The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

WED AI ESIIAY: •
J. litveuley. a grey hatred, Tether reetseetißle looliine old man.
Ras indictee: fur obteielog &)l. by fraud and 1.2.5 e pretences, from
Air. Denny.
Air. Atrolithitt anted the can for the prosecution, Ithil en the prl-
toner adilitted the truth of his :ratement. he was, therefore, relieved
from the necessity of calling any witnees in suoeon of it; we are
therefore constrained to dive an ells-tract of the e44'., from onenieg
epeecit contrary to Our genera:,neetice. which is tore!), an the evidene.e '
rather thin on the speecites or Cotmitel, who are otteti miehtel by the
instructiohe furnished to them, or by the excess of their own Mittel-
netions. The facts of the case, there:ore. as stated by the (.earned
cestosel, were as follow ;-The prosecutor was one of the cungregi-
tnin of Church, the l'reacher, who was convicted seine time ago
b:fore Lord Elleithormyli. at the Surrey A ssives. ter an attempt to
essmniit an unnatural crone, and sentenced by the. Cottrt of Kteg'e
Brtil CO two yea.' ittiphsonment. leeany had so strung an cpieitni
of Cl o...cies integrity that he believed him perfectly innocent of the
hokrible offence of witch he wa, declared, by an unprecedented Jury.
to be guilty. He, therefore. had a Memorial drawn up. with a
view to its being presented to the Prince Regent, through the office
of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, solicoine a per-
don for the veep Re..errml Mr. Church. 'rais Memorial was shown
to the prisoner by !fenny. on which ecca-'am the former pronounced
it to be ineerreet. Ile also told Denny that he (Bromley') had great
influeneeavith the Clerk, in lend Siilmouth's office; and that if the
prosecutor would give :A. for Mr. rapper. a principal in that offiee,
I. for the infaitie Clerks, and GI. for hureself. he would ittoutehately
draw another arid correct Memorial. and get it laid betbre Lord
tedinotitle This request the proprietor complied with. Soon after
he rentined to the prowee ' tor raid told 'OlOl that he had exoended all
the money he bail received Boni Min, and that the Petitien was
proceed* hi as terninme a train a, mule be expected for so small
a auto ; but that still eol. was Willltulg. 231. of whiter were tin the
fees required on granting a perdon. and the other 51. for Mr. Carpet.
The prosecutor expriaed his astonisl meet at this intimation. and
said. that if he ball been wean: that so mik money_ would have been
recterstry to carry the plan into eeccutioe, tie would net have entered
into it at all. lie added, that he mid iii at much money by him. hot
as he was embarked in it he would go tool borrow among his friends,
which lie immediately did, and gave the required sum tu the poisoner
Oa the subsequent day; the hit ev retorted to Denny, always telling
him the thing wee wot icing uneommonly well, bat std( a few shillings
Ware wanting to eat tile Under Clerks. In this way lie got from
the pror.ecutor several sums of ten. or 125 ; at last tie brought the
ti.iings that the pardon had been granted, im4 teat all
VIM was rem wanting we, a further small slim of l el. to obtain
Lind Sidnintith's signature to it. 'V° this information the
prisoner added—" I will then bring you the pardon, and
yoet will hese the pleasure of giving it to the unthrtunete Mall
eenrself." Still the credulous prosecutor complied with the extra.
•dinary demand,. of Bromley; but at tart he came for a few more
• ehiltinge to treat the Clerk+. and then the prosecutor's suspicions.
which-had taken sn long and unaccoantahle a nap, were at length
awakened. IIC therefiere complied with this la,t demand. and then
watchedehe prisoner into a public-home near Temple liar. Hering
seen him sineely housed, he posted off to a Iriend, who retuned with
him to the public-house in vestion. where they found the prisoner
Already asleep and intoxicatni. They awoke hint, and lie was asked
hew he Cattle to deceive the prosecutor out of the several sums, which
he then reed over to him front an account he had regularly kept of
them. The prieoner admitted the whole of them to be true and
comer. and also eck nowledeed the justice of the charge made ageing
hint by the prosecutor. Theie wore the facts of the else; but the
Learned Gentlernao said it was principally itnitortant to be publicly
ride known. that uo tees if Any tint whatever. for obtaining pardons.
were allowed to he taken, nr. indeed, were taken, in the Secretary vi
StiteliOfflee; and that it any persons did get money from others
under such pretences, they were grow and mere extortions.
Mr. Andrews, for the prisoner. admitted the guilt of his client to
Plc fullest extent He also acknowledged that all his client had said
shout the taking of fees in Lord Sidmouth'x Office was unlitimded
and false. lie rested his client's expectation.; of mitigation of punish_
meat ou his extreme poverty, which had urged him to the commie: Bon
of the fristale of which he had conlevied himself guilty.
The Court then sentenced the yr:sutler to be imprisoned for one
?coin the (louse of Correction.

