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London, England, 1820-03-11 00:00:00

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GUILDHALL, lifottllAT, HARgAte.
Before Ur. Jostler Pawl. •
At halt past right o'clock this morning the Court en
rih when, the venal pvelinalimeiv% We. hist*.
P•ut delivered his Charge to the Gruel Jury. K. 11,'bat
dn. Was the BM time he hail had to midterm a Grated Wpm*
of this city, although many years ea vecssinnal resident
within its walls; it was, thereto'', with no small.legree el
pain that he beheld au great a number of primates In the
calendar before him; a number, ne believed, unexampled
Rut even this bad one good appearance, which ws., time tie
Magistrates bad paid considerable attention to the police,
by bringing the 'graders to justice so MOM after the cora-
mis4ion of each offence : and he trusted that those ne* in
rostioly formed a considerable part of the offenders who had
beeu Koji, y animas in this city. Although the offences were
numerous, and some of peat magnitude, they were but
such as the Grand Jury haul been aircusionsed to judge
OpOO. There was, however, one case to which he would call
their particular attention, and also the attrnti•'n of the pre.
issuers of the bill: it was the rise of George Marshall,
whirls stood serotol in the calendar. The depositions were
extremely short. He was not prepared to Male whether or
oat he well n servant, and acting is that rapacity; but it
was important so ascertain that, as it would vary the offence,
making it • felony on one hand, and a fraud on the other.
Marshall, it seems, went to • Mr. Rookies*, and said that he
wan servant to Gorge Magma, and applied to Mr. Bootless
fur m 'y, on his masters account. Houlth as paid him
the money, which he never delivered into the hand of Mason.
The law forwurrly was, that if a servant obtained moss",
in big master's rime, mud appropriated it to his own
use, the crime was a COMMON fraud—but it was deem-
ed proper, during the reign of his late Majesty, to
pass en Art, which constituted the °Refire a felony.—
You will, bowever, contitioril his Lordship, bud the bill as
the circumstances appear to you. The Judge then said, that
be 'wed not longer dwell ON the subject, as they were Gentle-
men who had tilled that siiiiatimt fresinsolly before, and had
show° themselves always ready to repre's every thine cal.
enlaced to endanger she public peace, or the murals of the
people. If it had been ai caws' yto have said more, that
tie-
rreaity was done away with, by the prime's! sr atiention of
the Grand Jury to the proclamation against vice, which had
just been read. Ilia Lordship then concluded, and the Graud
Jury retired.
The brat Prisoner tried, was Williams TIdII. charged with
having, on Tuesday the 16th day of December last, uttered
• bill of Exchange, purporting to be drawn by Thomas
Worthington on Metiers. Jones, Lloyd, and Co. bankers,
London, and dated Manchester, 20th Nov. 1819," pay-
able two months after date to the order of Mr. Thomas
Turner, for 1001. well knowing the said bill to be forged and
eisuiderfeil ; and with having forged the mane of John
Thompson, un the said hill of exchange, with intent to de-
fraud Messrs. Wilson and Co. bankers, Yolk, of the sum of
1001.

