The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-04 00:00:00

TiI'ENATIOWAVIt'EG-TSITIL

honour to his feelings and character ;se an officer of.jus-
tier. I stand lucre ereatly ininred iii health. in reputation,
and in circumstances, and the sole charge against me is that
of having defrauded the Post O'lice of 1011. This is the ac-
cusation against me, after having gonelltrough an active anti
useful life of more than 50 yeers, dui ing which I have.given
very considerable sums to private and public charities. The
greater part of my existmee has been devoted to religious
and ela.sslcal instructions- '‘‘ ith what credit and success it does
not become. me to donate ; but I hold in my hand testi-
monials of my.moral character for mole than 20 years, which
I ant extremcly desirous Of snbmitting to year Lordship's
consideration. The authenticity of these testimonials can-
not for a moment be doubted, and I boys they will have some
influence on the Crust in mitigation of the punishment to be
inflicted. I hope I may also be allowed to stale, that many
gentlemen educated by me, now till the most respectable si-
tuations in the army, in the law and other professions. The
present Solicitor General, Sir Robert Gifford, was for nine
}ears my pupil, and t twelve(' from me the whole of his school
eJocation. I have also a holly formed the minds of many
gentie own who are now an orn•unent to the various situations
which they fill. The frank, which it has been alleged was
forged by me, is dated Jambi's. 9, 1817, and 1 beg leave to
state, that it would have lain (implant. and .not a syllable
would hare been known of this traneaction. hail not all unfor-
tunate quarrel with ins Rector introduced it to the notice of
the public. The death of the may pe►r'•n who retail have
proved tny innocence. the total ruin of e,y eireuntstatices, my
long corltileinent, and the unjust (Wel:lion of a considerable
portiott,mf my stipend by the promoter of this prosecution,
having deprived me of an opportimity of engaging a legal ad-
iser, I felt that I bad no other alternative than to allow judg-
ineni to be ;Trot dell against cue. Bot I entreat mo.it humbly
:lie a:telt:ion SA' hi• L idship to this sii:glr consid••ratiou—the
iniprob tiiil; tv !bat snail, not in a State of actual infatuation,
would voluntarily commit such all Otrellee as that which is now
laid 10 my charge, for the sake of tenpenee.and that tentience
not to pass into Isis Dan pocket• but into that of the promoter
of this prosecution. Haviug said thus much, I feel the fuhest
confidence that the judzinetti whu•h awaits me will be rept-
la:et: by the most strict and imp at iat justice.

Ad sit

peceatis qua ixenaq irroget aquas;
Nc st uti.a digntun horribili sectere flagello.

•" It now only re , repeeu folly to Vow to the judgment
•,f the Com t,whiel, I lepe I -hall be enable,' to meet. with tire
forlitml, of a ut•ut,:utd tha rt .ignat ion of a ehristian."

I. 'teem de, .—The spldress which you have tiow inside to
the Coart would have been extremely proper at the time of
your trial, but nt 110., stage I can ouly pas 4 that 4entence upon
von which I am bound to p .sv under the authority of the law.
It is not in my pour,- in alter it. The Legislvture gives the
sentence, and it 14 .otely my ditty to pa,s it.

. . .
The lentebee of srv.•o years' tranaporivtion was then pass-
ed upon Laur, of r DIIIECS, Joins Jones,
Joseph Sanutlcrs, Lpiia ern, anti Lyon Levy.

Dr. Halloran again addre.seil the Omit. " I atom ear.
nestly implore hi. Lnr4,l:ip to recommend my caw to the
humane clemency of the Pt ince Ite2ent, in outer, if po..ildr.
to prevent the die:idiot neces.ity of a
.parent being torn from
a unmet MIN tinnily %Thiel! h 44 110 other friend on (quilt to which
it can look f•r Atipport. It will be a separation which I feel
too s-lisibly canon? ..nrvive."
The Recorder.—Wit never application you have to mak.
to Royal Hicht-e.... it must be done through the medium
of his Majesty's
The prisoner bah ed and left the Conrt imitn diately.
The Recorder then ptuceeded to rots .enteuce upon the
other prisoners.

