorthard-street, where It was Lads payable, and it was
di. covered to he a surgery. Witness and a person of Ike
Caine of Hind went down to D •ptfurd, and saw 4or 5 per_
sous of the name of .anes, but mild not find the prisoner.--
Oa the kith August, u it nest, in consequence of iiithrroation.
st cot into St. Geurge's fields, to a place cosily., Joities'splace.
near the Westwinsteroroail. It was about a gamier before is
in the morning. and Hind and Walton use °dicer ace JJJJJ pa- 4
tried him. 110 knocked at a dour in the lilac.", ;LA asked it a-r
person of the nanie ofJuiirs was there; the antwei was. that
lie did notlive fliers. The offices then inquired for Mr.
Gracry, and they all three went in and I I the pt i-
somer in 1113 bed.• The oticer addressed I ' " Good
morning, Mr. Graeey," bet no answer was returned.--
Witness then addressed him by the tome of Jai es 'I hi pri-
sons& said his IlilltlC was nor Jones, and went. d to know for.
what purpose they came there. Wino Is said, " Yon are the
prison who bought the Irishlinfii at Mr. 11ralniteli yi., and,
tendered the forged bl. tone " The pt isomer deli •d the fret.
Ms going to the wa elthoine the pit...tier expiessed a a i-lo tw...,
tee his mother; Walton went tor his Mother, and lett thr
witness and plisoner ninne., Wil,tell told him that he thought
he was wrung in denying it. thr he was lone he %vat the
person who gave t tittle. Witiiest tuldeLl, •• Ido flu! want .
to hurt 'one. I on' want. the 31 note" The inisoncr was
se:ocher! ii: tie so: atomise, and in a porkit.h.i..k found apon
hint was observed against the dale of the 7th Alit:list, this
tileinoi..noltim. " Jones 21." Tie sous of 11. 17s. Yd. was
Oren in' change tur died'. note. ,
Holier' Bevi:l. £'q. one of the magistrates of Winship-,
street, proved the esatniaiition a the pris ttttt r befint bins.--
On the reeend exa ttt itt alien witless, took a note of what frll
trout the primmer. tie '4:11,14 "I did tire .in the Ken-road,.
he. 12, 6/14 I 41111 as carver and gilder. but I Jive now in. • .
Joiner's.place, %) estaiiiister-imol. I received Hsi., 31. nuts.
when 1 weed in the K.ont.roarl. I kept as shop there. I re-

..lett,eil U, at soat, br th to weeks AV. I ►cut two tiftoi,iog..
lours fur 2a. Ili. Cli4. zr. statne i.;

