The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-12 00:00:00

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

SPORTING RESIDENCE.—To be LET, with immediate
Possession,
AMANSION-HOUSE, fit for the reception
of a large Family, and replete with every internal con.
venience; comprising an entrance-hall, 4 sitting-rooms. 7 bed-
rooms and attics ; also a large garden, green-house and lawn,
coach-house and stable, lately occupied by Count de Margue-
nat. Seven acres of Land may Of required) be taken with the
house. The Premises are situate at Noreton-in-Marsh, Glou-
cestershire, in a fine sporting country, and in the centre of the
Duke of Beaufort's, Colonel Berkeley's, and the Warwickshire
Hunts. Also a convenient Residence, comprising 2 sitting-
rooms, 3 bed-rooms, and attics, with garden, stables, and suit-
able out-buildings, situate at Bledington, Gloucestershire.
Bledington is distant 5 miles from Chipping-Norton, 6 from •
Burford; 4 from Stow, in a country abounding with game, and
in the centre of the Dukej of Beaufort's Hunt. Either-of the
above Residences will be let either for one year or for a term,.
as may be most agreeable to the tenant.
To view the same apply to Mr. Pegler, 31augersbury, near
Stow, on the Wold ; and for further particulars to him, or to
Messrs. .Wilkins and Kendall, Solicitors, Bourton-on.the-
Water, Gloucestershire.

