The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RtGISTER

I die honour to his feelings and character 141 an officer of
tie.. I stand here greallt injured in health, in reputation,
and in eiretinistanccA, and the Pole charge against me ix that
of having defrauded the Poet (Mee of 10d. l'his ix the ac.
cosation isgainst me, after having gone throtigh an active
useful lire of more than 50 years, during whirl' I have given
very considerable sums to private and public cliar?tiee. The
greater part of my existence has been devoted to religious'
anti classical instruction—with what Credit and sticee,s it does
nut become me to declare ; but I hold in my hand te-ti-
monials of my moral character for more than 20 years, which
I am extremely desirous of submitting to year Lordship's
ennsideratlim. The sinthent icily of these testimoidals
can-
tmt for a moment be doubted, and I hope they still have some
influence on the Coln t in mitigation of the puidslionent to be
inflicted. I hope I may also be allowed to state, that many
gentlemen edueeted by me, now fill the most respectable si-
tuations in the army, in the law and other professions. The
pfesent Solicitor (intend, Sir Robert Gifford, was for nine
years my pupil,and received from me the ts hole of his echo
eJuration. I have alto wholly formed' the minds of litany
gentlemen who are now an ornament to the various situations
which they fill. 'the frank, which it has been alleged was
forged by me, is dated January°, ISt7, and I beg leave to
state, that it would have lain dormant. and not a syllable
weidil bare been known of this transaction, hail not an WHEW-
tamale quarrel with my Rector introduced it to the noire of
the public. The death of the only person who (Told have
proved my innocence, the total ruin of my circumstances, my
long confinement, and the unjtort detention of a considerable
portion of my stipend by the promoter of this prosecution,
having deprived me of an omsorniiity of engaging a legal ad-
titer, I felt that I had no other alternative than to allow jsidg-
men, to be recorded against me. not fraireat most humbly
the attention of his L it dstliip to alit single consideration—the
insprobAilitv that a man, not in a state of actual infatuation,
would voluntarily commit such an i.frmee as that which is now
laid to my elm rge, for the sake of tenpence, and that lenpence
not to pass into his own pocket but into that of the promotes
of this prosecution. Havingsaid thus much, I feel the fullest
confidence that time judgment which awaits me will be regu-
lated by the most Mt ict and impartial justice.
Stith
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Bevies peccatis gum pcenasTmTget rquae ;
Nc erud:a dignum horribiliseztare flagella.
a It now only le plains respeetfolly to I our to the judgment
of the Costrtorthich I hope I shall he cuah:eil to meet with the
fortitude of a tuan,.:lnti the resignalien of a eltristiati."
The Reeordes.—The address which you have now made to
the Court would have been extremely proper at the time of
your trial, but at thisstage I can only pats that sentence upon
you which I am hound to pmis uncles 'he authority of the law.
le is not in my power to alter it. 'rite Legislature gives the
i,vttrni e, and it is solely my duty to pass it.
'llie sentence of sevan years' transportation was then pass-
oil iipou Lan rune Halloran, Samuel Dukes, John Jones,
Jos. pli Saunders, Lydia Green, and Lyon Levy.
Dr. Halloran actin eddressed the Count. "I most ear-
nestly implore hi.. Lurd‘hip to recommend my case to the
humane elemcney of ilre Prince Rearm. in or her, if possible,
: it: evilit the dreadful necessity of a parent being torn from
a ntmerons ,arnily whielt has no other trend on eolith to which
it ran look fit sliapiirt. It will be g separation which I feel
tun smisibly I cannot survive."
The Recorder. —Whate% or application you have to make
to his Royal Hight ess, it must be done thrtinab the medium
of his Majesty's 51inisicrs
The prisoner boviert and left the Court imam diately.
The Recorder then proceeded to pass sentence upon the
other prisoners.
William Jones was sentenced to transportation for his na•
turd life.
SCIITetIVP of death was passed upon the following 35 pri-
soners. The 13 sithscquect prisoners, having been convicted
of putting away forged note., knowing they were forged, now
received suntence of iiimth :
Wm. Gi acey,ioilllJo,l4'S, George Gracey, Richard Mime!,
lobo Di iseoll, William Welter, George Cashman, John Hood,
Thomas William Sinitli, WM. Barnes, Sarah Ward, Jeremiah
B. vent, and Elia. Brookes.
The following 22 prisoners, making 33 In all, Were also
seilitmecd to death fur various other capital otlences : —J.
Higgins. David Rettatt, Henry Meat liaise S impson, Wm
Edward Fletcher, Hubert Freeman Thompson, J.
Noakes, Wm. Sattoders, Thomas Webb, James White, Elia.
Jimes, Sarah Betcher, J tines LAWI'PIICIP, J. Burgess, Marga-
ret Iteadttig Rebecca G odd, Mary Seimilers, Richardtoff, John itiontait LittleYtt, Burton Williams, Hugh Linch,
and Benjamin Jacksoit.
On Tim silay the following 21 prisoners were sentenced
to transportation for life :
Jiditi Fitzgei old. Sarah Spencer, John Clarke, W. Bruce,
jiillll Bishop, Jahn Cooper, Thomas Gardner, Samuel Massey,
James Riehards, Geolge Mice, I3cujamin Farr, William
Smith, Anthony Murphy, James Neale, Juba Nelson, Ann
Jackson. Thomas Judd, Jultn Porter, Ruuert Aoderson ,
Mena rd ItiAllead, and John Edwards.
hamster was sentenced to transportation for 14
sa s.

Seventy pri!,nnerl were sentenced to tran(portatinn rm.
7 ye.if .tud d 6 were scummed to inwrisonsnent for arians
iu rind

Tht Court Own adjosirned until Weduesday,Oet.2Bth.

Quaker itt Paris. was waited on t,, fonr work-
men esti:oy employed by him, having for their ioject to
make their compliments to him, and ask f.,r their new year's
gill..—•'t Well, my Friend*," said.tbe Quaker, •' here ate
gifts ; chose 1.; tines or it I don't know how io
read," said the first," to I take the 15 ft aties7-1' I can read,'
said the second," !mil hate prvp.ing wasitt." tic took tile
15 ftAnot. The third mho made the same elmiee. lie now
came to the 451 i, a lotto): lad about 13 or 11. The Quaker
looked nt I' with an air of ginolness.—" Will tin tun take
these three pines, which yeti may.oritaiii at any time by rune
Indoistry?"— " !is yon say the hook is to gond, 1 411411 lake i:,
an I read it to toy anoiliei•" 11r wok the Itihle, opened it,
:nil found beim ern the leaves st gfilil Mere of 40 frames. The
dithers linnir their heads, and the Ullakur told theist he was
sorry they had not sitodcs better elimea,

It is aitid. that the Iv:lowing least-two% are to take place
he fore the sat ethic. of I'4l li.wiesat ;—lnfatilry regitiomta are
to he brotight dim n to the PP It Foot t and it is that thy
Cavalry la to rote as low as the 16‘11 Li%lt• llrtcoou•.—
All the second Field 0/fieer% of recionchts ate to trotovett
to lartifspay. The %%little et the Royal Attillery Dri v cos,
togi:ther with tht• 1-lota• Astillet y, two loottallotat et F4)1.1,
A rcillery, and vile et' At tlltyr Aloe fail untie,
the neeractly ',tutting itund of Eeiiiionv. CoioLliteritiale re-
rictions ore to he mode iu ail the 31illtrtry De-
par Ittlelll4.