Lao We 'Jack of the nate. lie said he lived at, t...icesowiels.--
I never look the note to the. hotookhoo- ..-i.e. I lett the shop
ill the Kent-road :•1•4 we. lt, and luck the e..u.ht •...illt me. Th tt
c:erk tore Pp tow, t depositions tit comseqno n c of the !whetter
oeloo,iag to :itgii li..in.
Tho.mis H tool. oleo k to Messrs. Oakes dud Ca., baekati, at
Baty St. Loh/mods, pouted that the mote woo, a tat(ter)s
JO,lllll WAitiet. the pincer, stated, nut lw knew the pri-
,enet id evtutitt to 1111* trAtecmliest,tetu:. 11.• elvaly, strut by the
114:ne et Ottlery., Hr came to the house of pilot-vs otos the
WeiliNsday preivi-iik to ,re hit Lowther, 41iti was in vestody.
The prio•ocer, in lii-solefruer, denied all knowledge that the
Mee lie tentiell.4l Was.( let eery.
Y..lward Neste proved ;list the prisoner, about a moonlit allo,
erctopieil a (tansy of hos t:: the K•ooit•roo.:o!. lie chootted-sw
curdnotr to 4. :•resnroit, at 5 :o'clock in the inorwittg, on tho
Milli of Angie, He carried tou the hissiiii.xs ut a carver trod
gilder.
• Several ether sloitnesses gave the prisoner Is eluclybaracter:
• Guilt, but rt., u 3,tietitLed to mercy on aceuttut of his ftitlllef
good Ow actcr. t
<leuree Grovey. Ili twin brother of the last unfortunate A
Mimi taken Irma the ttk, was next put to tho.• bar, eharged
It ilo Las iiifitiged ant petet: . :true 4 two guinea Go ointitani
!lank note, well knowinytt to he furred, with introit to de.
hand Thoneas Atelier. Other es s iii .the indictment
t hinged him with intending to ile!'faint other pantie,.
Tiosionas Art.lier was is boot and shoe maker, in Great.
WineitettlessAtrett. On the Itiiii of August. ort Monday night,
at B.s:o'clock lii Ilk- es clinic, the prisoner came to his shop snot
bought to pair of Welkin/ion bout. for IL •12a. tie iendrrcil
in pa} 1111'111 is lii.o gained ill an thaw noir, pa, ab:u in Lembia rd.
sheet.. Beteg asked, the prisons soot Iris Ranee 44.4 Stilitle,
and that it was on the note. and lio. lived in 1'w:1-tree% The
prisones then Allot that too it os pair of shoe, to sole anti heel.
and the buy 5h0,t..1 14 :. t the ol4 1:044e. The next morning
o tint ss a eitt to Lomb itittmtest to obl...iti lospiteitt fur the
note' and I I that it 41141 a foneery. lie immediately wilt
*deo Patti stied, butt could mot find the pi twist., . lit ri.e.e.
lilt wee of fns Mei onfoorulostion, on the tiialit tit the 11111 lie
, went tes W4lOl in a oiliest- its C10V1114.311e1.1, kept l* ass an
Of the 114 Vof Citatory. 11 11114.4,S sawshe pi Loner no Crown-
strcet, 1..,1 ing tuns, its the lion 'e. He collet-tit him, and said,
" How do!, 4 1 do, Mt. booth, I Italie urea tookiitit tot violli.4lo:e
time ? The pits..owe said, •• Why do you cooliai 1444 i My intone
is lout Sosolle, 11111 (harry. I bought a pail of bijol pc ire yo-,
and II psia you." Watioe•s oeptied, " l'e,, and you i4111:1%, its.
*aka, stilt tin." Worn be irot to his own dour, the prisoner
rcoomeol, aid 54141 I.e it 4site4 to it ills Paying, "'l JO, is toy
'loose, and I e4ll Or (bind lit re 411 :my time." Wit 'wt.,. how'
midi., ,4"-ms'f'oled II: lakllOC Jilt. pllA9ner to We Maio lio.toise,
atif pi ilt• 11441 of el- in W.altoii the officer. The pri• o. then
‘isoil he had tuken the Holy titon A stranger who came into
toe . 1111 l lit I's situp.

I'dtry.ttdr, e. lithe Inov of 13 :Para of age, was
•el dot t.i il:c la.t anotrti. HP recoslert. d the 1.11•4111 Cr
1/11.111g ::te at Ii m.p.h.' 'n tie went home t. tat
1111' 1111...11',1.1f. call) the twain. Ott g•ti..g along lie 03,4.1 tiPti
(lit it:l...tiler look Lifirk titter t.l• 1.1411 Iltlit ../.!1r 11 4.111,011019
Ilt r.ll, 1.111, 1 11111 .1,1 tale 4111.'
taut ht r," trod !,•11 Itttet 1 1m *we. out brit
lunar. Thy pi ibusit r !lieu raid lie tt Willi ttig
morning, and give hunt sumo, :out ,prisasof

•
it or deveassiltgasNaillcrio ;air, but I sef•lota seen Itini in. •
klcl• toxattir‘ t.•
es. Mr. Baron Graham here onserved. t tat to his apprehension
uon there was au cud or this CaSe, IA hick appeared in resuive
itself entirely itvo a mlibpUle apecuniary interest.
him Mr. Gurney immediattlx gave 11;s the inovt.ctitioai, and ae
mtrt, prisoners were infoitue.l that they 440041 also be Iliseharee•l
ugly from:mother from the minor (Metier of utteriJc
mine me *4:l kit:mil% it to be forged.