Mr. Thomaa Dodd staled, that he was a clerk in the hank•
ing.hoit.e of Measra. Wilson and Co. in this city ; the partners'
names were Thomas Wilson, John Tweedy. Joseph Bilton,
Siskiell Sinclair Wilson. He fre4llllPeigi MI Tuesday the 14th
December last, seeing the prisoner at their bank, between
one and two o'clock in the ant-moon : be presented • bill of
exelsmaire, wishing to have it discounted for notes. Witness
•xa ttt i t nal the 1011, and asked the prisoner his name, be re-
plied that it was John Thompson, and that he resided at
Manchester. Atter showing the bill to Mr. Joseph Wilson
and Mr. Tweedy, who approved of it, witness discounted it,
and the prisoner endues.: ri John Thompson upon it, which
witness saw him do. Witness asked the prisoner who Wm.
Lomax, the hut eaduraer, was? to which lie replied, " M Is
toy brollwr-in-law, mud lives next dour to me, in Manche,-
lee." After receiving the nosey, the prisoner left the bank.
About three buttes afterwards, in consequence of some-
thing a Inch had been communicated at the bank, wit-
tier.. went to. Leeds, its search of the Prisoner, accompanied
by Mr. Joseph Mr. Wbitwell, of the house of Bar-
ber and Whitwell, silversmiths., and Letitia's,. the constable.
After making Imo:miry at ararral inns, they ascertained that
the Prisoner had heen• at our of them, but was not within
at that time. They steal out, and found him in the street,
les twee. the bums of detest and twelve o'clock at nicht.
When the Prisoner saw theta, he ran away, but was put-
an. d and taken into en runty. Witness asked the Prisoner if
he recollected seeing him at York that day? He replied in
the affirmative. Ost being taken to the ion, Mr Wilson asked
hint if he lout not paid a bill at Wilson and CO.'llbank, at
Turk To which he replied " I did, and am sorry for it
Mr. Wilton then said they had reason to believe that t
was 0411 a good one. The Prisoner said it was 1101. Wt.-
ness asked him which endorsement was furred? He answer-
irsl, " they are all furred; it is all of my own doing." On
lit Mg asked his name, he said it was William Tidd, and that
be bail formerly been a clerk in Messrs. Leatham and Cu.'.
hank at Pante(' act. He was bruught in steamily to Yosk.
To a question from the Learnt d Judge, witness said, that
he was quite sure that neither threat nor promise were held
ont to hint to induce hint to reveal this.
; Mr. Whitaker, clerk in Leathant and Co.'s hank, at Pon-
Is tract, and who has been so for 90 years, stated, that he
knew the Prisoner very well; he wasemployed in that bank
as tinder desk, fur the apace of about two years, three or
four yeasts ago. Oil being shelves the bill, be said, that the
I (inform-meat of Wm. Whitaker was out his writing. The
Prisoner's vane was Wm. Tidd, when employed in their
bank
To Twilit's', from his lordship, the witness said, that tic
knew the breed-tr. iting of the Prisoner. The words William
Whitaker, on that bill were not like Tidd's. Timor of John
: Thomaston had the appearance of the Prisoner's writing.
He always went by the name of Told, and never
by that of John Thompson.
Leeinau, frolicemllicer, gave • similar evidence to
I that of Mr. Dodd ; is addition to which he stated, that on
j- the Prisoner being searched, another bill of exchange was
I resod on his person; as also were three gold watcher and a
bill of parcels fur them. Mr. Wilsou asked the Prisoner
j• ishat kind of a bill be haul paid for the watches; he replied,
1-*lme of a similar kind."
Is The Prisouer on being asked what be had to say in his
defence, replied, in a very low tune of voice, " Nothing." •
The Learned Judge then read the evidence over to the
Jury ; and said, the indict:twist was founded only on one
: coma, which was the end:nu-meats of W. Whitaker and
t Sohn Thompson. The eirennotances of the case were so
I• clearly stated by Mr. lhold, that be bad only called the
Other witnesses, merely fur the satisfaction of the Jury. His
Lordship observed, that he had asked the wettings most
calculated to exunerate the Prisoner from the charge; but
which, he feared, was tou clearly provtd against Is.m. It
t was isnmattrial whether there was Notch a Warm as John
Thompson or nut.
The Jury, after a few 11141111eUfli consultation, pronounced
the Prisouer—Guilly.
llns tang the whole orate trial, and particularly during the
• passing of the sentence, the Prisoner was much affected;
and so much to, uu receiving his sentence. that he faintest,
but soon revuveersi. He is a respectable good-looking young
—any only 23 years of age, and Is a usitive ut Suaith,
i *ear Thorne, in this county.
There was another indictment against the Prisoner, for
having on the 13th December lust (the day previous to pay-
illur the bill at Wi1.0105 batik) uttered a similar our fur 100/:
; ars Messrs. Barber null Whitescil, of this city. He was nut
fried tau this charge.

.. . _
• Extract of a letter, dated Exeter, Mirth 7.—" Our thea-
tre ass tut•lly destroyed by fire this morniug, with every
article of scenery, machinery, decorations, and musical M-
I struusesits ; nut an stuns rat either is saved. The fire w• 0
i nut discovered till two o'clock its the morniug, by the flames
bursting through the roof. The whole of the interior was
by that time sh wiled. No cause can be positively assign..
eat fm the esculent; but it is conjeetored by many, though
isut generally, that it was uccastuued by the at
if heat from gas-tights iu the centre, u Inch were sor alp
114• St the mho*, or the view of the stage from the gallery
Would have beer impeded. The managers hare lately.tuest
at great expense in decorating and improving the theatre,
arid their lOU is CollSifill I Ili ly enhanced. The damage may
perhaps otreeol 6,0001., though it is set Insured ter awl
them ball that sum."

