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London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

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btlztlitlQ 1119tehktew Captain Richardson. 'out not previous
August. On that class' prisoner came to the
kit 'and went into the mane eer's room. lie soon came
1114:gain and a.skect Lotes for 8001. in gold. The
The Produced are theose he gave the prisoner for gold'.
to ,prisoner said t'nat the manager had given-permission
fvtrotes foe. the gold.
the prise 111111' -4-1)bot, messenger, 26, Cornhill—Knew
hY hi,,,nertoaptain Richardson, having been employed
°P:casionally. On or about the 20th of August
tes,e- ..soner gave him a bag containing eight hundred
laud s, and directed him to go to the Bank of Eng-
ks e-uu get notes for it. He received five one hundred
111 notes, and six fifties. He (witness) gave the
ttekraPtain William Richardson, 3, Royal Exchange-
kon,,inv,% He delivered the notes to Captain Richard-
te."ll°lll he met on the north aide of the Exchanger
t;ng tow
the Bank.
reivior,i Thomas Ager, clerk in the Bank of England, re-
leitt`: gold to the amount of eight hundred sove-
N-, fos 'which he gave notes to the same amount.
the totes produced were the same that he had given to
I,Porter, (the lest witness) whom he had seen before.
IV.
of Archibald Griffiths, clerk in the issue office of the
kr England—He had made an entry in the book
otes which were exchanged for 2001. in gold.
lir Clarkson —That will be no evidence.
r. ltrchoh.Bus he—The notes were fond in Captain Rich-
ft.
en'eltnesshouse continued—ne notes produced were the
ealle(i•-` olio of the solicitors to the Company, was
kr•
eau lbw witness box, but he was objected to by
,_thst ol,eltrtson, on the ground that the witness was .at
ii-`40 acting as solicitor to the company, of which
volehardson was an integral part.
tite.r• Clark.son afterwards gave way until the ques-
he- ,
kr.
lima be asked.
4411‘.tils 24?°---Were* you at a electing of the directors
August ?
qeili%Clarkson—Was Cs:Vial's Richardson then in the
Clarkson-eel-Were MR.' Wit nese--Pe wee •
4r.sollejtor4ertie .Y.on acting throughout as the
, compaiiy ? Witness—Yes, throughout.
litcstie„ 14ra.zon Then I object to any further
Als
e plied.
• ! rejoined, and it was decided that
ate. R Lessould not be examined.
.141gla, °"lll3°e, clerk in the issue department, Bank
notZdf*--051 the 20th. August, he was applied to to
e°o4 and 'er 2'301. in'gold, which he did in one note for
jlieharesst!"'s' notes for 50/. The name given was Wm.
kr,11,-','• The notes were the same.
11 hes p babe stated that a communication had been re-
Asti ;r°lll the manager of the National Bank in Ire-
Iltri t"ating that he could not attend to give evidence
„
tte received the sanction of the directors.
its 11"1211111 Soares Willis clerk in the office of Smith,
Zietilt4tid Co proved receiving a letter from Captain
"ititan-ns,°a, requesting that they would credit his agent
eksa-u'. The letter was dated, Dublin, 3d of July.
eeent_° Stevenson, 37, Upper Grosven- r-street, one.of the
ihtl,, of the Tenbury, Sze., Railway—Knew Captain
Jungst't• He attended several of the board meetings
:hen us and July-. He 'did not recollect being present
t'9lfi roe cheques Were drawn for 101., one for 100 t,
IthnTe for 20/. He did not think he was
0143. ,tie was present at a meeting on the
1.". se. unt.Y. On that day there was no minute regard-
411.1Tille8. He found that on the next day (July 15th)
Iletit.'",llot 'present. He was confident ho was not pre-
aas tie knew he was not, because Sir Wm. Young
tet.C're, and he (Mr. Stevenson) liad.not seen him for
'4dls'iitat °nth. (A letter was handed to witness.) He
krf•ein that letter but there was no address on it.
