The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-05 00:00:00

!Y.'113

Samuel Newman weea put to the Ler, charged ii.h titrging and mt. r-
iog a bill of exchange, purporting to 1w drawn by .1. and It. Holt and
Co. of Rochdale, dueeted to Meiess. IViliis, Percival and Co. of Lon-
eon. Mr. John Bannister, a partner in the home of Phipps. Mar,
Bannister, bankers,. at 11/anninster, depiaed, that on the tali of
airy the prisoner came to their bank at Werio Ulster, after bank-hours,
and requested him (the witness) to caah four bills. Afier some con-
V111360/1. prisoner left the bills, and ca/le•I at; in an hour ; prisoner
• aid his nao,e was John [lota, of Frome. : that he had taken a tenure
within a raittter of a mite of his friend Mr. Messiter, the banker, who
would have sashed them, but he issued no larger notes than those of
IL a hich prisoner said would not do: that he was employed by Simeon
and Co. seal Bannister and Cu to buy up cloths, wthelt he thought he
could do to grata advamage by paying ready money for them. itlr.
Bannister gave et.e eat, and ho west away. The bill (the sub-
ject of the pretait indictment) was endorsed by Nfontirmitery and Cu.
nwriiimo, of Live. vol. and Junes, Fos, and Co. banks rs, of than.
Mr. John (damn, clerk to Pn,pps isrd Co. of Warminster,
corroherao.ii tha evidence of Mr. Bennie:at., .lolin Ashton proved thnt
the sup:attire to the bill was not the hand-writing of either of the part-
ners to the hoase of Holt and Co. of flichdtde ; the acceptance by
Willis. Percival, :aid Co. and the endorsement of J. Mon:LT:may rind
ware severally plowed to he forgeries. Mrs. Measiter, of Frame,
.ateted. that the prisoner had applied at the bank of Mr. Messiter, n
the ath of :atty. ill the forenoon, foe cash for the fonr which eras
r !fatal; she knew of no pantos of the flallie a John Hutt at F rtrne..—
Vie prisoner bas trued from Prime to Warminster, Trowbridge. and
B .t.h. Mr. Wm. Ginalry, a banker, of Chiopanham, gave tho prisoner
a 'till far tool. on Robarts. Curtin, and Co. in London, on the rooming
of the 10th off lay. The prisoner aftarwarde got a 1001. Bank of F.ne-
)aad tio:e for this at tha bunk of ttolsart;. Curtis and Co. which was
fount on him wiaea he was tpprehended. The prisoner called three
wetness^ on his behalf. who swore that they saw the prisoner in Lon-
dim on me stir of May. (Mee& them, named Green, who knew the
hand-writing el the prisoner well, said that the endorsement, J. Hunt
or. the bill. was not the I.ri enures writing. His Lordship summed up
th evidence, aal Jury returned a venliat of—Gailly.
The prisoner declared before God and the Court, that be had never
seat Mr. Banniat a. or Warren before he aim them at Guildhall. Lon.
don ; but added, that it woald be idle for him to deny but that lie had
some hand in the transaction r he said, that the person who committed
Lie forgery anti passed Ole bill was in another country : that if he was
allowed time, he could get the signature of T. Hunt, in the hand-wri-
timr of that p awn, exactly like the endorsement on the bill, amorupanied
by an affidavit. stateanting for the whole of the transaction.
The se:delve of death was then pa.s el on the prisoner. The hearing
of this trial occupied the (Aturt nine hours.

IVA TJON4L BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.

A numerous and respertahl.: Meeting of this Institution
fi,r the relief of persons in the middle class..s of life, was
held on Friday, at Cannottbury-house, islingt(m, for the
purpose of fi,raiing an Auxiliary Society in that district.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex took the chair,
in the übsenci; of the Duke of Kest, who was prevented
frosts attending by rrivate-husiness.

