The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-08 00:00:00

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gaged in his business as a jeweller, VII,d ife-"a:43 rata thh
he went by his own name. He might 'hate -Tallied b
other names, such as Squi;e and Pr% l'l4l
only for a " freak," and for anauseut4..,4tx.ettl net
remember getting a phaeton at Neathesdijak: was 110 t,
paid for; but he believed that the prisetner.diCW
g 04% tee
and he rode in it. The prisoner vi4eit r-11-4
Oxford, and he made it his business to g Aitt e .
did not get goods from different tradesmen • --Town
undur assumed names; but the prisoner might have in-
troduced him by different names, ench as Squire and
Prescott. He knew that the prisoner got a gold chain
and an eye-glass from one tradesmen, awl ho purchased
the articles of him directly afterwards, at least he
said he " allowed" him the value in an amount the
prisoner was indebted to him. He remembered play-
ing at cards one night at Oxford, but could not
reaellect whether he played at billiards. He did
not know whether the tradesman vas paid for the glass
and the chain, or whether the prisoner's father was not
compelled to pay for it. He also received a worth and
chain from the priPoner at (Mord; ht:t he returned the m
to him; and he said he might, or he might not have teen
present when these articles were originally olnaieed crew
the tradesmen to whom they belonged. The result et
these proceedings at Oxford was, that the prisoner was
expelled, and he then went to Cambridge, with the vie*
of endeavouring to get 'Omitted into one e f the eel-
leges. Witness accompanied him to Cambrielge, and
one night he played at (liras with some el the young
collegians. The prisoner entered himself far zeireissiou
to one of the colleges, but was obliged to witlatraw his
name. He denied having effered to cornileeedise
scatter with prisoner's father it he would give him SO:,
bet he admitted that he said he would do in his
power to serve the prisoner, and that be was unwilling to
prosecute.
By the RECORDER—The moment the pass-book was
examined by him he discovered the forgery, and_tee he-
lieved he went immediately to the Bank and gave infor-
mation of the fact.
The RECORDER asked him if ho was sure that he
went on the same day, and he then hesitated, and said
it was possible he did not go to the Bank until the next
dayM,
r. BALLANTIEE then made a most earnest and elo-
quent appeal to the jury ou behalf of the prisoner.
After Observing upon the painful nature of the case, end
the misery that had been entailed upon the respectable
family of the prisoner by his present position, he pro-
ceeded to comment in indignant terms upon the conduct
of the witness Lewis. He urged upon the jury the
probability, from the nature of the connexion between
them, that the prisoner might have imagined that he
had authority to use Lewis'a name.
The Rev. Ebenezer Smith, the father of the prisoner,
who evinced deep emotion while giving his evidence,
was then examined. lie deposed that he was perpetual
curate of the parish of Boston, St. David's, near Glas-
tonbury. The prisoner was his BOIL He was now a
little over 21 years old. lie sent him to be educated
at Oxford, and before his departure his conduct bad
bsen so good, that he was a source of habitual comfort
to him.
Another gentleman also spoke to the good character
of the prisoner.
The RECORDER, in summing up the case, said that if
the charge rested upon the evidence of the man Lewis
alone, he apprehended that the jury would not think for
a moment of convicting any individual upon the testi-
mony of so infamous a person as he had admitted him-
self to be; and he must say that in his experience he
had never seen such an exhibition of infamy before.
There were, however, other circumstances in the case,
particularly the statement of the prisoner himself to the
officer, which were well worthy of consideration, and it
would be tor them to say after a calm and dispassionate
deliberation, whether they considered the charge to be
made out against the prisoner or not.
The jury deliberated for a short time, and then re-
`.urned a verdict of Guilty, at the same time recommend-

ing the prisoner strongly to the merciful consideration of
the court. The jury also expressed their indignation at
the conduct of the witness Lewis, who they said they
considered to be one of the greatest villains that ever
came into a court of justice.
The Recorder postponed the judgment.