%'lll secretary to the company, was called
;tee ei;! ,9tter produced was addressed to him, and he
th Je(l,:t On the 16th of July. He found that on the
)4144 -111°? wet'e in" at meeting held of the directors,.
s°btile-s l'elr'.e‘Satetvenason and Sir William
_Young.
jot' St- ""° names down before he left the board-room.
Op 'yen
e son came in very late. He could not say how
ik74leety.staYca there. that day he laid no cheques
16th'r• Stevenson for signature. On looking up on
tress he found that Mr. Stevenson was not present.
*see -iiexamined by Mr. Clarkson—He would not
, Jay Ur.Stevensonwas present or not on the 13th.d
b 4, Bushe—On the 15th that gentleman appear(
wites; Present by the entry of his name by
i)va3 pre On the 13th, 15th, and 16th, Captain Richardson
:,ttes"l,,e4et, and the three cheques contained in the
raeseseeetved by witness from Mr. Stevenson were
n(QO/. before the board. He handed the cheque for
e",° • "Whine], then present. He returned the
Pl3t hel11" himself, and handed the 101. cheque to
ev.Ptae; Plson. On handing the 10/. cheque to
4i 1 get you cash for
,o• chardse le
?" Ile said, " ; let it go in its own legiti-
quel itaY to the person it is drawn for."—(The letter
I.l'. Stevenson was then read by Mr. Clarkson.)
had (I.l,llaisford's evidence, taken on a former day, was
toriottialeir.oation seesumed—He had never seen the cheque
tlr,e since,
(th of Stevenson recalled—He found the minutes of the
"41Y on the book but he had no recollection of
like) beliePres,ent. On bock,
at his memorandums
1;1 veu that he was present. On that day he did
er-611eheqUeS,neithCr did he on the 13th sign cheques.
10,1eceived a letter from Mr. Pulsford inclosing three
les for 204, 101., and 1002. He received that letter
'4l. for
e July, and after signing them returned
Ol
tts to Mr. Pulsford. The name Thomas Stevenson
ks II" Cheque for 5,0001. was in his handwriting,
did .e. 1.3 the cheques for 1004 and 201. He never
apt fiulnure.liecosee on Messrs. Coutts for amounts
and roilected a cheque to be changed
No. 11, he believed it was for a small amount.
'LeSmall could swear positively that one of them was for a
emount There were si
t' • gna.tures to all the
e cques before he signed them.
ross-examined by Mr. Clarkson—On his solemn
154th he had never signed blank cheques on Coutts for
sliiisolnpany. In the month of June, or about that
)lailts' Captain Richardson called on him, and
Captain interview. To the best of his belief
thßichardson did not hand over the cheque-book,
At%ilsiank cheque being signed by Mr. Whitmore.
bhleques
he said that he did not at any time sign_e
_
Where the sums were not filled up. 1
r" recollection of Mr. Richardson's sayingl
blank e VO some cheques, the amounts being
You 'which Mr. Whitmore has signed, have
tl).,harty objection to do the same? He never did sign
tilleelleques• He had frequently refused to sign cheques
ksrs other names were affixed.
tha Clarkson then addressed the Bench, and contended
thetahis offence did not amount to anything which
ttiotgenaity of Mr. Bushe could bring within the ope-
klesrt's of the statute of forgery. They had already
a.ined that the cheque was signed by the foresons
tes red to do so. He would not refer Mr.
ttl4llei:seens's evidence at that time, because that gentle-
stt, 'au that day sworn that he had not attended a
01‘,41g, which it was perfectly evident he did attend.