Wiiiiant Jones W4S sentenced to trousportation for his na
Ittr,tl

Sentence of death was passed upon the following 35 116-
wilerA. The 13 subsequent prisoners, having been convicted
of putting away forged notes, knowing the, were forged, now
received sentence of iltalli

Wm. Gracry,JohnJute. George Graecs, Richard Bennet,
John Wi Ilcr, Georg*. Cashman, John Hood,
Thomas William Smut!, Win. Barnes, Sarah Ward, Jeremiah
vant, and Fitz. 13: ooke..
Tart following 22 itt.istiovrs, making 33 in all, were also
sentenced to death for vat ion 4 other capital ialttices: —J.
Higgins. David Nagar, Henry 'Alvin,. Isaac S4lllOOll, WM.
Mitel:l I'd ward 11!...elter, Robert Frccman Thompson, J.
Noakes, Wm. Satmtle rt.. Thomas Webti, James White, Enz.
Juurc, Sarah Ittitrh”r, atii cs Lawrence, J. Burgess, Nl.t rga-
re, Reading, ltehtteca Gould, glary satmileik.
toff, John l'hom:is Littletou, Burtou Williams, thigh Lincii,
and Itenjarnin J•Wk41:11.
On 'Thursday II:" ollowing R 1 prisoners were sentenced
to transportation for life:—
_ _ _

Jahn Pi tzgei cw.arali Spencer, John Clarke, 'W. Bruce,
John 1118110i', John ('or pi Thomas Garil art, SAMIlei
,James Rieharda, Geo: ge Brire, Benjamin V:vr, Wllll3lll
Anthony Mialmy, James Neale, ,I,Mn Nelson, Ann
Jackson. erlimnas Jothl, John Porter, liaoiert Amlerson ,
Rieke rd awl John Ku wank.

Janie., °roaster was scuu•uc•ed to transportation fur 14
fdl S.

Seventy prisoners were sentence 1 to transnot tatian for
yell 4; and 66 were sentrneed to imprisonment for vorions

Lir t
The Court then adjourned until IVednetiday, Oct. 2Stlt.

A Quaker residing at Polk was w.104(1 on by fonr wor!.•
turn ritually colt:toyed by Wm, for tilt it olkj,•rt to
make thuir eoniiiii:nents to him and ash fir their new year's
gifts.--', Well, illy rvir:ok," saiii the hel' are your
Wits ; rho.P 13 f:Aurg or the Itible."—" 1 k tom how to
iced,' said the rust," AO I Like tile : ; ftnocs"—'• I eau read,"
acid the leCsi1111," ;Mt I have Itrcs.in, wants." He took the
15 francs. I't:^., slat d aka made tile .ante choice. lle now
came to the 4th. 4 yeliug lad about 13 or 11. The Quaker
looked at km with cn air of goodoess.—" %Vol
.\llll IGO Ir:s.•
three pieces. sy 'rich yon mac at any time by yew:
you tots the hook .1% .0 shall take i.,
an I read it to my inellier•" lie took toi• Bible, opened it,
and found beta run the leaves a gold piece of 40 franca. The
rollers hung their aiol the Qiiakrr told them he IN 4S
Ei,ulry they Lad not made a hitter

II is Pnitl, that Ohy fo:lon;rg redoetinns are In take pace
hi.tore the meeting of Parlhment .—lntartry regiments: are
In be brimalst down to :he sOth Font : and it is acid that the
Cavalry is in come as I.lv as the Pith Licht Di agoons,—
All the second nerd ()tree' of iegiments Si e In he removed
to helf•pay. The whole of the Royal Artillery Delvers,
together with the Horse Artillery, two battalions of Vosst
Artillery, and one of Artillery Iti.alidss, will also fall 11 Illier
the necessary prunitslll4ml of Economy. Considelahle se-
ductions are lii.cobc to be wade iu all the 31iiittiry De-
partments.

POLICE.

GUILDIIALL.