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never t• r nr. Prerions to this transactioh, he had fregnently
Been 111 prisoner. who formerly lived in the it-i!thltonrltood.
Ctnistns Seward was town clerk at Giandsom, and formerly
eferk to Messrs. Lawretiee and Welbiti, who in Ifil6 were
bankers r• Grantham. He moves' the note to be a forgery.
%Edward Nate prove,. that tho prisoner moved fro ti the
Kent-toed, on or about the 10111 of Aug. hit, to his present
residence.
The prisoner gras then called ripen for bib defence ; and he
. 'stated, that he had received the 2- guinea mite or his mother
'to boy the boots in question. The name he gave to be
written npou the note was Graery, anal not smith. When he
and th • boy were opposite Larkington's, lie recollected he
had to call at a house ne,tr there, 41111 he therefore sent the
Isorhack. He observed, that it was a very Surprising thing
'that he should have gone to pass a forged note, knowing It to
be forgtil, in the neigithoerhood In which he had resided
for 14 years, and %%It( re he was well known to the Inhabi-
tants.
One Witness was culled to his character, and the jury found
a verdict—Guilty.

,Fonoentes ox Till DAVI or ENGLANo.—John Jones
was indicted thr having put away a forged 11. note on the
IGth ofJit v, knowing it to he farged, with intent to defrati d
the Governor and Company of the Batik of le,eglititt. Ano-
titer count charged
the prisoner with intending to defraud
&rah Ti y I or.
"'litre!, Taylor kept the Ilmich of Grapes, puhlir.honse, at
Jewiti-street. On the 9th of July, anotit 11 o'clock in
the nrwiii ig, the prisoner e aate to her *lv », awl asked for a
Attartern anal a half of gin. A 11. Batik of England note wits
tendered in payment, and he gave the address of Johnson,
Hate-conit. Aldersgate,street. The circumstance of his
coming so far fur the gin raised her sitspielon ; but sue gave
the change 0119.. ad. for it. Before the prisoner went out of
the shop, witness commentented her auspicious to a Mr.
Cornish, who was there. As soon as-the prisoner went out,
be was followed by Mt Cnriti4ll, and brought back in eboul
a quarter of•an hour. Witness asked him what be had done
with the saver, and he replied, " It is no matter, it is no
btisiliess of yours." Mr. Cornish thought that it toes t gond
note, bet witness was not convinced, and still entertained
suspicion. Mile sent her daughter out twice, pretending to
send tor ei.ange for the note.
Edward Cm nod), a butcher, residing near the last witness's
house, was .n the public house when the prisoner came in.—
At the request of Mrs. Taylor he went after the prisoner.—
'Wheit Junes raffle nit of the public house, be was joined by
another man, 4111 they both went down Aidersgate-strect.—
They passed ilare. emir!, and in a court beyond it, he saw
the prisoner give some silver to his companion. Witness
iy writt up to the prisoner, and said, "I went to
ktlnw something more about that note ;" the prisoner only
realre I. arc!! me." The co.ripitei,,a iin nediately ran otl.
The pi isoeer was searehe I, acid smite liatilience, a comb, and
a•keife wi.re toile open !aim.
Jo'm Kin„ a elieeseiiiiiii4er, in 17,11ington-street, Colwell
street, proved that un the lath of May last the prisouer came
to his shop ihr some cheese, and gave in payment 11. with the
name: and addicts cf t' Cimpple, Mitchell street."
That 'note was a forgety, and it was traced back to the hand
of the witness. _ _