His Nlajesty'4.,hipOritioto has at rived at Portsiimoth from St.
Helena. She sailed from thence on die 2d ot August last. The
stinadriin on that station, consisting of the Ciminero,, Capt.
allis; Racoon, Captain Mune; Pudargtes, Capt. nr.•
and Pullet ill, Capt (;ore, with the exception of the kri
(latley at ivtd ), was extremely unhealthy, sec rral tif the
hay nig hot', I a !urge portion of their '-sews, from dy
*enteric* and liter complaints. The colony UISO MRS Vet,/
sickly, trout the pies alt nee of the sante diseases, whirls ate,
there pectilially fatal. The Governor, Sir IL Lowe, had
alarming attack of the bowel complaint in the begio gto
July last. from which he hail recovered. Crpt. Bunn, of the
Hun. Company's store ship Mapplt s, died on the 29th tifJoiy,
and Capt. Paisely, of Isis Majesty's ship Itedpole, 0111 the 1i th.
of the prevailing dysentery. Ilitonapat it. had lot t lit en seen
out of doors for several months, and coleititted very ill with
the liver complaint. The Oritlan I oil, d Mr. Dunning, of
the Conqueror, a pa.,..neer, and five melt, on Ile! (lige home.
all of shoat died of fever slid (I)selitely. O'Nleala,
aurgeou to Bnonapa-tr, has In rived in the tirilion.
. The follow leg arrpoilit of tittonaparie anett,* in a Ports
Tooth Paper ;—" Mr. 0 Nlrata left Wilmot's:ate in a vet y
eattgetaus state Of health. His complaint is a continued
tatvease of the liver, which his dull, inactive life most pow • r-
folly contr,i hates to Inc rea •st ; the Imre is greatly rid stool and
discovers u te..tleney to give 5..11...%% tin+ we tiatalgrAand is the
vest sta of I. il.• •rder towards sopporation and the dr,.
5irn,....., e• rife. He bad at I, sic ii, anballied his 11% el :4011 to
calomel, and three doses had been daily givett I for some
time, but he still persists in refustaii.; to i.iot CV I Ise ill the
open air ; which is all eSo.: t... 1. .1111 m. in Iris
ease. The ..1, .1 two OCill Cold: led to Nlr.
, ~.s Conteett.t t doinal
, act", „,.„ . I 4,0•1•1111.41 lib 111111rIllike Ore ottle,• shin gr„..„l
rclitetutire. He %Idiot not stiff( r Me. 1,LICII:r, ;Old 011 set
Medical pus son. *hum Si. . 11. Lust e icommit. aided, to collie
4it. loom.
`We with rstand that the ludo- weld prefee le.' by Nit..
opta sainst ulna w dl lie tiled in the I.::turt Braids.
Paid will moo Ise Itrocrealc,l list i It. 'Oiler Conti, by
• active) for defamation, ill call:lig NI O 11111 i U (}u vas
out spv, who tiled to sweat :ratty the I; rof . Watson.
a true hill was Oil Wednesday f,und hy the Aland Jury for the
• ot Mitkilowx, against the It-v. W. F. Ilan, P. hellenize, S.
buutwant. .1. 11. Moviit, Mcpha s Witherd,o. an.4:g..1.
▪ ,eenaood, tool S. Acres, the yotinga, all of the parish of it. Mat.
, IlNittiet-green, fora tonspitacy to tit fratal the poer•Sittc funds
•f that I/Willing tilt. a.voittits of Mr. Merecron, (*Lo. it
au he r..coUctlea, Ca, convicted a slitot time sine- for it-rr...l on the
owl thereby eimbling that errrflcmast to pocket no leas a sum
tt ▪ 9001 and niotrant, out of the pareses es, fur hits earl private
in paytca (is sol;e . bills for defending casrain paostievu-
• ~,. which had been instituted ti,tailirt
litlits 118.1 ~,,A aII, , digit "VIM Miry' ad
toot .11.11.. i it , h 111 gos..il Poi, C .I.oi. 0
,e, inasnu.cb 45,11011 i Some 121111.11 is, Cpw.,151,.ii 2,000
411747. are mitared to male? up the load.- litssc.r ddraliar.

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