The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-22 00:00:00

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ALLEGED FRAUD iron 771 E NUirit.iTY.--James Phil-
lip', au elderly mail, of very respectable appearance, was
twilight before Sir R. Ilirnie, in the custody of Timeless,
one of the principal officers, charged by Mr. Folowes,
Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain of England,
with having obtained money rum' a great number ut no-
blemen, nutter the pretence that he was autlicnized to
receive " Coronation Fees." The prisoner was appre-
hended by Tannton, upon a warrant under the statute fur
obtaining money under false pretences, issued at the suit
of Mr. Fellowes.
Mr. Fellowes stated, that the defendant, during the trial
of tier late Majesty in the Hunee of Lords, and for souse
time subsequent, held • subordinate situation in the office
of the Lord Great Chamberlain, from which lie was dis-
missed fur some irregularity soon after the King's Coro-
nation last year. He (Mr. Fellowes) immediately after
the opening of the present sessions of Cattlemen/ went to
the Continent, where he had been residing until within
these few days, when lie returned to the duties of his
office, and was informed by Lord Gwydyr, the late Great
Chamberlain, that complaints had been made by Lord
Delastiere and other noblemen, that a mau, pretending to
have authority ('tom the Great Chambeilatit's office, had
had been collecting sums of money from peers, as coro-
nation tees, he having a book with hint st•issped with
" G IC" and " Lord Great Chanthet litin's office" in gold
letters. The fraud, probably, would not have been disco.
vered, but that sonic noblemen, thiektog it a very extra-
ordinary cite (mice that lees of one and two emineati
should be solicited in the 'moue of the Lord Great Chem-
ise' lain of England, couceived it proper to mention it to
Lord Gwytlyr.
'Taunton, the officer, stated, that be apprebetilled the
defendant at his house iii Crown-street, 11 estiiiiiister, and
upon asking hint it he had a book with the IlaaleS olpeers
in it, lie gave up one which witness now produeett
Mr. Pitillips said, lie thought it altogether an e aor-
dinary charge, and denied that be hail been guilty of any
fraud. He had been told that it was a c wawa', hoist time
immemorial, to solicit Donations from the peers of the
realm atter a coronation, nod as lie had • large family,
apt conceived he had a right to do so, lie set about it,
thinking that if any thing was to be gut, lie might as well
have the benefit oh it. • lie had dime the thing lan ly and
openly. There was no disguise, nu conceallnent about 11.
Lord Harrowby had expressed his entire sAllnstaetion at
it, and wandered he (the defendant) had not commenced
sooner. He made no mope sentation that hernias :DOW-
rut d to collect fors—li received any thing that was
given hills, as a donation, and considered it emit sly op.
iithial %lII' the noblemen whether the) chose to enter their
na in a or cot.

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Sir It. 'tunic, after some further emitursalion, commit-
.ed the ovirmlalot lid. le VII a lutore day,
when Lord and some nuhirm, u oho had pad
money 11/ tile liell'ild.llll %%Id :Mewl.
Alt. l'imlys was 0.....4111 nit 1.1 .1 examination on
flu s.l.ty,auct I%as held to hail to appear At Cite Sebbll)lls.
t. 7.10% i 1.11.1..
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