The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-14 00:00:00

Ale-st accordingly begms a .convetwtion, nja tl e -
Prisonee hiM he had brw:glit the note; which
be specified, and named-the sum they wOutd cosh
to. A1:.5!..1 said this would take away all his nio.
tray ; to which the Prisoner said you must get it
b irk again in the way of Witness. Alessi cum.
plansed that the morning' wls, very cold ; and the
Prkotter asked him to walk up to his room, and bid
hiM put on his hat, which he did ; upon which
nal the Officers came in, took bins into custody,
searched him, and 'in his pocket
.3-pocket-hook was.
found, cdruaining Cite precise number at: folged
Bank noteS, described under the ambiguous !elder
for Candlesticks, written by Alessi on the t 414: All
'these notes, except one, appeared to have Leeti regu-
larly numbered and signed, with all the usual check
marks of real Bank notes. But one.of the notes ftir
61. was a mere bluff( as struck front the copper-
plate, not signed, numbered, or checked.
Front the cross-examination of AleSsi, who, though
a lot eigner, gave his testimony its very good English,
it appeared that he had been for about fifteen years
resorting at ditferent times to this country ; but since
his last artival it was nut quite eight months. He
had been, within that time, thrice to Birmingham
the first Ouse he staid seventeen days, w hen he did
no business ; the second tune three days and a halt,
,and the last half a day ;. and .it was on this hiller
occasion that be obtained the first note'. Upon bc.-
ing witted, if when he first agreed, to give.teNtilliOnY
' he did not fear his ownneck, was in a halter, he stn-
swered that he was aware men Might he hanged. fur
forging Bank 111.01 es, but he did not know they ruts
such risk in putting them all. I r rile nnt tear be-
ing hanged, because hope. was the last Nein% that
left a man. •

The 14cgoing circumstances were overally gus-
.tained by Mrs. Taylor, Mr. We•ton, and the' PlOn
hat% Officers, .and some others, so hit as they were
severally concerned. . .

The Note Examiner of the Bank pioved that the'
particular note charged in that itaticint:tit• was
forged, nod also several other notes found upon the
prisoner.
Perr7, the B.ink Engraver, proved, fort* his
teclusitA knowledge, that they were all struck froin
one aWI Mule plate.
The prisoner, on being asked what lie had to say
in his defence, answered nothing at all.
Lle add teed two Avttinis,es to his-eharakier ; 1 he one
'named Sohn Rock, who p.taiyd himself. to tx but-
ton-maker and nublie.ni, at rill-ttlitigtV.l4li lie gave
the prisoner a good character, haying known him 14.
yearg,. as a die-Ninker.
GA'n how eross-exatnined ..this, witness, and,
• by his evidence, priced the Prisoner's .hand:writing
in the letter by which :he, answered Aiessi. city the
/.2‘ It December~.
The other wittleSs 'said, he knew the Prisoner
three years,lntimately, but 'never knew what btbi-
ness •followtql.

The Jury, without a minute's deliberation, found
the Primmer Guilty of both counts.
The Prisuner is.a man ot very.respeiable appOar,
Duce, 46 yeast of 3v, and preset-1./ea throughout 'kis.
trial, and after the verilici,. ell the firtuttea of a
of who had long wade tip his mind to :his. ine-
‘itable tate.

CLERKEN IVELI. .8 P.:S.SIOaVS,

FRIDAY, .1.A1,1. 13

Several eases of assault were, trted. this day: The
followiog very. proitigate ilibtaltee Qt. dvpravity pie.
stat;cti,

Frout the statement, of Mr. Byta.vs Counsel for
the, Prosecution, it appeared that ',the Defendant,
whyti name is'John Tucker, had seduced t he•daugh-
ter of the prosecutrix, a widow Ladyat Limehouse;
that, on her calling at the Defendant's' house,
the r with nor on, for the purpose pf 'endeavouring'
. to rescue her from the unt.appy si;nation into winch
she was pitelged, the J)etendartt, with more than
brutal fcrocity, attacked bor and the youth ber•son,
Nuts accrimpanied her, and that with difficulty they
both escaped with their lives.
The ease was proved by several withesses; and the
:Defendan't being called upon to state vi hat he had to
say respecting :this charge,: had the wickednes, :is
well as effrontery, to produee the unfortunate Mutt-
dolled daughitr, ae. a witness to contradiCE the so-
lerrtn testimony orher own mother and the 'other
'Avitnesse,,i'. The Jury,. Ifim.veverrfound:the Defend-
' ant. titriby without the least hesitation ; and the
Court AllipliatiVally told him, that the manner in
.:whit lihe bad :Ilan:Iglt lit to: meet the accusation
p,.,-citrly en hanced his crime, and sentenced turn to.
thNp Months' 'imprisonment In the House of Cor-
reclinn, Coldhath-fields,' •
juivi Simpson-, a Slieriff!s Officer,„. was fridine4
for nit A/6nule o:r. Margaret 'Falai :by driving oi4r;
horse awl (Alt. • ' •
Proseeutrix, and her-husband, a Frenchman,:
3 ,pastry-cook's shop in Kentish Town. A
man, ut et' Pritchard, n' paper-stainer,:had
rented a W.:frrk‘shop from. i'aux,. where he carried :oh*
his. busine,o!. Being in ;urear for rent, he had given
the key of Lite workshop, in which were his priotit►g-
btuc;ks, to Faux„,:asa security nil he could pay-him.
(Jo the t Qth of last Cktober the Defendant owe
wicli a niessne flout, 'Prirehard, appointing Faux
to meet hitn 'at five that .evetring, at ;the crielhire,
I cheese public-house, :Fleet-street, for the purpose
of settling with him ; but taking the advantage of
I ht a4sen4i,:Pritchard and the Delendant,' with the,
assistance of a carter and cart , and, horse,, came: to
i rites hOusc,,,and breaking open the .workshop, were
proceeding to carry off the-, printing blocks.,.: Tihry,
wire attempted to prevent them, but %1.-as knocked
dOwii, and tbeDeletidant drove" oil :with the on:—
. she etitt to get farther assistance, "but, ~falling in the
road, the Pc;u itetually:theive: ever her; when
phe was:trodden on and 4ntith-binised by the horse.
,This was: torroborated ,by one Kew, a eoostabk,
:wbOibad in tet fered in attempting to prevent (44
Ds:feud:Mt i.t carrying pff the, things,' and who •
swore, that upon the woman 'falling. the Dotendaht
chmketi iltwliiirie, 4,41td, hesitating between being
stopod IV,. hitt and running over her, but tht..-n
whipped iris ItoNe on, and Br 2 as to ptiss
over her nutouchedhy the •• • -
A. woman, who was prlstent, tletrosed to the like
T-Ite-jury found.. Lim Gkie ' and the
sea-
tenced himpAo three Attahlhs continemont in the
.Eiguiste of Correiliotn.:.