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:ismer; he took ;i on the 10th of December.

A Gentleman of the Bank stated, that this note
was one of those which were given to Clements in'
exchange for the 20/. note.
Samuel a victualler, at Lelam, stated.
that he received tier our pound note now produced
front Richard, to give to his wife. at Sarum►; ite

gave it to the officer to look at, and it sria.miedc,
since in witness's possession.
George Neiia, o watchman at Cranford,—OM
the 6ih of Deeesnber, shout four ill the nnusimg,
three beasts passed him, :mil one man driving
them ; saw Clemente, shout half an hour &diet,
going from his Owls house towards Loi.don.
Mr.. Elizabeth Ireson, mistress of the poor-
house of Lelam, staled. that thr Prieonrr James.

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on the 511 i Of Decentlot., staid out all loglit. owl
teamed shoot eight in the morning ; that was
Monday morning.
In etisner to a Juror.—The Prisoner JAmes fre-
quently slept nut of the house without lease.
Freiteiick Williams, a young man. about tifttets
years of age, stated, that his father kept a grocer's
shop at Chertsey ; the $l. note produced to smirks
he received from Mrs. Hicks, sem; she lived at
Lelain.

Clements again examined by the Prisoner
Richard.—The Prisoner Richard called witness up
about twenty 'ninnies after four o'clock; lie told
him he had three things with him.
Mr. Valley VIIIP again examined, merely in mi..
firniation of part of Clements's testimony.
Mr. Higman, of the Bank of England, ►tated.
that ■s well as he recollected, Clement., who a 4;,
now before him, was the person who brought
20/. note to the Bank ; he gave in his name as
Thomas Taylor, labourer of Cranford Bridge.

Thomas Roirliven. an office►, searched Clements's
house on the 19th of December ; he found four
one pound notes; he took Richard on the 17th at
Staines. The four one pound notes fouled in Cte-
metivio's house, were proved to be those given to
Clements in exchange at the Bank. When wit-
ness first saw Richard, he did not wish to alarm
him ; lie ►ne►tly said that he had a one pound note
which lie understood Richard had given to his
father. The Prisoner, Richard, said he did not see
his father for five weeks ; he had given his father a
pound note some time before, which he got at the
Bank of Englaud, in change for a note, but did
not recollect whether it was for a 101. or a a. note ;
he said he had more notes it his pocket ; wituess
saw them, they wefe six one pound notes. At
Staines he told witness that it was a five pound note
he changed at the Bank. Witness said it most be
a larger note. for lie saw six pound notes in his
hand. The Prisoner said he had only four.' Wit-
ness not wishing to alarm him, said it was so.
IVitness got the Prisoner into a house, and took
I into custody. He took from him four on-
pound notes, and asked him had he any more notes?
he denied that he had, but witness searched him.
and found a one pound note. [lt appeared that
four of these notes were paid by the Bank, in ex-
change fur the 201. note, to Clements, and the re-
maining note was paid by Mr. Milner, ►he clerk
of Mr. Jones.] The next morning the Pnsoner,
Richard, said to witness, that he changed hits mind,
and would tell the truth—he said he was going rt.
London when he met his brother William, and told
him he had no motley; William told hint that he
was going into the city to get money, and if he
would meet him in the evening at Hyde Park-
corner, he would give him some ; lie accordingly
met ‘Villiam, who gave him ten one pound not-•.
Witness asked was there any person with his bro -
titer ? he first denied that there was any
one, but afterwards said that Clements was with
him. Wituess did not hold out ■ny hopes, or u•e
any threats to get this information from the Pri-
soner, Richard ; it came freely from himself.
The Cower now told the Prisoners that the evi-
dence for the prosecution bring closed, this wes
the time for them to say any thing they thought
right in their defence.
The Prisoner James contented himself by •o-
lemuly declaring that he knew nothing tot the mat-
ter. and was entirely innocent.
The Prisoner Richard said, that on the morning
in question lie met the Prisoner's brother William
driving three beasts before him, William asked him
if he were going to London ? Prisoner replied that
be was; then. said le, you will take these brats
to Clemente, who will drive them to the market
sell. Prisoner called accordingly at Clements'
house, who got up out of bed. domed himself, over.
took the Prisoner on the maid, and took the cattle
lo Smithfield to sell. William met the Prisoner
next dry, he never told the Poisoner where he got
the cattle, but gave him 10/. ; the Prisoner gave
his father one pound out of it, in payment of money
lie borrowed from him in the summer. The Pri-
soner does Hot know from whence the cattle came,
and is entirely iiiiiocent.
After a charge from the Common Seualtiliftin
which lie minutely recapitulated the evidence. the
Jury retuened a verdict, acquitting the Prisoner,
James Hicks, but found the Prisoner, Rielhird
Hicks, pile,.
After the verdict was returned, Mr. ARAMs ap-
plied to the Court for compensation to the wit-
nesses ; he applied, he said, under a late Act' of
Parliament, which having abolished reward. to offi-
cers lot prosecuting prisoners, left it to the dis-
cretion of the Court, under peculiar circumstances,
to grant eciropeuastion to witnes►es fur their trouble
and attendance. The Learned Gentleman read
the words of the Act, and said that similir appk-
catimit.had'been repeatedly granted by the Judges
on eirenit.
The Common Site.mate said be did not Teal
himself justified its yieldierg to the applicatioor; tee
ionsiCiple otter was acted on on this colinter. Noel
he eoteld• nut-break ia•on the coastal/id swage.'
Mr. Aianin—My Lord, the words of Use Act
appear. plaits Do the. pond ; the Clerk of" vol.
Arvaigna will smarm- your that the -Judges. torte'
scold sutler it wirereciati'•lf eisispeliss nisi. fee* fro
bI4 andlimordt toe *Mai 'oitotilts' foe Out 'Crows is.

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