MARK IS7'S.

[From the "Londoo New Pelee ()mem! "]

FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 10.
SuoAtt.—There has beef• steady and increasing demand
for rduscoesdes this week; little variation in the prices can
be stated, yet the geueral appearance uf the market is much
more favourable for ass improvement of the trade.
In Refined Goods the sates this week have been limited,
and the market, since the arrival of the Fureiga mails, may
be stated rathrr heavy ; yet few parcels are offering, and
blimps and losers for packing and melting go off at the for-
mer prices., but there is no briskness its the demand. W-
I have twin its steady request.
Foreign Sugars go uff rr.ely at improving prices; fur
good white Brasil 45.. • 465.; fair and the brown qualities
colorant'd high prices in pruportiun,3o*. mid 31s.
COFVEC—The Coffee market has considerably improved
both in the demand and in the piers : the request com-
menced uu Tuesday last, since which considetable purchases
have 11. eu made; St. Domingo II us. Bd. Th. demand by
the grocers, fur the home cosisstorprioss of the country, b.,'
been considerable; they hare taken urdioary 07,1 .43uti
foamy Jamaica, the latter 116 s. a 117 s. The 1.5.1. he sale of
Wednesday wrist off with great briskness, ges.,:oly Rs. ■ Sr.
higher limo by private contract—goad OrtilMbly Jamaica
1111 s. a 1165., Sue ordinary and ordinary middling 1225. a
lids.
There were se public sales of Coffee this foresaw; the
request continues general and brisk ; Mo. is stated to he
realised fur St. Domingo, and few sellers at the improves.
meet.
CsaTTON.--Tlse Cotton market continues heavy, ansithe
ludia Compaq having declared a further qunistily for sale
un the 17th Met. has added to the general staguatiou of the
trade. The purchases since ear last consist uf 300 Formant-
bums 16. P. good. duty paid; 100 Boned. I rood, is
bond ; 100 Semis ltd. a 71r1.; 500 Beacals bd. a 6/.1.
There has bare a very brisk and general demises) rut
Pepper on amorist of the small quantity declared by lbe
Compaq, used yesterday 44 was realised. Oise seas, is for
the adverse& is, the report that the taxed price of the reel
sale s ill be 7J —Good Pimt nib realises aud 9iJ .v 1
tither Spices there is nut much doh's.
I' War, DRAINDY, 41%D flottattes.--The Rea ameba tea

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Chi Friday, She Sd isstaut, at Chariesille. the VIFtCOII.,t.
Maack. of • &smith r.
OuAsy, the lith li, taut, the Lady of
Freaklaud, Esq. of a daughter.
DEATH.

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It is our painful duty to relate the lows .(a trey. tralnado
flatware.. of society, in 11w death of Mr. Cr dere Itelaworr.
Detuadraper, Ike. of Rayleigh. On the 6.1. rooart, .Ur
Relshatn, with .oritte frorodo, took a boat kepi by 3lr. Paz".
at South End, and went to Sheerness two.. They
*elm urri about tau airlock Ike same evening. marl Page it 4.1
tall anchor a short distance (non the shore, t i.r t ideal tire Nu M 1...
lime flowing very foal, but the wind had not then inereno st
',to that height which ara: shortly after et:permuted. I'lr
!arts had neatly all got into the small brat, in duet' ss
Mr. 11.1418141, with a crateful wind, ottere.l the purrs= •,•
Plana, "Thank Cud, we have got back safer at oi.e taws.
Jaortarti the Ise4 persona tittered the boat. IP 111. it
CaMIP dit to mar" whet' Mr. Belot...in di overboard, soot
notwillotandiwg every tsertion on the past of his CUlPpa-
tailMlP, she Iheallgisvi recovered the hual, they could not
rescue hint frond It watery grave,—(Chelorafurd

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