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

gaged in his business ze n jewear, and he was tare that
he went by his own came. He Might have passed by
other names, such as Squire and Prescott, but it was
only for a "freak," and for aremeetni.mt. Ho (lid not
remember getting a phaeton at Neath which was not
paid for; but he believed thet the prisoner did get one,
and he rode in it. The prisoner went from Neath to
Oxford, and he made it his hilliness to go with him. He
did not get goods from different tradesmen in the town
under assumed names; but the prisoner might have in-
troduced him by different names, such as Squire and
Prescott. He knew that the prisoner got a gold chain
and an eye-glass from one tradesman, awl he 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
paid for the glass
reoollect whether he played at billiards. He did
not know whether the tradesman was
and the chain, or whether the prisoner's father was not
compelled to pay for it. He also received a watch and
chain from the prisoner at Oxford; but he returned them
to him; and he said he might, or he might not have been
present when ibete articees were originally otettitlee rem
the tradesmen to wheal they belonged. The result of
these preceedines at Oxford was, that the presoner was
expelled, and he then went to Cambridge, with the view
of eudeavourieg to get admitted into tele of 11. e eel-
loges. Witness accompanied him to Cambridge, ant
out' night be played as cards with sortie of the yeneg
collegians. Ties prisoner entered himeeif fur admission
to one of the colleges, but wee obliged to withdraw his
name. He denied having offered to compromise the
matter with prisoner's father if he would give bin, 801,
but he admitted that he said he would do all in his
power to serve the prisoner, and that he was unwilling to
prosecute.
By the RecoaDeu—The moment the pess-book was
examined by him be discovered the forgery, and he be-
lieved he went immediately to the Bank- and gave infor-
mation of the fact.
The RECORDER asked him if he was sure that he
went on the same day, and he then hesitated, and said
it was possible he did not go to the Baak until the next
day.
BALLANTINE then made a most earnest and elo-
quent appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner.
After observing upon tbo painful nature of the case, and
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's name.
The Rev. Ebenezer Smith, the father of the prisoner,
who evinced deep his evidence,
's, near molitieondepwohseilde that he was perpetual
was then examined.e
curate of the parish of Boston, St. David
Glas-
tonbury. The prisoner was his eon. He was now a
little over 21 years old. He sent him to be educated
at Oxford, and before his departure Lis conduct had
been 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
bad 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 for 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-
turned 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.