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EXTENSIVE FORGERY ON MESSRS. SANSOM & Co.
BOw-STREET.—On Saturday afternoon; a Mari somewhat
past the middle age, of very gentlemanly appearance, and
superior address, was brought up by Morris and Ledbitter,
police constables, and underwent a very long examination,
charged with being concerned with other persons in the corn
mission of forgeries to a large amount. The prisoner gave his
name !upon! the present occasion, John Bergen, but he has
sometimes gone by the names of Clifford and De Clifford. He
is tall and thin, of a Very dark complexion, and has much the
appearance of a foreigner.
Mr. Freshfield, jun., of the house of Kaye and Freshfield,
attended for the prosecution.
Mr. John Bennett, a clerk in the banking-house of SansOnli
Vostlethwaite and Co., was the first witness called. He stated,
that Messrs. Joseph Green and Co., potters, in Upper Thames-
street, kept cash at their house, and that on the 24th of June
last he paid the check now produced for 1171., purporting to be
drawn by Joseph Green and Co. Ile had not the least recol-
lection of the person with presented it. He paid 1151. in 51.
notes, and 21. in money.
Mr. Benjamin Green, clerk in the firm of Joseph Green and
Co., stated, that only one of the partners, Mr. Joseph Green,
ever signed the checks issued by the firm. He always signed
" Joseph Green and Co." The check produced had a general
resemblance to those of the firm, and the signature was ex-
tremely like the hand-writing of the senior partner, but witness
believed it was not written by hint. Mr. Green was not in
town on the 24th of June. He left London about the 20th, and
returned on the 28th of that month. Witness never knew him
to draw a check 'when he was out of town.
By the prisoner's Solicitor.—To the best of my belief the
cheek is not in the hand-writing of Mr. Green, but I cannot
swear positively, it is so accurate a resemblance.
Mr. Freshfield here stated to the bench, that, in order to
substantiate the charge which he was making against the pri-
soner, lie must offer to the Magistrates the testimony of a person
who was'himself implicated, and who must of course be re-
garded in the character of an accomplice.
Mr. MINSIIULL.—I must first know that the charge cannot
be made out without the evidence of the accomplice ; because I
certainly should act very wrong, were I to take such testimony,
if better could be procured.
Mr. Freshfield said, that the person had surrendered him-
sif, with the understanding that he would be admitted an evi-
dence for the Crown; and unless he was so admitted,- he
(Mr. Freshfield) could not prove a case against any individual.
Mr. MtNstium.—Then, of course, his evidence must be
received.
The accomplice was then brought in by Armstrong, the
officer of Worship-street. He was a person of very boyish ap-
pearance, and very sprucely dressed. lie stated, after being
sworn, and cautioned to speak the truth, that his name was
Alfred Johnson ; that he was 22 years of age, and that he was
lately in the employment of Messrs. Sansom and Co., the
bankers, as an out-door clerk. Ile was now in cus-
tody. He surrendered himself to Armstrong, the officer,
upon an understanding that he was wanted to give evidence.
He was not told that there was a charge of forgery against him
before he offered to give evidence. A person was employed
by Armstrong to come to him and say, that if he surrendered
himself he would be made an evidence. He did surrender,
and was first taken to Smith, Payne, and Smith's, the bankers,
where he was examined and told all he knew. He was then
taken to Workship-street, and from thence to the House of Cor-
rection. Armstrong told him he was wanted to give evidence
in a case of forgery, in which he was supposed to be implicated.
The witness proceeded :—I left Messrs. Sansom's about six
weeks ago. I was dismissed from their service. 1 know the
prisoner; I have known him by the name of Clifford. The
first time I ever saw him was at our banking-house, where
he came to receive the amount of a check. I think, and have
no doubt, that it was a check of Messrs. Green and Co.'s, for
• 1171. I know two persons of the names of Packtim and Jones.
Sometime ago 1 saw in their possession three forged checks,
one for 1171., one for 1501., and the third for 751. They told
me they were forged. The prisoner was not then present. The
check for 1171. now produced, I believe was one of them. They
were all dated about the time that they were paid. The first
time I ever saw Packham was at the oyster-rooms opposite
Drury-lane Theatre. He told me he had been, or was then, a
clerk at Smith, Payne, and Smith's, and that he knew me very
well, having seen me at Sansom's. This was, I think, in May
last : his name is Henry Cooper Packham. He introduced
me to a Mr. Jones who sometimes went by the name of Shel-
ton. I saw Packham afterwards at a masquerade, and at his
invitation I went to dine with him at his lodgings, No. 19,
Upper King-street, Holborn, where I afterwards went very
often. I was first introduced to Jones at the Fountain, in the
City-road, and subsequently met him very often at Packham's
lodging's. On one occasion they skewed me three forged
checks, the same of which I have been speaking. They were
all three upon Sansom and Co.
Prisoner's Solicitor.—Ay, where you were then a servant ?
Witness, with perfect coolness.— Yes, 0 yes ! The ones for
1171. and 751. were purporting to be drawn by Green and Co. ;
the one for 1.50/. by Messrs. Wilkinson's. They were spoken
of by Packham and Jones as being forged, and I believed
them to be so. A day or two after I saw the checks I was sent
for, when at the banking-house, to the Spread Eagle in Grace-
church-street, Packham and Jones. They told me that a
person whom they described very minutely in order that I
might know him, would present one of the forged checks at
our house and that I was to go back and watch for his
coming. They said the person was then at the Spread Eagle,
and they would show him to me if I liked, but I said there was
no occasion, and I went back to the banking-house. In a
few minutes I saw the presoner—who had a gold round
his neck, and who, in every other respect, answered the de-
scription given of him by Packham and Jones—come in and
present a check for 1171., which was paid. 1 did not pay, but'
I was standing close by. I believe it to be the check now pro-
duced, but I can speak with certainty if I see the bank-book.
1 heard something said about " Fives" by either the prisoner
or the clerk who paid the check. I returned in a few minutes
to the Spread Eagle, and I and Jones and Peckham went in a
coach to the foot of London-bridge, where we alighted, and
they told
.rne to ifo into the Shades, and get:a glass of wine

