The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-14 00:00:00

The payment of the checks by the plaintiff's banker*, and
the, lodgment of the proceeds in the hands of the defendant's
bankers, was admitted by the defendent's counsel.
The plaintiff's vise then closed.
Mr. ScattLETT for the defence, cherged the witness Bew-
ley with flat unqualified perjury, committed for the purpole of
recesyming Boni. his client a sum of money idneljealfe plaintiff
had prtia tit' him les tiedmpromise for certain gßail emus which
be had lost at play. After commenting upon the improbability
of the plaietiff's lending such a sum of money, without taking
an acknowledgment for it, to a person whom his own brother
proved never to have been in his house more than two or three
tunes, end also upon the likelihood, suppoeing, the money to
have been actually lent, of his having allowed two years to
elapse before he made any etthrt to recover it, the learned
Gentleman proceeded to detail the circumstances on which he
rested his defence., and which will be best understood by the
evidence he called to substantiate it.
Lieut. Joseph Wm. Cooper, of the EastEestlientMilitia, stated,
that on the 22d of May, 180, he dined at the "Piazza Coffee.
house, by invitation of Mr. Hodgson', who then kept it. On
that day he met at dinner It. Waterman, of Eseex-streete
Strand, Mr. Ilewlay, and Mr. Spurring. Mr. Bewley he knew
before ; Mr. Spurring •he did not. It appeared to hint from.
their conduct at that, time, that Mr. Bewley and Mr. Spurring
were complete strangers to each other. In the course of the even-
ing, cards were introduced, and all the party played except Mr.
Waterman ; lottery Was the game played. At the beginning
the stakes were only shillings ; but Mr. Bewley soon propoeed
higher stakes, and, with the exception of the witness, het4'.
crowns, crowns, pounds, and so forth, were been staked by all
.the parties. I. O. U's, and small pieces of cards, were used in-
stead of money. .Mr. Bewley was the loser; witness 'thought that
Mr. _Bewley owned that he was a loSer to the amount of 601. or
1001. Ilodgson and Spurring were, he also thought, bitch win-
ners. No settlement was made that evening, at least not in his
presence. Hodgson invited the same party to dine at his
beta in Clement's-inn on the ensuing Friday, the 26th of
May. They dined there accordingly ; a lady dined there
with them.. Play was introduced there also in the evening.,
The witness played a little higher than hi did before ; he pley-,
ed crown stakes. There was high play between Mr. Bewley and
Mr. Spurring, but at whose suggestion he could not tell. I. O.U's.
were again used. Before supper the defendant was going away
he first went to the.plaititill, who was standing near the tire, and
said, " It is a large sum you have lost tonight.' NVitneastlionght
that he said rather more than 4001. Mr. Bewley turned round
and said. " I hope you are not uneasy ; if you will call on me
to-morrow, I will give you part of the money in cash, arid n
good bill for about 3001: or 4001." The witness then proceed..
ed to state, that about eight 'Sr nine days afterwards he saw Mr.
Bewley again, who told him that he had settled his business'
with Mr. Spurring. He said that Spurring had given him.
back a bill for 3701., which was as good as the Bank, and hade
taken. 300/. cash for it. This he looked upon :as such hand-
some.conduct, that he intended to give Spurring the hand-1
somest snuff-box that he had in his shop. On the 13th of
June, when the same party dined together, the witness saw on
Mr. Spurring's mantle-piece the snuff-box which Mr. Bewley
had presented him with. On the 12th of June, however, Which
watt the day before, Bewley and Spurring met at his house.—
Bewley said, " Mr. Spurring, you owe me a dinner." Spur-
ring replied, " I do, and am ready to give you the very best
dinner the Piazza can afford." " No," replied Bewley, "
not dine there ; I would rather itline at your Oven holtse.".e..
They dined accordingly at Mr. Spurring's lodgings, in Sep.
mour-place, New-road. After dinner, alre. Bewley and .:11r.
Hodgson cut the cards for sums so large that the walla said,
" Good God Bewley, what are you at ?" and recived in.
consequence such a rebuff as 'Tiede him hold hie tongue for
the future. "About one or two o'clock in the morning," con-
tinued the witness, "just as 'we were going away," „Bewley
said to Spurring, " erne, Spurring, you must give me my
revenge." They cut the cards, ia consequence, and the mat-
ter ended in a few minutes by Spurring's winning 3001. flew.
lay then said, " Gm r entleen' - can't pay you, for I' am at this
moment exchequered for 1,0001. You must not ask me for.
Money for five or six months to come.' On my return front
Ckinterbury in the October following, Bewlathat y told me he
bad settled, with Spurring ; -he said that he had given him a-
check on his bankers for 501., and accepted a bill of exchange
for SOL more' at three or four months. Ile likewise said that
Spurring was not to ask him' for any more money till it was
convenient for hen to pay it. I continued my visits to liew-
lay for some length of time after this transection. I never.
heard-him at that time say that he had lent Spurring money.
He first told me so in last May. Ile always said how well
Spurring had behaved to him."
Crots.examined by Mr. 3lattayer.—Though I have often
been at Mr. Bewlay's house, I never saw hint play tar large
stakes before the 29th of May. I have not seen Hodgson for a
month, and Ido not know where he is. Ile doe* not keep the
Plana Coffee-house at present, bat. his brother titles.
/Jae Hodgson been a batik/Opt ?,--Of eta; i.
The LORI) CltlEf JUaTic.E.-1 .',;:,4l4nyat, the
witness has given you a very proper UMW of-eintise
he was.—(A laugh.) r,a
The witnees's cressanaminatien continued.e-Hodgeon hid