Tile Report of the proceedinrs cf the Society were then read
by Mr. Hem; from which it appeared, that !hi iudividaalslad
reccivorf pensions to u very gr.•at ;lumina, and that several ra•-
• speetair}e tradesmen had been reheved by loans of' money. The
Alerting were particularly gratified to learn that the Priiwess
t:Ariotte, who had four years ago become the patroness of tuis
S,,clety, had explained its t iet to Prince. Leorold; and that
b. hat voluntarily come forward as one of its patrons.
Tote Eat I of P-mfret w,ta glad to hear what b.tti been done,
• aid !nosed that a Society in aid of the parent institution be
fuenied at Islington.
lire Rev. Mr. Rowell, in seconding the motion, expressed
hi- fixtisfartims at the numeroitabenevolent Institutions which

• (Arent could boast of. He was extretilly happy at the
formation of the present Institution, when lie remembered it
i4t extend reli4 solely to those who, by mint' seen accident
had berm reduced from astto of affluence all the honors of
;p Jetty and woe. He could not dor.bt ±lie benevolent feelings,
uf the present "feeling. Religion mid experience taught us,
that in doing pod to others we conferred a benefit on ourselves;
fur we thereby received an inexpressible pleasure.
The motion was then put and carried unanimously.
The Rev. Dr. Collyer obwrvA, it was e well-known fact,
• that tlwse in the mithile class of life were unable to bear the
miseries of the poor, in consequence of their habits being dif-
ferent. 'fo relieve them from that ruin which washanging over
teem was the object of the Institution. it was an object en,-
Lracilig the views of Christains of every denomination. We
meet, not as the friends of this or that party, no, to advocate
row peculiar tenets in religious belief, but to plead the cause
of linmaility, and in that glorious cause to sacrifice those petty
distactiotis winch divided the religions world. The cause was
that of litinrosity—a cause certainly calling for all the energies
of the human mind, and for all the exertions we e.otaid possibly
make. He MAs proud to see so many Ladies present ; and from
tier peasant looks be had no doubt of mulch success to the
Institution.
The Rev. Mr. Jones said, no one deserved the name of a man
whose lie.irt was not kindled with enthusiasm in the great cause
or benevolence. lie aits pleased very much to see many Lu-
dic, tart sent. liedreisted there were none present disposed to
like a Lady at his Chapel that morning, who hail pot a far-
thing into the coll. idiots-met, rapw.d up in a piece f white
palter. Such conduct, such pitiful dexterity at dereivime, de- '
set veil the execration of every holiest mind. He moved, that
t'ot Thanks of the Meeting be given to his Royal Highness the
Duke of Sussex, for the honour lie hus done the Meeting in
taking the Chair. The motion ass carried with loud and re-
peats d cheers.
the Dike of Smitten rernrned his warmest thanks to the
bi.•Ptiny. 6,r tic,! hoopoe they had done him in approving of his
ft•ehle exertions in the Chair. He cloned in tieing a Briton,
when he aenueuahareil the many. the almost inetedible • kertMni.
Its country own :mil ut etc in behalf of stilderine.
(.oyeapses. imoroted the alarming pressure of the pre
nt crisis, which had prevented Tee.. he;.eVOlellt persons
fern .....ing foraged, in behalf of the indigent; and thanked
the Lad.es no the tiand•Mlie Mennen in which they had come
I' .rwaril on this occasion. and Dusted 'ha they would show by
their I,lieratitv to-.lay, fiat they knew not only how to svmm..
this, with. but also how to relieve, their poorer bra the en. " A lid
now, Ladies, (said his Royal Highness) I observe some of yin,'
•••ry rating; le; sue hope you aid all .soon get husbands; and.
by tae alts.tettou y 143 VIM thee mitoraliy c, lad them to lie
1. triads of, and subscribers to, the Society. I thank you all
. Oa the high honour yon have done me to approving of my con.
nnei in the (hair; and aide I ow* taki,, toy la-ascot' )011, MileYt
toe to say, that Monti(' yon at .my (obi flint- assn inble logrtlict
the pun pc.ss of prunusting the cause ,if humanity and beneve-
'Cries Non ei•nnut oisfige wore,ordo me .nrae lieur.tfeltp.ea,ni c,
stain by moo melding my service,. I consider it nemoisriona-
. Vie highest hon, mr to or the hinnole in,tr at or noting
Send .1114 promoting the interest °fatly fellow-rout tale."
lids Rival Higluistas then left the 'Akar said wow applause,'