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
QUEEN-SQUARE.—On Saturday, James King the younger,
one of the costermonger tribe, was charged with having wan-
tonly and cruelly used a poor donky.—Mr. Martin, M.P. was
present during the business, but contrary to his usual custom,
he sat on the bench mum, and refrained from taking any part
in the proceedings. How strange !
Mr. 'l'. Brettell, of Rupert-street, in the Haymarket, printer,
stated that on Monday last, between four and lire o'clock in
the afternoon, he was proceeding along the Vauxhall-road,
with his wife and a gentleman, when his attention was drawn
by the continual heavy blows that were given to a poor
donky, which was drawing a cart with five hulking fellows
in it, that were more.able to carry him, than he them. FrOm
the cruelty inflicted on the poor beast, it shied, when one
of the ruffians drove it into the middle of the road. and again •
he was beat most dreadfully ; at length One of them got out
of .the vehicle, and held the donky, and said, " Clap it into
him, he cannot help himself." This cruel mandate was in,.
stantly obeyed ; they heat the unoffending beast most shame.:
fully with a large hedge-stake. A gentleman came up and
said such cruelty ought not to go unpunished, and at a few.
yards further they again commenced another attack on the
animal more violent than the first, which caused the poor.
creature to kick and plunge with agony, as if sensible of the
vengeance of his master. Witness now went into the road to
take the number of the cart, and was grossly abused by the gang,
Mr. Jones, of Macclesfield-street, Soho, coroborated last
witness's statement.

The Magistrkte wished to know whether the animal was
beaten wantonly ? He was answered in the affirmative, and
Mr. Brettell observed, from the blows inflicted the donky Gould
scarcely stand on his legs.
The defendant admitted being one of the party in the cart;
but denied striking the donky • it was well known he always
acted with humanity towards them. Several of the officers gave
him a good character for humanity, but notwithstanding he was
fined 40s. and costs.
The parties then retired, but in a few minutes Mr. Martin
came forward and said, that in consequence of the character
given of the defendant, could not the line be mitigated ? He
was answered in the negative, and he did not press the question..

MONUMENT TO JOHN KNOX.—I t must give
much pleasure to our fellow citizens to observe the monument
in memory of JOHN KNox and the blessings of the Reforma-
tion, beginning to make some appearance on the summit of the
Merchant's Park. The plan, we understand, was presented hy
Wm. Hamilton, Esq., architect, Edinburgh. The working
plans and superintendence are entrusted to Mr. John Herbert-
son, jun., architect, of this city. It is worthy of remiirk, that
these two gentlemen have offered their professional services gra-
tuitous. The monument is a Doric column, taken from the
Doric Temple at Corinth (a Temple of unknown antiquity).
finishing with a statue of the celebrated Reformer, 12 &et high.
There a flights of steps on every side, up to a platform that
surrounds the pedestal, on which the inscription is to be placed,
The whole height will be about 60 feet from the surface of the
ground, which is on a level with the ridge of the roof of the
Cathedral. The column is contracted for by Mr. James Car-
michael, and the statue by Mr. Forrester, of Lanark, whose
talents as.a sculptor are well known.—(Glasgow Courier.)
FATAL ACCIDENT:—We britiy noticedin our
last paper the distressing •event which happened on Monday,
the 29th of August, when, by the upsetting of a small boat off
Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight, a young gentleman and his
two sisters, met with a watery grave; the seaman, an indivi-
' dual of the name of Prowton, alone esediping: to tell the tale.
It appears that the three unfortunate young !mops were the
children of Samuel 'leaden,. Esq. a London meraiant, and had
been for some time lodging in a cottage near Shanklin Chine.
The boat upset on an. attempt to return, when they were about
three miles froth the shore ; the Waterman succeeded in gaining
possession of the wreck, while bottom upwards, and after drift-
ing some considerable distance, undressed limself and Mani
for his life, which was saved by his being discovered and pkk-
ed up, much exhausted, near Bonchurch. It does not appear,
even by his own relation, that he made the least exertion to
save the young .persons who were perishing around him. The
bodies of the deceased have not yet been discovered.-..(Hump.
:hire Telegraph.)'