,
OCT 4

George Pathtam was brought up on a warrant, he bring
charged by the parlsh officers of Fatriugelon Within %Olt
having deserted his wife and fatnily,eud leaving thew charge.
able on the parish. _ _

One of the Churchward.ms of the parish stated, that the
defendant received an annuity of 11. per week, besides which
he earn?d a consider:Memo as a drover in Smithfield market;
his wife and her children were In the parish workhouse; and
as he was able he might to be matte to ermines ate the parish
for the expem?e they had been at for their support, us also
indemnify theta against any future cxpencc.
The defendant, whose look and manner powtrayed the
y,reateSt ignorance and stupidity, said he would not wish
the children to starve, although they were none of his; but,
no power would forcehim to live again with his w if?.
Sir Stephen (iambus Hunter, the sitting Alderman—".yen
are not asked In live with your wife, but if you do not pay
the parish for her support, you will be committed as a va.
grant to the House of Correctiou."
The Defendant —" I have offered to pay something to keep
the children from starving but may I never wear a hada
again WI pay a doit tor her support."
The Chart liwarden—" It is not the wish of the parish to
Ise harsh with the defendant. He is but a poor simpleton;
he was left an estate, which he sold for an annuity of 11. per
week fist his life. He is also, at the death of Isis lather, who
is as ignorant as himself, entitled to 5004 He went to Lewes,
and the woman w Ito is now in ow workhouse swore a child
to him, at the same time having two children provided for by
the pariah. The par;sli officers at Lewes, to get rid of the
woman and children, persuaded the defendant to marry her,
and ear e him 51. on condition tha t he 410111 d di, so. The moment
the marriage ceremony was over at Lewes, the sparish officers
ihere passed her and her children to our palish, as beiug that
of her husband's (the defendant). I think the parish officers
of Lewes might be indicted for a conspiracy, in inveigling
the defendant to marry the woman, to enable thesis to get
rid of her, and to throw the incombrance on another parish."

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Sir S. C. Hinter—" No such indictment would lie. The
office's of Lewes might to be commended for giving 51. to
make. woman. whom they knew to be 11.01, an honest woman.
They maetied her to the defendant; and how woe they to
know but that she would make a good wife? And she may be
a very good kind of woman fur what I know."

The Churchwarden--"• Will you undertake, Farnham, to
pay lIA 143. per Meek?"
The defendant—".No, I will not, to support other men's
children ; but you may have 10s. out of the 11. a week which
I receive, or you may receive the 11. weekly if you like, an,:
halal me over lOs."

The wertity.Alderman observed he thought this was a very
Gar offer.

The Churchwarden concurred in that opinion, and the dc_
fondant.'s us discharged.

