The Sun.
London, England, 1813-09-11 00:00:00

CIL

TIT SEIZED THREE THOUSAND GUINEAS.

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UNION HALL,---Yesterday -Mr. ALLEY, on tne
'behalf of Mr. Seal, tho elder, a Gentleman of for-
tune, and a great farther, ship-owner, &c.
siding at Romney Marsh, near Ilytlse, in the
county of Kent, peremptorily demanded ,of the
officers, Goff and Clark, the immediate restora-
tion of • the 3000 guineas,, which they had seized
and detained a few evenings ago, at the corner of
Unimkstreet, in the Borough, when a porter had
the ante in his hand as a parcel wrapped up in a
land-basket, such as fish is carried in, carrying'
it to. he Catherine Wheel Tavern, in the Boroughs
from the counting-house of Mr. Japes Seal, Le.
son of the claimant,. situate in jewry-street, in
the city, in order to be forwarded by one of the
coaches that stopt at that Inn, to his father, when
called for by either tlie son or ,the
.father.
instructions to the potter,,were to deliver the par-
cei at the liar of the Tavern, as he was in-the ha-
bit of doing heretofore, for the house, on being
Paid 2s. for his trouble, and a glass of 'spirits at
the bar, on the delivery, to the credit of his em-
Ployer. The officers meeting the porter with. so
great a weight in so small a parcel, arrested bitn
On suspicion that he was carrying coin of the
!Talon, with intent Anhave it -shipped nut of the
kingdom. 'the Magistrate, Mr. Blasic, had felt
so much suspiCion of the manner in which the
treasure.was in tronsitu at the time of the seizure,
that he consideretrit his duty to grant the Solici-
tor of the Mint, %rho had attended the first 'exa-
mination on behalf of the Crown, an adjournment
for a further hearing on Tnesday next; at. the
statue time inekising the parcel and basket, in statu
olio, in a strong deal box, cl6Sely nailed down,
and sealed with asealnf the Office. After which,
he sent.it, with his compliments; to the nearest
bank, Sir J. Piuhorn and Co for safe keeping
until the Thiel examination,
~deeming it a safer
mode of securing the property for the right owner
than having so large a temptation to be left in the
(Ade, .or in the house of the officer Goff, which
was all the Worshipful Magistra,teitad taken upon
himself to do in the business.

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Mr. ALLEY, the Learned Counsel, stated his
great satisfaction on the circumstance, of ending
that the Magistrate was not the object of hiS pre-
sent: application. But the officers that he .now
moved against (Gaff and Clark) he must Move
against ; that unless they immediately on this de-
niand restored to his client the.three thousand gui-
neas, he should dire& Mr. Clarke, the Solicitor of
his client, to issue forth two writs in trover for
six thousand guineas each, and hare both of them
forthwith arrested in the Office, unless they sign-
ed an order, in conjunction with Mr. Seal, to.
take the money out of Sir J. Mahout and Co.'s
hank, leaving them the remainder of this day to
.acquaint the Solicitor of the Mint of the present,
proceedings, before the writs should be executed.
The order was drawn up, and signed. by the par.-
ties ; but on proceeding to the bank for the pur-
poie of receiving the money, it was found to have
been gone,. Goff and Clark, who lodged it there,
having taken it away.

Mr. ALLEY returned and stated this was an ex-
traordinary case,• that the officers. had incurred a
heavy. responsibility, since the Solicitor of the
Mint had no authority -under any of the Acts of
Parliament upon the subject (all of which he. re!
cited) to. obtain the adjournment of the case tilt
Tuesday next, inasmuch as Mr. Seal'had to pay a
vast number of men, as well -as' to clear oat a
cargo on board one of his ships that he had con-
tracted .to supply, and also might have a docket
struck against bun for a commission ot_bankruptcy
before Tuesday next, since he had .not so much
money in the bands of, his hankers, Alessi's' Jones
and Co. as three thousand. ptinvas, which every
man, in these times, could not perhaps call in or
pay at a moment's warning, The Learned Conn-
sel directed Mr. Clarke • (Claimant's Solicitor) to
serve'notice at the Office, upon Clark, the officer,
:who took the money. •
Sir •JOHN Pimnortsr,,porsuant to a- request of
the worthy 'Magistrate, Mr. • niatitE, soon- after-
wards' appeared. And• took his seat on the Bench;
and conferred. With Mr. I3rRNzH privately, after
which the Court adjourned..

This singular and very intert.iting case occupied
much time and attentive thscusssion. So for the
present it rests, awaiting final decision on so novel
a case.