The National Register.
London, England, 1820-01-17 00:00:00

shilling in silver, four bad sixpences and a bad shilling.
Mr. Powel, the Mint Inspector, proved the four six-
pence' were counterfeit.
The Learned Chair:nett, in his charge to the
Jorv, saiii, the la.v of the case was this: Firm,
by the siaiines of the 15th and i 6 It of Georg..
the Second, if any persou shall tender ciunierfeii
tourney, ho win; it to he counterfeits he shall suf-
fer six months' iinprisoninent, and find security for
good behaviour. Under another clause, if any person
shall otter counterfeir coin, with the k itowledze it is
false and counterfeit, twice on the wine day, or
within
ten days after shall have about him or her oil, or noire
pieces Resides what was SO tendered, such liergui shall
e deemed a coinition utterer, 31111 Sidle.' one year's
prisounient. If Inc Jury in this case were satisfied rls,,
prisoners acted In concert, and that ail they <lid was but
•ne joint act, t.iey them guilty.
The Jury found the Guilty of the joint offence, and
the ('Duet sentenced thent to be imprisoned one year in
Ncwpte.

Witawica Sassions.-0,1 Tuesday the 11th ii.sl
the Grand Jury re ttttt bed hoe hills against T. Wells.
for uttering seditiosts words at Bir ttttt igli ; against
J. IL numbs, for utteting and publishing a seditious
adds to :h.: Rein mers of Birmingham and its neigh-
bourrhesood ;against J. t'll'moriie, bookseller, for puttlishing
a seditious tract, entitled the 12th 0. :alba of the " Black
Book;' against G. ttttt tuts, bookseller, fur a Marl on
I.
the magistrates 01 Ittruti.,gltaitt two distinct indict- ,
manta against G. Raga, triottseller, lot publishiug the
lYth number 01 the " Black Book." and the gilt moldier
of the " Republican ;" and ..gainst C. IVilitworth,
fir
publishing a seditious Address to the Union. Societ) 01
Biriningll4lll.
These indictments, with the exceptiost of that against
have been removed by certiorari intothe Court of
King's Bench, and will be tried next Lent AiasZCS.
WtDbI6SDAY.—..-1142 KIM& v. WVLLS.
The defendant, T. ttiells, was indicted for a unsie-
ntzanotir, in speaking seditious %%last's. Tu Our Me
defendant pleaded 'tot guilty.
Ott the lit of J tnuaay lati.the defendant, with %eve,•
or eight other persons, 01 whom three or roar were
soldiers, was drinking at the Star public-house, in Ilir-
ntinghain, and was h intoxa atrd, The offensive
words were "Coultisiutt tu•tlie King and Governmetit ;
it I had a number of men ul owls dusousitom, I
would lay hint as low as a vaarant that walit44lie s,reets."
On one ut the sold'. rs say lug to '.Vells that 1w most no; '
use such language while tie was pieseitt, the defendant
added, " 11-- you and the Ktaig to ; I cauuut GLSZer
hill), but I it(IISC GUI may."
Mr. Admits made a very able speech for the
defendant; and Mr Reader el.nuently stated to the
Jury the leading ficts of the case, on the part of the
prosecutioit.
'lite Learned Chairmon • adverted at some length
on the esti tendency ul such expretoions, and on the
danger that Was likely to. arise front using them in public
houses, when the mind. of the people were nut upon
their guard.
'lke Jury found him guilty, teul the court sentenced
Wells LIS three months' iiiipritiment ill the eosin)); gaol.
'file court expressed their approbation oldie conduct
of the soldiers, who, they said, had acted very properly,
and hub done their ditt}.

l'ltits,—Yridar morning, about six o'clock,. the
f.cighlwurhood of Kensington was thrown into
considerable alarm, in amsequence of a fire breaking
out in the house of Mrs. Ballymore, a lady of for-
tune, residing at No. 18, Phillimore-place, Ken-
sington. It commenced in the kitchen, where it
was discovered at an alarming height by the watch-
man, who instantly made the alarm,. and disturbed
the inmates of the home, some of whom run out
nearly in a state of nudity, and were necessitated. to
take refuge in the twighlantring houses. The iktmes
rapidly spread through the different apartments,
previoui to the arrival of the engines; the Rovael-
-1
Exchange engine arriving, anti receiving an exc
lent supply of water,. and) being soon joined by
various others, they played actively for two hours,
and got the fire under. The interior of the house
and all the furniture and property were destroyed.
—On Thursday night,about o'clock, a fire broke
out in the premises of Mr. Soule, cooper, in Neck-
inger-row, nockbead. It originate; in the cooper-
age, in consequence of some of the chips having
caught fire. The family were take.. in by a neigh-
',our. The enginexsoon arrised on the spot, but
a scarcity of water prevailed some time, during
which, the flames Mad extended tlwmvelves to a coo-
si,lerabk- height. i'itter being at length procured,
th. :7r;; her were very active in their exertions, but
unfortunately the whole of the cooperage was
destr7yed, and eausideratlo ‘lamage besiuts was

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the
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Fre t • . t•;ii4tl altine to the noose, when
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a aa.au dreadlully burnt that it
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ing ui t•oe. 11111401 id PUS ot Norwich a. held at the New
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