Mr. Pas tar, clerk to the magistrates at Cnildhall, Traduced
the examination of the prisoner at the otlire. tie then as.
Betted that he took the note of a Mr.jOisosOO, who stated
that he lived in Ilate.euurt. The prisoner, upon Seine asked,
said," 1 du rut Ilse any where at present, I slept last night
in Drair.t .lettr." Ile did out deny changing the note, but
said he Vida aware that it was a torgeiy. lie took itof a Mrs.
Johnson itt‘ii intlifield market. On a toitosegiientlsamination
the prisoner denied knowing any thing of Mr. King, anti as.
art-tint that Oa the 10th of May he was at work all day making
taruris. Ile said also that he lived with his father, hat re-
fused where he lived, fearing the circumstance should
come to his ears,
The note was proved to be a forgery in all respects by Mr.
Christmas, examining clerk in the hank of England.
Souse witnesses were ceded to contradict the evidence of
King, the cherseminager, bet they entirely failed, and
the jury, with little hesitation, fount'. a verdict—Unilty.
Richard iiislinct Was also indicted for having filtered a
cne pound Bank of Etigland note, on the Stith of Auga:t last,
with intent to deft and John Pickens. . . .

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Ginn' the evidence of Mr. Itielsetts, a grocer... Urine inWest
Unitlitield, it appeared that the Irisoner cause into his shop
14 buy some grocery. The sliopman suspected it was a fur-
Ivry, and went out of the shop to etiainine it. The prsouer
immediately surds off, saying he would cad again fot the
shange.
An officer overheard the prisoner talking to a companion
relative to this transaction, and statism' that he intended to
abscond in consequence. lie immediately seized prisoner,
*Ad upon searchiug him found another 11. note in his post-
session.
A verdict of Guilty was pronounced by the Jury,efter a
Very shortsonsid •ration.
Steptieglialt wits coot icted of stealing, on the 2eal August,
215. of tea, the property of the East India Company.
It appeared upon the evidence of Jeremiah Watson, 3d
mate of the Gmeral Keith East Indtainan, that the prisoner
is an Excira. Odic. r, stationed on board the vessel to prevent
i revenue tioin belag .lefratided. He observed a clse.-1 of
tea in the 1,111 of the vessel broken open, and immediately
charged the p. isprr, echo standing by, with committing
the theft. Galt denied tlys fact, but the tea wastakeu from
his possession.
Being cross examined, the witness confessed that he owed
some agate to the Excise otticer,and should nut care ifhe Were
revenges, but the trier ncr was not the man.
Anuilinr witness wasc,dled,ishocorroborated the preceding
testimony, and added lb it the prisoner said, when the tea
was found upuu him, that he did not intend to rub any one
ter dt Baud the revi•tlue, but to get a little tea ior the break•
last of the eaci,eiven.
Tilt Common Sergeant, after the yerdiet was prononnced,
told the pri.oner that lie had been found guilty of a must
*heinous °Bruce, and would be visited by a suitable punish-
stmt.
TI.IIIIZ S I) A V.

FoRGYI4IeS ON TOE BANN or ENC...ANO.--Joxepli Tor.
"nee vrAi put to the bat, under :111 indictment eliarging him
ith lta. ing uttered a 101011 11. note, knowing it to be tinged.
'I hr t siN..i.er a yt•uu; n eti aged 21, begged ul the Court
that lie isieni be to rennet his former plea of
.r..t guilt) it, the oiojor otlt et e, and pleaded guilty to the
• auras 1,1 having tile inor tU kik lotint.erl•loll.
jury wt t t 4Pt et t 4 it by 1118..1..412c to Acquit the pri-
ilUel uu Ille 111:11.C1- 01 Ittlening, and he wet 8111kreLi. to
to the tubiur 1.111.1.11/ e.
.1.1111111114 /4.11.Vty, aged It,, William Quilti, aged :2, and J.
11 011, aged IV, acre then sercrially to bat, tarot

NN_ tioNAt. titotsirft.

were allowed to retract their former plea of not guilty, to
the major offence, and tai plead guilty to the inionemtronee:
'They will all, of caur4r, unduzu the sentence of 14 yeas'
,transportation.
William Sadler, acrd 20, wav indicted fur having in
polveNviou a certain forzeil anti counterfeit hank •note of the
Governor and Company of the Bank of I..Niatitl, knowing
it to be forged.

