The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-25 00:00:00

FORGERY ON TILE BANK OF ENGLAND.

Thomas Alidmer, ge 1 47. a nti:erablel:: king rnal,
walkirg on e•treiter, wag inuicted for feloni )u-1i uttering
and putting, cif*, at tLe pariah = f Cuekfi,•ld, a 5/.-ao:e, pur-
porting to be of Vie att.li of Ei.gland; well knowing Cie
satzt, to bo forzeci and counted_ it •d, with i.tent I,tee-
fa Id the Governor nue Company of the Bank cf. &g-
-land.
The prisoner plea fed

The prisoner ;vas then a.-raiguel on anotLer
fOr a offence. To this charge be also pkadA

Tile prisoner was then caliA up for judgment, and. Lord
DENMA:q said, that ahlr,ugh he cosn not help convnii.c..a.
tins his pres,nt rrise:al):e condition, yet Lis duty to tte
public corni.elled him to pass a severe ke...t?rice for tLe of-
fence to which he had pleaded guilty Frauds of tis Cc-
sc:iption v.ere most dangerous, and it was absoluttly ne-
cessary that they should he repressed by the strong arm of
the law. The prisoner was ten sentenced to Le tiais-
pot tcd for fourteen yearp.
The cases on the Civil side were devoid of irecrest.

NORTIIERN CIRCUI7'—LascesTER, MARCH 22.
William Davies, William Mumford, alias Sias, John Evans,
and John Lloyd, were indicted roe burglary in the house of
Rebecca Bedtioes, at Minion, in the parish of Church S.ret-
too, in, this county, on the night of the 25th of November last,
and stealing therefrom five guineas, 90 sovereigns, two silver
watches, and other articles.
Davies pleaded guit y.
The prasecuirix is an old widow lady, upwards of eighty
years of age, rt siding with her two sons upan their faint at
Minion. Ih, prisoners are all of them colliers, in the neigh-
b.,uriicod of Pilston, which is thirty-five miles nom Minton;
but abeut a year ago Mumford had worked for some time in
the neighbourhood of the Bosse of the proseetitrix, and his per-
son was known to her sons. On the night- mentioned in the
indictment the dour of Airs. Beddoes's room was opened, and
Davies, who appeared to act as. ringleader, entered With an
axe in his hand, while two others, whom the two Beddues dis-
tinctly swore were .bumf led and Lloyd, sto id at the door, the
former having in his hand a pistol, the latter a bludgeon and
a lantern. Alumfitrd presm.ted a pistol, and said, 6' Stud
back, or l'il bow your brains out." They inflicted no per-
sonal violence upon any one, and left the house about eleven
o'ciock. Upon going down stairs, it was found that the cup-
board had been rubbed of five guineas, and more than ninety
soveragns, besides two old-fashooned watches, and two pocket--
hooks belonging to the sons, a ham of bacon, and a eioak be-
longtng to the niece. The next morning infarmation of the
outrage was given to the police, who apprehended Davi-s in
a beer-,hop at- Bilston, at eieyen o'clock at night, and found in
his posse ssion a watch, Sac., which James Beddoes clearly
id,ntified as his property. Mumford and Evans were taktn
the next day in company ; a tobacco box belonging to George
Brddoes was found in his pocket, and in the bosom of Evans's
wife was f ,und a pocket-book, which was - also clearly identi-
fied by the same p.l6son, and which contained a guinea and a
sovereign. The fourth prisoner, Lloyd, was apprehended the
next night in his own house at Wolverhampton, and beneaih
the pillow of his bed was found the other watch belonging to
the prosecutrix. In the Arcs: of his child were also found six
sovereigns wrapped in paper. From Ins wife we ie taken a lair t f
bouts, which exactly corresponded with the footmarks ob-
served by Lewis, a leaden model of wl ich was produced ha
Court, and a draping of the impression made by the smile
policeman. The cloak of the prosecutor's niece was also fou
is Lloyd's house. It was also shown that the four pristine's,
in company with Pugh, were seen within three or four miles
of Mr. Beddoes' house,on the evening previous to the robbery.
Mr. NeAer addressed the JUry for Mumford and Evans,
and the Jury without a moment's hesitation found them all
Guilty.
Davies, upon being called on to say why judgment should
no:: he given against him, said, " The Lord tad delivered him
to speak the. truth when he came into Court, and that they
were all there together."
Mr. Baron GURNEY severally sentenced them to transpor'-
ati,n for life ; afterwards ordering a reward of 20/. to be paid
to Lewis the policeman, and 10/. and 5/. to the two policemen,
who had assisted him in tracing the prisoners.
Mary Ann Wright, Elizabeth Wright, and George Wright
were indicted for the wilful murder of a male bastard child of
the prisoner Mary Ann Wright.
Evidence was adduced in support of the charge against the
prisoners for concealing the birth only.
The Jury found the prisoner Mary Ann Wright Guilty, and
Mr. Baron GURNEY sentenced her to two years' imprison-
ment.

Charles Bellingham, indicted for feloniously setting fire
to a hdy-stack, the property of Joseph Taylor Phillips, at Lil-
lethal!, in this county, on the 13th of December last, was found
Guilty. Sentence deferred.
John Whittinyham was indicted for a misdemeanor, in at-
tempt:r.g to set tire to a barn belonging to James Foden, at
Drayton in Hales, on the 7th of November last There was a
second count, charging him with a similar attemp!, to set fire
to a staple belonging to the same prosecutor.. Verdict Not
guilty.

EXPORTATION OF MACHINERY, AND REVI-
vIsIoN uF THE CUSTOMS Dt'TIES.—A meting, convened
by ei,eul.,r, addres,ed by the Mayer cf Preston to the
p 1 c pal matufacturers of the town, was .held in the
Council Chamber, on Thursday last, to take into conside-
ration the yroptiety rf t: fferirg e;ic.'ence Lark:re the Con:•-
mittee of h llcuse• of Commons, appointed to inquire int-)
the exiti g lass affecting t' e exportation of machinery.
Anoth.•r chieet of tbnee tin;; was to consider a commix.
nicai .n w ich hi; Worship had received of certain eie-
!Lavas ad. ptcd by a Committee of Members of Parliamer.t
in favour of a revision of the Customs Duties. Upon
thy first-tiamed subject, the meeting passed a resolution,
declaring its opinion to be favourable to a repeal of the
existing laws against the exportation of machinery; but
did not cot eider it necessary to offer any evidence to the
House in support of the printi, It'. On the subject of a
revision cf the Customs Duties, a series of resolutions, in
sabilance the same as tho,c ao-eed, to by the Members cf
Pa-liament ov-we referred to, were adopted, and it was
resolve i to petition the House of Commons in favour of the
to.•tpl:•s contented therein. -Preston Chronicle.
It has been tlecielid to open the Cheltenham and
Great Western U,.i ,u Railway as far as
,Cirencester on
Aprit26,—Cheltenham Gvene,