THE SANK Or •ENGLAND V. JOHN JOHNSON, COAL MERU:IANC.
MIS Case, Which had been from day to day promised to the
public, came on on Tuesday before Sir Clam' is Hoofer. The
defendant was a coal-merchant to the. Bank, and supplies
several extensive establishments in and about the metropolis.
The Directors of the Bank having ascertained that the Act
of Parliament for the regulation Of the 'delivery of coals had
not been complied with by Mr. Johnson, and aware of the
possible bad consequences of inattention upon the part of the
public to a statute so important, ordered that the defendant
slioidel be sili 1111 l (Moil before a ning;torate, upon no less than
30 itiformations. The fines allowed by the net in rates of
conviction would amount to newly 1,11001-. The greatest
'interest was naturally excited, and while the ease was going
forward, the Monist 4 itrutiut. was {raid to every mord that
fell from Mom. imiliediately concerned.
Mr. Freslifield, oh' the house of -Kaye, Freshfield, and Co.,
attended for the Bank; Ma'. Andrews attended for the de-
fendant.
'rlie defendant's Counsel admitted that his cheat had done
iv, nag, but sail that the offence had been unintentional...-.
rimier such a representation it would, be Fogg, • led, be as
well nut to press the lines to their full ext. tit, the public
service being as likely to be as much advalieed by the exorci•C
of the suagisti ales' privilege, which could diminish pounds to
the smallest eons of the realm in this ease.
Mr. Pre.liticld observed, that the object of the Bank was
in t6iinw the public, that they had a security in the act of
liatuent aa mist the practice of impositions Or, a very
5,11..1.5 1141111 e. lie thought it tine to tunru to Flair in the
Alen the probable cons. To:glees (Watt telianee, and
he rousted that the lesson would prove of general utility.
Mr. Aiiitrews urged in the strongest manor,. mat the in.
diction of snot a potrishment upon the crime of tenni ye/teams
would be isinnereirol, arid strengthened his argument by say•
log, that the set v reading 01' the matter on which they wets
to •tfueeett ()alit occupy two hones. . His object, he said,
to save the maws/rale trouble.
fir Clattilitts Hunter requissted that his time or attention
should not net wondered as ill he•tois oil in tile investigation
of %hat lir heard was a most flagrant rase. He oolild 1111.
tkrtiii..• to attend to every statement that should lie matte
Willi the most scrispitious care.
Mr. Andress suggested that a penalty might he taken on
one information, and au at quittal given ovum all the rest,
Mr. Ft eshileld said it a as a mistake, if want of liberality to
the tltseii.lant was rri.stiairil by his Cimial. The Batik
would pr, cc that ;he very roserse was the case.
Mr. I,.••liCe IA end Mir. Ands ens then withdrew into a
priests it was ai ranged that 11m defendant AIWA
•• ii the whole 50 informations, and that i:e
;honk' a:, .1, : .1 •eisimi of the magistrate as to the tints
under tonl r ...rind of the prosecution.
Alr. • ! i..••., stated that he attended the office Si
the ht... ... ref raigland, be woos, instructions 1.1.
had 11,. . . r . ;ens. 'rite first at cursed the dr t
ith .• • ,! , dolivered coals withont a vendor's
• meter. Thosi.infornitilitais :'re
laid v...!::nott ;IPV.• .111 C benefit tire public. Tve
Bank had proe. • •::(1 oil:omit sit ail eurisidet Mg lire loss bay
Might have so,. hy the cololin t rt. urn
s, ell note to : of the t Npuneus or a pro!:ecif11011, N vie
tict,t :I lOLA to toni-' uit in consideration 14 the poops also, .
Tie. case 'vas a itiOst iteport.mt ono. 'fire penalty, iu Ice
event of conviction, would amount to iteariy 1 r'l it.. Air.
Fresliiield then staled, th it it was most nee, s :are the !oda io
have full treasure rt:d qiiet'ity in such ate article us
coal. and•that it was nut justice to the cool tiade In 1,0 • e
that the lit actiet. lie intif to courplain of was the more art r f
the libuself, and gut C.llllllOlllO 110. limit.. It ;,5
not his ititetition to dilate on a stiiiiect so welt -
He shoal' but ineittlon few things that kwouid be' i.np. •
pcs !eolith. It was i,luud accessary to pass au act lc

~itil :.