Sid tile only question for the chief magistrate to
fiettfee e, Was this—was the cheque which now stood
stilevskt 'l,r 5,000/. the very cheque which had been
Ettsp tor 10/ ? He contended that, for the
411°:11 of proving forgery, the cheque, or
r
ißhi'ent itself, should bear some evidence, howevthe
!°4l y," that some alteration had been made in it. By e
'as e-e°, it appeared that the names as affixed to thethey
ttPecel44,overe in a different order than as
Ile as
e;', on the cheque for 5,0002 Mr. Bushe
e 'ell them, no man could' tell better, that
to some not in the power of any chemist in London.
the Tees° What had been before written, and to subsu-
me e.'"54 they now found therein; and if such were
Rres-a4e, then he contended that this offence, however
s_ttlfo-„4sCrand it might be deemed, could not be tortured
'l44olgerY. .If his Lordship was satisfied that the
tly offence was only committed, then he would hum-
ge „sea that his client might be admitted to bail in such
41;7°1:1t as his Lordship might think proper.
lsitio -unshe said that the prisoner was indebted for the
Lge
his iii, which he stood to his own declarations.
'bent tideritselt Mated that a forgery had been committed
a`terAtion of 101. to 5,0004, he repeated this state-
`ll;ll:l:Jre than once, and therefore he thought it would
tildrLordship's bounden duty to refer the matter
tb,(IP its present aspect to another tribunal. He con-
tri,,e(l that if the 10/. cheque had been altered, and the
the lees himself said it was altered, then he thought
Arse4rgaraent a logical one that as the mass of evidence
t.„(41 against tbe prisoner, he should be sent for trial
keses"egraver offence. Ho should, however, with his
fistlllles leave, crave a remand for a
week to, get addi•
ehi• and important evidence from Liverpool and
Pry was recalled, and stated, that he had used
b:-3'kefort to ascertain whether Mr. Whitmore
could
he cr,44ld to attend before his Lordship, but
HOS Only ascertain generally that ha was abroad.
44,t4 -.I,OnDsIIIP did not think that Mr. Whitmore s evi-
'4l4,:was necessary and his decision was, therefore,
t4r: "4 e prisoner be Committed for trial at the approach.
V_essions.
r• Clarkson most earnestly requested. that Mr.Whit-
haeethould be had, in order that his evidence should be
trise-a the depositions. He did not think it fair to the
he:llar that further and new witnesses should be heard
`,li),' the case came before a jury.
he „•• Bushe said that if the reports which appeared in
belie 2 -evts b
papers did not bring Mr. Whitmore here, e
41d that no other power could.
titriti'.. Clarkson said that might possibly induce him to
kte4wttY•—
(Laughter.) He repeated, that it was the
yistf the prosecutors to produce Mr. Whitmore.
case was ultimately remanded till Friday, the
5t ant.

'4ILS FOR NEW YORK AND SOUTH AMERICA.-
4t. aY a notice was issued at the General Post Office,
Martin's-1e-Grand, that the Great Western would
414:le!, a mail for New York via Liverpool on the 12th
%ri 'lt, and that the Antelope (O'Brien) steamer would
routvia mails for Bahia, Pernambuco, and Rio Janeiro
Iterpeol on the 10th inst.
11'tn...tIll'ItiENTATION OF BRECON.--In pursuance of a
Nvilsition, numerously and respectably signed, L. V.
114vtin8, EN., of Penusyre has commenced an active
sn-ss of our borough. —Hereford Times.
t0i,17131'41V ARK PROTESTANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIA-
cimi--Last evening, the annual meeting of this Asso-
to4e.ll The
held at the National School•room, Borough-
tio4 r -the meeting was numerously attended, a deputa-
klee from the Protestant National Club being in attend-
4lociegur the purpose of forming a union between the two
the a",es• The chair was taken by C. Shaw, Esq. After
or Sp Porting the Protestant cause in this country, a
4Ssolt.°,ll Was passed for the amalgamation of the two
eti:°tts, and the meeting broke up.
e1n0..-I°DB APPLICATION T0...A MAGISTRATE.—At
Poliee•court yesterday, an old woman, a
politwho bad been deprived of her basket by the
faN, applied to the magistrate to give her 2s. to buy a
c°lle, as her only means of support was selling fruit.
het , °robe, the magistrate, ordered an officer to go with
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