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London, England, 1824-06-03 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JUNE 2.

PERJURY.
Thomas Coles was indicted fOr wilful and corrupt perjury, as'
signed to have been committed by him in the Court of Common
Pleas, on the 13th day of November, 1822.
Mr. A I.:DIM WS briefly opened the pleadings, and MT;
CUkW 0 OD stated the case to the Jury at great length. He sal.
his client was a young man, named Gill, who entered into bilis'
ness on his own account, as a woollen-draper, on Snow-hill'
in January 1821 ; shortly afterwards his client married a younf
lady, entitled to ,000/. when she came of age, or on her wed-
ding clay. This anticipation of fortune induced Mr. Gill t 0
remove from Snow-hill to Cloth-fair, for the purpose of
creasing his business; but, unfQ:tunately for his client, the
fortune of his wife became a matter of litigation in the Court of
Chancery, and he had, in depending upon it, entered on a more
extended scale of business than his then capital wattle,
safely admit, and he got consequently involved in debt, 04
applied to the defendant Coles, who was a monied man, mar-
ried to a sister of James Gill's wife, and was at the same time
Clerk of the works carrying on in the Regent's Park. • This
application for 4001. or 500/. was made in Feb. 1822, to MP
Coles, who offered bins 400/. for 12 months, at the rate of 25 per
cent. per ann. Gill refused to give so great a consideration, but
his difficulties increasing, he at last agreed to this usurious nag'
rest, and in March 1822, gave 400/. to Gill, and thelatter gave his
warrant of attorney to the defendant for 4771., which, with the in'
terest of 5 per cent. would, at the end of 12 months, amount
to 500/. 17s. In September, 1822, Gill was arrested, and he dis;
closed his affairs to Coles, who entered up judgment, and sold
property of Gill's to the amount of 1,000/. The other creditors
of Gill brought the subject before the Court of Common Pleas/
and the defendant Coles answered by an affidavit, swearini
most positively that he paid Gill 4771. in Bank of Englan
notes. This was the perjury assigned to the defendant.
Mr. ArriastEws here put in the rule nisi obtained in the
Court of Common Pleas against the defendant, and the rll7°
absolute obtained by the defendant against Gill. Upon which,
a long discussion took place between the Learned Counsel on
both sides, which was stopped by the Couit ; and Mr. Andrew.
called

James Gill, who corroborated very minutely the whole of
Mr. Curwood's address to the Jury.
On his cross-examination by Mr. ALLEY, the witnet*
stated that the warrant of Attorney was drawn up for 4771. bt
his own solicitor. He was the only person who made the Al'
davit, which moved the Court of Common Pleas, although
Robert Gill, his brother, and the witness's wife, were present
when the 4001. was paid by the defendant to Gill, and when be
gave the warrant of attorney executed to Coles for 4771.
Several other witnesses were examined for the prosecution-
Mr. ALLEY, in his usual warm tone, made a long defence
for Coles; after which--
Alr. AnoLmus called several witnesses.
Mr. CURWOOD replied ; and the case went to the Jury, 'lb°
returned a verdict of—Not Guilty.

In the evening of yesterday sennight a soldier
belonging to the 7th Royal nisileers, at Harwich, haying just
undergone the operation of bleeding, fell back and expired.—^
The cause of his death appears to have been a morbid affection
of the heart.

COAL-MARKET, JUNE 2.
Ships at Market. Ships sold Price. ,
22,i Newcastle - -20 l; -33 s 9d to 41. Ef,
8/ Sunderland - 81 -34 s 6d to 42s IP

MARRIED.
On Wednesday, the 2d inst., at Lambeth, S. Toms, Esq., t°
Mrs. Hopkinson, of Grosvenor-place.
At Lewisham, on Wednesday last, James Steward, Esq., t°
Eliza, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Waite, of Leivi9hanl
hill.

DIED.
On Monday, the 31st ult., at Coburg-place, Kennington, in
her 73d year, Alice, wife of Mr. William Irish.
Lately, in Paris, at a very advanced age, Sir Michael Cromic?
Bart.

Yesterday, in Piccadilly, John Blackburn, Esq.
On Monday, the 31st ult., Anthony Healey, Esq.,. Judd'
street, Brunswick-square, aged 63 years, many years Page t°
his late Majesty.
On the 31st ult., at Bath, the lady of Sir Geolv Abercron34
bie Robinson, Bart,

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