HIRAM

OT. 4 •

4111; of the King, to protect the public against what was
•called in the act, "the-frauds of the coal trade." Hos would
not designate the present- cage hythet name, hitt certainly
the pablie were liable from th,lr cart lc,,s.:ess to impositions
iii the trade 4,1 the grossest kind. It it as regnlat r;,I- by the
net, that. cords -contained in any should he publicly ex-
Iti hited, under a penalty of Flak !t was required that the
meter sh,mld, Lifter he hail inensnrcil tli,, coals, give to the
waygoiler a ticket, villicirtirl,et, if signed
would be a security to the ronsetn?r that the article pe rebated
was that to which I, WWI entitled. 1t mr:v nowt inoportmio to
Lave the quality of the real alto properly attended to, it king
known that eoatwaried front five, six, to eight shilling. per
,1,41,1e0ti, a, to reality. The coat merchant would do a moot
ser:on, injury to Ike consumer, by puttinqg wpm) him coal of
a Tiality bat:rice to il:c aum at whieh he had pert:based. For
peirpo•c of guaiding agair.st such an imposition, the act
Lad dirt eted that the ship should Ire famished with a cern.
Beale of the liitaiity, which eertifichte was, lapel) the landing
of the ceals,to be examined by the land coal meter, that hemight
ascertain whether they were of the quality mentioned in the
ticket directed to be delivered by the vendor to the purchaser,
acid the meter was required to countersivi the ticket, if he
was satisfied that the etials were as described in it. Thus by
regular stages, front the working of the coal-initie np to die
sale, the quality was preserved. Mr. Frmlitield then stated •
the contents of the meter's ticket to be Sent with (*OAS lit the
consumer, observing, that it should be signed by one of the
principal land coaleneters, and countersigned by the labour- I
tug coal-meter attending and delivering them ; and that the
1P - •
tidally affixed iu the event of not complying with the rcgti.
knoll was 101. It was here that the frauds contemplated
by the legislature began. The vendor's ticket was presented
eat the delivery of the coals to the purchaser, bat it was net
countersigned. If the provisions of the act were 00011)11rd
with, it wa; impossible that the public could he defrauded,
either as to the quantity or qttality of the coals they purchased;
but it washisduty to state, that in the case now hellos the court
a meter's ticket accompanied the coals, but it was not coun-
tersigned according to the/set of Parliament, for it contained
the name of a person not is existence. Ile could call a
meter, the only one of the name stated in the ticket, who
wonld prove that he had not countersigned the ticket ; and
there were other circumstances .tectliiig to show the gross
irregularity of the proceeding. Ile conktiiku prove that appli- •
cation had been made to the person who should have coon.
tersigiteti, in order to induce him to du so, and that the per-
son had t ifiised, in consequence of not having seen the aliip's
certificate. -lii fact lie could, if it•was allowed iu such a state
of the ease, prove that the coals were deficient both in quality
and
. .

MI Andrews entggested fix needlessness of proceeding to
the test, and observed; that Mr. Treshfield had no right to
do so.

Sir Clan(litts Minter was of opinion that Mr:Freshfield
eras jostitlisit in stating wharhe had evidence to support.
Mr. Fresii.ielii said, he did not intend to go to circumstances
of aggravation ; lie had no wish but to protect the public.
The defendant had that
hie .all.t was neelieenee.
If that defendant was able to prove thattlie coals were of the
()naiad.: and qatality described in the ticket, and sold to the
Bank, he should upon the part of the Rank withdraw every
information, 41141 be more happy in discharging that ditty
than the ',Maul one lie ,•1:9111,1 probably be obliged to exe-
cute. He concluileti u.th swine, that the Magi,trate was al
liberty 111 IT(liive the tine to if he pleased. The Bank
would be satisfie.l with his decision, confident that the public
service would be the lirst con-aleiation with him.
Mr. .intivows having intimated that the defendant would
plead guilty, •Air..+reslifteltl abstained .trout calling wit.
peeal S.

Mr. Andrews said he-was glad of being spared the duty of
detaining the Magistrates long 4)114111 II:4 investigation. -
Vl...snits-Id hit.' mentioned .SllllO, ,no .dents, -was the
motive of the •Itotik in appeal ing ca.:o, namely, for the
purpose of proving the control .whicli Min statute. Mail over
merchants iii.this trade, and theateeessity of calling the pub-
lic attention to a matter which.° to()Wf.l fijil2.
Ne (Alr..lndrews) should adyise his client to. conic,— liim‘eif
guilty ; and be Ilion:Ott it his duty to add that, in his opinion,
the Bank had ni tel with •great y itt not pry', in.;
the floes to the extent Misiss•eil by tliv.Act of Pai Lament. IL
was, however, to br considered, tdai the.oileni a nas. nut of
such a nature es to authorise titu maks:ion •i,l :melt a .puni,ll.
meat, it being the fact that the crime was out ni otrrr. oinis•
Mon. True it. was, that if the detimilaut was guilty of taking
advantage of tlic.opportunitili•switieh might have IPlCAttli.'ll
themselves, end supplied a hal material,kis utlenci,
of the most serious kind. the merchant had himself:if-
tended the denvery of the coals, and •icteiies his own wharf.,
finger, nothing could excuse the neglect' that would subject
the pithlicsto so serious a disadvantage. Rut the defendiatt
Pas not Ida emu wharthiger. lie was a great dealer, and al-
ways intrusted his tickets to his wbartinger or sonic other per-
son under him.