'Thomas Denham, a shoemaker. residing in Dean-street,
Westminster, deposed, that on the 10!It of .1111 y, about 3
fictoTk jot the afternoon, the prisoner came to his shop to
buy a pair of shoes. The price was 4'., and in payment
a 11. nnte was given by the prisoner. 'flit name and ;id-
drota written upon the note by witness. under the direction
of the prisoner, were, " William Sadler, at Smith's, 10,
St.fleorge's..iplace, St. Georre's•row, Chelsea."

John Silvestri., an ufficer,-proved the apprehension of the
prisoner, and the Jury found a verdict—Guilty.
Edward New. aged tit, WAR put to the bar, charged With
the capital offence of tittering forged noes, bet at bis re•
quest he was allowed to withdraw his plea of out guilty,
*awl to plead, Guilty to the eee i e our offence.
Joseph Longwood .was next brought up, and charged
with the capital oftence of petting away a forged 11. bank
note to John litres, with inteat to deft slid the Governor
and Company of the Batik of England. The prisoner is oily
20 years of age`, and notwithatandiug the advice given to
him, he persisted in pleading not guilty to the major of-
fence.

Mr. Sergeant Bosangnet, is opening rho case on the part
of the prosecution, observed that this was the last case of
this nature to be tried by a London Jury, and lie should
have beril glad if it had been the first. There was but two
cases of forgery which remained to lie tried on the Middle-
sex side. He proceeded to call his witnesses.
Joseph Wild was, on 11th July, shopman to Mr. James, a
hosier and haberdasher, living at 72, Holharo Boidge. On
1411 i July lasi, the prisoner at the bar esitue to his master's
shop, between II and la in the inuroing, and asked for a
pair of stockings fur Elizaheth Rolland. the ~hopwontrin,
ward him, and lie bought two pair of them. The prisoner
gave a 11, note to her, and she immediately gave it to salt-
ness. He asked the prisoner his address, and lie wrote
upon the note, "Smith, of Goswell.street.' lie observed
upon the face of the time, "Jackson, Grub-street," and upon
the back, ":Smith, Piper-street." The note wag given to
John James, the nephew of Mr. James, to go to the Bank to
see if it Was a good oae. IVitness ..sled the prisoner where
he obtained the note, and he replied that he got it from a
gentleman outside, who told hint to buy two pair of stuck
ings. Ile detained the prisoner, telling him that when the
hail returned he should have the stockings aed the change,
if it was a good note. The prisoner observed that the lad was
gone a Wog white, and wished a constable to lie sent for to
search him, at lie was ill a hurry. IVitsiesi then asked the
prisoner where lie lived, and he replied, at Mr. Thenbalirs,
shoemaker, Thames_street. Noon after time lad and Mu.
Christmas returned lions the Bank, but previously witness
went oat into the street and saw a boy waiting ontsitle. He
brought Itim into the shop, and the 11l i•OtiUr itninediately
said " I dosit know him." Wane'ss tlien asked the boy
whether lie knew the poisoner, and the hay said that he
thought lie had a little recollection of him, but was nut
cereals'. When Mr. Chi istinas came, the prisoner and the
boy were taken to Marlborough street. The prisoner had
previously said that hit mother lived in Cliartertiouse.sgtieee.
The evidence Paving proceeded thus far, the prisoner
expressed a wish to plead guilty to the minor offence.
Mr. Baron Graham asked-whether the proseemors assented
to the proposal.
Mr. Sergeant Botianquet said, that he wasextrernely happy
that at length the prisoner had been induced to plead wilily
to the minor offence, and he felt persuaded that the prosecu-
tors would willingly accede to the proposal.
Mr. Baron Graham addressed the prisoner—" Young man,
your pi esecittsrs have very humanely allowed yon to alter
your mind even at this late stage of your Kral. I do not
wish to influence yore mind, but I realty think it would be
better tor yon to retract you: fernier plea."
The prisoner immediately pleaded Guilty to the minor
offence, and was removed 'rem the bar.
Mr. Baron Graham expressed his satisfaction that the
young Mall just taken from the dock would me. be uainbered
among those onforirmate individuals who had already been
capitally convicted of a similar o:truce.