The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-18 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

for the rejection of the BSI of Pains and Penalties against
the Queen. All the verdicts put together did not exceed
thirty pounds.
SAUNDERS V. AIL.RSDIM—This was an action by a jour-
neyman printer against his master, re.itling in Cheluwfurd,
for an assault and false imprisonment.—The jury foand
for the defendant.

MARCH 15.—George Archer was indicted for trio.
loniously uttering and publishing as true, at Harlow,
on the 9th of September, a certain bill of exchange for
the sum of 1751 purporting to be accepted by the Right
lion. Lord Viscount Montague, payable at one month
after date, knowing the same to be forged, with intent
to defraud one John Hanle.

John Haine, the prosecutor, who is a drover in a
large way of business, stated, that he had a drove of
cattle with him at the last Harlow fair the oth of Sept.
The prisoner came to him in the fair, and said he
wanted to purchase a score of beasts for Lord Montague
—he had another person with him. Witness uuder.
stood that the prisoner was steward to Lord Montague.
He bought of hint 20 heads of cattle at 151. each,
amounting to 3001. Witness agreed to bate 51. for
luck. The prisoner told hint that Lord Motisgite had
sent hint a Lill, which was not large enough to pay for
time beasts. lie produced a bill fur 1751. and gave the
witness 41. in batik mites. Witness told hint thst if he
would pay tire remainder of the motley, amounting to
1161. into a banker's in London, so that he could draw
out the same on Monday morning following that would
do. The prisoner agreed to do so. Witness saw him
aAain on the lath of September at Mahlon, and asked
him if he had paid Bic money in at London for the
check. He said he had not, but that he had brought
another acceptance of his Lordship's to cover the check.
He produced a bill for :161. Witness took it to the
bank at Mahlon, and in consequence of information he
received there he caused the prisoner to be apprehended.
lirisoner had told him that Lord Montague had bought
corn of hint, for which he gave lion the acceptance of
1751. He said his Lordship lived at Storriugton-hall,
Sussex. The bill was made payable at the Bank ul
England, and witness went thither, and was told that
no such person as Lord Montague kept cash there.
The bill in question was in the following words—
" London, 9th September, 1820.
" One month after date pay to me or my artier the
sum of one 1 (red and seventy-five pounds value re-
ceived for coru
" GEO. ARCHER.

" Td the Right Honorable
Lord Viscount Montagne, ( " Accepted, Montague,
SIOI rington Hall, Sussex. payable when doe at
the Bank of England."

Mr. Samuel Clearson, a Clerk in the Private Account
Office of the Bank of England, deposed, that in the
month of September, and at no other time had Lord
Viscount Montague kept a cash account at the Bank of
England. No such name was to be found in the books.
Mr. J. Nixon, upholsterer, of Great Portland-street,
knew a person of the name of John Brown, who, for
the last four or five years, had assumed and passed by
the title of Lord Nlontague. There was a farm house
in Sussex, called Storrington-house, in which he under-
stood that person had an interest. IVitness was there
three years ago, and understood that fur the last two
years it hail been uninhabited.
Cross-examined.—The house was called Storrington-
ton-hall, or Storrington-house. It had been a mansion,
and was now, he believed, occupied by !antlers. Look-
ing at the supposed forgery, he believed Use acceptance
to he in ►he hand-writing of the person styling himself
Lord Montague. Unfortunately for many persons, there
had been scores of that person's acceptances sent forth
into the world.

This was the case on the part of the prosecution.
Nlr. Adolphus submitted that there was no case to
go to the jury, for the supposed forgery was proved to be
the acceptance of the person calling himself Lord Mon-
tague.
Tne Chief Baron was of the same opinion, and di-
rected the jury to acquit the prisoner.
Verdict—Nut Grplty.
The prisoner was ag.tin put on his trial for uttering,
at Harlow Bush fair, a bill of exchange for the sum of
501. purporting to he accepted by P. 11. Harley, and
to be payable at Messrs. Hankcy and Co.'s, bankers,
Fenchurch-street, London, knowing the same to be
lorged and counterfeited.
It appeared in evidence that Thomas Edwards, a
cattle drover, living hi Denbighshire, Wales, had sent
his Mreinan:John Davies, with 152 sheep, in September
last, to Harlow 131'01 fair. A person named Church
drove into the fair in a gig, accompanied by the ptisouer.
Church descended from the gig, and bargained with
min for the 152 sheep at 15s. a head, amounting to 1141.
lie pioduced draft tor 501. and gave ii to winless, and
iheu asked Arciivr, who remained in the gig, to give
Hint the draft ht question, which he had in his ket-
book. The prisoner pulled his pocket-bif ow, took
the bill for 751. in question out, gave it to Church, and
the latter handed it to the witness. Witness said, lie
concluded his bargain entirely with Courch, from
whose hind he received the 751. bill. This being, the
case against tile 'mintier, •
The Chief Baron thought the evidence was not suffi-
cient to convict the prisoner of the charge, as lard in the

The pry, therefore, under his Lordship's directions,
foauJ the prisoner Not Guilty. lie WAS then ordered
to he detained for the fraud.

There were several other indictments against the pri-
soner, under the like circumstances. wai
in the calendar as a stable-keeper.

A few evenings ago two gentlemen's houses were
burnt to the ground at Clapton-pond, and on Wed-
'testily a large chest, containing 70 guineas, quite
unhurt was found among the ruins. It is supposed
the conflagration to have been occasioned by the
curtains of w bed taking tire.