Sir Claudius Hunter.--1 hat surely can be no justification.
Mr. Andrews admitted that it vs as not 101SiltiLat:011.. He
confessed the penalty. But no ciretimatmecs of ag:zravation
couki he stated in such a case. Itwas evident that leis client
Lad au excellent character, the hank (so respectable a body)
having, employed him, if there were no other :season for saying
that his eharacter was unimpeachable. was, 711 r. Andrews
observed, in the power of the Magistrate to rtarce the Sue
to the Antallebt possible coin, and considering a!! the circum-
stances of the case, and the promise that neither the Bank
nor the Public should he sub;est•.;.> similar iii.zonvenieiwes,
he trusted to the lenient ilecisma Ftlie Chair.

Sir Claudius glinter-card, that Le iiad a lcvwsvords to SI:V on
this important ease, to slime that the course-411c Bank had
taken was that which W 4.1 must calculoted to serve tbe
The Bank had detected a most palpaLle and cbominoLle
error, to say the least of it ; •useit, if they had proceeded to
prove it, something more than error would have been found
out. It was not enough tosay, " I leave illy bli,itiebs to my
wharfitiger, and I therefore am not responsible;" there was
no excusz iu submitting to the direction of another who
acted wrong. Considerin4 all the circiiinsvances of the cwt.:,
Sir Claiutitis Hunter thought proper to fine Mr. Johnson lUD.
on each informatibii. The whets amounted to e. 51.

•Mr..Amleews expressed !ii4 eite.PUo be salithed.
- Tar. fret ltiirld s:ud, 11141 t a moiety imiug the property•of the
irfoimier,.herroohl thatik the magibillite ic-ori!er om half of
that.me:,.ty tort:e Soitaitieltie•Poor, and the other h:tli to the
Society fir the.it •lief uf Small 'ltch tom

A man, irstuetl.•.t.tet-itei. wa: bcc!!!:lit up an sugptoieL of
llama becti o,...niug tat, ilady or
the Alitre, it, ChAtteeey-a.:t, of I• 241, zit tut. ott site Will
worth In the %%0;1.1, the hard earroogi riiief.trdr; of thirty
3E81'5.
. .

`dr
s. Ken 1411, vhn isnbout 7:1 yenzikef ize, stated, in very
gent The. ILAti depp.rneti.lliv liaak

Trie NAMMAIL littitylVMAL

notes, silver, sod halfpence, in a box which she kept in her
bed roots locked; that on Friday evening, at i o'clock, bile
hid added to her previous stock in the box the sum of 161.
an'l,• to ening into her room at 11, found IMO the box had
beim Lick:moven, and that all her money was gone. Several
artie!e* of dies* were also missing. The alarm was given.
Officers entered the house, and searched the rooms of the
lodgers, but without fiuling any of the pr.•perty. The)
h6aever funnel a small crow bar in a corner, with which it
appeared the box had hetes broken open, and which was so
constructed as to eouvinee the officer. that the business had
been done by experiences' thieves.
Mrs. Kein.1:1111111:11 recollected that between eight and nine
o'clock Jenkins and a stout man came to the bar, and asked
for a glass of gin; that some whispering took place between
them, part of which was heard by Mrs. Kendall, and vs as eer•
ta4sly stale:slated to excite suspicion. "Do you," said the.
stout man to Jenkins." go into the tap.rooni, and I'll ~o up
stairs." Mrs. Kendall perceived that they lingered about the
house, hut had no idea that any trick had been nteditatel to.
wards her. They had, she said, separated, the prisoner going
into the tap room. and the stunt Man walking towards the
3tia i ra. A lies- .some time they went away.
The officers haying received an sw.strate description of
those who were suspected, accompanied Mrs. Kendall to
Cow-cross, where they laid their limit's upon Jenkins, whom
she immediately identified ns one of the visitors of Friday
night. •He admitteti it, and said he knew the stout men well,-
but refused in mention Isis name,lest, as he said, he should
implicate lsins:elf. He was remanded.
The other parson i known to the officers as a most info-
MOW: depredator.