The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-13 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIOLVS, APRIL 11.

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Henry Cawler was indieted for fraudulently ob-
taining, w.der false pretences, six promi,soty notes
(or the payment of one pound, from Mary, tiic
wife of Spright, on the 22d of October last.

It appeareed in evidence, that the prisoner, at the
time of thiS traosaetion, was a Clerk in- the Ticket-
odice, in the Navy 01-1-iee. The prosecutrix, who
resides at Kentish-town„having been informed that
the prisoner had interest to procure ,he discharge of
her son, (by a former husband), who was serving as
a seaman on board kii Majesty's ship Active, called
at his house in Ossulston-street, Somers-town, for
the purpose of applying to . him on the aubjekl.--,
Not finding him within, however, at that tune, she
lett her comtiiands and. re:urned -tome; in a few
days afterwards the prisoner himself called upon her
at Kentish Town, and said he under Stood she wish-
ed to obtain her son's -disehaige, adding :hat he could
r settle the business at once,' and that her son might
be home at least in less than two mouths. The
prosecutrix, delighted with the hope, of seeing her
child, asked him what would be. the .expense.—,
He said it would cost 401. to procure the dis-
charge. The ProSecuirix expres'sed her. utter ina-
bility to raise such a sum; upon which. he . said
that he would not warn the money all at once,, but
he must have 51. clown., She had not the Jnottey
then in her possession, and. the prisoner went away,
promising to call again. In the ,mean time, the
Prose,,utrix received a pressing request from her
son, to t:y esery means in her power M &nail) his •
discharge. lo two or three days afterwards the
prisoner called
.again upon the proseeutt ix, and
told her she must contrive to raise some part of the
Money. She.had then procured ./six 11. notes, and
immediately gave them to:him,'and upon his com-
plaining that- that was a very small sum, she pro•
tnised to send him some mote money in a few days.
The pris'Oner went away with the 61.
.promising to
forward her wishes. in two days afterwards she
Sent him two other 11. notes, which were delivered
at his house by a hula boy. Some time having
elapsed, and not hearing any account from the pri-
soner, she called upon bum at the Navy Office, to in-
quire what progress he had made in the business. . Ile
received her with all the consequence. of official
man, told her that the Lords Commissioners of the i
Admiralty had not yet given their answer upon the
subject, but her son's case was before them, consol-
ing her with The assurance:that things of that kind
could not be done' in a hurry, and that it might be
even three months before her son could be sent
home. Shortly afterwards Mr, Gawler absconded
from London, and the prosecUtrix did not see him
again till be was in custody at Bow-street, upon
suspicion of-misconduct of a more serious nature.
The case on the part of the prosecution having
been clearly made out, Mr.'ALLEY submitted to the
Court, that however infamOusly wicked the conduct
of the defendant was in the eyes of- every honest
mart; the case had not been made out under the.
Act of Parliament by which he-was tried, inasmuch
as Bank notes did not come within the meaning of
the word murales, which was the .terrn used in the:
Statute. The point be urged confidently, and he
contended that no lawyer could correctly contradict
him in this position.
The Court, however, after hearitig the question
argued at length, were clearly of opinion; that if
Bank notes did nut come within the meaning of the
term money, yet, as they were money's worth, they
were to be recognized as money under this Ad of
Parliament.—The Jury found the prisoner.qui/q.
me. ALLEY again earnestly pressed the same
point of law in at rest of judgment; but was again
over-ruled by•-the Court, and the prisoner was sen-
tenced
to seven }'eats' transportation. •
Mr. ALLEY expressed his determination (at-his
own expense) to try the question, by writ of error,
befUre a higher tribunal.

Thursday afternoon, a labourer, at work on board
a vessel lying in the London• Dock, by some acci-
dent, slipped, and tell over the side into the Dock,
and was, with much difficulty, saved from being
drowned, but was so much hurt as to be taken to the
Hospital with but little hopes of recovery.
Thursday noon, the five following men, convicted
at the late Maidstone Assizes for Kent, were exe-
cuted on Pendenden Heath, viz. J. Moore, for vio•
lating the person of Charlotte Knell, of East Mail-
ing ; Guillaume Leman; Jean Fidelle lloueile, Fran-
cois Adams (French prisoners of war), and E.
Franklin, for forgery, and being accessories to the
same, on board the Glory, in the l'fledwv. They
underwent their late with much lor►itucte.